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December 8,
2021
Ineos, Quick Step, UAE, Jumbo Visma confirmed
for 2022 Volta ao Algarve.
"Organizers
of the Volta ao Algarve have confirmed nine of the teams
set to line up at the start of next season's edition,
which will run from February 16-20." [Paywall after 5
articles/month]
(cyclingnews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images) December 8, 2021 Report: Mathieu van der Poel picks up knee
injury in training crash.
"The
report says that van der Poel picked up the injury
following a fall during a training session in a forest in
Lichaart, Belgium. The 26-year-old skipped the opening
days of Alpecin Fenix’s team training camp in Calpe."
(velonews.com) Photo: David Stockman/Belga Mag/AFP via Getty Images December 8, 2021 Eva Lechner: “Having a world cup in Italy is a
good first step in regrowing the sport.”
"Lechner
thinks that having a world cup in Italy every year is
important to regrow the popularity of the sport in Italy:
“I think the popularity of cyclocross has improved a bit
over the last couple of years."
(cyclocross.social) (Yefrifotos) December 8, 2021 Pointlessly shift your bike’s electronic gears
like a manual car.
"Sometimes
we see homemade tech that truly solves a problem. It often
doesn’t take long for those ideas to become something that
makes someone money."
By Dave Rome (cyclingtips.com) (Image Credit not Found) December 8, 2021 SDBC's Light Up a Life Holiday Toy Ride is
this Weekend.
"Join
the San Diego Bicycle Club for the 34th Annual Light Up a
Life Holiday Toy Ride to benefit the Salvation Army.
Riders will meet at UC Cyclery located at La Jolla Village
Square at 8:00 a.m on December 11, 2021."
(socalcycling.com) Photo: sdbc.org December 8, 2021 Six tips to improve your cycling during the
off-season.
"Time
always seems to get away from us. Each week seems to run
into the next with never-ending tasks and to-do lists.
It’s all too easy to feel like you have plenty of time to
train."
By Hannah Finchamp (velonews.com) Photo: Marcelo Rypl December 8, 2021 50 riders have been confirmed to be taking part in the UCI E-Sport World Championships 2022. "The
races across the continents saw a total of 550
participants try and make it to the first ever E-Sport
Worlds on Zwift taking place on Saturday, February 26 in
the Knickerbocker Circuit in Zwift’s version of New York."
By Tim Bonville-Ginn (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: UCI/Zwift) December 8, 2021 Eroica: The Dream Factory.
"For
seven years Luigi Cappellini has organized with his crew
their participation at Italy’s Eroica with the aim of
spending unforgettable days seasoned with good food,
excellent wines, music, bicycles and a lot of heroic
spirit."
Interview & Images by Paolo Ciaberta (pelotonmagazine.com) December 8, 2021 24 gravel tires lab tested for speed.
"We
tested on a rough lab surface at pressures from 22-87psi,
and investigated various construction methods, puncture
protection strategies, and the trade-offs of tread
patterns." [Paywall]
By Lennard Zinn (velonews.com) Photo: Brad Kaminski December 8, 2021 USA Cyclocross National Championships.
"Watch
the 2021 USA Cycling Cyclocross National championships
live. Nationals will be held in Wheaton, Illinois just
outside of Chicago.
December 9th - Masters Men 1:15pm Eastern. December
10th - Masters Women 9:00am Eastern.
December 11th - Juniors, Single Speed 9:00am Eastern. December 12th - Juniors, U23s, Elites 9:00am Eastern." (flobikes.com) USA Cycling December 7, 2021 Column
Two
December 8, 2021
Mark Cavendish “violently attacked” in armed robbery at his Essex home. "In
the early hours of 27th November, while recovering at our
Essex family home shortly after leaving Intensive Care, 4
masked and armed men threatened my wife and children and
violently attacked me. At knifepoint, they proceeded to
ransack our belongings."
By Simon MacMichael (road.cc) December 8, 2021 2022 team preview: Jumbo Visma.
"Roglic
and Van Aert offer guarantees like few others."
[Paywall
after 5 articles/month]
By Barry Ryan (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) December 8, 2021 50-year-old Davide Rebellin will race on in
2022.
