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Column
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January 2,
2022
News,
Blogs, Misc.
January 2, 2022
Brand keeps her winning streak alive with
Hulst victory.
[Metered
Paywall] "The CX World
Cup returned to the picturesque town center location for a
fast course featuring plenty of very steep banks up and
down the ramparts and alongside the moat of Hulst's
historic fortifications."
By Kit Nicholson (cyclingtips.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) January 2, 2022 Pidcock breaks Van Aert's winning streak at
Hulst World Cup.
"Belgian
champion suffers early mechanical and finishes fourth
behind Iserbyt and Van der Haar."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) January 2, 2022 Cross-Pollination.
"Where
nature leads, trendy businesses follow. Cross-pollination
is cool. I’m talking about innovation. In this age of
fast-moving tech businesses and intellectual capital,
innovation is no longer a wacky bolt on that businesses
wear like a badge."
By Paul Maunder (pelotonmagazine.com) Image: David Cannon/Allsport/Getty Images January 2, 2022 10 best tips to become your own bike mechanic.
"It’s
important to understand your bike, how it works and, most
important of all, how to stay on top of the needed
preventative maintenance so that small repairs don’t turn
into big repairs. This sort of preemptive and proactive
DIY maintenance can limit your bike’s downtime waiting on
necessary parts."
(roadbikeaction.com) (Image Credit not Found) January 2, 2022 Live: UCI Cyclocross World Cup Round 13 - Hulst - Sunday, January 2nd. "Spectators
are unfortunately not allowed to attend, so find all the
race info here.
Elite
Women - 13:40 Europe Local Time, 7:40am U.S. Eastern.
Elite
Men - 15:05 Local Time, 9:05am U.S. Eastern."
(cyclocross.social) (Credits not Found) January 2, 2022 Column
Two
Photos,
Podcasts
January 2,
2022
Froome's training for 2022 halted by knee
injury.
"Suffering
from knee pain which he attributes to training too hard,
too soon after his offseason break, the Briton says he
will have to take a full week off the bike."
By Laura Weislo (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image) January 2, 2022 Offseason Capsule: Trek Hopes for Bigger
Splashes Will Require Luck and Patience.
"With
my second offseason review, I want to turn to Trek
Segafredo, the American outfit with the Italian core known
best for its efforts in the northern classics, of late."
By Chris Fontecchio (podiumcafe.com) (Photo: Bas Czerwinski/Getty Images) January 2, 2022 Marta Cavalli: Dreams of winning a women's
version of Milan San Remo.
"The
FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope rider said she has
spent many training camps in the San Remo area and has a
special place in her heart for the Poggio."
By Kirsten Frattini (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope) January 2, 2022 Ineos Grenadiers director: ‘We want to win a
big one-day race in 2022.’
"Team
DS Matteo Tosatto outlines a 2022 season of renewal as a
swath of young stars join the team and the back-room takes
a reshuffle."
By Jim Cotton (velonews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) January 2, 2022 The VeloVeritas Awards for 2021.
"Yes,
we know, it’s been done to death but it is the Festive
Season so it’s time for this kind of thing, the
‘VeloVeritas 2021 Awards."
By Ed Hood (veloveritas.co.uk) Photo©RND January 2, 2022 Research Shows Intermittent Fasting Works for
Weight Loss.
"Intermittent
fasting can produce clinically significant weight loss as
well as improve metabolic health, according to a new study
review led by University of Illinois Chicago researchers."
By University of Illinois at Chicago (scitechdaily.com) (Image Credit not Found) January 2, 2022 Column
Three
Videos
January 2, 2022
America’s Best: Clara Honsinger is counting
the days to CX Worlds in the US.
[Metered
Paywall] "This year
Honsinger rides top-10s consistently but that wasn’t
always the case for the 24-year-old."
By José Been (cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos) January 2, 2022 Van der Poel returns to training following flare-up of back injury. "Mathieu
van der Poel has returned to training following a flare-up
of his back problem during the Heusden-Zolder
Superprestige round last Monday."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) January 2, 2022 Lucinda Brand calls on UCI to change
cyclocross lapped-rider rule.
[Metered
Paywall] "Brand was
audibly upset as she and her compatriot tried to dodge
lapped riders. Alvarado’s race was significantly impacted,
especially when she was caught behind a USA Cycling
athlete."
By Abby Mickey (cyclingtips.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) January 2, 2022 Woman who pushed boy off bike then boasted
about it on Facebook fined.
"A
woman who pushed a boy off his bike in Southport then
boasted about it on Facebook, saying “next time he won’t
be so lucky,” has been fined for assault."
By Simon MacMichael (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) January 2, 2022 Stan Portus’ Gear of the Year 2021.
"While
my time spent riding bikes might have dropped off in 2021,
my time thinking about them sky-rocketed."
By Stan Portus (bikeradar.com) (Image Credit not Found) January 2, 2022 Column
One
January 1,
2022
Lucinda Brand squeezes out battling Alvarado
at GP Sven Nys.
"Brand
has dominated the season so far and made it five wins from
five Saturday, but it was far from straightforward."
(velonews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images) January 1, 2022 Van Aert beats Pidcock at GP Sven Nys.
