News,
Blogs, Misc.
Tadej Pogačar in, Wout van Aert out for Tour of Flanders tune-up race Dwars door Vlaanderen. "Van
Aert cools his engine while Pogačar plans to test
cobblestone capacity at Wednesday's race: 'It’s a bit of a
step into the unknown.'"
By Jim Cotton (velonews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images)
Dwars door Vlaanderen Live Stream.
"2022 Dwars door Vlaanderen March 30, Belgium (183.7 km)." Women's
race Finish at around 3:14pm CET (9:14am U.S. Eastern).
Live video from 12:30pm CET (6:30am U.S. Eastern). Men's race Finish at around 5:17pm CET (11:17am U.S. Eastern). Live video from 2:30pm CET (8:30am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)
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Ronde van Vlaanderen: Race Preview. "‘The’
Belgian classic is upon us as the World Tour peloton heads
to cycling’s heartland for the legendary Ronde van
Vlaanderen."
(voxwomen.com) Creator: Luis Angel Gomez / Photogomezsport
SD Worx looks to Tour of Flanders after Gent Wevelgem disappointment. "Chantal
van den Broek-Blaak is hoping that the hillier terrain of
this Sunday’s Tour of Flanders will help break Trek
Segafredo’s current stranglehold on the Women’s WorldTour."
By Sadhbh O'Shea (velonews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
Cobbles Conclusions, Round 1. "We had
a reasonably fun opening to the full-on Cobbled Classics
this weekend, with a chalky result in E3 and an historic
change of the guard at Gent Wevelgem. We definitely saw some
fortunes rising and falling."
By Chris Fontecchio (podiumcafe.com) Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images
Suunto Announces SuuntoPlus Guides: An App
Platform for 3rd Party Apps.
"Today
they’re bringing the band back together again, with the new
SuuntoPlus Guides app functionality. This new platform
enables 3rd party developers to create slimmed down apps
that can be used for workout-specific tasks."
By Ray Maker (dcrainmaker.com) (Photo: Ray Maker)
March 28,
2022
 News,
Blogs, Misc.
Nairo Quintana not done yet: Aging ace keeps in Tour de France frame with Catalunya challenge. "Elder
statesman of South American stage racers refuses to buckle
beneath pressure of new generation of talent at Volta a
Catalunya."
By Jim Cotton (velonews.com) Photo: David Ramos/Getty Images
Peter Sagan to miss the Tour of Flanders. "According
to a report by French newspaper L'Équipe, he will
skip the monument - which he won in 2016 - due to his
struggles to find race-ready form."
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
UCI Gravel World Series kicks off in Asia. "This
weekend, some 375 riders will line up in the tropical dust
of the Northern Philippines for the very first round of the
inaugural UCI Gravel World Series."
Words and photos by Steve Thomas (road.cc)
Truflo Classictrax Floor Pump. "The
Truflo Classictrax Floor Pump is a high quality, good
looking device that's very easy to use - and promises to
last for years."
By George Hill (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found)
Five cool things coming soon from Fulcrum, Shokz, Scicon, Oxford Aqua and UDOG. "It's
coming up to the end of March and we've already had a chance
to get the legs out, it's been so lovely! But before we
start filling up the site with plenty of spring clothing
reviews."
By Anna Marie Hughes (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found)
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Dwars door Vlaanderen Live Stream. "2022 Dwars door Vlaanderen March 30, Belgium (183.7 km)." Women's
race Finish at around 3:14pm CET (9:14am U.S. Eastern).
Live video from 12:30pm CET (6:30am U.S. Eastern). Men's race Finish at around 5:17pm CET (11:17am U.S. Eastern). Live video from 2:30pm CET (8:30am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)
(procyclingstats.com)
March 27,
2022
Volta a Catalunya: Andrea Bagioli sprints for
final stage, Sergio Higuita secures overall.
"Sergio
Higuita (Bora Hansgrohe) defended his overnight GC lead to
secure a career-first WorldTour stage-race victory,
finishing in the lead group along with closest rivals
Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers) and João Almeida (UAE
Emirates)."
(velonews.com) (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)
Tom Pidcock still not fully recovered from stomach bug but takes confidence from Gent Wevelgem ride. "The
Ineos Grenadiers rider has been laid off for much of March
with a stomach bug, which forced him to skip Strade Bianche
and abandon Milan San Remo after being dropped inside the
final 40 kilometers."
By Sadhbh O'Shea (velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
Gent Wevelgem: Lizzy Banks emotional on racing return after yearlong injury break. "Banks
was ruled out of nearly the entire 2021 season, just two
races in, after a heavy crash at Strade Bianche left her
dealing with a concussion."
