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Paris Nice: Fabio Jakobsen beats Wout van Aert
to win on windswept stage 2.
"Fabio
Jakobsen (Quick Step Alpha Vinyl) took an emphatic victory
on a windswept second stage of Paris Nice, beating Wout van
Aert (Jumbo Visma) to the line in Orléans."
By Sadhbh O'Shea (velonews.com) Photo: Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images
Rohan Dennis: I want to help Primož Roglič ride into Paris in yellow at the Tour de France. "Rohan
Dennis says he’s got the Tour’s Copenhagen TT in the back of
his mind, but his focus is on helping Jumbo Visma capture
the Tour title that still eludes them."
By Peter Cossins (velonews.com) (Photo: Bas Czerwinski/Getty Images) March 7, 2022 Paris Nice: Matteo Jorgenson hoping local knowledge will help him with GC objective. "Based
in Nice, the American rider finished top 10 last year and is
going into the French stage race as Movistar’s leader with
good form and high confidence."
By Peter Cossins (velonews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
Paris Nice Stage 2 Preview. "The day
for the sprinters, today’s stage is flat and almost
featureless, but that means the terrain is exposed the
weather forecast promises a crosswind, only it’ll be a weak
one but just enough to set the peloton on edge."
(inrng.com) (Image credit: ASO)
Brennan Wertz, Moriah Wilson win Shasta Gravel Hugge. "Held in
Northern California with the spectacular backdrop of Mount
Shasta, the Shasta Gravel Hugger is three-for-three for
snowy gravel racing in each of its iterations. This year,
Californians Brennan Wertz and Moriah Wilson took top
honors."
By Ben Delaney (velonews.com) Photo: Sean Bagshaw
Just Getting A New Garmin Fenix 7 or Epix? Update it First. "Why
does this firmware version gap happen? Well, in the age of
product products being timed to instant retail availability,
that requires companies to stockpile products ahead of time.
Which in turn means companies manufacture said units ahead
of time."
By Ray Maker (dcrainmaker.com) (Photo: Ray Maker)
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Paris Nice 2022 Live Dashboard.
"2022 Paris Nice March 6-13, France. Stage
2 Monday March 7th, 159 km Auffargis → Orléans.
Race
starts at 12:15pm CET (6:15am U.S. Eastern).
Live video from 2:15pm CET (8:15am U.S. Eastern)."
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March 7, 2022
 Paris Nice: Christophe Laporte leads Jumbo Visma
1-2-3 ahead of Primož Roglič and Wout van Aert on stage 1.
"Christophe
Laporte took the Paris Nice race lead in dramatic style as
teammate Primož Roglič gained an early advantage on his
rivals."
By Sadhbh O'Shea (velonews.com) Photo: Franck Fife/AFP via Getty Images
Paris Nice Stage 1 Preview.
"The
80th edition Paris-Nice starts with an opening stage to the
west of the capital and a good test for the sprinters with
some late climbs to mix things up."
(inrng.com) (RCS Sport)
Tadej Pogačar braces for ‘rough one’ in Tour of Flanders debut after Strade Bianche blitz. "Tadej
Pogačar’s Siena smash at Stade Bianche on Saturday set
pulses racing and anticipation soaring ahead of his debut
date with the cobbles and climbs of Flanders next month."
By Jim Cotton (velonews.com) Photo: Tim De Waele/TDWsport.com
Behind the photo: How photographer Tim De Waele shot the Alaphilippe somersault. "Tim De
Waele has been part of the professional peloton for over 30
years now. That experience and a bit of luck - according to
himself - led to the picture of the weekend in Strade
Bianche."
By José Been (cyclingtips.com) (Image credit: Getty Images)
Ferrand-Prévot Sets Her Sights on the Absa Cape Epic. "Pauline
Ferrand-Prévot is one of the the world’s best and most
versatile cyclist. She has won Road, CX, XCO and XCM World
Titles. Now she has set her sights on the Absa Cape Epic."
press release supplied by Cape Epic (cyclingtips.com)
March 5, 2022
Tadej Pogačar on Strade Bianche blowout: ‘I had
no pressure today.’
"On a
day when just about everyone was calling him the pre-race
favorite ahead of Strade Bianche, Pogačar more than lived up
to expectations with a race-breaking attack at about 50km to
go."
