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Tour de France Live Feed. Tour de France stage 5: Simon Clarke conquers cobblestone stage. Kaitlin Armstrong dramatically altered her appearance and looks like someone else. Tour de France: Vingegaard, Roglic, Thomas and O’Connor see their GC hopes dented on the cobbles. I made a fool of myself. Column
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July 6,
2022
News,
Blogs, Misc.
Tour de France stage 5: Simon Clarke conquers cobblestone stage. "Cobblestone stage delivers carnage as Pogačar makes massive time gains." (velonews.com) (Photo by THOMAS SAMSON/AFP via Getty Images)
Neilson Powless 13 seconds from USA’s first yellow jersey since 2006. "'All I was thinking about was the stage win,' says Powless who pulls into second overall on GC." By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) Photo: David Stockman/Belga Mag/AFP via Getty Images
Tour de France: Vingegaard, Roglic, Thomas and O’Connor see their GC hopes dented on the cobbles. "Tadej Pogačar puts the hammer down and takes a huge step towards Tour de France victory." By Daniel Benson (velonews.com) Photo: David Stockman/Belga Mag/AFP via Getty Images
‘I’m a shadow of myself.’ "Van der Poel finishes four minutes back in stage where he was slated for success." By Jim Cotton (velonews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images)
Riders hit spectator taking photos on Tour de France pavé. "Maciej Bodnar (Total Energies) was somehow able to continue after this crash on the third sector of cobbles at the Tour de France but another one of the fallers - Michael Gogl (Alpecin Deceuninck) - is out of the race." (stickybottle.com) (Image Credit not Found)
Jack Haig and Michael Gogl are first abandons of the 2022 Tour de France. "The riders are the first to exit the 2022 Tour, leaving 174 racers to start Thursday's sixth stage." By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) Photo: MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP via Getty Images
Ben O’Connor on Tour de France pavé. "Australian sensation trying to avoid 'nothing crashes' that can torpedo a GC contender in the first week." By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
Tour de France Stage 5 Preview: GC riders try to stay safe as peloton tackles cobbles. "The peloton will face nearly 20 kilometers of pavé as the GC riders take on their biggest challenge of the race so far." By Sadhbh O'Shea (velonews.com) Photo: Stephane Mantey/AFP via Getty Images
George Bennett on Tadej Pogačar: ‘Jumbo Visma underestimated him in 2020.’ "New Zealand climber says UAE needs to avoid focusing only on Jumbo Visma as Tour de France heats up." By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) Photo: Dario Belingheri/Getty Images
Check out 12 of the best Tour de France paint jobs from Specialized, Trek, Cannondale & loads more. "Take a look at the coolest finishes we've seen on Tour de France bikes in the 14 years we've been covering the race on road.cc." By Mat Brett (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found)
Tour de France Live Feed. "Tour de France 2022 (July 1-24) - Stage 5 (Lille → Wallers Arenberg, 157km).
Wednesday, July 6th, video starts at 7:25am U.S. Eastern, 4:25am
Pacific.
Finish
at around 11:20am U.S. Eastern. 8:20am Pacific"
(cycling.today)
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Two
July 6,
2022
Photos
Giro d’Italia Donne stage 5: Marianne Vos takes the win. "Annemiek van Vleuten retains her maglia rosa." By Mat Mitchell (velonews.com) Photo: Dario Belingheri/Getty Images
Is the Tour de France already over? "Short answer: No. But Pogačar’s serene passage over the cobbles, while most of his rivals - particularly Jumbo Visma - were in complete disarray, doesn’t bode well for a healthy GC challenge" By Ryan Mallon (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) Tour de France: Primož Roglič suffers dislocated shoulder. "Team officials confirm Slovenian star injured in cobblestone stage." By Daniel Benson (velonews.com) (Photo by ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP via Getty Images)
What was Alberto Bettiol thinking? "The Italian appeared to chase down his own teammates over the cobbles with Robbie McEwen asking if he's signed to Tadej Pogačar's team for 2023." By Daniel Benson (velonews.com) (Photo by Alex Broadway/Getty Images)
Tour de France: Ineos Grenadiers aiming to use
classics experience to make a difference on the cobbles.
