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June
22, 2020
Virtual Joe Martin Stage Race awards
real-world jerseys - but not without hiccups.
"General
Classification women:
1.Lauren Stephens (Tibco SVB). 2.Andrea Ramirez (Agolico). 3.Kristen Faulkner (Tibco SVB). General Classification men: 1.Jordan Cheyne (Elevate Webiplex). 2.Dan Fleeman (Saris-The Pros Closet). 3.Eder Frayre (L39ION)." (velonews.com) Photo: Tammy Brimner/TLBVelo June
22, 2020
Tour de France leadership it’s quite
a puzzle, says Ineos sports director.
"We
have always done well with two leaders, but
three leaders is a different story. The question
is whether we will start with three leaders. We
may start with two leaders and a protected
rider."
(cycling.today) (Photography by Unknown)
June
22, 2020
Vuelta a Burgos attracts 12
WorldTour teams for return to 'new normal' racing.
"Carapaz,
Valverde, Landa, Simon and Adam Yates and Lopez
expected in Spain in late July."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
June
22, 2020
Egan Bernal: Winning the Tour de
France ‘like a drug.’
"There
is nothing above winning a Tour de France, so
what follows is winning another Tour de France,”
Bernal said this weekend. “It’s like a drug.
Once you’ve tasted it, you get it you want more,
always more, you never have enough." (velonews.com) (Tim
de Waele/Getty Images)
June
22, 2020
Mollema: Porte and I know what we
need to do at the Tour de France.
"It
was hardly a surprise to read last week's news
of Bauke Mollema extending terms with Trek
Segafredo. The Dutchman has been the team's most
consistent and reliable winner for several
seasons."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
June
22, 2020
Team Ineos and Jumbo Visma prepare
for battle at Tour de France.
"With
just over two months to go until the proposed
start of the postponed 2020 Tour de France, the
two teams that on paper have the strongest
line-ups - Team Ineos with the last three
winners of the race and Jumbo Visma." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images Sport)
June
22, 2020
Trek Segafredo sports director makes
the most of the longest day with 460km ride.
"The
longest day of the year is a big occasion for
the cycling world, as riders make the most of
the extra daylight hours to rack up some serious
kilometers."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
June
22, 2020
13 hours and 292 ascents: How one
rider Everested in the Netherlands.
"Everesting
is everywhere at the minute. You can’t move for
riders, amateur and pro, putting themselves
through hell in search of 8,848m total
elevation."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Getty/Strava)
June
22, 2020
Did Strava Just Shoot Themselves in
the Foot?
"Strava
announced some major changes to its free app.
Why is Strava doing this and are they shooting
themselves in the foot? Likely not."
(bicycle-guider.com) Dusan
June
22, 2020
Dirty Kanza may change its name
following founder’s dismissal.
"Dirty
Kanza officials released a statement saying they
are contemplating a name change for the iconic
gravel race."
(velonews.com) Photo: Brad Kaminski
June
22, 2020
Scott Addict RC 20 Road Bike Test.
"The
Addict RC 20 Disc is made with Scott’s HMX
carbon layup. Scott offers three different
levels for the Addict line, including the HMX SL
that is only available in the Addict Ultimate,
and the HMF, which is used in the entry-level
Addict 30."
(roadbikeaction.com) (Credit not Provided)
June
22, 2020
 Primož Roglič beats Tadej Pogačar to
Slovenian national road race title.
"The
30-year-old takes the national title for the
first time in his career, a heavy favorite
pre-race on a course that finished with a steep
final climb of 8.3km, its average gradient 7.8
per cent."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
June
21, 2020
Meet Tekkerz: Britain’s coolest
team.
"British
team launches are usually a fairly dry, sedate
affair. For Tekkerz, however, a team launch is
at a bar under the railway arches in London’s
hip Bermondsey, with a live band, DJ and their
own beer “Post Palace Ale” - named in honor of
the Crystal Palace crit races."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Tekkerz, Daniel Gould
June
21, 2020
Daniel Martinez loses time trial
bike in Colombia.
"Colombian
time trial champion Daniel Felipe Martínez (EF
Pro Cycling) has lost his bike in his home
country and the Police is looking for it." (cyclingpub.com)
(efprocycling.com)
June
21, 2020
Juice Lubes Tire Juice tire sealant.
"Over
the last month I've been using the sealant in a
set of 25mm road tires. Application is easy
through the nozzle, which fits over the top of
the tubeless valve."
(road.cc) Jamie Williams
June
21, 2020
Virtual Joe Martin Stage Race live
streaming.
"Project
Echelon has organized a Virtual Joe Martin Stage
Race to be held June 19th to the 21st.
