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Movistar to bring Landa, Quintana back
to 2019 Tour.
"Movistar
is bullish Mikel Landa will perform at maximum
capacity in 2019 following a rough and tumble
debut with the Spanish blues."
(velonews.com) Photo: ©David Ramos | Getty Images
November
12, 2018
Offseason Capsule: AG2R.
"After
taking big steps forward over the last few years,
2018 was a season of consolidation, marked by
regular prominence but few major wins." (podiumcafe.com)
(Getty Images)
November
12, 2018
Marangoni ends 11-year career with
first professional victory.
"Italy's
Alan Marangoni enjoyed an emotional, fairy-tale
ending to his 11-year professional career, winning
for the first time in his last ever race." (cyclingnews.com)
(Nippo ViniFantini/Midori Shimizu)
November
12, 2018
McFadden Gets First UCI Win, Men’s
Green Podium Sweep at Northampton Day 2.
"Courtenay
McFadden rode solo to victory in the Elite Women’s
field.
Curtis
White dominated the Elite Men’s field for the
second day in a row."
(cxmagazine.com) Angelica Dixon
November
12, 2018
Tour is stronger than ever despite
rocky 2018 edition.
"The
2018 Tour de France had its setbacks and
frustrations, but some insiders believe the race
is stronger than it has ever been."
(velonews.com) Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
November
12, 2018
Iconic Arthurs Seat climb returns to
Jayco Herald Sun Tour.
"This
particular stage will include the riders traveling
five times up Arthurs Seat," McGrory said. "On
previous occasions it has been three times which
has been tough enough, but five times, well the
riders are going to be shocked when they hear
that…and certainly more shocked when they are
riding up it."
(sbs.com.au) (cyclingnews.com)
November
12, 2018
Dare Gravel Fondo bike gets even
sleeker, still adjustable; plus new TSRf triathlon
bike.
"The
new Dare GFX gravel gran fondo road bike gets a
sleeker rear dropout system, improving the
adjustable chainstay length design over last
year’s prototype."
(bikerumor.com) Tyler Benedict
November
12, 2018
Third Masters rider caught doping,
with EPO, in same road race.
"A
third Masters cyclist has been caught doping in
the same road race in the United States. The
latest rider won his event but has now been
sanctioned for EPO use."
(stickybottle.com)
November
12, 2018
How you can buy Mark Cavendish’s
Cervélo S5.
"Dimension
Data is auctioning off some of its pros personal
machines to support charity Qhubeka." (cyclingweekly.com)
(Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
November
12, 2018
Column
Two
Highlights of 2018: Part I.
"Time
to look back at the 2018 season, to select a few
highlights for review the moment with added
hindsight. First, the final stage of Paris-Nice, a
cliffhanger on the corniche where the result was
uncertain until the very end."
(inrng.com) (ASO)
November
12, 2018
Groupama FDJ launch Continental-level
development team.
"Plans
for the Groupama FDJ squad were first announced
late last year as part of a new sponsorship deal
between Marc Madiot's long-running French team and
insurance company Groupama."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
November
12, 2018
Astute Star Lite VT saddle.
"The
Astute Star Lite is a superbly made saddle that
offers a high level of comfort, especially when
you're in a low and aggressive riding position." (road.cc) Mat Brett
November
12, 2018
Emily Batty and Lance Armstrong
join-up for a rip in Colorado.
"2018
MTB World Championship podium finisher and Aspen
resident hammer on some beautiful trails outside
of Fruita for three hours."
(cyclingmagazine.ca)
November
12, 2018
Transgender athlete Rachel McKinnon
faced death threats and abuse after historic win.
"McKinnon
became the first trans woman to win at the track
worlds when she took gold in the women’s 35-44
sprint in California last month."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Image: Twitter/ Rachel
McKinnon)
November
12, 2018
Foss Zero Drag hubs disengage the
freehub for no noise, no drag.
"When
coasting (or any time there’s no pressure being
applied to the drivetrain), the freehub body’s
ratchet ring retracts away from the ratchet ring
inside the hub shell."
(bikerumor.com) Tyler Benedict
November
12, 2018
J.Laverack GRiT made-to-order titanium
gravel bike.
"Welded
one-at-a-time with a mix of shaped titanium tubes,
the Grit promises a smooth ride, lifelong
durability, tons of tire clearance, and a
surprisingly affordable price tag."
(bikerumor.com) Cory Benson
November
12, 2018
Tour of Turkey moves back to April
slot in 2019.
"Tour
of Turkey organizers revealed the route of the
stages on Monday, with the WorldTour event
returning to an April 16-21 slot after the past
two editions took place in early October." (cyclingnews.com)
November
12, 2018
Column
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November
12, 2018
November
12, 2018
Third Masters rider caught doping,
with EPO, in same road race.
