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Virtual Tour of the Gila to provide
a platform for North American teams.
"The invitation-only race will be held from May 22-24 and have a unique feature - a virtual team time trial." (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Project Echelon) May
13, 2020
Virtual tournament ‘Challenge of
Stars’ to pit pros head-to-head.
"The
‘Challenge of Stars’, May 23 and 24, will see
Mathieu van der Poel, Vincenzo Nibali, Caleb
Ewan and world champion Mads Pedersen line up
for head-to-head races hosted on virtual
platform BKOOL."
(velonews.com) (Photo: Credit not Provided)
May
13, 2020
Volcanic interruption: Mount Etna
and the Giro d'Italia.
"Summit
finish on volcano rescheduled for October 7
during first week of postponed Corsa Rosa." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
May
13, 2020
Later WorldTour racing season
forcing choices.
"The
prospect of racing until mid-November is
presenting yet another hurdle for teams and
riders hoping to see a 2020 racing revival." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
May
13, 2020
Italian race calendar shuffled again
as National Championships proposed for end of
October.
"Il
Lombardia could be held on August 8, Milan San
Remo on August 22 and other races before and
after October Giro d'Italia."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
May
13, 2020
VeloFix: Your local Bike Shop, on
wheels.
"I
use VeloFix and I am extremely happy with their
service and price. My local mechanic is Thai
Nguyen who is very prompt when I call, does
great work and is always ready to go the extra
mile for me. Highly recommended! - Doug @
dougreport.com"
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(velofix.com)
May
13, 2020
How many watts does a dirty chain
steal?
"If
the lubricant used doesn’t collect contamination
and instead provides a barrier to stop grit from
entering the chain, there are benefits to be
had."
(cyclingtips.com) Photography by Wil Matthews,
Dave Rome & James Huang.
May
13, 2020
Lance Armstrong to feature in ESPN
documentary series.
"Lance
Armstrong is still featuring in sports shows,
with ESPN's 30 for 30 documentary series the
latest to highlight the Texan's rise and fall." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
May
13, 2020
Post-COVID-19 racing starts in
Vietnam with HTV Cup on May 19.
"The
HTV Cup features 18 stages - just as many as
this year's postponed Vuelta a España - and runs
from May 19 to June 7. Vietnam hasn't recorded
any deaths from the COVID-19 virus, and has had
just 288 confirmed cases."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Javier Sardá
Pérez)
May
13, 2020
Tacx Neo 2T Smart trainer.
"The
Tacx NEO 2T Smart is the next generation of
what's already a well-regarded trainer. The new
unit offers more powerful resistance at low
speeds and is capable of very quick ERG power
changes."
(road.cc) (Dave Atkinson)
May
13, 2020
Viva l’Italia: The making of a
cycling masterpiece.
"Antonio Colombo remembers his unique friendship with artist Keith Haring, and the story behind his stunning hand-painted Cinelli." (velonews.com) (James Startt) May
13, 2020
 Phil Gaimon sets record for
fastest-ever 'Everesting' attempt.
"The
retired Garmin Sharp rider took to Mountaingate
Ridge Road, north of Los Angeles, in an attempt
to tick off the necessary 8,848m of ascent in a
time quicker 8 hours 29 minutes, the previous
record held by Tobias Lestrall."
(cyclist.co.uk) (Joe Robinson) (Instagram)
May
12, 2020
Israel Start-Up Nation post-lockdown
training camp.
"Israel
has been the first country to allow pro teams to
come together for the purposes of training, and
the team is considering more training camps in
Europe when allowed."
(velonews.com) (Photo: Credit not Provided)
May
12, 2020
Peiper: ‘Racing will be hot and
fast.’
"Having
a schedule is like a light at the end of a
tunnel,” UAE Team Emirates sport director
Allan Peiper told VeloNews. “Riders are
excited at the prospect of racing again. They’ve
been riding around aimlessly for two months, or
stuck inside their homes. This calendar is good
for everyone."
(velonews.com) Andrew Hood
May
12, 2020
Richard Carapaz confirms Giro
d'Italia as major 2020 goal.
"Carapaz
is happy to focus on the Giro d'Italia in
October and revealed that Team Ineos have
decided much of his race program after the UCI
announced the new-look WorldTour calendar last
week."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
May
12, 2020
For Giacomo Nizzolo, Sanremo dreams
are still intact.
