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December 27, 2019 December 27,
2019
Mathieu van der Poel wins Azencross.
"Mathieu
Van Der Poel (Corendon Circus) won the DVV Verzekeringen
trofee Azencross in Loenhout on Friday. The world
champion soloed to victory nine seconds ahead of
runner-up Eli Iserbyt (Pauwels) and nearly a minute
ahead of third placed Corne Van Kessel (Telenet Baloise
Lions)."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
December 27,
2019
Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado wins elite
women's Azencross.
"Ceylin
del Carmen Alvarado (Corendon Circus) won the DVV
Verzekeringen trofee Azencross in Loenhout on Friday.
The Dutch rider soloed to victory by 1:45 ahead of world
champion Sanne Cant (Iko Crelan) and Annemarie Worst
(777)."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
December 27,
2019
Loris Rouiller wins U23 men's Azencross.
"Loris
Rouiller (Swi) wins, Timo Kielich second and Thomas Mein
third."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images)
December 27,
2019
Wout Van Aert returns to racing five months
after Tour de France crash.
"Belgian
dynamo Wout Van Aert returned to bike racing in Friday’s
fifth round of the DVV Trofee in Loenhout. The
cyclocross contest was the first competition for the
Jumbo Visma rider since his horrific time trial crash in
Stage 13 of the Tour de France on July 19." (cyclingmagazine.ca)
December 27,
2019
The 10 best performances of the 2019 road
season.
"2019
was the year that Marianne Vos emerged from her relative
slumber to return to something like her very best.
Perhaps her victories weren’t quite in the swashbuckling
manner of her peak years, but she did establish a habit
of winning."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
December 27,
2019
Column
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Fabio Aru to ride 2020 Tour Colombia 2.1
after recovering from Cytomegalovirus.
"Fabio
Aru will make his 2020 season debut at the Tour Colombia
2.1, the race organization have announced, as the
Italian continues a gradual recovery from the
Cytomegalovirus that forced him to quit the Vuelta a
Espana."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
December 27,
2019
Year in Review: The WorldTour Took on Gravel
… And It Went Pretty Alright.
"The
growth of gravel has been a part of the narrative of
cycling for several years now, and in 2019, one of the
big entries to the ever-developing story was the pros
are coming. Or more accurately, the WorldTour pros are
coming."
(cxmagazine.com) BWR Photo Pool
December 27,
2019
Pro cyclist Nic Dlamini's arm broken by park
police in South Africa.
"It
is alleged that the cyclist became quite aggressive with
the rangers, hence the scuffle. The arm may have broken
as a result of him resisting arrest,” SanParks
spokesperson Raymond Thakuli told News24." (cyclingtips.com)
December 27,
2019
Christmas Quiz - The Answers.
"Which
grand tour has had a red jersey for the race leader? The
Vuelta a España. While the Tour de France celebrated the
yellow jersey’s centenary this year, the Vuelta’s jersey
has changed color several times over the years." (inrng.com) (Photo: Cor
Vos)
December 27,
2019
Trentin hopes strength in numbers leads to
CCC classics breakout.
"Don’t
ask Matteo Trentin about the oh-so-close world
championships. He’s answered every question and the
reply is always the same: “I rode close to the perfect
race, I just found someone who else was better than me.
There’s not much else to it."
(velonews.com) Andrew Hood
December 27,
2019
2020 Team Preview: CCC Liv.
"CCC
Liv emerged in 2019 from Marianne Vos' Waowdeals team
after the organization merged with the revamped BMC
Racing men's WorldTour team operation under the banner
of the Polish sponsor."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
December 27,
2019
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December 27,
2019
Industry predictions: What will WorldTour
tech look like five years from now?
"Predictions
are notoriously tricky to get right, as evident by my
last attempt. However, when it comes to the WorldTour,
with its often old-school mentality, we know that trends
or even emerging technologies we see today are likely to
become commonplace."
(cyclingtips.com) Photography by Dave Rome, James Huang
December 27,
2019
Kenny Elissonde: Pure climbers are like
artists.
"Kenny
Elissonde will swap his Team Ineos colors for Trek
Segafredo's red and white in 2020, hoping he can again
use of his pure climbing skills to attack in the
mountains as he did early in his career."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
December 27,
2019
Q&A: Simon Yates on targeting the Giro
d'Italia and Olympics dreams.
