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Clara Honsinger dominates 2021 USAC cyclocross
elite national championship.
"I’ll be
honest, I put a lot of pressure on myself coming into this
race, the win and so to accomplish it and just nail it -
smooth and steady - it’s such a good feeling,” Honsinger
said. “It’s like we hit the goal - bullseye!"
By Greg Kaplan (velonews.com) Photo: Greg Kaplan December 12, 2021 Brunner wins men's US cyclocross title.
"Hecht,
White round out podium." [Paywall (after 5
articles/month)"
By Laura Weislo
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Snowy Mountain Photography)
December 12, 2021
Clouse wins U23 women's title at US cyclocross
championships.
"Munro,
Gunzalas round out podium." [Paywall (after 5
articles/month)]
By Laura Weislo
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) December
12, 2021
Funston Flies to U23 Men’s Title.
"New Pan
Am champ Scott Funston flew to another title at the 2021
Cyclocross Nationals U23 Men's race."
(cxmagazine.com) (Image Credit not Found) December 12, 2021 Magnus White Claims the Junior Men 2021 USA
Cyclocross National Championship.
"The
Junior Men took to the line as the first UCI title race on
Sunday at the 2021 USA Cyclocross National Championships.
The 17-18-year-old men (racing age) lined up in sunny,
frozen conditions."
(cxmagazine.com) (Image Credit not Found) December 12, 2021 10 products I loved in 2021: Matt de Neef.
"Here at CyclingTips we’ve been publishing “10 products I loved” end-of-year wrap-up articles since 2017." By Matt de Neef (cyclingtips.com) (Image Credit not Found) December 12, 2021 USA Cyclocross National Championships.
"Watch
the 2021 USA Cycling Cyclocross National championships live.
Nationals will be held in Wheaton, Illinois just outside of
Chicago.
December
12th - Juniors, U23s, Elites 9:00am Eastern."
(flobikes.com) USA Cycling December 12, 2021  2022 road worlds set to see Alaphilippe, van
Aert in the fray: ‘Classics riders will love this course.’
"Race
director tips van Aert, van der Poel and Alaphilippe as top
contenders for rainbow jersey in Wollongong."
(velonews.com) Photo: Alex Broadway - Pool/Getty Images December 11, 2021 Androni Giocattoli riders hit by car during
Spanish training camp.
"Three
riders from the Androni Giocattoli team were left injured
and shocked after they were hit by a car on the first day of
their December training camp in Benidorm, Spain on Friday."
[Paywall (after 5 articles/month)]
By Stephen Farrand (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) December 11, 2021 Nairo and Co.’s big chance: Arkéa Samsic to have
choice of grand tours in 2022.
"The
former Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a España champion and his
Arkéa Samsic crew will have their pick of WorldTour races
next year after placing second in the ProTeam ranking in
2021."
By Jim Cotton (velonews.com) (Photo by ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP via Getty Images) December 11, 2021 Monte Crostis vs. Monte Zoncolan.
"The final week of the 2011 Giro was perhaps the longest and hardest in the modern era." By Jered Gruber Images: Gruber Images (pelotonmagazine.com) December 11, 2021 SRAM Rival AXS derailleurs get the Kogel
Kolossos OS ceramic pulley upgrade.
"Considering
a Rival AXS rear derailleur and Kogel's new Kolossos cage
for it still comes in almost $100 less than a new SRAM Red
AXS rear mech, it makes the ~$400 price tag for the cage
little more palatable."
By Tyler Benedict (bikerumor.com) (Image Credit not Found) December 11, 2021 Fancy owning unreleased Olympic edition Oakley
Katos? Plus check out Canyon’s refreshed gravel bike; Altura’s
indoor kit; New commuting kicks, + more.
"Own a
part of eyewear history, and the most unique sunglasses in
the peloton with this exclusive and highly rare lot."
By Anna Marie Hughes (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) December 11, 2021 December 10, 2021
Life Time announces 60 riders for inaugural
Grand Prix race series.
"Amity
Rockwell, Ruth Winder, Katerina Nash, and Lea Davison
headline women's list; Keegan Swenson, Alex Howes, Pete
Stetina, and Kiel Reijnen top the men's."
By Betsy Welch (velonews.com) (Photo: Wil Matthews) December 10, 2021 Highlights of 2021 - Part III.
"Mathieu
van der Poel was very much in the limelight. His Alpecin
Fenix team sported a temporary jersey in the mauve hue of
his grandfather Raymond Poulidor‘s Mercier team."
(inrng.com) (Image credit: ASO) December 10, 2021 Swytch Electric Bike Conversion Kit.
"Convert
your bike into an eBike with the Universal Swytch Electric
Bike Kit. Easy to fit, disc-brake compatible, and works on
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Wout van Aert swapped mud for snow, and still no
one could come close.
"Wout
van Aert (Jumbo Visma) took his second dominant victory in
as many days at World Cup Val di Sole, adding ‘snowcross’ to
his long list of talents."
By Kit Nicholson (cyclingtips.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) December 12, 2021 Fem Van Empel wins Val di Sole snow World Cup.
