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April 6 2020 April
6, 2020
Tour begins work on ‘plan B’ to
delay until late July.
"The
Spanish wire service EFE reported Monday that
Tour owners ASO are reaching out to officials
along the planned 2020 route to study the
logistics of delaying the race one month." (velonews.com)
(Getty Images)
April
6, 2020
Declercq 'honored' to be named
world's best domestique.
"The
Deceuninck Quick Step rider topped the polling
when Cyclingnews asked WorldTour pros
to name the best helper in the peloton as part
of our 'Domestique Week' of features." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images Sport)
April
6, 2020
Is your local bike shop open?
Chris King & Portland Design Works
interactive map updates shop status nationwide!
"Now
you can figure out where to get your bike
worked on, where you get the maintenance
supplies you need, or just which shops you can
still support in person."
(bikerumor.com) (Cory Benson)
April
6, 2020
Check out the huge power numbers
from the pros during the virtual Tour of
Flanders.
"During
his virtual glory, Van Avermaet put out some
insane power numbers - the reigning Olympic
champion held a staggering 434 watts for the
entire 43-minute race."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Picture: CCC Team/Bkool)
April
6, 2020
Kwiatkowski offers apartments in
Poland for doctors and nurses.
"The
idea behind giving up places to stay was
rooted in doctors and nurses fearing carrying
the virus with them and infecting their
families, wrote Kwiatkowski."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
April
6, 2020
UAE Team Emirates’ Joe Dombrowski
Talks 2020.
"Joe
Dombrowski has been a ‘name’ for the last 10
years, but an iliac artery problem delayed his
tilt at the top. Since then the young man from
Delaware, turned a corner in the Giro d’Italia
and changed team to UAE Emirates."
(pezcyclingnews.com) (UAE Emirates)
April
6, 2020
Philippe Gilbert's cycling dream
team.
"It
was incredibly hard to pick just seven riders,
says Gilbert. Over the years, I've ridden with
some amazing athletes and been part of some of
the best teams in the world."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
April
6, 2020
TrainerRoad: The ultimate guide.
"TrainerRoad
is an app and online training tool, focused on
workouts, results and performance designed
primarily for indoor cycling. It differs from
the likes of Zwift in that it's purely focused
on those fitness gains."(Image
credit: TrainerRoad)
April
6, 2020
2020 Giant Revolt 2 gravel bike
review: The $1,000 workhorse.
"The
Giant Revolt 2 is not fancy. It doesn’t take
many chances, either in geometry or spec. It’s
a workhorse. It is not designed to be the best
bike it can possibly be."
(cyclingtips.com) (Photography by James Huang)
April
6, 2020
Cycling shoes deals: The best road
shoe deals available this spring.
"Cycling
shoes are a personal choice for cyclists of
all abilities. Quite commonly, due to the
comfort requirement, even professional riders
are given the freedom to make their own
decision on shoes."
(cyclingnews.com)
April
6, 2020
Column
Two
Van Avermaet: I don't have many
chances left to win the real Tour of Flanders.
"Van
Avermaet did not hide his distaste for riding
indoors but wanted to provide some
entertainment for fans and also represent his
sponsors at a time when his team are cutting
salaries and staff."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
April
6, 2020
WorldTour teams sign up for
virtual Tour de Suisse later this month.
"After
Greg Van Avermaet (CCC Team) won the first
ever virtual Tour of Flanders over the
weekend, cycling stats organization Velon has
teamed up with the organizers of the Tour de
Suisse to introduce a series of five new
virtual races."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty
Images)
April
6, 2020
Tennessee retailer keeps it
lighthearted during dark time.
"I
have a really good time doing what I do," said
the owner of Mac's Harpeth Bikes for the past
11 years. "I'm not going to bitch and gripe
about how shitty our margins are or any of
that nonsense."
(bicycleretailer.com) Dean Yobbi
April
6, 2020
Virtual NAHBS week: Old world, new
world.
"Today’s offering includes beautiful models from Grandis Bicycles, ISEN Workshop, Normal Bicycles, SaltAir Cycles, and T-Lab." (velonews.com) Photo: Grandis April
6, 2020
Tacx Flow Budget Smart Trainer
In-Depth Review.
"The
Tacx Flow Smart is not new. Though, it might
be to a lot of people. It’s the least
expensive true smart trainer on the market -
at least by any of the major players (or even
medium players that I can find), sitting at
249EUR/$369."
(dcrainmaker.com) (Photo: Ray Maker)
April
6, 2020
Tech of the Week: A titanium
Ribble, aero helmets and…Fustle.
