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October
6, 2024
'There’s almost no team tactics' - Van der Poel overpowers the field in show of strength at Gravel World Championships "The Dutchman adds to his collection of rainbow jerseys with a dominant display in Belgium." By Stephen Puddicombe (rouleur.cc) Photo: SWpix.com Another rainbow jersey for Mathieu van der Poel at gravel worlds "Mathieu van der Poel took a dominant win, outsmarting a stacked Belgian break." By Matt Hansen (cyclingmagazine.ca) Photo by: UCI/X National coach Ten Dam abandons his own World Gravel Championship race to watch van der Poel "Coach Laurens ten Dam started Sunday in the same World Championship as leader Mathieu van der Poel and all the other Dutchmen. Ten Dam abandoned the race en route and then decided to watch the final, in which Van der Poel played a key role." By Bram van der Ploeg (idlprocycling.com) (Image Credit not Found) TV coverage of a bike race can leave you with a strange impression of a country "TV footage is deceptive so choose your illusion wisely." By Michael Hutchinson (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) Paid Subscription
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Van Rysel RCR Rival AXS Power Sensor "Textbook race bike with a great build for the money." By Stu Kerton (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) "Elite Men - Sunday, October 6 Start
Sunday at 6:00am ET, 3:00am Pacific.
Finish
at about 7:30am Pacific.
Video
starts on FloBikes at 5:20am Pacific."
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Found) (Image credit: SWpix/Simon Wilkinson)
2024 Tour de Langkawi Live Stream "2024 Le Tour de Langkawi September 29-October 6, Malaysia. Stage 8 (Bintulu → Bintulu, 147.5km). Live Video starts Saturday from 11:30pm U.S. Eastern, 8:30pm Pacific." Finish Sunday at about 12:35am Pacific. (cyclingfans.com) Powered by
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October
6, 2024
Paris Tours: Christophe Laporte gets better of Mathias Vacek in two-up sprint at mud-soaked classic "Jasper Philipsen third as two-man breakaway holds off peloton of sprinters." By Rúben Silva (cyclinguptodate.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) via cyclingnews.com Marc Hirschi does it again! Another victory for UAE at Coppa Agostoni "Marc Hirschi has won several races this year and he keeps UAE Team Emirates' tally going up constantly. The Swiss rider was victorious at the Coppa Agostoni today, succeeding after a late attack. " By Rúben Silva (cyclinguptodate.com) (screenshot) UCI modifies the notorious 3-kilometer rule: If you crash alone, you still lose time "The UCI has made changes to the well-known 3-kilometer rule. According to Directvélo, the rule will be applied more specifically than before." By Hendrik Boermans (idlprocycling.com) (Image credit: Getty Images via cyclingnews.com) "This feels incredibly good, you can't imagine." 2nd place World Gravel Championship is personal victory for Vermeersch "Florian Vermeersch stepped onto the podium of the World Gravel Championships in his own country on Sunday for the second year in a row." By Hendrik Boermans (idlprocycling.com) (screenshot) Alan Hatherly wins at the Mont-Sainte-Anne XCO World Cup and takes the overall title "The South African Alan Hahterly has just won his first World Cup with the rainbow jersey in Mont-Sainte-Anne. He did it in style and also took the victory in the General Classification." By Migue A. (en.brujulabike.com) (Image Credit not Found) Loana Lecomte wins the XCO World Cup at Mont Sainte Anne, Alessandra Keller takes the overall title "On one of the most iconic circuits of the World Cup, Mont Sainte Anne in Canada, the last opportunity of the year to achieve a great victory began." By Migue A. (en.brujulabike.com) (Image Credit not Found) Hunt 40 Limitless Gravel: Aero Aerodynamic Performance with Wider Tires while Dropping 220 Grams "1328g with UD Carbon Spokes, 1431g with triple butted aero wing steel spokes. 220 grams lighter than 42 Limitless Gravel Aero." By JOM (gravelcyclist.com) (Image Credit not Found) Live
video Sunday from 9:00am Eastern, 6:00am Pacific.
Finish
at around 8:00am Pacific
The race will be shown on FloBikes starting at about 6:00am Pacific."
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2024 Coppa Agostoni - Giro delle Brianze Live Stream "2024 Coppa Agostoni - Giro delle Brianze October 6, Italy (Lissone → Lissone, 166.7km) Live
video from 9:00am Eastern, 6:00am Pacific.
