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Vuelta a España: Valverde wins stage
2.
"On
a stage classified as 'flat', the Vuelta a España
instead served up enough difficulty to upend the
overall classification as Alejandro Valverde
(Movistar) out-sprinted Michal Kwiatkowski (Team
Sky) to take the stage in Caminito del Rey." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
August
26, 2018
Porte plummets as Vuelta trims a few
big names.
"Well,
that didn’t take long. A Vuelta a España that
started Saturday with a long list of favorites saw
a few marquee names melt out of contention in
Sunday’s opening road stage."
(velonews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images
Sport)
August
26, 2018
Sky back in red, but for how long?
"Even
without marquee riders Geraint Thomas and Chris
Froome, Team Sky reminded everyone it’s a force to
reckon with in any grand tour it starts." (velonews.com)
(Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images Sport)
August
26, 2018
Valverde: I'm a free agent at the
Vuelta a Espana.
"Alejandro
Valverde (Movistar) was one of the better-placed
top names on the opening time trial at the Vuelta
a España, finishing 16th, 24 seconds down." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
August
26, 2018
Mitchelton Scott with red dreams in
Spain.
"It
was close but no cigar for Simon Yates at this
year's Giro d'Italia. Will that disappointment
fuel him to Mitchelton Scott’s first ever Grand
Tour triumph at the 2018 Vuelta a España?" (sbs.com.au) Kieran
Pender
August
26, 2018
Road to Austria goes through Spain for
Dennis.
"Riders
like Peter Sagan (Bora Hansgrohe), Dan Martin (UAE
Emirates) and Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) are
among scores of riders honing their legs for the
world road title during this month’s Vuelta a
España."
(velonews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images
Sport)
August
26, 2018
Top Mañana: Vuelta a España - stage 3.
"Sprint
or break? Break or sprint? Could go either way
with this stage, but Cycling Mole goes with a
breakaway artist."
(rouleur.cc) Photographs: Offside/l'Equipe
August
26, 2018
Column
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Mohoric wins Deutschland Tour.
"Nils
Politt (Katusha Alpecin) powered to a convincing
stage victory on the final day of the Deutschland
Tour after coming close in stages 2 and 3." (cyclingnews.com)
(Justin Setterfield/Getty Images Sport)
August
26, 2018
Pogacar wins the Tour de l'Avenir.
"Gino
Mäder (Swi) takes final stage victory, Edward Dunbar (Irl)
second, Clement Champoussin (Fra) third." (cyclingnews.com)
(cyclismepro.com) Tom Floyd
August
26, 2018
Eddie Dunbar edged out for stage win
at the Tour de l’Avenir.
"Eddie
Dunbar came close to taking a win on the final
stage of the Tour de l’Avenir today as he finished
second after being overtaken in the closing meters
in Saint-Colomban-des-Villards Col du Glandon by
Swiss rider Gino Mäder."(thebikecomesfirst.com)
August
26, 2018
Alison Tetrick’s Gravel Worlds S-Works
Diverge.
"We
took a look at Tetrick’s S-Works Diverge after it
docked in the harbor outside the Schilling Bridge
brewery at the finish line in Lincoln. Today, we
profile her winning Diverge."
(cxmagazine.com) Z. Schuster
August
26, 2018
Cervélo R5 Disc.
"Canadian
company Cervélo has produced a few hits since it
launched in 1995. This, its all-new R5 Disc, has
all the makings of a superbike, being fast, stiff
and responsive, with great handling, but it does
have a firm ride."
(road.cc) David Arthur
August
26, 2018
Deutschland Tour LIVE stream.
"2018
Deutschland Tour LIVE August 23-26, Germany.
Stage 4 starts Sunday at 12:00am CET (6:00am U.S. Eastern). Finish at around 5:06pm CET (11:06am U.S. Eastern). Live video from 3:30pm CET (9:30am U.S. Eastern)." (cyclingfans.com) (inrng.com) August
26, 2018
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August
26, 2018
August
26, 2018
Short handed Boels Dolmans win in
Plouay with Amy Pieters.
