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Column
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December
26, 2021
News,
Blogs, Misc.
December 26,
2021
Wout van Aert and Lucinda brand win
Dendermonde World Cup races.
"Wout van Aert (Jumbo Visma) and Lucinda Brand (Baloise Trek Lions) won the men's and women's Dendermonde World Cup events on Boxing Day." By Michelle Arthurs-Brennan (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) December 26, 2021 Wout van Aert solos away from Mathieu van der
Poel’s challenge in World Cup Dendermonde.
"Mathieu
van der Poel (Alpecin Fenix) punched into second-place in
his winter debut, starting strong before stiffening
slightly in his first race after his recent struggles with
injuries."
(velonews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images) December 26, 2021 Lucinda Brand hangs on under pressure from
Clara Honsinger in World Cup Dendermonde.
"Brand
scored her 11th win of the season and extended her lead in
the World Cup standings as she continues her dominant run
through the winter. She now takes a 28-point lead over
Denise Betsema (Pauwels Sauzen Bingoal) in the
classification."
(velonews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images) December 26, 2021 Live: Superprestige Zolder Monday December
27th Live.
"This
Monday we expect another great battle with big names on
the start line at the sixth round of the Telenet
Superprestige Series in Zolder - this is a race not to
be missed!
Elite
Women - 13:40 Europe, 12:40 UK.
Elite
Men - 15:00 Europe, 14:00 UK."
(cyclocross.social) (Image Credit not Found) December 26, 2021 Champoussin seeks consistency after
rollercoaster first full season.
"In
his first full season as a professional, Clément
Champoussin had a great start to the year and a great end
to the year, but it’s the bit in the middle that he wasn't
too happy about."
By Patrick Fletcher (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Miguel Riopa/AFP/Getty Images) December 26, 2021 Cyclocross World Cup Dendermonde, Belgium
Live.
"UCI
Cyclocross World Cup Dendermonde, Belgium, Sunday,
December 26th. There will be live streams for the elite
women and men races.
Elite
Women at 13:40 CET, 7:40am U.S. Eastern.
Elite
Men at 15:05 CET, 9:05am U.S. Eastern."
(cyclingfans.com) (ucicyclocrossworldcup.com) December 26, 2021 Column
Two
Photos,
Podcasts
December
26, 2021
Mathieu van der Poel: This is in line with
my expectations.
[Possible
Paywall (after 5 articles/month)]
"Mathieu van der Poel made his return to
cyclocross on Sunday at World Cup Dendermonde and
despite recent injuries the World Champion proved he was
not far from solid form."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) December 26, 2021 Tadej Pogacar returns to cyclocross with a
victory in Slovenia.
[Possible
Paywall (after 5 articles/month)]
"The two-time Tour de France winner, along with
fellow Slovenian pro Luka Mezgec (Team BikeExchange),
surprised journalists by announcing their participation
a few days before the race."
By Kate Wagner (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: UAE Team Emirates courtesy of Twitter feed) December 26, 2021 Top 10 performances of the 2021 men's road
season.
"One
of the all-time great seasons also featured one of the
best days anyone has ever had at the Tour de France. On
a cold, wet day in the Alps, Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team
Emirates) took it upon himself to attack on the
penultimate climb of the stage, the Col de Romme."
By Stephen Puddicombe (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) December 26, 2021 Six Of The Best Women's WorldTour races of
2021.
"It’s
been another fabulous year of women’s racing, most which
we have been able to watch, here are our six favorites.
The most exciting and interesting days, spread between
March and October, proof, if it were needed of another
vintage year."
By Owen Rogers (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) December 26, 2021 VN Awards: North American team of the year.
[Paywall]
"L39ion of Los Angeles adds a women's
squad, and launches its own race."
By Fred Dreier (velonews.com) Photo: Red Bull Content Pool December 26, 2021 2022 Team Preview: SD Worx.
[Possible Paywall (after 5 articles/month)] "Van der Breggen is gone but the team have enough talent to continue their dominance." (cyclingnews.com) By Laura Weislo (Image credit: Getty Images Sport) December 26, 2021 Emma Cole's Gear of the Year 2021: From
bib tights, to waterproof socks and mind-tingling books.
"OK,
well if I must, this year has been a stormer, not just
in terms of the wild weather and yo-yoing restrictions
but also in the world of women’s cycling."
By Emma Cole (cyclist.co.uk) (Image Credit not Found) December 26, 2021 The most important tool for every cyclist.
"One
of the most overlooked aspects of a bicycle are the
small numbers printed on almost every stem, bar and
seatpost, the max torque rating."
