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January 12, 2020 Mathieu van der Poel wins Dutch
national cyclocross title.
"Mathieu
van der Poel cruised to the win in the elite
men's race at the Dutch national cyclocross
championships. The world champion finished
well clear of Lars van der Haar and Joris
Nieuwenhuis to take the gold medal." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images Sport)
January
12, 2020
Tom Pidcock wins British men's
elite national cyclocross title.
"Despite
a crash in the opening lap the 21-year-old,
from Yorkshire, fought back to the front and
then built a comfortable margin on his rivals
to win by over two minutes."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
January
12, 2020
Laurens Sweeck wins Belgian
cyclocross title.
"Sweeck
completed a long solo ride on a dry day with
calm weather in Antwerp at the Scheldt banks,
winning ahead of teammate and co-favorite Eli
Iserbyt and defending champion Toon Aerts
(Telenet Baloise Lions). "
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
January
12, 2020
Pavla Havlíková takes Czech elite
women's cyclocross title.
"Tereza
Švihálková is second, Nikola Bajgerová third." (cyclingnews.com)
(Image credit: Dejan Smaic)
January
12, 2020
January
12, 2020
Column
Two
Cameron Meyer wins elite men's
road race title at Australian Road
Championships.
"Cameron
Meyer (Mitchelton Scott) finally won the elite
men's road race title at the 2020 Australian
Road Championships in Buninyong, Victoria, on
Sunday afternoon, having gone so close so many
times before."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Con Chronis /
Zac Williams)
January
12, 2020
“The dream, without doubt, is
Olympic gold” - Letizia Paternoster.
"I
was interested in cycling early on, when I was
five years old, but even my parents aren’t
able to explain why I had this “love at first
sight” for it. They told me I was always
asking for a bike and one day they gave in,
taking me to the bike shop of Maurizio
Fondriest, close to my house."
(voxwomen.com)
January
12, 2020
road.cc Road Bike of the Year
2019/20.
"Road
bikes are our bread and butter here at road.cc,
and despite the continued diversification of
drop bar bikes, classic road bikes still
remain hugely popular. In this list, we’ve
rounded up the best bikes reviewed in 2019
with the price capped at £3,500, as it has
been for the past couple of years." (road.cc) (David
Arthur)
January
12, 2020
10 riders to watch at the 2020
Tour Down Under.
"To
kick off our reporting and analysis we have
picked 10 top-tier riders to watch in this
year’s race. With a focus on GC stars,
sprinters and those in between, we take a look
at the riders who can make a difference in
this year’s race."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Con Chronis /
Zac Williams)
January
12, 2020
Clean Your Bike: PowerWasher
Shoot-Out.
"A
few companies now offering pressure washers
that are designed specifically for cycling, we
got pretty excited. This should make things
faster and more convenient, correct? This new
breed of pressure washers claims to stay under
that barrier while still being powerful enough
to do a good job cleaning."
(roadbikeaction.com)
January
12, 2020
2020 Tour Down Under LIVE STREAM.
"Tour
Down Under 2020 - stage 1 (Tanunda - Tanunda
150km) LIVESTREAM: Tuesday, January 21st.
Start
at 13:15pm local (Adelaide, Australia),
01:15am Central Europe, 19:15pm U.S. Eastern." (cycling.today)
January
12, 2020
Live: Cyclocross / Veldrijden - CX
Otegem - Monday January 13th, 2020.
"The
Monday post CX National Champs weekend sees
the racers all head back to Belgium for CX
Otegem.
Elite
Women - 12:45 UK, 13:45 Europe.
Elite
Men - 14:00 UK, 15:00 Europe."
(cyclocross.social) (Twitter)
January
12, 2020
Column
Three
January
12, 2020
2019 Mark Gunter Photographer of
the Year Awards: Winners announced!.
"For the fourth year in a row, we’ve been been thrilled and moved by the entries in the Mark Gunter Photographer of the Year Awards." (cyclingtips.com) January
12, 2020
Vos ends 'cross season early, will
undergo surgery.
