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May 25, 2021
Giro Rest Day Review.
"A
week is a long time in a grand tour. Egan Bernal and Remco
Evenepoel were sprinting for a three second time bonus on
the stage to Foligno. A week later, Egan Bernal was
sitting up in the streets of Cortina d’Ampezzo to remove
his rainjacket, the better to show off his maglia rosa at
the finish line."
(inrng.com) (RCS Sport) May 25, 2021 Five things to look out for in week three of
the Giro d'Italia 2021.
"The
race is far from over and we still have some huge stages
to come - keep an eye out for these moments."
By Stephen Puddicombe (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) May 25, 2021 'Despite the changes it was an epic ride' -
Pros react to brutal shortened stage 16 of the Giro d'Italia
2021.
"Stage
16 of the Giro d'Italia 2021 was set to be the 'queen
stage' of the entire race, but unfortunately two giant
mountains had to be taken out due to extreme weather
conditions."
By Tim Bonville-Ginn (cyclingweekly.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images) May 25, 2021 Arundel Mandible Carbon bottle cage review.
"Totally
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By Guy Kesteven (cyclingnews.com)(Image: © Guy Kesteven) May 25, 2021 PRO Discover Team Top Tube Bag.
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By Rob Wilmott (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) May 25, 2021 Giro d’Italia 2021 Stage 17 (4 stars).
"Following
the second rest day, the race for the final podium should
be down to just a handful of riders, so a stage that is
mostly downhill for the first three hours before the two
difficult (but much lower) mountain passes at the end
should ensure that an early break succeeds in staying
away."
(pelotonmagazine.com) (Image Credit not Found) May 25, 2021 Giro d'Italia 2021 Live Dashboard.
"2021 Giro d'Italia May 8-30, Italy - May 26th, (Canazei → Sega di Ala 193km). Tuesday
is a rest day.
Stage
17 start time: Wednesday 12:00 CET (3:00 AM PDT).
Earliest
live video: 12:00 CET (3:00 AM
PDT).
Approximate
finish: 17:15 CET (8:15 AM PDT)."
(steephill.tv) May 25, 2021  May 24, 2021
Giro d'Italia: Egan Bernal wins stage 16.
"The
pink jersey dropped everyone on the Passo Giau. Bernal
extends his lead, Caruso climbs GC as Yates loses ground."
By Patrick Fletcher (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) May 24, 2021 Five talking points from stage 16 of the Giro
d'Italia.
"A
mysterious stage unseen by most as the poor weather
shortened the stage and thwarted TV pictures being
broadcast."
By Jonny Long (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) May 24, 2021 Giro d'Italia 2021: Romain Bardet 'didn't
realize' he finished second behind Egan Bernal.
"The
Frenchman put in a strong performance on the final climb
and descent of stage 16 to move up in the overall
standings."
By Tim Bonville-Ginn (cyclingweekly.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images) May 24, 2021 Giro d'Italia queen stage cut back due to
weather and safety concerns.
"Race
organizers held discussions with riders at the start in
Sacile on Monday morning, and the decision was taken to
remove two major mountain passes, cutting the total
distance from 212km to 153km."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image) May 24, 2021 Six unique brands that caught our eye at the
Handmade Bicycle Show Australia.
"The
Handmade Bicycle Show Australia isn’t just a place for the
country’s small builders to gather. The show has grown to
become a showcase for a number of local component and
accessory suppliers."
By Dave Rome (cyclingtips.com) photography by Dave Rome May 24, 2021 Roval launches all-new Rapide Handlebar.
"Following
Roval's recent foray into cockpit components with the
launch of the Alpinist bar-stem combo, the American brand
now has an all-new aero bar, known simply as the Rapide
Handlebar."
By Josh Ross (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Roval) May 24, 2021 Five cool things coming soon from dhb, Canyon,
Vel, hydra tech pro and Wildcat.
"Here
are some of the best things we're currently testing ahead
of full reviews."
By Anna Marie Hughes (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) May 24, 2021 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 VeloFix: Your local Bike Shop, on wheels.
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May 25, 2021
Q&A Joe Dombrowski: From highest high to
lowest low within 24 hours.
"American
Joe Dombrowski fulfilled a career-long dream by winning a
stage at the Giro d'Italia, only to crash out the next
day."
By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images) May 25, 2021 Remco Evenepoel's 'ego dented' at Giro
d'Italia, says Lefevere.
"Evenepoel
is not just making his Grand Tour debut at the age of 21,
but is also doing so on the back of an eight-month injury
lay-off after his pelvis fracture last August during a
crash at Il Lombarida."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) May 25, 2021 Once in a lifetime: Damiano Caruso closes in
on Giro d'Italia podium.
