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December
9, 2017
Lappartient watching Moscon affair
'very closely'.
"Speaking
to The Times this week, UCI president
David Lappartient said he was watching the case in
which FDJ's Sebastian Reichenbach accused Team
Sky's Gianni Moscon of purposely causing him to
crash "very closely."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim De Waele)
December
9, 2017
Cant dominates in Essen.
"Sanne
Cant (Beobank Corendon) put in a commanding
performance in the DVV Verzekeringen Trofee in
Essen, keeping the lead nearly from start to
finish on a heavy, muddy course to take out the
victory over Nikki Brammeier (Boels Dolmans)." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: Tim De Waele)
December
9, 2017
van der Poel solos to victory in
Essen.
"Mathieu
van der Poel (Beobank Corendon) continued his
utter domination of the cyclocross season, soloing
away from a shattered field in the mud of Essen.
The Dutchman topped Laurens Sweeck (ERA-Circus)
and Toon Aerts (Telenet Fidea) to extend his lead
in the series."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim De Waele)
December
9, 2017
NCGP: West and Werner continue winning
ways on day one.
"Canadian
Ruby West (Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld.com) won
her third consecutive event on the USA Cycling
Professional Cyclocross (ProCX) calendar on
Saturday for the elite women. It would be the
fourth win of the season on the men’s side for
North Carolina resident Kerry Werner (Kona Factory
CX Team), who is second overall in the elite men’s
ProCX standings."
(velonews.com) Photo: Laura Rice
December
9, 2017
Resolution Cross Cup: McFadden and
Ortenblad conquer sand on day one.
"Courtenay
McFadden (Pivot Cycles p/b DNA Cycling) and Tobin
Ortenblad (Santa Cruz / Donkey Label) proved to be
the best in the woods and through the sand to win
day one of the UCI C2 Resolution Cross Cup in
Garland, Texas on Saturday."
(velonews.com) Photo: Heather Sawtelle
December
9, 2017
Peter Sagan's Specialized Tarmac wins
Best New or Custom Product in 2017.
"Peter
Sagan’s custom painted Specialized Tarmac has been
voted the Best New or Custom Product of 2017 by
the Cyclingnews readers. The iridescent
paintjob on his new Tarmac SL6 smashed its rivals
in the category with the Shimano Dura-Ace R9170
disc groupset finishing in second place 1,406
votes behind Sagan’s bike."
(cyclingnews.com) (Ben Delaney)
December
9, 2017
Geraint Thomas 'listening to offers'
as he struggles to fulfill goals at Team Sky.
"With
ongoing difficulties establishing himself as a
leader at Team Sky, Geraint Thomas says he is
willing to listen to offers from other teams. The
Welshman’s 2018 program will be based around Chris
Froome’s, yet he remains keen to lead a team in a
Grand Tour - even if that means moving elsewhere." (road.cc) (Picture
courtesy Protect Your Bubble)
December
9, 2017
Zakarin to target Tour de France GC in
2018.
"Ilnur
Zakarin has confirmed he will target the podium at
the 2018 Tour France. The 28 year old Katusha
Alpecin leader finished fifth in the Giro d’Italia
and third in the Vuelta a España this year and
will return to the Tour de France for the second
time in his career having won a stage in 2016." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: Tim De Waele)
December
9, 2017
Marcel Kittel finds new motivation at
Katusha Alpecin.
"After
a season in which he won five stages in the Tour
de France as well as topping the General
Classification at the Dubai Tour and taking a
victory at the Scheldeprijs, the German wants to
continue with that good shape in his new team.
"2017 was a big step ahead for me after a
difficult prior year," he said. "I won five stages
at the Tour that I am very proud of and feel
highly motivated to be at the top again. It really
satisfies me. "
(cyclingpub.com) (Photo: Tim De Waele)
December
9, 2017
Mark Beaumont’s ultimate endurance
masterclass.
"Mark
Beaumont rode around in world in just 78 days,
covering 240 miles a day. What did he discover
about himself, and about the limits of human
endurance, along the way?"
