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December 27,
2018
How Jumbo Visma won the van Aert sweepstakes.
"The 24-year-old cyclocross
world champion’s steady showing on the road during 2018,
racing on a limited schedule, only hinted at his untapped
potential."
(velonews.com) Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
December 27, 2018
Michal Kwiatkowski announces goals for 2019
season.
"Unlike the 2017 and 2018
seasons, Kwiatkowski will not start his 2019 at the Spanish
Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana but will do it instead at
the opening edition of the UAE Tour, which will merge the
Abu Dhabi Tour and the Dubai Tour."
(cyclingpub.com) (Photo: Mary Cárdenas)
December 27, 2018
Vincenzo Nibali and the Giro-Tour double: Why
not try?
"Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain
Merida) has raced the Giro d’Italia and Tour de France in
the same year on two previous occasions, but his coach Paolo
Slongo maintains that neither instance provides any real
pointers as to his chances of pulling off the double in
2019."
(cyclingnews.com) (KL Photo)
December 27, 2018
What has the U.S. gained by hosting cyclocross
World Cups?
"In early December, a string of
articles and tweets by several Belgian cyclocross promoters,
pundits, and analysts suggested the sport may be losing its
footing, even in the sport’s epicenter."
(velonews.com)
December 27, 2018
Valgren: Dimension Data will shoot with one
missile, hopefully that will be me.
"Michael Valgren is on a roll
in professional cycling, and he's hoping to keep the
momentum going strong during his debut season with Dimension
Data where he will experience a leading role in the Classics
for the first time in his career."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
December 27, 2018
The Trek Émonda ALR Disc: What’s in a name?
"We recently proclaimed the
latest Émonda SLR 9 Disc as the king of the carbon disc
roadbike hill, supplanting the Specialized Tarmac after a
long run at the top."
(pelotonmagazine.com)
December 27, 2018
2018 Year in Review: Six Cyclocross Races to
Remember.
"In ’cross, the races we
remember seem to come down to battles between two riders -
Nys v. Stybar, 2014; Vos v. Cant, 2017, the races may start
with large groups, but they usually seem to come down to a
duel between two."
(cxmagazine.com) A. Yee
December 27, 2018
Column
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VeloNews Awards 2018: Van Aert and van der Poel,
most versatile riders.
"They have long been cyclocross
rivals, but van Aert and van der Poel are also evenly
matched as cycling's most versatile riders."
(velonews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
December 27, 2018
PEZ Talk: Greg Van Avermaet - CCC in 2019.
"It's December and the BMC
(soon to be CCC) team is in Spain training for next season,
so it must be time to catch up with Belgian Superstar, Greg
Van Avermaet."
(pezcyclingnews.com) (Photo: Cor Vos)
December 27, 2018
Transfer mechanics: Analyzing teams - Part 2.
"As the new season quickly
approaches, Cyclingnews is taking a look at the ins
and outs of the 2018-2019 transfer window and analyzing how
the different teams have equipped themselves for the
forthcoming season."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
December 27, 2018
Stybar: Van der Poel dominance makes cyclocross
dull.
"Zdenek Stybar returned to the
fields of Belgium on Wednesday for his first cyclocross race
in two years, placing 21st in Zolder at the latest round of
the World Cup."
(cyclingnews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
December 27, 2018
Will There Be a RenoCross in 2019?
"When the news broke about the
cancellation of Interbike right before Nationals, our first
thought was about the future of the one cyclocross specific
component of the week, RenoCross."
(cxmagazine.com) A. Yee
December 27, 2018
Thursday Thoughts: Unwrapping Team PdC.
"Twenty-six riders plus a bit
of the management structure. We’re light on pure climbers.
We’re light on pure sprinters. We’re light on linguistic
consistency. We tick plenty of other boxes."
(podiumcafe.com) (Getty Images)
December 27, 2018
Pearl Izumi Sugar and Tour road shoes now
available.
"Pearl Izumi has transformed
its road collection for 2019 with new styles, colors and
patterns. With a refocus on sleek design, the new road
collection is like nothing Pearl Izumi has ever created." (roadbikereview.com)
December 27, 2018
Riding the Amazon on a 1960’s single speed:
Transamazonica sounds insane.
