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Retired Belgian pro refused DS work on men’s
team because of ‘inappropriate’ photos.
Giro d'Italia possible for Chris Froome before Tour de France. Tom Dumoulin puts career on hold and leaves Jumbo Visma training camp. Chain Links: Olympics in doubt; Wout gets PAID; Plus race cancellations. Column
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January
24, 2021
Lorrenzo Manzin wins Classica Comunitat
Valenciana.
"Frenchman,
Lorrenzo Manzin, outsprints Mikel Aristi (Spa), Amaury
Capiot (Bel)."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photos: teamtotaldirectenergie.com)
January 24,
2021
Luke Durbridge, Sarah Gigante seal overall
at Santos Festival of Cycling.
"Having
both held comfortable leads in the GC after stage 3
Saturday, the duo safely navigated the final criterium
in Adelaide to seal their victories. The men’s race was
won from a sprint by Sam Welsford (Garmin Australia) as
Durbridge finished in the pack behind."
(velonews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images)
January 24,
2021
Santos Festival of Cycling: Welsford takes
stage 4 while Durbridge holds firm on GC.
"Sam
Welsford (Team Garmin Australia) showed just why he’s
wearing the Australian criterium champion’s jersey,
taking victory on stage 4 at the Santos Festival of
Cycling while Luke Durbridge (Team BikeExchange)
took the overall jersey."
By Simone Giuliani (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit:
Getty Images)
January 24,
2021
Baker wins stage 4 as teammate Gigante
secures overall.
"Georgia
Baker (Team Garmin Australia) won the final hot and
hectic stage of the Santos Festival of Cycling, wrapping
up the criterium while teammate Sarah Gigante made it
safely to the finish line to comfortably take overall
victory." By
Simone Giuliani (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Sarah
Reed)
January 24,
2021
Crowning the first queen of Willunga Hill at
the Santos Festival of Cycling.
"The
climb isn’t overly steep or, at three kilometers, even
that long but nevertheless, it has always been the stage
to look forward to in the men’s race at the Santos Tour
Down Under."
By Simone Giuliani (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit:
Getty Images)
January 24,
2021
Pogacar and Froome to headline 2021 UAE
Tour.
"Two
Tour de France winners top the bill at the first major
World Tour race of the season with Chris Froome and
Tadej Pogacar on the start list for the UAE Tour, part
of which was unveiled Thursday."
(roadbikeaction.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image)
January 24,
2021
2021 Team Preview: Ceratizit WNT.
"Lizzy
Banks adds dimension to Continental roster with veterans
Lisa Brennauer and Kirsten Wild."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images)
January 24,
2021
How to watch Santos Festival of Cycling
live.
"Races will be shown live on Australian streaming station 7Plus. Stage
four - Victoria Park Criterium, 60mins+1 lap .
Saturday,
January 23nd, starts at 18:45 (ACST), 7:05am
Central Europe, 1:05am U.S. Eastern."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image Credit not Found)
January 24,
2021
2021 Classica Comunitat Valenciana Live
Feed.
"Classica Comunitat Valenciana 2021 (La Nucia – Valencia 150km) Live.
Sunday, January 24th, starts at 12:15am Central Europe,
06:15am U.S. Eastern."
(cycling.today) (Credit not Found)
January 24
2021
Column
Two
Cyclocross World Cup: Wout van Aert, Ceylin
del Carmen Alvarado win final round in Overijse.
"Van
Aert and Lucinda Brand wrap up World Cup overall with
world championships approaching next weekend." (velonews.com) (Image
credit: Getty Images)
January 24,
2021
Alvarado wins elite women's Cyclocross World
Cup in Overijse.
"World
champion Ceylin Del Carmen Alvarado (Alpecin Fenix) used
her technical ability to ride away from her rivals and
clinch victory in the final World Cup round at
Overijse." By
Ben Goddard (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
January 24,
2021
Wout van Aert claims Cyclocross World Cup
with victory in Overijse.
"Belgian
fends off Mathieu van der Poel in last race before World
Championships."
By Ben Goddard (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
January 24,
2021
How to watch the 2021 UCI cyclocross world
championships.
"The
2021 UCI cyclocross world championships are still
scheduled to go ahead in Ostend, Belgium on Jan. 30-31." By Lily Hansen-Gillis
(cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image Credit not Found)
January 24,
2021
Tour of the Alps returns with 12 WorldTour
teams set to attend.