"The team has reigning Paris Roubaix champion Dylan van Baarle, along with former top-10 finishers in Geraint Thomas and Luke Rowe, and junior champion Tom Pidcock." By Sadhbh O'Shea (velonews.com) (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)
Win on the cobbles is "not what I'm here for" says Paris Roubaix winner Dylan van Baarle. "...I think the most important thing is that we get those guys started on all the sectors as best we can. Then the race will show how it will go," van Baarle told Wielerflits." (cyclinguptodate.com) (Image credit: Getty Images)
John Degenkolb: The winner of the Tour de France should be able to ride on the cobbles. "The German rider was the last winner on the Tour de France cobbles and he's hoping to repeat it in 2022." By Sadhbh O'Shea (velonews.com) Photo: Sebastian Gollnow/picture alliance via Getty
Peter Sagan riding cobbled Tour de France stage on mechanical Dura-Ace groupset. "Team Total Energies rider decides Di2 doesn’t suit the Paris Roubaix secteurs." By Jack Evans (bikeradar.com) (Image Credit not Found)
Tour de France bikes: Nairo Quintana’s Canyon Aeroad. "Nairoman will not be riding one of Canyon’s new Ultimate bikes in this year’s Tour." By Will Strickson (cyclist.co.uk) (Image Credit not Found)
Giro d’Italia Donne Live Feed. "Giro d’Italia Donne 2022 (June 30-July 10) - Stage 5 (Sarnico → Bergamo, 114.7km). Wednesday,
July 6th, video starts at 6:45am U.S. Eastern, 3:45am
Pacific.
Finish
at around 8:16am U.S. Eastern, 5:16am Pacific."
(cycling.today)
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Naked tandem cyclists “deliberately” struck by motorist. "The cyclists, who are riding from John O'Groats to Land’s End to “spread the Free Wilding message,” were also stopped by police shortly after the incident." By Ryan Mallon (road.cc) (Twitter)
Column
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July 6,
2022
Videos
Kaitlin Armstrong formally charged in murder of Moriah Wilson. "The 34-year-old has been booked into the Travis County jail with a bail set at $3.5 million." By Betsy Welch (velonews.com) Photo: uncredited/AP/shutterstock
GPS Accuracy Issue Impacted Garmin, Suunto, and Polar Watches Over Past Week. "Over the past 7 days there’s been a slew of folks with certain GPS watches seeing accuracy issues, whereby the GPS track is offset from reality (usually in a specific direction)." By Ray Maker (dcrainmaker.com) (Photo: Ray Maker)
Tour de France: Fabio Jakobsen apologizes to Groenewegen for stage 2 reaction. "Jakobsen: 'Obviously I realize that he [Dylan] and his family also went through hard times. I’ve got a lot of respect for that.'" By Brecht Decaluwé (velonews.com) (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)
Is this the most extreme bike at the Tour? Taco van der Hoorn's highly-optimized Cube Litening C:68X TE. "The bike that Almost helped Taco van der Hoorn to a Tour de France stage win." By Simon von Bromley (bikeradar.com) (Image Credit not Found)
Jumbo Visma brings 20 extra frames, 60 spare wheels for Tour de France cobblestones. "Jumbo Visma not risking repeat of buckled wheels seen under Wout van Aert and Christophe Laporte at Paris Roubaix this April." By Jim Cotton (velonews.com) Photo: Het Nieuwsblad / Instagram
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Burke Swindlehurst to hand over the reins of Crusher in the Tushar. "Ginger Hall of the Utah High School Cycling League will take over the director role of the Utah event in 2023." By Betsy Welch (velonews.com) Photo: Catherine Fegan-Kim
Pro Tips: Gravel bike set-up with Michael van den Ham. "How the Canadian changes his bike for very different courses." By Terry McKall (cyclingmagazine.ca)Photo by: Elliot Layda / Grinduro
Laurens ten Dam Hits The Gravel. "The Dutchman retired from the WorldTour and hit the gravel scene… Quite successfully." By Edmond Hood (pezcyclingnews.com) (Photo: Cor Vos)
