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January 26,
2022
News,
Blogs Misc.
Live Blog: Santander Cycles seen in Jamaica
and Australia; Bike shop celebrates 100th birthday + more.
January 26, 2022
Honsinger: A home cyclocross Worlds title is achievable. "As
the United States is just days away from hosting its
second-ever UCI Cyclocross World Championships, all eyes
are on their homegrown hero, Clara Honsinger."
By Anne-Marije Rook (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: SnowyMountain Photography) January 26, 2022 Pidcock: No van Aert or van der Poel a blessing and a curse at Cyclocross Worlds. "I
think, if I can win this year, then I'm world champion and
then I can focus on beating them in another year. So, it
is kind of the blessing and sort of - it's not good at the
same time."
By Daniel Ostanek (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: David Stockman/Belga/AFP via Getty Images) January 26, 2022 UCI Cyclocross World Championships: The contenders. "Reigning
titleholder Brand a favorite to repeat while Iserbyt and
Pidcock lead picks for dwindling men's field."
By Kirsten Frattini , Jackie Tyson (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) January 26, 2022 Eric Brunner: I’m a big fan of the course for cyclocross Worlds. "Brunner
has won four UCI cyclo-cross races as an elite rider this
year, including the Pan American Championships, all were
on US soil with a reduced European-based field. His
performance in Fayetteville, 21st, was his best finish in
the three World Cups."
By Jackie Tyson (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: SnowyMountain Photography) January 26, 2022 How to watch the 2022 world cyclocross
championships.
"In
North America, FloBikes will stream the races in Canada,
and GCN's app will broadcast the races in the United
States.
Saturday,
January 29
11 a.m. CST - Junior Women. 1 p.m. CST - Under-23 Men. 2:30 p.m. CST - Elite Women." By Ben Delaney (velonews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images) January 26, 2022 Tom Dumoulin spotted training in Colombia ahead of season debut. "Dumoulin
is putting the Giro d’Italia at the center of his
ambitions this season and wanted to do some warm weather
training at altitude before making a scheduled debut at
the UAE Tour next month."
(velonews.com) Photo: MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP via Getty Images January 26, 2022 Dylan Groenewegen on working with Michael Matthews: ‘We can help each other.’ "The
Dutch sprinter says he was 'not the same person on the
bike' in 2021 and sees his move to Bike Exchange Jayco as
an opportunity to start afresh."
By Sadhbh O'Shea (velonews.com) Photo: PhotoGomezSport2021 January 26, 2022 Peter Sagan comes to the aid of “flabbergasted” British cyclo-tourist in Gran Canaria. "It’s
not often that you can call on four professional cyclists,
including a three-time world champion, to act as your own
personal mechanics. But that’s exactly what happened
yesterday to Scottish cyclist Willie McColl, after he ran
out of spare inner tubes while riding in Gran Canaria."
By Ryan Mallon (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) January 26, 2022 From piste to peloton - Anna Henderson's rapid rise through the ranks. "Anyone
watching the women’s elite road race at the Flanders
world championships last September might have been
forgiven for thinking there was more than one Team GB
rider wearing a Jumbo Visma helmet."
By Owen Rogers (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: SWPix / Simon Wilkinson) January 26, 2022 How to clean your helmet pads. "How
often do you clean your helmet pads? It wasn’t something
I’d thought about much, to be honest, until a series of
recent rides made the question unavoidable."
By Terry McKall (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image Credit not Found) January 26, 2022 Column
Two
January 26,
2022
Photos,
Podcasts
January 26, 2022
Brandon McNulty wins Trofeo Calvia.
"American
wins alone after long solo attack. Teammate Joel Sutter
finishes in second place while Vincenzo Albanse is
third."
By Barry Ryan
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Luis Angel
Gomez/SprintCyclingAgency©2022)
January 26, 2022 Blake Quick wins men's criterium at Santos Festival of Cycling. "Blake
Quick (InForm TMX Make) won the men's criterium at the
Santos Festival of Cycling with none of his rivals able to
take on the perfect lead out from his teammates."
