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Today's Trending Geraint Thomas’ Pinarello Dogma F stolen during training ride coffee stop. Johan Bruyneel: All the UCI leaders and journalists knew about doping. Photos: Odds, ends, and drool-worthy things at the 2021 Philly Bike Expo. Co-founder of RAGBRAI, one of cycling’s earliest long-distance public rides, dies. Column
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November
14, 2021
Lucinda Brand wins World Cup Overijse.
"World
cyclocross champion Lucinda Brand (Baloise Trek Lions)
used her superior power and tactics to ride away from a
leading group of seven riders on the last lap to win the
elite women's race in Tabor."
By Ben Goddard (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) November 14, 2021 Zoe Bäckstedt wins opening junior cyclocross
World Cup round in Tábor.
"The
17-year-old finished 20 seconds ahead of her nearest
rival, Dutchwoman Leonie Bentveld across the line in the
Czech Republic."
By Jonny Long (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) November 14, 2021 Cannondale’s Synapse Hi-MOD Force eTap AXS.
"For
long rides, Cannondale has its lightweight disc-brake
endurance bike, the Synapse which is fast and
surprisingly comfortable."
By Anna Marie Hughes (road.cc) November 14, 2021 Live: UCI Cyclocross World Cup Round 6 -
Tabor, CZ - Sunday November 14th.
"The
UCI Cyclocross World Cup continues this Sunday with the
classic course in Tabor, Czech Republic, a regular spot
on the World Cup calendar.
Elite
Women - 13:25 Europe Local Time CET+2, 7:25am ET.
Elite
Men - 14:50 Europe Local Time CET+2, 8:50am ET."
(cyclocross.social) November 14, 2021 Column
Two
Giro d’Italia director challenges Tadej
Pogacar to attempt Giro-Tour double.
"I
don’t think winning the Tour de France three or four
times makes much of a difference to a rider’s career'
says Mauro Vegni."
By Stephen Farrand (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) November 14, 2021 Lars van der Haar wins in Tabor for first
World Cup victory in four years.
"European
champion Lars van der Haar distances Eli Iserbyt,
Quinten Hermans."
By Ben Goddard (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) November 14, 2021 Caroline Mani double dips at Really Rad
Festival of Cyclocross.
"Ruby
West takes NECXS title for elite women with second place
in C2 race, Anna Megale finished the race in third."
(cyclingnews.com) Photo: Angelica Dixon November 14, 2021 Co-founder of RAGBRAI, one of cycling’s
earliest long-distance public rides, dies.
"John
Karras, a former newspaper man who co-founded RAGBRAI,
died Wednesday in Iowa. He was 91."
(velonews.com) Photo: David Lienemann/Getty Images November 14, 2021 Peter Sagan to debut with Total Energies at
2022 Vuelta a San Juan.
"Vuelta
a San Juan organizers have announced that Peter Sagan
will make his debut with Team Total Energies at the
Argentinian stage race that will return in 2022 and be
contested between January 30-February 6."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) November 14, 2021 Anna Meares inducted into the Sport
Australia Hall of Fame.
"Anna
Meares is widely regarded as one of the greatest track
cyclists that Australia has ever produced after having
won 11 world championships and six Olympic medals
including two gold over a 14-year cycling career."
(sbs.com.au) (AAP) November 14, 2021 Johan Bruyneel: 'Lance Armstrong was the
perfect target to be sacrificed' to clean up cycling.
"The
former rider and team boss says in his era the choice
was 'either you adapt and you dope yourself, or you
disappear."
By Jonny Long (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) November 14, 2021 Column
Three
Geraint Thomas’ Pinarello Dogma F stolen
during training ride coffee stop.
"'Lovely
ride. Lovely coffee stop in Menton. Except someone
nicked my bike' says Ineos Grenadiers rider."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image) November 14, 2021 Lasse Norman Hansen and Michael Mørkøv show
Ghent Six form with win in Ballerup 3-Day.
