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April
4, 2020
RAAM cancels amid continuing
uncertainty over public health and safety.
"Organizers
told participants and crews overnight that RAAM,
set to begin June 16, and the Race Across the
West would be put off until 2021 due to the
coronavirus health crisis."
(velonews.com) Photo: Vic Armijo/RAAM
April
4, 2020
Virtual Race Across America to take
place in custom Zwift environment.
"Yesterday
it was announced that the 2020 Race Across
America (RAAM) will not take place. Today
organizers have revealed that a Virtual Race
Across America (VRAAM) will instead take place
on the same dates in a customized Zwift
environment."
(road.cc) (Alex Bowden)
April
4, 2020
Forging legends: Here are the 10
best Classics of all-time.
"All
winter we waited for the spring Classics. All
winter. Milan San Remo, the Tour of Flanders,
Paris Roubaix, Liège."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Pascal
Rondeau/ALLSPORT/Getty)
April
4, 2020
1964 Tour de France, Part 1.
"The
best Tour de France ever? Some say 1989, take
your pick. During the 1989 Tour many knew it was
an exceptional edition and reading and watching
material from that year there were regular
comparisons with 1964 held up as the vintage
edition and reference point."
(inrng.com) (ASO)
April
4, 2020
Rouvy: Your ultimate guide.
"Founded
by Petr Samek, a keen cyclist and software
engineer, Rouvy differentiates itself from other
virtual trainers in two ways: prize money and
the sheer scale of routes."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Rouvy)
April
4, 2020
Is there a best time to train? A
sports scientist investigates.
"Most
of us ride our bikes whenever we get chance, but
is there a best time of day when you’ll unlock
the most potential and make maximum gains?
Sports scientist Dr Mark Homer investigates." (cyclingweekly.com)
Illustration: David Lyttleton
April
4, 2020
Product Test: Selle Italia Flite
Boost Kit Carbonio Superflow.
"Not
just one of the most well-known saddle brands in
the industry, Selle Italia is also one of the
longest-surviving brands the sport has known."
(roadbikeaction.com) (Photo: Credit not
Available)
April
4, 2020
2020 Tour of Flanders - Virtual
edition LIVE STREAM.
"Tour of Flanders 2020 virtual edition LIVE STREAM: Sunday, April 5th. Race starts at 15:30pm CET (Central Europe), 9:30am U.S. Eastern." (cycling.today) April
4, 2020
 April
3, 2020
Organizers cancel 2020 Tour of Utah.
"With
the best interests of our host communities,
riders, cycling fans and partners at heart, the
Tour of Utah is focusing on the health and
safety of all its participants and has made the
difficult decision not to hold its race this
August."
(velonews.com) (Photo: Credit not Provided)
April
3, 2020
Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio flagged for having
'super human numbers' on Zwift.
"Hello
@GoZwift can you please help me? I've just been
flagged for super human numbers while doing my
VO2 max intervals in Watopia? I promise it's the
real deal," she wrote in a post on Twitter." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
April
3, 2020
Tour of Flanders 2011: The great
race.
"There
was a moment early on in the 2011 Tour of
Flanders when it looked as if the race had been
killed stone dead. The trigger was pulled by
Fabian Cancellara, the reigning champion." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
April
3, 2020
Zwift is trialing a new clubs
feature, including events and leaderboards.
"The
indoor training app has been trialing a new
Zwift Clubs feature, which gives users the
chance to ride together and stay up to date with
the riding companions in the virtual world." (cyclingweekly.com)
Zwift
April
3, 2020
Cameron Jeffers completes virtual
Everest challenge on Zwift.
"Jeffers,
23, set off on the enormous task on Wednesday
(April 1) and spent a full 10 hours in the
saddle, as he climbed the height of Mount
Everest on his indoor trainer."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Picture: Zwift/Cameron
Jeffers)
April
3, 2020
Choose Your Own Bike Race: Tour of
Flanders.
"Do
not read this article through from beginning to
end! There are many different possible endings,
and many different adventures you can have on
the roads of Flanders."
