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Today's Trending Patent Patrol: Rivian integrates bike rack directly into truck tailgate. Everesting world record holder McLaughlin suffers broken leg in "weird" crash. Get to know the ever-consistent Denise Betsema: Late-starter, mother of two. More info emerges about condition of Van der Poel's "overloaded" back. Column
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January 6,
2022
News,
Blogs, Misc.
January 6, 2022
With no Van Aert or Van der Poel, who can win the cyclocross World Championships? "The
news that neither Wout van Aert or Mathieu van der Poel
will be riding the cyclocross World Championships truly
opens the door up for other contenders to pull on the
rainbow stripes."
By Adam Becket (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) January 6, 2022 Rockville Cyclocross Brings Winter Cyclocross Racing to Northern California. "The
pros in Europe aren’t the only ones who get to enjoy
cyclocross during this time of year. For lucky Northern
Californians as well as passing-through champs, the
cyclocross season will continue on for peak season
cyclocross, in true cyclocross conditions."
By Andrew (cxmagazine.com) © J. Silva January 6, 2022 2022 Team Preview: Lotto Soudal men. "One
of the three Belgian WorldTour teams, Lotto Soudal was
formed in the 1980s and boast the longest-running
sponsorship deal in professional cycling thanks to the
Belgian national lottery."
By Patrick Fletcher (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) January 6, 2022 Pro cyclists ride a heck of a long way in a year. "Feeling
a little down about how few miles you rode in 2021?
Wishing you’d spent a little more time in the saddle?
Well, you might want to look away now."
By Matt de Neef (cyclingtips.com) photography by Annemiek van Vleuten on Twitter January 6, 2022 $50,000 in cash and prizes on tap for the top five men and women and the top three male and female junior riders... Belgian Waffle Ride CA Announces $50,000 Prize
Purse.
"Monuments
of Cycling announced on Thursday the prize purse for the
BWR CA on April 30, 2022 will be the largest ever for a
gravel race, with over $50,000 in cash and prizes being
distributed."
(pelotonmagazine.com) (Image Credit not Found) January 6, 2022 Trek Segafredo unveils 2022 pro race team kits, bikes and gear. "For
the 2022 season, the Trek Segafredo World Tour teams
(men’s and women’s) will be on familiar equipment, with
little to no changes in componentry over the last year.
The team will ride the Trek Madone for most races, Trek
Emonda for the hillier courses, and Trek Domane for events
like Paris Roubaix, Liège Bastogne Liège, and other
classics as riders see fit."
By Jordan Villella (bikerumor.com) (Image Credit not Found) January 6, 2022 Cofidis reveal new men's and women's team jersey for 2022. "To
announce our first year of partnership with the UCI World
Tour Cofidis teams, we wanted to create a jersey that
would break with the norm while maintaining the team's
unique DNA."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Cofidis Facebook) January 6, 2022 Column
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Thibaut Pinot: Giro d'Italia pink jersey is the only thing missing in my career. "Pinot
has endured a rough time in Grand Tour racing over the
past few seasons, having torn his leg muscle while lying
fifth in the 2019 Tour de France before suffering with a
back injury during the 2020 and 2021 seasons."
By Daniel Ostanek (cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images) January 6, 2022 Mathieu van der Poel could be out for months.
"Mathieu
van der Poel has to take complete rest and potentially
misses out on the spring classics as well as the
cyclocross world championships."
By José Been (cyclingtips.com) (Getty Images Sport) January 6, 2022 Get to know the ever-consistent Denise Betsema: Late-starter, mother of two. "Denise
Betsema is the most consistent cyclocross rider of this
season. In 28 races since the start of the season in early
September, she has finished lower than fifth just once.
The Dutch rider has won four races so far."
By José Been (cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos) January 6, 2022 Philippe Gilbert to target results in big races - not 'easy wins' - in his final year. "The
former world champion will hang up his wheels after twenty
years in the peloton, during which time he's won four out
of the five monuments, only the sixth man in history to
achieve an almost clean sweep."
By Adam Becket (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) January 6, 2022 6 cycling gadgets from CES 2022 featuring Garmin, Echelon, Apeman, Jabra + more. "The
Consumer Electronics Show is back this year with a whole
load of new innovative gadgets being showcased from the
likes of Garmin, Shokz, Echelon and more."
