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Virtual Tour de France: Will Clarke
claims final stage.
"Will
Clarke (Trek Segafredo) won the sixth and final
stage of the Virtual Tour de France, which saw
riders take on six laps of a pixelated version
of the Champs Élysées. The Australian beat
Filippo Ganna (Ineos) and Ryan Gibbons (NTT) to
the line in a bunch finish."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
July
19, 2020
Virtual Tour de France: Lauren
Stephens wins final stage.
"Lauren
Stephens (Tibco Silicon Valley Bank) put a
summer's worth of experience on Zwift to good
use, taking out the final stage of the Virtual
Tour de France in a frantic sprint on the
Champs-Élysées ahead of Drops' April Tacey and
Georgia Simmerling (Twenty20)."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: ASO)
July
19, 2020
Woods, Moolman-Pasio take Ventoux
stage of Virtual Tour de France.
"Michael
Woods on recovery trail after broken femur,
Tibco-Silicon Valley continues to dominate
women's GC."
(velonews.com) Photo: Zwift
July
19, 2020
Colombian Tour de France hopefuls
depart for Europe amid strict coronavirus
protocols.
"Video
of the riders arriving to the airport showed
multiple layers of controls, with riders using
hand sanitizer outside the doors to the terminal
then again washing their hands before entering
the ticketing area."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
July
19, 2020
Canyon Endurace: ON 7.0 2020.
"The
Endurace:On 7.0 is Canyon's first attempt at an
e-road bike, and I think it's largely a
successful one. The price is palatable, it's
very stable and easy to get on with." (road.cc) (Jack
Sexty)
July
19, 2020
Pinarello updates Prince and
reintroduces Paris for 2021.
"The
Prince, Pinarello's more-budget-friendly race
bike, is given an overhaul as we transition into
model-year 2021, and an old name, Paris, is
reintroduced to the line up as Pinarello's
latest endurance bike."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Pinarello)
July
19, 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 19th, stage six: Paris, Champs-Élysées, 42.8km (six laps of the circuit, flat stage). Stage
six
- women 14:50CET,
05:50PDT, 22:50AUS.
Stage six - men 15:55ET, 06:55PDT, 23:55AUS." (bikeradar.com) George Scott (Image credit: Zwift) July
19, 2020
 Virtual Tour de France: Michael
Woods claims Mont Ventoux win.
"Michael
Woods (EF Pro Cycling) won stage 5 of the
Virtual Tour de France on a simulation of Mont
Ventoux. Domenico Pozzovivo (NTT) placed second,
while Louis Meintjes (NTT) took third place." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images Sport)
July
18, 2020
Virtual Tour de France:
Moolman-Pasio wins on Mont Ventoux simulation.
"Ashleigh
Moolman-Pasio (CCC Team) won the queen stage of
the Virtual Tour de France, riding away from
Sarah Gigante (TIBCO Silicon Valley Bank) in the
final two kilometers of the Mont Ventoux-Chalet
Reynard."
(cyclingnews.com)(Image credit: Sean
Robinson/Velofocus)
July
18, 2020
The first WorldTour stage race back
will take place without fans or media.
"The
Tour of Poland, the first WorldTour stage race
back after a break. Fans will be banned from the
start and finish locations, while media
representatives have not been invited and the
publicity caravan has been scrapped." (cyclingweekly.com)
(Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
July
18, 2020
Rescheduled 2021 Olympic cycling
dates currently clash with Tour de France.
"After
the men’s road race takes place on Saturday July
24, the women’s is on the Sunday, while the time
trial events follow on Wednesday July 28. The
2021 Tour de France is currently scheduled to
arrive on the Champs-Élysées on Sunday July 25." (cyclingweekly.com)
(Getty Images)
July
18, 2020
Küng to leave Tour de France early
for Worlds time trial.
"With
the elite men's individual time trial taking
place on the same day as the final stage of the
Tour in Paris, Küng opted for Worlds." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
July
18, 2020
Mitchelton Scott owner: Manuela
Fundación proposal ‘wasn’t the deal I thought.’
"Gerry
Ryan, owner of Mitchelton Scott, has revealed
new details about the confusion and
misunderstanding behind the team’s on-off
interactions with Spain’s Manuela Fundación." (velonews.com) (Tim
de Waele/Getty Images)
July
17, 2020
A rest day ride with Julian
Alaphilippe.
"At
every traffic light, a couple of people sidle up
to the maillot jaune to ask for a selfie, wish
him luck and pat him on the back. He is,
unfailingly, gracious and patient and seems an
all-round sweetheart."
