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July
13, 2020
The 25 most memorable races of the
last 25 years.
"From
Indurain and Luperini to Van der Poel and Van
Vleuten, the past 25 years have served up more
than their fair share of iconic moments, and
today we're casting our eyes back over the best
of the best."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
July
13, 2020
What you missed on stages three and
four of the Virtual Tour de France.
"The
inaugural Virtual Tour de France has rolled into
its second weekend. Depending on your tolerance
for e-racing, that’s either a welcome
distraction, or the source of a lingering sorrow
at what we’re missing this July."
(cyclingtips.com) Photography by Zwift
July
13, 2020
Michael Storer sent home from Sunweb
training camp for breaking health protocols.
"Storer,
in one of three men’s elite team training
bubbles at 2000-meters in the Austrian
mountains, ignored team rules and left his hotel
to acquire goods in the winter sports resort
village."
(cyclingmagazine.ca) Rob Sturney
July
13, 2020
No distractions for Amanda Spratt as
she eyes Worlds glory.
"The
32-year-old returns to racing later this month
but it’s the bulk of the women’s WorldTour races
in September and August, as well as the
climber-friendly Worlds, that form the bedrock
of her year."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
July
13, 2020
eBay Finds: 1999 Marco Pantani Selle
Italia Flite Classic saddle.
"This
circa-1999 Pantani-signature road bike saddle
celebrates his victories in both the 1998 Giro
d'Italia and 1998 Tour de France - Il Pirata at
the height of his fame and dominance." (cyclingnews.com)
(Image credit: green-japan / eBay)
July
13, 2020
5 ways being a gamer can help you on
Zwift.
"Gamers
will find that when you join the Zwift community
there’s a bit of an advantage to having
experience in the virtual world. Zwift is, in
the end, a complicated multiplayer online video
game."
(cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image credit: Zwift)
July
13, 2020
How to watch the Virtual Tour de
France; Streaming details, start list and more.
"The
first-ever Virtual Tour de France has live
coverage of the men’s and women’s races to be
broadcast worldwide.
Saturday July 18th, stage five: Mont Ven-Top, 22.9km (finish at Chalet-Reynard, mountain stage. Stage
five
- women 14:43CET,
05:43PDT, 22:43AUS.
Stage five - men 15:58ET, 06:58PDT, 23:58AUS." (bikeradar.com) George Scott (Image credit: Zwift) July
13, 2020
 Virtual Tour de France: April Tacey
wins women's stage 4.
"The
British rider, who won the opening stage,
sprinted to the stage 4 win ahead of Anna
Henderson (Sunweb) and Lauren Stephens (TIBCO
SVB)."
(cyclingnews.com) (cyclingweekly.com) (Image
credit: Zwift)
July
12, 2020
Virtual Tour de France: Freddy Ovett
wins men's stage 4.
"Nick
Schultz (Mitchelton Scott) finished second, with
Michael Valgren (NTT Pro Cycling) rounding out
the podium."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Zwift)
July
12, 2020
Ovett takes issue with Vaughters'
comments on Zwift racing.
"I
don’t know what Jonathan Vaughters’ history is
with running but I don’t think it’s very
in-depth says Virtual Tour de France stage
winner."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Noa Arnon)
July
12, 2020
Internet problems force Astana to
withdraw from virtual Tour de France.
"The
problems started during the third stage of the
virtual race - which is being held on the Zwift
platform - and have forced the team to retire
from the competition."
(cyclingpub.com) Astana Photo
July
12, 2020
Zwift with a power meter and dumb
trainer.
"With
the continual improvement of turbo trainer
technology and accompanying software, the
popularity of riding on a turbo trainer has been
on a steady ascent for years."
(cyclingnews.com)(Image credit: Colin Levitch)
July
12, 2020
Man completes four Everesting rides
in one week.
"American
Logan Kasper has pushed this beyond any
reasonable limit, completing four Everesting
rides in seven days, cycling more than 1,285km
and ascending 36,218 vertical meters during the
challenge."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Rob Kulik)
July
12, 2020
How to watch the Virtual Tour de
France; Streaming details, start list and more.
"The
first-ever Virtual Tour de France has live
coverage of the men’s and women’s races to be
broadcast worldwide.
Sunday July 12th, stage four: South-west France, 45.8 km (2 x 22.9km laps, hilly stage). Stage
four
- women 14:47CET,
05:47PDT, 22:47AUS.
