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July
1, 2020
European Union confirms ban on US
travelers, making return to racing tricky.
"The
move could affect 29 US men between the
WorldTeams and ProTeams and 29 US women on
either WorldTeams or Continental teams - most of
whom returned stateside after all sporting
events were halted."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
July
1, 2020
Evaluating Mitchelton Scott's 10-man
Tour de France long list.
"Adam
Yates, Chaves, Nieve, Durbridge feature in
Australian WorldTour team's plans." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images Sport)
July
1, 2020
Strade Bianche to follow traditional
routes in 2020.
"While
other organizers have shortened routes for 2020,
RCS Sport confirmed the full distances for men
and women at Strade Bianche."
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
July
1, 2020
Benoot leads Sunweb at Tour de
France as Oomen, Kelderman, Matthews head to Giro
d'Italia.
"Wilco
Kelderman and Sam Oomen, both of whom have
finished in the top-ten of Grand Tour, and both
of whom are leaving the team at the end of the
year, will head to the Giro d'Italia." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images Sport)
July
1, 2020
Michael Matthews going to San Remo
with an open mind and a lot of hard training.
"The
Australian who races for Team Sunweb looks back
on his lockdown, and looks ahead to riding Milan
San Remo with no racing in his legs." (velonews.com)
(James Startt)
July
1, 2020
Spiuk Korben Helmet.
"The
Spiuk Korben is an aero helmet that offers a
decent amount of airflow and comfort, but be
prepared to size up, or try before you buy if
possible."
(road.cc) George Hill
July
1, 2020
Degenkolb, Jakobsen top start list
for GP Vermarc Sport.
"John
Degenkolb (Lotto Soudal) and Fabio Jakobsen
(Deceuninck Quick Step) will headline the start
list for the GP Vermarc Sport, the first
kermesse of the racing season with professional
teams."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
July
1, 2020
 June
30, 2020
Van der Poel's Alpecin Fenix team
invited to all Italian August classics.
"Van
der Poel is expected to ride Tirreno Adriatico
in September in preparation for the UCI Road
World Championships road race and the cobbled
Classics now scheduled for October." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
June
30, 2020
What it takes to ride 280 km a day
indoors: Rupert Guinness on his VRAAM.
"Late
this past Sunday night, cycling journalist
Rupert Guinness stepped off his bike in a Sydney
car showroom and called an end to one incredible
ride."
(cyclingtips.com) (Photography by Troy Peters)
Matt de Neef
June
30, 2020
Power Analysis: Women’s Virtual Joe
Martin Stage Race.
"The
Bologna course was both unique and challenging,
culminating in the ascent of the Colle della
Guardia, a 2.1km climb averaging 9.4 percent
with a maximum of 16 percent grade." (velonews.com) (Tim
de Waele/Getty Images)
June
30, 2020
Groupama FDJ coach Julien Pinot:
This season will be intense.
"With
WorldTour competition set to resume with Strade
Bianche on August 1, teams, riders and their
coaches are now deep into the preparation that
they hope will see the riders perform at their
best for what will be a relatively short,
intense second half of the season." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
June
30, 2020
Pinot aims for Tour-Vuelta double as
Démare takes on Giro d'Italia.
"Sprinter
Arnaud Démare will once again miss out on the
Tour de France, heading instead to the Giro
d'Italia for the second season in a row, while
Thibaut Pinot will head up Groupama FDJ's team
for the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España,
the team announced on Tuesday."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
June
30, 2020
Eg stakes claim for Tour de France
spot.
"Trek
Segafredo's Niklas Eg has told the Danish media
that he thinks it's "50/50" whether he'll make
the final eight riders picked for this year's
Tour de France team, with just one rider from
the shortlisted nine-man squad set to miss out." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images Sport)
June
30, 2020
Santa Cruz gets into the road
wheelset game with new Reserve carbon models.
"The
lightest of the new road wheels is the Reserve
35 with 35 mm-deep rims, a 395 g claimed rim
weight, and 1,449 g claimed wheelset weight." (cyclingtips.com)
Photography by James Huang
June
30, 2020
2021 Specialized Diverge Expert
Carbon review: A curious take on gravel geometry.
"Carbon
fiber construction, clearance for 700×47 mm or
650×53 mm tires, six bottle mounts, threaded
bottom bracket, integrated storage." (cyclingtips.com)
Photography by James Huang
June
30, 2020
2021 Moots Routt 45, RSL & YBB
titanium gravel bike family goes wider &
further.
