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Today's Trending Sean Kelly explains why “clear-out” of riders now needed at Ineos Grenadiers. Tour of Britain: Van Aert beats Alaphilippe to win stage 4 at Great Orme. 'In my own country, I'm not part of the team': Philippe Gilbert and Greg Van Avermaet not selected for home World Championships. 11 Essential Things You Didn’t Know About Carbon Fiber. Column
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September
8, 2021
Tour of Britain: Van Aert beats Alaphilippe
to win stage 4 at Great Orme.
"Wout
van Aert (Jumbo Visma) claimed his second win of the
Tour of Britain on stage 4, beating Julian Alaphilippe
(Deceuninck Quick Step) to the top of the short steep
final climb in Great Orme."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) September 8, 2021 Hayter vows to fight back after losing Tour
of Britain lead.
"Hayter
came into the pivotal stage to the top of Great Orme
with a six-second lead over his teammate Rohan Dennis
but with Wout van Aert and Julian Alaphilippe both
within touching distance of the overall."
By Daniel Benson (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) September 8, 2021 Ribble Weldtite mechanical hindered their
performance in Tour of Britain team time trial.
"The
British Continental outfit had been targeting podium
finish in the face of WorldTour opposition, but things
went wrong early in their run."
By Alex Ballinger (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Harry Trump/Getty Images) September 8, 2021 Kiel Reijnen to swap road for gravel in
2022.
"The
35-year-old Trek Segafredo rider will retire from the
WorldTour at the end of the season and then turn his
focus to racing gravel."
(velonews.com) (Image Credit not Found) September 8, 2021 Canyon Speedmax CF 8 Disc Di2 TT bike
review.
"Canyon's
Speedmax CF 8 Disc is more of a triathlon bike at heart
than a dedicated time-trial weapon but will still
deliver the goods in a race against the clock."
By Aaron Borrill (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Aaron Borrill) September 8, 2021 How to make the most of Strava’s exploring
features for your next adventure.
"Heatmaps,
personalized segment and route suggestions, and Strava’s
live location sharing feature can all help you take on
bigger and exciting rides - here’s what you need to
know."
By Anna Marie Hughes (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) September 8, 2021 Best budget cycling computers: Track your
ride without the big price tag.
"Affordable
GPS head units that help you track data, plan routes,
track performance metrics and more."
By Zach Nehr (cyclingnews.com) (image credit: courtesy) September 8, 2021 2021 Tour of Britain Live Feed.
"Tour of Britain 2021 - Stage 4 (Carmarthenshire → Carmarthenshire 18.2km TTT).
Wednesday, September 8th, video starts at 14:00pm
Central Europe, 8:00am U.S. Eastern, 5:00am PDT."
(cycling.today)
(Credit not Found) September 8,
2021
Column
Two
September
8, 2021
European Championships: Italy powers to gold
in Team Relay.
"The
Team Relay was contested on a 22.4km flat valley time
trial course south of Trento, with the three men riding
the out and back course before the three women started
their ride."
By Stephen Farrand (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image) September 8, 2021 European Championships: Ivanchenko wins
junior women's time trial.
"Alena
Ivanchenko (Russian Federation) wins, Antonia
Niedermaier (Germany), Elise Uijen (Netherlands) round
out podium."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) September 8, 2021 Q&A: Jack Haig on finishing third at the
Vuelta, time trial tech, and more.
"We
caught up with the 28-year-old Aussie for a detailed
chat about his road to the Vuelta podium (and much
more)."
By Matt de Neef (cyclingtips.com) photography by Getty Images and Cor Vos September 8, 2021 Gino Mäder gives £4000 to charity after
pledging to donate for every rider he beat in Vuelta a
España.
"The
Swiss rider opted to take on his own charity challenge
during the Spanish Grand Tour, before he went on to an
unexpectedly great result."
By Tim Bonville-Ginn (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) September 8, 2021 All You Need To Know To Buy Your Next Wheels
[Or Tires].
"The
majority of bikes are specced to sell at a certain price
point, and the manufacturers’ favorite trick is to kit
bikes out with good-looking wheels that are actually a
few notches down the scale when compared to the
groupset."
By Jon Minster and Tim Brink (but mostly William Keith) (bicycling.co.za) (Image Credit not Found) September 8, 2021 Castelli Idro Pro 2 jacket review.
"Castelli's
Idro Pro 2 is a Shakedry jacket that’s small and light
enough to pack in a jersey pocket but warm enough to get
you through a serious storm, with pockets for extra
points."
