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Kasia Niewiadoma: Ready for anything at the
Olympics.
"Polish
contender on the importance of maturity, motivation and
keeping it fresh ahead of her second career Games."
By Kirsten Frattini (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) July 20, 2021 Olympics: Can the Dutch women claim third
straight road race title?
"The
Dutch women made history when they won back-to-back
Olympic road race titles in London and Rio. Can they do it
again with a third straight victory? There are few who
would bet against it."
By Sadhbh O'Shea (velonews.com) Photo: Sebastian Kahnert/picture alliance via Getty Images July 20, 2021 Guide to the cycling events at the 2020 Tokyo
Olympics.
"There
are four road cycling events at Tokyo 2020: a road race
and time trial for men, and the same for women."
By Matt de Neef (cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos) July 20, 2021 Simon Jones: Australia’s first Olympics goal
is making it to the start line.
"This
Games is unique and extraordinary, getting on the start
line is actually a goal. All it takes is one close contact
with covid:" Simon Jones, AusCycling's performance
director."
By Simone Giuliani (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) July 20, 2021 Groenewegen takes first win since ban for
infamous sprint crash.
"The
Dutch rider claimed victory today in the bunch sprint that
marked the finish of stage 1 at Tour de Wallonie."
(stickybottle.com) (Image Credit not Found) July 20, 2021 Tour of Britain 2021: More route details
announced including TTT and summit finish in Wales.
"New
details have been released for the 2021 Tour of Britain
including the routes for its two Welsh stages, with one a
team time-trial and the other a summit finish."
By Will Strickson (cyclist.co.uk) Photo: SWPix July 20, 2021 Scott Sport Shield Supersonic Edition
Sunglasses.
"The
Scott Sport Shield Supersonic Edition sunglasses may have
their design roots set in the past, but with excellent
clarity from the large lens and loads of eye coverage,
their performance is certainly bang up to date."
By Stu Kerton (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) July 20, 2021 From 2011 to 2021: Comparing Mark Cavendish’s
Tour de France green jersey bikes.
"Ten
years apart, how do Mark Cavendish's Specialized McLaren
Venge and Specialized Tarmac SL7 compare?"
By George Scott (bikeradar.com) (Image Credit not Found) July 20, 2021  July 19, 2021
The Moment The Tour de France Was Won.
"Grand
Bornand, big win. The Laval time trial was important, the
Col de Romme was decisive. Stage 8 was hectic from the
start with riders trying to go clear and at one point
Tadej Pogačar joined in an early breakaway, a move that
said plenty about the chaotic racing."
(inrng.com) (Image credit: ASO) July 19, 2021 6 conclusions from the 2021 Tour de France.
"We
examine the 2021 Tour as a spectacle, wondering why the
race fizzled out after the high-octane first week, and
highlighting the importance of both questions and answers
in a race where the spectre of doping resurfaced once
again."
By Barry Ryan, Alasdair Fotheringham (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image) July 19, 2021 Tour de France 2021 team ratings: How did each
team perform?
"We
rate the performances of each of the teams in the 108th
edition of the Tour de France."
By Stephen Puddicombe (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) July 19, 2021 Mark Cavendish: My Tour de France shows you
should never give up.
"Twelve
months ago, it looked like Cavendish’s career was stalling
towards retirement. Without a major win in years, and with
health issues plaguing him, a new crop of sprinters had
cemented their dominance in the sport."
By Daniel Benson (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image) July 19, 2021 Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta announces 24
teams.
"All
nine top-tier Women's WorldTeams will be on the start line
- Alé BTC Ljubljana, Canyon SRAM, FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine
Futuroscope, Liv Racing, Movistar Team Women, Team
BikeExchange, Team DSM, Team SD Worx and Trek Segafredo."
By Kirsten Frattini (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) July 19, 2021 AbsoluteBlack HollowCage reimagines wild, low
friction rear derailleur pulleys.
"Everyone
and their brother has tried to make drivetrains faster
with larger derailleur pulleys & ceramic bearings, but
AbsoluteBlack's new HollowCage may be a truly
revolutionary bike upgrade."
(bikerumor.com) (Image Credit not Found) July 19, 2021 Tadej Pogacar wins 2021 Tour de France as Van
Aert takes final stage.
