Tour de la Provence: Nairo Quintana storms to
summit victory, swoops on final GC.
"Quintana
unleashes two huge mountaintop surges to take stage-win and
GC victory, Filippo Ganna resilient but distanced on
grinding ascent."
(velonews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images) February 13, 2022 Filippo Ganna is DQed from Tour de la Provence
for an illegal bike change.
"The
Tour de la Provence came to an unfortunate end for early
race-leader Filippo Ganna after the final stage. The Italian
started the day in the leader’s jersey and ended it with a
‘DSQ’ after his name."
By Kit Nicholson (cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos) February 13, 2022 Betsema caps off season with final X²O Trofee round win, Brand claims the title. "Denise
Betsema punctuated her 2021-2020 cyclocross season with a
victory in Sunday’s final round of the X²O Badkamers Trofee
in Brussels."
By Rob Sturney (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image Credit not Found) February 13, 2022 After four straight seasons as runner-up, Toon Aerts wins X²O Trofee title. "Toon
Aerts was sure to hoist the trophy after four consecutive
years of being the runner-up. His 7:23 gap over second-place
Eli Iserbyt was insurmountable."
By Rob Sturney (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image Credit not Found) February 13, 2022 More mud than dust in forecast for Spain’s ‘Strade Bianche’ debut. "Miguel
Ángel López and Tim Wellens are favorites in the new one-day
across the 'sea of olives' in southern Spain."
By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) Photo: Tim De Waele/TDWsport.com February 13, 2022 Julian Alaphilippe: It’s all down to the legs in Provence mountaintop showdown. "World
champion Julian Alaphilippe picked out 2020 Tour de la
Provence champion Nairo Quintana as the main danger as this
edition of the French stage race heads for its finale on the
Montagne de Lure on Sunday afternoon."
By Peter Cossins (velonews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images) February 13, 2022 The 22 teams which will participate in the Tour de France 2022. "In the
past week, Amaury Sport Organization (A.S.O.) has announced
the selection of teams which will participate in the Tour de
France 2022 which will start in Copenhagen in Denmark on
Friday July 1st."
(velowire.com) (Image Credit not Found) February 13, 2022 Live: X²O Badkamers Trofee Brussels Universities
Cyclocross - Sunday, February 13th.
"The X²O
Trofee culminates this Sunday with the final round in
Brussels.
Elite
Women - 13:40 Europe, 7:45am U.S. Eastern (Soudal Ladies
Trophy).
Elite
Men - 15:00 Europe, 9:00am U.S. Eastern."
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February 13, 2022 2022 Tour de la Provence Live Stream.
"Tour de la Provence 2022 Live, Sunday, February 13th, Arles → Manosque 180.6km . Stage
3 starts at 11:30am CET (5:30am U.S. Eastern)
Finish at around 3:50pm CET (9:50am U.S. Eastern) Live video from 1:30pm CET (7:30am U.S. Eastern)." (cycling.today)
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February 13, 2022 Tour de la Provence stage 2: Bryan Coquard
bosses tough-guy sprint in Manosque.
"Coquard
takes second win of season, beating Alaphilippe and Ganna in
grippy closing sprint. Ganna retains race lead ahead of
mountaintop finish Sunday."
(velonews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images) February 12, 2022 Lucinda Brand repeats as Superprestige champion with 19th win of the season. "She
couldn’t defend her rainbow jersey this year but she is
poised to win all three top ‘cross series, wrapping up the
Superprestige title with a victory on a fast but muddy
course in Gavere, Belgium."
By Rob Sturney (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image Credit not Found) February 12, 2022 Lars van der Haar takes Superprestige series finale, Iserbyt wraps up first title. "Eli
Iserbyt might not have won Saturday’s Superprestige series
finale, but he wrapped up his first career overall title by
coming runner-up."
By Rob Sturney (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image Credit not Found) February 12, 2022 Richard Carapaz out of Tour de la Provence. "Yesterday
Richard was amazing, and this race was part of his build-up
to goals later in the year so it’s a shame that we’ve lost
him. We’ve not got another GC rider here so today is like
another one-day race for us."
By Daniel Benson, Peter Cossins (velonews.com) Photo: Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images February 12, 2022 B&B Team in Big Bother. "B&B
got picked for the Tour because they were French. If the
team rode under a Belgian or German flag and had a lot of
Belgians or Germans it probably wouldn’t get a wildcard."
