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March 12, 2020 March
12, 2020
Rouleur predicts… Paris Nice 2020
Stage 6.
"Not
quite the high mountains but with four
category two climbs, including one more than
10 kilometers in length, today certainly
provides the first test for the climbers." (rouleur.cc)
Photographs: ASO
March
12, 2020
Woods Breaks Femur, Craddock Falls
Ill.
"Woods
crashed on Thursday’s stage of Paris-Nice and
sustained a broken femur. He was taken to a
Lyon, France, hospital immediately, where
evaluations confirmed he suffered a closed
fracture to his right femur."
(flobikes.com) Michael Sheehan
March
12, 2020
Niccolò Bonifazio thwarts Jan
Tratnik's breakaway heroics on stage five of
Paris Nice.
"As
coronavirus provided drama off the road,
Tratnik was providing the theatrics on it,
looking like he would successfully hold off
the peloton after spending 200km in the day’s
break."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty
Images)
March
12, 2020
Paris Nice Stage 5 Preview.
"The
Route: the longest stage, 227km and a more
scenic ride with less of the exposed, empty
fields of recent days, we’re now into more
pleasant country to ride. There’s more
climbing, the first intermediate sprint is at
the top of a mountain pass."
(inrng.com) (ASO)
March
12, 2020
Gear Break: Bargains and
Innovations.
"Yet
more top kit for your perusal. Discount from
Wahoo on their ELEMNT BOLT and iconic bike
builder Colnago introduce their G3X Gravel
bike, plus HED show off their Eroica Carbon
wheels."
(pezcyclingnews.com) PEZ Crew
March
12, 2020
Coronavirus: London Bike Show
postponed.
"Newtimber
Media, the organizer of the London Bike Show,
announced that the London Bike Show and
Triathlon Show: London will be postponed due
to the escalation of coronavirus across the UK
and Europe."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: London Bike
Show)
March
12, 2020
Paris Nice 2020 Live Dashboard.
"2020 Paris-Nice LIVE March 8-15, France. Stage 6 start time: Friday 12:15pm CET (7:15am U.S. Eastern). Earliest live video: 2:40pm CET (9:40am U.S. Eastern). Approximate finish: 4:26pm CET (11:26am U.S. Eastern)." (steephill.tv) March
12, 2020
Column
Two
Pauline Ferrand Prévot: Something
unsettles me about the revelations from Marion
Sicot.
"Ferrand
Prévot, the reigning mountain bike world
champion, has said that she doesn’t want to be
misunderstood, that Sicot's situation is
delicate but that there is something that is
unsettling about her testimony in the
interview with Stade 2." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
March
12, 2020
Strava Eliminates Multiple Summit
Tiers, Simplifies Back to Single Option.
"Over
the last few weeks Strava has quietly removed
the ability to choose an individual Summit
Pack, instead offering only a full Summit
membership to those that want to pay for
premium Strava features. You may remember back
in the summer of 2018, Strava renamed their
then paid offering from ‘Strava Premium’ to
‘Strava Summit’."
(dcrainmaker.com)
March
12, 2020
USA Cycling announces return of
Jim Miller as head of elite athletics.
"Miller
had been working with TrainingPeaks for the
past two years. Prior to this engagement, he
had been part of USA Cycling for 17 years." (velonews.com)
March
12, 2020
From Dubai to the Dunes: The
unique challenges facing photographers at the
UAE Tour.
"Unlike
neighboring desert races in Saudi Arabia and
Oman, the UAE Tour is largely set in sprawling
metropolises such as Dubai, while the race’s
trips out through the desert follow wide
highways that are more suggestive of
civilization than camels."
(velonews.com) (Justin Setterfield/Getty
Images Sport)
March
12, 2020
‘I was going hard while Geraint
was sitting up chatting’: Five types of riders
to help you succeed.
"There’s
no mightier influence on your fitness than
fellow cyclists - friends and foes. Sports
psychologist Dr Josephine Perry identifies
five archetypal riders who could prove pivotal
to your progress."
(cyclingweekly.com) Josephine Perry
March
12, 2020
Catching Up with CCC’s Greg Van
Avermaet.