"Marianne
Vos finished fifth in the Dutch cyclocross
championships Sunday and quickly announced the
race would be her last of the season, with
surgery to correct a nod in an artery in her
groin scheduled for Thursday and bringing an
end to her 'cross campaign."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
January
12, 2020
Evenepoel: If you want to win, you
have to attack, so I’m not going to stop
attacking.
"Remco
Evenepoel has a habit of using numbers to
illustrate his point, like when he recalled
his winning attack on the Alto de Murgil at
last year’s Clásica San Sebastian. “I think I
was never under 450 watts,” Evenepoel said." (cyclingnews.com)
(Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
January
12, 2020
Annemiek van Vleuten posts massive
eight-hour ’empty the tank’ ride on Strava.
"Annemiek
van Vleuten looks like she’ll be starting the
2020 season pretty much where she left off in
2019, having stormed to victory in Yorkshire
with a monster ride to claim the rainbow
bands, as she kicked off the new year with a
massive eight-hour training ride where she
“emptied the tank."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Getty/Strava)
January
12, 2020
NTT complete 2020 roster with
Carbel signing.
"NTT
Pro Cycling have completed their 2020 roster
with the signing of Michael Carbel. The
announcement brings the team’s roster to 29
riders for this season with the 24-year-old
joining from Danish UCI Continental outfit
Team Waoo."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: NTT Pro
Cycling)
January
12, 2020
Cavendish hopes busy spring will
see him back in winner’s circle.
"The
British sprinter reveals a calendar stacked
with early season racing and renewed dreams of
matching the Merckx record at the Tour." (velonews.com)
(Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
January
12, 2020
Darren Rafferty powers to Irish
junior title in epic conditions in Sligo.
"Darren
Rafferty has lived up to his pre-race
favorites tag at the National Cyclocross
Championships where he took the junior gold
medal this morning.
The Island Wheelers rider proved best in very
muddy conditions in Enniscrone, Co Sligo, on a
day when large gaps emerged between the
riders."
(stickybottle.com)
January
12, 2020
Column
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January 11, 2020 January
11, 2020
Amanda Spratt wins her third
Australian road title.
"Spratt
took out the race in a two-up sprint ahead of
40-year-old Justine Barrow (Roxsolt Attaquer)
while Grace Brown (Mitchelton Scott) completed
the podium 11 seconds behind."
(cyclingtips.com) Matt de Neef
January
11, 2020
Cant wins Belgian national
cyclocross championships.
"Sanne
Cant came away with the win in the women's
elite race at the Belgian national cyclocross
championships. Cant took the title ahead of
Laura Verdonschot and Ellen Van Loy. " (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images Sport)
January
11, 2020
Thibau Nys wins Belgian junior
men's cyclocross title.
"Thibau
Nys wins while Lennert Belmans finishes in
second place and Emiel Verstrynge rounds out
the podium in third,"
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
January
11, 2020
Minor road repairs caused by
bushfires needed before Tour Down Under begins.
"The
ongoing bushfire crisis has affected Adelaide,
South Australia, but the majority of the
destruction has been felt by neighboring
states."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty
Images)
January
11, 2020
2020 Tour Down Under LIVE STREAM.
"Tour
Down Under 2020 - stage 1 (Tanunda - Tanunda
150km) LIVESTREAM: Tuesday, January 21st.
Start
at 13:15pm local (Adelaide, Australia),
01:15am Central Europe, 19:15pm U.S. Eastern." (cycling.today)
January
11, 2020
Column
Two
Jarrad Drizners takes under-23
men's road race title at Australian Road
Championships.
"New
Hagens Berman Axeon signing Jarrad Drizners
won the under-23 road race at the 2020
Australian Road Championships in Buninyong,
Victoria, on Saturday afternoon, first
catching lone breakaway rider Elliot Schultz
(Memil CCN Pro Cycling) on the final lap." (cyclingnews.com)
(Image credit: Con Chronis / Zac Williams)
January
11, 2020
Mads Pedersen: I’m still hungry
and this is just the beginning.
