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August 5, 2020
Arnaud Démare wins Milano Torino.
"Arnaud
Démare (Groupama FDJ) won Milano Torino after beating
Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal) and Wout van Aert (Jumbo Visma)
in a tightly contested bunch finish in Stupinigi." (cyclingnews.com) (Getty
Images)
August 5, 2020
Schneiter takes early lead in Tour de Savoie
Mont Blanc.
"1.
Joab Schneiter (Swi) Swiss Racing Academy.
2.
Thomas Champion (Fra) Bourg En Bresse Ain Cyclisme.
3.
Antoine Debons (Swi) Akros - Excelsior - Thömus." (cyclingnews.com) (Getty
Images)
August 5, 2020
Van Aert and Ewan ready for Milan San Remo
after encouraging Milano Torino.
"While
Arnaud Démare took the victory of one race that headed out
from Milan, Wout van Aert and Caleb Ewan will take their
encouraging performances into the one that really matters,
which starts on Saturday."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Getty Images)
August 5, 2020
How Trek Segafredo coped with having its bikes
stolen at Strade Bianche.
"The
mechanic’s truck containing the six bikes had been parked
in the race hotel parking lot the night before. At some
point during the night, thieves cut through the roof of
the women’s team’s truck and fished out the bikes." (cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor
Vos)
August 5, 2020
Lizzie Deignan’s ‘tough day at the office’ at
Strade Bianche.
"Riding
a spare bike beneath the blazing sun, Deignan crashed hard
in the finale with no choice but to grind home bloodied
and bruised."
(velonews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
August 5, 2020
Zwift Considering $45/Month Plans and Huge
List of New Features in Latest Survey.
"Zwift has sent out a survey to numerous members (including myself) that indicates they’re pondering multiple membership tiers, steering + braking, hosted audio-video workouts, premium racing leagues, and many more features." (dcrainmaker.com) August 5, 2020
Best electric bikes: Assisted bikes for road,
gravel, commuting and more.
"The
best electric bikes make cycling more accessible to people
at large and allow families or groups of riders with
varying fitness levels to ride together and experience the
comradely that comes with heading out with others." (cyclingnews.com) (Courtesy)
August 5, 2020
The best computer mounts for gravel.
"News
flash: Metal computer mounts are generally better than
plastic ones. I’ve experimented with a number of different
computer mounts and here are my take-aways as to what
works best for gravel riding."
(velonews.com) Photo: Ben Delaney
August 5, 2020
eBay Finds: 2007 Liquigas team Cannondale
Six13 time trial frame.
"Beautiful
team-only TT frame as used by the Italian team at the 2007
Tour de France prologue in London."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: andlau-52 / eBay)
August 5, 2020
Cheap cycling shoes: A roundup of budget shoes
and deals to save you money.
"Cycling
shoes are a personal choice for cyclists of all abilities.
Quite commonly, due to the comfort requirement, even
professional riders are given the freedom to make their
own decision on shoes."
(cyclingnews.com) (Credit not Provided)
August 5, 2020
2020 Milano Torino Live.
"Milano Torino 2020 (Mesero - Stupinigi 198km) Live. Wednesday,
August 5th, starts at 16:50pm Central Europe, 10:50am U.S.
Eastern."
(cycling.today)
August 5, 2020
 August 4, 2020
Egan Bernal provides ideal finale to an
emotional day for Team Ineos.
"The
Route d'Occitanie paid an emotional tribute to the late
Nicolas Portal at the start of the race's final stage,
with riders and watching fans applauding for a minute as
Portal's wife Magalie and children Lenny, 11, and Ainoa,
7, stood on the start line with the team's riders and
manager Dave Brailsford."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
August 4, 2020
Haunted by the absence of Nico Portal, Ineos
begins to ride on.
"It
feels like he’s in the back of the bus there still,”
Brailsford told Cyclingnews. “I go in there and
half expect to have a chat with him, about racing or
something completely unrelated."
(cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos)
August 4, 2020
Egan Bernal astounded by ‘massive talent’
Remco Evenepoel who ‘breaks everything.’
"The
Belgian sensation won La Vuelta a Burgos last week, his
third general classification victory in as many stage
races this year, adding to his success at Vuelta a San
Juan in Argentina and Volta ao Algarve in Portugal." (cyclingweekly.com) (Photo by
David Ramos/Getty Images)
August 4, 2020
Giro d’Italia will not be held without fans,
says race director.
