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Tadej Pogačar obliterates field in stage 21 time trial to seal his third Tour de France victory and prestigious Giro-Tour double "Slovenian wins a sixth stage of this edition by more than a minute to top off imperious Tour." By Flo Clifford (globalcyclingnetwork.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) Tadej Pogacar eyes triple crown after sealing sensational Tour de France-Giro d’Italia double "On Sunday, with the yellow jersey already sewn up, with nothing to gain and everything to lose, he stormed to an otherworldly time-trial victory on stage 21, just because he could." by lawrence ostlere (sports.yahoo.com) Photo: EPA 'Definitely different' - The mixed feelings of Tadej Pogačar and others on a final-day Tour de France time trial "But a Nice time trial has its own attractions, riders say - as well as a whole load of historic connotations." By James Shrubsall (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images / Marco Bertorello) Mark Cavendish bows out at Tour de France, admits it was "likely" his last race "I've been very, very lucky to have the career I've had. To work with the people I have, to meet the people I have and to be able to live a dream like everybody's dream." By Dan Alexander (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) Meet Biniam Girmay "Biniam Girmay made history at this year’s Tour de France and the Eritrean cyclist wants to use his success to inspire others to follow his path." By Ben Church CNN (sports.yahoo.com) Photo: Molly Darlington/Reuters Incredible Nils Politt receives the 'Domestique of the Third week' award "Nils Politt has been an absolute unit in the third week, making even the top climbers suffer trying to follow his pace uphill on some of the hardest mountain passes in Alpes." By Ondrej Zhasil (cyclinguptodate.com) (Photo: X) Paid Subscription
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July 21,
2024
Podcast: Phil Gaimon -Fine I’ll talk about
doping - Tour de France 2024 Finale and Full Race Summary
Lorena Wiebes dominates Baloise Ladies Tour with fifth stage win out of six "Baloise Ladies Tour 2024: Lorena Wiebes wins stage 4 and secures overall title (Image credit: Luc Claessen/Getty Images) " By Mathew Mitchell (procyclinguk.com) (Image credit: Luc Claessen/Getty Images via cyclingnews.com) The final curtain call: Tadej Pogačar is the best in the world "The Slovenian rider closed a chapter of unquestionable dominance in the Tour de France with a commanding win on the final stage" By Rachel Jary (rouleur.cc) (Photo by Zac Williams/SWpix.com) The Tour de France and a changing of the guard "Rachel Jary reflects on the significance of the race from the finish in Nice." By Rachel Jary (rouleur.cc) (Image Credit not Found) Pogačar on Merckx comparisons: ‘A cannibal? I eat sweets!’ "The Slovenian is dominating in the same way as the great Belgian once did at the Tour de France." By Matt Hansen (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image credit: Getty Images via cyclingnews.com) Patrick Lefevere calls Visma Lease a Bike "sore loser" "Lefevere's riposte about not hearing them complain last year is a reference to the fact that in 2023 Visma Lease a Bike (then called Jumbo Visma) won the Giro d'Italia, Tour de France and Vuelta a España with three different riders." By Dan Alexander (road.cc) (ASO/Charly Lopez) “He’s one of the best in the world for a reason" - Matteo Jorgenson learning a lot from Jonas Vingegaard at 2024 Tour de France "After Sepp Kuss was forced out of the 2024 Tour de France on the eve of the Grand Tour due to covid, Jonas Vingegaard was left without a key domestique." By Kieran Wood (cyclinguptodate.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images via cyclingnews.com) "I’m still pushing my highest numbers just to be top 20" - Romain Bardet 'at peace' with retirement as final Tour de France comes to emotional end "With just one stage to go on the final Tour de France of his career, Romain Bardet's time is almost up in the professional peloton." By Kieran Wood (cyclinguptodate.com) (Photo Lukáš Ronald / X) 'We can’t trust the process' - Visma Lease a Bike and Ineos Grenadiers pull out of Tour de France team radio TV broadcast "Two other teams have spoken of their dissatisfaction over team tactics being aired, but remain committed until the end of the 2024 race." By Chris Marshall-Bell (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) Enigma Eikon Frame 2024 "Excellent in terms of the ride, and the handmade build quality is stunning." By Stu Kerton (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) Pro-level turbo at an amateur-level price? We review the Van Rysel D900 Turbo Trainer "The Decathlon D900 Trainer offers a huge amount of performance potential for a very low price. Functionality-wise it’s really solid and offers great value, however, it is let down by poor power and cadence accuracy, with no capacity to calibrate the trainer." By Andy Turner (cyclingweekly.com)(Image credit: Future) Column
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July 21,
2024
