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Giro d’Italia 2021 Stage 21 (3 stars).
"At
almost 30 kilometers, the concluding stage’s time trial is
long enough for a strong TT rider to make up a minute or
more on whoever is wearing the pink jersey, especially as
the course is perfectly flat and the buildings of Milan
will protect riders from any wind."
(pelotonmagazine.com) (Image Credit not Found) May 29, 2021 Giro d'Italia stage 20: Caruso wins, Bernal
second.
"This
win is huge for Caruso and also cements his second place
overall. Bernal finishes just 23 seconds back. Yates loses
50 seconds to Caruso and so the Sicilian will start the
final time trial with a good lead over Yates."
By Stephen Puddicombe (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) May 29, 2021 Five talking points from stage 20.
"Bernal
on the brink of glory, Caruso gets his reward, and Yates
holds on - the biggest moments from the penultimate
stage."
By Stephen Puddicombe (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) May 29, 2021 Simon Yates fades on final climb of Giro
d'Italia, but holds onto third overall.
"Barring
absolute disaster in Sunday’s time trial, Yates will end
the Giro in third place overall, his second Grand Tour
podium finish after his 2018 Vuelta a España victory."
By Alasdair Fotheringham (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) May 29, 2021 Giro d’Italia Stage 20 (5 stars).
"What’s likely is that the climbers fighting for the
podium will be seeking as many seconds’ advantage over the
stronger time trialists on this last mountaintop finish.
So, it shouldn’t be a dud."
(pelotonmagazine.com) (Image Credit not Found) May 29, 2021 What the stars said after Simon Yates piled
the pressure at Alpe di Mera.
"From
Simon Yates' long-range attack to Egan Bernal's thoughts
on the closing TT, here's what the stars said after stage
19."
(velonews.com) Photo: Fabio Ferrari/Pool/AFP via Getty Images May 29, 2021 The new season of the Movistar Netflix series
has been released.
"The
original series focused on the team's tumultuous 2019 and
proved to be such a hit that we've been blessed with a
second installment, giving fans an insight into the team's
2020 season."
By Jonny Long (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) May 29, 2021 Giro d'Italia 2021 Live Dashboard.
"2021 Giro d'Italia May 8-30, Italy - May 29th, (Verbania (Valle Spluga) → Alpe Motta 164km). Stage
20 start time: Saturday 12:30 CET (3:30 AM PDT).
Earliest
live video: 12:30 CET (3:30 AM
PDT).
Approximate
finish: 17:15 CET (8:15 AM PDT)."
(steephill.tv) May 29, 2021  Giro d'Italia: Egan Bernal survives as Simon
Yates wins stage 19.
"Simon
Yates (BikeExchange) wins the stage, João Almeida
(Deceuninck Quick Step) is second and Egan Bernal (Ineos
Grenadiers) third."
By Daniel Benson (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) May 28, 2021 Which GC riders lost time on stage 19 to Alpe
di Mera.
"Egan
Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers) extended his overall lead over
his closest challenger, Damiano Caruso (Bahrain
Victorious) on stage 19 of the Giro d’Italia, but lost a
little more ground to third-placed Simon Yates (Team
BikeExchange), who won the stage."
By Patrick Fletcher (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) May 28, 2021 Egan Bernal: I have some time to play with, I
just want to have good legs for the time trial.
"The
Ineos Grenadiers leader still has a comfortable buffer
over his rivals after the summit finish at Alpes di Mera
on stage 19, as Simon Yates (BikeExchange) attacked to
gain more time."
By Alex Ballinger (cyclingweekly.com) (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images) May 28, 2021 Simon Yates believed Egan Bernal would let him
go at Giro d’Italia after reading rival’s comments in media.
"After
attacking 6km from the summit of Alpe di Mera, Yates went
clear of Bernal and Ineos Grenadiers to win his first
stage of this year’s Giro."
By Alex Ballinger (cyclingweekly.com)(Image credit: Stuart Franklin/Getty Images) May 28, 2021 Giro d'Italia peloton to donate stage 19 prize
money to those affected by Stresa cable car crash.
"The
Giro d'Italia peloton will donate the prize money handed
out on Friday's stage 19 to the sole survivor of the
Stresa cable car crash and the families affected by the
tragedy, the riders' union (CPA) has announced."