"Amy
Pieters (Boels Dolmans) was all smiles on the GP
de Plouay podium Saturday afternoon after
sprinting to victory against Marianne Vos
(WaowDeals) and Coryn Rivera (Team Sunweb)." (cyclingnews.com)
(Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
August
26, 2018
Naesen wins GP Ouest France Plouay.
"Oliver
Naesen (AG2R La Mondiale) won a rain soaked
edition of the Bretagne Classic/GP Ouest France
Plouay, going long in the sprint to hold off
Astana's Michael Valgren from a three-rider
breakaway. Tim Wellens (Lotto Soudal) was third." (cyclingnews.com)
(Miwa iijima/CV/BettiniPhoto)
August
26, 2018
Helmets should be compulsory for
cyclists says Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas.
"Thomas
was speaking to the Sunday Times Magazine
when he suggested that a compulsory helmet law
would help keep cyclists safer."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
August
26, 2018
Vos ends successful road season, will
race full cyclocross calendar.
"Marianne
Vos (WaowDeals) called an end to her 2018 road
season with a second place at the GP de Plouay and
extending her lead in the UCI Women's WorldTour
with three events remaining."
(cyclingnews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
August
26, 2018
New Haute Route 'Infinity Pass' gives
you entry to each event for price of one.
"The
Haute Route has launched its new 'Infinity Pass'
which will allow riders access to all 13 global
events for less than the price of a single seven
day event."
(cyclist.co.uk) (Joe Robinson)
August
26, 2018
Schurter wins in La Bresse to secure
UCI World Cup.
"Kerschbaumer,
Marotte round out podium."
(cyclingnews.com) (Rob Jones)
August
26, 2018
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Vuelta a España: Dennis claims
prologue win.
"Rohan
Dennis, clocks 9:39, some 6 seconds faster than
Kwiatkowski. The Australian will be the first
leader of this Vuelta. He almost caught his minute
man Jhonatan Restrepo (Katusha Alpecin) at the
finish"
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
August
25, 2018
Nairo Quintana: We were expecting a
good result.
"The
Colombian had a good time trial day in Malaga by
stopping the clock at ten minutes and ten seconds,
30 seconds behind Dennis and being one of the
better General Classification riders on the first
day."
(cyclingpub.com)
August
25, 2018
Dennis favored to take first red
jersey of Vuelta a Espana.
"A
year on from the opening team time trial in Nîmes,
history could repeat itself this evening when
Rohan Dennis (BMC Racing Team) rolls down the
start ramp on stage 1 of the the Vuelta a España
in Malaga."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
August
25, 2018
Last chance saloon for Richie Porte?
"With
his move to Trek Segafredo now confirmed, the 2018
Vuelta a España will be Richie Porte’s last major
race with BMC Racing Team. Could it also be the 33
year old’s final major opportunity for Grand Tour
glory?"
(sbs.com.au) Kieran Pender
August
25, 2018
Vuelta Stage 2: Scary Good Times.
"Time
to get the Vuelta moving forward. Nothing like a
rolling stage to a crazy gorge for some good,
light entertainment."
(podiumcafe.com) (Getty Images)
August
25, 2018
Column
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Deutschland Tour: Mohoric wins stage
3.
"Matej
Mohoric (Bahrain Merida) won stage 3 of the
Deutschland Tour in Merzig to move into the
overall lead with one stage remaining. The
Slovenian produced a well-timed effort to beat
Nils Politt (Katusha Alpecin)."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
August
25, 2018
GP de Plouay: Pieters wins.
"Amy
Pieters (Boels Dolmans) in the winner of the
women's GP de Plouay. After an animated final 20
kilometers with many attacks, a group of 15
sprinted for victory."
(cyclingnews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
August
25, 2018
Tour de l'Avenir: Fernando Barcelo
wins penultimate stage.
"Tadej
Pogacar cements overall lead on Michel Ries,
Thymen Arensman."
(cyclingnews.com)
August
25, 2018
Kristoff clear to go one better at
Bretagne Classic.
