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Giro d’Italia stage 2: Simon Yates blitzes
Budapest TT, Mathieu van der Poel defends pink.
"Overnight GC leader Van der Poel finishes second on the stage to retain maglia rosa." (velonews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images)
Mathieu van der Poel defends Giro d’Italia lead:
‘Better than I expected.’
"Dutch star nearly wins a second straight stage to defend pink, but admits he will lose it on Mount Etna." By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) (Photo by ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP via Getty Images)
Giro d’Italia Stage 2 Preview.
"A time trial stage to reshape the overall classification." (inrng.com) (RCS Sport)
Opinion: Will this Giro define the remainder of Tom Dumoulin's career? "After today’s TT - where the first proof of his form will emerge - the race takes in a likely sprinters’ stage on Sunday before a rest day. Then comes a true test back on Italian soil on Tuesday." By Conor Verbruggen (stickybottle.com) (Image Credit not Found)
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Julian Alaphilippe says recovery is ‘going well.’ "My
recovery is going well and the pain is less severe. I
breathe much better and everything is going in the right
direction."
Alex Dowsett: The early bird on the latest tech.
"Alex
Dowsett honed his craft at the Maldon 10, and is now turning
his knowledge and ability into a kind of commodity."
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Stages SB20 Smart Bike Indoor Trainer. "Solid, quiet and accurate indoor trainer for high-volume riders." By Dave Atkinson (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found)
Mous Evolution Cycle Essentials Kit. "The very best bicycle mounting system for modern iPhones, but it'll cost you." By Hollis Jones (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found)
New Black Inc ZERO is their fastest ever Carbon Disc Wheel. "To avoid compromising the smooth functioning of the drivetrain, Black Inc say they developed the ZERO Carbon Disc wheel to have an extreme asymmetrical shape between the driveside and non-drive side." By Jessie-May Morgan (bikerumor.com) (Image Credit not Found)
Giro d'Italia Live Stream.
"2022 Giro d'Italia May 6-29, Hungary/Italy. Stage
2 (Budapest → Budapest 9.2 km)
starts Saturday at 5:00am Pacific, (8:00am U.S. Eastern).
Finish at around 8:10am Pacific, (11:10am U.S. Eastern). Live video from 4:30am Pacific, (7:30am U.S. Eastern)." (cyclingfans.com)
May 6, 2022
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Giro d’Italia: Mathieu van der Poel takes
opening stage chaotic sprint.
"Caleb Ewan tumbles some 35 meters from the finish line." (velonews.com) Photo: LUCA BETTINI/AFP via Getty Images
Giro d’Italia: Stage 2 time trial set to leave
its mark on general classification.
"Matt White and TT expert Marco Pinotti share their insight into the nature of the all-important 9.2km test." By Daniel Benson (velonews.com) (Image Credit not Found)
Giro d’Italia: Which GC contenders lost time on the stage 1 uphill finish. "The time gaps are small but every second counts at this stage in the Giro d'Italia." By Daniel Benson (velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
Giro d’Italia Stage 1 Preview. "The Giro begins with a road stage that’s all about the uphill finish at Visegrad. Who will take the maglia rosa?" (inrng.com) (RCS Sport)
Giro d’Italia: Biniam Girmay ready to make
history again.
"Eritrean sprinter is looking for stage victories as Domenico Pozzovivo aims to get back into the GC top-10." By Sadhbh O'Shea (velonews.com) (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
How hard is the Giro d’Italia? "Data provided by WHOOP for the 2021 Giro d’Italia shows what it takes to ride the Italian Grand Tour." By Paul Norman (bikeradar.com) (Image Credit not Found)
In the Drops: Assos Equipe kit, Garmin Epix watch and DMT KRO shoes. "The cycling stuff that's piqued, rattled and rolled us this week." By James Spender (cyclist.co.uk) (Image Credit not Found)
Five Ten Trailcross Clip-In shoes, Apidura’s Backcountry hip pack, Oakley Sub Zero sunglasses and Rimpact’s CX tire insert. "Another week ticked off, and a new month kicked off! Welcome to First Look Friday, bringing you some of the freshest kit to land at BR HQ recently." By Tom Marvin (bikeradar.com) Tom Marvin / Our Media
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Giro d'Italia: Van der Poel wins crash-marred uphill sprint in Visegrád, takes first maglia rosa. "Sprint
favorite Ewan crashes in final meters of stage 1."
