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Mollema wins GP Bruno Beghelli.
"Trek
Segafredo's Bauke Mollema has taken the victory at
the GP Bruno Beghelli. The Dutchman crossed the
finish line on his own, beating the peloton that
was trying to catch him." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty Images Sport)
October
7, 2018
Balsamo wins GP Bruno Beghelli
Internazionale Donne.
"Elisa
Balsamo wins while Marta Bastianelli is second and
Lorena Wiebes is third."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
October
7, 2018
2018 Brico Cross Ronse / Hotondcross.
"In
the Women’s race, Marianne Vos (WaowDeals Pro
Cycling) continued her hot start to the season
with her second win in three tries. For the Men,
it was Van der Poel for the second straight day." (cxmagazine.com)
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October
7, 2018
West Sacramento Cyclocross Grand Prix
Day 1 Results: Elite Men.
"Squid
Bikes was seeing double in the California sun.
Last
year’s winner Samantha “Sammi” Runnels (Austin,
Texas/Squid Squad) took the WSCXGP crown for the
women and teammate Anthony Clark (Feeding Hills,
Mass./Squid Squad) grabbed the top step of the
podium for the men. Anthony Clark followed his
teammate Sammi Runnels lead and won in front of
his sponsor’s hometown."
(cxmagazine.com)
October
7, 2018
Matthews a worlds winner not
domestique says McGee.
"Brad
McGee has clarified Michael Matthews’s unpopular
absence from Australia’s road team at the recent
World Championships, saying the puncheur wasn’t
initially interested in a position on the squad
this year."
(sbs.com.au) Sophie Smith
October
7, 2018
Column
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Soren Kragh Andersen wins Paris Tours.
"Soren
Kragh Andersen (Sunweb) soloed to victory at a new
look Paris Tours, where the introduction of nine
sectors of gravel roads and an increase in the
number of climbs in the finale blew the race
apart. "
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
October
7, 2018
Terpstra reaches podium in final race
with Quick Step.
"Niki
Terpstra brought down the curtain on his
eight-year run with Quick Step Floors with panache
on Saturday, finishing second in Paris Tours in
his last race with the Belgian team before moving
to Direct Energie next year."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
October
7, 2018
Results: 2018 Women’s Charm City Cross
Day 2...
"Yesterday,
Ellen Noble (Trek Factory Racing CX) got her first
win of the season. Today, she made it two-for-two
at Charm City Cross and two wins for the season.
Noble went solo in the second lap and held the
lead to the finish to take the win." (cxmagazine.com)
October
7, 2018
Nicolas Roche and BMC looking to
uphill finish at Tour of Turkey.
"Nearing
the end of his tenure with BMC Racing, Nicolas
Roche will aim for a general classification result
with the squad at the Tour of Turkey.
The
race, which begins next Tuesday, is generally one
with sprinting and climbing days."
(stickybottle.com) (Photo: Chris Auld)
October
7, 2018
Paris Tours 2018 Live Dashboard.
"Start
time: Sunday Oct 7 11:25 CET (2:25 AM PDT).
Earliest live video: 15:25 CET (6:25 AM PDT). Approximate finish: 16:54 CET (7:54 AM PDT)." (steephill.tv) (ASO) October
7, 2018
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October
7, 2018
October
7, 2018
Valverde unveils new world champion's
kit.
"The
Spaniard pulled on his new rainbow kit and rode in
it for the first time at a 'Festival of the bike'
public event put on by team sponsor Movistar in
Madrid on Sunday."
(cyclingnews.com) (@alejanvalverde on Twitter)
October
7, 2018
Aru, Martin and Costa to lead UAE at
Italian one day races.
"UAE
Team Emirates will continue building toward the
final monument of the season at Il Lombardia next
Saturday with three Italian one-day races over the
coming week: Tre Valli Varesine on Tuesday, Milano
Torino on Wednesday and Gran Piemonte on
Thursday."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Michael Steele / Getty
Images)
October
7, 2018
Oz Trails Off-Road: Swenson survives
flat-fest.
"Keegan
Swenson wins the final race in the Epic Rides
Series, collecting a massive $10,000 payout on a
day where most riders flatted."
(velonews.com) Photo: Dave McElwaine
October
7, 2018
Claud Butler Quest 11.
