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October 12, 2020
October 12,
2020
Giro d’Italia: Treviso time trial likely to
dominate second week.
"Almost
all the pre-race favorites are now within a minute of
each other, the Giro’s second individual race against
the clock will provide the first set-piece feature of
the ‘real’ battle for pink."
By Alasdair Fotheringham (cyclingnews.com) (Image
credit: Getty Images)
October 12,
2020
Giro d’Italia 2020: Five things to look out
for during the second week.
"With
both of the major pre-race favorites, Geraint Thomas
(Ineos Grenadiers) and Simon Yates (Mitchelton Scott),
having dropped out of the race, the 2020 Giro d’Italia
enters its second week as a wide-open affair with no
clear favorite having yet emerged."
Stephen Puddicombe (cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru
Sunada)
October 12,
2020
Giro d'Italia: Fuglsang up to sixth place on
GC after attack in final kilometer.
"Astana
leader keeps pace with Sunweb's Wilco Kelderman to take
vital seconds from GC rivals on stage 9."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image)
October 12,
2020
What’s Old Is New Is Old Is New Again.
"It’s
got round tubing, no proprietary components, is nicely
understated by modern road bike aesthetic standards, and
it only costs…12,500?!?"
Eben Weiss (bikesnobnyc.com) (Image Credit not Provided)
October 12,
2020
Egan Bernal: I am now 100% focused on my
return in 2021.
"Bernal
left the Tour de France early last month due to problems
with his knee and back. Bernal will not ride the Vuelta
a Espana as Chris Froome and Richard Carapaz will be the
leaders in the Spanish Grand Tour for Ineos Grenadiers." (cycling.today) (Credit not
Provided)
October 12,
2020
Mavic’s new Crossmax SL and XL carbon wheels
promise lighter, stiffer, faster performance.
"Mavic's
new Crossmax SL Ultimate, Crossmax SL R and Crossmax XL
R wheelsets all feature an all-new carbon rim, a
new-design Mavic Infinity hub platform,
15x110mm/12x148mm front/rear wheel spacing, and 24
spokes." By
James McKnight (bikeradar.com)
October 12,
2020
Road bike groupsets: A comprehensive guide.
"A
comprehensive round-up of the road bike groupsets
available today and a guide to choosing the best one for
you and your bike."
By Colin Levitch (cyclingnews.com)
October 12,
2020
2020 Giro d'Italia Live stream.
"2020 Giro d'Italia Live October 3-25, Italy. Monday
is a rest day.
Stage
10 starts Tuesday October 13th at 12:00 CET (3:00 AM
PDT).
Earliest
live video: 12:25 CET (3:25 AM PDT).
Approximate
finish: 16:25 CET (7:25 AM PDT)."
(cyclingfans.com)
October 12,
2020
Column
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October 12,
2020
Dideriksen, Hosking headline trio of Trek
Segafredo new signings, Kopecky moves to CCC Liv.
"Top
WorldTeam teams continue to snatch new signatures as
busy transfer season continues."
Betsy Welch (velonews.com) (Justin Setterfield/Getty
Images Sport)
October 12,
2020
Deceuninck Quick Step heavily backing Sam
Bennett for Scheldeprijs win.
"While
Bennett was a non-finisher at Gent Wevelgem, he had not
raced since the Tour de France and clearly needed a good
work out to get back into the rhythm of racing." (stickybottle.com) (Credit
not Provided)
October 12,
2020
Tom Boonen: No need for Van Aert to complain
about Van der Poel.
"Tom
Boonen has labelled Wout van Aert's complaints about
Mathieu van der Poel at Gent Wevelgem as "unnecessary"
and warned his fellow Belgian the same thing will
continue to happen if he doesn't "get over it." (cyclingnews.com) (Getty
Images Sport)
October 12,
2020
5 conclusions from Gent Wevelgem.
"Cavendish's
emotional hint at retirement, Van Aert versus Van der
Poel, Mads world and Deceuninck's strength in numbers." By Daniel Benson
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
October 12,
2020
Vincenzo Nibali and Jakob Fuglsang quash
quarrel after weekend war of words.
"Vincenzo
Nibali and Jakob Fuglsang are friends again following a
war of words this weekend when the Dane accused Nibali
and Trek Segafredo of pushing hard on a descent during
stage eight after he had suffered a puncture." Jonny Long
(cyclingweekly.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
October 12,
2020
Bradley Wiggins: That's not the way Mark
Cavendish should exit cycling.
