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Vuelta a España: Rein Taaramäe wins summit
finish on stage 3.
"Rein
Taaramäe (Intermarché Wanty Gobert) won atop Picón Blanco
climb from the early break of the day and took the race
leader’s red jersey at the Vuelta a Espana, as behind him
the first mountain finish gradually and painfully revealed
the early overall classification hierarchy."
By Stephen Farrand
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
(velonews.com) August 16, 2021
Five talking points from stage three.
"Primož
Roglič in the leader’s jersey is a very familiar sight, so
it’s no surprise to see him in the top spot of the Vuelta
a España 2021 so early in the race."
By Alex Ballinger (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) August 16, 2021 Carapaz penalized for illegal feed after an
already tough day at the Vuelta.
"When
all was said and done, Richard Carapaz lost 1:20 to
defending Vuelta a España champ Primož Roglič on stage 3."
(cyclingtips.com) By Dane Cash (Photo: Cor Vos) August 16, 2021 Which GC riders lost time on stage 3 summit
finish.
"Roglic
cedes red jersey as Carapaz, Carthy, Vlasov and Bardet
lose time."
By Daniel Benson
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Gonzalo Arroyo
Moreno/Getty Images) August 16,
2021
Philipsen and Jakobsen exchange heated words
after sprint finish.
"The
two young star sprinters had differing views on the safety
of a move used by Jakobsen in the finale of Stage 2, with
the two clearly holding differing stances from an animated
conversation that occurred just after the finish of the
stage."
(sbs.com.au) (Image credit: Getty Images) August 16, 2021 Vuelta a España 2021 Live Dashboard.
"2021 Vuelta a Espana live August 14 to September 5, Spain. Stage
3: Caleruega (Santo Domingo De Silos →
Espinosa De Los Monteros. Picón Blanco), 203km.
Race
starts Monday at 12:18 CEST (3:18 AM PDT).
Earliest
live video: 12:18 CEST (3:18 AM PDT).
Approximate finish: 17:30 CEST (8:30 PM PDT)." (steephill.tv) (cyclingfans.com) August 16, 2021  August
15, 2021
Vuelta a España hits high mountains with a
vengeance at Picón Blanco.
"Significant
time gaps expected on first of nine summit finishes."
By Alasdair Fotheringham (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image) August 15, 2021 Vuelta a España: Jasper Philipsen sprints to
stage 2 victory.
"Alpecin
Fenix rider Jasper Philipsen comes out on top with Roglic
remaining in race lead."
By Stephen Puddicombe (cyclingnews.com) (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images) (velonews.com) August 15, 2021 Five talking points from stage two of the 2021
Vuelta a España.
"What
is it about Alpecin Fenix and the opening sprint stage of
Grand Tours this year? At the Giro d’Italia, Tim Merlier
came out on top in a bunch sprint on stage two."
By Jonny Long (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) August 15, 2021 Adam Yates and Hugh Carthy lose time at Vuelta
a España after stage 2 crash.
"Both
Adam Yates (Ineos Grenadiers) and Hugh Carthy (EF
Education Nippo) lost precious time on stage 2 of the
Vuelta a España after being held up in a crash with just
over 4km to go."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) August 15, 2021 Sepp Kuss climbs into King of the Mountains
jersey at the Vuelta a España.
"Jumbo
Visma gets title defense rolling with Primož Roglič taking
red jersey and the Coloradan ace Kuss poised 15 seconds
back after opening time trial."
By Jim Cotton (velonews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) August 15, 2021 Démare aims to complete Grand Tour 'set' of
stage wins on Vuelta a España debut.
"The
immensely long, straight Avenida de Vitoria in Burgos will
play host to French sprinter Arnaud Démare’s first
opportunity on Sunday to complete his Grand Tour set of
stage wins."
By Alasdair Fotheringham (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) August 15, 2021 Vuelta a España peloton braces for crosswinds,
echelons in high-stakes first week.
"Strong
winds look set to blow the race apart from Sunday's stage
and into the next week as the peloton races through
exposed central Spain."
By Jim Cotton (velonews.com) (Justin Setterfield/Getty Images Sport) August 15, 2021 Chris Froome: The long climb.
"Cycling’s
landscape couldn’t have changed more than in the two years
since Chris Froome’s career-altering crash at the
Critérium du Dauphiné in June 2019."
By Sophie Hurcom (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) August 15, 2021 Watch USA Crits Round 6 live here Saturday
evening.
"Birmingham
Hammerfest pro action kicks off at 6:10 p.m. CT with the
D1 women followed by the D1 men at 7:35 p.m."