By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images)
Huge crash decimates Strade Bianche peloton and takes down Julian Alaphilippe with several riders out. "Benoot and Campenaerts among those forced to quit the race with just under 100km to go." By Daniel Benson (velonews.com) (Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP via Getty Images) Photo: Getty Images
Strade Bianche: Quinn Simmons lights up the white roads: ‘I always race to win.’ "The
team was perfect, the equipment was perfect. In the end, I
just didn’t have the legs. It’s just disappointing,” Simmons
told reporters at the finish. “I thought every day since
last year about coming back here."
By Jim Cotton (velonews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images)
Strade Bianche: Pre-race reactions from Pogačar, Van Avermaet, Fuglsang, Carapaz, and Alaphilippe. "Cold,
wind, rowdy crowds, and a crisp Tuscan sun welcomed the
peloton at the start of Strade Bianche on Saturday morning."
Andrew Hood, Jim Cotton (velonews.com) Photo: Tim De Waele/TDWsport.com
Primož Roglič and Jumbo Visma out for redemption in Paris Nice. "The
Slovenian won three stages in last year’s race and looked in
imperious form. He went into the final stage in the yellow
jersey and an almost one-minute lead, but a crash saw him
fall out of contention with Max Schachmann (Bora Hansgrohe)
wining his second straight title."
By Daniel Benson (velonews.com) (Image Credit not Found)
Bloeizone Fryslân Tour live stream.
"2022 Bloeizone Fryslân Tour (former Healthy Ageing Tour) March 3-5, Netherlands.
Stage 3 Live video, March 5th, from 11:45am CET
(5:45am U.S. Eastern)."
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Ciclovation Advanced Leather Touch Fusion bar tape. "The
Ciclovation Advanced Leather Touch Fusion bar tape attempts
to emulate the feel of leather, features a silicone backing
which allows re-wrapping and looks pretty fancy."
By Micah Toll (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found)
March 4, 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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World time trial champion Ganna wins Tirreno
Adriatico chrono opener.
"Ganna
has prevailed in three of the four time trials he has faced
in 2022. Reigning champion Tadej Pogačar was third fastest."
By Rob Sturney (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image Credit not Found)
Tirreno Adriatico - Mikkel Bjerg: ‘We’re all
here to help Tadej Pogačar.’
"Three-time
U23 world time trial champion keen on punching return ticket
to Tour de France to help Pogačar aim for a third straight
yellow jersey."
By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) Photo: Photo by PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP via Getty Images
Julian Alaphilippe promises more at Tirreno Adriatico: ‘I am optimistic for the week.’ "Despite
being involved in one of cycling's most spectacular crashes
just 48 hours before, the two-time world champion finished
the opening time trial."
By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) Photo: Tim De Waele/TDWsport.com
Jonas Vingegaard and his ride toward testing Tadej Pogačar at Tour de France. "Danish
sensation faces-off against Pogačar at Tirreno Adriatico
ahead of top role at Tour: 'If you want to be the best you
have to beat the best."
By Jim Cotton (velonews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images)
Euro racing roundup: Pogačar, Kopecky impress, Jumbo goes 1-2-3. "Tadej
Pogačar soloed 50 km to his first Strade Bianche victory on
Saturday. It was the third round of the 2022 WorldTour, the
UAE Tour of Round 1 also going to Pogačar, and the second
one-day race. "
By Matt Hansen (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image credit: Luca Bettini/SprintCyclingAgency) (cyclingnews.com)
The Citroën ë-Tour virtual cycling stage race begins today on the Bkool indoor training app. "Indoor
training platform Bkool is hosting a new virtual cycling
stage race called the Citroën ë-Tour which allows riders to
compete virtually against professional cyclists from the
AG2R Citroën Team."
By Anna Marie Hughes (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found)
Quinn Simmons used disposable / recyclable SRAM eTap AXS Wireless Blips at Strade Bianche. "SRAM
claims battery life at between six and ten years for most
riders. The new button shape is quite similar to a Shimano
Di2 sprint shifter."
By Ben Delaney (velonews.com) Photo: Tim De Waele/TDWsport.com
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Tirreno Adriatico live stream.
"2022 Tirreno Adriatico March 7-13, Italy. Stage 1 Monday March 7th,
Lido di Camaiore → Lido di Camaiore (13.9 km).