"An
emotional Cavendish told Sporza that he may have
ridden his final race at the conclusion of Gent Wevelgem
on Sunday, having been in the day’s early break before
the Classics favorites eventually decided the race." By Daniel Benson
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
October 12,
2020
Fiido D11.
"Fiido's
D11 is a well-executed folder with some neat features.
The removable battery means it’s more portable than many
folders, and the fold itself is neat and well executed." by dave atkinson (road.cc)
October 12,
2020
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons tubeless tire.
"Excellent
durable and puncture-resistant wet weather tire with the
performance of a summer one."
by Stu Kerton (road.cc)
October 12,
2020
Best gravel bike pedals: light yet tough
pedals for getting the power down off-road.
"Repurposed
mountain bike pedals, or something gravel-specific? We
list the best gravel bike pedals you can buy." By Lance Branquinho
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Shimano)
October 12,
2020
Column
Three
What if every team kit was more like EF’s
Giro d’Italia outfit?
"It’s
safe to say that EF Pro Racing’s bonkers Giro d’Italia
kit ruffled some feathers. A design collaboration
between Rapha and the London skate brand Palace, the kit
features … well, just about everything."
by Iain Treloar (cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos)
October 12,
2020
Colnago selling $30,000 replica of Tadej
Pogačar’s Tour de France winning machine.
"Italian
bike-builder Colnago has released a very limited edition
“work of art” bike, worth around £23,000, to celebrate
the company’s first ever Tour de France victory." Alex Ballinger
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty
Images)
October 12,
2020
Dr Freeman claims Shane Sutton was source of
Daily Mail “jiffy bag” story.
"Richard
Freeman, the former doctor with Team Sky and British
Cycling, has made claims that he assumed Shane Sutton
was the source of a Daily Mail story that
suggested a “jiffy bag” with a medical product was
delivered to Team Sky in France in 2011."
(stickybottle.com) (Credit not Provided)
October 12,
2020
It’s about the ride.
"It’s
always been about the ride. See that one of a kind
jersey in the photo? I was part of its creation in 2001
as a staffer at Bike magazine. I like to think of those
as the glory years of cycling media."
Mike Cushionbury (cyclingindependent.com)
October 12,
2020
Deceuninck Quick Step to race as Elegant
Quick Step for the Tour of Flanders.
"Elegant
is a window system developed by Deceuninck, one of the
WorldTour team’s sponsors for the 2020 season." (velonews.com) Photo: Quick
Step/Wout Beel
October 12,
2020
Tubeless Gravel Tire Fail: Sealant Fail,
Plug Fail, Tube Fail - Lessons Learned!
"During
a rainy day mixed-surface ride, all was going splendidly
until I picked a bad line, and struck a rock with his
rear tire. Unfortunately, said rock cut the sidewall of
the tire, causing enough damage that the sealant within
the rear tire could not seal the puncture." JOM (gravelcyclist.com)
October 12,
2020
Cycling deals: A huge cycling sale roundup.
"Amazon
Prime Day might have some great deals this week, but the
best cycling deals can be found here.
For example this jersey: MSRP was $104.99 now $57.99 Save: $47.00." (cyclingnews.com) (probikekit.com) October 12,
2020
Lake CX403 CFC Carbon Road Shoe.
"Mouldable
shoes that offer superb levels of comfort and support,
although they don't come cheap."
by Mat Brett (road.cc)
October 12,
2020
Column
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October 11, 2020
October 11,
2020
Giro d'Italia: Ruben Guerreiro wins stage 9
at Roccaraso.
"Ruben
Guerreiro (EF Pro Cycling) outsprinted Jonathan
Castroviejo (Ineos Grenadiers) to win stage 9 of the
Giro d’Italia. Guerreiro's Portguese compatriot João
Almeida (Deceuninck Quick Step) successfully defended
the pink jersey."
Stephen Puddicombe (cyclingnews.com) (Image Credit not
Provided)
October 11,
2020
Ruben Guerreiro beats Jonathan Castroviejo
as breakaway stays away on stage nine of the Giro d’Italia
2020.
"Ruben
Guerreiro beat Jonathan Castroviejo to the summit finish
win on stage nine of the Giro d’Italia after the pair
survived from the day’s breakaway."
Jonny Long (cyclingweekly.com) (Dario Belingheri/AFP via
Getty Images)
October 11,
2020
Warbasse slams Giro d'Italia stage 9 winner
Guerreiro for lack of collaboration in breakaway.
