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Here is what is making the headlines this week …
Monday, February 24, 2025
- Vingegaard spotted with 150 mm cranks at Volta ao Algarve
- Roglič: 'I feel I'm exactly where I should be at this early stage'
- Santesteban reveals endometriosis diagnosis
- Lappartient says 'there is no plan B' for Rwanda Worlds
Vingegaard spotted with 150 mm cranks at Volta ao Algarve
Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) was seen using unbranded 150 mm crankarms during the Volta ao Algarve, in an ever-growing trend towards shorter cranks in the pro peloton.
Vingegaard’s cranks were filed down and repainted to hide the branding and length specification, as also previously noted by Escape Collective’s Ronan McLaughlin in January. Now, the length has been confirmed by iBike Studio – a bike fit studio that shared content measuring them on Instagram.
Aside from what appears to be a Quarq-branded power meter spider and black chainrings that are visually similar to those on SRAM's Force AXS power meter, the crankarms have no branding. But at 150 mm, the crankarms are shorter than any standard options currently offered by SRAM, Visma's groupset sponsor. As previously reported by Ronan McLaughlin, most of Visma's riders have already transitioned to shorter cranks, typically using 165 mm and 160 mm setups. [Instagram]
Roglič: 'I feel I'm exactly where I should be at this early stage'
While Jonas Vingegaard can come out of the Volta ao Algarve confident in his early-season form, Primož Roglič was not quite at his best, ultimately finishing eighth overall. Still, the Slovenian seemed content with his performance for February.
"Obviously, it wasn't my main goal for the season, but I feel I'm exactly where I should be at this early stage," he said in a statement shared by Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe. "There's still a lot of work ahead, but things are moving in the right direction."
Santesteban reveals endometriosis diagnosis
Ane Santesteban (Laboral Kutxa-Fundación Euskadi) said on social media on Sunday afternoon that she learned in October that she had endometriosis and an ovarian cyst, and she reflected on the challenges she has faced but also expressed optimism now that she has begun to treat the health issues that had impacted her racing.
"It is clear that anything that ends in 'osis' is not good, but in my case, it was a relief," she wrote. "I had been in pain for months, feeling unwell and visiting doctors to get a diagnosis and solution." [Instagram]
Lappartient says 'there is no plan B' for Rwanda Worlds
In an interview with Cyclingnews, David Lappartient has again downplayed speculation that the UCI is considering alternatives to holding the Road World Championships in Kigali, Rwanda, amid armed conflict nearby.
Saying that "there is no plan B," Lappartient discussed the importance of holding Worlds in Africa and also focused on what is being done to help with logistics for travel. [Cyclingnews]
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