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World Championships: Hirschi wins
under-23 road race.
"Hirschi
grabbed victory with an opportunistic play on the
descent. Switzerland is rewarded for a brilliant
team display."
(cyclingnews.com) (velonews.com) (Photo: Tim de
Waele/Getty Images)
September
28, 2018
Worlds: Hannah Barnes and Dani Rowe
look to cause upset in women's road race.
"Without
a big-name climber on their squad, Great Britain
are outsiders for the elite women’s road race at
the UCI Road World Championships on Saturday.
However, with the likes of Hannah Barnes and Dani
Rowe in the team they hope they can stick with the
favorites and maybe even cause an upset." (cyclingnews.com)
(Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
September
28, 2018
Women’s Road race: Harsh truth
edition.
"Big
weekend. The climbers come to the fore in a World
championship in a way we probably haven’t seen
since Mendrisio. By now we’re getting familiar
with the course, it’s lovely Von Trapp countryside
finished with quite a hard lap in Innsbruck. It’s
good stuff."
(podiumcafe.com) (Justin Setterfield/Getty Images
Sport)
September
28, 2018
World Championships Road Race Preview.
"After
several years of similar courses and a familiar of
classics contenders, here’s an Alpine circuit to
determine this year’s world champion, surely the
hardest course any on the start line will have
experienced and it’ll makes for scenic viewing
this Sunday too."
(inrng.com) (Unipublic)
September
28, 2018
Van Avermaet: I’m the joker at the
World Championships.
"Greg
Van Avermaet says that the odds are against him
winning the elite men’s road race at the 2018 UCI
Road World Championships in Innsbruck on Sunday." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
September
28, 2018
Sagan inks new deal with Bora
Hansgrohe on eve of world title defense.
"Sagan's
existing contract ends after the 2019 season, but
under the new deal he will now race with the
German registered WorldTour team until the end of
2021."
(Stephen Farrand)
September
28, 2018
Column
Two
Jingle Cross: From grassroots to World
Cup.
"Round
2 of the UCI Cyclocross World Cup is ready to
smash through the fields of Iowa City Saturday
afternoon when Jingle Cross rolls out with the
world's best riders competing for series points." (cyclingnews.com)
(Dave McElwaine)
September
28, 2018
Evenepoel shows true depth of his
talent with chase and solo victory.
"Belgium’s
Remco Evenepoel overcame a mid race crash, a slow
wheel change, a long chase and even racing with
number 13 on his back to win the junior men’s road
race world title at the UCI Road World
Championships in Innsbruck."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
September
28, 2018
US road racing is in a downward spiral
- what comes next?
"The
tone among domestic pro riders and team staff at
last month’s Colorado Classic was somber. Market
forces that enabled the cast and crew of
professional cycling’s traveling circus to pursue
their collective passion were now conspiring
against them."
(cyclingtips.com) Photography by Will Matthews;
Cor Vos
September
28, 2018
Team WNT Rotor cuts British ties.
"Hot
on the heels of the closure of Wiggle High5,
British women’s cycling is set for another body
blow with the re-registration of the WNT Rotor
team in Austria in 2019 as it seemingly severs all
ties with its UK riders and staff."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo by Luc Claessen/Getty
Images)
September
28, 2018
New Bioracer speed suit dominates in
World Championships time trials.
"Bioracer's
Speedwear Concept speed suit is brand new for the
2018 Innsbruck/Tirol World Championships and is
the next development on from the speed suit from
the Rio Olympics, which saw both Tom Dumoulin and
Anna Van Der Breggen medal in the time trial." (cyclingnews.com)
(bikeradar.com) (Getty Images)
September
28, 2018
Is there a flaw to the new UCI
reforms?
"South
African rider Ashleigh Moolman Pasio has pointed
out a “fundamental flaw” to the UCI reforms
announced this week."
(voxwomen.com)
September
28, 2018
The Evolution of Zwift Academy.
"With
the World Championships in progress, and the 2018
road season drawing to a close, we are also
approaching the graduation deadline for the 3rd
season of Zwift Academy."
(voxwomen.com)
September
28, 2018
Cycle Show 2018: Five e-bike
highlights from Riese & Müller, Ribble,
Corratec, Cube and Juicy Bike.
