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January 10, 2022
Wout van Aert sets expectation soaring for
spring with crushing ‘cross campaign.
"Van
Aert closed out his 'cross season with nine wins from 10 and
the Belgian title, setting home hype to warp-speed for
cobbled classics."
By Jim Cotton (velonews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) January 10, 2022 Weekend CX Roundup: Euro national champs weekend. "On
Saturday and Sunday most countries in Europe hosted their
2022 national cyclocross championships. The ‘cross nationals
are an important part of the lead-up to the world
championships at the end of the month."
Photo by: Belgium Cycling January 10, 2022 2022 team preview: Canyon SRAM. "Formed
from the embers of the Velocio SRAM team around eight years
ago, the German-registered squad has become one of the most
respected and popular women’s outfits on the WorldTour
circuit."
By Daniel Benson (cyclingnews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images) January 10, 2022 Belgium, the Netherlands sending reduced teams to Fayetteville Worlds. "Belgium
and the Netherlands are sending somewhat reduced teams to
the UCI Cyclocross World Championships in Fayetteville,
noting the expense and logistical difficulties of traveling
from Europe to Arkansas along with trucks worth of
equipment."
By Laura Weislo (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Rob Karman) January 10, 2022 UCI Cyclocross World Championships past winners. "Elite
Women (2000-2021), Elite Men (1950-2021), U23 Men
(1996-2021), U23 Women (2016-2021), Junior Men (1979-2020)
and Junior Women (2020)."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) January 10, 2022 2022 Southern California Road Racing Season Gets Underway. "The
2022 season will kick into high gear with road races,
criteriums, time trials and stage races taking place almost
every weekend from January through August providing an
exciting opportunity for cyclists to compete and fans to
come out and cheer on their favorite teams and riders!"
(socalcycling.com) Photo: Tour de Murrieta January 10, 2022 Nicolas Roche needs to work on his jive. "Irish
cyclist Nicolas Roche, who called time on his career last
year, is already keeping himself busy in retirement. The
ex-DSM rider is a competitor on the Irish version of the
reality TV staple, Dancing With The Stars."
By Iain Treloar (cyclingtips.com) photography by RTE.ie January 10, 2022 Check out these innovative new Tensione shoes
from Italian startup Udog.
"New
direct-to-consumer brand Udog has revealed its first cycling
footwear called Tensione which features a ‘Tension Wrap
System’ (TWS) with straps under the insole that are designed
to increase comfort and support."
By Mat Brett (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) January 10, 2022  Wout van Aert repeats as Belgian cyclocross
national champion.
"Van
Aert won the sprint from the start line to the short first
climb and never looked back. He was soon clear alone and
then gained around 20 seconds per lap for much of the race."
By Stephen Farrand (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) January 9, 2022 Vos beats Brand to win Dutch cyclocross national
title.
"Vos
used her improving form to distance Brand mid-way through
the 50-minute race and then skillfully opened a 20-second
gap on the fast Rucphen circuit recently used for a round of
the World Cup."
By Stephen Farrand (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) January 9, 2022 Lars van der Haar rides solo to regain Dutch cyclocross national title. "Lars
van der Haar recaptured an evasive title at the Dutch
Cyclocross National Championships on Sunday, taking a solo
victory with an uncontested ride in Rucphen."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) January 9, 2022 Saudi Tour could be canceled due to 'terror threat.' "The
event is hosted by the Amaury Sports Organization, who also
runs the Tour de France, Vuelta a España, Paris Nice and the
Saudi Tour, which is now not guaranteed to go ahead on
February 1-5, according to Zikoland."
By Jonny Long (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) January 9, 2022 Dylan Groenewegen to fight for Tour de France sprints with Bike Exchange Jayco. "Dylan
Groenewegen has been assured he will ride the Tour de France
and fight for sprint victories after his move from Jumbo
Visma to Team Bike Exchange Jayco."
By Stephen Farrand (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) January 9, 2022 SunGod Airas BF with Iris Photochromic lens. "The
SunGod Airas BF Sunglasses with Iris Photochromic lens are
impressive, offering excellent clarity from a large lens
and plenty of customization to suit your style. Although
it's a high price for the photochromic spec."
