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July 12, 2021
Five things to look out for at the Tour de
France 2021 week three.
"The
Pyrenees sets the stage for the decisive stages of the
third week of the 2021 Tour de France."
By Stephen Puddicombe (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) July 12, 2021 Tour de France: Which teams need to rescue
their race in the final week.
"Over
the last weeks, Deceuninck Quick Step has been dominant,
taking five stage wins, holding the green jersey and a day
in yellow, while UAE Team Emirates look to be sailing
towards another overall victory thanks to Tadej Pogačar."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) July 12, 2021 Philippa York: Ineos head for Tour de France
disaster but Cavendish has his sparkle back.
"The
major conclusion to be made is that for each day that
passes for Tadej Pogačar the likelihood of him being
unseated from the race lead looks more and more unlikely."
By Philippa York (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) July 12, 2021 Tom Dumoulin: When I saw Van Aert win on
Ventoux I started to get the itch for the Tour de France.
"Jumbo
Visma rider Dumoulin is making his comeback after he took
an unexpected break from racing earlier this year, but is
now targeting a medal at the Tokyo Olympics. "
By Alex Ballinger (cyclingweekly.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images) July 12, 2021 Milestones for Canada and the US.
"The
USA and Canada both had major milestones this weekend,
with Michael Woods became the second-ever Canadian since
Alex Stedia to wear the KOM leader Polka Dot Jersey on
Sunday’s stage 15 while Sepp Kuss got by far the win of
his career and became the first American to win a Tour de
France stage since Tyler Farrer in 2011."
By Spencer Martin (procyclingstats.com) July 12, 2021 Vuelta a España boss 'hopes for amazing duel'
between Bernal and Pogacar.
"Pogačar
took third in the Vuelta in 2019, his first Grand Tour
finish, while Bernal has never raced it the Spanish Grand
Tour before."
By Alasdair Fotheringham (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) July 12, 2021 Back In 1964.
"The
Tour de France enjoys a rest day in Andorra. The first
this happened was in 1964 and the race was almost turned
upside down, a story of a foretold death, a lamb feast and
sangria."
(inrng.com) (Image Credit not Found) July 12, 2021 The Cyclists’ Alliance publishes results of
latest rider survey.
"Disparities
between WorldTeams and Continental teams continue to grow;
a minimum salary tops list of priorities for all riders."
By Betsy Welch (velonews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images) July 12, 2021 Pello Bilbao fumes after being told he will
not be in Spain's Olympic team 30 minutes before Tour de
France stage start.
"Pello
Bilbao, one of the most consistent and best-performing
Spaniards in the past three seasons, has reacted angrily
to the news that he will not be included in his country's
squad at the Olympic Games."
By Chris Marshall-Bell (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) July 12, 2021 Sunglasses Roundup: Scicon AeroWing Lamon,
Limar, Sweet Protection, Bollé AI.
"Summer
riding & racing brings tons of new options for keeping
the sun out of your eyes with several new pairs of
sunglasses from Scicon, Limar, Sweet Protection, and
Bollé."
By Cory Benson (bikerumor.com) SciconSports.com/eyewear July 12, 2021 2021 Tour de France live stream.
"2021 Tour de France June 26-July 18. Monday
is a rest day.
Tuesday July 13th: Pas De La Case (AD) → Saint-Gaudens
220km.
Stage
16
start time: 1:05pm CET (4:05am PDT).
Earliest live video: 1:05pm CET (4:05am PDT). Approximate
finish: 5:34pm CET (8:34am PDT)."
(cyclingtips.com) (cyclingfans.com) (steephill.tv) July 12, 2021  Tour de France: Kuss wins stage 15 in Andorra.
"26
year old Jumbo Visma climber is the first American in 10
years to win a Tour stage."
By Stephen Farrand (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) July 11, 2021 Five talking points from stage 15 of the Tour
de France 2021.
"It
has been a turbulent Tour de France for Jumbo Visma, after
these lost their general classification leader early in
the race, but the Dutch WorldTour squad have bounced back
in outstanding fashion."
By Alex Ballinger (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) July 11, 2021 Sepp Kuss wins first career Tour stage, Woods
loses polka dots in the Andorran Pyrenees.
"American
Sepp Kuss held off Alejandro Valverde to win his first
career Tour stage and Jumbo Visma’s second of the 2021
edition."
