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December
31, 2020
Which was the best Grand Tour of the 2020
season?
"This
year has been a tough one, but we were lucky enough to
get all three of the Grand Tours after doubts they would
go ahead at all in 2020."
By Tim Bonville-Ginn (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit:
Getty Images)
December 31,
2020
Olympic Games quarantine quandary could see
teams focus on Tour de France, warn riders.
"Team
interests in sending strong lineups to the big-budget
Tour could see riders forced to sacrifice Games
ambitions." By
Jim Cotton (velonews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images)
December 31,
2020
Top 10 Stories of 2020.
"Here’s the PEZCycling Top 10 List of Most Read Stories in 2020 - including a bonus story because I lost count when assembling this article." By Richard Pestes (pezcyclingnews.com) (Image Credit not Found) December 31,
2020
Tom Marvin’s Gear of the Year 2020.
"2020
was a year of drastic contrasts - from the tumbleweed
weeks of lockdown to the flat-out fractiousness of the
more ‘normal’ weeks, which involved catching up on bikes
and kit in order to keep the good ship BikeRadar
fully stocked."
By Tom Marvin (bikeradar.com) Russell Burton / Immediate
Media
December 31,
2020
New Year bike sales USA: Today's best deals
and where to find January sales.
"The
New Year bike sales have begun and here's our roundup of
the best deals available today in the USA." (cyclingnews.com) (Image
Credit: Courtesy)
December 31,
2020
Pinkbike Editors' New Years
Resolutions for 2021.
"It's
always good to have a great big lofty goal to aim for,
even if your resolution ends up being abandoned by
mid-January. If you could accomplish anything in 2021,
what would it be?"
By Sarah Moore (pinkbike.com) Trevor Lyden
December 31,
2020
Live: x2o Badkamers Trofee GP Sven Nys -
Friday, January 1st.
"he
typical New Years race in Baal sees the riders tackle
the GP Sven Nys!
Elite
Women - 12:45 UK, 13:45 Europe,
7:45am U.S. Eastern.
Elite
Men - 14:00 UK, 15:00 Europe, 9:00am U.S. Eastern." (cyclocross.social) (Credit
not Found)
December 31,
2020
Column
Two
Van Vleuten reveals massive year-end
training tally.
"Former
world champion Annemiek van Vleuten continued to clock
big miles on the bike in 2020, putting in over 32,000
kilometers between training and racing."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images)
December 31,
2020
How generation Z are taking over the cycling
world.
"How
are fresh-faced riders barely out of their teens
managing to win at the highest level? Aspiring pro Joe
Laverick has a personal investment in finding out." (cyclingweekly.com) (Kenzo
Tribouillard/AFP via Getty Images)
December 31,
2020
The 2020 road season in numbers.
"It was a small miracle there was even a 2020 road season, Cyclingnews looks at the stats." By Laura Weislo (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) December 31,
2020
Five wacky things I loved about bike racing
in 2020.
"t
wasn’t all doom and gloom in 2020. Quite the contrary.
Despite what some viewed as a mortal threat to
professional cycling, the sport reconfirmed its legacy
of perseverance and determination by pedaling straight
through it."
By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) (Image Credit not Found)
December 31,
2020
2021 team preview: Bora Hansgrohe.
"Kelderman
joins Sagan, Ackermann and Schachmann as German team
strengthens Grand Tour squad."
By Patrick Fletcher (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit:
Getty Images)
December 31,
2020
Pinkbike Athlete of the Year Winner.
"While
we were impressed with all the riders who conquered more
than just their competitors this year, the 2020 Athlete
of the Year award goes to Marine Cabirou." (pinkbike.com) Andy Vathis
December 31,
2020
Will doing intervals make you live longer?
"In
the December 29 edition of the New York Time’s
“Phys Ed” column, writer Gretchen Reynolds points out
some salient new information about how much even a brief
(as in four second long) interval can pay healthful
dividends."
(roadbikeaction.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image)
December 31,
2020
2020 in Review: Cycling shoots up the
political and media agenda - for better or worse.
"This
has been a year unlike any other most of us have lived
through, and the changes made to our lives, our daily
routines, seem set to be here for some time to come -
some of them, possibly forever."
