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Today's Trending 2021 Road World Championships Live Feed. Julian Alaphilippe defends world title for elite men at Flanders World Championships. UCI Road World Championships Live Dashboard. Column
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August
26, 2021
Julian Alaphilippe defends world title for
elite men at Flanders World Championships.
"In
one of the most memorable races in recent years,
Julian Alaphilippe (France) astonishingly defended his
title, and will wear the famous rainbow bands of the
world champion for the second consecutive year."
By Issy Ronald (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) September 26, 2021 Five talking points from the World
Championships.
"The
greatest ride of Alaphilippe's career, the
unlikely medalists, and the best Brit - don't miss
these moments from an unforgettable race."
By Stephen Puddicombe (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Luc Claessen/Getty Images) September 26, 2021 French Swashbuckler.
"Julian
Alaphilippe soloed to victory on Sunday’s conclusion
to the Flanders 2021 road world championships amid
an electric atmosphere, defending his rainbow
jersey."
By Rob Sturney (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image Credit not Found) September 26, 2021 Crashes mar Ethan Hayter's Worlds
leaving 'missed opportunity' feeling.
"Crashes
upset Ethan Hayter's ride in the Worlds road race,
thwarting his attempt to get into a move towards
the business end of proceedings. But as the only
other British finisher alongside Tom Pidcock he
can be happy with his efforts as GB secured a top
10 finish."
By Jonny Long (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) September 26, 2021 Mark Cavendish abandons World
Championships.
"Cavendish
rode the opening 100km of the brutal 268km-long
men’s race race in Flanders, before he was seen
leaving the circuit to head towards the team buses,
after a thrilling start to the event."
By Alex Ballinger (cyclingweekly.com)(Image credit: Alex Livesey/Getty Images) September 26, 2021 2021 UCI Road World Championships Live
Stream.
"2021 UCI Road World
Championships September 19-26, Flanders, Belgium Day
7,
Sunday, September 26th.
Elite
Men Road Race: Live video from 10:15am local
(4:15am U.S. Eastern)." (cyclingfans.com) September 26, 2021 Column
Two
September
26, 2021
Where did it all go wrong for the
home team at Flanders Worlds?.
"As
the Belgians proved on Sunday, asking your stars
to bury themselves with huge pulls for their
teammates won't always win you a bike race."
By Dane Cash (cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos) September 26, 2021 Tom Pidcock expected a crazy race, but
was still surprised by Alaphilippe.
"The
young Brit finished sixth in the World
Championship road race after missing the winning
move."
By Kit Nicholson (cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos) September 26, 2021 Tom Pidcock says Belgians made it 'near
impossible' for Wout van Aert to win Worlds as Brit
rides to impressive sixth.
"It
didn't work out my way but it was unbelievable
racing, it was like we were racing a stadium, not on
roads. Chants and singing, it was unreal, it was
like a football match."
By Jonny Long (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) September 26, 2021 Mathieu van der Poel hopes World
Championships will help him deliver in Paris Roubaix.
"With
just a week between the men’s road race and the
delayed Monument, can Van der Poel bounce back?"
By Alex Ballinger (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Kristof Ramon - Pool/Getty Images) September 26, 2021 Peter Sagan: I don't think I have anything
left to prove at the World Championships.
"Sagan,
who reconned the course after the Benelux Tour earlier
this month and then again earlier this week, said that
one of the keys to success during Sunday's
268.3-kilometre race will be staying towards the front
of the peloton and avoid crashing."
By Daniel Ostanek (cyclingnews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images) September 26, 2021 Massive crowds turn out in Flanders to
cheer thrilling worlds race.
"At
estimated 500,000 fans lined the finishing loops in
and around Leuven for the elite men's road race
Sunday."
By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) Photo: ERIC LALMAND/BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images September 26, 2021 Elisa Balsamo's World
Championships-winning Cannondale SuperSix Evo.
"Straight
from the finish line complete with Belgian dust,
stuffed-toy top cap and cartoon self-portrait."
By Josh Croxton (cyclingnews.com)(Image credit: Josh Croxton) September 26, 2021 CST Tubeless Tire Sealant.
"I've
been using CST Tubeless Tire Sealant for an extended
test period, and it has been working well, plugging
smaller holes quickly and showing no signs of drying
out even with the very hot weather."
By Stu Kerton (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) September 26, 2021 Column
Three
September
26, 2021
Neilson Powless rockets to best US
men’s worlds result in two decades.
"The
EF Education Nippo rider powered into an early
group featuring Remco Evenepoel (Belgium), and
then latched onto the wheels in the closing hour
of racing in the punishing six-hour, 270km
race."
By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) (Image Credit not Found) September 26, 2021 'S**t, it's up to me now:' Michael
Valgren 'saves the day' for Danish Worlds hopes.
"With
a stacked team, much was expected of Denmark,
who suffered many misfortunes during the men's
road race, but still came up with a bronze
medal."
By Jonny Long (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) September 26, 2021 The UCI’s plan for a joint U23-elite
Worlds road race is a cop-out.