By Josh Ross (cyclingnews.com)(Image: © Josh Ross) September 8, 2021 Giro Latch MTB shoes cut down on trail
chatter and add suspension to your flat pedals.
"Giro
quietly released one of the best feeling flat MTB shoes
we’ve ridden. The shoe itself is muted, giving no
chatter, slap, or toe-tingling vibrations, just silent
feet."
By Jordan Villella (bikerumor.com) (Image Credit not Found) September 8, 2021 2021 Road European Championships Live Feed.
"2021 Road European Championships: 08
Sep 2021 Mixed Relay.
09 Sep 2021 Women Elite - Individual Time Trial. 09 Sep 2021 Men Elite - Individual Time Trial. 11 Sep 2021 Men Under 23 - Road Race. 11 Sep 2021 Women Elite – Road Race. 12 Sep 2021 Men Elite - Road Race. Road
European Championships 2021 - Mixed Relay (Trento →
Trento 44.8km).
Wednesday,
September 8th, video starts at 14:30pm CET (Central
Europe), 8:30am U.S. Eastern, 5:30am PDT."
(cycling.today) (Image Credit not Found) September 8, 2021 Column
Three
September
8, 2021
Tour de l'Ardeche: Arlenis Sierra wins stage
1.
"Arlenis
Sierra Canadilla of AR Monex sprinter takes the first
leader's jersey."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) September 8, 2021 Odd Christian Eiking, who wore red for seven
stages at the Vuelta, signs with EF.
"Odd
Christian Eiking, who wore the red jersey for seven days
at the recent Vuelta a España, is headed to EF Education
Nippo in 2022 after four seasons with the Intermarché
Wanty Gobert Matériaux organization."
By Dane Cash (cyclingtips.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) September 8, 2021 Remco Evenepoel eyes European Championships
success after almost giving up on 2021.
"Remco
Evenepoel feels he is back to his best form despite a
roller coaster of success and disappointment in 2021 and
is convinced he can fight for victory in the time trial
and road race at the European Championships in Trento."
By Stephen Farrand (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) September 8, 2021 Wout van Aert lays down another Worlds
marker with second Tour of Britain stage win.
"Wout
van Aert laid down another important marker ahead of the
World Championships with victory on a tough uphill
finish at the Tour of Britain."
By Daniel Benson (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: SW Pix) September 8, 2021 Luis Ángel Maté rides 1000km home from
Vuelta a España.
"Maté,
who rides for the Euskaltel Euskadi team, lives on
Spain's south coast, in Marbella, leaving him to travel
almost the length of Spain to get back from Santiago de
Compostela, where the Vuelta finished on Sunday."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Antonio Ortiz / @antonioortizbike) September 8, 2021 Whoop 4.0 Announced: Here’s What’s New and
Changed.
"Today,
Whoop announced their new 4.0 device. Whoop is
part-device, part-platform. The device is a small pod
that doesn’t display any metrics itself, but rather has
sensors to collect those metrics and transmit them to
your phone and the larger Whoop cloud platform."
By Ray Maker (dcrainmaker.com) (Image Credit not Found) September 8, 2021 Huge new cycling facility in Cornwall gets
green light as part of Tour of Britain legacy.
"The
£7million state-of-the-art hub will feature a road
circuit and a BMX track, and could bring big events to
the area."
By Alex Ballinger (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Cornwall Council ) September 8, 2021 Bryton Rider 750T GPS Computer Bundle.
"Thoroughly
impressive unit and app at a price that might outweigh
the slow processing and unrefined map graphics."
By Emma Silversides (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) September 8, 2021 Gritty, Modern and Reliable: The New OM1 S
by Officine Mattio.
"Introducing
the monocoque in carbon fiber of Cuneo's Officine
Mattio. The OM1 S marks the beginning of the “Made in
Cuneo” manufacturing philosophy."
By Press Release (pezcyclingnews.com) (Image Credit not Found) September 8, 2021 Column
One
September
7, 2021
Tour of Britain: Ineos Grenadiers win team
time trial.
"The
British team clocked 20:22 on the 18.1-kilometer course
in South Wales, beating Julian Alaphilippe’s Deceuninck
Quick Step by some 17 seconds, having been tied for time
at the half-way mark."
By Patrick Fletcher (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) September 7, 2021 Ethan Hayter says he's 'up against it' as he
leads Tour of Britain into queen stage.
"It’ll
actually be pretty hard leading this race for the next
five days. It’s going to be super tough racing and
really hard to control as Jumbo Visma showed yesterday
[stage two]. We’ll be up against it, but to have 16
seconds."
