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Paris Nice: Mathieu Burgaudeau takes stunning solo win on stage 6. "The
23-year-old went over the top of late attacks on the final
climb to the intermediate sprint. Behind, a disorganized
peloton looked at each other for too long."
By Tim Bonville-Ginn (velonews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images)
Bennett, Mullen working for Vlasov as Paris Nice mountains beckon. "Ryan
Mullen and Sam Bennett are continuing at Paris Nice despite
another series of abandons today, with the two Irish riders
working for Bora Hansgrohe’s general classification
contender Aleksandr Vlasov as their team is down to just
four riders."
(stickybottle.com) (Photo: Alex Broadway)
Paris Nice: Primož Roglič confident of his form but not sure of his team. "Paris
Nice leader Primož Roglič believes his condition is
improving, but his Jumbo Visma team is struggling with
injuries as the race reaches its climb-heavy finale."
By Peter Cossins (velonews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images)
Olivia Ray removed from Human Powered Health roster. "Ray
made headlines in December of 2021 after revealing that she
had not yet received the $15,000 in prize money for winning
the Into The Lion’s Den Criterium, organized by L39ION of
Los Angeles. Ray later apologized for her comments."
By Matilda Price (velonews.com) Photo: Kit Karzen
Two-time winner Payson McElveen on his tire, hydration, and competition considerations for The Mid South. "If
conditions are really volatile, the race is not going to go
smoothly for anyone. So then it's just, who can deal with
that the best? Who can have the best mindset when things are
going sideways?"
By Ben Delaney (velonews.com) Photo: Wil Matthews
Gear Break: Swiftwick Socks, Verge With Ukraine, State Tie-Dye, Lezyne Tools, UDOG Cima & Pirelli. "Swiftwick Flite XT Trail socks, Verge: We stand with Ukraine, State’s Undefeated gets new alloy and pearl/tie-dye colorway plus much more." By PEZ Crew (pezcyclingnews.com) (Image Credit not Found)
Paris Nice 2022 Live Dashboard.
"2022 Paris Nice March 6-13, France.
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Paris Nice: Brandon McNulty solos to stage 5
win, Primož Roglič takes race lead.
"Nobody
could follow McNulty's move and he time trialed it to the
finish line with almost a two-minute advantage over the next
best rider. Franck Bonnamour (B&B Hotels KTM)
outsprinted Matteo Jorgenson (Movistar) to take second on
the stage."
By Sadhbh O'Shea (velonews.com) Photo: Franck Fife/AFP via Getty Images
Matteo Jorgenson: Once Brandon’s gone there’s not much you can do about it. "Missed
the win but pleased to see his friend Brandon McNulty take
the victory, Matteo Jorgenson is back in the Paris Nice GC
fight and relishing racing on home roads around Nice."
By Peter Cossins (velonews.com) Photo: FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images
Paris Nice: Who lost time on the first mountain test on stage 5. "The
star of the stage was undoubtedly Brandon McNulty (UAE Team
Emirates). The American jumped clear from the day’s early
break on the key climb of the Col de la Mure with 38km to
go."
By Daniel Benson (velonews.com) (Image Credit not Found)
Israel Premier Tech down to one, Stefan Bissegger out as Paris Nice peloton hit by swath of withdrawals. "Some 18
riders called it quits overnight, including almost the
entire Israel Premier Tech squad and white jersey wearer
Stefan Bissegger (EF Education EasyPost)."
(velonews.com) (Photo: Bas Czerwinski/Getty Images)
Paris Nice Stage 5 Preview.
"A tough
mountain stage awaits, a big test for the new race leader
Wout van Aert and an opportunity for plenty of others. There
are plenty of candidates for the stage win."
(inrng.com) (Image credit: ASO)
Torque Covert 7 Crank Multi Tool review. "The
Torque Covert 7 Crank Multi-Tool makes clever use of the
negative space in your crank. While it’s impressively
comprehensive, perfectly secure, and rather nice to use, it
falls foul of the greatest sin: it rattles when sheathed in
the crank."
