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Tadej Pogačar destroys at Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal "The Slovenian dominated at the only World Tour race on Sunday." By Matt Hansen (cyclingmagazine.ca) Photo by: Nick Michael Woods aims to shine at GP Montréal after disappointment last time out "Woods buoyed by recent Vuelta a España stage win as he gets set to race back on home turf." By Tom Thewlis (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) Merijn Zeeman sees turning a team with "unsafe working environment" into a world-class structure as "their greatest achievement" "The direct successor of famous Rabobank was taken over by two men - Richard Plugge and Merijn Zeeman, who together built an empire can be proud of six Grand Tour titles, among other great successes." By Ondrej Zhasil (cyclinguptodate.com) Photo: Imago Giro-Tour double likely the plan for Enric Mas in 2025 "Enric Mas is finally back to his best after a couple of difficult years." By Rúben Silva (cyclinguptodate.com) (Image credit: Getty Images via cyclingnews.com) Paid Subscription
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Marc Hirschi, world champion-in-waiting "The versatile Swiss rider is on track to have the best season of his career so far, and the next logical step is to win the world title on home roads." Kit Nicholson (escapecollective.com) (Photo: Cor Vos) Giant Revolt vs Giant Revolt X: The best Giant gravel bike in 2024 "Is the suspension-equipped Revolt X a better choice for your riding than the standard Giant Revolt?" By Paul Norman (cyclist.co.uk) (Image Credit not Found) 2024 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montreal Live Stream "2024 Grand Prix de Montreal September 15, Canada (Montreal → Montreal, 209.1km) Live
video Sunday from 12:00pm EDT, 9:00am Pacific.
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‘I thought a KOM was a Strava segment!’ Clara Emond - The lawyer who became a Grand Tour stage winner "From first bike to Grand Tour stage winner in three years: Law student Clara Emond's remarkable and rapid rise." By Chris Marshall-Bell (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) (RCS Sport) Andrew Strohmeyer and Hélène Clauzel victorious in Virginia's Blue Ridge Go Cross C1 race "CXD Trek Bikes rider takes the series lead after the opening round of the US Cyclocross Series in Fallon Park." By Mathew Mitchell (procyclinguk.com)(Image credit: Bruce Buckley / USCX via cyclingnews.com) Orluis Aular sprints to Trofeo Matteotti 2024 victory from reduced bunch "Orluis Aular of Caja Rural Seguros RGA has sprinted to victory at Trofeo Matteotti 2024, following a late attack that split the peloton." By Kieran Wood (cyclinguptodate.com) (Image credit: Getty Images via cyclingnews.com) Subscribe
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Tadej Pogačar Smashes Rivals in Grand Prix
Cycliste de Montréal
"Major morale boost prior to world championship goal for Pogačar." (Image credit: Getty Images) Specialized Roubaix SL8 Expert 2024 "Sublimely smooth bike that is capable, versatile and comfortable without compromising performance." By Suvi Loponen (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) Subscribe
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Results: Sofia Gomez Villafañe and Keegan
Swenson Win Chequamegon MTB Festival
"Both riders win in sprints; solidify overall leads in the Life Time Grand Prix series." By Betsy Welch (velonews.com) Photo: Life Time Villafane and Swenson Dominate for Victory at Chequamegon MTB Festival "Keegan Swenson and Sofia Gomez Villafane strengthened their grips at the top of the leaderboards by both claiming their first-ever victories at the Life Time Chequamegon Mountain Bike Festival presented by Trek." (socalcycling.com) (Credits not Found) Are bike shop burglaries becoming more professional? Owner says shop was hit four times by “Mission Impossible-style” raids "Brazen reconnaissance, cutting through ceilings and walls, crawling across floors, and ineffectual policing - are bike thieves becoming more sophisticated and persistent?" By Ryan Mallon (road.cc) (Gorilla Firm) New Swiss-made Jespr cycling computer has a large hi-res screen, power estimation and wireless data "Swiss start-up aims to offer a new take on cycling computers with features including in-built wireless data and meter-free power estimation." By Paul Norman (cyclist.co.uk) Image: Jespr Column