(cyclingweekly.com) Daniel Gould
December
9, 2017
Sunweb's Albert Timmer announces
retirement.
"Dutch
cyclist Albert Timmer has decided to end his
career as a professional after 14 years in the
peloton. Timmer turned professional at Team Lowik
Meubelen in 2004 and joined Skil Shimano three
years later. While riding for this team, currently
Sunweb, he took part in 11 grand tours including
the last six editions of the Tour de France." (cyclingpub.com)
Wouter Roosenboom
December
9, 2017
11 things we've learned this week.
"Some
more facts, figures and musings from this week in
the world of road.cc."
(road.cc)
December
9, 2017
Alberto Contador has surgery on old
wrist injury.
"Retirement
has given Alberto Contador plenty of time to do
things he was unable to do as a professional
rider. Without needing to worry about the
forthcoming season, Contador has been able to
undergo surgery on an injury that has been
troubling him for some time."
(cyclingnews.com)
December
9, 2017
Wahoo Kickr Snap review.
"The
Snap differs from the original Wahoo Kickr, which
requires you to remove the rear wheel. With the
Snap you can keep your rear wheel on, and after
the one time mechanical width adjustment, the big
blue lever snaps the bike into place on the
trainer."
(cyclingnews.com)
December
9, 2017
December
8, 2017
Garbage Takes: Is the TDF Sagan saga
over?
"Does
the UCI plan to reimburse Sagan or his team for
it’s big SNAFU? Sagan was kicked out on stage 4,
and thus missed plenty of publicity and marketing
that comes from all of those victories and
podiums. After all, that Tour route was perfect
for him."
(velonews.com) (Photo: Tim De Waele)
December
8, 2017
The Lifer: The extraordinary story of
a somewhat ordinary bike racer.
"Don’t
feel bad if his name doesn’t ring a bell. His
biggest win came at a race you’ve probably never
heard of. His greatest strength was not sprinting
or climbing or time trialing. His greatest
strength was helping other people - helping them
to win or fall in love with bike racing." (cyclingtips.com)
Photography by Kevin Dillard, Ethan Glading, Wil
Matthews, Marco Quezada
December
8, 2017
Jensie.
"West
Berlin was so much cleaner than where I had grown
up in East Berlin. Everything it seemed was bigger
and better. And everything was newer. Everything
was well maintained. You could tell immediately
that there was more money there. It was a new
world. It was U.N.B.E.L.I.E.V.A.B.L.E.!" (pelotonmagazine.com)
Images: James Startt & Yuzuru Sunada
December
8, 2017
Interview: A Truck Bed Chat with Katie
Compton at the 2017 Pan-American Championships.
"When
I sat down with Compton in Louisville, she had
just finished her first month of racing a mostly
European schedule this season. She was fresh off
her epic battle with Helen Wyman on the slopes of
the Koppenberg, and she had flown home just to
race at Saturday’s Derby City Cup, which she won,
and Sunday’s Pan-American Championships." (cxmagazine.com) J.
Curtes
December
8, 2017
UCI monitoring Polish Cycling’s sexual
misconduct investigation.
"The
UCI is keeping a close eye over an unstable Polish
Cycling Federation, which has seen eight of its
nine board members resign amid claims over the
last few months of sexual misconduct and
corruption."
(cyclingweekly.com)
December
8, 2017
Marin suffers £30,000 bike theft from
van in Rotherham.
"Eight
bikes worth a total of £30,000 have been stolen
from Marin Bikes in Rotherham on Thursday night.
The bikes were in a Marin branded van in the
parking lot of the Aston Hall Hotel when they were
removed by thieves."
(cyclingweekly.com)
December
8, 2017
The price of losing a bet with Peter
Sagan: Having his name tattooed on your leg.
"When
Bora Hansgrohe team manager Ralph Denk had a bet
with Peter Sagan that the Slovak star would not
win a third consecutive road race world
championship title he probably didn’t consider the
consequences."
(cyclingweekly.com)
December
8, 2017
Cascade Cycling Classic will return
for 2018.
