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July
29, 2020
Vuelta a Burgos: Gaviria wins stage
2.
"Fernando
Gaviria (UAE Team Emirates) won stage 2 of the
Vuelta a Burgos, staying ahead of a crash in the
final sweeping corner and winning by several
bike lengths as his rivals looked lost and
confused."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: David
Ramos/Getty Images)
July
29, 2020
Movistar director sportif denies
reports that team pushed for Israel Start-Up
Nation to exit race...
Burgos: Three UAE Team Emirates
riders sent home.
"The
team revealed that Sebastian Molano, Cristian
Muñoz and Camilo Ardila all completed stage 1 on
Tuesday but they did not take to the start in
Castrojeriz on Wednesday. "
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
July
29, 2020
UCI to fine teams and organizers
that fail to implement protocol.
"Respecting
the requirements of the protocol is to act for
the common good. At a crucial moment for our
sport where, as we can see, the situation
remains delicate, it is of the utmost importance
to act more closely united and responsibly than
ever."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
July
29, 2020
We need a better way to measure
tires: WAM and RAM could be it.
"That
“700×28 mm” tire might actually measure 31 mm
across on an Enve 4.5 AR Disc wheel with its 25
mm inner rim width, and therefore that tire
won’t fit in your frame."
(cyclingtips.com) (Photography by James Huang)
July
29, 2020
Best steel road bikes: They say
'steel is real', and here's a roundup of bikes
that prove it.
"While
steel has been mostly superseded by materials
such as aluminium and carbon fiber, steel bikes
still has a passionate following, with plenty
riders refusing to ride anything else." (cyclingnews.com)
(Image credit: Speedvagen)
July
29, 2020
MTB World Cup champ Courtney could
target Cyclocross Worlds after Tokyo.
"Reigning
mountain bike World Cup champ Kate Courtney is
laser-focused on Olympic dreams, but after she
makes her run at rescheduled Tokyo Games in
2021, the 24-year-old American could set her
sights on a brand new objective: Cyclocross
Worlds."
(cyclingtips.com) Photography by Joe Pugliese,
courtesy of The Red Bulletin
July
29, 2020
Elite upgrades turbo trainer range
with new Direto XR.
"Headline
figures on the XR include advanced gradient
simulation and power output, while the main line
from Elite is that getting ready to ride is
easier than ever, with a 'Plug & Play'
configuration and a claimed setup time of under
five minutes."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Elite)
July
29, 2020
Best touring bikes: How to choose
the right one for you.
"These
are some of the best touring bikes on the market
as reviewed by the BikeRadar test
team."
(bikeradar.com) Jack Luke
July
29, 2020
2020 Giro Rosa to start with team
time trial in Tuscany.
"The
race was originally scheduled to take place June
26 to July 5, but was moved to September 11-19
as part of the revised Women's WorldTour
calendar."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
July
29, 2020
2020 Vuelta a Burgos Live Stream.
"Vuelta a Burgos 2020 - stage 3 (Sargentes de la Lora - Picón Blanco 150km). LIVESTREAM: Thursday, July 30th, starts at 15:00pm Central Europe, 09:00am U.S. Eastern." (cycling.today) (Credit not Provided) July
29, 2020
 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
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
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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July
29, 2020
New inland route and six-rider teams
expected to shake up Milan San Remo.
"Angered
and embarrassed by the late route change, race
director Mauro Vegni has hinted the La
Classicissima may never return to the Ligurian
coast."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
July
29, 2020
Winners and Losers from the
Compressed Season.
"How
much of the season we’ll actually see depends on
money, weather, and the possibility of peloton
or regional spikes in infection, but it really
is coming back."
(podiumcafe.com) (Getty Images)
July
29, 2020
Belgian Waffle Ride founder says
likelihood of 2020 edition ‘keeps eroding.’
"We’re
spending all sorts of time and psychic energy to
figure out what would be the best practices for
such a large event,” said race founder Michael
Marckx. “We do this as much with optimism as we
do to be better ready for 2021."
(velonews.com) Photo: Chris Cox
July
29, 2020
Mark Cavendish interviews Rod
Ellingworth.
"Mark
Cavendish: We’ve known each other for a long
time and we’re mates, though it didn’t start
like that. You’re one of the most influential
characters in British Cycling."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
July
29, 2020
Mads Pedersen: Keeping Stuyven was
important for our Trek Segafredo Classics group.
"Jasper
Stuyven decided to re-sign with the American
WorldTour team for the next two years, extending
his tenure at the only professional team he has
raced for since turning professional in 2014." (cyclingnews.com)
(Image credit: Trek)
July
29, 2020
Alaphilippe returns to Strade
Bianche with long view on the Tour.
