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Today's Trending Cosmo Catalano: The Weird Conspiracies of Former Pro Cyclist Baden Cooke. Vuelta a España: Lopez triumphs on the Gamoniteiru on stage 18. Primož Roglič, Sepp Kuss crush classification rivals on the Covadonga. Mikel Landa explains why he abandoned Vuelta. Column
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September
2, 2021
All downhill from here? Primoz Roglic eyes
third overall victory.
"Roglič
has placed himself in a class of his own. Following Egan
Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers) up the road with 60 kilometers
to go on Wednesday culminated as one of the most
spectacular chapters in the history of recent Vueltas."
By Alasdair Fotheringham (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) September 2, 2021 Mikel Landa explains why he abandoned
Vuelta.
"The
Bahrain Victorious rider came into the race with a very
strong team and optimism after he took the overall title
at the Vuelta a Burgos, but that quickly faded as it
became clear he did not have the legs to stay with the
best riders at the race."
By Tim Bonville-Ginn (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) September 2, 2021 Vuelta a España 2021 Live Dashboard.
Stage
18: Salas → Altu D'el Gamoniteiru,
159km.
Race
starts Thursday at 13:07 CEST (4:07 AM PDT).
Finish at around 17:30 CEST (8:30 AM PDT). Live video from 13:07 CEST (4:07 AM PDT)." (steephill.tv) (cyclingfans.com) September 2, 2021 Strava made its Beacon a free feature, but
there is a catch.
"The
feature lets athletes share their live location with up
to three people while they exercise. The contacts are
able to keep track of where the athletes are until they
finish their activity. The one catch is for non-premium
users."
By Lily Hansen-Gillis (cyclingmagazine.ca) photo: Strava September 2, 2021 Column
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September
2, 2021
Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta: Marlen
Reusser wins stage 1.
"Less
than a week after she was wearing the leader’s jersey at
the Simac Ladies Tour, Swiss national champion Marlen
Reusser (Ale BTC Ljubljana) won the opening stage of the
Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta from a solo break in A
Rua."
By Amy Jones (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) September 2, 2021 Paris Roubaix Race: How do cyclists modify
their bikes for one of the world’s oldest races?
"The
Paris Roubaix Race is unlike any other in cycling as the
professional cyclists that participate in the event will
be given every chance to use as much technical
innovation that they can to give them a decisive
advantage when competing against each other."
(socalcycling.com) Photo by Simon Connellan on Unsplash September 2, 2021 Aero Optim 20J - The Wind Tunnel For
Everyone: A Brief Explainer.
"The
Aero Optim is a 225,000EUR wind tunnel that you can
place at the back of your yacht (assuming proper
clearance, of course). However, they actually sell
different unit sizes. In fact, at Eurobike they were
demoing two different sizes, all of which are simply
modular units."
By Ray Maker (dcrainmaker.com) (Photo: Ray Maker) September 2, 2021 Column
Three
September
2, 2021
'It’s been the team I’ve always looked up
to': Britain's Ben Tulett joins Ineos Grenadiers for 2022.
"Recently
turning 20-years-old, Tulett has had an impressive two
season stint at Alpecin Fenix after jumping straight up
to pro level from juniors. While he has not yet pulled
off a win, Tulett has had some world class results."
By Tim Bonville-Ginn (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) September 2, 2021 2021 Benelux Tour Live Stream.
Stage
4, Aalter → Ardooie,
166.1km.
Race starts Thursday
at 11:00am CET (5:00am U.S.
Eastern).
Finish at around 2:54pm CET (8:54am U.S. Eastern). Live video from 1:35pm CET (7:35am U.S. Eastern)." (cyclingfans.com) (cycling.today) September 2, 2021 Column
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An unpredictable beast: Lagos de Covadonga
returns to Vuelta a España.
"The
curtain goes up today (Wednesday) on the Vuelta a
España’s time-honored trek across the mountains of
Asturias, in the shape of two crucial climbing stages
set to decide much of the overall outcome of the 2021
race."
By Alasdair Fotheringham (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) September 1, 2021 Odd Christian Eiking: I'm not giving away
the Vuelta a España lead for free.
"As
a non-GC favorite who is the race leader of the Vuelta a
España, when Eiking tackles the Lagos de Covadonga on
Wednesday's stage 17, the Norwegian recognized he’ll
have a herculean task on his hands to try and defend la
roja."
By Alasdair Fotheringham (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) September 1, 2021 Stephens, Rosskopf head USA Cycling's team
for UCI Road World Championships.
(cyclingnews.com) (Image
credit: Patrick Daly) September
1, 2021
Vuelta a España 2021 Live Dashboard.
Stage
17: Unquera → Lagos De Covadonga, 182km.
Race
starts Wednesday at 12:10pm CET (6:10am U.S. Eastern).
Finish at around 5:30pm CET (11:30am U.S. Eastern). Live video from 12:00pm CET (6:00am U.S. Eastern)." (steephill.tv) (cyclingfans.com) September 1, 2021 Column
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Rohan Dennis leaves Ineos Grenadiers for
Jumbo Visma.
"I’m
looking forward to the new challenges and I’m excited to
be joining arguably one of the leading teams with
R&D in the pro peloton. Riding alongside the likes
of Primož Roglič, Wout van Aert and Tom Dumoulin - again
- is something I couldn’t refuse."
By Daniel Benson (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) September 1, 2021 Cavendish, Alaphilippe, Van Aert, Woods,
Porte and Dennis confirmed for Tour of Britain.
"The
Tour of Britain will see Julian Alaphilippe race for the
final time as World Champion and Deceuninck Quick Step
teammate Mark Cavendish contest the sprint stages, while
Wout van Aert (Jumbo Visma), Michael Kwiatkowski (Ineos
Grenadiers) and Michael Woods (Israel Start-Up Nation)
will use the race to fine-tune their form."
By Stephen Farrand (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) September 1, 2021 How to train for cyclocross on a road bike.
"The
best way to practice cyclocross skills is riding off the
road and on your cyclocross bike itself but if you find
yourself on your road bike, there are still some ways
you can prepare yourself for cross season."
By Lily Hansen-Gillis (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image Credit not Found) September 1, 2021 Column
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Filippo Pozzato: We can't take pressure out
of bike racing, but we can make it more human.
"The
Giro del Veneto kicks off the series on Wednesday,
October 13 on a hilly route that respects the race’s
traditions with a finish in Padova. Two days later, the
professionals will line up again, this time on gravel,
for the novel Serenissima Gravel."
By Barry Ryan (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Veneto Classic) September 1, 2021 2021 Benelux Tour Live Stream.
Stage
3, Essen → Hoogerheide,
168.3km.
Race starts Wednesday at
10:30am CET (4:30am U.S. Eastern).
Finish at around 2:41pm CET (8:41am U.S. Eastern). Live video from 1:35pm CET (7:35am U.S. Eastern)." (cyclingfans.com) (cycling.today) September 1, 2021
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