By Ben Delaney (velonews.com) Photo: USA Crits August 14, 2021 Vuelta a España: Primoz Roglic wins opening
time trial in Burgos.
"The
defending champion was the last man out, and put in a time
six seconds quicker than Alex Aranburu (Astana Premier
Tech), who had spent most of the day in the hot-seat after
setting an early benchmark."
By Stephen Puddicombe (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image) August 14, 2021 Sepp Kuss draws confidence from fast start to
Vuelta a España.
"The
American claimed the polka dot jersey after he recorded
the quickest time in the first 2.5km of the stage, which
brought the riders up the category 3 Alto del Castillo,
and he performed smoothly on the drop back into town to
boot."
By Barry Ryan (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image) August 14, 2021 Defending Vuelta champ Primož Roglič on stage
1: ‘It was crazy, huh?’
"Seven
kilometers are still super-hard,” Roglič said. “You don’t
wish for more when you cross the line. It’s hard. It’s
all-out from the start to the finish."
By Kit Nicholson (cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos) August 14, 2021 Tour de Pologne: Rémi Cavagna wins stage 6
time trial in Katowice.
"Deceuninck
Quick Step go 1-2 as João Almeida holds onto overall lead
into final stage."
By Paweł Gadzała (Image credit: Getty Images) (cyclingnews.com) August 14, 2021 Has a Taiwanese bike shop leaked Shimano’s new
12 speed Dura-Ace groupset?
"The image included in a gallery of bikes from Giant and Liv’s 2022 range, showing a TCR Advanced SLR 0 Disc bike." By Simon MacMichael (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) August 14, 2021 |
Sarah Sturm, Pete Stetina win the LeadBoat
Challenge.
"Some
100 racers did Leadville on Saturday followed by SBT GRVL
Sunday. The lowest cumulative times won the LeadBoat
Challenge."
By Ben Delaney (velonews.com) Photo: Ben Delaney August 16, 2021 ‘I felt really alone a lot of the time:’ Chloe
Hosking gives emotional interview.
"Hosking,
30, had joined Trek at the start of the season to add to
the team’s sprint roster, but after a promising start to
the year, her spring was derailed."
By Alex Ballinger (cyclingweekly.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images) August 16, 2021 Amaro Antunes wins Volta a Portugal for the
second consecutive year.
"Amaro
Antunes (W52-FC Porto) won the 82nd edition of the Volta a
Portugal after a dramatic final stage won by the Rafael
Reis (Efapel)."
(cycling.today) (Image Credit not Found) August 16, 2021 Alexandre Vinokourov returns to Astana as team
confirms its future is secure for 2022.
"The
47-year-old was fired from his position on the eve of the
Tour de France, having already survived an earlier coup in
2020 when he was relieved of his duties before being
re-instated a few days later due to staff unrest with the
decision."
By Jonny Long (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) August 16, 2021 New Orbea aero bike spotted at Vuelta a
España.
"Euskaltel
Euskadi riders seen aboard a loudly-painted aero bike with
faint Orbea branding."
By Josh Croxton (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) August 16, 2021 Vuelta a España rider vows to donate money to
charity for every rider he beats in 2021 edition.
"The
Swiss rider from Bahrain Victorious posted on Twitter that
he will be donating to "environmental organizations" as
well as asking fans to suggest which charities they would
like him to support."
By Tim Bonville-Ginn (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) August 16, 2021 Black Inc Five 5-spoke carbon road wheels
promise speed, distinctive looks.
"Factor
bike’s Black Inc component brand has launched the FIVE, a
lightweight 5-spoke carbon road bike wheelset developed to
make you go fast and stand out from the crowd while doing
so."
By Cory Benson (bikerumor.com) (Image Credit not Found) August 16, 2021 Vuelta a España leader Roglic anticipating
major battle on Picon Blanco summit finish.
"Primoz
Roglic (Jumbo Visma) predicted that on Monday’s summit
finish at Picón Blanco the GC racers like himself will be
much more in the thick of the action."
By Alasdair Fotheringham (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) August 15, 2021 João Almeida wins Tour de Pologne.
"João
Almeida (Deceuninck Quick Step) won the 78th edition of
the Tour de Pologne, taking his first two stage wins on
the WorldTour level earlier this week and sealing the
overall victory on stage 7."
By Paweł Gadzała (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) August 15, 2021 Kendall Ryan, Danny Summerhill take USA Crits
Round 6.
"Ryan
keeps the L39ion machine rolling in the women's race, but
Summerhill takes the first non-L39ion win at USA Crits all
year."
By Ben Delaney (velonews.com) Photo: Connor Ryan/USA Crits August 15, 2021 Vuelta a España came 'too early' for Thibaut
Pinot, who 'feels liberated' to be returning to racing.
