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Tour de Pologne: Kwiatkowski wins stage 5.
"Michal Kwiatkowski (Team Sky)
extended his lead in the overall classification with his
second straight victory at the Tour de Pologne. The home
favorite out kicked his closes rival Dylan Teuns (BMC
Racing) for the second day running."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
August 8, 2018
Teunissen breaks collarbone in Tour de Pologne
crash.
"Mike Teunissen (Team Sunweb)
was forced to abandon the Tour de Pologne on Tuesday after
he sustained a fractured right collarbone and cracked
vertebrae in a high speed crash in the finale of the stage." (cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim
de Waele/Getty Images Sport)
August 8, 2018
Vuelta a Burgos: Moschetti wins stage 2 bunch
sprint.
"Matteo Moschetti (Polartec
Kometa) won the bunch sprint at the end of stage 2 at the
Vuelta a Burgos in Castrojeriz. The Italian out kicked Jon
Aberasturi (Euskadi Basque Country Murias) and Davide
Ballerini (Androni Giocattoli Sidermec)."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
August 8, 2018
Eight unforgettable moments of the 2018
racing season so far.
"It
was a golden spring for Anna van der Breggen. The
Dutchwoman was at the peak of her powers as she claimed
a first ever Tour of Flanders victory with a long-range
attack."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Foto LaPresse - Massimo Paolone)
August 8, 2018
Richie Porte calls on Team Sky's rivals to band
together at 2019 Tour de France.
"Porte called on other overall
contenders such as Tom Dumoulin, Primoz Roglic and Steven
Kruijswijk to join forces with him in 2019."
(cyclingnews.com) (Josh Evans/Immediate Media)
August 8, 2018
Ekoi R4 road cycling shoes review.
"Never bad, never spectacular,
the Ekoi R4 road shoes are just 'good' in every area." (cyclist.co.uk) Joe Robinson
August 8, 2018
Shake-up At Lotto: Greipel is Out.
"Once again, we opted for a
sprinter with potential, just like we did with Andre in
2011,” Lotto manager Marc Sergeant told his team’s website.
“The choice for a sprinter over a GC rider, for example, is
twofold."
(roadbikeaction.com) Riccardo Minali (ITA
August 8, 2018
Column
Two
Tour of Utah: Kuss wins stage 2.
"An incredible solo break from
Sepp Kuss (LottoNL Jumbo) saw the young American rider claim
stage 2 of the Tour of Utah. The 23 year old attacked with
over 50km of the stage remaining and built up a lead of over
a minute on the final climb."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images Sport)
August 8, 2018
CCC makes contract offer to Geraint Thomas for
2019.
"The
management of the CCC team has confirmed to Cyclingnews
that they have made a serious contract offer to Tour de
France winner Geraint Thomas for 2019."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
August 8, 2018
USA CRITS, Littleton: High-altitude drama in
Colorado.
"It
wouldn’t be a USA CRITS race without a little bit of
drama, and the Littleton Twilight Criterium in Colorado
served up plenty."
(cyclingtips.com) Photography by Snowy Mountain
Photography
August 8, 2018
Ellen van Dijk wins European Championships
women's time trial.
"Over
the 30km course Van Dijk clocked a time of 41:39 with Van
der Breggen coming home in 41:41. No other rider finished
within a minute of the gold medal ride."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
August 8, 2018
Campenaerts repeats in European Championships
men's time trial title.
"Belgium’s
Victor Campenaerts defended his European time trial title
with an all out final surge to the finish line in central
Glasgow."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images Sport)
August 8, 2018
Flourish or flounder: Egan Bernal and other
cycling prodigies.
"Despite
a nasty crash recently, the future looks extremely bright
for Sky’s super Tour domestique Egan Bernal. But beware,
history has shown us that young talents are just as likely
to burn out as they are to bloom."
(rouleur.cc) Photographs: Offside - L'Equipe
August 8, 2018
Green Jersey Edition Speedtrap Shades From
100%.
"You
may have spotted three-time world champion Peter Sagan
sporting translucent green Speeedtrap shades from 100%
this July as he handily won his sixth Tour de France
green jersey."
(pelotonmagazine.com)
August 8,
2018
Movistar gives injury update on Mikel
Landa without ruling out Vuelta a España return.