By Sadhbh O'Shea (velonews.com) Photo: Jered Gruber & Ashley Gruber | Gruber Images
Alexey Lutsenko out of action with fractured collarbone following training crash. "Due to
a sudden gust of wind on the descent, the rider crashed on
his left shoulder. After the crash Alexey has been moved to
the local hospital where he was diagnosed with a displaced
fracture of the collarbone and the shoulder."
(velonews.com) Photo: Tim DeWaele
Avoid these 3 common mistakes when training with a power meter. "Power
meters are everywhere, and now with smart trainers and smart
bikes connecting to apps like Zwift, Rouvy and TrainerRoad,
athletes indoors and outside are training with power."
By Chris Carmichael (roadbikeaction.com) (Image Credit not Found)
Lea Davison is riding for Allied Cycle Works. "The
recently retired pro mountain biker will ride aboard the
Bentonville brand’s Able and Echo models in the upcoming
Life Time Grand Prix series, as well as other domestic
gravel races."
By Betsy Welch (velonews.com) (Image Credit not Found)
Volta a Catalunya live stream.
"2022 Volta Ciclista a Catalunya March 21-27, Spain. Stage
7
finishes at around 2:13pm CET (8:13am U.S. Eastern).
Live video from 11:30am CET (5:30am U.S. Eastern)." (cyclingfans.com)
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Peter Sagan: I was not created, Evenepoel is created by Quick Step. "Peter
Sagan has talked in an interview about his evolution in the
peloton and his ambitions for the future now that he has
joined up with Total Energies for the 2022 and 2023
seasons."
(cycling.today) (Image Credit not Found)
UCI World Tour Promotion and Relegation Weekly. "The
weekly update and it’s been great for Intermarché thanks to
Biniam Girmay’s win in Wevelgem, the ranking points are a
side story."
(inrng.com) (Image Credit not Found)
How to beat Mathieu van der Poel? Ask Kasper Asgreen. "After a
tune up Wednesday at Dwars door Vlaanderen, Mathieu van der
Poel returns to fray Sunday at Tour of Flanders, and
anticipation is growing of a slugfest between the classics
giants."
By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) Photo: Nico Vereecken / Photo News
Strava launches new section for Tour de France
with pro rider uploads all in one place.
"Strava
is making it a whole lot easier to geek out on Tour de
France data, by introducing a section that brings together
daily activity uploads and photos from pro riders competing
in the men’s Tour de France and the inaugural women’s Tour
de France avec Zwift."
By Anna Marie Hughes (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found)
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Biniam Girmay: ‘When you win as the first guy, there is pressure.’ "The
Eritrean is still getting used to the increased media
attention but says he'll stay the same person after
history-making Gent Wevelgem win."
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Wahoo Adds New Gradient Coloring with Wahoo Summit Feature. "Wahoo
has introduced what I presume to be the first step in a
larger set of changes around climbing information, to
compete with Garmin’s ClimbPro and Hammerhead’s Climber
features."
By Ray Maker (dcrainmaker.com) (Photo: Ray Maker)
Colavita partners with Factor for 2022 season. "Colavita
has partnered with Factor for the 2022 season, giving
continuity to one of the longest-running professional
women’s cycling teams in the United States."
(velonews.com) Photo: Courtesy Colavita Factor
FreeFlow's compact mid-motor eBike drive makes for a sleeker ride. "Bulked-up
eBikes lugging large hub or mid motors and even larger
batteries remain the industry standard, but a number of
sleeker e-drive products have been moving eBikes' looks and
weights closer to those of traditional bicycles."
By C.C. Weiss (newatlas.com) FreeFlow Technologies
March 28,
2022
Photos,
Podcasts
Jasper Stuyven reeling after Gent Wevelgem near-miss: ‘I’d like to crawl under a rock.' "Stuyven
was haunted by memories of a string of high-profile
near-misses as he rode toward Wevelgem. Now he has another
ghost to grapple with."
By Jim Cotton (velonews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images)
Egan Bernal returns to saddle on ‘happiest day of my life.’ "The
2019 Tour de France winner posted images on his social media
channels of himself riding a bike on open roads for the
first time since his crash on January 24."
(velonews.com) Photo: James Startt/Agence Zoom
Find past Strava activities on a single map with new Find That Ride website. "Find
That Ride is a new website that populates a map with all of
your activities and Strava routes, allowing you to browse
and click on specific activities that are linked back to
their original Strava page."
By Anna Marie Hughes (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found)
Forget the Oscars: These are the best (and worst) cycling films in pop culture. "The
Academy Awards are back. With Owen Wilson’s cycling reporter
from Wes Anderson’s French Dispatch not getting a single
Oscar nomination, we thought we’d look back at the best
films about, or featuring, cycling."