"A
third Masters cyclist has been caught doping in
the same road race in the United States. The
latest rider won his event but has now been
sanctioned for EPO use."
(stickybottle.com)
November
12, 2018
Nibali questioned by French police for
three hours about Tour de France crash.
"Vincenzo
Nibali gave evidence to French police for three
hours on Saturday as investigations continued into
the cause of and responsibility for his Tour de
France crash."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
November
12, 2018
Michael Creed: Fighting back against
depression.
"Five
years ago, Michael Creed hung up his wheels and
ended his career as a professional cyclist. From
there he moved seamlessly into team management -
first with SmartStop, then the US Paralympic
Cycling Team - before landing on his feet at
Aevolo, where he now runs one of the most
successful under-23 programs on the US domestic
scene."
(cyclingnews.com) (Pat Malach)
November
12, 2018
Aqua Blue Sport defends team closure,
sets out all salaries owed.
"Aqua
Blue Sport has contacted its riders and staff and
insisted that all salary payments will be met.
They have listed all riders and staff and their
salary payments due in an effort to dispel the
suggestion salaries would not be paid." (stickybottle.com)
November
12, 2018
Kennedy extends with Mitchelton Scott.
"Australian
Lucy Kennedy has extended her contract with the
Mitchelton Scott team for another year, the team
has announced."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
November
12, 2018
Polini Unveils New Dual-Battery
Electric Motor with a Range of More Than 250 Miles.
"According
to Polini, its 1000 Wh dual-battery system
combined with their P3 mid-mount motor can be
added to virtually any type of e-Bike, including
road models. "
(capovelo.com)
November
12, 2018
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Alice Arzuffi wins Superprestige
Ladies Trophy at Gavere.
"Alice
Maria Arzuffi (Steylaerts-777.be) won the third
round of the Superprestige Ladies Trophy at
Gavere, going solo for over half the race to take
her first win of the season. A well-paced effort
saw Nikki Brammeier (Mudiita Pro Team) finish
second 17 seconds down."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
November
11, 2018
Mathieu van der Poel wins with another
lonely solo in Gavere.
"Mathieu
van der Poel (Corendon Circus) won the third round
of the Superprestige Trophy in Gavere, leading
from the gun after attacking on the opening lap.
Toon Aerts (Telenet Fidea Lions) took second
place, 24 seconds back."
(cyclingnews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
November
11, 2018
Watts the problem? Pros give their
views on proposed power meter ban.
"Many
at the top of the sport, often those in suits
rather than lycra, are pushing for any number of
tweaks, additions, updates or even outright bans
justified by euphemistic “unpredictability." (cyclingweekly.com)
(Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
November
11, 2018
Marcel Kittel: I don't regret leaving
Quick Step.
"Despite
his lack of success in 2018, the rider is already
looking forward. "It hasn't been my best year,
that is very evident. In any case, I hope to
improve for next year," he commented. "Now it is
important to have a period of rest and I have told
the team that I need to recover as much as
possible."
(cyclingpub.com) Siebe Kok
November
11, 2018
Merlin Malt-G.
"The
Merlin Malt-G is an aluminium gravel/all-rounder
bike that puts in a solid performance on both
asphalt and hard-packed roads and offers
exceptional value."
(road.cc) Mat Brett
November
11, 2018
2018 Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross
at Gavere, Belgium LIVE stream coverage.
"On
Sunday: Superprestige Cyclocross at Gavere,
Belgium. Elite Women and Men races will be live.
Live streaming video: 1:30pm CET (7:30am U.S. Eastern). Women at 13:40 CET, 7:40am ET. Elite/U23
Men at 15:00 CET, 9:00am ET."
(cyclingfans.com)
November
11, 2018
Column
Two
Cofidis: The house that Vasseur
rebuilt.
"The
2018 season wasn't without its hurdles for Cedric
Vasseur and his Cofidis team but the Frenchman can
be content with a number of highlights as he looks
to solidify the French team's foundations ahead of
the 2019 campaign."
(cyclingnews.com) Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
November
11, 2018
Noho CX: Noble goes solo while White
takes advantage of team strength.
"Ellen
Noble (Trek Factory Racing CX) was victorious in
the elite women’s field and Curtis White
(Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld.com) won the elite
men’s competition in dominant fashion on a cool,
windy day in Northampton, Massachusetts Saturday." (velonews.com) Photo:
Angelica Dixon
November
11, 2018
Lefevere: I don't understand Tafi's
comeback.