(inrng.com) (Image credit: ASO) February 12, 2022 Park Tool HBH-3 Extendable Handlebar Holder. "Park
Tool's HBH-3 Extendable Handlebar Holder looks much the
same as many far cheaper designs. Unfortunately, it's made
what was a functional design worse, resulting in a tool
that - given the hefty price - is a disappointment."
By Mike Stead (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) February 12, 2022 Live: Superprestige Gavere - Saturday, February 12th. "This Saturday sees the final round of the Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross Series in Gavere. Elite
Women - 13:40 Europe, 12:40 UK.
Elite
Men - 15:00 Europe, 14:00 UK."
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February 12, 2022 2022 Tour de la Provence Live Stream.
"Tour de la Provence 2022 Live, Saturday, February 12th, Arles → Manosque 180.6km . Stage
2 starts at 11:30am CET (5:30am U.S. Eastern).
Finish at around 4:00pm CET (10:00am U.S. Eastern). Live video from 1:45pm CET (7:45am U.S. Eastern)." (cycling.today)
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February 12, 2022 News,
Blogs Misc.
February 11, 2022
Elia Viviani gives Ineos Grenadiers two in a row
at Tour de la Provence.
"Sep
Vanmarcke (Israel Premier Tech) and Julian Alaphilippe
(Quick Step Alpha Vinyl) were in the thick of things at the
front end of the sprinter’s stage."
(velonews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images) February 11, 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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Photos,
Podcasts
February 13, 2022
Fausto Masnada breaks ‘wolfpack’ duck with Oman
victory.
"Fausto
Masnada has been trying to win in ‘the wolfpack’ colors for
more than a year. Now after putting his first run with
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl on the board at the Tour of Oman on
Sunday he’s searching for more."
By Sophie Smith (velonews.com)(Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images) February 13, 2022 Richards conquers tough circuit to take lead in Gippsland. "The
Mitchelton Tour of Gippsland got underway with a tough,
attritional men’s race held in hot and windy condition.
Those circumstances produced a superb winner as Kane
Richards of ARA Pro Racing Sunshine Coast emerged the
victor, outmuscling a group of three in the final dash to
the line at Woolamai Racecourse."
By Jamie Finch-Penninger (sbs.com.au) (Photo: Con Chronis) February 13, 2022 Plouffe on fire over hilly course to win Gippsland opener. "In the
women’s opener to the Mitchelton Tour of Gippsland it was a
case of fireworks on the final lap as ARA-Pro Racing
Sunshine Coast weathered a series of attacks on the final
climb to put sprinter Maeve Plouffe in with a chance to win
on the fast sprint in Woolamai Racecourse."
By Jamie Finch-Penninger (sbs.com.au) (Photo: Con Chronis) February 13, 2022 2022 Tour of Sufferlandria Preview. "In 2013
the hardest Grand Tour of an Imaginary Country was launched
as The Sufferfest unveiled the Tour of Sufferlandria.
Couchlandrians everywhere looked on in amazement, doughnuts
falling from their pudgy hands, as thousands of racers
around the planet joined in, egging each other on via
Facebook, and raising more than $1 million over the years
for the Davis Phinney Foundation (DPF)."
By Leslie Reissner (pezcyclingnews.com) (Image Credit not Found) February 13, 2022 Way North: Arctic Race of Norway. "In its
second year the 2014 Arctic Race of Norway, organized by
Tour de France owner ASO, showcased the beauty of Norway and
gave credence to the Scandinavian country’s growing cycling
culture."
Words/images: Kåre Dehlie Thorstad (pelotonmagazine.com) February 13, 2022 "Definitely radical - but makes a lot of sense"
- Cycling community reacts to Chris Froome's call for time
trial bike ban.
"The
cycling world is reacting to Chris Froome's calls for time
trial bikes to be banned in professional cycling for safety
reasons, with Israel - Premier Tech teammate Michael Woods
among those to agree."
By Dan Alexander (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) February 13, 2022 From racing to YouTube and back to racing: Bas Tietema finally makes pro debut at 27. "Third
in the U23 version of Paris Roubaix, and part of the BMC
training team alongside established professionals Pavel
Sivakov, Nathan Van Hooydonck and Pascal Eenkhoorn, Tietema
looked to be on the trajectory to filling a spot in a
WorldTour roster."