"In
Elia Viviani's absence - the Quick Step rider is
on sprint duty at the Vuelta a España - Alexander
Kristoff (UAE Emirates) lines up for the Bretagne
Classic Ouest France in Plouay on Sunday with
dossard #1 on his back."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
August
25, 2018
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August
24, 2018
August
24, 2018
Javier Otxoa dies at 43 after long
illness.
"Spanish
cycling was in mourning ahead of the Vuelta a
España as the news broke late on Friday that
Javier Otxoa, the former professional rider, had
died at 43 after a long illness."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
August
25, 2018
Why Giorgia Bronzini will make an
inspirational sports director.
"When
I arrived, I destroyed everything. Sometimes with
a really old-school person, I’m like the Tasmanian
devil. I go over them and ‘Wa-schoom!’ - change it
all,” says Giorgia Bronzini."
(rouleur.cc) Photographs: Paolo Ciaberta
August
25, 2018
A change in mindset: The evolution of
LottoNL Jumbo.
"There
was a point, around the summer of 2016, when
LottoNL Jumbo appeared completely lost. Struggling
for wins, bereft of ideas, they were simply making
up the numbers."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
August
25, 2018
Bkool adds four Vuelta stages to its
indoor simulator.
"As
this year’s Vuelta a Espana gets underway, Bkool
has announced that four of the stages have been
added to its indoor simulator. The indoor bike
trainer firm will also be running the
#LaVueltaBkool challenge on Thursdays during the
race."
(road.cc) Alex Bowden
August
25, 2018
Alan’s Customizable Xtreme Gravel
Scandium Bike.
"Whether
you like the model name or not, Italy’s Alan Bike
and U.S.-based Velosport Imports have taken an
extreme approach to their embrace of the gravel
movement, and have a slew of frameset options that
target the popular, arguably American centric
trendy discipline."
(cxmagazine.com)
August
25, 2018
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Vuelta boss Guillén: ‘We’ve never had
a Vuelta with so many favorites’.
"The
season’s third act begins without the two leading
protagonists of the last decade. Yet it packs a
start list that’s explosive any way you look at
it."
(velonews.com) Photo: Michael Steele/Getty Images
August
24, 2018
Deutschland Tour: Schachmann wins
stage 2.
"Max
Schachmann gave Quick Step Floors their second
victory in two days at the Deutschland Tour,
beating Matej Mohoric (Bahrain Merida) in a sprint
to the line."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
August
24, 2018
Demare wins Tour du Poitou-Charentes.
"Frenchman
wins final stage in Poitiers."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
August
24, 2018
Raim wins Great War Remembrance Race.
"Mihkel
Raim (Israel Cycling Academy) won the inaugural
edition of the Great War Remembrance Race on
Friday, triumphing in a three up sprint in Ypres
after a day of racing across West Flanders." (cyclingnews.com)
(Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
August
24, 2018
Tao Geoghegan Hart goes to the Vuelta
with ‘big ambitions’.
"Tao
Geoghegan Hart will embark upon his first Grand
Tour on Saturday as the Vuelta a España kicks off,
and he says he won’t be racing ‘just for
experience.’"
(cyclingweekly.com) Michelle Arthurs-Brennan
August
24, 2018
Last chance saloon: 10 riders who need
a result at the Vuelta a Espana.
"Cyclingnews
picks 10 riders who, for one reason or another,
have not enjoyed the 2018 season they, or their
teams and teammates, had hoped for, and will be
out to make amends between Málaga and Madrid." (cyclingnews.com)
(Immediate Media)
August
24, 2018
Vuelta Stage 1: Málaga Meh-dness.
"The
73rd Vuelta a España kicks off Saturday in Málaga,
Spain, and when the stage is over, about all
you’ll need to know is that the 73rd Vuelta a
España kicked off earlier in the day in Málaga,
Spain."
(podiumcafe.com) (Getty Images)
August
24, 2018
Column
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Jan Ullrich: ‘The problems started
when I could not see my kids, I exploded’.
"I
broke some TVs and I pulled the punching ball from
the ceiling. To calm down, I took cocaine and
amphetamines,' says Ullrich who is now allowed to
speak to his children."
(cyclingweekly.com) (FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty
Images)
August
24, 2018
Kittel to have health checks after
Deutschland Tour abandon.