By Daniel Ostanek (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) May 28, 2021 Alexandre Vinokourov was fired from Astana
then re-instated one day later, sports director divulges.
"A
former Astana sports director also revealed that Miguel
Ángel López wanted to stay at the team on the same salary,
but management refused."
By Jonny Long (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) May 28, 2021 Canyon Grail:ON - A Delightful Ride.
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By James Lynch (pelotonmagazine.com) (Image Credit not Found) May 28, 2021 Giro d’Italia 2021 Stage 19 (4 stars).
"We’re
only two days away from the end of this Giro, but stages
19 and 20 both have mountaintop finishes. What a tough way
to approach the concluding time trial in Milan. By this
point in the Giro, the GC leaders will be depending more
than ever on their teammates."
(pelotonmagazine.com) (Image Credit not Found) May 27, 2021 No looking back as Simon Yates chases pink in
final days of Giro d'Italia.
"We're
in a good place. There's still a lot of climbing to come
and that starts tomorrow," BikeExchange directeur sportif
Matt White said in Stradella on Thursday evening."
By Barry Ryan (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) May 27, 2021 Giro d'Italia: Alberto Bettiol wins stage 18.
"Alberto
Bettiol (EF Education Nippo) provided a masterclass on how
to win from the breakaway with a solo victory on stage 18
of the Giro d’Italia into Stradella."
By Daniel Benson (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) May 27, 2021 Five talking points from stage 18.
"It
was an easy day for the GC riders as the break took the
day - here are the stand out moments on the longest stage
of the race."
By Tim Bonville-Ginn (cyclingweekly.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images) May 27, 2021 Bardet to fight on at Giro d'Italia but podium
gap builds.
"The
time gap between Romain Bardet (Team DSM) and the Giro
d’Italia podium stretched out a little further on stage 17
as he slipped out of the leading group of GC contenders
halfway through the steep final climb."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) May 27, 2021 Geraint Thomas and Richie Porte head up Ineos
Grenadiers team for Critérium du Dauphiné.
"The
eight-day race which takes place between May 30 and June 6
is typically used as a stepping stone towards the Tour de
France by several Grand Tour contenders."
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Sagan won’t join Deceuninck Quick Step.
"Sagan
comes with an entourage of riders and staff and Lefevere
indicates he doesn’t want a team within the team. “I can’t
unite that with our Wolfpack philosophy."
By José Been (cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos) May 29, 2021 Caruso on his ‘not planned’ stage 20 victory:
‘it was magical.’
"The
33-year-old Italian has been particularly strong in the
challenging third week of this Giro, finishing third in
the wintery weather on the shortened stage 16, which saw
him climb to second overall, and coming home fifth and
fourth on stages 17 and 19 respectively."
By Kit Nicholson (cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos) May 29, 2021 Boucles de la Mayenne: Démare wins stage 3.
"Frenchman
Arnaud Demare takes lead from Philipp Walsleben.
Kristoffer Halvorsen finished second on the stage and Nils
Eekhoff third."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image) May 29, 2021 2021 Boucles de la Mayenne LIVE stream.
"2021 Boucles de la Mayenne May 27-30, France. Stage
3 starts at 12:35pm CET(6:35am U.S. Eastern)
Finish at around 5:14pm CET (11:14am U.S. Eastern) Live video from 2:15pm CET (8:15am U.S. Eastern)." (cyclingfans.com) (firstcycling.com) May 29, 2021 Wout van Aert fears first-week Tour yellow
jersey ambition 'no longer realistic' after appendicitis
setback.
"Wout
van Aert says his goal of taking the yellow jersey in the
first week of this summer's Tour de France is "no longer
realistic" after having his appendix removed three weeks
ago."
By Jonny Long (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) May 29, 2021 UCI bans Aerocoach front hub “fairing” used by
Ganna in Giro TT.
"The
Giro d’Italia kicked off almost three weeks ago with a
dominant display from Filippo Ganna in the stage one
opening time trial. Much talk followed that time trial
about the equipment selection of some teams. "
By Ronan Mc Laughlin (cyclingtips.com) (Image Credit not Found) May 29, 2021 5 things cyclists should avoid during long
endurance rides and events.
"Longer
endurance cycling events, including gravel races,
ultraendurance or marathon mountain bike races, and gran
fondos are the most popular forms of competitive cycling
in the United States."