Stage three starts Sunday at 8:50am Pacific, 5:50am Eastern. (Women start at 10:45am Pacific)." (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: ProjectEchelonRacing) June
21, 2020
Lachlan Morton breaks Everesting
record (for real this time).
"EF
Pro Cycling's Lachlan Morton has unofficially
broken the Everesting record, setting a time of
roughly 7 hours and 30 minutes less than a week
after his previous attempt was nullified due to
bad elevation data. "
(cyclingtips.com) Caley Fretz
June
20, 2020
Chloe Dygert surprised by TT
performances at Virtual Joe Martin Stage Race.
"It
was very interesting," Dygert laughed in the
post-race interview. "I think all these women
need to go to the World Championships. This is
great. They need to show up to Worlds because
that was very impressive."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
June
20, 2020
More reports link Chris Froome to
Dan Martin's team before Tour de France.
"Reports
that Chris Froome is set to join Dan Martin's
Israel Start-Up Nation have resurfaced with
Italian media reporting he will join the team
before the Tour de France."
(stickybottle.com) (Credit not Provided)
June
20, 2020
Bernal, L�pez confirm all-French
calendar before the Tour.
"Egan
Bernal (Team Ineos) and Miguel Angel Lopez
(Astana) will be following similar, all-French
route to this year's Tour de France." (velonews.com)
(Photo: Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
June
20, 2020
Philippe Gilbert smashes La Redoute
record on Strava.
"The
Lotto Soudal rider completed the climb, which is
1.6km long with an average gradient of 9.5
percent, in a time of 4:25."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Philippe
Gilbert / @PhilippeGilbert)
June
20, 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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Nys beats Van der Poel to win
cyclocross 'triathlon.'
"Junior
cyclocross world champion Thibau Nys was able to
get the better of a host of older and more
experienced cyclocross stars, including Mathieu
van der Poel, Eli Iserbyt and Laurens Sweeck." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images Sport)
June
22, 2020
Apple watchOS 7 New Features
Outlined: Finally includes sleep tracking.
"As
part of Apple’s annual Worldwide Developer
Conference (WWDC), held each June, the company
has outlined numerous aspects of their platforms
(iOS, iPad OS, watchOS, and tvOS). However, for
this post I’m going to purely focus on the
wearables side of the house."
(dcrainmaker.com)
June
22, 2020
At Home With The Badger.
"A
couple of months ago I was fortunate to have one
of the most memorable experiences of my life. I
arranged to spend five days in the Brittany
region of France to visit with Bernard Hinault
and do a little sightseeing."
(pelotonmagazine.com) Images: Horton Collection
and Bernard Hinault
June
22, 2020
Ted King’s ridiculous 23-hour gravel
ride across an entire state.
"In
under 24 hours, he would ride 500 km (310 miles)
down the length of Vermont, with almost 10,000 m
(31,000 feet) of elevation, across some of the
roughest gravel roads the state has to offer." (cyclingtips.com)
Iain Treloar
June
22, 2020
Lizzie Deignan’s ‘second chance’
means no retirement just yet.
"After
stepping away from racing during a spell of
maternity leave in 2018, the Brit is back and
welcoming a new age for women’s cycling with
open arms."
(velonews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
June
22, 2020
Attaquer All Day men’s kit review:
Soft and stylish everyday comfort.
"My
“best premium bib shorts” feature ruffled a few
Lycra feathers, and the weeks afterward saw a
small flurry of excluded brands letting me know
that their bibs deserved to be in the mix." (cyclingtips.com)
Photography by Dave Rome & Tim Bardsley
Smith
June
22, 2020
12 New Gravel Bikes for 2020 - The
Dirty Dozen.
"We
decided to take a pause and organize a 12-pack
of the most recent gravel bikes to hit the
market."
(roadbikeaction.com) David Kennedy
June
22, 2020
Trentin unveils specially decorated
Sidi shoes.
"The
Sidi Shot shoes have an image of a medical
worker facing up to a giant COVID-19 coronavirus
molecule, designed by fantasy artist MJ Hiblen." (cyclingnews.com)
(Image credit: Instagram/Matteo Trentin)
June
22, 2020
Canyon launches 30-day cycling
challenge.
"To
encourage people to forego car travel or public
transport and instead choose the bicycle as a
form of transport, Canyon has set a
30-days-of-cycling challenge starting today." (cyclingnews.com)
(Image credit: Canyon)
June
22, 2020
Who will be Britain’s next star at
the Tokyo Paralympics?
"British
Cycling has officially launched the search for a
new Paralympic track star. Last week, multiple
world champion and Paralympic gold medalist
Sophie Thornhill announced her retirement from
the sport, aged 24, which left a hole in the
squad."
(Getty Images)
June
22, 2020
AbsoluteBlack's New Graphene Infused
Chain Lube.