By Anna Marie Hughes (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) January 6, 2022 These are the 2022 road team kits. "Each year the professional peloton changes its look with a slew of new colors and sponsor logos adorning each team and 2022 ushers in some bold new looks." By Laura Weislo (cyclingnews.com) (Image Credit not Found) January 6, 2022 10 New Year’s Ride Goals You Should Set for 2022. "Try
reaching for an ambition that doesn’t directly hinge on
performance. We polled bike coaches, beginner cyclists,
and advanced riders across the country to narrow down a
top 10 list of the most fun, fulfilling, and joy-inducing
objectives for the New Year."
By Morgan Tilton (bicycling.co.za) PHOTO: Em Gatland/Grindrod Bank Berg & Bush January 6, 2022 Column
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Premier Tech signs on as co-title sponsor at
Israel Start-Up Nation.
"Following
lengthy negotiations, the Canadian company signed a deal
to become a co-title sponsor at the WorldTour squad for
this season. To go with the new name, the team has
unveiled its new kit, which features a white jersey with a
blue geometric pattern."
(velonews.com) Photo: Israel-Premier Tech January 6, 2022 Morton and Howes included in EF Education's
31-rider roster for 2022.
"The
pair, who have been the leading proponents of EF's
'alternative' off-road calendar, were not on the initial
list of riders registered with the UCI for 2022 but have
now been confirmed as part of a UCI-maximum 31-rider
squad."
By Patrick Fletcher (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Wil Matthews) January 6, 2022 Balsamo to help Longo Borghini win yellow jersey at Tour de France Femmes. "World
Champion Elisa Balsamo (Trek Segafredo) has placed a
target on the Spring Classics, the Giro d’Italia Donne,
and the Tour de France Femmes in July."
By Kirsten Frattini (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Trek Segafredo) January 6, 2022 Grace Brown: 'I want to establish myself as one of the leaders in the peloton.' "Australia's
top-ranked road rider discusses injury recovery, embracing
a new team plus Tour de France Femmes and Paris Roubaix
ambitions."
By Simone Giuliani (cyclingnews.com)(Image credit: Grace Brown) January 6, 2022 The forest for the trees in cycling’s supply chain woes: A chat with SRAM’s CEO. "The
massive imbalance between supply and demand has been a
huge pain in terms of getting the bike stuff you want or
need, but there’s light at the end of the tunnel - and not
just in terms of production capacity."
By James Huang (cyclingtips.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) January 6, 2022 Bad Answers to Weird Questions: Do We Approve of Cycling’s Power Structure? "Let’s
start by pulling the question apart. Who is the real
center of power in a sport? You can look at this as I
posed it - the entity that can prevent the sport from
driving itself into a ditch. Whether that is a regulatory
authority or more of a moral center money driver."
By Chris Fontecchio (podiumcafe.com)Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images January 6, 2022 Kitzuma - A different kind of consumer direct. "The
basis for the Kitzuma operation is a nationwide system
of hubs that act as both a collection and delivery
outpost for bikes being sent from the factory to
consumers. A key element to the enterprise is that no
bike is ever disassembled and put into a box. They are
fully built and tuned at the factory before being
shipped in a specially outfitted van to its
destination."
(road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) January 6, 2022 Column
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January 5,
2022
News,
Blogs, Misc.
Live Blog: Jan Ullrich rubbishes rehab rumors;
Injured Van der Poel ends CX season; Cafe ride + more.
January 5, 2022
Wout van Aert and Lucinda Brand take mid-week
wins at X²O Trofee Herentals.
"Van
Aert took his ninth win in eight starts in the 2021-22
‘cross season by soloing to another win.
Lucinda
Brand again proved to be the rider to beat this season
with another victory, in Herentals."
(velonews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images) January 5, 2022 Lucinda Brand wins again in Herentals.
"The
world champion delivered another commanding performance to
claim her seventh straight victory and her 16th of the
season in total, leading for four of the six laps."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) January 5, 2022 Van Aert takes hometown victory in Herentals.
