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Bernal 'ready for everything' as rough weather
looms on Giro d'Italia queen stage.
"Monday’s
stage includes four categorized climbs: Crosetta, Fedaia,
Pordoi and Giau - plus, it is the race’s second longest
stage distance at 212 kilometers. In addition, there are
forecasts of the Giro’s roughest weather to date."
By Alasdair Fotheringham (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) May 23, 2021 Giro d'Italia: Victor Campenaerts wins stage
15.
"Victor
Campenaerts wins stage 15 of the Giro d'Italia - That's a
first Grand Tour stage win for the Hour Record holder."
By Ben Goddard (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) May 23, 2021 Five talking points from stage 15 of the Giro
d'Italia.
"It
was only three years ago when Victor Campenaerts’ name was
talked about regularly when discussing the world’s best
riders."
By Chris Marshall-Bell (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) May 23, 2021 Victor Campenaerts scores hat-trick for
Qhubeka Assos.
"Sunday’s
result puts a cap on a stellar Giro d’Italia for Qhubeka
Assos after the team also won with Giacomo Nizzolo and
Mauro Schmid."
(velonews.com) (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images) May 23, 2021 Giro d’Italia stage 15 neutralized after early
pile-up.
"Emanuel
Buchmann one of the riders to abandon after huge crash
sees race paused to allow medics to check peloton."
(velonews.com) (Photo by Luca Bettini / AFP) (Photo by LUCA BETTINI/AFP via Getty Images) May 23, 2021 Remco Evenepoel: Maybe my body is not ready
yet for this.
"Remco
Evenepoel finished 19th on Monte Zoncolan, a minute and a
half behind maglia rosa Egan Bernal. He’s now 3’53” behind
the Colombian."
(cycling.today) (Image Credit not Found) May 23, 2021 Campenaerts: Qhubeka Assos need a new sponsor
to stay alive in 2022.
"We
want to change the world with bicycles, that’s very
important for us, but we need a sponsor to stay alive
because right now we don’t have a sponsor for next year."
(cyclingnews.com) By Barry Ryan (Getty Images Sport) May 23, 2021 Giro d'Italia 2021 Live Dashboard.
"2021 Giro d'Italia May 8-30, Italy - May 23rd, (Grado → Gorizia145km). Stage
15 start time: Sunday 13:20 CET (4:20 AM PDT).
Earliest
live video: 13:20 CET (4:20 AM
PDT).
Approximate
finish: 16:56 CET (7:56 AM PDT)."
(steephill.tv) May 23, 2021  Giro d’Italia 2021 Stage 15 (3 stars).
"After
their battles on the ultra-steep slopes of the previous
afternoon, all the riders will be happy to go down to the
Adriatic coast to start the short stage 15. Only 146
kilometers long, the stage heads inland to make
two-and-a-bit laps of a hilly 32-kilometer circuit
straddling the Italy-Slovenia border before heading into
the city of Gorizia."
(pelotonmagazine.com) (Image Credit not Found) May 22, 2021 Giro d'Italia: Lorenzo Fortunato wins stage 14
atop Zoncolan.
"Lorenzo
Fortunato (Eolo Kometa Cycling Team) was the surprise
winner on stage 14 of the Giro d’Italia with the
25-year-old Grand Tour debutante winning atop the Monte
Zoncolan after being in the race-winning break."
By Daniel Benson (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) May 22, 2021 Five talking points from stage 14 of the Giro
d'Italia 2021.
"After
the test of Monte Zoncolan, no-one appears capable of
snatching Egan Bernal’s pink jersey. The Colombian
increased his overall lead from 45 seconds to 1-33 with
seven stages to go."
By Chris Marshall-Bell (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) May 22, 2021 Which GC riders lost time on the Zoncolan
stage.
"While
the stage winner - debutante Lorenzo Fortunato of wildcard
debutants Eolo Kometa - was a surprise, it was less of a
shock to see the maglia rosa Egan Bernal (Ineos
Grenadiers) come out on top of the general classification
contenders yet again."