"What's new in the world of cycling tech over the last seven days." (cyclingweekly.com) (James Bracey) April
6, 2020
Zwift powerups explained and how
to use them.
"A
closer look at Zwift's in-game performance
boosters and how best to make them work for
you."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Zwift)
April
6, 2020
Corima brings 12-spoke MCC design
into the disc age.
"The
new hoops feature the same design ethos - with
the rim, spokes and hub all constructed from
carbon. The disc model was three years in the
making, and boast just 12 carbon spokes each
at the front and rear, hitting the scales at
1295g for a set of the 32mm deep rims."
(cyclingweekly.com) (BeFunky Collage)
April
6, 2020
Schwinn IC4 vs. Bowflex Bike C6.
"Modern
exercise bikes have advanced features such as
magnetic resistance technology as opposed to
actual wheels, which makes them quiet, safe,
and sturdy and this makes them ideal for using
at home."
(prowomenscycling.com) Bowflex Bike
April
6, 2020
Column
Three
CCC Liv prepare to race again
despite title sponsor cutbacks.
"The
Polish website Rowery, reported last
week that Dariusz Milek, head of CCC, was
looking to cut spending as the company’s share
prices dropped by 90 per cent compared to
2018, while revenues are down nine per cent
year-on-year for the first quarter." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
April
6, 2020
UNIO is the new union for the
women's peloton.
"No
women’s toilets at the start or finish of a
race. Overdue payments for start and prize
money. Key one-day races with not a single
minute of live television coverage." (cyclist.co.uk)
(Joe Robinson)
April
6, 2020
Triathlete Lionel Sanders beats
Mathieu van der Poel in Zwift race.
"The
“Ronde on Zwift” race was contested over the
UCI World Championship course in Richmond,
Virginia, which included a cobble-stoned hill.
The riders competed over three loops of the
course for a total of 27.6 km."
(cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image credit: Zwift)
Lily Hansen-Gillis
April
6, 2020
Join the pros with Zwift's virtual
group rides, workouts and races.
"For
the Pro/Am Invitational Zwift Classics, each
event takes place in a different Zwift world,
and the courses will remain open for four days
after the Pro/Am Invitational to all Zwifters
to try them out."
(Image credit: Zwift)
April
6, 2020
Mark Cavendish opens up about
battle with depression.
"Mark
Cavendish says he has successfully come
through a two-year battle with clinical
depression revealing on Monday he was “dark”
but is now on the “other side."
(cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos)
April
6, 2020
The last all-Belgian podium at the
Tour of Flanders.
"For
much of the first half of the 20th century,
Belgium-packed podiums were the rule rather
than the exception. No other nation’s riders
featured among the first three places in 28 of
the first 34 editions."
(rouleur.cc) Photographs: Sean Hardy / Offside
April
6, 2020
Austrian champion Konrad forced to
put Giro d'Italia goal on backburner.
"The
postponed Giro - which should have run from
May 9-31 - is rumored to be taking place as
late as October, while governing body the UCI
continues the task of trying to rewrite the
2020 calendar and squeeze in the sport's
most-important events."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
April
6, 2020
Ultra-endurance athlete completes
1,000km ride around Flanders.
"While
many cycling fans spent the weekend mourning
the loss of the Tour of Flanders, one
ultra-endurance athlete used the spare time
very productively."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Strava)
April
6, 2020
Fabric cuts off its nose to spite
the competition with new short Line S saddle.
"The
short saddle concept started when ‘noseless’
saddle specialists ISM focused its time-trial
and triathlon model designs on a comfort
solution for riders adopting a
super-aggressive ride position." (bikeradar.com)
Warren Rossiter / Immediate Media
April
6, 2020
Column
One
April 5, 2020 Van Avermaet wins lockdown edition
of Tour of Flanders.
"Greg
van Avermaet lagged behind at the start but
after saving his efforts for the ascent of the
Paterberg the Olympic champion surged ahead
and soloed in for victory in the unprecedented
virtual Tour of Flanders."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Flanders
Classics)
April
5, 2020
The pro (and not so pro) trainer
setups of the Virtual Tour of Flanders racers.
"The unique even offered a glimpse into the cyclists' personal pain caves." (cyclingmagazine.ca) Lily Hansen-Gillis April
5, 2020
Tour of Flanders organizer still
plans to hold race in 2020.