Bauernfeind impresses with breakthrough
performance in Andalucía.
"Canyon
Sram Generation rider just 15 seconds shy of overall
victory, bigger teams take notice."
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Giro d'Italia Live Stream.
"2022 Giro d'Italia May 6-29, Hungary/Italy. Stage
1 (Budapest → Visegrád 195 km)
starts Friday at 3:20am Pacific (6:20am U.S. Eastern).
Finish at around 8:13am Pacific (11:13am U.S. Eastern). Live video from 3:20am Pacific (6:20am U.S. Eastern)." (cyclingfans.com)
May 5, 2022
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Blogs, Misc.
Giro d’Italia Preview.
"The Giro d’Italia starts this Friday in Hungary and ahead lies over three weeks of racing and here’s a look at the overall contenders and pretenders for the maglia rosa." (inrng.com) (Image credit: ASO)
The dark horses of the Giro d'Italia.
"The
full list of riders who might surprise you at this
year's Giro."
Swytch Electric Bike Conversion Kit.
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Caleb Ewan on Giro d’Italia crash: ‘I just clipped it and that was all over.’ "Australian sprinter ace rues 'perfect opportunity' for the pink jersey that was dashed after he clipped a wheel and crashed heavily." By Andrew Hood (velonews.com)
Ben Tulett: ‘I just went out and had fun’ as Ineos rider takes fifth in Giro d’Italia time trial. "Ineos Grenadiers post four riders inside the top-20 but Carapaz loses time to Yates." By Daniel Benson (velonews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images)
By a whisker! TT-invading cat beats Jumbo Visma pro up Giro d'Italia climb. "Edoardo Affini at least saw the funny side of the embarrassment: "Not difficult to climb faster than me!" By Dan Alexander (road.cc) (screenshot)
A Viral TikTok Shows a Pile of New Bikes in a Target Dumpster. "Despite the difficulty of getting new bikes these days, Target is apparently not suffering from the same supply chain issues as the rest of the industry." By Molly Hurford (bicycling.com) Scott Olsen Getty Images
Charlotte Kool sprints to victory at GP Eco-Struct. "The team really believed in me and did everything they could to get me in a good position,' says Team DSM rider." By Issy Ronald (velonews.com) (Photo: Anton Vos/Cor Vos)
Wout van Aert is coming to Canada. "Van Aert will be riding both the The Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec as well as the The Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal." By Matt Hansen (cyclingmagazine.ca) Team Jumbo Visma
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Simon Yates wears £2,750 Vorteq skinsuit to win
Giro d'Italia time trial.
"Bespoke
skinsuit possibly the most expensive piece of apparel ever
used in competition."
Vermeersch wins stage 5 in bunch sprint at 4
Jours de Dunkerque.
"Philippe
Gilbert moves to GC lead ahead of Naesen with one day to
go."
Bretagne Ladies Tour: Guazzini wins overall
title.
"Marta
Lach best in three-rider sprint for victory on stage 5."
Sierra's Vuelta a Andalucia victory tops off
sparkling spring campaign.
"Cuban
takes two tough stages and proves her versatility as
Movistar dominates the three-day race."
Alaphilippe 'breathing better' with new tests to
decide shape of season.
"I
hope it will soon be just a bad memory' says world champion
of Liège Bastogne Liège crash."
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Does the SuperWheel Really offer power assistance without a battery? Plus Hunt’s new lightweight alloy wheels, prototype Campagnolo components, Black Inc’s fastest ever disc wheel + more. "Catch up with all of this week’s big - and not so big - bike and equipment news." By Anna Marie Hughes (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found)
Four Days of Dunkirk/4 Jours de Dunkerque Live
Stream.
"2022 4 Jours de Dunkerque May 3-8, France. Stage
5 (Roubaix → Cassel 183.7km) starts Saturday at
3:30am Pacific (6:30am U.S. Eastern).
