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December
12, 2018
Chris Froome: We are not finished by
any means.
"I
can't predict the future but I can say this with
absolute certainty, this is a really special
team," Froome said in a message on Twitter. "We
plan to be together in 2020 if at all possible and
we will all be doing everything we can to help
make that happen."
(cyclingnews.com) Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
December
12, 2018
UCI to closely follow Team Sky
sponsorship search.
"Tour
de France winner Geraint Thomas and Giro d'Italia
winner Chris Froome both have contracts that last
until 2021, while Egan Bernal signed a five-year
contract that runs until the end of 2023. Sources
say that 10 Team Sky riders earn more than €1
million per season."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
December
12, 2018
2020 Vuelta a Espana to begin in the
Netherlands with team time trial.
"The
2020 Vuelta a España Salida Official will begin in
the city of Utrecht and province of Noord Brabant
in the Netherlands, the race director Javier
Guillén has confirmed."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
December
12, 2018
2019 Norco Section all-road bikes blur
the lines between pavement & dirt.
"Norco’s
new take on the all-road bike is meant to break
down barriers when you venture out exploring on a
road bike. The new Section is for those road rides
where the asphalt gradually gets worse and worse." (bikerumor.com) Cory
Benson
December
12, 2018
Dr No-show - ex-British Cycling medic
Richard Freeman pulls out of testifying at Jess
Varnish hearing.
"Former
British Cycling doctor Richard Freeman, who last
year failed to appear before a parliamentary
committee investigating doping in sport, has
decided not to give evidence at the Jess Varnish
employment tribunal on the advice of his lawyers." (road.cc) Simon
MacMichael
December
12, 2018
Column
Two
Sky fall? Title sponsor to depart
after 2019.
"Founding
corporate backers Sky and minority stakeholder
21st Century Fox both confirmed in an unexpected
announcement Wednesday they would end their
support of the peloton’s richest team at the
conclusion of 2019."
(velonews.com) Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
December
12, 2018
The end is nigh!
"In
a brief statement released early on Wednesday
morning in the UK, Sky announced that they will
cease funding Team Sky following the 2019 season.
The team’s website carried the story, noting that
no decision had been made about the longer-term
future."
(podiumcafe.com) (AFP Photo) (Getty Images)
December
12, 2018
How To: Troubleshooting Power Meter
and Trainer Accuracy Issues.
"All
in all, there honestly isn’t a ton of complexity
in any of this. It’s more about process of
elimination and step by step troubleshooting than
some magical wizardry. And sometimes, the answer
is simply that the unit in question is
inaccurate."
(dcrainmaker.com)
December
12, 2018
Top WTF moments in cycling from 2018.
"The
weird, the unbelievable, the jaw-dropping and the
rage-inducing moments from the past 12 months." (cyclingmagazine.ca)
December
12, 2018
Taylor Kyuk-White Kicks Off Nats with
Masters 30-34 Win.
"Taylor
Kyuk-White started racing cyclocross in 2015, and
now, three years later, she is a cyclocross
National Champion. Emily Payonk (Ft. Wayne
Outfitters) took silver and Virgina Hunter
bronze."
(cxmagazine.com)
December
12, 2018
Sportful launches Peter Sagan clothing
range.
"The
range includes a couple of different jersey
designs, a gilet, bib shorts, socks, gloves, caps
and several t-shirts (which would make great
stocking fillers this Christmas)."
(road.cc) David Arthur
December
12, 2018
Paul Double to Colpack Team For 2019.
"Paul
Double is taking the next step up in his career
and for the 2019 season he will be with the
Italian Colpack team based in Bergamo. Double has
been accepted just for 2019."
(pezcyclingnews.com) (cyclo@system)
December
12, 2018
Column
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Acquadro confident Brailsford can save
Team Sky.
"One
of cycling's leading agents has expressed his full
confidence in Team Sky and Dave Brailsford to find
a new sponsor for 2020 after Sky announced on
Wednesday that they would be ending their
long-standing commitment with the team at the end
of the 2019 season."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
December
12, 2018
December
12, 2018
Companies that should definitely
consider becoming Team Sky’s title sponsor.
"UK
telecommunications company Sky are pulling their
support from the team at the end of 2019 that has
dominated six of the last seven editions of the
Tour de France. Love them or hate them, Sky have
had an immense influence on cycling and their
reach surely makes them enticing to various
potential title sponsors."