"The
evergreen Italian turned 50 back in August, but this
week news broke that he’ll race on for yet another
season."
By Matt de Neef (cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos) December 8, 2021 Drone Hopper Androni Giocattoli boss Gianni
Savio sets out big goal of joining the WorldTour in 2024.
"The
team that has an average age of just 24 has become known
over the years as one of the best outfits for bringing
through new talent with the likes of Giro d'Italia and
Tour de France winner Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers),
Ivan Sosa (Movistar) and Fausto Masnada (Deceuninck
Quick Step) in recent years."
By Tim Bonville-Ginn (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) December 8, 2021 Retirement Chronicles: When Philippa York
met Ian Boswell.
"Boswell,
30, retired from road racing at the end of 2019
following a crash which caused him the sixth concussion
of his career. The 30-year-old stepped away from the
WorldTour in 2019 but is now a different rider and a
different person." [Paywall after 5 articles/month]
By Philippa York (cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images) December 8, 2021 Road bike vs touring bike: Understanding the
differences.
"From
afar, the best road bikes and the best touring bikes look
nearly the same. Both have drop bars, similarly shaped
frames, and disc brakes. Even the cassettes look the same,
along with the rest of the components." [Paywall after 5
articles/month]
By Zach Nehr (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Courtesy) December 8, 2021 Canyon launches the Ultimate Young Hero, a
race bike for juniors.
"Canyon
has entered the kids’ road bike space, and the
consumer-direct company is quite obviously using the
stardom of Mathieu van der Poel to help sell its wares.
The new Canyon Ultimate Disc Young Hero even features
artwork that closely mimics the bikes of Team Alpecin
Fenix."
By Dave Rome (cyclingtips.com) (Image Credit not Found) December 8, 2021 Gravel bike vs road bike: Just what are the
differences?
"They
share drop bars, rigid frames and skinny(ish) tires, but
what exactly are the differences between a road and gravel
bike?"
By Katherine Moore (bikeradar.com) (Image Credit not Found) December 8, 2021 VeloElite Carbon 350 Gravel Disc wheelset
review.
"Hand-built
in the UK with a premium spec, VeloElite's bombproof
gravel-specific wheels get you from point A to B as
quickly as possible, even with bigger volume tires."
[Paywall after 5 articles/month]
By Nick Odantzis (cyclingnews.com) (Image: © Nick Odantzis) December 8, 2021 First Look: Firefly Titanium and
classified PowerDrive combo.
"Those
east coast purveyors of all things (beautiful)
titanium at Firefly Bicycles have become the latest
bike brand to partner with up and coming brand
Classified to use their innovative two-speed
PowerDrive transmission that negates the use of a
front derailleur."
Press Release (roadbikeaction.com) (Image Credit not Found) December 8, 2021 Bikerumor Editor’s Choice Awards 2021 -
Zach's Best Bikes & Gear Picks.
"With
a few notable exceptions, 2021 felt like it wasn’t a
huge year for the bike industry in terms of product
launches. But if anything, it allowed us more time
riding, the reason we all got into this gig in the
first place."
By Zach Overholt (bikerumor.com) Photo c. Shimano December 8, 2021 Column
Three
December 8, 2021
No scientific evidence that ketones improve
performance, says UCI medical director.
"UCI
medical director Xavier Bigard has said there is no
scientific evidence that ketones improve performance,
though the governing body currently recommends against
their use pending further study."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) December 8, 2021 Tom Pidcock aims for triple world championship
title: 'I want to be world champion in all three, all in the
same year.'
"The
Briton has just completed his second full elite and
WorldTour season, but already has his sights set on
achieving a multi-discipline sweep of world titles."
By Ryan Dabbs (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) December 8, 2021 Vincenzo Nibali wants to be grand tour
contender again but beating Tadej Pogačar won’t be easy.
"The
36-year-old rode away with two wins at the end of the 2021
season but he endured some difficult moments. He broke his
wrist before the Giro d’Italia and struggled to find his
groove."