Finish
at around 7:35am Pacific.
The race will be shown on FloBikes starting at about 6:00am Pacific." (cyclingfans.com) Powered by La FlammeRouge via procyclingstats.com Column
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October
6, 2024
CRO Race: Israeli champion Oded Kogut wins bunch sprint on stage 6 as Brandon McNulty takes overall victory "DSM Firmenich PostNL’s Tobias Lund Andresen reduced deficit to just eight seconds but couldn’t overhaul American for title." By Rúben Silva (cyclinguptodate.com) (Image credit: Sport-IT via cyclingnews.com) Kogut wins exhilarating final CRO Race: Lund Andresen falls just short of knocking McNulty off throne "Oded Kogut won the sixth and final stage of the CRO Race. The Israeli champion from Israel-Premier Tech beat Alexander Kristoff (Uno-X) on the line." By Hendrik Boermans (idlprocycling.com) (Image Credit godubai.com) 'I would like to go to America and experience it' Conor Swift talks gravel racing tactics and bike tech ahead of the UCI Gravel World Championships "The Brit hopes to score a result at World Champs today, but hinted that racing further afield could be a possibility in future." By Joe Baker (cyclingweekly.com) Photo: SWpix.com Van der Poel has a new rainbow jersey after World Gravel Championship, but will we see him in that jersey in 2025? "Take races like Unbound or other specific races on gravel. "That's something to think about. I'm going to enjoy it now first, but who knows?" the cheerful Dutchman admits at this point that he does not know the answer yet." By Hendrik Boermans (idlprocycling.com) (screenshot) Dutch coach reacts to double gold at Gravel World Championships: “Mathieu and Marianne are such top athletes” "If you are completely honest, Mathieu and Marianne are such top athletes, with such good support from their teams." By Fin Major (cyclinguptodate.com) (Image Credit not Found) Surgery to provide relief for Shirin van Anrooij, but likely rules her out of cyclocross season "Shirin van Anrooij of the Lidl Trek team has been battling a persistent injury that has caused weakness in her left leg." By Mathew Mitchell (procyclinguk.com) (Image credit: Getty Images via cyclingnews.com) Is Lotte Kopecky's bog-standard Specialized Crux proof that you don't need wide tires and fancy suspension systems for gravel racing? "Kopecky finished second at Gravel Worlds on a bike with minimal modifications." By Joe Baker (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Future (Fergus Jones)) More gearing choice, exclusive tech, better value - The things that make Campagnolo's new Super Record S Wireless groupset special "We look at Campagnolo’s brand new Super Record S Wireless groupset and explain all the crucial details that make it arguably the most enticing groupset around right now." (road.cc) (Credits not Found) Subscribe
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Brandon McNulty Cruises to Overall Victory
in Cro Race, the Third Stage Race Win of His Career
"American rider grabbed the race lead Thursday with a storming solo victory." Shane Stokes (velo.outside.com) Photo: SprintCyclingAgency 2024 Cro Race Live stream "2024 Cro Race October 1-6, Croatia. Stage 6 (Sveta Nedelja → Zagreb, 157.5km). Live
video Sunday from 7:00am Eastern, 4:00am Pacific.
Finish at
around 8:55am Eastern, 5:55am Pacific.
The race will be shown on FloBikes starting at about 4:00am Pacific." (cyclingfans.com) Powered by
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Marianne Vos edges Lotte Kopecky in two-up sprint to seal first Gravel World Championships title "World road champion and multi-discipline star jumped clear with 50km to race in Flemish Brabant, setting up two-horse race for rainbow." By Flo Clifford (globalcyclingnetwork.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) (Image credit: Getty Images) A showdown the UCI would have longed for - Vos and Kopecky face-off lights up the Gravel World Championships "Lotte Kopecky impressed in her first-ever gravel race, but in the end there stood the familiar sight of Marianne Vos in the rainbow bands." By Stephen Puddicombe (rouleur.cc) Photo: SWpix.com Paid Subscription
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In the Drops: A fast Conti tire, faster Rule28 kit, Poc's new Cytal helmet and the Columbia Arctic Crest jacket "Rounding up the week with a collection of kit and content ." By Sam Challis (cyclist.co.uk) Image: Sam Challis Hunt lowers weight, ups the aero on its new 40 Limitless Gravel Aero wheelset "With carbon spokes and CeramicSpeed bearings, the new Hunt 40 Limitless Gravel Aero wheels are 220g lighter than their predecessor at 1,380g." By Paul Norman (cyclist.co.uk) Photo: Hunt Wheels 2024 Tour de Langkawi Live Stream "2024 Le Tour de Langkawi September 29-October 6, Malaysia. Stage 7 (Miri → Bintulu, 199.3km). Live Video starts Friday from 10:30pm U.S. Eastern, 7:30pm Pacific." Finish Saturday at about 1:00am Pacific. (cyclingfans.com) Powered by
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Men's
race on Sunday October 6th.