Stage four - men 15:52ET, 06:52PDT, 23:52AUS." (bikeradar.com) George Scott (Image credit: Zwift) July
12, 2020
Virtual Tour de France: Tanja Erath
wins women's stage 3.
"The
former Zwift Academy winner won a small bunch
sprint ahead of time trial world champion Chloe
Dygert (Twenty20) and April Tacey (Drops)." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images Sport)
July
11, 2020
Virtual Tour de France: Matteo
Dal-Cin wins men's stage 3.
"Dal-Cin
got the better of Jake Stewart (Groupama FDJ)
and Callum Scotson (Mitchelton Scott) in a
sprint finish at the end of 48 largely flat
kilometers of racing."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Matteo Dal-Cin)
July
11, 2020
Collaboration with indoor
specialists pays off for Rally at Virtual Tour de
France.
"We’d
done a bit of Zwift racing earlier this year but
when we found out we could participate in the
virtual Tour de France, we got set up by Wahoo
with their top-of-the-line trainer set-up for
all the guys."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images)
July
11, 2020
Lockdown could lead to faster Tour
de France, predicts Sunweb director.
"The
postponed 2020 Tour de France may record faster
times than recent editions thanks to the
mandated suspension of competition, Sunweb
sports director Matt Winston has speculated." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
July
11, 2020
New Zwift route to ride as Virtual
Tour de France brings users the Casse-Pattes
circuit.
"Today
brings the first opportunity to experience the
new France map on Zwift, which was created for
the Virtual Tour de France. Stage 2 of the
Virtual l'Etape du Tour is being held on the
Casse-Pattes circuit."
(road.cc) (Alex Bowden)
July
11, 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."
Advertisement
(swytchbike.com)
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Annemiek van Vleuten: I was a bit
worried about Manuela Fundación.
"World
champion relieved by Gerry Ryan's commitment to
Mitchelton Scott, focused on rainbow-jersey
defense in Switzerland."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
July
13, 2020
‘Mortifying, inevitable, exciting’:
Rections to Chris Froome leaving Team Ineos.
"Cycling
journalists and experts have shared their
responses to the news, but how have the fans
reacted?"
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: LUK BENIES/AFP via
Getty Images)
July
13, 2020
Teams confirm Colombian ‘flight of
stars’ still on.
"Team
sources are telling VeloNews that a
planned “flight of the stars” later this week
that includes Tour de France champion Egan
Bernal and Nairo Quintana will depart as
scheduled despite new restrictions in Colombia." (velonews.com)
(Justin Setterfield/Getty Images Sport)
July
13, 2020
Nairo Quintana back on the bike
after training crash.
"Ciclismo
Internacional has reported that Quintana
was back in training on Saturday - just eight
days after the crash."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
July
13, 2020
Why time trialing will be the best
way back into post-lockdown racing.
"Zwift
and Sufferfest are one thing but nothing quite
compares to feeling the wind rush across your
face or the signature tire on tar vibration of
rolling momentum powering you along." (cyclingnews.com)
(Image credit: Giant)
July
13, 2020
Continental finally launches tan
wall GP5000 road tire.
"Created
to celebrate the rescheduled 2020 Tour de
France, the Grand Prix 5000 Special Edition Tour
de France 2020 tire is the same as a standard
GP5000 clincher tire bar that tan wall, which
will no doubt please a not insubstantial group
of fashion-conscious road cyclists" (bikeradar.com)
Simon Bromley
July
13, 2020
Flat or clipless. What is the best
pedal for commuting?
"One
component which is common across all bikes, and
can affect the ride of even the best commuter
bikes, is pedals. Whether you are rolling about
town on a steel-framed fixie or using one of the
latest e-bike commuters, pedal choice is every
bit as important."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Shimano)
July
13, 2020
Five cool things coming soon from
AbsoluteBlack, Specialized, Apidura, Bontrager and
Zipp.
"The
sun made a welcome appearance this weekend,
which meant we managed to get plenty of sunny
miles in testing some snazzy new bikes and gear.
Here's the cream of the crop this week." (road.cc) (Jack
Sexty)
July
13, 2020
Guimard: Chris Froome is the
gunpowder that could spark Ineos explosion at Tour
de France.
"Speaking
to Cyclism'Actu, he explained that he
would not put Froome, Egan Bernal and Geraint
Thomas - the past three Tour winners - in the
same line-up, as Ineos are set to do next month.
"
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
July
12, 2020
Chris Froome signing ‘extremely
exciting and huge for the team’ says Freddy Ovett.