"Julian
Alaphilippe is preparing to defend his title in
the Strade Bianche this Saturday, but he insists
that his main objectives are further down the
road at the Tour de France and world
championships."
(velonews.com) (James Startt)
July
29, 2020
Women's WorldTour back in action at
Strade Bianche - Preview.
"Many
of the teams will be arriving at the race on
Saturday from the Basque Country, which hosted
three one-day races at the end of July, all won
by world champion Annemiek van Vleuten
(Mitchelton Scott)."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
July
29, 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
29, 2020
UCI releases 2021 calendar as Tour
de France moved due to Olympics and men’s
RideLondon won’t be WorldTour.
"The
UCI has released the 20201 calendar, with the
Tour de France moved to cater for the Olympics
while RideLondon has not applied to be a
WorldTour race."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
July
29, 2020
Fizik turns up the volume for the
Tempo Overcurve R4.
"The
Tempo Overcurve R4 Wide is constructed with a
slightly roomier forefoot, and higher volume for
the ball of the foot and also a wider metatarsal
area."
(velonews.com) Photo: Courtesy Fizik
July
29, 2020
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
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
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
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Dutch Media: Marianne Vos signs for
Jumbo Visma.
"For
some days there has been speculation about the
creation of a new women's squad by Jumbo Visma.
The Dutch team would be creating this new squad
for 2021 and has already had some names linked
to it."
(cyclingpub.com) (Getty Images)
July
29, 2020
Garmin systems return to normal, as
questions arise whether the $10 million ransom was
paid.
"We
previously reported that rides are beginning to
re-sync with Strava, but in the days since,
speculation has been building among news and
tech publications as to how Garmin has resolved
the problems."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Josh Ross)
July
29, 2020
Warbasse, Rivera extend contracts.
"Warbasse,
30, will stay with his French team Ag2r La
Mondiale through 2022, while 27-year-old Rivera
will stay on for a fifth season with Team Sunweb
in 2021."
(velonews.com) (Justin Setterfield/Getty Images
Sport)
July
29, 2020
Hidden-motor brand Vivax has gone
out of business.
"Vivax
Drive, the Austrian brand famous for its hidden
bike motors, has been forced to shut up shop.
Like so many other businesses in cycling and
beyond, Vivax wasn’t able to manage the
financial hardship brought about by the
lockdown."
(cyclingtips.com) Matt de Neef
July
29, 2020
Laura Kenny interview: 'I was in
incredible pain and so happy the Olympics were
off.'
"I’m
probably one of the few athletes who was sort of
glad it happened,” she says of the Olympics
being shifted to next summer. “This is a
blessing. I’m going to take this opportunity
that I’ve been handed and I’m going to run with
it and see where it goes."
(telegraph.co.uk) Credit: JON SUPER
July
29, 2020
Tour de France 1950: Divorce Italian
Style.
"The
journey back in time proposed by letour.fr
continues in 1950, marked by the collective
departure of the Italian riders after incidents
that resulted in Gino Bartali being threatened
and assaulted by French spectators in the
Pyrenees."
(pelotonmagazine.com) Words by ASO; Images from
Presse Sports
July
29, 2020
Out of the Saddle with Micheal
Matthews.
"[Paywall]
The Australian known as ‘Bling’ has worn the
maglia rosa in the Giro d’Italia and won the
green points jersey in the Tour de France." (velonews.com)
(James Startt)
July
29, 2020
2020 Tour of Bulgaria LIVE stream.
"2020
Tour of Bulgaria LIVE July 28-31, Bulgaria.
Stage 3 - Thursday, July 30 Start at 13:15 local, 12:15 CET, 6:15am ET. Finish
at 16:57 local, 15:57 CET, 9:57am ET." (cyclingfans.com)
(procyclingstats.com)
July
29, 2020
Open UPPER review.
"The
UPPER is the creation of former Cervélo
co-founder Gerard Vroomen. We've previously
reviewed its older sibling, the UP, a bike that
introduced the concept of multiple wheel size
options."
(cyclist.co.uk) Peter Stuart
July
29, 2020
Route d’Occitanie 2020: The Route.
"The Route d'Occitanie sets off on Saturday August 1st 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
29, 2020
eBay Finds: Specialized S-Works
Tarmac SL5 Nibali Celebration bike.
"Found
here on eBay is a Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL5
Nibali Celebration bike, celebrating Vincenzo
Nibali's victories at all three of the Grand
Tours."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: tinooftheyear /
eBay)
July
29, 2020
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
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
VeloFix: Your local Bike Shop, on
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