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January 13, 2022
Sepp Kuss poised for starring role at 2022 Tour de France. "Confirmation
of Jumbo Visma's Tour de France squad underscores growing
importance of Sepp Kuss inside the Dutch powerhouse."
By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) Photo: Christine Poujoulat/Pool via Getty Images January 13, 2022 Lefevere: It's too early to say if Cavendish will ride the Tour de France. "You
know the story of Mark and me, he left the team [at the end
of 2015] for budget reasons and then after the misery of his
last few months at Bahrain [in 2020, when Cavendish’s career
appeared to be drawing to a low-key end] he broke my heart."
By Alasdair Fotheringham (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) January 13, 2022 Switzerland sending small team, no women to cyclocross Worlds. "Much
like the Netherlands and Belgium, the Swiss Cycling
Federation has opted to send a much-reduced team to the UCI
Cyclocross World Championships in Fayetteville."
By Laura Weislo (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) January 13, 2022 Uno-X aiming for 2022 Tour de France wildcard invitation. "The
team, which has been part of cycling's ProTeam second
division for the past two years, has big ambitions in the
sport, and the team has already announced their intention to
apply for a WorldTour spot in 2023."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images) January 13, 2022 Zwift gives riders the chance to join six week Ineos Grenadiers 'virtual training camp.' "Starting
on January 24th, there will be special Ineos
Grenadiers-designed workouts designed to improve your
climbing, time trialing, sprinting, and more, available on
the platform."
By Adam Becket (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) Zwift January 13, 2022 road.cc Recommends Bikes of the Year 2021/22: Gravel/Adventure Bikes, Urban Bikes and eBikes. "It's
time to reveal the best gravel/adventure bikes, eBikes and
urban bikes that we've reviewed on road.cc over the
past year."
By Mat Brett (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) January 13, 2022 4 reasons why short intervals work for improving performance. "In
exercise science and coaching there are long and passionate
debates about the structure of interval workouts, the
intensities that should be used, the duration of efforts and
recoveries, and the total amount of work performed during a
training session or a block of training."
By Chris Carmichael (roadbikeaction.com) (Image Credit not Found) January 13, 2022 Top Heroes of All Time. "When we
were younger we all had heroes, but as the years pass that
changes to an admiration of a person’s style, personality
and in this case, cycling ability."
By Edmond Hood (pezcyclingnews.com) (Photo: Cor Vos) January 13, 2022 News,
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January 12, 2022
Rohan Dennis and Grace Brown take Australian
time trial titles.
"Dennis
won the 38.7km test against the clock with a time of 45:34
(49.3kph) to earn his fourth victory in the discipline.
Grace Brown reclaimed the national champion’s jersey in the
“chrono” event, ahead of Amber Pate (InForm TMX MAKE) and
Lisa Jacob (Knights of Suburbia)."
(velonews.com) Photo: Courtesy Jumbo Visma January 12, 2022 Brandon McNulty looking for freedom and opportunities at Vuelta a España. "Brandon
McNulty will race two Grand Tours in a single season for the
first time in his career with the American set to tackle
both the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España in 2022."
By Daniel Benson (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) January 12, 2022 Matteo Trentin says he would not be surprised to see Pogačar in the final of the Tour of Flanders. "Speaking
to the media during UAE Team Emirates' press day on Monday,
the Italian puncheur explained: "Until now we haven't seen a
proper weak point of Tadej, so I won't be surprised if he
can ride through the final of the race. Saying he is going
to win Flanders is another story."
By Adam Becket (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) January 12, 2022 Organizers make changes to Danilith Nokere Koerse route in 2022. "The
Nokereberg is one of those steep, cobbled climbs in Belgium
that rises from one side of a rural village to the other. It
will remain the focal point of the race, climbed three times
by the women and five times by the men."
