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Column
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May 6, 2022
News,
Blogs, Misc.
Giro d’Italia: Mathieu van der Poel takes
opening stage chaotic sprint.
"Caleb Ewan tumbles some 35 meters from the finish line." (velonews.com) Photo: LUCA BETTINI/AFP via Getty Images
Giro d’Italia: Stage 2 time trial set to leave
its mark on general classification.
"Matt White and TT expert Marco Pinotti share their insight into the nature of the all-important 9.2km test." By Daniel Benson (velonews.com) (Image Credit not Found)
Giro d’Italia: Which GC contenders lost time on the stage 1 uphill finish. "The time gaps are small but every second counts at this stage in the Giro d'Italia." By Daniel Benson (velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
Giro d’Italia Stage 1 Preview. "The Giro begins with a road stage that’s all about the uphill finish at Visegrad. Who will take the maglia rosa?" (inrng.com) (RCS Sport)
Giro d’Italia: Biniam Girmay ready to make
history again.
"Eritrean sprinter is looking for stage victories as Domenico Pozzovivo aims to get back into the GC top-10." By Sadhbh O'Shea (velonews.com) (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
How hard is the Giro d’Italia? "Data provided by WHOOP for the 2021 Giro d’Italia shows what it takes to ride the Italian Grand Tour." By Paul Norman (bikeradar.com) (Image Credit not Found)
In the Drops: Assos Equipe kit, Garmin Epix watch and DMT KRO shoes. "The cycling stuff that's piqued, rattled and rolled us this week." By James Spender (cyclist.co.uk) (Image Credit not Found)
Five Ten Trailcross Clip-In shoes, Apidura’s Backcountry hip pack, Oakley Sub Zero sunglasses and Rimpact’s CX tire insert. "Another week ticked off, and a new month kicked off! Welcome to First Look Friday, bringing you some of the freshest kit to land at BR HQ recently." By Tom Marvin (bikeradar.com) Tom Marvin / Our Media
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Giro d'Italia: Van der Poel wins crash-marred uphill sprint in Visegrád, takes first maglia rosa. "Sprint
favorite Ewan crashes in final meters of stage 1."
Bauernfeind impresses with breakthrough
performance in Andalucía.
"Canyon
Sram Generation rider just 15 seconds shy of overall
victory, bigger teams take notice."
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Giro d'Italia Live Stream.
"2022 Giro d'Italia May 6-29, Hungary/Italy. Stage
1 (Budapest → Visegrád 195 km)
starts Friday at 3:20am Pacific (6:20am U.S. Eastern).
Finish at around 8:13am Pacific (11:13am U.S. Eastern). Live video from 3:20am Pacific (6:20am U.S. Eastern)." (cyclingfans.com)
Column
Two
May 6, 2022
Photos,
Podcasts
Mathieu van der Poel on Giro d’Italia win: ‘There was no energy left to put the hands in the air.’ "Dutch superstar buries himself to deliver scintillating victory to open the 2022 Giro d'Italia with a bang." By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) Photo: FABIO FERRARI/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
Giro d’Italia: Caleb Ewan crashes in sprint
finish.
"Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal) was forced to hobble over the line with his jersey torn on stage 1 of the Giro d’Italia after the Australian crashed with the finish in sight." By Daniel Benson (velonews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images)
Ruta del Sol Women: Arlenis Sierra taking strides forward with Movistar. "The Cuban champion is flourishing at Movistar and it looks like there will be plenty more to come." By Sadhbh O'Shea (velonews.com) (Photo: Bas Czerwinski/Getty Images)
Cyclist’s 2022 Giro d'Italia predictions: Maglia Rosa, biggest surprise and more. "The Cyclist team have their say on who will win the jerseys at the Giro, as well as the biggest surprises and most stage wins." By Robyn Davidson (cyclist.co.uk) (Image credit: Getty Images)
Giro d’Italia Stage Previews: Hungary or... FUN-gary? "A look inside stages 1-3 of the 2022 Corsa Rosa." By Chris Fontecchio (podiumcafe.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
Zwift to cease support of older hardware, operating systems as of August 1. "The deadline means users of deprecated hardware and no-longer-supported OS's must upgrade to continue using the virtual cycling environment." By Greg Kaplan (velonews.com) Photo: Canyon SRAM
Gear Break: Bern Helmets, Colnago TT1 Bike, Black Inc Wheels, CHAPTER2 Artist Edition, GCN Fan’s Guide & Santini Maillot Jaune. "Gear Break: Bern Major: A commuter helmet that won’t jack up your style, Colnago presents TT1, its new time trial bike, Black Inc unveils its fastest ever disc wheel, plus more." (pezcyclingnews.com) (Image Credit not Found)
Unreleased $800 CeramicSpeed aero oversized pulley wheel system spotted. "An unreleased oversized CeramicSpeed pulley wheel system that sits inside an aerodynamic carbon shroud will reportedly debut at the stage two time trial of this year’s Giro d’Italia." By Jack Luke (bikeradar.com) (Image Credit not Found)
Santa Cruz Recalls Heckler 9 eMTB.
