March 2014

It's Tuesday, so it's GCN news day! Here's the latest news from the past week in cycling, and follow GCN on YouTube so you don't miss any episodes: 

Peter Sagan adds to his palmares with a win at E3 Harelbeke, though it was Team Sky's Geraint Thomas who split the peloton, in the end Sagan timed his sprint perfectly to take the win.

Gent Wevelgem was won by Giant Shimano's John Degenkolb, beating FDJ's Arnaud Démare and Peter Sagan. In the women's version of the event, Lauren Hall claimed her first major victory.

In the Volta A Catalunya, Joachim Rodriguez took the victory, beating Alberto Contador by just 4 seconds with BMC's Tejay van Garderen in third. 

The Criterium International took place in Corsica with AG2R's Jean-Christophe Péraud taking the win. 

We also take a look at GCN's inner tube challenge, with Daniel Lloyd setting the inital pace at 1:05. Can you beat him? Post your video onto YouTube and drop us a message onto Facebook, Google+ or Twitter letting us know how you get on, and we'll pull your efforts together into the GCN innertube challenge!

We are also sad to report that UK cycling journalist legend, Steve Worland has passed away. Steve was a friend to many of us at GCN and will be sorely missed. Our thoughts are with his family.


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Belgian Classics, Volta A Catalunya And The Criterium International - GCN Cycling News Show - Ep. 65

Are your Campagnolo brake pads worn? Here's how to replace them.
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Replacing brake pads is important if you're switching between alloy and carbon wheels, or simply if your brake pads are worn.

To replace Campagnolo brake pads, all you'll need is a small flat headed screwdriver and your replacement pads.

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How To Change Campagnolo Brake Pads - GCN's Maintenance Mondays

Wesley Sulzberger of Drapac Pro Cycling rides a Swift Ultravox TI.
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Swift Carbon are a new brand to the professional cycling peloton. Wesley Sulzberger of Drapac Professional Cycling rides the Ultravox TI model in team colours. Sulzberger's bike is equipped with full SRAM red, with a Quarq powermeter. He has the full range of ZIPP wheels at his disposal and runs ZIPP handlebars, stem and seatpost too.

Wesley Sulzberger's Swift Ultravox TI

We interview Ernesto Colnago founder of the legendary Colnago bikes.
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What is Colnago? Colnago is one of the most innovative bike brands. We sat down with Ernesto Colnago, who founded the company, to find out about the background and history of one of the iconic names in cycling.

Inside Line - Colnago

GCN visited Mallorca.
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We visited Mallorca to film an upcoming series of How To videos, and to get a bit of sun.

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GCN In Mallorca - Preview

How can you make your road bike as aerodynamic as possible?
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We spoke to the pros ahead of the Dubai Tour to find out. The riders faced a short time trial where they were unable to use time trial equipment. Changing handlebars, stems, seat positions and using skinsuits were all methods employed by the World Tour riders in an effort to be as aerodynamic as possible.

How To Get Aero On A Road Bike Like A Pro

Milan San Remo is the first of the 'momuments' to take place in 2014, and we look at this along with the rest of the week's cycling news. 
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Milan Sanremo took place on Sunday, and while it wasn't snowing like in 2013, conditions were again tough. Peter Sagan's Cannondale team controlled the peloton from an early brek of seven riders. Nibali of Astana made the earliest move, Lotto Belisol, Team Sky, Cannondale and Trek cut his lead to just 14 seconds by the time they got to the Poggio. At the top there was a group of around 25 riders, which included some of the world's best sprinters. In the end though Alexander Kristoff of Katusha took the victory with Fabian Cancellara second and Ben Swift third.

Tech of the week is from Fietsklik, a great bike transport system - initally designed for carrying beer, something close to our hearts ;-) Check out their Kickstarter page at: 

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fietsklik/bike-accessories-that-click-and-lock

Tweet of the week this week is from David Millar - summing up quite how tiring Milan Sanremo is. Mini escalators FTW!

Music: The Anomalies - Reptile Human (Instrumental): 

Milan Sanremo, One Day Races, Tech Of The Week And More - GCN Cycling News Show - Ep. 64

How do you change a Campagnolo cassette?
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You might need to change your cassette if you're preparing for a hilly sportive, or if you're replacing your drivetrain.

If you have a Campagnolo groupset, how do you do this? All you will need is a cassette tool, chainwhip and this video!


The Telescope Thieves - El Francotirador: 

How To Replace A Campagnolo Cassette - GCN's Maintenance Mondays

GCN visited Campagnolo.
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Coming soon to GCN, straight from the Campagnolo factory in Vicenza, Italy.

Campagnolo Maintenance Mondays - PREVIEW

This is Mark Cavendish's custom Specialized S-Works Venge.
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Mark Cavendish is riding a custom Specialized S-Works Venge. Rather than team colours, the Manx Missile has a stealth-black paint job.

Cavendish chooses full SRAM Red 22, with the only exception being the S-Works chainset. Cav rolls on Zipp wheels and holds onto Zipp handlebars too.

Mark Cavendish's Specialized Venge

What are the five monuments of cycling?
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The five Monuments of cycling are the biggest one day races apart from the World Championship. The Monuments are Milan-San Remo, the Tour of Flanders, Paris-Roubaix, Liege-Bastogne-Liege and Il Lombardia. The Monuments are races that all cyclists strive to win. All over 250km, they are the longest races on the cycling calendar, and all have a rich history.

Music: AC Revery - Emerging From The Mists Of Time: 

What Is A Monument?

Milan-San Remo is the first classic of the pro cycling season. Here are GCN's ten picks.
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Last year, the race had a surprise winner when Gerald Ciolek outsprinted Peter Sagan. We're expecting Sagan to be up there again: can he take his first Monument?

Fabian Cancellara is a perennial favourite for Milan - San Remo. With the introduction and later removal of the Pompeiana climb, the sprinters are back. Mark Cavendish, John Degenkolb and Andre Greipel will all be hungry for the win.

As outsiders, we've got Simon Gerrans and Michael Matthews. The ORICA-GreenEdge teammates have both shown great from so far this year. Could Gerrans take his second victory at the race?

Our Top 10 is in fact a Top 9. We'd like to extend our sympathies to Tom Boonen and his partner. 

As always, we're sure that we've missed someone! Comment below and let us know your favourites. If you agree with any of our choices, share this video!

March 2014

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