"Men’s
world road champion Mads Pedersen (Trek
Segafredo) has laid down a warning to his
rivals by stating that his win in Yorkshire
was just the beginning and that he hopes to
win several important races before eventually
hanging up his wheels."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Trek
Segafredo)
January
11, 2020
Team Skyline adds Brown, Clarke to
2020 roster.
"US
squad Team Skyline continues to build its
program heading into year two on the
Continental level, adding half a dozen new
riders for 2020 including 2018 US pro road
race champion Jonny Brown from Hagens Berman
Axeon and veteran Australian Johnny Clarke
from Floyd's Pro Cycling."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Pat Malach)
January
11, 2020
Yves Lampaert: I know my chances
will come.
"Former
Belgian road race champion Yves Lampaert says
that he hopes to be able to help his
Deceuninck Quick Step teammates to more
victories this season, but that he's ready to
take any opportunities that come his own way." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
January
11, 2020
eBikeTips e-bike of the
Year Awards 2019/20.
"We've
whittled down everything we've reviewed over
the past 12 months to pick five category award
winners: Urban e-bike, Folding e-bike, Road
e-bike, Sub £1K e-bike and e-cargo bike PLUS
one overall victor!"
(road.cc) (Jack Sexty)
January
11, 2020
Specialized EMT Pro MTB multi
tool.
"The
Specialized EMT Pro MTB multi tool is designed
specifically for mountain bikers, but in
reality could be equally useful to gravel or
road riders. There are a couple of nifty bits
on this tool you may not find on others." (road.cc) Liam
Mercer
January
11, 2020
Live: Cyclocross / Veldrijden - CX
Otegem - Monday January 13th, 2020.
"The
Monday post CX National Champs weekend sees
the racers all head back to Belgium for CX
Otegem.
Elite
Women - 12:45 UK, 13:45 Europe.
Elite
Men - 14:00 UK, 15:00 Europe."
(cyclocross.social) (Twitter)
January
11, 2020
Column
Three
January
11, 2020
Annie Roche continues family
tradition with National Champs gold.
"Annie
Roche has added her own chapter into the story
of Ireland’s most successful cycling family,
claiming a national title today. The Scott
Quanta rider took gold in the U16 girls race
in brutally muddy conditions."
(stickybottle.com) (Photo: Sean Rowe)
January
11, 2020
Why the Aussie Road Nationals are
staying in Ballarat for another three years.
"By
the time that contract ends, in 2023, Ballarat
will have hosted the Nationals for 17 years in
a row, and 20 years in the past 22." (cyclingtips.com)
Matt de Neef
January
11, 2020
Chris Froome back on course at
Gran Canaria training camp.
"Since
Thursday, Froome has been on the Spanish
island of Gran Canaria with a number of
teammates, including fellow British rider Tao
Geoghagen Hart, former world champion Michal
Kwiatkowski, veteran German rider Christian
Knees and Ireland's Eddie Dunbar." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
January
11, 2020
Van Garderen on EF Pro Cycling
roster for Colombia 2.1.
"Tour
Colombia 2.1 announced today that American
Tejay van Garderen will compete in the South
American race, joining his Colombian teammates
Daniel Martinez and Sergio Higuita on the
six-rider EF Pro Cycling roster." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images Sport)
January
11, 2020
Geraint Thomas' pre-Tour de France
race plans take shape.
"Geraint
Thomas' 2020 race plans have started to take
shape with the 2018 Tour de France champion
set to race Tirreno Adriatico, the Tour de
Romandie and the Tour de Suisse before
embarking on the Tour de France in July." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
January
11, 2020
Jumbo Visma put faith in George
Bennett for Giro d’Italia.
"With
three of their Grand Tour riders heading to
the Tour de France this July, the Jumbo Visma
squad have put their faith and trust in George
Bennett for the Giro d’Italia."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
January
11, 2020
Bike of the future - Building
British Cycling’s new Olympic bike.
