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Today's Trending What the Hell Is Happening to Lombardia? Pete Stetina: Barry Roubaix delivers big time. Alexandar Richardson of Alpecin Fenix mugged while on a training ride. Alberto Contador: 'I thought about coming back - I wanted to ride Giro 2020.' Column
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October 8,
2021
10 riders to watch at Il Lombardia 2021.
"The
2021 WorldTour season draws to a close on Saturday with
the 115th edition of Il Lombardia as 175 riders do
battle for one last big win of the year over the hills
between Como and Bergamo."
By Daniel Ostanek (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images composite) October 8, 2021 Evenepoel looking for crash revenge at
star-studded Il Lombardia.
"Remco
Evenepoel will return to Il Lombardia on Saturday as one
of the star contenders for the final Monument of the
season and would want to get rid of the memories of the
last year’s horrific crash."
(cycling.today) (Image Credit not Found) October 8, 2021 Primoz Roglic: It's been a long season but
Il Lombardia is still important for me.
"Primož
Roglič heads up a strong Jumbo Visma squad for
Saturday's Il Lombardia, where the Slovenian will look
to take the second Monument victory of his career
following the 2020 Liège Bastogne Liège."
By Daniel Ostanek (cyclingnews.com) (Photo: teamjumbovisma.com) October 8, 2021 Who’s Hot For Il Lombardia?
"The
final ‘Monument’ of the 2021 season is this Saturday in
the north of Italy - Il Lombardia. It has been a long
and exciting year as the curtain closes on the
WorldTour."
By Edmond Hood (pezcyclingnews.com) (Photo: Cor Vos) October 8, 2021 Trek CX Cup: A Friday preview for the World
Cup Sunday.
"The
UCI Cyclocross World Cup season begins this Sunday in
Waterloo, Wisconsin, and on Friday a day of clinics,
junior races, and elite races will serve as a warmup at
the same location as the Trek Bicycles headquarters."
By Greg Kaplan (velonews.com) Photo: Lawrence Iles/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images October 8, 2021 Continental celebrates 150th anniversary
with glorious gold gravel tire and limited-edition Open
U.P.
"To
celebrate the event, it’s worked with bike components
de to launch a limited edition of 150 Open New
U.P. gravel bikes with a special color scheme and
Terra Trail gravel tires in Conti's signature yellow."
By Paul Norman (bikeradar.com) (Image credit: Continental) October 8, 2021 2021 Giro di Lombardia Live Stream.
"2021 Giro di Lombardia Live October 9th, Italy. Race
starts at 10:20am CET (4:20am U.S. Eastern).
Finish at around 4:58pm CET (10:58am U.S. Eastern). Live video from 10:15am CET (4:15am U.S. Eastern)." (cyclingfans.com) (Image: ilombardia.it) October 8, 2021 Column
Two
In a breakthrough 2021 season, Neilson
Powless is coming into his own.
"Neilson
Powless has developed into a rider to watch in the
hillier one-day races, and he's looking forward to
what's next."
By Dane Cash (cyclingtips.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) October 8, 2021 'Sometimes I feel sorry for Van Aert and
Evenepoel:' Primož Roglič speaks about the pressure put on
Belgian stars.
"The
three time Vuelta a España winner compares the pressure
on Slovenian ski jumpers to Belgian cyclists."
By Tim Bonville-Ginn (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) October 8, 2021 Ackerman and Schwarzmann ruled out of Paris
Tours.
"Bora
Hansgrohe will be without Pascal Ackerman and Michael
Schwarzmann at Paris Tours with the German riders ruled
out after testing positive for covid."
(sbs.com.au) (Image credit: Getty Images) October 8, 2021 What can we expect from the 2022 Tour de
France Femmes route?
"Starting
with an individual time trial would be a great way to
get the first edition of the new Tour de France Femmes
underway."
By Harry Eaton (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) October 8, 2021 Chris Froome opts to miss British
Championships and ends 2021 season in Italy.
"Chris
Froome (Israel Start-Up Nation) will end his 2021
season with Saturday’s Il Lombardia and then Monday’s
Coppa Agostoni race in northern Italy, opting not to
ride the individual time trial at the British
Championships despite having entered the event."
By Stephen Farrand (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) October 8, 2021 Hutchinson Fusion 5 Gridskin Ltd Ed tire
review.
"Hutchinson’s
new Gridskin construction promises a smoother, lighter
and more durable ride. We've been getting the miles in
on the Limited Edition Fusion 5s to see how they
roll."
