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June 30, 2020 June
30, 2020
Van der Poel's Alpecin Fenix team
invited to all Italian August classics.
"Van
der Poel is expected to ride Tirreno Adriatico
in September in preparation for the UCI Road
World Championships road race and the cobbled
Classics now scheduled for October." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
June
30, 2020
What it takes to ride 280 km a day
indoors: Rupert Guinness on his VRAAM.
"Late
this past Sunday night, cycling journalist
Rupert Guinness stepped off his bike in a
Sydney car showroom and called an end to one
incredible ride."
(cyclingtips.com) (Photography by Troy Peters)
Matt de Neef
June
30, 2020
Power Analysis: Women’s Virtual
Joe Martin Stage Race.
"The
Bologna course was both unique and
challenging, culminating in the ascent of the
Colle della Guardia, a 2.1km climb averaging
9.4 percent with a maximum of 16 percent
grade."
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
June
30, 2020
Groupama FDJ coach Julien Pinot:
This season will be intense.
"With
WorldTour competition set to resume with
Strade Bianche on August 1, teams, riders and
their coaches are now deep into the
preparation that they hope will see the riders
perform at their best for what will be a
relatively short, intense second half of the
season."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
June
30, 2020
Pinot aims for Tour-Vuelta double
as Démare takes on Giro d'Italia.
"Sprinter
Arnaud Démare will once again miss out on the
Tour de France, heading instead to the Giro
d'Italia for the second season in a row, while
Thibaut Pinot will head up Groupama FDJ's team
for the Tour de France and the Vuelta a
España, the team announced on Tuesday." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images Sport)
June
30, 2020
Eg stakes claim for Tour de France
spot.
"Trek
Segafredo's Niklas Eg has told the Danish
media that he thinks it's "50/50" whether
he'll make the final eight riders picked for
this year's Tour de France team, with just one
rider from the shortlisted nine-man squad set
to miss out."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
June
30, 2020
Santa Cruz gets into the road
wheelset game with new Reserve carbon models.
"The
lightest of the new road wheels is the Reserve
35 with 35 mm-deep rims, a 395 g claimed rim
weight, and 1,449 g claimed wheelset weight." (cyclingtips.com)
Photography by James Huang
June
30, 2020
2021 Specialized Diverge Expert
Carbon review: A curious take on gravel
geometry.
"Carbon
fiber construction, clearance for 700×47 mm or
650×53 mm tires, six bottle mounts, threaded
bottom bracket, integrated storage." (cyclingtips.com)
Photography by James Huang
June
30, 2020
2021 Moots Routt 45, RSL & YBB
titanium gravel bike family goes wider &
further.
"Moots’
Colorado-crafted titanium family of gravel
bikes gets a wide tire, wide-range gearing
update for 2021, with completely revamped
Routt RSL, Routt YBB, and a Routt 45 that
maybe needs to get renamed the Routt 50?" (bikerumor.com)
(Cory Benson)
June
30, 2020
From The Archives: Valentino
Campagnolo.
"He’s
not a cyclist. He’s neither an engineer nor a
metallurgist. Like many other successful
Italian businessmen, he’s conservative in
appearance and in character. Still, this is
Valentino Campagnolo, and unlike any other
successful Italian businessman, he is the
keeper of a flame."
(roadbikeaction.com) By Zap
June
30, 2020
Column
Two
Mitchelton Scott boss Bannan
reportedly out after Manuela Fundación fiasco.
"According
to La Gazzetta dello Sport, general
manager Shayne Bannan and financial manager
Alvaro Crespi are out. It appears that Ryan
has no interest in further dealings with
Manuela Fundación, and as of Wednesday his
team will reportedly be under new management
as well."
(cyclingtips.com) Photography by Kristof Ramon
June
30, 2020
Ageless Valverde still ‘very young
in the head.’
"With
retirement off the cards for the near future
as he holds out another year for the Tokyo
Olympics, Valverde feels young as ever." (velonews.com)
Photo: Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images
June
30, 2020
Spinergy releases GXX carbon
gravel wheels for under $1,000.
"The
new GXX offers an American-made foam-core
carbon fiber rim with a 24 mm internal width
and hooked, tubeless-ready rim bed. Spinergy
uses a similar manufacturing technique to that
used by the likes of Corima."
(cyclingtips.com) Dave Rome
June
30, 2020
Best lightweight bikes of 2020.