"So
it may save you watts but will it save you
pennies? Absolutely not. GRAPHENlube is
currently only being produced in small numbers
and will be available for just a limited period
of time once each batch has been produced." (pinkbike.com) Ed
Spratt
June
22, 2020
Garmin Varia RVR315 and Garmin Varia
RTL515 review.
"This
rear-facing radar provides warning of
approaching vehicles, and their relative closing
rate. And it just might save your life." (velonews.com)
Photo: Greg Kaplan
June
22, 2020
Gilbert's La Redoute record already
toppled by U23 rider.
"Jumbo
Visma Development's Gijs Leemreize takes three
seconds off the benchmark."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Jumbo Visma)
June
21, 2020
Peter Stetina's guide to nutrition
for gravel domination... or survival.
"There
are ultra-endurance races that will take you
longer, but most gravel races, or at least the
big ones, fall between the 6-10-hour mark." (cyclingnews.com)
(Image credit: Wil Matthews)
June
21, 2020
Zipp 303 s - Best value for tubeless
road disc riders.
"If
the Zipp 303 S Tubeless Disc-Brake wheelset I
rode for this review didn’t have the Zipp logo
on the side of its rims, I wouldn’t have guessed
it was from Zipp."
(intheknowcycling.com) Steve
June
21, 2020
Best gravel bike wheels: Our pick of
the best gravel wheels for racing and adventure
riding.
"Upgrading
your gravel bike wheels can offer huge
improvements in performance, weight, durability
and traction."
(cyclingnews.com) Colin Levitch
June
21, 2020
Sunday trading: 40% off a seriously
rapid 3T Strada plus massive discounts off Shimano
groupsets.
"This week we’ve found a 40% discount on a 3T aero bike as well as whopping discounts on top end Shimano Dura-Ace and workshop quality tools." (cyclingweekly.com) (James Bracey) June
21, 2020
Lefevere: I wouldn't invest in Chris
Froome.
"Writing
in his column for Belgian newspaper Het
Nieuwsblad, Lefevere cited Froome's age
(35) and his belief - although it's not accurate
- that Froome's wife is his agent." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
June
20, 2020
Bardet and Naesen lead AG2R into
'unprecedented season'.
"Although
missing from Friday's announcement, the team and
Bardet have already confirmed that the Frenchman
will also race the Tour de France in August and
September."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
June
20, 2020
Paracyclist Alex Zanardi suffers
severe head injuries in truck accident.
"The
Italian suffered serious head and neurological
injuries in the accident and has been placed in
an induced coma following surgery on Friday
night."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
June
20, 2020
20-year-old breaks UK Everesting
record.
"Riding
the same climb as the previous record-holder
Hannah Rhodes, Tom Stephenson set a new best
time of nine hours, two minutes and 25 seconds,
six minutes quicker than Rhodes."
(cyclingweekly.com)(Mike Stephenson)
June
20, 2020
Also, clicking on the advertisements would
be an additional way of helping.
Nearly two dozen cops search
Colorado neighborhood for Suzanne Morphew, cyclist
who went missing a month ago.
"Investigators
plan to conduct a community canvas in the county
to contact residents and others to not only
share information about Ms. Morphew's
disappearance, but also focus on obtaining any
new information in her case.' - Sheriff Spezze." (dailymail.co.uk)
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Mara Abbott - “I’ve always been very
determined to forge my own path.”
"Mara
Abbott is twice a winner of the overall GC in
the Giro Rosa - arguably the most important
ladies’ stage race in the world - picking up
seven stages along the way not to mention two
second places, a fourth, a fifth and 10th on
GC."
(veloveritas.co.uk) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
June
22, 2020
'Happy New Year. When you want, I'll
begin' - The moment Miguel Indurain retired.
"It
was like somebody had died," is how former
sports journalist Jacinto Vidarte recalls the
bleak, funereal, atmosphere that he witnessed
Miguel Indurain’s final press conference as a
bike racer at a little past 1pm on January 2,
1997."
(cyclingnews.com)
June
22, 2020
19-year-old takes UK Everesting
record.
"19-year-old
Mason Hollyman, who rides for Holdsworth Zappi,
is the first to take the record under the
nine-hour mark, setting a new best time of eight
hours and 28 minutes."
(cyclingweekly.com) (James Little @jameslttl)
June
22, 2020
Should Endurance Athletes Go Keto?
Ketosis and Ketogenic Diets for Endurance Athletes
in 2020.
"To
achieve dietary or nutritional ketosis you need
to severely restrict carbohydrate intake so the
body transitions to using ketones for fueling
muscles and the brain. Ketones are produced from
fat, which is why nutritional ketosis is so
appealing to sedentary people as a weight loss
solution."
