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July 27, 2020 July
27, 2020
Garmin Outage: Some features
restored but users still facing problems.
"Strava
is now reporting that some Garmin Connect
features are back up and running but that
users might continue to face delays and upload
issues."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo by Adam Berry/Adam
Berry/Getty Images)
July
27, 2020
Updated: The Garmin Outage is a
Bigger Deal Than Many Realize.
"For
some time now the possibility of instances
like this Garmin failure have worried me. So
many of today’s cycling products are more
reliant on the ability to connect that when
the company’s system fails, your system fails
too."
(roadbikeaction.com) Troy Templin
July
27, 2020
Vuelta a Burgos opens cycling’s
next chapter.
"Five
stages across the sun-parched meseta of
northern Spain will be the backdrop for the
return of elite men’s racing for many teams
and riders for the first time since March." (velonews.com)
(Justin Setterfield/Getty Images Sport)
July
27, 2020
Hermans ready for racing return at
Vuelta a Burgos.
"Israel
Start-Up Nation's Ben Hermans will return from
injury at the Vuelta a Burgos on Tuesday,
sufficiently recovered from a fractured
shoulder and broken collarbone as a result of
a crash at the Tour Down Under in January." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
July
27, 2020
2020 Vuelta a Burgos Live Stream.
"Vuelta a Burgos 2020 - stage 1 (Cathedral de Burgos - Mirador del Castillo 157km). LIVESTREAM: Tuesday, July 28th, starts at 15:00pm Central Europe, 09:00am U.S. Eastern." (cycling.today) (Credit not Provided) July
27, 2020
Boels Ladies Tour canceled as
municipalities will not grant permits.
"Organizers
of the Boels Ladies Tour have canceled the
event that was set to take place in the
Netherlands on September 1-6 as part of the
revised Women’s WorldTour calendar." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
July
27, 2020
James Piccoli extends with Israel
Start-Up Nation for two seasons.
"Piccoli
signed with the team in October 2019 when it
had just joined the WorldTour and was still
called Israel Cycling Academy. After winning
the Tour de Beauce in 2018, Piccoli last year
took the Tour of the Gila and was runner-up to
ICA's Ben Hermans in the Tour of Utah after
earning a stage victory."
(cyclingmagazine.ca) Rob Sturney
July
27, 2020
Tech of the Week: New bike frenzy.
"Well it seems to be a bit like the old adage ‘you wait for a bus and three come along at once…’ in the world of cycling right now." (cyclingweekly.com) (James Bracey) July
27, 2020
Remco Evenepoel: ‘Nibali isn’t
going to lie - I am an outside favorite for the
Giro.’.
"Nibali,
twice a winner of the Giro, singled out
Evenepoel as a potential “big surprise” -
something that the Belgian took as a
privilege."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo by Bas
Czerwinski/Getty Images)
July
27, 2020
Lazer releases ‘fastest ever’ time
trial helmet.
"More
than two years in the making, the Volante has
been developed with feedback from pro riders
such as Primož Roglič and Tom Dumoulin."
(cyclingweekly.com) Image: LauraFletcher
Credit: LauraFletcher
July
27, 2020
Cervélo launches Caledonia road
bikes for “the modern rider.”
"Cervélo
unveiled a new range of road bikes called
Caledonia, offering slightly relaxed geometry
and increased tire clearance in order to
tackle a variety of riding conditions." (cycling.today)
(Credit not Provided)
July
27, 2020
Rapha Technical Slacks.
"Impressive,
comfortable and stylish addition to your
wardrobe, and well worth the investment." (road.cc) Oli
Pendrey
July
27, 2020
Column
Two
Bike racing: An on-the-ground
perspective.
"For
the riders, protocols might be seen as a
necessary but inconvenient new addition to
their job, but for the hundreds of staff that
go into making a bike race happen, they are an
expensive logistical and bureaucratic
nightmare."
(cyclingtips.com) Photography by David Powell
July
27, 2020
‘I don’t want to be arrogant, it’s
unbelievable to win these races’: Annemiek van
Vleuten unbeaten since World Championships.
"The
Mitchelton Scott rider is undefeated since the
2019 World Championships in Yorkshire, after
she took a clean sweep of wins in Spain as
racing returned last week."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty
Images)
July
27, 2020
Benoot targets second victory at
Strade Bianche.
