Tour of Flanders: Mathieu van der Poel edges
reduced sprint in stunning final.
"Van der
Poel was forced to lead out the sprint as a handful of
chasers dived across to him and Pogačar and launched a huge
dragging sprint, narrowly fending off a challenge from Dylan
van Baarle (Ineos Grenadiers) to win De Ronde for the second
time."
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Tour of Flanders: Lotte Kopecky kicks out of
three-rider group for huge home win.
"Huge
crowds lining the roadside lifted their arms to the sky,
cheered, and threw beer into the air as Kopecky won
Belgium’s most important cycling race wearing the Belgian
national champion’s jersey."
By Issy Ronald (velonews.com) (Photo: Bas Czerwinski/Getty Images)
Kopecky adds to growing legend with Tour of
Flanders victory.
"Lotte
Kopecky was able to match all the moves from the top
classics riders at the Tour of Flanders, getting herself
into the final group of six that emerged after the
Paterberg, then utilizing team numbers with her SD Worx
teammates and her sprinting power to win."
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Tour of Flanders: What van der Poel, Pogačar, Uttrup Ludwig, Wiebes and more stars said at the start. "Here's
what some of the pre-race favorites for the men's and
women's races said at the start lines in Antwerp and
Oudenaarde ahead of mythical cobbled monument."
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2022 Tour of Flanders Live Feed.
"Tour of Flanders 2022 (Antwerp → Oudenaarde 272.5km). Sunday,
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Women's race live video from *4:00pm CET (10:00am U.S. Eastern) - Finish at around 12:00pm U.S. Eastern."
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 Ronde Van Vlaanderen Preview.
"Vlaanderens
Mooiste, Flanders’ finest takes place today and arguably the
only one day race of national importance. Expect big crowds,
grim weather and an unusual race without local hero Wout van
Aert."
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Chris Froome to ride ‘The Migration’ MTB event, says ‘this is first time since Dauphiné crash everything is 100 percent.’ "At the
moment the Tour de France is a blank piece of paper. So much
will depend on what happens in the next couple of months,'
says four-time winner."
By Daniel Benson (velonews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images)
Icy conditions, van der Poel on ‘peak form’ -
Tour of Flanders 2022 preview.
"Dutch
rider Mathieu van der Poel warned his rivals he has hit his
peak as he bids for a second win in the 170 mile Tour of
Flanders over the cobbled climbs of the Flemish Ardennes in
Belgium on Sunday. Van der Poel, 27, put his Olympic
mountain bike fall and back injury behind him in midweek
winning the Round Flanders race."
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Ellen van Dijk: Koppenberg climb at Tour of Flanders will be ‘big casino.’ "The
brutal 600-meter cobbled berg has been included in the
women’s race for the first time this year with many riders
tackling it for the first time this week in their
pre-Flanders recons."
By Sadhbh O'Shea (velonews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
Tour of Flanders: Lotte Kopecky on turning fan support from pressure into confidence. "Women’s
cycling is gaining in popularity in Belgium with a growing
number of people making visits just to see the women’s
peloton go by. A large chunk of that rise can be put down to
Belgian champion Kopecky."
By Sadhbh O'Shea (velonews.com) Photo: Eric Lalmand/Belga/AFP via Getty Images
Flandriens, fries and fighting for position: The beautiful brutality of the Tour of Flanders. "With
the Tour of Flanders on the horizon, we look ahead to the
most exciting day on the pro cycling calendar, with Tom
Pidcock offering his thoughts on this all-encompassing
Belgian classic,"
By Ryan Mallon (road.cc) Photo: Yuki - Flickr
Where art and precision combine: SLF Motion derailleur pulleys. "Blake
Young is the kind of cycling personality / entrepreneur
that, to me, makes up the heart and soul of the cycling
industry. Just one man with plenty of vision and passion
working alone in his garage producing some incredible
looking bike parts."
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2022 Tour of Flanders Live Feed.
"Tour of Flanders 2022 (Antwerp → Oudenaarde 272.5km). Sunday,
April 3rd, feed starts at 9:45am Central Europe, 3:45am U.S.
Eastern."
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First Ride: 2022 Yamaha Wabash RT. "Yamaha
had taken what they learned from their previous generation
model and made some necessary steps forward in geometry.
Equally as impressively improvements have been made to their
new PWSeries ST motor. In the new moniker, Wabash RT, the RT
stands for “Road and Trail."
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April 1, 2022
News,
Blogs, Misc.
Wout van Aert out of Tour of Flanders, positive
for the corona virus.
"In news
release on the team Jumbo Visma website, the Belgian star
confirmed he tested positive for the corona virus, and will
focus on returning to good health and top form, instead of
racing on his home roads."