By Tim Bonville-Ginn (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: PA Images) September 7, 2021 Tour of Britain rider fined £700 after mayor
produced picture of him.
"Alpecin
Fenix rider Alexander Richardson was handed a fine by
the race commissaires, after a picture of him urinating
in public emerged on social media after the opening day
of the British stage race."
By Alex Ballinger (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Harry Trump/Getty Image) September 7, 2021 Lawson Craddock bullish on US world
championship hopes.
"Veteran
American is coming off momentum from Vuelta a España,
and said he expects an elite men's US world champion
'within five years."
By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images) September 7, 2021 Bardet heads to European Championships
refreshed and fit after successful Vuelta a España.
"Romain
Bardet will ride the UEC Road European Championships for
France at the weekend, tired after completing the Vuelta
a España but happy to have won a stage without the
pressures of targeting the overall classification."
By Stephen Farrand (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) September 7, 2021 Bahrain Victorious is enjoying a stellar
2021.
"The
team just came off its greatest success of the season at
the Vuelta a España, where Jack Haig was third and Gino
Mäder was fifth and took the white jersey for best young
rider."
By Rob Sturney (cyclingmagazine.ca) Photo: Sirotti September 7, 2021 Shimano expert talks new Dura-Ace and
Ultegra groupsets: Find out everything you need to know.
"We've
told you our interpretation of what Shimano has said
about its new Dura-Ace and Ultegra groupsets... now it's
time to hear from a Shimano expert himself."
By Jack Sexty (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) September 7, 2021 The New Effigear Mimic 9-Speed Gearbox:
Better Than Pinion?
"The
Effigear Mimic uses a much more compact design than the
Original, which provides more flexibility when it comes
to frame design."
(cyclingabout.com) September 7, 2021 2021 Tour of Britain Live Feed.
"Tour of Britain 2021 - Stage 3 (Carmarthenshire → Carmarthenshire 18.2km TTT).
Tuesday, September 7th, video starts at 14:00pm Central
Europe, 8:00am U.S. Eastern, 5:00am PDT."
(cycling.today) (Credit not Found) September 7, 2021 Column
Two
Human rights campaigner calls on cycling
industry to help female riders fleeing Afghanistan.
"Shannon
Galpin helped co-ordinate the evacuation of women as
Taliban seized power."
By Trevor Ward (cyclist.co.uk) (Image Credit not Found) September 7, 2021 Sean Kelly explains why “clear-out” of
riders now needed at Ineos Grenadiers.
"Sean
Kelly has said he found it very hard to see how Ineos
Grenadiers was going to beat either Primož Roglič or
Tadej Pogačar in a Grand Tour, adding a clear-out of
riders was needed at the British World Tour team."
(stickybottle.com) (Image Credit not Found) September 7, 2021 Van der Poel to test form at Antwerp Port
Epic.
"Mathieu
van der Poel will resume racing on Sunday, September 12
at the Antwerp Port Epic. The cobbled and unpaved roads
around the city and harbor of Antwerp serve as a last
test of form for the Dutchman ahead of the World
Championships and Paris Roubaix."
By José Been (cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos) September 7, 2021 Marianne Vos on what keeps her motivated:
‘It’s the game of racing, it’s never the same.’
"Marianne
Vos has won almost everything but she still loves
racing. She's in strong form this autumn and she is
focused on the worlds and the first women's Paris
Roubaix."
By Sadhbh O'Shea (velonews.com) (Photo: Bas Czerwinski/Getty Images) September 7, 2021 The Best Form of Defense Is Attack: Annemiek
van Vleuten at the Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta.
"Annemiek
van Vleuten cemented her position as the strongest woman
in the peloton. If the mix up at the Olympic road race
galvanized her into her gold medal time trial ride, it
has positively catapulted her into the latter part of
the season."
By Amy Jones (pelotonmagazine.com) (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images) September 7, 2021 Dutch team unveil phenomenal squad for
women’s road race at 2021 World Championships.
"Always
among the favorites for any one-day race, the
Netherlands boast three of the most dominant riders in
the peloton - Marianne Vos, Annemiek van Vleuten, and
Anna van der Breggen."
(Image credit: ANP Sport via Getty Images) September 7, 2021 The 2021 Vuelta: The Power of Three.
"It’s
the big stat of this Vuelta: Roglič equals Tony
Rominger's hat-trick of Vuelta wins, and does so while
winning four stages. There are plenty of remarkable
things about the former ski-jumper’s cycling career -
not least that he didn’t start racing until the age of
24."
By William Fotheringham (pelotonmagazine.com) (Images by Chris Auld) September 7, 2021 Shimano 105 pedals review.