"Five-stage
race returns after taking a pause in 2020, with Vincenzo
Nibali, Simon Yates, Thibaut Pinot, Tao Geoghegan Hart
likely to start."
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
January 24,
2021
Here are all the 2021 races canceled so far.
"Australian
races such as the Tour Down Under were among the first
to get the chop, due to their January slot and the
southern hemisphere country’s strict rules." By Jonny Long
(cyclingweekly.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
January 24,
2021
The Women’s Warnie - the best race you’ve
never watched.
"267km
from Avalon Airport to Warrnambool and the first female
to finish is the winner. Here’s a look inside it." By Kirsty Deacon
(sbs.com.au) (AusCycling/Con Chronis)
January 24,
2021
2021 Echelon Racing League - Virtual
Redlands Bicycle Classic - Stage 3 Oak Glen Road Race Live
feed.
Stage
3 - Sunday, January 24 - Oak Glen Road Race.
Godbe
wins stage 3.
(cyclingfans.com)
January 24,
2021
Live: UCI Cyclocross World Cup Round 5 -
Overijse, BE - Sunday the 24th.
"The
Telenet UCI Cyclocross World Cup returns this Sunday for
the 5th and Final Round on the classic parcour in
Overijse.
Elite
Women - 12:40 UK, 13:40 Europe, 7:40am U.S. Eastern.
Elite
Men - 14:05 UK, 15:05 Europe, 9:05am U.S. Eastern." (cyclocross.social) (Credit
not Found)
January 24,
2021
Column
Three
Sorry Taya, your new rollerless chain isn’t
an innovation.
"Rollerless
chains are nothing new. They were the industrial staple
until the late 1800s when roller chains came in and took
over due to significant benefits in system wear
resistance."
By Dave Rome (cyclingtips.com) (Image Credit not Found)
January 24,
2021
Jumbo Visma rally around Tom Dumoulin but
start to look ahead.
"There
are also riders who will seize the opportunity. Spots
become available in beautiful races’ says Zeeman" (cyclingnews.com) (Getty
Images Sport)
January 24,
2021
Giro d'Italia possible for Chris Froome
before Tour de France.
"Chris
Froome's approach path to the Tour de France this summer
has yet to be decided and it could include the Giro
d'Italia, according to Israel Start-Up Nation General
Manager Kjell Carlström."
By Alasdair Fotheringham (cyclingnews.com) (Image
credit: Ronen Tupelberg and BRIAN Veloimages)
January 24,
2021
Retired Belgian pro refused DS work on men’s
team because of ‘inappropriate’ photos.
"Tara
Gins says an unnamed men's team revoked a verbal
agreement for work in light of 'inappropriate' photos
taken during a paid modelling shoot."
By Jonny Long (cyclingweekly.com)Tara Gins (Tara
Gins/Instagram)
January 24,
2021
Zwift update adds Black hairstyles for
avatars, and steering for Wahoo Kickr smart bikes.
"A
January 21 update brought a few improvements, including
how the game displays large groups."
By Greg Kaplan (velonews.com) Photo: courtesy Mikel
Delagrange
January 24,
2021
Tougher than Everesting: I rode up Box Hill
91 times.
"To
highlight the shocking statistics on men’s mental
health, Chris Hall rode down, and up, Box Hill 91 times.
He tells Vern Pitt how it went."
By Vern Pitt (cyclingweekly.com) (Andrew Richardson)
January 24,
2021
Reid 'getting the last laugh' as she
triumphs over adversity.
"It’s
been a varied and difficult path at times for dual
Paralympian, world champion and Tokyo 2021 Paralympics
hopeful Amanda Reid."
By Jamie Finch-Penninger (sbs.com.au) (AusCycling)
January 24,
2021
Ribble CGR Ti Sport.
"Offering
the versatility of riding in all sorts of weathers on
all kinds of terrain, Ribble's CGR Ti Sport also
provides a beautiful ride quality."
By Stu Kerton (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found)
January 24,
2021
Weldtite Dirt Wash bike cleaner review.
"Dirt
Wash by Weldtite is a citrusy cleaner with a great spray
head for wide coverage, and it works really well, but
it’s easy to blast through the bottle quickly." By Liam Mercer (road.cc)
(Image Credit not Found)
January 24,
2021
Column
One
January
23, 2021
Santos Festival of Cycling: Richie Porte
back to winning ways on Willunga Hill, Sarah Gigante takes
women’s.