"Moots’
Colorado-crafted titanium family of gravel bikes
gets a wide tire, wide-range gearing update for
2021, with completely revamped Routt RSL, Routt
YBB, and a Routt 45 that maybe needs to get
renamed the Routt 50?"
(bikerumor.com) (Cory Benson)
June
30, 2020
From The Archives: Valentino
Campagnolo.
"He’s
not a cyclist. He’s neither an engineer nor a
metallurgist. Like many other successful Italian
businessmen, he’s conservative in appearance and
in character. Still, this is Valentino
Campagnolo, and unlike any other successful
Italian businessman, he is the keeper of a
flame."
(roadbikeaction.com) By Zap
June
30, 2020
Van der Poel previews Paris Roubaix
cobbles as part of Classics camp.
"Mathieu
van der Poel and his Alpecin Fenix teammates
gathered on Monday for a reconnaissance of some
cobbled sectors of the 2020 Paris Roubaix
route."
(cyclingnews.com) @alpecinfenix
June
29, 2020
Virtual Tour de France & L’Étape
du Tour on Zwift: Everything You Need to Know.
"Today
ASO and Zwift have announced a Virtual Tour de
France, which will start taking place this
weekend with 23 Men’s UCI WorldTour teams, and
16 Women’s UCI WorldTour teams racing." (dcrainmaker.com)
(Image credit: Zwift)
June
29, 2020
Alice Barnes says Zwift's virtual
'Tour de France' is a 'massive opportunity' for
women's cycling.
"While
they will not race at exactly the same time, the
fact that the men and women will compete over
the same stages, with the same television
coverage, is appealing to Barnes." (telegraph.co.uk)
Credit: Zwift
June
29, 2020
Van der Poel, Van Avermaet, Vos headline virtual Tour de France. "Zwift
Worlds - named 'France' and 'Paris' - have now
been released, and a start list of 23 men's
teams and 17 women's teams have been confirmed
for the six-stage races."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Zwift / ASO)
June
29, 2020
Rally Cycling name squads for
Virtual Tour de France.
"The
race, due to take place on weekends between July
4-19 on Zwift, has six stages for men and women
using four new courses designed specifically for
the race, including a simulation of Mont Ventoux
to Chalet-Reynard and the Champs-Elysée's
circuit in Paris."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Rally Cycling)
June
29, 2020
Slovenian National Championships had
no safety measures, says Jani Brajkovic.
"It’s
nice to have cycling event again in Slovenia,”
Brajkovic wrote on Twitter following the time
trial event. “But it would also be appropriate
to take at least some safety measures…there were
none."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo by Artur
Widak/NurPhoto)
June
29, 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
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De Gendt: I want to be at 95% of my
top shape in August and keep it for three months.
"Those
first race days will be very nervous, and I
already think I'll need more time than others to
get used to being in the peloton again," he
said. "After that, it will be as it has always
been. Everyone will reach their physical
limitations, and then everyone will soon know
their place again."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
July
1, 2020
Giro d'Italia to enforce spectator
social distancing with sound emitting wristband.
"The
Giro d'Italia plans to oblige stage finish
spectators to wear wristbands that emit a sound
when social distancing is breached as part of a
series of measures and protocols to secure the
go-ahead for the three-week Grand Tour from the
Italian government."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
July
1, 2020
Former British champ Connor Swift
extends contract with Arkéa Samsic.
"The
former British national champion joined the
French squad mid-way through 2019 and has held
his own among the best riders in the world." (cyclingweekly.com)
(Image Credit Huw Fairclough/Getty Images)
July
1, 2020
Under Armour SportsMask offers
comfortable, cooling & breathable face mask
for athletes.
"With
three individual layers, four sizes, and shaping
to work well during hard workouts and while
wearing sunglasses, the UA SportsMask is made
for workouts but might just be the best option
for daily use, too."
(bikerumor.com) (Tyler Benedict)
July
1, 2020
Specialized S-Works Evade II with
ANGI review.
"Specialized
says its Evade II is the fastest road helmet on
the market, it’s also a helmet that gives riders
peace of mind. If you crash, the ANGI sensor
embedded in the helmet harness that texts phone
contacts you choose."
(velonews.com) Photo: Berne Broudy
July
1, 2020
Apple Watch with cycling power
estimation is a step closer to reality.