"Madison
world champions Lasse Norman Hansen and Michael Mørkøv
confirmed their status as favorites for this week’s
Ghent Six by winning the 3-Days DBC race on the Ballerup
velodrome near Copenhagen."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) November 14, 2021 Black Friday helmet deals: The best deals
this November.
"A good quality helmet is a must but it needn't cost the earth, here's Bike Perfect's round-up of the best Black Friday bike helmet deals for MTB riders." By Graham Cottingham (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Future) November 14, 2021 A World-First Cycling Art-NFT Collection to
Go on Auction.
"Artist
Kelly van Tonder has painted the world’s first miniature
art-NFT collection of all the winner’s jerseys from the
2021 UCI World Tour road cycling season."
(socalcycling.com) Image: Courtesy the Mike Winkelmann/Christie's November 14, 2021 VeloElite Carbon 240 50mm rim brake wheels.
"The
VeloElite Carbon 240-50mm (Rim) wheels are a
high-quality, hand-built option for old-school rim brake
users, with some thoroughly modern details such as
the renowned DT Swiss 240 hubs."
By Hollis Jones (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) November 14, 2021 Column
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November
13, 2021
Laurens Sweeck and Anna Kay take dominant
victories at GP Leuven.
"Tom
Meeusen and Anna Kay mastered the slippery and muddy
conditions at the GP Leuven."
(velonews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images) November 13, 2021 Anna Kay wins muddy GP Leuven.
"Briton’s
Anna Kay (Starcasino CX Team) won the second round
Ethias Cross at GP Leuven on Saturday. She took her
first victory of the cyclocross season with a solid
showing in the mud."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) November 13, 2021 Laurens Sweeck wins alone at GP Leuven.
"Laurens
Sweeck (Pauwels Sauzen Bingoal) dominated the GP Leuven
on Saturday, taking advantage of the absence of many of
his rivals who had opted to travel to Tabor early
for Sunday’s World Cup race."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) November 13, 2021 Mani scores day 1 victory at Really Rad
Festival of Cyclocross.
"Caroline
Mani (Pactimo Fierce Team) won the opening day of Really
Rad Festival of Cyclocross on Saturday in Falmouth,
Massachusetts, her third C2 win of the season."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Dejan Smaic / SportifImages) November 13, 2021 Brunner wins opening round at Really Rad
Festival of Cyclocross.
"Eric
Brunner (Blue Competition Cycles p/b Build) held off
Curtis White (Cannondale p/b Cyclocrossworld) over the
final two laps and won the opening day of Really Rad
Festival of Cyclocross in Falmouth, Massachusetts."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Blue Competition Cycles) November 13, 2021 Dutch lockdown forces Rucphen cyclocross
World Cup behind closed doors.
"The
outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced a
government order to ban spectators from all major
sporting events from Saturday and for the next three
weeks."
(Image credit: Jumbo Visma Women) November 13, 2021 Live: Ethias Cross Leuven - Saturday,
November 13th.
"The
Ethias Cross returns this Saturday in Leuven, with a
course featuring some wide open field sections as well
as technical forest tracks.
Elite
Women - 12:45 UK, 13:45 Europe, 4:45am Pacific.
Elite
Men - 14:00 UK, 15:00 Europe, 6:00am Pacific."
(cyclocross.social) (Image Credit not Found) November 13, 2021 Live: UCI Cyclocross World Cup Round 6 -
Tabor, CZ - Sunday November 14th.
"The
UCI Cyclocross World Cup continues this Sunday with the
classic course in Tabor, Czech Republic, a regular spot
on the World Cup calendar.
Elite
Women - 13:25 Europe Local Time CET+2.
Elite
Men - 14:50 Europe Local Time CET+2."
(cyclocross.social) November 13, 2021 Column
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The Youth of Tadej Pogacar.