"The
Ronde, scheduled for this Sunday, was among
the litany of races to be postponed. The UCI
has confirmed that all competition has been
suspended until June 1, while some races
beyond that date, including the Tour de
Suisse, have already been canceled." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
April
5, 2020
Canceled, saved then canceled once
more: the Tour de Gatineau and Chrono féminin de
la Gatineau will not happen this June.
"The
Tour de Gatineau (formerly known as the GP
Cycliste Gatineau) had a roller-coaster year.
The event is one of only two elite women’s
professional road races in Canada, rated by
the UCI as a 1.1 race."
(cyclingmagazine.ca) (Photo: Credit not
Provided)
April
5, 2020
Van der Poel considers petitioning
for Tour de France debut if 2020 race goes
forward.
"If
the Tour is still ridden this year, then maybe
we can lobby to get in there," Van der Poel
said to Sporza. I think we would get
an exceptional Tour de France, with a lot of
other types of riders. I would certainly be
open to that."
(cyclingnews.com)
April
5, 2020
2020 Tour of Flanders - Virtual
edition LIVE STREAM.
"Tour of Flanders 2020 virtual edition LIVE STREAM: Sunday, April 5th. Race starts at 15:30pm CET (Central Europe), 9:30am U.S. Eastern." (cycling.today) April
5, 2020
Column
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Team Heino dominates Yorkshire
Grand Prix as Megan Rathwell breaks away.
"An
impressive performance was put down by
Canadian rider Megan Rathwell of Team Saris,
who attacked from the diminished front group
on the final climb, dropped her breakaway
companions, and then soloed in for the maximum
25 points at the finish line."
(velonews.com) (Zwift)
April
5, 2020
Eric Vanderaerden.
"The
Belgian rider made a splash with a brace of
memorable wet-weather wins in Flanders and
Roubaix in the mid-80s. But that was just a
coincidence, he reckons."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
April
5, 2020
Pro riders vote Tim Declercq as
Best Domestique in the World.
"As
well as picking the top helper in their own
team, they were all asked, anonymously, to
name the best domestique in the entire
peloton, the stipulation being they could not
vote for a teammate."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
April
5, 2020
‘I’m on a one-year contract’: Mark
Cavendish feeling fortunate despite uncertain
future.
"Mark
Cavendish has said he doesn’t believe the Tour
de France will happen this year amid an
uncertain future, who is well aware he only
has a one-year contract with Bahrain McLaren."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Giuseppe Cacace/AFP via
Getty Images)
April
5, 2020
Luke Rowe buys new bike for doctor
whose bike was stolen.
"In
a post to Twitter Tom Roberts, an anesthetic
research fellow at University Hospital of
Wales, revealed that the bike had been taken
while he was working on the intensive care
unit."
(road.cc) (Zac Williams swpixcom)
April
5, 2020
The Greatest Tour Story Ever Told;
Part 2.
"For
many who don’t know the name, Alex Stieda is a
Canadian bike racer who made history in the
1986 Tour de France by becoming the first
North American to ever don the yellow jersey."
(roadbikeaction.com) John Pierce
April
5, 2020
Why do Helmets Have an Expiration
Date and How Serious is it?
"To
start with, you should always replace your
helmet after an impact or damage. There are
many crashes where I didn’t realize I had hit
my head, but sure enough, I had, and the only
way I knew was because my helmet was cracked."
(roadbikeaction.com) Troy
April
5, 2020
Prime Primavera Carbon Stem.
"The
Prime Primavera Carbon stem is a good-looking
tiller that's available in a decent range of
sizes. It's not especially light, but then
it's not especially expensive for a carbon
stem either. If you're tweaking your bike
setup then it's one to consider." (road.cc) (Dave
Atkinson)
April
5, 2020
Watch the Zwift Yorkshire Grand
Prix live.
"15
women’s teams, including UCI pro squads
Twenty20, Valcar Travel, and Canyon SRAM.
Race starts at 11:00am PST, 2 p.m. Eastern time." (velonews.com) (Photo: Credit not Provided) April
5, 2020
Column
Three
April
5, 2020
Dirty Kanza delayed until
September 12.
"The
race across the Flint Hills of Kansas was
slated to take place on June 1st. Organizers
had previously said they would make a final
decision on May 1st."
(cyclingtips.com) Marshall Opel
April
5, 2020
Moment in time: Coryn Rivera
becomes the first American to win the Tour of
Flanders.
"It
was just like how I go into every race. It was
my second time doing Flanders so it was still
fairly new to me but I’d done a lot of
homework on the race, I knew all the cobbles
and everything."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty
Images)
April
5, 2020
Nicolas Roche: It seems a bit
sudden for teams to cut salaries.