(roadbikeaction.com) (Image Credit not Found) December 26, 2021 Column
Three
Videos
December 26,
2021
A chat with Maghalie Rochette, a trailblazer
for Canadian cyclocross.
[Metered
Paywall] "Maghalie Rochette
has been part of the US and Canadian cycling scene since
2011. In 2014, she made the jump across the Atlantic to
race cyclocross in Europe for the first time."
By José Been (cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos) December 26, 2021 Anna van der Breggen on retirement: ‘It’s
not the medals but the learnings that stay with me.’
"The
former Olympic and double world champion hung up her
wheels at the age of 31 this winter, putting a stop on a
short but spectacular career."
(velonews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images) December 26, 2021 Dream team of the year: Who were the eight
best female riders of 2021?
"The
2021 season has drawn to a close - and what a season it
was. We were finally treated to the inaugural Paris
Roubaix Femmes, alongside an Olympic year with a
surprise breakaway road race win and a dominant time
trial performance."
By Stephen Puddicombe (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: (Photo by Luc Claessen/Getty Images)) December 26, 2021 Josh Quigley completes round-the-world ride
- two years after driver almost killed him.
"Josh
Quigley, the Scottish ultracyclist who almost lost his
life when he was hit by a driver in Texas two years ago
while riding around the world, has completed his
navigation of the globe after returning to the United
States and riding around 2,000 miles to his final
destination, New York City."
By Simon MacMichael (road.cc) (Twitter) December 26, 2021 Luke Rowe rescues Christmas with Twitter. "Luke
Rowe, road captain of one Ineos Grenadiers, getting his
festive season rescued by offering a jersey to a lucky
fan in exchange for some Christmas crackers? Well,
that’s a new one."
By Simon MacMichael (road.cc) (Twitter) December 26, 2021 Jack Luke’s Gear of the Year 2021.
"Though
my work elsewhere on BikeRadar has meant reviewing has
taken a back seat this year, I have still tested a range
of great kit in a personal capacity."
By Jack Luke (bikeradar.com) Jack Luke / Immediate Media December 26, 2021 Team Qhubeka will continue, but not in the 2022 WorldTour. "Team
Qhubeka is still moving forwards, our Continental team
will be racing and we have other exciting projects and
ideas that will see us continue to use our platform to
change lives with bicycles," read the team statement."
(sbs.com.au) (Image credit: Getty Images) December 26, 2021 Collector's Raleigh Choppers from 1970s
stolen in targeted home raid.
"Aidan
Herdman, who runs the Irish Raleigh Chopper Club, kept
the bikes in a shed in his home. While his side
entrance and shed were both locked - the shed secured
by a steel door - the thieves cut through the locks."
(stickybottle.com) CCTV image December 26, 2021 Column
One
November
25, 2021
Value Proposition: Should Rider Pay Matter
When Weighing Performance?
"Nearly
every mainstream professional sport has entire
sub-industries, both inside and outside of front offices,
that obsess over the ‘value’ of athletes."
By Spencer Martin (pelotonmagazine.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) December 25, 2021 Mathieu van der Poel confirmed for Boxing Day
cyclocross clash with Wout van Aert and Tom Pidcock.
[Possible
Paywall] "Mathieu
van der Poel has confirmed he will make his cyclocross
season debut in the Boxing Day Dendermonde World Cup race
in Belgium, where he will immediately clash with eternal
rival Wout van Aert."
By Stephen Farrand (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) December 25, 2021 Pogacar to compete in Slovenian Cyclocross Cup
on Sunday.
[Possible
Paywall] "Two-time
Tour de France winner Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates)
has decided to join his fellow road cycling stars by
dabbling in cyclocross, and will compete in a Slovenian
Cup cyclocross race in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia,
on Sunday."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image) December 25, 2021 Cyclocross World Cup Dendermonde, Belgium
Live.
"UCI
Cyclocross World Cup Dendermonde, Belgium, Sunday,
December 26th. There will be live streams for the elite
women and men races.
Elite
Women at 13:40 CET, 7:40am U.S. Eastern.
Elite
Men at 15:05 CET, 9:05am U.S. Eastern."
(cyclingfans.com) (ucicyclocrossworldcup.com) December 23, 2021 What were the best stage races of 2021?
"Would you agree with our top picks?" By Stephen Puddicombe (cyclingweekly.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images) December 25, 2021 Live: Superprestige Zolder Monday December
27th Live.