By Rob Sturney (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image Credit not Found) July 11, 2021 Lost Boys: Six stars who have stopped the Tour
de France.
"Crashes
and time losses in the opening weeks have seen more star
riders abandoning or out of contention than at any other
Tour de France."
By John Wilcockson (velonews.com) (Photo: Chris Graythen/Getty Images) July 11, 2021 Nacer Bouhanni abandons the Tour de France.
"Nacer
Bouhanni's Tour de France came to an end on stage 15, as
the Frenchman abandoned at the intermediate sprint having
been dropped ahead of the highest climbs of the stage."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) July 11, 2021 Julian Alaphilippe races 'way too crazy,'
according to Patrick Lefevere.
"Alaphilippe
(Deceuninck Quick Step) has been on the attack on almost
every other stage at this year's Tour de France without
much success since his stage win on the opening day."
By Tim Bonville-Ginn (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) July 11, 2021 How much does a Tour de France bike cost?
"While
these bikes are available to the public to buy, such
high-end bikes are often very expensive, so that raises a
question: What is the cost of a Tour de France bike?"
By Josh Croxton (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) July 11, 2021 Deignan denied stage 10 victory but proud of
fourth overall at Giro d'Italia Donne.
"It
was a really hard race. We had two objectives at the start
of the race; to retain the mountain classification for
Lucinda [Brand] and for me to stay in fourth place on GC."
By Kirsten Frattini (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) July 11, 2021 After 40 km solo, Bauke Mollema wins stage 14
of the Tour de France.
"In
the general classification, only Guillaume Martin
(Cofidis) made any gains, climbing from ninth to second by
dint of his day in the breakaway."
By Kit Nicholson (cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos) July 10, 2021 Guillaume Martin moves to second on GC with
tactical ride.
"Martin
(Cofidis) produced a brilliant performance in Stage 14 of
the Tour de France to jump seven spots to second in the
general classification and become the new closest
challenger to leader Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates)."
(sbs.com.au) (Velo) July 10, 2021 Five talking points from stage 14 of the Tour
de France.
"Bauke
Mollema produced another breakaway masterclass on rolling
terrain to win the second Tour de France stage of his
career."
By Stephen Puddicombe (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) July 10, 2021 Simon Yates escapes serious injury after stage
13 crash.
"The
team's doctor confirmed that the British climber had
trauma to his abdominal wall before he was then
transferred to the hospital."
By Tim Bonville-Ginn (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) July 10, 2021 |
Lachlan Morton is on track to beat the Tour
peloton to Paris by five days.
"While
there’s an enormous personal challenge at the core of
Morton’s Alt Tour, there’s a bigger ambition too. It’s a
fundraising initiative for World Bicycle Relief. So far,
Morton has raised over £300,000 (US$417,000 / AU$558,000).
"
By Iain Treloar (cyclingtips.com) photography by Rapha July 12, 2021 Tour de France leader Pogacar: Maybe one day I
will publish my data.
"For
sure I'm not angry or pissed off. They are uncomfortable
questions because the [cycling] history was really bad. I
totally understand why there are all of these questions,"
he said."
By Alasdair Fotheringham (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) July 12, 2021 UAE Team Head of Medicine defends Tour de
France leader Pogacar’s stance on anti-doping controls.
"We
end up in this age-old conundrum of the athlete saying, ‘I
can only speak for myself and what I’ve done. It’s trying
to prove a negative and that’s not possible. What more can
be said about that other than what Tadej said in the press
conference?"
By Alasdair Fotheringham (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image) July 12, 2021 Porte: Pogacar has proven he's a level above
at the Tour de France.
"Ineos
Grenadiers racing to put Carapaz on the podium with yellow
now over five minutes out of reach."
By Daniel Benson (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) July 12, 2021 The 2021 Tour de France podium fight is a
great one.
"Mark
Cavendish is looking to own the most Tour stage win record
outright. Michael Woods is still right in the polka dot
jersey competition - his scrap with Wout Poels has been a
good one. But perhaps the most intriguing is the battle
for the podium, with four riders vying for the two steps
below Tadej Pogačar."
By Rob Sturney (cyclingmagazine.ca) ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULATGetty Images July 12, 2021 Vincenzo Nibali abandons.
