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October 12,
2023
Tour of Turkey: Nico Denz turns leadout into victory on stage 5 "Bora Hansgrohe goes 1-2 with Walls in second, Cees Bols trails for third." By Kieran Wood (cyclinguptodate.com) (Image credit: Stuart Franklin/Getty Images via cyclingnews.com) Young cyclist Zoe Clay loses her life in a fatal MTB race accident "Zoe Clay, 23, died after suffering severe injuries in a fatal accident during Sunday's mountain bike race 'King and Queen of the Watershed' in Greensboro, North Carolina." By Ondrej Zhasil (cyclinguptodate.com) (Image via GoFundMe via sportskeeda.com) Riley Sheehan is only just getting started "The NCL racer and surprise Paris Tours winner is making the most of his stagiaire gig with Israel Premier Tech, and he'll be able to focus more on European racing in 2024." By Dane Cash (escapecollective.com) (Photo: Cor Vos) Rui Costa will leave Intermarché Circus Wanty "Unfortunately, age is now a problem when negotiating in the World Tour because all teams want the next big young talent. Changing at 37 is more complicated." By Marcos Bertelli (thecyclingpost.com) (Image Credit not Found) Class-action lawsuit filed against Shimano for "inadequate" cranksets that put "cyclists nationwide at risk of injury" "The USA lawsuit alleges that Shimano was aware “for years” that the bonded components of its cranksets could break, yet waited until just last month to issue a recall and inspection program." By Adwitiya Pal (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) Dyedbro Gravel Bike Frame Protection stickers "Effective protection for your gravel bike that comes in transparent or strikingly colorful designs." By Bryn Davies (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) Paid Subscription
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"2023 Tour of Turkey October 8-15, Stage 5 (Marmaris → Bodrum, 180.6km). Live
video Thursday from 3:00pm EEST (2:00pm CET) (8:00am U.S.
Eastern), 5:00am Pacific.
The race will be shown on
GCN+ starting at 5:00am Pacific."
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October 12,
2023
Tour of Chongming Island stage 1: Mylène de Zoete takes first pro win in opening sprint "Georgia Baker second, Daria Pikulik third in big bunch finish." Matilda Price (globalcyclingnetwork.com) Photo: Sprint Cycling Agency Vertical Integration "More and more teams are changing their approach to talent identification and recruitment." (inrng.com) (Credits not Found) “He’s coming back?” Peter Sagan’s agent reveals that the Slovak will be racing on the road in 2024 "Peter Sagan has not definitively ended his career in road cycling. He will part ways with Team Total Energies at the end of this season to focus on his upcoming challenges in mountain biking and cyclocross in the next season. As part of his preparation for 2024, he plans to participate in several road events." By Marcos Bertelli (thecyclingpost.com) (Image Credit not Found) End of an era: All the road cycling greats retiring this year "Rounding up all the big retirements at the end of the 2023 pro cycling season." By Flo Clifford (cyclist.co.uk) (Image Credit not Found) Merger Mania Much Ado About Nothing: The Final Word! "The marriage between Soudal Quick Step and Jumbo Visma was off before the honeymoon was even started, in fact it was off before the stag night." (pezcyclingnews.com) (Photo: Cor Vos) Lidl Trek and INEOS are still negotiating with Cian Uijtdebroeks, according to a British journalist "On Wednesday night, rumors about the future of Cian Uijtdebroeks, a highly regarded young Belgian cyclist, surfaced, with speculation of a possible transfer to the Groupama FDJ team." By Marcos Bertelli (thecyclingpost.com) Velo Collection (TDW) / Getty Images via globalcyclingnetwork.com Paid Subscription
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Stage
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Chongming New City Park, 108.9km).
