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Deutschland Tour: Hodeg wins opening
stage.
"Ackermann
frustrated in home tour opener. Pascal Ackermann
finishes in second, Niccolo Bonifazio third." (cyclingnews.com)
(Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
August
23, 2018
Tour du Poitou Charentes: Demare does
the triple on stage 3.
"The
Frenchman takes his third straight win. Matteo
Malucelli comes in second, Hugo Hofstetter third." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
August
23, 2018
Aru aims to save his season at the
Vuelta a Espana.
"Overall,
I'm fine physically, and that's the most important
thing. I want to get results, but I also want to
get to the Vuelta in good shape. It's important to
leave a bit of room for improvement." (cyclingnews.com)
August
23, 2018
All-in for Richie Porte: A closer look
at BMC's Vuelta a Espana team.
"As
Richie Porte crashed out of the Tour de France on
stage 9 for the second year in a row, his - and
his BMC team's - thoughts immediately turned to
recovering in order to race the Vuelta a España." (cyclingnews.com)
(Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
August
23, 2018
Key stages at the Vuelta a Espana.
"The
2018 Vuelta a España promises to twist and turn
with known and new climbs throughout the three
weeks of racing. From Málaga, where the race
starts Saturday with a time trial, until the final
tests in Andorra, the stars will be on alert." (velonews.com)
(Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images Sport)
August
23, 2018
Vuelta a Espana LIVE stream.
"2018
Vuelta a Espana LIVE August 25 to September 16,
Spain.
Stage 1 starts Saturday at 5:26pm CET (11:26am U.S. Eastern). Finish at around 8:30pm CET (2:30pm U.S. Eastern). Live video from 6:00pm CET (12:00pm U.S. Eastern)." (cyclingfans.com) August
23, 2018
Column
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The Deutschland Tour is Back.
"What’s
the biggest race this week? Surely the Vuelta but
the revived Tour of Germany is an important moment
as it marks the return of men’s stage racing to
Europe’s largest country after decade’s absence." (inrng.com) (Photo:
Cor Vos)
August
23, 2018
Richie Porte signs for Trek Segafredo.
"With
BMC Racing struggling to sign a new sponsor until
late July, the former Tour de Romandie and
Paris-Nice winner signed a contract with Trek
Segafredo and will lead the line in stage races,
including the Tour de France, next season." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images Sport)
August
23, 2018
HJC helmet review: Ibex versus Furion.
"HJC
is not a brand that many cyclists will recognize,
but in the world of motorcycling, it is a giant,
producing over one million helmets per year."
(cyclingtips.com)Photography by Matt Wikstrom
August
23, 2018
Steve Cummings: ‘It’s been a terrible
year, there’s no sugar coating it’.
"British
rider Steve Cummings puts his “terrible” 2018
season down to multiple factors including a change
in his race program at Team Dimension Data." (cyclingweekly.com)
(Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
August
23, 2018
Reinventing the wheel: the Revolve
folds down when not in use.
"An
Italian designer has reinvented the wheel, the
Revolve folding down when not in use to take up
less space for easier portability and storage." (road.cc) Pics © 2017
Andrea Mocellin
August
23, 2018
Mavic Cosmic Pro Carbon SL UST - solid
but unexciting.
"The
SL UST is 2mm wider than the SL C, now 19mm across
the inside of the rim (measured between the bead
hooks). I could feel the added comfort in the
ride."
(intheknowcycling.com)
August
23, 2018
Column
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August
23, 2018
Bruyneel ordered to pay US government
$1.2m in Lance Armstrong case.
"The
Belgian team manager, who is currently serving a
10 year ban from the sport, appears unlikely to
pay the sum, given he resides outside the US." (cyclingnews.com)
August
23, 2018
Game-changer: The long push to end
blood transfusions in sport.
"Christer
Malm is a Swedish scientist and Professor in
Sports Medicine at Umeå University and CEO of the
company ProTest Diagnostics. He has been working
for many years on the answer to an important
question: how to be able to definitively prove
that an individual has had a blood transfusion. " (cyclingtips.com)
(Photo: Cor Vos)
August
23, 2018
CeramicSpeed launch Victory Edition
OSPW derailleur upgrade for $1,950.