Video
starts Saturday on FloBikes at 5:00am Pacific."
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Column
Two
October
5, 2024
Podcasts,
Photos, Misc.
Tadej Pogačar Powers to 24th Win in 2024 in Solo Blast at Giro delle Emilia "Pogačar pounced with about 38km to go to drop an elite field in the 107th edition of the Italian classic. Longo Borghini wins the women's race." By Rúben Silva (cyclinguptodate.com) (Image credit: Getty Images via velo.outside.com) Giro dell'Emilia Donne Internazionale: Elisa Longo Borghini takes strong victory "The Giro dell'Emilia Donne Internazionale provided another spectacular edition, and Elisa Longo Borghini has taken yet another victory in a race where she has thrived in the past." By Rúben Silva (cyclinguptodate.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) Marianne Vos rides self-inflating tire system to UCI Gravel World Championship victory "Vos used a €3.898,00 wheelset with a kinetic compressor to win her first mixed surface rainbow jersey." By Joe Baker (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images (left), Fergus Jones (right)) Mattias Skjelmose forced to end season due to back injury "Injury sustained the morning of the Road World Championships." By Rúben Silva (cyclinguptodate.com) (Image credit: Getty Images via cyclingnews.com) How many Jerseys have Quick Step actually had? "Quick Step has had 22 different “standard” jerseys throughout their history. 2003-2005 were all slight variations on the same silver/blue theme, with a sponsor change from Davitamon to Innergetic in 2005 meaning these at a glance similar jerseys are actually quite different." By Simon Crisp (sicycle.wordpress.com) (Image Credit not Found) Review: Tifosi Optics Moab Sunglasses "Tifosi's new Moab frames add the popular shield glasses category to their inventory. The first test was switching the dark lenses out for clear in preparation for a night ride. " By CJ Rudy (creakybottombracket.com) (Image Credit not Found) Subscribe
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Pogačar is collecting membership cards "By winning on debut as world champion, Pogačar joins an elite club that includes Tom Boonen, Abraham Olano, Francesco Moser and - of course - Eddy Merckx." Kit Nicholson (escapecollective.com) (Photo: Cor Vos) Saturday,
October 5th, video starts at 6:00am Eastern, 3:00am
Pacific."
Finish at
around 10:30am Eastern, 7:30am Pacific
The races will be shown on FloBikes starting at about 3:45am Pacific. (cycling.today) Powered by La
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Three
October
5, 2024
400km a day for a month: Lachlan Morton sets 'mind blowing' round-Australia record "EF Education rider completes astounding feat to reduce the record by nearly 25%" By James Shrubsall (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) CRO Race: Alexander Kristoff takes sprint victory on stage 5 "Kogut in second and Lonardi in third in sprint finish." By Rúben Silva (cyclinguptodate.com) Good God no: Strava is down "People can't upload their rides onto Strava at all...and it's the weekend, how terrible." By Matt Hansen (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image Credit not Found) GOAT Bingo: What does Tadej Pogačar still have left to win? "After a rambunctious 2024 season filled with pink, yellow and rainbow jerseys, what's left for Tadej Pogačar to win for him to truly be considered the greatest cyclist of all time?" By Ewan Wilson (cyclist.co.uk) Photo: Xavier Pereyon Grand Tour 2025 route rumors: What we know so far "The Giro d'Italia starts in Albania, the Tour de France returns to Mont Ventoux and the Vuelta heads to Italy. Here's everything that's rumored and confirmed about the 2025 Grand Tour routes so far." Tim de Waele/Getty Images Undercover Mechanic: Cyclists have become very excited about aerodynamics without a correlated excitement for Pilates - The result is a lot of spacers "90% of the front area is you, not the bike; having a kamtail downtube will make sod all difference if you’re unable to reach the bars, argues CW’s Undercover Mechanic." By Undercover Mechanic (cyclingweekly.com)(Image credit: Future) Can these Kickstarter cycling shorts really reduce lactic acid by 35%? Sidi and Eroica's "iconic" reimagined shoe pays homage to the 70s, Rapha's latest Palace collab + loads more new tech "All the biggest and best tech news we've spotted this week, starring hot stuff from Rapha, Palace, Sidi, Eroica, Strava, Ritchey and more." By Dan Alexander (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) Everything you need to know about bike cameras - How to choose, tips for recording quality footage and what to do if you capture a near miss, close pass or collision "If you've suffered a near miss, close pass or are the victim of any crime on the road while cycling, here's what you need to know about reporting it to the police and submitting your footage." By Dan Alexander (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) Live
video Saturday from 7:00am Eastern, 4:00am Pacific.