'Even if I never come back to the Tour de France I will be satisfied' - Tadej Pogačar revels in third victory "Three Tour de France wins before turning 26, the Giro-Tour double, the suggestion of a triple crown. Records tumble for the Slovenian." By Adam Becket (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) Tour de France: Tadej Pogačar punctuates third GC title with dominant stage 21 win in Nice "Vingegaard finishes 1:02 back in second and Evenepoel takes third in ITT as duo hold on final podium spots." By Kieran Wood (cyclinguptodate.com) Photo: Dario Belingheri/Getty Images 'There were times when I thought I wasn’t going to make it' - Chloé Dygert ready for third Olympic Games "'I’m here in Boise for the last preparation and feeling good' says American after tumultuous run in." By Mathew Mitchell (procyclinguk.com) (Image credit: Getty Images via cyclingnews.com) Yellow jersey, stage win, polka dot jersey and now also the Super Combativity Award: Carapaz snatches awards "Richard Carapaz has been named the most combative rider of the Tour de France, as decided by a vote among cycling fans and a professional jury." By Hendrik Boermans (idlprocycling.com) (Image Credit not Found) UCI President: It's good people are asking doping questions at Tour de France "David Lappartient says more needs to be invested in anti-doping research." By Adam Becket (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) 'You always need to go for the victory if you can' - Insatiable Tadej Pogačar won't stop winning at Tour de France "The Slovenian says that he was "at the limit" on the final climb of stage 20." By Adam Becket (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) "I tried to get him to our team as a prospect" - Tadej Pogacar almost joined Visma over UAE according to Merijn Zeeman "I tried to get him to our team as a prospect, but by then he had already signed with UAE Team Emirates. We did have him on our radar." By Kieran Wood (cyclinguptodate.com) Photo: Dario Belingheri/Getty Images via cyclingnews.com Smart-cooling mattresses, dehumidifiers and a whole lot of data: The Tour de France peloton’s marginal gains "Rouleur speaks to Tour de France teams about how they ensure every incremental gain is accounted for." By Rachel Jary (rouleur.cc) Photos: Billy Ceusters/Charly Lopez/ASO Dr Hutch: How to prepare for disastrous underperformance at a bike race "It’s all rather easy when you know how." By Michael Hutchinson via cyclingnews.com (Image credit: Dad's Army) Column
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Tadej Pogačar all but seals Tour de France victory with stage 20 win on Col de la Couillole "Slovenian outsprints Jonas Vingegaard in final kilometers to add to already dominant GC lead." By Matilda Price (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) More history for Tadej Pogacar as Slovenian emulates late great Gino Bartali with 5th mountain stage win in the same Tour de France on stage 20 "The final mountain stage of the 2024 Tour de France both Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard were front and center yet again." By Kieran Wood (cyclinguptodate.com) (screenshot) Tales from the top of the Tour - Return to the Cime de la Bonette "Rouleur photojournalist James Startt reflects on his day at the highest point of this year's Tour." By James Startt (rouleur.cc) Photos: James Startt Alpine acquiesce: Vingegaard and Visma turn to second place consolidation at the Tour de France "The Dutch team concede there is little to be done in the light of Tadej Pogačar's obliterating dominance." By Stephen Puddicombe (rouleur.cc) Photos: James Startt TdF Prototype: Next Affordable Van Rysel FCR Aero Road Bike Raced at Tour de France "The Van Rysel performance bike brand of big box retailer Decathlon is about to get a new carbon FCR aero road bike." By Cory Benson (bikerumor.com) (Image Credit not Found) Paid Subscription
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July 20,
2024
Baloise Ladies Tour: Lorena Wiebes wins part-neutralized stage 3a "Race leader beats Charlotte Kool in Zwevegem after earlier mass crash brings 50-minute delay to half-stage." By Mathew Mitchell (procyclinguk.com) (Image credit: Getty Images via cyclingnews.com) Which teams will leave the Tour de France disappointed? "Although valiant attempts were made by many to get the win on stage 20, it was another victory for the yellow jersey." By Stephen Puddicombe (rouleur.cc) (Image credit: ASO) "Some people win even when they don't want to" "Mikel Landa put in another great performance on the 20th and penultimate stage of the 2024 Tour de France." By Kieran Wood (cyclinguptodate.com) Photo: Dario Belingheri/Getty Images via cyclingnews.com Remco, Tadej, and the blossoming Tour bromance "The pair have become willing accomplices in this year's Tour de France, brought together by a love for aggressive racing and ruthless attacks." By Rachel Jary (rouleur.cc) (Image Credit not Found) Ciccone angrily accuses Buitrago of long sticky bottle at Tour "Giulio Ciccone (Lidl Trek) has given Santiago Buitrago (Bahrain Victorious) a piece of his mind over allegations the Colombian took a prolonged