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The Moment Paris Nice Was Won. "Jumbo
Visma had enjoyed a strong week. Primož Roglič had gained
time on the opening day, beaten all his GC rivals in the
time trial on Wednesday, took the yellow jersey on Thursday
after chasing down attacks from several rivals, and then won
the summit finish on Saturday."
(inrng.com) (Image credit: ASO)
‘Half man, half motor’ Wout van Aert tips Tadej Pogačar as Milan San Remo favorite. "The
big-engined Belgian rescued Roglič’s race in a searing stage
through the foothills of Nice on Sunday, putting a cap on
the week that saw a time trial stage win, four more trips to
the stage podium, and the final green jersey."
By Jim Cotton (velonews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images)
Matt White: Simon Yates is ‘exactly where he needs to be’ for the Giro d’Italia. "Simon
has big ambitions. He’s won Tirreno and he wanted to try and
win Paris Nice. We came up a little bit short against Roglic
but the main thing for us is the progression and building
towards the spring.”
By Daniel Benson (velonews.com) (Photo: Bas Czerwinski/Getty Images)
Check out Brandon McNulty’s phenomenal numbers in his winning attack at Paris Nice. "His
numbers are incredible. When he started his attack, the peak
was 1200 watts. Following his move, for the next 20 minutes
he keeps 431 watts. On the final climb he holds 420 watts."
By Matt Hansen (cyclingmagazine.ca) Photo by: hirune_alumnol @hirune_alumolv
Topeak Ninja Master+ Toolbox PT30. "The
Topeak PT30 comes with a huge number of functions, all
locked away in the Ninja Master+ Toolbox, which itself gives
you loads of bike-mounting options. Its small size limits
leverage at times, but the tools themselves are great
quality."
By Stu Kerton (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found)
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 Paris Nice: Primož Roglič withstands pressure to
seal GC, Simon Yates scores consolation stage-win.
"Van
Aert and Roglič finished second and third on the stage, nine
seconds back, leaving Roglič a 29-second winning margin and
banishing the demons of his disaster ride at Paris-Nice last
year."
(velonews.com) (Photo: Bas Czerwinski/Getty Images)
Primož Roglič banishes demons with Paris-Nice victory: ‘The past doesn’t decide your future.’ "It took
a monster ride from Wout van Aert to keep Roglič’s GC bid
alive after a blazing attack from GC rival Simon Yates sent
Jumbo Visma heart-rate monitors haywire and put the
classification in balance in a dramatic final stage around
Nice."
By Jim Cotton (velonews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images)
EF Education’s Emily Newsom represents women’s WorldTour on Oklahoma gravel. "On
Saturday, Newsom was sixth at The Mid South, behind winner
and former pro roadie Lauren De Crescenzo, and just ahead of
recently retired WorldTour pro Ruth Winder."
By Ben Delaney (velonews.com) (Photo: Ben Delaney)
Paris Nice Stage 8 Preview. "The
traditional final stage is back after a two year hiatus.
There’s a twist as the climb of the Col d'Eze uses a much
steeper side road."
(inrng.com) (Image credit: ASO)
Training and preparing for a century ride. "Long
rides can be intimidating for newer riders, but they don’t
need to be. 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)
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Paris Nice 2022 Live Dashboard.
"2022 Paris Nice March 6-13, France. Stage 8 Sunday March 13th, 115km
Nice →
Nice.
Live video from 3:15pm CET (10:15am U.S. Eastern)."
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March 12,
2022
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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)
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Why Tadej Pogačar winning Milan San Remo is bad for cycling. "Pogačar
is on another level right now. Nobody comes close to what he
can do and at just 23 years old, he is only going to get
better and I’m worried that this domination is never going
to end."
Words: Joe Robinson (cyclist.co.uk) (Image Credit not Found)
Tadej Pogačar hints at big attack in Milan San
Remo.
"The
Slovenian is on an unbeatable streak, and everyone is
wondering if Pogačar will try to attack early on the two
emblematic climbs of the Italian monument in the same
searing fashion how he won Strade Bianche and Tirreno
Adriatico this month."
By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) Photo: Cinzia Camela/LiveMedia/NurPhoto via Getty Images
Milan San Remo 2022: Who are the favorites? "La
Primavera, the first Monument of the season, the
Sprinter’s Classic, the long one that’s boring for 260km, La
Classicissma, whatever you want to call it, it’s Milan
San Remo time once again."
Words Will Strickson (cyclist.co.uk) (Image Credit not Found)
Vuelta a Espańa confirms all-Spanish wildcard selection for 2022. "Invites
were handed to Equipo Kern Pharma, Burgos BH, and the
long-running Basque outfit Euskaltel Euskadi. As per UCI
regulation, all 18 WorldTour teams received automatic
invites."
(velonews.com) (photo by stuart franklin/getty images)
Dealer count 2022: The shifting retailer landscape. "The
single most remarkable thing about the dealer population
over the last 12 years is how stable it is. The count
hovers right around the seven thousand mark; as of March
2022, that number was 6,857, down just 219 dealers since
2021."
By Rick Vosper (bicycleretailer.com) (Image credit: Getty Images)
Flanders. "Roger
De Vlaeminck's recent criticisms of Tommeke, WVA, Remco
and just about everyone else bar himself have rather
undermined his popular status despite his wonderful
palmarčs."
By Edmond Hood (pezcyclingnews.com) (Photo: Cor Vos)
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Tirreno Adriatico: Tadej Pogačar secures trident trophy as Phil Bauhaus sprints to final-stage victory. "Pogačar
finished safe in the bunch to defend his overnight GC lead
and complete a sweep of victories at every race he started
in 2022 after amassing victories at the UAE Tour and Strade
Bianche in the past month."