By Simon MacMichael (road.cc) Photo: Simon MacMichael
December 31,
2020
First Look: Canyon Aeroad CFR.
"Seven
years later, Canyon’s relaunched Aeroad is sleeker,
lighter and brimming with unique go-fast features." (roadbikeaction.com)
(Credit not Found)
December 31,
2020
From the Giro d’Italia to getting back on
the bike: Highlights from 2020.
"We’re
just a day away from the end of 2020 and for many people
it will be a year to forget, but there were also some
cycling highlights that Cycling Weekly readers
will be keen to carry with them."
By Alex Ballinger (cyclingweekly.com) Credit: Dan
Gould/CW
December 31,
2020
Column
Three
December 31,
2020
Lucinda Brand debuts new Baloise Trek Lions
cyclocross jersey.
"Telenet
Baloise Lions cyclocross team will officially become
Baloise Trek Lions as of January 1 with Lucinda Brand
revealing the new jersey on New Years Eve." By Kirsten Frattini
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Baloise Trek Lions)
December 31,
2020
Training: 10 Fun and realistic New Year’s
resolutions.
"It’s
that time of year again. Everyone has started talking
about what they are going to do next year and then they
do it for only a couple of weeks."
By Hannah Finchamp (velonews.com) Photo: Marcelo Rypl
December 31,
2020
Nairo Quintana back on the bike after knee
surgery.
"Arkéa
Samsic team manager Emmanuel Hubert reports that
Quintana's rehab is ‘going very well.’"
(velonews.com) (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)
December 31,
2020
James Knox: Poland and the racing restart.
"The
gap between stage 5 of the UAE Tour and stage 1 of the
Tour of Poland was 160 days, but I’m finally up and
running." By
James Knox (cyclingnews.com) Deceuninck Quick Step
December 31,
2020
My kit picks for 2020: Tech writer Stefan
Abram.
"Over the past year, these products have genuinely impressed me with their quality, function, and value. I can whole-heartedly recommend them." By Stefan Abram (cyclingweekly.com) (Image Credit not Found) December 31,
2020
Laurens ten Dam: Jakobsen crash a turning
point for rider safety.
"Oh
man, I wish I could dedicate this page to all the
beautiful racing we’ve seen lately."
By Laurens ten Dam (cyclingnews.com) Facebook
December 31,
2020
28 years of the best advice from the pages
of Cycling Plus.
"We’ve
been offering you the best road possible cycling advice
since 1992, and a look back through the Cycling Plus
magazine archives reveals the top tips that have stood
the test of time."
(cyclingplus.com) (Credit not Found)
December 31,
2020
The Top 10 Active Pass stories of 2020.
"In
addition to the magazine, training software and
discounts, members have access to exclusive content, and
here is what was most read in 2020."
(velonews.com) By Ben DelaneyPhoto: Courtesy Argonaut
December 31,
2020
Editor’s picks: 2020’s best little luxuries.
"While we all dream of new bikes or bougie wheel upgrades, there are smaller ways to make a big impact on how much you enjoy your ride." (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Credit not Found) December 31,
2020
What We Dig: Condiments.
"Adventures
to exotic locales aren’t always possible. You can,
however, infuse exotica into your taste buds at your own
dinner table or breakfast nook, in the simple form of a
creative condiment."
(pelotonmagazine.com) (Credit not Found)
December 31,
2020
Column
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December
30, 2020
December 30,
2020
Cyclocross Diaries: What a Belgian race day
looks like.
"With
the entire US cyclocross calendar canceled, the
Cannondale Cyclocrossworld team had a choice: make the
jump across the Atlantic, or don’t race at all." By Caley Fretz
(cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Kristof Ramon)
December 30,
2020
Blanka Vas, Mathieu van der Poel victorious
at Ethias Cross Bredene.
"Reduced
startsheet saw Van Aert, Pidcock, Brand, del Carmen
Alvarado all sit out the Belgian race."
(velonews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
December 30,
2020
Blanka Vas wins Ethias Cross Bredene.
"19-year-old
Blanka Vas (Doltcini Van Eyck Sport) stepped up from her
series of recent placings to win the Ethias Cross in
Bredene, attacking from the start and powering away to a
solo victory."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images)
December 30,
2020
Van der Poel cruises to victory in Ethias
Cross Bredene.