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Tadej Pogačar ‘not angry but frustrated’ after
Tour of Flanders sprint miscue.
"The
two-time Tour de France champion animated the final hour of
the race with a series of searing attacks and looked
destined to win De Ronde with a history-making ride."
By Jim Cotton (velonews.com) Photo: Tim De Waele/TDWsport.com
Robbie McEwen: ‘Tadej Pogačar made a junior error in Tour of Flanders sprint loss.’ "It’s
another learning experience, maybe dropping back out of
university and back to primary school when it comes back to
a sprint for the finish,' says former sprinter."
By Daniel Benson (velonews.com) Photo: Tim De Waele/TDWsport.com
Jumbo Visma wounded without Wout van Aert in Tour of Flanders. "The
absence of Belgian champion Wout van Aert proved fatal for
the in-form Jumbo Visma team. Lieutenants Tiesj Benoot and
Christophe Laporte were unable to set their feet next to
those of eventual winner Mathieu van der Poel."
By Brecht Decaluwé (velonews.com) Photo: Tim De Waele/TDWsport.com
Tour of Flanders: Kasper Asgreen ‘slaughtered’ by Tadej Pogačar. "Troubles
continued for the so-called ‘Wolfpack’ and the Belgian
powerhouse hopes to save its spring classics campaign at
Paris Roubaix."
By Brecht Decaluwé (velonews.com) Photo: DIRK WAEM/BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images
Valentin Madouas delivers rare French podium at Tour of Flanders. "Twenty-five-year-old
Valentin Madouas (Groupama FDJ) unexpectedly cracked the
podium with third in the Tour of Flanders on Sunday."
By Brecht Decaluwé (velonews.com) Photo: Kristof Van Accom/Belga Mag/AFP via Getty Images
Tadej Pogačar brushes off early crash as UAE Emirates all in for the win at Tour of Flanders. "I’m on
form but this is a different type of race than what I’m used
to, with all these climbs and cobbles,” Pogačar said at the
start. “I want to be in the front at every hill. But I don’t
have a real plan."
By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) Photo: Tim De Waele/TDWsport.com
Results: Tour de Murrieta Grand Prix. "The Pro
men’s race saw Cory Williams (L39ion of LA) take the win. In
the Women’s race, Colleen Gullick (Team Skyline) took the
win."
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Cranksets explained: Everything you need to know about the heart of the drivetrain. "The
crankset is one of the most important parts of a bicycle. As
one of the key components that helps move the chain as you
pedal, it’s at the heart of the drivetrain and helps make a
bike, well, a bike."
By Paul Norman (bikeradar.com) (Image Credit not Found)
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Egan Bernal on recovery: ‘I never thought I would get back on the bike.’ "Speaking
to international media Saturday, the 2019 Tour de France
champion recounted new details of his recovery and spoke
about his plans for the future."
(velonews.com) Photo: James Startt/Agence Zoom
How Quick Step Alpha Vinyl mechanics work overtime so the Tour of Flanders goes off without a hitch. "Quick
Step brings four mechanics and a fleet of cars loaded with
extra wheels and parts to keep things running smoothly at
Sunday's Tour of Flanders."
By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) Photo: DIRK WAEM/BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images
Wout van Aert Out, Mathieu van der Poel and Tom Pidcock Prep with Podiums, Lucinda Brand’s First Road. "After a
brief cyclocross season where the Big Three was missing from
most of the action, Mathieu van der Poel and Tom Pidcock
took podiums at the 2022 Dwars door Vlaanderen, in their
preparation for Sunday’s Tour of Flanders (Ronde van
Vlaanderen)."
By Tom Pham (cxmagazine.com) (Image Credit not Found)
Just how good is Mallorca for cycling? "To answer the question in the headline straight up... yes, Mallorca is a truly stunning place to visit with your bike!" By Bradleyfelix (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found)
Would you put these reflectors for aero spokes on your performance wheels? Plus personalized mini cyclist models, new MAAP, Santini + La Passione clothing, + more. "It has
been another busy week in the cycling world with loads of
new clothing unveiled for spring and summer, but we're
kicking off with some spoke reflectors - no, really - that
smashed their Kickstarter target in no time at all."
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Barguil sprints to victory at GP Miguel Indurain. "Warren
Barguil powered to the win at the GP Miguel Indurain after
resisting the attacks that threatened the final kilometers
of the race, and took the win in the final sprint."
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GP Miguel Indurain Live Feed.
"GP Miguel Indurain 2022 (Estella-Lizarra → Estella-Lizarra 203.2km).
Saturday, April 2nd, starts at 15:30pm Central Europe,
9:30am U.S. Eastern."