By Liam Mercer (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found)
SRM X-Power Flat Pedals put power meters on your MTB, BMX bikes. "The SRM
X-Power power meter pedals debuted as SPD-compatible options
in 2019, and gained U.S. assembly last year to speed up
delivery for North American customers. Now, they’ve added
the power meter pedal spindles to their flat pedals, too!"
By Tyler Benedict (bikerumor.com) (Image Credit not Found)
Ciamillo is back with World’s Lightest carbon crankset at 279g?! "It
would be easy to look at the weight of the Gravitas Gen 13
cranksets and think, “that’s probably the weight for one of
the arms.” But no. That fairly unbelievable claim of 279g
includes both arms, spider, spindle, and the hardware."
By Zach Overholt (bikerumor.com) (Image Credit not Found)
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Paris Nice: Wout van Aert blazes to stage 4 time
trial win.
"Wout
van Aert came out on top in the Paris Nice time trial on
stage 4 by just two seconds over Olympic champion and
teammate Primož Roglič, with another Jumbo Visma rider,
Rohan Dennis taking third."
By Tim Bonville-Ginn (velonews.com) (Photo: Bas Czerwinski/Getty Images)
Jumbo Visma’s Niermann: ‘We’ve had a dream start to Paris Nice.’ "Grischa
Nierman says that his team’s top three finish on first stage
was more satisfying than their second podium sweep in Paris
Nice."
By Peter Cossins (velonews.com) (Photo by FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images)
Swytch Electric Bike Conversion Kit.
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Tirreno Adriatico stage 5: Warren Barguil climbs to win from breakaway. "While
chasing after Barguil, Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) and
Remco Evenepoel (Quick Step Alpha Vinyl) went off-course and
had to chase back onto the rear of a reduced group that
followed the lead group to the line."
(velonews.com) Photo: LUCA BETTINI/AFP via Getty Image
Tadej Pogacar defends ahead of ‘Marco Pantani’
climb to decide Tirreno Adriatico.
"Pogacar
says miscue cost them a chance to contest for stage, but he
retains leader's jersey going into Saturday's ‘Pantani’
climb finale."
By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) Photo: Tim De Waele/TDWsport.com
‘Back on track’ Thibaut Pinot using Tirreno Adriatico to rediscover climbing legs. "I am
happy that I can compete again against the riders that I
used to be,” Pinot said Friday at the start of stage 4.
“It’s a nice feeling, and I hope I am back on track to be
the same rider that I used to be."
By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) (Photo: Bas Czerwinski/Getty Images)
Canyon SRAM Generation to make racing debut in Spain this weekend. "The
newly-founded Canyon SRAM development team will ride the Il
Liga Interautomica De Féminas on Saturday followed by I
Trofeo Dulcinea on Sunday."
(velonews.com) Photo: Thomas Maheux
Alejandro Valverde ran 55psi at Strade Bianche. "That’s
right, the seemingly eternal pro - who at 41 achieved his
best finish at the race on what was his final attempt before
he retires at end of the season - did so by riding Zipp's
hookless and tubeless 353 NSW wheel at 53.7psi in the front
and a 454 NSW in the rear at 55psi in the rear."
By Joe Robinson (cyclist.co.uk) (Image Credit not Found)
Shapeheart Smartphone mount. "The
Shapeheart Smartphone Mount for Bike has a powerful magnet
that holds your phone securely - in fact, you might have
trouble getting it off again! Unfortunately the sleeve
isn't all that 'weatherproof."
By Neil Gander (velonews.com) (Image Credit not Found)
Tirreno Adriatico live stream.
"2022 Tirreno Adriatico March 7-13, Italy. Stage 5 Friday March 11th,
155 km Sefro → Fermo.
Live
video from 2:35pm CET (8:35am U.S. Eastern)."
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Tirreno Adriatico stage 4: Tadej Pogačar punches
to victory from reduced group.
"Tadej
Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) won stage 4 of the 2022 Tirreno
Adriatico riding away from a reduced bunch."