"Mathieu
van der Poel (Alpecin Fenix) put his rainbow jersey on
display with another solo victory, this time at the
Ethias Cross in Bredene, where he rode away from Toon
Aerts (Telenet Baloise) midway through the race to win
with relative ease."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
December 30,
2020
Live: Ethias Cross Bredene - Wednesday
December 30th.
"Continuing
the Christmas Cyclocross calendar, the 6th round of the
Ethias Cross sees riders head to Bredene.
Elite Women - 12:45 UK, 13:45 Europe,
7:45am U.S. Eastern.
Elite Men - 14:00 UK, 15:00 Europe, 9:00am U.S. Eastern." (cyclocross.social) (Credit
not Found)
December 30,
2020
Review: Redshift ShockStop may just change
your mind about suspension seatposts.
"One
of the many ways riders have tried to increase the
comfort of their rides, the suspension seat post is
experiencing a bit of a renaissance."
By Zach Overholt (bikerumor.com) (Image Credit not
Found)
December 30,
2020
Rob Weaver’s Gear of the Year 2020.
"Rob's pick of bits and bikes from 2020." By Robin Weaver (bikeradar.com) (Image Credit not Found) December 30,
2020
Column
Two
December 30,
2020
Wout van Aert prepared to park Olympic
ambitions to ride for Remco Evenepoel.
"Belgian
supremo increasing his focus on road racing despite
years-long cyclocross rivalry with Mathieu van der
Poel."
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
December 30,
2020
Highlights of 2020 - Part V.
"Tough
choice to pick the last of five highlights from the year
but the Tour de France’s penultimate stage stands out,
above all as a moment of sporting drama, but also a
healthy exercise in forecasting, bias and review." (inrng.com) (ASO)
December 30,
2020
2021 Tour of Antalya canceled.
"The
2.1 race was scheduled for February 11-14 and was slated
to feature six WorldTour teams, an increase of five on
last year’s event."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image)
December 30,
2020
Egan Bernal targets Tour de France in 2021.
"After
winning the Tour in 2019 at the age of 22, the Colombian
was forced to abandon his title defense this year with
back pain, and was subsequently diagnosed with the
spinal condition scoliosis."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
December 30,
2020
The Grind: My top 10 gravel hits of 2020.
"The
events (remember those?), gear, and places that made
gravel rad for me in a lousy year."
By Ben Delaney (velonews.com) Photo: Wil Matthews
December 30,
2020
Wahoo Releases Accuracy Fix for KICKR
V5/2020: Test Results.
"Over six months ago, when the Wahoo KICKR V5/2020 was released it contained one not insignificant flaw: It’d overshoot efforts, sometimes by hundreds of watts, when the flywheel speed was low." (dcrainmaker.com) (Photo: Ray Maker) December 30,
2020
The best Zwift Cycling Central podcasts of
2020.
"A
turbulent 2020 meant that the Zwift Cycling Central
podcast looked a bit different for 2020, but Christophe
Mallet and Dave McKenzie were always there to bring a
bit of fun and insight into the happenings of the
cycling world."
(sbs.com.au) (Image credit: Getty Images)
December 30,
2020
Crossing Iceland: Emily Batty and Chris
Burkard share stories from nine days off the grid.
"When
the world came to a standstill, Emily Batty quickly had
to adapt her plans. World Cup’s were rescheduled to fall
and, faced with a long offseason, the Canadian refocused
on a new objective: bikepacking across Iceland." By Terry McKall
(cyclingmagazine.ca) Photo: Chris Burkard, Jordan Rosen
December 30,
2020
Sneak Peek: Twin Six Standard Rando Ti 2.0
updated adventure touring gravel bike coming soon!
"Twin
Six’s premium do-it-all Standard Rando Ti gravel &
touring bike is about to get a modern randonneur update.
Set to drop in just two days, Twin Six will offer
special pricing for a very limited time from the start
of 2021." By
Cory Benson (bikerumor.com) (Image Credit not Found)
December 30,
2020
Column
Three
10 of the biggest names in men’s cycling who
are retiring in 2020.
