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Tour of Fuzhou: Davidenok secures
overall victory.
"Australia’s
Kaden Groves of the Mitchelton BikeExchange
development team won the fifth and final stage of
the Tour of Fuzhou in China as Ilya Davidenok of
Beijing XDS Innova secured overall success." (cyclingnews.com)
(Tour of Fuzhou)
November
18, 2018
Max Sciandri: We have to make Nairo
Quintana regain his confidence.
"Nairo
has the option of winning the Tour, but we have to
think that we have three good riders that can do
it," said Sciandri to Colombian newspaper El
Tiempo. "We have to define the work that
each of them will do, the options that they have,
and the calendar, but I'm convinced that Nairo can
win the Tour."
(cyclingpub.com)
November
18, 2018
The best cycling gear.
"It’s
that time of year when bike stores are promoting
deals for Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Christmas
holidays and for what seems like no reason at all
other than that they want more of your money. If
you buy from online bike stores, no doubt your
email and social media feeds are full of these
promotions."
(intheknowcycling.com)
November
18, 2018
Rochette crashed by young spectator at
Hittnau EKZ CrossTour.
"I
almost abandoned but then I realized I was okay
and decided to keep going. Unfortunately, Helen
Wyman also crashed and she didn’t feel OK so she
had to stop,” Rochette said. “When I got on my
bike, I was dead last and couldn’t even see
another rider. So I started chasing." (cyclingmagazine.ca)
Philippe Tremblay
November
18, 2018
What About Coffee? The Six Best Tips.
"In
recent years we’ve learned more about how coffee
and caffeine affect performance - including how
its effects change for older athletes. Here’s what
you need to know."
(roadbikeaction.com) Chris Carmichael
November
18, 2018
Sutherland: ‘I wouldn’t say it was a
blessing in disguise - but I wouldn’t change it’.
"Australian
veteran Rory Sutherland has had a circuitous route
to the top. After his burgeoning career was
derailed by a doping suspension, the Canberran
spent half a decade in the sporting wilderness." (sbs.com.au) Kieran
Pender
November
18, 2018
2018 Tour of Fuzhou LIVE stream.
"2018
Tour of Fuzhou LIVE November 14-18, China.
Stage 5 starts at -- local (-- U.S. Eastern) (-- CET). Stage finish around -- local (-- U.S. Eastern) (-- CET). LIVE video from 1:00pm local (12:00am U.S. Eastern) (6:00 am CET)." (cyclingfans.com) November
18, 2018
Column
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Worst wins Flanderiencross sprint
after eight-rider battle.
"Annemarie
Worst (Steylaerts - 777) won the Flaneriencross
race in Hamme, Belgium using her fast finish to
dominate the sprint after eight riders fought for
40 minutes on the fast and dry course." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
November
18, 2018
Van der Poel dominates once again.
"Mathieu
van der Poel took his eleventh victory of the
winter with another dominant ride at the
Flanderiencross race in Hamme, Belgium, leading
the race from start to finish."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
November
18, 2018
Gomez Villafane and Dillman victorious
at Major Taylor CX.
"Day
one of racing at Indianapolis rewards teamwork in
the women's and a solo display in the men's." (velonews.com) Photo:
Mike Almert, Action Images Indy
November
18, 2018
West and White overcome the slush at
Supercross.
"Cold
slushy mud covered the course in Suffern, N.Y at
Supercross day one after a midweek snowstorm,
making for a course with deep bogs and no real
lines to follow."
(velonews.com) Photo: Angelica Dixon
November
18, 2018
CBD for Athletes: What You Need to
Know About Cannabidiol.
"As
athletes we put a lot of stress on our bodies, to
positive and negative effect. Training stress
stimulates adaptation and increased performance,
but physical trauma and prolonged wear and tear
also lead to injuries and pain. Current methods of
pain management are effective, but they’re also
killing people."
(roadbikeaction.com)
November
18, 2018
Cyclocross DVV Trophy Hamme (Belgium)
Live.
"The
2018 UCI Cyclocross DVV Trophy Hamme is Sunday,
November 18.
There will be live streams for the Elite Women and Elite Men races.. U23 at 12:00 CET, 6:00am ET. Elite Women at 13:45 CET, 7:45am ET. Elite Men at 15:00 CET, 9:00am ET." (procyclinglive.com) (cyclingfans.com) November
18, 2018
Column
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November
18, 2018
Thomas hits back at Wiggins comments
on Armstrong.
"Geraint
Thomas has hit back at Bradley Wiggins’ recent
comments and emotively-driven support for Lance
Armstrong, suggesting that his former Team Sky
teammate is simply seeking publicity to help sell
his latest book."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
November
18, 2018
November
18, 2018
Should the UCI relax its bike rules?
