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July
28, 2020
Vuelta a Burgos 2020: Großschartner
climbs to first leader’s jersey.
"Felix
Großschartner wins the opener of the Vuelta a
Burgos. The Austrian is the fastest rider on the
partly cobbles ascent of 900 meters at 6.1% to
the ruins of Burgos Castle. Obviously, he is the
first GC leader."
(cyclingstage.com) (cyclingnews.com) (Bettini
Photo)
July
28, 2020
Jumbo Visma's Gijs Leemreize
undergoes surgery on finger severed in Burgos
crash.
"Leemreize,
20, moved up to the WorldTour team from Jumbo
Visma's development squad on July 24 and was
racing in his second stint with the squad after
taking part in the Tour de la Provence in
February."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
July
28, 2020
Mixed fortunes for Mitchelton Scott
as Yates and Haig crash, Chaves in contention for
GC.
"Mitchelton
Scott faced a day of mixed fortunes in the
Vuelta a Burgos as Esteban Chaves stayed solidly
in contention on the double uphill climb that
concluded the stage but Simon Yates and Jack
Haig both lost significant amounts of time after
unlucky crashes."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
July
28, 2020
Alex Dowsett removed from Vuelta a
Burgos.
"Alex
Dowsett has joined Itamar Einhorn in being
withdrawn from the Vuelta a Burgos by Israel
Start-Up Nation as a precautionary measure." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
July
28, 2020
Trek Segafredo ready to fight on all
fronts at Vuelta a Burgos.
"A
talent-packed Trek Segafredo team will start at
the Vuelta a Burgos stage race in Spain on
Tuesday, with the seven-rider squad boasting
road race world champion Mads Pedersen." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
July
28, 2020
Van Aert braced for success at
Italian openers.
"The
Belgian cross-discipline talent lines up at
Strade Bianche Saturday with high expectations
and even higher confidence after two weeks at
altitude with his Jumbo Visma teammates." (velonews.com) (Tim
de Waele/Getty Images)
July
28, 2020
Former Olympic cyclist banned for
helping son dope.
"Former
three-time Olympic cyclist Johann Lienhart has
been banned for 10 years for providing his son,
a professional triathlete, with illegal
performance-enhancing substances." (cycling.today)
(AP)
July
28, 2020
How to find the optimal cycling
route.
"Here’s
a thought experiment for you. Say you went out
and rode every street in your suburb. What would
the distance of that ride be? What if you did it
again, but tried to keep the distance as short
as possible?"
(cyclingtips.com)
July
28, 2020
2020 Vuelta a Burgos Live Stream.
"Vuelta a Burgos 2020 - stage 2 (Castrojeriz - Villadiego 168km). LIVESTREAM: Wednesday, July 29th, starts at 15:00pm Central Europe, 09:00am U.S. Eastern." (cycling.today) (Credit not Provided) July
28, 2020
Volts, Amps and Watt Hours; Battery
Numbers Explained.
"E-bike
batteries can be confusing; you might see a
battery described as 36 volt or 10 amp hour or
500 watt-hours. Which figures should you be
looking at and what do the differing battery
measurements mean for the performance of an
e-bike?"
(electricbikereport.com) Richard Peace
July
28, 2020
 July
27, 2020
Garmin Outage: Some features
restored but users still facing problems.
"Strava
is now reporting that some Garmin Connect
features are back up and running but that users
might continue to face delays and upload
issues."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo by Adam Berry/Adam
Berry/Getty Images)
July
27, 2020
Updated: The Garmin Outage is a
Bigger Deal Than Many Realize.
"For
some time now the possibility of instances like
this Garmin failure have worried me. So many of
today’s cycling products are more reliant on the
ability to connect that when the company’s
system fails, your system fails too."
(roadbikeaction.com) Troy Templin
July
27, 2020
Vuelta a Burgos opens cycling’s next
chapter.
"Five
stages across the sun-parched meseta of northern
Spain will be the backdrop for the return of
elite men’s racing for many teams and riders for
the first time since March."
(velonews.com) (Justin Setterfield/Getty Images
Sport)
July
27, 2020
Hermans ready for racing return at
Vuelta a Burgos.
