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Riders’ union CPA looking to expand
footprint.
"The
CPA will be voting on the inclusion of Belgian,
Australian, and Polish national associations
later this month."
(velonews.com) (Photo by Charlie Crowhurst/Getty
Images)
June
7, 2020
Dumoulin to prepare for Tour de
France in French races.
"It
looks good that the season can start again in
August," Dumoulin said in a team press release.
"In March and April, I was still a bit
skeptical, but now it's looking better by the
day."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
June
7, 2020
Tour de France back on schedule for
Kristoff in revised 2020 calendar.
"According
to Norwegian TV2, Kristoff has revised
his plan to race the Giro d'Italia because it
overlaps with the major Classics and will race
the Tour de France on August 29 - September 20." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images Sport)
June
7, 2020
Colnago’s E64 Shocks The Road World.
"Although
the info released was limited, what we do know
is that the E64 is powered by the same 250w
EBikeMotion rear hub motor with three power
modes from Spain used by others. The one Colnago
model released will run with a Shimano Ultegra
drivetrain."
(roadbikeaction.com) (Credit not Provided)
June
7, 2020
Mavic Road Wheels: Details, pricing
and specifications.
"With
a heritage spanning 130 years, it comes as no
surprise that Mavic is one of the finest bicycle
wheel makers in the world."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Mavic)
June
7, 2020
The Garden Hour Record: The latest
cycling challenge you can take on at home.
"Invented
by ex-pro Conor Dunne, the Garden Hour Record is
now sweeping through Europe."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Bas Tietema)
June
7, 2020
Sunday Trading: Get 47% off a top
end Ridley Noah Fast plus massive discounts on
Oakley glasses.
"This
week we’ve found a 47% discount on a Ridley aero
bike frame as well as whopping discounts on top
end Continental tires and Oakley sunglasses." (cyclingweekly.com)
Rupert Radley
June
7, 2020
VeloPac PhonePac Plus.
"The
VeloPac PhonePac Plus is a stylish replacement
for the traditional plastic freezer bag that
keeps phone, cards, cash and so on dry and in
one place. It's big enough for 'plus' sized
phone."
(road.cc) Simon Smythe
June
7, 2020
Suzanne Morphew Still Missing,
Husband Barry Files For Her Guardianship.
"Suzanne
went missing on Mother’s Day, which was Sunday,
May 10, while going on a bike ride. At the time,
she had been the only one home."(inquisitr.com)
Inside Edition
June
7, 2020
Hannah Rhodes breaks Everesting
world record - and gets mansplained over saddle
height.
"Bike
Culture is so rotten, that the first comment on
a woman smashing the Everesting record is some
rando Bike Bro commenting on her saddle height.
JFC. STFU Brent!"
(road.cc) (Twitter) (cyclingtips.com)
June
7, 2020
 Dennis solos to win Ineos eRace
Classic.
"Rohan
Dennis came out on top at the Team Ineos eRace
Classic, continuing his virtual race domination.
British champion Ben Swift, Dennis' teammate in
one of the six Ineos mini-teams, sprinted to
second place."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
June
6, 2020
Bernal aims at completing grand tour
set.
"Despite
only having the Tour de France under his belt so
far, the young Colombian is looking to join the
exclusive club of those that have won all three
grand tours, which includes cycling legends Eddy
Merckx, Bernard Hinault, and Jacques Anquetil." (velonews.com)
(Justin Setterfield/Getty Images Sport)
June
6, 2020
Kwiatkowski: New calendar is a dream
opportunity.
"The
former world champion, who can race over the
cobbles, through the Ardennes and into the high
mountains at the Tour de France is itching to
get back in the saddle."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
June
6, 2020
Mega Deals! Big Summer Sales from
Trek, DJI, Alchemy and more!
"Up
to 50% off sale and clearance bikes, gear
apparel and accessories. Always free shipping to
your local Trek dealer."
(bikerumor.com) Kristi Benedict
June
6, 2020
Ergon TP1 Pedal Cleat Tool.
"The
Ergon TP1 Pedal Cleat Tool is a foolproof way to
guarantee your cleats are perfectly aligned,
every time. It does need some attention to the
instructions, and there's a knack to it, but
overall it's far better than the Eye-O-Meter of
yesteryear."
(road.cc) Mike Stead
June
6, 2020
Virtual men's and women's Tour de
France on Zwift set for July.
"We'll
have to wait until late August for the real
thing, but there will be a virtual Tour de
France in July, as race organizer ASO has agreed
a deal with the online cycling platform Zwift." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
June
5, 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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HTV Cup: Javier Sardá Perez brings
home second overall victory.
"Spain's
Javier Sardá Perez, who is in his fourth season
racing professionally in Vietnam, claimed his
second overall victory in the HTV Cup. Le Ngoc
Son of the Loc Troi team triumphed on the final
stage to Ho Chi Minh City from a six-man
breakaway."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: HTV Cup)
June
7, 2020
Bike that Peter Sagan gave to Pope
Francis to be auctioned for charity.