"The
Claud Butler Quest 11 is a smart looking sports
hybrid with an aluminum frame and carbon bladed
fork. It rides very well, though it could do with
lighter wheels to make it nippier."
(road.cc) PatJos
October
7, 2018
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De Marchi wins Giro dell'Emilia.
"Alessandro
De Marchi (BMC Racing) won the 2018 Giro
dell’Emilia on Sunday, attacking on the second of
five ascents of the short but steep climb to
Santuario della Madonna di San Luca before
crossing the line alone almost 30 kilometers
later."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
October
6, 2018
Rasa Leleivyte wins Giro dell'Emilia
Internazionale Donne Elite.
"Arlenis
Sierra second, Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig third" (cyclingnews.com)
(Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)
October
6, 2018
Denz wins Tour de Vendee.
"Superb
sprint win with 1st Denz (Ag2r), 2nd Teugels
(Cibel Cebon) and 3rd Friesecke (Team
Vorarlberg)."
(tourdevendee.fr)
October
6, 2018
Charm City Cross Day 1 Results: Elite
Women.
"Maghalie
Rochette (CX Fever p/b Specialized) and Ellen
Noble (Trek Factory Racing) were the animators of
the day, with Noble escaping Rochette in the
second half of the race to take the UCI C1
points."
(cxmagazine.com)
October
6, 2018
From Giro dell'Emilia to Il Lombardia:
The final act of the European road season.
"The
2018 road season has reached its final days, and
while the Tour of Guangxi might bring the curtain
down on the WorldTour, the European campaign ends
with a series of one day races in Italy and France
over the next week."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
October
6, 2018
Things I couldn’t live without - 2:
Strava.
"Yes
that’s right, one of the things I couldn’t live
without is Strava! Well, to be more precise, I
mean a ride tracking app, and there are many
available, it’s just that I’ve been using Strava
for the last seven years and I use it pretty much
every single day."
(road.cc) David Arthur
October
6, 2018
Connor McGregor rides into his next
fight on a custom ride from FiftyOne Bikes.
"Leading
up to his return to the Octagon, notorious MMA
fighter Connor McGregor needed a change. Actually,
it was really his knees that needed a change after
ACL surgery meant that running was out of the
question for a while."
(bikerumor.com) Zach Overholt
October
6, 2018
Giro dell'Emilia 2018 Live Dashboard.
"Start
time: Saturday Oct 6 11:30 CET (2:30 AM PDT).
Earliest live video: 15:30 CET (6:30 AM PDT). Approximate finish: 17:04 CET (8:04 AM PDT)." (steephill.tv) October
6, 2018
Column
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Sanne Cant and Mathieu van der Poel
Return to Winning Ways at Brico Cross Meulebeke.
"On
what might be best described as a Disneyland of a
cyclocross course, reigning Euroepan Cyclocross
Champs Sanne Cant (Iko Beobank) and teammate
Mathieu van der Poel (Corendon Circus) celebrated
their return to European cyclocross racing with
dramatic UCI C2 wins at the 2018 Brico Cross in
Meulebeke."
(cxmagazine.com)
October
6, 2018
Peter Sagan: It'll take time to get
used to racing without the rainbow stripes.
"For
the past three seasons, Peter Sagan has been
synonymous with the rainbow jersey. In fact, it's
hard to remember him wearing anything other than
the rainbow stripes. While seeing him in a
different kit next year will be an unusual sight
for fans."
(cyclingnews.com) (Veloimages)
October
6, 2018
Road Worlds return to Australia:
Wollongong to host 2022 championships.
"The
eight day event will come 12 years after
Australia’s only other Road World Championships,
held in Geelong in 2010. It will be the first Road
Worlds held in the Southern Hemisphere since
then."
(cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos)
October
6, 2018
Cardiac malformation forces Tanguy
Turgis to end his career at 20.
"The
doctors have unfortunately confirmed what I feared
since the stress test I carried out last Monday,"
said the rider. "I suffer from an anomaly that may
worsen over time and I can't take any risks.
Although I can still ride at a moderate pace and
share some outings with my loved ones." (cyclingpub.com)
October
6, 2018
Top Ride: Lombardia Corsa!
