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Giro d’Italia Previews of Stages 9-12.
"It is
the end of the first week of competition at the Giro
d’Italia and now we are deep into the Mezzogiorno, based
on the Giro’s need to go somewhere and maybe catch some
sun. Except that whenever they do long stages in Abruzzo
it rains and everyone is exceptionally miserable."
(podiumcafe.com) May 15, 2021 Giro d'Italia: Victor Lafay wins stage 8 from
the break.
"Lafay
zips up the jersey, sits up, raises his arms, points to
the sponsor on that jersey, and crosses the line. Gavazzi
takes second, Arndt is third. Oliveira fourth, Carboni
fifth."
By Stephen Puddicombe (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image) May 15, 2021 Jai Hindley's Giro d'Italia suffers another
blow after stage 8 crash hold-up.
"The
Team DSM rider lost 11 seconds on almost all of his main
rivals for the maglia rosa and dropped to 23rd overall,
3:40 down overall leader Attila Valter (Groupama FDJ)."
By Daniel Benson (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image) May 15, 2021 Carthy ready for Sunday’s GC battle in Giro
d’Italia.
"After
eight days of racing, Carthy, therefore, remains very much
in the thick of the GC battle. Carthy said Sunday would be
a much tougher day."
By Alasdair Fotheringham (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image) May 15, 2021 Caleb Ewan abandons Giro d'Italia.
"After
a frantic start to stage 8, the 26-year-old has left the
race. His Lotto Soudal team took to social media to state
that their rider was suffering with knee pain."
By Cory Benson (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) May 15, 2021 Giro d'Italia 2021 Live Dashboard.
"2021 Giro d'Italia May 8-30, Italy - May 15th, Foggia → Guardia Sanframondi (173 km). Stage
8 start time: Saturday 12:50 CET (3:50 AM PDT).
Earliest
live video: 12:50 CET (3:50 AM PDT).
Approximate
finish: 5:12 PM CET (8:12 AM PDT)."
(steephill.tv) May 15, 2021  May 14, 2021
Giro d’Italia 2021 Stage 8 (3 stars).
"By
this point in the Giro, there will be dozens of riders far
back on general classification and on a day too tough for
the sprinters there is not likely to be much reaction from
the GC teams to a large breakaway."
(pelotonmagazine.com) (Image Credit not Found) May 14, 2021 Giro d'Italia: Caleb Ewan wins another on
stage 7.
"Ewan
beat Cimolai and Merlier. Sagan almost crashed in the
final 300 meters as the other sprinters struggled to hold
onto Ewan."
By Daniel Benson, Daniel Ostanek (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) May 14, 2021 Five talking points from stage seven of the
Giro d’Italia 2021.
"Caleb
Ewan had already achieved his goal for the 2021 Giro
d’Italia before the start of stage seven, having won stage
five with a remarkable sprint effort."
By Alex Ballinger (cyclingweekly.com)(Image credit: Getty Images) May 14, 2021 Giro d'Italia: Remco Evenepoel primed for duel
with Egan Bernal.
"I'm
not disappointed not to have taken the pink jersey, the
Giro is still long," Evenepoel said. "I saw a very good
Egan Bernal on Thursday and I think he's motivated to take
pink."
By Barry Ryan (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image) May 14, 2021 Giro d’Italia: GC favorites reshuffle as Remco
Evenepoel and Egan Bernal rise.
"How
does the virtual GC look after stage 6? Evenepoel, Bernal
emerge as Giro's 'grandi' while elite pack chases close
behind."
By Jim Cotton (velonews.com) (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images) May 14, 2021 Gibbons wins Trofeo Calivà.
"South
African Ryan Gibbons triumphs in Challenge Mallorca while
Anthony Delaplace finishes second."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image) May 14, 2021 Laporte wins Circuit de Wallonie 2021.
"Frenchman
Christophe Laporte tops Marc Sarreau and Laurence Pithie
in sprint."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image) May 14, 2021 Crankbrothers Eggbeater 3 pedal review.
"The
Crankbrothers Eggbeater 3 pedals are light, extremely easy
to use and have the best mud-shedding performance of any
clipless pedal available."
(road.cc) By Matt Page (Image Credit not Found) May 14, 2021 Best road bike tires: Fast-rolling,
ultra-grippy tires for training and racing.