"Bike
rules are the same as they have been for the best
part of 20 years. The permissible weight for a
bike is still 6.8kg, despite huge advances in
carbon fiber technology in that time, and bikes
must still conform to a template whereby “the
frame of the bicycle shall be of a traditional
pattern, i.e. built around a main triangle." (cyclingweekly.com)
Simon Smythe
November
18, 2018
Black Friday Cycling Deals Mega
Roundup - Bikes, Components, Gear & More!
"Our
annual list of the best Black Friday deals for
cyclists is here! Find all the best discounts,
deals, offers and specials for road, gravel,
cyclocross, mountain bikes and more, right here!
We’ll be updating this list all the way through
Black Friday weekend."
(bikerumor.com)
November
18, 2018
McLay confirms second year with EF Pro
Cycling.
"British
sprinter Dan McLay confirmed on Twitter on Sunday
that he'll be returning to EF Pro Cycling next
year. The 26-year-old joined the American
WorldTour team this season after two years with
the French Fortuneo Pro Continental team. " (cyclingnews.com)
(Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
November
18, 2018
Queens of Pain, by Isabel Best.
"Twenty-something
cycling icons, all of them women, each of them
with a story as inspirational as you’ll find
anywhere else in bike racing’s long history." (podiumcafe.com)
Feargal McKay
November
18, 2018
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2018 Shanghai Criterium Recap.
"Peter
Sagan beat off reigning Tour de France champion
Geraint Thomas in a tense three-way tussle to the
line to win the Tour’s Shanghai Criterium on
Saturday."
(roadbikeaction.com)
November
17, 2018
Is Lyu Xianjing the real 'big thing'
from China?
"Fifth
overall in the Tour of Hainan and currently third
in the Tour of Fuzhou after winning stage 1,
China’s Lyu Xianjing is the big revelation of the
final races of 2018."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tour of Fuzhou)
November
17, 2018
Tour of Fuzhou: Kononenko wins at Da
Yang Town.
"The
2015 Ukrainian national champion Mykhaylo
Kononenko of the Beijing XDS Innova team won stage
4 of the Tour of Fuzhou after he rode away solo
four kilometres before the finish in Da Yang." (cyclingnews.com)
(Jean-François Quénet)
November
17, 2018
Alaphilippe adds Strade Bianche and
Milan San Remo to spring Classics goals.
"The
Frenchman will kick off his 2019 season in
Argentina at the Vuelta a San Juan, staying in
South America to ride the Colombia Oro y Paz stage
race, where he will go up against Chris Froome and
Egan Bernal (Team Sky)."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
November
17, 2018
Gerrans says goodbye: Reflections of a
cunning Classics star.
"I
probably wasn’t the most gifted rider in the
bunch, but I was tactically astute.” The Milan
Sanremo and Liège Bastogne Liège winner on his
double retirement, how to win from a breakaway and
his unorthodox next move."
(rouleur.cc) Photographs: Offside/L'Equipe
November
17, 2018
Rachel Hedderman takes Tibco reins as
lead director.
"Former
United Healthcare and Optum director Rachel Heal
will run the Tibco Silicon Valley Bank UCI women's
team next year as the program manager and head
sports director, according to an announcement from
the team."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Jonathan Devich)
November
17, 2018
InstaFund La Prima launches new
women’s road team in Vancouver.
"North
America’s newest women’s road cycling team
InstaFund La Prima launched Thursday night in
Vancouver, B.C. InstaFund La Prima is looking to
provide a home for female cyclists that want to
compete at a high level in the sport, but still
have full time day jobs."
(cyclingmagazine.ca) Terry McKall
November
17, 2018
Column
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Back to back World Cup wins for
Mathieu van der Poel.
"European
champion Mathieu van der Poel kept up his string
of wins with a triumph in Saturday’s fourth round
of the UCI World Cup in Tabor, Czech Republic. The
World Cup title holder, Van der Poel took the lead
on the second of nine laps in a display of
domination."
(cyclingmagazine.ca) (Twitter)
November
17, 2018
Lucinda Brand wins Women’s 2018 World
Cup Tabor.
"Lucinda
Brand (Team Sunweb) hung out in a big group for
the first four laps of Saturday’s World Cup Tabor,
but in the last lap, it was go time for the Dutch
national champion. Brand got a gap using her power
through a series of ups and downs and held it to
take her first-career World Cup win." (cxmagazine.com)
(cyclingnews.com)
November
17, 2018
Pidcock dominates despite slowed
start.
"Tom
Pidcock showed just why he is the under 23
European cyclocross champion with a dominant solo
victory in Tabor Saturday during round 4 of the
UCI Telenet Cyclocross World Cup."
(cyclingnews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
November
17, 2018
West wins Supercross Cup opener in New
York.