"Israel
Start-Up Nation's Ben Hermans will return from
injury at the Vuelta a Burgos on Tuesday,
sufficiently recovered from a fractured shoulder
and broken collarbone as a result of a crash at
the Tour Down Under in January."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
July
27, 2020
Boels Ladies Tour canceled as
municipalities will not grant permits.
"Organizers
of the Boels Ladies Tour have canceled the event
that was set to take place in the Netherlands on
September 1-6 as part of the revised Women’s
WorldTour calendar."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
July
27, 2020
James Piccoli extends with Israel
Start-Up Nation for two seasons.
"Piccoli
signed with the team in October 2019 when it had
just joined the WorldTour and was still called
Israel Cycling Academy. After winning the Tour
de Beauce in 2018, Piccoli last year took the
Tour of the Gila and was runner-up to ICA’s Ben
Hermans in the Tour of Utah after earning a
stage victory."
(cyclingmagazine.ca) Rob Sturney
July
27, 2020
Tech of the Week: New bike frenzy.
"Well it seems to be a bit like the old adage ‘you wait for a bus and three come along at once…’ in the world of cycling right now." (cyclingweekly.com) (James Bracey) July
27, 2020
Remco Evenepoel: ‘Nibali isn’t going
to lie - I am an outside favorite for the Giro.’
"Nibali,
twice a winner of the Giro, singled out
Evenepoel as a potential “big surprise” -
something that the Belgian took as a privilege." (cyclingweekly.com)
(Photo by Bas Czerwinski/Getty Images)
July
27, 2020
Lazer releases ‘fastest ever’ time
trial helmet.
"More
than two years in the making, the Volante has
been developed with feedback from pro riders
such as Primož Roglič and Tom Dumoulin." (cyclingweekly.com)
Image: LauraFletcher Credit: LauraFletcher
July
27, 2020
Cervélo launches Caledonia road
bikes for “the modern rider.”
"Cervélo
unveiled a new range of road bikes called
Caledonia, offering slightly relaxed geometry
and increased tire clearance in order to tackle
a variety of riding conditions."
(cycling.today) (Credit not Provided)
July
27, 2020
Rapha Technical Slacks.
"Impressive,
comfortable and stylish addition to your
wardrobe, and well worth the investment." (road.cc) Oli
Pendrey
July
27, 2020
Mühlberger wins Sibiu Cycling Tour.
"Bora
Hansgrohe teammate Pascal Ackermann secures
stage 3b finale from bunch sprint." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images)
July
26, 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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July
28, 2020
Garmin is back online after US$10
million extortion.
"Evil
Corp was sanctioned by the US Treasury in
December, which means it would be illegal for
Garmin to have paid the ransom to Evil Corp.
However, Sky News reported that Garmin
“obtained the decryption key to recover its
computer files."
(cyclingtips.com) Iain Treloar
July
28, 2020
High hopes for compact revised
calendar - Women's WorldTour Preview.
"Racing
officially started at the three one-day races,
the Emakumeen Nafarroako Klasikoa, the Vuelta
Ciclista a Navarra and Durango Durango Emakumeen
Saria, all won by road race world champion
Annemiek van Vleuten (Mitchelton Scott) in the
Basque Country last weekend."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
July
28, 2020
Heistse Pijl canceled.
"The
kermesse was due to have a star-studded start
list, with sprinters Alvaro Hodeg and Fabio
Jakobsen (Deceuninck Quick Step) and Dylan
Groenewegen (Jumbo Visma) due to take part." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
July
28, 2020
No Amgen Tour of California on 2021
WorldTour calendars.
"The
UCI has released the 20201 WorldTour calendars
for men and women, and the Amgen Tour of
California is noticeably absent from both." (velonews.com) (Tim
de Waele/TDWSport.com)
July
28, 2020
2021 Tour de France moved up as UCI
unveils next season’s WorldTour calendars.
"The
UCI unveiled the WorldTour calendars for 2021 on
Tuesday, confirming the dates for 35 men’s
events and 25 women’s events for next year." (cyclingtips.com)
(Photo: Kristof Ramon)
July
28, 2020
Shimano road clothing: A
comprehensive overview.
"As
one of the big three component manufacturers,
sometimes Shimano’s line of soft goods is
sometimes overshadowed by its extensive range of
parts and accessories."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Shimano)
July
28, 2020
The craziest 48 hours of Egan
Bernal’s life.
