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Filippo Ganna wins elite men's time trial title at Flanders World Championships.

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Doug Report Cycling Daily
Daily News: September 19, 2021





Filippo Ganna wins elite men's time trial title at Flanders World Championships.

Byoverlay"Belgium's Wout van Aert takes the silver medal and Remco Evenepoel bronze."
By Issy Ronald (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image) September 19, 2021






Five talking points from the elite men's time trial at the 2021 World Championships.

Byoverlay"Ganna proves doubters wrong and breaks Belgian hearts as Küng misses out on global domination."
By Chris Marshall-Bell (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) September 19, 2021






Filippo Ganna retains men's time trial world champion crown after thrilling battle with Wout van Aert.

Byoverlay"The Italian powerhouse beat both of the home favorites, Wout van Aert and Remco Evenepoel, to the top-spot, expertly timing his effort to precision."
By Chris Marshall-Bell (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) September 19, 2021






'It feels like we're not allowed to be world champion' says Remco Evenepoel after Belgians beaten for third year in a row.

Byoverlay"Since 2019, either Evenepoel or Wout van Aert has finished one spot off the time trial rainbow jersey at the World Championships."
By Jonny Long (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) September 19, 2021






Preview: Women’s World Championship time trial.

Byoverlay"On the second day of competition at the UCI Road World Championships in Flanders, a select number of women will race against the clock in hopes of wearing the rainbow bands for a year."
By Abby Mickey (cyclingtips.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) September 19, 2021






2021 UCI Road World Championships Live Stream.

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"2021 UCI Road World Championships September 19-26, Flanders, Belgium.

Day 1, Sunday: Elite Men ITT: 2:30pm local (8:30am U.S. Eastern).

Race finish: 4:55pm local (10:55am U.S. Eastern).

Live video from 2:30pm local (8:30am U.S. Eastern)."
(cyclingfans.com) September 19, 2021




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Florian Sénéchal wins Primus Classic.

(cyclingnews.com)overlay"Florian Sénéchal (Deceuninck Quick Step) won the Primus Classic in a five-up sprint in Haacht, beating Tosh Van der Sande (Lotto Soudal) and Jasper Stuyven (Trek Segafredo) to the line after his teammate Mikkel Honoré led out the sprint."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) September 18, 2021






Tour of Luxembourg: Almeida seals overall victory.

(cyclingnews.com)overlay"João Almeida (Deceuninck Quick Step) sealed overall victory at the Skoda Tour de Luxembourg after he took second place on the fifth and final stage behind David Gaudu (Groupama FDJ)."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) September 18, 2021






State of the Nation: Analyzing Great Britain’s women’s 2021 World Championships team.

Byoverlay"Great Britain's Lizzie Deignan has been one of the sport’s consistent top performers for most of the last decade but it’s been six years since she won her first and only rainbow jersey."
By Kirsten Frattini (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) September 18, 2021






Snowshoe World Cup: Richards wins elite women's Short Track.

Byoverlay"Evie Richards (Trek Factory) won the women’s Short Track at the final round of the Mountain Bike World Cup in Snowshoe, West Virginia. The US event is the only World Cup this season outside of Europe. Snow Show was previously the host of the World Cup Final in 2019."
By Rob Jones (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Rob Jones) September 18, 2021






Snowshoe: Koretzky wins men's Short Track as Flueckiger seals first World Cup title.

Byoverlay"Victor Koretzky (KMC Orbea) won the men’s Short Track at the final round of the Mountain Bike World Cup in Snowshoe, West Virginia, while Mathias Flueckiger (Thomus RN Swiss Bike) sealed overall victory in the 2021 World Cup."
By Rob Jones (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) September 18, 2021






2021 Tour de Luxembourg Live Feed.

(cycling.today)overlay
"Tour de Luxembourg 2021 - Stage 5 (Mersch
Luxembourg-City, 183.7km).