"Trek
Segafredo rider Nibali had been using the Tour to prepare
for the Tokyo Olympics later this month, where he is
targeting a medal in the road race with the Italian
national team."
By Alex Ballinger (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Joan Cros Garcia – Corbis/ Corbis via Getty Images) July 12, 2021 What do pro riders do on Tour de France rest
days?
"No
such thing as a rest day,” Team Qhubeka NextHash tweeted.
That’s right, after suffering in the mountains the riders
might get a well-deserved day off from the racing itself,
but you can’t get the pro riders off their bikes."
By Anna Marie Hughes (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) July 12, 2021 Deceuninck Quick Step to become Quick Step
Alpha Vinyl for 2022.
"Co-sponsor
Deceuninck leaves their role after three seasons with the
team, leaving long-time sponsor, flooring company Quick
Step, to take sole main sponsorship for 2022."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) July 12, 2021 Bontrager Circuit road shoes review.
"The
Bontrager Circuit is a high-performance shoe at a great
price. It looks good and it's comfortable with the option
to mount either three-hole or two-hole cleats. They should
last a long time and perform well the whole time."
By Josh Ross (cyclingnews.com)(Image: © Josh Ross) July 12, 2021 The gear I loved at the Migration Gravel Race.
"From
my personal gravel bike to a beaded Maasai good-luck
charm, these are the things that made my race."
By Betsy Welch (velonews.com) Evoc bike travel bag. Photo: Betsy Welch July 12, 2021 Athletes May Have More Than Twice the Risk of
Irregular Heart Rhythm - Younger Athletes at Greater Risk.
"Athletes
may have more than twice the risk of irregular heart
rhythm. Younger athletes are at greater risk of atrial
fibrillation than older athletes, say researchers."
By BMJ (scitechdaily.com) (Image Credit not Found) July 12, 2021 Tour de France Stage 16 - Preview.
"There’s
plenty of climbing - but even more descending - on this
third Pyrenean stage. It starts with a half-hour
neutralized descent from 2,400 to 1,000 meters in
elevation…and continues downhill until the day’s first
climb starts 40 kilometers later."
(pelotonmagazine.com) (Image Credit not Found) July 12, 2021 July 11, 2021
Peter Stetina, Sofia Gomez Villafane win
Crusher in the Tushar.
"Maude
Farrell, Lauren De Crescenzo round out women's podium;
Zach Calton, Edward Anderson beaten by Stetina in Utah
gravel race."
(velonews.com) (Image Credit not Found) July 11, 2021 Skylar Schneider, Justin Williams and L39ion
dominate in Boise.
"L39ion
of Los Angeles owned the second stop of the USA Crits
series, handily winning the women’s and men’s races and
filling five of the six podium spots on a hot night in
Boise, Idaho."
By Ben Delaney (velonews.com) Photo: Connor Ryan/USA Crits July 11, 2021 Erin Huck, Keegan Swenson crowned U.S. XC MTB
national champions.
"Professional
cross-country mountain bikers Erin Huck (Scott Shimano
Stans) and Keegan Swenson (Santa Cruz Bicycles) earned
their stars and strips in Colorado on Saturday."
By Betsy Welch (velonews.com) Photo: Kenny Wehn July 11, 2021 De Franceso solos to big NRS win at Tour de
Brisbane.
"Gold
Coast's newest cycling talent Danielle De Francesco
(Specialized Women's Racing) has shocked herself to take
the first National Road Series win of her career at the
2021 Tour de Brisbane."
(sbs.com.au) Pete Wallis) July 11, 2021 Jonas Vingegaard: I'm growing into team leader
role at Tour de France.
"Jonas
Vingegaard clearly knows how to look after himself. The
Dane may be vying for a podium spot in his debut Tour de
France, but his Jumbo Visma team had no qualms about
leaving him to his own devices for much of the haul
through the Pyrenees to Andorra La Vella."
By Barry Ryan (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) July 11, 2021 The fierce battle for polka dots continues to
deliver at the Tour de France.
"The
battle for the most hotly contested jersey at the Tour de
France raged on as the peloton rode into Andorra on
Sunday, and the final week of the race should offer plenty
of entertainment to come, too."
(cyclingtips.com) By Dane Cash (Photo: Cor Vos) July 11, 2021 Vingegaard and Van Aert celebrate ‘a perfect
day’ for Team Jumbo Visma.
