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Monday, November 29, 2021

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2021 Tour de France | 2021 Giro d'Italia

Somebody may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it. - Steve Prefontaine

Upcoming racing:

• Dec 5: Scheldecross Antwerp
• Dec 11: Ethiascross-Essen
• Dec 19: Namur Cyclocross
• Dec 27: Heusden Zolder Cyclocross
• Dec 29: Diegemcross
• Dec 30: Azencross
• Jan 1, 2022: GP Sven Nys Cross
• Jan 16 - 23, 2022: Le Tour de Langkawi
• Jan 22, 2022: Flandriencross
• Jan 26 - 29, 2022: Challenge Illes Balears
• Jan 30 - Feb 6: Vuelta a San Juan
• Feb 12, 2022: Gavere Cyclocross
  

Latest completed racing:

• Nov 13: GP Leuven
• Nov 7: Elite Men European Cyclocross Championships
• Nov 6: Elite Women European Cyclocross Championships
• Nov 1: Koppenberg Cyclocross
• Oct 31: Vlaamse Druivenveldrit Overijse Cross
• Oct 24: Ronde van Drenthe
• Oct 23: Ruddervoorde Cyclocross

Bill & Carol McGann's book The Story of the Tour de France, 2020: The Tour During Covid-19 - Better Late Than Never is available as an audiobook here.

The race organizer posted this:

Route of the 79th Tour de Pologne UCI WorldTour

Stage 1 – KIELCE – LUBLIN / 220.9 KM

Stage 2 – CHEŁM – ZAMOŚĆ / 203.9 KM

Stage 3 – KRAŚNIK, POWIAT KRAŚNICKI – PRZEMYŚL / 229.7 KM

Stage 4 – LESKO, POWIAT LESKI – SANOK / 176.8 KM

Stage 5 – ŁAŃCUT – RZESZÓW / 205 KM

Stage 6 – SZAFLARY – BUKOVINA RESORT / 15.4 KM

Stage 7 – VALSIR, SKAWINA – KRAKÓW / 175 KM

Warsaw, 27 Novembre 2021 – The 79th edition of the Tour de Pologne, UCI World Tour race, was officially presented today, during the live on TVP Sport. There, Czeslaw Lang explained in detail the seven stages of the Polish race that will take place from 30 July to 5 August 2022.

As in the previous edition, the riders will have to compete on a pretty varied and impressive route facing short, steep and decisive climbs, just like in the past but more than in the previous edition. The time trial will again be the key point of the race, although in 2022 it will be an uphill time trial. In addition there will be three stages for pure sprinters, two for climbers and one will suit the Classics specialists. A long and intense race is expected with a total of 1.226,7 kilometres across some of the most beautiful places in the country.

“The route will be very interesting. We will be riding on unprecedented and very difficult terrains, as we are introducing a new challenge – the uphill individual time trial,” declares Czeslaw Lang, Tour de Pologne General Director. ‘90% of the route of the Tour de Pologne 2022 was already set at the end of last year’s edition, which ended with Joao Almeida’s victory. In the following months we completed it and now we will work, as usual, to give a wonderful experience to the riders, teams and our passionate supporters,” he concludes.

Tour of Poland historical results are posted here.

Bicycle Retailer & Industry News posted this:

Simon Mottram, the founder and longtime figurehead of British cycling clothing brand Rapha, is stepping down as CEO at the end of this year. Mottram had been in the role for 17 years, ever since he founded the company in London in 2004.

In an email to industry members, Mottram said that he would stand down at the end of 2021, but would "remain very close to the brand. I will continue to serve on the Rapha Board of Directors and will continue [to] play a role as founder.

"I am convinced that it is the right time for me to step down and for Rapha to have a new CEO with the skills and experience to take advantage of the huge opportunity Rapha faces," Mottram wrote.

William Kim, a Korean American with extensive experience at the intersection of tech and fashion, will replace Mottram from the start of 2022. Kim is a former CEO of British fashion brand AllSaints, and has held roles at Gucci, Burberry, and Abercrombie & Fitch. Most recently, he was the executive vice president of global retail and digital commerce at Samsung Mobile, leading the tech giant's global direct-to-consumer arm.

Kim is, Mottram wrote, "equally as passionate as I am about the Rapha brand and our opportunity to inspire the world to live life by bike."

Under Mottram's leadership, Rapha grew from a niche concern into an icon of the cycling industry, setting a template for fashion-forward cycling clothing and forging a path for other brands to follow. In the process, the brand's technological prowess has expanded in scope from retro-chic merino wool jerseys to cutting-edge kit.

Since first coming on board as an apparel sponsor of Team Sky in 2013, Rapha has maintained a prominent presence in the WorldTour. It is the current sponsor of EF Education-Nippo on the men's side, while Canyon-SRAM has long flown the flag in the women's WorldTour (although that partnership concludes this year).

You can read the entire story here.

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