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January 18, 2020 Women's 2020 Tour Down Under LIVE
stream.
"2020
Tour Down Under LIVE. Women's race: January
16-19.
(US times the previous day). Stage 4 - Sunday, January 19 - Adelaide (Schwalbe Stage 4). Start at 4:45pm local, 7:15am CET, 1:15am ET, 10:00PM PST January 18th." (cyclingfans.com) January
18, 2020
Winder takes stage 3 and race lead
at Women's Tour Down Under.
"US
national champion Ruth Winder (Trek Segafredo)
is threatening to break Mitchelton Scott's
domination of the Women’s Tour Down Under
after taking the third stage uphill sprint win
ahead of Liane Lippert (Team Sunweb) and
Lauren Stephens (Team TIBCO Silicon Valley
Bank)."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
January
18, 2020
Spratt's hopes of fourth straight
Women's Tour Down Under title slip away.
"Of
course, there’s always disappointment, you
always come here to win the overall, but
that’s bike racing, you can’t always win and
I’m still really proud of the way the team has
ridden," Spratt said."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
January
18, 2020
Sprinters brace for season’s first
battles.
"Winning
early leads to winning often. At least that’s
what the fast men in the bunch are counting
on."
(velonews.com) (Getty Images)
January
18, 2020
Tour Down Under sponsor Santos and
riders raise funds for Australian bushfire
recovery efforts.
"All
the prize money from Sunday's Schwalbe
Classic, the circuit race that kicks off the
men's Tour Down Under, will be donated to the
South Australian communities affected by the
on-going bushfire crisis, the race organizers
announced."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
January
18, 2020
2020 Tour Down Under LIVE STREAM.
"Tour
Down Under 2020 - stage 1 (Tanunda - Tanunda
150km) LIVESTREAM: Tuesday, January 21st.
Finish at 2:45pm local, 5:15am CET, 11:15pm ET. Schwalbe Classic
(Adelaide):
Prologue start time: Sunday 18:45 CDT (12:00 AM PST January 20th). Approximate finish: 17:45 CDT (11:15 PM PST)." (cycling.today) January
18, 2020
Review: Roka Torino Sunglasses.
"Roka
has proven to have stylish and functional
glasses. They have slowly infiltrated the
cycling ranks with impressive efforts. The
Torino is a complete win for its comfort,
grip, and lens filters."
(creakybottombracket.com) (Photo: CJ Rudy)
January
18, 2020
Column
Two
Chris Froome: The only appointment
I’ve set myself is the Tour de France.
"In
his first video interview of 2020, recorded at
Team Ineos' current training cam in Gran
Canaria, the four-time Tour de France winner
says he has passed out of the rehab phase of
his recovery and moved into normal training,
with his sites set clearly on July." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
January
18, 2020
Egan Bernal aiming for freshness
after doing 'too many kilometers' before Tour de
France last year.
"Bernal
became the youngest winner of the Tour in more
than 100 years with an assured display in only
his second Tour and second Grand Tour, but
that wasn’t the original storyline on the
script."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
January
18, 2020
Primož Roglič says he’s the big
favorite for the Tour de France 2020.
"While
Jumbo Visma announced in December they would
be heading to the French Grand Tour with three
leaders in Roglič, Tom Dumoulin and Steven
Kruijswijk, the Slovenian fancies his chances
at being the strongest on the road." (cyclingnews.com)
(Photo by Christopher Jue/Getty Images)
January
18, 2020
Road to Tokyo goes through Paris
for Viviani.
"Elia
Viviani dreams of an omnium repeat this summer
in Tokyo, but the road back to the boards of
the velodrome will go through Paris." (velonews.com)
(Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
January
18, 2020
Greipel starts Tour Down Under
with hopes of rediscovering old form.
"I'm
going to find out what kind of form I'm in
during the race, so hopefully I'm going well,"
said the 2008 and 2010 Tour Down Under winner
at a press event on Saturday."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
January
18, 2020
Eroica founder discussing launch
of pro gravel race series with UCI.