"Wout
van Aert (Jumbo Visma) made it seven cyclocross wins from
seven starts at the GP Sven Nys in Baal, beating Tom
Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) after catching and passing the
Briton on the last lap of the race."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) January 1, 2022 Bennett and Viviani among riders showing off
new jerseys for 2022.
"January
1 signals the start of the 2022 season and with comes the
first day when team's new signings can officially wear
their new kits, per UCI rules."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bora Hansgrohe / Ineos Grenadiers) January 1, 2022 Pro cycling's biggest year on Strava - Who
rode most KMs, hours in 2021?
"Richie
Porte has come out on top as the pro rider who posted most
kilometers of racing and training on Strava last year. He
clocked up 37,643.3km during 2021 on the rides he posted
on the app."
(stickybottle.com) (Image Credit not Found) January 1, 2022 Live: UCI Cyclocross World Cup Round 13 - Hulst - Sunday, January 2nd. "Spectators
are unfortunately not allowed to attend, so find all the
race info here.
Elite
Women - 13:40 Europe Local Time, 7:40am U.S. Eastern.
Elite
Men - 15:05 Local Time, 9:05am U.S. Eastern."
(cyclocross.social) (Credits not Found) January 1, 2022 Live: x2o Badkamers Trofee Baal GP Sven Nys -
Saturday, January 1st.
"The
x2o Badkamers Trofee continues with the annual New Years
day race at the GP Sven Nys hosted at the Sven Nys Cycling
Center in Baal.
Elite Women - 13:40 Europe, 7:45am U.S. Eastern.
Elite
Men - 15:00 Europe, 9:00am U.S. Eastern."
(cyclocross.social) (Credits not Found) January 1, 2022 Column
Two
Photos,
Podcasts
January 1,
2022
Top eight news stories of the year: Olympics,
Tour de France, Jumbo Visma, and more.
"With
the Grand Tours and some dramatic Classics accompanied by
the year-late Olympics, the news schedule provided some
brilliant moments throughout the year."
By Ryan Dabbs (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) January 1, 2022 6 pro cycling things we’re looking forward to
in 2022.
"From
the Tour de France Femmes to MVPD vs WVA and less of a
calendar shakeup, there's plenty to look forward to."
By Robyn Davidson (cyclist.co.uk) (Image Credit not Found) January 1, 2022 Van der Poel’s back issue persists, putting
his world champs defense in doubt.
[Metered
Paywall] "After
finishing second behind Wout van Aert (Jumbo Visma) in
Dendermonde on Boxing Day, Van der Poel recorded a DNF in
his second race back, before one day later announcing he
wouldn’t start the next few races due to worsening back
pain."
By Kit Nicholson (cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos) January 1, 2022 Quick Step Alpha Vinyl unveil
Castelli-designed 2022 kit.
"Quick
Step Alpha Vinyl unveiled their 2022 kit as they partner
with Castelli for the new season, with the Italian brand
set to supply the squad through the end of the 2024
season."
(Image credit: Quick Step AlphaVinyl/Wout Beel) January 1, 2022 Races we Love: Grand Prix Cycliste de Quebec
and Montreal.
[Paywall]
"Race organizer Serge Arsenault is sincerely
passionate about cycling, and he possesses an “only the
best” mentality for all involved in the race."
By James Startt (velonews.com) Photo: James Startt January 1, 2022 Learning curves and positive experiences for
first-year pro Anna Shackley.
"Anna
Shackley (SD Worx) has described her first season as a
professional as ‘surreal’ but full of good experiences,
after a year that saw her race the Tokyo Olympics road
race and become British under-23 time trial champion."
By Matilda Price (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) January 1, 2022 Column
Three
Videos
January 1, 2022
Phil Gaimon returns to racing with new Jukebox
Cycling team.
"The
squad announced an eclectic co-ed roster of six riders,
with Gaimon joined by 12-year-old Xander Graham of Tour of
Britain fame, cyclocross racer Ruby West and three gravel
riders focused on the Life Time Grand Prix - Dylan
Johnson, Alexey Vermeulen and Adam Roberge."
By Jackie Tyson (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Peter Griffin) January 1, 2022 2022 Pro Cycling Calendar.
"Happy
New Year. Here’s the pro cycling calendar for 2022, free
to download for your calendar or phone. It’s packed with
racing and probably a lot more user-friendly than the
revamped UCI website."
(inrng.com) (RCS Sport) January 1, 2022 Seven bold predictions for the 2022 racing
season.
"The
way Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) won the 2021 Tour
with such ease, as well as pretty much every other race he
went for, does at first glance make him appear a sure bet
to defend the yellow jersey."
By Stephen Puddicombe (cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Chris Graythen/Getty Images) January 1, 2022 Nearly 30 WorldTour riders in limbo as
contract search spills into 2022.
"With
2021 having ticked over into 2022, the new season is upon
us but, while most riders are gearing up for their racing
returns, there are a number who find themselves left in
the lurch."
By Patrick Fletcher (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images composite) January 1, 2022 FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope go
blue for 2022.
"FDJ
Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope unveiled a new look for
2022, switching from a predominantly white look to a dark
blue, red and white kit."
By Daniel Ostanek (cyclingnews.com)(Image credit: FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope) January 1, 2022 Bowie and Bush in the Suburbs.
"Heroes
are from another world, aren’t they? They come to us
through the radio, television and the internet. Unless we
are unlucky enough to meet our heroes, they remain purely
in sound and image."
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