By Anna Marie Hughes (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) January 9, 2022 18 best 2022 road bikes (so far). "As the
road category evolved in the last decade, the industry
continued to splinter the segment in an effort to target the
appropriate niche audience. These days the two dominant
segments are simply road and gravel. "
(roadbikeaction.com) (Image Credit not Found) January 9, 2022 Live: Belgian Cyclocross National Championship
2022.
"Find
all the information here for the Belgian National Cyclocross
Championships - België Kampioenschap BK Veldrijden in
Middelkerke held on Sunday.
Elite
Men at 15:15 CET, 9:15am ET."
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"Convert
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Photos,
Podcasts
January 10,
2022
Tadej Pogačar posts monstrous record time at Coll de Rates on Strava. "Maintaining
an average gradient of 6.6 per cent on a 9.7 kilometer
route, Coll de Rates has 645 meters of climbing and is often
cited as a staple for cyclists when in the Costa Blanca
region of Spain."
By Ryan Dabbs (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) January 10, 2022 Leo Hayter released from DSM development team to join Hagens Berman Axeon. "The
21-year-old British rider, who won the U23 version of Liège
Bastogne Liège last year had a contract with DSM for this
season but according to the Dutch team Hayter wanted to move
into the WorldTour before 2023, a move which the team flatly
refused."
By Daniel Benson (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image) January 10, 2022 Almeida focused on climbing and race craft as he targets Giro and Vuelta. "The
Portuguese 23-year-old has only been a professional for two
years but has already established himself as a three-week
contender with back-to-back top-six finishes at the Giro."
By Patrick Fletcher (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) January 10, 2022 What you need to know about the UCI Gravel World Series. "Some
15-20 existing events will serve as qualifiers for gravel
worlds. Specific details will likely be announced by the UCI
in early February."
By Betsy Welch (velonews.com) (Image Credit not Found) January 10, 2022 road.cc Recommends Components of the Year 2021/22: wheels, tires, handlebars, saddles, and loads more. "Here
are the very best components that have made it into road.cc
Recommends in 2021 - everything from handlebars and hubs to
pedals and power meters."
By road.cc Tech (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) January 10, 2022 First Look! Bridge Bike Works Surveyor all-road bike looking good & made in Canada. "Built
from the ground up in Toronto, Canada, Bridge’s all-new
factory will produce the frame and fork in house. And,
they’ve assembled an all-star team with composites and
designers and engineers from brands like Cervelo, Lotus, and
more."
By Tyler Benedict (bikerumor.com) (Image Credit not Found) January 10, 2022 Adidas has some bib shorts that aren’t bib
shorts.
"Let’s
not kid ourselves: a marketer at Adidas - after studiously
titling multiple cycling shoes as exactly what they are -
has made a grave naming error."
By Iain Treloar (cyclingtips.com) photography by Adidas January 10, 2022 Michelin debuts airless tire prototype for last-mile delivery eCargo trikes. "The
Michelin X TWEEL airless radial tire is a single unit that
replaces the current tire and wheel assembly. There is no
need for mounting equipment and once they are bolted on
there is no air pressure to maintain."
By Simon Cox (cyclingindustry.news) Photo: Michelin January 10, 2022 What is Wahoo SYSTM? Here's what you need to know. "SYSTM
is the new training platform from Wahoo, providing both
amateur and professional endurance athletes with the most
complete training platform on the market. Built on a
foundation of science, the vast array of workouts and
training plans in SYSTM are developed by the Wahoo Sports
Science Team."
By Wahoo (pelotonmagazine.com) (Image Credit not Found) January 10, 2022 Photos,
Podcasts
January 9,
2022
Thibau Nys' participation at Worlds in question after crash in Belgian U23 nationals. "I now
know how it feels, so I'm afraid I broke my collarbone for
the fifth time. The [plate] is still there. I don't know
what that means, I'm not a doctor, but the chance that I
will make it to the World Cup seems very small to me."
By Jackie Tyson (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) January 9, 2022 No big surprises on CX National Champs weekend. "Europe's
national champions are crowned, including Marianne Vos,
Christine Majerus, Lars van der Haar, Sanne Cant and Wout
van Aert..."