"Sometimes
heading into the unknown is best approached with a
‘give ‘er’ attitude, and as I once again learned
on this awesome ride around Lago di Como, the
rewards can be worthy of a lifetime." (pezcyclingnews.com)
Richard Pestes
October
6, 2018
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October
6, 2018
Jimmy Duquennoy, 23, dies.
"According
to the Belgian broadcaster RTBF, who spoke
to WB team director Frédéric Amorison, Duquennoy
died of a cardiac arrest."
(cyclingnews.com) (Cyclisme) (Sudpresse)
October
6, 2018
A missed bottle might have cost Woods
the rainbow jersey.
"Woods
could smell victory with 200 meters remaining of
the world champs, but cramps caused the Canadian
to "pedal squares" into third place." (velonews.com) Photo:
Luca Bettini-Pool/Getty Images
October
6, 2018
De Marchi vows to help Teuns seal a
victory in Italian classics.
"Alessandro
De Marchi (BMC Racing) captured the victory at the
Giro dell’Emilia on Saturday in Bologna. Instead
of basking in his own glory, however, the Italian
said he aims to help his teammate Dylan Teuns
secure a victory, too, before the late season
classics come to an end at Il Lombardia next
weekend."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele/Getty
Images)
October
6, 2018
"Maybe it will give some closure to
Lance as well" - Floyd Landis on ploughing his
Armstrong settlement back into cycling.
"Speaking
to Velo News, he explained: “I wanted to
do something with the money. I always felt like
there was the perspective out there - and some of
it was Lance’s talking points from day one - that
the whole purpose of coming clean was about money.
And the only thing I could do was tell people it’s
not."
(road.cc) Alex Bowden
October
6, 2018
Mark Cavendish set to stay with
Dimension Data.
"Despite
being heavily linked with a transfer, Mark
Cavendish is set to remain at Dimension Data next
year. Italian newspaper La Gazzetta dello
Sport reports that the British sprinter has
reached an agreement to add another year to his
contract."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
October
6, 2018
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Q&A: Why Floyd Landis is starting
a cycling team.
"With
the Armstrong whistleblower lawsuit behind him and
cash in hand, Floyd Landis hopes to play a part in
resurrecting U.S. pro cycling."
(velonews.com) Photo courtesy Floyd's of Leadville
October
5, 2018
Danish teenager gets closer to
Wiggins's Hour Record.
"The
Hour Record of Bradley Wiggins could come under
threat much sooner than expected as 19 year old
Danish talent Mikkel Berg took one step closer to
the record last night."
(cyclist.co.uk) (Joe Robinson)
October
5, 2018
Two time winner Philippe Gilbert
included on Quick Step Floors line-up for Paris
Tours.
"One
of the last major classics of the season, this
year’s Paris-Tours will be the 112th edition, one
whose route has undergone some significant changes
from what the riders were used to in the past."(thebikecomesfirst.com)
Photo: Bruno Bade
October
5, 2018
Alejandro Valverde and Geraint Thomas
to ride Saitama Criterium.
"Tour
de France winner Geraint Thomas and newly crowned
world champion Alejandro Valverde will headline
the sixth edition of the Saitama Criterium, which
takes place on November 4. Vincenzo Nibali, Marcel
Kittel and Alexander Kristoff have also been
confirmed for the Japanese event."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
October
5, 2018
Paris Tours Preview.
"The
French autumn classic with a new twist this year,
a series of gravel roads in between the vineyards.
Also don’t miss this Saturday’s Giro dell’Emilia." (inrng.com)
October
5, 2018
Coming Full Circle: The Giro
Dell'Emilia Story.
"The
race is an ancient fixture on the cycling calendar
(it hit 100 editions in 2017), and the backdrop of
the Madonna di San Luca with its 666 arches along
the portico made for an unforgettable,
authentically Italian road race."
(podiumcafe.com) Corbis via Getty Images
October
5, 2018
New Le Col branded Colnago C64.
"The
C64 is the latest in the C series from the iconic
Italian brand. Still headed by founder Ernesto
Colnago, it’s been making bikes since 1954. That’s
over 64 years -
hence the bike’s name."
(cyclingweekly.com) Paul Norman
October
5, 2018
Column
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British Cycling riders’ data security
breached.