"Danish
ceramic bearings specialists CeramicSpeed has
launched the Victory Edition of its OSPW rear
derailleur upgrade system. Priced at $1,950 the
part is limited to just 25 units, with 4 units
already allocated."
(cyclingnews.com) (bikeradar.com)
August
23, 2018
Your bikes are gone. What now?
"You
come home one day and all of your bikes are gone.
Stolen, burned - the specifics of their horrible
fate is less relevant than the fact of their
absence."
(cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Gruber)
August
23, 2018
The Eddy Merckx Liege 75 Isn’t Just
for Superfans.
"Certain
bikes speak to you. The Eddy Merckx Liege 75
screamed at me.
Even though Merckx’s feats were way before my time I know enough about history that the Molteni orange paint stirred something inside me." (bicycling.com) Matt Rainey August
23, 2018
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Groenewegen wins Veenendaal Veenendaal
Classic.
"Dylan
Groenewegen (LottoNL Jumbo) delivered on his
favorite status at the Veenendaal Classic, winning
the Dutch one-day race on Wednesday in a bunch
sprint."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
August
22, 2018
Van Vleuten wins inaugural women's
Veenendaal Veenendaal Classic.
"Annemiek
van Vleuten (Netherlands) won the inaugural
edition of the women’s Veenendaal Veenendaal
Classic, pipping Movistar’s Malgorzata Jasisnska
to the line in a two-up sprint."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
August
22, 2018
No Chris Froome or Geraint Thomas but
Team Sky send strong team to Vuelta a Espana.
"With
Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas racing at the Tour
of Britain next month, Michal Kwiatkowski and
David de la Cruz will head up Team Sky’s general
classification ambitions for the Vuelta a Espana." (cyclingnews.com)
(Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
August
22, 2018
Nacer Bouhanni: I'm about to hit top
form for the Vuelta a Espana.
"Nacer
Bouhanni has told French sports newspaper L'Equipe
that, despite only having been given one Cofidis
teammate to help him specifically for the sprints
at the upcoming Vuelta a España, he feels as
though he's about to hit his best form." (cyclingnews.com)
(Route d'Occitaine)
August
22, 2018
The First Hours - The Hour Record
Before Henri Desgrange.
"The
Hour record, as everyone by now knows, was born in
Paris on May 11th, 1893, when Henri Desgrange -
the master mythologizer and future Father of the
Tour - rode 35.325 kilometers in the Vélodrome
Buffalo, at Neuilly-sur-Seine, near Porte
Maillot."
(podiumcafe.com)
August
22, 2018
Vuelta a Espana 2018: 5 key stages.
"The
2018 Vuelta a Espana gets underway on Saturday,
and between Málaga and Madrid there's no shortage
of important days in the battle for the red
jersey."
(cyclingnews.com) (Immediate Media)
August
22, 2018
Vuelta a Espana LIVE stream.
"2018
Vuelta a Espana LIVE August 25 to September 16,
Spain.
Stage 1 starts at --pm CET (--am U.S. Eastern). Finish at around --pm CET (--pm U.S. Eastern). Live video from --pm CET (--am U.S. Eastern)." (cyclingfans.com) August
21, 2018
Column
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Back-to-back wins for Demare in Tour
du Poitou Charentes.
"Matteo
Malucelli clocks another top finish in second
place, Hugo Hofstetter third."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
August
22, 2018
Chaves still sidelined after virus,
2018 comeback unlikely.
"Sport
director Matt White all but ruled out more racing
this season following the Colombian’s diagnosis of
the Epstein-Barr virus."
(velonews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images
Sport)
August
22, 2018
Gaviria returns to racing at Great War
Remembrance Race.
"Fernando
Gaviria will race for the first time since his
exit from the Tour de France as he lines up for
the inaugural Great War Remembrance Race in
Belgium on Friday."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
August
22, 2018
Hand-cycling for mental health: Stuart
Tripp’s journey back from the brink.
"Tripp’s
journey to becoming a Paralympian began in 1994
when he was in a horrific car accident in rural
Victoria. The accident left him comatose for
several weeks, with kidney failure and significant
crush injuries to both of his legs." (cyclingtips.com)
Lauren O'Keefe
August
22, 2018
E-road bikes are big in Europe, but
the hot new motor is waiting for US approval.