"Today,
many lightweight bikes still feature
prominently in our guide to the best road
bikes, but with the UCI steadfast on a minimum
weight limit of 6.8kg, advancements in design
have looked towards improving aerodynamics and
ride quality without increasing weight." (cyclingnews.com)
(Image credit: Colin Levitch)
June
30, 2020
EvoPro Racing signs former US
elite road race champ Johnny Brown.
"Irish
Continental team EvoPro Racing has made two
signings ahead of the resumption of racing,
with former US national road race champion
Johnny Brown one of the new riders headed to
the squad."
(stickybottle.com) (Photo: Davey Wilson –
Hagens Berman Axeon)
June
30, 2020
Classics King: Sean Kelly's
phenomenal 1986 season.
"In
1986, Sean Kelly completed an almost singular
record in cycling history: winning Milan San
Remo and Paris Roubaix in the same year." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
June
30, 2020
Alex Zanardi undergoes second
surgery after handcycling accident.
"According
to a press release issued by the Siena
University Hospital, Zanardi remains stable
from the cardio-respiratory and metabolic
point of view, while the neurological point of
view presents a more severe situation." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images Sport)
June
30, 2020
Cyclist rides 440 miles in 24
hours to propose.
"While
Everesting, DIY gravel, and other solo
challenges have caught the imagination of many
cyclists, Jamie Wilkins recently completed a
long-distance quest of another sort: He rode
440 miles across France to propose. (Spoiler
alert: She said yes.)"
(velonews.com) Ben Delaney
June
30, 2020
Polar’s Unite Fitness Watch:
Hands-on Details and First Run.
"Almost
exactly a year after announcing the Polar
Ignite GPS watch, the company is back with
another wearable - the similarly named Unite,
which takes all the Polar Ignite features,
slashes the internal GPS and drops the price
by $50."
(dcrainmaker.com) (Photo: Ray Maker)
June
30, 2020
Dutch road championships to go
ahead in August.
"The
Dutch cycling federation (KNWU) has approved
dates for the rescheduled road championships,
which will now be held on the UCI-specified
dates of August 21-23."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
June
30, 2020
Column
Three
Garmin Acquires Firstbeat
Analytics: A Quick Analysis of the Winners and
Losers.
"It
was about that time of year for Garmin’s
fitness or outdoor business to acquire someone
else. It seems to be roughly a yearly
tradition, for example last year was Tacx. The
year prior, the remains of a bankrupt solar
wearables business. This year’s entrant?
Firstbeat."
(dcrainmaker.com)
June
30, 2020
Stars of the Future part II: Chloé
Dygert.
"How
many of you knew much about Chloé Dygert Owen
before last year’s Worlds? Be honest… The
American who came to Europe and blew the
favorites away."
(rouleur.cc) Photographs: Alex
Whitehead/SWpix.com
June
30, 2020
Canyon SRAM hail Virtual Tour de
France as huge boost for women's cycling.
"Both
men's (23) and women's (17) professional teams
will take part, with squads fielding four
riders for each stage of the race, which will
run on the Zwift platform."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
June
30, 2020
Intervals: Go Short or Go Long?
"There
are all types of cycling intervals under the
sun, including short Tabata-style intervals of
repeated on-off efforts which have become
popular. How effective are they compared to
longer, steady state intervals?"
(pezcyclingnews.com) (Photo: Cor Vos)
June
30, 2020
Campenaerts takes altitude
training to further extremes.
"Every
day, Campenaerts simulates being at an
altitude of 10,000 meters for one hour, he
told Het Laatste Nieuws. For
comparison's sake, the peak of Mount Everest
stands at 8,848 meters."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
June
30, 2020
Pro Team, Explore and Classic
Sunglasses with surface enhancement lens
technology.
"Each
design gets Rapha’s “Rider Optimized Surface
Enhancement” (ROSE) lens technology which is
claimed to help riders “to spot hazards with
ease."
(road.cc) (Liam Cahill)
June
30, 2020
Vansevenant ready to start pro
career with Deceuninck Quick Step.
"Twenty-one-year-old
Belgian climber Mauri Vansevenant will
officially turn professional with WorldTour
team Deceuninck Quick Step on July 15, as had
always been the plan since last year." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images Sport)
June
30, 2020
Cheap bike helmets: Today's best
deals and budget cycling helmets.
"Looking
for a cheap bike helmet without compromising
safety? Check out our roundup of the best
budget helmets, along with today's best
deals."