"Luke
Durbridge retains GC, Gigante consolidates her overall
lead with just one stage remaining."
(velonews.com) (Photo by Peter Mundy/Getty Images)
January 23,
2021
Sarah Gigante smashes QOM.
"Sarah
Gigante attacked twice on Willunga Hill in the women’s
race, finishing a minute ahead of Lucy Kennedy,
extending her lead over her in the general
classification to 3-11."
By Jonny Long (cyclingweekly.com)(Photo by Bas
Czerwinski/Getty Images)
January 23,
2021
Willunga Hill king Richie Porte wins stage 3
of Santos Festival of Cycling.
"Teammate
Plapp rides in behind clapping Porte over the line while
Durbridge keeps firm grip on overall with third." (cyclingnews.com) (Image
credit: Getty Images)
January 23,
2021
Lucy Kennedy eyes a tricky pathway to the
2021 Olympics.
"Lucy
Kennedy's Olympic ambitions could be determined by the
leadership dynamics at Team BikeExchange this year." By Fred Dreier
(velonews.com) (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty
Images)
January 23,
2021
Niner RLT E9 RDO: Gravel Wonder Bike.
"The
goal for this bike is not just gravel, although that is
where we found ourselves most days. Niner set out to
make this bike at home “across a range of
environments…Bosch powered, cargo capable, front
suspension ready and flat bar friendly."
By Brad Roe (pelotonmagazine.com) Image: Niner
January 23,
2021
Archer Components D1x Trail with Standard
Remote.
"Wireless shifting for (some of) the masses, in a very well executed, robust package with huge potential." By Mike Stead (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) January 23,
2021
2021 Classica Comunitat Valenciana Live
Feed.
"Classica Comunitat Valenciana 2021 (La Nucia – Valencia 150km) Live.
Sunday, January 24th, starts at 12:15am Central Europe,
06:15am U.S. Eastern."
(cycling.today) (Credit not Found)
January 23,
2021
How to watch Santos Festival of Cycling
live.
"Races will be shown live on Australian streaming station 7Plus. Stage
four - Victoria Park Criterium, 60mins+1 lap .
Saturday,
January 23nd, starts at 18:45 (ACST), 7:05am
Central Europe, 1:05am U.S. Eastern."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image Credit not Found)
January 23,
2021
Column
Two
January 23,
2021
Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado and Mathieu van
der Poel take victories at Flandriencross.
"Two
world champions take victories in first of a pair of
warm-up races ahead of the 2021 world championships next
weekend."
(velonews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
January 23,
2021
Alvarado wins X²0 Badkamers Trofee -
Flandriencross.
"After
a break in racing as she prepares for next week’s World
Championships Alvarado took her seventh win of the
season and third in the X²O Badkamers Trofee series." By Ben Goddard
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
January 23,
2021
Van der Poel holds off Van Aert to win
Flandriencross Hamme.
"World
champion on form ahead of World Championships. Wout Van
Aert second, Laurens Sweeck third."
By Ben Goddard (velonews.com) (Image credit: Getty
Images Sport)
January 23,
2021
Laura
Ko wins Women's Stage 2.
Matt
Usborne wins men's race.
January 23,
2021
Marianne Vos not ruling out victory at
Cyclocross World Championships.
"I’ll
be trying to do as good as possible. I’ve had a very
short season, and then it’s more intense. It’s difficult
to peak a that right moment but I’m satisfied by how
things are going," Vos said in a team-issued video on
Friday." By
Kirsten Frattini (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Jumbo
Visma Women)
January 23,
2021
Canyon SRAM reveals 2021 race jerseys.
"The
team revealed the 2021 jersey Friday with only minor
variations to its distinctive blue and color-splashed
kits. Canyon SRAM officially launched its new look
through social media, describing “a galaxy of
possibilities."
(velonews.com) Photo: Canyon SRAM
January 23,
2021
2021 Team Preview: Jumbo Visma Women's Team.
"Jumbo
Visma are the latest WorldTour organization to branch
out with a top-level women's team, joining Trek
Segafredo, Team DSM, Team BikeExchange, Movistar Team,
and Lotto Soudal, and to a lesser extent FDJ, with
Cofidis set to follow suit in 2022."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Team Jumbo Visma)
January 23,
2021
Live: UCI Cyclocross World Cup Round 5 -
Overijse, BE - Sunday the 24th.
