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Vuelta a España: Fabio Jakobsen wins stage 8
sprint at La Manga del Mar Menor.
"Fabio
Jakobsen (Deceuninck Quick Step) took his second victory
of the Vuelta a España, sprinting from the front to take
victory on stage 8 in La Manga del Mar Menor."
By Daniel Ostanek (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) August 21, 2021 Five talking points from stage eight of the
Vuelta a España.
"Jakobsen
levels up on wins with sprint rival, all the GC men stayed
safe despite the wind and more in another slow burner."
By Tim Bonville-Ginn (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) August 21, 2021 Primož Roglic, Egan Bernal brace for massive
mountain stage.
"Roglič
vows to fight for red jersey in fearsome climbing stage
and special-category summit finish Sunday."
By Jim Cotton (velonews.com) (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images) August 21, 2021 Fracture throws future into doubt for
Alejandro Valverde.
"Valverde
was examined by race medical staff, and then at a hospital
where subsequent examination and diagnostic radiology
showed Valverde suffered a right clavicle fracture."
By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) (Image credit: Luis Angel Gomez/Bettini Photo) (cyclingnews.com) August 21, 2021 Cracks between Vuelta a España contenders
broaden in GC battle at Alicante.
"Rather
than a major GC upheaval, the Vuelta a España’s first full
mountain stage 7 confirmed trends we already suspected, as
Primoz Roglič (Jumbo Visma) continues to reign supreme."
By Alasdair Fotheringham (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) August 21, 2021 Vuelta a España 2021 Live Dashboard.
"2021 Vuelta a Espana live August 14 to September 5, Spain. Stage
8: Santa Pola → La Manga del Mar
Menor (173.7km).
Race
starts Saturday at 13:18 CEST (4:18 AM PDT).
Earliest
live video: 13:18 CEST (4:18 AM PDT).
Approximate finish: 17:30 CEST (8:30 PM PDT)." (steephill.tv) (cyclingfans.com) August 21, 2021  Vuelta a España: Michael Storer wins stage 7
at summit of Balcón de Alicante.
"Michael
Storer (Team DSM) claimed victory on stage 7 of the Vuelta
a España, triumphing alone from the breakaway after an
all-action display on the first mountain stage of the
race."
By Patrick Fletcher (cyclingnews.com)(Image credit: Jose Jordan/AFP/Getty Images) August 20, 2021 Alejandro Valverde crashes out of Vuelta a
España.
"Valverde
slipped out and hit the tarmac. He slid to the side of the
road and onto a patch of gravel, heading through a gap in
the metal barriers to the lip of the hillside.
Fortunately, he did not fall far."
(cyclingnews.com) By Patrick Fletcher (Image credit: Philippe Lopez/AFP/Getty Images) August 20, 2021 Primož Roglič clings tenaciously to Vuelta’s
red jersey after wild mountain stage.
"It
was a consequential day for GC riders: fourth place
overnight, 2009 winner Alejandro Valverde crashed out,
while last year’s podium man Hugh Carthy abandoned."
By Rob Sturney (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image credit: Jose Jordan/AFP/Getty Images) (cyclingnews.com)) August 20, 2021 No broken bones for Alejandro Valverde but
future remains uncertain.
"Escaping
serious injury Valverde, at least the door is open to keep
racing one more season if he wants to. The door is always
open at Movistar, where he’s been a franchise rider for
nearly two decades."
(velonews.com) By Andrew Hood Photo: JOSE JORDAN/AFP via Getty Images August 20, 2021 Primoz Roglic: You can have plans but today
the Vuelta a España was about racing.
"For
me it was a hard day. It was just super hot and we went
all-out already on the first climb," said Roglič. "Then it
was long for me, and I was waiting to come to the finish."
By Barry Ryan (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Jose jordan/AFP/Getty images) August 20, 2021 Vuelta a España 2021 Live Dashboard.
"2021 Vuelta a Espana live August 14 to September 5, Spain. Stage
7: Gandía → Balcón De Alicante, 152km.
Race
starts Friday at 13:30 CEST (4:30 AM PDT).
Earliest
live video: 13:30 CEST (4:30 AM PDT).
Approximate finish: 17:30 CEST (8:30 PM PDT)." (steephill.tv) (cyclingfans.com) August 20, 2021 Vuelta a España peloton braced for first full
mountain stage.
"And
so it begins. After nearly a week of final climb
skirmishing and fraught flat finishes, the Vuelta a España
tackles its first full mountain day with stage 7 on Friday
deep in the Mediterranean region of Valencia."