(cyclingnews.com)
June
30, 2020
Stainless Steel and Shaft Drive
Come Together to Create the ESO Bike.
"ESO
claims its new two-wheeler is “the world’s
first truly, really maintenance-free bike
that’s literally bomb-proof. It can also live
outdoors, too. Its type 304 stainless steel
frame is paintless, there is nothing to break,
wear out, deflate, or stretch."
(capovelo.com) Kickstarter
June
30, 2020
SPD Sandals are back!
"There
are few pieces of cycling history more hotly
contested than SPD Sandals. Shimano’s mix of
summer casual and sport function have
polarized cyclists for decades."
(cyclingmagazine.ca) Terry McKall
June
30, 2020
Column
One
June 29, 2020 Van der Poel previews Paris
Roubaix cobbles as part of Classics camp.
"Mathieu
van der Poel and his Alpecin Fenix teammates
gathered on Monday for a reconnaissance of
some cobbled sectors of the 2020 Paris Roubaix
route."
(cyclingnews.com) @alpecinfenix
June
29, 2020
Virtual Tour de France &
L'Étape du Tour on Zwift: Everything You Need to
Know.
"Today
ASO and Zwift announced a Virtual Tour de
France, which will start taking place this
weekend with 23 Men’s UCI WorldTour teams, and
16 Women’s UCI WorldTour teams racing." (dcrainmaker.com)
(Image credit: Zwift)
June
29, 2020
Alice Barnes says Zwift's virtual
'Tour de France' is a 'massive opportunity' for
women's cycling.
"While
they will not race at exactly the same time,
the fact that the men and women will compete
over the same stages, with the same television
coverage, is appealing to Barnes." (telegraph.co.uk)
Credit: Zwift
June
29, 2020
Van der Poel, Van Avermaet, Vos
headline virtual Tour de France.
"Zwift
Worlds - named 'France' and 'Paris' - have now
been released, and a start list of 23 men's
teams and 17 women's teams have been confirmed
for the six-stage races."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Zwift / ASO)
June
29, 2020
Rally Cycling name squads for
Virtual Tour de France.
"The
race, due to take place on weekends between
July 4-19 on Zwift, has six stages for men and
women using four new courses designed
specifically for the race, including a
simulation of Mont Ventoux to Chalet-Reynard
and the Champs-Elysée's circuit in Paris." (cyclingnews.com)
(Image credit: Rally Cycling)
June
29, 2020
Slovenian National Championships
had no safety measures, says Jani Brajkovic.
"It’s
nice to have cycling event again in Slovenia,”
Brajkovic wrote on Twitter following the time
trial event. “But it would also be appropriate
to take at least some safety measures…there
were none."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo by Artur
Widak/NurPhoto)
June
29, 2020
What’s Next for the “Dirty Kanza”
Gravel Event?
"What
a year for the event that calls itself “The
World’s Premier Gravel Race.” The event known
as “Dirty Kanza” or “DK200” has had a year to
forget, but hopefully one that many can learn
from."
(cxmagazine.com) Z. Schuster
June
29, 2020
Wahoo Kickr Bike review.
"The Wahoo Kickr bike provides one of the most engaging indoor riding experiences I've had to date. The ride feel and easy-fit process are top-notch but all this comes at a hefty cost." (cyclingnews.com) (Image: © Colin Levitch) June
29, 2020
Canyon Road Bikes: Details,
pricing and specifications.
"Want
to know your Speedmax from your Aeroad? Our
guide to Canyon road bikes has everything you
need to know."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Josh Croxton)
June
29, 2020
The First Few Weeks of
Weightlifting Strengthens the Nervous System,
Not Muscles.
"The
brain orchestrates movement via two major
neural highways descending to the spinal cord:
the corticospinal tract (CST) and
reticulospinal tract (RST). The CST is thought
to be the dominant pathway, with the RST
controlling posture."
(scitechdaily.com) Credit: Glover and Baker
June
29, 2020
Book Excerpt: Peter Sagan on
winning worlds post-stomach bug [Paywall].
"When
Peter Sagan toed the line at the 2017 UCI
World Championships, he did it uncertain he'd
ever see the finish."
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
June
29, 2020
Column
Two
Chris Froome's mid-season transfer
off as Tour de France spot beckons.