"The
26-year-old Belgian won the 2018 Strade
Bianche in what were wet, muddy conditions,
but recognizes that this year's race -
rescheduled from its usual March slot to this
Saturday, August 1 - is likely to be a much
hotter, drier and dustier edition." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
July
27, 2020
Four cyclists end their 18 day
journey in Savannah.
"2760
miles and 18 days later, four cyclists have
made it to Savannah after completing their
cruise across America."
(fox28media.com) (Jamie Burton/WTGS)
July
27, 2020
Elite Direto XR Smart Trainer
In-Depth Review.
"The
Elite Direto XR continues the lineage of the
Direto trainer brand, by significantly ramps
up the capabilities of the trainer. For
example, it’ll now replicate grades of 24%.
But in doing so, this more powerful Direto
kills off the Drivo series trainers from
Elite."
(dcrainmaker.com) (Photo: Ray Maker)
July
27, 2020
eBay Finds: Tour de France toy-car
collection.
"We've
found this 2006 collection of four Tour de
France race directors' cars on eBay, which is
sure to appeal to Tour aficionados young and
old."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: roadieman2004
/ eBay)
July
27, 2020
Best road bike tires:
Fast-rolling, ultra-grippy tires for training
and racing.
"The
best road bike tires should be fast, light,
supple and resilient. Your chosen tires can
make or break your ride, so here's our pick of
the best."
(cyclingnews.com)(Image credit: Colin Levitch)
July
27, 2020
Romain Bardet returns to action at
La Route d'Occitanie.
"Romain
Bardet will resume his 2020 season at La Route
d'Occitanie on Saturday as part of a strong
AG2R La Mondiale line-up that also includes
Pierre Latour."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
July
27, 2020
Route d’Occitanie 2020: The Route.
"The Route d'Occitanie sets off on Saturday 1 August to finish on Tuesday the 4th. The opener of the Route d’Occitanie is 187 kilometers long and includes 2,469 meters of climbing. The race finishes on an undulating circuit of 35 kilometers." (cyclingstage.com) July
27, 2020
What tire pressure should I be
running? Zipp answers your questions.
"Do
these new guidelines apply to just tubeless
tires? Or tubes as well? What’s the ideal rim
width for a given tire size? And on, and on…" (bikerumor.com)
(Zach Overholt)
July
27, 2020
Five cool things coming soon from
Rapha, Open, Parcours, FLR and Veloflex.
"The
MIN.D (which stands for Minimal Design) is the
first road bike from Open, and designer Gerard
Vroomen says the aim was to make “a carbon
frame with top performance features but the
sensibilities of a classic frame." (road.cc) (Jack
Sexty)
July
27, 2020
The best entry-level road bikes
for 2020.
"So
you (or someone you know) have decided to get
into cycling. Congrats! It’s a great time to
join the sport - cycling has emerged this year
as the perfect way to explore the world while
staying close to home."
(cyclingmagazine.ca) Photo by: Giant
July
27, 2020
Column
Three
Understanding the rescheduled 2020
racing season.
"With
some trepidation, a complex medical protocol
to respect, but also a fight for survival and
a desire to find a new normality, men's
professional road racing returns in earnest
this week."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
July
27, 2020
Sibiu Tour riders blocked from
racing Strade Bianche, Milan San Remo.
"So,
one weekend down, how are things looking?
Should we feel optimistic that we’ll see the
racing calendar we yearn for, or are the
wheels already starting to fall off? " (cyclingtips.com)
Iain Treloar
July
27, 2020
Two Groupama FDJ riders issued
immunity passports after recovering from
coronavirus.
"The
riders have not been named for privacy reasons
but have been issued a certificate by the UCI,
exempting them from the series of pre-race
RT-PCR swab tests needed by riders and teams." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images Sport)
July
27, 2020
Nic Dlamini is back after the
break.
"Dlamini
was forcibly stopped by park rangers due to
alleged non-payment of an entry fee. In the
scuffle that ensued, his arm was twisted
violently behind his back by a ranger.
Dlamini’s left humerus audibly, sickeningly,
snapped."
