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Today's Trending Bradley Wiggins: Olympic Games was like a junior race in the final. Olympics: Richard Carapaz claims men's road race title. Tokyo Olympics: What the stars said after Richard Carapaz wins riveting road race. Column
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July
24, 2021
July 24,
2021
Quinn Simmons wins Tour de Wallonie.
"Fabio
Jakobsen (Deceuninck Quick Step) secured his second
stage win of the week on the final day of the Tour de
Wallonie, which finished in a sprint in Quaregnon."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) July 24, 2021 Tokyo Olympics: 12 riders to watch in the
women's road race.
"Van
der Breggen, Deignan, Brennauer, Niewiadoma and Longo
Borghini among those that could have gold within their
grasp."
By Kirsten Frattini (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image) July 24, 2021 Tokyo Olympics: What the stars said after
Richard Carapaz wins riveting road race.
"From
another costly crash by Geraint Thomas to Wout van Aert
being outmaneuvered - here's what the starts said after
extra-tough race around Tokyo."
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images) July 24, 2021 Richard Carapaz: Olympic gold is the best
thing that could happen in my life.
"On
a sultry Saturday in Tokyo, Carapaz clinched the men’s
road race title to become the second Ecuadorian to win
an Olympic medal in the history of the Games."
By Patrick Fletcher (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) July 24, 2021 Adam Yates 'didn't have the legs' as he
secures top 10 at Tokyo Olympics road race.
"Adam
Yates put in a determined performance at the Toyko
Olympics men's road race, securing a top 10 finish after
making it into the select chase group, and even opening
up the sprint for the line in search of a silver medal."
By Jonny Long (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) July 24, 2021 2021 DMT KM4 shoes review.
"If
you value comfort over pedaling performance, the DMT KM4
shoes offer a knit construction upper that allows
impressive comfort through its flexible material."
By Matt Page (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) July 24, 2021 2021 Tour de Wallonie Live Feed.
"Tour de Wallonie 2021 - stage 5 (Dinant → Quaregnon 192.4km
Saturday, July 24th, starts at 15:00pm Central Europe,
09:00am U.S. Eastern."
(cycling.today) (Image Credit not Found) July 24, 2021 Column
Two
Olympics: Richard Carapaz claims men's road
race title.
"Richard
Carapaz brought home the gold medal for Ecuador in the
men’s Olympic road race in Tokyo on Saturday in a
pulsating finale that saw the climber drop his main
rivals on the last two climbs."
By Daniel Benson (Image credit: Getty Images) (cyclingnews.com) July 24, 2021 The Moment The Olympics Were Won.
"Kagosaka
Pass was the smallest marked climb of the day and just
enough to launch the winning move as Brandon McNulty and
Richard Carapaz managed to break free from a group that
had been bossed by Tadej Pogačar and Wout van Aert."
(inrng.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) (cyclingnews.com) July 24, 2021 Brandon McNulty lights up Olympic road race
with top-10.
"Sixth
place in elite men's road race best since Taylor Phinney
was fourth in 2012 for USA Cycling."
By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images) July 24, 2021 Five talking points from the Tokyo Olympics
men's road race.
"Carapaz's
win was a smart one, choosing the right moment to
attack, having stayed in contention up the toughest
climb of the day, the Mikuni Pass, within the final 35km
of the day, then making his move off the front on the
final climb of the day."
By Jonny Long (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) July 24, 2021 Team USA starts off summer Olympics with no
medals on opening day for first time since 1972.
"Saturday
marked a disappointing day for the American’s competing
in archery, cycling, fencing, judo, air rifle and pistol
shooting, taekwondo, and weightlifting, with not a
single athlete taking the podium to receive a medal."
By Paulina Dedaj (foxnews.com) (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) July 24, 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games Cycling Events Live
Feed.
"Tokyo Olympic Games Cycling Events schedule: Saturday,
24 July, 4:00am CET (Starts Friday at 10 pm EDT) - Men’s
Road Race
Sunday,
25 July, 5:50am CET (Starts at 12am EDT) - Women’s Road
Race
Monday,
26 July, 7:55am CET (Starts at 2 am EDT) - Men’s MTB Race
Tuesday,
27 July, 7:55am CET (Starts at 2 am EDT) - Women’s
MTB Race
Wednesday,
28 July, 4:25am CET - Women’s Time Trial Race
Wednesday,
28 July, 7:00am CET (Starts at 1 am EDT) - Men’s Time
Trial Race"
(cycling.today) (Image Credit not Found) July 24, 2021 Column
Three
July 24,
2021
Women’s Olympic road race preview.