"Obviously,
in a 200km stage we cannot manage the public in the
street, but we are ready to do it in the arrival and exit
zones with our own protocols: temperature checks, social
distancing, masks, sanitizer, and a limit on the number of
people in one place."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Marco Bertorello/AFP via Getty
Images)
August 4, 2020
Bradley Wiggins backs Geraint Thomas for Tour
de France victory - and Flanders and Roubaix.
"Bradley
Wiggins has backed Geraint Thomas to win a second Tour de
France, claiming the 2018 victor is the clear frontrunner
within Team Ineos."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
August 4, 2020
Wout van Aert adds Strade Bianche winning
Bianchi to his bike collection.
"After
winning Strade Bianche on Saturday, Wout van Aert asked
his soigneur and mechanic not to wash his sweat and
dirt-covered Jumbo Visma jersey and his Bianchi bike." (cyclingnews.com) (Image
credit: Cor Vos/Bianchi )
August 4, 2020
Kuss ‘saves top-five’ for Bennett in return to
racing.
"The
25-year-old climbing phenomenon was on the pointy end of
the action in Saturday’s pivotal climbing stage at Lagunas
de Neila, helping Jumbo Visma teammate and captain George
Bennett secure top-5 in Europe’s first major stage race
since Paris Nice."
(velonews.com) (David Ramos/Getty Images)
August 4, 2020
Tour de France past winners.
"Champions
from 1903 - 2019."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
August 4, 2020
World's top sprinters to go head-to-head at
Milano Torino.
"It's
Italy's oldest bike race - having first been held in 1876
- but Milano Torino takes on somewhat of a new look for
2020 this Wednesday."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
August 4, 2020
August 3, 2020
Rider on Bora Hansgrohe’s U19 team dies after
collision with car.
"Jan
Riedmann, a member of Bora Hansgrohe’s under-19 team Auto
Eder Bayern, has died after a collision with a car during
a training ride. The German up-and-comer was 17 years
old."
(cyclingtips.com) Photography by Bora Hansgrohe
August 3, 2020
Gorka Izagirre wins Gran Trittico Lombardo.
"Gorka
Izagirre (Astana Pro Team) won the Gran Trittico Lombardo
on a rain-soaked afternoon in Varese after he escaped an
elite leading group on the final lap."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
August 3, 2020
Lappartient: I remain optimistic that the Tour
de France will go ahead.
"Last
week several teams pulled riders from races after the risk
of possible infection emerged, but Lappartient confirmed
that, in theory, races can continue even if a rider tests
positive for coronavirus."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
August 3, 2020
Swytch Electric Bike Conversion Kit.
"Convert
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August 5, 2020
Tour de Pologne 2020: Massive crash disrupts
stage 1 sprint.
"The
first stage of Tour de Pologne concluded with a high-speed
crash as Dylan Groenewegen (Jumbo Visma) and Fabio
Jakobsen (Deceuninck Quick Step) battled in the final
meters of a downhill finish."
(cyclingnews.com) (velonews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty
Images)
August 5, 2020
Horrifying sprint crash in Poland sends
multiple people to the hospital.
"With Groenewegen leading the sprint, Jakobsen was trying to come up on his Dutch compatriot’s right side, but Groenewegen moved in the same direction and then made contact with his upper body." (cyclingtips.com) Dane Cash August 5, 2020
Tour de Pologne disrupted by high-speed crash.
"At
least half a dozen riders were injured in a high-speed
crash on the opening stage of the Tour de Pologne,
including Dutch champion Fabio Jakobsen (Deceuninck Quick
Step), Dylan Groenewegen (Jumbo Visma), Marc Sarreau
(Groupama FDJ) and Jasper Philipsen (UAE Team Emirates),
Damien Touze (Cofidis) and Eduard Prades (Movistar)." (cyclingnews.com) (Getty
Images Sport)
August 5, 2020
Dylan Groenewegen facing disciplinary action
after Tour de Pologne crash.
"The
severity of the incident prompted the sport’s
international governing body to immediately refer the
matter to the Disciplinary Commission with a request to
impose sanction against Groenewegen."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
August 5, 2020
Evenepoel to ride Tour of Poland with eyes
toward Il Lombardia.