"The
organization which holds medical records and
performance data on British Cycling funded
athletes has been affected by a security breach.
The security breach in question affected emails
only, and was not linked to the centralized data
containing medical records."
(cyclingweekly.com) Credit: Alex
Whitehead/SWPix.com
October
5, 2018
Froome in no hurry to set 2019
markers.
"The
four time Tour de France champion pulled the plug
on his season at the Tour of Britain last month
and is enjoying some family time with his newborn
daughter."
(velonews.com) (Justin Setterfield/Getty Images
Sport)
October
5, 2018
Alejandro Valverde: Love Or Hate The
2018 World Champion!
"2018
World Elite road champion Alejandro Valverde has
had a long and very successful career, but there
has been controversy - Operación Puerto and all
its fall-out. Valverde took his punishment and
carried on winning, but is there still a dark
cloud over the Murcian's head?"
(pezcyclingnews.com) Edmond Hood
October
5, 2018
2019's top 5 pro road shoes.
"The
2018 season is drawing to a close and, after
seeing sneak peeks of the professionals testing
new gear throughout the season, brands have
finally revealed what next year has in store for
us."
(cyclingnews.com) (bikeradar.com) (Josh
Evans/Immediate Media)
October
5, 2018
Giant confirmed as bike supplier for
CCC Team in 2019.
"The
CCC men's and women's teams will ride Giant and
Liv for the 2019 season, the company has
confirmed. The move completes a merry-go-round of
bike suppliers with former named sponsor BMC
switching to supply Dimension Data and their
previous supplier Cervelo moving to Team Sunweb,
who have ridden Giant since 2013."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Josh Evans/Immediate
Media)
October
5, 2018
Boardman Road Team Carbon review.
"With
a C7 carbon frame based on the brand’s SLR
Endurance model costing twice as much as this
entry-level road bike, on the face of it, it seems
to offer the best of both worlds: performance on a
budget."
(cyclist.co.uk) (cyclingweekly.com)
October
5, 2018
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October
5, 2018
October
5, 2018
Transfer mechanics: Lifting the lid on
the Ivan Sosa saga.
"When
is a contract not a contract? Essentially, when
all relevant parties haven't signed it. Such
simplicity isn’t part of the situation involving
Ivan Sosa, Trek Segafredo and the various
individuals who claim to represent the rider." (cyclingnews.com)
(Stephen Farrand)
October
5, 2018
Bernal signs new five-year contract
with Team Sky.
"Still
only 21, Bernal signed for Team Sky at the end of
last season after two successful years with
Androni Giocattoli and overall victory at the 2017
Tour de l’Avenir while riding for the Colombian
national team."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
October
5, 2018
Facing budget crunch, Quick Step may
drop Gaviria a year early.
"Quick
Step boss Patrick Lefevere is still trying to find
money to keep his team in the WorldTour, and
Gaviria - with an estimated contact of 2 million
euros per year - takes up a sizable chuck of his
current budget."
(velonews.com) (Justin Setterfield/Getty Images
Sport)
October
5, 2018
Gino Mäder signs for Team Dimension
Data.
"Dimension
Data has announced that Swiss rider Gino Mäder
will join the team next season. The 21 year old
was part of the impressive Swiss national team at
the recent World Championships where he finished
4th in the under-23 road race."(thebikecomesfirst.com)
Photo: Stiehl Photography
October
5, 2018
Peter Sagan focusing on Classics
before considering World Championships in Yorkshire.
"The
Slovakian said he hopes to add another Paris
Roubaix or Tour of Flanders title to his glowing
palmarès, but is considering his chances in the
climber’s Classics too."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
October
5, 2018
Van der Poel's Corendon Circus team
applies for Pro Continental status.
"Van
der Poel renewed his contract with Corendon Circus
through the 2020 season, aiming to continue to
combine cyclocross, road and mountain biking with
an eye on competing in the cross country race at
the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2020."
(cyclingnews.com) (ASO)
October
5, 2018
Orbea Orca randonneuring machine.
"When
we think about the longer rides we like to do, we
often end up with something in the range of maybe
3-5 hours. That sort of duration is longer than
what most of us are usually able to cram in during
the week."
(cyclingtips.com) Photography by James Huang
October
5, 2018
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