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European Championships: Tim Merlier fastest in bunch sprint to win elite men's road race title "Olav Kooij second, Madis Mihkels third, and Jasper Philipsen fourth in Hasselt." By Kieran Wood (cyclinguptodate.com) (Image credit: Getty Images via cyclingnews.com) Maaike Boogaard sprints to victory at Grand Prix International d'Isbergues - Pas de Calais Féminin "Victoire Berteau second, Alba Teruel third in Isbergues." By Mathew Mitchell (procyclinguk.com) (Image credit: Getty Images via cyclingnews.com) Grand Prix Stuttgart & Region: Late-race attack and powerful sprint net Eleonora Gasparrini victory in Stuttgart "Lieke Nooijen second, Mareille Meijering third in women's 1.Pro race." By Mathew Mitchell (procyclinguk.com) (Image credit: Getty Images via cyclingnews.com) Biniam Girmay admits struggles to train in Eritrea due to his popularity: "I might get asked for a photo two hundred times" "Whether Biniam Girmay is the most popular rider in the current pro peloton is disputed, but there is no doubt that his fans are the most passionate." By Rúben Silva (cyclinguptodate.com) (Image Credit not Found) Patrick Lefevere has an "uneasy feeling" about the lack of his team's riders in Belgian nomination for World Championships "Tough times for Patrick Lefevere ahead of the World Championships. The manager of Soudal Quick Step grown used to nominating handful Belgians into the National selections year by year, but that's not the case in 2024, when only Remco Evenepoel will wear the colors of Belgium in Zurich." By Ondrej Zhasil (cyclinguptodate.com) (Image Credit ProShots) In the Drops: JBL Soundgear Sense headphones, Quoc's cha cha sliders, Knog Blinder light set, versatile Endura shoes and Jessica Pratt "Lots of new kit and a round-up of this week’s content on cyclist.co.uk." By Laurence Kilpatrick (cyclist.co.uk) (Image Credit not Found) Subscribe
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A rainbow blueprint? Pogačar is back to his winning ways as Zurich looms "Tadej Pogačar did what you would have expected him to do in Montréal, and nobody could stop him." By Dane Cash (escapecollective.com) (Photo: Cor Vos) 2024 Road European Championships Live Video Feed "Road European Championships 2024 - Road Race (Heusden-Zolder → Hasselt, 220km) Sunday,
September 15 - Road Races
Junior Women at 3:00am ET, 12:00am Pacific.
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Men at 6:30am ET, 3:30am Pacific."
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Marc Hirschi continues winning streak with victory at Memorial Marco Pantani "Lorenzo Milesi second, Vincenzo Albanese third in Cesenatico." By Rúben Silva (cyclinguptodate.com) (Image credit: Getty Images via cyclingnews.com) Analysis - Who Was the Best Breakthrough Rider from the 2024 Grand Tour Season? "As the dust settles on the 2024 Grand Tour season, the cycling world is left reflecting on another summer of thrilling races, intense battles, and standout performances." By Fin Major (cyclinguptodate.com) photo via racing.trekbikes.com Paid Subscription
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Simon Yates says he took a pay cut in order to join Visma Lease a Bike "32-year-old says it was now or never as he gets set to leave Jayco AIUla after eleven years." By Tom Thewlis (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) 'This one's for my grandma': Michael Matthews rounds off emotional week with third GP Québec victory "Australian’s grandmother passed away the week before he traveled to Canada." By Tom Thewlis (cyclingweekly.com) (Photo by: Nick Iwanyshyn via cyclingmagazine.ca) Van der Poel goes on a diet and has modified his training to seek an opportunity in the World Championship "This weekend, Van der Poel is in Limburg to compete in the European Road Championship and from there he has given some clues about his preparation for the World Championship." By Migue A. (en.brujulabike.com) (Image Credit not Found) Jan Ullrich about systematic doping in his days: "The sponsors knew everything, but they paid me well to not talk about it" "Speaking