"Last,
but certainly not least, in our series of
interviews with riders from the CCC team is
the top man himself; Olympic champion Greg Van
Avermaet. Greg looks back at 2019 and looks
forward to 2020, the Classics and the
Olympics."
(pezcyclingnews.com) (Photo: Cor Vos)
March
12, 2020
Selle Royal Float Athletic saddle.
"The
Selle Royal Float Athletic uses memory foam
cushioning to offer a really well-supported
and comfortable ride. While it won't
necessarily be lusted over by fast road
riders, for anybody who wants a little extra
luxury, it's very good."
(road.cc) Matt Lamy
March
12, 2020
Best cycling power meter deals:
Get up to $700/£550 off a power meter.
"To
compose this list of power meter deals, we’ve
chosen from products that we’ve even ridden or
brands we trust. Look out for the ‘read more’
links to read our independent review and how
we rated it."
(cyclingweekly.com) Hannah Bussey
March
12, 2020
Column
Three
Peloton in holding pattern as
coronavirus crisis deepens and races left in
limbo.
"Teams
across the peloton are bracing for the latest
impacts on the calendar in light of the
ongoing coronavirus health crisis gripping
Europe."
(velonews.com) (Getty Images)
March
12, 2020
Van Garderen pulls plug on Paris
Nice; Hungary declares state of emergency.
"The
Giro faces another hurdle with the 'big start'
slated for Budapest in May while Tejay van
Garderen pulls out of Paris Nice in light of
new flight restrictions between Europe and the
United States."
(velonews.com) Photo: James Startt
March
12, 2020
E3 BinkBank Classic and Ghent
Wevelgem canceled.
"Authorities
in Flanders have announced that all sporting
events in the region will be suspended until
the end of March because of the spread of
Covid-19, including prestigious Belgian
cycling events."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty
Images)
March
12, 2020
Ridefarr launches huge new Wide-R
Grvl gravel drop handlebar.
"As gravel bikers wish to benefit from the comfort and more predictable steering feedback of wider handlebars, manufacturers are responding." (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Ridefarr) March
12, 2020
How to measure a bike frame: Our
complete guide to sizing a bike.
"If
you’re thinking of buying a new bike, or a
first bike, understanding the key measurements
that define your frame is important to ensure
that you get a machine that fits you and works
for the type of riding that you intend to do." (bikeroar.com)
Paul Norman
March
12, 2020
Column
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March 11, 2020 March
11, 2020
Paris Nice: Søren Kragh Andersen
wins individual time trial.
"Soren
Kragh Andersen (Sunweb) put in a fairytale
performance to win the stage 4 time trial at
Paris Nice. The Dane covered the 15km course
in a time of 18:51 to hold off the late
challenge of race leader Maximilian Schachmann
(Bora Hansgrohe) by six seconds." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images Sport)
March
11, 2020
Rouleur predicts… Paris Nice 2020
- Stage 4.
"We
know there’s a cycling shortage at the moment,
but Paris-Nice stage 4 is still a time trial,
so just fax us the results, yeah? Is it one
for the pure time trialist, or could a leggy
lightweight spring a surprise?"
(rouleur.cc) (ASO)
March
11, 2020
Sam Bennett fined for shoulder
barging at Paris Nice, will not start after
injuring fingers.
"Sam
Bennett hit double-trouble at Paris Nice
Tuesday, crashing and injuring his hand in the
final sprint, and later discovering he was to
be fined for shoulder barging during the
stage."
(velonews.com) (Getty Images)
March
11, 2020
Groupama FDJ debuts new disc brake
time trial bike at Paris.
"The
French WorldTeam brought out the new Lappierre
disc machine for the 15.1km test around
Saint-Amand-Montrond in central France, with
the bike helping the squad take a top-10
result."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty
Images)
March
11, 2020
Column
Two
Kiel Reijnen: Gravel is going to
save American cycling.
"His
chances of dabbling in gravel racing this year
are as yet unconfirmed, but Trek Segafredo's
Kiel Reijnen is under no illusions as to how
important the growing discipline can be in his
native country."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
March
11, 2020
Mathieu van der Poel pulls out of
Volta a Catalunya.