"Movistar
has given an update on Mikel Landa‘s recovery from
injuries suffered in a crash at the Clásica San
Sebastián, without ruling out a return to action at
the Vuelta a España."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
August 8,
2018
August 8, 2018
American Adrien Costa loses right leg after
climbing accident.
"American
Adrien Costa, who won Le Tour de Bretagne and finished
second overall at the Tour of Utah in 2016 while still a
teenager, has lost his right leg above the knee after a
climbing accident."
(cyclingtips.com) Photography by Brian Hodes/Cor Vos
August 8, 2018
Finding Mr X: The story of an anti-cycling
hate page (and the cyclist behind it).
"The
origin story of the world’s largest, angriest,
anti-cyclist Facebook group, and the cyclist that’s behind
it. Maybe."
(cyclingtips.com) Words: Matt de Neef & Iain Treloar |
Production: Iain Treloar | Feature image: Kristof Ramon
August 8, 2018
Cyclist deaths on Australian roads up 80 per
cent.
"Australia’s
road safety strategy is failing, according to the nation’s
peak motoring body, with cyclists recording the biggest
increase in the number of road fatalities."
(sbs.com.au) (AAP)
August 8, 2018
Moscon banned for five weeks after
disqualification from Tour de France.
"The
UCI confirmed that Moscon was disqualified from the Tour
de France and was banned from competition between August 8
and September 12."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images Sport)
August 8, 2018
Caleb Ewan signs for Lotto Soudal.
"Caleb
Ewan will leave Mitchelton Scott and ride for Lotto
Soudal next year, with the Belgian team announcing the
arrival of the 24 year old sprinter on an multiple year
deal."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
August 8, 2018
Damiano Caruso joins Bahrain Merida.
"Damiano
Caruso is set to move to Bahrain Merida for the 2019
season. The Italian puts an end to four years at BMC
Racing Team."
(cyclingpub.com) (Photo: Mary Cárdenas)
August 8, 2018
D'hoore hospitalized after collapsing
following Madison at European Championships.
"The
Belgian was diagnosed with heatstroke after she
collapsed and briefly fell unconscious in the aftermath
of the event."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
August 8, 2018
Health issues identified as reason for
Chaves’ Giro woes.
"Almost
three months after Esteban Chaves’ dramatic form
collapse in the Giro d’Italia, the Mitchelton-Scott team
has indicated that unspecified health issues lay behind
the rider’s changing fortunes."
(cyclingtips.com) Photography by Fabio Ferrari/LaPresse
August 8, 2018
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Tour de Pologne: Kwiatkowski wins stage 4.
"Michal Kwiatkowski powered to
victory on the tricky uphill finish in Szczyrk on stage 4 of
the Tour de Pologne, backing up a day's worth of effort by
his Team Sky teammates."
(cyclingnews.com) (Josh Evans/Immediate Media)
August 7, 2018
Teuns vows to fight on in Tour de Pologne after
defeat by Kwiatkowski.
"So near but so far: Dylan
Teuns (BMC Racing Team) came within a whisker of repeating
his 2017 breakthrough victory in Szcyzyrk's summit finish in
the Tour de Pologne, but the Belgian was overhauled,
painfully close to the line, by Poland’s Michal Kwiatkowski
(Team Sky)."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images Sport)
August 7, 2018
Vuelta a Burgos: Gavazzi wins stage 1.
"Francesco Gavazzi (Androni
Sidermec) won stage 1 of the Vuelta a Burgos after
delivering a powerful sprint on the uphill finish at Alto
del Castillo. Pello Bilbao (Astana) placed second ahead of
Alex Aranburu (Caja Rural Seguros RGA)."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
August 7, 2018
Nicolas Roche forced out of Tour of Poland
before hilly stages.
"Roche’s BMC Racing team
confirmed he has come down with gastrointestinal issues. And
so he will be a non-starter on today’s stage 4." (stickybottle.com)
August 7, 2018
Should Mitchelton Scott have taken Caleb Ewan to
the Tour de France?
"Rather than targeting the
sprints (with Ewan) and the general classification (with
Adam Yates), Mitchelton Scott had decided to throw all their
eggs into a GC shaped basket."
(cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Kristof Ramon)
August 7, 2018
Ben Swift looking to put 'worst 18 months' of
his career behind him.