"Future
gazing is always fraught with risks. The list
of technological innovations purported to tip
the world on its head but swiftly consigned to
the skip of history - we’re looking at you
Betamax - is long."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Michelle Arthurs-Brennan)
January
11, 2020
Column
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January 10, 2020 January
10, 2020
Cyclocross stars line up for
respective national championships.
"Many
of Europe's cyclocross national championships
titles will be decided across the weekend,
with the elite women's and men's races at both
the Dutch and Belgian events set to be
particularly hard-fought, thanks to the depth
of talent in the discipline that both nations
enjoy."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
January
10, 2020
Pauline Ferrand Prévot undergoes
successful iliac artery surgery.
"Pauline
Ferrand Prévot (Canyon SRAM) has undergone
successful surgery to treat a recurrence of
iliac artery endofibrosis, she announced on
social media Friday. The mountain bike world
champion is currently recovering in hospital
and did not confirm the length of her recovery
period."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Canyon SRAM)
January
10, 2020
USA Cycling Announces Team USA for
the 2020 Cyclocross World Championships.
"USA
Cycling announced the Elite, U23 and Junior
teams for the 2020 World Championships in
Dübendorf, Switzerland today. The USA
contingent will include 6 Elite women and men,
9 U23 riders and 10 Juniors."
(cxmagazine.com)
January
10, 2020
EF Education First enter new year
with more 'alternative' ambitions.
"A
year after introducing their alternative race
program - in addition to the their 'normal'
road program, which saw them win the Tour of
Flanders thanks to Alberto Bettiol - EF
Education First have announced that they'll be
doing more of the same in 2020, which the
team's riders appear to be very happy about." (cyclingnews.com)
(Image credit: Wil Matthews)
January
10, 2020
How to Prevent Saddle Sores and
Common Issues for Women.
"I
was sitting around a dinner table with a few
pro women cyclists when the conversation
turned to this decidedly un-table-talk topic
and, well, worse."
(bicycling.co.za) Selene Yeager
January
10, 2020
Ernesto Colnago: A lot of people
don't understand the real quality of a bike.
"74
years ago I was 13 years old and I started
work at the Gloria bike factory in Milan,"
Ernesto explains to Cyclingnews with
pride, recalling how he lied about his age so
that he could start work before the then legal
limit of 14."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
January
10, 2020
Column
Two
Chloe Hosking sprints to
Australian criterium title in a photo finish.
"Hosking
threw her hands in the air as she crossed the
line, but a photo was required to split her,
second-placed Ruby Roseman-Gannon, and bronze
medalist Gracie Elvin (Mitchelton Scott)." (cyclingtips.com)
Matt de Neef
January
10, 2020
Sam Welsford sprints to Australian
criterium title in filthy conditions.
"Yes!”
yelled Sam Welsford as he crossed the line,
arms aloft, the rain pouring down around him.
He’s a world champion and world record holder
on the track, but winning the Australian
criterium title clearly still meant a lot." (cyclingtips.com)
Matt de Neef
January
10, 2020
Preview: The elite men’s road race
at the 2020 Aussie Road Nationals.
"Starting
at 12:30pm on Sunday - straight after the
women’s race - the elite men’s road race will
comprise 16 laps of the 11.6 km Mt. Buninyong
circuit for a total of 185 tough kilometers." (cyclingnews.com)
Matt de Neef
January
10, 2020
Two new host cities for Tour of
Utah's sweet 16.
"The
organizers of the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah
named two new host cities for the 2020
edition, the race's 16th year, and a
tight-packed seven-stage parcours which will
take place between August 3rd and 9th." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo: Jonathan Devich)
January
10, 2020
Italian brand Ciöcc is back with a
revamped and extensive range for 2020.
"Iconic
Italian marque Ciöcc will re-launch in the UK
this year, with the brand promising a very
stylish but modern line-up featuring a new
disc version of the Blade aero bike, gravel,
vintage and e-bikes."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Michelle Arthurs-Brennan)
January
10, 2020
Gear Break - More Top Kit!