By Terry McKall (cyclingmagazine.ca) PBS NewsHour
Garmin Varia RTL515. "The
Garmin Varia RTL515 combines a radar and a rear light. The
light is bright, while the radar gives you an effective
early warning for 'objects' overtaking. Both work well, and
made me feel safer on the road, but the price is premium."
By Iwein Dekoninck (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found)
Aenomaly Switchgrade Saddle Tilt Adjustment now available for Bike Yoke Revive Dropper. "The
Bike Yoke Revive dropper seat post now joins posts from Fox,
e*Thirteen, OneUp, PNW, RockShox, RaceFace, KS and TranzX in
the list of droppers compatible with Aenomaly Constructs’
SwitchGrade"
By Jessie-May Morgan (bikerumor.com) (Image Credit not Found)
Giant Group reports 17% year on year sales growth. "As part
of Giant Group 2021 financial report the bicycle
manufacturer has announced consolidated sales growth that
returned a total of £2.16 billion (NT$81.8 billion),
tracking 17% up on 2020, the previous record year."
By Simon Cox (cyclingindustry.news) (Image Credit not Found)
March 27,
2022
Photos,
Podcasts
Cape Epic: Sofia Gomez Villafañe and Haley Batten claim overall victory after eight days of racing. "The
pair from the U.S. won the Cape Epic today after eight days
of full-gas racing that included three stage wins. They
stood on the podium seven out of eight days of racing."
By Betsy Welch (velonews.com) Photo: Michal Cerveny
Biniam Girmay: ‘Gent Wevelgem win is so important for me, for my team, and for African cycling.’ "Cycling
history was written on a sunny Sunday afternoon in Wevelgem,
Belgium when 21-year-old Eritrean rider Biniam Girmay
(Intermarché Wanty Goubert Matériaux) became the first
African rider to win a classic."
By Brecht Decaluwé (velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
Gent Wevelgem: ‘I didn’t have my E3 legs,’ says Wout van Aert. "Jumbo
Visma came into Sunday’s race as the team to be beat after
Wout van Aert and Laporte went 1-2 in Friday’s E3 Saxo Bank
Classic. The pair rode the entire peloton off their wheels
in that race and finished a minute clear of the opposition."
By Daniel Benson (velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
Quick Step Alpha Vinyl struggling to find winning ways at spring classics: ‘We can’t win everything.’ "The
Belgian team hoped to bring Fabio Jakobsen into a position
to sprint for the victory in Gent Wevelgem on Sunday, but
that didn’t work out."
By Brecht Decaluwé (velonews.com) Photo: DIRK WAEM/Belga/AFP via Getty Images
Sonny Colbrelli update: Classics rider returns to Italy for further diagnosis. "Further
tests will be carried out in the upcoming days in an Italian
center of excellence for the diagnosis and therapy of
cardiovascular diseases. Until then, everybody at Team
Bahrain Victorious wishes Sonny a quick recovery surrounded
by the love of his family."
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
Adam Roberge, Paige Peters win Barry Roubaix in Michigan. "Held on
Saturday in Hastings, Michigan, the race saw Canadian Adam
Roberge (Jukebox Cycling) with his major first win of the
season. In the women’s race, Paige Peters (ABUS Pro Gravel)
bested Austin Killips (Pratt Racing) by five minutes. Andrea
Cyr (Butcherbox Cycling) finished third."
(velonews.com) Photo: Courtesy Barry Roubaix
Tour de Normandie Live Stream.
"2022 Tour de Normandie March 21-27, France. Stage
7
finishes at around 4:24pm
CET (10:24am U.S. Eastern)."
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Danny Summerhill opens up about antidepressant and Adderall use following USADA suspension. "Summerhill
opened up about his personal struggles with racing during
the shutdown and the subsequent seasons, his father’s
Alzheimer’s disease, his use of prescription ADD medication
for a long struggle with ADD, and his plans for returning to
racing."
(velonews.com) Photo: Ben Delaney
Tour of Flanders men’s race preview: The favorites, the course, the storylines. "Everything
you need to know about 2022 men's Tour of Flanders, from the
climbs and cobbles to the contenders and conditions."
By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) (Image Credit not Found)
Mathieu van der Poel: ‘I don’t know why Pogačar is racing Flanders but we have to pay him attention.’ "Despite
a lengthy injury lay-off and a late start to his season
Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin Fenix) believes that he’s
ready for the Tour of Flanders and the start of his cobbled
classics campaign."
By Daniel Benson (velonews.com) Photo: Dario Belingheri/Getty Images
How to watch Tour of Flanders 2022: Live streaming and TV. "Streaming
of the men’s race is scheduled to begin at 3:55 a.m. EST
while women’s race coverage should start at 9:00 a.m. EST."
(velonews.com) (Image Credit not Found)
Inside gravel’s ongoing quest to be the discipline for everyone. "Gravel
may be young by bike racing standards, but it’s also old
enough to know better. Especially in terms of diversity,
equity, and inclusion, the last few years in particular have
seen major events make major changes."
