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November
12, 2024
Blogs
To Giro or not to Giro: Rumors swirl about Vingegaard racing in Italy "Could the multiple Tour de France champion take a page from Tadej Pogačar’s playbook?" By Matt Hansen (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image Credit not Found) Proposal to reduce braking power, with smaller discs, to avoid accidents in the peloton "Although it may seem contradictory, some voices are advocating for the use of smaller brake discs in order to limit the power of this braking system." By Migue A. (en.brujulabike.com) (Image credit: Luis Angel Gomez/SprintCyclingAgency via cyclingnews.com) Paid Subscription
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'Like you're not even one of his rivals' – Romain Bardet highlights Tadej Pogačar's crushing superiority "Slovenian's 2024 victories in 'at least 10 races' a foregone conclusion, says veteran Frenchman." By Kieran Wood (cyclinguptodate.com) (Image credit: Getty Images via cyclingnews.com) Column
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November
12, 2024
Mark Cavendish’s greatest wins, ranked from World Championships to Tour de France "Choosing the best from 165 UCI wins, including 35 Tour de France stages, was never going to be an easy job. So Tom Thewlis called up a panel of experts to help select Mark Cavendish’s greatest hits." By Tom Thewlis (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) Cycling clothing brand Assos takes legal action against UK fashion giant Asos "Online fashion retailer Asos had previously paid £20m to settle a trademark dispute, although the reason for the latest legal action is not yet clear." By Dan Alexander (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) Marie-Pierre on the Silk Road Mountain Race "The Silk Road Mountain Race in Kyrgyzstan is widely considered the toughest race in the world." By: Marie-Pierre Savard (renehersecycles.com) (Image Credit Marie-Pierre Savard) With enough belief, we could all have our own viral Chinese dumpling bike ride "There might be little to learn from a weird internet story, but we could all take to the roads. It would be fun." By Adam Becket (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) Column
Three
November
12, 2024
Restarting After an Offseason "Start your winter training the right way." By Jordan Cheyne (pezcyclingnews.com) (Image Credit not Found) Stinner's first stock program makes US handmade bikes accessible - And they ride well, too! "The Stinner Carrizo Select blends custom craftsmanship with accessibility, offering a handmade alternative to mass-market bikes built overseas." By Anne-Marije Rook (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Billy Sinkford / Clipless Communications) Xert, FasCat, Join.CC: Zwift Integration Has Arrived (& TrainerRoad teased) "Today Zwift announced a new expansion that includes a throwback to the days of the original Jarvis Island, the very first ~5km route where Zwift began. Though, this new road expansion adds that original pavement plus 6 new routes." By Ray Maker (dcrainmaker.com) (Photo: Ray Maker) First ride: The new (old) roads in Zwift’s latest map update "It’s 10 years since we were chasing the blue ghosts round Jarvis Island, and now you can do that again. Kind of." By Dave Atkinson (road.cc) Zwift Column
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November
11, 2024
Blogs
Laurens Sweeck earns sweet victory in third round of Superprestige series "Niels Vandeputte leaps into series lead." By Rob Sturney (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image Credit not Found) Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado bosses Superprestige's Jaarmarktcross round "Alvarado's fourth win of the season brings series lead." By Rob Sturney (cyclingmagazine.ca) (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image Credit not Found) Paid Subscription
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First ever women’s-only start at the Leadville 100 "Documentary follows a group of women as they train for - and complete - the legendary sufferfest." By Colin Field (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image Credit not Found) Live Cyclocross: Superprestige Niel, Jaarmarktcross - Monday November 11th 2024 "Telenet Superprestige Cyclocross Jaarmarktcross Niel, Belgium Schedule (Monday). Elite
Women - 13:4o Europe, 7:40am ET, 4:40am Pacific.
Elite
Men - 15:10 Europe, 9:10am
ET, 6:10am Pacific.
The
races will be shown on Max and FloBikes starting at 4:20am
Pacific."
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Two
November
11, 2024
Podcasts,
(Plus Photos, Books, Misc.)
