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December
31, 2017
Year in Review: The Dominance of
Mathieu van der Poel.
"van
der Poel is riding on a completely different level
than van Aert and the other riders in the Men’s
field. His trademark move has been his unmatchable
five to ten-minute power that utterly demoralizes
his opponents. Race after race he has opened
massive gaps in a distance of a few hundred meters
and then expanded those gaps with lap-long
attacks."
(cxmagazine.com) B. Hazen
December
31, 2017
Five bike trends to look out for in
2018.
"In
the ever shifting world of cycling there has been
some pretty exciting changes. There’s always some
new invention and innovation just round the
corner, no matter how controversial. So, what will
2018 hold for the cyclists of the world? We’ve got
some ideas, some you might love, some you might
hate."
(cyclingweekly.com)
December
31, 2017
Van Avermaet at 'ideal age' to win
more Classics.
"Greg
Van Avermaet (BMC) believes that he is at the
“ideal age” to add to his tally of Classic
victories. The Belgian, who turns 33 in May, won
Paris Roubaix, Gent Wevelgem, E3 Harelbeke and
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad in 2017, and is targeting
Tour of Flanders victory in 2018."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim De Waele)
December
31, 2017
Best Road Bike Upgrades.
"Fortunately
you don’t need a lot of time or money to make
substantial improvements on your bike. Making a
few improvements can help your riding in many
ways, but the biggest issue is knowing which one
is going to give you the most benefit." (ilovebicycling.com)
December
31, 2017
Pinot to reduce race schedule ahead of
2018 Tour de France.
"Thibaut
Pinot has yet to decide on his participation in
the 2018 Giro d’Italia, but FDJ manager Marc
Madiot has already confirmed that the Frenchman
will race more sparingly in the early part of the
season in order to arrive fresh at the start of
the Tour de France on July 7."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim De Waele)
December
31, 2017
2018 Santos TDU Live.
"The
race will be broadcast internationally on multiple
networks across Europe, Asia and the Americas.
All six stages of the Santos TDU will be broadcast live on the Nine Network and streamed on 9Now, commencing with Stage 1 from Port Adelaide to Lyndoch. Video coverage of the Santos Women’s Tour Down Under will take place via tourdownunder.com.au and Official Social Media platforms on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram." (tourdownunder.com.au) December
31, 2017
Vuelta a Murcia suffers budget cut.
"The
event organizers, Club Murciano Organizador de
Carreras Ciclistas, were given no reason for the
withdrawal of the funds. The race relies heavily
on the subsidy, which amounts to roughly 30 per
cent of the total budget for the race." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
December
31, 2017
Tips for Finding New Bike Routes.
"Maybe
you’ve just moved to a new city and have no idea
where you can get a good ride in, or you might
just be looking for a change of scenery from your
tried and true routes. How do you go about finding
suitable pavement? Anyone that has ever found
themselves riding on a narrow highway with no
shoulder and trucks passing you at 60 mph will
know that it isn’t always as simple as checking
out Google Maps."
(ilovebicycling.com)
December
31, 2017
December
30, 2017
Crash can’t stop van der Poel in
Diegem.
"First-lap
misfortunes couldn’t derail Mathieu van der Poel
Saturday in the Diegem Superprestige. The Dutchman
took a convincing win ahead of world champion Wout
van Aert under the lights. Laurens Sweeck was
third."
(velonews.com) (Photo: Tim De Waele)
December
30, 2017
Sanne Cant Aces the Sand Pit to Win
2017 Superprestige Diegem.
"On
Saturday under the lights at Superprestige Diegem,
Cant reestablished her spot as queen of the sand
pit. After two and a half laps of fending off
attacks from Kaptheijns and Pauline Ferrand Prevot
(Canyon SRAM). Cant’s silky smooth sand skills
made the difference."
(cxmagazine.com) B. Hazen
December
30, 2017
Dumoulin savors his successful 2017
season.
"Tom
Dumoulin has looked back at his hugely successful
2017 season, revealing how his major victories at
the Giro d’Italia, the BinckBank Tour and the
World Time Trial Championships all boosted his
confidence one after the other, confirming him as
one of the sport’s biggest stars and a likely
multiple Grand Tour winner in the years to come." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: Tim de Waele)
December
30, 2017
16 of the best winter cycling bib
tights.
"Cycling
can be enjoyable through the winter, but the leg
muscles don’t work as well when they’re cold, so
it’s a sensible idea to keep them wrapped up.
Fortunately there is a wide choice of leg wear
available designed to cope with different
temperatures ranges."
(road.cc)
December
30, 2017
Quick Step Floors back Gaviria for
Vuelta a San Juan sprints.
