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August 6, 2020
Aleksandr Vlasov wins Mont Ventoux Dénivelé
Challenge.
"Aleksandr
Vlasov (Astana) took the biggest win of his career with
victory at the Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge after
holding off a late chase from Richie Porte (Trek
Segafredo). Guillaume Martin (Cofidis) finished third to
complete the podium."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
August 6, 2020
Mitchelton Scott claim Czech Tour opening TTT.
"Powered
by Australian time trial champion Luke Durbridge, who
crossed the line first and took the race leader's jersey,
with Michael Hepburn, Damien Howson, Edoardo Affini, Lucas
Hamilton and Kaden Groves, the WorldTour squad put 25
seconds into its nearest rivals."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Jan Brychta/Czech Cycling
Tour)
August 6, 2020
Rolland claims stage 3 in Tour de Savoie Mont
Blanc.
"Pierre
Rolland (Fra) B&B Hotels Vital Concept wins stage.
B&B Hotels Vital Concept rider takes race lead." (cyclingnews.com) (Getty
Images Sport)
August 6, 2020
Tour de l’Ain sees decisive pre-Tour Ineos
Jumbo Visma clash.
"Leading
Tour favorites squaring off for the first time in months
with Grand Colombier at center-stage."
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
August 6, 2020
Spanish rider has four-year doping ban
reinstated.
"Ibai
Salas Zorrozua was banned in October 2018 for four years
from the sport following the results of six blood samples
between January and August 2017 that revealed a number of
abnormalities."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Getty Images)
August 6, 2020
Check out the new Bulls Desert Falcon EVO.
"Bulls
just announced a class 3 electric road bike. It’s powered
by a Bosch Gen4 Performance Line Speed motor, providing
assistance up to 28 mph, and a 500Wh Powertube Battery
integrated into the downtube."
(electricbikeaction.com) Photo by Sebastian Stiphout.
August 6, 2020
Trek Domane+ LT: Cyclist Off-Road's best
e-gravel bikes.
"Trek
has replicated much of what is good about the Domane road
bike in the Domane+ LT. Firstly, there’s Trek’s pioneering
Isospeed, a pivoting decoupler that delivers compliance at
both the front and rear of the bike."
(cyclist.co.uk) (Credit not Provided)
August 6, 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 6, 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 6, 2020
 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
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
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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Tour de Pologne 2020: Mads Pedersen wins stage
2.
"Pedersen
nabs first win as world champion on stage 2. Trek
Segafredo rider holds off Ackermann, Ballerini." (cyclingnews.com) (Getty
Images Sport)
August 6, 2020
Sarreau out of Tour de Pologne following
finish-line crash.
"Groupama
FDJ's Marc Sarreau will not start stage 2 of the Tour de
Pologne on Thursday, according to his team, after tearing
tendons in his shoulder in the same finish-line crash that
left Deceuninck Quick Step's Fabio Jakobsen in serious
condition."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
August 6, 2020
Van Aert, Ewan, Démare brace for Sanremo after
Milano Torino podium finishes.
"Torino's
top three gain late confidence-boost ahead of this
weekend's Sanremo showdown."
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
August 6, 2020
Okay Boomers! Chris Froome Leans Old For
Teammates.
"South
African cyclist Daryl Impey will join four-time Tour de
France champion Chris Froome at Israel Start-Up Nation
next season after signing a two-year deal with the team." (roadbikeaction.com) RBA/AFP
August 6, 2020
Found: Classified wireless internal gear hub
shifts 2x range, on your 1x gravel bike.
"Hiding
on the back of that new Ridley Kanzo Fast aero gravel bike
we spied yesterday is this curious internally geared
Classified Hub, doubling up your gravel gearing." (bikerumor.com) images c.
Classified, lead image c. Ridley
August 6, 2020
Best road bikes 2020: Top reviewed bikes for
every price point.
"Here's
our pick of the best road bikes we've tested at Cycling
Weekly and our buying advice telling you what to look for
in a drop bar bike."
(cyclingweekly.com) Paul Norman
August 6, 2020
Rotor INspider power meter.
"Unveiled
last year at Eurobike, the Rotor INspider power meter is
the first of its kind to offer multi-discipline
compatibility, and can be seamlessly switched between
bikes granted they all utilize a Rotor OCP-splined
(Optimum Chainring Position) crankset."
(cyclingnews.com)(Image: © Aaron Borrill)
August 6, 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 6, 2020
2020 Tour of Poland Live Stream.
"Tour of Poland 2020 - stage 3 (Wadowice - Bielsko-Biala 203.1km) Live.
Friday, August 7th, starts at 15:30pm Central Europe,
09:30am U.S. Eastern."
(cycling.today) (Credit not Provided)
August 6, 2020
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
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
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Jakobsen's condition described as 'stable'
after overnight facial surgery.
"Fabio
Jakobsen underwent facial surgery lasting five and a half
hours overnight following a high-speed crash in the
finishing straight of stage 1 of the Tour de Pologne." (cyclingnews.com) (Getty
Images Sport)
August 6, 2020
Dylan Groenewegen apologizes for Tour de
Pologne stage 1 crash.
"I
can't find the words to describe how sorry I am for Fabio
and others who have been crashed or hit. At the moment,
the health of Fabio is the most important thing. I think
about him constantly."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
August 6, 2020
McEwen: UCI need to take responsibility after
Jakobsen's horrific Pologne crash.
"Former
sprinter Robbie McEwen has called on race organizers and
the UCI to take greater responsibility for rider safety
and ensure that riders’ concerns are given more
attention."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
August 6, 2020
Riders demand changes to finish line safety
after shocking Tour of Poland crash.
"Current
and former riders have called on the UCI to make changes
to the safety of finish lines following the horrific crash
at the end of the Tour of Poland’s stage one on
Wednesday."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
August 6, 2020
Arkéa Samsic signs contract extensions with
five riders.
"General
manager Emmanuel Hubert praised Anthony Delaplace, Maxime
Bouet, Laurent Pichon, Romain Hardy and Alan Riou for
their contributions to the team rewarding them with new
contracts."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
August 6, 2020
Enve launches new SES road tires.
"Enve
has announced the first ever tires under its all
encompassing SES banner. The tires will initially launch
with just two tubeless ready Enve SES road tires, in 25
and 29mm widths."
(cyclingweekly.com) (James Bracey)
August 6, 2020
More E-Bike Laws Pass.
"We’re happy to see that the lobbying efforts by PeopleForBikes - to get states to adopt reasonable and consistent laws regarding e-bikes - have being paying off." (electricbikeaction.com) (Credit not Provided) August 6, 2020
3T bikes and components: Details, pricing and
specifications.
"The
latest of 3T's best road bikes, gravel bikes and
components have arrived and this comprehensive round-up
will furnish you with all the information you need to know
about the cutting-edge cycling tech."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: 3T)
August 6, 2020
The Fleecer Ridge.
"Turns
out Neil at Bikepacking.com has been riding his
Fleecer Ridges quite a bit. More than 1,000 miles (1,600
km), to be exact. And he likes them. A lot." (renehersecycles.com) Jan
Heine
August 6, 2020
August 5, 2020
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
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
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
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
VeloFix: Your local Bike Shop, on wheels.
"I use
VeloFix and I am extremely happy with their service and
price. My local mechanic is Thai Nguyen who is very prompt
when I call, does great work and is always ready to go the
extra mile for me. Highly recommended! - Doug." Advertisement (velofix.com)
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