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Column
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July 15,
2023
Rodriguez Descends to Victory in Stage 14 of Tour de France "Tadej Pogacar tightens GC battle with Jonas Vingegaard as duo go 2-3 at the finish in Morzine." (roadcycling.com) (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images via cyclingnews.com) Vingegaard and Pogačar stage epic Tour de France battle on Joux Plane "Carlos Rodriguez jumps onto podium with stage win." By Rob Sturney (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image Credit not Found) 'It's disgusting' - Caleb Ewan's agent calls on Lotto Dstny boss to apologize after 'public humiliation' "Ewan's agent has strongly hit back at comments made by Lotto Dstny's boss." By Chris Marshall-Bell (cyclingweekly.com)(Image credit: Getty) A different approach: What constitutes a successful Tour de France for Ineos Grenadiers? "Cycling fans are unaccustomed to seeing the Ineos Grenadiers not fully focused on the Tour's GC – but what does a successful Tour look like for them now?" Words: Stephen Puddicombe (rouleur.cc) Photos: Alex Whitehead Tour de France 2023 stage 15 preview - The battle in the Alps continues "With two successive days of Alpine climbing already in their legs going into stage 15, this is going to be a truly punishing stage." Words: Stephen Puddicombe (rouleur.cc) (Photo by Zac Williams/SWpix.com) Rival eBike brands find creative solutions for nearly bankrupt VanMoof’s eBikes "Blurby Bike, makers of the self-proclaimed “lightest eBike made in the EU”, are offering VanMoof riders up to 1,000 euros of trade in value for their eBikes when buying a new Blurby eBike." By Micah Toll (electrek.co) (electrek.co) (Image Credit not Found) Paid Subscription Articles
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 Carlos Rodríguez moves to third on GC with
breakthrough win in Tour de France"A cunningly calculated downhill attack on stage 14 of the Tour de France has allowed 22-year-old Carlos Rodríguez to claim a breakthrough victory." cyclingnews.com
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2023 Tour de France Live "2023 Tour de France July 1-23. Stage
14 (Annemasse →
Morzine les Portes du Soleil, 151.8km).
Live
Video Saturday from 12:45pm CET (6:45am U.S. Eastern),
3:45am Pacific.
The
race will also be shown on Peacock starting
at 3::30am Pacific."
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July 15,
2023
Photos, Podcasts
-2- Baloise Ladies Tour: Lucinda Brand grabs race lead with stage 3b time trial victory "Charlotte Kool finishes 19th drops to fifth place on penultimate stage." By Mathew Mitchell (procyclinguk.com) (Image credit: Getty Images via cyclingnews) Baloise Ladies Tour: Charlotte Kool goes four-for-four with stage 3 road race sprint victory "Lucinda Brand takes second ahead of Emma Norsgaard with afternoon stage 3b time trial to follow." By Mathew Mitchell (procyclinguk.com) (Image credit: Team dsm-firmenich via cyclingnews.com) ‘I wasted a bullet’ - Pogacar’s attack blocked by motorbike at Tour de France "Slovenian misses out on bonus atop Joux Plane to Vingegaard." By Barry Ryan (cyclingnews.com (velo.outside.com)) (Image credit: Bernard PAPON / POOL / AFP Getty Images) Motorcycle completely screws up Tadej Pogačar’s possible winning attack "Slovenian had to slow down after his surprise move on Jonas Vingegaard." By Matt Hansen (cyclingmagazine.ca) (screenshot) 'A Grand Tour is hardest for the sprinters' - The physiological toll of riding in the grupetto "Life for Pogačar and Vingegaard? It’s like a gentle commute compared to the grupetto. Don’t believe us? It’s all in the numbers." Words: James Witts (rouleur.cc) (Image Credit not Found) Are podium shades a thing now? Plus new Mapei X Santini kit, Hunt's "premier performance" gravel wheels, Ribble, Reynolds, new Lumos lids + more "Find out about Ekoi's limited edition shades worn by Michael Woods on the Tour de France podium this week, plus a new Ribble Endurance SL R colorway and plenty of new kit." By Emily Tillett (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) Do road bikes really all look the same now? Find out if you can really tell your Giant from your Specialized with this Tour de France bikes quiz "Can you guess the bikes with their logos and paint jobs removed? We attempt to find out whether the latest bikes really are carbon copies of each other." By Jamie Williams (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) Paid Subscription Articles
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 Tour de France stage 14: Rodríguez descends
to headline victory, Pogačar and Vingegaard hit
stalemate"Pogačar and Vingegaard locked together after huge battle on the Joux Plane, Rodríguez up to third as top of GC reshapes." velo/outside
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Netherlands Live
"2023 Baloise Ladies Tour of Belgium, Belgium & Netherlands, July 12-16. Stage 3a
Saturday (Breskens →
Knokke-Heist, 82.6km).