"Our
second collection is another mix of new or
cool kit. From offerings from HUNT wheels to a
discount on a Campagnolo phone cover. Plus we
look at the Visions of Rainbows board game,
two very different bikes: The LOOK Tokyo 2020
Olympic track bike and the Ritte Satyr steel
gravel bike and we preview the coaching video
on Kinomap."
(pezcyclingnews.com)
January
10, 2020
The unavoidable rise of tubeless
tires.
"Whether
you are riding pure road or considering some
gravel detours, tire choice has a more
significant influence on your riding
experience than any other single component." (cyclingnews.com)
(Image credit: Specialized)
January
10, 2020
Live: Cyclocross / Veldrijden - CX
Otegem - Monday January 13th, 2020.
"The
Monday post CX National Champs weekend sees
the racers all head back to Belgium for CX
Otegem.
Elite
Women - 12:45 UK, 13:45 Europe.
Elite
Men - 14:00 UK, 15:00 Europe."
(cyclocross.social) (Twitter)
January
10, 2020
Column
Three
January
10, 2020
Six WorldTour riders racing
cyclocross this winter to prepare for 2020.
"Cyclocross
has to be one of the most brutal cycling
disciplines out there. A 60-minute full gas
effort raced through thick mud and torrential
rain in the deep winter, CX is not for the
faint-hearted."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo credit should read
DAVID STOCKMAN/AFP via Getty Images)
January
10, 2020
Deceuninck Quick Step under
pressure to perform again.
"For
more than two decades, Belgian team boss
Patrick Lefevere keeps delivering big wins -
for 2020, he starts anew with 11 fresh faces." (velonews.com)
(Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
January
10, 2020
Evenepoel confirms he will ride
2020 Giro d'Italia.
"Remco
Evenepoel has confirmed he will ride the Giro
d'Italia in 2020, with the Deceuninck Quick
Step leader to use his Grand Tour debut as a
test of his stage racing ability and to lay
the foundations to his form in view of the
Tokyo Olympic Games."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Sigfrid
Eggers)
January
10, 2020
Alaphilippe: There's an enormous
difference between finishing 5th at the Tour de
France and winning it.
"It
takes a rare rider to win Milan San Remo and
Flèche Wallonne in the same spring and then
produce a break-out top-five finish at the
Tour de France that very summer, and Julian
Alaphilippe, it seems, has drawn some lessons
from the experiences of the last man to do
so."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
January
10, 2020
Viviani changes plans and heads to
Giro d'Italia and Tour de France in 2020.
"Despite
previous assertions that he would skip the
Giro d'Italia in 2020, Elia Viviani will
indeed ride the Corsa Rosa, while also
tackling the Tour de France before a switch to
the track for the Olympic Games." (cyclingnews.com)
(Image credit: Cofidis)
January
10, 2020
Quintana and Barguil lead Arkéa
Samsic at Volta a Catalunya.
"The
duo will start the 2020 season together at the
Tour de la Provence, and will also compete
together at numerous races throughout the
season. With their spring program confirmed,
they'll race at Paris Nice, the Ardennes
Classics and the Tour de France, while the
Critérium du Dauphiné is another likely
addition to the calendar."
(cyclingnews.com (Image credit: Arkea Samsic))
January
10, 2020
Best titanium road bikes 2020 - 5
frames that are good enough to ride forever.
"Lighter
than steel and stronger than aluminum,
titanium has long been considered one of the
best - and luxurious - metals for making a
bicycle frame."
(bikeradar.com) Ben Delaney / Immediate Media
January
10, 2020
Cycling’s hidden under-fuelling
epidemic.
"We
surveyed 850 riders, and one in five indicated
that they are putting their health at risk by
failing to properly replenish energy. Are you
among them? The likelihood is higher than you
might think."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Michelle Arthurs-Brennan)
January
10, 2020
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