Tour de France bikes: Tom Pidcock’s Pinarello Dogma F. "Ineos Grenadiers stick to a predictable setup for British rider's Tour debut." By Will Strickson, Matthew Loveridge (cyclist.co.uk) (Image Credit not Found)
Yamaha Wabash RT Review. "While Yamaha has been making electric bikes since 1993, the Wabash RT is new for 2022 and is one of the brand’s first eBikes to be imported to the US with the new PWseries ST motor." By Brian Blair (cyclevolta.com) Yamaha Power Assist Bicycles
Floyd’s of Leadville Recovery Balm. "My left knee would have a thing or two to say to me. These were not what I’d call friendly statements. That’s when I’d hit my knee with the Recovery Balm, and it did the trick. Within about 15-20 minutes my knee would be feeling better." By Padraig (cyclingindependent.com) (Image Credit not Found)
Column
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July 5,
2022
News,
Blogs, Misc.
Tour de France stage 4: Wout van Aert romps to solo victory. "Jumbo Visma lights up race on final climb to distance sprinters and unleash yellow jersey for stunning stage win." By Shane Stokes (velonews.com) (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)
Tadej Pogačar: Wout van Aert ‘smashed everyone’ on stage 4 of Tour de France. "The two-time defending champion says that cobbled stage will be a 'great show.'" By Sadhbh O'Shea (velonews.com) (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)
Tour de France: Adam Yates rises to Jumbo Visma challenge in early flare. "Ineos Grenadiers safely positions its trio of GC candidates against Jumbo Visma aggression ahead of Wednesday's cobblestone clash." By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
Mathieu van der Poel, Wout van Aert on course for yellow jersey cobblestone clash. "'Everyone within a minute has a chance ... 20 seconds in a Roubaix stage is not much:' Van der Poel spies yellow prize at end of Arenberg pavé." By Jim Cotton (velonews.com) (Photo: James Startt)
Aleksandr Vlasov challenge ‘absolutely on track’ ahead of cobbles crunch at Tour de France. "Bora Hansgrohe leader limited losses in time trial and dodged costly crashes to remain the GC contender nobody's talking about." By Jim Cotton (velonews.com) (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
Tour de France Stage 4 Preview. "The Tour de France is back in France although it’s kept the Danish weather. Today’s course isn’t easy with several sharp climbs to sap the legs of the pure sprinters." (inrng.com) (tumblr.com)
Quinn Simmons on Tour de France sanction: ‘It was a bit excessive.’ "Trek Segafredo rookie admits he doesn’t harbor future yellow jersey GC dreams, but hopes to have freedom to hunt stages." By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
Bradley Wiggins calls Patrick Lefevere lucky after back-to-back Tour de France stage wins. "'A lot of people were anticipating that coming back on Patrick Lefevere,' Wiggins says of the decision to leave Mark Cavendish at home." By Daniel Benson (velonews.com) (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)
Tour de France tech choices with Chris Froome’s team, Israel Premier Tech: Tubeless tires, big chainrings, foam inserts, handlebar width and more. "BikeRadar chats to Dr. Ciarán O’Grady, performance coach and aero specialist for Israel Premier Tech." By George Scott (bikeradar.com) (Image Credit not Found)
Which of these Roval Tour de France wheelsets is best for your bike? The Alpinist CLX II vs the Rapide CLX II. "Choosing a wheel upgrade is tricky, but Roval has provided us with two of their Tour de France stage-winning wheelsets to make things easier." By Liam Cahill (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found)
Tour de France bikes: Ruben Guerreiro's Rapha × Palace Cannondale SuperSix Evo. "Latest collab for EF Education EasyPost and EF Education TIBCO SVB has produced a very funky paintjob." By Matthew Loveridge (cyclist.co.uk) (Image Credit not Found)
Tour de France Live Feed. "Tour de France 2022 (July 1-24) - Stage 4 (Dunkerque → Calais, 171.5km).