By Simone Giuliani (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) January 26, 2022 Georgia Baker wins women's criterium at Santos Festival of Cycling. "Georgia
Baker continued the Bike Exchange Jayco run of success at
the Santos Festival of Cycling, taking out the women's
criterium that brought the women's racing to a close. "
By Simone Giuliani (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) January 26, 2022 Riders To Watch For 2022. "Ten
riders to watch for the season. There are a couple of tips
for riders to get breakout results but others are cited
for varying reasons, from the way they shape the sport to
the way their team is counting on them."
(inrng.com) (RCS Sport) January 26, 2022 Editor’s picks: Riders we predict will have break-out season in 2022. "Every
season brings at least one. That singular rider, or two,
who surpass expectations and deliver stunning performances
earlier than anyone could have hoped for. Last year, it
was Tom Pidcock."
(velonews.com) (Justin Setterfield/Getty Images Sport) January 26, 2022 The Top Ten + 1 ‘Young Guns’ For 2022. "They say that you know when you’re getting old when the policemen start to look like kids. The same applies to pro cyclists." By Edmond Hood (pezcyclingnews.com) (Image Credit not Found) January 26, 2022 USA Cycling announces 10 races for 2022
National Criterium Series.
"The
new events in the series are the Sunny King Criterium in
Anniston, AL, the MVP Health Care Rochester Twilight
Criterium in Rochester, NY, the Harlem Skyscraper Cycling
Classic in Harlem, NY, and select events at the
Intelligentsia Cup in Lake Bluff, IL."
(velonews.com) Photo: Connor Ryan/USA CRITS January 26, 2022 New Uno-X Women's WorldTeam show off red and yellow kit in Spain. "Displaying
their ambition, Uno-X have recruited smartly when
assembling their women’s team, opting for a balance of
youth and experience."
By Issy Ronald (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Wordup Projects / Uno-X Pro Cycling Team) January 26, 2022 Garmin Venu 2 Plus vs Garmin Epix: A Very Detailed Comparison. "This
might sound like an oddly quirky comparison, but if the
comments section the last week is any indication - there’s
far more folks than I’d thought want to know the
difference. I’m trying to distill down two watches that
likely have hundreds, if not probably thousands, if
nuanced feature differences."
By Ray Maker (dcrainmaker.com) (Photo: Ray Maker) January 26, 2022 First Look: Brooks C-17 saddle trio. "Most
famous for their riveted leather saddles (hence the
back-in-the-day refrain “on the rivet”), Brooks has
progressed with new materials that so far show similar
levels of longevity as the ol’ cow hide."
(roadbikeaction.com) (Image Credit not Found) January 26, 2022 Column
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January 26,
2022
Videos
January 26, 2022
Egan Bernal is ‘conscious with mobility of all
four limbs,’ say doctors.
"In
its latest update on Bernal's condition, the hospital
detailed some of his treatment and confirmed that the
Colombian had been successfully extubated and was
conscious."
(velonews.com) Photo: Jean Catuffe/Getty Images January 26, 2022 Head Toward the Light: Inside the Mind of Waffle Ride Boss Michael Marckx. "The
Belgian Waffle Ride series is quickly becoming a
bucket-list item for people who have gone crazy for
gravel. The courses induce unnecessary suffering, the
after-parties are legendary."
Interview: Brad Roe; Images: Courtesy, BWR (pelotonmagazine.com) January 26, 2022 Sensing opportunity, USA Triathlon announces gravel triathlon series. "The
eight-race series will begin with the Jersey Gravel
Triathlon in May and include races in California,
Michigan, Texas, Idaho, and Colorado, plus a national
championship at the Ozark Valley Triathlon in Arkansas on
June 3."
By Caley Fretz (cyclingtips.com) (Image Credit not Found) January 26, 2022 Roseman-Gannon's Santos Festival win ‘small
stepping stone for a long season ahead.’
"New
Bike Exchange Jayco signings combine with the anchored
experience of Spratt to provide a winning preparation for
Europe."
By Simone Giuliani (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) January 26, 2022 Quiz: Who’s that with the tatt? "Some
of these tattoos are well-known. Others are a little more
obscure. Some are hidden under lycra most of the time, and
others are visible in every victory salute."
By Iain Treloar (cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos) January 26, 2022 Niamh Fisher-Black extends with SD Worx
through 2024.
"A
former New Zealand national road race champion, the
21-year-old Fisher-Black is one of the most promising
young riders in the women’s peloton."