"The
2021 Vuelta a España came too early for Thibaut Pinot, as
he returns to racing following an injury lay-off since
April, but says he's never been so impatient to return to
the road."
By Jonny Long (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) August 15, 2021 Five talking points from stage one of the 2021
Vuelta a España.
"There
was to be no surprise outcome of the first stage of the
Vuelta a España, and Primož Roglič (Jumbo Visma) lived up
to the label of hot pre-race favorite by triumphing with a
stage win."
By Stephen Puddicombe (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) August 15, 2021 Prime RR-50 V3 Carbon Clincher Wheelset.
"Prime's
RR-50 V3 Carbon Clincher wheelset is an accessible way
into the world of deep carbon wheels. They look brilliant,
are a massive upgrade over stock aluminum wheels, and they
perform really well too. At this price, they're hard to
beat."
By Liam Cahill (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) August 15, 2021 Schwalbe G-One Allround Evolution.
"The
Schwalbe G-One Allround Evolution is a brilliant do-it-all
summer tubeless tire that rolls extremely well on the
tarmac, is reliable and predictable on gravel, and
performs well on the trails too. It's not a tire for wet
riding, though, and the price is up there."
By Jamie Williams (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) August 15, 2021 2021 Tour de Pologne Live Feed.
"Tour de Pologne 2021 - stage 7 (Zabrze → Kraków, 145.1km).
Sunday, August 15th, video starts at 14:50pm Central
Europe, 8:50am U.S. Eastern."
(cycling.today) August 15, 2021 August
14, 2021
Grant, Swenson win Leadville Trail 100.
"Rose
Grant and US national cross country champion Keegan
Swenson won the women’s and men’s editions of the
Leadville Trail 100 on Saturday."
(cyclingtips.com) photography by Leadville Trail 100 August 14, 2021 Remco Evenepoel wins Tour of Denmark.
"Remco
Evenepoel (Deceuninck Quick Step) secured the overall
victory at the Tour of Denmark after winning the stage 5
final time trial in Frederiksberg."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) August 14, 2021 Tom Pidcock comes through 'horrible' Vuelta a
España opener.
"The
22-year-old, who hasn’t raced since taking gold in Tokyo,
finished 74th in the 7.1km individual test behind winner
and race leader Primož Roglič (Jumbo Visma) but was
content with his performance given his build up to the
race."
By Daniel Benson (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) August 14, 2021 North Americans in the Vuelta a España:
Stage-hunters, rookies and helpers.
"Sepp
Kuss, Quinn Simmons, Joe Dombrowski and Chad Haga headline
the North American contingent at the 2021 Vuelta a
España."
By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) (Photo: James Startt) August 14, 2021
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Anna Kiesenhofer wants more cycling in her
life, but she won’t be turning pro.
"Anna
Kiesenhofer has no desire to return to the peloton
full-time, but hopes to take on more cycling projects
following her Olympic road race victory."
By Sadhbh O'Shea (velonews.com) By Sadhbh O'Shea Photo: Wang Lili/Xinhua via Getty Images August 16, 2021 Trek Segafredo signs breakaway specialist
Simon Pellaud.
"Pellaud
is widely admired for his attacking nature and the way he
has embraced the globetrotting lifestyle of professional
cycling."
By Stephen Farrand (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) August 16, 2021 Alex Cataford the first rider to abandon the
Vuelta with crash injuries.
"The
Canadian did not Stage 3 on Monday after he was caught up
in a large crash in the middle of the peloton with 4 km
remaining of Stage 2. Cataford managed to finish last, but
he was later diagnosed with a broken left collarbone."
By Rob Sturney (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Getty Images Sport) (cyclingnews.com) August 16, 2021 MicroShift Advent X gravel bike groupset
review: Big range, small price.
"With
a rear derailleur, a wide-range cassette, and a pair of
dropbar shifters all for US$287, you’d be easily excused
for assuming that MicroShift's Advent X drivetrain
components are kinda crummy. Instead, they’re solid proof
that bike parts don’t need to be expensive to function
reliably."
By Dave Rome (cyclingtips.com) Photography by Dave Rome August 16, 2021 6 bicycle brake safety checks - Stop faster
with better braking.
"Your
brakes are a pretty crucial part of your bicycle. They are
the only thing that will slow you down when you start
moving and so making sure that they’re working is a rather
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By Liam Cahill (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) August 16, 2021 Best budget gravel bikes: Gravel grinding
without breaking the bank.
"The
best budget gravel bikes make it easier for everyone to
get outdoors and explore their local area, and thankfully
there are more and more affordable options becoming
available all the time."
