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Moriah Wilson shot and killed in Austin, Texas. Giro d’Italia 2022 Live Video. Mourning the loss of Moriah Wilson. Live Blog: "Here's a man who never buys his own bearings" - Peter Sagan pressure washes his poor Specialized...and people aren't happy + more. Giro d’Italia stage 8: Thomas De Gendt takes sensational win from the break. Column
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May 14,
2022
Giro d’Italia stage 8: Thomas De Gendt takes
sensational win from the break.
"Lotto Soudal rider wins from four-rider sprint." By Kate Wagner (velonews.com) (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)
Giro d’Italia: Thomas De Gendt back in
winner’s circle a decade after Stelvio.
"A decade after winning out of a massive Giro breakaway, De Gendt proves he's still as wily as ever." By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) Photo by Luca Bettini/AFP via Getty Images
Biniam Girmay keeps fighting in Giro d’Italia: ‘That’s cycling, sometimes you win, sometimes you don’t.’ "Eritrean ace goes toe-to-toe with Mathieu van der Poel to score a fifth top-5 in stunning grand tour debut." By Jim Cotton (velonews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images)
Simon Yates on Giro d’Italia Blockhaus
showdown: ‘I am not at 100 percent.’
"Lawson Craddock says Bike Exchange Jayco morale high ahead of Blockhaus: 'We are in a really, really good place." By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) Photo by Luca Bettini/AFP via Getty Images
Giro d’Italia Stage 8 Preview. "A circuit race outside Naples with two short climbs and plenty of tricky roads, they’re narrow and twisty and a contrast to yesterday’s near wilderness." (inrng.com) (RCS Sport)
Porte defends INEOS tactics, clarifies Giro leadership. "Richie Porte has defended the riding style of INEOS Grenadiers at the 2022 Giro d’Italia, saying, "it’s better to be dishing it out instead of taking it." By Jamie Finch-Penninger (sbs.com.au) (Image credit: Getty Images)
Hornit Lazy Llama Helmet. "Well made, easy to fit and adjust to all kinds of heads and good-looking enough they'll want to wear it." By Victor Alway (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found)
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Giro d’Italia stage 9 preview: GC battle to
heat up on Blockhaus summit finale.
"The
first decisive summit finish in the 2022 Giro d'Italia
will tell everyone who has the legs to win the pink
jersey."
Q&A Ben Tulett: Ineos Grenadiers rookie
talks pulling for Carapaz and praise from Porte at Giro
d’Italia.
"Youngest
rider in the race Ben Tulett entering 'unexplored
territory' with key role in very first grand tour."
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Giro d'Italia Live Stream.
"2022 Giro d'Italia May 6-29, Hungary/Italy. Stage
8 (Napoli → Napoli (Procida
Capitale Italiana della Cultura), 153 km),
starts Saturday at 4:35am Pacific, (7:35am U.S. Eastern).
Finish at around 8:14am Pacific, (11:14am U.S. Eastern).
Live video from 4:25am Pacific, (7:25am U.S. Eastern)." (cyclingfans.com)
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May 14,
2022
Alexis Skarda wins Wild Horse Gravel ‘racing for Moriah.’ "Tess Amer second and Leah Vamderlinen third on rugged course in western Colorado." By Ben Delaney (velonews.com) Photo: Ben Delaney
Moriah Wilson shot and killed in Austin,
Texas.