"Imagine the hardest ride
you’ve ever done. Now imagine something even harder - that
you have to complete on your grandparent’s single speed from
the 1960’s. Sound good?"
(bikerumor.com) Jose Viano
December 27, 2018
Festive fun on London's 2018 Christmas Day Ride.
"Christmas, of course, is a
time for traditions - and one that has established itself
for many of the capital’s cyclists over the best part of 20
years is the annual Christmas Day Ride that meets at London
Bridge at 11am."
(road.cc) Simon MacMichael
December 27, 2018
First Look at The SufferFest's Revamped App and
New Features.
"The vast majority of changes
coming to the app mid next month are on the desktop side of
the house. First up is that you’ll be able to enable/disable
the associated video for a given workout."
(dcrainmaker.com)
December 27, 2018
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December 15,
2018
Finding Mr X, the story of an anti-cycling hate
page.
"Some stories have a clear
narrative - a start, a middle and an end, all of which flow
neatly into one another and tie up with a big bow. This
isn’t one of those."
(cyclingtips.com) image: Kristof Ramon
December 27, 2018
Complete guide to 2018-2019 women's team camps.
"The 2019 season is just around
the corner and the teams that will be competing on the
prestigious UCI Women's WorldTour are starting to gather
together for pre-season training camps."
(cyclingnews.com) (CCC Team)
December 27, 2018
Women Cyclists at Greater Risk for Eating
Disorders.
"An extremely slender and toned
body, strict diet, low body fat and a BMI of 18.5, but still
worried about her body shape. Are these the traits of a
person with an eating disorder? A top athlete? Or both?" (capovelo.com) Mia Lichtenstein
December 27, 2018
Nippo Vini Fantini to ride Campagnolo 12-speed
in 2019.
"The team, who have ridden De
Rosa bikes for the past five seasons, will be supplied with
the Protos, the SK Pininfarina and the King models." (cyclingnews.com) (Nippo Vini
Fantini)
December 27, 2018
Rally Cycling and Doltcini Van Eyck reveal
Women's Tour Down Under line-ups.
"The US-based Rally Cycling and
Belgian Doltcini Van Eyck teams have announced their squads
for the upcoming Santos Women's Tour Down Under, which takes
place in and around Adelaide, South Australia, from January
10-13."
(cyclingnews.com) (Rob Jones)
December 27, 2018
Jempy Drucker breaks collarbone in training
ride.
"Drucker already underwent
surgery to fix the fracture and commented that everything
was successful. He will now spend the rest of the year and
the beginning of 2019 recovering to come back to the saddle
as soon as possible."
(cyclingpub.com) Le Quotidien
December 27, 2018
Noroc app could save cyclists’ lives - but will
motorists actually use it?
"The initial hope would be that
many drivers would be running the app, so that every cyclist
who also used the app would be better protected. But,
relying on drivers themselves to run the app every time they
take a trip is a tall order."
(bikerumor.com)
December 27, 2018
IGL Coatings Ecocoat Bike.
"It's pricey, but the finished
results are hardwearing and it makes keeping your bike clean
easy, especially when the weather turns nasty." (road.cc) Stu Kerton
December 27, 2018
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December 26,
2018
UCI to roll out ‘reform light’ by 2020.
"The UCI will open the door for
two top-ranked second-division teams to race grand tours and
will create a Classics Series."
(velonews.com) Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
December 26, 2018
Van der Poel strikes again in Zolder.
"There seems to come no end to
the dominance of Mathieu van der Poel in cyclocross this
season. On Boxing Day, the European champion - a lover of
fast cars - unleashed his brutal power at the car racing
circuit of Terlaemen."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
December 26, 2018
Vos wins Zolder World Cup.
"Marianne Vos held off in-form
Dutch champion Lucinda Brand (Team Sunweb) and world
champion Sanne Cant (Corendon Circus). Thanks to her third
World Cup win of the season, Vos extends her lead in the
World Cup standings."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
December 26, 2018
Iserbyt solos to victory in Zolder World Cup.