"Battery latch can malfunction and pose fall hazard." By Staff (cyclevolta.com) Santa Cruz Bicycles
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Giro d’Italia: Five favorites for stage 2 time
trial.
"Saturday's
tight, technical TT could see a whole host of riders in
the frame for the stage win and the second pink jersey of
the race. Here's our picks."
What is a grand tour without Tadej Pogačar and
Primož Roglič? A Giro d’Italia poised for pure thrills.
"Roglič
and Pogačar won five of the seven past grand tours.
Without them, the Giro could be faster and more frenetic
than ever before."
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Four Days of Dunkirk/4 Jours de Dunkerque Live
Stream.
"2022 4 Jours de Dunkerque May 3-8, France. Stage
4 (Mazingarbe → Aire-sur-la-Lys 179km) starts Friday at
3:30am Pacific (6:30am U.S. Eastern).
Finish at around 8:00am Pacific (11:00am U.S. Eastern). Live video from 6:30am Pacific (9:30am U.S. Eastern)." (cyclingfans.com)
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Column
Three
May 6, 2022
Videos
What is the Best power meter pedal? Garmin
Rally, Favero Assioma & Wahoo Powrlink tested and
ranked.
Mathieu van der Poel’s watts on the uphill sprint are every bit as bonkers as you’d expect. "The Dutchman took the pink jersey with a win over Biniam Girmay." (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images) (cyclingtips.com)
Rebecca McConnell doubles up with second World
Cup win.
"Tactics key to the win in Albstadt." By Terry McKall (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image Credit not Found)
Thomas de Gendt: Chasing breakways, points, and a contract at Giro d’Italia. "Belgian escape artist will use all of his skills in the art of the breakaway to make sure none of them arrive to deprive teammate Caleb Ewan a chance at victory." By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
Philippe Gilbert rolls back the years with emotional Four Days of Dunkirk victory. "Gilbert takes the top step to end 966-day drought and guarantee one last win in retirement season." By Jim Cotton (velonews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images)
Campagnolo releases Super Record EPS time trial lever and new wheels. "Campagnolo has released details on a new 12-speed EPS-compatible time trial brake lever and two new wheels that debuted on the prototype Colnago TT1 earlier this week." By Oscar Huckle (bikeradar.com) Campagnolo
First Look: Surly Ghost Grappler - A gravel bike designed around the handlebar. "This steel framed gravel bike gets a comfy and stable drop bar position and loads of accessory mounts." By Liam Mercer (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found)
Pearl Izumi sold by Shimano to United Sports
Brands.
"Pearl Izumi became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shimano US in 2008 when it was purchased from Nautilus Inc at a sale price of USD $69.5 Million." By Jessie-May Morgan (bikerumor.com) (Image Credit c. Pearl Izumi)
How to watch: 2022 Albstadt World Cup XCC/XCO.
"Friday, May 6th - World Cup XCC #1. Elite
Women XCC: 8:20Am PST / 11:20 EST.
Elite Men XCC: 9:15 AM PST / 13:15 EST. Sunday,
May 8th - World Cup XCO #1.
Elite Women XCO: 02:00 AM PST / 05:00 EST. Elite Men XCO: 05:15 AM PST / 08:15 AM EST." By Terry McKall
(cyclingmagazine.ca) Photo: Fabio Piva / Red Bull Content
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Column
One
May 5, 2022
News,
Blogs, Misc.
Giro d’Italia Preview.
"The Giro d’Italia starts this Friday in Hungary and ahead lies over three weeks of racing and here’s a look at the overall contenders and pretenders for the maglia rosa." (inrng.com) (Image credit: ASO)
The dark horses of the Giro d'Italia.
"The full list of riders who might surprise you at this year's Giro." By Will Strickson (cyclist.co.uk) (Image Credit not Found)
Giro d'Italia Live Stream.
"2022 Giro d'Italia May 6-29, Hungary/Italy. Stage
1 (Budapest → Visegrád 195 km)
starts Friday at 3:20am Pacific (6:20am U.S. Eastern).
Finish at around 8:13am Pacific (11:13am U.S. Eastern). Live video from 3:20am Pacific (6:20am U.S. Eastern)." (cyclingfans.com)
New Cannondale 100% Compostable Bottle for pro racing is exactly that. "EF Education teams sponsored by Cannondale use 34,000 bottles a year, the brand says. The bottle won't be sold, but will be for teams only." By Ben Delaney (velonews.com) (Image Credit not Found)
Giro d’Italia: Bahrain Victorious brings Mikel Landa, Pello Bilbao in one-two GC punch. "The Spanish tandem hopes to go into the final week with all GC options still in play." By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
Top tips for how to pace your race. "Pacing considerations when planning your race strategy." By Hannah Otto (Finchamp) (velonews.com) (Image Credit not Found)
A bunch of deer ran in front of the pack at the Junior Peace Race. "The herd came out at the exact wrong moment." By Matt Hansen (cyclingmagazine.ca) Photo by: Vegar Kulset @VegarKulset
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Philippe Gilbert wins stage 3 at 4 Jours de Dunkerque. "Arvid
de Kleijn moves back into race lead as Jason Tesson
relegated."