"Doubts
about whether North America’s oldest professional
stage race would return for 2018 were answered
this week when the Cascade Cycling Classic
announced it will be back under new management and
with different dates on the calendar." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: Jonathan Devich)
December
8, 2017
Highlights of 2017: Part V.
"The
last of the five picks is the final stage of the
Critérium du Dauphiné, a 115km sprint across
several Alpine passes. These short stages are like
dessert as they’re best served after other courses
have been consumed and this came after a week of
good racing and set things up nicely for the Tour
de France… possibly too well." (inrng.com)
December
8, 2017
The 5 Best Things To Order At
McDonald's.
"When
it comes to fast-food, McDonald's is a classic—and
honestly, the gold standard for grab-and-go food.
Sarah Koszyk, R.D.N., sports dietitian and weight management specialist and fellow registered dietitian Melanie Flinn combed through the McDonald’s menu and found a few good-for-you options (including, yes, fries!)." (bicycling.com) December
8, 2017
15 examples of really bad advice.
"Fellow
cyclists are always keen on imparting advice to
other riders. The majority of it is rock solid
biking wisdom passed on from rider to rider, from
generation to generation. But for all of the great
advice that can improve your riding, there is some
advice that is just plain dodgy."
(cyclingweekly.com)
December
8, 2017
Talent or training? How a gifted young
rider becomes a champion.
"Most
riders dream of winning a national or World
Championship title. A few dedicate their lives to
it. Fewer still achieve it. Among this successful
minority, the thing they have in common is talent,
in spades - talent that, for most of them, shone
through at an early age."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
December
8, 2017
Quintana, Uran, Gaviria launch new
Colombia Oro y Paz race.
"Colombia
has had a new wave of talent coming through and
making an impact in Europe in the past decade, and
the new race will see stars of the international
peloton descend on Colombia to compete." (cyclingnews.com)
(Col Oro y Paz 2.1 @ColOroyPaz)
December
8, 2017
Trek becomes title sponsor of Drops
women's team for 2018.
"Trek
has announced an extension of its partnership with
the Drops women's cycling team to become co-title
sponsor for the 2018 season. The team name will
change to Trek Drops."
(cyclingnews.com)
December
8, 2017
Canyon SRAM confirm 2018 line-up and
updated racing colors.
"The
Canyon SRAM women's team have confirmed their
13-rider roster for 2018, with Kasia Niewiadoma,
Alice Barnes and German pair Lisa Klein and
Christa Riffel bolstering the squad that already
includes Elena Cecchini, Tiffany Cromwell, Pauline
Ferrand-Prévot and Trixi Worrack as leaders." (cyclingnews.com)
(Tino Pohlmann)
December
8, 2017
Additional four year ban for
Sinkewitz.
"Former
German professional Patrik Sinkewitz, already
serving an eight year ban, has received a further
four year suspension. In July, Sinkewitz was
caught racing the amateur Giro delle Dolomiti and
having violated the "prohibition of participation
during ineligibility", his ban was lengthened by
the UCI."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim De Waele)
December
8, 2017
Astana remembers Scarponi, welcomes
six new riders for 2018.
"Although
Friday’s team presentation looked ahead to the
2018 season, Team Astana dedicated the beginning
of its team launch to a video remembering Michele
Scarponi who was killed by the driver of a car
while training in 2017."
(velonews.com) (Bettini Photo)
December
8, 2017
Paris Roubaix named Best One Day Race
in 2017.
"Greg
Van Avermaet’s dramatic first monument victory was
enough to seal 28 per cent of the vote compared to
the equally as dramatic Tour of Flanders, which
pulled in 23 per cent. It was another monument,
Milan San Remo, that took the final podium spot in
the poll."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim De Waele)
December
8, 2017
van der Breggen's Ardennes triple
named Most Memorable Women's Moment.
"van
der Breggen’s feat secured 1500 more votes that
Chantal Blaak’s surprise victory in the road race
at the World Championships. Coryn Rivera’s Tour of
Flanders victory claimed third spot in the poll
with a 16 per cent share."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim De Waele)
December
8, 2017
Garmin Running Power App: The good,
the bad, and the ugly..