"Italian
news agency Adnkronos reports that
Giancarlo Brocci, who launched the first
edition of the Erioca in the Tuscan town of
Gaiole in Chianti in 1997, met this week with
UCI president David Lappartient to discuss the
idea."
(road.cc) (Simon MacMichael)
January
18, 2020
CeramicSpeed UFO Drip Chain
Coating.
"CeramicSpeed
makes some bold performance claims for its UFO
Drip Chain Coating and while these are hard to
quantify without a laboratory, it is an
excellent product for keeping the chain clean
and running smoothly with very little other
maintenance required."
(road.cc) (Stu Kerton)
January
18, 2020
Live: UCI Cyclocross World Cup
Round 8 - Nommay, France - Sunday January 19th,
2020.
"The
World Cup returns this weekend, 2 weeks prior
to the 2020 Cyclocross World Championships.
Elite Women - 12:30 UK, 13:30 Europe, 7:30am ET. Elite Men - 14:00 UK, 15:00 Europe, 9:00am ET." (cyclocross.social) January
18, 2020
Column
Three
January
18, 2020
MPCC signals sharp rise in the
number of doping cases.
"In
the MPCC's ranking of sports affected by
doping, cycling rose from 13th to 5th and now
sits behind only track and field,
weightlifting, baseball and American
football."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Pascal Guyot/AFP via
Getty Images)
January
18, 2020
Pro bikes of the 2020 WorldTour:
Part Two.
"Having already looked at the 2020 race bikes of EF, Ineos, Sunweb, Movistar, and Deceuninck Quick Step, it’s now time to look at those belonging to Astana, Mitchelton Scott, Jumbo Visma, Israel Start Up Nation, and Groupama FDJ. " (cyclingtips.com) Dave Rome January
18, 2020
Rohan Dennis: A full kit overview.
"While
Dennis' race days will see him sporting the
black and red Team Ineos livery, an interest
in safety sees the training kit take on a
slightly less subtle hue."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Colin
Levitch)
January
18, 2020
Marianne Vos undergoes successful
surgery, released from the hospital.
"Marianne
Vos has been released from the hospital after
undergoing successful surgery to correct a nod
in an artery in her groin on Thursday. The
multiple world champion had the operation
performed in consultation with her CCC Liv
team."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
January
18, 2020
Boels Dolmans continue search for
sponsors as season gets underway.
"Despite
being the world’s top-ranked women’s team for
the past four years, last September lead
sponsors Boels Rental and Dolmans Landscaping
announced they were withdrawing from the
sport. Team management has been looking for
new backers ever since."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty
Images)
January
18, 2020
A democratic cycling team with
high ambitions.
"Roxsolt
Attaquer is a team that does things
differently, from upsetting the larger teams
on the results sheet to upending the normal
team structure within the sport." (sbs.com.au)
Jamie Finch-Penninger
January
18, 2020
Specialized Turbo Creo SL Comp
Carbon EVO Review.
"A
lightweight gravel grinder road ebike with
flared handlebars, wide treaded tires, a seat
post dropper, and unique Future Shock 2.0
steer tube suspension. "
(electricbikereview.com)
January
18, 2020
Column
One
January 17, 2020 January
17, 2020
Spratt wins stage 2 of the Women's
Tour Down Under.
"Defending
champion Amanda Spratt (Mitchelton Scott)
stamped her authority on the 2020 Australia’s
Women’s Tour Down Under during Stage 2, taking
the sprint to the line ahead of her two
breakaway companions Ruth Winder (Trek
Segafredo) and Liane Lippert (Team Sunweb)." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
January
17, 2020
Richie Porte takes aim at
'climber-friendly' Tour Down Under.