"There
are hundreds of e-bikes at the Cycle Show, we've
picked five to give you a taste of what to
expect."
(road.cc) (ebiketips)
September
28, 2018
Column
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September
28, 2018
September
28, 2018
Bugno open to changes at CPA after
re-election as president.
"Bugno
told Cyclingnews he hopes David Millar
will accept a role inside the CPA to help with the
changes to the international riders’ association.
The ANAPRC North American riders’ association voted in favor of Millar, as did the Swiss association, after their riders mandated their association to support the Briton." (cyclingnews.com) (Stephen Farrand) September
28, 2018
Segafredo announces sponsorship of new
Trek Factory Racing women’s team.
"Segafredo
owner Massimo Zanetti said: “Since we started
sponsoring the men’s team in 2016, I have been so
proud to see our brand associated with a great
project."
(cyclingweekly.com) Credit: Jim Carman/Trek
September
28, 2018
Mio Cyclo 210.
"If
you are after a simple-to-use GPS unit with full
mapping and turn-by-turn instructions without any
faff, the Mio Cyclo 210 is a very good choice. Its
large color touchscreen and easy-to-navigate
firmware shouldn't challenge even the most hardy
technophobe."
(road.cc) Stu Kerton
September
28, 2018
Fat tire crits aren’t dead.
"As
the name suggests, a fat tire crit is a short
circuit race, usually held in a downtown area, but
the riders are all on their mountain bikes." (velonews.com) Photo:
Spencer Powlison
September
28, 2018
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UCI Road World Championships:
Evenepoel wins Junior Men's road race.
"Remco
Evenepoel (Belgium) steamrollered the opposition
into submission to win the junior road title at
the UCI Road World Championships, completing the
double after winning the individual time trial
earlier in the week."
(cyclingnews.com) (Justin Setterfield/Getty Images
Sport)
September
27, 2018
World Championships: Laura Stigger
wins junior women's road race.
"Laura
Stigger (Austria) triumphed on home roads to
become the junior women’s world champion in
Innsbruck. A mountain biker by background, Stigger
showed both nous and strength to win the four-up
sprint at the finish, beating Marie Le Net
(France) into second place while Simone Boilard
(Canada) took the bronze medal."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty
Images)
September
27, 2018
Junior world champion Remco
Evenepoel eyes future Grand Tour wins.
"My
main dream are the three Grand Tours,” Evenepoel
said when pressed on his long term goals." (cyclingweekly.com)
(Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
September
27, 2018
Nibali in the dark on his Worlds
prospects.
"Vincenzo
Nibali has admitted that he is unsure of his
prospects in Sunday's UCI Road World
Championships road race in Innsbruck, but his
Bahrain Merida teammate Domenico Pozzovivo is in
line to play a more prominent role than
previously anticipated in the Italian squad." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
September
27, 2018
Spratt: Innsbruck is my best chance to
be world champion.
"Australia's
Amanda Spratt is one of a handful of favorites
that could win the world title in the elite
women's road race at the 2018 UCI Road World
Championships in Innsbruck on Saturday." (cyclingnews.com)
(Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
September
27, 2018
Can anyone beat van Vleuten? Guide to
the 2018 Worlds women’s road race.
"There
is no such thing as an easy race when it comes to
winning the rainbow stripes. But in 2018, the
women’s road race at the Road World Championships
is bound to be particularly tough and selective." (cyclingtips.com)
(Photo: Cor Vos)
September
27, 2018
Haig and Clarke to fly the flag for
Australia in Innsbruck.
"With
Richie Porte forced to miss the UCI Road World
Championships through illness, Jack Haig and Simon
Clarke will be flying the flag Australia in the
men's road race this Sunday."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
September
27, 2018
Rohan Dennis: World title four years
in the making.
"Rohan
Dennis was reluctant to call himself the favorite
for the elite men's individual time trial at the
2018 UCI Road World Championships because he was
afraid that saying those words out loud would
somehow ruin his chances of capturing the rainbow
jersey."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
September
27, 2018
Column
Two
Bugno tops Millar in CPA presidential
election.