"As
the brand's third-tier offering, do Shimano’s 105 pedals
benefit from trickle-down tech or is an upgrade to
Ultegra worth the extra investment?"
By Peter Haworth (cyclingnews.com) (Image: © Peter Haworth) September 7, 2021 Coefficient Cycling RR Handlebar.
"Coefficient
Cycling's RR handlebar is a drop bar with an aero top,
but also some specific ergonomic shaping, and an
integrated GPS mount. There's some weight penalty, but
it's comfortable, effective and, when well-configured."
By Rob Wilmott (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) September 7, 2021 Salsa Cowbell Carbon gravel handlebar
review.
"Salsa’s
Cowbell is its least radical drop bar and lacks internal
routing but it comes in tons of sizes and it’s a light
and precise bar without feeling too punishing on longer,
rougher rides."
By Guy Kesteven (cyclingnews.com) (Image: Guy Kesteven) September 7, 2021 Assos Mille GT Ultraz Evo Winter Softshell
Jacket Review.
"If
you think you've tried every jacket and they aren't warm
enough, then it's time to try the Assos Mille GT Ultraz
Evo winter softshell jacket. It's designed for all-day
riding in temperatures just above freezing. When most
people stay home, this is the jacket you need to grab."
By Josh Ross (cyclingnews.com) (Image: Josh Ross) September 7, 2021 Column
Three
Movistar considering termination of Miguel
Ángel López's contract.
"When
team boss Eusebio Unzué was asked about the possibility
of a statement this week announcing a parting of ways
between rider and team, he said: “It’s one of the
options, that’s clear."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image) September 7, 2021 Sam Bennett to return to racing immediately
after injury.
"Sam
Bennett will return to racing action this weekend,
despite his team boss Patrick Lefevere recently
suggesting his season was over as he needed surgery on a
knee injury and months of recovery."
(stickybottle.com) (Photo: Wout Beel) September 7, 2021 Elia Viviani set to join Ineos Grenadiers in
2022.
"Elia
Viviani is set to ride for Ineos Grenadiers in 2022
after a late offer from the British team and a request
from fellow Italian track rider Filippo Ganna derailed
what seemed like a done deal with Astana."
By Stephen Farrand (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) September 7, 2021 Meet Niki Terpstra, the determined realist.
"Niki
Terpstra is 37 years old but still has the same youthful
image he’s had since the start of his career. Since he
turned pro with Milram in 2007 he has compiled an
impressive list of top results."
By José Been (cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Kristof Ramon) September 7, 2021 Which bikes, groupsets and brakes did best
at Grand Tours in 2021?
"While
the same teams won the same Grand Tours as in 2020, we
examine which bikes, groupsets and brakes did the best
this year."
By Will Strickson (cyclist.co.uk) Photography: Chris Auld September 7, 2021 Best power meters in 2021 - Top-rated power
meters and buyer’s guide.
"We tested seven power meters from leading brands through the first six months of 2021, and this list of the best power meters brings together the most reliable and user-friendly power meters we tested." By Simon Bromley, Stan Portus (bikeradar.com) (Image Credit not Found) September 7, 2021 Elite’s New Training Desk: First Look.
"Elite
showed off their new trainer desk at Eurobike, which
includes multiple power ports, and the ability to fold
up for easy storage. It maintains the same style as both
their Tuo trainer as well as RIZER gradient/steering
accessory."
By Ray Maker (dcrainmaker.com) (Photo: Ray Maker) September 7, 2021 One-K unveils a 930-gram disc brake
wheelset.
"The
930-gram claimed weight for a disc brake road wheelset
was enough to catch our eye, but the spoke construction
and hub design on the One-K wheels is even more
interesting."
By Ronan Mc Laughlin (cyclingtips.com) photography by Phil Golston and Ronan Mc Laughlin September 7, 2021 Best turbo trainers: Top-rated trainers.
"A
guide to choosing the best turbo trainers and our pick
of the best wheel-on and direct-drive smart trainers
available today."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Wahoo) September 7, 2021 Garmin Forerunner 745 review.
"Garmin's
range of data measuring tech is immense. The Forerunner
745 is a mid-range smartwatch that is predominately
aimed at runners; however, it has some handy tech that
makes it great at tracking cycling activities as well."
By Ty Rutherford (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) September 7, 2021 Spank Spike 160 saddle review.
"The
Spank Spike is a tough, lean saddle aimed at the
performance gravity audience but is it comfortable
enough for a full day's riding?"
By Sean Fishpool (cyclingnews.com) (Image: © Sean Fishpool) September 7, 2021
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