"Stannard,
Hansen, Gatto among riders to part ways with the pro
peloton." By
Patrick Fletcher (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
December 30,
2020
Peter Sagan experiences a first during
off-season ride.
"As
the sun went down Wednesday in Monaco, Sagan posted a
first in his cycling career - attempting to pedal his
road bike on a snow-covered road. He ran into some
surprising conditions on a training ride today." (cyclingnews.com) Photo by:
Instagram/Peter Sagan
December 30,
2020
Hagens Berman Axeon completes its 13-man
roster for 2021.
"Axel
Merckx's development squad adds five young Americans to
2021 lineup."
(velonews.com) (Justin Setterfield/Getty Images Sport)
December 30,
2020
Success breeds success as American youth
lights up the WorldTour.
"2020
saw a group of young American friends and former
teammates inspire each other to a prolific season of
top-tier racing."
By Jim Cotton (velonews.com) Photo: KENZO
TRIBOUILLARD/AFP via Getty Images
December 30,
2020
How to get fit fast: Time-crunched cycling
training tips.
"If
you want to know how to get fit fast, we explain the
best ways to tailor your training around a time-crunched
cyclist's lifestyle."
By Jarred Salzwedel (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit:
Zwift)
December 30,
2020
Uncertainty swirls around possible Olympic
Games quarantine.
"Reports
of a pre-Games quarantine would complicate a Tour de
France or Giro Rosa start for Olympic-bound cyclists." By Andrew Hood
(velonews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images)
December 30,
2020
The best Canadian cycling challenges of
2020.
"It
was a year of personally motivated goals and challenges.
Some cyclists chose to take some time off this bike,
others, such as essential workers, were forced to reduce
their training."
By Lily Hansen-Gillis (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image Credit
not Found)
December 30,
2020
2020 bike tech in numbers: It has been an
incredible year for statistics!
"As
cyclists we’re bombarded by claims that the latest bikes
and kit are lighter, stiffer, and more aero than what
has gone before. Here’s what we’ve been told over the
past year." By
Mat Brett (road.cc)
December 30,
2020
First Look: 2021 Orbea Orca.
"For
model year 2021 Orcas, Orbea has grandfathered much of
the high-end OMX tube shaping, originally used on the
2020 model, to the OMR-level carbon frames." (roadbikeaction.com)
(Credit not Found)
December 30,
2020
Column
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December
29, 2020
Team of the year: Who were the best riders
of 2020?
"We assemble our best riders from the 2020 season into one super squad." By Tim Bonville-Ginn (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) December 29,
2020
Mathieu van der Poel will race Tour de
France ‘for sponsors.’
"Mathieu
van der Poel indicated yet again he will make his Tour
de France debut in 2021, but added an important caveat -
he’ll do it for the good of team backers." (velonews.com) (Tim de
Waele/Getty Images)
December 29,
2020
Wout van Aert to stay on Bianchi for
cyclocross season as Jumbo Visma switch to Cervélo.
"Jumbo
Visma will climb aboard Cervélo bikes in 2021, a change
which will be made for both the men’s WorldTour team and
the new women's Continental team."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
December 29,
2020
Good year, bad year: Cycling's winners and
losers in 2020.
"Everyone has had to adapt, but we have always had our trusty bikes (indoors and, when we can, outdoors) and with that there has been some good along the way." By Anna Marie Hughes (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) December 29,
2020
Nordest updates their original steel
adventure gravel bike, with 350g lighter Albarda 2.
"Nordest's
steel Albarda gravel bike gets a gen 2 update, with
affordable improvements all around. The original
chromoly frame gets lighter, dropping 12% of its
original weight while also dropping the cost of
frame-only or framesets with either steel or carbon
forks." By
Cory Benson (bikerumor.com) c. Nordest Cycles
December 29,
2020
Live: Ethias Cross Bredene - Wednesday
December 30th.
"Continuing
the Christmas Cyclocross calendar, the 6th round of the
Ethias Cross sees riders head to Bredene.
Elite Women - 12:45 UK, 13:45 Europe,
7:45am U.S. Eastern.
Elite Men - 14:00 UK, 15:00 Europe, 9:00am U.S. Eastern." (cyclocross.social) (Credit
not Found)
December 29,
2020
Column
Two
December 29,
2020
The top 10 VeloNews stories from 2020.