"Quick
Step Floors has confirmed that Fernando Gaviria
will kick off his 2018 season at the Vuelta a San
Juan (January 21-28), with trusted leadout man
Maximiliano Richeze, Iljo Keisse, Rémi Cavagna and
neo-pros Alvaro Hodeg and Jhonatan Narvaez,
backing the Colombian in the four expected sprint
finishes."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele)
December
30, 2017
Daily Mail survey on cyclists
carried out by fuel price campaign group finds all
the things you'd expect it to find.
"If
this website has a pie-in-the-sky wish for 2018,
it’s that the Daily Mail’s readership
learns to question how the newspaper sources its
information.
The
Mail has today run a story headlined:
“Dangerous cycling should be a crime, say two
thirds of drivers amid claims they are treated too
harshly."
(road.cc)
December
30, 2017
Full Dynamix launches two Italian-made
gravel bikes.
"There
are two Full Dynamix framesets currently
available: a carbon and an alloy version, both
made in Italy. There’s a steel gravel frameset in
the works too, with Full Dynamix saying that the
metal’s spring makes it ideal for unpaved
surfaces."
(cyclingweekly.com)
December
30, 2017
2017 Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross
at Diegem, Belgium LIVE.
"The
2017 Superprestige Cyclocross at Diegem, Belgium
is Saturday, December 30. There will be live
streams for both the elite women's and men's
races.
Elite
Women at 18:10 CET, 12:10pm ET (Superprestige
Ladies Trophy).
Elite
Men at 20:00 CET, 2:00pm ET."
(cyclingfans.com) (superprestigediegem.be)
December
30, 2017
December
29, 2017
Arzuffi wins in Bredene.
"Wyman,
Sels round out podium."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele)
December
29, 2017
van Aert prevails in slimy Brico Cross
Bredene.
"van
der Poel holds off Hermans for second." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: Tim de Waele)
December
29, 2017
Belgian Start-Up Company REIN4CED
Develops New Unbreakable Hybrid Composite.
"The
Belgium based startup company, REIN4CED, has
announced the launch of a new hybrid composite
technology that they claim is unbreakable.
Furthermore, the company says it’s also developed
a fully automated production process that allows
them to produce all of their products in-house.
“We’re on the verge of revolutionizing the bicycle
industry."
(capovelo.com)
December
29, 2017
Cycling Weekly 2017 Reader Poll
Results: Riders of the year.
"Welcome
to the results of Cycling Weekly’s reader
poll, which closed on November 20. The outcome of
the 2017 edition has thrown up some surprising
results compared to previous years. Your voting
signals a change in pro cycling, with new names
and events rising in popularity."
(cyclingweekly.com) Photo: ASO/Alex Broadway
December
29, 2017
Majka: New signings will make Bora
even stronger.
"After
a disappointing 2017 season, Rafal Majka has his
sights set firmly on the Tour de France next July.
The two time king of the mountains winner will
kick start his season at the Vuelta a San Juan in
January and believes that Bora Hansgrohe’s
recruitment in the transfer market will make an
already strong squad even more competitive." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
December
29, 2017
Matt White's 2018 Tour Down Under race
guide.
"In
2018, the Tour Down Under celebrates its 20th
birthday. The WorldTour opener returns to Port
Adelaide where the first stage of the race started
from in 1999. On the start line at the inaugural
edition of the race was Mitchelton Scott sports
director Matt White."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele)
December
29, 2017
Haas headlines Katusha Alpecin's Tour
Down Under squad.
"Every
year it seems more and more of the riders are
fighting to be at the season opener, so for me,
I'm lucky, everybody wants to be at my home race,"
Haas said in a press release issued by the race
organizer."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele)
December
29, 2017
What is FTP and how do you test and
improve it?
"If
you’re training for performance then the term FTP
- which stands for Functional Threshold Power -
will probably have come up at some point.
Measured
in watts, FTP is the average power that a rider
can produce over the course of an hour." (cyclingweekly.com)
December
29, 2017
Six of our favorite anti cycling rants
and complaints from 2017.
"Tell
you what’s funny: people getting really,
disproportionately, practically bursting into
tears angry about other people using bicycles -
that’s funny. Okay, it’s not 100 per cent funny -
there’s a negative side to it too - but if you
can’t extract at least a little joy from frothy
mouthed ranting then you’re in for a tough time." (road.cc) (via ITV)
December
29, 2017
Caruso: Even if you're really good all
you can do is follow Team Sky.
"Caruso
can often be found near the front of the peloton
in the mountains, marshaling his leader, Richie
Porte, against a tide of Team Sky riders. At the
2017 Tour de France, Caruso was often Porte’s last
line of defense before a crash took the Australian
out of the race on stage 9."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele)
December
29, 2017
Illuminate signs Martin Laas and
Camilo Castiblanco.
"US
Continental team manager Chris Johnson has
strengthened his Illuminate squad for 2018 with
the addition of Estonia sprinter Martin Laas and
Colombian climber Camilo Castiblanco. Simon
Pellaud and Cameron Piper have both extended with
the 10 rider squad that will continue to race in
its familiar all-black kit."