Finish at around 8:20am Pacific (11:20am U.S. Eastern). Live video from 6:30am Pacific (9:30am U.S. Eastern)." (cyclingfans.com)
(procyclingstats.com)
May 6, 2022
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Mathieu van der Poel on Giro d’Italia win: ‘There was no energy left to put the hands in the air.’ "Dutch superstar buries himself to deliver scintillating victory to open the 2022 Giro d'Italia with a bang." By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) Photo: FABIO FERRARI/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
Giro d’Italia: Caleb Ewan crashes in sprint
finish.
"Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal) was forced to hobble over the line with his jersey torn on stage 1 of the Giro d’Italia after the Australian crashed with the finish in sight." By Daniel Benson (velonews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images)
Ruta del Sol Women: Arlenis Sierra taking strides forward with Movistar. "The Cuban champion is flourishing at Movistar and it looks like there will be plenty more to come." By Sadhbh O'Shea (velonews.com) (Photo: Bas Czerwinski/Getty Images)
Cyclist’s 2022 Giro d'Italia predictions: Maglia Rosa, biggest surprise and more. "The Cyclist team have their say on who will win the jerseys at the Giro, as well as the biggest surprises and most stage wins." By Robyn Davidson (cyclist.co.uk) (Image credit: Getty Images)
Giro d’Italia Stage Previews: Hungary or... FUN-gary? "A look inside stages 1-3 of the 2022 Corsa Rosa." By Chris Fontecchio (podiumcafe.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
Zwift to cease support of older hardware, operating systems as of August 1. "The deadline means users of deprecated hardware and no-longer-supported OS's must upgrade to continue using the virtual cycling environment." By Greg Kaplan (velonews.com) Photo: Canyon SRAM
Gear Break: Bern Helmets, Colnago TT1 Bike, Black Inc Wheels, CHAPTER2 Artist Edition, GCN Fan’s Guide & Santini Maillot Jaune. "Gear Break: Bern Major: A commuter helmet that won’t jack up your style, Colnago presents TT1, its new time trial bike, Black Inc unveils its fastest ever disc wheel, plus more." (pezcyclingnews.com) (Image Credit not Found)
Unreleased $800 CeramicSpeed aero oversized pulley wheel system spotted. "An unreleased oversized CeramicSpeed pulley wheel system that sits inside an aerodynamic carbon shroud will reportedly debut at the stage two time trial of this year’s Giro d’Italia." By Jack Luke (bikeradar.com) (Image Credit not Found)
Santa Cruz Recalls Heckler 9 eMTB.
"Battery latch can malfunction and pose fall hazard." By Staff (cyclevolta.com) Santa Cruz Bicycles
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Giro d’Italia: Five favorites for stage 2 time
trial.
"Saturday's
tight, technical TT could see a whole host of riders in the
frame for the stage win and the second pink jersey of the
race. Here's our picks."
What is a grand tour without Tadej Pogačar and
Primož Roglič? A Giro d’Italia poised for pure thrills.
"Roglič
and Pogačar won five of the seven past grand tours. Without
them, the Giro could be faster and more frenetic than ever
before."
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Four Days of Dunkirk/4 Jours de Dunkerque Live
Stream.
"2022 4 Jours de Dunkerque May 3-8, France. Stage
4 (Mazingarbe → Aire-sur-la-Lys 179km) starts Friday at 3:30am
Pacific (6:30am U.S. Eastern).
Finish at around 8:00am Pacific (11:00am U.S. Eastern). Live video from 6:30am Pacific (9:30am U.S. Eastern)." (cyclingfans.com)
(procyclingstats.com)
May 5, 2022
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Giro d’Italia: Which GC contenders lost time to
Simon Yates on the stage 2 time trial.
"Richard Carapaz gives up 28 seconds to the British climber as Vincenzo Nibali and Tom Dumoulin shine." By Daniel Benson (velonews.com) (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
The Giro’s Synchronized Trainer Cycle Dancing Performance: Analysis & Review. "I took a moment to review the entirety of the portion of the show that focused on leveraging indoor trainers (while outdoors) and performing a synchronized dance act atop them." By Ray Maker (dcrainmaker.com)
Videos
All eyes on Gaze in Albstadt Short Track. "Kiwi takes up reigns from teammate Mathieu van der Poel." By Terry McKall (cyclingmagazine.ca)Photo by: Bartek Wolinski/Red Bull Content Pool
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Big crowds ‘save’ Budapest, rumors of ‘big
start’ in Turkey.
