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February 8, 2022
Tadej Pogačar will race the UAE Tour starting
February 20.
"He is
still due to undergo some final medical clearance testing,
but should be on track to resume his preparation for his
first race of the season, the UAE Tour."
By Abby Mickey (cyclingtips.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) February 8, 2022 Kaden Groves handed chance to test his mettle
against Mark Cavendish and Arnaud Démare at Tour of Oman.
"Australian
to lead team going up against heavyweight sprinters from
Quick Step Alpha Vinyl, UAE Team Emirates, and Groupama
FDJ."
By Daniel Benson (velonews.com) Photo: Dario Belingheri/Getty Images February 8, 2022 Gravel Miami proved Florida gravel may be flat - but it’s not easy. "Pros
Hannah Shell and Brennan Wertz win the south Florida gravel
race while hundreds of others enjoyed the sunshine, sea
birds, and camaraderie."
By Betsy Welch (velonews.com) (Photo: Conte’s Bike Shop) February 8, 2022 Wahoo partners with EF Education men’s and
women’s teams for 2022.
"EF
Education teams will have access to bike trainers,
computers, wearables, and training software thanks to a
multi-year partnership with Wahoo."
By Greg Kaplan (velonews.com) Photo: Wahoo Sports February 8, 2022 My Training Week: Top Irish rider Caoimhe O'Brien's winter block in Spain. "Most of
my spins at this time of year ranged from 3 to 4½ hours. I
train in three day blocks with one to two days off - one day
of complete rest followed by a recovery ride the next day."
By Caoimhe O’Brien (stickybottle.com) (Photo: Inpho Sports Photography) February 8, 2022 Dolan ADX Internal offers classic titanium looks and big spec choice. "Dolan's
ADX Internal is a titanium road bike that’s available in
both rim brake and disc brake versions, and in many
different builds to suit your preferences and wallet. The
rim brake model pictured here is built up with Shimano’s
new Ultegra Di2 R8100 components."
By Mat Brett (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) February 8, 2022 Some Easy Tips to Help You Find Your Ideal Tire Pressure. "Tire
pressure is both cool and frustrating. Cool because you can
literally make your bike faster for free; it doesn’t cost
you anything to experiment with air pressure."
By Matt Phillips (bicycling.co.za) (Image Credit not Found) February 8, 2022 Hacks and tips from a lifetime of traveling by bike. "Ever
since I was old enough to hold a passport (which was a very
long time ago), I've been traveling the world with my bike,
and at times even with 2 of them."
Words by Steve Thomas (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) February 8, 2022 News,
Blogs Misc.
February 7, 2022
Six things we learned from the first stage
racing of 2022.
"After a
first week of early-season stage races, here is what we
found out from the Saudi Tour, Etoile de Bessèges, and the
Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana."
By Adam Becket (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) February 7, 2022 Étoile de Bessèges spotlights battle for Tour de France wildcard places. "As
things stand, the 18 WorldTeams receive an automatic
invitation to the Tour, as do the top two teams in the 2021
ProTeam standings, Alpecin Fenix and Arkéa Samsic. That
leaves two places left to fill, with Total Energies and
B&B Hotels regarded as being in pole position."
By Peter Cossins (velonews.com) Photo: Sylvain Thomas/AFP via Getty Images February 7, 2022 Cofidis skips UAE Tour as teams confirmed for 2022 WorldTour opener. "French
WorldTour team Cofidis is skipping the race because it
already has a packed program. The UAE Tour is one of the
WorldTour races that does not require all WorldTour teams to
start."
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images) February 7, 2022 The Dutch Headwind Championships: bike racing or simply a battle with the elements? "This
year riders had to contend with gusts of up to 80km/h. It is
a simple time trial along the storm barrier, over a course
of 8.5km. The difficulty does not come from any gradients or
a technical course, but from the elements themselves."
By Adam Becket (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) February 7, 2022 Weekend CX Roundup: Aerts and Brand take strong wins. "Tom
Pidcock is the world champion, Eli Iserbyt is the World Cup
titlist and leads the Superprestige series, but Toon Aerts
had made his own claim on the 2021-2022 cyclocross season as
he padded his X20 Trofee series lead on Sunday with a
victory in the penultimate round."