"The
best road bike tires should be fast, light, supple and
resilient. Your chosen tires can make or break your ride,
so here's our pick of the best."
By Aaron Borrill (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Colin Levitch) May 14, 2021 3 Slick Pro Bikes.
"Pinarello
bikes come with disc brakes, but you would never know that
by watching the Ineos Grenadiers race - the team has an
unshakeable affinity for rim brakes."
(pelotonmagazine.com) (Image Credit not Found) May 14, 2021 Giro d’Italia 2021 Stage 7 (2 stars).
"The
last time a Giro stage finished in Termoli, a seaside town
of 36,000 on the Adriatic coast in 2006 it was near the
end of the whole race and so most of the sprinters had
already quit the Giro."
(pelotonmagazine.com) (Image Credit not Found) May 13, 2021 Gino Mäder solos to win on windy, rain-soaked
route.
"Remco
Evenepoel moved into second overall, 11 seconds behind new
overall leader Attila Valter."
(velonews.com) (Image Credit not Found) May 13, 2021 Philippa York reassesses the Giro d'Italia
favorites.
"In
typical Giro d'Italia style the opening stages have
provided plenty to write about, from dodgy finishes to
poor weather and the elimination before the big mountains
of those who were in the wrong place at the wrong time."
By Philippa York (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) May 13, 2021 Joe Dombrowski, Mikel Landa, Pavel Sivakov all
out of Giro d’Italia in wake of crashes.
"The
American rider crashed heavily, along with Mikel Landa,
during the final kilometers of stage 5 of the Giro
d'Italia."
By Sadhbh O'Shea (velonews.com) (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images) May 13, 2021 May 12, 2021
Giro d’Italia 2021 Stage 6 (3 stars).
"With
almost a week of racing in their legs, this stage presents
the first true test for the GC riders. The climbs in the
Apennines are not the most challenging in Italy, but none
of the riders hoping to be on the final podium in Milan
can have an off-day on the summit finish above the city of
Ascoli Piceno."
(pelotonmagazine.com) (Image Credit not Found) May 12, 2021 VeloFix: Your local Bike Shop, on wheels.
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Tour de Hongrie: Howson wins stage 4 and takes
overall lead.
"Australian
Damien Howson gets the better of Ben Hermans (Bel) and
Antonio Tiberi (Ita)."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image) May 15, 2021 Remco Evenepoel is perfectly anonymous.
"We
haven’t seen much of Remco Evenepoel so far in this Giro
d’Italia. The King of Belgium, the next Eddy Merckx, or
just plain old Remco - take your pick - sits perfectly
positioned eleven seconds behind Pink Jersey."
(road-theory.com) (Image Credit not Found) May 15, 2021 Ferrand-Prévot injured in Nove Mesto short
track crash.
"Pauline
Ferrand-Prévot crashed during the World Cup short track
race in Nove Mesto Friday and abandoned the race. She
later posted an update on Instagram saying that she had
suffered minor injuries."
By Ryan Simonovich (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Pauline Ferrand-Prevot via Instagram) May 15, 2021 Iljo Keisse: 'The Giro d'Italia sprint stages
have been a complete safety disaster.'
"The
Deceuninck Quick Step rider says the danger in the closing
kilometers is no laughing matter."
By Jonny Long (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) May 15, 2021 Strava stats behind Mathieu van der Poel’s
1,360 w World Cup winning sprint.
"In
two weeks, Mathieu van der Poel has won two World Cups.
Both Short Track XCC events, and both as a result of
stunning displays of power."
By Terry McKall (cyclingmagazine.ca) Photo by: Bartek Wolinksi / Red Bull Content Pool May 15, 2021 Carter Woods wins back-to-back World Cups in
Europe.
"Carter
Woods is on a roll. The young Cumberland, B.C. racer won
his first under-23 World Cup a week ago in Germany. He
backed that up with a dominant win in brutally cold and
rainy conditions on Saturday in Nove Mesto, Czech
Republic."
By Terry McKall (cyclingmagazine.ca) Photo: Andy Vathis May 15, 2021 Orbea to Move US Operations to Boulder,
Colorado.
"Little
Rock has been a wonderful home, and deciding to move
certainly wasn’t easy, but we saw the opportunity to be in
a center for cycling, technology, and culture in the US as
something that we couldn’t pass up."