"Ruby
West wins, Rebecca Fahringer and Magdeleine
Vallieres round out elite women's podium." (cyclingnews.com)
(Martin Labelle)
November
17, 2018
White wins day 1 at Supercross Cup.
"Curtis
White wins, Kerry Werner is second, Merwin Davis
third."
(cyclingnews.com) (Angelica Dixon)
November
17, 2018
Highlights of 2018: Part II.
"Suspense,
revenge, reversal, renewal, the 2018 Lombardia had
it all. Lotto Jumbo hit the race on the climb of
the Sormano, a proper climb just to get to the
start point of the infamous Muro di Sormano and
its two kilometers at almost 16."
(inrng.com) (RCS Sport)
November
17, 2018
PEZ Holiday Gift Guide 2018 #1.
"It's
nearly that time already; the trees will be going
up and the halls will soon be decked with boughs
of holly. So it is also time for the PEZ Holiday
Gift Guide."
(pezcyclingnews.com)
November
17, 2018
UCI Cyclocross World Cup at Tabor,
Czech Republic LIVE.
"The
2018 UCI Cyclocross World Cup at Tabor, Czech
Republic is Saturday, November 17.
Elite Men at 15:00 CET, 9:00am U.S. Eastern." (cyclingfans.com) November
17, 2018
Column
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November
17, 2018
Puerto case sputters toward
anticlimactic end.
"The
long-running Operación Puerto doping scandal looks
to be on its last legs. Seven more names -
including four active riders - matched to Puerto
blood bags, court action prevents release." (velonews.com) Tim de
Waele/Getty Images)
November
17, 2018
November
17, 2018
Wiggins’s Armstrong comments
“publicity seeking”: Geraint Thomas.
"Tour
de France champion Geraint Thomas accused Bradley
Wiggins of trying to drum up publicity on Saturday
with his controversial comments about drug cheat
Lance Armstrong."
(velonews.com) (Photo: Chris Graythen/Getty
Images)
November
17, 2018
Israel Cycling Academy signs Riccardo
Minali from Astana.
"The
Israel Cycling Academy today announced signing
sprinter Riccardo Minali from Astana. The
23-year-old Italian rode two grand tours while
racing with the Kazakh WorldTour team the past two
seasons and will further bolster the
Israeli-registered team's Italian flavor." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
November
17, 2018
TJ Eisenhart finds balance in his
painting.
"Taylor
"TJ" Eisenhart's skills on the bike are well
known. The Utah native has been racing with USA
Cycling's development and national teams since
adolescence, most recently plying his game on the
US and international circuits with Pro Continental
team Holowesko Citadel."
(cyclingnews.com) (Twitter @tj_eisenhart)
November
17, 2018
Ale Cipollini complete 2019 roster.
"Alè
Cipollini presented their 2019 roster Saturday
night at the 'Gran Galà Alè' in the Theatre of
Palazzo della Gran Guardia in Verona, officially
announcing the 12 riders who will compete next
season for the UCI women's team."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
November
17, 2018
Can you perfect your pedaling?
"Want
to go faster? Push harder on the pedals! But what
about honing the way you apply that pressure? Is
it worth trying to improve your technique?" (cyclingweekly.com)
Hannah Reynolds
November
17, 2018
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Tour of Fuzhou: Slik wins stage 3,
Davidenok takes over race lead..
"Dutchman
Ivar Slik (Monkey Town) was the third rider to
claim his maiden pro victory in three days of
racing at the 2018 Tour of Fuzhou, following the
path of Chinese sensation Lyu Xianjing and
Germany’s Leon Rohde."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tour of Fuzhou)
November
16, 2018
Me and my bike: Matt Appleman.
"Minnesota-based
framebuilder Matt Appleman explains why he only
works in carbon fiber, and why all his bikes are
black. Except this one."
(cyclist.co.uk) James Spender
November
16, 2018
Performance Bicycle owner ASE files
for bankruptcy.
"Retail
chain Performance Bicycle, which has 104 stores
nationwide, may see store closings as parent
company files for bankruptcy."
(velonews.com) Photo: Dick David | Flickr Creative
Commons
November
16, 2018
UCI gets tougher on former dopers as
staff in rule re-write.
"Effective
October 1, 2018 new language restricting staff,
riders' agents or doctors or medical assistants
from obtaining licenses if they have "been found
guilty or complicit" of anti-doping rule
violations such as trafficking or administering
prohibited substances."
(cyclingnews.com)
November
16, 2018
Blevins leaves road behind to focus on
Olympic MTB dream.
"The
multi-talented 20-year-old announced via Instagram
on Thursday that he would no longer race with the
Hagens Berman Axeon program in the coming season." (velonews.com) Photo:
Michal Cerveny | Specialized (File).
November
16, 2018
2018 Christmas Gifts for Cyclists -
Money No Object!