(cyclingtips.com) Matt De Neef & Iain
Treloar
April
3, 2020
Idaho mountain biker and journalist,
27, tests positive for Covid-19.
"I
developed symptoms three weeks ago and never had
a fever, and because the symptoms (except loss
of smell/taste) began going away a few days ago,
I’m cleared to end self-isolation. The great
irony of the 8-10-day test result delay is that
by the time I find out I have it, I’m no longer
contagious and can end my self-quarantine."
(electricbikeaction.com) John Ker
April
3, 2020
Christine Majerus: A team leader can
only be as good as her domestique (and vice
versa).
"Boels
Dolmans road captain and super-domestique talks
about what it's like to support the number-one
team in the world."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
April
3, 2020
Bike of the Week: Salsa Warroad
Carbon.
"Warroad
is Salsa’s endurance road bike. Warroad performs
on and off pavement for riders who don’t define
a road ride by the surfaces they travel. Prices
start at $2000 all the way up to $5900 with
seven models to choose from."
(roadbikeaction.com) (Photo: Credit not
Provided)
April
3, 2020
April
2, 2020
While My Laptop Gently Weeps: Life
Without De Ronde.
"I
can’t really complain. Even the disappearance of
our entire classics season doesn’t feel as
devastating as it would if the world were going
about its typical merry way (which was still
like 80% insane and awful but you get my
point)."
(podiumcafe.com) Chris Fontecchio
April
2, 2020
A July Tour de France would be akin
to 'crime against humanity' says former French
sports minister.
"Former
French sports minister and double Olympic Judo
champion David Douillet has described the
prospect of the Tour de France going ahead this
summer as "madness" and a "crime against
humanity."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
April
2, 2020
Remco Evenepoel and Wout van Aert to
race virtual Tour of Flanders this weekend.
"For
those desperate to fill the hours without
conventional bike racing, the organizers of the
Tour of Flanders are putting on a unique
spectacle this weekend, as we’ll see the likes
of Remco Evenepoel (Deceuninck Quick Step), Wout
van Aert (Jumbo Visma) and Greg Van Avermaet
(CCC Team) race a virtual edition of the
prestigious Monument."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
April
2, 2020
Day in the life: Adam Hansen.
"3D
printing surgical masks, developing electronic
shoelaces, adjusting his bike position and
making YouTube videos - Hansen hasn't been
getting bored during lockdown in the Czech
Republic."
(velonews.com) (Justin Setterfield/Getty Images
Sport)
April
2, 2020
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Zwift Rolls Out Third World Choice.
"As
of today Zwift has rolled out to the ability to
select between two so-called ‘guest worlds’,
versus the previous one option. This means you
can always select Watopia, or from two other
world pairs. In the case of today, for example,
that means you can select from Watopia, New
York, or Richmond."
(dcrainmaker.com) (Photo: Ray Maker)
April
4, 2020
Silver linings roadbook: Van
Avermaet tries to keep things in perspective.
"Most
of the time, 2016 Olympic champ and 2017 Paris
Roubaix winner Greg Van Avermaet spends his days
traveling around the globe, competing in bike
races, or training for them."
(cyclingtips.com) Photography by Gruber Images
April
4, 2020
John Degenkolb: The Tour de France
is an event that allows some teams to survive.
"Days
after the director of the Vuelta a España Javier
Guillén also talked about the necessity of the
Tour de France for cycling, the German rider
mentioned it in a discussion with media of his
country. "I would even like to do a five-week
Tour if necessary."
(cyclingpub.com) Lotto Soudal
April
4, 2020
Naesen: I live and train for ‘Holy
Week.’
"Belgian
star speaks candidly about missing the classics,
salary cuts, and his hopes of racing again in
2020."
(velonews.com) (Getty Images)
April
4, 2020
Tour of Flanders: Most successful
riders, fastest editions, winning margins.