sticky bottle on yesterday’s stage 19 of the Tour de France." (stickybottle.com) (Credits not Found) Motivation or misery? The Tadej Pogačar effect at the Tour de France "The UAE Team Emirates rider dealt another blow to the rest of the peloton on the queen stage and his actions are having a widespread impact." By Rachel Jary (rouleur.cc) Photos: James Startt Tour de l’Abitibi Stages 3 and 4: Larronde keeps lead, Canada’s Truffer in second "Three stages remaining in long-running junior stage race." By Matt Hansen (cyclingmagazine.ca) Photo by: Jonathan Levert Testing Out Samsung’s New 4-Minute Cycling FTP Magician "Last week Samsung touted a pretty bold claim in the middle of their keynote for their newest smartwatch: They could determine your cycling FTP (functional threshold power, the max power you can maintain for roughly an hour). To do this, you’d need a cycling power meter, 4 minutes, and…well…that’s it." By Ray Maker (dcrainmaker.com) (Photo: Ray Maker) Lidl unveils its latest bike bargains, including £8 saddles and £13 backpacks - Plus Cav's Damien Hirst-designed shoes, the bike with two chains, Pinarello's latest TT weapon + more "With the cash you'll save on your Lidl haul, you can go right ahead and buy the all new Pinarello Bolide, right? Read on for this and all the rest of this week's cycling chalk and cheese tech news." By Emily Tillett (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) Column
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July 20,
2024
Tour de France 2024 stage 21 preview - A grand finale against the clock "From Monaco to Nice, this individual time trial is designed for those with strong climbing legs." By Stephen Puddicombe (rouleur.cc) Photos: James Startt Tadej Pogačar wins Tour de France stages when he doesn’t even want to - Is this still fun? "The Slovenian rider took his fifth stage win of the race on the penultimate day despite claiming it wasn’t his aim." By Rachel Jary (rouleur.cc) (Image Credit not Found) Revisiting the Tour De France's most dramatic last-minute reversals "The yellow jersey will need to be on red alert during Sunday's final stage time trial in Nice, says James Shrubsall." By James Shrubsall (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) Urška Žigart to join AG Insurance Soudal in 2025 "The revelation came during Patrick Lefevere's column in Het Nieuwsblad. Žigart, who is currently with Liv AlUla Jayco, will make the switch in 2025, continuing her successful career in women’s cycling." By Mathew Mitchell (procyclinguk.com) Photo: AG Insurance Soudal SON 29 S Creates Dynamo Hub So Tiny, It Disappears Behind Your Brake Rotor "With all-new narrow electronics inside, SON Nabendynamo tucked the dynamo generator into an enlarged flange behind the 6-bolt disc brake tabs that could be easily missed." By Cory Benson (bikerumor.com) (Image Credit not Found) Review: Shimano S-Phyre finds room to improve with XC903 series "Changes add up to a substantial improvement over previous generation and the competition." By Terry McKall (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image Credit not Found) How important is pedaling technique? Here's why a top Tour de France bike fitter think it's essential "Find out why one of the world’s leading bike fitters is on a mission to perfect the art of pedaling, and how this could help you in the future." by James Witts (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) What is heart rate variability and how does it affect the cyclist? "Although training today focuses on watts, our heart can still provide us with a lot of information about our fitness and effort assimilation." By Migue A. (en.brujulabike.com) (Image Credit not Found) Mice That Eat Less Live Longer - And We May Finally Know Why "We've known for over a century that mice and rats live longer when they are fed less, but a new study reveals the secret might be an imbalance between energy consumed and burned, rather than a lack of energy or protein." By Rebecca Dyer (sciencealert.com) (Billion Photos/tbd/Canva Pro) Column
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Tadej Pogačar conquers Isola 2000 to win stage 19 of the Tour de France and extend his overall lead "Slovenian now leads race by more than five minutes going into the final two stages." By Tom Thewlis (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) Remco Evenepoel on Tadej Pogačar: He's not the same as us "Belgian was unable to follow Tadej Pogačar's attack on the climb to Isola 2000 on Friday" By Adam Becket (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) Tadej Pogačar hails 'golden age of cycling' after blitzing Tour de France rivals "The yellow jersey heaps praise on rivals but says he might just be better than ever." By James Shrubsall (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images / Thomas Samson) How Visma Lease a Bike plan to attack Tadej Pogačar in Tour de France queen stage: 'For sure Jonas goes there' "The Dutch team are hoping to replicate their successes of the past two years to take the battle for the yellow jersey into the final weekend." By Chris Marshall-Bell (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) Paid Subscription