"Warbasse
said "Guerreiro was riding like a real asshole today",
while Guerreiro responded by defending himself, saying
"the important thing was the victory."
Alasdair Fotheringham (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images
Sport)
October 11,
2020
Giro d’Italia: What is the key story to
follow from the first week?
"With
the peloton taking a well-earned rest day Monday, it’s
time to deconstruct the first week of racing, from GC
tensions to wild team jerseys."
(velonews.com) (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
October 11,
2020
Jakob Fuglsang calls out Trek Segafredo’s
tactics in Giro d’Italia puncture polemica.
"Once
the Giro is over, Astana and Trek are probably not best
friends' writes the Dane after Vincenzo Nibali's team
attacked when he punctured Saturday."
Jim Cotton (velonews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images)
October 11,
2020
The Quotable Bob Roll: A random collection
of thoughts.
"I
plan to sleep in, wake-up , then take nap. After that
I’ll have a little lunch with a glass of wine and then
take another much deserved nap."
(roadbikeaction.com) (Credit not Provided)
October 11,
2020
2020 Giro d'Italia Live stream.
"2020 Giro d'Italia Live October 3-25, Italy. Stage
9 starts Sunday October 11th at 10:20 CET (1:20 AM PDT).
Earliest
live video: 12:25 CET (3:25 AM PDT).
Approximate
finish: 16:27 CET (7:27 AM PDT)."
(cyclingfans.com)
October 11,
2020
Column
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October 11,
2020
Mads Pedersen wins Gent Wevelgem.
"Denmark's
Mads Pedersen won Gent Wevelgem on Saturday, winning the
sprint from an elite nine-man group."
(velonews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
October 11,
2020
Mads Pedersen gets his first big Classics
win at Gent Wevelgem.
"In
the final sprint, Pedersen convincingly bested Florian
Sénéchal and Matteo Trentin to nab the win." (cyclingtips.com) (Photo:
Cor Vos)
October 11,
2020
Jolien D'Hoore takes Gent Wevelgem from
sprint after frantic final kilometers of racing.
"Jolien
D’Hoore (Boels Dolmans) edged out compatriot Lotte
Kopecky (Lotto Soudal) in the final sprint to take Gent
Wevelgem on Sunday."
(velonews.com) (Photo by Bas Czerwinski/Getty Images)
October 11,
2020
Five talking points from Ghent Wevelgem
2020.
"Both
the men’s and women’s races threw up relentless
excitement. The men’s race ignited early on as the likes
of Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin Fenix) accelerated with
70km still to ride."
Stephen Puddicombe (cyclingweekly.com) (Luc
Claessen/Getty Images)
October 11,
2020
Wout van Aert begins penultimate race of
season with high ambitions.
"I'll
ride both Gent Wevelgem and the Tour of Flanders with
the ambition of winning."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image)
October 11,
2020
Inspired by EF’s Palace collaboration
cycling fan imagines a redesigned peloton.
"The EF x Palace x Rapha collaboration has caused waves in the cycling world." (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Credit not Provided) October 11,
2020
Sunday trading: Big discounts on Castelli
winter kit and Lezyne bike lights.
"This Sunday we’ve found deals on great winter kit, including a big saving on an excellent piece of Castelli gear, a set of lights, Giro shoes and much more." Rupert Radley (cyclingweekly.com) October 11,
2020
2020 Gent Wevelgem Live Feed.
"Gent
Wevelgem 2020 (Ypres - Wevelgem 232.5km) Live.
Start time: Sunday October 11th at 11:08 CET (2:08 AM
PDT).
Earliest live video: 14:30 CET (5:30 AM PDT).
Approximate finish: 16:55 CET (7:55 AM PDT)." (cycling.today)
October 11,
2020
Column
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Casper Pedersen wins Paris Tours.
"Casper
Pedersen (Team Sunweb) took victory at Paris-Tours,
beating Benoît Cosnefroy (AG2R La Mondiale) in a two-up
sprint on the Avenue de Grammont after the two emerged
as the strongest men on the gravel roads through the
vineyards in the race finale."
By Daniel Ostanek (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
October 11,
2020
Superprestige Gieten: Toon Aerts Strikes
First.
"It
appears Toon Aerts (Telenet Baloise Lions) is on a
winning streak. This might just be his year." Yash Shahani
(cxmagazine.com)
October 11,
2020
Alvarado Dominates Superprestige Gieten.