By Daniel Ostanek (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) May 22, 2021 Zoncolan finale offers old twist on new Giro
d'Italia classic.
"The
three most eagerly anticipated kilometers in Giro d’Italia
history return to the route on Saturday, as the race comes
back to tackle the Sutrio side of Monte Zoncolan for the
first time since the mountain made its debut in 2003."
By Barry Ryan (cyclingnews.com) (Image Credit not Found) May 22, 2021 Jai Hindley forced out of the Giro d'Italia
with intolerable pain...
"The
Australian pulled out of the race on the morning of stage
14 with the race set to climb Monte Zoncolan."
By Daniel Benson (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image) May 22, 2021 Number of 'distractions' inside Trek Segafredo
team car at Giro d'Italia branded 'insane.'
"As good a driver as [directeur sportif's] are, this is not safe." By Will Bolton (road.cc) @TrekSegafredo May 22, 2021 Giro d’Italia stage 14 course preview.
"The
last 2 miles rise sharply on a narrow road with only a few
bends, and gradients often exceeding 20% (averaging 13%).
The pitch over the final kilometer largely hovers around
the 18% mark, with gradients exceeding 25% and topping out
at 27% both along the hairpins and in the final stretch."
(roadbikeaction.com) (Image credit: cyclingnews/AFP) May 21, 2021 May 21, 2021
Giro d'Italia: Nizzolo wins stage 13.
"Giacomo Nizzolo had to open
his sprint from a long way out but he used Affini
perfectly. European champion gives Italy a win as Bernal
finishes safely in maglia rosa."
(cyclingnews.com) By Stephen Farrand (Getty Images Sport) May 21, 2021 Five talking points from stage 13 of the Giro
d’Italia.
"Nizzolo
finally gets his win in style, Sagan on the podium and
Affini threatens the sprinters."
By Alex Ballinger (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) May 21, 2021 Edoardo Affini on accidental Giro d’Italia
attack: ‘I’m still completely confused and I don’t know if
I’m proud or disappointed.’
"The
Italian rider was leading out his team’s sprinter Dylan
Groenewegen inside the final kilometer of the stage into
Verona, when he accidentally found himself off the front
of the bunch."
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May 23, 2021
Giro d’Italia: Remco Evenepoel, Deceuninck
Quick Step reconsider options after Zoncolan losses.
"Team
forgoes podium dream after Evenepoel lost another 1:30 on
the Zoncolan, considers pivoting to stage-hunting."
By Jim Cotton (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images) (velonews.com) May 23, 2021 George Bennett rode up Zoncolan twice to thank
Edoardo Affini for 'carrying breakaway' on Giro d'Italia
stage 14.
"The
New Zealander was making his way back down to the team bus
when he came across his team-mate still coming up the
climb."
By Jonny Long (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) May 23, 2021 Strava shows just how tough the final meters
of Giro d'Italia's Monte Zoncolan really were.
"Riders
climbed through the mist up the murderous climb and
obliterated the previous best Strava times."
By Jonny Long (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty/Strava) May 23, 2021 Damiano Caruso stays in podium contention at
Giro d’Italia.
"Caruso
began this race as Mikel Landa’s key gregario but he has
been thrust into a leadership role at Bahrain Victorious -
or at least a free one - since the Basque crashed out in
the opening week."
By Barry Ryan (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) May 23, 2021 Centenarian cycling record holder dies.
"A
109-year-old French cyclist who broke world cycling
records for centenarians and rode his first bike race more
than 90 years ago under a false name because he was too
young to enter, has sadly died."
By Will Bolton (road.cc) (Facebook) May 23, 2021 10-year-old cyclist climbs 4424 meters in one
ride.
"10-year-old
Australian cyclist Jett Stokes became the youngest cyclist
known to ride an Everesting Basecamp: 4,424 meters uphill
in one bike ride. "
(cycling.today) (Image Credit not Found) May 23, 2021 Postnord Vargarda WestSweden team time trial
and road race canceled.