(velonews.com) Photo: Dario Belingheri/Getty Images January 26, 2022 Renpho AI Smart Bike. "Renpho's
Ai Smart Bike is a functional, sub-£700 option that you
can hook up to the training platform of your choice, and
it'll do gradient changes and ERG training. It also comes
with its own free-to-use environment that has some
positives."
By Dave Atkinson (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) January 26, 2022 Cycling Ads - Tires. "We all love a good ad, don’t we? Those little snippets of language or imagery created with the sole intent to make us feel part of something, or to instill a desire to acquire." (sicycle.wordpress.com) (Image Credit not Found) January 26, 2022 Princeton CarbonWorks debuts new Dual 5550 all-road, Mach 7580 TT wheelsets. "A
22 mm inner width, low weight, a hooked tire bed for
tube-type or tubeless clinchers, a tubular option, and
even versions for rim brakes and disc brakes - it all
makes for a super versatile-sounding carbon aero
wheelset."
By James Huang (cyclingtips.com) photography by Caleb Kerr / Princeton CarbonWorks January 26, 2022 Three places where cyclists never need to wear a helmet. "Helmets
have been mandatory in racing for 20 years, and almost
all pros train with one. You’d be hard-pressed to find
any amateur or commuter not wearing one."
By Matt Hansen (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image Credit not Found) January 26, 2022 Column
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January 25,
2022
News,
Blogs Misc.
January 25, 2022
Betsema, Worst and slate of other racers out
of cyclocross worlds as startlists slim significantly.
"Leading
Dutch riders Denise Betsema and Annemarie Worst are
headline names from a swath of riders that will not be
traveling to Arkansas from Europe in the coming days."
(velonews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) January 25, 2022 Cyclocross worlds preview: The masters come to do battle in Arkansas. "At
the end of a dramatic 2021-22 cyclocross season, there are
several stories to resolve in Fayetteville as Tom Pidcock,
Eli Iserbyt, Lucinda Brand, Marianne Vos, and many other
players make their bid for a rainbow jersey."
By Paul Maunder (velonews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) January 25, 2022 Daredevil trial biker springs out of helicopter onto Cyclocross World Championships track. "The
Cyclocross World Championships get underway on Saturday 29
January in Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA, and nine-time
trial bike world champion Kenny Belaey has welcomed it in
with an audacious bike stunt."
By Ryan Dabbs (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) January 25, 2022 The mother and daughter duo of the Santos Festival of Cycling. "Former
Australian champion Ruth Corset talked out of retirement
and back into the peloton by her racing daughters."
By Simone Giuliani (cyclingnews.com) Image credit: Simone Giuliani) January 25, 2022 Introducing: Hélène Clauzel. "Clauzel,
who celebrated her 24th birthday this week is feeling
positive and motivated in the run-up to the World
Championships, at Fayetteville, USA, after ending the
World Cup series competition in ninth place."
By Maria David (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) January 25, 2022 Bryton Rider S500 cycling computer first look
review.
"Good
looking, capable and easy-to-use cycling computer that has
what it takes to challenge the more established marques in
the segment."
By Aaron Borrill (cyclingnews.com)(Image: © Aaron Borrill) January 25, 2022 How to watch the 2022 world cyclocross
championships.
"In
North America, FloBikes will stream the races in Canada,
and GCN's app will broadcast the races in the United
States."
By Ben Delaney (velonews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images) January 25, 2022 Here's how to make a DIY VO2 max tester for use with Zwift and Strava for only £130. "Instructables
has designed a device you can make at home yourself which
it claims provides accurate VO2 readings, that can be
displayed on the Zwift screen while you are pedaling as a
substitute for heart rate sensor data. It can also be
paired with the Strava app."
By Anna Marie Hughes (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) January 25, 2022 Column
Two
January 25,
2022
Photos,
Podcasts
January 25, 2022
Roseman-Gannon wins final stage and overall at
the Santos Festival of Cycling.
"After
runner-up finishes on the first two stages of the Santos
Festival of Cycling, Ruby Roseman-Gannon (Bike Exchange
Jayco) went one better on Tuesday’s final stage of the
three-stage race."