"Two-time
world champion Anna van der Breggen will target a
back-to-back gold when she takes to the testing course
of the women’s road race at the Tokyo Olympics on
Sunday. The Dutch rider dominated this season and comes
into the race in the Japanese capital as the favorite."
(roadbikeaction.com) (Image Credit not Found) July 24, 2021 Peter Stetina wins The Rift Gravel Race.
"Peter
Stetina carried on his incredible form to take the Rift
Gravel Race in Iceland on Saturday. The 200km event,
widely respected as one of the most spectacular and
hardest gravel races in the world."
By Daniel Benson (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Oregon Trail Gravel Grinder) July 24, 2021 Geraint Thomas explains 'freak crash' at
Tokyo Olympics men's road race.
"The
Welshman says he must have done something bad in a
previous life to warrant yet another untimely fall."
By Jonny Long (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) July 24, 2021 Cyclist who rode 100 miles out of the saddle
to repeat ride on Zwift to prove he wasn't lying.
"The
US rider completed the challenge in New York State and
somehow managed to maintain an average speed of 33.2km/h
throughout the ride which took in more than 1,400m of
climbing."
By Will Bolton (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) July 24, 2021 Tokyo Olympics: Lecomte, Van der Poel,
Pidcock favorites for MTB medals - Preview.
"On
Monday and Tuesday, mountain biking medals will be
awarded for the seventh time at the Olympic Games. Both
the women's and men's fields will have 38 riders from 29
nations competing."
By Rob Jones (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) July 24, 2021 Café Talk with Alison Jackson.
"Growing
up in a small town in Alberta, Canada, with a population
of around 4,000, a career in professional cycling wasn’t
exactly what a young Alison Jackson dreamed of."
By Helen Bridgman (voxwomen.com) Photo: Liv Racing Team July 24, 2021 2021 Tour Alsace Live Stream.
"Stage 4 - July 24th, 2021 (Ribeauvillé → Lac Blanc. 161.3km). C'est
la grande étape de montagne du Tour Alsace! Une
alternance d'ascensions et de descentes rapides, pas
moins de 6 cols sont à gravir avec un final qui porte
bien son nom: le col du Calvaire à 1150m."
(cyclingfans.com) (touralsace.fr) July 24, 2021 Column
One
July
23, 2021
July 23,
2021
Tour de Wallonie: Groenewegen sprints to
victory on stage 4.
"The
Dutchman went head-to-head with Fabio Jakobsen
(Deceuninck Quick Step) in the final run to the line
before his rival accidentally unclipped from his pedal
in the closing meters."
By Daniel Ostanek (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) July 23, 2021 Quinn Simmons relishes return to winner’s
circle after lost 2020 season.
"Simmons
wins for first time in nearly two years ahead of stacked
summer to include debut grand tour, world championships,
Paris Roubaix."
By Jim Cotton (velonews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images) July 23, 2021 Meet the two road cyclists of the Refugee
Olympic Team.
"The
29-athlete squad will compete across 12 different
sports. Masomah Ali Zada and Ahmad Badreddin Wais are
its two road riders."
By Betsy Welch (velonews.com) Photo: IOC July 23, 2021 Best aero helmets: Protection that saves
valuable seconds.
"The
best aero helmets can make a noticeable difference over
a traditionally vented helmet and help you go faster for
less effort."
By Josh Croxton (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Graham Cottingham) July 23, 2021 Tokyo Olympics: Greg Van Avermaet's BMC
Teammachine SLR01.
"When
Greg Van Avermaet lines up on Saturday's Olympic Games
men's road race, he will do so as the reigning champion,
having won the event at the 2016 Rio Games."
By Josh Croxton (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: BMC) July 23, 2021 Leading American football coach killed after
driver swerved into bike lane.
"Greg
Knapp, who helped coach Denver Broncos to Superbowl 50
win, died five days after incident in California."
By Simon MacMichael (road.cc) picture-credit-new-york-jets July 23, 2021 Nacer Bouhanni will ride on with Arkéa
Samsic through 2023.
"Bouhanni
has yet to take a victory in 2021, but he has been close
several times, including at the Tour de France, where he
finished second on stage 4 and nabbed three other top
five finishes in sprints."
By Dane Cash (cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos) July 23, 2021 2021 Tour de Wallonie Live Feed.