By Sadhbh O'Shea (velonews.com) Photo: Marco Bertorello - Pool/Getty Images December 8, 2021 Alice Arzuffi: “I left 777 because I didn’t
feel happy there anymore.”
"After
a disappointing 2020/21 season, Alice Maria Arzuffi
decided to switch teams. She left the Belgian 777 team and
joined the brand new Italian FAS Airport services Team. "
(cyclocross.social) (Yefrifotos) December 8, 2021 Roland Cogeas Edelweiss confirm 11-rider
roster for 2022.
"The
team, currently registered at Continental level and known
as Cogeas Mettler, were a surprise inclusion when the UCI
announced the list of applicants for Women’s WorldTour
licenses for next season." [Paywall after 5
articles/month]
By Matilda Price (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) December 8, 2021 Catharine Pendrel hired as National team
coach.
"Cycling
Canada has announced the addition of four world-class
coaches to its National Team staff as the organization
ramps up its investment and commitment to developing
Canadian technical leadership and coaching expertise."
By Matt Hansen (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image Credit not Found) December 8, 2021 Cycling Weekly Awards: Tadej Pogačar
wins International Rider of the Year.
"If
Tadej Pogačar had finished his season this year in April,
he could still have walked away happy, such was his
win-rate."
By Vern Pitt (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) December 8, 2021 Silca Tattico mini pump review.
"A
mini pump from the king of luxury bike pumps and it
doesn’t cost a fortune, so is it good? An exceptionally
solid mini pump that should last through all the weather
and adventures you can throw at it for years to come."
[Paywall after 5 articles/month]
By Josh Ross (cyclingnews.com) (Image: © Josh Ross) December 8, 2021 Wilier Rave SLR 2022.
"The
Wilier Rave SLR is a high-performance gravel bike that's
light, speedy and a real blast over firm and firm-ish
tracks and trails. It's not purely a race bike."
By Mat Brett (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) December 8, 2021 Echelon Connect EX3 review.
"The
Echelon Connect EX3 bike is a cheaper alternative to
Peloton that offers a high-quality spin-style experience
with a ton of live and on-demand classes to keep you
motivated."
By Maddy Biddulph (livescience.com) (Image: © Amazon) December 8, 2021 Column
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December 7,
2021
December 7, 2021
Olivia Ray 'still waiting' for $15,000
winner's prize for Into The Lion’s Den Criterium.
"Olivia
Ray (Rally Cycling) confirmed that she has not received
the prize money owed to her for winning the elite women’s
race at the inaugural Into The Lion’s Den Criterium that
was held in Sacramento on October 30." [Paywall after 5
articles/month]
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Kit Karzen) December 7, 2021 Peter Sagan to bring superstar swagger with a French flavor to Team Total Energies. "We
like it and we welcome this [Sagan’s] character,” team
sport director Benoît Génauzeau told Belgian broadcasters
RTBF this week. “It is always based on a fair
balance between the show and the performance. The two are
not opposed, far from it."
(velonews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) December 7, 2021 Katerina Nash re-elected President of the UCI
Athletes’ Commission.
"Katerina
Nash (Clif Pro Team) has been re-elected President of the
UCI Athletes’ Commission by her fellow commission members,
collecting 59 per cent of the votes, compared to the 41
per cent gathered by her competitor, Colin Lynch."
By Issy Ronald (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) December 7, 2021 Pauline Ferrand-Prevot wins Megavalanche
Reunion Island.
"The
French cross country superstar took a win in the 2021
Megavalanche Reunion Island over the weekend. While
Ferrand-Prevot winning a race is rarely a surprise, the
Megavalanche is a mass-start downhill race - and a far cry
from the French woman’s usual cross country skillset."
By Terry McKall (cyclingmagazine.ca) Photo by: Megavalanche / Instagram December 7, 2021 Val di Sole becomes Val di snow for
cyclocross World Cup.
"Van
Aert, Pidcock, Vos and Cant to race on packed snow on
Sunday." [Paywall after 5 articles/month]
By Stephen Farrand
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Vitesse)
December 7, 2021
This pro track cyclist is going to be an
astronaut.