"This
Monday we expect another great battle with big names on
the start line at the sixth round of the Telenet
Superprestige Series in Zolder - this is a race not to
be missed!
Elite
Women - 13:40 Europe, 12:40 UK.
Elite
Men - 15:00 Europe, 14:00 UK."
(cyclocross.social) (Image Credit not Found) December 25, 2021 Column
Two
Egan Bernal becomes Father Christmas for a
day.
"Egan
Bernal again became Father Christmas for a day, giving out
toys to children in the Bolívar 83 neighborhood in
Zipaquirá where he grew up."
By Stephen Farrand (velonews.com)(Image credit: Dario Belingheri/Bettini Photo) December 25, 2021 Amy Pieters ‘is now stable’ after crash and
surgery, says Dutch coach.
"Pieters,
30, crashed heavily and lost consciousness during a
training ride with the national team in Alicante, Spain,
this week and has since had surgery on her head. The SD
Worx rider is currently being kept in an induced coma."
(velonews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) December 25, 2021 BikeRadar’s best rides of 2021 - 6 epic
gravel, mountain bike and touring adventures.
"Now
entombed in the gloomy depths of December, we’ve decided
to end the year on a high note and look back at our best
rides of the last 12 months."
By Jack Luke (bikeradar.com) (Image Credit not Found) December 25, 2021 Solving the Puzzle of the Secret Wheels.
"This
is a story that is partly about sponsor dynamics, cycling
and late-night deliveries by a Dutch hotelier in the
Pyrénées (who I later met and interviewed). It’s also a
story about his math savant brother, a socialist French
newspaper started by Jean-Paul Sartre and the meditative
task of making six crossword puzzles a week."
Words: Brad Roe; Images: Chris Auld & James Startt (pelotonmagazine.com) December 25, 2021 A ride of loss, love, and longing among the
mountain ash.
"The
dappled shade makes it hard to see rocks from a distance.
The track angles down and I pick up speed. I feel the
breeze on my neck, hear the whir of the freehub."
By Peter Foot (cyclingtips.com) photography by Peter Foot December 25, 2021 Specialized S-Works Romin EVO mirror saddle
test.
"Just
over a year ago, Specialized launched their first saddle
using an additive 3D printed liquid polymer material for
the padding, the S-Works Power with Mirror. Well turns out
the premium saddle and tech has made its way to the Romin
shape as well and we have had it for a few weeks."
(roadbikeaction.com) (Image Credit not Found) December 25, 2021 Column
Three
Videos
December 25,
2021
Eight Christmas experiences all cyclists will recognize. "Traditions
across families and cultures are diverse. Not all of us
will be eating Turkey on Christmas day. However, there's
some very clear features of a cyclist's festive period
which most of us will recognize..."
By Michelle Arthurs-Brennan (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) December 25, 2021 VN Awards: North American woman of the year.
[Paywall]
"The veteran Coryn Labecki experienced a
number of firsts, many good, one tragic."
By Betsy Welch (velonews.com)Photo: Michael Steele December 25, 2021 2022 team preview: Team DSM men.
"Now
in its 18th year in professional cycling, Team DSM
developed from a Dutch-based Continental team to reach
WorldTour level by 2013. Three years later, the team
registration had moved to Germany under Giant Alpecin."
By Jackie Tyson (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) December 25, 2021 Grinch Steals Crossmas: Belgium Bans
Cyclocross Spectators.
"The
Grinch has stolen Crossmas for the many Belgian cyclocross
fans looking forward to a Christmas week of racing and a
potential head-to-head of Wout van Aert and Mathieu van
der Poel at the World Cup Dendermonde."
By Tom Pham (Photo: Taylor Kruse / Cyclocross Magazine) December 25, 2021 Why mechanical shifting is going away for
good.
"I
have been shopping for a new bike, and it seems that
nearly everything above $3500 is coming with electronic
shifters. Are cables going away like rim brakes?"
By David Kennedy (roadbikeaction.com) December 25, 2021 Restrap unveils Carry Cage to increase your
bike’s load-carrying capacity.
"British
technical bag specialist Restrap has taken its first foray
into mounting hardware with the Carry Cage which is
designed to accommodate everything from extra water
bottles to camping and cooking equipment."
By Anna Marie Hughes (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) December 25, 2021 CyclingTips - "Yes, that’s a paywall
you (maybe) just hit."
"We are implementing what’s called a metered paywall. We’ve seen the positive effect that this change of business model has had on our overall service, and we’re doubling down on this premise." By Caley Fretz (cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos) December 21, 2021 CyclingNews - Is this a paywall website
now?
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