(cyclingmagazine.ca)
December
12, 2018
McLaren to sponsor Nibali’s Bahrain
Merida team.
"Motorsport
giant McLaren is entering cycling at the top level
just as Sky is leaving. The squad called it a “50
percent joint venture."
(velonews.com) Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
December
12, 2018
Bernard Hinault interview (Part 1):
Hunting for The Badger.
"A
look into the remote world of Bernard Hinault. The
Badger focuses his hunt on a different type of
prey nowadays but still with the same level of
grizzle."
(rouleur.cc) Photographs: Pauline Ballet, Offside
L'Equipe
December
12, 2018
Will your next bike be a gravel bike?
Why this new category isn't just bike industry hype.
"To
many people, these new fangled gravel bikes are
simply rebadged cyclocross bikes. Is the cycle
industry guilty of rebranding cyclocross bikes to
sell more units, or is there genuinely something
interesting happening under the layers of hype?" (road.cc) David
Arthur
December
12, 2018
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December
11, 2018
Floyd Landis signs McCabe, Tvetcov to
Continental squad.
"Floyd
Landis and Gord Fraser announced the first riders
to be signed to their new Continental team, which
will be named Floyd's Pro Cycling. The team will
race primarily on the road, but with new equipment
sponsor Van Dessel, they will compete in some
gravel and mountain bike events."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Jonathan Devich)
December
11, 2018
How Ellen Noble faced her fears.
"Throughout
2017, Noble battled anxiety and an intense fear of
failure. This year, Noble's newfound perspective
has her racing with confidence."
(velonews.com) Photo: Bruce Buckley
December
11, 2018
Sam Bennett: I love Bora but I'm not
satisfied with missing the Giro.
"Sam
Bennett has shared his disappointment after being
told by his Bora Hansgrohe team that he will not
be selected for next year’s Giro d’Italia." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
December
11, 2018
Dennis brings TT focus to Bahrain
Merida.
"The
Australian starts training with new teammates this
week, and team manager Brent Copeland is excited
about his arrival."
(velonews.com) (Justin Setterfield/Getty Images
Sport)
December
11, 2018
UCI confirms all WorldTour and Pro
Continental teams for 2019.
"The
governing body has published a list of the teams
for next season, with some new additions." (cyclingweekly.com)
(Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
December
11, 2018
McLaren to enter pro cycling with
Vincenzo Nibali's squad in bid to topple Team Sky.
"In
a move which could shake up the sport, the Woking
based company will announce on Wednesday morning
that it is entering into a joint-venture
partnership with Bahrain Merida, the team of 2014
Tour de France winner Vincenzo Nibali." (telegraph.co.uk) Tom
Cary
December
11, 2018
All you need to know about MIPS.
"What
is MIPS technology and why has it become a feature
of many helmets? I went to MIPS HQ in Stockholm,
Sweden, to find out."
(road.cc) Mat Brett
December
11, 2018
Innsbruck 2018: Was this the toughest
Worlds course ever?
"The
World Championships returned to the Alps in 2018,
to the Austrian city of Innsbruck – unofficially
known as the capital of the Alps – and to a course
that drew comparisons with the infamous Sallanches
race."
(cyclist.co.uk) Illustration Steve Millington
December
11, 2018
Column
Two
Colorado Classic cancels men's event
to support women's stage race in 2019.
"Organizers
of the Colorado Classic announced Tuesday that
they have cancelled the 2019 men's race in order
to focus on and expand a women's-only stage race
that will offer a harder stages, a bigger prize
purse and live streaming."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Jonathan Devich)
December
11, 2018
Italian junior star Samuele Manfredi
placed in coma after collision with car in training.
"Doctors
medically-induced a coma after he collided with a
car while he prepared for the upcoming season near
his home in Loano on Monday. According to Tutto
Bici, his condition improved from critical
to stable on Tuesday morning."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
December
11, 2018
Young Astana rider forced to leave the
team after being diagnosed with heart condition.
"Kazakh
pro Bakhtiyar Kozhatayev joined the WorldTour team
in 2014 but his contract will not be renewed after
he suffered a “health incident” during a recent
training camp."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
December
11, 2018
VeloNews Awards 2018: Photos of the
year.
"We
scrutinized thousands of cycling's coolest photos
and asked our shooters for their most compelling
work to chose the best photos of 2018." (velonews.com) Photo:
David Ramos/ Getty Images
December
11, 2018
Mark Cavendish: ‘Illness was
mismanaged so I’ve done myself more damage’.