"Yesterday
she placed in the podium of the U23 Mountain Bike World
Championships and today, she took the gold at
Superprestige Gieten."
Yash Shahani (cxmagazine.com) (Image credit: Facebook))
October 11,
2020
Mitchelton Scott boss confident in Giro
d’Italia COVID protocol after Simon Yates tests positive.
"Matt
White remains optimistic for the health of his remaining
riders as peloton braces ahead of rest-day COVID
checks." Jim
Cotton (velonews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images)
October 11,
2020
‘That’s perhaps the last race of my career’:
Mark Cavendish emotional after finish at Ghent Wevelgem.
"Contracts
talks with Bahrain McLaren are still ongoing, team boss
Rod Ellingworth told Cycling News yesterday, who
said he expects Cavendish to continue racing into 2021." Jonny Long
(cyclingweekly.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
October 11,
2020
The best gravel wheels I’ve tested.
"After riding and comparing gravel wheels at three price levels, I selected the ENVE SES 3.4 AR Disc as the Best Performer and the Zipp 303 Firecrest Carbon Tubeless Disc Brake the Best Value." Steve (intheknowcycling.com) (Image Credit not Provided) October 11,
2020
Live: Superprestige Cyclocross Gieten -
Sunday 11th October 2020 - Free Livestream.
"This
Sunday sees the start of the Superprestige Series in
Gieten, Netherlands on a fast, sandy course.
Elite
Women - 15:00 UK, 16:00 Europe (7:00am PDT).
Elite
Men - 16:15 UK, 17:15 Europe (8:15am PDT)." (cyclocross.social)
October11,
2020
Column
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October 10, 2020
Giro d'Italia: Alex Dowsett solos to victory
on stage 8.
"Breakaway
goes to the line in Vieste. Puccio finishes second just
ahead of Holmes and Rosskopf takes fourth." By Daniel Benson
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image)
October 10,
2020
Five talking points from stage eight of the
Giro d’Italia 2020.
"Today
was a first WorldTour and Grand Tour stage win for
Israel Start-Up Nation. While this year is the calm
before the storm in terms of squad building." Jonny Long
(cyclingweekly.com) (Luca Bettini/AFP via Getty Images)
October 10,
2020
Giro d'Italia: Démare speculates Peter Sagan
is slower because of Classics focus.
"Sagan
has now finished in second place three times at this
year’s Giro d'Italia, beginning on stage 2 at Agrigento
on an uphill finish, then on stage 4 at Villafranca
Tirrena and again on stage 7 in Brindisi." By Alasdair Fotheringham
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image)
October 10,
2020
Roccaraso a crunch Giro d'Italia mountain
test for GC favorites.
"The
Giro d'Italia cranks up its climbing challenges another
notch or three on stage 9 this Sunday with its grueling
incursion into the Abruzzo mountains and one of its most
venerable summit finishes at Roccaraso."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
October 10,
2020
Vincenzo Nibali a familiar constant in a
Giro d'Italia full of variables.
"Here
at the Giro, we were living day to day a bit up until
Etna," Nibali's coach Paolo Slongo told Cyclingnews.
"But between the time trial and the Etna stage, you
could start to understand where you were relative to
your rivals."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image)
October 10,
2020
Bakelants' season over.
"The
health of Jan is good and the symptoms stay mild," the
team's head physician Joost De Maeseneer said.
"Following the medical protocol of our team and the UCI,
Jan will stay in isolation at home during at least seven
days."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
October 10,
2020
Best Socks: Colorful, comfortable and
cleverly constructed socks.
"The
best cycling socks feature many design cues such as
style, fit, construction and color. Here's a roundup of
our favorites."
By Colin Levitch (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit:
DeFeet)
October 10,
2020
2020 Giro d'Italia Live stream.
"2020 Giro d'Italia Live October 3-25, Italy. Stage
8 starts Saturday October 10th at 11:25 CET (2:25 AM
PDT).
Earliest
live video: 12:25 CET (3:25 AM PDT).
Approximate
finish: 16:28 CET (7:28 AM PDT)."
(cyclingfans.com)
October 10,
2020
Column
Two
Simon Yates out of Giro d'Italia after
testing positive for the corona.
"'All
other riders and staff have returned negative results
and have been cleared to continue the race' says
Mitchelton Scott."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
October 10,
2020
'Paris Roubaix will be one of my big goals
again in 2021' says van Aert after cancellation
disappointment.
