Giro d'Italia stage 1 canceled due to torrential rain and hail (velo.outsideonline.com)
Some riders were able to get out before the rain began but the stage had to be called off.
reallyspoketome's Hot Mess Map for TDF 2023 (fedia.io)
Is the Giro Donne even happening? Well, it looks like it is! (escapecollective.com)
A quiet yet significant reduction in the prize money on offer is just one sign that the situation isn't great.
Tadej Pogacar returns to racing and aims for victories at national championships: "It's good preparation and a great test to check my feelings before the Tour" (cyclinguptodate.com)
After a year of break, Tadej Pogacar returns to the national championships. Ahead of the Tour de France the Slovenian is looking to race and win on home roads after having to have abandoned the plans of racing the Tour of Slovenia.
Intermarché-Circus-Wanty join Bahrain Victorious and Tudor Pro Cycling in withdrawing from the Tour de Suisse. (fedia.io)
Following the tragic accident of Gino Mader, and after discussing with our riders and staff, team Intermarché-Circus-Wanty has decided to withdraw from #TourdeSuisse. Our priority is to respect our riders’ wellbeing....
STATEMENT REGARDING GINO MÄDER - Team Bahrain (bahraincyclingteam.com)
It is with deep sadness and heavy hearts that we have to announce the passing of Gino Mäder. On Friday 16th June, following a very serious crash during stage 5 of the Tour de Suisse, Gino lost his battle to recover from the severe injuries he sustained. Our entire team is devastated by this tragic...
Rock avalanche in Brienz requires postponement of the start of the 6th stage of the Tour de Suisse - new at 12.30 in Chur - Tour de Suisse (www.tourdesuisse.ch)
Phase Blue was declared in Brienz during the night. The route over the Albula Pass cannot be travelled. The sixth stage of the Tour de Suisse will therefore start in Chur instead of La Punt. The entire Tour convoy with the 23 teams will be moved in the morning from the Engadine via the Flüela […]
7NationsTDS (fedia.io)
Standings of the 7NationsTDS game after the 5th stage.
Jonathan Milan joins Lidl-Trek through 2026 | Trek Race Shop (racing.trekbikes.com)
The home of Trek Factory Racing, and all the Trek programs. Whether its road, XC, enduro, downhill, freeride, cyclocross or triathlon, you’ll find a Trek athlete, racing for the win.
End of an era: Demi Vollering’s Tourmalet win begins a new chapter for women’s cycling (www.rouleur.cc)
And just like that, it’s done. The grey, misty, unrelenting slopes of the Tourmalet decided it was Demi Vollering who was the strongest in this year’s Tour de France Femmes. There would be no politics or drama around it, the 20-second time penalty that she was given two days ago would be rendered completely and utterly
Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift: UCI statement on the decision of UCI Commissaires’ Panel concerning Mr Danny Stam (www.uci.org)
Astana veut voir Mark Cavendish sur le Tour de France 2024 (www.lequipe.fr)
INFO L'ÉQUIPE. Astana espère faire revenir Mark Cavendish sur le Tour de France 2024, malgré sa retraite prévue en fin de saison.
Elisa breaks the ice: here is the first Lidl-Trek victory | Trek Race Shop (racing.trekbikes.com)
The home of Trek Factory Racing, and all the Trek programs. Whether its road, XC, enduro, downhill, freeride, cyclocross or triathlon, you’ll find a Trek athlete, racing for the win.
Publication of calendars for 2024 UCI Women’s WorldTour and 2024 UCI WorldTour (www.uci.org)
#CouchPeloton the Olympics split the TDF and TDFF next year with the TDFF in August rather than following on directly after the TDF. Also the Giro Donne is still there.
Team SD Worx take off with multiple goals at Giro Donne - Team SD Worx (teamsdworx.com)
An interesting squad with Fisher-Black going to GC. Seems to be a trend with other Donne squads of giving the younger riders a chance to shine.
#8NationsTDF (fedia.io)
If you wish to play #8NationsTDF (pick 8 riders from 8 different countries and score points based on their top 10 positions in each stage) then it may be safer to submit a team via Mastodon/Misskey/Calckey rather than Kbin/Lemmy as I'm not convinced that federation works reliably enough.
Renshaw on consulting with Astana: “The big advantage is how well I know Cav” (www.ridemedia.com.au)
Mark Renshaw takes a moment to answer some questions about the job he will be doing in July 2023 when he joins the Astana-Qazaqstan team as a sprint consultant…
#CouchPeloton Astana Qazaqstan Team: The new design of the jersey for the Tour de France - Astana - Qazaqstan (www.astana-qazaqstan.com)
Astana Qazaqstan Team presents the new design of its Giordana jersey which will be wearing by the riders at the 2023 Tour de France, which starts in Bilbao on 1st July. […]
