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Paris Roubaix: You Don’t Know ‘Till
You Know.
"Tomorrow
he’ll understand.” That’s what Monsieur Paris
Roubaix Roger DeVlaeminck stated, in Flemish, in
my general direction, on the night before the
1988 race."
(cyclingtips.com) Illustration by J.O. Applegate
April
10, 2020
Paris Roubaix: The fastest, most
consistent, unluckiest riders, and more.
"What
began as a tune-up event for the much longer
Bordeaux Paris morphed into the most epic
cycling event in the modern-day sport: Paris
Roubaix. The rough cobbled sectors that pepper
northern France have hosted this test since
1896."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
April
10, 2020
Bonkers bikes of Paris Roubaix: A
brief history.
"The
rider and the mechanic’s foe is the same - the
brutal cobbles of northern France - and the
bikes that are ridden there are sometimes
innovative, sometimes bizarre, and perpetually
fascinating."
(cyclingtips.com) Photography by Cor Vos and
Kristof Ramon
April
10, 2020
The infamous 1996 Mapei podium sweep
of Paris Roubaix.
"As
the trio of teammates approached the famous
Roubaix velodrome with a huge gap over the
others, triumph gave way to an uncomfortable
question: just who among them was going to win
the 94th Paris Roubaix?"
(cyclingmagazine.ca) Rob Sturney
April
10, 2020
Greg Van Avermaet: On top of the
world.
"The
Belgian looks relaxed - non-team regulation and
reassuringly unfashionable clothing, mid-morning
bed hair and a few days' worth of chin fuzz
suggest to me that he's in holiday mode." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images Sport)
April
10, 2020
Roger De Vlaeminck's cycling Dream
Team.
"I'm
picking myself as the team leader. You might
expect me to pick Francesco Moser, but we were
too similar, so there's no room for him here." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
April
10, 2020
U.S. race cancellations continue as
Whiskey Off-Road, Cascade Classic called off.
"The
Whiskey Off-Road and Cascade Cycling Classic are
off; USA Cycling withholds race and event
sanctioning through May 31."
(velonews.com) (Haley)
April
10, 2020
Eroica California Rescheduled.
"Nova
Eroica and Classic Eroica California have
announced their new 2020 dates. The early April
event was postponed in early March and has now
been rescheduled to September 25-27, 2020."
(roadbikeaction.com) Press Release
April
10, 2020
6 everyday bike hacks every rider
should know.
"For those who just want to get back out on their bike without using power tools, here are six of our favorite bike hacks." (bikeradar.com) April
10, 2020
Microshift Advent X 10 speed
drivetrain offers 11-48t range that’s lighter than
XT.
"There
is no denying the fact that modern mountain bike
drivetrains are really good. Thanks to the wide
range cassettes and clutched derailleurs, 1x
drivetrains have become the most common set up.
But they can also be quite expensive." (bikerumor.com)
(Zach Overholt)
April
10, 2020
 April
9, 2020
Teenager Agostinacchio wins Zwift
Classics race.
"Seventeen-year-old
Filippo Agostinacchio accelerated from the pack
in the final kilometers to claim Thursday’s
pro/am race, fending off a peloton of top road
professionals and experienced Zwift riders for
the win."
(velonews.com) Filippo Agostinacchio. Photo:
Filippo Agostinacchio
April
9, 2020
Recovering Woods finds motivation in
postponed Tokyo Olympics.
"Michael
Woods (EF Pro Cycling) is back on his turbo
trainer as he begins his recovery from the
broken femur he sustained in a crash at Paris
Nice last month."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
April
9, 2020
Remco Evenepoel: These are my
heroes.
"Deceuninck
Quick Step youngster salutes those who've
inspired him and helped him reach the top." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
April
9, 2020
Pidcock, Vermaerke highlight London
International Zwift Classics race.
"British
cyclocross star Tom Pidcock highlights
Thursday's London International, the second
round of the 2020 Zwift Classics." (velonews.com)
(Getty Images)
April
9, 2020
Flanders Classics CEO: Cycling needs
its stars.
"Cyclingnews
spoke with Flanders Classic CEO Tomas Van Den
Spiegel about what went into the event, its
successes and potential improvements." (cyclingnews.com)
(Image credit: Flanders Classics)
April
9, 2020
Roubaix Winner Andrea Tafi Talks
Cobbles & Gravel.
"Andrea
Tafi won Paris Roubaix in 1999, but it was no
surprise. The Northern cobbles are in his Tuscan
blood with second."
(pezcyclingnews.com) (Photo: Cor Vos)
April
9, 2020
Ranking All 20 Editions of Paris
Roubaix in the New Millennium.
"You
read the headline. You know why we’re writing
stuff like this. Let’s get started by running
through them all first."
(podiumcafe.com) Photo by Lars
Ronbog/FrontzoneSport via Getty Images
April
9, 2020
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Contador lifts lid on 2009 Tour de
France 'war' with Lance Armstrong.
"Alberto
Contador has given his version of the
behind-the-scenes story of the tensely fought
2009 Tour de France when he beat his Astana
teammate Lance Armstrong to take his second
overall win."
