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February 14, 2022
Alexey Lutsenko solos to inaugural Clásica Jaén
Paraíso Interior gravel race.
"Tim
Wellens (Lotto Soudal) finished 53 seconds behind the Kazakh
rider to take second place with Loïc Vliegen claiming the
final podium spot three seconds further back."
(velonews.com) Photo: Tim De Waele/TDWsport.com February 14, 2022 A moment of appreciation for the beautiful new “Spanish Strade Bianche.” "The
results today very much played second fiddle to the racing
spectacle. With olive grove lined gravel roads, steep
climbs, cobbled streets, and exciting racing, the Clásica
Jaén looks every bit a classic in making."
By Ronan Mc Laughlin (cyclingtips.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) February 14, 2022 Tim Wellens relishing downhill gravel at Strade Bianche. "Lotto
Soudal star is off to a hot start in 2022, and reconfirmed
his love for the dusty stuff: 'I would like to have gravel
in every race."
By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) Photo: Tim De Waele/TDWsport.com February 14, 2022 Tour de la Provence podium finish highlights potential of Trek Segafredo's Mattias Skjelmose. "‘Amazing’
day for 21-year-old Mattias Skjelmose, second behind Nairo
Quintana on the Montagne de Lure and third on GC."
By Peter Cossins (velonews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images) February 14, 2022 Matteo Jorgenson follows Nairo Quintana in another hot start. "The
22-year-old Movistar rider blitzed to third in the “queen
stage” Sunday at the Tour de la Provence, and missed the
podium by just two seconds in his 2022 stage-race debut."
By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images) February 14, 2022 Julian Alaphilippe says following Nairo Quintana’s Tour de la Provence attack was a mistake. "I think
that tactically, I’ve done things better. But I’m happy,” he
said. “It’s a climb that does actually suit me pretty well.
It demands a steady effort at a very fast pace."
By Peter Cossins (velonews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images) February 14, 2022 Volta ao Algarve: McNulty, Thomas, Evenepoel headline five-day stage race. "A
star-studded field heads to Portugal with chances for the GC
riders, sprinters and time trial specialists."
By Daniel Benson (velonews.com) Photo: Tim De Waele/TDWsport.com February 14, 2022 Patrick Lefevere: 'I haven’t missed Twitter for a moment.' "The
Belgian faced criticism last year over his comments during a
one-sided war of words with Sam Bennett, and his rejection
of investing in a women's team."
By Adam Becket (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) February 14, 2022 Clasica Jaen Live.
"Clasica Jaen 2022 (Baeza → Úbeda 189.5km).
Monday, February 14, starts at 16:00pm Central Europe,
10:00am U.S. Eastern."
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February 14, 2022 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."
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 Swytch Electric Bike Conversion Kit.
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February 14, 2022
Tour of Oman stage 5: Jan Hirt wins on Green
Mountain, takes race lead.
"Fausto
Masnada slips down to second overall after Jan Hirt
distances him inside final kilometers of 'queen stage."
(velonews.com) Photo: Dario Belingheri/Getty Images February 14, 2022 Mark Cavendish crashes but finishes Tour of Oman
stage.
"As is
normal with the chaos of echelons forming I had a touch of
wheels and unfortunately, I came down quite heavily,”
Cavendish said of the incident."
(velonews.com) Photo: Dario Belingheri/Getty Images February 14, 2022 Sepp Kuss opens 2022 season with a cross-country skiing race. "Primož
Roglič isn’t the only winter sports athlete at Jumbo Visma.
Over the weekend, Sepp Kuss showed off his skiing legs at
the Andorra Fons nordic ski race in Sant Julià de Lòria. He
finished second in the 10k race."
By Betsy Welch (velonews.com) (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images) February 14, 2022 Ten Outlandish Predictions for the 2022 Season. "Other
than Pogacar, we’ll see the same three monument winners,
each taking home a different monument. Doesn’t it make more
sense than the 2021 results to see Colbrelli winning MSR,
Asgreen winning RvV and Stuyven winning Roubaix?"
By Andrew-Brown (podiumcafe.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) February 14, 2022 Quintana & Cav On Top, Ineos Blows Up.
"Race
Breakdown: Nairo Quintana turned a few heads with his GC win
in Provence, Mark Cavendish is still fast, and Ineos bungle
a bike change and destruct their own GC hopes."
By Spencer Martin (pezcyclingnews.com) (Photo: Cor Vos) February 14, 2022 Victor Campenaerts breaks Tadej Pogačar's Coll de Rates Strava record. "Maintaining
an average gradient of 6.6 per cent on a 9.7 kilometer
route, Coll de Rates featured most recently on the 2021
Vuelta a España, 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) February 14, 2022 Marlen Reusser: ‘At this moment of the season, I’ve felt never this good.’ "After
racking up a hugely impressive palmarès in her first three
seasons of racing, the cycling latecomer has a big-ticket
deal with SD Worx in her back pocket."