"The
city of Vårgårda annually hosts two back-to-back one-day
races on the Women’s WorldTour; a team time trial on
August 7 and a road race on August 8."
By Kirsten Frattini (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) May 23, 2021 2021 gravel bike buying guide.
"In
terms of popularity, and technical innovation, gravel
bikes are now a quantifiable member of the “road bike”
family. What we have here is a collection of some of the
most reputable gravel bike entries on the market today."
(roadbikeaction.com) (Image Credit not Found) May 23, 2021 2021 Vuelta a Murcia live feed.
"Vuelta a Murcia 2021 (Los Alcázares → Alcantarilla 188km).
Sunday, video starts at 17:15pm Central Europe, 11:15am
U.S. Eastern."
(cycling.today) May 23, 2021 May 22, 2021
Miguel Angel Lopez wins Ruta del Sol.
"Ethan
Hayter (Team Ineos) won his second stage victory in this
year's Ruta del Sol in the fifth and final stage after a
crash for the finish-line allowed the British rider the
victory."
By Ben Goddard (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) May 22, 2021 Impey and Stannard involved in heavy crash in
Ruta del Sol sprint.
"Impey,
who was sprinting for the line alongside Hayter, looked to
drift left from his line as the lead group approached the
final meters of the stage, taking out Stannard who was
coming up quickly on the left-hand side of the road."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) May 22, 2021 Laurens ten Dam set for first major race since
Il Lombardia 2019 with Gravel Locos.
"The
153-mile event will see the veteran Dutchman line up
against Peter Stetina, Colin Strickland and Ted King -
although the latter only recently had surgery on a broken
collarbone."
By Daniel Benson (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Specialized ) May 22, 2021 Giro d’Italia unsung heroes: Jan Tratnik the
versatile all-rounder.
"The
veteran Slovenian rider on what he loves most about
professional racing and the Bahrain-Victorious'
rollercoaster Giro d'Italia."
By Sadhbh O'Shea (velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images) May 22, 2021 Contador’s reaction after his team’s first
Grand Tour stage win is everything.
"Alberto
Contador celebrated a sensational win by Fortunato like a
father would celebrate the accomplishments of his son."
By Abby Mickey (cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos) May 22, 2021 Giacomo Nizzolo: Making up for lost time.
"I
have a feeling I left a lot on the road because of
injuries, and I would like to take the chances as much as
I can to take back what I lost,” he says. “It’s not easy,
because the level is always higher."
By Sophie Hurcom (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image) May 22, 2021 Pro Bike: Sam Boardman's L39ION of LA
Specialized Tarmac.
"Sam
Boardman looks to be bringing a Specialized S-Works Tarmac
SL7 to the Gravel Locos event in Texas."
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By Matt Page (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) May 22, 2021 Mason RAW prototype steel adventure mountain
bike with Hunt dynamo.
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By Cory Benson (bikerumor.com) (Image Credit not Found) May 22, 2021 2021 Vuelta a Andalucia Live Feed.
"Vuelta
a Andalucia 2021 - stage 5 (Vera → Pulpí 107km).
Saturday, May 22nd, video starts at 14:00pm Central
Europe, 08:00am U.S. Eastern."
(cycling.today) May 22, 2021 May 21, 2021
Ruta del Sol: Greipel outduels Hodeg to win
stage 4.
"André
Greipel first, Alvaro Hodeg second and Mads Pedersen
finishes third in Cúllar Vega."
By Stephen Puddicombe (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) May 21, 2021 Chursina wins Vuelta a Burgos stage 2 as
Chabbey takes over race lead.
"What
seemed like a doomed breakaway turned into a dream come
true for Anastasiia Chursina who won the second stage of
the Vuelta a Burgos Feminas."
By Abby Mickey (cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos) May 21, 2021
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Anna van der Breggen wins Vuelta a Burgos
Feminas.
