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Hype Malaysia
4 days ago
- Automotive
- Hype Malaysia
2 New Time-Twisting Drops From Tudor & Amida Flex Bold Colours & Retro-Futuristic Flair
If you're into watches that stand out and do more than just tell the time, you're going to love these new releases. From bold designs to clever features, these picks are fresh, fun, and definitely worth checking out. Tudor Pelagos FXD 'Yellow' Tudor is making a bold statement in the world of competitive cycling with the release of the Pelagos FXD Chrono Yellow. Launched to commemorate the Tudor Pro Cycling Team's debut at the Tour de France and the return of cycling legend Fabian Cancellara, this new limited edition brings performance and style together in a striking yellow-accented package. The bright details pay homage to the iconic Maillot Jaune worn by the race leader, giving the watch both symbolic and technical flair. The timepiece features a 43 millimeter carbon composite case, fitted with fixed lugs and a tachymeter bezel tailored specifically for measuring a cyclist's speed. On the dial, you'll find a 45-minute chronograph counter, a 60-second subdial, and a date window positioned at six o'clock. True to Tudor's signature design, the watch includes the snowflake hour hand and luminous markers, making it easy to read even during the most intense rides. Under the hood is the COSC-certified MT5813 movement, offering approximately 70 hours of power reserve and automatic winding. The single-piece fabric strap, highlighted with a yellow stripe, completes the look with a nod to pro-level racing gear. This is the second cycling-themed special edition Tudor has released this year, following the Giro d'Italia model in pink, signalling the brand's growing commitment to the sport. The Pelagos FXD Chrono Yellow is priced at US$5,600 (~RM26,400) and is available now in an exclusive limited edition of only 300 pieces worldwide at selected Tudor retailers. Amida Digitrend The revival of Amida's 1970s-inspired Digitrend was already a standout in the world of retro-futuristic design. Now, the brand returns with something even more captivating – the Digitrend Open Sapphire. Featuring a domed sapphire top that reveals the mechanics behind its signature jumping hour and wandering minute display, this limited-edition release puts the spotlight on both style and substance. Think of it as a targa-top evolution of the sleek 'fastback' Digitrend we saw last year. Cased in stainless steel and topped with shaped sapphire crystal, the Digitrend Open Sapphire gives wearers a clear view of how its timekeeping magic works. The numbers may appear reversed at first glance, but they flip into place via a clever prismatic display that reflects the time vertically, making it perfectly legible from a driver's angle. With its 39.6mm by 39mm case and 16mm thickness, it wears surprisingly well on the wrist despite the visual drama. Inside, the Soprod NEWTON P092 movement keeps things ticking with a 44-hour power reserve and thoughtful finishing that includes Geneva stripes and a skeletonised oscillating weight. The watch comes on a charcoal Alcantara strap with a vibrant orange lining and is paired with a stainless steel buckle. For those who prefer something sportier, a metal bracelet option is also available. The Amida Digitrend Open Sapphire is priced at CHF 4,500 (~RM24,000) and is available now in a limited run of only 150 pieces worldwide at selected retailers.