"Eli Iserbyt (Bel) beats Van
der Heijden and Kielich in U23 race."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
December 26, 2018
Cortjens wins junior men's World Cup in Zolder.
"Ryan Cortjens (Bel) wins while
Verburg and Askey complete podium."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
December 26, 2018
House of AX Lightness.
"Large sci-fi doors swung open
reveal deep metal tunnels in these pressure chambers that
make bicycles. This, I have heard said, is possibly the only
bike company using these aerospace autoclaves to produce
bike frames."
(pelotonmagazine.com) images by Augustus Farmer
December 26, 2018
2018 UCI Cyclocross World Cup at Heusden Zolder,
Belgium LIVE - CX LIVE stream.
"On Wednesday, December 26: UCI
Cyclocross World Cup at Heusden Zolder, Belgium.
Elite Women at 13:30 CET,
7:30am U.S. Eastern.
Elite
Men at 15:00 CET, 9am U.S. Eastern."
(cyclingfans.com)
December 26, 2018
Column
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Transfer mechanics: Analyzing teams - Part 1.
"In this first installment, we
take a look at the French AG2R La Mondiale team, the Astana
Pro Team, a bolstered Bahrain Merida, the new CCC Team that
rose out of merger between BMC Racing and the Polish CCC Pro
Continental team, and the Bora Hansgrohe squad of three-time
world champion Peter Sagan."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
December 26, 2018
Menchov returns as directeur sportif with
Gazprom RusVelo.
"Menchov, 40, left the sport
presumably due to a knee injury in 2013, having won the 2007
Vuelta a España and 2009 Giro d'Italia. But he was
retroactively banned in 2014 by the UCI for biological
passport violations."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
December 26, 2018
Two amateur riders join Katusha Alpecin for Bay
Crits.
"The two amateur riders who
will guest-ride for Katusha Alpecin at the upcoming Lexus
Blackburn Bay Crits near Melbourne, Australia, in early
January have been announced by Katusha pro Nathan Haas." (cyclingnews.com) (Tim de
Waele/TDWSport.com)
December 26, 2018
The Didn’t Get What You Wanted $500 Gadget
Giveaway.
"I’m sure many of you received
various sports gadgets over the last few weeks as part of
the holidays. But for those unlucky elves who received only
a half-eaten gel packet in their Christmas stocking from
their not-so-significant others, I’ve got a festivus of a
present for you."
(dcrainmaker.com)
December 26, 2018
Why Geraint Thomas’s Tour win was the best Grand
Tour victory of 2018.
"The Tour de France might look,
to the casual observer, like the other two Grand Tours -
there’s a peloton of nearly 200 riders racing around the
countryside and over some high mountains chasing a brightly
colored jersey - but it isn’t."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
December 26, 2018
‘I can definitely get to that level again’:
Geraint Thomas reflects on a career-defining year and
returning to the Tour.
"A busy post-Tour schedule has
left Geraint Thomas with a lot to do if he wants to defend
his Tour title in 2019. CW caught up with him on a
recent flying visit to Japan."
(cyclingweekly.com) Simon Richardson
December 26, 2018
Focus celebrates 25 years w/ one-off 24k gold
MARES CX bike.
"There are a lot of ways you
could celebrate your 25th anniversary. Traditionally, 25
years is usually celebrated with something made from
silver."
(bikerumor.com) Zach Overholt
December 26, 2018
Welcome to Storck.
"Storck headquarters is a
modern purpose-built facility on top of a hill overlooking
Idstein, just outside Frankfurt. Clean and silver metallic
on the outside makes way to light and airy and well laid out
through the doors."
(pelotonmagazine.com) images by Augustus Farmer
December 26, 2018
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Pro riders want new USAC leader to focus on
inclusion, stability.
"Our sources want USA Cycling
to expand participation at cycling’s grassroots levels,
bring non-traditional events under the governing body’s
umbrella, and maintain stability and consistency within its
own ranks."