Saturday, September 18th, video starts at 13:00pm Central Europe, 7:00am U.S. Eastern."
(cycling.today) (Credit not Found) September 18, 2021






2021 Primus Classic Live Feed.

(cycling.today)overlay
"Primus Classic 2021 (Brakel
Haacht, 197.7km).

Saturday, 18 September, starts at 16:00pm Central Europe, 10:00am U.S. Eastern."
(cycling.today) (Credit not Found) September 18, 2021




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Cattaneo wins Tour de Luxembourg time trial.

(cyclingnews.com)overlay"João Almeida finishes in second place and regains race lead over Marc Hirschi who finished 6th on the stage."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) September 17, 2021






Mollema escapes serious injury in Tour de Luxembourg crash.

(cyclingnews.com)overlay"Bauke Mollema (Trek Segafredo) suffered a high-speed crash after misjudging a turn in the stage 4 individual time trial in the Tour de Luxembourg on Friday."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) September 17, 2021






Caleb Ewan leaves Tour de Luxembourg early to recover for World Championships.

Byoverlay"Australia is looking to Ewan and Michael Matthews to lead the eight man squad as it pursues the rainbow jersey in the to 268.3km elite men's road race from Antwerp to Leuven, which contains 2,562m of elevation gain."
By Simone Giuliani (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image) September 17, 2021






Filippo Pozzato creates a pro gravel race between the Giro del Veneto and the Veneto Classic.

"The final weeks of the 2021 European road race season will include a new series of races organized by Filippo Pozzato in the Veneto region of northern Italy, with an innovative professional gravel race placed between the Giro del Veneto on Wednesday October 13, and the new Veneto Classic on Sunday, October 17."
By Stephen Farrand (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Venturo) September 17, 2021









Peter Sagan wins Tour of Slovakia.

(cyclingnews.com)overlay"Itamar Einhorn wins stage 4 in Trnava while Peter Sagan finished second and Cees Bol third on the day."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image) September 19, 2021






Floortje Mackaij wins Trophée des Grimpeuses Vresse-sur-Semois.

(cyclingnews.com)overlay"Team DSM Floortje Mackaij rider wins finale ahead of Tayler Wiles and Ella Harris."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Team DSM) September 19, 2021






Matteo Trentin wins Trofeo Matteotti.

(cyclingnews.com)overlay"Matteo Trentin wins while Jhonatan Restrepo finishes second and Valentin Ferron third in Pescara."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) September 19, 2021






Fabio Jakobsen wins Gooikse Pijl.

(cyclingnews.com)overlay"Fabio Jakobsen wins, Danny van Poppel second and Jordi Meeus third in Gooik."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image) September 19, 2021






Kasper Asgreen spurred on by thoughts of Chris Anker Sørensen in TT.

Byoverlay"The Danish rider missed out on a podium place by two seconds to Remco Evenepoel, and now turns his focus to the road race."
By Sadhbh O'Shea (velonews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images) September 19, 2021






Snowshoe: Richards wins final round of XCO World Cup.

Byoverlay"Evie Richards (Trek Factory), the world champion, completed a perfect weekend on Sunday, at Snowshoe, West Virginia, winning the final round of the XCO MTB World Cup season after winning the Short Track on Friday."
By Rob Jones (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Rob Jones) September 19, 2021






Vuelta Skelter by Tim Moore.

Byoverlay"Another unnecessarily difficult journey on an unsuitable bike by an ill-prepared rider: marvelous."
By Richard Peploe (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) September 19, 2021






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2021 Tour of Slovakia Live Feed.

(cycling.today)overlay
"Tour of Slovakia 2021 - stage 4 (Trenčianske Teplice
Trnava, 159.2 km).

Sunday, September 19th, video starts at 2:00pm CET (8:00am U.S. Eastern)."
(cycling.today) (Credit not Found) September 19, 2021




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Chris Anker Sørensen has died after being hit by a driver.

