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January 27, 2022
39 steps, high speeds on tap for UCI Cyclocross World Championships in Arkansas - Preview. "After a
clean sweep by the Netherlands last year, the riders in
orange are once again the ones to beat at the 2022 UCI
Cyclocross World Championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas."
By Laura Weislo (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Rob Karman) January 27, 2022 Team Relay test event opens cross worlds.
"As part
of the UCI’s continuous experimentation with formats, the
cyclocross world championships will open Friday with a team
relay event in which six riders from each participating
nation will race a lap each."
By Ben Delaney (velonews.com) (Image Credit not Found) January 27, 2022 Maddie Munro fully prepared for ’cross worlds
U23 race.
"Coming
off a block of elite European racing and training with Trek
Segafredo in Spain, Colorado’s Maddie Munro is eager to take
the start line in Fayetteville for the world cyclocross
championships."
(velonews.com) Photo: Ben Delaney January 27, 2022 Quinten Hermans: Missing cyclocross Worlds has been hell. "Hermans
was devastated at the news of his exclusion, and in a
virtual press conference with media on Wednesday, described
how difficult the past few days have been, knowing that he
will miss a huge opportunity."
By Laura Weislo (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) January 27, 2022 How to watch the 2022 world cyclocross
championships.
"In
North America, FloBikes will stream the races in Canada, and
GCN's app will broadcast the races in the United States.
Friday,
January 28th:
Mixed
Relay - 12:30 p.m. CST.
Saturday,
January 29th:
11 a.m. CST - Junior Women. 1 p.m. CST - Under-23 Men. 2:30 p.m. CST - Elite Women." By Ben Delaney (velonews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images) January 27, 2022 What is a “cyclist’s physique?” "Just
like many of us are sick of hearing about how to get our
‘beach body’ ready as soon as the sun makes an appearance,
now we have another ridiculous concept to contend with: the
“cyclist’s physique."
By Mildred Locke (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Machines For Freedom) January 27, 2022 Stranded cycling tourist in Gran Canaria who thought group of pros were a 'bunch of kids.' "Nice
story, as mentioned in this week's cycling podcast
about a friend of my dad. Willie McColl was riding in Gran
Canaria yesterday when he punctured having run out of spare
tubes. Some riders stopped to help him fix it."
By Ryan Dabbs (cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: cyclingnews.com) January 27, 2022 Team bike: A look at Total Energies’ Specialized Tarmac SL7. "Here's
the bike Peter Sagan and co will ride at Total Energies in
2022: the new Specialized Tarmac SL7."
By Dave Everett (cyclingtips.com) photography by David Everett January 27, 2022 Freehubs explained: standards, compatibility and how a freehub works. "It’s
a small component we tend to take for granted, but the
freehub is an essential part of most bikes and does a
vital job."
By Stan Portus (bikeradar.com) (Image Credit not Found) January 27, 2022 News,
Blogs Misc.
Live Blog: Santander Cycles seen in Jamaica and
Australia; Bike shop celebrates 100th birthday + more.
January 26, 2022
Honsinger: A home cyclocross Worlds title is achievable. "As the
United States is just days away from hosting its second-ever
UCI Cyclocross World Championships, all eyes are on their
homegrown hero, Clara Honsinger."
By Anne-Marije Rook (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: SnowyMountain Photography) January 26, 2022 Pidcock: No van Aert or van der Poel a blessing and a curse at Cyclocross Worlds. "I
think, if I can win this year, then I'm world champion and
then I can focus on beating them in another year. So, it is
kind of the blessing and sort of - it's not good at the same
time."
By Daniel Ostanek (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: David Stockman/Belga/AFP via Getty Images) January 26, 2022 UCI Cyclocross World Championships: The contenders. "Reigning
titleholder Brand a favorite to repeat while Iserbyt and
Pidcock lead picks for dwindling men's field."
By Kirsten Frattini , Jackie Tyson (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) January 26, 2022 Eric Brunner: I’m a big fan of the course for cyclocross Worlds. "Brunner
has won four UCI cyclo-cross races as an elite rider this
year, including the Pan American Championships, all were on
US soil with a reduced European-based field. His performance
in Fayetteville, 21st, was his best finish in the three
World Cups."