(velonews.com) (Photo: Casey B. Gibson)
December 26, 2018
USA Cycling names junior and U23 teams for
Worlds.
"USA Cycling last week
announced the roster for the junior and U23 riders who will
represent the US during February's UCI Cyclocross World
Championships in Bogense, Denmark, but the decision not to
fill the fifth allocated spot for the U23 women sparked some
controversy."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bo Bickerstaff)
December 26, 2018
Joke leads De Gendt to take on Grand Tour
triple.
"We've all been there: Made a
nonchalant comment about taking on three Grand Tours in one
season, and all of a sudden our director sportif has built
our entire season around the notion. Maybe not." (cyclingnews.com) (Bettini
Photo)
December 26, 2018
road.cc Tech Team's Favorite Products of
2018.
"It's been another busy year
for the road.cc tech team, testing more new bikes
and products than ever before. Some kit stands out though,
and in this article, we've asked each member of the tech
team to pick their three standout products from the past
year." (road.cc)
David Arthur
December 26, 2018
Say hello to Orbea.
"The headquarters of Orbea
bicycles is close by in Mallabia. The 15 minutes of driving
through this valley feels like experiencing a mixture of
landscapes gleaned from books and movies."
(pelotonmagazine.com) images by Augustus Farmer
December 26, 2018
Geraint Thomas’s Tour de France-winning
Pinarello Dogma F10 X-Light.
"Pinarello stuck with its
tried-and-tested all-yellow livery for Geraint Thomas’s
celebratory Tour de France-winning bike. This Dogma F10 was
only used on the last day on the run-in to Paris." (cyclingweekly.com)
December 26, 2018
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December 25,
2018
Van Aert apologizes after cyclocross podium
clock protest.
"A large clock showed that Van
Aert had ten minutes to get changed after the race and
prepare for the podium ceremony."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
December 25, 2018
Matteo Trentin: Whoever rides on Christmas Day
is a loser.
"The Italian Mitchelton Scott
rider prefers to enjoy the holidays with his family and
friends, eating whatever he wants, and then burning off the
extra calories and ending the year by riding two local
cyclocross races."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
December 25, 2018
Column
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Christmas greetings from around the peloton.
"Teams from Deceuninck
QuickStep to Israel Cycling Academy joined riders like
Marianne Vos and Elia Viviani in wishing their Twitter
followers a Merry Christmas, Joyeux Noël or Feliz Navidad." (cyclingnews.com) (Pat Malach)
December 25, 2018
Top 10 cycling news stories of 2018.
"It’s a wide mixture, featuring
an argument with a police officer, dangerous driving, some
Strava stats and an old friendship."
(cyclingweekly.com) Alex Ballinger
December 25, 2018
The best of 2018 for Australian cycling.
"Just below the level of the
European races and several levels of exposure away from the
glitz and glamor of the WorldTour it has been an impressive
year for Australian road cyclists."
(sbs.com.au) Source: Cycling Central
December 25, 2018
Longo Borghini: I've got goosebumps thinking
about next year.
"After four years with the
Wiggle High5 team, the Italian is starting a new chapter in
her career with the nascent Trek Segafredo team and she is
raring to go."
(cyclingnews.com) (Giro Rosa)
December 25, 2018
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December 25,
2018
Just Got A New Sports Gadget? 34 Tips To Get You
Started.
"So, you just got a new gadget
under the tree (or, perhaps for some other Festivus in the
last while). Congrats! Now, you’ve gotta figure out how to
channel your inner sports geekdom."
(dcrainmaker.com)
December 25, 2018
Kluge: There's more pressure for Ewan at Lotto
Soudal.
"Roger Kluge followed Ewan to
Lotto Soudal ahead of the 2019 season, with the aim of
replacing outgoing sprinter Andre Greipel."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
December 25, 2018
Ewan and Jones set for tasty Bay Crits battle.
"Australian sprint ace Caleb
Ewan will go head-to-head with 27-year-old Brenton Jones in
the 1-3 January Lexus Blackburn Bay Crits, where they are
the main men's drawcards."
(sbs.com.au) Source: AAP
December 25, 2018
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