"Andrea
Tafi may have moved a step closer to his dream of
competing in next year's Paris Roubaix but his
former boss, Patrick Lefevere, is still baffled by
the 52-year-old's desire to return to professional
competition."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
November
11, 2018
Women on the Move, by Roger
Gilles.
"They
were known as the Big Five. Lizzie Glaw. Helen
Baldwin. May Allen. Tillie Anderson. Dottie
Farnsworth. For a brief few years in the 1890s
they towed women’s racing in north America in
their wake. Chief among them was Tillie Anderson." (podiumcafe.com)
Alice Olson Roepke Collection
November
11, 2018
Christmas gift guide - 15 of the best
stocking fillers for mountain bikers and gravel
cyclists.
"Christmas
is nearly upon us again and it's time to spend
some money on your cycling significant other or
family member. We've come up with presents that we
think make excellent stocking fillers." (road.cc) Rachael
Gurney
November
11, 2018
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November
11, 2018
November
11, 2018
Stybar sets 2019 sights on Paris
Roubaix and Tour of Flanders.
"Zdenek
Stybar (Quick Step Floors) hasn’t had a big
one-day win since Strade Bianche in 2015, but he
is setting his sights high for the coming season.
Paris Roubaix is at the top of his wish list,
followed by the Tour of Flanders."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
November
11, 2018
Manzana Postobon has signed Luis
Carlos Chía for the 2019 season.
"Chia
was a trainee at the Colombian team in 2017 and
the next season he became part of the U23 team AV
Villas. Now the rider will return to the
ProContinental level to be part of a fast trio
that will take the place Sebastian Molano used to
have."
(cyclingpub.com) Manzana Postobon Team
November
11, 2018
BookShelf: The Shattered Peloton.
"November
11 marks the end of World War I, the “War To End
All Wars,” as it turned out to be inaccurately
described. The world of cycling was not untouched
by geopolitics. The Tour de France was taken over
after World War II by publisher Émilien Amaury,
who served in the Resistance and whose Amaury
Sport Organization continues to run the race to
this day."
(pezcyclingnews.com)
November
11, 2018
When Bikes Ruled Seattle.
"Seattle’s
cycling past during boom times is fascinatingly
similar to the current one. As I learned from When
Bikes Ruled Seattle video, at the turn of the
century bikes clogged the paths but not for long." (bikehugger.com)
November
11, 2018
Eat Race Win.
"Eat
Race Win - chef Hannah Grant's second sports
nutrition cookbook, following The Grand Tour
Cookbook - is a usable and ultimately
interesting read that might help shed light on
areas of nutrition that you've yet to optimize." (road.cc) Ashley
Quinlan
November
11, 2018
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An Exciting Elite Women’s Duel at
Soudal Jaarmarktcross Niel.
"The
return of mud and rain also brought the return of
the Sanne Cant (IKO Beobank) who has won
two-straight world championships."
(cxmagazine.com)
November
10, 2018
Muddy Elite Men’s Afternoon at Soudal
Jaarmarktcross Niel.
"With
Wout van Aert (Cibel Cebon Offroad Team) prepping
for Sunday’s Superprestige in Gavere and the
conditions wet and muddy, Mathieu van der Poel
(Corendon Circus) brought plenty of patience with
him to the start line at Saturday’s DVV Trofee
Soudal Jaarmarktcross Niel."
(cxmagazine.com)
November
10, 2018
Philippa York Analysis: Double trouble
for Giro-Tour challengers.
"It
took me about five stages of the Tour de France to
discover that riding a rival Grand Tour beforehand
wasn't a good idea for my level of ability." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
November
10, 2018
Tour Down Under: Porte and Dennis are
Impey's main challengers.
"Mitchelton
Scott manager Matt White has selected Richie Porte
and Rohan Dennis as two of the main favorites for
next year's Santos Tour Down Under. The first
WorldTour race of the 2019 campaign starts on
January 15 with Mitchelton Scott looking to defend
their crown."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
November
10, 2018
Rigoberto Uran will also start 2019
season at Tour Colombia.
"EF
Education First's Rigoberto Uran has announced
that he will also start his season at the Tour
Colombia. Days ago, Team Sky's Chris Froome also
made known his intentions of riding the Colombian
race in 2019."
(cyclingpub.com) EF Education First
November
10, 2018
Cyclocross DVV Trophy Niel (Belgium)
Live.
"Racing
will start on Saturday, November 10th at 13:30
CET.
Live
streaming video: 1:30pm CET (7:30am U.S. Eastern).
Elite Women at 13:45 CET, 7:45am ET. Elite Men at 15:00 CET, 9:00am ET." (procyclinglive.com) November
10, 2018
Column
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Rochette powers to her second Canadian
elite women’s cyclocross title.