"Here
we present, not necessarily the happiest stories, but
the 10 most-read pieces of the year. In sum, it is a
snapshot of 2020."
By Ben Delaney (velonews.com) (Image Credit not Found)
December 29,
2020
Pedro Delgado: Lance Armstrong was the best
of his era.
"Former
Tour de France winner Pedro Delgado says he considers
Lance Armstrong as the winner of the Tour de France from
1999-2005 despite the Texan’s name officially being
struck from the winner’s record due to doping
violations."
(cycling.today) (Credit not Found)
December 29,
2020
2021 Team Preview: GreenEdge Cycling.
"GreenEdge
has been in the WorldTour peloton since 2012, winning
Milan San Remo, Paris Roubaix, Liège Bastogne Liège and
Il Lombardia, as well as claiming overall victory in the
2018 Vuelta a España through Simon Yates." By Barry Ryan
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images)
December 29,
2020
Lotte Kopecky adds World Cup in Hulst to
foray into cyclocross.
"Lotte
Kopecky will don new team colors in the new year, but
has not hung up her Lotto Soudal pursuits after the
close of a successful road racing season." By Jackie Tyson
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images)
December 29,
2020
‘I was a little daunted before’: The story
of the 2020 British Grand Tour debutants.
"2020
saw a record number of Brits make their debuts in a
Grand Tour. Chris Marshall-Bell spoke to them to find
out what the experience was like."
By Chris Marshall-Bell (cyclingweekly.com) (Tim de
Waele/Getty Images)
December 29,
2020
Report: WorldTour teams might not race
Vuelta a San Juan.
"Worsening
health conditions could mean Chris Froome and Peter
Sagan won't be starting the 2021 season in Argentina." (velonews.com) (Photo:
James Startt)
December 29,
2020
Polarized training in cycling: How riding
slower can make you race faster.
"While
this sounds counter-intuitive, training slow can allow
you to go faster come race day and smash your race
goals." By
Jarred Salzwedel (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Zwift)
December 29,
2020
Which type of fan will keep you coolest on
the trainer?
"One
fan comes out on top.
You
don’t truly realize how much sweat you generate when
cycling until indoor training season hits." By Lily Hansen-Gillis
(cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image Credit not Found)
December 29,
2020
Suzanne Morphew Vanished in May - and
Community Wants to Keep Her on People's Minds.
"Morphew’s
bike, according to CBS4 Denver and Fox 21,
and a "personal item," according to the Chaffee County
Sheriff's Office, were recovered during a search near
her Maysville home, but little else is known about her
disappearance." By KC Bake (people.com)
Photo: Inside Edition
The public can submit tips by calling 719-312-7530. December
29, 2020
Column
Three
Top-10 performances of the 2020 men’s road
season.
"The
battle that we wanted to see all year finally properly
came about in the biggest race on Wout van Aert (Jumbo
Visma) and Mathieu van der Poel‘s (Alpecin Fenix)
calendar, the Tour of Flanders."
By Tim Bonville-Ginn (cyclingweekly.com) (Luc
Claessen/Getty Images)
December 29,
2020
15-Minute Yoga Sequence To Improve T-Spine
Mobility.
"Slow
down footage of any of the top DH or Enduro riders
coming down the hill, and look at the body positions
required to keep the bike upright over that terrain, at
those speeds. Then ask yourself honestly, can your body
do that." By
Abi Carver (pinkbike.com) (Image Credit not Found)
December 29,
2020
Oli Woodman’s Gear of the Year 2020.
"Some
of us might be keen to forget 2020, but for me it’s been
a year that’s well worth remembering - at least where
bikes are concerned."
By Oli Woodman (bikeradar.com) (Image Credit not Found)
December 29,
2020
Anacona injured in training crash in
Colombia.
"According
to L'Equipe, Anacona did not lose consciousness,
but he required facial surgery and stitches to his left
knee. He also sustained rib injuries and a bruised
kidney."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image)
December 29,
2020
How you’ll watch cycling world championships
during the next four years.