Vuelta a Andalucia Women: Sierra secures
overall title on final day.
"Movistar's
Jelena Eric wins stage 3 from bunch sprint in Castellar de
la Frontera."
Bretagne Ladies Tour: Ivanchenko wins stage 3
time trial.
"Guazzini
takes over GC lead with second-place finish."
Philippa York analysis: Not much to separate
Carapaz and Yates at Giro d'Italia.
"Analysis
of the strengths and weaknesses of the big names in the
battle for this year's maglia rosa."
Turning fear into faith - How Niewiadoma
navigates 'uncomfortable feelings' of a loss.
"Rarely
do we congratulate ourselves for what we are already
accomplishing in our lives' says Canyon SRAM leader."
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Two
May 5, 2022
Photos,
Podcasts
Valverde hammers Strava KOM on Giro's stage 1 finishing climb. "Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) has limbered up for the Giro d’Italia - at 42 years old - by checking out the final climb of tomorrow’s stage 1 and beating the previous best time on it but over one minute." (stickybottle.com) (Photo: Gautier Demouveaux)
Giro Contender Takeaways.
"The most exciting (aka chaotic) Grand Tour of the year, the Giro d’Italia, coming up this Friday." By Spencer Martin (pezcyclingnews.com) (Photo: Cor Vos)
Richard Carapaz very clear on ambitions: ‘I want to win the Giro d’Italia.’ "Ecuadorian returns to the Giro d'Italia backed by Ineos Grenadiers as a 'very different rider' from his breakout 2019 raid." By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
Mathieu van der Poel: I really want to finish
this Giro.
"Mathieu van der Poel is dreaming of wearing the pink jersey but he wasn’t particularly optimistic about his chances of winning the opening stage at the 2022 Giro d’Italia." (cycling.today) (Credits not Found)
Simon Yates says ‘patience’ key to battling for pink jersey at Giro d’Italia. "Bike Exchange Jayco sport director Matt White signals Ineos Grenadiers and Richard Carapaz as the clear favorites for the 2022 pink jersey." By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) Photo: DAVID STOCKMAN/BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images
Gravel bike suspension: the next frontier or costly gimmick? "Vibration-dampening magic or over-engineering: all you need to know about gravel bike suspension options." By Katherine Moore (bikeradar.com) Photo: Ben Duke
Bryton's new flagship Rider S800 computer has
a claimed 36-hour battery life, color screen and voice
recognition.
"Is this a credible alternative to Wahoo and Garmin?" By Paul Norman (bikeradar.com) (Image Credit not Found)
Four Days of Dunkirk/4 Jours de Dunkerque Live
Stream.
"2022 4 Jours de Dunkerque May 3-8, France. Stage
3 (Péronne → Mont-Saint-Éloi 173km) starts at 3:30am
Pacific (6:30am U.S. Eastern).
Finish at around 7:50am Pacific (10:50am U.S. Eastern). Live video from 6:30am Pacific (9:30am U.S. Eastern)." (cyclingfans.com)
(procyclingstats.com)
Column
Three
May 5, 2022
Videos
Giro Teams Preview: Who, How, Why, and What Are They Tweeting About? "For every team there is something to do. Even the French teams. In general, teams are out to garner points, gain notoriety, and pay back their sponsors." By Chris Fontecchio (podiumcafe.com) Photo by Arpad Kurucz/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
Alpecin Fenix to wear special edition
‘commodore green’ kit for Giro d’Italia.
"One-off design a nod to new product by team sponsor Fenix." (velonews.com) (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
Rising ‘cross and road star Shirin van Anrooij extends with Trek through 2025. "The Dutch multi-disciplined rider will continue to race with Baloise Trek Lions in cyclocross and Trek Segafredo on the road." By Sadhbh O'Shea (velonews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
How to watch: 2022 Albstadt World Cup XCC/XCO. "Friday, May 6th - World Cup XCC #1. Elite
Women XCC: 8:20Am PST / 11:20 EST.
Elite Men XCC: 9:15 AM PST / 13:15 EST. Sunday,
May 8th - World Cup XCO #1.
Elite Women XCO: 02:00 AM PST / 05:00 EST. Elite Men XCO: 05:15 AM PST / 08:15 AM EST." By Terry McKall
(cyclingmagazine.ca) Photo: Fabio Piva / Red Bull Content
Pool
Tom Pidcock is swapping road slicks for knobbies this month. "Ineos Grendiers wünderkind will race cross-country mountain bike World Cups in Albstadt and Nové Město." By Betsy Welch (velonews.com) Photo: Bartek Wolinski / Red Bull Content Pool
Rapha Explore Sunglasses. "Good looking, impressive clarity and lots of accessories included - a great pair of do-all cycling glasses." By George Hill (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found)
Cadex teases radical new triathlon frameset without a top tube? "In the world of triathlon, just about anything goes - when it comes to frame design, that is." By Zach Overholt (bikerumor.com) (Image Credit not Found)
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Giro d’Italia: Andy Schleck ranks the top 10
contenders.
"From
Carapaz to Carthy, Andy Schleck rates 10 potential
contenders for the Giro d'Italia."
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