(cyclingtips.com) Photography by Russ Ellis
@cyclingimages / Specialized
July
17, 2020
Team Drops hopes a Virtual Tour de
France win leads to sponsorship and WorldTeam
status.
"The
British team is currently sitting in second
place in the GC of Zwift’s Virtual Tour de
France, with 19-year old breakout star April
Tacey having claimed two stage wins. The team
holds the polka-dot and white jerseys, honoring
the prowess of their climbers and young riders." (velonews.com)
(Betsy Welch)
July
17, 2020
eBay Finds: Alex Dowsett's 2010 Trek
Livestrong team Trek Madone bike.
"For
sale here on eBay is one of Alex Dowsett's Trek
Madone bikes from 2010: the year he rode for
under-23 development team Trek Livestrong, which
is now Hagens Berman Axeon."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: thecroc007 /
eBay)
July
17, 2020
Colorado Classic canceled for 2020,
will host virtual ride.
"The
race announced a virtual ride that will help
raise funds for the teams and riders who would
have been at the start line on August 27, when
the four-day race."
(cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Gruber Images)
July
17, 2020
Best rear bike lights: Increase your
visibility on the road.
"If
you considering that most cycling collisions
occur during the day, it’s probably worth
investing in."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bontrager)
July
17, 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)
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Voeckler: We can't ask riders to
choose between the Tour de France and Olympic
Games.
"We
have known for a long time that the route of the
Olympic Games is intended for a climber. The
best climbers will be at the Tour de France. To
ask them to skip the Tour for a hypothetical
result is almost mission impossible." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images Sport)
July
19, 2020
‘Until this year I’d have written
off a women’s Tour de France,’ says Ashleigh
Moolman-Pasio.
"Well,
it sounds like it’s in the pipeline,”
Moolman-Pasio says of a women’s Tour de
France.”I must say, if I’m totally honest, I’m
really surprised at how ASO has really embraced
the opportunity that the virtual world
presents."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo by Artur
Widak/NurPhoto)
July
19, 2020
Doug Ryder optimistic for NTT Pro
Cycling future ahead of return to competition.
"In
April, Ryder acknowledged that 2020 was a
“decisive year” for NTT Pro Cycling and said
that it was “critical” that the postponed Tour
de France took place."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: NTT Pro
Cycling)
July
19, 2020
Bernal: ‘If I have to help Froome or
Thomas, I will do it.’
"The
23-year-old Tour champion has pledged his
adherence to Team Ineos’ “ride for the
strongest” ethic in a press conference this
weekend - but maintains that he plans to win
this summer’s race."
(velonews.com) Photo: Maximiliano Blanco/Getty
Images
July
19, 2020
Michael Woods: ‘The crash was so
traumatic, I’m still impacted by it.’
"The
Canadian announced his comeback with a win up
Mont Ventoux in the virtual Tour de France and
sets his sights on the season ahead." (cyclingweekly.com)
(Instagram/Getty)
July
19, 2020
Taking their breath away:
Remembering Fabian Cancellara’s best year.
"Entering
his ninth season as a pro, with a palmarès
already boasting a gold medal from the Olympics,
wins at Roubaix and Milan San Remo, 16 days as
leader of the Tour de France and three rainbow
bands, Cancellara was angry with himself." (cyclingweekly.com)
(Photo by Lars Ronbog/FrontzoneSport via Getty
Images)
July
19, 2020
Jefferson Cepeda has visa denied to
travel to Europe.
"After
three weeks of doing administration to obtain a
visa, I just had it denied, they said that one
of the documents was wrong" Cepeda said to
Spanish news agency EFE. "It is a document that
my team, the Italian Androni Giocattoli
Sidermec, sent wrong."
(cyclingpub.com) BICITV
July
19, 2020
CBD May Help Reduce the Cytokine
Storm and Avert Lung Destruction in COVID-19.
"Our
laboratory studies indicate pure CBD can help
the lungs recover from the overwhelming
inflammation, or cytokine storm, caused by the
COVID-19 virus, and restore healthier oxygen
levels in the body, says co-author Dr. Jack Yu" (scitechdaily.com)
(Credit not Provided)
July
19, 2020
Researchers at the University of
Calgary are recruiting 10,000 local cyclists for a
massive study.
"Volunteer’s
data will be analyzed to figure out what routes
cyclists take (specifically in the downtown
area) and their stress and heart rate levels."
