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Today's Trending Dave Moulton: Saddle too low? Tour of Turkey: Mark Cavendish wins stage 2. ‘I started to cry on the bike’: 21-year-old rising star explains his decision to quit pro cycling. Roglic and Pogacar are the world’s best stage racers, and it’s not close. Column
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April
12, 2021
April 12,
2021
Tour of Turkey: Mark Cavendish wins stage 2.
"Mark
Cavendish (Deceuninck Quick Step) claimed his first
victory in over three years when he won stage 2 of the
Tour of Turkey, beating Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin Fenix)
and André Greipel (Israel Start-Up Nation) in a bunch
sprint in Konya."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) April 12, 2021 I’ll never get tired of that feeling.
"Mark
Cavendish has won his first bike race in three years,
having battled back from injury and illness and
patiently waiting for his chance, which came on stage
two of the Tour of Turkey."
By Jonny Long (cyclingweekly.com) (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images) April 12, 2021 ‘Mark deserves this and is a great champion’
- Cycling world reacts as Cavendish takes comeback
victory.
"While
the victory was no doubt an emotional moment for the
35-year-old Manxman, the win also caused huge waves in
the cycling world, as Cavendish’s victory proved popular
among pros, fans and cycling journalists."
By Alex Ballinger (cyclingweekly.com) (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images) April 12, 2021 Simon Pellaud sidelined from Tour of Turkey.
"Androni
Giocattoli Sidermec have six riders now competing in the
Tour of Turkey; Matteo Malucelli, Ziga Herman, Josip
Rumac, Eduardo Sepulveda, Nicola Venchiarutti and Marti
Vigo."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) April 12, 2021 Peter Stetina claims Gorge Gravel Grinder.
"Peter
Stetina soloed to the win in the men’s Gorge Gravel
Grinder on Sunday after breaking away from the
competition with 70km remaining."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Gorge Gravel Grinder) April 12, 2021 Best hybrid bikes: Fantastic fitness bikes
for getting around town.
"The
best hybrid bikes - or fitness bikes - are based around
an upright geometry designed to maximize comfort while
limiting the trade-offs for speed and handling."
By Colin Levitch (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Ribble) April 12, 2021 Velo Champion Missile Sunglasses.
"Velo
Champion's Missile Glasses offer good coverage and a
secure and stable fit. The bundle includes clear and
yellow lenses alongside the highly customizable main
lens, and you can add a spare lens and a prescription
lens adapter too."
By Emma Silversides (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) April 12, 2021 2021 Tour of Turkey Live Feed.
"Tour of Turkey 2021 - stage 2 (Konya › Konya 144.9km). Monday,
April 12th, starts at 11:15am EEST (10:15am CET) (4:15am
U.S. Eastern).
Finish at around 2:42pm EEST (1:42pm CET) (7:42am U.S. Eastern). Live video from 12:35pm EEST (11:35am CET) (5:35am U.S. Eastern)." (cycling.today) (procyclingstats.com) April 12, 2021 Column
Two
Roglic and Pogacar are the world’s best
stage racers, and it’s not close.
"This
past week at the Itzulia Basque Country, Primoz Roglic
and Tadej Pogacar provided yet another example - just in
case you forgot - that they are the sport’s top stage
racers right now."
By Dane Cash (cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos) April 12, 2021 Basque Country: It’s good to be back at a
bike race.
"The
Itzulia Basque Country finally nabbed that spotlight. It
got the coverage that it clearly deserved, it got the
adulation, and I’m guessing the increased eyeballs on
the race than any other year."
By Dave Everett (cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos) April 12, 2021 Itzulia Basque Country: Those fleeting
moments that made the race.
"Stage
races span weeks and each of their days span hours, but
they are won and lost in brief, fleeting moments.
Itzulia Basque Country is no exception."
By Kate Wagner (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) April 12, 2021 Itzulia Basque Country Breakdown: What It
Tells Us About The Ardennes & The Tour.
"The
Itzulia Basque Country was won on the final stage, which
sounds familiar, by Primoz Roglič. The Slovenian
champion pulled the victory away from Brandon McNulty in
what was a nightmare stage for the UAE Team Emirates."
By Spencer Martin (pezcyclingnews.com) (Photo: Cor Vos) April 12, 2021 Rally Cycling on first win in 2021: ‘We
needed that.’
"US-registered
team pumped by first victory in new-look season that
includes broader ambitions across Europe."
(velonews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) April 12, 2021 Philippe Gilbert to return for Flèche
Wallonne and Liège Bastogne Liège.