"I’m
really not used to doing a press conference on the second
rest day. At 3 o’clock in the afternoon, I’d normally be
taking a nap," Caruso joked. "But I’m happy to have done
this."
By Barry Ryan (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) May 25, 2021 Critérium du Dauphiné 2021 start list: All the
teams down for the Tour de France build-up race.
"The
Critérium du Dauphiné is eight days long and held in late
May into early June, as an important marker in the run-up
to the Tour de France, with many of its general
classification winners going on to wear yellow in Paris."
By Tim Bonville-Ginn (cyclingweekly.com) (Justin Setterfield/Getty Images Sport) May 25, 2021 Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour: Emma Norsgaard
wins stage 1.
"The
Danish champion won the breakaway sprint ahead of Lucinda
Brand (Trek Segafredo) and Lotte Kopecky (Belgium National
Team) in Schmölln."
By Kirsten Frattini (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) May 25, 2021 Lizzie Deignan back to racing at Thuringen
after illness-hit start to 2021.
"Two
bouts of illness hampered Lizzie Deignan in the first half
of the season, with the 2015 world champion sick around
the Opening Weekend and then again on the eve of the
Ardennes Classics."
By Daniel Benson (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) May 25, 2021 Vuelta a Burgos Feminas - What Have We
Learned?
"It’s
not just men’s racing that’s seeing a youth movement. The
increasing depth and professionalization of the women’s
peloton is bringing some precociously talented riders to
the fore."
By Amy Jones (pelotonmagazine.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) May 25, 2021 Ted King back from surgery for Gravel Locos
with Unbound Gravel on horizon.
"King
was unsure whether to race last weekend’s epic 155-mile
Gravel Locos in Hico, Texas, but the 38-year-old made the
journey from Vermont and finished sixth in grueling, wet
conditions behind winner Laurens ten Dam."
By Daniel Benson (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Rafael Ospino) May 25, 2021 PSIcle offers battery-free pressure sensing
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By Stan Portus (bikeradar.com) (Image Credit not Found) May 25, 2021 May 24, 2021
Giro d’Italia: What the stars said after misty
mystery on the Passo Giau.
"The
race descended into mystery as television cameras cut out
- so what do the riders have to say about what happened?"
(velonews.com) (Photo by Luca Bettini / AFP) (Photo by LUCA BETTINI/AFP via Getty Images) May 24, 2021 De Gendt leaves Giro d'Italia.
"Thomas
De Gendt has left the Giro d'Italia on the morning of the
shortened stage 16 to Cortina d'Ampezzo due to knee pain,
leaving his Lotto Soudal team with just two men left in
the race."
By Daniel Ostanek (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) May 24, 2021 Power analysis: Bernal sets a new record on
the Zoncolan.
"We
dive into the power numbers of Egan Bernal, Damiano
Caruso, Jan Tratnik, and others from Stage 14 of the 2021
Giro d’Italia."
By Zach Nehr (velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images) May 24, 2021 Introducing: Niamh Fisher-Black.
"I
never dreamed that I would be on a WorldTour team let
alone the best team in the world' says SD Worx newcomer."
(cyclingnews.com) By Kirsten Frattini (Image credit: Getty Images) May 24, 2021 Chris Froome thinking ahead to retirement with
Hammerhead investment.
"Chris
Froome (Israel Start-Up Nation) invested in American
company Hammerhead, makers of the Karoo 2 cycling
computer. Both Froome and Hammerhead were coy on sharing
details."
By Josh Croxton (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Hammerhead) May 24, 2021 Gravel’s opening weekend points to healthy
fields, exciting Unbound.
"Results
from Rule of Three, Gravel Locos, Co2uT, Huffmaster all
show strong competition."
By Ben Delaney (velonews.com) emilyjoynewsom May 24, 2021 Citing risk, US warns against travel to
Olympic host Japan.
"The
United States warned its citizens Monday (May 24) not to
travel to Olympic host Japan, citing the growing risk of
covid in the Asian nation just two months before the Games
begin."
(straitstimes.com) PHOTO: EPA-EFE May 24, 2021 Let's Talk Forever Bikes.
"A
"forever bike" has different meanings to different people.
It might be a really nice bike for which you've highly
researched and invested. It might be a "quiver-killer"
that consolidates all your bikes into one."
By Igor (velo-orange.blogspot.com) (Image Credit not Found) May 24, 2021 Discovering cycling in your 40s - How to
unlock the talents you never knew you had.
"It’s
never too late to get into cycling, to have fun and get
fit, but there are some things to bear in mind if you are
just picking up the sport at 40+ without much fitness or
riding experience."
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May 25, 2021
Giro d'Italia stage 19 rerouted after tragic
cable car crash at Mottarone mountain.