Tuesday, July 5th, video starts at 6:55am U.S. Eastern,
3:55am Pacific.
Finish
at around 11:14am U.S. Eastern. 8:14am Pacific"
(cycling.today)
(Credits not Found)
Column
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July 5,
2022
Giro d’Italia Donne stage 4: Elisa Balsamo makes it two on debut. "Trek Segafredo star kicks past Kool, Vos, in final sprint." By Mat Mitchell (velonews.com) Photo: Dario Belingheri/Getty Images
Cobblestones loom in decisive GC duel on Stage 5 of Tour de France. "Stage 5 of the 2022 Tour de France will see a return to the fearsome cobblestones of northeast France after four years, with race organizers hoping the introduction of longer pavé sectors will trigger time gaps among the overall contenders." (sbs.com.au) (Photo: Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
Pressure mounting on Van der Poel’s shoulders. "Alpecin Deceuninck comes up short in the first three sprint stages, shifting hopes to their superstar." By Brecht Decaluwé (velonews.com) (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
Van Aert to face time penalty in event of repeat littering offense. "The yellow jersey holder could face a 60-second time penalty in the event of a repeat offense after littering in a non-designated zone during stage three of the Tour de France." (sbs.com.au) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
Who Owns The Tour de France? "The answer has two parts: legal and moral." (inrng.com) (Image credit: ASO)
Reinardt Janse van Rensburg: From no contract to the Tour de France in less than three months. "The South African received a contract offer just hours are packing his backs and returning home, believing his career was over." By Sadhbh O'Shea (velonews.com) (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
Death. Taxes. Pre-Tour busts and cuts. "Are we all fresh and recovered from the Giro Donne rest day on Sunday followed by the Tour de France rest day on Monday?" By Robyn Davidson (cyclist.co.uk) (Image Credit not Found)
Movistar races new Canyon Ultimate at Tour de France and Giro Donne. "Updated bike has fully internal routing and aero features." By Mat Brett (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found)
DMT KM0 Black MTB Shoes. "Very good mountain bike shoes that combine race-winning power transfer with ventilated, low-bulk uppers." By Rob Wilmott (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found)
A funky seat tube and squishy rear end. The Berria Belador Allroad is designed for racers and bikepackers. "The Belador Allroad features a pivot at the seatstay junction." By Oscar Huckle (bikeradar.com) (Image Credit not Found)
Five cool things coming soon from Specialized, Garmin, MAAP X Apidura, Universal Colors and Redshift. "Check out the latest and coolest gear we have on test right now, with full reports on the way." By Jamie Williams (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found)
First impressions: Specialized S-Works Evade 3 and S-Works Prevail 3 road cycling helmets. "The cat is out of the bag; the helmets are on the road - Specialized has a new set of S-Works helmets ready for all that cycling has to offer." By Jordan Villella (bikerumor.com) (Image Credit not Found)
Stan’s NoTubes Founders retire. "Stan’s NoTubes, a leading brand in the tubeless technology marketplace, has announced the retirement of Founders Stan and Cindy Koziatek." By Mark Sutton (cyclingindustry.news) (Image Credit not Found)
Giro d’Italia Donne Live Feed. "Giro d’Italia Donne 2022 (June 30-July 10) - Stage 4 (Carpi → Reggio Emilia, 126.1km). Tuesday,
July 5th, video starts at 6:45am U.S. Eastern, 3:45am
Pacific.