"For
many years, the key Tour of Flanders climb was
the Muur van Geraardsbergen, with its iconic
chapel at the top, followed by the Bosberg
before a finish in Ninove."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
April
4, 2020
“I never thought I would make my
Monument debut this way” - Remco Evenepoel.
"The
first virtual edition of the Tour of Flanders
will take place this Sunday 5 April with 13 pro
riders taking part and among the riders
contesting the race will be Remco Evenepoel
(Deceuninck Quick Step)."(thebikecomesfirst.com)
(Sigrid Eggers)
April
4, 2020
Online talent spotting - what it
takes to get noticed on Zwift.
"Starting
at Club Network, the high-aspiring cyclist will
be calling at the Development Center, the
Regional School of Racing, the National School
of Racing, the Junior Academy, the Podium
Program and finally fame, glory and a summit
finish victory in yellow on Mont Ventoux." (cyclingweekly.com)
Simon Richardson
April
4, 2020
Specialites TA Ovalution 4 arm
chainrings.
"For
TT riders the Specialites TA Ovalution 4-Arm
chainrings will make a very good performance
upgrade. I found the oval shape caused quite a
dramatic feel around the pedal stroke." (road.cc) (Liam
Cahill)
April
4, 2020
Adrian Timmis Part Two; Life After
Z-Peugeot.
"When
we left Adrian Timmis at the end of Part One of
the interview he’d taken a stage in the Midi
Libere in 1987 and survived a grueling Tour de
France the same year but had just completed an
unfulfilling 1988 season with Z-Peugeot." (veloveritas.co.uk)
Photo©supplied
April
4, 2020
Slamming Stems - A Decade Old
Debate.
"To
slam your stem or not to slam your stem? You
roll up to a group ride and the first thing the
riders do is look at the spacers on your stem.
You’d think they would at least check out what
you are wearing, helmet, glasses, gloves, but it
doesn’t happen."
(roadbikeaction.com) (Photo: Credit not
Provided)
April
4, 2020
Movistar donates 100% glasses to
doctors fighting pandemic.
"While
many squads have turned to indoor racing and
training, others are doing what they can to help
combat the spread of Covid-19, including Spanish
WorldTour squad Movistar."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Picture: Movistar)
April
3, 2020
Day in the Life: Alison Tetrick.
"Like
it is for all professional road racers, when she
was riding in the UCI Women’s World Tour, spring
was all about the classics for Alison Tetrick." (velonews.com)
Betsy Welch
April
3, 2020
Quarq drops prices across DZero
power meters.
"The
DZero power system uses the specific spider to
base its power measurements from, to which you
can then add differing crank arms and the
chainrings of your choice."
(cyclingweekly.com) (James Bracey)
April
3, 2020
Virtual NAHBS week: To Italy, with
love.
"The
North American Handmade Bicycle Show (NAHBS) is
a celebration of the bicycle as an art form.
Since the show’s inception in 2005, frame
builders from all over the globe have brought
their best and brightest ideas to fruition." (velonews.com)
(Photo: Credit not Provided)
April
3, 2020
Lampaert on Flanders: ‘It’s
something that defines us.’
"Yves
Lampaert talks about the pain of the Kwaremont
and his love-hate relationship with Belgium's
national obsession, the Tour of Flanders." (velonews.com)
(Getty Images)
April
3, 2020
Ex-pro Molly Weaver is recreating
the 130km Dirty Reiver with 1,100 laps of her
garden.
"Former
Trek Drops road-captain and budding
ultra-endurance racer Molly Weaver is going to
spend 18th April destroying her garden in
support of Women's Aid."
(cyclist.co.uk) Joseph Delves
April
3, 2020
Follow the fantasy Tour of Flanders
with the 'Officially Unbelievable Ronde van
Vlaanderen.'
"Rob
Hatch and Matt Stephens to present imagined Tour
of Flanders starring a mixed field of modern and
classic riders."
(cyclist.co.uk) Joseph Delves
April
3, 2020
Rally Cycling's Healthy Habits
Challenge #3: Stay in touch.