"After
pulling out of the European Championships road
race in August, he announced an indefinite rest
period after being re-diagnosed with
Epstein-Barr."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
December
11, 2018
Ten products I loved in 2018: Iain
Treloar.
"A
year-end tradition at CyclingTips, these lists
allow our editors to highlight the products they
loved the most in the year. Here, our production
editor Iain Treloar shares his shining lights of
2018."
(cyclingtips.com) Iain Treloar
December
11, 2018
Shimano S-Phyre RC901 vs RC701 road
footwear review.
"Shimano’s
S-Phyre range of racing-focused cycling footwear
has been heavily revised for 2019, including a new
S-Phyre RC9 (RC901), an update on the RC900, and
the new RC7 (RC701) which replaces the RC700." (cyclingtips.com)
Photography by David Rome
December
11, 2018
Giant Anyroad 1 review.
"Giant
has built a bike that claims to be able to take
the rough with the smooth, widely extending the
choice of road surface or terrain you can ride in
comfort."
(cyclist.co.uk) Marc Abbott
December
11, 2018
Column
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Rasmussen on micro-blood doping study:
I told you so.
"Danish
researchers have published a study in which they
demonstrate a five per cent increase in a cycling
time trial effort after an infusion of just 135ml
(4.5 ounces) of the subject's own packed red blood
cells."
(cyclingnews.com) (AFP Photo)
December
11, 2018
SRM EXAKT Power Meter Pedals In-Depth
Review.
"SRM
partnered with LOOK to introduce a dual-branded
SRM EXAKT power meter pedal that took the body of
a customized LOOK pedal and added new custom SRM
power meter innards (price be damned)." (dcrainmaker.com)
December
11, 2018
2018 Vuelta a San Juan winner banned
for four years after CERA positive.
"Surprise
Vuelta a San Juan winner Gonzalo Najar has been
banned for four years after his positive test for
the blood-booster CERA was confirmed by the UCI." (cyclingnews.com)
(Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
December
11, 2018
Revitalized Liège attracts Sagan.
"Organizers
are expected to move Liège Bastogne Liège finish
to flatter terrain, opening the door for
fast-finishing classics riders."
(velonews.com) Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
December
11, 2018
Neylan signs with Team Virtu Cycling.
"Rachel
Neylan has signed a contract to race with the
Danish-registered UCI Women’s Team Virtu Cycling
in 2019. The Australian joins the team from the
Spanish outfit Movistar."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
December
11, 2018
Interview: Curtis White is
Well-Rounded, Ready for Louisville Nationals.
"Now
in his second season as an Elite cyclocrosser,
Curtis White (Cannondale p/b CyclocrossWorld)
enters Sunday’s Elite Men’s race as one of the
favorites to take home the Stars-and-Stripes
jersey."
(cxmagazine.com) Angelica Dixon
December
11, 2018
Vitus Venon CRi review.
"Vitus
is a direct-sale brand supplied online through
Wiggle/Chain Reaction and as you might expect,
very competitively priced. The Venon is the
endurance bike within the brand’s extensive
line-up."
(cyclist.co.uk) Matthew Page
December
11, 2018
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December
10, 2018
Peter Sagan to race Classics through
until Liege Bastogne Liege.
"Three-time
world champion Peter Sagan (Bora Hansgrohe) has
announced that he will compete in a full spring
Classics campaign in 2019, with plans for the
28-year-old to race from Milan San Remo in March
right through until Liege Bastogne Liege in late
April."
(cyclingnews.com)(Bettini Photo)
December
10, 2018
Moment in time: Johan Vansummeren's
shock win at Paris Roubaix.
"Belgian
Johan Vansummeren left the cycling world with a
feeling of welcome astonishment in April 2011 when
he triumphed at Paris Roubaix. He almost
squandered his chance of success in the final
minutes thanks to an event beyond his control." (cyclingweekly.com)
(Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
December
10, 2018
Runnels, Hecht Have Guts, Rail Ruts at
2018 Ruts n’ Guts Day 2.
"In
the Elite Women’s event, Samantha “Sammi” Runnels
pulled away early and ride solo to her third ProCX
victory of the season. Gage Hecht took his sixth
ProCX win of the season in the Elite Men’s race." (cxmagazine.com) Bo
Bickerstaff
December
10, 2018
Buyer's guide: Best carbon wheels.