"Christmas
is coming - the adverts are on the TV and
everything - so it's time for us to suggest some
gifts for the cyclist in your life, and if you
really want to shell out on someone special here
are some money no object ideas."
(road.cc) Mat Brett
November
16, 2018
Mavic Comete Pro Carbon SL UST wheel
review.
"Mavic’s
Comete Pro Carbon SL UST is one of the latest
wheelsets from the French brand and incorporate
all of its newest technologies. This brings the
design right up to speed with its competitors." (cyclist.co.uk) Sam
Challis
November
16, 2018
Column
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Cardoso vows to fight four-year ban
for EPO.
"André
Cardoso has said he will appeal the four-year ban
issued to him by the UCI Anti-Doping Tribunal this
week, saying he will continue to fight to prove
his innocence."
(cyclingnews.com) (Courtesy of Polartec-Kometa)
November
16, 2018
Van Aert could still be sanctioned if
he signs for a new team.
"Contrary
to assertions from his lawyer, Wout van Aert is
not completely in the clear to sign for a new team
in 2019. The governing body may still take
action against him should he lose the legal case
against his former team in the Belgian courts." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
November
16, 2018
Start Lists: Saturday’s 2018 World Cup
Tabor, 12 Americans, 1 Canadian.
"The
fourth stop of the 2018 Telenet UCI World Cup
series is this Saturday in Tabor, Czech Republic.
With a World Cup next Sunday at Koksijde, the race
has drawn many more North American riders than the
last stop in Bern."
(cxmagazine.com) Matthew Lasala
November
16, 2018
Sports Technology Buyers Guide &
Recommendations: Winter 2018-2019.
"Each
year around this time I publish my complete guide
of sports tech recommendations, covering a wide
range of sport gadget areas. My goal here being to
give my specific recommendations."
(dcrainmaker.com)
November
16, 2018
Campagnolo Centaur groupset review.
"Centaur
is a mainly aluminium, rim brake-only groupset
with a four-arm crank spider that has separate,
rather than combined, bolt circles for each
chainring, increasing their rigidity." (cyclingnews.com)
(Russell Eich / Immediate Media) (bikeradar.com)
November
16, 2018
Real Steel Ride: Faggin Acciaio
Review.
"When
a bike brand has been around for over 70 years,
you don't ask "are they any good?", you ask "when
can I ride one?" Italian bicycle frame builder
Faggin (Say: Fah-JEEN) Accaiao DOGE road bike
shows how good riding steel can be when it comes
from the hands of a master builder." (pezcyclingnews.com)
Richard Pestes
November
16, 2018
First Look at the Fuji Jari Carbon 1.1
Gravel/Adventure Bike.
"Launched
in 2016 at Sea Otter, the Fuji Jari (pronounced
JAR-ee) is the now Pennsylvania based brand’s
entry in the gravel and bikepacking category." (cxmagazine.com)
November
16, 2018
Column
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November
16, 2018
Operation Puerto doping case may be
closed without identities of 29 athletes being
revealed.
"Spanish
newspaper AS is reporting that the
Constitutional Court has rejected an attempt by
the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to use the
blood bags to identify the athletes." (cyclingweekly.com)
(Photo: Graham Watson)
November
16, 2018
Former Bardiani CSF pro fails to
overturn growth hormone doping ban.
"Nicola
Ruffoni tested positive for growth hormone on the
eve of the 2017 Giro d’Italia and was sanctioned
by the UCI in December. Ruffoni, 27, filed an
appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport
(CAS) but the case was dismissed."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
November
16, 2018
Peter Sagan, Thomas and Kittel star in
Beijing Opera.
"After
the Saitama Criterium a couple of weeks ago, the
peloton has moved to China for the second edition
of the Shanghai Criterium. The racing isn’t until
Sunday, but the riders got an opportunity to meet
fans and try on some traditional clothes in the
build-up to the event."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
November
16, 2018
November
16, 2018
Gerrans to work for Goldman Sachs
following retirement.
"Just
under a month after he hung up his racing wheels,
Simon Gerrans has announced his post-retirement
plans. In a video on social media, the Australian
said that he would be taking up an internship at
the investment bank Goldman Sachs."
(cyclingnews.com) Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
November
16, 2018
Rotor 2INpower meter cranks tracking
power through snow, mud & rain.
"Tracking
power is probably the most key metric to targeted
training for a specific event or discipline. We
decided to put Rotor’s machined aluminum 2INpower
power meter crankset to a long-term test, in the
most difficult conditions we could drum up. How
did it hold up?"
(bikerumor.com) Cory Benson
November
16, 2018
Rising star: former British points
race champion Joe Nally.
"Joe
Nally, who made the transition from junior to
under-23 GB Academy rider and ended the year with
a ride in the Tour of Britain."
(rouleur.cc) Photographs: SWpix.com
November
16, 2018
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