"The big focus originally for
me was on the Giro d'Italia, and then the Tour de France. I
was going to go to the Giro to support Fabio [Aru] and then
take my own opportunities, and then go the Tour and work for
Dan [Martin] and take opportunities there too." (cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim
de Waele/Getty Images Sport)
August 7, 2018
Bauhaus and Sieberg join forces at Bahrain
Merida for 2019.
"The Bahrain Merida team have
confirmed the signing of young German sprinter Phil Bauhaus
and veteran compatriot Marcel Sieberg - both on two year
deals - as they continue to expand their roster for 2019." (cyclingnews.com) (TDW/GI
Cycling)
August 7, 2018
Trek Part 5: Bauke Mollema Battles.
"Everything was going to plan.
It was already the ninth day of the Tour de France, with the
mountain stages on the horizon. But then the Trek Segafredo
team leader Bauke Mollema tumbled onto a section of Paris
Roubaix cobblestones."
(pelotonmagazine.com) Words: John Wilcockson. Images: James
Startt
August 7, 2018
Column
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Tour of Utah: Travis McCabe wins stage 1.
"Travis McCabe (United
Healthcare Pro Cycling) won a messy sprint to take stage 1
at the Tour of Utah. McCabe kicked early, around the final
corner, and opened up a comprehensive gap on the rest of the
field."
(cyclingnews.com) (Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)
August 7, 2018
American champ Brown not letting national title
go to his head.
"Jonathan Brown (Hagens Berman
Axeon) is still getting used to the idea that he is the
American national road race champion."
(velonews.com) (Photo: Casey B. Gibson)
August 7, 2018
Tony Martin: It would be fatal if I crashed on
my back again and did worse damage.
"Almost a month after he was
forced to abandon the Tour de France with a fractured
vertebra, Tony Martin is able to train on the road again.
However, he will have to wait a little bit longer before he
can race again."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
August 7, 2018
Only 12 WorldTour teams to participate in final
team time trial World Championships.
"In press release, the UCI
announced the squads that will be on the start line for the
team time trial event, confirming that six teams from
cycling's top tier will be absent."
(cyclist.co.uk) Joe Robinson
August 7, 2018
‘Last time I rode the Vuelta I got an absolute
kicking’: Richie Porte eyeing Worlds success after Vuelta
comeback.
"Richie Porte (BMC Racing) says
his next big target of the season will be at the World
Championships, but first says he’ll need to find his form at
the Vuelta a España."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
August 7, 2018
Poidevin, Hall and Dygert Owen headline Colorado
Classic field.
"Defending champion Sara
Poidevin (Rally Cycling) headlines the field at the 2018
edition of the Colorado Classic Women's Race, which takes
place over four stages from August 16 to 19."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Jonathan Devich)
August 7, 2018
The Canyon Challenge: Buy, assemble, and ride a
Canyon without assistance.
"The
challenge was simple: Could I order a Canyon bicycle online,
unbox and assemble it - without any guidance - and ride it
on my favorite roads?"
(velonews.com) Photo: Brad Kaminski | VeloNews.com
August 7, 2018
Silber Pro Cycling in title-sponsor hunt for
2019.
"Canadian Continental team
Silber Pro Cycling is searching for a title sponsor for next
season after Silber Investments owner Arthur Silber decided
not to renew for a sixth season."
(cyclingnews.com) (Dave McElwaine)
August 7, 2018
Column
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August 7, 2018
On Banning Power Meters.
"Banning the use of power
meters sounds useful but probably isn’t and above all we
should be wary of quick solutions."
(inrng.com) (Photo: Cor Vos)
August 7, 2018
Vegni blasts Tour de France after rider security
issues.
"Mauro Vegni, the director of
the Giro d’Italia, has suggested that the Tour de France
organizers were responsible for the protests, booing and
safety concerns at this year’s race due their stance against
Chris Froome and Team Sky."
(cyclingnews.com)
August 7, 2018
Van Garderen signs for EF Education First
Drapac.
""I'm looking forward to being
a part of 'America's' team," van Garderen said of his move
to EF Drapac. "I'm certainly not a young rider anymore, but
I'm still way too young to be put out to pasture." (cyclingnews.com) Photo: Chris
Graythen | Getty Images
August 7, 2018
Simon Gerrans calls time on his professional
career.
"Thirty eight year old Gerrans
announced his decision to retire in an open letter published
by the BMC Racing Team, suggesting he was not retiring but
"changing careers."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images Sport)
August 7, 2018
Peter Sagan hints at riding Vuelta a Espana.