"Simon
Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) recently confirmed that he'll
target the Giro d'Italia and Tokyo Olympics in 2020
after kicking off his season at a trio of Australian
races, including the Tour Down Under."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
December 27,
2019
The benefits of training indoors for an
event.
"Luckily,
indoor training has helped provide a platform to get you
through the cold, dark winter months ensuring you come
out the other side well prepared for the next event." (cyclingnews.com) (Image
credit: Zwift)
December 27,
2019
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December 26, 2019 Jolanda Neff seriously injured in high-speed
crash in North Carolina.
"Neff
came off her bike at a high speed which resulted in a
ruptured spleen, a fractured rib, and a collapsed lung,
according to a Trek Factory Racing team press release." (cyclingnews.com) (Getty
Images)
December 26,
2019
Landa sees chance of lifetime in move to
Bahrain McLaren.
"The
Spanish star has been knocking on the door of grand tour
success for years and he's optimistic he will see more
support in his latest move."
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
December 26,
2019
2020 Team Preview: Bahrain McLaren.
"Heading
into their fourth year since foundation, Bahrain McLaren
undergoes a major revamp for the 2020 season. Big names
are on the incoming and outgoing lists, while there's
also a new sponsor, new kit and new colors." (cyclingnews.com) (Bettini
Photo)
December 26,
2019
Is this the ultimate Tour de France fantasy
team from the last decade?
"Squad
selection for the Tour is a tightrope walk, as
management balance the demands of the sponsors, the
compulsion to win, rider injuries, form and
personalities, as well as the budget limitations of
signing riders you might want to carry you to the top
step."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Pictures: Tim De Waele/ Corbis via
Getty Images / KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP via Getty Images)
December 26,
2019
Lezyne Macro Plus GPS cycling computer.
"The
Lezyne Macro Plus GPS delivers on the basics you need a
bike computer to do, but doesn't really deliver on the
promise of more-advanced functionality. The unintuitive
interface left me confused and bewildered." (road.cc) Mike Stead
December 26,
2019
Ten years of innovation, 2019 awards, Field
Test 2020: Pinkbike Digest.
"What’s going on in the mountain bike world? The Pinkbike Digest showcases the top dirt articles from our mountain bike sister-site, Pinkbike.com." (cyclingtips.com) Sarah Lukas December 26,
2019
Live: DVV Trophy Azencross Loenhout - Friday
December 27th, 2019.
"Another
Christmas Classic - the DVV Trophy in Loenhout and the
return of Wout van Aert!
Elite
Women - 12:45 UK, 13:45 Europe, 7:45am U.S. ET.
Elite
Men - 14:00 UK, 15:00 Europe, 9:00am U.S. ET." (cyclocross.social)
December 26,
2019
Column
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Mathieu van der Poel wins Heusden Zolder
World Cup.
"Mathieu
van der Poel (Coredon Circus) won the seventh round of
the World Cup in Heusden Zolder at the Terlaemen car
racing circuit on Thursday. The world champion beat
Laurens Sweeck (Pawels) and Quinten Hermans (Telenet
Baloise) by six seconds."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
December 26,
2019
Dutch domination continues at World Cup with
Brand claiming Heusden Zolder round.
"Lucinda
Brand won her second World Cup race in a row,
outsprinting Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado to win in
Heusden Zolder. For the third consecutive round, three
Dutch women stood on the podium, with runner-up Alvarado
assuming the series lead."
(cyclingmagazine.ca) Rob Sturney
December 26,
2019
Thibau Nys wins junior men's race at Heusden
Zolder.
"Thibau
Nys (Bel) wins, Dario Lillo (Swi) second and Lennert
Belmans (Bel) finishes in third place."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
December 26,
2019
De la Cruz: I didn't find my space at Ineos
but UAE believe in me.
"When
David de la Cruz signed for Team Ineos two years ago, he
did so believing it would be the perfect place to
develop as a Grand Tour rider. His two-year contract
five days from expiring, he still feels that potential
is unexplored."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
December 26,
2019
Travis McCabe living WorldTour dream at
Israel Start-Up Nation.
"Pro
cycling can be a fickle business at the best of times,
one where riders can be flying high one month and
scrambling for a contract the next. This year has been
no different, with multiple teams folding at the top
levels of the sport."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
December 26,
2019
Gilbert dreaming of Monument “Grand Slam” in
2020.