"Organizers
of the Giro d’Italia announced that it will reroute stage
19 from Abbiategrasso to Alpe di Mera to bypass the
mid-race climb at Mottarone mountain after a tragic cable
car crash killed 14 people, including at least one child,
on Sunday."
By Kirsten Frattini (cyclingnews.com) (EPA) May 25, 2021 Egan Bernal will not make Tour de France bid
after Giro d’Italia.
"Egan
Bernal's back is holding up at the Giro d'Italia but he
has no plans to test it further at the Tour de France."
By Sadhbh O'Shea (velonews.com) Photo: Luca Bettini/AFP via Getty Images May 25, 2021 Chris Froome on dominance of young riders:
‘15-year-olds can get on Strava and see how Tour de France
winners are training.’
"We've
seen a huge rise in the number of young riders who are
able to perform at such a high level so early on in their
careers. I think that that directly is influenced by the
amount of data available."
By Jonny Long , Alex Ballinger (Image credit: Getty Images) (cyclingweekly.com) May 25, 2021 Wahoo unveils all-new Elemnt Bolt.
"More
color, better navigation, increased memory and USB-C
charging are just some of the updates."
By Josh Croxton (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Wahoo) May 25, 2021 Wahoo Elemnt Bolt vs Roam: A cycling computer
head to head.
"With
color screens, on-device navigation, and extremely
intuitive user interfaces, the Elemnt Roam and new Bolt
are incredibly feature-rich, simple to navigate and easy
to live with, but which of the two is the best?"
By Josh Croxton (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Josh Croxton) May 25, 2021 Suunto 9 Peak: Everything you ever wanted to
know.
"In
many ways, the Suunto 9 Peak is unlike anything Suunto has
ever introduced before. Yet in other ways, it’s everything
like everything Suunto has before it. Some differences are
glaringly obvious, like the the sleek new watch design."
(dcrainmaker.com) (Photo: Ray Maker) May 25, 2021 Egan Bernal: Promised land.
"Eloquence
isn’t the primary attribute of a Tour de France champion,
but Egan Bernal’s winner’s speech on the Champs Elysées in
2019 was a striking memory. It lasted barely 70 seconds
but was delivered in four languages: as well as his native
Spanish."
By Patrick Fletcher (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Future) May 25, 2021 Castelli's Premio Black Bibs Are Its Most
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(pelotonmagazine.com) (Image Credit not Found) May 25, 2021 May 24, 2021
Tim Merlier wins Ronde van Limburg.
"Alpecin
Fenix takes the win as Van Moer goes off course. Daniel
McLay is second and John Degenkolb third."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) May 24, 2021 Guillaume Martin wins Mercan'Tour Classic.
"Frenchman
Guillaume Martin solos to victory, Aurélien Paret Peintre
is second and Bruno Armirail finishes in third place."
(cyclingnews.com) Guillaume Martin (Cofidis) (Image credit: Getty Images) May 24, 2021 Soto solos to win in Vuelta a Murcia.
"Euskaltel
Euskadi rider Antonio Jesus Soto tops Angel Madrazo who
finished in second place and Gonzalo Serrano who was
third."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) May 24, 2021 Mauro Vegni 'still angry about what happened
last year' at Giro d'Italia as stage 16 altered 'to avoid
any problems with riders.'
"Many
riders seemed keen to tackle the whole 212km despite the
threat of extreme weather but safety has been put first
with two climbs cut from the queen stage."
By Jonny Long (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) May 24, 2021 5 conclusions from Vuelta a Burgos Feminas.
"Podium
filling Dutch Olympic team, finally for Uttrup Ludwig,
Fisher-Black burns bright, and Longo Borghini's body says
no."
By Kirsten Frattini (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) May 24, 2021 As TV coverage ground to a halt, this fan
live-streamed stage 16 of the Giro d'Italia on Instagram
atop the Passo Giau.
"I
usually only get 10-15 viewers on my Instagram Live," says
Igor Tavella. "But when I saw there were 380 people
watching I thought 'oops, better continue the show or
people will get mad at me."
By Jonny Long (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) May 24, 2021 Broken bones and dislocated shoulders: Peloton
picks itself up after race-stopping crash at Giro d'Italia.
"The
full list of injuries suffered by the Giro d'Italia
peloton after the big crash on stage 15."
By Jonny Long (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) May 24, 2021 How to repair a punctured tubeless tire -
Step-by-step guide to plugging, patching and sewing tires.
"Tubeless
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By Katherine Moore (bikeradar.com) Katherine Moore / Immediate Media May 24, 2021 Best road bikes under £1,000: budget road
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"As
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By Simon Bromley (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Giant) May 24, 2021 Bring on the rain: weatherproof jackets
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"The
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By Sam Challis (cyclist.co.uk) Photography: Rob Milton May 24, 2021 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."
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