By Guy Kesteven (cyclingnews.com) (Image: Guy Kesteven) October 8, 2021 When to replace bike tires: Warning signs
and what to look out for.
"A
worn set of tires will negatively affect your bike's
handling characteristics and puncture resistance. Here’s
how to tell when the time has come for a new set."
By Ryan Simonovich (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Aaron Borrill) October 8, 2021 Google Maps will be launching new 'lite
navigation' system for cyclists.
"Much
like normal navigation on Google Maps, the app will show
your route and the estimated time of arrival, but also
where a change of elevation is along the route. The
notification bar will also have distance and the ETA as
well as an option to share your route with others."
By Tim Bonville-Ginn (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) October 8, 2021 Strava announces surface types and personal
heat maps have now been added to mobile app.
"Previously
Strava users could only see these features on the
desktop version of the app."
By Tim Bonville-Ginn (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) October 8, 2021 Star-Studded Line-Up for Historic Cape Town
Cycle Tour.
"Three-time
champion Nolan Hoffman leads a star-studded elite field
for the 43rd Cape Town Cycle Tour that also includes
SA’s top-ranked mountain biker Alan Hatherly and Tour de
France rider Nic Dlamini."
By Mike Finch (bicycling.co.za) Photo: CTCTT / Tobias Ginsberg October 8, 2021 Cairn eAdventure 650B 2021 review.
"Cairn
has rebooted its Fazua-powered eAdventure bike to make
it more user-friendly and added a
carbon-wheel-fatter-tire option."
By Guy Kesteven (cyclingnews.com) (Image: Guy Kesteven) October 8, 2021 Column
Three
October
8, 2021
Wiebes doubles up wins at the Women’s Tour.
"Lorena
Wiebes (Team DSM) won back to back stages at the Women’s
Tour after sprinting to victory at stage 5 into
Clacton."
By Abby Mickey (cyclingtips.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) October 8, 2021 Elise Chabbey: Now that we have Women's Tour
QOM jersey we want to keep it.
"It’s
always nice for the team to go to the podium, and to
bring a jersey home at the end of the tour, of course,
would be great' says Swiss climber."
By Lukas Knöfler (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) October 8, 2021 Rally Cycling dominates Sea Otter circuit
race with three on the podium.
"Emma
White was first across the line for the orange-clad
squad, with Heidi Franz and Kristabel Doebel-Hickok
kicking through just seconds later."
(velonews.com) (Image Credit not Found) October 8, 2021 Lizzie Deignan: Women’s cycling is making
massive leaps, but it is sustainable.
"The
Paris Roubaix Femmes champion says that the one-day race
will 'only get harder to win' as it becomes a specialism
within women's cycling."
By Sadhbh O'Shea (velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images) October 8, 2021 Trek Segafredo to match prize money for
women’s Paris Roubaix winner.
"The
men’s race winner scoops €30,000 of a prize pot totaling
€90,000. Meanwhile, the women’s race has a total prize
pot of just €7,005 and the winner scoops €1,535."
By Mark Sutton (cyclingindustry.news) (Image Credit not Found) October 8, 2021 Marianne Vos to contest American cyclocross
World Cups in October.
"After
Paris Roubaix last weekend, it doesn’t seem like a big
step to get back into the field' says former seven-time
world champion."
By Kirsten Frattini (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Jumbo Visma Women) October 8, 2021 Astana's new name for 2022 as headline
sponsor Premier Tech pulls out of team.
"Next
year the team, run by former pro Alexander Vinokourov,
will be known as Astana Qazaqstan, as the Kazakhstan
Cycling Federation will become a major stakeholder in
the team."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images) October 8, 2021 Fresh upgrades from Kogel, K-Edge, Feedback
Sports & Yoshimura.
"Feedback
Sports GRVL Grindr rollers? Sea Otter Classic might be
late, but it’s not short on new parts from brands big
and small."
By Tyler Benedict (bikerumor.com) (Image Credit not Found) October 8, 2021 Gear Break: Continental Tires, Primal,
Alchemy Gravel, ENVE/Scicon, Lezyne Phone Mounts &
Gnarly Nutrition.
"Gear Break: Continental, Primal, Alchemy, plus much more." (pezcyclingnews.com) (Image Credit not Found) October 8, 2021 Column
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October 7,
2021
Il Lombardia 2021 - Preview.
"Roglic,
Evenepoel, Pogacar and Alaphilippe headline star-studded
Race of the Falling Leaves on Saturday."
By Barry Ryan (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image) October 7, 2021 Adam Yates: Il Lombardia condition is there
‘I just need to pull it out of the bag.’