(cyclingtips.com) Iain Treloar
July
27, 2020
‘I don’t have to show anyone that
I deserve the rainbow jersey’ says world
champion Mads Pedersen.
"Twenty-four-year-old
Pedersen has worn the rainbow stripes just 19
times since his win in Yorkshire last
September, all but three of them coming in
early 2020 before the break."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
July
27, 2020
Jumbo, Deceuninck and Sunweb
trying to sign 17-year-old “improved version of
Evenepoel.”
"Jumbo
Visma, Deceuninck Quick Step and Team Sunweb
are all trying to sign “the improved version
of Remco Evenepoel”, Cian Uijtdebroeks, a
first-year junior."
(cycling.today) (Credit not Provided)
July
27, 2020
Giovanni Battaglin celebrates 69th
birthday with all-new memoir.
"His
new book details the full story of his Grand
Tour double, as well as sharing highlights
from his wider career. The Italian is one of
three riders to have won both the Giro and the
Vuelta in a single season."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Battaglin)
July
27, 2020
Nibali to follow Italian roads to
the Giro.
"The
Sicilian will include returns to Strade
Bianche, Milano Sanremo, Il Lombardia and the
world championships in his build to what will
be his ninth-ever Corsa Rosa."
(velonews.com) (James Startt)
July
27, 2020
How to watch Strade Bianche 2020:
Live stream the first WorldTour race of the
reset season.
"Cycling fans will be welcoming the return of bike racing to the screens, as NBC Sports Network will be showing Strade Bianche in the US live on Saturday, August 1." (cyclingweekly.com) cyclingstage.com July
27, 2020
Bike Test: Favaloro Energy SUV
Road Bike.
"For
most people, buying a bike means looking at a
specific brand or two, and generally, that’s
one of the big brands. Then there are the rare
few looking for something unique, something
not mass-produced. For those riders, there are
brands like Favaloro."
(electricbikeaction.com) (Photo: Credit not
Provided)
July
27, 2020
Bontrager Aeolus Comp Saddle.
"The
Bontrager Aeolus Comp is a unisex shorty
saddle with a large cutout that's designed to
take the pressure off soft tissues in an aero
position - which it does very well. It's
comfortable for both long road rides and
short, but the weight is on the high side." (road.cc) (Simon
Smythe)
July
27, 2020
Orbea’s new Orca OMR brings
pro-race tech to the masses.
"With
the new OMR, Orbea has taken the wind-cheating
frame shape of the premium OMX but tweaked a
couple of key areas, including the seatpost
and handlebar, to improve comfort. There’s
also clearance for 35mm tires."
(bikeradar.com) Warren Rossiter
July
27, 2020
Column
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July 26, 2020 Mühlberger wins Sibiu Cycling
Tour.
"Bora
Hansgrohe teammate Pascal Ackermann secures
stage 3b finale from bunch sprint." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
July
26, 2020
Sibiu Cycling Tour: Mühlberger
wins stage 3a.
"Gregor
Mühlberger (Bora Hansgrohe) put in a dominant
ride to win stage 3a of the Sibiu Cycling Tour
on Sunday morning, winning the 12.5km time
trial ahead of Matteo Badilatti (Israel
Start-Up Nation) and former yellow jersey
Patrick Konrad (Bora Hansgrohe)." (cyclingnews.com)
(Image credit: (cycling.today))
July
26, 2020
Italy imposes 14-day quarantine
for athletes returning from Romania.
"No
Strade Bianche, Trittico Lombardo, Milan Turin
or Milan San Remo for athletes competing at
Sibiu Cycling Tour."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
July
26, 2020
Peter Sagan heads mountain biking
as WorldTour set to return.
"The
Bora Hansgrohe star has taken his high
altitude training off-road. With just a week
before the WorldTour resumes with Strade
Bianche, Sagan is posting videos of hitting
jumps in the bike park on his Specialized
Stumpjumper."
(cyclingmagazine.ca) Photo by: Peter Sagan
Instagram
July
26, 2020
Niki Terpstra sets ‘realistic
goals’ of Tour of Flanders and Paris Roubaix
after horrific crash.
"The
Dutchman suffered a collapsed lung, broken
ribs and collarbone and a concussion after
geese walked out in front of him while he was
doing high-speed motor-pacing in the
Netherlands."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Getty/Instagram)
July
26, 2020
Merida Scultura 300 2020.