"Tour
de Pologne rolls out Wednesday, but Evenepoel isn't making
continuing his unbeaten stage-race streak a priority." (velonews.com) (David
Ramos/Getty Images)
August 5, 2020
More support for Naesen: Dewulf and Van Hoecke
sign for AG2R.
"The
building of a team around Oliver Naesen at AG2R La
Mondiale continued on Wednesday with the announcement of
the signings of Belgian Classics riders Stan Dewulf and
Gijs Van Hoecke."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
August 5, 2020
Bont Vaypor G gravel shoe review.
"Gravel
shoes are a recent phenomenon; essentially, they are road
shoes on the top, and MTB shoes on the bottom with most of
the armoring removed."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image: © Colin Levitch)
August 5, 2020
Joe Skipper - 27mph Average to Win the 12 Hour
Championship!
"Overcoming
your demons is what makes these endurance events so
addictive, at the time you are hating life but afterwards
your amazed at what you managed to and how you managed to
get through it."
(veloveritas.co.uk)
August 5, 2020
Stake sold in Wilier Triestina.
"The
family that owns Italian bike brand Wilier Triestina has
sold a minority stake in the business as it looks to grow
its profile and sales in the UK - which currently accounts
for around 3.5 per cent of annual turnover - and
internationally."
(road.cc) Simon MacMichael
August 5, 2020
2020 Tour of Poland Live Stream.
"Tour of Poland 2020 - stage 1 (Stadion Slaski - Spodek, Katowice 195.8km) Live.
Wednesday, August 5th, starts at 17:15pm Central Europe,
11:15am U.S. Eastern."
(cycling.today) (Credit not Provided)
August 5, 2020
2020 Milan San Remo Live Stream.
"2020 Milan San Remo Live August 8, Italy. Race
starts at 11:10am CET (5:10am U.S. Eastern).
Finish
at around 6:10pm CET (12:10pm U.S. Eastern).
Live video from 2:00pm CET (8:00am U.S. Eastern)." (cyclingfans.com) August5 5, 2020
Cosnefroy wins final stage of Route
d'Occitanie.
"Benoît
Cosnefroy (AG2R La Mondiale) won the final stage of the
Route d’Occitanie on the short and steep climb to the
finish at Rocamadour, coming home ahead of Bauke Mollema
(Trek Segafredo) and Thibaut Pinot (Groupama FDJ)." (cyclingnews.com) (Getty
Images)
August 4, 2020
Porte: Attacking Ineos would have been
pointless.
"To be
honest I expected a bit more from myself, but Ineos really
lit it up, they were incredible, they dominated all day,”
Porte told Cyclingnews."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
August 4, 2020
Tour de France-bound stars look for
consolation behind Bernal.
"With
Chris Froome riding as a helper in Monday’s “queen stage”
at the Route de Occitanie, Egan Bernal and Pavel Sivakov
went 1-2 to take control going into Tuesday’s finale." (velonews.com) (Justin
Setterfield/Getty Images Sport)
August 4, 2020
Chris Froome shouts back at booing fan at
Route d'Occitanie.
"Chris
Froome has become accustomed to frosty receptions from
roadside fans in France over the years, but he was drawn
into retaliation on stage 3 of the Route d'Occitanie on
Monday."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
August 4, 2020
Summit meeting: Nairo Quintana looks to
continue sequence at Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge.
"It
was on the slopes of Mont Ventoux in February that Nairo
Quintana offered the first firm indication that his move
to Arkéa Samsic might herald something of a reboot." (cyclingnews.com) (Bettini
Photo)
August 4, 2020
Specialized’s jaw dropping Sagan
‘Deconstructivism’ collection.
"Peter
Sagan is not known for being the wallflower of the pro
peloton and is without doubt one of the largest
personalities to be associated with cycle racing." (cyclingweekly.com) (James
Bracey)
August 4, 2020
Roka Matador sunglass review: A polarizing
shape, but super fit and optics.
"Although
the lens and frame shape might seem a tad goofy, the
raised center and extended sides make for a fantastically
comprehensive field of view."
(cyclingtips.com) Photography by James Huang
August 4, 2020
Route d’Occitanie 2020: The Route.
"Route d’Occitanie 2020 - stage 4. Monday, August 4th, starts at 14:00pm Central Europe, 08:00am U.S. Eastern." (cycling.today) (cyclingstage.com) August 4,
2020
August 3, 2020
Route d'Occitanie: Egan Bernal wins stage 3.