Finish at
around 8:55am Eastern, 5:55am Pacific.
The race will be shown on FloBikes starting at about 4:00am Pacific." (cyclingfans.com) Powered by
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2024 UCI Gravel World Championships: Van der Poel, Mohorič, Kopecky and Vos lead star-studded peloton in Leuven "Those who missed out on the rainbow bands in Zurich get a second chance at a jersey. Here's who and how to watch the races." By Anne-Marije Rook (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) "I don’t feel physically and mentally ready" - Ferrand-Prévot withdraws from Gravel World Championships "The Frenchwoman, who was the world champion in the discipline in 2022, has decided not to travel to Belgium." By Sjoerd Valkering (idlprocycling.com) Image: Social Media UCI responds to Latvian open letter on sidewalk ride Van der Poel at World Championship: "Disqualification not normal sanction" "Mathieu van der Poel's brief detour over a sidewalk during the World Championships in Zurich is stirring up controversy three days later." By Sjoerd Valkering (idlprocycling.com) (Image Credit not Found) Tweets of the week: Tadej Pogačar's special nutrition isn't as pro as you think "The Giro d'Italia winner has his own Italian dish." By Tom Davidson (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) Headwinds, hunger and ‘a very close call’ with a kangaroo: Lachlan Morton on his historic cycle around Australia "It feels like a lifetime I’ve been out here,” says Lachlan Morton, his body fatigued to the extreme from hour upon hour of pedaling on Australian tarmac, following roads that stretch as far as the eye can see." by george ramsay (sports.yahoo.com) Photo: Karter Machen/EF Education EasyPost Gear Break: Cycology Women’s Jersey and Cargo Bib Shorts, 3T Primo WPNT, MAAP Latest Alt_Road™ Range, Zwift’s 10-Year Celebrations Continue, Santini Unico Bib Tights & Ass Savers Jody Barton Inner Peace "The new kit." (pezcyclingnews.com) (Credits not Found) Paid Subscription
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2024 Tour de Langkawi Live Stream "2024 Le Tour de Langkawi September 29-October 6, Malaysia. Stage 6 (Batu Pahat → Kulai, 123.4km). Live Video starts Thursday from 8:30pm U.S. Eastern, 5:30pm Pacific." Finish at about 8:25pm Pacific. (cyclingfans.com) Powered by
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October
4, 2024
Podcasts,
Photos, Misc.