"Hot
off winning Paris Roubaix this year, Gilbert is raising
the bar in his quest to join cycling’s elusive
“five-win” club. To do that, he needs to win Milano
Sanremo, putting La Classicissima at center of 2020
spring ambitions."
(cycling.today)
December 26,
2019
Eusebio Unzue: Next season we have to
recycle ourselves.
"In
an interview with El Confidential, Movistar team
manager Eusebio Unzue answered questions on why Nairo
Quintana and Richard Carapaz left."
(cycling.today)
December 26,
2019
Live: UCI Cyclocross World Cup Round 7 -
Heusden Zolder, Belgium, Thursday December 26th, 2019.
"Find
all the information including TV livestream links, live
timing updates, start lists, results and course
information.
Junior
Men - 9:00 UK, 10:00 Europe.
U23 Men - 10:30 UK, 11:30 Europe. Elite
Women - 12:30 UK, 13:30 Europe.
Elite
Men - 14:00 UK, 15:00 Europe."
(cyclocross.social)
December 26,
2019
Column
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Tony Martin: Jumbo Visma a second life after
two-year wasteland.
"Ask
virtually anyone on the Jumbo Visma management as to who
their best domestique was in 2019 and they’ll
resoundingly offer up one name, and one name only: Tony
Martin."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
December 26,
2019
Vanmarcke: This is our most cohesive
Classics team ever.
"Sep
Vanmarcke believes that the EF Education First’s 2020
Classics team is one of the strongest that he has been
part of and that they are more cohesive than the 2011
Slipstream team that included Thor Hushovd, Heinrich
Haussler and a host of other one-day specialists." (cyclingnews.com) (Getty
Images Sport)
December 26,
2019
Quinn Simmons targets Paris Roubaix, Dirty
Kanza in 2020.
"American
Quinn Simmons has big ambitions for his WorldTour debut,
including starts in Paris Roubaix, Strade Bianche, and
gravel racing's biggest event, the Dirty Kanza 200." (velonews.com) (Getty
Images)
December 26,
2019
GoPro Light Mod Accessory In-Depth Review.
"With
the Light Mod mod here now, I figured a super quick look
at it is worthwhile. Once the Media Mod hits in January,
then it’s worthwhile to review the entire kit together,
since they’re kinda designed to work together." (dcrainmaker.com)
December 26,
2019
Boxing Day Track Extravaganza - 122 Years
And Counting.
"Sparks
are set to fly at the Helivac Paarl Boxing Day Track
Challenge on Thursday 26 December with the strongest
field for the past ten years lining up at the Faure
Street Stadium in Paarl."
(bicycling.com) PHOTO Laurel Andrews
December 26,
2019
Matthew Loveridge's gear of the year 2019.
"2019
was a big year in bikes, with exciting new groupsets,
radical chainless drivetrain tech and sneak previews of
ABS and gearbox tech. Oh, and I changed my name. RIP
Matthew Allen, hello Matthew Loveridge."
(bikeradar.com) Matthew Loveridge
December 26,
2019
What your Instagram says about you as a
cyclist.
"If you were going to take a snapshot of how cyclists use Instagram, how would you go about it?" (cyclingtips.com) Photography by Various December 26,
2019
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December 25, 2019 December 25,
2019
‘I wasn’t ready to give up’: How five riders
bounced back from serious setbacks.
"Cycling
goes wrong sometimes, it’s a fact of life. Be it injury,
illness or error, the important thing is how you respond
and move on. Dr Josephine Perry speaks to riders who’ve
bounced back from serious setback."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Twitter)
December 25,
2019
Team Preview: Astana Pro Team.
"The
Astana team was created from the demise of the Liberty
Seguros Würth team in 2006 after the Spanish squad was
heavily implicated in Operacion Puerto. Alexander
Vinokourov convinced the Kazakh president to back him
and the team was born."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
December 25,
2019
Giulio Ciccone's Dolce Vita.
"For
some people, dreams do come true. And the up-and-coming
Italian rider Giulio Ciccone is doing more than living
his dream. Since the age of 8, he dreamed of nothing but
turning professional. He realized that dream when he was
only 21."
(pelotonmagazine.com)
December 25,
2019
Yellow Means Go for Wout van Aert at
Azencross Loenhout this Friday.