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July 19,
2024
'At this level, the win is what matters' - Matteo Jorgenson gutted with second on Tour de France stage 19 "The American looked like he was set for a first stage win on Friday, only to be passed by Tadej Pogačar." By Adam Becket (cyclingweekly.com) Recovered from covid, Sepp Kuss set to defend his Vuelta title "While missed in France, Kuss is training hard in preparation for the August racing." By Anne-Marije Rook (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) UAE boss on Pogacar’s Vuelta: ‘Don’t want to risk burning him out’ "Tadej Pogačar, barring any incidents, is poised to take the 2024 Tour de France and complete the first Giro-Tour double since 1998." By Matt Hansen (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image credit: Getty Images via cyclingnews.com) The Paris Olympics start in 7 days: Here’s how and when to watch the cycling action "Don’t miss a second of Olympic cycling whether you’re tuning in from the U.S. or U.K." By Kristin Jenny (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) 'I was there first, I left last' - Victor Campenaerts spent nine weeks at altitude for Tour de France stage win "The Belgian has put everything into this one goal over the past seven months, and it paid off." By Adam Becket (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) How much and how do cyclists sleep in the Tour de France? "In a stage race like the Tour de France, where the cyclist has to perform at their maximum for 3 weeks, rest and recovery from one day to the next become key pieces to maintain the level." (en.brujulabike.com) (Credits not Found) Riding to survive: Tales from the gruppetto "A former WorldTour pro on what happens when the race goes up the road." By Matt Hansen (cyclingmagazine.ca) Is the new Canyon Aeroad truly aero? Canyon unveils all new Aeroad CFR, an all-rounder yet "the fastest bike in the WorldTour peloton" "With subtle updates to the components and frame, the 4th-gen Aeroad is ever more race-focused, but at the same time aiming to be a bit of an all-rounder. So, what exactly is going on with aero bikes in 2024?" (road.cc) (Credits not Found) In the Drops: Hammerhead’s new Karoo, value packed Madison glasses, muscle-building cereal and grass "Fresh kit and fresh content to maximize that Friday feeling." by Sam Challis (cyclist.co.uk) Photo Sam Challis Column
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July 19,
2024
Tour de France 2024 stage 20 preview - Another intense day in the Alps "This is the shortest road stage of the race, however, it also boasts the most amount of meters climbing." By Stephen Puddicombe (rouleur.cc) Photos: Charley Lopez/ASO 'Now the fight is over' - Jonas Vingegaard concedes Tour de France battle for yellow, but still aims for second "He might not win this year's race, but the Dane could still finish second, mere months after being seriously injured in a crash." By Adam Becket (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) Tour de France: Tadej Pogačar takes stunning solo win on stage 19 to secure yellow jersey "Vingegaard holds Evenepoel despite losing 1:42 to yellow jersey." By Kieran Wood (cyclinguptodate.com) (Image credit: Getty Images via cyclingnews.com) After breaking half my torso in a car-bike collision, a sports psychologist makes sense of the emotional turbulence of a long recovery "Dr. Kristin Keim explains why being sidelined is so hard for athletes and what you can do now to be better prepared when injury strikes." By Anne-Marije Rook (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Anne-Marije Rook) Managing the circus: Meet the man who moves the Tour's stage starts from town to town "Rouleur speaks to Yannick Goasduff, the man in charge of organizing an executing the Tour de France's complex stage starts." (rouleur.cc) (Credits not Found) New Pinarello Bolide F TT will be at the Olympics, Rapha releases its latest Artist Collection and fizik blurs the lines between road and gravel "Italian TT bike inspired by whale flippers, Rapha creates more arty kit, fizik gets behind the Beat and Standert delivers racy new colors." By Cat Glowinski (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Pinarello, fizik, Standert, Rapha) Canyon Aeroad CFR AXS 2024 "Stunning performance right across the board from this versatile aero machine." By Stu Kerton (road.cc) (Image Credit Simon von Bromley / Our Media) Gear Break: FasCat CoachCat AI Coaching, fizik Beat Shoes, Chapter2 HURU Frame Offer Ends Soon, POC Cytal Carbon Helmet, Ass Savers and Posedla Team Up & Till I Collapse - Jan Frodeno "What's new?" (pezcyclingnews.com) (Credits not Found) As little as a $1.00 monthly contribution is important and will help keep us online, give more if you are able! Also, clicking on the advertisements would be an additional way of helping . "Support our work providing under-represented youth access to sport and play, regardless of race, gender, zip code, or socioeconomic status." (bahatifoundation.org)
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