Stage 3b (ITT)
(Knokke-Heist →
Knokke-Heist, 17.1km).
Stage
3a Live video from 11::00am CET (5:00am U.S. Eastern),
2:00am Pacific.
Stage 3b Live video from 7::00pm CET (1:00pm U.S. Eastern), 10:00am Pacific." (cyclingfans.com)
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July 15,
2023
Videos
-3- There are still two: Why 2023 is a Tour for the ages "The gap between Vingegaard and Pogačar is wafer-thin, and neither looks stronger than the other. This is a Tour that is going to go down to the wire." Words: Edward Pickering (rouleur.cc) Photos: James Startt Hindley battles injuries as he slips to fourth overall at Tour de France "Australian Tour de France podium hopeful Jai Hindley dropped to fourth in the standings after a day where he was dropped earlier than expected after crashing." By Jamie Finch-Penninger (sbs.com.au) (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images) Tour de France neutralized [for 27 minutes] after mass crash at start of stage 14 "The Tour de France has been stopped early on stage 14, a mass crash took out plenty riders and blocked the road for most of the peloton. " By Rúben Silva (cyclinguptodate.com) (screenshot) “It’s like I’m going into the void with no control” - Tour de France pro says he feels “completely paralyzed” and “scared to death” on descents "Total Energies rider Pierre Latour has opened up about his fear of racing downhill, and claims disc brakes have made descending more dangerous." By Ryan Mallon (road.cc) (Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com) The Tour de France celebrates Bastille Day "Frenchman Victor Lafay, winner of stage two of this year’s Tour, broke out a new bleu, blanc, rouge, Ekoi helmet along with a red-checkered hat from the Tour de France caravan. “It’s going to be a hot one,” he said, joking with his Cofidis teammates." Words: James Startt (rouleur.cc) Photos: James Startt ‘I'm not sure he’ll be welcome at the Giro’ - Italian peloton reviews Remco Evenepoel’s ‘rainbow pizza’ "World Champion's latest Pizza Hut stunt doesn't pass muster with the Italians at the Tour de France." By Vern Pitt (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Luc Claessen / Getty) The Lost Boys: Caleb Ewan and Fabio Jakobsen lose fight to survive grueling Tour de France "Two of cycling's fastest sprinters leave the race after difficult Tour." By John Wilcockson (velo.outside.com via uksport.news) (David Ramos/Getty Images) Will Cain Says Transgender Athlete Phenomenon Is ‘Insanity’ "Piers Morgan pointed out that performance enhancing drugs were once prevalent among many sports, and that he viewed transgender participation in women’s sports to be equally unfair." By Corey Walker (dailycaller.com) [Screenshot/Grabien/Public/Fox News] Tire talk at the Tour de France - Wide rims, wide tires and tubeless (mostly) dominate at the 2023 Tour "A close look at the wheel and tire setups being used at the biggest race of the year." By Simon von Bromley (bikeradar.com) (Image Credit not Found) Assos Apparel Pocket "Neat and stylish waterproof storage, but there are cheaper ways to achieve the same result." By Emily Tillett (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) Column
One
July 14,,
2023
News, Blogs, Misc.