"Tour de Wallonie 2021 - stage 4 (Neufchâteau → Fleurus 206km)
Friday, July 23rd, starts at 15:00pm Central Europe,
09:00am U.S. Eastern."
(cycling.today) (Image Credit not Found) July 23, 2021 Column
Two
July 23,
2021
Tokyo Olympics: 12 riders to watch in the
men's road race.
"Pogacar,
Van Aert, Hirschi, Valverde and Woods among our picks
for gold."
By Daniel Benson (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image) July 23, 2021 ‘It could be one of the toughest races of
our careers:’ Tao Geoghegan Hart and Simon Yates share
thoughts on Olympic road race.
"The
Olympic road race is one of the toughest and most
unpredictable races on the cycling calendar, but how do
the men’s squad see this year’s event playing out?"
By Alex Ballinger (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) July 23, 2021 Sarah Gigante: From howls of pain and
disappointment to an Olympics dream.
"Australian
ready to take on the road race and time trial at Tokyo
after recovering from three broken bones in April."
By Simone Giuliani (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) July 23, 2021 Lizzie Deignan: Being underdogs at the Tokyo
Olympics isn’t a bad thing.
"The
pressure of the race doesn't lie on our shoulders. We
can just be opportunistic and race with nothing to lose’
says British rider."
By Simone Giuliani (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) July 23, 2021 Spain's road teams clear to race Tokyo
Olympics.
"Alejandro
Valverde, Ion Izagirre, Gorka Izagirre, Omar Fraile and
Jesús Herrada will now all be taking the start, as well
as Mavi García and Ane Santesteban of the women's squad,
who race on Sunday, also clear to race."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image) July 23, 2021 Tokyo Olympics: Italy for cycling events.
"Italy
is among the most successful countries in Olympic Games
history, having taken 207 gold medals across 27
participations. Their recent high watermark in cycling,
though, was five medals - including four golds - in
Atlanta in 1996."
(cyclingnews.com) By Daniel Ostanek (Getty Images Sport) July 23, 2021 Met Codatronca TT helmet review.
"The
best time trial helmets offer a balanced meld of
protection and aerodynamics but blueprints have evolved
over the past few years with short-tail helmets becoming
increasingly popular."
By Aaron Borrill (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Aaron Borrill) July 23, 2021 BZ Optics Crit Mirrored Glasses with Orange
Revo Lenses.
"Very
good all-round glasses with clear optics that work in a
wide range of light conditions."
By Matt Page (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) July 23, 2021 Training, Nav, Weather: The Very Best Bike
Apps for Cyclists.
"If
you’re used to stuffing your phone into your jersey
pocket when you go training, then you’re only a few
clicks away from arming yourself with a collection of
cycling apps that can help you train smarter, sleep
better, eat more healthfully, and even discover new
rides in your own neighborhood."
By Hannah Weinberger (bicycling.co.za) (Image Credit not Found) July 23, 2021 2021 Tour Alsace Live Stream.
"Stage 3 - July 23rd, 2021. Le
direct texte sera disponible dès le départ de la
course."
(cyclingfans.com) (touralsace.fr) July 23, 2021 Column
Three
Here are the motor doping methods Pogačar
isn’t using and why.
"At
times the young Slovenian looked like he was on a ride
to the shops, while his closest contenders clambered for
his back wheel. The doping questions quickly followed."
By Ronan Mc Laughlin (cyclingtips.com) (Image Credit not Found) July 23, 2021 Preview: Here’s how (we think) the women’s
Olympic road race will play out.
"Every
four years the Olympic Games roll around and upend the
women’s peloton as we know it. The racing gets faster,
the riders more cutthroat."
By Abby Mickey (cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos) July 23, 2021 Five things to look out for at the Tokyo
2020 Olympic Games women's road race.
"Dutch
superstars, a balanced route, and the lone rangers -
here's the things to look out for in the Olympics
women's road race."
By Stephen Puddicombe (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) July 23, 2021 Tokyo Olympics: Heat chamber helps Tom
Pidcock to 'best possible shape.'
"After
swapping out his slick road tires in the wake of a
successful Classics campaign debut, the 21-year-old
British all-rounder has similarly impressed at the elite
level of cross-country mountain biking this summer."
By Patrick Fletcher (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Michal Červený) July 23, 2021 From Durango to Tokyo Olympics, Christopher
Blevins follows in the footsteps of MTB royalty.