"The
Merida Scultura 300 may sit at the lower end
of the company's line-up, but it goes to prove
that you don't need to spend a fortune to own
a very capable and comfortable performance
road bike that'll give you a grin from ear to
ear."
(road.cc) (Stu Kerton)
July
26, 2020
Route d’Occitanie 2020: The Route.
"The Route d'Occitanie sets off on Saturday 1 August to finish on Tuesday the 4th. The opener of the Route d’Occitanie is 187 kilometers long and includes 2,469 meters of climbing. The race finishes on an undulating circuit of 35 kilometers." (cyclingstage.com) July
26, 2020
2020 Sibiu Cycling Tour LIVE
stream.
"2020 Sibiu Cycling Tour LIVE July 23-26, Romania. Stage 3a - Sunday, Sunday, July 26. Start at 10:30 local, 9:30 CET, 3:30am ET. Finish at 20:20 local, 19:20 CET, 7:20am ET. Stage 3b - Sunday, Sunday, July 26. Start at 17:45 local, 16:45 CET, 10:45am ET. Finish at 20:35 local, 19:35 CET, 1:35pm ET." (cyclingfans.com) ciclism.sibiu.ro July
26, 2020
Column
Two
Annemiek van Vleuten wins Durango
Durango Emakumeen Saria.
"Annemiek
van Vleuten (Mitchelton Scott) completed a
hat-trick of victories at the season restart
in Spain this weekend, soloing to victory at
Durango Durango Emakumeen Saria on Sunday." (Image credit:
Mitchelton Scott)
July
26, 2020
Can anyone beat Annemiek van
Vleuten?
"Mitchelton
Scott's Annemiek van Vleuten won all three
races in Spain this weekend that restarted the
women's road cycling season after its pause,
leaving some to wonder 'how can we stop the
world champion'?"
(sbs.com.au) Source: Trek Segafredo, Michelton
Scott
July
26, 2020
First light of a new dawn: The
resurgence of French cycling.
"Let’s
start with some stats: 40 years since the last
victory in Liège Bastogne Liège; 35 since the
last in the Tour de France; 31 since the last
Giro d’Italia; 28 years since the last Tour of
Flanders; 25 since the last Vuelta a España;
23 since the last Paris Roubaix and World
Championship win."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo by Bernard
Papon-Pool/Getty Images)
July
26, 2020
Mads Pedersen: I want to honor the
beauty of the rainbow jersey.
"The
Trek Segafredo Classics specialist returns to
action next week at the Vuelta a Burgos and
his race calendar for the next few months -
assuming everything goes to plan." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
July
26, 2020
Refreshed Aru pilots UAE Team
Emirates into Vuelta a Burgos.
"Fabio
Aru, riding out the final year of his current
three-year deal on the team, has only raced
six days so far in 2020 but the Italian will
look to compete in the hilly and mountainous
stages in Spain."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
July
26, 2020
2020 Vuelta a Burgos Live Stream.
"Vuelta a Burgos 2020 - stage 1 (Cathedral de Burgos - Mirador del Castillo 157km). LIVESTREAM: Tuesday, July 28th, starts at 15:00pm Central Europe, 09:00am U.S. Eastern." (cycling.today) (Credit not Provided) July
26, 2020
Nibali picks out his Giro d'Italia
rivals, highlights Evenepoel.
"The
Italian made special of race debutant Remco
Evenepoel, the 20-year-old Deceuninck Quick
Step who has taken the sport by storm since
his junior days and his transition into the
WorldTour at the start of 2019. " (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images Sport)
July
26, 2020
Scheduling Issues Recognized as
2021 Tour de France Grand Depart Remains in
Question.
"The
planned Tour de France start in Copenhagen in
2021 is in doubt after the city’s mayor said
on Friday he wants."
(roadbikeaction.com) (Bettini Photo)
July
26, 2020
Sunday trading: Half price carbon
Mavic Ksyrium wheels plus much more.
"This Sunday we’ve found a great deal on carbon Mavic wheels, a top end road helmet, tires and much more." (cyclingweekly.com) (Rupert Radley) July
26, 2020
Column
Three
July
26, 2020
Garmin attacked by WastedLocker
ransomware in demand for $10 million.