By Matt Hansen (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image Credit not Found) February 7, 2022 Marta Bastianelli starts season strong with Vuelta CV Feminas victory. "Bastianelli
launched a sizzling sprint at the Vuelta CV Feminas to cross
the line ahead of Ilaria Sanguineti (Valcar
Travel&Service) and Barbara Guarischi (Movistar),
putting her name against the first race of the women’s
season."
(velonews.com) Photo: Sprint Cycling Agency February 6, 2022 Brand extends X²O Trofee lead with 18th victory of the season in Lille. "Lucinda
Brand bounced back from losing her rainbow jersey by pulling
out a big lead in the X2O Badkamers Trofee with a victory in
the penultimate round on a difficult course in Lille."
By Rob Sturney (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image Credit not Found) February 6, 2022 Just ducky: Aerts in command of X²O Trofee after penultimate round triumph. "Tom
Pidcock is the world champion, Eli Iserbyt is the World Cup
titlist and leads the Superprestige series, but Toon Aerts
had made his own claim on the 2021-2022 cyclocross season as
he padded his X²O Trofee series lead on Sunday."
By Rob Sturney (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image Credit not Found) February 6, 2022 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
any bicycle type."
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February 8, 2022
Tom Pidcock unsigned and on the transfer market for 2023. "The
22-year-old signed a deal with Ineos Grenadiers at the start
of 2021 after graduating from the Team Wiggins Le Col squad
but as things stand, and despite a string of incredible
results - both on and off-road - the rider has not been
offered a contract extension by his current squad."
By Daniel Benson (velonews.com) Photo: David Stockman/Belga Mag/AFP via Getty Images February 8, 2022 EF Education EasyPost's Mark Padun admits to being hurt by doping accusations, saying 'I’m not a cheat.' "It’s
very unpleasant, sickening. The joy has been taken out of my
victories, even if, a few weeks after the Dauphiné, by
speaking to people close to me, I told myself ‘OK, it’s part
of the game."
By Chris Marshall-Bell (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) February 8, 2022 Cool Tool Tuesday #2: Your complete guide to hex keys. "There
are a number of indisputable truths in this world. Beer is
better cold. There is never an OK time to wear worn-out
lycra. And the vast majority of fasteners found on modern
and quality bicycles feature a six-sided metric interface,
designed to be driven with a hex key of a suitable size. "
By Dave Rome (cyclingtips.com) photography by Dave Rome February 8, 2022 Alaphilippe to begin season at Tour de la
Provence.
"The
Tour de la Provence gets underway with a prologue time trial
in Berre-l'Étang on Thursday and Alaphilippe will first don
the rainbow jersey in competition for the first time in 2022
on the Stage 1 road stage the next day to Saintes Maries de
la Mer."
(sbs.com.au) (Image Credit not Found) February 8, 2022 Nairo Quintana fit for Tour de la Provence. "The
Colombian will make his 2022 season debut at the four-day
French race, which will climax on the summit finish of the
Montagne de Lure."
By Sadhbh O'Shea (velonews.com) (Photo: Bas Czerwinski/Getty Images) February 8, 2022 Giant Power Pro Ultegra R8000 Power Meter. "Giant's
Power Pro system adds dual-sided power sensing to
Shimano's Ultegra crankset. I've found the power numbers
to be repeatable and believable, and Ultegra cranks are
hard to fault in operation. As a system, it's a good value
option for dual-sided power."
By Dave Atkinson (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) February 8, 2022 Book Review: The Art of Cycling. "Part
road-trip, part philosophical exploration and part
autobiography this book is difficult to categorize, but
greater than the sum of these parts."
(inrng.com) (Image Credit not Found) February 8, 2022 Chris Froome has released a new clothing
range with T-shirts costing £70.
"The
collection includes a $90 T-shirt, a $105 long sleeve
T-shirt, $125 tracksuit bottoms and a $220 hoodie.
Seriously, who would buy a T-shirt that says ‘One Pedal
at a Time’ on it? That doesn’t even make sense.
On
the face of it, it feels like a scam."
By Joe Robinson (cyclist.co.uk) (Image Credit not Found) February 8, 2022 Power Analysis: How hard does Brandon McNulty train in the winter? "It is
barely February and Brandon McNulty already has a win, a
second place, and a fourth-place against some of the
toughest competition in the world at the Mallorca Challenge.