"Wout
van Aert (Jumbo Visma) sprinted to victory on the Champs
Elysées, beating Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin Fenix) and Mark
Cavendish (Deceuninck Quick Step) to the line on stage 21
to take his third stage victory of the race."
(cyclingnews.com) (cyclingmagazine.ca) July 18, 2021 Wout van Aert denies Mark Cavendish to win
Champs Élysées stage 21 of Tour de France 2021.
"Tadej Pogačar sealed his second yellow jersey, successfully defending his title." By Jonny Long (cyclingweekly.com) (cyclingnews.com) By Daniel Ostanek July 18, 2021 Five talking points from stage 21 of the Tour
de France 2021.
"We’ve
acclaimed Wout van Aert (Jumbo Visma) many times over the
last few years for being the best all-rounder in the
world. How long before we should start talking about him
as one of the best all-rounders the sport has ever seen?"
By Stephen Puddicombe (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) July 18, 2021 |
July 20, 2021
Rating the 2021 Tour de France top 10.
"Filling
out the top 10 were a couple of surprise packages, a
couple of consistent performances, and a couple of
disappointments."
By Daniel Benson (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) July 20, 2021 It Was The Best Of Years. Or Was It? Here Are
Our Tour de France Takeaways.
"The
2021 Tour de France was binary: either fans thought it was
a suspense-less slog to a foregone conclusion, or one of
the most memorable of recent editions. In truth, it was a
bit of both."
By Joe Lindsey (Image Credit not Found) (bicycling.co.za) July 20, 2021 An amazing chase: How Jack Thompson rode the
entire Tour de France route and beat the peloton to Paris.
"What
took the peloton 23 days in front of a worldwide audience,
took one Australian 10 days in front of five support
crew."
By Chris Marshall-Bell (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Tristan Cardew / https://www.instagram.com/tristantakephoto/) July 20, 2021 Ewan back on the bike after Tour de France
crash.
"Caleb
Ewan is back on his bike just three weeks after a
high-speed crash at the Tour de France left him with a
displaced complex fracture in his right collarbone."
(sbs.com.au) (Photo: Velo) July 20, 2021 Egan Bernal pays tribute 13-year-old fan
killed by truck while cycling.
"Julián
Gómez, who became famous after cameras caught him crying
as Bernal won the Tour de France, died after being hit by
a truck in Colombia."
By Alex Ballinger (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: JUAN BARRETO/AFP via Getty Images) July 20, 2021 Loïc Vliegen: The Unknown Warrior.
"Even
ardent fans of cycling might have a hard time recognizing
Loïc Vliegen, but his story exemplifies those of many
“anonymous” riders in the Tour de France peloton."
(pelotonmagazine.com) Image: John Berry/Getty Images July 20, 2021 Tour of Norway teams announcement.
"All
WorldTour teams will be attending the Ladies Tour of
Norway, the country’s only WorldTour cycling event, which
will be held form 12 -15 August."
(voxwomen.com) (Image Credit not Found) July 20, 2021 Tour de France Tech: Who won with what?
"New
bikes, tech, kit, components and more have been on show
for all to see, with manufacturers making the most of the
'shop window' effect of the world's biggest bike race."
By Josh Croxton (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) July 20, 2021 Florida man attacked by alligator after
falling from bike and landing on reptile.
"A
cyclist in Florida who crashed his bike while riding a
trail and landed on an alligator sustained serious
injuries after the reptile attacked him."
By Simon MacMichael (road.cc) (Facebook) July 20, 2021 Best Road Bike Shoes of 2021 - From Racing to
Endurance Rides.
"If
you spend a lot of hours on your road bike, whether
casually exploring your area, logging long training miles,
racing crits, or doing triathlons, a good pair of road
cycling shoes are going to make you more efficient and
more comfortable."
By Molly Hurford (bikerumor.com) (Image Credit not Found) July 20, 2021 July 19, 2021
Katerina Nash wins women's Belgian Waffle Ride
California.
"I’m
beyond excited to take the win at Belgian Waffle Ride. The
intimidating distance of 132 miles, the heat and the
competition kept me focused. I put it all together and
saved enough energy for final climb attack."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Dejan Smaic) July 19, 2021 Wout van Aert: I'm just a little cyclist
compared with Eddy Merckx.