Video
Thursday from -- local, (1:05am U.S. Eastern) (-- CET),
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The race will be shown on GCN+ starting Wednesday at 10:05pm Pacific." (cyclingfans.com) Powered by La FlammeRouge Column
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October 12,
2023
Tour of Guangxi: Elia Viviani claims wide open sprint on stage 1 "Jonathan Milan goes early and holds on for second while Sam Bennett closes for third." By Rúben Silva (cyclinguptodate.com) (Image credit: Getty Images via cyclingnews.com) But of course there’s a video of Kaitlin Armstrong fleeing "Kaitlin Armstrong made a desperate attempt to flee from the custody of corrections officers on Wednesday morning, and cellphone footage has now popped up of the event." By Matt Hansen (cyclingmagazine.ca) Photo by: @ChasingPaper89 Twitter Wout van Aert made a video for Nathan van Hooydonck "Belgian star praised his teammate." By Matt Hansen (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image Credit not Found) Riders’ union president Adam Hansen: ‘Pro cycling is a dangerous sport’ "The riders' union president reflected on measures to protect riders." By Matt Hansen (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image Credit not Found) First ride review: The new Canyon Grail CFR - Understatement on the outside, innovation on the inside? "With the Hoverbar gone, and lots of new innovations, the completely redesigned Canyon Grail CFR is ready to hit the world’s gravel roads." By Martin Staffa (granfondo-cycling.com) Photo: Jan Richer Classified and TRP are joining forces for a wireless electronic groupset "Unsurprisingly, there's no front derailleur, but Classified looks set to unveil a groupset for complete integration of the Powershift hub." By Ronan Mc Laughlin (escapecollective.com) (Image Credit not Found) TwoNav unveils Roc bike computer as “the smallest GPS with the most advanced mapping on the market” "New device includes Ordnance Survey topographic maps, along with 200 performance fields and Bluetooth connectivity." By Mat Brett (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) Christine O'Connell: Riding to fund the future of secondary breast cancer research "One More City just completed its seventh cycling trip to raise money for secondary breast cancer research. Rouleur speaks to founder Christine O'Connell about what this means for the future." Words: India Paine (rouleur.cc) Photos: Christine O'Connell Live: Ciclocross Lago de As Pontes 2023, Spain- Thursday October 12th 2023 "Elite Women - 11:00 UK, 12:00 Europe. Elite
Men - 12:00 UK, 13:00 Europe."
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October 11,
2023
Tour of Turkey: Jasper Philipsen takes third victory of the week on stage 4 "Dupont and Lonardi round out podium in Marmaris." By Kieran Wood (cyclinguptodate.com) (Photo: Bas Czerwinski/Getty Images via cyclingnews.com) Jasper Philipsen becomes 'king of the victories' with 18th win in 2023 "Belgian sprinter passes Pogacar for most wins this season after stage 4 victory at Tour of Turkey." By Kieran Wood (cyclinguptodate.com) (David Ramos/Getty Images via cyclingnews.com) Race Wrap: Il Lombardia & How Tadej Pogačar Dominated! "Il Lombardia, was won in impressive fashion by the flying Tadej Pogačar. What happened to the ‘Battle of the Big Three’?" By Spencer Martin (pezcyclingnews.com) (Photo: Cor Vos) Zwift Hub One In-Depth Review (with Zwift Cog & Clicks!) "Zwift has just announced two new products today, and arguably changed the way trainers might be sold in the future. The first is the new Zwift Hub One smart trainer, which takes the existing Zwift Hub smart trainer from last year, and replaces the cassette with the new Zwift Cog." By Ray Maker (dcrainmaker.com) (Photo: Ray Maker) Radar Roundup: BERD Sparrow Gravel Wheels, Sim Works Rhonda Stem Restock, Tomii Cycles Hammered Mini Bells, Moondust and Bummerland Coexist, Jack Supply Co Toaster, and The NOW Ride "Our Radar Roundup compiles products and videos from the ‘net in an easy-to-digest format. Read on below for today’s findings." (theradavist.com) Photo by @hailey.m.moore Paid Subscription
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"2023 Tour of Turkey October 8-15, Stage 4 (Fethiye → Marmaris, 165.3km). Live
video Wednesday from 1:30pm EEST (2:30pm CET) (6:30am U.S.
Eastern), 3:30am Pacific.
The race will be shown on
GCN+ starting at 3:30am Pacific."