By Betsy Welch (velonews.com) Photo: Courtesy Core4
Zwift Rolls Out Wahoo Direct Connect Ethernet Adapter Support. "As of
today, Zwift has rolled out support for connecting to Wahoo
trainers via Direct Connect on all platforms except
Windows/PC, which the company says is coming shortly."
By Ray Maker (dcrainmaker.com) (Photo: Ray Maker)
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March 28,
2022
Bradley Wiggins: ‘I’m surprised Brailsford hasn’t chucked a load of money and bought Tadej Pogačar.’ "The
2012 Tour de France winner says the only rider capable of
taking on Pogačar is fellow Slovenian Primož Roglič."
By Daniel Benson (velonews.com) (Photo by John Berry/Getty Images)
Gazprom RusVelo suspends racing activities
during ongoing sponsor search.
"Team
management says a sponsor search continues, but it decided
to stop its racing program Sunday following UCI ban on its
Russian backers."
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
Clara Honsinger's ’crossover: US CX champ jumps into WorldTour racing. "Clara
Honsinger has raced in Belgium many times - in cyclocross.
On Sunday, she took her first WorldTour start at Gent
Wevelgem with EF Education TIBCO SVB."
By Ben Delaney (velonews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
COREbike product highlights, part two: Forme, Orro, Unior and Camelbak. "Following
on from our part one round up of key lines from COREbike,
here’s a handful of product highlights that may be worth
consideration for the season ahead."
By Mark Sutton (cyclingindustry.news) ZyroFisher
2022 ABUS Pro Gravel team roster announced. "The
2022 gravel squad is a mix of familiar and new faces, with
veteran and 2x Gravel Worlds champ John Borstelmann leading
the team. North American road racing legend Scott Moninger
also returns, as does Mike Marchand."
By Betsy Welch (velonews.com) Photo: Courtesy ABUS Pro Gravel
Campagnolo Ekar groupset review. "Ekar is
the first gravel-specific groupset from Campagnolo. It
launched in September 2020 and features a 13-speed
drivetrain and 9-tooth sprocket on its cassette."
By Sam Challis (cyclist.co.uk) (Image Credit not Found)
Upgraded Abus Bordo 6000K bike lock includes saddle mount to fit more bikes. "Abus’
new entry in its Bordo lock lineup, the 6000K, focuses on
easy transport. A saddle mount helps it fit on more bikes
than ever before, and lightweight materials plus a new rain
cover aim to help riders carry it without worries."
By Sam Anderson (bikerumor.com) (Image Credit not Found)
March 27,
2022
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Elisa Balsamo powers to Gent Wevelgem women’s
victory.
"Balsamo
powered to victory, with Marianne Vos (Jumbo Visma) in a
close second. Maria Giulia Confalonieri (Ceratizit WNT)
crossed the line third."
By Tim Bonville-Ginn (velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
Gent Wevelgem: Biniam Girmay scores huge win
from four-up attack.
"The
21-year-old sprinted out of a group of four attackers to
land a breakout result in his first full cobblestone
campaign, beating Christophe Laporte (Jumbo Visma) and Dries
van Gestel (Total Energies)."
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
Marianne Vos: ‘I couldn’t do anything against Elisa Balsamo’s speed.’ "The
Dutch rider made a late surge in the sprint finale but
didn’t have enough road - or speed - to reel in the in-form
Italian and had to settle for second."
By Sadhbh O'Shea (velonews.com) Photo: Eric Lalmand/Belga/AFP via Getty Images
Africa’s New Star Biniam Girmay Shows Jumbo Visma Can Be Beaten at Gent Wevelgem. "Girmay’s
was a hugely significant victory for two reasons. Firstly,
because it was the first victory in a Belgian Classic by an
African rider. His success also came six years to the day
since Wanty Gobert’s Antoine Demoitié died following Gent
Wevelgem, during which he’d been struck by a race motorbike
after crashing with a number of other riders."
By Peter Cossins (pelotonmagazine.com) Image: Chris Auld.
Gent Wevelgem: What Tom Pidcock, Wout van Aert, Matej Mohorič and others said at the start. "Here's
what the pre-race favorites for the men's race said at the
startline in Ypres ahead of marathon-length cobbled
classic."
By Sadhbh O'Shea (velonews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images)
Gent Wevelgem live stream.
"2022 Gent Wevelgem March 27, Belgium, 248.8 km. Women's race finish at around 6:11pm CET (12:11pm U.S. Eastern). Live video from 5:00pm CET (11:00am U.S. Eastern). Men's race finish at around 4:57pm CET (10:57am U.S. Eastern)." (cyclingfans.com)
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