"Ineos
Grenadiers rider finishes second at Milano Torino but
looking to shift up to top step in Italy on Saturday."
By Simone Giuliani (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) October 7, 2021 The Mid South and Gravel Worlds team up for
‘Double Double Championship.’
"Both
Gravel Worlds and The Mid South have always strived to
create challenges like no other,” said Bobby Wintler,
promoter of The Mid South Promoter. “With over 250 miles
or riding and 62 miles of running almost entirely on
dirt and gravel roads, this challenge will most
definitely be in a category of its own."
By Ben Delaney (velonews.com) (Image Credit not Found) October 7, 2021 Paris Tours the curtain call for northern
classics specialists.
"The
115th edition of Paris Tours, which will start in
Chartres on Sunday, October 10th, will be decided over a
212.3 km course featuring nine vineyard tracks with a
combined length of 9.5 km within the final 50 km of the
route."
(sbs.com.au) (Image credit: ASO) October 7, 2021 2021 Giro di Lombardia Live Stream.
"2021 Giro di Lombardia Live October 9th, Italy. Race
starts at 10:20am CET (4:20am U.S. Eastern).
Finish at around 4:58pm CET (10:58am U.S. Eastern). Live video from 10:15am CET (4:15am U.S. Eastern)." (cyclingfans.com) (Image: ilombardia.it) October 7, 2021 ‘The world’s lightest gravel bike:’
Specialized redefines its Crux platform.
"The
new Specialized Crux could be described a few ways: An
Aethos with 47mm tire clearance. An ultralight gravel
bike. And, notably, a cyclocross bike."
By Ben Delaney (velonews.com) (Image Credit not Found) October 7, 2021 Alchemy Bicycles launches new Rogue carbon
gravel bike at Sea Otter Classic.
"New
“do-anything, go-further” bike from the US boutique
brand has clearance up to 48mm tires, hydraulic and
wireless dropper post compatibility and numerous
mounts."
By Anna Marie Hughes (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) October 7, 2021 Cane Creek eeSILK+ boosts suspension
seatpost, plus bolt-on HELM fender & more!
"Cane
Creek has released a new longer travel suspension
seatpost, the 35mm travel eeSILK+, available in alloy
and carbon models."
By Jessie-May Morgan (bikerumor.com) (Image Credit not Found) October 7, 2021 Column
Two
October
7, 2021
Matthew Walls wins Gran Piemonte.
"Matt
Walls (Bora Hansgrohe) won Gran Piemonte in a bunch
sprint in Borgosesia, beating Giacomo Nizzolo (Qhubeka)
and Olav Kooij (Jumbo Visma) to the line after a chaotic
final kilometer."
By Barry Ryan (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image) October 7, 2021 'It's really big, it shows that I can
perform on the top level:' Matt Walls jubilant after Gran
Piemonte victory.
"Matt
Walls said that winning at the Italian Classic of Gran
Piemonte "shows that I can perform on the top level" as
he beats some of the world's best sprinters."
By Tim Bonville-Ginn (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) October 7, 2021 Wout van Aert takes extended break,
uncertain of trip Stateside for world championships.
"Van
Aert, Jumbo Visma assessing if trip to Fayetteville for
cyclocross worlds is viable soon before classics season
kicks off."
By Jim Cotton (velonews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images) October 7, 2021 Alberto Contador: 'I thought about coming
back - I wanted to ride Giro 2020.'
"Alberto
Contador and Ivan Basso are the two of the most
successful cyclists of their generation, and they now
run Eolo Kometa together, after starting the team in
2018."
By Ryan Dabbs (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: PA Images) October 7, 2021 The Fascinating Reason Why The Garmin FR945
& Fenix 6 No Longer Shows Pool Temperature.
"Back
in August Garmin released a minor firmware update for
the Forerunner 945 multisport GPS watch. The
update was about as boring as they get except oddly,
that the FR945 will no longer gather temperature data
during a pool swim. It’ll however continue to do so in
an openwater swim."
By Ray Maker (dcrainmaker.com) (Photo: Ray Maker) October 7, 2021 Taking on the 19-year-old Land's End John
O'Groats record.
"When
Christina Mackenzie fell short of breaking the
end-to-end record in 2019 she said she’d never attempt
the mammoth ride again. But then she did and obliterated
the record in the process."
By Chris Marshall-Bell (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Andy Jones) October 7, 2021 5 reasons why road racers should do
cyclocross.
"Cyclocross
is already in full swing, but there’s plenty of races
across the country still to come despite the onset of
winter."