"Van
Aert's victory - his sixth in three Tour appearances -
came in the jersey of Belgian champion, and it was perhaps
inevitable that after preserving Merckx's hold on the
record, he would be asked if he was, in fact, the second
coming of the Cannibal."
By Barry Ryan (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) July 19, 2021 Tadej Pogacar's Tour de France-winning Colnago
V3Rs.
"All-Italian
build complete with Campagnolo, Deda and Prologo, as well
as disc brakes... mostly"
By Josh Croxton (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: PhotoFizza, UAE Team Emirates) July 19, 2021 From unfancied first selection to believing he
can win a stage: Connor Swift's Tour de France dream
continues.
"It's
been a whirlwind year for Connor Swift. Last summer the
2018 British champion was surprisingly selected to ride
the Tour de France."
By Chris Marshall-Bell (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) July 19, 2021 1,026 km: Austrian ultra-cyclist sets new 24
hour world record.
"Christoph
Strasser has obliterated the previous record, covering
1,026.2 km at a mindblowing average speed of 42.75 km/h."
By Iain Treloar (cyclingtips.com) photography by Manuel Hausdorfer July 19, 2021 The Olympics road race: What you need to know.
"Saturday,
July 24 men’s race; Sunday, July 25 women’s race.
North
American Men: Lawson Craddock, Brandon McNulty, Mike
Woods, Hugo Houle, Guillaume Boivin.
North
American Women: Ruth Winder, Chloe Dygert, Coryn Rivera,
Leah Thomas, Leah Kirchmann, Karol-Ann Canuel."
By Fred Dreier (velonews.com) (Photo: Bas Czerwinski/Getty Images) July 19, 2021 Grace Brown: Australia isn't racing for second
at the Olympic Games.
"Team
Bike Exchange rider in the form of her life and not
prepared to give up on Gold because of powerful Dutch
team."
(cyclingnews.com) By Simone Giuliani (Getty Images Sport) July 19, 2021 Heads Up: 48-Hour Wahoo 10-20% off KICKR,
CORE, BIKE, Speedplay & More Sale.
"Just
a super quick Monday heads up that Competitive Cyclist is
running a 2-day sale on a boatload of Wahoo gear, for
10-20% off almost everything. We’ve semi-occasionally seen
these 20% off sales on Wahoo products the day after the
Tour de France ends (yesterday), though I don’t think we
saw one last year."
By Ray Maker (dcrainmaker.com) (Photo: Ray Maker) July 19, 2021 July 18, 2021
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In Tokyo, Coryn Rivera will ride for her
father, Wally.
"For
Coryn Rivera, representing the USA at the Olympic Games
had always been a dream. Growing up, Rivera shared this
dream with her dad, Wally. The two would ride together,
push each other farther."
By Abby Mickey (cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos) July 20, 2021 Chaves to join EF Nippo as Higuita and Hindley
set for Bora Hansgrohe.
"The
deals for both Hindley and Higuita have been in the
pipeline for several months, with talks dating back to
2020. Higuita recently finished 25th in the Tour de France
and has a stage win at the 2019 Vuelta a España to his
name."
By Daniel Benson (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image) July 20, 2021 Data reveals huge strain of Lachlan Morton’s
solo Alt Tour vs. EF Education Nippo’s Tour de France
efforts.
"Completing
the full Tour de France course solo and self-supported,
the EF Education Nippo pro hit a rare 20.8 out of 21 on
Whoop's strain scale during day 17."
(road.cc) (Photo: Gruber Images) July 20, 2021 Commencal FCB Gravel rebuilds city cruiser
frame into affordable alloy gravel bike.
"Commencal’s
new FCB Gravel bike build highlights the versatility of
their affordable alloy do-it-all bike, and the endless
possibilities when you head directly to their frame shop."
By Cory Benson (bikerumor.com) (Image Credit not Found) July 20, 2021 Best cycling computers: Route mapping and data
tracking, the best bike computers will do it all.
"The
best cycling computers are intuitive, wireless head units
that seamlessly track your rides, help you plan routes and
more."
By Colin Levitch, Aaron Borrill (cyclingnews.com) (image credit: josh croxton) July 20, 2021 The stuff they never tell you about rim
brakes: Should you stick with tradition or switch to disc
brakes?