"I
had to remind myself that off the bike, Pogacar’s
probably a normal 22-year old kid, liking memes,
spending his time in WhatsApp chats and hanging out with
his girlfriend."
By Kate Wagner (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) November 13, 2021 Terpstra ready to support Peter Sagan at
Total Energies.
"Niki
Terpstra has acknowledged that he is unlikely to win the
Tour of Flanders again but the veteran Dutchman believes
that he still can be of help to his new Total Energies
teammate Peter Sagan."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) November 13, 2021 Sep Vanmarcke's first bike was a salvaged
frame taken from the trash.
"He
revealed that his family was poor when he was a kid. My
first race bike, I got when I was eight,” Vanmarcke
said. “My dad got it from the garbage."
By Matthew Pioro (cyclingmagazine.ca) Photo by: Noa Arnon/Israel Start-Up Nation November 13, 2021 Demi Vollering wins her first national
title…on gravel.
"Demi
Vollering (SD Worx) took victory in the first ever Dutch
national gravel championships in Epe on Saturday
afternoon, beating Floortje Mackaij (Team DSM) in a
two-up sprint after almost two hours of racing."
By Kit Nicholson (cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos) November 13, 2021 Filippo Ganna tempted by 2022 Giro d’Italia
and Tour de France time trials.
"Ineos
Grenadiers rider also eyes the Hour Record and world
time trial championships."
By Stephen Farrand (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image) November 13, 2021 The truth about cycling and back pain:
Q&A with a myth-busting physio.
"Finding
himself immobilized by lower back pain, CW fitness
editor David Bradford goes in urgent search of expert
advice to quell his fears and get him back on his bike."
By David Bradford (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Daniel Gould) November 13, 2021 Giant ToolShed 13 multi-tool.
"Giant's
ToolShed 13 is a comprehensive yet sleek multi-tool that
will have you covered for most road and trail-side
emergencies."
By Emma Silversides (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) November 13, 2021 Column
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Eisel, Gasparotto and Schmidt bolster Bora
Hansgrohe directeur sportif line-up.
"The
Bora Hansgrohe team has made further changes to its
management and tactical staff, with Enrico Gasparotto,
Bernie Eisel, and Torsten Schmidt named as directeur
sportif for 2022 after the recent arrival of Rolf Aldag
as senior."
By Stephen Farrand (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) November 13, 2021 Geraint Thomas: 'I had the best run into the
Tour I've had, it's not like I've suddenly become a crap
rider.'
"After
a run of bad luck, the Welshman wants to shake up his
regular race program and enjoy his last few years in the
peloton, as well as remaining in the hunt for victories"
By Jonny Long (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) November 13, 2021 Images of Wout van Aert's biggest wins sold
as NFTs, bids top $2000 after 24 hours.
"Bids
are flying in for images of Wout van Aert winning up
Mont Ventoux, on the Champs Élysées and at Strade
Bianche."
By Jonny Long (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) November 13, 2021 New Belgian tax laws set to hit pockets of
Mathieu van der Poel and Tom Dumoulin as well as Belgian
WorldTour teams.
"Athletes
will still pay less tax than a normal employee on the
same salary in the new system, due to the government's
understanding that sporting careers are much shorter
than regular ones."
By Jonny Long (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) November 13, 2021 Americans in Paris.
"I
have started many stories about bicycle racing but have
never written one that is as good as the races are both
on the indoor and outdoor tracks and the roads."
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help you see and be seen.
"The
best bike lights will not only help you to see where
you're going after dark, they also keep you visible to
traffic at any time of day. In fact, many brands
recommend using lights during the day as well as the
night."
By Colin Levitch (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bontrager) November 13, 2021 MTB shoes: Today's best deals.
"Mountain
bike specific shoes are expensive which makes it
tempting to make do with an old pair of trainers.
However, there are considerable benefits to be had, in
comfort, protection and control, from these shoes"
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