By Alasdair Fotheringham (Image credit: Getty Images) (cyclingnews.com) August 20, 2021 Four of the best gravel bikes from SBT GRVL
2021.
"Without
a governing body clamping down on what equipment is
outlawed in gravel racing, the setups are certainly unique
and experimental."
By Katherine Moore (bikeradar.com) (Image Credit not Found) August 20, 2021 August
19, 2021
Vuelta a España: Magnus Cort hangs on to
narrow win on stage 6.
"Primoz
Roglic finishes second and takes overall race lead on Alto
de la Montaña de Cullera."
By Patrick Fletcher (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) August 19, 2021 Primož Roglič rises to red as Kenny Elissonde,
Hugh Carthy struggle in wind.
"Primož
Roglič took the red jersey off Kenny Elissonde and took
more time on his rivals as the Vuelta a España heads back
into the mountains, while Hugh Carthy lost a lot of time."
By Sadhbh O'Shea (velonews.com) (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images) August 19, 2021 Five talking points from stage six of the
Vuelta a España.
"Roglič
back in the lead, Movistar trident looking strong and more
- don't miss the action from a punchy uphill finish."
By Alex Ballinger (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) August 19, 2021 |
Ian Boswell wins inaugural Belgian Waffle Ride
Asheville.
"Ian
Boswell is on a tear. The 2021 Unbound Gravel champ just
added another crown to his closet, winning the inaugural
Belgian Waffle Ride Asheville."
By Betsy Welch (velonews.com) Photo: Jake Orness August 21, 2021 Sofia Gomez Villafañe clinches Belgian Waffle
Ride Asheville win.
"The
Clif Pro Team rider outwits Flavia Oliveira and Tiffany
Cromwell in a commanding victory."
By Betsy Welch (velonews.com) (Image Credit not Found) August 21, 2021 U.S. national crit champ Estevez, L39ion’s
Schneider, take USA CRITS #7.
"Rachel
Langdon (InstaFund Racing) and Thomas Gibbons (Automatic
Racing) lead the series, with the Athens Twilight
Criterium on deck Saturday night for Round 8."
By Ben Delaney (velonews.com) (Image Credit not Found) August 21, 2021 Mäder combines charity fundraising effort and
teamwork at Vuelta.
"Gino
Mäder (Bahrain Victorious) is combining his teamwork
duties at the Vuelta a España with a charity fundraising
effort, based on the number of riders he beats each day."
(cyclingnews.com) By Alasdair Fotheringham (Image credit: Bas Czerwinski/Getty Images) August 21, 2021 Road safety remains the biggest barrier to
getting more women cycling.
"More
than 41 per cent of women surveyed by bike insurance
provider Laka state safety concerns and
vulnerability of cycling alone as their main apprehension
over transport on two wheels."
By Jonny Long (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) August 21, 2021 Flat Bars Are Better Than Drop Bars For Most
People.
"Drop
bars or flat bars may be the best option for you,
depending on your use case. But when we take a look at
both designs objectively, the best option for the most
people is a flat handlebar - and it’s not even close."
By Alee Denham (cyclingabout.com) (Image Credit not Found) August 21, 2021 38mm Carbon Wheels from VeloElite.
"Marketed
as an “entry level” carbon racing wheelset the VeloElite
350s specification is anything but! Hand built in the UK,
the carbon rims are laced onto DTswiss’ 350 Hubs with
Sapim CX ray spokes. This wheelset is designed for
racers!"
By Paul Horta-Hopkins (cycletechreview.com) (Image Credit not Found) August 21, 2021 2021 Tour de l’Avenir Live Feed.
"Tour de l’Avenir 2021 – stage 8 (La Tour-en-Maurienne → Saint Jean d'Arves 71.3km).
Saturday, August 21st, video starts at 12:30pm
Central Europe, 6:30am U.S. Eastern."
(cycling.today) (Credit not Found) August 21, 2021 August
20, 2021
Warren Barguil wins Tour du Limousin.
"Erik
Fetter wins finale stage 4 in Limoges with Vincenzo
Albanese second and Valentin Madouas in third place."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) August 20, 2021 Afghanistan's female riders look to flee the
Taliban amid fears for their lives.
"Evacuation
plans include top Federation officials as recent progress
'has become a great danger."
By Patrick Fletcher (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Afghanistan Cycling Federation) August 20, 2021 Departure of Slovenia's sports director
creates uncertainty ahead of World Championships.
"Andrej
Hauptman has left the Slovenian National Cycling Team as
sports director according to Slovenian news source Delo.