"The
riders of Rally Cycling continue with their
Healthy Habits Challenge, a series of weekly
video messages aimed at keeping people healthy
and happy while we're cooped up indoors." (cyclingnews.com)
(Image credit: Rally Cycling)
April
3, 2020
Reviewed: Shimano IC5 indoor cycling
shoes.
"Shimano's
IC5 shoes are designed for riding indoors, with
heaps of ventilation and quick-drying mesh
throughout. You can walk around easily in them
too."
(velonews.com) Photo: Brittany Jones
April
3, 2020
Zipp announces new aero extensions
with integrated eTap brains (but they’ll cost
you).
"Zipp
has announced a new set of carbon aerobar
extensions with integrated SRAM eTap brains that
eliminate the need for the Blipbox (SRAM’s
junction box for the wired Blip and Clic
shifters)."
(bikeradar.com) (Simon Bromley)
April
3, 2020
The future of women’s teams is in
jeopardy.
"'Teams
will disappear, others may reduce the number of
riders' says UNIO president Ronny Lauke." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
April
2, 2020
De Gendt trash-talks 'virtual
Flanders' competitors: I hope the Bkool system can
handle my power.
"The
online race is being dubbed 'De Ronde 2020
Lockdown Edition', and will replicate the final
32km of the real Tour of Flanders course using
the Bkool online cycling platform, while Sporza
will broadcast it."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
April
2, 2020
RGT Cycling: your ultimate guide.
"RGT
Cycling, formerly known as Road Grand Tours, is
one of many indoor cycling apps to hit the
market in a bid to capture the indoor cycling
boom, and the company's tagline ‘where gaming
meets fitness’, best explains where it sits in
the market."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: RGT Cycling)
April
2, 2020
Cheapest Zwift setup: Everything to
help you onto Zwift for the first time.
"Just
starting out on Zwift? Our guide to the cheapest
Zwift setup will guide you through the process
without emptying your bank account." (cyclingnews.com)
(Image credit: Zwift)
April
2, 2020
Christian Prudhomme: We won't hold
the Tour de France behind closed doors.
"As
things stand, the Tour de France is still set to
take place as scheduled [from June 27-July 19],"
Prudhomme told Sports Auvergne.fr via
telephone on Wednesday. "Of course, everything
depends on what happens with the coronavirus
pandemic."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
April
2, 2020
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April
4, 2020
Cromwell: Lower costs, ability to
adapt will help save women's teams.
"Tiffany
Cromwell, who rides for the Canyon SRAM team
believes that women's cycling can survive on the
basis that their costs are lower and because the
members of the female peloton are more
experienced in generating interest for their
sponsors."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Velofocus)
April
4, 2020
Virtual NAHBS week: From rust to
rainbows.
"Today’s
offering includes beautiful models from Black
Sheep Bikes, chYld, Moots, Pratt Frameworks, and
Stein&Fenton."
(velonews.com) Photo: Stein&Fenton
April
4, 2020
Inside Team Twenty20’s new strategy
for Sunday’s Zwift Classics race.
"Team
Twenty20 comes into Sunday's Zwift Classics race
with a communication app that could boost the
squad's performance."
(velonews.com) Fred Dreier
April
4, 2020
French riders' union requests
dispensation to train outdoors from mid-April.
"As
is the case in much of Europe, professional
riders in France are currently unable to train
on the road due to the measures enacted to curb
the spread of the coronavirus."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
April
4, 2020
CCC suspends majority of staff for
rest of non-racing period.
"Riders’
salaries will also be heavily reduced for the
rest of the season, the team says, in order to
allow the WorldTour outfit to continue to
operate “at a minimum level” until racing
resumes."
(cyclingweekly.com) CCC (David Stockman/BELGA
MAG/AFP via Getty Images)
April
4, 2020
Mikel Nieve voted Best Domestique in
the World by Cyclingnews readers.
"Nieve
emerged through the opening rounds of our
week-long Twitter poll and then beat Michael
Mørkøv (Deceuninck Quick Step) in the final vote
on Friday and Saturday."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
April
4, 2020
Quarq Lowers Power Meters Pricing
Down to $399 for Certain Models.