By Jackie Tyson (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: SnowyMountain Photography) January 26, 2022 Tom Dumoulin spotted training in Colombia ahead of season debut. "Dumoulin
is putting the Giro d’Italia at the center of his ambitions
this season and wanted to do some warm weather training at
altitude before making a scheduled debut at the UAE Tour
next month."
(velonews.com) Photo: MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP via Getty Images January 26, 2022 Dylan Groenewegen on working with Michael Matthews: ‘We can help each other.’ "The
Dutch sprinter says he was 'not the same person on the bike'
in 2021 and sees his move to Bike Exchange Jayco as an
opportunity to start afresh."
By Sadhbh O'Shea (velonews.com) Photo: PhotoGomezSport2021 January 26, 2022 Peter Sagan comes to the aid of “flabbergasted” British cyclo-tourist in Gran Canaria. "It’s
not often that you can call on four professional cyclists,
including a three-time world champion, to act as your own
personal mechanics. But that’s exactly what happened
yesterday to Scottish cyclist Willie McColl, after he ran
out of spare inner tubes while riding in Gran Canaria."
By Ryan Mallon (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) January 26, 2022 From piste to peloton - Anna Henderson's rapid rise through the ranks. "Anyone
watching the women’s elite road race at the Flanders world
championships last September might have been forgiven for
thinking there was more than one Team GB rider wearing a
Jumbo Visma helmet."
By Owen Rogers (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: SWPix / Simon Wilkinson) January 26, 2022 How to clean your helmet pads. "How
often do you clean your helmet pads? It wasn’t something I’d
thought about much, to be honest, until a series of recent
rides made the question unavoidable."
By Terry McKall (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image Credit not Found) January 26, 2022 News,
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January 25, 2022
Betsema, Worst and slate of other racers out of
cyclocross worlds as startlists slim significantly.
"Leading
Dutch riders Denise Betsema and Annemarie Worst are headline
names from a swath of riders that will not be traveling to
Arkansas from Europe in the coming days."
(velonews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) January 25, 2022 Cyclocross worlds preview: The masters come to do battle in Arkansas. "At the
end of a dramatic 2021-22 cyclocross season, there are
several stories to resolve in Fayetteville as Tom Pidcock,
Eli Iserbyt, Lucinda Brand, Marianne Vos, and many other
players make their bid for a rainbow jersey."
By Paul Maunder (velonews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) January 25, 2022 Swytch Electric Bike Conversion Kit.
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January 27, 2022
Biniam Ghirmay wins Trofeo Port d’Alcúdia.
"Biniam
Girmay (Intermarché Wanty
Gobert) won the Trofeo Port d'Alcúdia in a
reduced bunch finish. The Eritrean produced a crisp sprint
to beat Ryan Gibbons (UAE Team Emirates) to the line, with
Giacomo Nizzolo (Israel Premier Tech) placing third."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) January 27, 2022 James Whelan goes solo to win stage 1 of men's
race at Santos Festival of Cycling.
"James
Whelan (Team BridgeLane) won stage 1 of the men's racing at
the Santos Festival of Cycling, pulling off the solo victory
that he had been chasing at the Australian Road National
Championships earlier this month."
By Simone Giuliani (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) January 27, 2022 Santos Festival: One last time for Richie Porte at the race where it all began. "Richie
Porte first lined up at the Santos Tour Down Under in 2008,
securing a spot in the national team to race at his first
top-tier international event. Now fourteen years later he’s
taking the journey full circle."
By Simone Giuliani (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) January 27, 2022 Next generation: Here are the Women’s WorldTour neo-pros to watch in 2022. "Junior
and U23 riders have made waves in women’s WorldTour racing
in recent years. In the past two seasons, the likes of
prolific sprinter Lorena Wiebes and Giro Rosa stage winner
and French national champion Evita Muzic - both 22."