"It’s shit," Primož Roglič said before stage 5 of the
Vuelta."
By Kate Wagner (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image) August 20, 2021 'I don't think Pogačar trains harder but he's
more talented and goes through life as a god of cycling,'
says Oliver Naesen.
"Oliver
Naesen has opened up about the mental struggles a rider
can go through when things aren't going their way, and
that results are even harder to come by when faced with
lining up alongside the likes of Tadej Pogačar, Wout van
Aert and Mathieu van der Poel."
By Jonny Long (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) August 20, 2021 The Spear or the Trident: Modern Cycling
Captaincy as a Work in Progress.
"History
may have taught us that a cycling team is run by
spearheaded leadership. The patron. The boss. The complete
package. The strong and visionary commander in charge at
the grand tours."
By Lars B. Jørgensen (pelotonmagazine.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) August 20, 2021 BMC URS AL delivers their Gravel+ Geometry at
an affordable price.
"If
you’re looking for a gravel bike with a progressive feel
and a world-class pedigree - that’s also crafted from
aluminum, listen up. The new BMC URS AL series is about
sharing the URS carbon ride and transferring the exact
geometry to the new alloy models."
By Jordan Villella (bikerumor.com) (Image Credit not Found) August 20, 2021 Supersapiens continuous glucose monitoring: Is
it any good for cyclists?
"We’re
pretty switched on when it comes to performance nutrition.
We have a no-nonsense approach based on physiology,
nutritional science and a whole lot of in-field
experience."
By Jillian Mooney (stickybottle.com) (Image Credit not Found) August 20, 2021 Trek updates Madone SL for 2022 with T47
threaded bottom bracket.
"Trek
has brought the more affordable Madone SL model into line
with its top-end Madone SLR bike for 2022 with a move from
the BB90 press-fit bottom bracket to the T47 threaded
standard which Trek now uses across its range of road
bikes."
By Liam Cahill (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) August 20, 2021 Best waterproof cycling jackets to keep you
dry when the weather turns wet.
"Whether
it's drizzle or downpour, the best waterproof cycling
jackets keep the moisture out on damp days."
By Graham Cottingham(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Jacob Park @hbfilm) August 20, 2021 Manitou Mezza Expert fork, FSA Gradient bar
and stem, and Lezyne Port-A-Shop S toolkit.
"This
week I’ve got some of the products I’m most looking
forward to bolting to my bike, or using to bolt new kit to
my bike, before giving them a thorough thrashing."
By Luke Marshall (bikeradar.com) (Image Credit not Found) August 20, 2021 2021 Tour du Limousin Live Feed.
"Tour du Limousin 2021 stage 4: Sauviat-sur-Vige → Limoges 169.7km. Friday,
August 20th, video starts at 14:30pm Central Europe,
8:30am U.S. Eastern."
(cycling.today) (Credit not Found) August 20, 2021 August
19, 2021
Tour du Limousin: Simone Velasco wins stage 3.
"Simone
Velasco wins the stage, Simon Geschke is second. Dorian
Godon maintains overall race lead."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) August 19, 2021
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Tour of Norway: Mads Pedersen wins stage 3.
"Mads
Pedersen (Trek Segafredo) won stage 3 of the Tour of
Norway, winning with a long sprint ahead of a reduced
bunch but a number of major rivals."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) August 21, 2021 Mark Cavendish, Patrick Lefevere in
negotiations to extend contract at Deceuninck Quick Step.
"Team
boss Lefevere also considering bringing Italian fastman
Elia Viviani back after he rode with Quick-Step in 2018
and 2019."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images) August 21, 2021 Trek Segafredo manager Luca Guercilena takes a
break to fight cancer.
"Luca
Guercilena, general manager of Trek Segafredo men’s and
women’s teams, has announced via the team’s website that
he will be taking a break from the sport while he
undergoes treatment for lymphoma."
By Kit Nicholson (cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos) August 21, 2021 Kiel Reijnen: ‘We are racing for Luca.’
"News
of illness of Trek Segafredo general manager Luca
Guercilena hit especially hard for riders and staffers at
the Vuelta a España."
By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) (Image Credit not Found) August 21, 2021 FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope finalizes
14-rider roster for 2022.
"The
team's new signings include Grace Brown from Team Bike
Exchange and Vittoria Guazzini from Valcar
Travel&Service. The France-based Women's WorldTeam has
designed a roster with an aim to contest the new Tour de
France Femmes."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Thomas Maheux) August 21, 2021 'I walked up a tarmac road pushing my bike,
I haven't done that since I was a kid.'