Finish
at around 8:14am U.S. Eastern, 5:14am Pacific"
(cycling.today)
(Credits not Found)
Column
Three
July 5,
2022
Videos
Kaitlin Armstrong dramatically altered her appearance and looks like someone else. "Many believe it was a ploy to use her sister’s passport." (cyclingmagazine.ca) Photo by: Harris County Sheriff's Office
Jasper Philipsen on Tour de France sprint celebration miscue: ‘I thought I won.’ "'Then I saw him and I also heard them laughing behind me,' say Belgian rider." By Brecht Decaluwé (velonews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images)
4 things from Stage 4 that surprised everyone. "An outstanding performance from Wout van Aert provided the signature moment of the 2022 Tour de France to date, but there were plenty of other takeaways from an exciting stage." By Jamie Finch-Penninger (sbs.com.au)
Respectful Tour de France opening sees peloton enter France with resources intact. "As the Tour de France makes its way through Northern France tonight, Philippa York reflects on the beauty, excitement and surprisingly sedate racing during opening three stages in Denmark." By Philippa York (sbs.com.au) Source: AFP / NILS MEILVANG/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP
Trek Segafredo to use new Domane on Tour de France cobbles - But when will it be released? "What we know so far about the new Domane, ridden to victory at Paris Roubaix Femmes by Elisa Longo Borghini." By Ashley Quinlan (bikeradar.com) (Image Credit not Found)
The Hottest Aero Bikes of the Tour de France - Specialized, Canyon, Pinarello & Cervelo. "Going fast has never looked so good. Here are four of the best go-faster aero race bikes at the 2022 Tour de France" By Liam Cahill (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found)
Why lightweight aero bikes are now The essential Tour de France race weapon. "Why are manufacturers and pro teams are taking a ‘one bike does it all’ approach? We delve into the benefits of all-round race bikes." By Jamie Williams (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found)
Garmin Forerunner 255 Complete Beginners Guide & Features Overview. "This guide covers virtually every feature of the Forerunner 255 from start to finish, taking you through not just the newness to the FR255, but also core features of the watch itself." By Ray Maker (dcrainmaker.com) (Photo: Ray Maker)
Moda Vivo Disc review. "Moda’s entry-level carbon road bike is exactly what you’d expect of the genre, but its flexible component offering gives it an edge." By Will Strickson (cyclist.co.uk) (Image Credit not Found)
100% tries to make its Peter Sagan collab shades as unique as he is. "This just in: Peter Sagan is unique. In this video cut alone, he draws a banana in a western-style duel, rides a bike while it’s strapped into a roof rack, and participates in the interview." By Sam Anderson (bikerumor.com) (Image Credit not Found)
Giovanni Aleotti wins Sibiu Cycling Tour as Stefano Gandin secures final stage. "Giovanni Aleotti has won the Sibiu Cycling Tour for the second year in a row. The final stage was won by Stefano Gandin (Corratec)." (cyclinguptodate.com) Photo: bora-hansgrohe.com
Giovanni Aleotti leads in the ITT stage of Sibiu Cycling Tour. "Giovanni Aleotti has managed to maintain the lead in individual time trial stage of the Sibiu Cycling Tour. The Italian finished the course with a time of 26 minutes and 47 seconds." (cyclinguptodate.com) (bora-hansgrohe.com)
Sibiu Tour Live Feed. "2022 Sibiu Cycling Tour (July 2-5, Romania) - Stage 3a (Curmătura Stezii → Arena Platoş Păltiniş, 12.5km ITT).
Monday, July 4th, video starts at 3:00am U.S. Eastern,
12:00am Pacific.
Finish
at around 6:20am U.S. Eastern, 3:20am Pacific.
Stage
3b video from 11:10am U.S. Eastern, 8:10am Pacific.
Finish
at 1:30pm Eastern, 10:30am Pacific."
(cycling.today)
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