"It’s
fantastic, isn’t it? He’s the biggest rider in
the world. And someone I personally look up to,”
Ovett says, having exchanged a smile with his
off-camera minder when the inevitable Froome
question came up in the post-race press
conference."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Freddy Ovett/Instagram)
July
12, 2020
British cyclists part of secret
ketones trial for 2012 London Olympic Games.
"A
Mail on Sunday investigation has revealed
that the government body in charge of funding
Olympic and Paralympic sport in Britain spent
hundreds of thousands of pounds on a secret
project to test the effects of the controversial
substance."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
July
12, 2020
‘It’s more important than cycling’:
Nine cycling heroes of lockdown.
"The
lockdown has left many cyclists wondering what
they could do to help. Here are some amazing
results."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Ineos and Molly Weaver)
July
12, 2020
Cancer patient rides 2,082-mile Tour
de France at home.
"The
46-year-old software developer from Newcastle
has been receiving treatment from the Sir Bobby
Robson Cancer Research Center, and so decided to
raise funds for the center with his challenge." (cyclingweekly.com)
(Sir Bobby Robson Foundation)
July
12, 2020
Condor Bivio Gravel Thru-axle
frameset.
"Boasting
a beautifully made Columbus steel frame with a
stunning ride quality, the Condor Bivio Gravel
is well suited to long adventures whatever the
terrain. The comfort levels are impressive." (road.cc) (Stu
Kerton)
July
12, 2020
Bookshelf: Peloton Legends.
"The
book is subtitled “Ranking the Top 100
Cyclists of the Modern Era” and the author
addresses bike racing only after 1936, a cut-off
date that is not really arbitrary."
(pezcyclingnews.com) Leslie Reissner
July
12, 2020
Fernie, B.C.’s small town feel hides
endless mountain adventures.
"Fernie,
B.C. is in the Elk Valley in the East Kootenay
Rockies. Situated on Highway 3, just west of
Crowsnest Pass, it’s a three-hour (290-km) drive
from Calgary International Airport."
(cyclingmagazine.ca). Photo: Jeff Bartlett
July
12, 2020
Boonen: If anyone can dismantle
Ineos, it's Chris Froome.
"Tom
Boonen believes that Chris Froome has given
himself the best possible chance of equaling the
record of five Tour de France victories by
choosing to leave Team Ineos and join Israel
Start-Up Nation."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
July
11, 2020
Chris Froome leaving won’t change
Tour de France position, says Ineos sports
director.
"Servais
Knaven has reaffirmed the ‘let the road decide’
mantra of the British squad, and that the
decision of Froome to leave Ineos for Israel
Start-Up Nation will have no bearing on his
inclusion or role in the French Grand Tour." (cyclingweekly.com)
(Getty Images)
July
11, 2020
The audacity of Julian Alaphilippe.
"Julian
Alaphilippe rose over the penultimate pitch of
La Planche des Belles Filles, through a cloud of
churned dust and headlights, alone in the
frame."
(cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos)
July
11, 2020
Remco Evenepoel to make Monument
debut at Il Lombardia.
"The
20-year-old Belgian will be on the start line
for the Italian one-day race on August 15, which
will be his third UCI race back after the
break."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
July
11, 2020
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Patrick Lefevere says he doesn’t
understand cycling’s ‘fascination’ with gravel
sectors.
"The
Deceuninck Quick Step boss has recently
discovered that new gravel sector will be
included in the 2020 Tour de France after his
riders recced the climb."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
July
13, 2020
Tadej Pogačar hopes to ‘show what he
can do’ at dream Tour debut.
"The
21-year-old won three stages in the Vuelta a
España and finished on the podium in his grand
tour debut in his rookie season in 2019. He will
be starting this year’s Tour with his eyes wide
open and ready to race."
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
July
13, 2020
Nairo Quintana: ‘I don’t feel like a
favorite’ for Tour.
"Nairo
Quintana may have been back to his grand tour
winning best before the lockdown stopped the
season, but the Colombian isn’t backing himself
for a yellow jersey this summer."
(velonews.com) (James Startt)
July
13, 2020
Rick Zabel renews with Israel
Start-Up Nation.
"The
German, a new signing this year from the defunct
Katusha Alpecin squad, is the seventh rider to
pen a two-year renewal since May." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images Sport)
July
13, 2020
Bahrain step up sponsor hunt with
McLaren likely to leave WorldTour.
"The
financial pressures stemming from the lockdown
have seen the British company suffer huge
financial losses in recent months with 1,200
staff at their UK base let go earlier this
spring. "
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
July
13, 2020
Mathieu van der Poel unlikely to
race any mountain bike events in 2020.