"The
Telenet UCI Cyclocross World Cup returns this Sunday for
the 5th and Final Round on the classic parcour in
Overijse.
Elite
Women - 12:40 UK, 13:40 Europe, 7:40am U.S. Eastern.
Elite
Men - 14:05 UK, 15:05 Europe, 9:05am U.S. Eastern." (cyclocross.social) (Credit
not Found)
January 23,
2021
2021 Echelon Racing League - Virtual
Redlands Bicycle Classic live stream - Virtual Racing live
eSports coverage.
"Stage
3 - Sunday, January 24 - Oak Glen Road Race.
Pro
Women start at 17:00 CET, 11:00am ET.
Pro
Men start at 20:00 CET, 2:00pm ET."
(cyclingfans.com) (Credit not Found)
January 23,
2021
Live: x2o Badkamers Trofee Flandriencross
Hamme - Saturday the 23rd.
"Livestream,
TV Info, Results, Course Map, Start Lists and more.
Elite
Women - 12:45 UK, 13:45 Europe, 7:45am U.S. Eastern.
Elite
Men - 14:00 UK, 15:00 Europe, 9:00am U.S. Eastern." (cyclocross.social) (Credit
not Found)
January 23,
2021
Column
Three
Wout van Aert: Everyone has difficult times.
"The
news that Tom Dumoulin has decided to take a leave of
absence from the cycling world came as a shock to many
but not to his teammates, who have seen the Dutchman
struggle since joining Jumbo Visma in 2020." (cyclingnews.com) (Getty
Images Sport)
January 23,
2021
Tom Dumoulin puts career on hold and leaves
Jumbo Visma training camp.
"Dumoulin
has officially taken unpaid leave while he considers his
future and whether or not he wants to return to the
sport. On Friday, the team had announced that Dumoulin
would be given a leadership role at the Tour de France
alongside Primož Roglič but that now looks in major
doubt following today's shocking news."
By Daniel Benson (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
January 23,
2021
Dylan Groenewegen: ‘I hope to find my place
in the peloton again.’
"Of
course I hope to be able to sprint for victories again,
but the most important thing is that I can find my place
in the peloton. It doesn’t feel good that I deviated
from my line. I also wonder how this was possible." By Jonny Long
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo by Bas Czerwinski/Getty
Images)
January 23,
2021
Kristoff: Trentin can help make the
difference against Van Aert and Van der Poel.
"In
the last few years, Kristoff has cut an isolated figure
for his team in the Spring races - although Fernando
Gaviria was instrumental in his 2019 Gent Wevelgem win -
but with UAE Team Emirates recruiting Trentin from the
defunct CCC team, Kristoff finally has the foil he has
been looking for."
By Cory Benson (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
January 23,
2021
UCI and Santini partner to sell world
champion’s jerseys at Decathlon.
"Always
dreamed of wearing the rainbow jersey but aren’t quite
as fast as Anna van der Breggen or Julian Alaphilippe?" (velonews.com) (Credit not
Found)
January 23,
2021
Simon Gerrans continues to challenge himself
in retirement.
"From
working in high finance to announcing the Tour de
France, Simon Gerrans has tackled multiple challenges
since retiring in 2018."
By Fred Dreier (cyclingnews.com) (Photo by Tim de
Waele/Corbis via Getty Images)
January 23,
2021
Tech-Redux: Moots VaMoots RSL.
"To say titanium has a special ride quality is nothing new." (pelotonmagazine.com) (Credit not Found) January 23,
2021
Column
One
January
22, 2021
How to watch Santos Festival of Cycling live
- January 23rd (22nd in US).
"Races will be shown live on Australian streaming station 7Plus. Stage
3: McLaren Vale to Willunga, 88.2km.
Friday,
January 22nd, starts at 23:30pm Central Europe, 3:15pm
U.S. Pacific."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image Credit not Found)
January 22,
2021
January 22,
2021
Sarah Gigante wins on Willunga to take stage
3.
"Kennedy
climbs to second and Frain takes final step of the
podium for the first women's stage up Willunga Hill." By Daniel Benson
(cyclingnews.com) (Image Credit not Found)
January 22,
2021
Van Aert’s lucrative new contract: Tour de
France green jersey clause, some GCs.