By Stephen Puddicombe (velonews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images)
On Pogacar, and Learning to Love Greatness. "To
watch him is to see greatness as ordinary. Tadej Pogacar is
going to be around at the top of this sport for a very long
time, we hope. To keep selling the races, we’ll talk up his
opponents. We’ll try and find weaknesses."
By Andrew-Brown (podiumcafe.com) (Image credit: Getty Images)
Tadej Pogačar: ‘I am close to my Tour de France form.’ "If I
compare to last year, I am pretty similar to last year,”
Pogačar said matter of factly Sunday after wrapping up
Tirreno Adriatico for the second consecutive year. “It’s
going great so far, I will not complain."
By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) Photo: Tim De Waele/TDWsport.com
Quinn Simmons betting that a climber’s jersey in Italy will help on flats of Belgium. "The
Trek Segafredo rider buried himself Saturday to drop world
champion Julian Alaphilippe up Monte Carpegna. Those points
put him into the green jersey for good, and set the tone
going into the spring classics season."
By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) Photo: Tim De Waele/TDWsport.com
Remco Evenepoel ‘not good enough’ in Tirreno Adriatico crumble. "Evenepoel
not sugar-coating Carpegna capitulation after becoming one
of main threats to Pogačar's Tirreno tyranny: 'I needed 30
or 40 watts more."
By Jim Cotton (velonews.com) Photo: Tim De Waele/TDWsport.com
Mikel Landa: ‘When Pogačar accelerated, it was out of this world.’ "Riders
were buzzing Sunday morning in the wake of Tadej Pogačar’s
searing attack to win Saturday’s decisive stage at Tirreno
Adriatico."
By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) Photo: Fabio Ferrari - Pool/Getty Images
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Tirreno Adriatico live stream.
"2022 Tirreno Adriatico March 7-13, Italy. Stage 7 Sunday March 13th,
160km San Benedetto del Tronto → San Benedetto del
Tronto.
Live
video from 12:35pm CET (7:35am U.S. Eastern)."
(cyclingfans.com)
(procyclingstats.com)
March 12,
2022
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
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The “Tom Pidcock/Superman” girl just made the cutest video. "You
might remember how after the ‘cross worlds, a little girl
named Daisy Adams from Bristol, England was spotted doing a
spot-on imitation of Tom Pidcock on her mountain bike in a
full-on Superman…er…Supergirl position."
By Matt Hansen (cyclingmagazine.ca) Photo by: @biker_tiny
Queen of the sprints: Lorena Wiebes in ominous form ahead of major spring races. "Wiebes
is still just 22, but has established herself as the fastest
woman in the peloton since her breakthrough 2019 season. Her
queen of the sprints crown doesn’t look like it will be
going anywhere soon."
By Sadhbh O'Shea (velonews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
Maghalie Rochette wins Cactus Cup mountain bike stage race. "After
three days of racing in Fountain Hills, Arizona, Maghalie
Rochette emerged victorious at the 2022 Cactus Cup."
By Terry McKall (cyclingmagazine.ca) Photo by: Cactus Cup / Instagram
Lefevere lowers long-term expectations of
Evenepoel after Tirreno collapse.
"The
fact is, anyone who made him ‘the new Merckx’ was grossly
mistaken in person. Not him, but Tadej Pogačar is ‘the new
Merckx’. That’s clear now, I think."
(stickybottle.com) (Photo: Gian Mattia D’Alberto)
Strava Abruptly Ends 3rd Party Data Push to Apple Health. "It’s
been a few years since Strava has managed to irk the
Internet, but over the last few days, they’ve unleashed a
torrent of upset Apple users. If you’re an Android user,
then this post probably won’t mean much to you."
By Ray Maker (dcrainmaker.com) (Photo: Ray Maker)
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Take a look at Merida’s sub-Ł3,000 carbon Scultura Endurance 6000 with Ultegra. "Merida's
Scultura Endurance carbon bike is designed for comfortable
long distance riding. Although intended primarily for
tarmac, Merida says that the disc brake bikes can take 700 x
35mm tires and easily tackle surfaces like fire roads."
By Anna Marie Hughes (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found)
March 13,
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Specialized S-Works CruX 2022.
"The
2022 Specialized S-Works CruX ($12000) is an exceptional
gravel bike for fast riding and it can still excel on the
cyclocross course. The lightweight package is combined with
brilliant low-speed stability."
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Bianchi Oltre XR4 Review. "Bianchi’s
Oltre XR4 continues the bike brand’s legacy of premium road
bike offerings. Bianchi was quick to adopt many modern
design cues to their road bike lineup. Compliant ride
characteristics, clean internal routing and wider tire
clearance have been a staple of the Italian designer’s
catalog for years."
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Topeak Ninja Master+ Cage SK+. "The
Ninja Master+ Cage SK+ is a simple yet effective
side-loading bottle cage for compact frames, with the added
bonus of being able to accommodate various Topeak
accessories."
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Backward Over Forward: Eccentric Cycling Offers More Benefits and Requires Less Effort. "The
rectus femoris muscle is an important muscle for sport
performance in athletes and physical performance in older
adults, indicating that it should be specifically targeted
for exercise-related activity."
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Ronde van Drenthe live stream.
"Sunday, March 13. Assen → Hoogeveen (198.1km). Earliest
live video starts at about 5:30am U.S. Pacific.
Finish
at 15:16 CET, 7:16am U.S. Pacific."
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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)
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