"It
was, to be honest, a good feeling to get into
Paris, finally, after a couple of years of not
making it," Richie Porte says of having
reached the French capital in 11th place
overall last July. "It wasn't the Tour de
France that I wanted, but I guess to finish
the Tour is the most positive thing that came
of it."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
January
17, 2020
These 3 Warmup Exercises Will Make
You a Better Cyclist.
"You
should probably do a quick stretch or warmup
before each ride. But who really has that kind
of time? Besides, you’ll roll easy for the
first few junk miles, and that should count
for something, right? Wrong."
(bicycling.co.za) Freepik.com
January
17, 2020
Review: Cervelo Aspero
Race-Oriented Gravel Bike.
"There
are five builds for the Aspero starting at
$2800 with SRAM Apex 1 and the Force AXS build
we received is the top tier package at $6000.
Cervelo also sells a frameset for $2500. That
means you get a full build kit for $300 if you
pick Apex 1!"
(cxmagazine.com) A. Yee
January
17, 2020
Groupama FDJ present 2020 squad as
Pinot targets Tour de France.
"The
news means that national lottery operator FDJ,
who has been a sponsor of the squad since its
inception in 1997, will have committed to for
27 seasons. Insurance group Groupama,
meanwhile, came on board as an equal partner
in 2018."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Groupama FDJ)
January
17, 2020
Column
Two
Vegni warns Italian teams to
improve or face missing out on Giro d'Italia
wildcards.
"On
Thursday, RCS Sport announced that Androni
Giocattoli Sidermec, Bardiani CSF Faizanè and
Vini Zabù KTM had been awarded the wildcard
invitations to the 2020 Giro, meaning that all
three Italian Pro Continental squads will be
on the start line in Budapest on May 9." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
January
17, 2020
Andrew Strohmeyer Feels Right at
Home Racing in Belgium.
"As
a second-year Junior 17-18 racer, Andrew
Strohmeyer (CX Hairs Devo / Trek Bikes)
entered the 2019/20 with two goals: winning
the Pan-American Championships and winning at
Lakewood Nationals."
(cxmagazine.com) (B. Hazen)
January
17, 2020
Gear Break - Top Kit Selection!
"From the functionality of Giornana overshoes to the innovation of the Blincclip battery-less reflector. Stages® Cycling power meter discount, put your chain back with a Rehook, Scott's special Addict RC for World champion Annemiek van Vleuten and 'Women of Cycling Calendar' for 2020." (pezcyclingnews.com) January
17, 2020
Tour de Yorkshire unveils 2020
race route.
"The
sixth edition of the men's race, which will
form part of the new ProSeries calendar - its
2.Pro classification the highest rank outside
the WorldTour - will run from April 30 to May
3. Meanwhile, the women's race, now in its
fifth year, will once again run adjacent to
stages 2 and 3 of the men's race, on May 1 and
2."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Tour de
Yorkshire)
January
17, 2020
Can you ride the Great Wall of
China?
"Cyclist
and photographer Danel Hughes journeys to the
Great Wall of China to see if it can be ridden
on a gravel bike."
(cyclist.co.uk) Danel Hughes
January
17, 2020
11 things pro cyclists do
differently compared to amateur riders.
"Aside
from the enormous physiological differences
that exist between the world’s top cyclists
and the rest of us, professional cyclists do a
number of things both on and off the bike that
sets them apart. Struggling on when you have
been very smashed up in a crash is just one."
(stickybottle.com)
January
17, 2020
January’s tech of the month: Elite
Zumo turbo, Bryton cycling computer and a sub
$1,300/£1000 e-road bike.
"Unlike the B17, which is well known to be hard as nails until you bed it in, the C17 comes out the box with more flex because of its vulcanized rubber build. It also features a waterproof top." (cyclingweekly.com) Rupert Radley January
17, 2020
Selle Italia Teams With Elia
Viviani.
"Selle
Italia has a relationship with sport and its
champions, creating an exclusive saddle
dedicated to Elia Viviani, European Elite road
champion and now member of the Cofidis team,
Credits Solutions."