"After
suffering a mechanical issue and finishing fourth at the
weekend's UCI World Cup round in Hulst, Wout van Aert
(Jumbo Visma) got back to winning ways at the X²O Trofee
to take a hometown victory in Herentals."
(cyclingnews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images) January 5, 2022 The 10 best moments of the 2021 women’s racing
season.
"2021
was something of a transition season in women’s cycling,
for a few reasons. The pandemic, subsequent lockdowns, and
cancelled races hit 2020 hard - the first season to
feature the new two-tiered WorldTour and Continental
system."
By Amy Jones (cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Gruber Images) January 5, 2022 Why do people choose to build their own bikes?
"Recently,
because components are so hard to come by, we have seen an
increase in frameset sales,” says Dom Mason (Mason
Cycles). “It really makes sense to invest in a quality new
frameset, especially if it has modern features and is
adaptable and versatile, and then build it using your
existing components."
By Paul Norman (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Chapter2) January 5, 2022 Unbound Gravel lottery opens January 5, closes January 18. "Interested
participants have until January 18th to throw their hat in
the ring for a coveted spot at the iconic Emporia, Kansas
event. The lottery applies to the 350-, 200-, 100-, 50-,
and 25-mile race distances."
(velonews.com) (Image Credit not Found) January 5, 2022 Tour de Zwift returns this January with shorter weekday rides and longer weekend ones. "Zwift
is bringing back its mass-participation tour, the Tour de
Zwift, for 2022, with eight stages starting on 10 January
and running through to 13 February. New for this year is a
split between the length of rides scheduled during the
week and at weekends."
By Anna Marie Hughes (road.cc) (Image credit: Zwift) January 5, 2022 Giant’s new 20 mph Momentum eBikes look so good you’d never know they’re electric. "The
Voya E+1 takes the form of a drop bar urban bike with an
11-speed Shimano GRX derailleur, while the Voya E+3 has
typical flat bars and a 9-speed microSHIFT ADVENT
derailleur."
By Micah Toll (electrek.co) (Image Credit not Found) January 5, 2022 Live: X²O Badkamers Trofee Herentals -
Wednesday, January 5th.
"The
X²O Badkamers Trofee continues with the Herentals cross at
the Ski Slope in Herentals, Belgium.
Elite
Women - 13:40 Europe, 7:45am U.S. Eastern.
Elite
Men - 15:00, 9:00am U.S. Eastern."
(cyclocross.social) (Credits not Found) January 5, 2022 Column
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Wout van Aert rules out riding cyclocross
World Championships in Fayetteville.
"The
Jumbo Visma rider will begin preparing for his 2022 road
season, a suggestion his coach Marc Lamberts hinted at in
November when he told Het Laatste Nieuws that he
would prefer that Van Aert skip Worlds to focus on the
Classics."
By Laura Weislo (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) January 5, 2022 Paris Nice Route.
"It
starts near Paris and finishes in Nice.
Like
a sandwich, it’s what is in between that counts so here’s
a closer look at the Paris Nice route for 2022, set for
6-13 March."
(inrng.com) The map of the 2022 Paris-Nice (Image credit: ASO) January 5, 2022 Hope springs eternal for Thibaut Pinot in
2022.
"First,
there was heartbreaking abandon on the penultimate day of
the 2018 Giro d’Italia and the tearful collapse at the
2019 Tour de France when it appeared he might be in the
running for the yellow jersey."
(velonews.com) (Justin Setterfield/Getty Images Sport) January 5, 2022 2022 Team Preview: Team Bike Exchange Jayco.
"Founded
in 2012 as ORICA GreenEdge, the Australian Bike Exchange
Jayco team has become one of the most respected and
successful WorldTour squads of the last ten years with a
Vuelta a España title, a Paris Roubaix and an Il Lombardia
victory among its impressive palmares."
By Daniel Benson (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bike Exchange Jayco) January 5, 2022 2022 Team Preview: Trek Segafredo Women. "Trek
Segafredo has been around since 2011 as a men's WorldTour
team, first as Leopard Trek and before the American
bicycle manufacturer became the title sponsor in 2014 and
2015."
By Laura Weislo (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) January 5, 2022 Women and Bikes: 3 Tips for choosing cycling
apparel.