"The
peloton lacks development, and a U23 race would
help close the gap between juniors and elites."
By Abby Mickey (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) September 26, 2021 Racing without teammates, Ama Nsek wins
USA CRITS finale for L39ion.
"Rachel
Langdon (Instafund Racing), and Thomas Gibbons
(Automatic Racing) capture 2021 USA CRITS overall
titles."
By Rebecca Reza (velonews.com) Photo: Connor Ryan/USA CRITS September 26, 2021 Tactics gone wrong for Dutch in women's
road race at World Championships.
"In
stark contrast to the impressive Italian lead-out was
the seemingly lack of unity in the Dutch team
throughout the race."
By Brecht Decaluwé (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) September 26, 2021 Kata Blanka Vas sprints to fourth as best
under-23 rider at World Championships.
"20-year-old
Hungarian narrowly misses out on bronze medal to
Niewiadoma in Leuven."
By Daniel Ostanek (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image) September 26, 2021 Column
One
August
25, 2021
World Championships Preview.
"No
other country cherishes bike racing as much as Belgium
and the men’s road race is the final event in a week
of festivities and sport. Only there’s one thing
missing so far and that’s a home win."
(inrng.com) (Image credit: ASO) September 25, 2021 Elisa Balsamo wins elite women's world
title at Flanders World Championships.
"Italian
rider Elisa Balsamo out-sprints Marianne Vos to become
the new world champion!
1.
Elisa Balsamo (Italy)
2.
Marianne Vos (Netherlands)
3.
Kasia Niewiadoma (Poland)."
By Cory Benson (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) September 25, 2021 Five talking points from the women's
elite World Championships 2021 road race.
"The
Netherlands finally lose their grip on the rainbow
jersey, fantastically dramatic route and more from
the first elite road race."
By Stephen Puddicombe (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) September 25, 2021 Marianne Vos: ‘When you’re so close, it’s
very sour.’
"The
three-time world champion came second behind Elisa
Balsamo in the 2021 road race, taking her sixth career
World Champs silver medal."
By Kit Nicholson (cyclingtips.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) September 25, 2021 World Championships: Zoe Backstedt wins
junior women's road race title.
"Zoe
Backstedt (Great Britain) won the junior women’s road
race at the UCI Road World Championships in a two-woman
sprint against Kaia Schmid (USA)."
By Stephen Puddicombe (cyclingtips.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) September 25, 2021 An Insider’s Preview: Jolien D’hoore on the
explosive parcours of the Flanders Worlds Championships.
"Fans
can expect sharp climbs, technical circuits and
thrilling finals for elite races in Flanders."
By Kirsten Frattini (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) September 25, 2021 The best gravel and adventure bikes you can
buy for under $2,700/£2,000.
"If
you're after a super-versatile drop-bar bike priced
between $1,300 and $2,700, we might have the answer in
our roundup of all the best gravel bikes we have tested
in this price bracket."
(road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) September 25, 2021 Bike computer vs smartphone vs smartwatch
- Which smart device is best.
"There
was once a time when cyclists recorded their rides
with dedicated devices that by today’s standard were
incredibly rudimentary, only measuring distance and
speed."
By Stan Portus (bikeradar.com) Photo: Alex Evans September 25, 2021 2021 UCI Road World Championships Live
Stream.
"2021 UCI Road World
Championships September 19-26, Flanders, Belgium Day
6, Saturday, September 25th.
Junior
Women Road Race: Live video from 8:10am local (2:10am
U.S. Eastern).
Elite
Women Road Race: Live video from 12:10pm local (6:10am
U.S. Eastern)."
(cyclingfans.com) September 25, 2021 Column
Two
Peter Stetina tops Grittin Easter to win
Belgian Waffle Ride Utah.
"Peter
Stetina escaped with the win at Belgian Waffle Ride
Utah after battling with Griffin Easter."
By Fred Dreier (velonews.com) (Image Credit not Found) September 25, 2021 Whitney Allison scores career highlight
with Belgian Waffle Ride Utah victory.
"Whitney
Allison endured heat, wind, and a long day by
herself to win Belgian Waffle Ride Utah."
By Fred Dreier (velonews.com) (Image Credit not Found) September 25, 2021 Niewiadoma: The world doesn't end if you
don't win.
"There
were a lot of cagey races ridden in the elite women’s
world championship, but Katarzyna Niewiadoma laid it
all on the line, and still walked away with a medal."
By Patrick Fletcher (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) September 25, 2021 Kaia Schmid: ‘Any day on a worlds podium is
a good day.’
"After
standing on the top step of podiums recently in Egypt
for the junior track worlds and in Ireland for Rás na
mBan, teenage American Kaia Schmid climbed onto the
second step at the junior road worlds in Leuven Belgium
on Saturday."
By Ben Delaney (velonews.com) Photo: Casey B. Gibson September 25, 2021 Backstedt bags family bragging rights after
winning junior Worlds with slow puncture.
"Zoe
Backstedt modestly denied the suggestion that she now
had bragging rights over her sister Elynor, who has two
medals - both bronze - from the same event in 2018 and
2019."