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October 11,
2023
Giro del Veneto: Dorian Godon wins tough uphill finish ahead of Tobias Halland Johannessen "AG2R Citroën pick up their ninth victory of 2023 after a messy finale ended in a tough sprint to the line on the Monte Berico." George Poole (globalcyclingnetwork.com) (Getty Images Sport
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2023 - Which Records have been Achieved? "2023 has been quite an impressive year in terms of cycling history, so to confirm it, here’s (probably not exhaustive) list of achievements that have been made this year." (sicycle.wordpress.com) (Credits not Found) Caleb Ewan surprises by announcing his departure from Lotto Dstny and already being announced in a new team "The Australian sprinter has already found a new home for the next season, returning to his former team, the Jayco AlUla team, in 2024." By Marcos Bertelli (thecyclingpost.com) (Image Credit not Found) Domenico Pozzovivo sets October deadline for a new contract or retirement "40-year-old climber searching for third new contract in as many years." By Kieran Wood (cyclinguptodate.com) (Image credit: Getty Images via cyclingnews.com) Movistar renews the contract of Nelson Oliveira and 11 more cyclists all at once "Movistar suddenly has twenty cyclists on their roster for 2024." By Marcos Bertelli (thecyclingpost.com) (Image Credit not Found) Michael Leonard’s first WorldTour race is the last one of the season "China's Gree-Tour of Guangxi to roll for the first time since 2019." By Rob Sturney (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Photo: X/Twitter) Lapierre GLP 3 2023 - A full-power eMTB featuring the Bosch CX Race motor "The Gravity Logic Project (GLP) is Lapierre’s most aggressive eMTB. Unsurprisingly, the GLP 3 is the third iteration of the bike since the project launched in 2017." By Julian Schwede (ebike-mtb.com) Photo: Julian Schwede Paid Subscription
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October 11,
2023
Kaitlin Armstrong attempts to flee custody in advance of murder trial "Yoga instructor accused of murder of Moriah Wilson attempted to make a run for it." By Matt Hansen (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image Credit Provided by KXAN Austin) Soudal Quick Step’s CEO expresses relief at the news that Remco Evenepoel will stay with the team in 2024 "I was relieved when I heard that Evenepoel will stay with us. He also put an end to transfer rumors at the Vuelta, but apparently, people didn’t believe him." By Marcos Bertelli (thecyclingpost.com) (Image Credit not Found) "Profound safety problem" in elite cycling, finds report... but riders union president says it's "getting safer" "Cycling is a dangerous sport. We can make it safer, but it’ll never be safe," said CPA President Adam Hansen." By Adwitiya Pal (road.cc) Photo: GCN Jay Vine reveals embarrassment with an unusual incident in the Tour of Turkey: “The season is cursed” "I was even with the leaders until suddenly my stomach managed to liquefy everything. I started feeling unwell, and all I could do was crawl up the mountain and try to get to the team bus as quickly as possible." By Marcos Bertelli (thecyclingpost.com) (Image Credit not Found) ‘More fun, less intimidating’ - How Angry Pablo is doing cycling apparel differently "The Brighton-based brand places a focus on building active communities and nourishing cycling’s crossover with other sports." Words: Rachel Jary (rouleur.cc) (Image Credit not Found) Polar Vantage V3 Hands-On: Everything You Need to Know "Polar is focusing heavily on the hardware - swapping out the MIP-based display for a new AMOLED display, while concurrently upgrading the GPS/GNSS chipset to multiband/dual-frequency." By Ray Maker (dcrainmaker.com) (Photo: Ray Maker) Student has bike stolen, tracks it down to Toronto store "After bike disappeared on campus, Jason saw it in nearby shop." By Matt Hansen (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image Credit not Found) How much faster is an expensive road bike? Testing a top-end race bike vs a Facebook Marketplace bargain "To find out if a super expensive bike and equipment is really worth it, we pitched a thoroughbred road racing bike with all mod cons against a much more humble offering in an attempt to find out just how much speed you can buy." By Jamie Williams (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) Column
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October 10,
2023
Tour of Turkey: Alexey Lutsenko climbs into GC lead with stage 3 mountaintop victory "Ben Zwiehoff second, Harold Tejada third as race splinters on vicious ascent." By Kieran Wood (cyclinguptodate.com) (Image credit: David Ramos/Getty Images via cyclingnews.com) Jai Hindley speaks after losing the lead to Primoz Roglic at Bora Hansgrohe "Jai Hindley has been the leader of Bora Hansgrohe over the past few years, but that won’t be the case in 2024." By Marcos Bertelli (thecyclingpost.com) (Image Credit not Found) Chris Froome excites fans in an interview by revealing plans for 2024 "Chris Froome has confirmed that he will continue racing in 2024 with Israel-Premier Tech, and the Tour de France is at the center of his plans." By Marcos Bertelli (thecyclingpost.com) (Image Credit not Found) Paid Subscription
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"2023 Tour of Turkey October 8-15, Stage 3 (Fethiye → Babadağ, 104.1km). Live
video Tuesday from 3:00pm EEST (2:00pm CET) (8:00am U.S.