"Not
one to be outdone, one day after 4iiii lowered
their power meter prices substantially, Quarq
has joined the fray. Of course, in reality with
a company like SRAM behind Quarq - these are
hardly last second moves."
(dcrainmaker.com) (Photo: Ray Maker)
April
4, 2020
What is the deal with Shimano Di2
rear derailleur crash mode?
"The
Di2 derailleur motor disconnects from the cage
in an effort to minimize damage. This leaves the
derailleur in a state of no response when trying
to cycle through the gears."
(roadbikeaction.com) (Bettini Photo)
April
4, 2020
April
3, 2020
CCC looking to ‘reduce or withdraw’
sponsorship of team one year early.
"CCC’s
sponsorship of their WorldTour team could be
“reduced or stopped” as the Polish footwear
giant run into serious financial issues related
to the coronavirus pandemic."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
April
3, 2020
Tour de Suisse cancels, will not be
re-scheduled in 2020.
"Tour
de France currently first race on WorldTour
calendar after cancellation of both Tour de
Suisse and Criterium du Dauphine this week." (Photo: Credit not
Provided)
April
3, 2020
Tour de Beauce and Tour de Gatineau
events postponed.
"Tour
de Gatineau and Chrono women's events were
schedule to take place on June 4 and 5, while
the men's Tour de Beauce was scheduled to run
from June 17 to 21."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Rob Jones)
April
3, 2020
SRAM slims down satellite shifters
for eTap.
"One
of the cool things about electronic shifting is
that you can set up remote shifters wherever you
like - on the tops or drops of your handlebars,
or on the ends of aero bars. SRAM today released
a new design for its satellite shifters called
MultiClics."
(velonews.com) Ben Delaney
April
3, 2020
Indoor cycling: A comprehensive
guide.
"Indoor
cycling, whether for fun or necessity, can be a
confusing minefield of options. Our
comprehensive guide is here to help you get
started."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Wahoo)
April
3, 2020
Nieve and Morkov face off in 'Best
Domestique in the World' final.
"After
a week of voting during the Cyclingnews
Domestique Week, Michael Mørkøv (Deceuninck
Quick Step) and Mikel Nieve (Mitchelton Scott)
face off in the final Twitter poll for the
title."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
April
3, 2020
POC riding glasses, a bum bag from
Patagonia, a smart trainer from Xplova and
mirrored Smith goggles.
"This
week we’ve got a hot mix of fancy eyewear, a
(well-timed) new smart trainer from a brand you
may have heard of before and a trendy bum bag." (bikeradar.com)
Alex Evans
April
3, 2020
eBay finds: Lance Armstrong replica
Trek 5500 OCLV.
"The
bike, dating to 1999, was raced by the US Postal
Service team during the 1999 Tour de France, and
saw Lance Armstrong take the overall win." (cyclingnews.com)
(Image credit: eBay / diggers158)
April
3, 2020
Lefevere: Remco Evenepoel will
follow a different race program in 2021.
"Evenepoel's
stated 2020 goal of winning the individual time
trial at the Tokyo Olympic Games will, however,
move across to next year to become his principal
goal once more, Lefevere told Belgian media -
even if that might not be entirely to the
long-time team manager's liking."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
April
2, 2020
Davide Martinelli volunteers as
local bike courier during coronavirus lockdown in
Italy.
"Martinelli,
the son of long-time directeur sportif Giuseppe
Martinelli, revealed via social media how he
swapped his Astana racing kit for courier
clothing on Wednesday..."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
April
2, 2020
The Finances of Groupama FDJ.
"Groupama
FDJ publish their accounts and there’s plenty of
detail, right down to how much their helmet
sponsor paid in the year."
(inrng.com) (RCS Sport)
April
2, 2020
Critérium du Dauphiné postponed as
UCI suspends racing for a further month.
"Cycling’s
international governing body announced last
month..."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
April
2, 2020
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