By Amy Jones (cyclingtips.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) January 27, 2022 Madiot targets Tour de France podium for Groupama FDJ with Pinot and Gaudu. "Marc
Madiot is taking aim at the podium of the 2022 Tour de
France with his Groupama FDJ team, maintaining that both
Thibaut Pinot and David Gaudu have the potential to finish
in the top three in Paris. "
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) January 27, 2022 60km solo 'on feel' - Brandon McNulty without power meter or heart rate data for Mallorca win. "He
revealed after his victory that he had forgotten to put on
his heart rate monitor in the bus ahead of the race. What's
more, his power meter failed and gave up the ghost with just
20km on the clock."
By Patrick Fletcher (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) January 27, 2022 Simon Clarke bounces back from retirement brink with top-5 in Trofeo Calvia. "The
35-year-old was part of the chasing group behind eventual
race winner Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates) and sprinted
home for fifth - ahead of Alejandro Valverde and others."
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images) January 27, 2022 Race Face Atlas Flat Pedal goes thinner, wider, more durable than ever. "Slimmed
down to just 12mm thick, the platform is now larger at 110mm
x 108mm with ten adjustable length pins take care of grip on
each side."
By Jessie-May Morgan (bikerumor.com) (Image Credit not Found) January 27, 2022 Brooks Cambium Rubber Bar Tape. "The
Brooks Cambium Rubber Bar Tape wraps well, offers a fair
amount of protection on rough surfaces, looks good on the
bars, and offers a decent amount of grip."
By George Hill (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) January 27, 2022 Photos,
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January 26, 2022
Brandon McNulty wins Trofeo Calvia.
"American
wins alone after long solo attack. Teammate Joel Sutter
finishes in second place while Vincenzo Albanse is
third."
By Barry Ryan (cyclingnews.com)
(Image credit: Luis Angel Gomez/SprintCyclingAgency©2022)
January 26, 2022 Blake Quick wins men's criterium at Santos Festival of Cycling. "Blake
Quick (InForm TMX Make) won the men's criterium at the
Santos Festival of Cycling with none of his rivals able to
take on the perfect lead out from his teammates."
By Simone Giuliani (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) January 26, 2022 Georgia Baker wins women's criterium at Santos Festival of Cycling. "Georgia
Baker continued the Bike Exchange Jayco run of success at
the Santos Festival of Cycling, taking out the women's
criterium that brought the women's racing to a close."
By Simone Giuliani (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) January 26, 2022 Riders To Watch For 2022. "Ten
riders to watch for the season. There are a couple of tips
for riders to get breakout results but others are cited for
varying reasons, from the way they shape the sport to the
way their team is counting on them."
(inrng.com) (RCS Sport) January 26, 2022 Editor’s picks: Riders we predict will have break-out season in 2022. "Every
season brings at least one. That singular rider, or two, who
surpass expectations and deliver stunning performances
earlier than anyone could have hoped for. Last year, it was
Tom Pidcock."
(velonews.com) (Justin Setterfield/Getty Images Sport) January 26, 2022 The Top Ten + 1 ‘Young Guns’ For 2022. "They say that you know when you’re getting old when the policemen start to look like kids. The same applies to pro cyclists." By Edmond Hood (pezcyclingnews.com) (Image Credit not Found) January 26, 2022 USA Cycling announces 10 races for 2022 National
Criterium Series.
"The new
events in the series are the Sunny King Criterium in
Anniston, AL, the MVP Health Care Rochester Twilight
Criterium in Rochester, NY, the Harlem Skyscraper Cycling
Classic in Harlem, NY, and select events at the
Intelligentsia Cup in Lake Bluff, IL."
(velonews.com) Photo: Connor Ryan/USA CRITS January 26, 2022 New Uno-X Women's WorldTeam show off red and yellow kit in Spain. "Displaying
their ambition, Uno-X have recruited smartly when
assembling their women’s team, opting for a balance of
youth and experience."