By Graham Cottingham (cyclingnews.com) (Image: Guy Kesteven) August 16, 2021 Silca claims its new aero socks could save you
8 watts.
"Ankle
socks, tall socks, overshoes, aero socks, UCI bans, and
Kinesio tape. Only cycling could care so much about
socks."
By Ronan Mc Laughlin (cyclingtips.com) (Image Credit not Found) August 16, 2021 Annemiek van Vleuten wins Ladies Tour of
Norway.
"Annemiek
van Vleuten (Movistar Team) has won the 2021 Ladies Tour
of Norway. After a solo win on the summit finish the
previous day, her lead was never in danger on the final
stage."
By Lukas Knöfler (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) August 15, 2021 Lauren De Crescenzo wins women's SBT GRVL.
"Lauren
De Crescenzo (Cinch Cycling) took a solo victory at the
SBT GRVL race in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. on Sunday.
De Crescenzo crossed the line alone taking the win in just
under seven hours ahead of US road champion Lauren
Stephens (TIBCO Silicon Valley Bank) in second place."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Wil Matthews) August 15, 2021 Alex Howes wins men's SBT GRVL.
"EF
Education Nippo rider beats Ian Boswell and Peter Stetina
in three-way sprint in Steamboat Springs."
By Daniel Benson, Kirsten Frattini (cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Wil Matthews) August 15, 2021 Rapha athlete Lael Wilcox encounters mountain
lion and wildfires during testing start to Tour Divide
record attempt.
"The
ultra-endurance racer hopes to set a new outright record
by completing the 2,745-mile route in less than 13 days,
22 hours and 51 minutes."
By Dan Alexander (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) August 15, 2021 Tiffany Cromwell refocuses on gravel racing
after Olympics debut.
"It
would be very easy to switch off from the rest of the
season but I have some more goals ahead' says Canyon SRAM
rider ahead of SBT GRVL."
By Kirsten Frattini (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Canyon SRAM) August 15, 2021 Are you ready to ride in a group?
"Even
if you’ve been cycling for a while, but haven’t ridden in
a group before, there are a few things you should know to
be fully prepared for your first group ride."
By Lily Hansen-Gillis (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image credit: Getty Images) August 15, 2021 Moreira wins on Senhora da Graça as Antunes
holds yellow in Portugal.
"Mauricio
Moreira (Efapel) won the 9th stage of the Volta a
Portugal, triumphing on the mythical climb of Senhora da
Graça."
(cycling.today) (Image Credit not Found) August 15, 2021 2021 Volta a Portugal Live Feed.
"Volta a Portugal 2021 - Stage 10 (Viseu → Viseu, 20.3km). Sunday, August 15th,
video starts at 16:00pm Local, 10:00am U.S. Eastern."
(cycling.today) August 15, 2021 2021 Ladies Tour of Norway Live Feed.
"Ladies Tour of Norway 2021 - stage 4 (Drøbak → Halden, 141.6km). Sunday,
August 15th, video starts at 13:30pm Central Europe,
7:30am U.S. Eastern."
(cycling.today) August 15, 2021 Ladies Tour of Norway: Annemiek van Vleuten
wins stage 3 atop summit of Norefjell.
"Annemiek
van Vleuten (Movistar Team) has stamped her name on the
first-ever mountaintop finish in the Ladies Tour of
Norway. Moolman-Pasio was the next to cross the line 32
seconds later followed by Mavi García (Alé BTC
Ljubljana)."
By Lukas Knöfler (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) August 14, 2021 Mathieu van der Poel cuts training camp short
due to back pain.
"Despite
the back pain that has now disrupted that training,
Alpecin Fenix insisted that Van der Poel's race program
would remain unchanged."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image) August 14, 2021 Van Wilder hints at early exit from DSM after
Vuelta a España spot is 'taken away.'
"Rumors
of tensions had already surfaced in June, when it was
reported that Van Wilder was looking to find a way out of
his contract and find another team for 2022, which was
denied by DSM."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) August 14, 2021 Lauren Stephens on gravel: ‘The best training
women can get before going to Europe.’
"The
U.S. national champion is racing SBT GRVL ahead of Paris
Roubaix, l'Ardeche, and the world championships."
By Ben Delaney (velonews.com) (Image Credit not Found) August 14, 2021 Fabio Jakobsen: I am again among the top ten
sprinters in the world.
"A
year ago, it was unclear if Fabio Jakobsen would ever ride
a bike again after his horrific crash in the dangerous,
downhill finishing straight in Katowice at the Tour de
Pologne."
By Barry Ryan (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) August 14, 2021 |
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