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Doug Report Cycling Daily
Daily News: January 2022

Column One
January 16, 2022
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Van Empel wins Flamanville World Cup as absent Brand seals overall title.

Byoverlay"Van Empel, who won her first elite World Cup at Val di Sole in December, matched attacks by Pieterse throughout the race and then came around her Dutch under-23 rival on the line to take victory."
By Ben Goddard (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) January 16, 2022





Eli Iserbyt goes solo with dominant World Cup Flamanville win.

Byoverlay"Eli Iserbyt (Pauwels Sauzen Bingoal) powered to victory in the penultimate round of the UCI cyclocross World Cup in Flamanville, northern France."
By Paul Maunder (velonews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images) January 16, 2022






Kasper Asgreen readies himself for 'insanely high' level of opening day Tour de France time trial on native Danish soil.

Byoverlay"At the Tour de France Asgreen will have the chance, courtesy of an opening day time trial, a discipline he excels in, to nab a yellow jersey in his native Denmark, the Grand Départ being held in the capital of Copenhagen."
By Jonny Long (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) January 16, 2022






Take a look at Enigma’s titanium four season Etape.

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"The Etape is Enigma’s versatile titanium road bike intended for riders that are focused on endurance, long distance comfort and all season versatility."
By Anna Marie Hughes (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) January 16, 2022





Live: UCI Cyclocross World Cup Round 14 - Flamanville - Sunday, January 16th.

(cyclocross.social)overlay"Elite Women at 13:40 CET, 7:40am U.S. Eastern.

Elite Men at 15:05 CET, 9:05am U.S. Eastern."

(cyclocross.social) (Image Credit not Found) January 16, 2022



Column Two
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Photos, Podcasts


January 16, 2022




Luke Plapp secures Australian elite men's road race title.

Byoverlay"I couldn’t ask for a better start," Plapp said, immediately after calling his new team to share the news of his win. "It was just awesome fun out there, I’ve dreamt of this one for a while."
By Simone Giuliani (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) January 16, 2022





New Australian champion Frain fights back in pursuit of European cycling dream.

Byoverlay"Stepping up to the top step of the Australian championship podium usually draws attention and, despite her time trial disappointment, it was her skill riding fast solo that netted her the win."
By Simone Giuliani (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) January 16, 2022






James Whelan fights for WorldTour return at Australian Road Nationals.

Byoverlay"The 25 year old rider recently came on board at Australian continental squad Team BridgeLane after failing to secure a WorldTour contract in 2022, following more than three years with EF Education Nippo."
By Simone Giuliani (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) January 16, 2022






Chris Froome: Other teams have caught up with Ineos Grenadiers.

(cyclingnews.com)overlay"Froome won the Tour de France four times, along with two titles at the Vuelta a España and one at the Giro d’Italia, during a time when Ineos - then known as Team Sky - dominated Grand Tour racing."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image) January 16, 2022






What is SRAM XPLR?

(roadbikeaction.com)overlay"The new offerings are 1x-specific drivetrains from SRAM across all of their electronic AXS tiers - Red, Force and Rival. Rockshox has launched with two suspension forks, the Rudy Ultimate and the regular Rudy (OEM only)."
(roadbikeaction.com) (Image Credit not Found) January 16, 2022






Green Oil Agent Apple Degreaser.

Byoverlay"Green Oil Agent Apple Degreaser will take on some tough challenges without relying on any petrochemicals, using fermented fruit extracts instead. GO claims it is perhaps the most powerful bike degreaser available."
By Stu Kerton (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) January 16, 2022



Column Three
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Sam Bennett: Cycling is now so scientific I feel I'm not riding a bike anymore.

(cyclingnews.com)overlay"Sam Bennett has acknowledged a tendency to obsess over performance data, highlighting the threat of becoming disconnected both from the act of riding a bike and from everyday life."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) January 16, 2022





Vincenzo Nibali to make Paris Roubaix debut in five-monument season.

Photo:overlay"Vincenzo Nibali is biting at a bulging race calendar in his first year back with old buddies Astana Qazaqstan. Nibali sketched out plans to make his Paris Roubaix debut in a 2022 season that will span all five monuments, the Giro d’Italia, and the Tour de France."
By Jim Cotton (velonews.com) Photo: LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP via Getty Images January 16, 2022





Caleb Ewan, Philippe Gilbert lead Lotto Soudal in packed spring classics ambitions.

(velonews.com)overlay"Lotto Soudal is throwing everything at the spring classics in 2022 in hopes of bringing home a major monument victory. The Belgian outfit came close in 2021, and wants to go one step higher in the season’s major one-day races."
(velonews.com) (Photo: Bas Czerwinski/Getty Images) January 16, 2022






Sean Bennett signs for Tjallingii's new Chinese Continental team.