"Christina
Birch is an 11-time US national champion.
Now,
she's going to space."
By Iain Treloar (cyclingtips.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) December 7, 2021 Four ŠKODA DSI Cycling Academy graduates
take next steps in their cycling careers.
"To
have worked with such passionate individuals who are
committed to improving their performance both on and off
the bike has been a real privilege' says Sarah Storey."
[Paywall after 5 articles/month]
By Issy Ronald (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: ŠKODA DSI Cycling Academy) December 7, 2021 Commentary: Greater standardization needed for esports racing. "I
think it's odd to use an RGT race to award a Zwift
worlds spot,’ said the winner of the UCI esports world
cycling championship Pan American qualification race."
By Greg Kaplan (velonews.com) (Image Credit not Found) December 7, 2021 USA Cyclocross National Championships.
"Watch
the 2021 USA Cycling Cyclocross National championships
live. Nationals will be held in Wheaton, Illinois just
outside of Chicago.
December 9th - Masters Men 1:15pm Eastern. December
10th - Masters Women 9:00am Eastern.
December 11th - Juniors, Single Speed 9:00am Eastern. December 12th - Juniors, U23s, Elites 9:00am Eastern." (flobikes.com) USA Cycling December 7, 2021 Column
Two
Adrie van der Poel says ‘crossers need to
race on the road more to beat Wout van Aert, Mathieu van
der Poel.
"Wout
and Mathieu ride at the top level all year round, in
major races. The other crossers only participate in
smaller competitions in the summer to do something. Of
course, the difference is big,” van der Poel told Het
Nieuwsblad."
(velonews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images) December 7, 2021 Michael Woods: The five races that changed my life. "Despite
coming to the sport relatively late, Woods has ascended
to the top of the tree, winning stages at Grand Tours
and WorldTour stage races as well as competing for
victories at Monuments and the prestigious World
Championships and Olympic Games."
By Daniel Ostanek (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: David Stockman/Belga/AFP via Getty Images) December 7, 2021 10 products I loved in 2021: James Huang. "There are a bunch of interesting picks in my list this year, but if I'm being totally honest, all I really care about are the gummy bears." By James Huang (cyclingtips.com) (Image Credit not Found) December 7, 2021 Does Getting Tired Increase Your Risk of
Hypothermia?
"In
my now 30 years as a student and scientist in
environmental physiology, I’ve done a number of stupid
things in the name of science. This article highlights
two of my dumbest."
By Stephen Cheung (pezcyclingnews.com) (Photo: Cor Vos) December 7, 2021 How to build your perfect pain cave: Part
one - indoor trainers.
"Indoor
training has come an incredibly long way in the past
decade. Thankfully, the days of staring at brick walls
and trying to make it to 60 minutes without losing all
love of bikes are long gone."
By Ronan Mc Laughlin (cyclingtips.com) photography by Ronan Mc Laughlin, feature image by Albert Gallego Rabert December 7, 2021 PH Apparel S Gloves with Elastic Interface® palm. "Elastic
Interface® has developed a pad for cycling gloves that
is seamless (i.e. no stitching to cause irritation to
the hands) and with a three dimensional profile aligned
to the anatomy of the hand (to distribute pressure and
improve comfort)."
By Paul Horta-Hopkins (cycletechreview.com) (Image Credit not Found) December 7, 2021 Millions of cyclists, billions of
kilometers: Unpacking a year of Strava data.
"A
year’s a long time in a person’s life - all those early
morning alarms for bunch rides, all those long weekend
spins. And when you tally up all those activities, and
then multiply that by millions of cyclists, you get a
whole lot of data."
By Iain Treloar (cyclingtips.com) (Image Credit not Found) December 7, 2021 COROS Announces Training Hub Online Platform & Coaching Site. "COROS
has announced a (yet again) a pretty significant update
today, this time rolling out an online training log and
analysis platform for both individual athletes and
coaches."
By Ray Maker (dcrainmaker.com) (Photo: Ray Maker) December 7, 2021 Elite Rizer review: An indoor cycling
interactive gradient simulator.