"The 26-year-old racer was staying with a friend in Austin ahead of Gravel Locos this weekend." By Ben Delaney, Betsy Welch (velonews.com) (Photo: roadbikeaction.com)
Pro cycling is hiding in plain sight: Better ways to tell the story. "Televised bike racing has been static for the last 50 years - what can be done to change it up and make race coverage more engaging?" (velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
Rohan Dennis: Ineos Grenadiers became ‘content’ as UAE and Jumbo left them behind. "They weren’t doing those one percenters or half percenters for every single thing,' Australian says of Dave Brailsford's team." By Daniel Benson (velonews.com) Photo: Dario Belingheri/Getty Images
Launch of New Mini-Series and Much More. "After 12 years of claiming fame and fortune with our 10-11 consecutive days of racing across virtually all of our race categories, the Kwik Trip Tour of America’s Dairyland is trying a fresh approach to our “amateur” omniums in 2022!" By Press Release (pezcyclingnews.com)
Giro d’Italia: João Almeida ready to ride from under the radar into the spotlight. "The best Portuguese GC prospect in a generation is taking aim for the final podium, and says Sunday's Blockhaus is a key moment of the Giro." By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) Photo by Luca Bettini/AFP via Getty Images
10 best tips to know before you try road tubeless. "What you need to know to be fast - and safe" By Troy Templin (roadbikeaction.com) (Image Credit not Found)
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Thomas De Gendt wins stage eight of the Giro
d'Italia 2022 after race long break.
"The
circuit race from Napoli to Napoli saw a large breakaway
formed in the opening kilometers."
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"Tour de Hongrie 2022 (May 11-15) - Stage 4 (Kazincbarcika → Kazincbarcika, 178km). Saturday,
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May 14,
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Videos
Scott Funston wins a mechanical-heavy Wild Horse Gravel. "Nick Gould (Mazda Lauf) thwarted by a chain drop and stubborn chain guard in the closing miles." By Ben Delaney (velonews.com) Photo: Ben Delaney
Itzulia Women: Demi Vollering wins stage 2 in
Mallabia.
"SD Worx rider wins for a second day running to extend her race lead." By Tim Bonville-Ginn (velonews.com) (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)
Zoe Bäckstedt signs for EF Education TIBCO SVB as a stagiaire. "The highly talented 17-year-old will link up with her new team in August." By Daniel Benson (velonews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
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Wollaston wins GP du Morbihan Femmes.
"New
Zealander outsprints Guazzini for first win of year, Brown
trails for third."
Tour de Hongrie: Groenewegen sprints to stage
4 victory.
"Jakobsen
finishes second and retains GC lead."
Romain Bardet: Nowhere to hide when Giro
d’Italia hits Blockhaus.
"Frenchman
expects gaps as race reaches major rendezvous."
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Wahoo Kickr Rollr Smart Bike Roller. "Innovative hybrid of roller and smart trainer, but underperforms in various ways against either." By Jamie Williams (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found)
Grand Prix du Morbihan Live Feed.
"Grand Prix du Morbihan 2022 (Grand-Champ → Grand-Champ, 102.2km). Saturday,
May 14th, video starts at 10:40pm Central Europe, 4:40am
U.S. Eastern."
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2022 Itzulia Women Live Feed.
"Itzulia Women 2022 - stage 2 (Mallabia → Mallabia, 118km).
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May 13,
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News,
Blogs, Misc.
Giro d’Italia stage 7: Koen Bouwman wins from
remnants of break.
"Juan Pedro López defends the overall race lead and continues on in the maglia rosa." (velonews.com) Photo by Luca Bettini/AFP via Getty Images
Tom Dumoulin, Koen Bouwman turn Jumbo Visma
frowns upside down at Giro d’Italia.
"Longtime friends and training buddies pull off barnstorming breakaway victory three days after team GC ambitions collapsed on Etna summit." (velonews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images)
Giro d’Italia: López ‘ready to work in pink’
as Mollema comes us short.
"Trek Segafredo hits second in stage and defends pink in big ride ahead of decisive Blockhaus stage for Giulio Ciccone." By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) Photo by Luca Bettini/AFP via Getty Images
Giro d’Italia Stage 7 Preview. "A big day in the Apennines on roads where the Giro seldom ventures. This is a day many will have marked for the breakaway while the GC contenders will hope to avoid any traps." (inrng.com) (RCS Sport)
Giro d’Italia: Michael Mørkøv abandons with
fever.