to the German public television WDR, the 1997 Tour winner confirmed that, for a long time, he had deliberately waited to confess to doping until his friend and former rival Lance Armstrong had admitted his guilt. " By Ondrej Zhasil (cyclinguptodate.com) (Image Credit via cyclingmagazine.ca) Michael Leonard is stoked for the GP Cycliste de Montréal "The Ineos Grenadiers rider dishes on coffee, climbs, and ‘cross." (Tim de Waele/Getty Images via velo.outside.com) The 5th Annual Gravel Revival returns to Centerville, Tennessee "This event will feature various cycling distances of 11, 30, 40, 60 and 100 miles and new this year, a 20K Trail Run (12 miles) on the beautiful backroads (mostly gravel/ chert and a little paved) of Hickman County." By JOM (gravelcyclist.com) (Image Credit not Found) Ortlieb Handlebar-Pack QR "Unique and fast way to add or remove 11L of bar storage to and from almost any bike." By Mike Stead (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) Column
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Videos
No match for Lorena Wiebes - Dutchwoman wins European Championships with powerful sprint "There was one big favorite and she did exactly what was expected of her. The women's elite road race at the European Championships ended in a bunch sprint and Lorena Wiebes was completely unmatched in the final meters." By Rúben Silva (cyclinguptodate.com) (Image credit: Getty Images via cyclingnews.com) Kooij knows European Championship over Milan, Merlier and Philipsen: "Perhaps we can get them to defend" "On Sunday, Olav Kooij will be a major Dutch contender at the start of the European Cycling Championships in Hasselt. He will do so alongside Mathieu van der Poel, Mike Teunissen, Danny van Poppel, and Mick van Dijke, among others." By Bram van der Ploeg (idlprocycling.com) (Image Credit not Found) Subscribe
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Never Say Never: Mark Cavendish Keeps Us Hanging as He Refuses to Confirm His Retirement "We'll see what happens in the future': Cavendish floats possibility of another season in the pro peloton following new all-time Tour de France record." By Jeremy Whittle (velo.outside.com) Photo: Chris Auld Photography Ltd Subscribe
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A revelation 40 years in the making "Over a lifetime of bike touring, the thirst for fresh adventures and new horizons outweighed almost any amount of hardship. Until, one day, it didn't." By Kevin Buddhu (escapecollective.com) Photography by Kevin Buddhu 2024 Road European Championships Live Video Feed "Road European Championships 2024 - Road Race (Heusden-Zolder → Hasselt, 162km) Saturday,
September 14 - Road Races
Junior Men at 9:00 CET, 3:00am ET, 12:00am Pacific. Elite
Women at 13:30 CET, 7:30am ET, 4:30am Pacific"
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GP Québec: Michael Matthews holds off Girmay, Molard to win uphill bunch sprint "Tadej Pogačar in top 10 on Grand Allée finish as Australian earns third title." By Rúben Silva (cyclinguptodate.com) (Image credit: Alex Broadway/Getty Images via cyclingnews.com) "He is the best cyclist there is" - Michael Matthews praises Tadej Pogacar but beats him in explosive GP de Québec finale "Three victories for Michael Matthews now at the GP de Québec. The Australian is perfectly suited to the hills and the uphill sprint of the Canadian race and has today succeeded once again in what was one of the toughest editions in recent years." By Rúben Silva (cyclinguptodate.com) (Image credit: Alex Broadway/Getty Images via cyclingnews.com) Gear Break: Cycology Mahalo Gravel Shirt, ekoi Racing MAGNETIC Glasses, Jespr's New Cycling Computer, PRO Vibe Aero Cockpit, Rolf Prima's New All-Road Wheelset & Muc-Off Tubeless Rim Tape "The best kit on offer." (pezcyclingnews.com) (Credits not Found) Orbea and the Euskadi Foundation end their relationship after 30 years "Orbea will terminate its contract with the Euskadi Foundation at the end of 2024." By Migue A. (en.brujulabike.com) (Image Credit not Found) Subscribe
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2024 Grand Prix Cycliste de Quebec Live Stream "2024 Grand Prix de Quebec September 13, Canada (Quebec → Quebec, 201.6km) Live
video Friday from 10:30am EDT, 7:30am Pacific.