"Mathieu
van der Poel is back training in Spain after
recovering from what turned out to be flu,
which he caught shortly after riding at the
Volta ao Algarve."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty
Images)
March
11, 2020
Landa: My only option is patience.
"Life
as a professional cyclist has rarely been
straightforward for Mikel Landa, and the
latest wrinkle in the cloth for the Basque
star is that, while clearly settling in well
at his new Bahrain McLaren team, and despite
good early form, the fall-out from a training
crash over a month back continues to trouble
him."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
March
11, 2020
Tom Dumoulin recovered from
parasites and looking to make return to peloton.
"Tom
Dumoulin is looking forward to making his
racing debut for Jumbo Visma at the 100th
Volta a Catalunya after a solid training block
at altitude on Tenerife."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo by VINCENT
JANNINK/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)
March
11, 2020
Spurcycle launches slimmer and
slightly more affordable premium bell.
"Spurcycle’s
new Compact Bell is a considerably slimmer and
marginally more affordable version of the
brand’s original iconic bell loved by on-bike
campanologists the world over."
(bikeradar.com) Jack Luke
March
11, 2020
50 delights of riding your bike.
"As
I’ve come to learn, most cliches are true. I
hope some of these will resonate. Smile when
any of these happen on your next outing, and
add your own in the comments."
(cyclingtips.com) Photography by Jered &
Ashley Gruber
March
11, 2020
Mitchelton Scott releases full
list of Zwift races with pros, including Simon
Yates and Amanda Spratt.
"Mitchelton
Scott may have pulled out of all races in
March due to coronavirus, but they won’t let
the global spread of infection keep them away
from racing."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Justin Setterfield/Getty
Images Sport)
March
11, 2020
Column
Three
March
11, 2020
Boivin on Paris Nice: ‘Safety-wise
there is no problem.’
"Guillaume
Boivin confident of riders' own health at
Paris Nice, though he and others fear measures
to prevent spread of virus around general
public could put long-term stopper on racing." (velonews.com)
James Startt
March
11, 2020
Coronavirus: Tour of Flanders
organizer 'concerned' at prospect of
cancellation.
"The
organizers of the Tour of Flanders have said
that they are preparing for a "number of
scenarios" in light of the spread of the
Covid-19 coronavirus in Europe, which has seen
the postponement of an array of sporting
events."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
March
11, 2020
Van Aert: My spring rivals at
Paris Nice have the advantage.
"Classics
star Wout van Aert has spoken about the
Covid-19 coronavirus and its heavy effect on
his spring race schedule so far, noting that
his rivals at Paris Nice have an advantage on
him."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
March
11, 2020
Nino Schurter and Kate Courtney
extend with SCOTT SRAM.
"Ahead
of time, both Olympic Champion Nino Schurter
and World Cup Champion Kate Courtney have
extended their contracts until 2022. The team
is under contract with all its sponsors until
the end of 2020."
(bikeworldnews.com) portrait-by-Margus-Riga
March
11, 2020
Column
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March 10, 2020 March
10, 2020
Paris Nice: Garcia Cortina wins
stage 3.
"Ivan
Garcia Cortina (Bahrain McLaren) won stage 3
of Paris Nice after emerging victorious from a
chaotic bunch finish in La Châtre. The
Spaniard showed considerable strength on the
slightly uphill finishing straight to hold off
Peter Sagan (Bora Hansgrohe) and claim the
spoils."cyclingnews.com
Photo by Alain JOCARD AFP Photo by ALAIN
JOCARDAFP via Getty Images
March
10, 2020
Stuyven: 90 percent of Paris Nice
peloton assumes that we will not get to Nice.
"On
Monday, the French government enacted new
measures that prohibited public gatherings of
a thousand people or more, which has had an
immediate effect on some marquee events." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images Sport)
March
10, 2020
Paris Nice Stage 3 Preview.
"Who
knows what will happen in the rest of the
season, or even if the rest of the season will
happen, but Stage 2 is a likely highlight of
the year. A pity it happened on a quiet Monday
and when part of the peloton was saying adieu
to Nicolas Portal."