"The Danish rider developed a fever overnight and leaves the race on doctors' orders." By Sadhbh O'Shea (velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
“Maybe the easiest race I’ve ever done” - Pros enjoy relaxing Giro d’Italia stage six… but could you have kept up? "Yesterday’s 192-kilometer stage, won by Arnaud Démare, finished half an hour later than the race organizers’ slowest projected time." By Ryan Mallon (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found)
Inside A Mechanic’s Grand Tour Preparation. "While WorldTour riders are busy training and racing, their mechanics are diligently working behind the scenes to ensure everything runs smoothly." (pelotonmagazine.com) By FSA
Phil Cavell: ‘I’m anti data for data's sake.’ "In a new series on training through midlife and beyond, an expert bikefitter ponders ageing and data." By Phil Cavell (cyclist.co.uk) (Image Credit not Found)
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Multitalent Zoe Bäckstedt joins EF Education
TIBCO SVB.
"I
can't wait to start racing for them later this year,’ the
17-year-old Welshwoman says."
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Tour de Hongrie: Jakobsen gets two in a row
with stage 3 victory.
"Quick
Step Alpha Vinyl sprinter takes GC lead by 6 seconds
over Reynders."
Antri Christoforou wins La Classique
Morbihan.
"Coralie
Demay and Femke Markus take podium spots ahead of Grace
Brown."
MTB World Cup: Neff, Schwarzbauer take Short
Track wins in Nove Mesto.
"Rebecca
McConnell (Aus) (Primaflor Mondraker Genuins) second in
women's race."
Giro d'Italia leader López insists Ciccone
remains his team's GC option.
"Spaniard
survives tough day in mountains for fourth day in pink
jersey."
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Giro d'Italia Live Stream.
"2022 Giro d'Italia May 6-29, Hungary/Italy. Stage
7 (Diamante → Potenza, 196
km km),
starts Friday at 2:40am Pacific, (5:40am U.S.
Eastern).
Finish at around 8:13am Pacific, (11:13am U.S. Eastern). Live video from 2:30am Pacific, (5:30am U.S. Eastern)." (cyclingfans.com)
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Photos,
Podcasts
Jakobsen gets two in a row at Tour de Hongrie. "Fabio Jakobsen basked in his second successive stage win in just twenty-four hours in Tour de Hongrie and took the lead in the overall standings." (cycling.today)
US crit champ Luke Lamperti wins round four of Sportsbreaks.com Tour Series. "Two more rounds plus the grand final can be watched for free with YouTube live streaming." By Ben Delaney (velonews.com) Photo: Will Palmer/SWpix.com
Jolanda Neff is back with World Cup XCC win in
Nové Město.
"Rebecca McConnel holds on to take second. That not only extends her World Cup overall lead but, with Ferrand-Prevot forced out of the race, puts the Australian in the Short Track World Cup leader’s jersey as well." By Terry McKall (cyclingmagazine.ca) Photo by: Red Bull TV
Rod Ellingworth on slow-boil Giro d’Italia: ‘Blockhaus will be the next key moment.’ "After winning three of the past four pink jerseys, Ineos Grenadiers keeping lid on early action ahead of ‘big fight’ looming in final week." By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)
No Tour de France training for Mark Cavendish just yet, says coach. "Cavendish and trainer Vasilis Anastopoulos not considering Tour preparation program as they go all-in for three full weeks at Giro d'Italia." By Jim Cotton (velonews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images)
The Giant Revolt is our Bike of the Year winner for 2022. "We’re proud to announce the Giant Revolt Advanced Pro 0 as our Bike of the Year for 2022, beating off competition from 22 other bikes across five road bike and gravel categories to take the overall crown." By George Scott (bikeradar.com) Russel Burton / Our Media
The Best Gravel Bike 2022 - The 19 hottest models tested. "In the biggest comparison test in our history, we had the 19 most important gravel bikes of the 2022 season go head-to-head." By Benjamin Topf, Tobias Hörsch (granfondo-cycling.com) Photo: Benjamin Topf
Hide AirTags inside your tires with Muc-Off's
new Tag Holder.