"Team
Jumbo Visma enjoyed a perfect day on stage 15 of the Tour
de France, with Sepp Kuss storming to stage victory in
Andorra and Jonas Vingegaard up to third overall."
By Kit Nicholson (cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos) July 11, 2021 Carapaz convinced Pyrenean stages will be
'very favorable.'
"Richard
Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers) says he is heading into the
Pyrenees convinced that the 2021 Tour de France’s longest
segment of high mountains racing will play out in his
favor."
By Alasdair Fotheringham (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) July 11, 2021 Tour de France Stage 15 Preview.
"These
roads in the Eastern Pyrénées have hardly ever featured in
the Tour de France. The riders will be going high, very
high indeed; the third of the day’s four climbs, the Port
d’Envalira, is the “roof” of the 2021 Tour at 2,408 meters
(7,900 feet) above sea level."
(pelotonmagazine.com) (Image Credit not Found) July 11, 2021 Boise USA Crits livestream.
"Pro
women race at 7 and pro men start at 8:15 p.m. MST at the
Bailey & Glasser Twilight Criterium.
D1/Pro
Women: 7:00 p.m. (MDT).
D1/Pro Men: 8:15 p.m. (MDT)." (velonews.com) Photo: Kit Karzen July 11, 2021 July 10, 2021
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July 12, 2021
Five conclusions from the Giro d'Italia Donne.
"This
year’s edition of the Giro d'Italia Donne was defined by
the unparalleled force of nature that is SD Worx, with the
team sweeping the podium on two stages as well as the
overall."
By Amy Jones (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) July 12, 2021 Peter Sagan has knee surgery following Tour de
France departure.
"Peter
Sagan (Bora Hansgrohe) has undergone successful surgery
near his home in Monaco after the rider's knee became
infected following his Tour de France abandon."
By Daniel Benson (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) July 12, 2021 Tour de France: UCI says no infractions
following 720 inspections for ‘motor doping.’
"New
detection methods for 'technological fraud' will be rolled
out at the Tokyo Olympic Games for track, road and
mountain bike disciplines."
By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) (Getty Images Sport) July 12, 2021 Kelderman expecting 'different racing' in Tour
de France's third week.
"The
30-year-old is on the outer edge of the group of podium
contenders who are well behind race leader Tadej Pogačar
(UAE Team Emirates) but currently all within a two-minute
time band of each other. Kelderman is sixth."
By Alasdair Fotheringham (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) July 12, 2021 Tour de France 2021: Strava stats reveal huge
effort by Sepp Kuss in the Pyrenees.
"Sepp
Kuss made yet another statement of his talent on stage 15
of the Tour de France 2021, taking a huge solo win in the
Pyrenees mountains - but what do the Strava stats from his
ride reveal?"
By Alex Ballinger (cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Chris Graythen/Getty Images) July 12, 2021 Tim Declercq is fighting on so he can fight
some more.
"Riders
not suited to the high mountains, some of them injured,
are fighting desperately to stay within the time cut and
within the race."
By Matt de Neef (cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos) July 12, 2021 Chris Froome switches out Shimano disc brake
calipers on Tour de France mountain stage.
"Chris
Froome isn’t the convert to disc brakes that many pro
riders are and he looks to have taken one more step in an
attempt to stop the annoying rotor noise that can follow a
long period of heavy braking."
By Liam Cahill (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) July 12, 2021 Mark Cavendish looking beyond ’35’ and toward
2022 season.
"It’s
the same ambition to win one more as it was to win one 13
years ago. Every opportunity there is for a sprint I’d
like to win. That’s why we’re here to try to perform."
By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images) July 12, 2021 Remco Evenepoel: Wout van Aert has an edge in
Belgian Olympic Games squad.
"The
Deceuninck Quick Step rider, who returned to competition
at the Giro d’Italia in May after an eight month injury
lay off, is on the five-man Belgian squad for the road
race alongside Van Aert, who is currently serving up a
powerful performance at the Tour de France."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) July 12, 2021 Police appeal after cyclist had axe thrown at
him from van window.
"A
cyclist who had an axe thrown at him from a white van has
said that police told him they won't be following up on
the incident because he didn't obtain the registration
plate number for the vehicle."