"Several
brands, including classic road bike brands like
Pinarello, Wilier Triestina, Bianchi and Focus,
have launched new e-road bike models, and other
brands are queuing up their own offerings." (bicycleretailer.com)
Doug McClellan
August
22, 2018
Buzz Rack cradles your bike in simple
work stands, hauls bikes by the ball.
"Buzz
Rack isn’t quite well known, but the Taiwanese
bike rack company makes both the standard rear
mount bike racks for your car, and also some other
innovative bike mounting solutions." (bikerumor.com) Cory
Benson
August
22, 2018
No more worn out chains and
chainrings? Engineers develop self lubing, super
hardwearing metal alloy that's as hard as diamond.
"Everlasting
drivetrain becomes a theoretical possibility - and
if we ever get them they're not going to be
cheap."
(road.cc) David Arthur
August
22, 2018
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August
22, 2018
August
22, 2018
Kwiatkowski next in line at Sky’s
grand tour factory?
"Team
Sky has won six of the past seven yellow jerseys
with three different riders, an unparalleled
achievement in modern cycling. After Bradley
Wiggins, Chris Froome, and Geraint Thomas, who
comes next?"
(velonews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images
Sport)
August
22, 2018
De Plus signs for LottoNL Jumbo.
"Laurens
De Plus will ride for LottoNL Jumbo for the next
two seasons. The Belgian joins the Dutch squad
from Quick Step Floors, where he has raced for the
past three years."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
August
22, 2018
Put your phone down: How taking photos
can ruin the enjoyment of cycling.
"How
does holding up a camera, looking through a lens …
change your experience? And in addition to that,
what is the reason you’re taking those photos?" (cyclingtips.com)
Photography by Ryan Howells
August
22, 2018
How Dion Beukeboom is using tech to
target Wiggins’ hour record.
"Bioracer
has worked with Beukeboom at the Flanders Bike
Valley wind tunnel to optimize position and
aerodynamics at wind speeds of 56kph." (cyclingweekly.com)
Paul Norman
August
22, 2018
Hiplok Spin portable chain belt lock
& Hexlox HexThru axle prototypes.
"We
get a closer look at how the Hexlox modular
HexThru axle will actually fit & clamp every
bike."
(bikerumor.com) Cory Benson
August
22, 2018
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Tour du Poitou-Charentes: Demare wins
in Cognac.
"Moschetti
second in Trek Segafredo debut, Malucelli third." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
August
21, 2018
Baugnies wins GP Stad Zottegem.
"Aime
de Gendt, Lasse Norman Hansen round out podium." (cyclingnews.com)
August
21, 2018
Seeing red: A Vuelta Preview.
"A
countdown of the top eleven contenders for overall
glory."
(podiumcafe.com) (Getty Images)
August
21, 2018
Morale-boosted Trentin joins Yates
brothers at Vuelta a Espana.
"Newly
crowned European road race champion Matteo Trentin
has been confirmed as part of Mitchelton Scott's
Vuelta a España line-up. Trentin won four stages
last year in the Spanish Grand Tour." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
August
21, 2018
Astana boss Alexandre Vinokourov
qualifies on first try for Ironman World
Championship.
"The
Kazakh, 44, completed his first full-distance
triathlon at the Ironman Copenhagen second in the
45-49 age category and 41st place overall. He
completed the event in nine hours, 4-16 minutes." (cyclingweekly.com)
Richard Windsor
August
21, 2018
Vuelta a Espana 2018: 12 riders to
watch.
"It
feels but yesterday that the new season began but
the final Grand Tour, the Vuelta a España, is
already upon us. The youngest of the three Grand
Tours, the Spanish race has developed a
distinctive personality with its brutally steep
climbs and scorching temperatures."
(cyclingnews.com)
August
21, 2018
Argon18 Krypton GF Review.
"Talk
about Argon18 and images of sinewy climbers on
exotically named alpine passes come to mind.
Imagine our smile when we saw the Argon18 Krypton
GF for the first time, “Hey, they make bikes for
guys like us."
(pelotonmagazine.com)
August
21, 2018
Column
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‘Jelly Belly saved my career’.