"The Stealth Tubeless Tag Holder (link is external) aims to offer bike owners the ultimate tracking solution, completely hidden from bike thieves inside the tire." By Suvi Loponen (off.road.cc) (Image Credit not Found)
Gear Break: Ritchey 50th Anniversary, KOO Eyewear, Save on Wahoo Elemnt Rival, Rouvy Giro, Roval Wheels & Selle Italia Model X Leaf. "What's new and exciting." (pezcyclingnews.com) (Image Credit not Found)
In the Drops: Portland Design Works, Laser Tools, and Giant. "An aluminium gravel bike with mid-range Shimano GRX components is pretty much the ‘median bike’ in this day and age - neither cheap nor expensive." By Matthew Loveridge (cyclist.co.uk) (Image Credit not Found)
Peloton Announces Rower Hardware, New Upcoming Features Outlined. "Peloton kicked off their annual ‘Homecoming’ weekend event today, starting with a keynote of upcoming plans from their new CEO as well as existing Peloton instructors." By Ray Maker (dcrainmaker.com) (Image Credit not Found)
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Itzulia Women forced to issue statement after
director’s comments.
"Julián
Eraso bemoans the "fashion" for women's races on local
radio and says he was "forced" to organize the race."
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Tour de Hongrie Live Feed.
"Tour de Hongrie 2022 (May 11-15) - Stage 3 (Sárospatak → Nyíregyháza 154km). Friday,
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Videos
Itzulia Women: Demi Vollering wins stage 1 in
Labastida.
"Dutch rider takes race lead ahead of Pauliena Rooijakkers and Kristen Faulkner." (velonews.com) Photo by: Itzulia Basque Country @ehitzulia
Itzulia Women: Canyon SRAM edging closer to victory after strong performance on stage 1. "Second place and three in top-10 for team at the end of an active day in the Basque Country." By Matilda Price (velonews.com) Photo: Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images
UAE Team ADQ out of Itzulia Women. "Spanish champion Mavi Garcia had been a favorite for the race but she is among those to have contracted coronavirus." By Sadhbh O'Shea (velonews.com) (Photo: Bas Czerwinski/Getty Images)
Romain Bardet extends contract with Team DSM. "Frenchman pens new two-year deal during the Giro d'Italia." By Daniel Benson (velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
Pavel Sivakov still harbors Tour de France dreams: ‘I feel old at 24.’ "All-rounder is riding support during this Giro d'Italia but is hoping to see his chances to lead for Ineos Grenadiers this season." By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
Garmin Adds 25+ New Features to Fenix 7/Epix/Instinct 2, Shifts to Quarterly Features Updates. "OK, there’s a lot in this post. So hang on, it’s packed with details." By Ray Maker (dcrainmaker.com) (Photo: Ray Maker)
5 tips for your first criterium. "If you are considering a crit, maybe it’s been a while since you’ve done one, here are ideas from Coach Peter Glassford." By Matt Hansen (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image Credit not Found)
Why Athletes Tend to Have a Lower Resting Heart Rate. "Resting heart rate as a baseline metric will guide everything you do to improve your fitness. And it's trainable." By Ashley Mateo (bicycling.co.za) (Image Credit not Found)
Trek and Nukeproof take our MTB Bike of the Year titles for 2022. "Nukeproof also wins our first-ever eMTB Bike of the Year award." Andy Lloyd / Our Media
Abbey Bike Tools derailleur hanger alignment tool and lever setter, new Le Col kit, Specialized Power saddle and Silca aero socks. "Plus all the latest news and reviews from the week." By Oscar Huckle (bikeradar.com) (Image Credit not Found)
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Jonathan Vaughters and the riders who got away. "The
American team boss has been building WorldTour rosters for
over a decade but find out which riders he almost signed
over the years."
Shift in protagonists as women’s calendar
heads into Spanish stage race block.
"While
the start of May means a lap around Italy for the men,
it’s a month in Spain for the women’s peloton as the
bolstered stage racing block gets underway."
‘You go crazy like this’ - Gaviria puts his
cards on the table.
"The
Colombian sprinter has had a trying time in the covid
era."
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