"Roche,
like his peers in the professional peloton, is
working diligently from home while the
coronavirus pandemic is preventing them from
racing on the road."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
April
5, 2020
Niki Terpstra: Am I on the
trainer? I'm on Netflix.
"Former
Paris Roubaix and Tour of Flanders winner Niki
Terpstra is taking the coronavirus lockdown in
his stride, and splitting his time between
boxsets on Netflix, time with the family and
even some indoor training."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
April
5, 2020
Oldest Tour of Flanders winner
Andrei Tchmil reveals he has been operated on
for cancer.
"Andrei
Tchmil, who in 2000 became the oldest ever
winner of the Tour of Flanders at the age of
37, has revealed that he has undergone surgery
for cancer."
(road.cc) (Eric Houdas)
April
5, 2020
eBay Finds: Original Oakley
EyeShade sunglasses.
"Retro
eyewear always comes back into fashion. It is
a cycle of design values, trends and demand
which loop continuously, decade-upon-decade." (cyclingnews.com)
(Image credit: eBay)
April
5, 2020
Column
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April 4, 2020 April
4, 2020
RAAM cancels amid continuing
uncertainty over public health and safety.
"Organizers
told participants and crews overnight that
RAAM, set to begin June 16, and the Race
Across the West would be put off until 2021
due to the coronavirus health crisis." (velonews.com)
Photo: Vic Armijo/RAAM
April
4, 2020
Virtual Race Across America to
take place in custom Zwift environment.
"Yesterday
it was announced that the 2020 Race Across
America (RAAM) will not take place. Today
organizers have revealed that a Virtual Race
Across America (VRAAM) will instead take place
on the same dates in a customized Zwift
environment."
(road.cc) (Alex Bowden)
April
4, 2020
Forging legends: Here are the 10
best Classics of all-time.
"All
winter we waited for the spring Classics. All
winter. Milan San Remo, the Tour of Flanders,
Paris Roubaix, Liège."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Pascal
Rondeau/ALLSPORT/Getty)
April
4, 2020
1964 Tour de France, Part 1.
"The
best Tour de France ever? Some say 1989, take
your pick. During the 1989 Tour many knew it
was an exceptional edition and reading and
watching material from that year there were
regular comparisons with 1964 held up as the
vintage edition and reference point." (inrng.com) (ASO)
April
4, 2020
Rouvy: Your ultimate guide.
"Founded
by Petr Samek, a keen cyclist and software
engineer, Rouvy differentiates itself from
other virtual trainers in two ways: prize
money and the sheer scale of routes." (cyclingnews.com)
(Image credit: Rouvy)
April
4, 2020
Is there a best time to train? A
sports scientist investigates.
"Most
of us ride our bikes whenever we get chance,
but is there a best time of day when you’ll
unlock the most potential and make maximum
gains? Sports scientist Dr Mark Homer
investigates."
(cyclingweekly.com) Illustration: David
Lyttleton
April
4, 2020
Product Test: Selle Italia Flite
Boost Kit Carbonio Superflow.
"Not
just one of the most well-known saddle brands
in the industry, Selle Italia is also one of
the longest-surviving brands the sport has
known."
(roadbikeaction.com) (Photo: Credit not
Available)
April
4, 2020
Column
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Zwift Rolls Out Third World
Choice.
"As
of today Zwift has rolled out to the ability
to select between two so-called ‘guest
worlds’, versus the previous one option. This
means you can always select Watopia, or from
two other world pairs. In the case of today,
for example, that means you can select from
Watopia, New York, or Richmond." (dcrainmaker.com)
(Photo: Ray Maker)
April
4, 2020
Silver linings roadbook: Van
Avermaet tries to keep things in perspective.
"Most
of the time, 2016 Olympic champ and 2017 Paris
Roubaix winner Greg Van Avermaet spends his
days traveling around the globe, competing in
bike races, or training for them." (cyclingtips.com)
Photography by Gruber Images
April
4, 2020
John Degenkolb: The Tour de France
is an event that allows some teams to survive.
"Days
after the director of the Vuelta a España
Javier Guillén also talked about the necessity
of the Tour de France for cycling, the German
rider mentioned it in a discussion with media
of his country. "I would even like to do a
five-week Tour if necessary."
(cyclingpub.com) Lotto Soudal
April
4, 2020
Naesen: I live and train for ‘Holy
Week.’
"Belgian
star speaks candidly about missing the
classics, salary cuts, and his hopes of racing
again in 2020."
