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Vuelta a Espana: Simon Clarke wins
stage 5.
"Bauke
Mollema (Trek Segafredo) takes second in the
sprint, Alessandro De Marchi (BMC) is third.
Molard moves into race lead as breakaway sticks
again."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
August
29, 2018
Five talking points from stage five of
the 2018 Vuelta a España.
"Six
years on from claiming the biggest win of his
career in a breakaway at the 2012 Vuelta a España,
Simon Clarke (EF Education First Drapac) today
added a second triumph at the Spanish Grand Tour." (cyclingweekly.com)
(Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
August
29, 2018
Rudy Molard and Nacer Bouhanni get
penalized.
"Cofidis'
Nacer Bouhanni received a penalty of 20 seconds
and five points less in the Points Classification
for a fight he had with his Director Sportif,
Jean-Luc Jonrond, and hitting the team car
afterwards."
(cyclingpub.com) (skysports.com) Matt Westby
August
29, 2018
American Sepp Kuss shows impressive
form in early days of Vuelta.
"The
23 year old WorldTour rookie posted his first
stepping-out performance with some searing
accelerations to trim the GC group to fewer than
20 riders. Europeans were seeing what North
Americans already knew."
(velonews.com) (Photo: Casey B. Gibson)
August
29, 2018
Kwiatkowski: ‘I’m not the biggest
general classification contender here to win the
Vuelta a España’.
"Team
Sky’s Michal Kwiatkowski said, “I am not the most
dangerous in the face in the general
classification, there’s [Nairo] Quintana,
[Alejandro] Valverde, [George] Bennett, Buchmann,
Yates… they are the ones who have to put pressure
on if they want to win the Vuelta."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
August
29, 2018
Porte's condition not a concern for
worlds: McGee.
"Condition,
or his strategy at the Vuelta is not a concern.
We’ve touched base and I’ll leave that up to
Richie and his team to implement. Then we just
look forward to digging deep post Vuelta on a full
worlds focus,” said McGee."
(sbs.com.au) Sophie Smith
August
29, 2018
Vuelta Stage 6: Sprinter from the
Black Lagoon.
"Calling
an end to the early days Andalucian adventures and
moving the race north toward the next phase. And
we do it with a lovely leisurely ride along the
coast, with a very limited amount of obstacles on
our way to what looks like a certain sprint in San
Javier."
(podiumcafe.com) Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images
August
29, 2018
Column
Two
Boels Ladies Tour: Van Vleuten wins
stage 2.
"Mitchelton
Scott rider sticks solo attack despite wrong way
turn."
(cyclingnews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
August
29, 2018
Nibali concerned over future form
after Tour de France back injury.
"What
can I do here? I’m suffering like a dog,” he told
La Gazzetta dello Sport. He is not worried
about the time lost in stage two and stage four on
Tuesday, but the nagging back pain represents a
concern."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
August
29, 2018
Aqua Blues.
"A
year ago Aqua Blue Sport won a stage at the
Vuelta, now they’ve pulled out of the Tour of
Britain and won’t race again. Teams come and go
but rarely do they stop before the season is out." (inrng.com)
(Unipublic)
August
29, 2018
Kittel pulls out of Tour of Britain.
"With
some kind of sickness seemingly to blame, Kittel
has been taking the time to try to find the root
of what's been making him unwell and unable to
race at the highest level."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
August
29, 2018
Roglic to miss Worlds time trial but
will ride road race.
"Primoz
Roglic explained that he has been unable to train
on his time trial bike in recent weeks after
suffering an elbow injury at the Tour de France,
where he placed fourth overall."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
August
29, 2018
Team Sky reveal the riders joining
Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas in Tour of Britain
line-up.
"The
Grand Tour general classification experts who
claimed Giro d’Italia and Tour de France titles
respectively this year will be joined by Wout
Poels, Vasil Kiriyenka, Ian Stannard and Lukasz
Wisniowsi."
(cyclingweekly.com) Picture by Alex
Whitehead/SWpix.com
August
29, 2018
2018 Gran Fondo Santa Clarita.
"Three
routes are available to choose from: the 100 mile
Fondo and 60 mile Medio, which both offer
individual rider timing. There is also a 20 mile
“Family” route that uses many of the family
friendly, car free paseos that wind their way
through Santa Clarita."
(roadbikeaction.com)
August
29, 2018
Selle SMP Vulkor saddle review.
"Once
dialed in, the Selle SMP Vulkor provides a nice
platform for efficient pedaling. I’ve recently
spent most of my time on the slightly narrower
(131mm) Blaster model and found the added 136mm
width of the Vulkor was welcome."