By Matt Hansen (cyclingmagazine.ca) Photo by: Nick Iwanyshy October 7, 2021 Oakley deals: Huge savings on Oakley
sunglasses, helmets and clothing.
"So,
if you're on the lookout for some Oakley swag, keep
looking because we've found the best deals available
today."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Oakley) October 7, 2021 The new Otso Fenrir can be equipped for
any Bikepacking adventure.
"Otso
Cycles claims to be inspired by the Northwoods of
Minnesota. Which is probably why Otso is a big
supporter of the new Northwoods Route - a 600 mile
bikepacking loop around Western Lake Superior."
By Zach Overholt (bikerumor.com) (Image Credit not Found) October 7, 2021 Meet Jack, a crowdfunded universal-fit
front rack.
"This
little front rack is the brainchild of WholeGrain
Cycles, a two person team comprising Miles Gibbons,
based in London, and Luke Cardew, based in Shanghai."
By Iain Treloar (cyclingtips.com) (image credit not found) October 7, 2021 2021 Gran Piemonte Live Feed..
"Gran Piemonte 2021 (Rocca Canavese → Borgosesia 168km). Thursday,
07 October, starts at 15:20pm Central Europe, 9:20am
U.S. Eastern"
(cycling.today) (Credit not Found) October 7, 2021 Column
Three
October
7, 2021
Alpecin Fenix's Richardson assaulted by bike
thieves in London.
"They
pulled out a 15 inch machete at which point I thought
better and let the bike go. I’m pretty cut up and
bruised with a swollen hip but tomorrow is another day."
(Getty Images Sport) October 7, 2021 The Women's Tour: Lorena Wiebes wins stage
4.
"Lorena
Wiebes (Team DSM) has won stage 4 of The Women's Tour.
The 22-year-old Dutch sprinter was fastest to the finish
line in a seaside sprint in Southend-on-Sea, beating
Chiara Consonni (Valcar Travel & Service) and Chloe
Hosking (Trek Segafredo)."
By Lukas Knöfler (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) October 7, 2021 Team Jumbo Visma Women signs Coryn Labecki
for two years.
"Coryn
Labecki née Rivera has a new name and a new team for the
2022 season. The decorated American makes the move after
five years with Team DSM (Sunweb)."
By Betsy Welch (velonews.com) (Photo by Kristof Ramon - Pool/Getty Images) October 7, 2021 Teniel Campbell: I can see myself winning
Paris Roubaix Femmes.
"Teniel
Campbell saw her Paris Roubaix Femmes end due to a
string of crashes and bad luck, but the 24-year-old
firmly believes that she can legitimately target winning
the race in the future."
By Daniel Benson (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) October 7, 2021 Alice Barnes 'in a good place' ahead of
double nationals defense.
"Alice
Barnes (Canyon-SRAM) heads into next week’s British
National Championships as the defending champion in both
the women’s road race and time trial."
By Daniel Benson (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Setmana Ciclista Valenciana/Twitter) October 7, 2021 Megan Jastrab wants a women’s U23 worlds
category, but only if it’s a separate race.
"The
former junior road race world champion is back on the
road again with Team DSM this fall and loving it,
despite some heavy crashes recently."
By Sadhbh O'Shea (velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images) October 7, 2021 Joe Dombrowski signs two-year deal with
Astana.
"The
American arrives at Astana after two seasons in the
colors of UAE Team Emirates. He won his first Grand Tour
stage this season at the Giro d’Italia."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) October 7, 2021 ‘If you can’t beat the Belgians, join them:’
Cherie Pridham becomes sports director at Lotto Soudal.
"Cherie
Pridham will become a sports director for Lotto Soudal
in 2022 after a season with Israel Start-Up Nation. I
raced a lot in Belgium. I know how much cycling means
for Belgian people. I am not afraid."
By Robyn Davidson (cyclist.co.uk) (Image Credit not Found) October 7, 2021 The VAM Challenge: How fast can you ride
1,000m of vertical gain?
"Climb
1,000m vertical with repeats of one climb, Can’t be a
loop (descent must be the same as the climb), No
downhill sections in the climb (no free meters for
you!), Elapsed time is your ‘official time’ (including
breaks)."
By Carl Wells (cyclingtips.com) photography by Logan Griffin October 7, 2021 Upgrade your ride! Six of the best
bike upgrades.
"Itching
to make your bike a better place to be? Check out
Becca and Liam's list of six great upgrades to make
you faster, fitter, drier and safer."
By Liam Cahill (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) October 7, 2021
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