"Is it
worth sticking with tried and tested rim brakes, or should
you think about making the jump to discs? We explore some
of the most common rim brake pitfalls."
By Mat Brett (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) July 20, 2021 Roval Alpinist CLX wheels review.
"While
the rest of the cycling wheel world goes tubeless, for
some reason Specialized has gone big on clinchers. Perhaps
with an eye on the certification criteria for tubeless
during the making of the next generation of these Roval
Alpinist CLX wheels that won’t be necessary."
(cyclist.co.uk) Photo Roval/Specialized July 20, 2021 Best mountain bike toolkit: Everything you
need to keep your bike in tip-top shape.
"While
you could potentially buy your tools as you need them,
this is often a far more costly way of doing things. By
purchasing one of the best mountain bike toolkits, you'll
be investing in something that will last you a lifetime."
By Josh Ross (cyclingnews.com)(Image credit: Pro-Bikegear) July 20, 2021 July 19, 2021
A stage win and a yellow jersey - how the
North American contingent fared at the Tour de France.
"Sepp
Kuss won a stage, and Brandon McNulty helped deliver Tadej
Pogačar to the yellow jersey - crashes, successes and
surprises were all part of the North American contingent's
Tour de France."
By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) July 19, 2021 Brailsford reveals health issues could spell
the end of his Ineos Grenadiers reign.
"Dave
Brailsford has hinted that he could step down as Ineos
Grenadiers manager, revealing that a string of health
problems have forced him to consider his long-held role at
the team. "
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) July 19, 2021 Justin Williams, Harriet Owen, take USA Crits
#4.
"Harriet
Owen (InstaFund) notched her second win in as many days in
Salt Lake City. Justin Williams (L39ion of Los Angeles)
continued his team’s perfect record in the series and
extended his lead in the overall standings."
By Ben Delaney (velonews.com) (Image Credit not Found) July 19, 2021 O'Connor eyes yellow jersey in Tour de France
future.
"Ben
O’Connor hopes he will one day wear the yellow jersey
after finishing fourth in his unforgettable Tour de France
debut."
(sbs.com.au) (Image credit: Getty Images) July 19, 2021 Favero expands power meter offering with the
Assioma Duo-Shi pedals.
"One
of the best power meters just got better: say hello to the
Favero Assioma Duo-Shi, a Shimano-specific power meter
solution."
By Josh Ross (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Aaron Borrill) July 19, 2021 Alchemy expands into carbon road components,
from all-road wheels to cockpits.
"We
were surprised to see such a broad new road & all-road
offering of carbon wheels, seatposts, handlebars &
stems."
By Cory Benson (bikerumor.com) (Image Credit not Found) July 19, 2021 2021 saddles for road, trail and gravel
riding.
"With
so many options on the market, picking a saddle can be a
difficult choice to make. Here are three 2021 saddles that
could work for a variety of riders."
(cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image Credit not Found) July 19, 2021 Best gravel bikes under $1,400.
"Want
to dip your toe into gravel riding without it costing an
arm and a leg? Check out our picks of the best gravel
bikes under $1,400."
By Colin Levitch, Ryan Simonovich (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Courtesy) July 19, 2021 Peter Stetina launches late attack to win
Belgian Waffle Ride.
"Peter
Stetina overcame cramps and early setbacks to win Belgian
Waffle Ride, defending his title from 2019."
By Fred Dreier (velonews.com) (Image Credit not Found) July 18, 2021 Katerina Nash outlasts Hannah Finchamp to win
Belgian Waffle Ride.
"Katerina
Nash made the most of her debut at Belgian Waffle Ride,
winning the elite women's race in a duel with Hannah
Finchamp."
By Fred Dreier (velonews.com) July 18, 2021 Video: Watch USA Crits rounds 3 & 4 - Salt
Lake Criteriums.
"On
Sunday, racing at Holladay starts with amateur races from
8:15 a.m. MST all the way up to D1/Pro women at 2:10 p.m.
and D1/Pro men at 3:25 p.m."
(velonews.com) July 18, 2021 L39ion again sweeps podium at USA Crits #3,
Harriet Owen takes race and series lead.
"The
third round of USA Crits in Salt Lake City."
By Ben Delaney (velonews.com) (Image Credit not Found) July 18, 2021 |
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