(roadbikeaction.com)
January
17, 2020
Column
Three
January
17, 2020
January Sales: The best cycling
deals available in the USA today.
"We
are quickly moving through January and there
is nothing better than a little treat to
bolster your enthusiasm to stick to your new
year cycling resolutions for 2020. If your old
bib shorts from the last decade could do with
a refresh or you fancy a wheel upgrade to keep
you rolling smoothly into the new year." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
January
17, 2020
Sam Bennett: A full kit overview.
"We
take a look at the Irish national champion's
kit from head-to-toe. Featuring Specialized,
Oakley, Vermarc and Wahoo."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Colin
Levitch)
January
17, 2020
Is Hamilton the Girona of Ontario?
"The
metro Hamilton region now has a population of
763,445 but in 2020 will boast three cycling
teams as part of its local sports bodies. The
oldest, the National Cycling Center Hamilton
(NCCH), was created as a legacy organization
after the 2003 road World Championship."
(cyclingmagazine.ca) Lily Hansen-Gillis
January
17, 2020
Evenepoel: I'll ride as hard as
possible for Giro d'Italia pink jersey.
"The
19-year-old is set to make his Grand Tour
debut at the Giro d'Italia, and will be among
the favorites to take the pink jersey in
Budapest. Evenepoel, speaking at Deceuninck
Quick Step's Spain training camp, told Cyclingnews
that it's a possibility, though wouldn't be
fully drawn on his chances at taking the
maglia rosa."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
January
17, 2020
NPE Runn Treadmill Smart Sensor:
Everything you need to know.
"A
few weeks ago when Zwift announced their new
running track within Watopia, a bunch of you
were curious about the NPE Runn device I
showed briefly within that post. So ask, and
you shall receive!"
(dcrainmaker.com)
January
17, 2020
A brief history of Adidas cycling
shoes.
"Ten notable cycling shoe designs from the footwear giant in Bavaria with your guide, Adidas archivist Martin Herde." (rouleur.cc) Photographs: Adidas January
17, 2020
Tour Down Under themed Allez
Sprint for Bora Hansgrohe riders at Schwalbe
Classic criterium.
"Both
of the Specialized sponsored men’s teams
taking on the Tour Down Under will ride the
brand’s celebratory Allez Sprint frame in the
preceding Schwalbe Classic criterium."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Michelle Arthurs-Brennan)
January
17, 2020
Fabian Cancellara Returns to SRAM.
"It
was announced today that Fabian Cancellara
returns to SRAM. AKA “Spartacus,” Cancellara
was a classics and time trial specialist who
forged many of his most important victories on
SRAM."
(bikehugger.com) Byron
January
17, 2020
Column
One
January 16, 2020 Women's Tour Down Under - Stage 2
preview.
"Chloe
Hosking took out Stage 1 of the 2020 Women's
Tour Down Under after a mild day in the saddle
through the Adelaide Hills and she will take
to the starting line in the Leader’s Jersey
today."
(sbs.com.au) (Getty Images)
January
16, 2020
January
16, 2020
The bunch sprint that nearly wasn’t - Hosking wins at WTDU after Chapman solo... "It
ended the way it was always likely to - with
Chloe Hosking (Rally) winning a bunch sprint.
But it very nearly didn’t. It was very nearly
a single rider that stole the show on stage 1
of the 2020 Women’s Tour Down Under." (cyclingtips.com)
(Photo: Cor Vos)
January
16, 2020
Tour Down Under 2020 Race Preview.
"Mitchelton
Scott head sports director Matt White has said
there has been "no harder Tour Down Under
course over the last 22 years" and knows that
his rider, South African Daryl Impey, will
have his work cut out trying to beat big
rivals Richie Porte and Rohan Dennis." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
January
16, 2020
This Mojo Vision smart contact
lens is straight out of sci-fi.
"Smart contact lenses that grant the wearer night vision as well as act as a private, super-discreet interface for your digital life could be coming to your eyeball, if startup Mojo Vision has its way." (slashgear.com) Chris Davies January
16, 2020
USA Crits unveils 21 elite teams
for 2020.
