{"id":162514,"date":"2017-12-04T11:59:13","date_gmt":"2017-12-04T11:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=162514"},"modified":"2017-12-04T11:59:13","modified_gmt":"2017-12-04T11:59:13","slug":"froome-to-race-giro-ditalia-and-other-cool-news-from-the-world-of-cycling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2017\/12\/04\/froome-to-race-giro-ditalia-and-other-cool-news-from-the-world-of-cycling\/","title":{"rendered":"Froome to Race Giro d\u2019Italia and Other Cool 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>Chris Froome going for a Grand Tour double<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The four-time Tour de France winner has confirmed he will ride the 2018 Giro d\u2019Italia and try to become the first rider in 20 years to win both the Tour de France and the Italian Grand Tour. He could also become the first rider since 1982 to hold all three Grand Tours at the same time, as he is the reigning Vuelta champion.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"it\" dir=\"ltr\">A surprise from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chrisfroome?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@chrisfroome<\/a>: \u00abI looking forward to see you all at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Giro10?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Giro10<\/a>\u00bb | Una sorpresa da <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chrisfroome?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@chrisfroome<\/a>: \u00abNon vedo l&#39;ora di vedervi tutti al <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Giro101?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Giro101<\/a>\u00bb.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Giro101?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Giro101<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FbGyFpQiXB\">pic.twitter.com\/FbGyFpQiXB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Giro d&#39;Italia (@giroditalia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/giroditalia\/status\/935915374851383296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 29, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>The route seems to be suited to Froome\u2019s skills, as there are two TTs totalling more than 40 km.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a unique situation for me, having won the Tour and Vuelta and now having the opportunity to go to the Giro and attempt to win a third consecutive Grand Tour. It\u2019s really exciting to be able to take on a new challenge, to do something that perhaps people wouldn\u2019t expect and to mix it up. It\u2019s a whole new motivation for me to see if I can pull off something special next year,\u201d Froome said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Is he going to pull it off? What do you think? Let us know in the comments!<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Siesberg\u2019s playground<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>There is no such thing as wrong cycling weight!<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I don\u2019t like it when my daughter always tells me: Daddy you are too heavy \ud83e\udd14 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MPuC1kuF3j\">pic.twitter.com\/MPuC1kuF3j<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Marcel Sieberg (@MarcelSieberg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarcelSieberg\/status\/934036799323811840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 24, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2><strong>No KOMs for Bennett<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>What kind of GPS do they have at Lotto Jumbo?<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Never trusting  the GPS again&#8230;. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HULIFQ4cSN\">pic.twitter.com\/HULIFQ4cSN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; George Bennett? (@georgenbennett) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/georgenbennett\/status\/934172514913267712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 24, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Those fake smiles<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>We must get one of these for the office!<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">When your rolling out the door at 2000m and -5 its a bit of a process getting kitted up <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/estecharu?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@estecharu<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NXJjNTr6DI\">pic.twitter.com\/NXJjNTr6DI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SamBewley (@SamBewley) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamBewley\/status\/935090953911664641?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 27, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Let it snow<\/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\">Me: &quot;We should turn back mate there&#39;s ice in the shade here.&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/H_McComick?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@H_McComick<\/a> &quot;Nah that&#39;s not ice that&#39;s just frost&quot;<\/p>\n<p>14 seconds later both on our arses. <\/p>\n<p>I get bored being right&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ryan Mullen (@ryanmullen9) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ryanmullen9\/status\/936267321844359168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 30, 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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