"The
news comes after weeks of speculation linking
Froome to a mid-season move to Israel Start-Up
Nation ahead of this year’s rescheduled Tour
de France."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Simon
Wilkinson / SWpix.com)
June
29, 2020
Sepp Kuss in line for Tour de
France debut.
"Jumbo
Visma officials confirmed Monday that Kuss,
25, is on the team’s Tour de France short
list, and if things don’t change, the
ever-improving U.S. rider will be racing when
the rescheduled Tour starts August 29 in Nice,
France."
(velonews.com) (Justin Setterfield/Getty
Images Sport)
June
29, 2020
CSC team-mate reveals Schleck
brothers’ feud with Carlos Sastre at 2008 Tour
de France.
"Despite
CSC claiming the yellow jersey at the 2008
Tour de France, the Schleck brothers’
“taunted” Carlos Sastre during the race, one
of their former team-mates has claimed."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo by Alexandre
Marchi/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
June
29, 2020
Catching Up With US Pro Tony Cruz.
"I
finished eleventh from 11 in the break, “what
happened there?” I thought to myself - then,
as I sat getting changed after the race,
locals were throwing their torn betting slips
at my feet..."
(pezcyclingnews.com) Edmond Hood
June
29, 2020
Specialized issues stop-ride for
Sirrus models amid safety concerns.
"The issue relates to the installation of the crankset and affects all bikes that are specced with two-piece cranksets that use pinch bolts to secure the left-side crankarm to the crank spindle." (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Specialized) June
29, 2020
eBay Finds: Signed 2013 Garmin
Sharp jersey.
"This
2013 Garmin Sharp jersey found on eBay has
been signed by a number of team members from
that season. This now seven-year-old design
looks as modern and impactful as it ever did." (cyclingnews.com)
(Image credit: wolverine_cycles / eBay)
June
29, 2020
Advantage Dennis in Worlds TT,
Tour de France clash.
"The
2020 Road World Championships elite men's time
trial won't be re-scheduled, despite an
overlap with the final day of racing at the
Tour de France."
(sbs.com.au) (Getty Images)
June
29, 2020
A complete guide to rear
derailleurs.
"Is it time to upgrade or replace your rear derailleur? Do you sit awake at night worrying about what ‘tooth capacity’ is?" (bikeradar.com) Jack Luke June
29, 2020
Giant U.S. Climbs Part 2: Pikes
Peak.
"It
is one of two American climbs where the
asphalt reaches 14,000 feet of elevation. the
grade increases and then eases up to the
tollbooth area. Immediately beyond, the
roadway gets steeper again for over a mile."
(pelotonmagazine.com) Words and Image by John
Summerson
June
29, 2020
Belgian time trial championships
set for August 20.
"Belgian
time trialists can breathe a sigh of relief as
the country's time trial championships have
been approved for Thursday, August 20th in
Koksijde."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
June
29, 2020
Liv Langma first ride review.
"The
Liv Langma Advanced Pro 1 Disc was engineered
for the aggressive riding of a race, but it
also shined on an epic, all-day, multi-surface
adventure."
(velonews.com) Photo: Hannah DeWitt
June
29, 2020
Column
Three
CPA defends role against demands
from riders.
"Officials
from UCI-sanctioned group insist they provide
independent voice for peloton just as riders
organize petition drive."
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
June
29, 2020
Quintana calls out ruthless
recruitment of young Colombians.
"Colombian
cycling is booming, but according to Nairo
Quintana, the nation’s top promising young
cyclists are being exploited by ruthless
recruiters."
(velonews.com) (James Startt)
June
29, 2020
Got asthma? You might want to pay
attention to these new guidelines.
"Large
trial studies have shown that the overuse of
salbutamol, which is cheap and readily
available, can actually put patients at a
higher risk of flare-ups. Some experts even
claim that salbutamol is a “killer." (cyclingtips.com)
Dirty Wknd
June
29, 2020
Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas in
contention for World Championships.
"After
months of speculation surrounding a possible
location change, the Great Britain team for
the World Championships can finally take
shape, with Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas
both in contention for a place." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
June
29, 2020
Devenyns, Keisse, Schmidt extend
contracts, Wynants confirms retirement.
"Deceuninck
Quick Step confirmed the extension of two
senior riders Dries Devenyns and Iljo Keisse
by one year, while the Israel Start-Up Nation
extended 26-year-old Danish rider Mads Würtz
Schmidt’s contract by two years." (velonews.com)
(Getty Images)
June
29, 2020
Philippe Gilbert confirms his
revised 2020 racing schedule.