"Thomas
De Gendt's been ‘racing’ non-stop for a year straight, Drone
Hopper doesn't disappoint, and Mathieu van der Poel avoids
close call with cork."
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Garmin Rally XC200 power meter pedals long-term review. "With the new Rally power meter pedals, Garmin want to offer a power meter system to suit all data-focused athletes." By Rudolf Fischer (granfondo-cycling.com) garmin.com
A dog has just eaten the prize money for an Irish bike race (honestly). "We’ve been around for a few years now and we thought we’d seen it all when it came to Irish cycling, but a dog eating the prize money intended for a road race is a new one for us." (stickybottle.com) (Image Credit not Found)
Wilier reveals a prototype lightweight time trial bike for the Giro d’Italia. "The first mullet TT bike?" By Simon von Bromley (bikeradar.com) (Image Credit not Found)
How to watch: 2022 Albstadt World Cup XCC/XCO. "Sunday, May 8th - World Cup XCO #1. Elite Women XCO: 02:00 AM PST / 05:00 EST. Elite Men XCO: 05:15 AM PST / 08:15 AM EST." By Terry McKall
(cyclingmagazine.ca) Photo: Fabio Piva / Red Bull Content
Pool
May 6, 2022
Videos
What is the Best power meter pedal? Garmin
Rally, Favero Assioma & Wahoo Powrlink tested and ranked.
Mathieu van der Poel’s watts on the uphill sprint are every bit as bonkers as you’d expect. "The Dutchman took the pink jersey with a win over Biniam Girmay." (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images) (cyclingtips.com)
Rebecca McConnell doubles up with second World
Cup win.
"Tactics key to the win in Albstadt." By Terry McKall (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image Credit not Found)
Thomas de Gendt: Chasing breakways, points, and a contract at Giro d’Italia. "Belgian escape artist will use all of his skills in the art of the breakaway to make sure none of them arrive to deprive teammate Caleb Ewan a chance at victory." By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
Philippe Gilbert rolls back the years with emotional Four Days of Dunkirk victory. "Gilbert takes the top step to end 966-day drought and guarantee one last win in retirement season." By Jim Cotton (velonews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images)
Caleb Ewan confirms he will quit the Giro d’Italia early to focus on the Tour de France. "It is not possible to finish the Giro if you also want to be in top form at the start of the Tour de France,' says Lotto Soudal sprinter." By Daniel Benson (velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
Campagnolo releases Super Record EPS time trial lever and new wheels. "Campagnolo has released details on a new 12-speed EPS-compatible time trial brake lever and two new wheels that debuted on the prototype Colnago TT1 earlier this week." By Oscar Huckle (bikeradar.com) Campagnolo
First Look: Surly Ghost Grappler - A gravel bike designed around the handlebar. "This steel framed gravel bike gets a comfy and stable drop bar position and loads of accessory mounts." By Liam Mercer (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found)
Pearl Izumi sold by Shimano to United Sports
Brands.
"Pearl Izumi became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shimano US in 2008 when it was purchased from Nautilus Inc at a sale price of USD $69.5 Million." By Jessie-May Morgan (bikerumor.com) (Image Credit c. Pearl Izumi)
How to watch: 2022 Albstadt World Cup XCC/XCO.
"Friday, May 6th - World Cup XCC #1. Elite
Women XCC: 8:20Am PST / 11:20 EST.
Elite Men XCC: 9:15 AM PST / 13:15 EST. Sunday,
May 8th - World Cup XCO #1.
Elite Women XCO: 02:00 AM PST / 05:00 EST. Elite Men XCO: 05:15 AM PST / 08:15 AM EST." By Terry McKall
(cyclingmagazine.ca) Photo: Fabio Piva / Red Bull Content
Pool
May 5, 2022
Videos
Giro Teams Preview: Who, How, Why, and What Are They Tweeting About? "For every team there is something to do. Even the French teams. In general, teams are out to garner points." By Chris Fontecchio (podiumcafe.com) Photo by Arpad Kurucz/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
VeloFix: Your local Bike Shop, on wheels.
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