(roadbikereview.com) Nick Legan
August
29, 2018
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August
29, 2018
August
29, 2018
Tyler Hamilton Q&A Part 2:
Isolation and inner demons.
"How
much of your current isolated living situation in
Montana is rooted in your doping admittance? You
have mentioned publicly your battle with
depression."
(velonews.com) Photo credit: Patricia Burke
August
29, 2018
Meet Dr. Kent Howard.
"Dr.
Kent Howard, DMD is Swami’s longest-running
sponsor and one of the club’s longest active
members. He currently practices dentistry in the
beach community of Cardiff-by-the-Sea,
California."
(swamis.org)
August
29, 2018
Tygart hits back at IOC president's
claim that 'doping will always happen'.
"Tygart
told CNN World Sport in response to Bach's
comments that giving in was like sprinting
superstar and eight-time Olympic gold medalist
Usain Bolt or 23 time Olympic swimming champion
Michael Phelps giving in."
(cyclingnews.com)
August
29, 2018
Battaglin signs two year deal with
Katusha Alpecin.
"Enrico
Battaglin will ride for Katusha Alpecin next
season after signing a two year deal, the team has
confirmed. The Italian is the fourth new signing
for the squad after Jens Debusschere, Daniel
Navarro and Harry Tanfield."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
August
29, 2018
Cavendish confirms he still has
glandular fever, announces break.
"British
cyclist Mark Cavendish will take an indefinite
break from training to recover from the effects of
Epstein-Barr virus, more commonly known as
glandular fever, his Dimension Data team confirmed
on Wednesday."
(velonews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
August
29, 2018
Prime BlackEdition 38 and 50 carbon
clinchers review.
"The
new BlackEdition tubeless-ready clinchers retain
the same hubs, spoke counts, and lacing patterns
as the originals, however the width of the rims
has grown from 25mm to 27.5mm to provide a bed
that now measures 19.5mm."
(cyclingtips.com) Photography by Matt Wikstrom
August
29, 2018
Olympia drops 125th edition aero Boost
Disc road bike, all-new F1 carbon XC MTB.
"The
hi-mod T1000 carbon monocoque frame gets
re-engineered to incorporate the flat mount disc
brakes, 12mm thru-axles & 142mm rear spacing
(sorry not 148mm). Aero tube shaping remains
mostly unchanged, with key alterations to deal
with the updated braking and axle forces." (bikerumor.com) Cory
Benson
August
29, 2018
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Vuelta a Espana: Ben King wins stage
4.
"Kwiatkowski
keeps his red jersey by seven seconds over Emanuel
Buchmann, who also slipped away in the final
kilometres. Yates has moved up to third and is
just 10 seconds back while Valverde is now in
fourth at 12 seconds."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
August
28, 2018
Kwiatkowski stays in power at Vuelta a
Espana despite Yates' late attack.
"Michal
Kwiatkowski's first major defence of his lead in
the Vuelta a España on a high mountain stage
turned out well despite a late attack by Simon
Yates (Mitchelton Scott) putting the Team Sky
racer under pressure."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
August
28, 2018
Five talking points from stage four of
the 2018 Vuelta a España.
"It’s
a huge win for both the team - a first at either
WorldTour or Grand Tour level since the 2017 Tour
de France - and King himself, whose previous
biggest career wins had come at the Tour of
California and Critérium International." (cyclingweekly.com)
(Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
August
28, 2018
Vuelta Stage 5: Return to the Sea.
"While
there are no big mountains, there is nary a flat
kilometer of road except for the final 9
kilometers, as the Vuelta goes from turf to surf
while staying just south of the Sierra Nevadas." (podiumcafe.com)
Photo by Jasper Juinen/Getty Images
August
28, 2018
Aru bullish at Vuelta after poor
season start.
"It
was a spring to forget for Fabio Aru (UAE Team
Emirates), but he is finding some satisfaction in
his Vuelta a España return."
(velonews.com) Photo: ©Mark Van Hecke | Getty
Images
August
28, 2018
Vuelta a España Stage 4 Preview.
"A
summit finish. Sunday’s stage had a hilly finish,
today is mountainous and we should get more of a
selection above Alfacar."
(inrng.com) (ASO)
August
28, 2018
Column
Two
Boels Ladies Tour: Van Vleuten wins
prologue.
"Time
trial world champion takes first leader's jersey
for second year in a row."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
August
28, 2018
Megan Guarnier to retire after World
Championships.