By Chris Carmichael (roadbikeaction.com) (Image Credit not Found) May 29, 2021 Majority of people support building more
segregated bike lanes, new research finds.
"A new
study has found 64 per cent of people support building
more segregated bike lanes, even if it means less road
space for cars."
By Will Bolton (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) May 29, 2021 Morgan Blue FM Chainspray.
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By Liam Cahill (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) May 29, 2021 May 28, 2021
Boucles de la Mayenne: Démare takes stage 2
sprint win.
"Arnaud
Démare wins stage two, Niccolò Bonafazio follows in
second, Kristoffer Halvorsen in third."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image) May 28, 2021 8 riders to watch at the 2021 Critérium du
Dauphiné.
"Thomas, Quintana and Gaudu among the big names in action at the key Tour de France build-up event." By Daniel Ostanek (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) May 28, 2021 Critérium du Dauphiné 2021 route: Three
mountain stages and time trial in pre-Tour de France race.
"The
route for the 2021 edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné
(May 30 to June 6) features three mountain stages
including three summit finishes along with an individual
time trial and several lumpy stages."
By Tim Bonville-Ginn (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) May 28, 2021 Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour: Lotte Kopecky
wins stage 4.
"The
Belgian champion won the uphill sprint ahead of Lucinda
Brand (Trek Segafredo) and Liane Lippert (Team DSM) in
Dörtendorf."
By Kirsten Frattini (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) May 28, 2021 Thuringen and the last chance for Olympic
dreams.
"As
the men race around Italy, the women’s peloton continues
to impress in Germany at the LOTTO Thüringen Ladies Tour.
The fourth stage on Friday saw some movement in the
general classification."
By Abby Mickey (cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos) May 28, 2021 Are Chainless Shaft Drive Bicycles A Genius or
Terrible Idea?
"In
this article, you’ll find out all of the reasons why shaft
drivetrains have not succeeded in the bicycle world. Make
sure to stick around until the end, because we will be
using our shaft drive knowledge to assess the interesting
new Driven drivetrain."
By Alee Denham (cyclingabout.com) Image: Ceramicspeed May 28, 2021 Best power meters: Consistent power data for
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Peter Sagan fined for 'intimidation' in Giro
d'Italia stage 18.
"Peter
Sagan (Bora Hansgrohe) was docked 50 UCI points and fined
1000 CHF for "Intimidation, improper conduct against other
riders" according to the Giro d'Italia stage 18 race jury
communiqué."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) May 27, 2021 Critérium du Dauphiné 2021 - Race Preview.
"Thomas,
Froome, Gaudu, Quintana and Kruijswijk among the big names
at the tough French eight-day race."
By Peter Cossins (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) May 27, 2021 Bernal’s bad day is hardly the end of his Giro
d’Italia campaign.
"Think
Egan Bernal's bad day is a sign that his Giro d'Italia is
over? Think again, writes Sophie Smith of La Course En
Tête."
By Sophie Smith (velonews.com) (Photo by Luca Bettini / AFP) (Photo by LUCA BETTINI/AFP via Getty Images) May 27, 2021 Giulio Ciccone pulls out of Giro.
"Giulio
Ciccone has abandoned the Giro d'Italia after crashing in
the last 30km of stage 17 along with multiple other
riders."
By Tim Bonville-Ginn (cyclingweekly.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images) May 27, 2021
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Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour: Brand wins again
on stage 5.
"Lucinda
Brand (Trek Segafredo) claimed her second stage win of the
Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour to extend her lead in the
general classification with a powerful solo attack with
3km to go."
(Getty Images Sport) May 29, 2021 Chris Froome, Geraint Thomas, Sepp Kuss race
toward Tour de France at Critérium du Dauphiné.
"Falling
just four weeks before the Tour de France, the mountainous
Dauphiné makes for a key final tester - one last tune-up
of an engine tuned all season with the maillot jaune in
mind."
By Jim Cotton (velonews.com) Photo: Xavier Bonilla/NurPhoto via Getty Images May 29, 2021 2021 Criterium du Dauphine Live stream.
"2021 Critérium du Dauphiné May 30-June 6, France. Stage
1 starts Sunday at 12:10pm CET (6:10am U.S. Eastern).
Finish
at around 4:50pm CET (10:50am U.S. Eastern).
Live video from 3:10pm CET (9:10am U.S. Eastern)." (cyclingfans.com) (Credit not Found) May 29, 2021 Kämna takes ‘flexible break’ as health
problems weigh.