"Teams
in the D1 category agree to participate in the
entire USA Crits series, which in years past
has included upwards of 10 races spread across
the calendar."
(velonews.com)
January
16, 2020
2020 Giro d'Italia wildcard teams
announced.
"There
were no surprises among RCS Sport's Giro
d'Italia wildcard selections, as the race
organizer announced that Italian ProTeams
Androni Giocattoli Sidermec, Bardiani CSF
Faizanè and Vini Zabù KTM (formerly Neri
Sottoli Selle Italia) would be invited to the
first Grand Tour of 2020."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: RCS Sport)
January
16, 2020
Road pros aiming to set the MTB
world on fire.
"Former
MTB pros have brought the fight to the road
pros in recent years, at the highest level of
cycling. 2020 has seen some interesting shifts
the other way, with a number of international
road pros heading onto the gravel." (bicycling.co.za)
Tim Brink
January
16, 2020
Campagnolo’s new Bora WTO 33 is a
“multi-purpose” 33mm deep carbon fiber wheelset.
"Campagnolo
has launched the new Bora WTO 33 Wheelset for
rim and disc brake bikes with a “Wind Tunnel
Optimized” (WTO) 33mm deep profile that joins
the existing 45, 60 and 77mm wheels and which
it describes as a “truly multi-purpose wheel." (road.cc) (David
Arthur)
January
16, 2020
Column
Two
Pro bikes of the 2020 WorldTour:
Part one.
"Here in Adelaide, all (now) 19 WorldTour teams of 2020 are present and jittery to race on minty fresh bikes." (cyclingtips.com) Photography by Dave Rome January
16, 2020
Georg Preidler says he became
involved in blood doping ‘out of pure
curiosity.’.
"Preidler
is accused of defrauding his team after blood
doping and regularly taking growth hormones
from the 2017 Giro d’Italia up until he left
the squad in early 2019."
(Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
January
16, 2020
Mathieu van der Poel’s team
invited to Strade Bianche and Milan San Remo.
"Van
der Poel, a remarkable talent in cyclocross,
mountain biking and road cycling, had planned
to ride both one-day Classics but needed a
formal invitation for his team to do so."
(cyclingweekly.com) ( Photo by Vincent Kalut /
Photonews/Getty Images)
January
16, 2020
Wout van Aert will race cyclocross
World Championships.
"Van
Aert, 25, was out of competition from July
until his cyclocross return in Loenhout on
December 27 and he has already shown huge
promise, taking fifth in his first race back."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty
Images)
January
16, 2020
Women’s Tour ready to go ahead as
planned without title sponsor.
"Organizers
Sweetspot announced on Thursday the Women’s
Tour will once again visit Suffolk. The
event’s final stage will see the peloton
travel between Haverhill, in the west of the
county, finishing on the coast in Felixstowe."
(cyclingweekly.com) Picture by Alex
Whitehead/SWpix.com
January
16, 2020
Van der Breggen takes aim at Tokyo
Olympics gold medal defense.
"Van
der Breggen triumphed on her first
participation in the Games, crossing the line
first after an arduous 137km which saw
teammate Annemiek Van Vleuten painfully crash
out of contention on a treacherous descent
down Vista Chinesa late on."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
January
16, 2020
Colin Strickland chose Dirty Kanza
over Paris Roubaix and EF Pro Cycling. Here’s
why.
"After
Colin Strickland won the 2019 Dirty Kanza 200,
EF Pro Cycling invited him to join the
WorldTour in 2020 to race Paris Roubaix.
Here's why Strickland declined the offer." (velonews.com)
Photo: Brad Kaminski
January
16, 2020
Creating The Perfect Gravel MOB
Bike.
"Gravel
cycling opens up whole new rabbit holes for
the gear junkies out there. Much more so than
road riding, gravel presents varied terrain
and elevation profiles, so being prepared with
the right bike, tire and gearing is
essential."