"Christopher
Blevins grew up in Durango, Colorado, surrounded by
mountain biking Olympians. But, it was actually in New
York City that he had his first real brush with the
celebrity of the Olympic Games."
By Betsy Welch (velonews.com) (Image Credit not Found) July 23, 2021 Van Avermaet: Winning Olympic gold changed
my life.
"The
veteran Classics star was the surprising winner of the
men's road race in Rio five years ago, but an Olympic
cycle and a pandemic postponement will bring down the
curtain on 'Golden Greg's' dynasty."
By Daniel Benson (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) July 23, 2021 The agony and ecstasy of the Olympic Games.
"It’s
the eve of the 2020(1) Tokyo Olympic Games which got me
thinking about all the hopes and dreams of every athlete
that get realized or crushed in an instant."
By Gracie Elvin (cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos) July 23, 2021 Simon Geschke out of Tokyo Olympics.
"More
then disappointed to miss the Olympics tomorrow but also
glad everyone else tested negative. It’s a dark day in
my career, but i will be back soon later this year
hopefully," Geschke said in a message on social media."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) July 23, 2021 Tokyo Olympics: Custom designs from Trek,
Canyon, Specialized and more.
"Brands go all in on custom tech for the Olympic Games road races." By Josh Croxton (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Courtesy) July 23, 2021 Why is Tom Pidcock riding a BMC at the
Olympics?
"Pidcock's
team sponsor Pinarello doesn't make a mountain bike so
the Briton is riding an unbranded BMC. Here's what we
know about his mountain bike set up."
By Ryan Simonovich (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bartek Wolinski/ Red Bull Content Pool) July 23, 2021 Column
One
July
22, 2021
Tour de Wallonie: Quinn Simmons wins stage 3
in Érezée.
"The
20-year-old American, who took his first win, now holds
the overall race lead ahead of Dewulf with two days left
to race."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) July 22, 2021 Quinn Simmons dashes to first pro win in
Belgium.
"The
20-year-old on Trek Segafredo pounded his chest as he
won ahead of Stefan Dewulf (Ag2r Citroën), with Alexis
Renard (Israel Start-Up Nation) crossing the line
third."
(velonews.com) (Image Credit not Found) July 22, 2021 Tokyo Olympics 2021: Men's Road Race
Preview.
"The
Tokyo Olympics are almost upon us, with the cycling
events among the first to take place. A 134-man peloton
set to tackle a brutal 234-kilometre course for the
men's road race on Saturday, July 24."
By Daniel Ostanek (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image) July 22, 2021 Riders prepared for war of attrition on
fearsome Mount Fuji course.
"The iconic splendor of Mount Fuji will provide a majestic backdrop to the Olympic men’s road race on Saturday - but those in the saddle will not be enjoying the view." (cycling.today) (Reuters) July 22, 2021 Declercq extends for two years with
Deceuninck Quick Step.
"The
32-year-old, who joined the team in 2017, will now stay
through to the end of the 2023 season. He's a key member
of the squad, often riding at the front of the peloton
for hours on end in service of his teammates."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) July 22, 2021 Pete Stetina: How BWR was (nearly lost and
then) won.
"My
view of exactly how this hard event played out, from the
pre-race pressure until the post-race beers."
By Pete Stetina (velonews.com) Photo: Jake Orness July 22, 2021 2021 Tour de Wallonie Live Feed.
"Tour de Wallonie 2021 - stage 3 (Plombières → Érezée, 179.9km)
Thursday, July 22nd, starts at 14:45pm Central Europe,
08:45am U.S. Eastern."
(cycling.today) (Image Credit not Found) July 22, 2021 Column
Two
July 22,
2021
Leah Goldstein became the first woman to win
RAAM. Her story will blow your mind.
"Leah
Goldstein recently rode into the history books as the
first female solo winner of Race Across America. Here,
she takes us inside her incredible win."
By Fred Dreier (velonews.com) Photo: Race Across America July 22, 2021 'It’s been a nice run, but it’s time:'
Richie Porte says 2021 edition was his final Tour de
France.
"I
think I ticked the box last year with a podium finish,
I’m not getting any younger and the race is only getting
more and more crazy, so I feel like it’s time to pull
the pin on my Tour career. It’s been a nice run, but
it’s time."
By Richard Windsor (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) July 22, 2021 Chris Froome: I continue to dream of winning
a 5th Tour.