Most of the world’s cyclists are still coming out of their
winter hibernations."
By Zach Nehr (velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images) February 7, 2022 Remco Evenepoel unsure of climbing ability: 'Steep slopes are still a question mark.' "The
22-year-old referred back to previous races where he
struggled with steep inclines, though he isn't especially
disappointed when considering Alto Antenas del Maigmó
constituted ten kilometers of climbing."
By Ryan Dabbs (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) February 7, 2022 Larry Warbasse has his sights set on Tour de France debut. "A stage
winner at the Tour of Switzerland, a top 20 finisher in the
Giro d’Italia in one of his four consecutive appearances in
the corsa rosa, and now renowned for his bike-packing
exploits with his former teammate Conor Dunne."
By Peter Cossins (velonews.com) (Image Credit not Found) February 7, 2022 Jan Heine: Flat pedals vs foot retention. "There
are several studies showing that, under constant efforts,
flat pedals are as efficient as pedals with foot retention.
That is my experience, too. When climbing Jikkoku Pass in
Japan as part of New Year’s Cycling in the snow, I opted for
hiking boots and flat pedals."
By Jan Heine (renehersecycles.com) February 7, 2022 What will Shimano’s next groupset be? Here's our best predictions for 2022. "With
the road groupsets of SRAM and Campagnolo already at
12-speed - and with Shimano having already added an extra
sprocket right down to its fourth tier mountain bike
groupset, Deore - back in the summer of 2021 it was almost
painfully obvious what was coming next from Shimano."
By Anna Marie Hughes (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) February 7, 2022 3 alternative performance metrics we should use to rate bikes. "The
leading edge in bicycle development, particularly in the
world of road cycling, has always come from the racing
world. Each new race bike that comes out makes ever more
incremental improvements in aerodynamic efficiency, power
transfer and weight."
By Will Jones (cyclist.co.uk) Photo: Alex Duffill February 7, 2022 Florida cyclist plummets to her death when drawbridge opens. "Palm
Beach is accessible only through three bridges and this is
the main bridge, so it’s very used by cyclists,” advocate
Juan Orellana told WPTV."
By Joshua Rhett Miller (nypost.com) Meghan McCarthy/The Palm Beach Post via AP February 7, 2022 Photos,
Podcasts
February 6, 2022
Ruth Winder, Alex Howes win Old Man Winter Rally. "With a
30-plus-minute hike-a-bike in deep snow as the midpoint, Old
Man Winter Rally in Colorado saw two former U.S. national
road champions take top honors in the 100K gravel race."
By Ben Delaney (Image Credit not Found) February 6, 2022 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana: Fabio Jakobsen doubles up, Aleksandr Vlasov clinches GC. "The
Dutch supersprinter rode the Quick-Step express into the
final before unleashing a devastating surge, beating Elia
Viviani (Ineos Grenadiers) and Alexander Kristoff
(Intermarché Wanty Gobert) in the final stage of the Spanish
race."
(velonews.com) (Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images) February 6, 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. |
Videos
February 8, 2022
Bike maker sees “ten thousand bikes” worth of
OEM kit stolen, truck driver gassed.
"While
transporting the components from Germany, criminals put a
truck driver to sleep by gassing him in a parking lot and
then stole the expensive eBike and Shimano components."
By Mark Sutton (cyclingindustry.news) (Image Credit not Found) February 8, 2022 Kasper Asgreen brings Quick Step sweats ahead of ‘opening weekend.’ "Unfortunately
Kasper Asgreen will not begin his season at the Tour de la
Provence any more,” read a message from the team Monday.
“Everyone at Quick Step Alpha Vinyl wishes Kasper a fast
recovery."
By Jim Cotton (velonews.com) (Photo: Bas Czerwinski/Getty Images) February 8, 2022 'It’s like being born again' - Egan Bernal on being alive after crash. "It is
not known how long it will take him to recover from the
crash, or whether he will be able to return to his previous
high level, which has seen him win the Tour and the Giro
d'Italia. He collided with a bus during a training ride on
his time trial bike in January."