Byoverlay"One of the last riders from Team Qhubeka NextHash to find a contract for 2022, Sean Bennett has finally found a team with the new China Glory Cycling Team created by former pros Maarten Tjallingii with sports directors Amaël Moinard and Lionel Marie."
By Laura Weislo (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) January 16, 2022






Light My Way.

overlay"Letting go is what we do when the acrobatics that we’ve been performing to protect our carefully constructed self identities are no longer working. Like many people, I have experienced my own kind of emotional reckoning."
By "Bruno" Yates (pelotonmagazine.com) Image: Courtesy, “Bruno” Yates. January 16, 2022



Column One
January 15, 2022
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Peter Sagan, Total Energies ‘one of best cobbled classics teams in the world,’ says boss.

(velonews.com)overlay"Team manager Jean-René Bernaudeau believes his newly Peter Sagan-centered team can take it to the likes of Mathieu van der Poel, Wout van Aert and Quick Step Alpha Vinyl in races like the Tour of Flanders and Paris Roubaix in 2022."
(velonews.com) Photo: James Startt January 15, 2022






From Another Sport to Cycling.

Byoverlay"Riders who have come in to bike racing from an entirely different sport? Currently we have three shining examples of this radical change of direction, let’s start with youth."
By Edmond Hood (pezcyclingnews.com) (Image Credit not Found) January 15, 2022






Caleb Ewan on Dylan Groenewegen: ‘I’ve welcomed him back into the bunch.’.

Byoverlay"I speak to him in the bunch, and I think he’s come back as a bit of a different person,” Ewan said Saturday. “He seems a bit more humble now. I’ve had some good chats with him. He also became a dad when he was suspended."
By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) (Justin Setterfield/Getty Images Sport) January 15, 2022






'There was a timebomb in my head:' One cyclist's amazing comeback from a debilitating stroke.

Byoverlay"Instantly, like the flick of a switch, it felt like something popped in my head: instant headache and a feeling of pressure in my head.” As I stepped out of the bath, my legs didn’t move quite right."
By David Bradford (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Future) January 15, 2022






2022 LA Tourist Race #1.

(roadbikeaction.com)overlay"Los Angeles has become a destination point for “underground” racing or as we like to think of it, having fun competitively. No race license, just show up on whatever bike you have and go."
(roadbikeaction.com) (Image Credit not Found) January 15, 2022






Review: Specialized S-Works 7 Lace.

Byoverlay"A carbon sole, titanium cleat nuts, and the elimination of BOA dials all add up to a light pair of shoes. Giro's Empire SLX lace-up shoes are lighter (as are Specialized's previous Sub6 lace-up shoes). But Specialized claims it was going for ultimate performance here."
By Ben Delaney (velonews.com) Photo: Ben Delaney January 15, 2022






Maria Larkin in profile - A champion's long and winding road.

(stickybottle.com)overlay[Paywall] "Double Irish national champion Maria Larkin has followed a long and unusual route from life in rural Mayo to working for one of cycling’s biggest companies and racing the cyclocross world championships."
By Shane Stokes (stickybottle.com) (Image Credit not Found) January 15, 2022





Live: UCI Cyclocross World Cup Round 14 - Flamanville - Sunday, January 16th.

(cyclocross.social)overlay"Elite Women at 13:40 CET, 7:40am U.S. Eastern.

Elite Men at 15:05 CET, 9:05am U.S. Eastern."

(cyclocross.social) (Image Credit not Found) January 15, 2022



Column Two
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Nicole Frain goes solo to win Australia's elite women's road race title.

(cyclingnews.com)overlay"Nicole Frain (Roxsolt Liv SRAM) took a solo victory in the women's elite and U23 race at Australia's Federation University Road National Championships in Buninyong, holding off a fast closing chase group after launching a late attack."
(cyclingnews.com) By Simone Giuliani (Getty Images Sport) January 15, 2022





Blake Quick takes out U23 men's Australian road race national title.

Byoverlay"Blake Quick (InForm TMX Make) took out the win the U23 men's road race at Australia's Federation University Road Championships in Buninyong, using the speed that saw him take a clean sweep at the Bay Crits."
By Simone Giuliani (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) January 15, 2022






All eyes on Ruby.

Byoverlay"The latest hot prospect on the Australian cycling scene is WorldTour debutant Ruby Roseman-Gannon (Bike Exchange Jayco), with the climbing and sprinting prodigy going into her career in cycling as a much-hyped star."
By Jamie Finch-Penninger (sbs.com.au) (Photo: Con Chronis) January 15, 2022






Gino Mader: Being in the clean with oneself.

Byoverlay"Swiss rider on the ethical conflicts of riding for Bahrain, his environmental charity work, and his shot at the Tour de France."

By Kate Wagner (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) January 15, 2022





Stronger climber, faster sprinter: Caleb Ewan dreams big in 2022.