By Sarah Moore (pinkbike.com) (Image Credit not Found) May 15, 2021 2021 Tour de Hongrie Live Feed.
"Tour
de Hongrie 2021 - stage 4 (Balassagyarmat -
Gyöngyös-Kékestető 202.2km).
Saturday, May 15th, video starts at 17:00pm Central
Europe, 11:00am U.S. Eastern."
(cycling.today) May 15, 2021 May 14, 2021
Arlenis Sierra takes the win at Clásica
Feminas de Navarra ahead of Van Vleuten.
"Cuban
champion Arlenis Sierra was dragged across to lone leader
Annemiek van Vleuten inside the final 600m, before opening
her sprint with just over 100m remaining and had time to
relish her win in Pamplona."
By Owen Rogers (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) May 14, 2021 Bauhaus wins stage 3 in Tour de Hongrie.
"Another
victory for Bahrain Victorious by Phil Bauhaus. Mike
Teunissen (Jumbo Visma) is second and Fred Wright (Bahrain
Victorious) third."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image) May 14, 2021 Roger De Vlaeminck and the “Killer Legs.”
"Roger
raced as a pro for 16 seasons, from 1969 to 1984, and was
an absolute beast during the 1970s. Mention the name Roger
De Vlaeminck and the race that first comes to mind is
Paris Roubaix. He won it a record four times."
By Brett Horton (pelotonmagazine.com) Images courtesy Horton Collection May 14, 2021 Curve Cycling’s new Big Kev has room for even
more rubber.
"Revealed
at the Handmade Bicycle Show Australia, the Big Kev is
quite simply a bigger-tire version of Curve’s best-selling
gravel bike - a bike that’s officially named the GXR while
being affectionately referred to as the Kevin."
By Dave Rome (cyclingtips.com)photography by Dave Rome May 14, 2021 Review: Campy Bora Ultra WTO 45 road wheels
are faster, more versatile than ever.
"The
new Campy Bora Ultra WTO family gets three rim depths -
30mm, 45mm & 60mm - to cover everyone from climbers to
sprinters."
By Cory Benson (bikerumor.com) (Image Credit not Found) May 14, 2021 New Pirelli SmarTUBE '70% lighter' than
standard inner tube.
"The
Italian tire brand says the new SmarTUBE promises a weight
reduction of up to 70% over regular inner tubes. The
lightest P Zero road version weighs a claimed 35g compared
to the 125g of a butyl rubber 700x25/32c Continental
tube."
By Simon Smythe (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Pirelli) May 14, 2021 Minty-fresh energy products from the Lakes, a
Leatt enduro helmet, Hutchinson tubeless tech and waterproof
socks from DexShell.
"The
week was dominated by two key bike releases. First up,
Canyon launched the Grizl Next up was Specialized. Love
’em or hate ’em, eMTBs are very much here and are big
news."
By Tom Marvin (bikeradar.com) (Image Credit not Found) May 14, 2021 Van Vleuten triumphs under rain and over
mountains at Emakumeen Nafarroako.
"The
combination of heavy rain for most of the race and a
challenging parcours brought relentless attacks,
eventually triumphed by Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar)."
By Amy Jones (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Movistar Team Women) May 14, 2021 2021 Navarra Women's Elite Classics live
stream.
"Day 2
race starts at 3:31pm CET, 9:31am ET .
Finish
at around 7:00pm CET,
1:00pm ET.
Live
video from 4:45pm CET (10:45am U.S. Eastern)."
(cyclingfans.com) (womens.vueltanavarra.com) May 14, 2021 Meeus wins stage 2 in Tour de Hongrie.
"Bora
Hansgrohe rider Jordi Meeus takes race lead in bunch
sprint from Alberto Dainese and Phil Bauhaus."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image) May 14, 2021 The best road shoes for 2021.
"Road
shoes are an important piece of equipment: they connect
your legs to the bike allowing you to transfer power. The
perfect shoe for everyone is out there, but you might have
to go through a few duds to find it."
By Gus Alexandropoulos (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image Credit not Found) May 14, 2021 May 13, 2021
Team car driver hits Pieter Serry from behind.
