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Van Avermaet wins lockdown edition
of Tour of Flanders.
"Greg
van Avermaet lagged behind at the start but
after saving his efforts for the ascent of the
Paterberg the Olympic champion surged ahead and
soloed in for victory in the unprecedented
virtual Tour of Flanders."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Flanders
Classics)
April
5, 2020
The pro (and not so pro) trainer
setups of the Virtual Tour of Flanders racers.
"The unique even offered a glimpse into the cyclists' personal pain caves." (cyclingmagazine.ca) Lily Hansen-Gillis April
5, 2020
Tour of Flanders organizer still
plans to hold race in 2020.
"The
Ronde, scheduled for this Sunday, was among the
litany of races to be postponed. The UCI has
confirmed that all competition has been
suspended until June 1, while some races beyond
that date, including the Tour de Suisse, have
already been canceled."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
April
5, 2020
Canceled, saved then canceled once
more: the Tour de Gatineau and Chrono féminin de
la Gatineau will not happen this June.
"The
Tour de Gatineau (formerly known as the GP
Cycliste Gatineau) had a roller-coaster year.
The event is one of only two elite women’s
professional road races in Canada, rated by the
UCI as a 1.1 race."
(cyclingmagazine.ca) (Photo: Credit not
Provided)
April
5, 2020
Van der Poel considers petitioning
for Tour de France debut if 2020 race goes
forward.
"If
the Tour is still ridden this year, then maybe
we can lobby to get in there," Van der Poel said
to Sporza. I think we would get an
exceptional Tour de France, with a lot of other
types of riders. I would certainly be open to
that."
(cyclingnews.com)
April
5, 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
5, 2020
 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
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
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Team Heino dominates Yorkshire Grand
Prix as Megan Rathwell breaks away.
"An
impressive performance was put down by Canadian
rider Megan Rathwell of Team Saris, who attacked
from the diminished front group on the final
climb, dropped her breakaway companions, and
then soloed in for the maximum 25 points at the
finish line."
(velonews.com) (Zwift)
April
5, 2020
Eric Vanderaerden.
"The
Belgian rider made a splash with a brace of
memorable wet-weather wins in Flanders and
Roubaix in the mid-80s. But that was just a
coincidence, he reckons."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
April
5, 2020
Pro riders vote Tim Declercq as Best
Domestique in the World.
"As
well as picking the top helper in their own
team, they were all asked, anonymously, to name
the best domestique in the entire peloton, the
stipulation being they could not vote for a
teammate."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
April
5, 2020
‘I’m on a one-year contract’: Mark
Cavendish feeling fortunate despite uncertain
future.
"Mark
Cavendish has said he doesn’t believe the Tour
de France will happen this year amid an
uncertain future, who is well aware he only has
a one-year contract with Bahrain McLaren." (cyclingweekly.com)
(Giuseppe Cacace/AFP via Getty Images)
April
5, 2020
Luke Rowe buys new bike for doctor
whose bike was stolen.
"In
a post to Twitter Tom Roberts, an anesthetic
research fellow at University Hospital of Wales,
revealed that the bike had been taken while he
was working on the intensive care unit." (road.cc) (Zac
Williams swpixcom)
April
5, 2020
The Greatest Tour Story Ever Told;
Part 2.
"For
many who don’t know the name, Alex Stieda is a
Canadian bike racer who made history in the 1986
Tour de France by becoming the first North
American to ever don the yellow jersey."
(roadbikeaction.com) John Pierce
April
5, 2020
Why do Helmets Have an Expiration
Date and How Serious is it?
"To
start with, you should always replace your
helmet after an impact or damage. There are many
crashes where I didn’t realize I had hit my
head, but sure enough, I had, and the only way I
knew was because my helmet was cracked."
(roadbikeaction.com) Troy
April
5, 2020
Prime Primavera Carbon Stem.
"The
Prime Primavera Carbon stem is a good-looking
tiller that's available in a decent range of
sizes. It's not especially light, but then it's
not especially expensive for a carbon stem
either. If you're tweaking your bike setup then
it's one to consider."
(road.cc) (Dave Atkinson)
April
5, 2020
Watch the Zwift Yorkshire Grand Prix
live.
"15
women’s teams, including UCI pro squads
Twenty20, Valcar Travel, and Canyon SRAM.
Race starts at 11:00am PST, 2 p.m. Eastern time." (velonews.com) (Photo: Credit not Provided) April
5, 2020
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
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April
5, 2020
Dirty Kanza delayed until September
12.
"The
race across the Flint Hills of Kansas was slated
to take place on June 1st. Organizers had
previously said they would make a final decision
on May 1st."
(cyclingtips.com) Marshall Opel
April
5, 2020
Moment in time: Coryn Rivera becomes
the first American to win the Tour of Flanders.
"It
was just like how I go into every race. It was
my second time doing Flanders so it was still
fairly new to me but I’d done a lot of homework
on the race, I knew all the cobbles and
everything."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
April
5, 2020
Nicolas Roche: It seems a bit sudden
for teams to cut salaries.
"Roche,
like his peers in the professional peloton, is
working diligently from home while the
coronavirus pandemic is preventing them from
racing on the road."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
April
5, 2020
Niki Terpstra: Am I on the trainer?
I'm on Netflix.
"Former
Paris Roubaix and Tour of Flanders winner Niki
Terpstra is taking the coronavirus lockdown in
his stride, and splitting his time between
boxsets on Netflix, time with the family and
even some indoor training."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
April
5, 2020
Oldest Tour of Flanders winner
Andrei Tchmil reveals he has been operated on for
cancer.
"Andrei
Tchmil, who in 2000 became the oldest ever
winner of the Tour of Flanders at the age of 37,
has revealed that he has undergone surgery for
cancer."
(road.cc) (Eric Houdas)
April
5, 2020
eBay Finds: Original Oakley EyeShade
sunglasses.
"Retro
eyewear always comes back into fashion. It is a
cycle of design values, trends and demand which
loop continuously, decade-upon-decade." (cyclingnews.com)
(Image credit: eBay)
April
5, 2020
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
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