"Maghalie
Rochette, fresh off her Pan-American championship,
took her second national title on Saturday at the
2018 Shimano Canadian cyclocross championships in
Peterborough, ON. In the under-23 side of the
race, Ruby West retained her title, her third in
four years."
(cyclingmagazine.ca) (Twitter)
November
10, 2018
Van den Ham repeats as Canadian 'cross
champion.
"Michael
Van Den Ham (Garneau Easton p/b Transitions
Lifecare) first, Geoff Kabush second, and Marc
Andre Fortier rounds out podium in Peterborough." (cyclingnews.com)
(Dave McElwaine)
November
10, 2018
Sean Kelly picks his three top
highlights of the 2018 pro season.
"Sean
Kelly has picked Chris Froome’s 80km solo
breakaway during the Giro d’Italia as his biggest
moment of the 2018 season."
(stickybottle.com)
November
10, 2018
No pressure on Dennis for GC results
at Bahrain Merida.
"Team
manager Brent Copeland has stressed that Dennis
will be given the full backing to challenge for
the Olympic Games in 2020, where he will be hoping
to win the road time trial."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
November
10, 2018
1980s training advice from Tony Ryan,
Sean Kelly’s coach & mentor.
"Tony
Ryan’s love of cycling started as a 16-year-old in
1956. Tony rode many Rásanna in the 60s and 70s
with the Tipperary team. But his love of coaching
started in the 1970s when a group of young
cyclists in Carrick-on-Suir needed guidance." (stickybottle.com)
(Homepage Photo with many thanks to Joe Cashin)
November
10, 2018
Viviani and Keisse link up for Gent
Six Day.
"Keisse,
a Six Day specialist, has triumphed at the Gent
event on six previous occasions, while Viviani is
the reigning Olympic Omnium champion after winning
gold in Rio at the 2016 Summer Games. " (cyclingnews.com) Tim
de Waele/Getty Images)
November
10, 2018
Watch live: 2018 Canadian cyclocross
championships on Nov. 10.
"The
stream starts at 9:30 a.m. EST, and the
commentators will be Steve Fleck and Randy
Ferguson.
The Elite Men’s race is at 2:30 p.m. EST and the Elite Women race at 4:00 p.m. 2:30pm EST Elite men. 4:00pm
EST Elite women (23+) / Women youth (17-22)." (cyclingmagazine.ca)
November
10, 2018
Column
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November
10, 2018
Former British Cycling doctor faces
medical tribunal over testosterone patches.
"The
governing body is said to have been informed that
Richard Freeman is likely to face a General
Medical Council tribunal in connection with a
delivery of testosterone patches to the team
headquarters in 2011."
(telegraph.co.uk) (Getty Images)
November
10, 2018
November
10, 2018
Fenn criticizes Aqua Blue Sport bosses
after more salary woes.
"As
it currently stands the UCI will not release
anymore funds from the bank guarantee that has
been activated to pay the outstanding salaries and
fees associated to Aqua Blue Sport, until all
necessary paperwork and clarification regarding
December salaries has been given."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
November
10, 2018
Caja Rural Seguros RGA inks deal with
Sergei Chernetski.
"Caja
Rural Seguros RGA has announced the signing of
Sergei Chernetski. The Russian rider inks a deal
with the Spanish formation after spending two
seasons at Astana Pro Team."
(cyclingpub.com) (Twitter)
November
10, 2018
What’s the best tread pattern for
winter?
"Now
that we’re staring down the barrel of winter, we
need to protect ourselves against wet and slippery
roads by fitting tires with a more aggressive
tread pattern for better grip, right? Wrong, says
Vittoria’s Jon Heasman."
(cyclingweekly.com) Simon Smythe
November
10, 2018
Chapter2 Bikes replaces Cervelo at
women's Bigla team in 2019.
"New
Zealand bike brand Chapter2 will replace Cervelo
as the equipment sponsor for the UCI women's
Cervelo Bigla team in 2019, according to a team
press release. The team announced earlier this
month that Bigla would be the main naming-rights
partner."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
November
10, 2018
Minnesota college to introduce degree
in bicycle design and fabrication.
"Industry
companies in the Upper Midwest are lending their
support to a local community college's new
engineering program focused on the design and
fabrication of bicycles and their components. Next
fall, Minnesota State College Southeast's campus
in Red Wing, located 60 miles southeast of the
Twin Cities, will introduce Bicycle Design &
Fabrication, a two-year associate of applied
science degree program."
(bicycleretailer.com)
November
10, 2018
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