"Philippe
Gilbert (Lotto Soudal) will return to racing at the
Ardennes Classics following a break to recover from
mental and physical fatigue."
By Patrick Fletcher (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image) April 12, 2021 Aevolo back to racing after lost year.
"After
over a year without a competitive outing, the Aevolo
team finally had their first taste of racing in 2021
with the International Tour of Rhodes in Greece."
(cyclingnews.com) By Daniel Benson (Getty Images Sport) April 12, 2021 TT bike fit: What makes a good position?
"There
is a bit of misconception that buying a TT bike will
immediately make you more aero, and therefore faster. We
wish this were the case, but unfortunately, being fast
on even the best time trial bikes can be a massive can
of worms."
By Colin Levitch (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Courtesy) April 12, 2021 Prime Primavera Aero Carbon Handlebar.
"Prime's
new Primavera Carbon Aero Handlebar is, like its
forerunner, a great upgrade option at an attractive
price."
By Liam Cahill (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) April 12, 2021 La Passione launches new women’s Grace
collection.
"The
Italian brand has released new women’s jerseys,
sleeveless tops, bib shorts and shorts in a beautiful
selection of colors."
By
Anna Marie Hughes (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found)
April 12, 2021
Column
Three
April 12,
2021
‘I started to cry on the bike’: 21-year-old
rising star explains his decision to quit pro cycling.
"Marcel
Kittel and Tom Dumoulin are other examples of riders who
have stepped away from racing due to mental health
issues."
By Tim Bonville-Ginn (cyclingweekly.com) (Credit Image: © Eric Lalmand/Belga via ZUMA Press) April 12, 2021 Team Victory Rankings.
"A
look at which teams have won the most races so far this
season and the big names come to the fore already, more
than ever they’re squeezing out the others with the top
three WorldTeams have half the wins so far this season."
(inrng.com) (RCS Sport) April 12, 2021 Michael Matthews: Cobbled Classics misses
provide Ardennes motivation.
"The
Tour of Flanders was far from the finish to the spring
cobbled Classics Team BikeExchange were hoping for with
Michael Matthews a long way from securing that elusive
win."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) April 12, 2021 Elia Viviani returns to track competition at
Ghent ahead of Giro d'Italia.
"After
finally claiming his first win for Cofidis at Cholet
Pays de Loire in late March, Elia Viviani returns to the
track this weekend in Ghent as he builds towards the
defense of his Omnium title at the Tokyo Olympics."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image) April 12, 2021 Cavendish sporting still unreleased Oakley
glasses for Tour of Turkey win.
"The
glasses appear to feature a one-piece lens, which curves
to follow the shape of the rider’s nose, as opposed to
utilizing a traditional nose bridge."
By Michelle Arthurs-Brennan (cyclingnews.com) Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images April 12, 2021 why do helmets have an expiration date and
how serious is it?
"For
helmets that haven’t been compromised or damaged they
should be replaced every three to five years. There are
a lot of things that degrade over time."
By Troy (roadbikeaction.com) (Image Credit not Found) April 12, 2021 DT Swiss announces Star Ratchet LN upgrade
kit for lower-end hubs and wheels.
"It’s
not typical that you can change the driver mechanism in
a rear hub from one style to a completely different one,
but DT Swiss’s modular hub design makes it surprisingly
easy to do."
By James Huang (cyclingtips.com) photography by DT Swiss April 12, 2021 roadcc Recommends updated with 11 fantastic
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"The
latest update to road.cc Recommends has gone live with
our pick of the of the very best bikes and kit that we
reviewed in March 2021, adding some exceptional products
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By Mat Brett (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) April 12, 2021 Ribble opens ‘possibly the best bike shop in
the world.’
"Ribble
Cycles has opened a new ‘omnichannel’ flagship showroom
in the Ribble Valley, Lancashire, that it is calling
“possibly the best bike shop in the world."
By Simon Smythe (cyclingweekly.com) (Image Credit not Found) April 12, 2021 Column
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April
11, 2021
April 11,
2021
Tour of Turkey: Arvid de Kleijn wins
photo-finish sprint on stage 1.
"Arvid
de Kleijn (Rally Cycling) won the shortened 72.4km
opening stage of the Tour of Turkey, beating Kristoffer
Halvorsen (Uno-X) in a close shoulder-to-shoulder
sprint."
By Stephen Farrand (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) April 11, 2021 Fabio Jakobsen makes emotional return to
racing at Tour of Turkey.
"Deceuninck
Quick Step sprinter back in action eight months after
high-speed crash at Tour de Pologne."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image) April 11, 2021 Mark Cavendish just off the podium in
chaotic opening sprint at Tour of Turkey.