"Bernal
won ahead of his teammate Pavel Sivakov with Astana’s
Aleksander Vlasov in third. Thibaut Pinot (Groupama FDJ)
finished fourth, with Bauke Mollema (Trek Segafredo) in
fifth."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
August 3, 2020
Annemiek van Vleuten rides third fastest final
25km of Strade Bianche 2020 for both men and women.
"Only
the winner of the men’s race, Wout van Aert (Jumbo Visma),
and seventh-placed Brent Bookwalter (Mitchelton Scott)
managed quicker times of the 2020 participants, of which
only 87 across both races finished."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Getty Images)
August 3, 2020
Bookwalter's revelatory ride at Strade
Bianche.
"With
40 kilometers remaining, Bookwalter found himself just
behind the six-man lead group including eventual winner
Wout Van Aert. Chasing stubbornly with 2015 winner Zdenek
Stybar, Bookwalter and the Czech actually closed the gap
at one point."
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
August 3, 2020
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Tour de l'Ain to see Ineos and Jumbo Visma
clash en route to Tour de France - Preview.
"No
one can take any great pleasure in the circumstances that
have led to this restructured cycling season, but the
organizers of the Tour de l'Ain have acknowledged that
2020 has 'smiled' upon them."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
August 5, 2020
Is this Ineos's squad for the Tour de France?
"La
Gazzetta dello Sport have got a whiff of the
potential eight riders who will take the start line in
Nice on Saturday August 29."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
August 5, 2020
Flanders winner Bettiol signs on for another
year with EF.
"The
team announced on Wednesday that the 26-year-old Italian,
who rode to a fourth-place finish after an aggressive
finale at Strade Bianche over the weekend, has signed a
contract extension that will keep him with the American
WorldTour team through 2021."
(cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Gruber Images)
August 5, 2020
Daryl Impey latest signing at Israel Start-Up
Nation to support Chris Froome.
"Daryl
Impey, currently at Mitchelton Scott, has agreed to sign
for Israel Start-Up Nation so he can support Grand Tour
star, Chris Froome, in the 2021 season at races like the
Tour de France."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
August 5, 2020
Nairo Quintana vs. Miguel Ángel López
highlights Mont Ventoux Challenge.
"Nairo
Quintana and Miguel Ángel López will both use the Mont
Ventoux Challenge as a build-in race for the Tour de
France."
(velonews.com) (James Startt)
August 5, 2020
Romain Bardet pulls out of Mont Ventoux
Dénivelé Challenge with injury.
"Suffering
from bruises to his left elbow following his fall during
the second stage of the Route d’Occitanie, Romain Bardet
will not take part in the CIC Mont Ventoux Dénivelé
Challenge tomorrow."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Justin Setterfield/Getty Images
Sport)
August 5, 2020
Favero Assioma Duo power meter pedal review:
simply great.
"The
pedals feature both ANT+ and Bluetooth connectivity and
are claimed to be within +/- 1% accuracy thanks to a
series of eight strain gauges within each pedal pod." (cyclingtips.com) Photography
by Dave Rome
August 5, 2020
Scott Addict RC 15 review.
"Despite
its bikes being ridden at the top of the sport by
Mitchelton Scott in both the men's and women's WorldTour,
Scott as a brand is still somewhat of an underdog when it
comes to the road-bike market."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image: © Josh Croxton)
August 5, 2020
Theragun Mini review.
"The
Theragun Mini goes anywhere to give you a decent post-ride
recovery massage, but for back massages, go with the
Elite."
(velonews.com) Dan Cavallari
August 5, 2020
2020 Mont Ventoux Challenge Live Stream.
"Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge 2020 (Vaison-la-Romaine - Mont Ventoux 179km) LIVE. Thursday,
August 6th, starts at 14:00pm Central Europe, 08:00am U.S.
Eastern"
(cycling.today) (Credit not Provided)
August 5, 2020
2020 Tour de l’Ain Live Stream.
"Tour de l’Ain 2020 - stage 1 (Montréal-la-Cluse - Ceyzeriat 139.5km) LIVE.
Friday, August 7th, starts at 14:00pm Central Europe,
08:00am U.S. Eastern."