"Bora
Hansgrohe rider likely out of Tour de France and through
to second half of season, team extends contract through
2022."
By Simone Giuliani (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) May 29, 2021 Gravel racing tips from top pros.
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By Ryan Simonovich (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: ENVE Composites) May 29, 2021 A Rene Herse for the Outback.
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By Jan Heine (renehersecycles.com) Photo: Rue Kaladyte May 29, 2021 Check those bike pedals: Trek recalls
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By Dave Atkinson (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) May 29, 2021 May 28, 2021
Remco Evenepoel and the Weight of Expectation.
"A
single Instagram post from tennis star and reigning US
Open and Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka this week
reignited the ongoing conversation about the mental health
of professional athletes."
By Nick Bull (pelotonmagazine.com) Images by Chris Auld May 28, 2021 Jumbo Visma DS: Sepp Kuss is now a ‘guarantee’
at Tour de France.
"As
Sepp Kuss readies for his second Tour de France, the team
is banking on his consistency in the fight for the yellow
jersey."
By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) (Photo: James Startt) May 28, 2021 The hijacked plane, the dictator, and the
cycling championship.
"Over
the past few months, there have been growing calls for the
European Cycling Union (UEC) to reconsider the location of
its continental track championship, slated to be held in
Minsk, Belarus in late June."
By Iain Treloar (cyclingtips.com) photography by Wiki Commons / composite artwork Matt de Neef May 28, 2021 Peter Sagan gets new ciclamino Specialized
Tarmac SL7 at Giro d'Italia.
"After
all-but sealing overall victory in the points
classification at the 2021 Giro d'Italia, Peter Sagan
(Bora Hansgrohe) is celebrating with a new-look
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(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Veloimages / Bora Hansgrohe) May 28, 2021 Unbound Gravel to be broadcast live.
"This
year, Unbound Gravel - the race formerly known as Dirty
Kanza - will be broadcast live. Coverage will begin at 12
p.m. local time (CST) on Saturday, June 5, which is when
participants from the 100-mile race are expected to
finish. It will continue until the elite men and women
have finished the 200-mile race."
By Betsy Welch (velonews.com) (Image Credit not Found) May 28, 2021 I love the Giro d'Italia.
"The
Giro d’Italia stirs emotions like no other race. To
understand its hidden depths, Procycling magazine speaks
to the riders, staff and journalists with intimate
knowledge of the corsa rosa."
By Procycling (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) May 28, 2021 Memorial Day bike sales: Where to find the
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(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) May 28, 2021 Former Monument Bordeaux Paris to return as
amateur event.
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race first took place before Liège Bastogne Liège with a
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Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour: Lucinda Brand
holds off charging peloton to win stage 3.
"After
Brand finished, overall race leader Emma Norsgaard
(Movistar) won the bunch sprint for second place with
Lotte Kopecky (Belgium) taking third place in Schleiz."
By Kirsten Frattini (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) May 27, 2021 Philipp Walsleben claims first major road win
in Boucles de la Mayenne.
"German
cyclocrosser takes out first leader's jersey with solo
breakaway, Diego Rubio second and Arnaud Demare third."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) May 27, 2021 Jumbo Visma, Primož Roglič ready to apply
lessons from 2020 Tour de France stunner.
"Primož
Roglič will race in a different way in this year's Tour de
France, but the goal of winning the yellow jersey remains
the same."
By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) (Photo: Bas Czerwinski/Getty Images) May 27, 2021 Alaphilippe set to make Tour de Suisse debut
ahead of Tour de France.
"The
world champion has taken part in six editions of the
Dauphiné during his career, taking two stage wins and a
king of the mountains jersey along the way, but he's
opting to take a different path the Tour this year,
according to a report in L'Equipe."
By Daniel Ostanek (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image) May 27, 2021 Schultz fractures hand in Giro d'Italia crash.
"Schultz
had been Yates' last man standing in the pivotal mountain
stages so far but the 26-year-old wasn’t there when the
Briton reignited his GC hopes on the Sega di Ala climb."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) May 27, 2021 Olympics 2021: Lily Williams and her meteoric
rise to peak with Olympic selection.
"After
less than three years of racing on the track, Lily
Williams sets her sights on the USA's Olympic team pursuit
squad."
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