"The
37-year-old will line-up at Strade Bianche on
August 1, the first WorldTour event back after
the coronavirus pandemic halted the 2020
racing calendar."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo by Tim de
Waele/Getty Images)
June
29, 2020
Julian Alaphilippe’s dad dies
after long illness.
"Jacques
Alaphilippe, known as Jo, had been ill for a
number of years but on Sunday (June 28) news
emerged that he had passed away."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo by Maximiliano
Blanco/Getty Images)
June
29, 2020
Deceuninck Quick Step head to the
Dolomites for July training camp.
"Starting
on July 6 and running to July 23, the team
will head to Val di Fassa and Passo San
Pellegrino ahead of a return to competition at
the Vuelta a Burgos on July 28." (cyclingnews.com)
(Image credit: Wout Beel)
June
29, 2020
Study finds padded cycling gloves
won’t do much to dampen vibrations.
"The
researchers tested flat and padded gloves on
cyclists with small, medium and large hands.
The cyclists rode in the drops, but the study
cites another paper which found gloves to be
similarly ineffective in the hoods."
(cyclingmagazine.ca) Photo by: Unsplash/Simon
Connellan
June
29, 2020
RideFarr introduces GMX (Gravel
Monster Cross) Frame-Kits: aka The Gravel
Monster.
"Custom
Alloy 6061 Frame with Cromo Fork - Boost
Spacing Front and Rear. Gravel-Specific Frame
Geometry with Large Tire Clearance Front and
Rear."
(gravelcyclist.com) JOM
June
29, 2020
New from Topeak: JoeBlow Sport 2
Stage floor pump & D-Flash flat pack
fenders.
"With
the arrival of summer comes a huge batch of
new products from Topeak. Seriously, there’s
four pages worth on their U.S. Distributor’s
(Todson) website."
(bikerumor.com) (Zach Overholt)
June
29, 2020
Column
One
June 28, 2020 Tadej Pogačar beats Primož Roglič
to Slovenian time trial title.
"The
UAE Team Emirates rider rode the 15.7km course
in 31 minutes 10 seconds, nine seconds faster
than Roglič, with Jan Polanc (UAE Team
Emirates) third, a minute and a half further
back."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Justin Setterfield/Getty
Images Sport)
June
28, 2020
Urska Zigart becomes time trial
champion at Slovenian National Championships.
"The
23-year-old - who is in her sixth year in the
team- is a specialist in climbing and took
advantage of this to beat the competition at
the rolling route of the fight against the
clock. Zigart has shown a constant progression
in the time trial competition."
(cyclingpub.com) (Twitter)
June
28, 2020
Tour de France organizers ask
Copenhagen for 2021 Grand Depart date shift.
"The
Olympic Games were postponed in March, moving
to July 23 to August 8, 2021, with the IOC and
Japanese organizers hit with an estimated $2.7
billion in costs to reschedule." (cyclingnews.com)
(Image credit: ASO)
June
28, 2020
Tour de l'Ain stacked with 12
WorldTour teams.
"UCI
rules specify that the maximum participation
in 2.1 elite men's races is 50 per cent
WorldTour teams, and this year's Tour de l'Ain
has maximized that number for the first time." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
June
28, 2020
Evenepoel keeps cool ahead of Giro
debut.
"Cycling’s
latest superstar Remco Evenepoel secured
second place at last year’s world
championships, and his prowess against the
clock could see him net the race’s pink jersey
on the very first stage."
(velonews.com) (James Startt)
June
28, 2020
I lost my hearing in a crash, 12
years later I returned to cycling.
"I
woke up and thought, ‘Shit, I’ve overslept’ -
I could see the alarm was flashing but there
was no sound coming from it.” Former Irish
national road race champion Morgan Fox is
reliving the moment in late 2008 when a bike
crash came back to haunt him."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Daniel Gould)
June
28, 2020
Column
Two
Rider petition sparks new power
struggle with CPA riders' association.
"A
growing group of at least 300 riders, that
reportedly includes Chris Froome and other
team leaders, are pushing for change at the
CPA riders' association, igniting yet another
power struggle on the eve of the CPA's annual
general assembly."
(Bettini Photo) (cyclingnews.com)
June
28, 2020
2020 Chicago Cyclocross Cup Series
Canceled, 2020 Nationals in Question?