By Issy Ronald (cyclingnews.com) (Image Credit not Found) January 12, 2022 'I rode 17 stages of last year's Tour de France with a broken back - I'm not a person who gives up.' "I am
going into this season with a different mentality, with a
much more open mind than I ever have done before, and with
the mindset of making the most of every opportunity, because
the amount of opportunities I have left are potentially
numbered."
By Chris Marshall-Bell (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Israel Premier Tech) January 12, 2022 Savor the moment and love every ride. "Offered
the opportunity to sit quietly for a quarter of an hour,
would you welcome it, take a deep breath and gladly settle
down? Or would you quiver in fear at the idea of being alone
with your thoughts? "
By Josephine Perry (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Future) January 12, 2022 Retro reborn: Iconic Prendas Ciclismo jerseys are back as company announces new ownership. "Fans of
all things retro, rejoice! It was announced today that
Prendas Ciclismo, the Dorset cycling brand specializing in
reissues of some of the sport’s most iconic jerseys, has
come under new ownership."
By Ryan Mallon (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) January 12, 2022 5 things in pro road racing to look forward to in 2022. "After a
2021 which saw many changes in the calendar, such as having
Paris Roubaix in the fall, and a general feeling of
uncertainty that a race may be cancelled at any time, both
riders and fans alike are hoping to have some semblance of a
normal season this year."
By Matt Hansen (cyclingmagazine.ca)Photo by: Pete Geyer @cyclingfans January 12, 2022 News,
Blogs, Misc.
Technical FAQ: Factoring tire weight into
modeling energy consumption, and understanding the physics of
front-end shimmy.
January 11, 2022
Clara Honsinger and Eric Brunner highlight
38-person Team USA roster for cyclocross worlds.
"Recently
crowned U.S. national champions Clara Honsinger (Cannondale
Cyclocross world.com) and Eric Brunner (Blue Stages Racing)
will lead Team USA at the 2022 UCI World Cyclocross
Championships, January 29-30, in Fayetteville, Arkansas."
(velonews.com) (Image Credit not Found) January 11, 2022 Cyclocross worlds not getting stuck in ruts left by lost champions. "Race
host Experience Fayetteville is currently putting the final
preparations on the first ‘cross worlds in the U.S. since
2013 and isn’t fazed by the difficulties engulfing its big
weekend of racing later this month."
By Jim Cotton (velonews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images) January 11, 2022 Sylvia Persico pulled off a super rare and tricky move at the Italian ‘cross champs. "At the
Italian cyclocross championships on Sunday, Sylvia Persico
took a dominant win, and she did so in style. But her win
wasn’t just based on her strength alone."
By Matt Hansen (cyclingmagazine.ca) Photo by: MTB i @MTBiit January 11, 2022 Swytch Electric Bike Conversion Kit.
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January 13,
2022
Mathieu van der Poel undergoes surgery on
injured knee.
"Mathieu
van der Poel underwent a minor surgery on the knee on
Saturday in the AZ Herentals hospital. In a previous crash,
a tear had appeared in the capsule of the kneecap,” a
statement from Alpecin Fenix said."
By Sadhbh O'Shea (velonews.com) Photo: David Stockman/Belga Mag/AFP via Getty Images January 13, 2022 Cadel Evans - My best year. "After a
string of near misses Cadel Evans entered 2011 with
something to prove, and there would be no consolation prize
for him at the Tour de France this time."
By Chris Marshall-Bell (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) January 13, 2022 David Gaudu looks to convert podium finishes into victories in 2022. "David
Gaudu stepped up a level during 2021 but the 25-year-old
Groupama FDJ rider and rising star of French cycling is
looking to do even better in 2022 as he continues his
journey from Thibaut Pinot's understudy to team leader."
By Maria David (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) January 13, 2022 2022 Team Preview: Uno-X Women. "Uno-X
has had steady progress in cycling over the last six
seasons. The Scandinavian-based fuel and energy brand
created a men’s Continental team in 2017 and upgraded it to
a second-tier ProTeam license in 2020."