Byoverlay"Sørensen, 37, was in Belgium with TV Sport 2 as a pundit on the upcoming World Championships, and reportedly passed away after being hit by a car on a ride near Zeebrugge."
By Ronan Mc Laughlin (cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos) September 18, 2021






Colbrelli wins Memorial Marco Pantani.

(cyclingnews.com)overlay"Italian Sonny Colbrelli takes second career victory in one-day race over Vincenzo Albanese and Alex Aranburu Deba."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image) September 18, 2021






Tour of Slovakia: Halvorsen wins in photo finish on stage 3, Sagan takes GC lead.

Byoverlay"Kristoffer Halvorsen (Uno-X Pro Cycling Team) won Stage 3 of the Tour of Slovakia, squeezing past the left hand shoulder of Alvaro Hodeg (Deceuninck Quick Step) to take victory."
By Issy Ronald (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) September 18, 2021






State of the Nation: Analyzing Belgium's men's 2021 World Championships team.

Byoverlay"Van Aert backed up with strong squad as he hopes to upgrade from silver in 2020."

By Daniel Ostanek (cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images) September 18, 2021






Wout van Aert wishing for harder world championships time trial ahead of showdown with Küng, Ganna.

Byoverlay"Van Aert prioritizes road race over TT, teammate Remco Evenepoel vows to give maximum in time trial medal push and road race support role."
By Jim Cotton (velonews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) September 18, 2021






2021 UCI Road World Championships: 5 riders to watch in elite women's time trial.

Byoverlay"No defending champion leaves title open for Van Vleuten, Reusser, Brennauer and more."
By Kirsten Frattini (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) September 18, 2021






2021 UCI Road World Championships Live Stream.

(cyclingfans.com)"overlay
"2021 UCI Road World Championships September 19-26, Flanders, Belgium.

Day 1, Sunday: Elite Men ITT: 2:30pm local (8:30am U.S. Eastern).

Race finish: 4:55pm local (10:55am U.S. Eastern).

Live video from 2:30pm local (8:30am U.S. Eastern)."
(cyclingfans.com) September 18, 2021







2021 Tour of Slovakia Live Feed.

(cycling.today)overlay
"Tour of Slovakia 2021 - stage 3 (Dolný Kubín
Považská Bystrica, 193,2 km).

Saturday, September 18th, video starts at 16:30pm Central Europe, 10:30am U.S. Eastern."
(cycling.today) (Credit not Found) September 18, 2021




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Tour of Slovakia: Steimle wins crash-marred stage 2 sprint.

Byoverlay"Jannik Steimle wins stage while Peter Sagan avoids melee for second, Alvaro Jose Hodeg is third."
By Issy Ronald (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) September 17, 2021






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Andy Schleck: Chris Anker Sørensen was a role model and a friend.

Byoverlay"Sørensen was riding in Belgium ahead of the World Championships, where he was due to work for Danish television. The former pro rider turned 37 earlier this month."
By Daniel Benson (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) September 19, 2021






Tony Martin has announced he’ll retire immediately after the World Champs.

Byoverlay"On the morning of the individual time trial event, German veteran Tony Martin has announced that he is retiring after this week’s World Championships in Leuven, Belgium."
By Kit Nicholson (cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos) September 19, 2021






Philipsen wins the inevitable bunch sprint at Eschborn Frankfurt.

Byoverlay"Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin Fenix) proved once more that he’s one of the fastest sprinters in the world with victory at Eschborn Frankfurt."
By Kit Nicholson (cyclingtips.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) September 19, 2021






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Review: Basso Palta carbon gravel bike rides line between on & off-road, teases something new!

Byoverlay"In a world where gravel bikes have continued to explode over the last several years, the Basso Palta is unabashedly a gravel road bike. The bike is born of Basso’s Italian ethos and made-in-Italy production - from design to manufacturing."
By Cory Benson (bikerumor.com) c. Basso, ride photos by Javi Echevarria Ruiz September 19, 2021






2021 Eschborn Frankfurt Live Feed.

(cycling.today)overlay
"Eschborn Frankfurt 2021 (Eschborn
Frankfurt-am-Main, 187.4km).