"Peter Sagan (Bora Hansgrohe)
has hinted that he will ride the Vuelta a España later this
month after posting the words ‘Hola España’ on Twitter on
Tuesday afternoon. Sagan recently tied up a record equaling
green jersey at the Tour de France."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
August 7, 2018
August Tech of the Month: Enve wheels, Oakley
sunglasses and something very special from CeramicSpeed.
"For this month’s edition of
Tech of the Month, we’ve decided to do something a little
bit different and leave guest presenter and resident
survival expert James Bracey at Eurobike with a very special
piece of kit from CeramicSpeed."
(cyclingweekly.com) Rupert Radley
August 7, 2018
Jolly Green Giants.
"While
there are plenty of bikes in the market that rate as capable
all-rounders, our goal with this Shimano/Giant project bike
was to create a worthy race bike that could be built up with
a budget-friendly parts spec in mind."
(roadbikeaction.com)
August 7, 2018
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Tour de Pologne: Double win for Hodeg in Zabrze.
"Quick Step Floors rider gets
stage win, race lead in sprint."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
August 6, 2018
Kuss ‘learning to suffer’ in first WorldTour
season.
"This has been a year of
adjustments for the 23 year old Colorado native, who is
midway through his first season as a WorldTour pro. Along
the way, he has learned to embrace the suffering." (velonews.com) (Photo: Casey B.
Gibson)
August 6, 2018
Pinot cautiously optimistic on return to racing
at Tour de Pologne.
"As he waited for the start of
stage 2 of the Tour de Pologne, Thibaut Pinot (Groupama FDJ)
grinned broadly when he offered a five second analysis of
his current condition: "I feel good," he told Cyclingnews.
"Everything's OK. Ça va."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
August 6, 2018
Sky’s Bernal, Castroviejo discuss Tour de France
drama.
"Two of Team Sky’s newest and
most effective “gregarios” defended the team’s collective
strength and questioned the tactics of their rivals." (velonews.com) Photo: Chris
Graythen | Getty Images
August 6, 2018
CT Recommends: Our favorite road cycling shoes.
"The shoes picked here are
traditional road cycling shoes, designed for use with road
cycling pedals. The outersole is always telling for such a
shoe, offering just minimal tread at the toe and heel, and
typically relying on the cleat as the prominent walking
surface."
(cyclingtips.com)
August 6, 2018
The Scientific Reason Pelotons Go So Freakin’
Fast.
"Researchers have discovered
that the benefits of pack riding may be even greater than
you thought: You can nearly double your energy savings by
riding in the belly of a pack - effectively reducing your
aerodynamic drag up to a staggering 96 percent." (bicycling.com) ASO/Pauline
Ballet
August 6, 2018
Fix It Sticks Commuter Kit.
"The Fix It Sticks Commuter Kit
has the ability to turn into a T-bar for extra torque, but
an old-school multi-tool is quicker and simpler to use, and
much, much cheaper."
(road.cc) Matt Lamy
August 6, 2018
Aussies shine in high altitude Qinghai Lake
test.
"The 'Asian grand tour' proved
a good hunting ground for Australians, with three riders
from as many teams claiming victory at the Tour of Qinghai
Lake."
(sbs.com.au)
August 6, 2018
Stray dog in Romania keeps injured cyclist warm
until help arrives.
"By the time gendarmes arrived,
he was suffering slight hypothermia - but clearly would have
been in a worse situation had the dog not shared its body
heat with him."
(road.cc) (picture via Jandarmeria Caras Severin on
Facebook)
August 6, 2018
Column
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Tour of Utah: Van Garderen leads BMC sweep in
St. George prologue.
"Rosskopf, Bohli round out
podium."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
August 6, 2018
BMC in the driver's seat at Tour of Utah with
prologue sweep.
"BMC Racing left little doubt
about who is the team to beat at this year's Larry H. Miller
Tour of Utah with a sweep of the prologue podium, placing
Tejay van Garderen ahead of teammates Joey Rosskopf and Tom
Bohli."
(cyclingnews.com) Photo: Chris Graythen | Getty Images
August 6, 2018
Impatient Porte already eyeing 2019 Tour;
confirms Vuelta start.
"Speaking to journalists via a
phone call Monday, Porte said he resumed training 10 days
ago and confirmed he will make a run at the Vuelta a España
and world championships."