Boston Globe
21-07-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Tim Wellens wins Tour de France's 15th stage, teammate Tadej Pogačar maintains grip on yellow jersey
'I knew that I had to enjoy the moment,' Wellens said. 'I kept riding 'till the finish line because I wanted a big gap to fully enjoy it and maybe put my bike in the air after the finish. But I was so happy to win that I forgot to do it.' Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Pogačar and his closest general classification rivals, Jonas Vingegaard and Florian Lipowitz, finished in a large group 6:07 behind Wellens. It meant the Slovenian rider maintained his overall lead of 4:13 over Vingegard and 7:53 over German rider Lipowitz. Advertisement Sunday's 105-mile stage from Muret to the medieval city of Carcassonne got off to a chaotic start with a crash in the peloton affecting Alaphilippe, Lipowitz, and many others. It appeared to be caused by a cobbled traffic island that caught at least one rider by surprise. Alaphilippe looked to have hurt his left shoulder, but all continued racing. Advertisement Pogačar, who'd raced ahead, was told over the radio to try and calm the bunch so Vingegaard and Lipowitz could resume contact. By the time the peloton got back together, it was about 40 seconds behind a 15-rider breakaway including Wellens. Wellens was in a four-man leading group with Campenaerts, Michael Storer, and Quinn Simmons as they climbed the 1.8-mile, 10.2 percent incline Pas du Sant. 🤩🇧🇪 🤩🇧🇪 — Tour de France™ (@LeTour) Carlos Rodríguez, Warren Barguil, Aleks Vlasov, and Alexey Lutsenko were chasing, and Wellens waited for the trailing group to catch up before he attacked with 27 miles to go, knowing his rivals would find it hard to react with the downhill to come. 'On the last climb of the day I felt really good,' Wellens said. 'I saw the others also felt really good, but I knew I had to go solo and at the top of the climb I found my moment.' Third-placed Alaphilippe celebrated after beating Van Aert and Laurance in a sprint to the line, thinking he'd won the stage, only to be told that two riders had finished ahead of him. After being involved in a crash early in the race that knocked out his radio, Julian Alaphilippe (right) thought he won the 15th stage, but was actually third, just ahead of Carlos Rodríguez. Thibault Camus/Associated Press Raphaël Meyer, team manager of Alaphilippe's Tudor Pro Cycling Team, explained that the rider's radio was damaged in the early crash and so they were unable to communicate with him during the stage. The race finishes next weekend in Paris. Monday offers riders the second rest day of the Tour.
The Star
20-07-2025
- Sport
- The Star
Cycling-Crash and confusion as Alaphilippe celebrates
Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 13 - Loudenvielle to Peyragudes - Loudenvielle, France - July 18, 2025 Tudor Pro Cycling Team's Julian Alaphilippe in action during stage 13 REUTERS/Benoit Tessier CARCASSONNE, France (Reuters) -Julian Alaphilippe endured a chaotic, emotional stage 15 of the Tour de France on Sunday, crashing early, soldiering on with a dislocated shoulder, and then mistakenly celebrating what he thought was a stage win - before discovering he had been beaten by two riders. The Soudal–Quick-Step rider hit the deck in the opening kilometres, suffering pain and a shoulder injury that cast doubt over whether he would even finish the day. 'He had a crash at the beginning of the race,' said team sports director Raphael Meyer. 'He had pain and a dislocated shoulder. He was seen by the doctor and he still has some pain. He's going to do x-rays.' But the Frenchman fought on, eventually crossing the line — arms raised in triumph, believing he had pulled off an emotional comeback victory. He hadn't. Unbeknownst to Alaphilippe, Tim Wellens (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) had already powered away from the breakaway group earlier and claimed a convincing solo win. Victor Campenaerts had also slipped away and crossed the line nine seconds ahead of Alaphilippe. "He thought he was first on the line — but the radio didn't work,' Meyer said. For Wellens, the victory marked a brutal show of strength, and another chapter in the dominance of leader Tadej Pogacar's UAE Team Emirates, as they continue to exert near-total control over the race. For Alaphilippe, it was a bitter-sweet finish - a gritty ride, a brave comeback, and a win that wasn't. It was not the first time such misfortune happened to Alaphilippe. In 2020, he raised his arms in celebration before the finish at the Liege-Bastogne-Liege Monument classic, only to see Slovenian Primoz Roglic effectively beating him to the line. The Frenchman was then disqualified for deviating from his sprint line. (Reporting by Julien Pretot; editing by Pritha Sarkar)