Race
starts at 2:00pm CET (8:00am U.S. Eastern).
Live
video from 2:35pm CET (8:35am U.S. Eastern)."
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March 7, 2022
Wout van Aert on Jumbo Visma Paris Nice sweep: ‘Surprised we dropped everyone.’. "Christophe
Laporte deserved this win because he was super strong,” says
Wout van Aert after Jumbo Visma trio smashed Paris Nice
opener."
By Peter Cossins (velonews.com) (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP) (Photo by FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images)
Tirreno Adriatico: Remco Evenepoel motivated for first stage race clash with Tadej Pogačar. "It’s
almost hard to believe, but Remco Evenepoel and Tadej
Pogačar have never squared off against each other in a stage
race during their short but spectacular careers."
By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
Tirreno Adriatico: Filippo Ganna - ‘It’s difficult to think I can follow Tadej Pogačar on the climbs.’ "The
leaders of this race are Richard Carapaz and Richie Porte,
and it’s my job to help them,” Ganna told the media at the
Tirreno press conference Sunday."
By Josh Croxton (velonews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
Julian Alaphilippe racing on pride and Kasper
Asgreen saving the day.
"The
French world champion was one of the main protagonists in a
brutal, high-speed crash about 80km to go in the iconic race
across the Tuscan hills."
By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) Photo: Tim De Waele/TDWsport.com
Small-wheeled pedal machines - a better way of cycling. "The
market for 'small-wheeled pedal machines' is relatively
small, with such bikes normally serving a specialist market
that is not always well covered by the mainstream cycle
press."
By Richard Peploe (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found)
March 5, 2022
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Podcasts
The Moment The Strade Bianche Was Won. "Even
before a pedal was turned many riders didn’t start. Egan
Bernal was watching on TV at home, Wout van Aert probably
from a hotel outside Paris and perhaps Mathieu van der Poel
at a simulated 3,000m inside a hotel room in Spain."
(inrng.com) (Image Credit tumblr.com)
49 kilometers solo: Tadej Pogačar wins Strade
Bianche.
"Tadej
Pogačar took matters into his own hands on the white roads
of Tuscany on Saturday, accelerating away from a large group
of favorites with nearly 50 kilometers to go, extending his
lead to more than a minute and a half, and crossing the line
solo in Siena."
By Caley Fretz (cyclingtips.com) Photo by MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP via Getty Images
Strade Bianche Donne: Lotte Kopecky storms to
thrilling win over Annemiek van Vleuten.
"Kopecky
was the only rider able to keep up with van Vleuten's
earlier accelerations on the last of the race’s eighth
gravel sections through the Tuscan countryside, where they
went clear from the rest of the race."
By Stephen Puddicombe (velonews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images)
How SD Worx’s aggression led a sprinter to victory at Strade Bianche. "When
Van Vleuten made her signature stinging attack on the final
gravel sector and was able to distance everyone except
Kopecky it looked like the race was over."
By Abby Mickey (cyclingtips.com) (Image credit: Getty Images)
Strade Bianche: Marianne Vos, Coryn Labecki
double-threat dives but thrives in Tuscany.
"Marianne
Vos and Coryn Labecki made all the moves that mattered in
Saturday’s Strade Bianche Donne but lost the wheels at the
last, finishing seventh and 21st in Sienna."
By Jim Cotton (velonews.com) Photo: Bram Berkien March 5, 2022 Strade Bianche tech: The tires and pressure the pros raced with over the ‘white roads.’ "Mechanics
worked overtime this week to prep bikes for one of the
season’s unique challenges. Nearly every major team is
deploying minor but significant adaptations for the
punishing WorldTour race over the Tuscan hills."
By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) Photo: Tim De Waele/TDWsport.com
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Eddy Merckx on Tadej Pogačar: ‘Considering he’s just 23, it’s incredible what he’s able to do.’ "It’s
becoming difficult to find the words to describe what this
young guy does. It’s spectacular and formidable. Pogačar is
a campionissimo,” Merckx told Gazzetta dello Sport.
“Considering he’s just 23, it’s incredible what he’s able to
do."
(velonews.com) Photo: Marco Bertorello/AFP via Getty Images
Jumbo Visma boss: Netflix Tour de France series
is a ‘must’ for growth of cycling.
"Whether
teams get one Euro or a million Euros, it doesn't matter.