"Wout
Van Aert has gone from earning a below market value
salary to making more than €2 million per year while he
has also secured agreement to go for more of his own
goals, including the Tour de France green jersey." (stickybottle.com) (Credit
not Found)
January 22,
2021
Marianne Vos: I love the sport so much.
"She's
a 12-time world champion, two-time Olympic gold
medalist, and has secured hundreds of other victories.
She has also used her knowledge and experience to push
for the growth of women's cycling and inspire future
generations."
By Kirsten Frattini (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit:
Team Jumbo Visma)
January 22,
2021
Cadel Evans recounts the key moments on the
10th anniversary of his Tour de France victory.
"Cadel
Evans on the decisive Galibier stage in the 2011 Tour de
France: 'I had to put every day of my 17-year career on
the line."
(velonews.com) (Photo by Tim de Waele/Corbis via Getty
Images)
January 22,
2021
Sarah Gigante, Luke Plapp take Santos
Festival of Cycling stage 2.
"Sarah
Gigante and Luke Plapp took the honors on the hilly
second stage of the Santos Festival of Cycling. Gigante
takes GC lead after solo break, Durbridge retains
overall in men's GC."
(velonews.com) Photo: Tibco SVB
January 22,
2021
Gigante and Plapp win stage 2 of the Santos
Festival of Cycling.
"Australian
up-and-comers Sarah Gigante and Luke Plapp (both Garmin
Australia) have taken victories on stage 2 of the Santos
Festival of Cycling in Adelaide."
By Matt de Neef (cyclingtips.com) photo by Kevin
Anderson
January 22,
2021
Team Qhubeka Assos Launches 2021 Race Kit in
Girona.
"Team
Qhubeka Assos, Africa’s only UCI-registered WorldTour
professional cycling outfit, presented their 2021 race
jersey in Girona on Friday."
(bicycling.co.za) (Credit not Found)
January 22,
2021
Best electric folding bikes: Top-rated
folders for commuting and city riding.
"For
some extra boost on your commute, an electric folding
bike could be the answer. With smaller wheels and a
compact frame, a folder will pack down easily for
storage and carrying."
By Paul Norman (bikeradar.com) Russell Burton /
Immediate Media
January 22,
2021
Bike of the Week: 2021 Lotto Soudal team
bikes.
"In
the coming season, their favorite bikes will continue to
be the Noah Fast Disc, Helium SLX Disc, and Dean Fast.
Just as in 2020, the team leaders will race a Ridley
with their own chosen colors."
(roadbikeaction.com) (Credit not Found)
January 22,
2021
Column
Two
Japan looks for a way out of Tokyo Olympics.
"The
Japanese government has privately concluded that the
Tokyo Olympics will have to be canceled, and the focus
is now on securing the Games for the city in the next
available year, 2032."
By Richard Lloyd Parry (thetimes.co.uk) (Image credit:
Getty Images)
January 22,
2021
Tour de France’s U.S. television future in
doubt as NBC Sports Network set to shut down.
"According
to reports, NBC is set to shutter NBC Sports Network
at the end of 2021. The cable network has been the
television home of the U.S. Tour de France broadcast
since 2012."
By Fred Dreier (velonews.com) (Image Credit not Found)
January 22,
2021
Sepp Kuss to see leadership chances in 2021.
"Budding
American star will see protected role at Volta a
Catalunya and perhaps at Vuelta a España as he takes
next step in career."
By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) Photo: Christophe
Petit-Tesson / Getty Images
January 22,
2021
Roglic leads Jumbo Visma trident at Tour de
France.
"Primož
Roglič will get another chance to win the Tour de France
in 2021, with Jumbo Visma once more building a team
around the two-time Vuelta a España winner." By Daniel Benson
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images)
January 22,
2021
Vuelta a Andalucía requests postponement
until May.
"In
news first reported by Spanish website Ciclo21
the 67th edition of the five-day stage race, originally
set to run from February 17-21, will be postponed, most
likely until May 24-28."
By Alasdair Fotheringham (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images
Sport)
January 22,
2021
Tom Dumoulin on return to the cobbled
Classics: ‘Wout van Aert is our leader, but anything can
happen in the final.’
"Jumbo
Visma rider Dumoulin will still be racing the Tour de
France this year, but in his preparation the Dutchman
will head to the Tour of Flanders, instead of the
Ardennes."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Picture: Jumbo Visma/Bram Berkien)
January 22,
2021
Jumbo Visma announces where its star riders
will race this season.