"Back
at the Tour de France after two years of absence, Chris
Froome made it a point of honor to finish the race."
(cycling.today) (Image Credit not Found) July 22, 2021 Tokyo Olympics: One more miracle for
Alejandro Valverde?
"Tokyo
will be the fifth Olympic Games for Alejandro Valverde,
and presents an ideal course for him to be considered a
favorite for gold."
By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) (David Ramos/Getty Images) July 22, 2021 Mollema: My Tour de France condition is the
perfect basis for the Olympics.
"My
condition of the Tour is now the perfect basis," Mollema
told WielerFlits. "It's certainly a nice boost
to go to Tokyo with a stage win. The biggest challenge
will be to cope with the jet lag and the conditions on
site in terms of humidity and extreme heat."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) July 22, 2021 Sofia Gomez Villafañe's ‘full circle’ to
representing Argentina at the 2021 Olympic Games.
"The
fact that she has built a rapport with fans in Argentina
and South America - where the 27-year-old has not lived
for 15 years - is more than just cool. In many ways,
it’s the culmination of Gomez Villafañe’s journey as a
person and professional athlete."
By Betsy Welch (velonews.com) Photo: Clif Pro Team July 22, 2021 Surly's Corner Bar lets your mountain bike
be a gravel bike.
"It’s
no secret that many older mountain bikes can be
transformed into glorious gravel bikes, but one sticking
point is how to overcome the issue of your flat-bar
brake levers and shifters not fitting a drop handlebar."
By Dave Rome (cyclingtips.com) photography by Surly Bikes July 22, 2021 Olympics bikes and tech: What we're hoping
and expecting to see.
"All
the bikes, clothing, tech and more from the Tokyo
Olympic Games road and track events."
By Josh Croxton (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: BMC) July 22, 2021 2021 Sea Otter Australia postponed.
"The
safety and welfare of our Sea Otter family is paramount,
as is our desire to ensure that we deliver excellent
value for the investments made by exhibitors, riders,
sponsors and spectators alike. Unfortunately, we are no
longer confident that this is realistic."
(cyclingtips.com) press release supplied by Sea Otter Australia July 22, 2021 Column
Three
Tokyo Olympics: USA men’s road team battling
against cycling superpowers.
"USA
Cycling brings two starters against a field packed with
European 'superpowers' for the elite men's road race."
By Andrew Hood (cyclingnews.com) (Justin Setterfield/Getty Images Sport) July 22, 2021 Olympics 2021: A tour of Tokyo from the
women of Team USA.
"Coryn
Rivera, Amber Neben, Ruth Winder, and Leah Thomas give
us snapshots from the road cyclists' Olympic village."
By Betsy Welch (velonews.com) (Photo by Toru Hanai/Getty Images) July 22, 2021 Geraint Thomas: We have no egos in the
Olympics team.
"The
four-man British team comprises of Thomas, Tao Geoghegan
Hart, and Adam and Simon Yates but so far, the team have
yet to decide on each rider's role within the squad."
By Daniel Benson (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image) July 22, 2021 Richie Porte ready for lottery of Olympics
road race.
"Richie
Porte will spearhead a strong Australian men's team in
the Olympic Games road race on Sunday with the Ineos
Grenadiers rider hoping for far better luck than he had
five years ago."
By Daniel Benson (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) July 22, 2021 Tadej Pogacar’s Tour de France-winning bike:
a closer look at the Campagnolo parts that propelled him
to victory.
"After
narrowly winning last year and dominating this time
around, what’s changed on Pogacar’s bike and what
advantages did those changes offer? Campagnolo talks us
through the tech behind his latest setup."
By Liam Cahill (road.cc) Campagnolo July 22, 2021 Tokyo Olympics: Belgium for cycling events.
"Belgium
are one of the pre-eminent cycling nations and will
automatically head to Tokyo with a certain sense of
status and expectation."
By Patrick Fletcher (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) July 22, 2021 Off-road to Tokyo - The Olympic mountain
bike course.
"A
4.1km route that twists and turns through the forest,
and packs in five super steep if short climbs along the
way, with each climb followed by a harrowing drop or
rocky descent."
By Fred Dreier (velonews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) July 22, 2021 Best Tire Levers of 2021 - Pry Off Even the
Tightest Bike Tire with Ease.
"Tire
levers are such a basic item that they’re rarely given
much thought…until, like us, you’ve used a lot of them
and start to appreciate the nuances in design and
function that make some way, way better than others."
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