"The
former Italian racer earned 379 votes to Millar’s
96 to secure a third term in the post. The
election was held in conjunction with the UCI Road
World Championships in Innsbruck, Austria." (velonews.com) Photo:
BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com
September
27, 2018
BMC Racing Team confirmed as CCC Team
for 2019.
"The
wait is over. After months of speculation, rumor
and sleepless nights, Continuum Sports, the
holding company behind BMC Racing Team, has
announced that their squad will race as CCC Team
from January 2019."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele)
September
27, 2018
Floyd Landis opens three bike-themed
cannabis shops in Portland, considers IPO for
Floyd's of Leadville.
"Floyd
Landis will open three legal marijuana
dispensaries here this week, each designed with a
cycling theme to appeal to fitness and health
conscious adults."
(bicycleretailer.com)
September
27, 2018
2020 World Championships awarded to
Switzerland, 2021 event to take place in Flanders.
"The
2020 UCI Road World Championships will take place
near the governing body’s headquarters in the Vaud
and Valais cantons of Switzerland, while the 2021
Worlds have been assigned to the Flanders region,
with the road races expected to finish in Leuven." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
September
27, 2018
TrainerRoad rolls out new forward
looking calendar, planned workouts. Set to raise
prices.
"Today
TrainerRoad announced and released their next set
of features to their platform, which edge it
closer and closer to a full fledged training log
platform than just a trainer control platform." (dcrainmaker.com)
September
27, 2018
Hincapie confident of team’s survival
at UCI Continental level.
"I
am hopeful. It’s looking like we’ll be able to
save the program,” George Hincapie told VeloNews.
“I have the commitments from the sponsors that we
need in order to be back as a [UCI Continental]
team next year."
(velonews.com)
September
27, 2018
Reynolds new AR & ARX carbon
wheels for all roads and all budgets.
"The
new wheels are designed with a wider profile
perfect for modern road tires, they’re also
available in rim or disc brake versions and
multiple depths to fit your needs."
(bikerumor.com) Zach Overholt
September
27, 2018
Shimano Ultegra RX800 and RX805 Di2
rear derailleurs.
"Shimano's
new Ultegra RX rear derailleur, available in both
mechanical (RX800) and electronic (RX805 Di2)
versions, reduces chain slap noise and eliminates
dropped chains."
(road.cc) David Arthur
September
27, 2018
Something radical from Mason Cycles:
the new ISO.
"The
new Mason ISO is designed to take you further off
road, while still allowing you to ride further and
faster. The ISO’s frame and fork have the
clearance for 2.4 inch 700c tires or 2.8 inch
650b. "
(cyclingweekly.com) Paul Norman
September
27, 2018
Best Sunglasses for Cycling.
"The
best sunglasses for cycling strike a delicate
balance between protection, performance, and
looks. Yes, it’s true that while function is
critical, form can never be discounted when it
comes to something you wear on your face." (roadbikereview.com)
September
27, 2018
Column
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September
27, 2018
September
27, 2018
New mixed team time trials branded
‘Mickey Mouse event’ by team bosses.
"Instead
of trade teams, which fought for the title from
2012 to 2018, national teams of under 23 and elite
cyclists will race. In the new format, three men
will race one circuit before handing over to a
three woman unit."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Justin Setterfield/Getty
Images Sport)
September
27, 2018
Lappartient hopes new mixed team time
trial will promote gender equality.
"UCI
President David Lappartient has said that he hopes
the new mixed World Championship team time trial
'relay', set to debut at next year's Worlds in
Yorkshire, UK, will help to promote gender
equality in cycling."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
September
27, 2018
Teams ready to play a constructive
role in new-look UCI WorldTour.
"The
modifications were announced on Tuesday by UCI
president David Lappartient after the teams were
given a bigger voice in the running of the new UCI
Classics Series that will bring together the
biggest one-day races in the sport." (cyclingnews.com)
(UCI)
September
27, 2018
Book review: My World, by
Peter Sagan.
"Slovak
speaking World Champion phones in life story to
English speaking journalist. What could possibly
go wrong?"
(cyclist.co.uk)
September
27, 2018
The Cycling Hall of Fame: Beryl
Burton.