By Sadhbh O'Shea (velonews.com) Photo: Tim De Waele/TDWsport.com February 14, 2022 Ratio Technology unveils 2×12 conversion kit for SRAM mechanical drivetrains. "Ratio
Technology’s 12-speed conversion kit for SRAM DoubleTap
11-speed mechanical levers has not only proven quite
popular, but it also works impressively well. As expected,
the company has now followed up on that act with a new
conversion kit that turns existing SRAM 2×11 mechanical road
drivetrains into 2×12 ones."
By James Huang (cyclingtips.com) photography by Ratio Technology February 14, 2022 The Wowcher bike you should probably stop your friends and family from buying. "Every
so often, the deal of the century presents itself in an
online sale, and with ever-increasing bike prices a
persistent source of frustration, it can of course be
tempting to jump on an offer before the "limited stock runs
out!!"
By Michelle Arthurs-Brennan (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty/Equinox) February 14, 2022 PNW Coast bar tape promises durability on road and gravel. "PNW
indicates the Coast bar tape is durable, shock-absorbent,
and anti-slip with an embossed pattern while offering a
secure and comfortable surface for all distance rides on
road and gravel."
By Greg Kaplan (velonews.com) Photo: PNW Components February 14, 2022 Tour of Oman live stream. "2022 Tour of Oman February 10-15. Stage 5 Samail → Jabal Al Akhdhar (152km). Stage
5
starts Monday at 11:00am local (8:00am CET) (2:00am U.S.
Eastern)
Finish at around 14:14 local, 11:14 CET, 5:14am ET."
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February 14, 2022 Photos,
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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)."
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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?"
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February 14, 2022
Scott returns to top of the podium at Mitchelton Tour of Gippsland. "It was
a triumphant return to the top step of the podium at
national level for Cameron Scott (ARA Pro Racing Sunshine
Coast) as he won the sprint on Stage 2 of the men’s
Mitchelton Tour of Gippsland in Inverloch."
By Jamie Finch-Penninger (sbs.com.au) (Photo: Con Chronis) February 14, 2022 From misery to glory as Howe's 70 kilometer solo stuns in Gippsland. "Fortune
favors the bold, and the saying was proven true by Georgie
Howe (Knights of Suburbia), who built a race-winning lead
from an attack on Mt Misery, then nearly 70 kilometers of
riding by herself in a lone breakaway to claim victory in
Inverloch."
(sbs.com.au) (Photo: Con Chronis) February 14, 2022 Quinn Simmons tipped for Trek Segafredo leadership at Strade Bianche. "Flanders,
Roubaix, Tour de France also possible for 2022 as team hails
young American's increased responsibility and experience."
By Jim Cotton (velonews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) February 14, 2022 No pressure, high anticipation for Tom Dumoulin comeback season: ‘Everything is possible.’ "Dumoulin
pedals into his first full year in the peloton since his
six-month sabbatical with a mouth-watering return to the
Giro d’Italia at the top of his hit-list this May."
By Jim Cotton (velonews.com) Photo: Marcio Machado/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images February 14, 2022 What you need to know about the UCI cycling esports world championships. "The
second ‘Zwift worlds’ on February 26 will be aired on GCN
and YouTube globally, and on Eurosport in Europe, beginning
at 10 a.m. PST/1 p.m. EST."
By Ben Delaney (velonews.com) UCI 2022 Forum Image February 14, 2022 UCI announces 13 of the 14 cyclocross World Cups. "The UCI
announced the cyclocross calendar for the 2022/2023 season
on Monday. The amount of World Cups is reduced to 14,
instead of the 16 this season. The USA loses one race, Iowa
City (which is now classified as a C1), but Fayetteville
returns as a World Cup race."
By José Been (cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos) February 14, 2022 2022 World Championships will see the first female U23 world champion crowned. "Women
will race for the first under-23 world title at this year's
World Championships, the UCI has confirmed, but will have to
wait until 2025 for a separate race."
By Adam Becket (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) February 14, 2022 Domenico Pozzovivo signs with Intermarché Wanty Gobert Matériaux. "The
39-year-old Italian brings fifteen years of Grand Tour
experience with him to the Belgian team. Pozzovivo has never
gone a year without starting his home race, the Giro
d’Italia."
By Kit Nicholson (cyclingtips.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) February 14, 2022 Euskaltel Euskadi on Tour de France invite: ‘We have our feet on the ground.’ "Basque
team puts a return to Vuelta a España at top of 2022 goals
as it slowly builds toward revival of glory days."
By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) Photo: Tim De Waele/TDWsport.com February 14, 2022 Alpe d'Huez: Classic climbs of the Tour de France. "The
word ‘iconic’ is often over-worked in cycling, but its
application to the wiggling climb up Alpe d’Huez is entirely
justified. Alpe d'Huez regularly features on the Tour de
France, and has racked up over 30 appearance on the Tour
since its first introduction in 1952."
By Nigel Wynn , Ryan Dabbs (cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Graham Watson) February 14, 2022 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."
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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."
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