"The
Deceuninck Quick Step rider appeared to have lost
position through two back-to-back corners located in the
final 500 meters."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image) April 11, 2021 2021 Tour of Turkey Live Feed.
"Tour of Turkey 2021 - stage 1 (Konya › Konya 73.4km). Sunday,
April 11th, starts at 12:00pm Central Europe, 6:00am
U.S. Eastern."
(cycling.today) (procyclingstats.com) April 11, 2021 Advantage Cavendish? Opening Tour of Turkey
stage shortened and flattened due to heavy snowfall.
"Deceuninck
Quick Step says Cavendish is close to a win and the
Manxman has now been handed an extra chance after the
opening stage in Turkey was altered."
By Jonny Long (cyclingweekly.com) (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images) April 11, 2021 Column
Two
Five things we learned from the Tour of the
Basque Country 2021.
"Tactically
complex situations often make for the most exciting kind
of racing, and that was certainly the case in the final
two stages of Itzulia 2021."
By Stephen Puddicombe (cyclingweekly.com) (David Ramos/Getty Images) April 11, 2021 Roglic claims overall victory with
spectacular long-range attack at Itzulia Basque Country.
"Roglič’s
move began some 60 kilometers from the line on a descent
from the Elosua-Gorla climb that seemingly caught
Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates) on the back foot."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) April 11, 2021 Brandon McNulty promises to ‘keep on
fighting’ despite Itzulia Basque Country defeat.
"23-year-old
American on track for strong Giro d’Italia after
impressing in spring stage races."
By Stephen Farrand (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) April 11, 2021 Vincenzo Nibali looking to prove that
experience counts in Tour of the Alps.
"Italian
set to feature alongside Froome and Quintana as he
prepares for the Giro d'Italia and the Tokyo Olympics."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) April 11, 2021 The third campionissimo: Francesco Moser and
Paris Roubaix.
"Perhaps
the most impressive exploit in ‘A Sunday in Hell’,
Jørgen Leth's celebrated documentary of the 1976 Paris
Roubaix, turns out not to be the winning move in the
race."
By William Fotheringham (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image) April 11, 2021 in the Pain Cave: Indoor Riding with Open
Road.
"Henrik,
the Danish founder of Bike the World, felt that too
little emphasis was being placed on the visual pleasure
of cycling and the natural follow up was the Open Road
app, launched this past February."
By Leslie Reissner (pezcyclingnews.com) (Image Credit not Found) April 11, 2021 Straight Cut Top Tube Bag review.
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By Matt Page (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) April 11, 2021 Column
Three
Primož Roglič on 2021 Tour de France stage
20 TT recon less than 15 hours after Basque Country win.
"The
Slovenian wasted no time in making the 330km journey
over to France as he prepares for July's French Grand
Tour."
By Jonny Long (cyclingweekly.com) (Getty/Grischa Niermann/Twitter) April 11, 2021 Marianne Vos to consider racing first
women's Paris Roubaix in October.
"Paris
Roubaix wasn’t on my plan because I put my focus on Tour
of Flanders, and the combination of Amstel Gold Race,
Flèche Wallonne and Liège Bastogne Liège," Vos told
Cyclingnews."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) April 11, 2021 Ellen van Dijk out of Brabantse Pijl and
Amstel Gold Race.
"Ellen
van Dijk (Trek Segafredo) will not start Brabantse Pijl
Dames on Wednesday April 14 or Amstel Gold Race Ladies
Edition on Sunday April 18. "
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) April 11, 2021 The Great Paris Roubaix Conundrum: Wet and
Slippy Versus Dry and Dusty.
"The
2021 cobbled classics season ended not with bangs,
clatters and a few curses, but with a whimper of
frustration and the gentle pitter-patter of rain falling
on northern France."
By William Fotheringham (pelotonmagazine.com) Images by Chris Auld April 11, 2021 Sweetspot Training 101: All you need to
know.
"The
‘comfortably hard’ zone just below FTP promises sweet
rewards for your aerobic fitness, but how much and how
often is best for you? Pro coach Brendan Housler
explains."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Daniel Gould) April 11, 2021 Mavic Allroad SL wheelset.
"Quality
wheelset that's versatile and balances strength really
well with performance."
By Stu Kerton (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) April 11, 2021 Abus GameChanger - helmet review.
"The
GameChanger is an aero helmet that, in our opinion, is
still stylish, something we normally wouldn’t say about
a helmet in this category. At 301 grams, the helmet
isn’t winning any weight competitions."