Observer
10-02-2025
- Sport
- Observer
Vervaeke punches to Stage 2 victory
Louis Vervaeke of Soudal Quick-Step grabbed his maiden professional win as the Belgian rider punched ahead with a timing of four hours 45 minutes and six seconds in the 203 km second stage of Tour of Oman on Sunday. Vervaeke triumphed atop the Yitti Hills to claim the red jersey for the overall leader, beating his teammate Valentin Paret-Peintre (+ 2') and Sean Flynn (+2') of Picnic PostNL. Germans Felix Engelhardt of Team Jayco AlUla and Marco Brenner of Tudor completed the top five with 30 riders making a last-gasp finish behind the top three in 04:45:08. The stage, longest of the Tour of Oman, began at the scenic Al Rustaq Fort. The five riders in the early breakaway pushed their advantage to five minutes at the foot of Bausher-Al Amerat, where the going got tough. Louis Vervaeke (Soudal Quick-Step) and Mikel Azparren (Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team) managed to bridge the gap near the halfway point. The Belgian and the Spaniard soon upped the pace with Magnus Kulset (Uno-X Mobility) in tow. Although the new three-man lead group still enjoyed a five-minute buffer going into the last 30 km, it melted to just over a minute with 10 km to go, when Vervaeke went for broke. The 31-year-old puncheur grabbed his first professional win, crossing the finish line with just two seconds to spare over the peloton in a crash-marred finale. CHAOS AT FINISH The Belgian rider rode clear of his three-man breakaway in the final 10 km — attacking over the Al Jissah climb ahead of an undulating final 10 km in the race. Attacks came from the main group, including a major move by David Gaudu (Groupama–FDJ) to bridge the narrow gap to the Belgian solo rider, but the moves were brought back within the final 5 km, when the bunch began to aggressively chip into Vervaeke's one-minute lead. However, despite an animated chase, the peloton was left only metres behind the Belgian on the finish line in Yitti Hills, as crosswinds and chaos in the sprint saw multiple riders crash in the final 300m. Vervaeke continued his punch, two seconds ahead of his teammate Valentin Paret-Peintre, who sprinted to second past Flynn. The stage win delivered Vervaeke into the overall race lead, ahead of Paret-Peintre in second place at a gap of 6 seconds and Flynn in third at a margin of 8 seconds. On Monday, the cyclists will tackle a mountainous 180.8 km route from Fanja to the Eastern Mountain in the third stage of Tour of Oman. Tour of Oman Stage 3 Results Rank, Rider, Country, Team, Time 1. Louis Vervaeke, Belgium, Soudal Quick-Step, 04:45:06 2. Valentin Paret-Peintre, France, Soudal Quick-Step, + 02 3. Sean Flynn, Great Britain, Team Picnic PostNL, + 02 4. Felix Engelhardt, Germany, Team Jayco-AlUla, + 02 5. Marco Brenner, Germany, Tudor Pro Cycling Team, + 02 6. Henok Mulubrhan, Eritrea, XDS Astana Team, + 02 7. Steff Cras, Belgium, Team Total Energies, + 02 8. Adam Yates, Great Britain, UAE Team Emirates, + 02 9. Mathys Rondel, France, Tudor Pro Cycling Team, + 02 10. David Gaudu, France, Groupama-FDJ, + 02
Observer
07-02-2025
- Sport
- Observer
Pluimers bags maiden pro win at Muscat Classic