By Kirsten Frattini (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) January 13, 2022 Does gravel need a hall of fame? "Amid a
huge boom in the popularity of gravel racing, perhaps it
should come as no surprise that a Gravel Cycling Hall of
Fame is on the way."
(cyclingtips.com) (Image Credit not Found) January 13, 2022 Study shows lack of infrastructure biggest thing holding people back from cycling. "Research
for the Journal of Transport & Health, shows that most
participants owned a bike (57%), but only one in five (20%)
rode a bike once a week."
By Adam Becket (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) January 13, 2022 What next for the cycling industry - More boom or bubble? "As the
dust is settling on a violent jolt of global product demand
and subsequent supply complexities the cycling industry is
faced with the acceleration of forecast mega trends. So,
what next for the bike market? We ask several trade
leaders."
By Mark Sutton (cyclingindustry.news) (Image Credit not Found) January 13, 2022 Strava maps will now show points of interest for all users in the apps first 2022 update. "Strava
is expanding its Maps tool with the introduction of a
'Points of Interest' feature, helping athletes plan where to
go and find essential amenities while on the move."
By Ryan Dabbs (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Strava) January 13, 2022 Photos,
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January 12,
2022
Wout van Aert outlines changes to improve Spring
Classics strategies.
"Belgian
superstar Wout van Aert (Jumbo Visma) has confirmed that he
will be applying a different strategy to the upcoming
Classics season but insisted that his squad is also taking a
new, much more thorough approach to these races, too."
By Alasdair Fotheringham (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: David Stockman/Belga/AFP/Getty Images) January 12, 2022 Jumbo Visma shuts down training camp in Spain.
"The
doomsday scenario has come true,” said performance manager
Mathieu Heijboer in a team statement. “This is a scenario
that we have taken into account, of course. We had already
decided how to act in such a situation."
By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images) January 12, 2022 Démare: It's a big disappointment to miss Tour de France selection. "The
French sprinter took part in his fifth Tour last year but
finished outside the time cut on stage 9 and left the race
with just a fourth place to his name. He has two career
victories at the race."
By Daniel Ostanek (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Guillaume Souvant/AFP via Getty Images) January 12, 2022 Jumbo Visma signals ambitious 2022 intentions by
revealing Tour de France and Giro d'Italia squads.
"Primož
Roglič, Jonas Vingegaard and Wout van Aert will lead the
Tour, while Tom Dumoulin and Tobias Foss will head the
Giro."
By Ryan Dabbs
(cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images)
January 12, 2022
2022 Team Preview: Intermarché Wanty Gobert Matériaux. "Formerly
Circus Wanty Gobert, Intermarché Wanty Gobert was founded in
2008 as a Continental team and three years later moved to
second-level status under the names of Veranda's Willems,
Accent Jobs Wanty and then Wanty Gobert."
By Jackie Tyson (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: @cyclingmedia_agency/ Intermarché Wanty Gobert Materiaux) January 12, 2022 Ben O'Connor intent on deflecting pressure to 'go one better' in 2022 Tour de France. "The
26-year-old's unexpected but deserved fourth place overall
in his debut Tour de France last year has led many to assume
that he automatically will be gunning for a podium in the
same race in 2022."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) January 12, 2022 USA Cycling announces 2022 Pro Cross-Country Tour calendar. "On
Tuesday, USA Cycling (USAC) announced the calendar for the
2022 Professional Cross-Country Tour (Pro XCT). The series
includes events in five states and opens with three days of
racing in Fayetteville, Arkansas."
(velonews.com) (Image Credit not Found) January 12, 2022 Cavendish ready to turn corner after armed burglary. "He is
currently preparing for the season at the team’s training
camp in Calpe, Spain,. The terrible experience in November
however, has left Cavendish with a different mindset, saying
he wanted to spend more time with his family."