"As
we prepare to officially open the Cycling Hall of
Fame at the Rouleur Classic in November, we’re
proud to announce its inaugural members: Eddy
Merckx and Beryl Burton. The late Beryl Burton’s
career honors are almost too numerous to count." (rouleur.cc)
Photographs: Bernard Thompson / Offside - Archivi
Farabola
September
27, 2018
Minoura Kagura DT Smart Trainer
In-Depth Review.
"The
Kagura DT is Minoura’s wheel-on interactive smart
trainer, which is a bit different than the
powerhouse direct drive (Kagura DD) trainer they
announced last week at Interbike. I’ve been riding
it since summer and now I’ve got a pretty clear
grasp on how well it works and all the nuances
behind it, as there are some nuances (both good,
unique, and not so good)."
(dcrainmaker.com)
September
27, 2018
Cycle Show First Look: New bikes from
Mason, Kinesis, Vielo, Cannondale, Litespeed and
more.
"The
doors to the 2018 Cycle Show swung open to the
press and trade today, ahead of public days on
28-30th September, and here are some of the
highlights from a quick dash around the NEC
exhibition center. We’ve got a new Mason, Kinesis,
Vielo, Cannondale, Pinarello and more." (road.cc) David
Arthur
September
27, 2018
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Rohan Dennis wins time trial world
title.
"Rohan
Dennis (Australian) produced a crushing display to
win the elite men’s time trial at the World
Championships in Innsbruck. He made light work of
a demanding course to beat defending champion Tom
Dumoulin (Netherlands) into second place by 1:12,
while Victor Campenaerts (Belgium) took the bronze
medal."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
September
26, 2018
Rohan Dennis wins UCI World
Championships elite men’s time trial taking over a
minute out of Tom Dumoulin.
"The
course was the antithesis to a traditional test
against the clock, its crowning feature a vicious
climb with just 20km to go. The testing ascent was
4.4km long, with an average gradient of 7.1 per
cent."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Twitter)
September
26, 2018
Rohan Dennis: You are never sure until
Tom Dumoulin crosses the line.
"Dennis
showed great domination at the day's main event of
the World Championships by beating last year's
winner Tom Dumoulin and European ITT champion
Victor Campenaerts by one minute and 21 seconds." (cyclingpub.com)
(Bettini Photo)
September
26, 2018
Worlds preview: The Dutch vs. everyone
else in women’s road race.
"The
women’s worlds course runs 156.2 kilometers in
full. Things get underway in Kufstein - expect
plenty of pre-race shots of the town’s imposing
medieval castle - and finish on a circuit in
Innsbruck."
(velonews.com) Photo: BH | Getty Images
September
26, 2018
Organizers reveal routes for 2019
Yorkshire World Championships.
"The
racing will be centered around Harrogate, with
start locations across the county, including
Ripon, Northallerton, Richmond, Doncaster,
Bradford and Leeds."
(cyclingnews.com)
September
26, 2018
Dennis vs Dumoulin? Your guide to the
men’s time trial at the 2018 Worlds.
"At
52.5km in length, the elite men’s ITT course is
the longest Worlds time trial for a few years
(since Richmond in 2015). It’s a mostly flat
affair for the first 30km, after which the riders
will face a tough 5km climb that averages 7.1% and
maxes out at 14%."
(cyclingtips.com) Photography by Kristof Ramon and
Cor Vos
September
26, 2018
Column
Two
Please share this post when I die.
"I’ve
been stewing on this for awhile and I’ll make a
video on it eventually, but I had an incident
today and I want to write about it before I cool
off."(philthethrill.net)
(Phil Gaimon)
September
26, 2018
Ullrich travels to U.S., faces fresh
assault allegation.
"A
police spokesman confirmed to SID, an AFP
subsidiary, that Ullrich, 44, Germany’s only Tour
de France winner, is suspected of “suddenly
assaulting” a 34 year old man in the security
check area at Hamburg airport on Tuesday." (velonews.com)
(Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
September
26, 2018
Kasia Niewiadoma’s (Taylor Phinney's
girlfriend) balancing act.
"Boulder
has become a second home for Niewiadoma in 2018.
Her boyfriend, Taylor Phinney, grew up here and
owns a house near downtown; the two also share a
place in Girona, Spain."