"In
Tignes, Egan Bernal looked down at the stuffed
lion in his hand, the bouquet of yellow flowers
cradled in his arm, and shook his head gently.
In that moment, he realized - or began to
realize, or maybe didn’t quite realize yet at
all - that he was about to win the Tour de
France."
(cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Gruber Images)
July
28, 2020
2020 Tour of Bulgaria LIVE stream.
"2020
Tour of Bulgaria LIVE July 28-31, Bulgaria.
Stage 2 - Wednesday, July 29. Start at 13:45 local, 12:45 CET, 6:45am ET. Finish at 16:53 local, 15:53 CET, 9:53am ET." (cyclingfans.com) (procyclingstats.com) July
28, 2020
Mathieu van der Poel, Wout Van Aert
or Julian Alaphilippe - Who is the bookies’
favorite for the men’s Strade Bianche 2020?
"Sadly
Oddschecker doesn’t list the odds for
the women’s race, but Cycling Weekly dived into
the men’s odds to see who is expected to compete
for the win in the first WorldTour event of the
new 2020 season."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
July
28, 2020
How to watch Strade Bianche 2020:
Live stream the first WorldTour race of the reset
season.
"Cycling fans will be welcoming the return of bike racing to the screens, as NBC Sports Network will be showing Strade Bianche in the US live on Saturday, August 1." (cyclingweekly.com) cyclingstage.com July
28, 2020
Bike racing: An on-the-ground
perspective.
"For
the riders, protocols might be seen as a
necessary but inconvenient new addition to their
job, but for the hundreds of staff that go into
making a bike race happen, they are an expensive
logistical and bureaucratic nightmare." (cyclingtips.com)
Photography by David Powell
July
27, 2020
‘I don’t want to be arrogant, it’s
unbelievable to win these races’: Annemiek van
Vleuten unbeaten since World Championships.
"The
Mitchelton Scott rider is undefeated since the
2019 World Championships in Yorkshire, after she
took a clean sweep of wins in Spain as racing
returned last week."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
July
27, 2020
Benoot targets second victory at
Strade Bianche.
"The
26-year-old Belgian won the 2018 Strade Bianche
in what were wet, muddy conditions, but
recognizes that this year's race - rescheduled
from its usual March slot to this Saturday,
August 1 - is likely to be a much hotter, drier
and dustier edition."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
July
27, 2020
Four cyclists end their 18 day
journey in Savannah.
"2760
miles and 18 days later, four cyclists have made
it to Savannah after completing their cruise
across America."
(fox28media.com) (Jamie Burton/WTGS)
July
27, 2020
Elite Direto XR Smart Trainer
In-Depth Review.
"The
Elite Direto XR continues the lineage of the
Direto trainer brand, by significantly ramps up
the capabilities of the trainer. For example,
it’ll now replicate grades of 24%. But in doing
so, this more powerful Direto kills off the
Drivo series trainers from Elite." (dcrainmaker.com)
(Photo: Ray Maker)
July
27, 2020
eBay Finds: Tour de France toy-car
collection.
"We've
found this 2006 collection of four Tour de
France race directors' cars on eBay, which is
sure to appeal to Tour aficionados young and
old."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: roadieman2004 /
eBay)
July
27, 2020
Best road bike tires: Fast-rolling,
ultra-grippy tires for training and racing.
"The
best road bike tires should be fast, light,
supple and resilient. Your chosen tires can make
or break your ride, so here's our pick of the
best."
(cyclingnews.com)(Image credit: Colin Levitch)
July
27, 2020
Romain Bardet returns to action at
La Route d'Occitanie.
"Romain
Bardet will resume his 2020 season at La Route
d'Occitanie on Saturday as part of a strong AG2R
La Mondiale line-up that also includes Pierre
Latour."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
July
27, 2020
What tire pressure should I be
running? Zipp answers your questions.
"Do
these new guidelines apply to just tubeless
tires? Or tubes as well? What’s the ideal rim
width for a given tire size? And on, and on…" (bikerumor.com)
(Zach Overholt)
July
27, 2020
Five cool things coming soon from
Rapha, Open, Parcours, FLR and Veloflex.