-1- Tour de France: Michal Kwiatkowski wins on Grand Colombier as Tadej Pogacar cuts gaps to Jonas Vingegaard "Tadej Pogačar attacks in finale of second major summit to shave 8 seconds off gap to Jonas Vingegaard." By Rúben Silva (cyclinguptodate.com) (Getty Images Sport via cyclingnews.com) Kwiatkowski Triumphs on the Grand Colombier - Pogačar Earns Seconds! "The battle gets closer." By Alastair Hamilton (pezcyclingnews.com) (Photo: Cor Vos) Marginal gains: was all that effort by UAE Team Emirates worth it for eight seconds? "Tadej Pogačar continued to chip away at Jonas Vingegaard’s lead, with the GC battle even more finely poised as the race enters its third weekend." Words: Edward Pickering (rouleur.cc) (Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com) Vingegaard looking forward to Grand Colombier showdown "All eyes will be on Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo Visma) and Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) in today's make-or-break stage for the top two general classification contenders." (sbs.com.au) Photo: Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP via Getty Images Lizzie Deignan Q&A: ‘It was never a question of whether I would retire’ "The former World Champion and winner of Paris Roubaix talks about returning to racing after childbirth, taking on the Tour, and wanting more than just cycling." By Emma Cole (cyclist.co.uk) (Image Credit not Found) Paid Subscription Articles
(CyclingNews)
 Pogacar deals Vingegaard another blow in
Tour de France yellow jersey title bout"Another few grains of rice to tip the scales. Slowly but seemingly inexorably, Tadej Pogačar is inching towards Jonas Vingegaard's yellow jersey at the Tour de France." cyclingnews.com
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2023 Tour de France Live "2023 Tour de France July 1-23. Stage
13 (Châtillon-Sur-Chalaronne →
Grand Colombier, 137.8km).
Live
Video Friday from 1:30pm CET (7:30am U.S. Eastern), 4:30am
Pacific.
The
race will also be shown on Peacock starting
at 4::00am Pacific."
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Column Two
July 14,
2023
Podcasts
-2- Charlotte Kool wins 3 from 3 at the 2023 Baloise Ladies Tour "Anna Henderson second, Emma Norsgaard third in Zulte." By Mathew Mitchell (procyclinguk.com) (Image credit: Team dsm-firmenich via cyclingnews.com) Tour de France 2023 stage 14 preview - The first Alpine stage "With over 4,000 meters of climbing, stage 14 is one of the toughest stages of this year's Tour de France." Words: Stephen Puddicombe (rouleur.cc) Photos: James Startt UCI bans transgender women from competing in female category "New rule is in effect beginning Monday." (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image credit: Belgian Waffle Ride) Transgender Cyclist Enters, Wins Women’s Race to Make Point About Fairness in Sports "Na Hwa-rin called other transgender athletes 'selfish." By Jenna Sundel (themessenger.com) (Photo: Twitter) Sean Kelly predicts Tadej Pogačar might run out of gas during this Tour de France: ‘He might start to suffer’ "Former world number 1 and Eurosport commentator predicts disrupted preparation might yet cost Pogačar: 'Vingegaard still has something to give in this race.'" By Shane Stokes (velo.outside.com via uksport.news) (Photo by Bernard Papon - Pool/Getty Images) "In terms of purely winning the Tour de France I wouldn't be letting any of my team-mates go in the break" - Luke Rowe on Jumbo Visma's Tour de France tactics "Jumbo Visma and UAE Team Emirates are fighting for the Tour de France win, and both have spent long days in the head of the peloton and trying to create damage." By Rúben Silva (cyclinguptodate.com) (Photo: Twitter) Paid Subscription Articles
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 Tour de France stage 13: Kwiatkowski scores
mountaintop victory, Pogačar gains time on Vingegaard"Pogačar attacks 500m from the summit to move within nine seconds of Vingegaard in first of three stages through the high mountains." velo/outside
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-2- 2023 Baloise Ladies Tour of Belgium and
Netherlands Live
"2023 Baloise Ladies Tour of Belgium, Belgium & Netherlands, July 12-16. Stage 2 Friday
(Zulte →
Zulte, 116.2km).
Live
video from 3:00pm CET (9:00am U.S. Eastern), 6:00am
Pacific."