"Cycling
apparel exists for two primary reasons: safety and
comfort. When designing for safety and comfort, there are
a number of factors that are taken into consideration: how
it fits, how and where it protects, whether it restricts
movement, and whether it’s sweat-wicking."
(cycling.today) (Image Credit not Found) January 5, 2022 Patent Patrol: Rivian integrates bike rack
directly into truck tailgate.
"Rivian
looks set to integrate the cleanest built-in truck bike
rack directly into their tailgate, if this new patent
comes to fruition. Why install a hitch rack that can get
in the way, or a bike rack that takes up space inside
the bed of your pick-up truck, if you could just
integrate trays directly into the tailgate?"
By Cory Benson (bikerumor.com) (Image Credit not Found) January 5, 2022 Bossi Strada SS road bike review: aero meets titanium. "All-rounder
road race bikes of the modern era are continually moving
to truncated airfoil shapes and integrated cabling, and
the result is a market full of bikes that can be tough
to tell apart."
By Dave Rome (cyclingtips.com) photography by Dave Rome & Tim Bardsley-Smith January 5, 2022 First Look: Open Cycles Campagnolo/HED gravel bikes. "What
do you get when you mix product from the renowned trio
of Gerard Vroomen, Campagnolo and HED Cycling? Simply,
your choice of gravel bike from Open Cycles built with
a selection of drivetrain components and wheels from
Italy and Minnesota respectively."
(roadbikeaction.com) Press Release January 5, 2022 Alé Winter Kit: Modern Spin on Old School Wool. "It’s
officially winter in the northern hemisphere. And
depending on how far north you live from the equator,
it’s time to break out cold weather kit. In the “old
days” (when men were men and sheep were scared), that
meant wool."
By Chuck Peña (pezcyclingnews.com) Photo: Chuck Peña January 5, 2022 Column
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January 5, 2022
Mathieu van der Poel to miss cyclocross world
championships due to back injury.
"The
Dutchman has been struggling with swelling around a disc
vertebrae since the middle of last year and has been
advised to rest in order to allow it to heal fully."
By Patrick Fletcher (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) January 5, 2022 Amy Pieters to return to the Netherlands after
crash in Spain.
"SD
Worx rider stable, being taken off sedation. "Only when
the rider awakens will the medics be able to get a first
impression of the consequences of the fall," the team
said."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Bas Czerwinski/Getty Images) January 5, 2022 Rémi Cavagna's broken back required six
screws: 'That fall could have been the end of everything.'
"Rémi
Cavagna has revealed the injury he suffered at Quick Step
Alpha Vinyl's training camp in Spain on December 8 nearly
left him paralyzed, with the 26-year-old requiring six
screws in his fractured L1 vertebrae."
By Ryan Dabbs (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) January 5, 2022 Everesting world record holder McLaughlin suffers broken leg in "weird" crash. "The
34-year-old was out riding his gravel bike in a park when
he came off and broke his left Tibia and Fibia. He also
suffered a spiral fracture down the length of his Tibia,
the main bone of the lower leg."
(stickybottle.com) (Photo: Sean Rowe) January 5, 2022 Ilnur Zakarin will retire at end of 2022.
"The
climber raised hopes of a Russian grand tour winner but he
could never be consistent enough to challenge for the
overall, will end his career at the end of 2022."
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images) January 5, 2022 David De la Cruz still dreaming of Grand Tour
podium.
"With
Quick Step, Sky, and UAE Emirates on his resume, David de
la Cruz has ridden for some of the world’s top teams, and
he moves to another this year, pulling on the light blue
of Astana Qazakstan."
By Patrick Fletcher (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Astana Qazaqstan) January 5, 2022 Who’s riding what: 2022 WorldTour bikes and
kit checklist.
"With a new year comes new kit, bikes, and sponsors for the world’s top teams." By Ronan Mc Laughlin (cyclingtips.com) (Image Credit not Found) January 5, 2022 SRAM Rival AXS - Wireless shifting for the masses. "Much
like they have done so well on the mountain side of
things, SRAM’s top-tier tech has trickled down to their
entry-level products. Instead of paying the $3600 premium
for Red eTap AXS or $2700 for Force AXS, $1420 will get
you a Rival AXS 2x setup with wireless shifting that is
just as capable."
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