"The
cyberattack has affected consumers who use the
run and bike fitness sessions in the Garmin
Connect app and pilots who use the aviation
database services, and all call centers are
shutdown."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Josh Ross)
July
26, 2020
Imogen Cotter wins Circuit Zolder.
"Ireland’s
Imogen Cotter has taken her first
international win at Circuit Zolder in
Belgium; attacking late and holding out for a
solo victory. Sandrine Tas (Provincie
WestVlaanderen) was second while Belgian
national road race champion Jess Vandenbulcke
(Lotto Soudal Ladies) rounded out the podium."
(stickybottle.com) (Photo: Hinninck Paul)
July
26, 2020
Tygart calls out British Cycling’s
ketone trials.
"Travis
Tygart, chief executive of the US Anti-Doping
Agency, has responded to the recent reports
that UK Sport trialed ketones on its athletes,
including the cycling team, in advance of the
2012 Olympics."
(velonews.com) PHOTO | JOHN THYS
July
26, 2020
Trek Segafredo leaves nothing to
chance.
"The
UCI has published its tome on maintaining
health and safety through the restarted
season, but for some, it’s not enough." (velonews.com)
Photo: Trek Segafredo
July
26, 2020
Alpine assault: Alpe d’Huez vs Col
du Galibier.
"The
Tour’s first director Henri Desgrange included
the mighty Galibier in the race in 1911 and
its high altitude and epic scenery were an
instant hit. There’s nothing spectacularly
beautiful about Alpe d’Huez, but then the same
can be said about many great sports stadiums."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Getty Images)
July
26, 2020
Days of Future Past: The Rise and
Fall of the Spine Bike.
"Once upon a time bicycles were pretty much built out of steel. Sure, there had been forays into wood (the Elliott Hickory!) and aluminum (Caminade!) and even carbon fiber (Carlton-in 1971!), but steel was real pretty much into the 1990s." (pezcyclingnews.com) Leslie Reissner July
26, 2020
Sam Bennett: With some racing in
my legs I'll be ready for the Tour de France.
"Bennett
hasn’t raced since abandoning Paris Nice in
March and spent the majority of the
intervening months at home in Ireland as most
of Europe was put under strict lockdown laws." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
July
26, 2020
How to watch Strade Bianche 2020:
Live stream the first WorldTour race of the
reset season.
"Cycling fans will be welcoming the return of bike racing to the screens, as NBC Sports Network will be showing Strade Bianche in the US live on Saturday, August 1." (cyclingweekly.com) cyclingstage.com July
26, 2020
Column
One
July 25, 2020 Sibiu Tour: Ackermann wins stage
2.
"Rudy
Barbier (Israel Start-Up Nation) and Riccardo
Stacchiotti (Vini Zabu' KTM) rounded out the
top three. Ackermann's teammate Patrick Konrad
finished with the front group to hold onto the
race lead for a second day, with Mühlberger
remaining in second overall."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
July
25, 2020
Selig injured in Sibiu Tour crash
as Bora Hansgrohe top stage, podiums.
"Selig's
crash came in the run-up to the final climb,
the category 3 Calugarul with around 25km to
go, where the team planned to hit the gas and
shatter the field."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
July
25, 2020
Is this 17-year-old the next Remco
Evenepoel? The Deceuninck Quick Step rider gives
his view.
"‘The
next Eddy Merckx’ is a tag often bestowed upon
promising Belgian youngsters, which could
easily make or break them. One of the more
recent recipients was Remco Evenepoel, the
20-year-old currently making good on the
label."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Instagram, Getty)
July
25, 2020
Pro women get back to racing:
'It's all a bit weird and normal at the same
time.'
"Naturally,
all eyes were on World Champion Annemiek Van
Vleuten (Mitchelton Scott) who, before
Thursday, had raced only once this year in her
rainbow jersey, winning Omloop Het Neiuwsblaad
back in February."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
July
25, 2020
Copenhagen Grand Départ likely
changing to 2022 as Italy eye first Tour de
France start.