(pelotonmagazine.com)
January
16, 2020
Mark Cavendish likely to miss out
on Olympics, according to reports.
"British
sprint star Cavendish still had a slim chance
of inclusion in the track squad for the
Olympics later this year, but British Cycling
coach Iain Dyer said his chances were
diminishing."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Chris
Graythen/Getty Images)
January
16, 2020
The best steel road bikes in 2020
- 5 timeless bikes that will never go out of
fashion.
"Classic
looks, a truly sublime ride quality and
impressive longevity are among the many
reasons why you may want to buy a steel road
bike."
(bikeradar.com) Robert Smith Photography /
Immediate Media
January
16, 2020
Column
Three
January
16, 2020
Ineos announces Giro d’Italia and
Tour de France leaders for 2020.
"Richard
Carapaz will be given the opportunity to
defend his title at the 2020 Giro d’Italia,
which starts in Budapest on May 9. At the Tour
de France, Geraint Thomas and Egan Bernal will
both share team leadership responsibilities
again this year."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Chris
Graythen/Getty Images)
January
16, 2020
Viviani: I hope to inspire Cofidis
with my leadership and sprinting speed.
"Elia
Viviani was last to arrive when the Cofidis
team gathered for a training ride in Adelaide
on Thursday morning, as the days count down to
the start of the men's Tour Down Under." (cyclingnews.com)
The Independent
January
16, 2020
Can James Knox win a Grand Tour?
Maybe, but he’s still living his dream
regardless.
"Until
last year’s Vuelta a España, the 24-year-old
Brit had largely flown under the radar
compared to similarly talented WorldTour
riders of the same nationality. That all
changed with an 11th place finish in his
second-ever three-week stage race and puts the
Cumbrian in the bracket of being one of the
next great Grand Tour hopes for Britain."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty
Images)
January
16, 2020
From tragedy to triumph: Christian
Ashby’s return to life.
"Driving a stolen Mitsubishi Lancer with a suspended license, ice-affected and on the way to ask her dad for money to buy more, 23-year-old Rebekah Stewart crossed the center line of the road and slammed into Ashby." (cyclingtips.com) Photography by Hikari Media, Zac Williams, Con Chronis and supplied January
16, 2020
Is Lotto Soudal’s alcohol ban for
riders and staff a smart move?
"WorldTour
team Lotto Soudal has imposed a ban on alcohol
for all staff and riders during races and
training camps. The full ban on alcohol
extends beyond those competing, meaning that
now the mechanics, soigneurs, directors, and
other team staff will have to abstain from
drinking during a significant portion of the
year."
(cyclingmagazine.ca) Lily Hansen-Gillis
January
16, 2020
FayetteCross will host Pan Am
Championships at 2022 Worlds site.
"The
races will take place at Centennial Park at
Millsap Mountain, which will also host the
2022 UCI Cyclocross World Championships." (cyclingnews.com)
(Image credit: Rob Karman / picturesbyrob.com)
January
16, 2020
Elevate KHS becomes Elevate
Webiplex for 2020.
"American
Continental team Elevate KHS is to become
Elevate Webiplex in 2020. Cloud-based business
management brand Webiplex has stepped up its
backing of the team to become a title sponsor
alongside Elevate."
(velonews.com)
January
16, 2020
Maxxis High Road Tubeless 170tpi.
"Maxxis'
High Road Tubeless tires have carried over all
the great points from the non-tubeless
version, such as excellent grip levels and
great durability, but with the added bonus of
not having to stop and fix a puncture." (road.cc) (Stu
Kerton)
January
16, 2020
The Best of CABDA West 2020: DMT
Cycling.
"The
Second annual CABDA West show brought the
latest tech from across the cycling scene to
the Del Mar fairgrounds just north of San
Diego California. Featuring more exhibitors,
dealers and educational panels."
(roadbikeaction.com)
January
16, 2020
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