"Mark
Beaumont remains in second place in his debut race at GB
Duro 2021, the gravel event spanning the length of the
United Kingdom, as he nears the end of stage three
before the final stage four up to John O'Groats."
By Jonny Long (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Mark Beaumont) August 21, 2021 2021 Tour of Norway Live Feed.
"Tour of Norway 2021 - stage 3 Jørpeland → Jørpeland (159.9km). Saturday,
August 21st, video starts at 16:00pm Central Europe,
10:00am U.S. Eastern."
(cycling.today) (Credit not Found) August 21, 2021 August
20, 2021
Ethan Hayter doubles up with second stage win
in a row at Tour of Norway.
"Arriving
in Scandinavia two weeks after taking Olympic silver in
Tokyo, the 22-year-old won his second sprint in as many
days."
By Jonny Long (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) August 20, 2021 Mathieu van der Poel's end-of-season plans in
jeopardy due to back injury.
"Van
der Poel has suffered from back pain since the MTB World
Cup in Albstadt back in May but the problem has become
worse in recent weeks. His fall in the cross-country MTB
race at the Tokyo Olympics was not the cause, but the pain
has only increased since then."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Thomas Samson/AFP/Getty Images) August 20, 2021 Uttrup Ludwig, Brown, Cavalli headline FDJ
Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope's 2022 roster.
"The
team remains mostly the same, having signed a handful of
riders in 2020 on two-year deals, with the addition of
Grace Brown and Vittoria Guazzini in 2022."
By Abby Mickey (cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos) August 20, 2021 Riders to watch at the Belgian Waffle Ride
Asheville.
"Sofia
Gomez Villafañe, Ian Boswell, Adam Roberge and others will
line up on Saturday to race the BWR's inaugural event in
North Carolina."
By Betsy Welch (velonews.com) (Image Credit not Found) August 20, 2021 Review: Delta Cycle’s hexAir saddle covers
cushion those in-between rides.
"While
we love to ride fast on every ride, we’re not always
stoked on pressing a firm performance saddle between our
legs on a quick ride to the store. Especially when riding
in normal shorts, not Spandex."
By Tyler Benedict (bikerumor.com) (Image Credit not Found) August 20, 2021 WTB's CZR i23 gravel rim is now available as a
complete wheelset.
"WTB
is bringing its CZR i23 rim technology to the market in a
variety of wheel builds and are covered by WTB's Ride With
Confidence Guarantee."
By Lance Branquinho (cyclingnews.com)(Image credit: WTB) August 20, 2021 Pro Vibe Aero Alloy Handlebar.
"Stiff,
race-orientated bar that looks great, with internal cable
routing, and will save you a packet over carbon
alternatives."
By Jamie Williams (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) August 20, 2021 Best gravel handlebars for all your off-road
needs.
"The
best gravel handlebars for stability and comfort no matter
if the road is paved or not."
By Josh Ross (cyclingnews.com)(Image credit: Whiskey Parts) August 20, 2021 2021 Tour of Norway Live Feed.
"Tour of Norway 2021 - stage 2 (Sirdal → Sirdal 185.3km). Friday,
August 20th, video starts at 16:00pm Central Europe,
10:00am U.S. Eastern."
(cycling.today) (Credit not Found) August 20, 2021 August
19, 2021
Tour of Norway: Ethan Hayter wins opening
stage.
"The
British rider outsprinted Ide Schelling (Bora Hansgrohe)
on the uphill finish to Sokndal for his sixth career
victory. Torstein Traeen (Uno-X Pro Cycling Team) pushed
ahead of the pack to claim third."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) August 19, 2021 Course preview: Belgian Waffle Ride Asheville
serves up Appalachian punishment.
"Race
designer and retired pro John Murphy takes us inside the
punishing BWR Asheville course he has created."
By Betsy Welch (velonews.com) Photo: Jake Orness August 19, 2021 Remco Evenepoel will have a pizza named after
him.
"Evenepoel
signed a lucrative
five-year contract with Pizza Hut - an alliance that was
described in a press release as a “tasty collaboration."
By Iain Treloar (cyclingtips.com) (Image Credit not Found) August 19, 2021 SD Worx announces Marlen Reusser signing.
"The
29-year-old, who this year won the Swiss road race and
time trial titles and took silver in the time trial at the
Tokyo Olympics, is the latest signing for the powerhouse
Dutch squad after Lotte Kopecky's move from Liv Racing was
announced in June."
By Daniel Ostanek (cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images) August 19, 2021 |
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