"Italian
Giacomo Nizzolo, one of the hottest riders in
the beginning of the 2020 season, has set his
sight high, as he hopes to win Milano Sanremo." (velonews.com)
(James Startt)
May
12, 2020
2020 Dutch National Championships
canceled.
"The
news comes as the Belgian National Championships
also looks in doubt, while the respective
federations in Italy and France also face a
waiting game before their national governments
consider future steps to take with their
lockdown measures."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
May
12, 2020
Itching to race? Grinduro opens
registrations for 2020 California event.
"We
are excited to announce that CyclingTips
is the official media partner of the 2020
Grinduro series. The unique format of Grinduro
combines the best elements of a mountain bike
enduro with a gravel grinder-style road race …
all with “the perfect party-to-race ratio." (cyclingtips.com)
Sarah Lukas
May
12, 2020
How fair is Zwift racing?
"In
2019, Zwift set up its own organization designed
to spot data hackers. The ZADA (Zwift Accuracy
and Data Analysis) team is a progression from a
community group which disbanded when the growing
popularity of e-racing made the job
insurmountable for volunteers."
(cyclingweekly.com) Image: Zwift Credit: Zwift
May
12, 2020
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Garmin Varia RTL515 and RVR315
Cycling Radar In-Depth Review.
"Like
clock-work, two years after releasing the last
version of the Garmin Varia radar, the company
has released its now third generation version.
While this new version looks identical from the
outside, it’s not internally - sporting new
features and compatibility."
(dcrainmaker.com) (Photo: Ray Maker)
May
13, 2020
Transfer Mechanics: Top 12 climbers
on the market.
"After
pooling together the best GC riders and the top
under-25 riders out of contract at the end of
the year, we’ve turned out attention to the
elite climbers. With the aid of data from Fuoriclasse,
we’ve selected some of the best uphill
specialists."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
May
13, 2020
Tour of Flanders with crowds
‘unthinkable without a coronavirus vaccine’.
"Belgian
Deputy Prime Minister Alexander De Croo has cast
doubt over De Ronde going ahead in its usual
format, telling Het Nieusblad that “a
Tour of Flanders with the public seems
unthinkable this year without a vaccine." (velonews.com)
(Photo: Credit not Provided)
May
13, 2020
Magnani: An American in the Giro
d'Italia - Excerpt.
"The
forgotten story of the Illinois native,
concentration-camp survivor and cycling champion
from Heart of Lions, The History of American
Bicycle Racing, 2nd edition." (cyclingnews.com)
(Image credit: Courtesy of the U.S. Bicycling
Hall of Fame, Jean Veneziano Collection)
May
13, 2020
Swytch Electric Bike Conversion Kit.
"Convert
your bike into an eBike with the Universal
Swytch Electric Bike Kit. Easy to fit,
disc-brake compatible, and works on any bicycle
type."
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(swytchbike.com)
May
13, 2020
Ulissi signs two-year extension with
UAE Team Emirates.
"The
Italian has spent his entire professional career
as part of the set-up, having joined the team in
2010 when it operated as Lampre."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
May
13, 2020
Steamboat Gravel (SBT GRVL) Cancels
2020 Event.
"The
event was still 94 days away, but without a
vaccine in place, promoters did not see a
realistic way of holding the event expected to
draw thousands."
(cyclingmagazine.ca) (Photo: Credit not
Provided)
May
13, 2020
12 Best Gravel Bikes of 2020.
"Each
year for the last decade we’ve rolled through
the year by heralding the best bikes we tested
throughout that year. Here you’ll find the
gravel bike contenders that ranked highest with
RBA editors and test riders."
(roadbikeaction.com) (Photo: Credit not
Provided)
May
13, 2020
Brompton sales see five-fold
increase.
"Demand for bikes jumps across the UK and China as commuters avoid public transport." (cyclist.co.uk) Joseph Delves May
13, 2020
Best hybrid bikes: Our favorite
fitness bikes for getting around town.
"Hybrid
bikes or fitness bikes are based around an
upright geometry designed to maximize comfort
while limiting the trade-offs for speed and
handling."
(cyclingnews.com) (Courtesy)
May
13, 2020
WorldTour races in Quebec and
Montreal to go ahead as planned.