(roadbikeaction.com) Chris Carmichael
June
22, 2020
Giro Techne road shoes.
"The
Giro Technes are very comfortable, reasonably
stiff entry-level shoes with easy-to-use Velcro
closures and effective venting around the toe." (road.cc) Steve
Williams
June
22, 2020
Spectators allowed at the 2020 Giro
d’Italia start.
"The
Giro d’Italia will run with an audience this
autumn as the officials confirmed that the 2020
edition will start in Sicily following the
forced cancellation of the planned start in
Hungary."
(cycling.today) (Credit not Provided)
June
22, 2020
My Boo Launches Bamboo eMTB.
"The
German bamboo bike brand My Boo has launched
their first range of mountain bikes using their
bamboo technology."
(pinkbike.com) Ed Spratt
June
22, 2020
Best smartwatch for cycling:
Wearable tech to track and view stats from your
ride.
"The best smartwatches for cycling are power meter compatible and provide GPS tracking and workout data as well as a raft of other smartwatch features." (cyclingnews.com) Colin Levitch (Image credit: Garmin) June
22, 2020
Fizik Terra Microtex Bondcush Tacky
bar tape review.
"Expensive
and not the easiest to fit or re-fit, but once
it's on, it’s great tape for rougher rides all
year round."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Guy Kesteven)
June
22, 2020
Far from just lucky breaks, solo
wins take wits and power.
[Paywall] "The
drama of a breakaway can be enthralling, but the
intricate tactics are difficult to pick out in
TV coverage. Learn the nuances here from the
peloton's best."
(velonews.com) Photo: Doug Pensinger / Getty
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June
22, 2020
German-Made Beast Components Gravel
& Ultra Handlebars promise ergonomic comfort
for the long miles / kms ahead.
"Beast
Components was founded in 2016. Because of our
origins, we attach great importance to using the
latest scientific methods and state-of-the-art
technology."
(gravelcyclist.com) JOM
June
22, 2020
Chris Froome tells teammates he's
staying at Ineos for Tour de France.
"Froome
is out of contract at the end of the year and is
weighing up a move away from Ineos, with Cyclingnews
revealing the possibility of a rare mid-season
switch to avoid a leadership battle with Egan
Bernal and Geraint Thomas."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Twitter/Chris
Froome)
June
21, 2020
Terpstra released from the hospital.
"The
former Paris Roubaix and Tour of Flanders winner
was airlifted to hospital after falling heavily
and losing consciousness while motorpacing in
the Netherlands on Tuesday."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
June
21, 2020
Lefevere almost struck deal with
Israel Start-Up Nation backers.
"Lefevere
and Adams, the multi-millionaire Canadian
backing the Israeli team, nearly came to a deal
in 2018 when the tycoon was looking to increase
the profile of the pro continental team then
known as Israel Cycling Academy."
(cyclingnews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
June
21, 2020
Magicshine ALLTY 2000.
"The
Magicshine ALLTY 2000 is a good-quality light
with a wide range of power settings and some
different beam patterns too."
(road.cc) (Dave Atkinson)
June
21, 2020
Claud Butler Primal 2020.
"Claud
Butler's Primal is just about the cheapest
gravel bike we've encountered but anybody with
limited funds won't feel short-changed as it
provides an impressive ride experience across a
wide range of terrain."
(road.cc) Matt Lamy
June
21, 2020
Legal battle possible for Mitchelton
Scott as Manuela Fundación insists deal is
binding.
"Mitchelton
Scott have remained silent since declaring that
they and owner Gerry Ryan had terminated talks
over sponsorship, and Cyclingnews understands
that an official contract was never signed." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
June
20, 2020
Amy Cure announces retirement and
walks away from Tokyo Olympic Games.
"It's
one of the most difficult decisions I have had
to make,� said Cure. "I feel the same as I do
on the start line at an Olympic Games or World
Championships. I'm incredibly nervous, but also
so excited for the unknown."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
June
20, 2020
Giro Agilis helmet review.
"The Giro Agilis is a budget-friendly helmet designed for those who like to push the drop bar boundaries. We've been rattling round the roughest byways to see what it offers." (cyclingnews.com) (Image: � Guy Kesteven) June
20, 2020
UK cycling figures reveal their
dream bikes.
"If
I was to dream about anything, I'd have a
serious look at the wonderful Passoni range. I'd
love to do some proper long-distance touring
when circumstances allow, so I�d choose the
Cicloprato frame option."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Getty Images)
June
20, 2020
Merida 20 IN 1 Multi Tool.
"The
Merida 20 IN 1 Multi Tool is, as the name
suggests, a 20-function design, and features
everything you might realistically need for a
roadside fix."
(road.cc) Shaun Audane
June
20, 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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