"Pieter
Serry (Deceuninck Quick Step) was hit from behind by the
driver of the BikeExchange team car driver on Thursday’s
stage 6 of the Giro d’Italia."
By Dane Cash (velonews.com) (Photo: Cor Vos) May 13, 2021 DT Swiss acknowledges Ratchet EXP hub problems
in new service bulletin.
"DT
Swiss hubs have an enviable reputation for reliability
thanks to the superb design and engineering of the brand’s
star ratchet freehub mechanism."
By James Huang (cyclingtips.com) (Image Credit not Found) May 13, 2021 Groad Trip: Unbound Gravel preparation and the
Fastest Known Times (FKT) community..
"The
stoke is growing. While connecting online has been great,
many of us are looking forward to coming together in
person for the Super Bowl of gravel in Emporia."
By Pete Stetina (velonews.com) Photo: Wil Matthews May 13, 2021 2021 Tour de Hongrie Live Feed.
"Tour
de Hongrie 2021 - stage 2 (Balatonfüred – Nagykanizsa
182.6km).
Thursday, May 13th, starts at 17:00pm Central Europe,
11:00am U.S. Eastern."
(cycling.today) May 13, 2021 Nacer Bouhanni banned for two months after
sprinting incident involving Jake Stewart.
"Arkéa
Samsic rider Bouhanni was disqualified from the French
one-day race Cholet Pays de la Loire in March after he
shoved Stewart into the barriers on the finish straight."
By Alastair Hamilton (cyclingweekly.com) (stickybottle.com) May 12, 2021
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Alvaro Hodeg wins in Belgium at GP Vermarc
Sport.
"Brent
Clé finishes second to Deceuninck Quick Step rider Hodeg,
Arnaud De Lie in third and Mark Cavendish in 14th."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image) May 15, 2021 From Call of Duty to Giro d'Italia leadership:
Introducing Attila Valter.
"Maglia
rosa tells us about his Hungarian origins, finding a home
at FDJ, and his long-term ambitions."
By Daniel Benson (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) May 15, 2021 Olympics 2021: Keegan Swenson carries the XC
torch in his push for Tokyo.
"Swenson's
Olympic journey began when he was a 10-year-old kid
watching the NORBA National races at Deer Valley, Utah."
By Fred Dreier (velonews.com) Photo: @monsterhydro May 15, 2021 Mark Cavendish in Belgium for first race since
Tour of Turkey comeback.
"Saturday's
second edition of the GP Vermarc will see Cavendish and
the peloton complete 10 laps of a 15km-long circuit in
Rotselaar, located in the Flemish region of Belgium."
By Jonny Long (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) May 15, 2021 A closer look at Elia Viviani's brand new De
Rosa time trial bike.
"As
Elia Viviani took to the start ramp of the Giro d'Italia
stage 1 time trial, he did so aboard a new De Rosa time
trial bike, which looks to be a disc brake version of the
brand's TT03, but with subtle amendments made throughout."
By Josh Croxton (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: De Rosa) May 15, 2021 Cotic adds limited-edition titanium frameset
to its gravel bike lineup.
"Best
known for its steel mountain bikes, with their progressive
geometry, Cotic also markets the Escapade gravel grinder.
And that frameset has now been built in gloriously
resplendent titanium, creating the Tonic."
By Lance Branquinho (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Cotic) May 15, 2021 Gravel bike deals: Save on Specialized, Santa
Cruz, Cannondale and more.
"Gravel
bike deals are a little harder to come by as of late, but
don't fear, there are still plenty of bargains to be
found."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Santa Cruz) May 15, 2021 May 14, 2021
Short Track showdown: Van der Poel outkicks
Pidcock in Nove Mesto.
"It’s
the showdown that everyone was waiting for. Mathieu van
der Poel versus Tom Pidcock, on mountain bikes. The two
cross-over stars delivered a thrilling race in Friday’s
Short Track XC World Cup."
By Terry McKall (cyclingmagazine.ca) Photo by: Red Bull TV May 14, 2021 Dan Martin: I've got zero expectations for the
Giro d'Italia.
"It’s
a weird situation at the moment, I’ve got zero
expectations for this race at all,” Martin said. “I know
I’m feeling good, my numbers were good in training and I’m
so relaxed mentally and feeling zero pressure."
