{"id":146457,"date":"2017-02-06T14:20:51","date_gmt":"2017-02-06T14:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=146457"},"modified":"2017-02-06T14:20:51","modified_gmt":"2017-02-06T14:20:51","slug":"coolest-news-world-cycling-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2017\/02\/06\/coolest-news-world-cycling-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Coolest News from the World of Cycling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Another Monday is here and our news from the world of cycling with it! So, what did you miss?<\/strong><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Which one is which?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Chaves is 5\u2032 4\u2033tall and weighs 54 kg. Conor Dunne, on the other hand, is 6\u2032 9\u2033tall and weighs 88 kg.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Goodmorning. Pic du jour. Esteban Chaves and Connor Dunne <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/saXahrK8CS\">pic.twitter.com\/saXahrK8CS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jos\u00e9 Been (@JoseBeenTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoseBeenTV\/status\/825624134214381568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 29, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Kittel vs. Grivko<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Astana rider Andriy Grivko elbowed Marcel Kittel during the Dubai Tour and was disqualified from the race altogether because of it. Kittel was left bloody after the confrontation and called for a six-month ban for the Kazakh rider.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">And I just googled Grivko and it said he is 70kg. Dude, know your limits!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JnhYQk58vt\">pic.twitter.com\/JnhYQk58vt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Marcel Kittel (@marcelkittel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/marcelkittel\/status\/827142340603179008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 2, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>He also took to Twitter to say he wouldn\u2019t accept an apology: \u201cHe sent Bernie Eisel to me that he wanted to apologise, but for what should he apologise \u2013 it\u2019s too late. There is a very thin line that you can cross. I mean if you have an argument in the race you have an argument, you talk about it OK and maybe even you touch the other guy a little bit, no problem. I have no problem with that. But as soon as he injures someone he takes the risk to injure me and maybe he injures my eye, it\u2019s over \u2013 there\u2019s no feeling sorry, there\u2019s no apology it\u2019s just done.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode-ys-post-pinup\"><article class=\"loop-simple post-146332 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-urban-cycling tag-guerrilla-bike-lanes tag-san-francisco\" data-postid=\"146332\" role=\"article\" data-post-id=\"146332\" data-word-count=\"228\" data-headline-length=\"83\" data-category=\"Urban cycling\" data-author=\"Monica Buck\" data-published=\"2017-01-31T13:21:05+00:00\" data-published-day=\"Tuesday\">\n    <div class=\"entry-thumbnail article-thumbnail\" content=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/01\/42424_4244-150x150.webp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2017\/01\/31\/way-guerrilla-bike-lanes-san-francisco-made-permanent\/\" class=\"image-holder\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/01\/42424_4244.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/01\/42424_4244.webp 900w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/01\/42424_4244-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/01\/42424_4244-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/01\/42424_4244-272x182.webp 272w\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1200px) 300px, (min-width: 768px) 25vw, 100vw\" alt=\"way-guerrilla-bike-lanes-san-francisco-made-permanent\"\/><\/a><\/div>    <div class=\"entry-meta\">\n        <a class=\"label label-secondary post-category\" href=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/category\/urban-cycling\/\" title=\"Urban cycling\">Urban cycling<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"entry-details\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2017\/01\/31\/way-guerrilla-bike-lanes-san-francisco-made-permanent\/\" class='entry-title-wrapper'>\n            <h3 class=\"entry-title\"><span>Is This the Way to Do It? Guerrilla Bike Lanes in San Francisco Were Made Permanent<\/span><\/h3>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/article>\n<\/div>\n<p>Grivko, however, saw the whole incident differently. In his lengthy Facebook post, he admitted to acting in an \u201cunsportsmanlike\u201d manner but insisted Kittel had shown lack of respect for other riders in the peloton and endangered those around him due to his own selfishness. Plus he claims the German repeatedly spat in his direction after the incident.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Armstrong finishes second<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Lance Armstrong finished second at the Texas Chainring Massacre after being beaten in a two-up sprint finish. Amateur rider Matt Stephens edged out the disgraced pro and crossed the finish line of the 100km gravel race after 2 hours 51 minutes and 24 seconds. Not many amateurs can claim to beat the Big Tex, so hats off to you, Matt Stephens.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/02\/Screen-Shot-2017-02-06-at-15.14.42.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-146460\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2017\/02\/Screen-Shot-2017-02-06-at-15.14.42.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"508\" height=\"558\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Armstrong is still serving a lifetime ban for doping, but the race wasn\u2019t organised under UCI, which enabled him to compete in it.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Nosy seat<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Poor Alex. Probably still the funniest tweet of last week, though.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The nose of my saddle felt like it entered my bum today in a crash near miss, definitely in no rush for that to happen again.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alex Dowsett (@alexdowsett) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alexdowsett\/status\/826420130976583680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 31, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another Monday is here and our news from the world of cycling with it! 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