Giro dell'Emilia 2024: Can Tadej Pogacar secure his first win as the World Champion? "This weekend, the prestigious Giro dell’Emilia returns, marking the main race in the build-up to Il Lombardia. It’s a race that has long captivated cycling fans and is renowned for its dramatic uphill finale." By Fin Major (cyclinguptodate.com) Photo: Imago Wout van Aert is back! 31 days after La Vuelta crash, Visma rider is back on the bike "Wout van Aert crashed on the 16th stage of the Vuelta a España, suffering a deep wound in the knee in a crash that would end his season - his second large fall of the season." By Rúben Silva (cyclinguptodate.com) (Photo: X.com via Cyclocross24.com) Bombshell! Tom Pidcock could be on his way out of Ineos Grenadiers and joining Swiss ProTeam "Ineos still has a contract with Tom Pidcock for several more seasons but it is quite noticeable that the relations are not as bright as in the past." By Rúben Silva (cyclinguptodate.com) (Image credit: Getty Images via cyclingnews.com) Alpe d'Huez, Mont Ventoux, and all the route rumors for the 2025 Tour de France "Here's where the peloton may be heading next July." By Tom Davidson (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) Belgian Waffle Ride Announces Quad-Tripel Crown of Gravel Series for 2025 "The Belgian Waffle Ride (BWR) is elevating the gravel cycling world in 2025 with the launch of the Quad-Tripel Crown of Gravel Series and the relocation of the legendary BWR CA to the spectacular Del Mar Polo Fields at Surf Sports Park." (socalcycling.com) (Credits not Found) Favero Announces Potential Spindle Breakage Replacement Program "Favero has announced a program to replace a specific production timeframe/batch of affected Favero Assioma road power meter pedals, which could result in spindle breakage." By Ray Maker (dcrainmaker.com) (Photo: Ray Maker) Will it Zwift? Your worst bike is now good enough for serious indoor training! "Turn that neglected shed bike or skip find into a Zwift setup: with Zwift Cog, anything will work… won’t it?" By Dave Atkinson (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) Colnago Retrofitting Wants to Verify the Authenticity of Your Old School Road Bike "Do you want to retrofit a classic Colnago road bike that’s been passed down from generation to generation? Maybe you found an old Colnago covered in dust & rust in the back of a friend’s barn or garage." By Cory Benson (bikerumor.com) (Image Credit not Found) Subscribe
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Is Tom Pidcock Leaving Ineos Grenadiers to
Join Second-Tier Team Q36.5!?
"Teams refuse to comment on bombshell rumors over Brit superstar's future, but links with Pinarello and reports of rifts at Ineos could make it a possibility." By Jim Cotton (velo.outside.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) Column
Three
October
4, 2024
CRO Race: Tobias Lund Andresen wins uphill sprint to secure hard-fought queen stage 4 in Labin "Team DSM Firmenich PostNL rider fastest up short, steep cobbled finish climb beating Edoardo Zambanini in second and Odd Christian Eiking in third." By Rúben Silva (cyclinguptodate.com) (Image credit: Getty Images via cyclingnews.com) World Champion Marlon Perez murdered in attempted robbery "Sad news out of Colombia where 2x UCI World Champion Marlon Perez, 48, was murdered Thursday night." Author: Ron Barrans (granfondodailynews.com) (Image Credit not Found) Engineering Ideas "Any good at design and engineering? If so then here are some problems you might be able to help solve. There might even be a prize from a team or two if you can make it happen." (inrng.com) (Image credit: ASO) -C3-
Tadej Pogačar reveals new rainbow jersey as he prepares to debut as World Champion in Italy "Traditional look for Slovenian's latest prize." By Rúben Silva (cyclinguptodate.com) (Image credit: UAE Team Emirates via cyclingnews.com) Sina Frei wins the Short Track of the Mont-Sainte-Anne World Cup "The last Short Track of the season was held at the Mont-Sainte-Anne World Cup with a very fast and compact race in which Sina Frei was once again the strongest." By Migue A. (en.brujulabike.com) (screenshot) Victor Koretzky wins the Mont-Sainte-Anne XCC World Cup and takes the overall title "The French Victor Koretzky has shown off his World Champion Short Track jersey and won the last race of the year with a final attack that no rival could respond to." By Migue A. (en.brujulabike.com) (screenshot) Unbound Gravel vs. UCI Gravel: How I'd set up my bike for gravel’s top races "I tried to make the ideal race steed for both ends of gravel cycling spectrum and got wonderfully lost in the details on the way there." By Logan Jones-Wilkins (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Logan Jones-Wilkins) Rolf Prima Reduces Spoke Count on New Premium EOS AR All-Road Wheels "Their unique paired-spoke design wheels were a mainstay with the iconic red, white, and blue Trek 5500, leaving casual cycling fans wondering, “How does that even work?” That sentiment hits again with the 16-spoke Rolf Prima EOS AR wheels." By Jordan Villella (bikerumor.com) (Image Credit not Found) Subscribe
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Ex-Pro Marlon Pérez, Key Figure in
Rigoberto Urán's Career, Dies After Knife Attack
"Marlon Pérez, a Colombian ex-pro who helped Rigoberto Urán land in Europe, was tragically killed following a violent altercation, Colombian media reported." By Andrew Hood (velo.outside.com) Photo: Ernesto Zelada/LatinContent via Getty Images Live
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