"Back
in 2017 Apple filed a patent for calculating
wind resistance for cyclists using their
smartwatch. The patent has just been granted,
moving Apple one step closer to power data on
the Apple Watch."
(road.cc) (Liam Cahill)
July
1, 2020
Julian Alaphilippe set for Strade
Bianche and Milan San Remo upon racing restart.
"While
not part of his original plans for the 2020
spring calendar, the Frenchman will return to
Strade Bianche and Milan San Remo in August.
Alaphilippe won both races in 2019, a season
which ended up as the most fruitful of his
career so far."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
July
1, 2020
Mitchelton Scott boss Bannan
reportedly out after Manuela Fundación fiasco.
"According
to La Gazzetta dello Sport, general
manager Shayne Bannan and financial manager
Alvaro Crespi are out. It appears that Ryan has
no interest in further dealings with Manuela
Fundación, and as of Wednesday his team will
reportedly be under new management as well." (cyclingtips.com)
Photography by Kristof Ramon
June
30, 2020
Ageless Valverde still ‘very young
in the head.’
"With
retirement off the cards for the near future as
he holds out another year for the Tokyo
Olympics, Valverde feels young as ever." (velonews.com)
Photo: Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images
June
30, 2020
Spinergy releases GXX carbon gravel
wheels for under $1,000.
"The
new GXX offers an American-made foam-core carbon
fiber rim with a 24 mm internal width and
hooked, tubeless-ready rim bed. Spinergy uses a
similar manufacturing technique to that used by
the likes of Corima."
(cyclingtips.com) Dave Rome
June
30, 2020
Best lightweight bikes of 2020.
"Today,
many lightweight bikes still feature prominently
in our guide to the best road bikes, but with
the UCI steadfast on a minimum weight limit of
6.8kg, advancements in design have looked
towards improving aerodynamics and ride quality
without increasing weight."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Colin Levitch)
June
30, 2020
EvoPro Racing signs former US elite
road race champ Johnny Brown.
"Irish
Continental team EvoPro Racing has made two
signings ahead of the resumption of racing, with
former US national road race champion Johnny
Brown one of the new riders headed to the
squad."
(stickybottle.com) (Photo: Davey Wilson – Hagens
Berman Axeon)
June
30, 2020
Classics King: Sean Kelly's
phenomenal 1986 season.
"In
1986, Sean Kelly completed an almost singular
record in cycling history: winning Milan San
Remo and Paris Roubaix in the same year." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
June
30, 2020
Alex Zanardi undergoes second
surgery after handcycling accident.
"According
to a press release issued by the Siena
University Hospital, Zanardi remains stable from
the cardio-respiratory and metabolic point of
view, while the neurological point of view
presents a more severe situation." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images Sport)
June
30, 2020
Cyclist rides 440 miles in 24 hours
to propose.
"While
Everesting, DIY gravel, and other solo
challenges have caught the imagination of many
cyclists, Jamie Wilkins recently completed a
long-distance quest of another sort: He rode 440
miles across France to propose. (Spoiler alert:
She said yes.)"
(velonews.com) Ben Delaney
June
30, 2020
Polar’s Unite Fitness Watch:
Hands-on Details and First Run.
"Almost
exactly a year after announcing the Polar Ignite
GPS watch, the company is back with another
wearable - the similarly named Unite, which
takes all the Polar Ignite features, slashes the
internal GPS and drops the price by $50." (dcrainmaker.com)
(Photo: Ray Maker)
June
30, 2020
Dutch road championships to go ahead
in August.
"The
Dutch cycling federation (KNWU) has approved
dates for the rescheduled road championships,
which will now be held on the UCI-specified
dates of August 21-23."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
June
30, 2020
Chris Froome's mid-season transfer
off as Tour de France spot beckons.
"The
news comes after weeks of speculation linking
Froome to a mid-season move to Israel Start-Up
Nation ahead of this year’s rescheduled Tour de
France."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Simon Wilkinson
/ SWpix.com)
June
29, 2020
Sepp Kuss in line for Tour de France
debut.
"Jumbo
Visma officials confirmed Monday that Kuss, 25,
is on the team’s Tour de France short list, and
if things don’t change, the ever-improving U.S.
rider will be racing when the rescheduled Tour
starts August 29 in Nice, France." (velonews.com)
(Justin Setterfield/Getty Images Sport)
June
29, 2020
CSC team-mate reveals Schleck
brothers’ feud with Carlos Sastre at 2008 Tour de
France.