"The
Olympic Games were postponed until 2021, while
the 2020 Mountain Bike Cross-Country World
Championships, initially slated for Albstadt,
Germany in June, have been rescheduled for
Leogang, Austria from October 5-11." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
July
13, 2020
Cycling’s most enduring videogame
needs an overhaul.
"It’s
been almost 20 years now since the Pro Cycling
Manager game first hit shelves, offering
cycling-obsessed gamers a chance to run their
own professional cycling team."
(cyclingtips.com) Matt de Neef
July
13, 2020
The Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal,
the lockdown and hope for a city.
"A
sporting event such as the Grand Prix Cycliste
de Montréal is almost always more than a simple
contest of athletes. It has economic effects. A
sporting event can even influence politics and
societies."
(cyclingmagazine.ca) Matthew Pioro
July
13, 2020
Superstrata Terra 3D prints
revolutionary custom lightweight unibody carbon
road bike.
"In
a new approach to crafting lightweight carbon
bikes, the Superstrata Terra road bike brings
3D-printing to life in a unique one-pass unibody
composite frame that can be customized to each
rider."
(bikerumor.com) (Cory Benson)
July
13, 2020
Stefan Küng becomes Swiss time trial
champion for the fourth time in a row.
"Earlier
in the day, Alexandre Balmer from the
continental team of Groupama FDJ took the
victory in the U23 fight against the clock,
while Malen Reusser (Paule Ka) won the women
elite time trial for the second time in a row." (cyclingpub.com)
Groupama FDJ
July
12, 2020
Cataford signs two-year extension
with Israel Start-Up Nation.
"Although
their identity is clearly Israeli, there is a
Canadian influence in the team," Cataford said.
"That's just great because we regularly share
stories about our hometowns when we see each
other and we understand where we are talking
about."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
July
12, 2020
Remco Evenepoel recons two important
stages of 2020 Giro d'Italia.
"The
young Belgian is in the Val di Fassa in a
training camp with the team and from there he
decided to recon stages 14 and 15 of the
upcoming Italian grand tour, in which he will
make his debut."
(cyclingpub.com) Photo credit: ©Bas
Czerwinski/Getty Images
July
12, 2020
4 things to know about the Suzanne
Morphew case in Colorado.
"This
case remains very active, as more than a dozen
investigators are aggressively working this case
on a daily basis,” said Chaffee County Sheriff
John Spezze said in the release."gazette.com
(credit: Morphew family) denver.cbslocal.com
July
12, 2020
“I took the risk”: 17-year-old Jacob
Rubuliak on how he broke the Canadian Everesting
record.
"On
July 5, Rubuliak got on his bike, eyeing down
the record he knew he had a chance of taking. He
rode up (and down) Knox Mountain 38.5 times -
adding a little extra elevation at the end of
his ride to be safe."
(cyclingmagazine.ca)
July
12, 2020
VeloPac RidePac Echelon.
"Impressive
piece of kit that allows you to carry all
valuables in one place securely and protected
against the elements."
(road.cc) George Hill
July
12, 2020
Sunday Trading: Save on carbon Mavic
wheels plus much more.
"This
Sunday we’ve found some exceptionally big
discounts on some top end products. Get a saving
on carbon Mavic wheels, top end Assos bib shorts
as well discounts on Castelli kit." (cyclingweekly.com)
Rupert Radley
July
12, 2020
July
11, 2020
Ineos: We want to win the Tour and
if Chris is the best, he wins.
"Speaking
to Nu.nl, Ineos sport director Servais
Knaven said that Chris Froome’s departure to
Israel Start-Up Nation will have no bearing on
his selection status for the Tour de France." (cycling.today)
(Credit not Provided)
July
11, 2020
Pogačar goes to Tour for experience
first, results second, says team director.
"While
the world expects a lot from new grand tour
talent Tadej Pogačar, his UAE Team Emirates
director Joxean Fernandez Matxín is taking the
pressure off."
(velonews.com) (Justin Setterfield/Getty Images
Sport)
July
11, 2020
How do you beat a pro on Zwift? An
investigation.
"To
be a good rider on Zwift,” straight to the
point, “you have to have an excellent
power-to-weight ratio. If you don’t have that,
nothing else really matters."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Talbot Cox)
July
11, 2020
Juice Lubes Dirt Juice Boss Chain
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(road.cc) Adam Robertson
July
11, 2020
VeloFix: Your local Bike Shop, on
wheels.
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Nguyen who is very prompt when I call, does
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