"The
cancellation of this season's rescheduled Paris- Roubaix
- which was set to take place on October 25 - has come
as a big disappointment to both fans and riders alike." (cyclingnews.com) (Image
credit: Bettini Image)
October 10,
2020
Between a Rock and a Hard Place.
"The
end is almost in sight and, amidst the flurry of
big-ticket racing, the cobbled classics are about to
begin. Gent Wevelgem is the first test of form on the
pavé for the tough men and women of the peloton." By Sadhbh O'Shea
(pelotonmagazine.com) Images by Chris Auld
October 10,
2020
Alé BTC Ljubljana withdraw from Gent
Wevelgem after corona positive in team.
"Tiesj
Benoot and Jan Bakelants pulled from men's race after
Bakelants tests positive and was known to have recently
been in close contact with Benoot."
(velonews.com) (Credit not Provided)
October 10,
2020
Bauer targets Gent Wevelgem after going
close last year.
"New
Zealander was caught with 300 meters to go but states
that he's really, really motivated for the Classics this
year."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
October 10,
2020
Stops We Like: Fieldstone Coffee Roasters.
"When
a product has great appeal and quality experience, we
are immediately pulled in. That is the alluring
atmosphere at Fieldstone Coffee Roasters in Ottsville,
PA."
(creakybottombracket.com) (CJ Rudy)
October 10,
2020
Sam Bennett to face heavyweight opposition
at Gent Wevelgem.
"Having
enjoyed a break at home in Monaco since his epic ride at
the Tour de France, Ireland’s Sam Bennett gets back into
action at Gent Wevelgem tomorrow when he will face many
of the men of the season so far."
(stickybottle.com) (Credit not Provided)
October 10,
2020
2020 Gent Wevelgem Live Feed.
"Gent
Wevelgem 2020 (Ypres - Wevelgem 232.5km) Live.
Start time: Sunday October 11th at 11:08 CET (2:08 AM
PDT).
Earliest live video: 14:30 CET (5:30 AM PDT).
Approximate finish: 16:55 CET (7:55 AM PDT)." (cycling.today)
October 10,
2020
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October 10,
2020
Shane Sutton says Richard Freeman has “got
himself into something deep” as medical tribunal
continues.
"Shane
Sutton says that Dr Richard Freeman, who is facing a
General Medical Council (GMC) tribunal, “has got himself
into something deep here and seen me as a way out." (Alex Bowden) (road.cc)
(distincttoday.net)
October 10,
2020
Frenchman Jordan Sarrou scores surprise win
at MTB world championships.
"France's
domination at the 2020 UCI MTB world championships
continued as Jordan Sarrou won the elite men's
cross-country race."
(velonews.com) Photo: Bartek Wolinski/Red Bull Content
Pool
October 10,
2020
Pauline Ferrand-Prevot wins Elite Women
Cross Country title at Mountain Bike World Championships.
"Pauline
Ferrand-Prevot (France) became the first woman to
successfully defend the Elite Women Cross Country title
at the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships since her
French compatriot Julie Bresset in 2012-13." By Rob Jones
(cyclingnews.com) (velonews.com) Photo: Pauline
Ferrand-Prevot
October 10,
2020
The provisional team to support Chris Froome
and Richard Carapaz at the Vuelta a Espana.
"Wurf,
Amador and Golas on eight-rider roster with Doull, Knees
and Rodriguez on standby."
By Daniel Benson (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty
Images)
October 10,
2020
Annika Langvad announces retirement.
"Mountain
biker and sometime road racer Annika Langvad has
announced her retirement, and will not take part in this
weekend's women's cross-country event at the UCI
Mountain Bike World Championships due to a stomach bug." (cyclingnews.com) (Image
credit: Bettini Image)
October 10,
2020
Ellingworth says Bahrain McLaren
negotiations with Cavendish 'continuing.'
"Cavendish,
35, is set to take part in Gent Wevelgem on Sunday,
likely in a support role, before leading the team at
Scheldeprijs on Wednesday, a race he has won several
times in the past."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
October 10,
2020
Live: Superprestige Cyclocross Gieten -
Sunday 11th October 2020 - Free Livestream.
"This
Sunday sees the start of the Superprestige Series in
Gieten, Netherlands on a fast, sandy course.
Elite
Women - 15:00 UK, 16:00 Europe (7:00am PDT).
Elite
Men - 16:15 UK, 17:15 Europe (8:15am PDT)." (cyclocross.social)
October 10,
2020
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