"Because
of the nature of our races we should still see a
high-quality field of competitors in Québec City
and Montréal," said Serge Arsenault, President
of the GPCQM, in a press statement."
(cyclingnews.com)(Getty Images Sport)
May
12, 2020
Revised Vuelta a España route has
the toughest first week of any post-war Grand
Tour.
"Three
major summit finishes, four mountainous stages,
one very hilly stage, and a finish on the
Tourmalet in late October. Put it all together
and the revised 2020 Vuelta a España route now
looks set to become Grand Tour racing's
hardest-ever first week since World War II." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
May
12, 2020
Garmin Varia has your back.
"Being
able to see behind you won’t necessarily protect
you from being hit, but early warning of
approaching traffic could save your life." (velonews.com)
(Credit: Unknown)
May
12, 2020
Receivership will 'alleviate
unsustainable costs' for Mavic, Regent partner
says.
"For
all intents and purposes, it's business as usual
in the U.S. and Canada," said David Steinhafel,
the CEO. Steinhafel is a principal in Regent LP,
the California-based investment group that
acquired Mavic from Amer Sports last year."
(bicycleretailer.com) (mavic.com) Steve
Frothingham
May
12, 2020
A history of foreign starts at the
Giro d'Italia.
"The
Giro's first start on foreign shores came in
1965 in the enclave microstate of San Marino,
with seven further foreign starts coming in the
past two decades. Here, we look back at when the
Giro ventured abroad."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
May
12, 2020
You can now get oversized jockey
wheels on Zwift, because of course you can.
"Imagine
you’re an existing OSPW user. Sure, you’ll have
spent $500 on some jockey wheels, but you’ll be
doubling your marginal gains in Zwift, and you
just can’t put a price on that kind of
lifehack."
(cyclingtips.com) Iain Treloar
May
12, 2020
Oreka £3,690 O2 bike treadmill.
"Training
indoors usually means bolting your bike to a
trainer. There are solutions to this, with
rocker plates and the Tacx Magnum treadmill, but
while rocker plates offer some movement, you’re
not totally free to move as you would outside.
And that Tacx Magnum is a whopping £8,500." (road.cc) (Liam
Cahill)
May
12, 2020
Team Ineos sponsor's venture seeking
up to £500 million in state support.
"According
to Sky News, Petroineos, jointly owned by the
Ineos Group that sponsors Team Ineos and the
state-owned Chinese firm PetroChina, are
negotiating with the UK and Scottish governments
to secure a huge loan package that could be as
large as £500 million."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Simon Wilkinson
/ SWpix.com)
May
12, 2020
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Van der Poel to keep racing three
disciplines through 2024.
"Racing
across two disciplines isn’t enough for Mathieu
van der Poel. The Dutch superstar has confirmed
he will continue his mountain bike ambitions
alongside his road and ‘cross career through to
the 2024 Paris Olympics."
(velonews.com) (AP)
May
13, 2020
CCC Liv: No reason to assume we
can't survive this season.
"CCC
Liv has confirmed that all of their sponsors
have fulfilled their obligations to date amid
the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
May
13, 2020
Solo gravel gear gets weird and
wonderful.
"A
brief tale of Mr and Mrs Narwhal, the Dirty
Kanza aero bars. Also, remote shifting? Yes,
please."
(velonews.com) (Ben Delaney)
May
13, 2020
Zwift really is much harder than it
looks.
"An
extensive study by WorldTour data analyst
Philipp Diegner included over 200 rider
performances in online races such as the virtual
Tour of Flanders, the Digital Swiss 5, and the
Giro d’Italia virtual."
(velonews.com)(Photo: Credit not Provided)
May
13, 2020
The beauty of cycling is a child’s
first bike ride.
"As
my daughter’s perfect little legs turned jerky
circles, I exclaimed “you’re doing it!”, barely
believing how quickly she’d taken to it. For the
length of the track she motored forward, dipping
side to side every so often and correcting
herself."
(cyclingtips.com) Iain Treloar
May
13, 2020
The rise of the e-bike and its role
in post-lockdown commuting.
"One
of the bridging technologies that is convincing
more people to use bicycles as both transport
and sport is electromechanical innovation. Or,
simply, the slick batteries and motors powering
electric bikes."