"Dylan
Groenewegen, who received a suspension from the UCI that
runs until May 7, is set to return to competition at the
Tour de Hongrie."
By Dane Cash (cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos)
January 22,
2021
Best electric road bikes: eRoad bikes for a
helping hand on climbs.
"A
road eBike will have drop handlebars and a more sporty
riding position than a hybrid. You’ll get the gear range
to ride faster and to tackle hills, plus narrower tires
for more rapid progress on the road."
By Paul Norman (bikeradar.com) Photo: Robert Smith
January 22,
2021
Garmin Varia RTL515 rear light review.
"Garmin’s
radar-equipped rear light helps you keep an eye on the
road behind a lot more easily."
By Paul Norman (cyclist.co.uk) (Image Credit not Found)
January 22,
2021
Live: x2o Badkamers Trofee Flandriencross
Hamme - Saturday the 23rd.
"Livestream,
TV Info, Results, Course Map, Start Lists and more.
Elite
Women - 12:45 UK, 13:45 Europe, 7:45am U.S. Eastern.
Elite
Men - 14:00 UK, 15:00 Europe, 9:00am U.S. Eastern." (cyclocross.social) (Credit
not Found)
January 22,
2021
Column
Three
Fabio Jakobsen makes leaps in his recovery.
"Jakobsen
has been battling back to fitness after suffering awful
injuries during the opening stage of the 2020 Tour of
Poland, and is now riding with his team-mates after five
months of recovery."
By Alex Ballinger (cyclingweekly.com) (Luc
Claessen/Getty Images)
January 22,
2021
No grand tours for Dylan Groenewegen in
return to racing.
"Dylan
Groenewegen will take it slow as he tries to return to
the fast lane in the WorldTour peloton following his
nine-month racing ban."
(velonews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
January 22,
2021
Phil Gaimon makes second Everesting attempt
to try take back record.
"The
retired pro helped thrust Everesting into the limelight
during the initial lockdown in May 2020, setting a new
record of seven hours and 52 minutes, which was then
broken within days."
By Jonny Long (cyclingweekly.com) (Phil
Gaimon/YouTube/Getty)
January 22,
2021
Alejandro Valverde leaves door open on
retirement.
"Spanish
star will not start the Tour de France and hopes to race
Olympics before Vuelta a España farewell." (velonews.com) (Tim de
Waele/Getty Images)
January 22,
2021
Former Team Sky doctor ‘crossed the line.’
"Former
Team Sky and British Cycling doctor Richard Freeman
“crossed the line and went way beyond it”, a tribunal
hearing was told on Friday."
(roadbikeaction.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image)
January 22,
2021
Oliver Naesen: Meet my new AG2R Classics
teammates.
"Belgian
on Van Avermaet partnership, Jungels' class, and the
rider who's stronger than all of them."
By Patrick Fletcher (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit:
Getty Images)
January 22,
2021
Team Nippo Provence PTS Conti unveil kit for
debut season.
"The
Swiss-based team is managed by Marcello Albasini and was
set up by former professional Robbie Hunter's sports
management company ProTouchGlobal."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Nippo Provence PTS
Conti/Facebook)
January 22,
2021
Deda Gera DCR gravel handlebars review.
"Super-light,
super-compact, hump-and-sweep ergo bar with big control
flare and broad width options. Expensive, aesthetically
and ergonomically divisive, and patience-testing to set
up and tape."
By Guy Kesteven (cyclingnews.com) (Image: © Guy Kesteven
January 22,
2021
Gear Break: Memory Pilot, La Passione, State
Bicycle Co, veloToze, Safety Wing & Swiftwick.
"Gear Break: Loads more new kit on the market: Chuck tries out Memory Pilot Wattstyle socks, Tom Boonen is the new global brand ambassador of La Passione, more..." (pezcyclingnews.com) (Credit not Found) January 22,
2021
The Evolution of the Specialized Power
Saddle.
"Specialized
is no stranger to the saddle game. Look on its website
and there is a steady stream of saddles to choose
from…and for every discipline."
By Tim Schamber (pelotonmagazine.com) Images: Russ
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January 22,
2021
Tacx Update: Tacx NEO 2 SE Explainer, and
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scheme here - it’s legit different internals). And
then an update on why Garmin/Tacx is showing Q3 for
delivery of new Tacx NEO Smart Bike’s."
(dcrainmaker.com) (Photo: Ray Maker)
January 22,
2021
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