By Barry Ryan (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) May 14, 2021 Profiling The Profiles.
"Vincenzo
Torriani ran the Giro from 1949 to 1989 the story goes
that the stage profiles were indicative at best, perhaps
even whole climbs could be missing in order to fool the
peloton, and advantage local knowledge over outsiders."
(inrng.com) (Image credit: ASO) May 14, 2021 Mikel Landa to undergo surgery after Giro
d'Italia crash.
"Landa
suffered a broken left collarbone and multiple rib
fractures in the crash and was taken to Riccione hospital
in an ambulance after the stage. He has since been
discharged and is now set to undergo surgery."
By Daniel Ostanek (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) May 14, 2021 One final twist in the Bad Sagan Shoe saga.
"I’ve
tagged Peter Sagan in the story on Twitter. I’ve tried to
trace the shoe’s tracking information - with the only clue
being a suggestion deep on the Luxpu website that they
might have hailed from “FF-CHINA."
(cyclingtips.com) By Iain Treloar (Image Credit not Found) May 14, 2021 Tour de France history: Merckx and Molteni
conquer all.
"When
race officials at the 1972 Tour de France published the
General Classification after Stage 3(b), Eddy Merckx was
in yellow with an overall time of 15h 15min 21sec. Nothing
strange about that, perhaps, other than the fact his time
was now 20 seconds less than it had been at the end of the
previous stage."
By Giles Belbin (cyclist.co.uk) Photography: L’Equipe May 14, 2021 Boardman SLR 9.4 AXS crowned Road Bike of the
Year 2021.
"With
race bike speed, endurance bike comfort and a top-value
spec, the Boardman SLR 9.4 AXS has got it all."
By George Scott (bikeradar.com) (Image Credit not Found) May 14, 2021 Julian Alaphilippe to skip Olympic Games.
"Alaphilippe
was one of the favorites' for the road race, which is set
to be held on Saturday, July 24."
(cyclingpub.com)
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Fizik Vento Stabilita Carbon shoes.
"With
its unique take on arch support, how do the Fizik Vento
Stabilita shoes perform against more conventional shoe
design?"
By Josh Croxton (cyclingnews.com) (Image: © Josh Croxton) May 14, 2021 Gear Break: Primal 50% Off USA, Lizard Skins,
KASK and KOO, Shimano Shoes, Michael Blann & Kitzuma.
"Gear Break: Another fine selection of gear." By PEZ Crew (pezcyclingnews.com) (Image Credit not Found) May 14, 2021 Kask Moebius helmet review.
"The
Kask Moebius is a comfortable and airy helmet that looks
beautiful, but is let down by weird sizing and
proportions, as well as being heavy and unwieldy."
By Mildred Locke (cyclingnews.com)(Image: © Mildred Locke) May 14, 2021 May 13, 2021
Tom Dumoulin to make highly anticipated return
at Tour de Suisse.
"Tom
Dumoulin is to begin his preparation for the Olympic Games
at the Tour de Suisse in June, team officials confirmed."
(velonews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) May 13, 2021 Swedish brand Bravur releases pretty pink
Giro-themed timepiece.
"We’ve
covered Julian Alaphilippe’s US$120,500 timepiece. We’ve
reported on the regional geopolitical ramifications of
Richard Mille's sponsorship changes. We’ve watched Tadej
Pogacar being forced to give up his personal Breitling
endorsement."
By Iain Treloar (cyclingtips.com) (Image Credit not Found) May 13, 2021 José Manuel Fuente: The Greatest Climber in
Racing History?
"By
the time that kidney disease forced his premature
retirement in 1976 at the age of just 30, Fuente had won
the Vuelta twice (1972 and 1974), finished second at the
Giro (1972) and third at the Tour (1973), winning 14
mountain stages in the process."
By Peter Cossins (pelotonmagazine.com) Images from the Horton Collection May 13, 2021 Painfully close: Giacomo Nizzolo’s Giro record
makes for tough reading.
"No
bike racer ever wants to come second, in any race, but for
Nizzolo, finishing second on Wednesday would have been
particularly painful. In five stages of this year’s Giro,
Nizzolo’s already finished second on two occasions. And
that’s just the tip of the iceberg."
By Matt de Neef (cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Kristof Ramon) May 13, 2021 May 12, 2021
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