"Carbon
wheels offer a superior strength-to-weight ratio
for more responsive handling, faster acceleration,
less mass to push uphill and quite possibly a more
aerodynamic shape to further enhance speed but
there is still something more."
(cyclist.co.uk) BikesEtc
December
10, 2018
Gifts for gadget loving cyclists.
"Curmudgeons
and luddites, beware: This gift guide is for the
techies and data dorks who enjoy the latest and
greatest gadgets. We’ve included a small but
mighty cycling computer, devices to keep tabs on
tire pressure, as well as power meters, and
training tools to help you reach your cycling
goals."
(roadbikereview.com) Josh Patterson
December
10, 2018
Column
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2019 Vuelta Menu: Short stages, summit
finishes.
"Race
organizer Unipublic will unveil the route for the
August 24-September 15 race next week in Alicante,
Spain. The race will start in the southeastern
Costa Blanca province."
(velonews.com) (Photo: Michael Steele / Getty
Images)
December
10, 2018
Heat, humidity, and climbs will see
small group fight for Olympic gold in Tokyo, says
Italy head coach.
"Davide
Cassani traveled to Tokyo to see the Mount Fuji
course, which the men will face on July 25. It
covers 234 kilometers, five passes and a finish in
the shadow of Japan’s famous mountain." (cyclingweekly.com)
(Photo: Graham Watson)
December
10, 2018
Tour de Yorkshire leads women’s racing
where Paris Roubaix fears to tread.
"Late
last week Gary Verity presented, at Leeds Civic
Hall, the route of the 2019 Tour de Yorkshire,
which features the women’s two day Asda Tour de
Yorkshire on the same route as the men’s race." (cyclist.co.uk) Maria
David
December
10, 2018
All 2019 Trek Road Bikes Only
Available with Compact Chainrings.
"Trek
is the first major manufacturer to only offer
compact chainrings on all 2019 models of their
road bike line (excluding time trial bikes), Trek
has yet to release a statement. The change marks a
shift in the industry, towards using gears that
are accessible by most cyclists."
(roadbikeaction.com)
December
10, 2018
Acros Road-Disc C 28 wheelset.
"Acros
has designed these wheels for road, gravel and
cyclocross use and they'll take a whack or too
without fuss. I fitted them to the Litespeed
Cherohala SE, a bike intended for similar usage,
and headed off to the gravel tracks." (road.cc) Stu Kerton
December
10, 2018
Holding onto the beauty of cycling.
"Sometimes
it's the simplicity and ease of buying a coffee
and a new inner tube before a Sunday spin, or the
purchase of winter clothing to get us through the
dark days before spring."
(cyclingnews.com) (Daniel Benson)
December
10, 2018
Column
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December
10, 2018
Katie Compton Talks About Her Tough
2018 Season, Fighting for Number 15 in Louisville.
"Katie
Compton (KFC Racing p/b Trek Knight) has had some
struggles in her legendary cyclocross career, but
nothing has been like the allergy and illness
issues she has faced this season."
(cxmagazine.com) D. Mable
December
10, 2018
The power meter debate rages on.
"A
growing chorus is suggesting that pro cycling
should ban power meters to jolt life into a
moribund peloton. Not everyone agrees." (velonews.com)
(Photo: Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
December
10, 2018
Guide to 2018-2019 team training
camps.
"While
the start of the 2019 WorldTour season is still a
month away, many of the big teams are starting to
move through the gears as they prepare for the new
season."
(cyclingnews.com) (Twitter)
December
10, 2018
Offseason Capsule: EF Education First
Drapac.
"2018
might be the most anonymous season a Vaughters
team has ever produced. Are there signs of life
for 2019?"
(podiumcafe.com) (AFP Photo) (Getty Images)
December
10, 2018
Best energy bars.
"Energy
bars have come a long way from the days of nearly
inedible chalk-like bricks that graced our
CamelBaks in the 1990s. Now there are options for
almost every diet, taste, and macro nutrition
goal."
(roadbikereview.com) Jordan Villella
December
10, 2018
8 Great Smart Watches For Cyclists.
"Every
year GPS watches become more like dedicated bike
computers by adding cycling-specific features to
their ever-growing list of fitness-tracking
capabilities. "
(bicycling.com) Cait Giddings
December
10, 2018
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