(cyclingnews.com) Zimbio (Source: Jasper
Juinen/Getty Images Europe)
April
10, 2020
Bernal: I'm trying not to think
about the Tour de France.
"Egan
Bernal (Team Ineos) has reiterated that he
intends to make his Giro d’Italia debut in 2021
but he acknowledged that his plans could change
depending on which Grand Tours, if any, are held
this season."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
April
10, 2020
What happened to Johnny Hoogerland?
"Stage
nine of the 2011 Tour when Johnny Hoogerland and
Juan Antonio Flecha were swept off the road by a
French television car onto a barbed wire fence.
The aftermath was bloody, a gruesome induction
into what professional cycling entails." (cyclingweekly.com)
(Photo by Tim de Waele/Corbis via Getty Images)
April
10, 2020
Michael Shermer - The Man of Many
Miles.
"Michael
Shermer is the real deal. A pioneer whose
cycling adventures are undoubtedly the stuff of
legend. Here’s what he had to say about some of
them."
(roadbikeaction.com) Zap
April
10, 2020
Stephen Hyde to Start Coaching, Fly
New Colors for 2020/2021 Season.
"He’s
leaving the Cannondale p/b CyclocrossWorld
powerhouse team. “After five seasons on
@cdalecxworld I was not offered a contract for
the 20/21 season,” Hyde explained in a post
filled with gratitude for the opportunity with
the team."
(cxmagazine.com) (Photo: A. Yee)
April
10, 2020
2021 Olympic Games 'no guarantee'
says chief.
"The
chief executive of the Tokyo Organizing
Committee, Toshiro Muto, has admitted that there
is no guarantee that the postponed Olympic Games
will be held in July of 2021, according to a
report in the Guardian."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
April
10, 2020
Quick How-To: Garmin Wearable Heart
Rate Broadcasting to Apps.
"If
you’re spending a bunch more time lately indoors
using fitness apps to maintain your sanity you
might not realize that you can broadcast your
heart rate right from your Garmin watch straight
to your favorite app - thus skipping the need
for a separate heart rate strap/sensor." (dcrainmaker.com)
(Photo: Ray Maker)
April
10, 2020
KX3 forged carbon fiber computer
mounts debut (w/ titanium bolts for good measure).
"Olympic
gold medalist Kristin Armstrong has introduced
KX3 components, launching with a forged carbon
GPS computer mount. Aimed at the high end, it
uses chopped carbon fiber forged into shape,
with corrosion-proof titanium hardware to top it
off."
(bikerumor.com) (Tyler Benedict)
April
10, 2020
Living at Mrs Deene’s Cyclists’
B&B; ‘St David’s Guest House.’
"The
guest list at Mrs Deene's included not only
those guys who were hoping to make it big and
become professional cyclists but a few
professionals who already had, as proven by the
winners sashes and dried up bouquets hung on the
Dining Room walls."
(veloveritas.co.uk) Photo©John Day
April
10, 2020
The Australian Summer of Gravel:
Sheep Stations & Desolation.
"Trespassing
for the sake of it isn’t my style of riding, but
with a very large detour to make it home, my
route passed through private property, including
a live sheep station."
(gravelcyclist.com) (JOM)
April
10, 2020
UCI announces cost-cutting measures
due to coronavirus pandemic.
"Almost
a third of races in all disciplines on the UCI
calendar have requested cancellation or
postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic, while
the governing body acknowledged that the
postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will
lead to a "considerable loss of earnings." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images Sport)
April
9, 2020
Quinn Simmons: It'd be cool to have
Fall Classics after losing the Spring Classics.
"18-year-old
American talks about his debut with Trek
Segafredo and cycling life in lockdown in
Durango."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
April
9, 2020
Cancellara questions fate of 2020
grand tours.
"Former
world and Olympic champion raises concerns over
attendance at Tour de France and re-scheduling
of Giro d'Italia."
(velonews.com) (Getty Images)
April
9, 2020
Canyon SRAM lead the way with
exciting Zwift calendar.
"This
month, you can find Canyon SRAM athletes almost
everywhere on Zwift. The team are leading the
third annual two-stage Women's Tour open from
April 5-14. Stage 1 is the Volcano Flat Reverse
and stage 2 is the NYC QOM After Party, offering
flat and mountainous opportunities." (cyclingnews.com)
(Image credit: Canyon SRAM)
April
9, 2020
On the farm with Roger De Vlaeminck.
"After
Merckx, Roger De Vlaeminck is the best Classics
riders in history. Tsjeete, as they call him in
Flanders, won four editions of Paris Roubaix,
three of Milan San Remo, two Tours of Lombardy
as well as Liège Bastogne Liège and De Ronde van
Vlaanderen."
(rouleur.cc) Photographs: Michael Blann /
Offside
April
9, 2020
Freddy Maertens Takes the Proust
Questionnaire.
"When
it comes to legends in the sport of cycling,
Freddy Maertens is considered nothing less than
a giant. A charismatic rider, Maertens could
time trial as well as sprint and was one of the
most feared classics riders in his generation."
(pelotonmagazine.com) (James Startt)
April
9, 2020
The battle is over: New Zealand is
again home to the world’s steepest street.