Sunday, September 19th, starts at 13:15pm Central Europe, 7:15am U.S. Eastern."
(cycling.today) (Credit not Found) September 19, 2021




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David Lappartient: Riders are sharing rumors of new doping techniques, they feel there is a gap.

Byoverlay"Riders in the professional peloton have told UCI President David Lappartient they feel there is a performance gap between riders, and willingly inform cycling's governing body on rumored new doping techniques as well as nefarious goings-on that they hear and see."
By Jonny Long (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) September 18, 2021






Miguel Ángel López heading back to Astana for Vinokourov reunion.

Byoverlay"With his Movistar contract in tatters in the recycling bin, Miguel Ángel López is heading back to Astana, the team he left eight months ago."
By Patrick Fletcher (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) September 18, 2021






Lefevere: I’ve reached an agreement on wages and bonuses with Mark Cavendish.

(cyclingnews.com)overlay"The proposed deal would last for one season, with other terms such as Cavendish’s calendar and future beyond 2022 still to be determined. There is potential for Cavendish to retire at the end of 2022 and step into a team management position."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Guillaume Horcajuelo/Getty Images) September 18, 2021






Movistar confirms Miguel Angel Lopez will leave team after sudden Vuelta a España abandon.

(cyclingnews.com)overlay"In a short statement on Saturday, Eusebio Unzue's team said: “Abarca Sports announces today the resolution by mutual agreement of the contract of the rider Miguel Ángel López, as of next October 1st."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) September 18, 2021






Five Minutes with Belgian Waffle Ride Founder Michael Marckx.

(pelotonmagazine.com)overlay"Michael Marckx is the founder and CEO of Monuments of Cycling which organizes the Belgian Waffle Ride series across the United States."
(pelotonmagazine.com) Images by BWR Photo Pool and Jake Orness September 18, 2021






Fearless Femmes Take on Bucks County Classic.

(pezcyclingnews.com)"overlay"The Bucks County Cycling Championship is on this weekend in Doylestown PA. Arounkone Sananikone, owner of the Fearless Femme Racing Team, took a few minutes to share some thoughts on what makes this race event special."
(pezcyclingnews.com) September 18, 2021






Epic Ride Weather review: One of the handiest cycling apps just got better.

Byoverlay
"More features and more input sources, but still with a super-easy and helpful user interface."
By Ben Delaney (velonews.com) (Image Credit not Found) September 18, 2021






Live: Ethias Cross Beringen - Saturday 18th September 2021 - Live.

(cyclocross.social)overlay"Expect a tough race on the very hilly and technical parcour.

Elite Women - 15:15 UK, 16:15 Europe, 10:15am ET.

Elite Men - 16:30 UK, 17:30 Europe, 11:30am ET."
(cyclocross.social) (Credit not Found) September 18, 2021




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  September 17, 2021





Paris Roubaix scheduling emergency: 2022 calendar in flux!

Byoverlay"Just when you think you can’t handle any more Earth-shattering news that shakes humanity to its core, now comes news that the 2022 edition of Paris Roubaix is in flux."
By Chris Fontecchio (podiumcafe.com) DIRK WAEM/AFP via Getty Image September 17, 2021






Lotte Kopecky sprints to stage 1 victory at Trophée des Grimpeuses Vresse-sur-Semois.

(cyclingnews.com)overlay"Floortje Mackaij second and Anouska Koster third in reduced-group sprint in Bièvre."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) September 17, 2021






Philipsen wins Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen 2021.

"Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin Fenix) emerged from a hectic, high-speed finale to win the Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen one-day race in Belgium in Koolskamp."
By Stephen Farrand (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image) September 17, 2021









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