(cyclingnews.com)
December
29, 2017
Eight business news stories from 2017.
"From
Rapha to Vulpine and Evans Cycles to Bike Direct,
here's some of the companies in the news this
year."
(road.cc)
December
29, 2017
Vuelta a Espana's decisive final week
to start with Torrelavega time trial.
"The
third and most decisive week of the 2018 Vuelta a
España is set to repeat 2017's tried and tested
formula and open with a medium length individual
time trial. After that, it's back to the
mountains."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
December
29, 2017
First Look: Vitus Substance V2 Apex.
"The
Vitus Substance V2 Apex is another addition to the
ever growing line of reasonably priced adventure
bikes, proposing to take you on both epic
expeditions and to work and back in comfort. " (road.cc)
December
29, 2017
Volta a Catalunya 2018 route to have
three Pyrenean stages.
"In
2018, the organizers have opted for a much more
traditional format, with the Volta likely to be
decided after the race's second day in the
Pyrenees on stage 4, which for the fifth year
running favors climbers with a finish at La Molina
ski resort."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele)
December
29, 2017
2017 Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross
at Diegem, Belgium LIVE.
"The
2017 Superprestige Cyclocross at Diegem, Belgium
is Saturday, December 30. There will be live
streams for both the elite women's and men's
races.
Elite
Women at 18:10 CET, 12:10pm ET (Superprestige
Ladies Trophy).
Elite
Men at 20:00 CET, 2:00pm ET."
(cyclingfans.com) (superprestigediegem.be)
December
29, 2017
December
28, 2017
Cant wins in Loenhout.
"Sanne
Cant (Beobank Corendon) continued her winning
success at the DVV verzekeringen trofee -
Azencross in Loenhout on Thursday. The world
champion won the race solo. Lucinda Brand (Sunweb)
won the sprint for second place ahead of Katie
Compton (Trek) in third."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele)
December
28, 2017
Mathieu van der Poel wins Azencross.
"Mathieu
van der Poel (Beobank Corendon) won the DVV
verzekeringen trofee - Azencross in Loenhout on
Thursday. The Dutchman soloed to victory 35
seconds ahead of rival Wout Van Aert (Crelan
Charles) and a minute ahead of third placed Toon
Arts (Telenet Fidea Lions)."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele)
December
28, 2017
The Christmas Holiday Quiz Answers.
"The
Christmas quiz was meant to be hard but also to
raise a few points about the sport such as weird
race names, vanishing events and more. Here are
all the answers and some points to discuss too." (inrng.com)
December
28, 2017
Memorable moments of women’s cycling
in 2017.
"There
were some great strides made in women’s cycling
this year to help move things forward. They ranged
from Trek delivering the first cyclocross World
Cup with equal prize money for the men and women,
Movistar adding a women’s team and a first-ever
full Ardennes Week with the addition of a women’s
Liege Bastogne Liege and the return of a women’s
Amstel Gold Race."
(cyclingtips.com.au) (Photo: Cor Vos)
December
28, 2017
Ochowicz: Van Garderen will win a
stage race before the Tour de France.
"I’ll
tell you this right now, Tejay will win a
WorldTour stage race before we get to the Tour de
France. He will. He’s got a responsibility to live
up to that position. I think we’re on a new track
to fix things,” Ochowicz told Cyclingnews at BMC
Racing’s recent training camp in Calpe, Spain." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: Tim de Waele)
December
28, 2017
Seven bold predictions for the 2018
race season.
"Recent
Tours de France have felt like foregone
conclusions, but, following the shocking news that
winner of the three editions Chris Froome
potentially faces a ban, the 2018 race looks like
it could be a lot more open."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
December
28, 2017
Ricco plans to race again after
blood-doping ban.
"I'll
be 40 when my ban ends in 2023. I’ll be
competitive. If I was training now, I'd be
stronger than ever, I feel it. Some teams want me
and if not I'd create my own team. Whatever,
sooner or later I'll be back racing," Ricco told La
Gazzetta dello Sport still showing his usual
bravado during an interview."
(cyclingnews.com)
December
28, 2017
Rocky Mountain recalling bikes due to
improperly installed brake housing.
"The
recall involves all model year 2018 Altitude,
Instinct and Pipeline carbon and aluminum mountain
bikes in various colors.
These
models were sold at Rocky Mountain dealers
nationwide from June 2017 through November 2017
for between $2,600 and $7,300."
(bicycleretailer.com)
December
28, 2017
Report: 2019 Tour de France to start
in Brussels.
"Belgian
daily Het Nieuwsblad reported Thursday
that local officials have penned the papers with
promoter ASO for the Tour’s grand départ. The
official confirmation in a press conference is
expected next month."