(roadbikeaction.com) (Image Credit not Found) April 11, 2021 Column
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April
10, 2021
April 10,
2021
Primoz Roglic wins Itzulia Basque Country.
"Primož
Roglič (Jumbo Visma) went on the attack to expose, crack
and distance Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates) to
secure overall victory at the Itzulia Basque Country
race during the final hilly stage 6 to Arrate."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) April 10, 2021 Roglic seizes on UAE mis-step to win Basque
Country.
"Primoz
Roglic, his young team outgunned, utilized the efforts
of other favorites to snatch overall victory at the
Basque Country from UAE Team Emirates."
By Caley Fretz (cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos) April 10, 2021 Pogacar goes down all guns blazing.
"2020
Tour de France champion finishes third overall after
trying to defend teammate McNulty's lead."
By Alasdair Fotheringham (cyclingnews.com) Tadej Pogacar (Image credit: Getty Image) April 10, 2021 DIY bike fit with the MyVeloFit app.
"Canadian
startup MyVeloFit has announced an artificial
intelligence-powered bike fitting app that uses video to
capture marker-less motion tracking. "
By Ronan Mc Laughlin (cyclingtips.com) photography by MyVeloFit April 10, 2021 2021 Itzulia Basque Country Live Feed.
"Itzulia Basque Country 2021 - Stage 6 (Ondarroa → Arrate 112km).
Saturday, April 10th, starts at 1:45 CET (4:45 AM PDT).
Earliest
live video: 15:30 CET (6:30 AM PDT).
Approximate
finish: 17:29 CET (8:29 AM PDT)."
(cycling.today) (cyclingfans.com) April 10, 2021 Column
Two
Tour of Turkey organizers look to rescue
stage 1 with shortened sprint stage.
"Weather permitting, the riders will now take part in a 74km stage that starts and finishes in Konya." By Daniel Benson (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Tour of Turkey) April 10, 2021 Snow storm forces cancellation of opening
stage of the Tour of Turkey.
"Riders
awoke to heavy snow falls on Saturday and with more
wintery conditions expected, race organizers were forced
to cancel the stage."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Presidential Tour of Turkey) April 10, 2021 2021 Tour of Turkey Live Feed.
"Tour of Turkey 2021 - stage 1 (Konya - Konya 73.4km). Rescheduled
to Sunday with a 73.4km circuit that will begin an end
in Konya.
Sunday,
April 11th, starts at 12:00pm Central Europe, 6:00am
U.S. Eastern."
(cycling.today) April 10, 2021 How to win a WorldTour contract on Zwift.
"The
ultimate prize for any aspiring racer is a WorldTour
contract - and that’s the irresistible award offered by
Zwift Academy. But what does it take to win?"
By Rebecca Charlton (cyclingweekly.com) Zwift (Getty) April 10, 2021 e*thirteen’s XCX Race 700 - Gravel wheel
test.
"When
it comes to wheels designed for skinny-tire bikes,
e*thirteen is not a brand that comes to mind."
(roadbikeaction.com) (Image Credit not Found) April 10, 2021 Carbon Handlebar Tech w/ RideFarr, RaceFace,
Ritchey, Fasst & Hope.
"This
week we’re joined by Race Face, RideFarr, Ritchey Logic,
Hope Tech and Fasst Co to answer your questions on
carbon handlebar technology."
By Jessie-May Morgan (bikerumor.com) (Image Credit not Found) April 10, 2021 Column
Three
Warbasse hones form at Itzulia Basque
Country for Giro d’Italia stage hunt.
"The
Giro d’Italia may have shifted from May to October and
back to May again in 2021,but for former US National
Road Champion Larry Warbasse (AG2R-Citroen) that makes
little difference."
By Alasdair Fotheringham (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) April 10, 2021 Filippo Pozzato's seat post snaps after
avoiding crash with truck.
"The Milan Sanremo winner was out riding in Venice when the near-miss happened." By Jonny Long (cyclingweekly.com) (Getty/Instagram) April 10, 2021 Former pro Nikki Brammeier on cycling’s
unhealthy obsession with weight.
"One
of the topics Nikki has been open about is body
composition and the over-hyped desire to be skinny
without considering the ramifications."
By Nikki Brammeier (cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Kristof Ramon) April 10, 2021 First Ride: BMC Roadmachine 01 Three.
"BMC
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(roadbikeaction.com) (Image Credit not Found) April 10, 2021 WCC: Supporting the world's cyclists in
their pursuit of Olympic dreams.
"The
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in the five Olympic disciplines."
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"Foothill
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