"After
eleven exhilarating and exhausting years, it is
time for me to move on from professional cycling." (cyclingnews.com)
(Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
August
28, 2018
Aqua Blue Sport cancels Tour of
Britain participation, riders left in limbo.
"Hopes
that six Aqua Blue Sport riders could use good
performances in the OVO Energy Tour of Britain to
push for new contracts elsewhere has been dashed
with the news that the team will not now ride the
race."
(cyclingtips.com) Photography by Karen Edwards
August
28, 2018
Van Aert's Veranda's Willems Crelan
team discussing merger with Roompot.
"After
talks with Aqua Blue Sport fell through, Veranda’s
Willems Crelan boss Nick Nuyens is now in
discussions with Dutch team Roompot Nederlandse
Loterij about a potential merger between the two
outfits."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
August
28, 2018
Enve releases flagship SES 5.6 rim
brake wheels.
"Underpinning
Team Dimension Data’s performance in the Tour de
France, the new Enve SES 5.6 is a medium depth
aero wheelset, available as a tubular and a
clincher."
(cyclingweekly.com) Paul Norman
August
28, 2018
Repente Aleena 4.0 saddle.
"The
Repente Aleena 4.0 is an innovative design that
backs up its unique functionality with a beautiful
design. It's very light and comfy in a race-saddle
way."
(road.cc) Dave Atkinson
August
28, 2018
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August
28, 2018
August
28, 2018
Tyler Hamilton Q&A Part 1: The
unfairness of a doped peloton.
"Tyler
Hamilton stood on stage last week in Vail, a
special guest at the 2018 Colorado Classic women’s
race. It was the first time Hamilton had attended
a professional cycling race since coming clean
about his involvement in doping more than six
years ago."
(velonews.com) Photo credit: Brad Kaminski
August
28, 2018
First Look: Fitbit Charge 3 Activity
Tracker with SpO2 Sensor & Sleep Disturbance
Tracking.
"While
it’s still an activity tracker at its core, you’re
seeing the gradual transition of not just Fitbit
but other companies as well, into eventually
making FDA approved medical devices." (dcrainmaker.com)
August
28, 2018
Amador, Bennati, Erviti extend at
Movistar.
"Movistar
has firmed up their roster for 2019, handing
contract extensions to Andrey Amador, Daniele
Bennati, and Imanol Erviti. The trio, described as
"part of the spine of the team," have all put pen
to paper on new one year deals."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
August
28, 2018
Tom Dumoulin: ‘I felt like a zombie
walking around after the Tour’.
"Dumoulin
placed second to Froome in the Giro in May and two
months later, he raced three weeks in France,
ending with a time trial stage win and a podium
spot at 1-51 minutes behind Thomas. It took its
toll."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
August
28, 2018
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Vuelta a Espana: Viviani wins stage 3
sprint.
"Elia
Viviani (Quick Step Floors) took his first ever
victory at the Vuelta a Espana, beating Giacomo
Nizzolo (Trek Segafredo) to win in Alhaurin de la
Torre on stage 3. Peter Sagan (Bora Hansgrohe)
finished just behind the Italian pair to take
third place."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
August
27, 2018
Expect separation in Vuelta’s first
summit finish.
"In
a Vuelta back loaded with much of the good stuff
packed into the final week, Tuesday’s first uphill
finale at this year’s Vuelta could prove more
decisive than expected."
(velonews.com) Photo: Michael Steele/Getty Images
August
27, 2018
Michal Kwiatkowski: Tomorrow is going
to be a hard one.
"Kwiatkowski
is happy to be the GC leader and wants to defend
his position in the next stage, the first mountain
day of the race. "I’m so happy to have the jersey
for another day, tomorrow is going to be a hard
one."
(cyclingpub.com) (Photo: Mary Cárdenas)
August
27, 2018
Vuelta a Espana: Roche still standing
for BMC in GC battle.
"As
the dust settled on the Vuelta a España’s
tumultuous stage 2, which saw two of BMC’s top
racers, Richie Porte and Rohan Dennis, suffer
badly, Nicolas Roche has emerged as BMC’s best
placed rider in the general classification." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
August
27, 2018
Worlds-Vuelta quandary leaves Valverde
with tough choice.
"Valverde
came to the Vuelta openly stating he was not
racing for the overall classification. Yet after
winning so impressively Sunday, he’s not quite
closing the door on the GC, either." (velonews.com)
(Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images Sport)
August
27, 2018
Nibali admits his Vuelta tank is on
empty.
"Vincenzo
Nibali (Bahrain Merida) feels “empty” and unable
to stay with the top riders at the Vuelta a España
due to a Tour de France crash and little
preparation beforehand."