"The
team was never invited to the Tour de France. Its
annual budget was less the yearly salary of a
WorldTour star rider. And this year it only won a
single UCI race. Yet Jelly Belly Maxxis has become
one of the United States’ most important racing
teams."
(velonews.com) (Photo: Casey B. Gibson)
August
21, 2018
UCI Financial Report and Accounts.
"The
annual look at the UCI’s finances, a chance to
follow the money behind the governing body. The
charts show once again the UCI is reliant on road
cycling and more specifically its World
Championships."
(inrng.com) (UCI)
August
21, 2018
Contreras returns to the WorldTour
with Astana.
"The
Colombian first came to Europe in 2016, turning
pro with Quick Step Floors having been spotted by
their then talent scout, Joxean Fernández Matxin." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images Sport)
August
21, 2018
From inline skating to pro cycling: A
chat with Aussie climber Lionel Mawditt.
"In
less than two-and-a-half years, Melbourne’s Lionel
Mawditt has gone from riding his very first road
race, to riding some of the biggest road races in
the U.S."
(cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos)
August
21, 2018
Geeking out at Eroica California.
"I
spent most of my life trying to not be a nerd. But
it was clear I had definitely become one - a nerd
who dresses up like a bike racer from the 1970s,
riding a matching bike, with fantasies of racing
the cobbled classics rolling through my head." (pelotonmagazine.com)
Photo: Paolo Martelli
August
21, 2018
Elite Indoor Trainer Shootout.
"When
it comes to trainers, there are a lot of choices
on the market today, but with the tech boom in
full effect, the trainer market has been redefined
with the arrival of “smart” trainers." (roadbikeaction.com)
August
21, 2018
Schachmann to lead Quick Step Floors'
GC hopes at Deutschland Tour.
"The
German rider carries top form into his home race
after finishing fourth overall at the recent
BinckBank Tour, and the team will support him in
his bid for a top place in the general
classification."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
August
21, 2018
Helmet Roundup - Cratoni, HJC, LEM,
Alpina, Bolle & more!
"As
the official helmet provider for the Lotto Soudal
pro cycling team, HJC has a real impetus to make a
fast, light and comfortable helmet." (bikerumor.com) Tyler
Benedict
August
21, 2018
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August
21, 2018
August
1, 2018
Dumoulin seeks grand tour support as
Sunweb riders defect.
"Over
the last week, German Simon Geschke and Dutchman
Laurens Ten Dam - riders who helped Dumoulin in
the grand tours - announced they would join the
new CCC team in 2019."
(velonews.com) Photo: Chris Graythen | Getty
Images
August
21, 2018
Best road bike pedals.
"Ultimately,
there really are only four main players when it
comes to road oriented, three hole pedal systems:
Shimano, Look, Speedplay, and Time." (cyclingtips.com)
Photography by David Rome
August
21, 2018
Top 5 aero road bikes.
"Bike
makers have done light and stiff to death. They’ve
made road bikes squishier and more versatile.
They’ve done gravel. And now they’re back to pure
speed."
(cyclingnews.com) (bikeradar.com)
August
21, 2018
This is the Maremma.
"Welcome
to the Maremma, an area of Italy that stretches
between the provinces of Livorno and Grosseto in
southwest Tuscany. It’s a region with magnificent
roads, old frontiers and paths that aid the
ancient practice of transhumance
in this land of animal herders."
(pelotonmagazine.com) Photo: Paolo Ciaberta
August
21, 2018
Coryn Rivera headlines Team Sunweb at
the GP de Plouay Bretagne.
"The
French race will be 125.5 kilometres long that are
divided in four laps of 27.7 kilometres and one
lap of 14.7 kilometres. "The parcours remain
unchanged in comparison to last year," said
Sunweb's coach Hans Timmermans."
(cyclingpub.com)
August
21, 2018
The Road to Rome with Daniel Oss.
"Italy’s
Daniel Oss is many things. He’s an inspired
musician and one of the world’s most-respected
bike racers. But while he spends most of the
season riding shotgun for Peter Sagan on the Bora
Hansgrohe team, Oss sometimes likes to get away
from racing."
(pelotonmagazine.com) Photo: Alice Russolo
August
21, 2018
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