"Having
already abandoned the BinckBank Tour, the German
dropped out of his home Deutschland Tour following
the opening stage."
(cyclingnews.com) (Justin Setterfield/Getty Images
Sport)
August
24, 2018
Peter Sagan aims for stage wins while
training for Worlds at Vuelta a Espana.
"Sagan
told reporters in Malaga, where the race starts on
Saturday, that he is aiming to have a good race,
"and after that we will see."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
August
24, 2018
Team Rwanda undeterred despite epic
travel delays, DNFs in Colorado.
"Due
to a disastrous 56 hour trip from Rwanda, the
entire team was out of the race. Five of the six
didn’t even make it past the first day. Despite
all that, the team made the most of their four
days at the event, meeting the mayor and
participating in an African Leadership Group
event."
(velonews.com) (Photo: Casey B. Gibson)
August
24, 2018
Three ways to animate the grand tours.
"The
grand tours - especially La Grand Boucle - need
some spicing up. Although the forthcoming La
Vuelta a España is not usually the
somnolence-inducing spectacle the Tour de France
can sometimes be, there’s still arguably room for
improvement."
(sbs.com.au) Stephanie Constand
August
24, 2018
26 times up the Cauberg: The strange
story of the 1948 world championship.
"It
was an unseasonably warm morning in the
Netherlands and all eyes were on the two Italians,
Fausto Coppi and Gino Bartali. They were the rock
stars that everyone had come to see. It was August
22, 1948 - 70 years ago this week - and the UCI
Road World Championship was about to begin." (cyclingtips.com)
(Photo: Cor Vos)
August
24, 2018
Joystick Analog Bar Tape.
"Joystick's
new Analog bar tape is a cinch to fit and
comfortable to use, with loads of grip in both wet
and dry. In fact it's pretty darn good - as long
as you're happy to pay top money for tape." (road.cc) Stu Kerton
August
24, 2018
Giro Prolight Techlace Review.
"What
do you do when you have a great shoe like the Giro
Empire SLX? Well in Giro’s case you improve on it.
Lighter, stiffer and with an improved closure,
meet the Giro Prolight Techlace."
(cycletechreview.com) Josh Ross
August
24, 2018
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August
24, 2018
August
24, 2018
Dario Pegoretti, a fingertip away from
God.
"Of
all the people I’ve worked with in this beautiful
sport, Dario Pegoretti is the one I am most often
asked about. He was an artist and artisan of the
highest order, but he was also intelligent and
insightful, technically brilliant, and continually
reinventing himself."
(cyclingtips.com) Photography by Joshua Poertner
and James Huang
August
24, 2018
IOC president says war against doping
can't be won.
"The
president of the International Olympic Committee
(IOC), Thomas Bach, says doping will always
happen. “This is one of the wars you cannot win,”
he said in an interview with CNN." (road.cc) Simon
MacMichael
August
24, 2018
Bookwalter signs for Mitchelton Scott.
"The
34 year old is the first American to sign for the
men's team since their inception in 2012." (cyclingnews.com)
(Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
August
24, 2018
UEC wants to investigate safety of
riders wearing radio packs.
"An
unusually high number of riders have suffered
fractures to their spine this season, including
Vincenzo Nibali, Tony Martin, Matteo Trentin,
Pierre Latour, and Mikel Landa."
(cyclingnews.com) (Ben Delaney & Josh Evans)
August
24, 2018
ENVE SES 5.6 tubeless rim brake
wheelsets.
"The
latest road tubeless wheels have arrived in the
form of the new ENVE SES 5.6 rim brake offering.
The SES 5.6 supersedes the SES 4.5 with the
inclusion of the latest SES aero shaping, ENVE
construction, and tubeless tire compatibility." (roadbikereview.com)
August
24, 2018
Cannondale Launches A New Gravel Bike.
"Built
for smashing out big miles on the roughest of
gravel roads, the Topstone's confident rider
position, nimble handling and grippy high-volume
tires make it an ideal weekend tourer, an
all-weather commuter, or simply a supremely
comfortable all-around road bike."
(roadbikeaction.com)
August
24, 2018
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