It’s about the value that this brings for the longer-term,'
says Plugge."
By Daniel Benson (velonews.com) (Image Credit not Found)
Zwift becomes title sponsor of Paris Roubaix Femmes. "The
Paris Roubaix Femmes builds on the momentum generated by
Zwift’s new partnership with the Amaury Sport Organization
(ASO) for this year’s inaugural Tour de France Femmes avec
Zwift."
(velonews.com) Photo: Tim De Waele/TDWsport.com
What's the best way to set up your bike computer? How to get the best data on screen for your riding. "Got a
new cycling computer, or just not sure if your setup is
right? It can be difficult to choose exactly what metrics
you need to have in front of you to maximize the
functionality of your cycling computer."
By Liam Cahill (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found)
Ducati's first pedal-assisted road bike doesn’t look much like an eBike. "Ducati
has updated its eBike range for 2022 and included its first
pedal-assisted road bike in the shape of the new Futa, and
it doesn’t look a whole lot like an eBike until you check
out the rear hub."
By Mat Brett (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found)
Archer D1x Trail Paddle Remote boosts ergonomics of electronic shifting. "Archer
Components has introduced the D1x Trail Paddle Remote to
pair with their aftermarket electronic shifting system. The
Paddle Remote is an update to the original Standard Remote."
By Jessie-May Morgan (bikerumor.com) (Image Credit not Found)
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Aleksandr Vlasov: ‘The situation in Ukraine is difficult but I’m trying not think about it.’ "Bora
Hansgrohe's Russian rider says that the UCI's decision to
ban teams from Russia and Belarus was the right one in light
of the war in Ukraine."
By Peter Cossins (velonews.com) Photo: Dario Belingheri/Getty Images
Pictures of Green Mtn. "The
Tour of Oman is a special race to me, as the atmosphere is
pretty relaxed, making it possible to work closely with the
riders participating. You can’t get that close during the
Tour de France. No way!"
ords/images: Kåre Dehlie Thorstad (pelotonmagazine.com)
Check out Trek’s Emonda ALR 5 with an advanced alloy frame that ‘looks and performs like carbon.’ "The
Emonda ALR 5 is Trek’s light and responsive disc-brake
equipped road bike with a more wallet-friendly advanced
alloy frame that is designed to give it the sleek looks and
handling of a far more expensive carbon bike."
By Anna Marie Hughes (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found)
Dolan GXT Titanium Gravel Disc Campag Ekar 1x13. "The
Dolan GXT is a hugely capable gravel bike whose titanium
frame offers a great balance of stiffness and comfort, while
the geometry allows you to feel in total control whatever
the terrain. It's beautifully made too."
By Stu Kerton (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found)
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CyclingWeekly: Jumbo Visma put on exhibition to
claim outstanding 1-2-3 on opening stage of Paris Nice.
March 5, 2022
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Lefevere confirms details on Netflix Tour de France project with preliminary filming set to start soon. "People
are already coming to our service course next week to make
the first recordings,' says Belgian team boss after verbal
agreement is reached."
By Daniel Benson (velonews.com) Photo: Tim De Waele/TDWsport.com
Tirreno Adriatico: Five riders set to storm the ‘Race of the Two Seas.’ "Who
will you be watching at the 2022 Tirreno Adriatico? Here's
who we think will make waves next week - and no, Tadej
Pogačar isn't one of them."
By Jim Cotton (velonews.com) (Photo by Vincent Kalut - Pool/Getty Images)
Opening the Bamboo Curtain. "There
are huge challenges for organizers of major bike races in
the People’s Republic of China, where already difficult
logistical and sponsorship problems for what is still an
obscure sport are compounded by widespread pollution and
traffic-clogged streets."
Words: John Wilcockson | Illustrations: Matthew Burton (pelotonmagazine.com)
Weekend Roundup: Sparkle On & Pathfinders Scholarship, Eroica, BCBR, Mega Volt & more! "NICA
opens Sparkle On Scholarship to train with Kate - Created by
pro mountain biker and alumn of NICA NorCal Kate Courtney,
the Sparkle On Scholarship was envisioned to support
cyclists making the tough transition from high school to
college while trying to pursue high-level bike racing."
By Cory Benson (bikerumor.com) photo by Gaudenz Danuser, c. Scott
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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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