"This
December, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)
awarded North American the streaming rights to multiple
cycling competitions to FloSports, the subscription
video streaming service that houses Flobikes." By Lily Hansen-Gillis
(cyclingmagazine.ca) Bartek Wolinski/Red Bull Content
Pool
December 29,
2020
New bikes, new home for FDJ Nouvelle
Aquitaine Futuroscope.
"The
team's new home spans 670 square meters and represents a
near million Euro investment into the team, according to
team manager Stephen Delcourt."
By Josh Croxton (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: FDJ
Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope)
December 29,
2020
Rimpact CX tire inserts make clincher tires
a viable option for gravel and cyclocross racing.
"Rimpact
has released their CX tire inserts claiming to provide
sufficient tire support to allow for pressures that
rival what is possible with tubular tires." By Jessie-May Morgan
(bikerumor.com) (Image Credit not Found)
December 29,
2020
Buyer’s Guide: 15 gravel bikes to buy in
2021.
"Although
we’ve never understood what exactly was the cause for so
many cyclists to harbor such enmity over what’s
essentially just a road bike with bigger tires, we were
never dissuaded from our mission to help promote the new
bikes."
(roadbikeaction.com) (Credit not Found)
December 29,
2020
5 Aussie transfers to have the biggest
impact in 2021.
"A
few Aussies are on the move in 2021, Cycling Central
takes a look at the top Aussies moving to new pastures." By Jamie Finch-Penninger
(sbs.com.au) (Image credit: Getty Images)
December 29,
2020
Column
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December
28, 2020
December 28,
2020
Mathieu van der Poel leads critics in
calling out ‘unworthy’ World Cup course.
"Organizers
defend their decision to push on with the waterlogged
Dendermonde race that saw some riders thriving and some
just surviving."
By Jim Cotton (velonews.com) (Image credit: Getty
Images)
December 28,
2020
What do you say to someone who just lost the
Tour de France?
"Do
you pat him on the back, tell him there’s always next
year? I think you probably sit in silence, next to his
silence, in a soundless sort of mourning." By Caley Fretz
(cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Gruber Images)
December 28,
2020
Taj Jones and his rapid rise to the
WorldTour.
"Taj
Jones will take a big step in his young career, moving
to Israel Start-Up Nation on a three-year deal with a
WorldTour start set for the backend of the 2021 season." By Jamie Finch-Penninger
(sbs.com.au) (Image credit: Getty Images)
December 28,
2020
Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour confirmed for
May 25-30.
"Next
year, our tour will roll again. This will be possible
because a large part of the sponsors have already
promised us support for 2021 despite the difficult
situation," said Vera Hohlfeld, the head of the event's
organization."
By Kirsten Frattini (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit:
Arne Mill/ TRF)
December 28,
2020
Cannondale Topstone Carbon Lefty 1.
"Cannondale's
Topstone Carbon Lefty 1 is a technological
tour-de-force: a sub-10kg, full suspension gravel bike
with a monoblade Lefty fork. It's also a hoot to ride." By Dave Atkinson (road.cc)
(Image Credit not Found)
December 28,
2020
Polygon Bend R5 gravel bike review.
"The
Polygon Bend R5 falls in as the brand's most
rambunctious drop-bar bike designed to tackle everything
from long gravel rides to steep and spicy single track." By Colin Levitch
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Colin Levitch)
December 28,
2020
How to Marie Kondo your bike gear.
"The
more organized your bike stuff is, the faster you’ll be
able to get out the door and into your ride. If you
waste five minutes every day trying to find your cycling
computer, bib shorts, gel, matching socks or pump,
that’s 31 hours per year wasted."
By Molly Hurford (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image Credit not
Found)
December 28,
2020
Five cool things coming soon from Oakley,
Santini, Spatzwear, Avrox and Baggicase.
"After
a festive Five Cool Things interlude, it's Monday
already so we're back to showing you a fine selection of
stuff we've got in for testing at the moment." By Anna Marie Hughes
(road.cc) (Image Credit not Found)
December 28,
2020
Column
Two
Remco Evenepoel holding out for a grand tour
in 2021, but it won’t be the Tour de France.
"Belgian
star sees a Giro d'Italia or Vuelta a España in his
immediate future as recovery continues ahead of season
debut."
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
December 28,
2020
Elisa Longo Borghini: Writing her own
history.