By Matt Hansen (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image Credit not Found) January 12, 2022 The Sage Skyline lets you do it your way. "Based
in Beaverton, Oregon, Sage is a titanium-specific brand
that is taking the made-to-order concept seriously. As
with all Sage bikes, every detail of the Skyline road bike
build can be chosen and customized meaning no compromise,
just a bike built the way you want. Working with one of
the country’s top titanium builders allows Sage to deliver
a premium frame made here in the USA with their stock
geometries."
(roadbikeaction.com) (Image Credit not Found) January 12, 2022 Neo-Pros To Watch For 2022. "Ten
neo-pros to watch this season, from sprinters to stage
racers and some who’ve yet to decide or discover what sort
of rider they will become."
(inrng.com) (Image Credit (tumblr.com)) January 11, 2022 Remco Evenepoel: First of all, I want a normal year. "Recapping
the last 12 months of Evenepoel's career in a few lines
would be well nigh impossible. His comeback from major
injuries sustained in a bad crash at Il Lombardia to start
the Giro d'Italia as his first race back was only one,
albeit a significant, part of the tale."
By Alasdair Fotheringham (cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images) January 11, 2022 'If you start a Grand Tour you can always win it,' says Remco Evenepoel as he sets sights on Vuelta a España. "It
seems weird to say, seeing as Evenepoel will only turn 22 at
the end of this month, but there seems to be a sense of loss
already on the last two disrupted seasons. After all,
he can do it all."
By Jonny Long (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) January 11, 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. |
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January 13, 2022
No date set yet for 2022 season debut for Chris
Froome.
"Chris
Froome is training again “without pain” following a recent
leg injury, but the four-time Tour de France still has not
decided when he will make his 2022 season debut."
By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) Photo: Ilia Yefimovich/picture alliance via Getty Images January 13, 2022 Michael Woods on Israel-Premier Tech: ‘This is
Canada’s team.’
"They’re
really putting Canadian cycling on the map,” Woods said.
“Now with Premier Tech coming on board, it really does feel
like this is Canada’s team."
By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) (Photo: James Startt) January 13, 2022 Ayuso: Pogacar is my reference, I want to follow his footsteps. "In
Spaniard Juan Ayuso, the team might have already found the
next great thing. The19-year-old Spaniard looks ahead to
first full pro season with UAE Team Emirates."
(cyclingnews.com) (Photo: Bas Czerwinski/Getty Images) January 13, 2022 Introducing: US mechanic Andi Zolton. "Zolton,
a former racer and brand ambassador for LIV Racing USA, has
worked alongside some of the biggest names in the off-road
world, including Rebecca Rusch."
By Daniel Benson (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: cyclephotos) January 13, 2022 'Things didn't go the way I wanted.' "Since
then I no longer race at a level. You really have to time
that and I did it just before the Dauphiné, after a hard
training period and just before a hard race. That was not a
good idea. I have not cycled at a level after that."
By Ryan Dabbs (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) January 13, 2022 Otso Waheela C gravel bike review: Do-it-all capability, bit of a bruiser. "Superb
tire clearance, lots of mounts, and a tackle-anything
demeanor, but also somewhat questionable frame geometry and
a rather firm ride quality."
By James Huang (cyclingtips.com) (Photography by James Huang) January 13, 2022 Argon 18 Sum: First look and ride impressions of the new performance road bike. "The
Argon 18 Sum is a new bike from the Montreal-based company.
By new bike, I mean the name is new and the frame is new,
even though it draws heavily from various designs and
technologies that Argon 18 has used on previous models."
By Matthew Pioro (cyclingmagazine.ca) Photo by: Matt Stetson January 13, 2022 The Revolver Aeroto is an aero fairing for your disc brake rotor. "Revolver's
aero disc rotor fairings are most definitely not UCI-legal,
offer dubious gains, and may hamper braking performance... I
love it!"
By Ronan Mc Laughlin (cyclingtips.com)photography by Revolver Aeroworks January 13, 2022 Simon Clarke lands final-hour deal with
Israel-Premier Tech.
"We had
spoken to Simon in previous years so when the opportunity to
sign Simon presented itself, we jumped at the chance,” said
team manager Kjell Carlström. “Simon will not only play an
important role in helping our team leaders to win."