"Vos
second after late crash with Canada's Rochette third." [Paywall
(after 5 articles/month)]
By Ben Goddard
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images)
December 12, 2021
Another World Cup podium for Maghalie Rochette
on difficult snowy Val di Sole course.
"Sunday’s
10th round of the UCI ‘cross World Cup was a good one for
Canadian women, as Maghalie Rochette earned her second
consecutive podium on an extremely difficult, snowy-covered
course."
By Rob Sturney (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image Credit not Found) December 12, 2021 Landa makes a single birthday wish for 'good
health' for 2022.
"Landa's
succinct list of goals for next season is understandable,
given how his season was rendered far more complicated than
he desired thanks to a major crash in the first week of the
Giro d'Italia which left him with serious injuries."
[Paywall (after 5 articles/month)]
By Alasdair Fotheringham (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) December 12, 2021 Bent but Not Broken: Niki Rüttimann's Remarkable
Ride at the ’86 Tour.
"There
were a lot of firsts at the 1986 Tour de France. Greg LeMond
was the first American winner; 7-Eleven was the first
American team to compete; and Niki Rüttimann was the first
rider to finish top 10 and win a stage with a broken ankle.
Well, sort of…"
By Bruce Hildenbrand (pelotonmagazine.com) Image: Welloffside December 12, 2021 Live: UCI Cyclocross World Cup Round 9 Val di
Sole Sunday December 12th.
"The UCI
Cyclocross World Cup continues this Sunday with the first
snow cyclocross race of the World Cup in Val di Sole, Italy!
Elite
Women 13:30 Europe Local Time, 7:30am U.S. ET.
Elite
Men 14:55 Europe Local Time, 8:55am U.S. ET."
(cyclocross.social) (Credits not Found) December 12, 2021 Wout van Aert, Zoe Bäckstedt crush reduced
fields at Ethias Cross Essen.
"17-year-old
sensation Bäckstedt (Tormans CX) rode solo from the opening
laps to win her race by more than one minute while van Aert
(Jumbo Visma) blazed away from lone challenger Thijs Aerts
(Baloise Trek) to make it two-from-two in his return to the
‘cross field."
(velonews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images) December 11, 2021 Zoe Backstedt dominates in the Ethias Cross
Essen mud.
"17-year-old
Zoe Backstedt won the elite women’s race in Essen, leading
the race from start to finish in the cold and mud." [Paywall
(after 5 articles/month)]
By Stephen Farrand (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) December 11, 2021 Van Aert makes it two in a row, winning Ethias
cross in Essen.
"Wout
van Aert (Jumbo Visma) stormed away from the rest of the
field at the Ethias Cross Robotland in Essen, taking his
second win of the season after winning his debut at the
Superprestige in Boom last week." [Paywall (after 5
articles/month)]
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) December 11, 2021 Gabriel Cullaigh signs for Saint Piran:
'Hopefully the results will come and I will jump back up to
the WorldTour.'
"Saint
Piran is not a WorldTour team, the level Gabriel Cullaigh
has dropped down from and where he believes he still
belongs, but in signing for the British Continental team,
the 25-year-old will have the opportunity that he seldom had
during two frustrating years at Movistar."
By Chris Marshall-Bell (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) December 11, 2021 10 tips to become your own bike mechanic.
"I’s
especially important to understand your bike, how it works
and, most important of all, how to stay on top of the needed
preventative maintenance so that small repairs don’t turn
into big repairs."
(roadbikeaction.com) (Image Credit not Found) December 11, 2021 Bikerumor Editor’s Choice Awards 2021 - Cory’s
Best Bike & Gear Picks.
"When I
sat down twelve months ago to shake out that year’s best, I
couldn’t imagine that 2021 would be even stranger. But I
adapted and still managed to squeeze in new bike product
tests."
By Cory Benson (bikerumor.com) c. Basso, photo by Francesco Bonato December 11, 2021 Live: Ethias Cross Essen - Saturday December
11th.
"The
Ethias Cross returns this Saturday in Essen, with a World
Cup on Sunday in Italy.
Elite
Women - 12:45 UK, 13:45 Europe, 7:45am U.S. Eastern.
Elite
Men - 14:00 UK, 15:00 Europe, 9:00am U.S. Eastern."
(cyclocross.social) (Image Credit not Found) December 11, 2021 López blasts Mas over controversial exit from
Movistar.
"Colombia’s
Miguel Angel López has waded back into the controversy that
saw him quit both the 2021 Vuelta a España and then Team
Movistar, making outspoken criticisms of his former
teammate, Enric Mas." [Paywall (after 5 articles/month)]
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images) December 10, 2021 Road world championships route reveal:
Rainforests, beaches, bridges on tap for 2022.
"Organizers
of next year’s races in Wollongong, southeast Australia,
have given a preliminary sketch of the routes awaiting Elisa
Balsamo, Julian Alaphilippe, and Co. and are promising “a
celebration of the unique topography of the region."