(cyclingmagazine.ca) Photo by: Jayka
Herrera/Unsplash
July
19, 2020
Michael Woods’ comeback from a
broken leg complete with virtual Mont Ventoux
victory.
"Michael
“Rusty” Woods marked his comeback from a broken
leg suffered in a crash at March’s Paris-Nice by
winning Saturday’s queen stage of the Virtual
Tour de France."
(cyclingmagazine.ca) Rob Sturney
July
18, 2020
Froome move a ‘step back’ but
understandable, say Ineos teammates.
"Thomas,
Rowe understand Froome's move to a team set to
be built around him as future staffers relish
impact he may have at Israeli outfit." (velonews.com) (Tim
de Waele/Getty Images)
July
18, 2020
Romain Bardet: It's good to have
several cards to play at the Tour de France.
"A
podium finisher in 2016 and 2017, Bardet had
initially opted to miss the 2020 Tour in favor
of combining the Giro d’Italia and Tokyo
Olympics. The spate of postponements and
cancellations saw the racing calendar heavily
revised."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
July
18, 2020
Susannah Constantine says she hates
cyclists so much she would run over her own
husband if she saw him out on his bike.
"And
the day when I know I’m about to die, I’m going
to get in my car, aged 90, and I’m going to
drive into cyclists wearing Lycra, kill the lot
of them and go and die in jail."
(road.cc) (Alex Bowden)
July
18, 2020
Ceratizit WNT Pro Cycling restarts
season in Spanish July races.
"After
the three competitions in the north of Spain,
that will take place on July 23, 24 and 26, the
team will start in Strade Bianche and the Giro
dell'Emilia Internazionale, both in Italy." (cyclingpub.com)
Wikipedia
July
18, 2020
Primoz Roglic: “Bernal will be
strong, Quintana difficult to stop."
"Primoz
Roglic is one of the riders who is expected to
fight for victory in the 2020 Tour de France as
last year winner Egan Bernal already called
Roglic his biggest competitor."
(cycling.today) (Credit not Provided)
July
18, 2020
What size mountain bike do I need?
Plus tips on bike fit.
"What
size mountain bike do I need?’ A question
frequently asked for good reason because
choosing the correct size of bike is one of the
most important decisions you’ll make." (bikeradar.com)
Andy Lloyd
July
18, 2020
Behind the Scenes on Zwift’s Tour de
France TV Broadcast, Plus Zwift’s New RaceView.
"The quantity of video streams that feed into the recent virtual TdF stages is mind-boggling. There’s upwards of 90 webcam feeds coming in from riders, some 140 virtual cameras placed within Zwift, and 8 concurrent camera angles rendering at any one." (dcrainmaker.com) July
17, 2020
Tour of Poland restricts fans, bans
media in return to racing.
"WorldTour's
first stage race since March will be held
'behind closed doors' with limited access for
fans and journalists."
(velonews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
July
17, 2020
How the blockbuster Froome-Israel
deal came together.
"When
Sylvan Adams, the billionaire co-owner of Israel
Start-Up Nation, saw media reports that Chris
Froome wasn’t happy with his situation at Team
Ineos, he didn’t miss a beat."
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
July
17, 2020
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Susannah Constantine apologizes for
“joke” about killing cyclists.
"TV
personality Susannah Constantine has apologized
for remarks she made in a podcast in which she
said “I fucking hate cyclists” and that she
would like “to kill the lot of them.”" (road.cc) (Twitter)
July
19, 2020
Lefevere estimates the lockdown cost
Deceuninck Quick Step millions.
"I
estimate the loss of direct income already at
€1.3 million," Lefevere said in an interview.
"But the year is not yet over. I won't have the
final balance sheet until December 31. The
damage is expected to have risen to €3 to 4
million."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
July
19, 2020
Fuglsang's agent dampens talk of
Riis reunion.
"Jakob
Fuglsang last week expressed an interest in
lining up at the Copenhagen Grand Départ of the
2021 Tour de France on a Danish-sponsored team,
but his agent has downplayed the idea." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images Sport)
July
19, 2020
LeMond Bicycles steps closer to
launch.
"LeMond
Bicycles LLC raises $2 million as former Tour de
France champion looks to return to the bike
market."
(velonews.com) Photo: John PIERCE
July
19, 2020
Fox pulls offer to save Mavic,
boosting Hinault’s chances.
"Fox
Specialty Sports Group removes itself from
bidding for imperiled French brand as Hinault's
team remains in running."
(velonews.com) (James Startt)
July
19, 2020
Campagnolo Shamal Carbon DB
endurance road wheels go wide, carbon &
gravel-ready!