By Issy Ronald (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Wordup Projects / Uno-X Pro Cycling Team) January 26, 2022 Garmin Venu 2 Plus vs Garmin Epix: A Very Detailed Comparison. "This
might sound like an oddly quirky comparison, but if the
comments section the last week is any indication - there’s
far more folks than I’d thought want to know the
difference. I’m trying to distill down two watches that
likely have hundreds, if not probably thousands, if
nuanced feature differences."
By Ray Maker (dcrainmaker.com) (Photo: Ray Maker) January 26, 2022 First Look: Brooks C-17 saddle trio. "Most
famous for their riveted leather saddles (hence the
back-in-the-day refrain “on the rivet”), Brooks has
progressed with new materials that so far show similar
levels of longevity as the ol’ cow hide."
(roadbikeaction.com) (Image Credit not Found) January 26, 2022 Photos,
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January 25, 2022
Roseman-Gannon wins final stage and overall at
the Santos Festival of Cycling.
"After
runner-up finishes on the first two stages of the Santos
Festival of Cycling, Ruby Roseman-Gannon (Bike Exchange
Jayco) went one better on Tuesday’s final stage of the
three-stage race."
By Matt de Neef (cyclingtips.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) January 25, 2022 Anticipation builds ahead of 2022 debut for sprinting ace Biniam Girmay. "Considered
by many to be Africa’s top sprinting prospect in a
generation, the 21-year-old Girmay is expected to see plenty
of chances in the first half of 2022, with likely stops at
Milano Sanremo and the Giro d’Italia."
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images) January 25, 2022 Mallorca Challenge opens busy spring calendar in
Spain.
"Last
weekend’s season debut at the Clàssica Valenciana 1969, won
by Giovanni Lonardi (EOLO Kometa), got the party started,
but this week’s racing on Mallorca sees the first major
action for many WorldTour stars."
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January 27, 2022
Amy Pieters remains in coma after December
training crash.
"She has
made it through a very serious brain injury, during which
she underwent the first life-saving surgery, the acute
critical phase of artificial coma in the Intensive Care
Unit, and has come through it relatively well, according to
the circumstances,” a statement from the team said."
By Sadhbh O'Shea (velonews.com) (Photo: Bas Czerwinski/Getty Images) January 27, 2022 Update: Egan Bernal sees ‘favorable evolution’... Egan Bernal awake and talking as recovery from crash and surgery continues... Egan Bernal remains in a 'favorable' condition
in hospital after 'excellent spinal surgery result'; mother
says 'I felt my son was born again.'
"Almost
72 hours have passed since the 25-year-old's injury while
training on his time trial bike with other Ineos Grenadiers
riders in his home country."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) January 27, 2022 Brandon Rivera crashes, ends up in same hospital
as Egan Bernal.
"There’s
more bad news coming out of Colombia. Media reports there
say Brandon Rivera, the childhood friend of Egan Bernal who
also rides on Ineos Grenadiers, was involved in a crash
Thursday."
(velonews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images) January 27, 2022 Imogen Cotter hit by driver of car while training in Spain. "Irish
Champion Imogen Cotter is recovering in the hospital from
injuries sustained after being struck by the driver of a car
while training in Spain on Wednesday. Cotter confirmed her
injuries include fractures to her patella and radius, and
required surgery."
By Kirsten Frattini (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bryan Keane) January 27, 2022 Tom Pidcock says 'we need to think how we can
train in a safer way' following Egan Bernal's crash.
"Last
June, Pidcock also crashed while riding his time trial bike,
suffering a broken collarbone after being hit side-on by a
driver as he was starting a descent in the French Pyrenees."
By Daniel Ostanek (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images) January 27, 2022 Alejandro Valverde debuts final season with a flurry. "The
Movistar captain is racing this week at the Mallorca
Challenge ahead of an ambitious and emotional final year,
dubbed the “Last Bullet” (la última bala), in what’s a play
on words on his Spanish nickname, “BalaVerde,” or the Green
Bullet."