By Kit Nicholson (cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos) January 9, 2022 Blake Quick sprints to victory again on stage 2
of Bay Crits.
"Blake
Quick (InForm TMX MAKE) was again the fastest in the sprint
at the 2022 Lexus of Blackburn Bay Crits, taking the elite
men's stage 2 victory and overall win after he managed to
distance his rivals in the final meters of the uphill
sprint. "
By Simone Giuliani (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Con Chronis) January 9, 2022 Roseman-Gannon takes out Bay Crits after
doubling up with stage 2 win.
"Ruby
Roseman-Gannon made it a clean sweep at the Lexus of
Blackburn Bay Crits, taking out the second and final stage
as she beat breakaway companion Matilda Raynolds (InForm TMX
MAKE) on the uphill sprint to the line."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Con Chronis) January 9, 2022 Scotland’s Mark Stewart takes New Zealand Cycle Classic win. "Scotland’s
Mark Stewart has won the first UCI categorized stage race of
2022, taking the yellow jersey at the New Zealand Cycle
Classic after he and his Bolton Equities Black Spoke
teammates dominated the five days of racing around
Wellington and the North Island."
By Stephen Farrand (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: New Zealand Cycle Classic/Facebook) January 9, 2022 ‘There were other problems when I started,' says Nicolas Roche, 'it was pre-Puerto and I was getting my ass whupped every weekend with people cheating.’ "At the
start of the year Roche had seen himself riding
professionally until he physically couldn’t do it anymore,
yet one day in August he awoke before a race and knew it was
time to do something else. This is a common phenomenon among
ageing pros, yet Roche never thought it would happen to him.
Until it did."
By Jonny Long (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) January 9, 2022 Sturdy Cycles 3D Print the most beautiful Titanium Crankset we’ve ever seen. "A
3D-Printed Titanium Crankset from Sturdy Cycles will set you
back £1200 without the chainring, which retails at an extra
£250. No word on pricing for the coming 2X cranksets just
yet."
By Jessie-May Morgan (bikerumor.com) (Image Credit not Found) January 9, 2022 Craft Cadence Wallet - for all your essentials. "The
Craft Cadence Cycling Wallet combines protection for the
huge new smart phones we are carrying around, with plenty of
space for all those other ride essentials."
By Paul Horta-Hopkins (cycletechreview.com) (Image Credit not Found) January 9, 2022 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. |
Geoff Kabush asked questions about the role of social media in sports and it got him kicked off Instagram. "Can an
athlete just be an athlete anymore? Or do they have to be an
influencer, too? It’s a question Geoff Kabush posed on his
Instagram account on Friday."
By Terry McKall (cyclingmagazine.ca) Photo by: Jean McAllister / TransRockies January 10, 2022 Brandon McNulty to ride Tour de France and Vuelta a España in 2022. "The
American rider will ride two grand tours in a season for the
first time and hopes to get his own opportunities while also
supporting Tadej Pogačar."
By Sadhbh O'Shea (velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images) January 10, 2022 Tadej Pogacar to target Tour de France and
Vuelta a España in 2022.
"The UAE
Team Emirates leader has never embarked on two Grand Tours
in a single season before but will make the step this year
after making a career debut at the Tour of Flanders this
spring."
By Daniel Benson (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) January 10, 2022 The Van Der Poel Effect. "Dutch
‘boy-wonder’ Mathieu van der Poel has had to call a halt to
his cyclocross season due to his back problems - How will
this affect his spring Classic campaign and the future of
his Alpecin Fenix team?"
By Spencer Martin (pezcyclingnews.com) (Photo: Cor Vos) January 10, 2022 Egan Bernal extends with Ineos Grenadiers through 2026. "The
Colombian, who is the reigning Giro d'Italia champion, has
spent four seasons with the team since moving from Androni
Giocattoli in 2018. He won the Tour de France in 2019 and
can also count Paris Nice and the Tour de Suisse among a
glittering palmarès."
By Daniel Ostanek (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) January 10, 2022 Marc Hirschi to miss early season due to hip
operation.
"For the
last three years, I’ve had problems with my right hip, where
there was not enough space in my right hip. So what [the
doctors] did was go inside and shave the bone so I have more
space."