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Three
July 14,
2023
Videos
-3- Israel Premier Tech’s Sylvan Adams on Chris Froome: Not ‘value for money’ "The Israel Premier Tech spoke out about the former Tour de France winner." By Matt Hansen (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image credit: Getty Images) All types of fun: Another full throttle day at the Tour de France "It might have been quite the spectacle, but it was a brutal and breathless day at the Tour on stage 12." Words: Richard Windsor (rouleur.cc) (Photo by Zac Williams/SWpix.com) Surgeons reattach boy’s head after he was “internally decapitated” by motorist while cycling "Doctors in Israel say 12-year-old Suleiman Hassan’s head had “almost completely detached from the base of his neck” in the collision." By Ryan Mallon (road.cc) (Hadassah Medical Centre) Gear Break: Pactimo Summit Aero Jersey, Lifeplus-Wahoo X Ribble New Team Bike, Reynolds Launches BL60 Road Wheels, KOROYD-Equipped Helmets Debut, Santini Mapei Rainbow & UDOG Digital Gift Card "What's new on the cycling market?" (pezcyclingnews.com) (Image Credit not Found) In the Drops: Maap Alt_Road socks, Limar helmet, See.Sense Icon3 lights, Avène cream and the sea "Some of the best bits of kit from my ride to Tunisia plus wonderful water." By Emma Cole (cyclist.co.uk) (Image Credit not Found) PRO’s lightest road handlebar, Fizik’s new mid-range shoe, CeramicSpeed UFO Drip Wet chain lube and Dynaplug tubeless repair kit "Plus the week's best news, reviews and advice." By Jack Evans (bikeradar.com) (Image Credit not Found) Tour de France 2023: Uno-X's Dare VSRu "The Norwegian-Danish wild card Dare to dream in their first stab at Tour de France glory." By Charlotte Head and Matthew Loveridge (cyclist.co.uk) (Image Credit Matthew Loveridge / Cyclist) All-New Basso Volta Carbon Gravel eBike is like their Palta II with Super Powers "Basso bikes is back with the new Volta - what they are calling their “most advanced performance eBike”, designed to take your road, all-road & gravel rides further powered by a hi-torque Polini mid-drive motor." By Cory Benson (bikerumor.com) (Image Credit not Found) Is SRAM Developing a Wireless AXS Front Derailleur Built Inside Your Chainrings? "On June 15th 2023, a patent filed by SRAM was published to the USPTO database detailing a wireless chainring-integrated front shift mechanism for a 2x drivetrain." By Jessie-May Morgan, Cory Benson (bikerumor.com) (Image Credit not Found) Paid Subscription Articles
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 Kwiatkowski prevails on Grand Colombier"Tadej Pogačar wrung a few more seconds out of Jonas Vingegaard to tighten the overall classification." escapecollective.com
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Column
One
July 13,
2023
News, Blogs, Misc.
-1- Ion Izagirre earns Cofidis’ second stage win of 2023 Tour on frenzied mountains day "Basque rider also won seven years ago" By Rob Sturney (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image Credit not Found) Izagirre Basque Wins in Beaujolais! "Basque rider, Ion Izagirre attacked on the last climb to gain a minute on a tough chasing group for the win." By Alastair Hamilton (pezcyclingnews.com) (Photo: Cor Vos) Fabio Jakobsen abandons Tour de France "Injuries from Stage 4 crash too much to overcome." By Matt Hansen (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image credit: Getty Images via cyclingnews.com) Gastown Grand Prix: Kendall Ryan, Riley Pickrell win "50th anniversary of Vancouver criterium returns." By Matt Hansen (cyclingmagazine.ca) Photo by: Ryan Cousineau Garmin Adds Training Readiness & Morning Report to Instinct 2 in New Beta! "See, Garmin does listen when enough people get upset about something." By Ray Maker (dcrainmaker.com) (Photo: Ray Maker) From monstercross to rim brake conversions, here are five weird and wonderful gravel bikes from Grinduro Wales "A suspension-equipped monstercross bike, a rim brake cyclocross conversion and more." By Jack Luke (bikeradar.com) (Image Credit not Found) Paid Subscription Articles
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2023 Tour de France Live "2023 Tour de France July 1-23. Stage
12 (Roanne →
Belleville-en-Beaujolais, 168.8km).
Live
Video Thursday from 12:45pm CET (6:45am U.S. Eastern),
3:45am Pacific.
The
race will also be shown on Peacock starting
at 3::30am Pacific."