By Matt de Neef (cyclingtips.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) January 25, 2022 Anticipation builds ahead of 2022 debut for sprinting ace Biniam Girmay. "Considered
by many to be Africa’s top sprinting prospect in a
generation, the 21-year-old Girmay is expected to see
plenty of chances in the first half of 2022, with likely
stops at Milano Sanremo and the Giro d’Italia."
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images) January 25, 2022 Mallorca Challenge opens busy spring calendar
in Spain.
"Last
weekend’s season debut at the Clàssica Valenciana 1969,
won by Giovanni Lonardi (EOLO Kometa), got the party
started, but this week’s racing on Mallorca sees the first
major action for many WorldTour stars."
By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) Photo: Clara Margais/picture alliance via Getty Images January 25, 2022 Lael Wilcox and Jenny Graham want to inspire with new Iceland documentary. "Lael
Wilcox and Jenny Graham ride Iceland's stunning
Continental Divide and explore how the country is making
the most of its natural resources."
By Sadhbh O'Shea (velonews.com) Photo: Rugile Kaladyte January 25, 2022 Cool Tool Tuesday #1: Ratcheting into gear. "Hi,
my name is Dave and I have a tool shopping problem. I know
many people say they are tool addicts, tool nerds or the
like, but I really have a tool problem. I’ve spent far too
much on tools for well over a decade now."
By Dave Rome (cyclingtips.com) (Photography by Dave Rome) January 25, 2022 Moots Routt ESC boasts 2.4-inch tires and
mounts for days in titanium package.
"Moots
is offering the Routt ESC in two builds. The modern
$12,528 AXS kit comes with SRAM eTap AXS Force components
matched up with parts from Enve, Selle Italia, and White
Industries."
By Ben Delaney (velonews.com) (Image Credit not Found) January 25, 2022 Review: Vittoria Airliner Mountain Bike Tire Insert. "It
has to be said, for the most part, I barely noticed the
Vittoria Airliner at all. The added weight (165g) never
bothered me, and the insert never audibly rattled during
rough descents."
By Jessie-May Morgan (bikerumor.com) (Image Credit not Found) January 25, 2022 Column
Three
January 25,
2022
Videos
January 25, 2022
‘Egan Bernal is already awake.’ "At
this moment Egan is already awake and is being treated in
the intensive care unit where they will care for him
depending on how he responds to the surgeries and
different interventions."
(velonews.com) Photo: UAN PABLO PINO/AFP via Getty Images January 25, 2022 Egan Bernal undergoes complex but successful
spinal surgery.
"Surgeons
worked on injuries to the thoracic section of the spine,
with the hospital revealing they had managed to maintain
neurological integrity and conserve the functionality of
the area, suggesting Bernal could have avoided permanent
damage to his spinal cord."
By Stephen Farrand (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Dario Belingheri/Bettini Photo) January 25, 2022 Explainer: How did Egan Bernal crash in
Colombia? [Paywall]
[Paywall]
"A bus stopped to leave a passenger and the
[cyclist], who was traveling in the same direction and in
the same lane, did not observe the movement made by the
bus, and hit the back of the bus,” a police report read."
By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) Photo: DANIEL MUNOZ/AFP via Getty Images January 25, 2022 Q&A: Doug Ryder on Team Qhubeka’s closure, its legacy, and its future. "Team
Qhubeka NextHash's tenure came to an unpleasant end at the
end of 2021, after a fruitless search for a title sponsor
investment that would have allowed the team to survive."
By Iain Treloar (cyclingtips.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) January 25, 2022 Mid-Winter Strength Training Course Correction. "With
the turn of the calendar over to a new year, many of us
have begun to assess how our fall training has done as far
as helping us attain the results we want. For some, the
results from our strength training seems to be mixed."
By Menachem Brodie (pezcyclingnews.com) January 25, 2022 EF Education EasyPost and EF Education TIBCO
SVB unveil 2022 kits.
"Both
squads are set to race in a largely pink jersey featuring
distorted argyle patterns which have been part of the
men's kits dating back to the Slipstream and Garmin years
back in the late-2000s."
By Daniel Ostanek (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Gruber Images/EF EasyPost/EF Tibco SVB) January 25, 2022 DMT KR TDF. "The
KR has proven to be a super-comfortable pair of shoes,
owing to a one-piece proprietary Engineered Knit upper
with variable thickness, coupled with the most advanced of
technologies: laces."
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