"The
auction, which starts June 8 with the bike as
the first item offered, is part of the Pope's
"We Run Together" campaign.
The Campaign will also include a team jersey, a captain's armband by former Roma forward Francesco Totti, a swimsuit and cap from Olympic champion Federica Pellegrini and more. Sagan met Pope Francis on January 2018." (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images) June
7, 2020
Peloton could face two-week
quarantine if there’s a coronavirus positive at
Giro d’Italia.
"As
a revamped route is drawn up, with Palermo
apparently replacing Budapest as the location of
the opening time trial stage, the Italian Grand
Tour is likely to have to accommodate strict
health protocols."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Alain Jocard/AFP via Getty
Images)
June
7, 2020
Entire Deceuninck Quick Step team to
gather in Italy for pre-Tour de France camp.
"Team
manager Patrick Lefevere explained to the
Belgian network Eén that the camp will
run from July 6-23 in Northern Italy with the
whole team."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
June
7, 2020
Bowflex C6 vs. Peloton Bike.
"Bowflex
C6 and Peloton are two of the most popular
spinning bikes currently available in the
market. Peloton is the clear leader when it
comes to the live and on demand workout
experience while Bowflex offers a cheaper
alternative to Peloton."
(prowomenscycling.com) Chelsey
June
7, 2020
Groupama FDJ pins down present and
invests in future.
"While
WorldTour outfits around the globe are suffering
financial setbacks and sponsor crises, Groupama
FDJ this week renewed the contracts of four top
riders on whom they can pin both their present
and future aspirations."
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
June
7, 2020
Rossingnol Punts - Has Time Run Out
For Time Bikes?
"When
the news broke recently that current owners of
the iconic French road bike brand (ski company
Rossignol who also own Felt) had sold off their
interests to a relatively unknown French e-bike
maker, many old-timers could only wince."
(roadbikeaction.com) (Credit not Provided)
June
7, 2020
It’s still 84 days until the Tour de
France, so here are 10 of the best Grand Tour
books.
"It’s
probably fair to assume that many of us have
more reading time on our hands than we’re used
to, so why not make the most of it with this
literary Grand Tour de force."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Getty Images)
June
7, 2020
What motorsport columnist Norris
McDonald got wrong in his criticism of Toronto’s
new bike lanes.
"Forty
more kilometers of bicycle lanes? This is not
California. We live in Canada. Even in a good
winter, it is either too cold to ride a bike or
there is snow on the ground five months of the
year. Sometimes six."
(cyclingmagazine.ca) Lily Hansen-Gillis
June
7, 2020
2020 HTV Cup LIVE STREAM.
"May
19 to June 7, and is the first cycling race post
lockdown.
Stage 18 Live video Sunday, June 7th, from
8:00am local (3:00am CET) (9:00pm U.S.
Eastern)."
(cycling.today) (cyclingfans.com)
June
7, 2020
Madiot: There will be no catch-up
when racing starts.
"With
racing starting with on August 1 with Strade
Bianche and little time to race before the Tour
de France on August 29, Madiot says the riders
will have to be ready to race, and ready to race
a lot."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Daniel Benson)
June
6, 2020
HTV Cup: Le Nguyet Minh surges to
win stage 17.
"He
surged in the closing meters of stage 17 to pip
on the line points classification leader Nguyen
Tan Hoai from Domesco and overall leader Javier
Sardá Perez from TP Ho Chi Minh."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: HTV Cup)
June
6, 2020
Remco Evenepoel trains with Giro
d'Italia in mind: It is up to me to be in top
shape at the right time.
"The
Belgian young talent has not changed the main
goal of his season, and he is preparing for the
Italian grand tour among words that name him as
one of the favorites for the overall
classification - including those of former rider
Alberto Contador. "Fighting for the final win,
those are big words," said Evenepoel to Belgian
newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws." (cyclingpub.com)
(Getty Images)
June
6, 2020
Ötztal Cycle Marathon.
"From
the classic Austrian ski resort Sölden, one of
the toughest cycling races for amateurs starts
and ends. We went there together with 4000 other
avid cyclists to take on the four mountain
passes in South Tyrol."
(castelli-cycling.com) Magnus Wistrom
June
6, 2020
Look X-Track Gravel Pedals.
"What
you see here is a limited edition gravel version
of Look's X-Track entry-level off-road pedals.
Other than the color there is little to
differentiate them from the standard mountain
bike version."
(road.cc) (Stu Kerton)
June
6, 2020
Italian media: Giro d'Italia 2020 to
start in Palermo, Sicily.
"Italian
newspaper La Repubblica said that the
race will instead start in Palermo with a time
trial, before the stage of Monreale to Agrigento
- which was set to be the first one in the
country's territory according to the original
plans."
(cyclingpub.com) (Wolfgang Goethe)
(globalpsa.com)
June
6, 2020
Johan Bruyneel says he won’t watch
the Lance Armstrong documentary as he ‘already
knows what happened.’