"Despite
CSC claiming the yellow jersey at the 2008 Tour
de France, the Schleck brothers’ “taunted”
Carlos Sastre during the race, one of their
former team-mates has claimed."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo by Alexandre
Marchi/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
June
29, 2020
Catching Up With US Pro Tony Cruz.
"I
finished eleventh from 11 in the break, “what
happened there?” I thought to myself - then, as
I sat getting changed after the race, locals
were throwing their torn betting slips at my
feet..."
(pezcyclingnews.com) Edmond Hood
June
29, 2020
Specialized issues stop-ride for
Sirrus models amid safety concerns.
"The issue relates to the installation of the crankset and affects all bikes that are specced with two-piece cranksets that use pinch bolts to secure the left-side crankarm to the crank spindle." (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Specialized) June
29, 2020
eBay Finds: Signed 2013 Garmin Sharp
jersey.
"This
2013 Garmin Sharp jersey found on eBay has been
signed by a number of team members from that
season. This now seven-year-old design looks as
modern and impactful as it ever did." (cyclingnews.com)
(Image credit: wolverine_cycles / eBay)
June
29, 2020
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Mexican cycling grapples with
painful questions amid Villalobos controversy.
"When
Mexico's best rider in generations recorded an
Adverse Analytical Finding, the news sparked a
debate between pro riders, retired heroes, and
coaches about the country's lingering problem
with doping."
(velonews.com) Photo: Tim de Waele/Corbis via
Getty Images
July
1, 2020
Shake-up at Mitchelton Scott after
ownership confusion, as Bahrain McLaren boss joins
team.
"Darrach
McQuaid, Mitchelton Scott’s commercial adviser
and a key figure in the Giro d’Italia’s Ireland
Grande Departenza in 2014, will take up a newly
created chairman role with the team, working
closely with team owner Gerry Ryan." (cyclingweekly.com)
(Justin Setterfield/Getty Images Sport)
July
1, 2020
Possible name and kit change as
Ineos launches new Grenadier 4x4 SUV.
"Ineos,
run and largely-owned by British billionaire Jim
Ratcliffe, is primarily a petrochemicals company
but has entered the automotive market with its
'Grenadier', described as "a stripped back,
no-nonsense, utilitarian 4x4."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Simon Wilkinson
/ SWpix.com)
July
1, 2020
Cyclocross World Cup rounds in
Waterloo and Dublin canceled for 2020.
"The
UCI unveiled a revised cyclocross World Cup
calendar on Wednesday, announcing that the three
events had been canceled for 2020, bringing the
total count of World Cup events down from 14 to
11."
(cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos)
July
1, 2020
Rudy Project Spectrum helmet review:
Moving closer to the big leagues.
"Fifteen
“flow through” vents are strategically
positioned so that incoming air can, well, flow
cleanly through the interior of the helmet and
then out the rear exhaust ports for efficient
cooling at speed."
(cyclingtips.com) Photography by James Huang
July
1, 2020
USA Cycling cancels road, MTB and
track championships for 2020.
"USA
Cycling announced on Wednesday it has been
forced to cancel all of the elite national
championships for the 2020 season except for
December's cyclocross championships and the MTB
Marathon, which has been postponed to November." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
July
1, 2020
Van Dessel Full Tilt Boogie - A Crit
Bike For Dirt (and Road).
"The
Boogie is Van Dessel’s full carbon cyclocross
race rocket. The heart of the bike is its full
carbon frame and fork. Our 54cm weighed in at
1045g with the uncut fork weighing 427g." (bikeworldnews.com)
Scott Kingsley
July
1, 2020
Garmin Acquires Firstbeat Analytics:
A Quick Analysis of the Winners and Losers.
"It
was about that time of year for Garmin’s fitness
or outdoor business to acquire someone else. It
seems to be roughly a yearly tradition, for
example last year was Tacx. The year prior, the
remains of a bankrupt solar wearables business.
This year’s entrant? Firstbeat."
(dcrainmaker.com)
June
30, 2020
Stars of the Future part II: Chloé
Dygert.
"How
many of you knew much about Chloé Dygert Owen
before last year’s Worlds? Be honest… The
American who came to Europe and blew the
favorites away."
(rouleur.cc) Photographs: Alex
Whitehead/SWpix.com
June
30, 2020
Canyon SRAM hail Virtual Tour de
France as huge boost for women's cycling.