"Order
has once again been restored in the universe. No
Paris Roubaix won’t be held this weekend after
all - rather, Baldwin Street in the New Zealand
city of Dunedin has once again been declared the
steepest street in the world."
(cyclingtips.com) Matt de Neef
April
9, 2020
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April
10, 2020
The Secret Pro Lockdown Edition.
"Where
I live, the rules on what’s allowed and what’s
not allowed are still confusing and unclear. Can
I go out for a ride? Will I get fined if I do?
When exactly do I need my papers to go out of my
home?"
(cyclingtips.com) The Secret Pro
April
10, 2020
CPA accepts salary cuts on teams
with reduced budgets.
"The
CPA, the professional riders’ union, has said
that it is willing to accept salary cuts during
the coronavirus pandemic but only in cases where
teams can prove that their budgets have been
affected by the hiatus from competition." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
April
10, 2020
Froome, Thomas, Bernal lead Team
Ineos in Zwift race.
"Ineos
announced their line-up for their first-ever
eRide and eRace held on the virtual platform
Zwift on Sunday April 12 at 5pm BST / 12pm EDT." (cyclingnews.com)
(Image credit: Team Ineos)
April
10, 2020
Ineos joins the fight against
coronavirus.
"With
racing suspended across all of Europe the Team
Ineos logistics team were used to help with the
delivery of the hand sanitizer products, as the
petroleum company looks to roll out, "up to a
million bottles of INEOS' new hand sanitizer." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images Sport)
April
10, 2020
Day in the life: Oliver Naesen.
"The
government here is allowing us to go outside and
exercise, so long as everyone follows the rules.
In Belgium, we can ride alone or with one
person."
(velonews.com) (Getty Images)
April
10, 2020
Oakley cycling sunglasses: Which to
buy?
"We’ve
road-tested Oakley’s cycling sunglasses
collection to compare their features and
performance."
(bikeradar.com) Anya Gilbert
April
10, 2020
New Wheels, Bars, Gravel Bike,
Clothing and In-Door Training.
"This
week we have new wheels from Corima and the Zipp
Vuka Shift AXS 90 aero extensions with brains,
plus the redesigned Waheela C gravel bike from
Otso."
(pezcyclingnews.com)
April
10, 2020
This Is Mr. Kwaremont.
"While
it may be a relative newcomer to the storied
beer industry in Belgium, created less than a
decade ago, Kwaremont has become one of the
country’s most popular brands as it celebrates
two of Belgium’s greatest traditions: bicycle
racing and beer."
(pelotonmagazine.com) (James Startt)
April
10, 2020
Indoor Training Roundup: News from
Strava, Zwift, Ride With GPS, Wahoo & more.
"Normally at this time of the year, many of us in the northern hemisphere are packing up the trainers to head out into the real world. Obviously, 2020 had different plans for us all." (bikerumor.com) (Zach Overholt) April
10, 2020
Fitness under lockdown - What now?
"In
any ordinary April we’d be ramping up the
intensity and preparing to hit peak form. What
to do with our winter fitness now? Chris
Marshall-Bell goes in search of inspiration." (cyclingtips.com)
Simon Richardson
April
9, 2020
Gaviria returns to Colombia after
six weeks in UAE quarantine.
"The
UAE Team Emirates rider contracted COVID-19
while racing the UAE Tour, which was halted
prematurely on February 27 after reports of
symptoms from people involved in the race." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
April
9, 2020
Day in the Life: Erin Huck.
"Nine
questions with the Stages Cycling Scott pro
mountain biker about life at home in Boulder,
Colorado."
(velonews.com) (Betsy Welch)
April
9, 2020
Cyclist sues Bianchi for £1m after
his forks snapped during sportive.
"Donald
O'Driscoll, 55, was riding in the 2015 Velothon
Wales when the forks on his £800 Bianchi Via
Nirone 7 “fractured in half,” a court has heard,
sending him flying into a ditch."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Alex Ballinger)
April
9, 2020
Mountain biker's $1600 fine
highlights uncertainty around coronavirus
restrictions in Australia.
"Victorian
police slapped a mountain biker with a $1,600
fine and with the long, Easter weekend
approaching it leaves us asking, what are we
allowed to do?"
(sbs.com.au) Canberra Times
April
9, 2020
Canyon Endurace:ON AL, their first
e-road bike.
"The
online bike retailer has unveiled their first
electric road bike, which is also the first
e-bike shipping with the Fazua motor system's
Black Pepper firmware update for much improved
power delivery."
(road.cc) (Canyon)
April
9, 2020
LEM MotivAir Helmet Review.
"Light,
wispy, and cleverly designed, the MotivAir will
delight weight weenies and climbers who seek
heaps of ventilation on sweltering climbs." (velonews.com)
Photo: Dan Cavallari
April
9, 2020
eBay Finds: Vintage Rudy Project
Explorer sunglasses.
"The
seller, in Japan, reveals that they're NOS (new
old stock), and so haven't been worn, and it's
therefore a great opportunity to get your hands
on a pair..."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: suntourjapan /
eBay)
April
9, 2020
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