(cycling.today) (Credit not Provided)
August 5, 2020
August 4, 2020
Meet Mavi Garcia, the woman who very nearly
won Strade Bianche.
"This
past weekend the world saw a brilliant ride by Mavi
Garcia. With a courageous solo attack at Strade Bianche
the 36-year-old almost won the iconic race on Tuscany’s
gravel roads."
(cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos)
August 4, 2020
Israel Start-Up Nation signs Carl Fredrik
Hagen.
"The
28-year-old, currently on Lotto Soudal, will join the
Israeli team as part of its bolstered GC unit that will
grow with the arrival of Chris Froome next year. He’ll
help Froome, but also have his own chances, the team
confirmed Tuesday."
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
August 4, 2020
Leah Thomas renews with Equipe Paule Ka.
"Leah
Thomas has agreed a contract extension with Equipe Paule
Ka. The new deal came immediately after the American rider
finished on the podium at Strade Bianche behind winner
Annemiek van Vleuten and runner-up Mavi Garcia (Alé BTC
Ljubljana)."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
August 4, 2020
Silly Corner: 2020 Transfer news.
"As
weird as it sounds when there has hardly been a season
yet, the time has come when transfers for next year can be
announced."
(podiumcafe.com) (Justin Setterfield/Getty Images Sport)
August 4, 2020
Van der Breggen prepares for September peak at
World Championships.
"I
really hope to peak in September," Van der Breggen said.
"The European championships TT, the Giro and the road race
at the Worlds are my big goals for this season." (cyclingnews.com) (Getty
Images)
August 4, 2020
Koo Open Cube sunglasses review.
"Koo
might be a new entrant to the best cycling sunglasses
category but, in a relatively short space of time, the
brand has managed to work its way into the top rungs of
WorldTour cycling."
(cyclingnews.com)(Image: © Aaron Borrill)
August 4, 2020
Tirreno Adriatico adds extra stage.
"This
year's Tirreno Adriatico, rescheduled for September 7-14,
will consist of eight stages instead of the usual seven,
offering an extra opportunity for the climbers in Umbria,
as well as stages for the sprinters and finisseurs." (cyclingnews.com) (Image
credit: RCS Sport)
August 4, 2020
Going tubeless? Here are a few tips and
tricks.
"With
the popularity of wider tires and gravel riding these
days, tubeless has become the more logical choice. Since
there is no tube inside, pinch flats are virtually
eliminated and you gain the ability to run lower air
pressures."
(cyclingmagazine.ca) Nick Di Cristofaro
August 4, 2020
POC Corpora AID commuter helmet review.
"The
Corpora is a comfortable and functional urban commuter
helmet from POC although the high price may be hard to
justify for some customers."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image: © Graham Cottingham)
August 4, 2020
August 3, 2020
Report: Garmin secured decryption key, paid
ransom to hackers.
"Reporting
in the wake of the ransomware attack revealed that Garmin
had been hit by the WastedLocker strain of ransomware, a
tool of the matter-of-fact-ly named Russian criminal
hacking gang, Evil Corp."
(cyclingtips.com) Iain Treloar
August 3, 2020
WorldTour transfer rumors 2020: Richie Porte
to Ineos? Plus the early August done deals.
"Hear
that? Listen closely and you might just pick out the tiny
pitter-patter of cycling agents, scurrying around trying
to get the best deals for their riders ahead of the 2021
season."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo by Daniel Kalisz/Getty Images)
August 3, 2020
Latour to Total Direct Energie signals changes
at Ag2r La Mondiale.
"Only
26, Latour is considered one of the best French riders of
his generation after winning the white jersey for the best
young rider in the 2018 Tour, as well as a stage in the
Vuelta."
(velonews.com) (James Startt)
August 3, 2020
Evenepoel set for more stage race action at
Tour de Pologne.
"Remco
Evenepoel will lead what is a strong Deceuninck Quick Step
squad at this week's Tour de Pologne, attempting to
continue what has so far been a 100 per cent record in
winning stage races overall in 2020 for the young
Belgian."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
August 3, 2020
Old vs New: Is the Specialized Tarmac SL7
really better than the SL6?.
"Is
the Specialized Tarmac SL7 better than its predecessor?" (cyclingnews.com) (Image
credit: Specialized)
August 3, 2020
VeloFix: Your local Bike Shop, on wheels.
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