"With
the rescheduled 2021 Olympic cycling dates
causing a clash with the Tour, organizers
asked Copenhagen officials to move the dates
back a week, as the 2020 edition had
originally to make room for the Tokyo Games."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo by Henning
Bagger/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images)
July
25, 2020
Bike Test: Obed Boundary.
"The
Obed Boundary’s carbon frame touts a massive
box-section downtube and seatstay combo coated
in a subtle Matte Olive paint with two
additional color choices (sand and blue)."
(roadbikeaction.com) (Credit not Provided)
July
25, 2020
Fizik Antares R3 Open.
"The
Fizik Antares R3 Open is a well designed
saddle for a whole range of riding styles,
thanks to good shaping, supportive padding and
a cutaway that can help if you suffer from
numbness."
(road.cc) (Stu Kerton)
July
25, 2020
Column
Two
Garmin ransomware attackers said
to be demanding $10 million.
"Various
Garmin websites and services remain offline
and there is still no official explanation
why. It is being widely reported that the US
firm has fallen victim to a ransomware attack
with information security website Bleeping
Computer reporting the hackers are
demanding $10 million."
(road.cc) (Alex Bowden)
July
25, 2020
Chaves looking for repeat success
at Vuelta a Burgos.
"The
Colombian heads up a strong Mitchelton Scott
team at the Vuelta a Burgos next week
alongside Simon Yates and Mikel Nieve, and is
hoping to both test his Tour de France legs
and repeat past success."
(Justin Setterfield/Getty Images Sport)
July
25, 2020
Mark Cavendish: ‘We are going to
the Vuelta a Burgos to support Mikel Landa.’
"The
Spanish stage race is one of the first back
and will start on Tuesday July 28, running for
five stages and ending on the day of the first
WorldTour race back, Strade Bianche, on
Saturday August 1."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Yuzuru Sunada/Belga
Mag/AFP via Getty Images)
July
25, 2020
Vuelta a Burgos: Trentin leads the
line for CCC Team.
"Matteo
Trentin and the CCC Team return to racing at
the Vuelta a Burgos (July 28 to August 1)
almost five months after their last
competitive outing."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: CCC Team)
July
25, 2020
Mega Deals: Mountain Hardware,
Chrome, Competitive Cyclist & 50% off
Oakley!
"This
week we found huge savings on clothing, face
masks, sunglasses, and other fun stuff.
There’s goods from Mountain Hardwear, Oakley,
Chrome Industries, Competitive Cyclist, and
more!"
(bikerumor.com) Kristi Benedict
July
25, 2020
Pinarello road bike overview:
Details, pricing and specifications.
"As
far as Italian bike brands go, Pinarello is
relatively young, with Giovani 'Nani'
Pinarello opening the doors of his workshop in
1952. But, given seven of the last ten Tours
de France have been won aboard a Pinarello
bike, clearly, Nani was onto something
special."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Pinarello)
July
25, 2020
Column
Three
Wout van Aert to restart season at
Strade Bianche.
"First
up in the 25-year-old’s ambitious schedule is
the Strade Bianche next weekend. Having twice
taken third-place, the gravelly roads of
Tuscany have proven to work well with van
Aert’s multi-discipline skillset." (velonews.com)
(Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
July
25, 2020
Impey with a decision to make as
Chris Froome comes calling.
"Daryl
Impey has offers on the table from both
Mitchelton Scott and Israel Cycling Start-Up
Nation, with both teams looking to secure his
services for 2021 and beyond."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
July
25, 2020
Lefevere: A second lockdown would
create 'incalculable damage.'
"Lefevere
told a Belgian publication that: "The
aftershock is heavier than the earthquake
itself and then everything closes again." (cyclingnews.com)
(Image credit: Deceuninck Quick Step)
July
25, 2020
2020 Giro d’Italia Announces
October 3rd Sicilian Start.
"The
opening stage of the 103rd edition will be a
16-kilometer individual time-trial around
Palermo on October 3, some five months after
the race had been due to start in the
Hungarian capital Budapest."
(roadbikeaction.com)(ECU - Movistar Team)
July
25, 2020
First Look: Spinergy GXX Gravel
Wheel.
"Spinergy's
GXX is a gravel-optimized, carbon wheelset
from legendary hoop brand Spinergy. The GXXs
focus on wide rubber with a 24mm internal rim
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