"Today,
Garmin released their running power app that they
announced back in October. The functionality,
which requires an Garmin RD-POD, Garmin HRM-TRI,
or HRM-RUN strap. It also requires the latest
Garmin watches, specifically either a Fenix 5,
Chronos or a FR935."
(dcrainmaker.com)
December
8, 2017
10 of the best Shimano Ultegra
equipped road bikes.
"What
are the key factors when choosing a new road bike?
It might be price, purpose, style, weight, but for
some, it might very well come down to what
groupset the bike is equipped with. And one of the
most popular groupsets is Shimano's Ultegra, a
groupset that combines a competitive price with
top-level performance."
(road.cc)
December
8, 2017
Week in Tech: New gravel options, the
Canyon effect, and more.
"Here’s
your Week in Tech -All the gear news you need,
none of the marketing gibberish you don’t want." (velonews.com)
December
8, 2017
Putting rim brake equipped carbon
clinchers to the test.
"While
you can make a strong argument that rim brakes
should be done away with and replaced with disc
brakes in all cases, there are still many cyclists
who haven’t (and likely won’t) make that switch
anytime soon. Be it for reasons of weight, ease of
use, or simply tradition, the road bike rim brake
remains ever popular."
(roadbikereview.com)
December
8, 2017
Global racing program paying off for
Team Illuminate.
"With
an all black kit devoid of sponsors, Continental
Team Illuminate is on first appearances one of the
more mysterious teams in the peloton. A race
program that has included Taiwan, Kazakhstan,
Rwanda, Colombia, Romania and Azerbaïdjan in 2018
further evidence of a team that beats to its own
drum."
(cyclingnews.com)
December
8, 2017
DT Swiss ARC 1100 review.
"The
overhaul of DT Swiss's road wheel line-up
continues with these aero numbers. The naming
protocol follows on from the Endurance (ERC) and
Performance (PRC) ranges, with the Aero Race
Carbon wheels coming in three depths from 48mm to
80mm. All are tubeless ready, and every option can
be bought for rim or disc brakes with
quick-release or 12mm thru-axles."
(cyclingnews.com) (David Caudrey)
December
8, 2017
December
7, 2017
What I have learned: Connie Carpenter,
women’s cycling’s first Olympic gold medalist.
"It
was a road race, nearly 80 kilometers in length on
the streets of Mission Viejo, with 45 participants
representing 16 nations contesting the gold medal.
But it was the hometown nation who stole the show.
With two riders in the lead five rider group,
compatriots Rebecca Twigg and Connie Carpenter
(now Carpenter-Phinney) sprinted for the win,
securing an historic 1-2 for Team USA." (cyclingtips.com)
Photography by Red Zinger / Coors Classic Image
Archives.
December
7, 2017
The pro peloton’s biggest changes in
2018.
"Professional
cycling’s landscape keeps changing, and for 2018
the peloton literally takes on a newer dimension
with smaller team sizes in races and, as a result,
reduced WorldTour team rosters."
(cyclingweekly.com)
December
7, 2017
Racing as a pro at 50? Davide Rebellin
thinks it could be possible.
"Just
a few days after signing yet another professional
contract, 46 year old Davide Rebellin has said
that he’d like to still be riding as a pro when he
turns 50."
(cyclingweekly.com)
December
7, 2017
Peter Sagan's 3rd world title wins
Most Memorable Moment in Men's Cycling in 2017.
"Peter
Sagan won his third consecutive world title in
Bergen with a perfectly timed bike throw to beat
Alexander Kristoff and Michael Matthews. He has
won the Cyclingnews Most Memorable Moment
in Men's Cycling of 2017 in a similar way, beating
Alberto Contador's stage victory on the Angliru at
the Vuelta a España by just 90 votes." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: Tim De Waele)
December
7, 2017
Robin Carpenter rallies for new
challenges in Europe.
"Robin
Carpenter had something to prove in 2017.
Following a successful 2016, he was unable to get
a WorldTour contract. So, he won a second Cascade
Classic title and grabbed overall wins at the Joe
Martin Stage Race and the Winston Salem Cycling
Classic. He placed fourth at the U.S. Pro National
Championships."