"Both
men's (23) and women's (17) professional teams
will take part, with squads fielding four riders
for each stage of the race, which will run on
the Zwift platform."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
June
30, 2020
Intervals: Go Short or Go Long?
"There
are all types of cycling intervals under the
sun, including short Tabata-style intervals of
repeated on-off efforts which have become
popular. How effective are they compared to
longer, steady state intervals?"
(pezcyclingnews.com) (Photo: Cor Vos)
June
30, 2020
Campenaerts takes altitude training
to further extremes.
"Every
day, Campenaerts simulates being at an altitude
of 10,000 meters for one hour, he told Het
Laatste Nieuws. For comparison's sake, the
peak of Mount Everest stands at 8,848 meters." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
June
30, 2020
Pro Team, Explore and Classic
Sunglasses with surface enhancement lens
technology.
"Each
design gets Rapha’s “Rider Optimized Surface
Enhancement” (ROSE) lens technology which is
claimed to help riders “to spot hazards with
ease."
(road.cc) (Liam Cahill)
June
30, 2020
Vansevenant ready to start pro
career with Deceuninck Quick Step.
"Twenty-one-year-old
Belgian climber Mauri Vansevenant will
officially turn professional with WorldTour team
Deceuninck Quick Step on July 15, as had always
been the plan since last year."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
June
30, 2020
Cheap bike helmets: Today's best
deals and budget cycling helmets.
"Looking
for a cheap bike helmet without compromising
safety? Check out our roundup of the best budget
helmets, along with today's best deals." (cyclingnews.com)
June
30, 2020
Stainless Steel and Shaft Drive Come
Together to Create the ESO Bike.
"ESO
claims its new two-wheeler is “the world’s first
truly, really maintenance-free bike that’s
literally bomb-proof. It can also live outdoors,
too. Its type 304 stainless steel frame is
paintless, there is nothing to break, wear out,
deflate, or stretch."
(capovelo.com) Kickstarter
June
30, 2020
SPD Sandals are back!
"There
are few pieces of cycling history more hotly
contested than SPD Sandals. Shimano’s mix of
summer casual and sport function have polarized
cyclists for decades."
(cyclingmagazine.ca) Terry McKall
June
30, 2020
CPA defends role against demands
from riders.
"Officials
from UCI-sanctioned group insist they provide
independent voice for peloton just as riders
organize petition drive."
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
June
29, 2020
Quintana calls out ruthless
recruitment of young Colombians.
"Colombian
cycling is booming, but according to Nairo
Quintana, the nation’s top promising young
cyclists are being exploited by ruthless
recruiters."
(velonews.com) (James Startt)
June
29, 2020
Got asthma? You might want to pay
attention to these new guidelines.
"Large
trial studies have shown that the overuse of
salbutamol, which is cheap and readily
available, can actually put patients at a higher
risk of flare-ups. Some experts even claim that
salbutamol is a “killer."
(cyclingtips.com) Dirty Wknd
June
29, 2020
Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas in
contention for World Championships.
"After
months of speculation surrounding a possible
location change, the Great Britain team for the
World Championships can finally take shape, with
Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas both in
contention for a place."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
June
29, 2020
Devenyns, Keisse, Schmidt extend
contracts, Wynants confirms retirement.
"Deceuninck
Quick Step confirmed the extension of two senior
riders Dries Devenyns and Iljo Keisse by one
year, while the Israel Start-Up Nation extended
26-year-old Danish rider Mads Würtz Schmidt’s
contract by two years."
(velonews.com) (Getty Images)
June
29, 2020
Philippe Gilbert confirms his
revised 2020 racing schedule.
"The
37-year-old will line-up at Strade Bianche on
August 1, the first WorldTour event back after
the coronavirus pandemic halted the 2020 racing
calendar."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty
Images)
June
29, 2020
Julian Alaphilippe’s dad dies after
long illness.
"Jacques
Alaphilippe, known as Jo, had been ill for a
number of years but on Sunday (June 28) news
emerged that he had passed away."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo by Maximiliano
Blanco/Getty Images)
June
29, 2020
Deceuninck Quick Step head to the
Dolomites for July training camp.
"Starting
on July 6 and running to July 23, the team will
head to Val di Fassa and Passo San Pellegrino
ahead of a return to competition at the Vuelta a
Burgos on July 28."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Wout Beel)
June
29, 2020
VeloFix: Your local Bike Shop, on
wheels.
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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
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