(velonews.com) (Getty Images)
April
4, 2020
Tour of Flanders: Most successful
riders, fastest editions, winning margins.
"For
many years, the key Tour of Flanders climb was
the Muur van Geraardsbergen, with its iconic
chapel at the top, followed by the Bosberg
before a finish in Ninove."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
April
4, 2020
“I never thought I would make my
Monument debut this way” - Remco Evenepoel.
"The
first virtual edition of the Tour of Flanders
will take place this Sunday 5 April with 13
pro riders taking part and among the riders
contesting the race will be Remco Evenepoel
(Deceuninck QuickStep)."(thebikecomesfirst.com)
(Sigrid Eggers)
April
4, 2020
Online talent spotting - what it
takes to get noticed on Zwift.
"Starting
at Club Network, the high-aspiring cyclist
will be calling at the Development Center, the
Regional School of Racing, the National School
of Racing, the Junior Academy, the Podium
Program and finally fame, glory and a summit
finish victory in yellow on Mont Ventoux."
(cyclingweekly.com) Simon Richardson
April
4, 2020
Specialites TA Ovalution 4 arm
chainrings.
"For
TT riders the Specialites TA Ovalution 4-Arm
chainrings will make a very good performance
upgrade. I found the oval shape caused quite a
dramatic feel around the pedal stroke." (road.cc) (Liam
Cahill)
April
4, 2020
Adrian Timmis Part Two; Life After
Z-Peugeot.
"When
we left Adrian Timmis at the end of Part One
of the interview he’d taken a stage in the
Midi Libere in 1987 and survived a grueling
Tour de France the same year but had just
completed an unfulfilling 1988 season with
Z-Peugeot."
(veloveritas.co.uk) Photo©supplied
April
4, 2020
Slamming Stems - A Decade Old
Debate.
"To
slam your stem or not to slam your stem? You
roll up to a group ride and the first thing
the riders do is look at the spacers on your
stem. You’d think they would at least check
out what you are wearing, helmet, glasses,
gloves, but it doesn’t happen."
(roadbikeaction.com) (Photo: Credit not
Provided)
April
4, 2020
Column
Three
April
4, 2020
Cromwell: Lower costs, ability to
adapt will help save women's teams.
"Tiffany
Cromwell, who rides for the Canyon SRAM team
believes that women's cycling can survive on
the basis that their costs are lower and
because the members of the female peloton are
more experienced in generating interest for
their sponsors."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Velofocus)
April
4, 2020
Virtual NAHBS week: From rust to
rainbows.
"Today’s
offering includes beautiful models from Black
Sheep Bikes, chYld, Moots, Pratt Frameworks,
and Stein&Fenton."
(velonews.com) Photo: Stein&Fenton
April
4, 2020
Inside Team Twenty20’s new
strategy for Sunday’s Zwift Classics race.
"Team
Twenty20 comes into Sunday's Zwift Classics
race with a communication app that could boost
the squad's performance."
(velonews.com) Fred Dreier
April
4, 2020
French riders' union requests
dispensation to train outdoors from mid-April.
"As
is the case in much of Europe, professional
riders in France are currently unable to train
on the road due to the measures enacted to
curb the spread of the coronavirus." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images Sport)
April
4, 2020
CCC suspends majority of staff for
rest of non-racing period.
"Riders’
salaries will also be heavily reduced for the
rest of the season, the team says, in order to
allow the WorldTour outfit to continue to
operate “at a minimum level” until racing
resumes."
(cyclingweekly.com) CCC (David Stockman/BELGA
MAG/AFP via Getty Images)
April
4, 2020
Mikel Nieve voted Best Domestique
in the World by Cyclingnews readers.
"Nieve
emerged through the opening rounds of our
week-long Twitter poll and then beat Michael
Mørkøv (Deceuninck Quick Step) in the final
vote on Friday and Saturday."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
April
4, 2020
Quarq Lowers Power Meters
Pricing Down to $399 for Certain Models.
"Not
one to be outdone, one day after 4iiii
lowered their power meter prices
substantially, Quarq has joined the fray. Of
course, in reality with a company like SRAM
behind Quarq - these are hardly last second
moves."
(dcrainmaker.com) (Photo: Ray Maker)
April
4, 2020
What is the deal with Shimano
Di2 rear derailleur crash mode?
"The
Di2 derailleur motor disconnects from the
cage in an effort to minimize damage. This
leaves the derailleur in a state of no
response when trying to cycle through the
gears."
(roadbikeaction.com) (Bettini Photo)
April
4, 2020
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