(velonews.com) Photo: Destination NSW December 10, 2021 Your $1.00 monthly contribution is important and will help keep us online. Also, clicking on the advertisements would be an additional way of helping. |
December 12, 2021
Sorting the Sprinters: Who’s On Top?
"To get
some clarity on what is going on right now, I am dusting off
an old method for assessing sprinters - crunching some
numbers."
(podiumcafe.com) (Photo: Chris Graythen/Getty Images) December 12, 2021 2022 team preview: Movistar men.
"Enric
Mas sole Grand Tour leader while Alejandro Valverde rides
farewell tour." [Paywall (after 5 articles/month)]
By Patrick Fletcher (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) December 12, 2021 Neve Bradbury extends with Canyon SRAM.
"Canyon
SRAM announced it has extended the contract of Australian
Neve Bradbury. The 19-year-old made her professional debut
with the team this season after coming through the Zwift
Academy."
[Paywall (after 5 articles/month)]
By Laura Weislo (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) December 12, 2021 2022 Vuelta a España route could include the
Angliru and new Asturian mega-climb.
"The
2022 route of the Vuelta a España will finally be revealed
on Thursday, resolving the considerable number of questions
that remain about cycling’s third Grand Tour of the season."
[Paywall (after 5 articles/month)]"
By Alasdair Fotheringham (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) December 12, 2021 The best of SBS cycling in 2021.
"The
2021 cycling season saw terrific action throughout, with
great races on-road and off. We asked our commentary team
and experts to come up with their favorite and most
impactful races of the year, here are the results!"
By Jamie Finch-Penninger (sbs.com.au) (Image Credit not Found) December 12, 2021 Burger King Italia backs team of Alberto
Contador, Ivan Basso.
"Although
the team will retain its Eolo Kometa name, the iconic Burger
King logo is set to appear on its sky-blue jerseys in 2022
where it will join title backers Eolo, an internet company,
and Kometa, a pork processor."
(velonews.com) (Photo by Cristina Arias/Cover/Getty Images) December 12, 2021 Zirbel electronic twist shifters signal SRAM AXS
derailleurs, droppers, or… your phone?
"There’s
also a Pro version that has a carbon fiber base with
green-anodized bezel."
By Tyler Benedict
(bikerumor.com) (Image Credit not Found) December
12, 2021
Burger King to sponsor men's professional team
in 2022.
"Sponsors
in cycling come and go, but for every concrete manufacturer,
there is sometimes a universally recognizable brand name
that pops up and causes a number of dopamine explosions to
go off in our tiny capitalist minds."
By Jonny Long (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) December 11, 2021 Dylan Groenewegen leaves Jumbo Visma for Team
BikeExchange.
"The
Dutchman had a two-year contract with Jumbo Visma already in
place but he leaves for the Australian WorldTour team in
order to increase his chances of riding the biggest races,
such as the Tour de France." [Paywall (after 5
articles/month)]
By Daniel Benson (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: David Stockman/AFP/Getty Images) December 11, 2021 Nacer Bouhanni: My season was destabilized by
UCI suspension.
"2021
was a year to forget for Arkéa Samsic sprinter Nacer
Bouhanni, not only because he went winless but because of a
sprinting clash with Groupama FDJ's Jake Stewart that
spiraled out of control and meant he missed a vital part of
the season." [Paywall (after 5 articles/month)]
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image) December 11, 2021 17 best 2022 gravel bikes a definitive and
expansive list.
"Although
officially recognized for less than a decade, and despite
its many tradition-bound detractors, the segment of bikes
intended for off-road cycling has enjoyed meteoric growth."
(roadbikeaction.com) (Image Credit not Found) December 11, 2021 First aid for cyclists: Would you know what to
do in an accident?
"The
first thing to do in an emergency situation is to assess the
scene and determine if it is a safe place to perform
first-response skills. Watch out for any hazards such as
traffic, steep drops or water, before assessing the affected
person’s signs and symptoms."
By Chris Marshall-Bell (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) December 11, 2021 Restrap Tire Boot Kit.
"The
Restrap Tire Boot Kit is great for patching cuts or tears in
tubed tires, and when not in use quickly rolls up and tucks
away in a pack. The patches are super-tough hypalon, and the
included glue keeps them firmly in place."
By Hollis Jones (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) December 11, 2021 2021 Coupe de France/French Cup Cyclocross
Troyes Live Stream.
"The
2021 Coupe de France/French Cup Cyclocross Troyes is
Saturday, December 11 and Sunday, December 12. There will
be live streams.
Live streaming video: 2:05pm CET (8:05am U.S. Eastern)."
(cyclingfans.com) (news.in-24.com) December 11, 2021 December 10, 2021
Romain Bardet says leaving DSM riders' comments
'not easy to understand' after 'Soviet regime' remarks.
"A
recent piece by Sporza was posted hours before the team's
2022 presentation, it included unnamed riders saying the way
the team was run was like a "Soviet regime."
By Tim Bonville-Ginn (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) December 10, 2021 VeloFix: Your local Bike Shop, on wheels.
"I use
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