(velonews.com) Photo: Dan Istitene | Getty Images
September
26, 2018
A Kid from Oregon: Clara Honsinger
Continues the Cyclocross Crusades Legacy.
"21
years old, Honsinger has been a star in the
Cyclocross Crusade scene since 2015 when she
started winning Women’s Elite races as a high
schooler. Last year, Honsinger took her success to
the national stage and capped her season with
second-place finishes in the U23 Women’s race at
both the Pan-American Championships in Louisville
and Cyclocross Nationals in Reno."
(cxmagazine.com) D. Perker
September
26, 2018
Lezyne taps into headlight remotes,
adds tubeless repair kits, torque wrench, more.
"Already
reaching for those lights to finish your rides? Us
too. Fortunately, there are a bunch of new
products out there to help you get (and stay) lit.
Lezyne has been continually introducing more and
more electronics, and Interbike was no exception." (bikerumor.com) Zach
Overholt
September
26, 2018
Specialized’s new Body Geometry
Elaston saddles akin to sitting on a "cloud of 1,000
pillows."
"Here’s
something we’ve not seen before, Specialized’s new
Body Geometry Elaston saddles, claimed as they are
to let you “ride a cloud of 1,000 pillows” which
sounds amazing if you’ve ever suffered saddle
discomfort."
(road.cc) David Arthur
September
26, 2018
Orbea Terra M21-D 19.
"The
gravel and adventure trend is ripping through the
cycling industry at a rapid rate, and even the
most race focused bike brands aren't immune to its
appeal. Orbea has stepped into the ring with its
Terra and produced a blisteringly fast and highly
capable multi-terrain bike."
(road.cc) David Arthur
September
26, 2018
New Kinesis RTD frameset is designed
for long, fast rides.
"A
couple of months ago, we had the Go The Distance,
abbreviated to GTD, from Kinesis UK. Now it’s been
joined by the RTD - that’s Race The Distance." (cyclingweekly.com)
Paul Norman
September
26, 2018
What's hot at the 2019 NEC Cycle Show?
"The
Cycle Show takes place at the NEC Birmingham
between 28th and 30th September and we are gearing
up to take a look at some brand new mountain and
gravel bikes."
(road.cc) Rachael Gurney
September
26, 2018
Column
Three
Daily News Digest: Aussie Dennis
captures world title; 2019 worlds courses; women’s
cycling reforms.
September
26, 2018
September
1, 2018
CPA president Gianni Bugno: ‘The
elections will go ahead and we’ll look at the
voting system afterwards’.
"The
president says that the pros have had four years
to ask for electronic voting, and that it can't
be put in place now."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
September
26, 2018
Armstrong and David Millar slap each
other down in public.
"Lance
Armstrong and David Millar have traded verbal
blows in the build up to the election of the
next head of the riders’ union."
(stickybottle.com)
September
26, 2018
UCI Women's WorldTeam minimum salary
set for 2020.
"The
UCI announced a series of reforms that aim to
further professionalize women’s
road racing by introducing a two-tiered system -
WorldTeams and Continental Teams - and a minimum
wage for the top tier in 2020 - which make up part
of the road map that is its Agenda 2022." (cyclingnews.com)
(Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
September
26, 2018
Sheyla Gutierrez signs with Movistar.
"Gutiérrez
has a palmares that includes a stage victory at
the Giro Rosa and wins at races like Le Samyn, the
Tour of Zhoushan and the Panorama Guizhou Road
Race, as well as at the 2017 road race of the
Spanish National Championships."
(cyclingpub.com) (Cylance Pro Cycling)
September
26, 2018
The performance boosting powers of
superstitious rituals in pro cycling.
"Before
every race, Laura Kenny makes sure to step on a
wet towel, and Mark Cavendish refuses to bathe.
Rachel Atherton will never put on her right shoe
before her left one, while Ted King always donned
his right shoe first."
(cyclist.co.uk) Stephanie Constand
September
26, 2018
Driven: the CeramicSpeed groupset
that’s caused a chain reaction.
"CeramicSpeed’s
Chief Marketing Officer - Ben Powell discusses how
they went from concept to prototype to them
presenting it to the public for the first time at
this year’s Rouleur Classic"
(rouleur.cc) Photographs: CeramicSpeed
September
26, 2018
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