By Jonny Long (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) February 13, 2022 Tour of Oman live stream. "2022 Tour of Oman February 10-15. Stage 4 Al Sifah → Mucat (120km). Stage
4 starts Sunday at 11:00am local (8:00am CET) (2:00am U.S.
Eastern)
Finish at around 2:09pm local (11:09am CET) (5:09am U.S. Eastern)."
(cyclingfans.com)
(procyclingstats.com)
February 13, 2022 Tour of Oman stage 3: Anthon Charmig conquers
Qurayyat climb to take GC lead.
"Anthon
Charmig (Uno-X) outkicked Jan Hirt (Intermarché Wanty
Gobert) on the Qurayyat hilltop to win stage 3 of the Tour
of Oman. Élie Gesbert (Arkéa Samsic) was third."
(velonews.com) (Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images) February 12, 2022 Chris Froome calls for time trial bike ban in professional cycling. "Is it
really necessary for us to have time trial bikes in road
cycling? At what point do we start thinking logically about
our sport and introduce measures to make it safer?"
By Dan Alexander (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) February 12, 2022 Resurgent Alberto Bettiol provides EF Education EasyPost a pre-classics boost. "Forced
to end his 2021 season early due to illness, Alberto Bettiol
and the EF Education team were on-song at the Étoile de
Bessèges."
By Peter Cossins (velonews.com) (Photo: Bas Czerwinski/Getty Images) February 12, 2022 Training and preparing for a century ride. "Training
for a century ride is one of the most common cycling goals.
With some patience, practice, and consistency on the bike,
anyone can develop the fitness, skills, and confidence to
tackle your first century ride."
By Chris Carmichael (roadbikeaction.com) (Image Credit not Found) February 12, 2022 Who is Kim Heiduk, Ineos Grenadiers' young German signed to bolster their sprint and Classics options? "Aside
from results databases showing his solid but not
mighty-impressive results as an U23 rider, very little is
known about the German."
By Chris Marshall-Bell (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) February 12, 2022 HED Wheels: From pioneer roots, a brand grows anew. "Anne
Hed knows a lot more about effective rim diameters than
she ever thought she’d know. For years that was her
husband Steve’s job. After all, he was the visionary, the
nuts-and-bolts guy. After Steve unexpectedly passed away
in 2014, that all changed."
By Dan Cavallari February 12, 2022 eBike Fires: Why they happen, and how you can prevent them. "Lithium
batteries like those used in eBikes contain two electrodes,
with an electrolyte fluid in between. The electrolyte fluid
is highly combustible, which isn’t normally an issue, but if
the battery is damaged or overheated, the liquid can
ignite."
By Cat Ellis (techradar.com) (Image credit: Freepik2 / Shutterstock) February 12, 2022 Tour of Oman live stream. "2022 Tour of Oman February 10-15. Stage 3 Sultan Qaboos University → Qurayyat (180km). Stage
3 starts Saturday at 11:00am local (8:00am CET) (2:00am U.S.
Eastern).
Finish at around 3:33pm local (12:33pm CET) (6:33am U.S. Eastern)."
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February 12, 2022 Photos,
Podcasts
February 11, 2022
Tour of Oman stage 2: Mark Cavendish kicks to
victory.
"A day
after finishing second to Fernando Gaviria (UAE Emirates),
Cavendish silenced any critics with an easy victory to open
his 2022 campaign."
(velonews.com) Photo: Dario Belingheri/Getty Images February 11, 2022 Breaking Down Ineos’ Complex Strategy in Provence & Quick Step’s Struggles in Oman. "Ineos
can't stop winning at Tour de la Provence but keep slipping
down the overall standings and Mark Cavendish looks great
while his Quick Step team struggles at Oman."
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Videos
February 13, 2022
Alexander Kristoff scores sprint victory at Clasica de Almeria. "Norwegian
veteran delivers first victory with new team Intermarché
Wanty Gobert in Spanish classic."
(velonews.com) Photo: Tim De
Waele/TDWsport.com
February 13, 2022 UCI silent as Afghan cyclists allege death threats, abduction, and torture. "In the
months since the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan,
the situation continues to deteriorate. That statement also
applies to the evacuation efforts of cyclists from the
country."
By Iain Treloar (cyclingtips.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) February 13, 2022 Patrick Lefevere: I won’t let Twitter losers with zero followers get to me. "Quick
Step Alpha Vinyl boss comes out fighting, says he’s not
afraid of Jumbo Visma ahead of classics campaign."
