Cycling News

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2022 Team BikeExchange-Jayco rider Kaden Groves scored his first career grand tour stage victory, sprinting to the win on Stage 11 of the Vuelta a España in Cabo de Gata. Following a perfect leadout from his teammates, Groves, riding his new Propel Advanced SL aero road bike with a CADEX WheelSystem, unleashed his sprint with about 100 meters to go. The 23-year-old Australian powered past Dutch sprinter Danny van Poppel and German Tim Merlier, who finished second and third respectively. “With about 50 to 100 meters to go I was fresher than the other guys who had to do efforts...

MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 2022 Current Ironman World Champion Kristian Blummenfelt debuted his new Propel Advanced SL race bike at the 2022 World Triathlon Cup Bergen in Norway, posting the fastest bike split among the pro men on his way to a thrilling second-place finish in the sprint-distance event. Blummenfelt put on an impressive display for the hometown crowd, which turned out in force with over 20,000 fans lining the streets of Bergen to cheer on their favorites from Norway. Though his main focus right now is preparing to defend his Ironman World Championship in Kona in October, the Norwegian superstar...

Monday, August 15, 2022 Team BikeExchange-Jayco rider Alex Manly scored her first Women’s WorldTour victory Friday in Norway. The fourth stage of the Tour of Scandinavia ended with a sprint from a late breakaway, where Manly edged out the competition to take the win. The 119km stage from Askim to Mysen consisted of constant attacks, but none were able to stay away. With 11km to go, Alice Barnes (Canyon-SRAM) launched an attach and Manly followed. They were joined by four other riders with 3.5km to go, giving the small bunch enough power to stay away from the chasing peloton. As...

Monday, August 15, 2022 Liv Racing Xstra rider Alison Jackson took points in intermediate sprints on each of the six stages of the Tour of Scandinavia to secure the green jersey. On the first stage from Copenhagen to Helsingør in Denmark, Jackson won the second and third intermediate sprints, catapulting her into the lead in the points classification. Wearing the green jersey at the start of stage two in Orust, Jackson took first and second in the two intermediate sprints, giving her a three-point lead in the points classification over general classification leader Marianne Vos. When her lead dropped to...

Wednesday, August 10, 2022 After a two-year hiatus, Crankworx Whistler is back for 2022, and with it – Liv’s women’s events. On Sunday, August 7, Liv closed Whistler’s A-Line jump trail to the public to give exclusive, intimidation-free access for women and girls. On Monday, August 8, Liv athletes and ambassadors rode with the public in a fun, social ride on the Lost Lake trails. The Liv Women’s A-Line Session was created to bring women together for a freeride shred session on one of the most iconic flow trails in the world, a 1,200 vertical-foot trail with massive table top...