(velonews.com) Photo: Noa Arnon/IPT January 12, 2022 Tom Dumoulin: I still have it in me to ride for GC in a Grand Tour. "We were
actually talking about this topic: why do you completely
suffer through it? It's not easy, because you have to find
new ways of smashing yourself and find new places of pain,
and why do you do that?"
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images By Barry Ryan January 12, 2022 Thibaut Pinot will tackle the Tour de France once more in 2022. "Alongside
Pinot, who has won three stages at the Tour and finished
third in 2014, will be David Gaudu, Stefan Küng, Valentin
Madouas, and new signing Michael Storer."
By Adam Becket (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) January 12, 2022 Nairo Quintana to lead Arkéa Samsic at Paris Nice. "In the
weeks preceding the early season stage race known as the
“Race to the Sun,” Quintana also plans to start the Tour de
la Provence (Feb. 10-13), the Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du
Var (Feb. 18-20), and the Ardèche Classic (Feb. 26)."
(velonews.com) (Photo: Bas Czerwinski/Getty Images) January 12, 2022 Nathan Van Hooydonck opens up about the loss of his newborn son. "The
Belgian shared the tragic news on Instagram about the death
of Thiago on December 28. The family held a funeral for
Thiago three days later on New Year's Eve, before Van
Hooydonck got back on his bike and rode for four hours a day
later."
By Ryan Dabbs (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) January 12, 2022 Fashion forecasts, body shapes, or stereotypes: What's behind the convergence of women's pro team kits? "It is a
truth universally acknowledged that there has been a
distinct convergence of design elements across a number of
pro women's team kits going into 2022. What's the cause of
all the copycat kit phenomenon?"
By Michelle Arthurs-Brennan (cyclingweekly.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images) January 12, 2022 road.cc Recommends Clothing of the Year 2021/22: Shoes, jerseys, jackets, bib shorts, tights + more. "Of all
the jerseys, jackets, bib shorts, bib tights, gloves and
shoes that made it into road.cc Recommends in 2021,
here are the very best of them."
By Anna Marie Hughes (road.cc)
(Image Credit not Found) January 12,
2022
Do you have a one hour lunch break for cycling? Here’s how to maximize it. "With so
many other commitments that can get in the way before or
after the working day, often the best time to pack in a
quality session can be your lunch hour. It’s not the longest
slot though so optimizing the content of each session can
really make a noticeable difference."
By Anna Marie Hughes (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) January 12, 2022 Videos
January 11, 2022
Rohan Dennis explains why he left Ineos
Grenadiers for Jumbo Visma.
"There's
a lot of things that the team is doing really well." Dennis
said. "I noticed when I was with Ineos that they were
copying Jumbo with a lot of stuff. And I thought: Well, why
would I want to be in a team that is copying a team on the
other side of the fence?"
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) January 11, 2022 Women's peloton 'making a future for my daughter' says Cavendish. "It's
brilliant to see you know, for the future generation and for
my kids. Cycling is going to be a platform that - it's not a
little niche sport like when I started out. That's super
nice to witness."
By Alasdair Fotheringham , Laura Weislo (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) January 11, 2022 Ackermann: My comfort zone was too good at Bora Hansgrohe. "Missing
out on Tour de France selection last season was a symptom
rather than a cause. By then, Pascal Ackermann was already
inching towards the exit at Bora Hansgrohe, and in early
August it was duly confirmed that he had signed for UAE Team
Emirates for the 2022 season."
By Barry Ryan (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) January 11, 2022 Fabio Jakobsen tipped for 2022 Tour de France
over Mark Cavendish.
"Dutch
speedster Jakobsen has been tipped ahead of veteran Manxman
Mark Cavendish for this year’s Tour de France in Quick Step
Alpha Vinyl’s early-season planning."
(velonews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) January 11, 2022 VeloFix: Your local Bike Shop, on wheels.
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