By Jack Sexty (road.cc) July 12, 2021 Continental’s cream sidewall GP5000 is back.
"In
some early good news from the Tour de France rest day,
Continental has announced the return of the GP5000 cream
sidewall tires, and this time they are here to stay."
By Ronan Mc Laughlin (cyclingtips.com) photography by Caley Fretz July 12, 2021 Spotted: Hunt prototype carbon-spoke, 1151g
disc brake road wheels at Tour de France.
"The
Tour de France mountains have given us a sneak peek at
another set of prototype wheels being tested, this time an
ultralight set of low-profile Hunt Carbon Spoke, disc
brake tubulars."
By Cory Benson (bikerumor.com) c. Hunt, photos by Damian Murphy ©GettySport July 12, 2021 Anna van der Breggen wins 2021 Giro d'Italia
Donne.
"Coryn
Rivera (Team DSM) beat Lizzie Deignan (Trek Segafredo) in
the sprint to win the stage 10, while Elise Chabbey
(Canyon SRAM) finished third, and Van der Breggen crossed
the line in fourth place with her arms aloft to celebrate
the overall victory."
By Lukas Knöfler (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) July 11, 2021 Can the Giro Donne Change?
"The
race was demoted from the World Tour last season for
failing to meet minimum standards, and live coverage of
certain stages has also fallen through this year. Will the
Giro Donne ever change?"
By Amy Jones (pelotonmagazine.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) July 11, 2021 Baloise Ladies Tour: Lisa Klein wins stage 2B
time trial.
"Canyon
SRAM rider Lisa Klein takes the overall lead. Mieke Kröger
finished second on the stage and Hannah Ludwig third."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) July 11, 2021 Rally Cycling's Franz speaks out about
bullying at Giro d'Italia Donne.
"Being
mocked and bullied in the groupetto today was one of the
worst experiences I’ve had in a bike race. On day nine of
the Giro d'Italia Donne and there’s absolutely no place
for that when people are on the edge and on their limit."
By Kirsten Frattini (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) July 11, 2021 Amanda Spratt abandons Giro Donne before final
stage.
"Spratt
crashed hard during stage 8. She fought on during stage 9
to Monte Matajur but was distanced due to her injuries and
decided not to ride the final stage."
By Stephen Farrand (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) July 11, 2021 Brodie Chapman suffers asthma attack that 'had
her by the throat' at Giro d'Italia Donne.
"'There’s
literally nothing else you can focus on except trying to
breathe' says FDJ rider forced to pull out on stage 10."
By Kirsten Frattini (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) July 11, 2021 Tour de France: What the stars said after Sepp
Kuss solos to victory in Andorra.
"From
a delighted Sepp Kuss to a relaxed Tadej Pogačar, here's
what the stars said after stage 15 of the Tour de France."
(velonews.com) Photo: Thomas Samson - Pool/Getty Images July 11, 2021 Being Pro: Sepp Kuss.
"I
started out in the Durango Devo MTB program. At the time I
was just riding for fun, going on adventures and racing
most weekends in the summer to stay in shape for ski
season. When I started college at the University of
Colorado Boulder, I was introduced to a bit of road racing
through the collegiate cycling club."
(roadbikeaction.com) (Image Credit not Found) July 11, 2021 2021 Giro d’Italia Donne / Giro Rosa Live
Feed.
"2021 Giro d’Italia Donne / Giro Rosa (Capriva del Friuli - Cormons113km). Sunday,
July 11th, Stage 10 starts at 12:15am CET (6:15aam U.S.
Eastern).
Finish at around 3:13pm CET (9:13am U.S. Eastern). Live video from 2:45pm CET (8:45am U.S. Eastern)." (cycling.today) (giroditaliadonne.it) July 11, 2021 Giro d'Italia Donne: Ashleigh Moolman Pasio
wins queen stage 9 atop Monte Matajur.
"SD
Worx go 1-2-3 as Anna van der Breggen brings maglia rosa
into finale on Sunday."
By Lukas Knöfler (Image credit: Getty Images) July 10, 2021 Giro d'Italia Donne: No live TV of queen stage
9 leaves riders and fans frustrated.
"Organizers
of the Giro d'Italia Donne, PMG Sport, have failed to live
up to their promises of live television coverage of all 10
stages, held from July 2-11."
By Amy Jones (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) July 10, 2021 |
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