Finish
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The
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'I made the wrong decision' - Tadej Pogačar misses out on win at GP Québec in first race back since Tour de France "Slovenian lights up racing in Canada after 54 days away from competition but falls to seventh in sprint behind winner Michael Matthews." By Ondrej Zhasil (cyclinguptodate.com) Photo: Alex Broadway/Getty Images via cyclingnews.com Matteo Jorgenson: 'I would like to go for GC in a Grand Tour at some point' "It’s been everything that I’ve dreamed of so far' says American as he reflects on debut season with Visma Lease a Bike" By Tom Thewlis (cyclingweekly.com) (I2mage credit: Getty Images) Opinion: Lotte Kopecky is your next Tour de France Femmes winner "The Belgian rider’s recent performances prove that she is every bit the general classification contender." By Rachel Jary (rouleur.cc) Photo: SWpix.com Pogacar wants and can win everything that is left for him this year, rainbow included "The Slovenian has also been diligently preparing to finish a dream season with one of the big prizes missing, the Road World Cycling Championship that will take place on September 29th in Zurich." By Migue A. (en.brujulabike.com) (Image Credit not Found) Maghalie Rochette on upcoming season: ‘The CX fever is still burning hot!’ "The 31-year-old ‘cross star spoke about her goals for this year, and what she’s doing differently to get there." By Matt Hansen (cyclingmagazine.ca) Photo by: Zach Schuster via cxhairs.substack.com New DC Rainmaker Cycling & Running Gear Available! "The most astute of followers have noticed over the course of the year I’ve been trialing some new DC Rainmaker branded cycling and running gear." By Ray Maker (dcrainmaker.com) (Photo: Ray Maker) 'I don't see any issue here' - Tom Pidcock's coach dispels issues at Ineos amid transfer rumors "I think if you see what we've put together the last couple of years, we can't complain' says Kurt Bogaerts as focus turns to return at World Championships." By Ondrej Zhasil (cyclinguptodate.com) (Image credit: Getty Images via cyclingnews.com) Jespr cycling computer offers an alternative to the big brands and has a sim card slot for on-the-go data "Made-in-Switzerland bike GPS includes 4-inch hi-res touchscreen and unit-front buttons." By Simon Cox (bikebiz.com) (Image credit: Jespr) You Know You Want A Set of No. 22’s $1000 Custom Titanium Fenders "Yes, this is ludicrous, but if you already have a fancy custom gravel, rando, or even super commuter bike, you know you really want a set of No22’s new thousand-dollar titanium fenders to top it off, right?" By Cory Benson (bikerumor.com) (Image credit: No. 22 BICYCLES via cyclingweekly.com) Subscribe
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Where are they now: Alex Stieda "The first North American to wear the Tour de France's yellow jersey, he also led practically every jersey classification in the race at once, only to lose almost all of them the same day." By Rupert Guinness (escapecollective.com) (Photo: Cor Vos) Column
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Tweets of the week: Peter Sagan cycles on water, Mathieu van der Poel hops about, and the European Championships has an anthem?! "Stevie Williams signs for Ipswich Town, and there is a gold medal thief in our midst." By Adam Becket (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) Jonas and Trine Marie Vingegaard Hansen welcome second child "The double tour de France winner adds another teammate to the squad." By Matt Hansen (cyclingmagazine.ca) Photo: Jean Catuffe//Getty Images via bicycling.com George Hincapie thinks current pros aren’t ‘falling into the dark era’ "The former pro is hopeful that riders aren’t doping like he and his contemporaries did." By Matt Hansen (cyclingmagazine.ca) photo via cyclingweekly.com Subscribe
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‘The Sport Has Given Me Everything’ - Lawson Craddock Plans to Retire the Way He Raced, Giving Back "Texan racer Lawson Craddock looks back on his 11-year-career before his incoming retirement: 'I’ve got no complaints. I’ve given it my all every step of the way." By Shane Stokes (velo.outside.com) Photo: Shane Stokes Despite Unique Aesthetics & Additional Weight, Canyons CFR Helmet Is a Game Changer "It’s not often that a piece of kit comes along and truly pushes against the status quo." By Jordan Villella (bikerumor.com) Photo: Antonia Feder via granfondo-cycling.com Ride1Up Roadster V3 launched as new low-cost belt drive eBike with torque sensor "The Ride1Up Roadster has long been a masterclass in lightweight, efficient eBike design, offering extremely high bang for your buck in the minimalist electric bike space." By Micah Toll (electrek.co) (electrek.co) (Image Credit not Found) 2024 Road European Championships Live Video Feed "Road European Championships 2024 - Road Race (Heusden-Zolder → Hasselt, 162km) Friday,
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