Muscat: Rick Pluimers of the Netherlands bagged the top honours in the third edition of Muscat Classic race ahead of the Tour of Oman, on Friday. The Tudor Pro Cycling Team (Switzerland) rider completed the 170.3 km road race from Al Mouj Muscat to Al Bustan in 4 hours 16 minutes and 50 seconds to win the race, held in a pleasant weather. The Dutch cyclist leapfrogged the winner of the opening Muscat Classic, Belgian Jenthe Biermans (Arkea–B&B Hotels) and Eritrea's Henok Mulueberhan (XDS Astana), who finished in second and third places respectively. 'It's a super nice way to win my first pro victory. I knew I was one of the fastest riders in the group so I only focused on my sprint,'' Pluimers said, attributing his win to the hard work put in by the team. Tudor Pro Cycling Team's Netherland rider Rick Pluimers celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the one day Muscat Classic cycling race. in Muscat on February 7, 2025. (Photo by Loic VENANCE / AFP) As many as 28 riders had the same time including fourth-placed Diego Ulissi of Astana and Groupama's Tom Donnenwirth of France. Ninety riders completed the race while 24 cyclists couldn't finish and three did not start. This was the third edition of Muscat Classic, a one-day race that began as warm-up act for the Tour of Oman in 2023. The race witnessed rolling barrage of attacks as the peloton, reduced to under 30 units, reeled in the lead group consisting of Jay Vine (UAE Team Emirates), Ruben Guerreiro (Movistar) and Chris Harper (Jayco–AlUla) in sight of the line. In the end, the precocious Rick Pluimers (Tudor) prevailed in the bunch sprint and bagged the first professional win of his career. Tudor Pro Cycling Team's Netherland rider Rick Pluimers (C) poses on the podium after winning the Muscat Classic cycling race ahead of second place Arkea B&B Hotels Team's Belgian rider Jenthe Biermans (L), and third place XDS Astana team's Erythrean rider Henok Mulueberhan (R), in Muscat on February 7, 2025. (Photo by Loic VENANCE / AFP) 114-STRONG PELOTON A 114-strong peloton rolled out from Al Mouj Muscat, with Jorgen Nordhagen (Visma–Lease a Bike), Tim Naberman (Picnic PostNL) and Davide Cimolai (Movistar) not making the start. Adne van Engelen (Terengganu) jumped out of the peloton with his teammate Mohamad Mohd Zariff and Rasmus Bogh Wallin (Uno-X Mobility). Their margin soon grew from 1′30″ at km 10 to 4′30″ at km 23 before peaking at 7 minutes at km 30. After the gap hit 6′45″, UAE Team Emirates and Visma–Lease a Bike traded turns at the front of the peloton. As the race reached 73 km, the first slopes whittled the breakaway down to two men after the 2022 Malaysian national champion lost contact. Wallin was gapped by Van Engelen on the ascent to Bausher-Al Amerat but managed to reconnect on the descent. Their advantage dipped below the 2′30″ mark at km 85. The Dutchman finally got rid of the Norwegian for good on the Hamriyah climb (km 111). The start of the final circuit encouraged several riders to try their luck. Kanter (XDS Astana), Boulahoite (TotalEnergies) and Azparren (Q36.5) flew past Van Engelen at km 127. The Q36.5 Spaniard hit the front of the race, only to be undone in turn by Lorenzo Germani (Groupama–FDJ), who launched a solo move from 34 km out, half a minute ahead of the peloton. Tudor Pro Cycling Team's netherland rider Rick Pluimers (3rd L) celebrates with teammates after winning the Muscat Classic cycling race, in Muscat on February 7, 2025. (Photo by Loic VENANCE / AFP) NEW QUARTER A new three-man group consisting of Vine (UAE Team Emirates), Reinderink (Soudal Quick-Step) and Harper (Jayco–AlUla) counter-attacked and caught Germani with 17 km to go. The newly formed quartet held a 25-second margin over the peloton going into the final 10 km. The Italian youngster racing for Groupama–FDJ ran out of steam with 6 km to go. Ruben Guerreiro (Movistar) stormed out of the peloton and linked up with Vine and Harper at the front. However, with just 7 seconds to spare with 2 kilometres to go, it was not to be. A much-reduced peloton took charge, leaving Pluimers for the final kill on the false flat leading to the finish line and fly to his maiden win as a professional rider. The pack rides during the Muscat Classic cycling race, in Muscat on February 7, 2025. (Photo by Loic VENANCE / AFP) Muscat Classic results Position, Rider, Country, Team, Time 1. Rick Pluimers (Netherlands) Tudor Pro Cycling Team 04:16:50 2. Jenthe Biermans (Belgium) Arkea-B&B Hotels + 00 3. Henok Mulubrhan (Eritrea) XDS Astana Team + 00 4. Diego Ulissi (Italy) XDS Astana Team + 00 5. Tom Donnenwirth (France) Groupama-FDJ + 00 6. Valentin Paret-Peintre (France) Soudal Quick-Step + 00 7. Davide Toneatti (Italy) XDS Astana Team + 00 8. Ivan Cortina Garcia (Spain) Movistar Team + 00 9. Mauri Vansevenant (Belgium) Soudal Quick-Step + 00 10. Stian Fredheim (Norway) Uno-X Mobility + 00