By Daniel Benson (velonews.com) Photo: Tim De Waele/TDWsport.com February 13, 2022 Immersive new on course drone footage already
banned by UCI.
"UCI
commissaires at Saturday’s Superprestige Gavere cyclocross
race in Belgium have grounded a drone moments after
broadcasting its first exciting on course images."
By Ronan Mc Laughlin (cyclingnews.com) (cyclingmagazine.ca) February 13, 2022 USA Cycling Cyclocross Nationals Returns to Hartford in 2022. "Hartford,
Connecticut, the site of the 2017 USA Cycling Cyclocross
Nationals, will bring back the nation’s best cyclocrossers
this December for the 2022 USA Cycling Cyclocross National
Championships, otherwise known as #CXNats."
(cxmagazine.com) Photo: A. Yee February 13, 2022 Katie Burrell takes a look at the highs - and lows - of dating mountain bikers. "Burrell
digs into the highs, lows, and funny-in-retrospect moments
that happen when you try make a romantic partner a riding
partner. Especially when one of those partners might be a
more experienced rider than the other."
By Terry McKall (cyclingmagazine.ca) February 13, 2022 What are those new Specialized road shoes we’re seeing? "New
S-Works shoes spotted in the wild may have been developed as
part of the brand's ‘Project Black’ program."
By Greg Kaplan (velonews.com) Photo: Dario Belingheri/Getty Images February 13, 2022 2022 Clasica de Almeria Live. "Clasica de Almeria 2022 (El Ejido → Roquetas de Mar 188.2km) Sunday, February 13th. Starts
at 16:30pm Central Europe, 10:30am U.S. Eastern, 7:30am
pacific."
(cycling.today) (Credits not
Found)
February 13, 2022 Videos
February 12, 2022
Vuelta a Murcia: Alessandro Covi bolts to win following long breakaway from Brandon McNulty. "American
rider Brandon McNulty was one of the day’s main protagonists
after riding into the main break. He was the lone man
standing, and was caught with 5km to go."
(velonews.com) Photo: Tim De Waele/TDWsport.com February 12, 2022 Tour of Oman: Official Highlights Stage 3. "For
most humans, riding 143 km is a big day on the bike.
Especially when you add in 2,509m of elevation gain along
the route. But, for Dutch cycling star Mathieu van der Poel,
the 4.5-hour ride (at 31.3 km/h) posted to Strava this week
doesn’t even count as training."
By Terry McKall (cyclingmagazine.ca)Photo by: Bartek Wolinski/Red Bull Content Pool February 12, 2022 UCI will award rainbow jerseys, medals to U23 women at 2022 Wollongong Road Worlds. "On
Saturday, the UCI announced that U23 women will finally be
afforded medals, rainbow jerseys and World Champion status
at road cycling World Championships."
By Rob Sturney (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image credit: Bettini Image) (cyclingnews.com) February 12, 2022 Michael Storer happy at Groupama FDJ, relishing prospect of Tour de France debut. "Winner
of two stages and the king of the mountains titles at last
year’s Vuelta a España, Michael Storer’s move to the French
Groupama FDJ squad from Team DSM has put him in line for a
Tour de France debut this summer."
By Peter Cossins (velonews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images) February 12, 2022 Winter on the Costa Blanca: A day in the life of the Team SDWorx Training Camp. "As team
SD Worx, we stay all together in a villa style house nearer
Denia. It truly is like our own little bubble here, we
seldomly leave the complex other than our daily training."
(voxwomen.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) February 12, 2022 2022 Tour of Antalya Live Stream.
"Tour of Antalya 2022 - stage 3 (Aspendos → Termessos 109.5km).
Saturday, February 12th, starts at 12:00pm Central Europe,
06:00am U.S. Eastern."
(cycling.today)
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February 12, 2022 2022 Vuelta a Murcia Live Stream. "Vuelta a Murcia 2022 (Fortuna → Puerto de Cartagena 183.2km. Saturday,
February 12th, starts at 16:30pm Central Europe, 10:30am
U.S. Eastern."
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Found)
February 12, 2022 Videos
February 11, 2022
VeloFix: Your local Bike Shop, on wheels.
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VeloFix and I am extremely happy with their service and
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when I call, does great work and is always ready to go the
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