(velonews.com) Photo: Cascade Cycling Classic
December
7, 2017
Repeat 'Kristallen Fiets' wins for Van
Avermaet and D'hoore.
"Greg
Van Avermaet has claimed a fourth career
Kristallen Fiets award while Jolien d'Hoore also
won a consecutive best women's prize. Bjorg
Lambrecht also repeated his best young rider
victory."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim De Waele)
December
7, 2017
Vos to begin cyclocross season in
Antwerp.
"Marianne
Vos (WM3 Pro Cycling) will kick start her
cyclocross season at the Scheldecross in Antwerp
on December 16. After Antwerp, Vos will race three
more times in December at the Waalandcross Sint
Niklaas, the World Cup Heusden Zolder and the
Superprestige Cross Diegem."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
December
7, 2017
NorCal Cyclocross: CX Nation Cup
Raises Money to Send Juniors to Nationals.
"The
Sunday after Thanksgiving was the first edition of
NorCal's CX Nation Cup at Sonoma's Maxwell Park.
While the rest of Sonoma County was ravaged by
large wildfires, Maxwell Park remained unscathed
and offered riders numerous challenges, from sand
to ups and downs to fire roads to single track." (cxmagazine.com) B.
Stendor
December
7, 2017
Cyclingnews readers pick Sunweb
as Best Women's Road Team in 2017.
"Team
Sunweb earned the top spot in the 2017 Cyclingnews
reader poll in the Best Women's Road Team
category. The Dutch team beat out Boels Dolmans in
second and Orica Scott in third."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim De Waele)
December
7, 2017
Bora’s 2018 Goals: Monument win, grand
tour top-five, TDF green.
"The
team’s lofty 2018 goals rest primarily on Sagan’s
shoulders. The 27 year old will be the man to win
a monument race, perhaps Flanders, where he was
victorious in 2016. Or, he could go for Roubaix
redemption after the rough pavé foiled his 2017
campaign."
(velonews.com) Photo: BORA - Hansgrohe /
VeloImages
December
7, 2017
Contador backed Polartec Kometa team
about more than wins.
"Contador,
Basso and Polartec CEO Gary Smith said recently at
a training camp in Arizona that developing
well-prepared professional riders and helping them
grow as people are the main goals next year during
the inaugural season."
(cyclingnews.com) (Pat Malach)
December
7, 2017
Why don’t the pros use tubeless tires?
"Tubeless
tires: what’s not to like? You can run them at a
low pressure without risk of pinch flats; you can
also run them at an extremely high pressure
without them blowing off the rim."
(cyclingweekly.com)
December
7, 2017
Lake CX 301 shoe review.
"The
last few years has seen the super-lightweight shoe
world heat up, with big releases from the likes of
Giro and Specialized. Not wanting to miss out on
the fun, Lake has released the CX 301.
A size 45 weighs 192g and costs £239 for the pair." (cyclingnews.com) (Oliver Woodman / Immediate Media) December
7, 2017
True Turkish Grit: Riding in
Cappadocia.
"Cappadocia,
in central Turkey, has a well-earned repute as a
great mountain bike destination - yet it’s just as
blessed when it comes to gravel and road riding,
as Steve Thomas discovered."
(sbs.com.au)
December
7, 2017
Which smart trainers are compatible
with Zwift, TrainerRoad and The Sufferfest?
"If
you want to get the most out of Zwift,
TrainerRoad, The Sufferfest or other indoor
training software, it's worth considering
investing in a smart trainer."
(cyclingnews.com) (Allen Krughoff)
December
7, 2017
The Splendid Book of the Bicycle,
by Daniel Tatarsky.
"The
Splendid Book of the Bicycle is the sort of
book that's perfect for the twelve year old boy in
your life (he could be your son, your nephew, your
brother or even your father or husband). And I do
mean the twelve year old boy: Tatarsky somehow
manages to take two hundred years of cycling
history and reduce women's role in it to a couple
of pages about knickers."
(podiumcafe.com)
December
7, 2017
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