"In
addition, I don’t feel like listening to
musicians such as Jonathan Vaughters, Tyler
Hamilton or Betsy Andreu again,” Bruyneel
explained to Het Laatste Nieuws." (cyclingweekly.com)
(Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
June
5, 2020
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Team Sunweb interested in signing
Romain Bardet for 2021.
"Sunweb's
Grand Tour leader Tom Dumoulin left for Jumbo
Visma last winter, and young GC talent Sam Oomen
could also be heading for the exit. That would
leave a gap in the roster for a lead climber at
the young squad, which Bardet looks to be the
front runner for, according to De Telegraaf." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
June
7, 2020
Oliver Naesen discusses financial
situation in the peloton.
"Nobody
gets richer in a crisis," said Naesen to Sporza.
"But I think it feels like a punishment somehow
how weak we are in our shoes about an agreed
contract. That weighs in a way. Everyone has to
debts to pay."
(cyclingpub.com) Photo: Vincent Curutchet
June
7, 2020
Egan Bernal: I want to win all three
Grand Tours.
"Only
seven riders have achieved the feat in the
history of cycling to date - Jacques Anquetil,
Felice Gimondi, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault,
Alberto Contador, Vincenzo Nibali and Chris
Froome."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
June
7, 2020
Legion of Los Angeles launch
fundraiser to support diversity initiative.
"The
team has a goal of reaching $50,000 in donations
and a five-point plan that covers how to use the
funds including supporting junior programs and
riders through grants, talent camps, and
equipment needs."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Justin
Williams)
June
7, 2020
Uber starts destroying 20,000 Jump
bikes after recycling proves too complicated.
"Uber
is destroying tens of thousands of its electric
Jump bikes after selling part of its bike hire
business to Lime and the bicycles proved surplus
to requirement."
(cyclingweekly.com) (@CrisMoffitt Twitter)
June
7, 2020
Zipp 303 joins the party.
"The new Zipp 303 S and Zipp 303 Firecrest road disc wheelsets have raised a lot of questions and a fair amount of concern among fellow road cycling enthusiasts." (intheknowcycling.com) Steve June
7, 2020
Cyclist has nose, cheek and thumb
broken in road rage attack.
"Police
described the motorist as “Asian with short dark
hair and a beard, in his late 20s or early 30s,
about 6ft tall and well built."
(road.cc)West Midlands Police
June
7, 2020
Merida Mission CX Force Edition
2020.
"Merida's
Mission CX Force Edition is a top-quality
cyclocross bike that's ready to race straight
out of the box. It'll turn its hand to fast
gravel riding and winter riding too, if you're
looking for something more than just a dedicated
race bike."
(road.cc) (Dave Atkinson)
June
7, 2020
Bike Test: Marin Headlands 2.
"The
long top tube and short stem trend (aka “modern
geometry”) is all the rage with the mountain
bikers transitioning to gravel, as the head
angles have slackened dramatically."
(roadbikeaction.com) (Credit not Provided)
June
7, 2020
First Ride: 3T Exploro Race Max.
"For
either road or gravel applications, the Italian
brand offers a variety of framesets as well as a
complete range of models with multiple (1x/2x,
Shimano/SRAM) drivetrain and component options."
(roadbikeaction.com) (Credit not Provided)
June
7, 2020
Lefevere: I don't see 30 per cent
budget cuts happening.
"Deceuninck
Quick Step boss Patrick Lefevere has given his
latest predictions about the economic future of
professional cycling, dismissing any fears that
team budgets could drop by 30 per cent." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images Sport)
June
6, 2020
How did the Dutch get so good?
"Dutch
women rule the peloton and have done so for a
long time. There seems to be an endless supply
of young talent coming from the Netherlands but
this requires investment, time and patience." (cyclingtips.com)
Photography by Daniel Velsen
June
6, 2020
USA Cycling offers cost cuts for
event organizers.
"As
part of its roadmap for assisting clubs, teams
and organizers returning to action, the
governing body will provide financial assistance
to events able to safely mitigate risk and
operate within local and state health
guidelines."
(velonews.com) Photo: Sportograf.com.
June
6, 2020
Flat or clipless pedals: Which is
right for you?
"Everyone
started off their cycling career learning to
ride a bike with flat pedals. Some continue
using flats, and they’re the preferred pedal of
many off-road riders. But lots of riders, and
particularly those on the road, switch to using
clipless pedals."
(bikeradar.com) Paul Norman
June
6, 2020
Oliver Naesen: Racing without an
audience is not the end of the world.
"The
majority of pro riders in Belgium would prefer
to continue competition 'behind closed doors’
once the new late-season calendar resumes,
according to the results of a survey that Sporza
conducted."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
June
6, 2020
Timex R300 $129 GPS Smartwatch
In-Depth Review.
"If
you had asked me late last year for a list of
surprisingly capable devices I expected to find
on my wrist in Spring 2020, I certainly wouldn’t
have said a $129 GPS watch from Timex." (dcrainmaker.com)
(Photo: Ray Maker)
June
4, 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 @
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