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Column Two
July 13,
2023
Podcasts
-2- Baloise Ladies Tour: Charlotte Kool wins, holds lead "Dutch rider wins prologue and Stage 1." By Matt Hansen (cyclingmagazine.ca) Photo by: Baloise Ladies Tour @BaloiseLT Entertainment, but at what cost - Is Jumbo Visma panicking in the Tour de France? "The team rode an unusually aggressive opening to stage 12 for very little reward in the end." Words: Rachel Jary (rouleur.cc) (Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com) Tour de France 2023 stage 13 preview - A summit finish to Grand Colombier "The summit finish on the Grand Colombier will be the final decider of the day and could impact the GC standings if not paced correctly." Words: Stephen Puddicombe (rouleur.cc) (Image Credit not Found) Hindley expecting 'full noise' climb up Grand Colombier "Australian GC hopeful Jai Hindley talked about the pace of the race and the upcoming summit finish atop the Grand Colombier for stage 13 of the 2023 Tour de France." By Jamie Finch-Penninger (sbs.com.au) (Image Credit not Found) Mark Cavendish avoids Tour de France comeback speculation, says recovery should be "number of weeks" "The 38-year-old yesterday underwent successful surgery to his fractured right clavicle, suffered in Saturday's stage eight crash." By Dan Alexander (road.cc) (ASO/Pauline Ballet) Irish cyclist Lambert tragically killed in crash with truck driver in Belgium "Conor Lambert, an Irish cyclist who spent many of his formative years in Australia, has been tragically killed during a training ride crash in Belgium. " (stickybottle.com) (Photo: Sean Rowe) Tour de France Bike: Israel Premier Tech’s Factor Ostro VAM "Every detail of Latvian rider Krists Neilands' stealthy race machine including a whopping 150mm stem." By Charlotte Head and Matthew Loveridge (cyclist.co.uk) (Image Credit not Found) Back from bankruptcy, Parlee Cycles is optimistic: 'We’re still building bikes every single day in Beverly' "Parlee 2.0 is really just a restructuring and a turnaround. We are here for the long run." By Anne-Marije Rook (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Parlee Cycles) Paid Subscription Articles
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-2- 2023 Baloise Ladies Tour of Belgium and
Netherlands Live
"2023 Baloise Ladies Tour of Belgium, Belgium & Netherlands, July 12-16. Stage 1 Thursday
(Zwevegem →
Zwevegem, 119.8km).
Live
video from 3:00pm CET (9:00am U.S. Eastern), 6:00am
Pacific."
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Column
Three
July 13,
2023
Videos
-3- Chris Froome "let down" by Tour de France snub, blames "frustrating" equipment issues "The four-time winner once again expressed disappointment at his omission by Israel Premier Tech, saying his "only real chance to show myself" was hit by mechanical issues." By Dan Alexander (road.cc) (Photo by Zac Williams/SWpix.com) Mathieu van der Poel come within a millimeter of absolute disaster around a corner "The Dutchman was solo when he carved a corner like a madman" By Matt Hansen (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image Credit not Found) 10 ways to make the Tour de France even better - No weight limits, eliminations stages, tandems + more "From dumping that pesky 6.8kg rule to time-handicapped starts and everything in between, here's our (unrealistic) plan to make cycling's biggest race even more of a spectacle." By Jamie Williams (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) Belgian Waffle Ride founder addresses new trans athlete policy "Michael Marckx says new rules will protect "integrity and parity." Promoters of other gravel races say they have no plans to change rules of inclusion." By Betsy Welch (velonews.com via uksport.news) Photo: Brad Kaminski Hands-on with Ben O’Connor’s prototype BMC aero road bike "Aussie star's new aero road bike for the Tour de France uses tech from Formula One." By Paul Norman (cyclist.co.uk) (Image Credit not Found) New Specialized road bike leaked with unique oversized head tube - Is this the new Tarmac SL8 or a revamped Roubaix? "Are Soudal Quick Step training on a new Specialized? Here's everything we know (and don't know) so far about this mysterious bike." By Emily Tillett (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) Shimano’s neutral service bike is secretly French: Tour de France "We reveal the true identity of these enigmatic blue bikes." By Matthew Loveridge (cyclist.co.uk) (Image Credit not Found) VanMoof stores closed as “the most funded eBike company in the world” files for protection from creditors "Concerning times for owners of eBikes awash with proprietary tech." By Alex Bowden (road.cc) Photo by Geo Chierchia via Unsplash Trends from our eMTB test under €7,000 - The most exciting findings from our 2023 eMTB group test "Here are 6 exciting findings from our 2023 eMountainbike group test under €7,000." By Felix Rauch (ebike-mtb.com) Photo: Mike Hunger Paid Subscription Articles
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 Fred Wright’s coming of age"Breakaway opportunities should begin to pop up in the latter half of the Tour, so expect, at some point, to see Wright off the front." escapecollective.com
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