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How the likely absence of Wout van Aert will impact Tour of Flanders: ‘No one knows who will control the race.’ "Lotto
Soudal among several teams hoping to fill the void left by
Wout van Aert as Belgian outfit continues its pursuit of
points and podiums."
By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) Photo: ERIC LALMAND/BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images
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Mathieu van der Poel after thrilling victory: ‘This was my best De Ronde.’ "Today
was maybe power-wise my best De Ronde,” van der Poel said.
“Pogačar was impressive on the climbs, and I was happy to
manage to stay on the wheel."
By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) Photo: Tim De Waele/TDWsport.com
Two out of three ain’t bad: Mathieu van der Poel takes second Tour of Flanders win in thrilling finale. "Mathieu
van der Poel made up for last year’s defeat to Kasper
Asgreen, out-thinking and then outsprinting Tadej Pogačar in
a thrilling, dramatic finale to take his second Tour of
Flanders in three years."
By Ryan Mallon (road.cc) GCN
Geoff Kabush wins stage 2 of Moab Rocks. "Geoff
Kabush soloed away to a stage win on Sunday at the
TransRockies Moab Rocks three-day mountain bike stage race.
With his win Sunday, the Canadian moves into the overall
lead with one day remaining."
(cyclingmagazine.ca) Photo by: John Gibson
“Accidents happen” - Egan Bernal says time trial
bikes are ‘a part of cycling.’
"The
2019 Tour de France winner was responding to Chris Froome’s
call for TT bikes to be banned from pro racing due to safety
concerns, two months after training crash."
By Ryan Mallon (road.cc) Photo: Egan Bernal Twitter
Santos Tour Down Under returns to open 2023
calendar.
"Strict
lockdowns pulled the handbrake on the Australian
international summer of cycling for the past two years. The
recent easing of restrictions gives organizers hope for the
race’s return next January."
(velonews.com) Photo: Daniel Kalisz/Getty Images
Nicole Cooke calls for separate category for transgender cyclists. "The
2008 Olympic gold medalist says that “there must be fairness
to both trans and biological females”, as Pippa York
criticizes the “endless talk about trans women invading
sport… framed as concerns, fairness, safety."
By Ryan Mallon (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found)
Silca Mattone Grande Pack. "The
Silca Mattone Grande Pack is a great way to carry your ride
essentials, though using the wire system with full finger
gloves is a bit of a faff."
By George Hill (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found)
Velobello Soho. "The
Velobello Soho is an affordable off-the-shelf singlespeed /
fixie for aspiring urban fashionistas. At its heart is a
pretty and pretty tidy steel frame that offers a very good
ride experience."
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Sonny Colbrelli returns home after defibrillator
implantation.
"He has
been implanted with a subcutaneous defibrillator (ICD), a
device designed to help prevent or stop a potentially
dangerous arrhythmia."
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Grace under pressure: Brown a top chance for first Aussie Flanders win. "It’s a
rare sight, an Australian lining up as one of the top
favorites of the Tour of Flanders, but that is what Grace
Brown (FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope) will be in the
2022 edition of the race."
By Jamie Finch-Penninger (sbs.com.au) (Image credit: Getty Images)
Lingering illness costs Archie Ryan World Tour debut with Jumbo Visma. "Ryan
had been scheduled to ride Saturday’s Volta Limburg Classic
with the top-ranked team, his first time to step up to
WorldTour level under a UCI rule introduced in 2020."
By Shane Stokes (stickybottle.com) (Image Credit not Found)
4 reasons why short intervals work for improving performance. "In
exercise science and coaching there are long and passionate
debates about the structure of interval workouts, the
intensities that should be used, the duration of efforts and
recoveries, and the total amount of work performed during a
training session or a block of training."
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Geoff Kabush kicks off 2022 Moab Rocks on the podium. "Kabush
(Yeti Maxxis Shimano Fox) finished third on Stage 1. He was
31 seconds behind Saturday’s winner, Stephan Davoust (Giant
Maxxis Fox). Brayden Lange (Cycle Progression) finished
second."
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Arnaud De Lie claims the victory at Volta Limburg. "Arnaud
De Lie took the victory at the Volta Limburg after a hilly
195-kilometer long race around Eijsden."
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2022 Volta Limburg Live Feed.
"Volta Limburg 2022 (Eijsden → Eijsden 195km). Saturday,
April 2nd, video starts at 15:30pm Central Europe, 9:30am
U.S. Eastern."
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Snow on Oude Kwaremont, but cool temperatures, sunny skies expected for Tour of Flanders on Sunday. "A
sprinkling of snow covered the ground around Oude Kwaremont
and some of the other famous cobbled climbs in the Flanders
hill country. Weather forecasters, however, are calling for
cool but sunny skies for Sunday’s De Ronde."
By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) Photo: DIRK WAEM/BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images
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