By Adam Becket (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) February 8, 2022 Chantal van den Broek-Blaak: ‘We think about Amy Pieters every moment.’ "Pieters
crashed during a training ride with the Dutch national squad
in Spain last December. She has been in a coma since, though
she was transferred from a Spanish hospital to her native
Netherlands in early January."
By Sadhbh O'Shea (velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images) February 8, 2022 Tom Dumoulin and other pros drafted a truck and the Internet is angry. "As one
posted suggests, Dumoulin is not the first nor last cyclist
to do such a thing, but given the recent crash by Bernal, it
certainly doesn’t look good."
By Matt Hansen (cyclingmagazine.ca) Photo by: Juan Clavijo February 8, 2022 Old Man Winter bike and gear test: What worked well for me, and what didn’t. "The Old
Man Winter Rally 100K gravel race out of Lyons, Colorado is
a lot of things: fun, cold, sketchy in parts, hard, and an
excellent test of bikes, gear, and bodies."
By Ben Delaney (velonews.com) Photo: Eddie Clark February 8, 2022 Cannondale Topstone Lefty 3 Gravel Bike.
"I
think the Cannondale gravel bike is ahead of the curve
with their latest creation of the Cannondale Carbon
Topstone Lefty 3 gravel bike."
By Frank Sarate (socalcycling.com) (Photo bicycling.co.za) February 8, 2022 SRAM’s new wireless eTap AXS Blips let you shift from anywhere on the bike. "SRAM
has released wireless Blips for eTap AXS shifting that can
be mounted to any point on a bike. The Bluetooth-enabled
devices will cost £90 / $100 / €90 a pair and will work with
any 12-speed road or mountain bike eTap AXS groupset."
By Jack Evans (bikeradar.com) (Image Credit not Found) February 8, 2022 Gianni Savio: Egan Bernal can return as ‘Tour de France protagonist.’ "His
injuries are very harsh, but he is such a strong athlete and
an even better person,” Savio told VeloNews. “I am
convinced, knowing the mental strength that he has and given
him the time that he needs, he can return to be a
protagonist in the Giro d’Italia or the Tour de France."
By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images) February 7, 2022 Coryn Labecki on working with Marianne Vos: ‘She’s a living legend.’ "She’s a
living legend,” Labecki said in a recent call. “It’s a real
big honor to be able to race with her and learn from her and
see what makes her tick, just the ins, and outs of what it
takes to be a legend. I think it’s just really cool."
By Sadhbh O'Shea (velonews.com) Photo: Bram Berkien February 7, 2022 Sarah Gigante returns to racing this week after six-month absence. "After
more than six months away from competition due to a heart
condition, Sarah Gigante (Movistar) returns to racing this
weekend at the Mitchelton Tour of Gippsland - part of
Australia’s National Road Series (NRS)."
By Matt de Neef (cyclingtips.com) photography by Movistar/PhotoGomezSport February 7, 2022 Mark Cavendish set to return from Ghent Six
crash with season debut at Tour of Oman.
"Cavendish
has recovered from the two broken ribs and punctured lung he
suffered at the end of November to lead Quick Step Alpha
Vinyl in Oman."
By Ryan Dabbs (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) February 7, 2022 “Bike-By-Wire” Tech Paves The Way For Unlimited Creative eBikes. "One
main factor limiting electric bicycles’ design freedom is
that the pedals must be mechanically connected to the back
wheel. As a result, eBike designers have to work around a
long, flapping chain or derailleurs and multi-stage gear
reductions with jackshafts. But, with technology evolving
every day, aren’t these mechanisms outdated?"
By Luana Steffen (intelligentliving.co) (Credit: Schaeffler) February 7, 2022 Cycling Ireland used false quotations when applying for grant money. "When
Cycling Ireland, or any other sporting body, is applying
for grants it must compile a detailed application
supported by documents showing how the funds being applied
for would be used. That includes providing documents
showing quotes have been sought from suppliers."
(stickybottle.com) (Image Credit not Found) February 7, 2022 Videos
February 6, 2022
Étoile de Bessèges: Benjamin Thomas secures GC as Filippo Ganna blitzes final TT. "Benjamin
Thomas (Cofidis) defended his overnight lead to win the
Étoile de Bessèges on Sunday, while double world champion
Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers) lived up to his rainbow
stripes with victory in the final stage TT."
(velonews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) February 6, 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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