(velonews.com) (Photo: Tim de Waele)
December
28, 2017
Women's Tour Down Under: Garfoot
headlines UniSA Australia squad.
"Garfoot
was the overall winner of the race in 2016 and was
seventh in 2017 riding in support of Orica Scott
teammate and overall winner Amanda Spratt.
Garfoot, 34, is taking a break from professional
cycling after April's Commonwealth Games but will
first use the Australian cycling of racing to
press her claims for national selection." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: Tim de Waele)
December
28, 2017
Team Sunweb confirm Dumoulin will
return to Giro d'Italia in 2018.
"The
German registered team will reveal their goals for
2018 at an official presentation in Berlin on
January 4. Last week well informed Dutch newspaper
De Telegraaf and Cyclingnews
sources said the Dutchman would return to defend
his 2017 victory at the Giro d'Italia." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: Tim de Waele)
December
28, 2017
Vuelta a Andalucia returns to
Allanadas three years after Froome's summit victory.
"The
Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Ciclista Del Sol 2018
route will include a summit finish at the Alto de
Allanadas, the scene of Chris Froome's dramatic
stage victory in 2015. The course will conclude
with a final time trial in Barbate." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: Tim de Waele)
December
28, 2017
Bassetti and Girkins complete 2018
Elevate KHS roster.
"The
addition of Sam Bassetti and Kevin Girkins
completes the 2018 roster for US Continental team
Elevate-KHS. In all, five new recruits will join
six returning riders on the team's 11-man roster." (cyclingnews.com)
December
28, 2017
Tamayo steps down as general manager
of UnitedHealthcare.
"After
eleven years with Momentum Sports Group, Mike
Tamayo is leaving the organization to pursue other
ventures. We wish him the best of luck, and thank
him for his hard work over the years. We wish you
well, Mike, thanks for the ride!"
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Jonathan Devich)
December
28, 2017
Colbrelli targets major Classics win
in 2018.
"Sonny
Colbrelli will ride his second season at WorldTour
level in 2018, and the Italian sprinter has his
eyes set on a major Classics win to crown the
occasion. After joining the top level of cycling
with Bahrain Merida, Colbrelli rode his first
serious Classics campaign this spring." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
December
28, 2017
2017’s biggest tech news.
"Everyone
loves new stuff and there has been plenty of it in
the road bike world in 2017 - new bikes, new
components and new functions. Here’s a roundup of
the top 10 tech news stories we’ve covered here on
road.cc over the past year."
(road.cc)
December
28, 2017
The Cycling Cartoonist, by Dave
Walker.
"When
did cycling cartoons stop being a thing? Back in
the day, they were an essential part of cycling
coverage. Scrolling through Gallica's digital
archives of old French newspapers and magazines,
the cartoons are an absolute delight - some the
essence of simplicity itself, some complex and
well crafted."
(podiumcafe.com)
December
28, 2017
Thomas Dekker's tell-all book now
available in English.
"According
to the publisher, the book "reveals a sordid way
of life full of blood bags, drugs, prostitutes,
and money.
Subtitled,
"My Epic Fall from Cycling Superstardom to Doping
Dead End," the book is now available in
bookstores, bike shops, and online." (bicycleretailer.com)
December
28, 2017
Renovo John Day: Wood is for Real.
"A
wooden bike is nothing new - the first bikes and
wheels ever made were wooden - but Renovo uses the
material in entirely different ways, using wood
that’s manufactured with high-tech equipment.
Renovo bikes are produced from laminated
hardwoods, milled with CNC routers until there are
two hollow, mirrored halves that are then bonded
together."
(pelotonmagazine.com)
December
28, 2017
Mixing road groupsets: What works
together and what doesn’t.
"With
three major groupset manufacturers, a range of
transmissions (seven to 11 speed), and an excess
of aftermarket components on the market, it is
inevitable that consumers will have to grapple
with a variety of incompatibilities when replacing
or upgrading worn parts. That’s because there is
generally very little interchangeability between
groupset components, but there are some
exceptions."
(cyclingtips.com.au)Photography by Matt Wikstrom
December
28, 2017
What to look for when buying a floor
pump.
"A
track pump, also called a floor pump, is designed
to inflate your tires quickly and easily. A small,
lightweight pump is great for carrying when you
ride, but a track pump is the best tool for the
job when you're at home."
(road.cc)
December
28, 2017
Igaro D1 Mod 5 (d105) USB Power
Converter for bicycle dynamo hubs.
"The
Igaro D1 is a well-made and highly configurable
way of getting USB power on your bike from a
dynamo, or solar panel, or both. The output is
higher than other options and the build quality,
with the titanium bodied main unit and waterproof
connections, is excellent. You're not tied to a
specific positioning and it's easy to make it work
with whatever setup you're running." (road.cc)
December
28, 2017
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