(cyclingnews.com)(Image credit: Fazua)
May
13, 2020
eBay Finds: Wim van Huffel's Eddy
Merckx Team SC bike.
"Belgium's
Wim Van Huffel would finish just outside the top
10 overall at the 2005 Giro d'Italia, having
joined the famous Davitamon Lotto squad (now
Lotto Soudal) that season from smaller Belgian
team Vlaanderen T-Interim."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: pelotongear /
eBay)
May
13, 2020
First Ride: SRAM Force eTap AXS
Wide.
"The
new 10-36 cassette builds on the already
available 12-speed cassettes, 10-26, 10-28 and
10-33. SRAM says the new 36t compatible
derailleur is compatible with the new 10-36
cassette as well as the 10-28 and 10-33 but not
the 10-26."
(roadbikeaction.com) (Photo: Credit not
Provided)
May
13, 2020
Shimano S-Phyre RC9 shoes.
"On
initial impressions, Shimano seems to have
thought of everything and executed it well. The
shoes are very impressive thus far but they're
not without fault."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Josh Croxton)
May
13, 2020
Twin Six Standard Rando 2.0 gets new
dropouts, tons of mounts, and pre-order discount.
"Crafted
from T6 Standard 4130 butted Chromoly steel
tubing, the frames include a color matched steel
thru axle fork, or a color matched carbon fork
for a $200 upgrade."
(bikerumor.com) (Zach Overholt)
May
13, 2020
Ride with Rahsaan Bahati, Wednesday
May 13.
"In
2000, a young Bahati had a breakout year,
winning both the national junior road and
criterium titles, plus the elite USCF national
title. After Rock Racing, Bahati created his own
team around the foundation that he formed, the
Bahati Foundation.
The ride is Wednesday, May 13, at 8:30am PT / 11:30am ET." (velonews.com) Ben Delaney May
13, 2020
A Guarantee of Sorts.
"With
reports of pay cuts and unpaid wages among World
Tour teams, a quick look at the bank guarantee
that pro teams post with the UCI, how it works
and what it can and can’t do. It’s a dry topic
on the best of days but several readers have
asked about it of late."
(inrng.com) (Photo: Credit not Provided)
May
12, 2020
CCC to end team sponsorship as
riders accept 50 per cent pay cut to survive 2020
season.
"According
to reports in Het Nieuwsblad and La
Gazzetta dello Sport, and confirmed by a
source to Cyclingnews, CCC will end its
title sponsorship this year, a year before the
agreed three-year term."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
May
12, 2020
Vinokourov: Astana will fold if we
don't race again in 2020.
"We've
done all we can with the team and the sponsors.
In Kazakhstan, as is the case across the world,
things are complicated, with oil, with the
currency," Astana manager Alexandre Vinokourov
told French website Cyclism'Actu." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
May
12, 2020
Kristoff: I'm lucky to be home.
"Although
the start of the 2020 racing season has been
postponed until August 1, Norwegian Alexander
Kristoff is counting himself lucky to be at home
when he should have been racing the Giro
d'Italia - he and his wife are expecting the
birth of their twins any day now." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images Sport)
May
12, 2020
Bigla Katusha use bank guarantee to
make April wage payments.
"The
Bigla Katusha team have issued an update on
their financial situation, stating that rider
and staff wages for April have been paid in full
after both title sponsors abruptly withdrew
funding last month."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
May
12, 2020
Rediscover your area with Komoot.
"Komoot's
route planning features are the most detailed on
the market with on and off-road routes updated
by users. They even have the ability to overlay
detailed weather information on to your route." (cyclingweekly.com)
(Jesse Wild)
May
12, 2020
Historic Pro Bike: Andy Hampsten's
1988 7-Eleven Huffy Giro d'Italia.
"Hampsten's
steed back then was a prototypical road racer of
the late '80s with a lugged steel frame and
fork, a 1" threaded steerer, and shifters that
were mounted on the down tube."
(cyclocrosss.com) (Image credit: James Huang)
May
12, 2020
Cannondale CAAD13 review: More aero,
but less stiff and distinctive.
"With
this latest CAAD13 iteration Cannondale has
decided to stray from the CAAD's tried-and-true
playbook."
(cyclingtips.com) Photography by James Huang
May
12, 2020
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