By Kate Wagner (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image) January 10, 2022 Stranded in New Zealand, then dropped by British Cycling: How this Scottish rider came to win his first UCI stage race. "I came
for a month, believe it or not," Scotland's Mark Stewart
said. "I came with a rucksack for a month, British Cycling
dropped me, so I thought I’d stay another few, and that
ended up being two years."
By Adam Becket (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: New Zealand Cycle Classic/Facebook) January 10, 2022 Haley Batten and Christopher Blevins join Specialized Factory Racing. "American
cross-country mountain bikers Haley Batten and Christopher
Blevins will join the Specialized Factory Racing squad in
2022. Both young riders had standout seasons in 2021 riding
for British outfit Trinity Racing."
By Betsy Welch (velonews.com) Photo: Javier Martinez de la Puente/NurPhoto via Getty Images January 10, 2022 Resistance is futile: Stan’s new M-Pulse hubs use Project 321 magnetic pawls to eliminate freehub drag. "Offered
as part of complete wheelsets, M-Pulse hubs will start at
$965 for the set with Stan’s MK4 Asymmetric rims including
the 30mm wide Flow MK4, 28mm wide Arch MK4, and 25mm wide
Crest MK4 which were launched last summer."
By Zach Overholt (bikerumor.com) (Image Credit not Found) January 10, 2022 Videos
January 9, 2022
Thomas Mein wins men's British national
cyclocross title.
"Thomas
Mein (Tormans CycloCross Team) took his first elite British
national title, using his power to produce a last lap attack
after a race-long battle with Cameron Mason (Trinity
Racing)."
By Ben Goddard (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images Sport) January 9, 2022 Harriet Harnden battles through the mud to win British cyclocross title. "Harriet
Harnden (Trek Factory Racing XC) used her mountain bike
skills to retain her national bands in the elite women’s
British national cyclocross championships in Crawley."
By Ben Goddard (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) January 9, 2022 Romain Grégoire captures French U23 cyclocross title. "The
18-year-old Romain Grégoire won the French national under-23
cyclocross title on Saturday a muddy Liévin circuit in
Pas-de-Calais."
(velonews.com) (Photo: Kristof Ramon) January 9, 2022 Mythologies: Major Taylor, Henri Desgrange and a Wheelbarrow Full of Centimes. "Marshall
‘Major’ Taylor was the greatest track sprinter of his time.
In 1899 he was crowned World Champion. That same year he won
the American national championships, a title he successfully
defended the following year."
By Feargal McKay (podiumcafe.com) January 9, 2022 2022 edition of Tour de France sportive L’Etape UK canceled. "It will
be the third year in a row that the event, which forms part
of the Tour’s international L’Etape Series, has been
shelved. The sportive is organized by events company Human
Race, a subsidiary of Tour de France owners ASO."
By Ryan Mallon (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) January 9, 2022 Take a look at Specialized’s Roubaix Pro which aims to prove that ‘smoother is faster.’ "The
Roubaix Pro is designed to deliver compliance without
compromise thanks to the introduction of the Future Shock
2.0 system that gives more control and damping options."
By Anna Marie Hughes (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) January 9, 2022 Beginner’s Guide: Dropper Posts. "In the
last few years, they’ve become near-ubiquitous on all kinds
of bikes, even making appearances on most cross country race
bikes at this point. They’re crossing the boundary to drop
bars, too, making their way onto some gravel bikes."
By Terry McKall (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image Credit not Found) January 9, 2022 SMART Tire Company unveils new second-generation prototype of ‘space-age’ metal tires. "Last
year we reported on the invention of a new airless metal
bike tire, using technology straight from NASA’s labs,
which was designed to make punctures a thing of the past.
This week the creators behind the METL tire, the SMART
Tire Company, has unveiled a new second-generation model
which they claim will be 50% lighter and cheaper."
By Ryan Mallon (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) January 9, 2022 VeloFix: Your local Bike Shop, on wheels.
"I use
VeloFix and I am extremely happy with their service and
price. My local mechanic is Thai Nguyen who is very prompt
when I call, does great work and is always ready to go the
extra mile for me. Highly recommended! - Doug." Advertisement (velofix.com)
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