"Anna
van der Breggen (Team SD Worx) won stage 4 of the Vuelta a
Burgos Feminas, finishing atop the 12.5-kilometer climb to
Lagunas de Neila."
By Lukas Knöfler (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) May 23, 2021 Local hero Emily Newsom storms to victory in
Gravel Locos.
"The
37-year-old, who raced a full campaign of Spring Classics
in Europe earlier in the year finished the 155-mile gravel
race in a time of 8:04:28 and beat Katie Kantzes by almost
20 minutes."
By Daniel Benson (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Emily Newsom) May 23, 2021 River crossings and rain: Ten Dam holds off
Strickland after late mechanical to win Gravel Locos.
"I got
a Texas cowboy boot as a trophy and it's honestly the best
trophy I've ever had' says flying Dutchman"
By Daniel Benson (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Laurens ten Dam) May 23, 2021 Maude Farrell wins pro women's race at
Huffmaster Hopper.
"Maude
Farrell wins, Moriah Wilson second, Helena Gilbert-Snyder
third and Katerina Nash fourth."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Brian Tucker) May 23, 2021 Tyler Williams wins pro men's race at
Huffmaster Hopper.
"Tyler
Williams wins, Ethan Villaneda is second, Cameron Piper
third and Brennan Wertz forth."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Brian Tucker) May 23, 2021 James Piccoli supports riders protest at Ruta
del Sol.
"The
riders got together through the CPA [Cyclistes
Professionnels Associés] to protest certain course
decisions and rider safety on Stage 3,” says Canadian
cyclist James Piccoli, who was racing for his team Israel
Start-Up Nation."
By Lily Hansen-Gillis (cyclingmagazine.ca) photo: Noa Arnon May 23, 2021 21 Runners Die In Extreme Weather In China
Cross-Country Race.
"Twenty-one
people running a mountain marathon have died in
northwestern China after hail, freezing rain and gale
winds hit the high-altitude race, state media reported
Sunday."
(npr.org) Fan Peishen/AP May 23, 2021 The world's biggest bike ride.
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By Will Bolton (road.cc) Cycling UK May 23, 2021 2021 Vuelta a Burgos Feminas live stream.
"2021
Vuelta a Burgos Feminas May 20-23, Spain.
Stage
4 starts at 11:57am CET (5:57am U.S. Eastern).
Finish at around 3:45pm CET (9:45am U.S. Eastern). Live video from 3:00pm CET (9:00am U.S. Eastern)." (cyclingfans.com) vueltaburgos.com May 23, 2021 May 22, 2021
Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig wins Vuelta a Burgos
Feminas stage 3.
"Cecilie
Uttrup Ludwig (FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope) won her
first Women’s WorldTour race on stage 3 of the Vuelta a
Burgos Feminas."
By Abby Mickey (cyclingtips.com) photography by Laura Fletcher May 22, 2021 Benoit Cosnefroy wins Tour du Finistère.
"Benoit
Cosnefroy wins, Sean De Bie is second, and Rasmus Tiller
third."
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Who Owns The Giro d’Italia?
"In
2016 Italian media tycoon Urbano Cairo bought a big slice,
he took control of the RCS and today owns approximately
60% of the shares in RCS. But neither RCS nor Cairo owns
the Giro."
(inrng.com) (Image Credit not Found) May 21, 2021 Dylan Groenewegen pulls out of the Giro
d’Italia.
"Groenewegen,
27, left the race after stage 13 following his 10th-place
finish in Verona, as his team said he was fatigued having
not raced since August 2020."
By Alex Ballinger (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) May 21, 2021 Matej Mohoric: The helmet saved my life.
"The
Slovenian was sent head over heels when he lost control of
his bike on the descent of the Passo Godi on stage 9,
hitting the road with his head before his bike landed and
snapped in two."
By Patrick Fletcher (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) May 21, 2021 Israel Start-Up Nation loses more riders at
Giro after disastrous luck.
"Having
lost Krists Neilands after the opening stage TT on the
Giro d’Italia last Saturday week when he crashed and
broken his collarbone."
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