(velonews.com) Photo: Chris Graythen | Getty Images
August 6, 2018
Bernal has nose and mouth surgery after San
Sebastian crash.
"Egan Bernal has undergone
surgery on his nose and mouth after his crash at Saturday’s
Clasica San Sebastian. The young Team Sky rider was caught
up in a high-speed crash in the final 20 kilometers of the
one-day race and also suffered a bleed on the brain, which
means that he will have to take at least three weeks off the
bike."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images Sport)
August 6, 2018
Pierre Latour suffered a fractured vertebra in
Clasica San Sebastian crash.
"The French rider was another
of the victims of the crash that affected the peloton with
20 kilometers remaining at the Spanish race. The accident
left Latour out of the race on the spot, along with many
other riders."
(cyclingpub.com) Photo: Vincent Curutchet
August 6, 2018
Britton prepared to fend off deep Tour of Utah
field in title defense.
"The Rally Cycling leader's
title defense in 2018 has an added challenge with four more
WorldTour teams on the start list."
(cyclingnews.com)
August 6, 2018
The Stats: Is Team Sky the most dominant team
ever?
"As soon as one individual or
one team begins to dominate an aspect of our sport,
spectators become uncomfortable, looking for a change, an
alternative to the status quo."
(cyclist.co.uk) Joe Robinson
August 6, 2018
‘Britain has embraced women’s cycling -
elsewhere you have a lot of old men’.
"Former sprinter Ina Teutenberg
believes the media has a job to do to help grow women's
cycling."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo by Marty Melville/Getty Images)
August 6, 2018
Five cool things coming soon from Shimano, 76
Projects, Redshift, Shokbox and Palomar.
"As the heatwave marches on,
we're still in the thick of testing our summer gear and
bikes; although with lights arriving in the office, it's a
dreary reminder that summer is slipping away! Until then
though, enjoy the sunshine."
(road.cc) Jack Sexty
August 6, 2018
Column
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August 6, 2018
August 6, 2018
Jan Ullrich says he’s in therapy following
arrest in Mallorca for ‘forceful entry and threats’.
"On his return home, Ullrich
told Bild that he was receiving therapy for problems
with drugs and alcohol having struggled since separating
from his wife Sara."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Graham Watson)
August 6, 2018
Mass anti-doping operation sees 41 riders tested
two stages in a row at Volta a Portugal.
"A large-scale anti-doping
operation has been undertaken by authorities at the ongoing
Volta a Portugal, with no fewer than 41 riders being tested
on one stage. It's believed that this is part of a
premeditated operation."
(cyclist.co.uk) Joe Robinson
August 6, 2018
Transfer mechanics: Andre Greipel, Lotto Soudal
and the end of the road.
"This is a story about broken
promises, power struggles, fabrications, how business acumen
was put ahead of loyalty, and, at the end of it all, the
sudden dismantling of one of cycling's most successful
sprinting dynasties. This is the story of how and why André
Greipel left Lotto Soudal."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
August 6, 2018
Mathieu van der Poel to stay with Corendon
Circus until 2020.
"Despite heavy interest from
WorldTour teams, Mathieu van der Poel has chosen to extend
his tenure with the Belgian Corendon Circus Continental
squad, according to Het Nieuwsblad."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
August 6, 2018
Van Keirsbulck joins Van Avermaet at revamped
CCC squad for 2019.
"Guillaume Van Keirsbulck has
signed for CCC for the 2019 season, joining Greg Van
Avermaet as the second rider to be confirmed on the roster
of the revamped team."
(cyclingnews.com)
August 6, 2018
Gregory Rast to retire at the end of the season.
"Grégory Rast has announced
that he will retire at the end of the current season but
will remain with Trek Segafredo in an unspecified role in
2019. The experienced Swiss rider has been a professional
since 2001 and has been part of the Trek Segafredo squad
since its beginnings."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Jonathan Devich)
August 6, 2018
Cinelli Nemo Tig: Modern Steel.
"The
Nemo Tig is a modern high-performance do-it-all steel bike.
Sure It can be used for racing, club riding and Sunday
strolls, but what it does perfectly is make cycling a joy on
all levels, don’t worry about what your watts-per-kilo are,
just enjoy the ride."
(pelotonmagazine.com)
August 6, 2018
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