Eastern), 5:00am Pacific.
The race will be shown on
GCN+ starting at 5:00am Pacific."
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October 10,
2023
Great expectations: Biniam Girmay's professional evolution continues despite season of frustrations "After a successful 2022, the Eritrean had high hopes for the 2023 season." Words: James Startt (rouleur.cc) Photos: James Startt Remco Evenepoel reveals plans for 2024: “Everything will revolve around the Tour de France; if there is an extra race, there won’t be a Tour” "In a conversation with Het Laatste Nieuws, the World Time Trial champion discusses his plans for 2024. “In 2024, everything will revolve around the Tour." By Marcos Bertelli (thecyclingpost.com) (Image Credit not Found) Cian Uijtdebroeks not heading to Groupama FDJ but Lidl Trek and Ineos possibilities for 2025 transfer "Belgian star had been linked with French team but is not set to leave Bora Hansgrohe early." By Daniel Benson (globalcyclingnetwork.com)Velo Collection (TDW) / Getty Images Miguel Angel Lopez doping case: ITA president speaks out "Cohen also emphasized that this process is not exclusively about Miguel Angel Lopez, but is part of a broader effort to ensure the integrity of cycling and protect all athletes." By Kieran Wood (cyclinguptodate.com) (Image Credit not Found) One of the most charismatic cyclists in the professional peloton announces retirement and reveals his last race "Colombian cyclist Rigoberto Urán, from EF Education EasyPost, surprised his fans by revealing in an interview with the Colombian channel RCN that he is close to ending his distinguished career as a professional cyclist." By Marcos Bertelli (thecyclingpost.com) (Image Credit not Found) Paid Subscription
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October 10,
2023
The UCI World Ranking by countries is led by Belgium, with Portugal in a good position "Just like the previous year, Belgium will end the season as the top country in world cycling. " By Marcos Bertelli (thecyclingpost.com) (Image Credit not Found) "I believe he will": Chris Froome confident "special" Mark Cavendish will break Tour de France stage wins record "The four-time Tour de France winner has also once again asserted his own personal ambition to return to the race in 2024, saying he was plagued by bike position issues after leaving Ineos." By Dan Alexander (road.cc) (Photo by Zac Williams/SWpix.com) Wout van Aert was the fastest at the UCI gravel worlds but finished 8th "Bad luck for the Belgian spoiled what could have been a rainbow jersey." By Matt Hansen (cyclingmagazine.ca) Photo by: UCI @UCI_cycling/Twitter Best Amazon Prime Day cycling deals "Here we go again... your one-stop shop for all the biggest Amazon Prime Day savings to be had on cycling products worth having." (road.cc) (Credits not Found) AHHA! Is the Toaster the World’s Simplest, Most Portable Bike Rack? "Hailing from Atlanta, Georgia comes a new cycling equipment company by the name of AHHA Inc and they bring the news of their new bike rack, the Toaster." By Ron Frazelle (bikerumor.com) Photo c. AHHA Inc. Races Wednesday (10-11--2023) Your $1.00 monthly contribution is important and will help keep us online. Also, clicking on the advertisements would be an additional way of helping. The Doug Report wins an award! "Best International Bicycle News Platform 2023 - USA, In the Fitness and Nutrition Awards 2023!" Bahati Foundation "Support our work providing under-represented youth access to sport and play, regardless of race, gender, zip code, or socioeconomic status." (bahatifoundation.org)
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