(cyclingnews.com)overlay"Ewan has long established himself as one of the leading bunch sprinters in the pro peloton but feels his all-round strength is improving year-on-year, broadening the net when it comes to the range of races in which he can utilize that finishing kick."
(cyclingnews.com) By Patrick Fletcher (Image credit: Facepeeters) January 15, 2022






Dan Bigham training with Ineos Grenadiers as he looks to add F1 expertise.

(cyclingnews.com)overlay"Dan Bigham has expanded on his new role at Ineos Grenadiers, explaining that he is seeking inspiration from Formula 1 and acting as a bridge between the team's scientific specialists and the riders."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) January 15, 2022






Here are the team leaders who will ride each Grand Tour in 2022.

(cycling.today)overlay"With the 2022 road season approaching, teams are working hard behind the scenes on their planning for the Grand Tours. Here is a list of riders who will participate in the Giro d’Italia, the Tour de France and/or la Vuelta a Espana in 2022."
(cycling.today) (Image Credit not Found) January 15, 2022






Girmay to make Grand Tour debut at Giro d'Italia.

(cyclingnews.com)overlay"Biniam Girmay put in one of the most scintillating performances of the UCI Road World Championships in Flanders last September when he burst out of the pack and passed a dozen riders in the final 200 meters to take second in the U23 men's race."
(cyclingnews.com) By Laura Weislo (Image credit: Photonews) January 15, 2022






How to use a massage gun.

Byoverlay"If you're unfamiliar with massage guns (also known as a percussive massagers), they're hand-held devices similar in shape and size to an electric power drill. Don't let that put you off, though - they're perfectly safe to use."
By Cat Ellis (techradar.com) (Image credit: M-Production / Shutterstock) January 15, 2022






Bowman Cycles goes into liquidation as a result of industry supply shortages.

Byoverlay"Lack of parts to build bikes was cited as an large issue, while significant increases (and delays) in shipping and materials were also blamed."
By Dave Rome (cyclingtips.com) (Image Credit not Found) January 15, 2022



Column Three
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Patrick Lefevere: 'Maybe sometimes I have to shut up.'

Byoverlay"Although admitting that sometimes it would be better for him and everyone if he just "shut up", the Belgian also says quotes are often mistranslated by the non-Flemish speaking press and public, arguing that his comments are sometimes taken out of context and blown out of proportion."
By Jonny Long (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) January 15, 2022






Bob Jungels back from surgery and looking for better in 2022.

(velonews.com)overlay"Remember Bob Jungels? He’s back. The former Liège Bastogne Liège and Kuurne Brussel Kuurne winner is back in action and looking “to win races again” after successful surgeries."
(velonews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) January 15, 2022






Offseason Capsule: Can UAE Team Emirates Be Stopped?

(podiumcafe.com)overlay"UAE Team Emirates! Not exactly from the muddled middle anymore, the boys in white boast the world’s top rider, who is apparently its top paid rider as well, and who ranked #2 in team budget last year."
(podiumcafe.com) Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images January 15, 2022






Lelangue confident Lotto Soudal can stay in WorldTour.

(cyclingnews.com)overlay"Lotto Soudal CEO John Lelangue insists that his team will continue to race aggressively without focusing too much on UCI points in 2022, despite the team languishing in the danger zone of relegation from the WorldTour in 2023."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) January 15, 2022






Hannah Barnes: People shouldn't underestimate Uno-X.

Byoverlay"After six seasons riding for Canyon SRAM Racing, 28-year-old Barnes joins the Norwegian squad as one of their most experienced riders and will take on a support role in the team."
By Matilda Price (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) January 15, 2022






2022 Team Preview: Jumbo Visma Women.

Byoverlay"The newest UCI team last year, this time around the Dutch squad kick off their campaign with a Women's WorldTour license, a bolstered squad, and a year of experience under their belt."
By Daniel Ostanek (cyclingnews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images) January 15, 2022






Mary Corless makes history with first ever National eRacing Champs victory.

(stickybottle.com)overlay"Corless, a talented triathlete, claimed the gold medal today, in what was a demonstration national championships event this year, from Vanessa Fursden (Wahoo Le Col) and Claire Richardson (Killinchy Cycling Club)."
(stickybottle.com) (Image Credit not Found) January 15, 2022






Kona Libre EL Bike Test.

(roadbikeaction.com)overlay"The Libre EL uses an aluminum frame with internally routed cables. The geometry is relaxed with a 71-degree head angle which helps bring added stability on descents. Up front Kona spec'd a flat-mount disc brake-friendly carbon fork, which is standard these days."
(roadbikeaction.com) (Image Credit not Found) January 15, 2022






Strava supercharges routes with new Points of Interest feature.

(cyclingmagazine.ca)overlay"The new feature shows up as a layer in Strava maps and, for subscribers, in route planner. It shows up for all users but only subscribers will be able to use Points of Interest to generate routes."
(cyclingmagazine.ca) Photo by: Strava January 15, 2022







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