"The
Illinois Public Health Department’s Restore
Illinois guidelines have listed out five
phases of restrictions, with the final phase
that allows outdoor gatherings the size of a
cyclocross race being contingent upon a
vaccine being widely-available." (cxmagazine.com)
Z. Schuster
June
28, 2020
PRO Gravel Comfort Tape.
"PRO
Gravel Comfort Tape is made thicker and
longer, for a bigger overlap and more
cushioning when bashing about gravel roads and
tracks. It's effective, grippy and, thanks to
a silicone gripper-like construction, easy to
rewrap."
(road.cc) Mike Stead
June
28, 2020
The story of Britain’s first-ever
Tour de France team.
"Charles
Holland and Bill Burl had been the first Brits
to ride the race in 1937, in a three-man
‘team’ alongside the Canadian Pierre Gachon,
but they rode with no real support and neither
rider finished."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo by Bert
Hardy/Picture Post/Hulton Archive/Getty
Images)
June
28, 2020
Deceuninck Quick Step veterans
Devenyns and Keisse agree to contract
extensions.
"On
Friday Yves Lampaert signed a new deal with
Deceuninck Quick Step that will see him in the
blue and white of the team until the end of
2022. Now Devenyns and Keisse have agreed
contracts for 2021."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
June
28, 2020
Sunday Trading: Big discounts on
Zipp wheels and Schwalbe tires.
"This
Sunday we’ve found some great discounts on a
set of carbon Zipp 202 wheels, perfect for
those that love to climb. There’s also a
discount Garmin computer and whopping discount
on a set of Schwalbe Pro One tires."
(cyclingweekly.com) Rupert Radley
June
28, 2020
Fabric Line-S Race Flat saddle.
"Fabric's
Line-S Race Flat saddle will appeal to
performance focused riders looking for a
stable, supportive design for fast riding -
the Flat in the name means flat-out." (road.cc) Emma
Silversides
June
28, 2020
Column
Three
June
28, 2020
‘In a peloton it is impossible not
to ride in each other’s snot’: Teams nervous
ahead of racing return.
"Patrick
Lefevere has said he frets cycling is
returning too soon, saying he worries about a
situation similar to Novak Djokovic's
tournament last week that was supposed to ease
tennis out of lockdown but led to a number of
positive coronavirus cases."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Getty Images)
June
28, 2020
Nicki Sorensen on his doping: ‘I’m
embarrassed by what happened.’
"The
Danish former pro has for the first time
opened up about his decision to use doping
products from the beginning of his career in
the late 1990s until “around 2004."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty
Images)
June
28, 2020
Seven riders have already beaten
Philippe Gilbert’s La Redoute Strava KoM.
"Having
won the Belgian one-day Classic, Liège
Bastogne Liège in 2011, Gilbert recently
returned to the route while out filming for a
documentary and spontaneously deciding to try
and take the Strava KoM."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Eric Lalmand/AFP via
Getty Images)
June
28, 2020
Bookshelf: Hearts of Lions
(2nd Edition).
"Author
Peter Joffre Nye is an accomplished teller of
tales and his excellent biography of Albert
Champion, Paris Roubaix winner and spark plug
magnate. He has also contributed to the
wonderful 2007 DVD and book about the Six Day
Races, and, ahem, wrote “The Lance
Armstrong Performance Program”,
published the year before and now pretty much
ignored."
(pezcyclingnews.com) Leslie Reissner
June
28, 2020
Cube Attain GTC SL.
"The
Attain GTC SL is part of Cube's endurance
range and it delivers a very good combination
of comfort, both from the frameset and the
geometry, and performance."
(road.cc) (Stu Kerton)
June
28, 2020
Why all cyclists should know the
signs and symptoms of heat stroke.
"Adrian
Cheong is a former ER doctor who lives in
Texas, so he knows all about heat exposure. He
says heat injury exists on a continuum, and
heat stroke is on the extreme end."
(cyclingmagazine.ca) (Photo Credit not
Provided)
June
28, 2020
Also, clicking on the advertisements would
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Swytch Electric Bike Conversion
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Nearly two dozen cops search
Colorado neighborhood for Suzanne Morphew,
cyclist who went missing Mother's Day.
"Investigators
plan to conduct a community canvas in the
county to contact residents and others to not
only share information about Ms. Morphew's
disappearance, but also focus on obtaining any
new information in her case.' - Sheriff
Spezze."
(dailymail.co.uk)
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