"Longo
Borghini was a sporty child from a sporty family. Her
mother, Guidina Dal Sasso, was a cross-country skier who
represented Italy at three Winter Olympics. Her brother,
Paolo, is 11 years older and became a professional
cyclist in 2004 with teams such as Liquigas." By Sophie Hurcom
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
December 28,
2020
Top 10 news stories of 2020.
"This year has given us a lot to write about and we’ve been kept very busy, which is excellent, some stories will always do better than others." By Tim Bonville-Ginn (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) December 28,
2020
My kit picks for 2020: Tech writer Simon
Smythe.
"I’ve picked my 12 favorite products and assigned each one to a month, starting in January." By Simon Smythe (cyclingweekly.com) (Image Credit not Found) December 28,
2020
The latest and smartest indoor cycling tech.
"While
indoor training is an essential tool to help maintain
fitness during the winter, the growing market of
sophisticated programs and tools with improved real-life
simulation have taken a major leap recently." (roadbikeaction.com)
(Credit not Found)
December 28,
2020
10 of the Wildest and Weirdest Mountain Bike
Stories from 2020.
"It
has been a wild year in mountain biking, but as always a
host of colorful, confusing and downright crazy stories
have helped us get through all the madness. Here are 10
of the best from a topsy-turvy year."
By James Smurthwaite (pinkbike.com) (Image Credit not
Found)
December 28,
2020
Cell BIT for X-Shifter Wireless Shifting is
World’s lightest electronic shifter at 1.5g.
"Cell
Cycling has added an ultra lightweight shifter upgrade
for their X-Shifter universal wireless shifting kit. The
Cell BIT is a 1.5g aluminum button, smaller than a
quarter." By
Jessie-May Morgan (bikerumor.com) (Image Credit not
Found)
December 28,
2020
Column
Three
Five moments in 2020 when cycling
transcended expectations.
"From
Strade Bianche to the Tour de France, the abridged,
altered, and jumbled up 2020 racing calendar delivered
some of the most thrilling racing days we’ve seen in a
while." By
Andrew Hood (velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
December 28,
2020
Running after Chris Froome on Mont Ventoux.
"The
front cover of the July 15, 2016 edition of L’Equipe
was a keeper. Chris Froome, in the yellow jersey, on
foot, running up Mont Ventoux."
By Patrick Fletcher (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images
Sport)
December 28,
2020
Vini Zabù signs Daniel Pearson for 2021.
"The
26-year-old will be the first Briton to race for Vini
Zabù since Ian Stannard all the way back in 2009, when
the squad was sponsored by ISD."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
December 28,
2020
Young star Harvey joins Canyon SRAM.
"Canyon
SRAM has snapped up rising New Zealand climber Mikayla
Harvey after a breakthrough 2020 season. " (sbs.com.au) (Image credit:
Getty Images)
December 28,
2020
Final 2021 roster announced for Leopard Pro
Cycling.
"The
Continental roster for the Leopard Pro Cycling team has
been completed with 12 riders for 2021, adding Dutchman
Jarno Mobach and German Tim Torn Teutenberg." (cyclingnews.com) (Tim de
Waele/Getty Images)
December 28,
2020
Backpacking, gastric issues and midnight
snacks: The best unused quotes from the 2020 season.
"Which
veteran pro rider never sleeps? Do young Australians
party or have it in tough in Europe? It appears they do
both. And who should never eat ice cream?" By Chris Marshall-Bell
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty
Images)
December 28,
2020
Max Wilman's Gear of the Year 2020.
"My
top picks this year are focused on a couple of items
that took me back to my teenage years, when mountain
biking was a new and exciting development in my life." By Max Wilman
(bikeradar.com) (Image Credit not Found)
December 28,
2020
Adidas The Road Cycling Shoe Review - Take
My Money Now!
"There
are very few times I see a product and react with “shut
up and take my money.” There’s a lot of cool gear out
there, but very few that make me respond in that way." By Scott Kingsley
(bikeworldnews.com)
December 28,
2020
Top 20 stories of 2020.
"Well,
here we are. Staring down the end of a looong year. But
it also went by so fast? 2020 continues to surprise us
to the very end/"
By Zach Overholt (bikerumor.com) (Image Credit not
Found)
December 28,
2020
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