(velonews.com) Photo: ©Michael Steele | Getty
Images
August
27, 2018
Mitchelton Scott keep Simon Yates in
contention at Vuelta a Espana.
"British
climber Simon Yates' hopes of a good Vuelta a
España performance are still well on track at this
early stage of the race, thanks to his
Mitchelton-Scott teammates, and Australian Jack
Haig, in particular."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
August
27, 2018
Top Mañana: Vuelta a España stage 4.
"One
for Dan Martin, perhaps? Or Benoot? Maybe Lopez?
None of the aforementioned, says Moley - he says
Dylan is electric."
(rouleur.cc) Photographs: Offside/l'Equipe
August
27, 2018
Column
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Aqua Blue Sport will not race in 2019.
"The
Aqua Blue Sport team have said they will fold at
the end of the season, citing difficulties in
obtaining invitations from race organizers and a
failed merger with the Veranda's Willems Crelan
team."
(cyclingnews.com)
August
27, 2018
Bettiol breaks collarbone at Bretagne
Classic.
"BMC
Racing's Alberto Bettiol fractured his collarbone
and broke a finger in a crash at the Bretagne
Classic Ouest France on Sunday, and will now miss
the upcoming one day WorldTour races in Canada." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images Sport)
August
27, 2018
Runnels, Dekker Double Up Down Under
at Fields of Joy CX.
"The
top lines of the two UCI C2 races were easy to
follow. Sammi Runnels (USA) (Squid Squad) won both
days for the women, and Jens Dekker (NED) doubled
up for the men."
(cxmagazine.com)
August
27, 2018
Review: Ass Savers Mudder, Mullet
& Fendor Bendor strap-on mini fenders.
"In
the last year Ass Savers has revamped several of
their plastic mud guards, so we have strapped the
latest Mudder, Mullet & Fendor Bendor to a few
bikes to see how clean & dry we stayed." (bikerumor.com) Cory
Benson
August
27, 2018
Smith Portal Helmet.
"Given
the obvious quality of its design and build, the
Portal is an excellent, confidence inspiring
helmet for general road riding and commuting -
especially during the cooler parts of the year." (road.cc) Steve
Williams
August
27, 2018
Into the Wind: Cycling across South
America.
"My
plan, cycle north over ten thousand kilometers
(6,300 miles) to Guayaquil, Ecuador within the
five months I allotted myself."
(bicycletimesmag.com) Mark Greiz
August
27, 2018
New Bombtrack Tension, a true CX bike
taut for its cyclocross debut.
"Light
weight, no frills, CX geometry & affordable
race ready specs - in both aluminum or carbon
frame options."
(bikerumor.com) Cory Benson
August
27, 2018
Festka Spectre x Vuelta, ultra limited
edition road bike for the year’s last Grand Tour.
"Three
big road stage races mean one pink, one yellow
& now one red limited edition bike in Festka's
ongoing Grand Tour series this year." (bikeroar.com)
August
27, 2018
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Transfer Market Short News Roundup:
Gijs Van Hoecke, Movistar, Antonio Nibali, Astana,
Dani Navarro.
August
27, 2018
Robert Gesink suffers three fractures
at training accident...
Gesink injured in training crash in Colorado, doubtful for worlds. "Gesink,
32, was training in Colorado to visit his
girlfriend and train for the upcoming WorldTour
races in Quebec City and Montreal. He crashed
along a rough stretch of asphalt along Highway 36
on the north side of the Colorado town." (velonews.com) Photo:
Felix Magowan
August
27, 2018
Izagirre brothers sign for Astana.
"Astana
has confirmed the signing of brothers Ion Izagirre
and Gorka Izagirre for the 2019 season. The pair
join Manuele Boaro, Rodrigo Contreras and Davide
Ballerini as new signings for the Kazakh team." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
August
27, 2018
Stellar year lands 19 year old Sophie
Wright a place in the Women’s WorldTour.
"Clearly
ambitious, obviously talented, Wright is a self
assured young woman, and with heart arrhythmia
issues which blighted her 2017 behind her, looks
set to be one to watch on the world stage." (cyclingweekly.com)
Owen Rogers
August
27, 2018
Marianne Vos to Race in U.S. at World
Cup Waterloo, Jingle Cross.
"Vos’
September start means she will be racing a full
cyclocross season for the first time since she was
a Junior. In an announcement from Vos’ WaowDeals
Pro Cycling Team, the seven time world champion
said she will be targeting the early November
European Championships."
(cxmagazine.com) B. Hazen
August
27, 2018
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