(velonews.com) January 27, 2022 2022 WorldTour team kits: The definitive ranking. "The new team kits are here for the 2022 road season, so don't adjust your screens just yet to figure out which riders are lined out for those hotly-contested sprints." By Daniel Ostanek , Kirsten Frattini , Laura Weislo , Patrick Fletcher , Barry Ryan , Jackie Tyson , Stephen Farrand (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Various) January 27, 2022 A closer look at the Vitus ZX-1 Evo and Vitesse Evo. "Both
are designed to be ridden quickly on tarmac, but they have
different strengths. Find out what’s so good about them and
which one would suit your needs better."
By Anna Marie Hughes (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) January 27, 2022 Merida Silex 700 review: A budget alloy gravel bike that punches above its weight. "With
progressive geometry, forgiving handling and Shimano's
ever-impressive GRX groupset, the Merida Silex 700 is a
great gravel bike for beginners who want to push the
boundaries of what gravel actually means, but it's slow on
the road and let down by heavy wheels."
By Josh Croxton (cyclingnews.com)(Image credit: Josh Croxton) January 27, 2022 Videos
January 26, 2022
Egan Bernal is ‘conscious with mobility of all
four limbs,’ say doctors.
"In its
latest update on Bernal’s condition, the hospital detailed
some of his treatment and confirmed that the Colombian had
been successfully extubated and was conscious."
(velonews.com) Photo: Jean Catuffe/Getty Images January 26, 2022 Head Toward the Light: Inside the Mind of Waffle Ride Boss Michael Marckx. "The
Belgian Waffle Ride series is quickly becoming a bucket-list
item for people who have gone crazy for gravel. The courses
induce unnecessary suffering, the after-parties are
legendary."
Interview: Brad Roe; Images: Courtesy, BWR (pelotonmagazine.com) January 26, 2022 Sensing opportunity, USA Triathlon announces gravel triathlon series. "The
eight-race series will begin with the Jersey Gravel
Triathlon in May and include races in California, Michigan,
Texas, Idaho, and Colorado, plus a national championship at
the Ozark Valley Triathlon in Arkansas on June 3."
By Caley Fretz (cyclingtips.com) (Image Credit not Found) January 26, 2022 Roseman-Gannon's Santos Festival win ‘small
stepping stone for a long season ahead.’
"New
Bike Exchange Jayco signings combine with the anchored
experience of Spratt to provide a winning preparation for
Europe."
By Simone Giuliani (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) January 26, 2022 Quiz: Who’s that with the tatt? "Some of
these tattoos are well-known. Others are a little more
obscure. Some are hidden under lycra most of the time, and
others are visible in every victory salute."
By Iain Treloar (cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos) January 26, 2022 Niamh Fisher-Black extends with SD Worx through
2024.
"A
former New Zealand national road race champion, the
21-year-old Fisher-Black is one of the most promising young
riders in the women’s peloton."
(velonews.com) Photo: Dario Belingheri/Getty Images January 26, 2022 Renpho AI Smart Bike. "Renpho's
Ai Smart Bike is a functional, sub-£700 option that you can
hook up to the training platform of your choice, and it'll
do gradient changes and ERG training. It also comes with its
own free-to-use environment that has some positives."
By Dave Atkinson (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) January 26, 2022 Cycling Ads - Tires. "We all love a good ad, don’t we? Those little snippets of language or imagery created with the sole intent to make us feel part of something, or to instill a desire to acquire." (sicycle.wordpress.com) (Image Credit not Found) January 26, 2022 Princeton CarbonWorks debuts new Dual 5550 all-road, Mach 7580 TT wheelsets. "A 22
mm inner width, low weight, a hooked tire bed for
tube-type or tubeless clinchers, a tubular option, and
even versions for rim brakes and disc brakes - it all
makes for a super versatile-sounding carbon aero
wheelset."
By James Huang (cyclingtips.com) photography by Caleb Kerr / Princeton CarbonWorks January 26, 2022 Three places where cyclists never need to wear a helmet. "Helmets
have been mandatory in racing for 20 years, and almost all
pros train with one. You’d be hard-pressed to find any
amateur or commuter not wearing one."
By Matt Hansen (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image Credit not Found) January 26, 2022 Videos
January 25, 2022
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