"The
MIN.D (which stands for Minimal Design) is the
first road bike from Open, and designer Gerard
Vroomen says the aim was to make “a carbon frame
with top performance features but the
sensibilities of a classic frame." (road.cc) (Jack
Sexty)
July
27, 2020
The best entry-level road bikes for
2020.
"So
you (or someone you know) have decided to get
into cycling. Congrats! It’s a great time to
join the sport - cycling has emerged this year
as the perfect way to explore the world while
staying close to home."
(cyclingmagazine.ca) Photo by: Giant
July
27, 2020
Annemiek van Vleuten wins Durango
Durango Emakumeen Saria.
"Annemiek
van Vleuten (Mitchelton Scott) completed a
hat-trick of victories at the season restart in
Spain this weekend, soloing to victory at
Durango Durango Emakumeen Saria on Sunday." (Image credit:
Mitchelton Scott)
July
26, 2020
Can anyone beat Annemiek van
Vleuten?
"Mitchelton
Scott's Annemiek van Vleuten won all three races
in Spain this weekend that restarted the women's
road cycling season after its pause, leaving
some to wonder 'how can we stop the world
champion'?"
(sbs.com.au) Source: Trek Segafredo, Michelton
Scott
July
26, 2020
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"Before
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Milan San Remo forced to find new
inland route after coastal towns refuse race.
"Milan
San Remo is scheduled for Saturday, August 8 in
the new UCI WorldTour calendar but that is at
the peak of the Italian holiday season, when
hundreds of thousands of people will descend on
the coast to escape the summer heat." (cyclingnews.com)
(Bettini Photo)
July
28, 2020
Shangrila Rendon becomes the 1st and
ONLY female DOUBLE vEveresting Finisher.
"The
extraordinary thing about her achievement was
that only 3 weeks before Rendon completed her
first vEveresting (virtual cycling w/ 29,029′
total ascent) to doubling this to 59,058′ total
ascent in 3 weeks was not an ordinary feat." (prunderground.com)
(Credit not Provided)
July
28, 2020
Rivera and Georgi renew with Team
Sunweb through 2021.
"Team
Sunweb announced Tuesday that they have extended
one-year contracts to Coryn Rivera and Pfeiffer
Georgi, the two staying with the team through
2021."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
July
28, 2020
Gaudu happy to keep learning from
Pinot as right-hand man at Tour de France.
"Twenty-three-year-old
Gaudu rode strongly in support of Pinot at last
year's race, when Pinot was poised in fifth
place overall but was forced to pull out through
injury just two days out from Paris." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images Sport)
July
28, 2020
Preview: Strade Bianche Women Elite.
"Strade
Bianche Women Elite returns this weekend, with
riders facing hot conditions, a dusty and dry
course, and the overpowering might of Annemiek
van Vleuten."
(velonews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
July
28, 2020
Cheapest Zwift setup: Turbo trainer
deals and a guide to the most affordable indoor
setups.
"Just
starting out on Zwift? Our guide to the cheapest
Zwift setup will guide you through the process
without emptying your bank account." (cyclingnews.com)
(Image credit: Josh Croxton)
July
28, 2020
Campagnolo to launch Ekar 13-speed
gravel groupset.
"If you go to the Jena page on Wilier's website you'll see Campagnolo Ekar 1x13 listed on two complete bikes: with Miche Graff Alu wheels for € 4,700, and with Campagnolo Shamal Carbon C21 wheels for €5,600." (road.cc) (Mat Brett) July
28, 2020
Specialized launches new Tarmac SL7
for 2021.
"Flagship
race bike is said to be faster, stiffer and
better handling than before, and its launch
marks the end of the Venge."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Specialized)
July
28, 2020
Route d’Occitanie 2020: The Route.
"The Route d'Occitanie sets off on Saturday 1 August to finish on Tuesday the 4th. The opener of the Route d’Occitanie is 187 kilometers long and includes 2,469 meters of climbing. The race finishes on an undulating circuit of 35 kilometers." (cyclingstage.com) July
28, 2020
Neighbor says the night before
cyclist Suzanne Morphew was reported missing she
was woken by a loud noise coming from the
construction site where her husband had been
working.
