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Tech: Rapha & Orbea clothing, Map My Track app for clubs, Pirelli tires now made in Italy, Alba sunnies + more. Paris Nice Stage 7: Primož Roglič punches to
stage win on Turini, consolidates GC lead.
"Roglič
darted away from the group of five that battled through the
final kilometers of the potentially-decisive Turini summit
finish, leaving Daniel Martínez (Ineos Grenadiers) and Simon
Yates (Bike Exchange Jayco) to go two-three behind him."
(velonews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images)
Simon Yates on Primož Roglič: He’s not even breathing, everyone else is panting like they’re on their deathbeds... Paris Nice: Who lost time on the crucial summit
finish of the Col de Turini on stage 7.
"Jumbo
Visma's race leader Roglič remains on course for overall
honors but all change as Jorgenson and McNulty have
differing days out."
By Daniel Benson (velonews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images)
Bizarre crash as Paris Nice pro flattened by
falling advertising board - abandons race with ankle injury.
"Groupama
FDJ's Luxembourg national champion Kevin Geniets was knocked
off his bike by the flying sponsors' board while riding
through the mixed zone at the start of Stage 7."
By Dan Alexander (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found)
Nairo Quintana’s success at Paris Nice will hinge on Turini performance. "Brilliant
in the crosswinds in the opening days of Paris Nice,
Quintana was set back by a 'disappointing' TT but is hoping
for redemption on the Col de Turini."
By Peter Cossins (velonews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
Peter Sagan to return for Milano Torino and Milan San Remo. "Total
Energies officials confirmed that Sagan, who pulled out of
Tirreno Adriatico this week, will race both Milano Torino on
Wednesday and Milan San Remo on Saturday."
(velonews.com) Photo: Tim De Waele/TDWsport.com
Pinnacle HC Turbo Home Trainer. "The
Pinnacle HC Turbo Home Trainer is inexpensive for a
direct-drive unit. On the whole it's a great unit that works
seamlessly with various training apps, and its
self-calibration delivers reliable figures for the majority
of the ride."
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Paris Nice 2022 Live Dashboard.
"2022 Paris Nice March 6-13, France. Stage 7 Saturday March 12th, 156
km Nice →
Col de Turini.
Live video from 1:10pm CET (7:10am U.S. Eastern)."
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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)
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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)."
By Sadhbh O'Shea (velonews.com) Photo: Franck Fife/AFP via Getty Images
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Tirreno Adriatico Stage 6: Tadej Pogačar crushes crucial climbing stage, extends overall lead. "Slovenian
megastar takes control in Italy with huge solo win,
extending GC lead to nearly two minutes ahead of final
sprint stage Sunday."
By Stephen Puddicombe (velonews.com) Photo: Tim De Waele/TDWsport.com
Enric Mas crashes as riders raise alarm about loose stones on descent at Tirreno Adriatico. "Gravel
is the cool kid in cycling these days, but no one likes it
on a narrow, treacherous descent off an hors categorie
climb in the Apennines at Tirreno Adriatico."
By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) Photo: Tim De Waele/TDWsport.com
Newly confident Remco Evenepoel carries lessons from Il Lombardia crash. "Remco
Evenepoel faces his steepest GC test Saturday since turning
pro when he faces off against at Tadej Pogačar and Jonas
Vingegaard on the famed Carpegna steeps in the decisive
stage 6 at Tirreno Adriatico."
By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) Photo: Tim De Waele/TDWsport.com Caleb Ewan’s climbing legs open up extra classics program for 2022. "Just
like before, Milan San Remo, the Giro d’Italia, and Tour de
France are key calling points. But this year, there are two
significant extra stops for the Lotto Soudal speedster - the
sprinter-friendly classics and the Wollongong world
championships."
By Jim Cotton (velonews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images)
Celebrating the women making their mark in cycling. "Heading
the family business, which started as a wool business set up
by their aunt Natalina in Bergamo, Santini has been
producing sportswear since 1965. Sisters Paola and Monica
have overseen the company’s development since taking over
from father Pietro in 2008."
By Maria David (velonews.com) (Photo: Beardy MCBeard)
Good news for Imogen Cotter, Irish champ starts to make plans for future. "Six weeks after Irish champion Imogen Cotter was struck by a driver while cycling in Spain she has received good news from the medics looking after her." (stickybottle.com) (Image Credit not Found)
These are the first aid supplies you should have on every ride. "A
lightweight kit isn’t intended to deal with everything.
Instead, it’s something small enough that you can carry it
with you on every ride without taking up much space."
By Terry McKall (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image Credit not Found)
Tirreno Adriatico live stream.
"2022 Tirreno Adriatico March 7-13, Italy. Stage 6 Saturday March 12th,
216 km Apecchio → Carpegna.
Live
video from 1:50pm CET (7:50am U.S. Eastern)."
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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)
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VeloNews: Maternity leave is changing the future
of women’s cycling, but it’s still not open to all.
March 10,
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Ronde van Drenthe: Lorena Wiebes sprints to
victory after break gets caught in final moments.
"Lorena
Wiebes (DSM) who was just too fast in the final sprint as
she retained her title at the Ronde van Drenthe ahead of the
world champion Elisa Balsamo (Trek Segafredo) and WorldTour
leader Lotte Kopecky (SD Worx)."
By Tim Bonville-Ginn (velonews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
Cole Paton blazes to victory at The Mid South. "Cole
Paton (Orange Seal Off-Road) is celebrating his first major
gravel win in Stillwater, Oklahoma today. The 23-year-old
broke away from a strong lead group at around mile 94 to
solo to the win."
By Betsy Welch (Photo: Brad Kaminiski)
Rochette opens Cactus Cup with a TT win.
"Maghalie
Rochette is making quick work of her return to mountain bike
racing. The Canadian cyclocross national champ won Friday’s
time trial at the 2022 Cactus Cup."
By Terry McKall (cyclingmagazine.ca) Photo by: David Gagnon
Trainer of Egan Bernal hints at possible return
to racing in 2022 for Colombian star.
"La
Gazzetta dello Sport reports that Bernal's coach
believes the Ineos Grenadiers star will be able to return to
his former level and perhaps even race this year."
(velonews.com) Photo by: Egan Bernal
Biniam Girmay: ‘It’s still possible for African riders to reach the WorldTour.’ "Intermarché
Wanty’s Eritrean puncheur Girmay says loss of Qhubeka team
was a setback for African cycling, but insists there are
still routes for its riders to the top."
By Peter Cossins (velonews.com) Photo: Tim De Waele/TDWsport.com
Chris Froome: More data brings more danger to modern racing. "Tour de
France champ discusses how better knowledge of race-routes
increases intensity of fight for position at dangerous
moments."
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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."
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