(inrng.com) (ASO)
March
10, 2020
Column
Two
Kerrison: We've avoided long-term
risks with Chris Froome's comeback.
"It's
great that Chris is back riding. I think that
everyone can see that he looks well. For the
last weeks he's been able to progressively
train normally. That's a milestone. Obviously
the level isn't there yet but we're building
the intensity and the volume back into the
training."
(cyclingnews.com)
March
10, 2020
Pogacar sheds light on UAE
quarantine.
"Though
not confirmed, UAE Team Emirates staff members
were thought to have been the two positives,
while team sprinter Fernando Gaviria was later
suspected of being among four riders at the
race to have caught the virus."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
March
10, 2020
Wahoo’s New ‘Stealth’-Black BOLT,
Price Drop, Plus Adds E-Bike Support, ANGi GPS
connectivity.
"Today
Wahoo announced a new color edition of their
popular Wahoo BOLT GPS bike computer, called
‘Stealth’, which is black. No, this isn’t a
successor of the existing Wahoo BOLT, just
simply a new colored case."
(dcrainmaker.com)
March
10, 2020
French cycling federation calls on
UCI to investigate Marion Sicot allegations.
"Sicot,
who tested positive for EPO last year, said
she turned to doping because of the pressure
she was put under by Doltcini Van Eyck sports
director Marc Bracke."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo
Moreno/Getty Images)
March
10, 2020
Evil Chamois Hagar gravel bike
review: An unusual look, an unusual ride.
"Evil
Bicycles infused a massive helping of mountain
bike design into the recipe for its Chamois
Hagar gravel machine. It’s unquestionably one
of the most unusual - and visually striking -
drop-bar bikes in recent memory." (cyclingtips.com)
Photography by James Huang
March
10, 2020
Vitus’s new carbon road covers all
the bases.
"Vitus
has released details of its new 2020 bikes.
Covering everything from full-suspension
mountain machines to adventure sledges,
there’s also plenty for roadies of all stripes
to lust after."
(cyclist.co.uk) Joseph Delves
March
10, 2020
Column
Three
March
10, 2020
Coronavirus: Lappartient says
cancelling Giro d'Italia and Tour de France
would be a 'disaster' for cycling.
"Giro
organizer RCS Sport has already been compelled
to postpone Strade Bianche, Tirreno Adriatico,
Milan San Remo and the Giro di Sicilia, and
all sporting events in the country have now
been suspended until April 3 after the Italian
government enacted stricter measures to combat
the spread of the virus."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
March
10, 2020
Coronavirus: Volta a Catalunya
hinges on consequences of Spain's closed-door
sport decree.
"The
decree is due to be formally announced later
on Tuesday afternoon and will be in place for
at least the next two to three weeks. It will
apply across the board to both professional
and amateur events."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
March
10, 2020
“With €40m budget, I’d sit down
with a cigar and whisky, too” - Patrick Lefevere
in swipe at Team Ineos break from racing.
"Deceuninck
Quick Step boss Patrick Lefevere has taken a
swipe at teams currently taking a break from
racing due to the coronavirus outbreak - and,
notably, Team Ineos - saying, “With a budget
of €40 million a year, I’d sit down with a
cigar and whisky, too."
(road.cc) (Simon MacMichael)
March
10, 2020
The curious case of Bruno
Armirail, quarantine escape-artist.
"In
the days and weeks since the 2020 UAE Tour
screeched to a premature halt, wild stories of
the race and its aftermath have slowly
emerged. It has, putting it mildly, been a
bizarre couple of weeks for professional
cycling."
(cyclingtips.com) Photography by Dane Cash
March
10, 2020
“There is no life in him. The boy
is going to die”: Nairo Quintana's spiritual
story.
"That
is who we are.” We know Nairo Quintana was
born in Colombia in 1990 but, as we discover
in this extract from Matt Rendell's new book,
Colombia Es Pasione!, his roots reach back far
further than his birth."
(rouleur.cc) Photographs: Offside /
Presseports
March
10, 2020
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