"Barry
Morphew was working at this construction site in
Salida before Suzanne disappeared. Neighbor Mary
Branson said she hears a strange noise coming
from the property in the middle of the night." (dailymail.co.uk)
(Photo: KDVR)
July
28, 2020
Understanding the rescheduled 2020
racing season.
"With
some trepidation, a complex medical protocol to
respect, but also a fight for survival and a
desire to find a new normality, men's
professional road racing returns in earnest this
week."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
July
27, 2020
Sibiu Tour riders blocked from
racing Strade Bianche, Milan San Remo.
"So,
one weekend down, how are things looking? Should
we feel optimistic that we’ll see the racing
calendar we yearn for, or are the wheels already
starting to fall off? "
(cyclingtips.com) Iain Treloar
July
27, 2020
Two Groupama FDJ riders issued
immunity passports after recovering from
coronavirus.
"The
riders have not been named for privacy reasons
but have been issued a certificate by the UCI,
exempting them from the series of pre-race
RT-PCR swab tests needed by riders and teams." (cyclingnews.com)
(Getty Images Sport)
July
27, 2020
Nic Dlamini is back after the break.
"Dlamini
was forcibly stopped by park rangers due to
alleged non-payment of an entry fee. In the
scuffle that ensued, his arm was twisted
violently behind his back by a ranger. Dlamini’s
left humerus audibly, sickeningly, snapped." (cyclingtips.com)
Iain Treloar
July
27, 2020
‘I don’t have to show anyone that I
deserve the rainbow jersey’ says world champion
Mads Pedersen.
"Twenty-four-year-old
Pedersen has worn the rainbow stripes just 19
times since his win in Yorkshire last September,
all but three of them coming in early 2020
before the break."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
July
27, 2020
Jumbo, Deceuninck and Sunweb trying
to sign 17-year-old “improved version of
Evenepoel.”
"Jumbo
Visma, Deceuninck Quick Step and Team Sunweb are
all trying to sign “the improved version of
Remco Evenepoel”, Cian Uijtdebroeks, a
first-year junior."
(cycling.today) (Credit not Provided)
July
27, 2020
Giovanni Battaglin celebrates 69th
birthday with all-new memoir.
"His
new book details the full story of his Grand
Tour double, as well as sharing highlights from
his wider career. The Italian is one of three
riders to have won both the Giro and the Vuelta
in a single season."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Battaglin)
July
27, 2020
Nibali to follow Italian roads to
the Giro.
"The
Sicilian will include returns to Strade Bianche,
Milano Sanremo, Il Lombardia and the world
championships in his build to what will be his
ninth-ever Corsa Rosa."
(velonews.com) (James Startt)
July
27, 2020
Bike Test: Favaloro Energy SUV Road
Bike.
"For
most people, buying a bike means looking at a
specific brand or two, and generally, that’s one
of the big brands. Then there are the rare few
looking for something unique, something not
mass-produced. For those riders, there are
brands like Favaloro."
(electricbikeaction.com) (Photo: Credit not
Provided)
July
27, 2020
Bontrager Aeolus Comp Saddle.
"The
Bontrager Aeolus Comp is a unisex shorty saddle
with a large cutout that's designed to take the
pressure off soft tissues in an aero position -
which it does very well. It's comfortable for
both long road rides and short, but the weight
is on the high side."
(road.cc) (Simon Smythe)
July
27, 2020
Orbea’s new Orca OMR brings pro-race
tech to the masses.
"With
the new OMR, Orbea has taken the wind-cheating
frame shape of the premium OMX but tweaked a
couple of key areas, including the seatpost and
handlebar, to improve comfort. There’s also
clearance for 35mm tires."
(bikeradar.com) Warren Rossiter
July
27, 2020
Garmin attacked by WastedLocker
ransomware in demand for $10 million.
"The
cyberattack has affected consumers who use the
run and bike fitness sessions in the Garmin
Connect app and pilots who use the aviation
database services, and all call centers are
shutdown."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Josh Ross)
July
26, 2020
Imogen Cotter wins Circuit Zolder.
"Ireland’s
Imogen Cotter has taken her first international
win at Circuit Zolder in Belgium; attacking late
and holding out for a solo victory. Sandrine Tas
(Provincie WestVlaanderen) was second." (stickybottle.com)
(Photo: Hinninck Paul)
July
26, 2020
VeloFix: Your local Bike Shop, on
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