{"id":132761,"date":"2016-01-04T17:07:56","date_gmt":"2016-01-04T15:07:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/?p=132761"},"modified":"2016-01-04T17:16:54","modified_gmt":"2016-01-04T15:16:54","slug":"sagan-is-john-travolta-and-other-cycling-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2016\/01\/04\/sagan-is-john-travolta-and-other-cycling-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Sagan is John Travolta and Other Cycling News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Another Monday is here and our news from the world of cycling with it! So what did you miss in the last couple of days? Read on to find out.<\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Dancing With the Sagans<\/strong><\/h2>\n<lite-youtube videoid=UYUZIW0kEPM params=\"enablejsapi=1\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi_webp\/UYUZIW0kEPM\/maxresdefault.webp');\"><\/lite-youtube>\n<p>Our very favourite Peter Sagan has got some serious moves as he proves in his very unique (and of course pretty weird) New Year&#8217;s gift to his fans. Alongside his wife Katar\u00edna Smolkov\u00e1, Sagan performed the very famous &#8216;You&#8217;re The One That I Want&#8217; dance from the Grease.<\/p>\n<p>Apparently it was to support some Slovak health food company but nobody really cares. It&#8217;s time to move like Sagan!<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Woman Towed Her Dog 5 000 Miles Around the Coast of Britain<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/01\/6brmgVvg.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-132773\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/01\/6brmgVvg.jpeg\" alt=\"Maggie Scorer\" width=\"487\" height=\"487\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em>https:\/\/twitter.com\/dogontourmaggie<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Why would anyone do such a thing? Well &#8216;just for fun&#8217; does come to our minds, but this was actually a great charity stunt. Maggie Scorer managed to raise \u00a323,500 for Leukaemia and Lymphoma research.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/01\/CLvA0lRUEAArs1w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-132774\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/01\/CLvA0lRUEAArs1w-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"Maggie Scorer\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><em> https:\/\/twitter.com\/dogontourmaggie<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201eIt was an amazing journey around an extraordinary country. I hope to have inspired people, particularly of my age group. I\u2019ve been asked what made me keep going, but I couldn\u2019t possibly have given up. Even in the cold and rain, and the times when no one else was around, I had to keep going,\u201c told Scorer the East Anglian Daily Times.<\/p>\n<p>Well done, Maggie!<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Chris Froome Wishes You a Happy New Year<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Perfect way to start off the new year! Nice long ride with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SalvatorePuccio?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SalvatorePuccio<\/a> \ud83d\udc4d\u263a\ufe0f\ud83d\udeb4\ud83c\udffc <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HappyNewYear?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HappyNewYear<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4X5uX6irYI\">pic.twitter.com\/4X5uX6irYI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chris Froome (@chrisfroome) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chrisfroome\/status\/682944027919028224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 1, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Not quite as impressive as Sagan&#8217;s version, but at least it&#8217;s related to cycling. Did you enjoy your first bike ride in 2016?<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Movistar Mechanics Got Some Serious Skills<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<lite-youtube videoid=u-C8bU-KKNs params=\"enablejsapi=1\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi_webp\/u-C8bU-KKNs\/maxresdefault.webp');\"><\/lite-youtube>\n<p>We&#8217;re not sure if this video was made simply to brag about this guy&#8217;s abilities, but who cares, because his skills are truly unbelievable. Just watch him put a whole bike together while being blindfolded. Amazing, right?<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Chocolate Can Make You a Better Cyclist<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/01\/12041941.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-132781\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2016\/01\/12041941.png\" alt=\"Chocolate\" width=\"598\" height=\"544\" \/><br \/>\n<em> https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>An excuse to eat chocolate is somewhat similar to finding jewellery on the street. It doesn&#8217;t really matter what it actually is, you&#8217;re just going to have a great day.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers at Kingston University say that 40 grams of dark chocolate will reduce the oxygen cost of moderate intensity exercise and may be an effective ergogenic aid for short-duration moderate intensity exercise. What does that mean in English? 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