Dirty Warrny: 246km, 9 hours, Neyland wins by a tire width "After a long day of gravel racing, just over 9 hours, Tara Neyland out-sprinted Emma Viotto to take her first 246km Dirty Warrny victory in Australia, with Scott Bowden winning the men’s race." Author: Craig Sakamoto (granfondodailynews.com) (Image Credit not Found) Ineos Grenadiers mechanic reveals details from within the team: "A lot of them still talk about the Team Sky days" "One team mechanic, Rune Kristensen, recently spoke to Ekstra Bladet about his experience working for the team, and he explained the magnitude of the current change." By Fin Major (cyclinguptodate.com) (Image credit: Ineos Grenadiers via cyclingnews.com) Mark Cavendish’s greatest wins, ranked from World Championships to Tour de Franc "Choosing the best from 165 UCI wins, including 35 Tour de France stages, was never going to be an easy job. So Tom Thewlis called up a panel of experts to help select Mark Cavendish’s greatest hits." By Tom Thewlis (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) “Philipsen has to work so hard not to win, it’s a thing of beauty” - Cycling fans react to Mark Cavendish’s emotional ‘win’ at ‘last race’, as Manx Missile ‘outsprints’ everyone at the Tour de France Singapore Criterium + more on the live blog "The race wasn’t really a race… as cycling fans familiar with the long, eminent history of crits, essentially semi-scripted cycling events meant to put up a show for the fans, would know." (road.cc) (Photo: A.S.O./Danial_Hakim) Bruyneel debunks popular doping myth from ‘The Program’ "There's no denying blood boosters at Postal, but he says one phrase has been misunderstood." By Matt Hansen (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image Credit not Found) Estarli e28.X "Polished hybrid offers all the benefits of a belt-driven single-speed but with a handy extra gear." By Alex Bowden (road.cc) Photo by Alex Bowden Column
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November
11, 2024
Who has come second on the most stages of the Tour de France without winning one? "Thhere have been 5,318 unique riders in the Tour de France, so that 16% have won a stage at one point or another), there are 817 riders (or teams, thanks to team time trials) that have been either second or third on a stage without ever taking a win." By Simon Crisp (sicycle.wordpress.com) (Image Credit not Found) The real reason TV interviews start with 'talk us through it', and not, 'what a result!' "Good results are all in the eye of the beholder." By Michael Hutchinson (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) 'I don't want to risk it all for this one stage' - Jasper Philipsen cautiously dreams of a yellow-tinged opening to the 2025 Tour de France "Speaking to Cyclingnews, Philipsen, who has 9 Tour de France stage wins to his name, discussed his chances of wearing the yellow jersey." By Fin Major (cyclinguptodate.com) (Image credit: Tour de France Prudential Singapore Criterium via cyclingnews.com) Cool things for chilly temperatures - Five wintery items currently in for review from Scribe, TrainingPeaks, Abbey Bike Tools, Moon and JetBlack "Dark days and darker nights are here, so check out five cycling products designed for just that!" By Emily Tillett (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) -C3-
Let There Be Light! The Ravemen FR300 and TR250 "While the obvious use of lights is to illuminate the road ahead when out on your bike at night, more recently there has been a trend to “daytime running lights” (DLRs) by riders." By Leslie Reissner (pezcyclingnews.com) Subscribe
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"The chatbot was created by the Belgian Waffle Ride's founder Michael Marckx in an effort to engage with the community in a less serious and more BWR-ish way." Betsy Welch (velo.outside.com) (Image Credit not Found) Column
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November
10, 2024
New European champion Thibau Nys claims X2O Badkamers Trofee Round 2 "Lars van der Haar retains series lead with fourth place." By Rob Sturney (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image Credit not Found) With Sunday’s win in the X2O Badkamers Trofee, Lucinda Brand now leads two series "Dutch champion nicks lead from absent Fem van Empel/." By Rob Sturney (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image Credit not Found) Paid Subscription
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2024 X2O Badkamers Trofee Cyclocross Rapencross Live Stream "2024 X2O Badkamers Trofee Cyclocross Rapencross in Lokeren, Belgium Sunday, November 10th. Elite
Women at 13:45 CET, 7:45am ET, 4:45am Pacific.
Elite
Men at 15:00 CET, 9:00am ET, 6:00am Pacific.
The race will be shown on Max
and FloBikes starting at 4:40am Pacific."
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Two
November
10, 2024
Intermarché Wanty needs to look for additional income: "If not, we risk bankruptcy" "The Belgian team has the smallest budget in the WorldTour, with 14 million euros, half of the average." By Sjoerd Valkering (idlprocycling.com) (Image credit: cyclingmedia_agency/Intermarché-Wanty via cyclingnews.com) Annemiek van Vleuten steps into new coaching role as book project announced "Annemiek van Vleuten, the recently retired former world champion, revealed she is taking on a part-time coaching role with an as-yet-unnamed women’s team." By Mathew Mitchell (procyclinguk.com) (Image credit: Getty Images via cyclingnews.com) Eli Iserbyt taking action on Koppenbergcross 'beer thrower': "The lowest and worst thing that can happen on the cyclocross" "I think that almost five parties have now filed a complaint against that person. A lawyer has been involved on our side, this is something that should not happen again in the future because it has caused a shock effect somewhere." By Rúben Silva (cyclinguptodate.com) Photo: Imago Should Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel take on the Giro-Tour double in 2025? "Both Evenepoel and Vingegaard have been rumored to be interested in the Giro-Tour double in 2025." By Fin Major (cyclinguptodate.com) (Image Credit not Found) In the Drops: Super-wide Bontrager wheels, Silca's waxing one-stop-shop, Shimano shoes and eco-friendly sunglasses "On-trend kit and perfect content curation. What more could you want this Friday?" By Sam Challis (cyclist.co.uk) Photo: Sam Challis Column
Three
November
10, 2024
Videos
Mark Cavendish wins final race and officially retires "'I couldn't have wished for a better send off,' says 39-year-old after sprinting to victory at the Singapore Criterium." By Tom Davidson (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) Mark Cavendish retirement update "Mark Cavendish has finally shared an update on his retirement: Sunday was his last pro race. Well, sort of a race. It’s the Tour de France Prudential Singapore Criterium, an exhibition event with results likely prearranged. Still, it was his final one." By Matt Hansen (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image Credit not Found) Standert Kreissäge RS "All the stiffness needed for a race machine, but the ride quality isn't the best for rough roads." By Stu Kerton (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) 2024 Singapore Criterium Live Stream "The 2024 Singapore Criterium is being held Sunday, November 10th. Start
at 9:00 CET, 3:00am ET, 12:00am Pacific.
Finish
at 11:00 CET, 5:00am ET, 2:00am Pacific.
The
race will be shown on FloBikes starting Friday at
10:50pm Pacific."
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