"If
you like the idea of the most realistic indoor riding
possible then the Elite Rizer does it better than the
competition. It's hard to ignore the price though."
[Paywall after 5 articles/month]
By Josh Ross (cyclingnews.com) (Image: Josh Ross) December 7, 2021 Bikerumor Editor’s Choice Awards 2021 -
Tyler’s Best Bikes & Gear Picks.
"Is
it telling that all three of my favorite drop bar
bikes this year are gravel bikes? Leading the pack is
the new BMC URS LT, which took their rear
micro-suspension concept and found a way to add it to
the front."
By Tyler Benedict (bikerumor.com) Photo: Marc Gasch December 7, 2021 Column
Three
Driver gets three years for killing Ben
Sonntag.
"Pro
racer Ben Sonntag was killed last March while out
riding near his home of Durango, Colorado. This week,
the driver who hit him, Cordell Schneider, was
sentenced to three years in prison."
By Ben Delaney (velonews.com) Photo: Dave McElwaine December 7, 2021 Tom Pidcock wants it all. And he wants it
now.
"The
all-terrain ace has sketched out an ambitious 2022
schedule that stretches from the cyclocross world
championships in January through the spring classics,
Giro d’Italia, and the mountain bike worlds in
August."
By Jim Cotton (velonews.com) Photo: Red Bull Content Pool December 7, 2021 Mark Cavendish signs one-year extension with
Quick Step Alpha Vinyl.
"It
was due to be signed last week but had to be postponed
after Cavendish suffered a high-speed crash at the Ghent
Six track race."
By Sadhbh O'Shea (velonews.com) Photo: Christine Poujoulat/AFP via Getty Images December 7, 2021 Team DSM releases Benoot from contract, says
he "could not deliver on his commitments."
"Tiesj
Benoot has become the latest member of the Team DSM
WorldTour outfit to depart before the end of his
contract, which still had just over one year left to
run. Warren Barguil, Tom Dumoulin, Michael Matthews,
Marc Hirschi, Edward Theuns and Marcel Kittel have also
left early."
(stickybottle.com) (Image Credit not Found) December 7, 2021 Vermote renews with Alpecin Fenix after
'year to forget.'
"Alpecin
Fenix announced on Tuesday they have renewed their
contract with 32-year-old Julien Vermote despite the
Belgian not competing in a single race during the 2021
season." [Paywall after 5 articles/month]
By Laura Weislo (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Team Alpecin Fenix) December 7, 2021 Mathieu van der Poel sets aim at Gravel World Championships. "If
the Dutch star took to gravel as well as he has every
other discipline involving a bike, he could make history
by attempting to win four world titles in cyclocross,
mountain biking, road racing and of course gravel."
By Tim Bonville-Ginn (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) December 7, 2021 Merlier begins 'playing in the sand'
Sunday at Coupe de France Cyclocross.
"Tim
Merlier (Alpecin Fenix) bridges back to cyclocross on
Sunday as he will begin a compressed winter off-road
campaign at the Coupe de France Cyclocross in Troyes,
France." [Paywall after 5 articles/month]
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) December 7, 2021 Sprint coach Wolff latest Cycling New
Zealand departure.
"Cycling
New Zealand has delivered news of another high profile
departure with the resignation of Sprint Coach Rene
Wolff less than two weeks after High Performance
Director, Martin Barras, offered his in light of an
"integrity breach" during the Tokyo Olympic Games."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) December 7, 2021 Quintana Roo SRfive road bike test.
"Quintana
Roo started with the goal of redefining what they call
the “Super Road” category. It’s essentially what we’ve
been calling a modern road bike. Think aero-influenced
tube shaping, 30mm-plus tire clearance and, of course,
disc brakes. The carbon SRfive frame is the result."
(roadbikeaction.com) (Image Credit not Found) December 7, 2021 Dear Santa, please have all bike brands copy
Brompton bike rental.
"Santa,
Brompton offers bikes for rent for 24hours, right up to
thirty days. I don’t even need you to bring me a
Brompton rental bike. Costing as little as £5 a year
membership and £5 per day to rent (frequent users), I
can even afford that myself with my pocket money."
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