(velonews.com) Photo: Tim De Waele/TDWsport.com
Tirreno Adriatico: Quinn Simmons keeps pushing toward classics breakout. "Long-distance
breakaway lands Quinn Simmons into climber's jersey and puts
him in spotlight heading into classics season."
By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) Photo: James Startt/VeloNews
UAE Emirates winning on two fronts as Tadej
Pogačar takes control in Italy.
"Brandon
McNulty powers to his first WorldTour win in what's another
confirmation that UAE Emirates is now among the powerhouse
teams."
By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) Photo: Tim De Waele/TDWsport.com
Sepp Kuss on Tirreno Adriatico mountain raid: ‘We’ll have to do something.’ "Following
a solid Strade Bianche that saw him twice crash but still
lead Jumbo Visma, the Colorado climber is anticipating his
first showdown of 2022 with the likes of Tadej Pogačar and
Remco Evenepoel."
By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) (Photo: James Startt)
Tirreno Adriatico: Caleb Ewan abandons a day after taking big win. "Lotto
Soudal star pulls out of Tirreno Adriatico to prepare for
Milan San Remo after sprinting to his first career win
Wednesday at the Italian stage race."
(velonews.com) Photo: Tim De Waele/TDWsport.com
Paris Nice & Tirreno Takeaways. "The
dueling stage races of Paris Nice and Tirreno Adriatico
might have separated Tadej Pogačar and Primož Roglič, the
two premier general classification talents of modern
cycling, but there has still been plenty of exciting racing
action on display."
By Spencer Martin (pezcyclingnews.com) (Photo: Cor Vos)
A love letter to my bike. "I was
22. You were timeless. Some find each other earlier in life.
But we found each other at the perfect moment. Looking
forward to something on the horizon, having no idea what it
would be."
By Alison Tetrick (velonews.com) Photo: Wil Matthews
Remco Evenepoel handed driving ban and fine for
speeding.
"The
young all-arounder, who is currently racing Tirreno
Adriatico in Italy, was not in court on Wednesday when a
court handed down the punishment."
(velonews.com) Photo: Tim De Waele/TDWsport.com
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Tirreno Adriatico stage 3: Caleb Ewan scores win
from bunch sprint in cobbled finale.
"In a
hectic finale which saw stage 2 winner Tim Merilier (Alpecin
Fenix) and Mark Cavendish (Quick Step Alpha Vinyl) not in
position in the final 700m, the pint-sized Kiwi rider
powered from a charging Arnaud Démare (Groupama FDJ)."
(velonews.com) Photo: Tim De Waele/TDWsport.com
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Christine Majerus (SD Worx) wins Drentse acth van Westervelt prelude. "Canadian
road national champion Alison Jackson landed her first
podium of 2022 on Friday. The Liv Racing Xstra Olympian was
second in the Drentse acth van Westervelt."
By Terry McKall (cyclingmagazine.ca) Photo by: Liv Racing
Astana Qazaqstan blames government instability in Kazakhstan for delays in wages. "The
news comes as another blow for the team managed by Alexandre
Vinokourov after it was reported that Abacanto S.A. was
under criminal investigation in Luxembourg for a series of
alleged offenses including the misuse of corporate assets."
By Daniel Benson (velonews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image)
Mathieu van der Poel back for Tour of Flanders? It could be on the cards. "Reports
indicate the rider could be back for Coppi e Bartali on
March 22, Alpecin-Fenix officials refuse to confirm calendar
just yet."
By Jim Cotton (velonews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images)
Audrey Cordon-Ragot: A generation of young female riders can be inspired by Le Tour de France Femmes. "A
multiple-time French national champion, an icon, and one of
the most respected rider’s in the WWT, Audrey Cordon-Ragot
writes about the Tour de France Femmes and what it means to
her."