"Campagnolo
reshapes their workhorse road wheels with
all-new wider Shamal Carbon DB wheels in a
significant shift towards endurance all-road
riding."
(bikerumor.com) (Cory Benson)
July
19, 2020
Sunday Trading: Save big on Pirelli
tires, Giro shoes and smart turbos.
"This
Sunday we’ve found some major discounts on an
Elite Drivo smart turbo trainer, Mavic Aksium
wheels, top end Pirelli racing tires and a pair
of Giro shoes."
(cyclingweekly.com) Rupert Radley
July
19, 2020
2021 Giant TCR Road Bike Review.
"Giant
offers three levels of carbon composite
construction for this ninth version of the TCR,
and our Advanced SL test bike sits at the top of
the heap.."
(roadbikeaction.com) (Credit not Provided)
July
19, 2020
You booze, you lose? How much does
drinking undermine fitness gains?
"The
science is indisputably clear. “There are no
nutritional benefits of alcohol whatsoever,”
David Cameron-Smith, Professor of Nutrition at
the Singapore Institute of Clinical Sciences,
tells Cycling Weekly."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
July
18, 2020
Moolman-Pasio: ASO's promotion of
women's cycling has been surprising.
"In
the virtual post-race press conference,
Moolman-Pasio expressed her pleasure at the
sudden turnaround by the Amaury Sport
Organization."
(cyclingnews.com) (ASO)
July
18, 2020
The Japanese champion with the
unbreakable smile.
"She’s
known for her elaborate race tweets with every
possible piece of information neatly lined up in
emoticons. She’s also known for posts about her
cooking. Eri Yonamine is the Japanese road
champion five times over."
(cyclingtips.com) José Been
July
18, 2020
Best action cameras: Capture and
share the highlights of your ride.
"Not
simply video, action cameras feature a wealth of
photo and time-lapse features as well as live
streaming and GPS features so that whether you
are on a family holiday or shooting a tv show,
you have everything required to capture amazing
moments."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: GoPro)
July
18, 2020
Gravel Bike Test: Lauf Anywhere.
"Following
the launch of their head-turning True Grit bike
(RBA, June 2018) that stood out with its use of
their unique leading-link suspension fork, the
inventive lads from Lauf are now heading down a
path of what could be deemed “roadie reform."
(roadbikeaction.com) (Credit not Provided)
July
18, 2020
Juice Lubes Dirt Juice double pack.
"The
Juice Lubes Dirt Juice double pack gives you a
1L spray bottle of diluted bike wash and 1L of
citrus concentrate. The concentrate can either
be used neat on filthy drivetrains, or mixed to
make a whopping 11L of wash."
(road.cc) Stef Marazzi
July
18, 2020
Demol: Everybody has a 'wow feeling'
about Chris Froome transfer.
"Speaking
to Het Nieuwsblad, Team directeur
sportif Erik Van Lancker said that Froome's
presence will take the whole team a higher
level, with Dirk Demol adding that a big leader
like the 35-year-old always gives his teammates
a boost."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
July
17, 2020
Motorcyclist survived collision with
race vehicle at Dookoła Mazowsza.
"The
Dookoła Mazowsza race director confirmed Friday
that the motorcyclist who collided with a
stopped race vehicle did indeed survive the
crash without sustaining life-threatening
injuries."
(velonews.com) Photo: Israel Start-Up Nation
July
17, 2020
2020 GP Québec and GP Montréal in
doubt.
"Travel
restrictions and uncertainties over lockdown
throw Canadian races into danger, organizers to
confirm status July 31."
(velonews.com) (James Startt)
July
17, 2020
Fuglsang interested in Riis reunion
for 2021.
"Dane
considers breaking Astana contract 'to start a
Tour de France in Denmark on a team as Danish as
possible."
(cyclingnews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
July
17, 2020
Pierre Latour linked to Total Direct
Energie.
"Like
Romain Bardet, Pierre Latour is weighing up a
move away from AG2R La Mondiale, with Total
Direct Energie reportedly leading the race for
his signature."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
July
17, 2020
No quarantine for Colombia’s ‘flight
of stars’ this weekend.
"Team
sources confirmed to VeloNews that
strict lockdown rules for most incoming
travelers will not be applied for Egan Bernal,
Rigoberto Urán, Nairo Quintana, and other top
cyclistss."
(velonews.com) Photo: Maximiliano Blanco/Getty
Images
July
17, 2020
VeloFix: Your local Bike Shop, on
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