By Patrick Fletcher (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) September 25, 2021 Worlds win was 'revenge for this season'
says Elisa Balsamo, who now sets sights on finishing her
degree.
"The
Italian has come close often this year and was also
disappointed by her Olympic Games performance, so
knuckled down for the Worlds and comes away with the
rainbow jersey."
By Jonny Long (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) September 25, 2021 Riders to battle heat, dust at Belgian
Waffle Ride Utah.
"Peter
Stetina, Whitney Allison, Eddie Anderson headline the
2021 edition of the Utah race."
(velonews.com) (Image Credit not Found) September 25, 2021 'It's just not feasible:' The uphill battle
for Tao stagiaire Red Walters to even get to the Worlds
start line.
"The
22-year-old had a place in the U23 road race but for
riders attending solo it means carrying their own
bottles and going alone to pre-race manager's meetings."
By Jonny Long (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) September 25, 2021 Clinchers and unbranded oversized pulleys -
Sagan’s custom Tarmac SL7 for the 2021 World
Championships.
"Custom
paint, unbranded oversized jockey wheels and 26mm
clinchers for the Slovakian national champion."
By Jack Luke (bikeradar.com) (Image Credit not Found) September 25, 2021 A new gravel tire from American Classic,
Sportful's Fiandre Light Jacket, Assos winter gloves and
Bontrager bar and shoe.
"Here
in the Northern Hemisphere, we have passed the autumn
equinox and the days are beginning to draw in."
By Stan Portus (bikeradar.com) (Image Credit not Found) September 25, 2021 Live: Ethias Cross Bredene - Saturday 25th
September 2021 - Livestream.
"Continuing the Cyclocross Season on the Weekend of the UCI Road World Championships in Leuven, see’s the 3rd round of the Ethias Cross in Bredene. Elite
Women - 12:45 UK, 13:45 Europe, 10:15am ET.
Elite Men - 14:00 UK, 15:00 Europe, 11:30am ET." (cyclocross.social) (Image Credit not Found) September 25, 2021 Column
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Van der Poel: Van Aert is the big favorite
for the Worlds road race.
"Van
der Poel and Van Aert have been rivals at the cyclocross
Worlds since 2015, sharing all seven world titles since
then, with the Dutchman one ahead in the gold medal
count."
By Daniel Ostanek (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) September 25, 2021 Ruth Winder retires on a high note, racing
aggressively at worlds.
"The
former U.S. national road champion calls it a career,
after relentlessly attacking ‘without fear or
pressure.’"
By Ben Delaney (velonews.com) (Photo: Casey B. Gibson) September 25, 2021 Anna van der Breggen: It was a fantastic
way to say goodbye at the World Championships.
"Coming
into the World Championships it was clear that the
31-year-old Van der Breggen wasn’t in her best form
ever. She didn’t defend her world title in the
individual time trial and opted not to compete in the
team time trial mixed relay on Wednesday."
By Brecht Decaluwé (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) September 25, 2021 Lewis Askey looks ahead to WorldTour move
with Groupama FDJ after U23 Worlds fifth place.
"Askey
has already competed in several races as part of the
senior squad, in line with the UCI rules allowing teams
to give development squad riders experience at a higher
level before turning pro."
By Daniel Ostanek (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) September 25, 2021 Ellingworth: Brailsford and Bernal aren’t
going anywhere.
"He’s
still doing stuff. There is the Ineos sport angle, he’s
really into it and he does a great job with all that
stuff, but he’s not going anywhere. This team is his
passion, in that sense."
By Patrick Fletcher (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) September 25, 2021 Coryn Rivera will race for Jumbo Visma in
2022.
"The
29-year-old sprinter has been with the DSM outfit
(formerly Sunweb) since 2017, moving across from the
US-based United HealthCare Pro team as a proven winner
in Europe and on home soil."
By Kit Nicholson (velonews.com) (Photo: Cor Vos) September 25, 2021 Lappartient defends 2025 Rwanda Worlds amid
human rights and sportswashing concerns.
"UCI
president praises Paul Kagame's regime as Rwanda's
cycling federation boss says 'sport and politics should
not be mixed"
By Patrick Fletcher (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image) September 25, 2021 BMC updates URS gravel bike line-up with
front suspension.
"BMC
has introduced a URS LT gravel bike into its line-up
with coil-sprung front suspension to go with the
existing MTT (Micro Travel Technology) rear suspension
system that adds 10mm of travel to the stays."
By Mat Brett (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) September 25, 2021 New 95g Selle Italia SLR Boost Tekno
Superflow saddle gets race car tech.
"Designed
in collaboration with race car engineering firm
Dallara and multi-time champion Fabian Cancellara, the
new Selle Italia SLR Boost Tekno Superflow gets
race-ready."
By Tyler Benedict (bikerumor.com) (Image Credit not Found) September 25, 2021 How narrow is too narrow? In search of
aero gains with a 26cm handlebar.
"Narrow
handlebars for road bikes may finally be getting their
moment in the spotlight."
By Simon Bromley (bikeradar.com) (Image Credit not Found) September 25, 2021
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