By Audrey-Cordon Ragot (velonews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images)
The Dusty Bandita is the first ever all-women’s gravel race. "The
Dusty Bandita, a new event in Seeley Lake on May 21, claims
to be the first-ever all women’s gravel race. While women’s
camps and events are cropping up adjacent to gravel races,
the Dusty Bandita is a standalone women’s race."
By Betsy Welch (velonews.com) Photo: Courtesy Bri Liu
First Look at Garmin’s ECG Functionality, and Clinical Trials Details. "Garmin
appears to have included ECG functionality within their
recently released Venu 2 Plus smartwatch, albeit without
acknowledging its existence or including the feature at
launch. This is notable because there’s currently no Garmin
wearable with ECG functionality on it, well, at least
officially anyway."
By Ray Maker (dcrainmaker.com)
Chris Froome says race radios and VeloViewer making races more dangerous. "Chris
Froome has said racing has become more dangerous because
teams’ directeurs have access to such detailed information
about the courses “from apps like VeloViewer” and then issue
instructions to riders in real time via race radios."
(stickybottle.com) (Photo: Gian Mattia D’Alberto)
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Pogačar vs Evenepoel... The Showdown - Tirreno
Adriatico Stage 4 - The Butterfly Effect w/Chris Horner.
2022 Giro d’Italia Donne to have €250,000 prize
purse, two hours of daily live coverage.
"As well
as more money, race organizer PMG Sport - which took over
the race in 2021 - has promised that there will be up to two
hours of daily live television coverage, up from the
approximately 30 minutes shown each day during the 2021
race."
By Sadhbh O'Shea (velonews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
Chantal van den Broek-Blaak on women’s cycling growth: Female riders shouldn’t be treated like ‘little men.’ "The
former world champion says women's cycling has come a long
way but it must be careful not to spread riders too thin
with growing calendar."
By Sadhbh O'Shea (velonews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
Does being a WorldTour pro make you better at gravel? Not necessarily, says Emily Newsom. "Newsom
wants to win every race she enters, including The Mid South
this Saturday. But she knows her pro license doesn't
guarantee a thing."
By Betsy Welch (velonews.com) (Image Credit not Found)
Sofia Gomez Villafańe and Russell Finsterwald form new Specialized Off-Road program. "The two
pro mountain bikers will split their time between gravel and
singletrack this year, each focusing on the Life Time Grand
Prix, as well as other events."
By Betsy Welch (velonews.com) Photo: Courtesy Specialized
Michelin launches ‘fastest ever road tire’, the
Power Cup.
"Michelin
has added three new tires to its road racing range, with the
new Power Cup offering lower rolling resistance than the
current benchmark tire in the road sector, according to
independent testing organized by Michelin."
By Anna Marie Hughes (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found)
Pros, cons and optimization tips for indoor riding. "Likely
one of the most popular reasons to turn over the pedals
indoors is that there are no distractions or stops. When
riding outdoors you will face traffic, stop lights, and
varying terrain all of which can interrupt intervals or
consistency."
By Hannah Otto (Finchamp) (velonews.com) (Image Credit not Found)
The Mid South’s Course Atlas: ‘This is about much more than the course itself.’ "Every
participant will receive a copy of the 64-page book that
prominently features Indigenous narratives and cultural and
environmental histories amid information about the event."
By Betsy Welch (velonews.com) Photo: Josh McCullock
Christopher Blevins and Stilspoke to host the Hidden Valley Experience. "The
weekend event will include guided rides, local food and
beverages, and guest speakers, with a focus on connecting to
the local landscape and community."
By Betsy Welch (velonews.com) Photo: Stilspoke
Velo’s latest special-edition Chinese Zodiac saddle celebrates the Year of the Tiger. "Since
2015, Velo has been tipping its hat to the Chinese Zodiac
with limited-edition saddles featuring the animals that
coincide with each year on the lunar calendar. This year is
the year of the tiger, and Velo is charging ahead with two
new saddle designs that pay homage to the animal that
Chinese lore dubs the king of the mountain."
By Mark Wilson (bikerumor.com) Velo
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VeloFix: Your local Bike Shop, on wheels.
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