"Wout
van Aert’s Jumbo Visma kit might be yellow, but the
light is green for him to return to cyclocross this
Friday at Azencross Loenhout."
(cxmagazine.com) Team Jumbo Visma cycling
December 25,
2019
Live: DVV Trophy Azencross Loenhout - Friday
December 27th, 2019.
"Another
Christmas Classic - the DVV Trophy in Loenhout and the
return of Wout van Aert!
Elite
Women - 12:45 UK, 13:45 Europe, 7:45am U.S. ET.
Elite
Men - 14:00 UK, 15:00 Europe, 9:00am U.S. ET." (cyclocross.social)
December 25,
2019
Column
Two
Top 10 cycling news stories of 2019.
"It’s
been another crazy year in cycling. The races remain
mostly the same, the riders slowly change and there are
of course all the usual ups and downs."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Getty Images) (Twitter)
December 25,
2019
I am looking forward to the bicycles in Star
Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
"Star
Wars is so often a bellwether for technological
change, having accurately predicted again and again the
way our technological society would evolve." (bikeradar.com) Matthew
Loveridge
December 25,
2019
5 ways to get your cycling fix this
Christmas without leaving the house.
"It
may sound like blasphemy to some, but not everyone wants
to get out on their bike over the festive period. It’s
cold outside and there’s an abundance of food and
tipples inside to tempt you to stay indoors." (bikeradar.com) Peter
Cossins
December 25,
2019
Technical, Composed Rebecca Fahringer has
Career Ride at World Cup Namur.
"Heading
into U.S. Cyclocross Nationals, Rebecca Fahringer (Kona
Maxxis Shimano) had two goals she was not shy about
sharing. One was to finish higher than living legend
Katie Compton (KFC Racing p/b Trek Knight). The other
was to win the Elite Women’s National Championship." (cxmagazine.com) Angelica
Dixon
December 25,
2019
Toon Aerts to start Zolder with four rib
fractures.
"Toon
Aerts is planning to start in the UCI Cyclocross World
Cup in Zolder on Thursday despite having not one broken
rib as previously reported, but four fractures - the
result of a crash on the final lap of the World Cup in
Namur on Sunday."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
December 25,
2019
Live: UCI Cyclocross World Cup Round 7 -
Heusden Zolder, Belgium, Thursday December 26th, 2019.
"Find
all the information including TV livestream links, live
timing updates, start lists, results and course
information.
Junior
Men - 9:00 UK, 10:00 Europe.
U23 Men - 10:30 UK, 11:30 Europe. Elite
Women - 12:30 UK, 13:30 Europe.
Elite
Men - 14:00 UK, 15:00 Europe."
(cyclocross.social)
December 25,
2019
Column
Three
December 25,
2019
Just Got A New Sports Gadget? 37 Tips To Get
You Started.
"So,
you just got a new gadget under the tree (or, perhaps
for some other holiday - or random sale - in the last
while). Congrats! Now, you’ve gotta figure out how to
channel your inner sports geekdom to get the most out of
that device."
(dcrainmaker.com)
December 25,
2019
Formolo: To win, you have to risk losing.
"Davide
Formolo believes he can win a Classic in 2020 after
placing second at Liège Bastogne Liège in April. The
Italian has left Bora Hansgrohe for UAE Team Emirates,
where he will also seek to develop as a Grand Tour
rider."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
December 25,
2019
5 cycling podcasts to listen to while
cooking Christmas dinner.
"We’ve
selected five pods from the past eight months, and have
dropped in links to other similar episodes if they take
your fancy. So, chuck the turkey in the oven, wrap
blankets around those pigs, and tune in."
(bikeradar.com) Tom Marvin
December 25,
2019
The big lie: What it’s like to ride
illegally as a woman in Iran.
"Iran
may have fielded a national women’s cycling team for
many years now, but take to the streets on two wheels
and life can quickly get complicated. Especially since
leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issued a fatwa in 2016
explicitly banning women from cycling in public." (cyclingtips.com)
Photography by Flo Maderebner/Pexels & Jered and
Ashley Gruber
December 25,
2019
Prologo's revamped 2020 saddle lineup.
"Prologo
has updated its saddle line for 2020, with a new Scratch
M5 and M5 PAS, along with the brand-new Dimension Tri
saddle, featuring at the top of the revised model
lineup."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Prologo)
December 25,
2019
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