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August 10,
2020
Mannion takes summit victory on
Notre-Dame-du-Pré.
"Gavin
Mannion (USA) Rally Cycling wins Stage 4.
Pierre
Rolland (Fra) B&B Hotels - Vital Concept P / B KTM
continues in race lead."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Courtesy of Rally
Cycling)
August 10, 2020
Matteo Jorgenson delivers on promise with
top-20 at Sanremo.
"Movistar
rookie marks best U.S. result since 2013 with 17th in
Italian monument."
(velonews.com) (Bettini Photo)
August 10, 2020
Jumbo Visma expose weaknesses in Team Ineos'
Tour de France plans.
"The
Tour is weeks away but defending champions have serious
questions hanging over them."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
August 10, 2020
Chris Froome shares Strava stats from final
stage of Tour de l’Ain 2020.
"On
the Montée de la Selle de Fromentel segment - a 10km-long,
eight per cent climb - Froome climbed at an average speed
of 18.4km/h and held a power of 390 watts for the entire
35 minutes of the climb."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Justin Setterfield/Getty Images
Sport)
August 10, 2020
2020 Criterium du Dauphine LIVE stream.
"2020
Critérium du Dauphiné LIVE August 12-16, France.
Stage
1 starts Wednesday at 10:35am CET (4:35am U.S. Eastern).
Finish
at around 4:22pm CET (10:22am U.S. Eastern).
Live video from 2:00pm CET (8:00am U.S. Eastern)." (cyclingfans.com) August 10, 2020
 Tour de l'Ain: Roglic seals overall title with
victory on Grand Colombier.
"Primož
Roglič (Jumbo Visma) clinched overall victory at the Tour
de l'Ain, taking a second stage victory in as many days
atop the Grand Colombier ahead of Egan Bernal (Team
Ineos)."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Tour de l'Ain)
August 9, 2020
Bernal calls for calm after Froome and Thomas
are dropped in Tour de l’Ain.
"This
is a race to prepare for the Tour. Some other big riders
from other teams were also dropped early today. That
doesn't mean that they won't be up there in the GC at the
Tour de France," he said."
(Bettini Photo) (cyclingnews.com)
August 9, 2020
Czech Tour: Howson wins final stage and
overall.
"The
Australian jumped away with Markus Hoelgaard (Uno-X) on a
climb on the final lap around Šternberk after a hilly
closing stage. The two went to the line together, with
Howson coming out on top in the finishing sprint." (cyclingnews.com) (Bettini
Photo)
August 9, 2020
Mollema: I don't count Chris Froome as a Tour
de France favorite anymore.
"Bauke
Mollema made the selection brought about by the fierce
pace set by his former team, Jumbo Visma in the Jura
mountains on stage 2, while Froome and a number of other
big names were dropped."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
August 9, 2020
Chris Froome faces crucial Dauphiné test to
clinch Tour de France place.
"Chris
Froome faces a crucial test at the forthcoming Criterium
du Dauphiné - the same race where his career was nearly
ended by a crash in June last year."
(road.cc) (Simon MacMichael)
August 9, 2020
Simon Cowell breaks back in electric bike
fall.
"The
Hollywood Reporter says that the crash happened
yesterday afternoon and that the 60 year old was due to
undergo surgery last night."
(road.cc) (Simon MacMichael)
August 9, 2020
2020 Tour de l’Ain Live Stream.
"Tour de l’Ain 2020 - stage 3 (Saint-Vulbas - Grand Colombier 144.5km) LIVE.
Sunday, August 9th, starts at 14:00pm Central Europe,
08:00am U.S. Eastern."
(cycling.today) (Credit not Provided)
August 9, 2020
Primoz Roglic wins Tour de l'Ain stage 2 ahead
of Egan Bernal.
"Having
narrowly failed to capitalize on the hard work of his
Jumbo Visma teammates on stage one, Primoz Roglic
outsprinted Egan Bernal (Team Ineos) to win the second
stage of the Tour de l’Ain in Lélex Monts Jura, with
Valerio Conti (UAE Emirates) on the Colombian’s wheel in
third."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
August 8, 2020
Jumbo Visma puts Ineos on notice at Tour de
l'Ain's mountainous stage 2.
"The
finale provided a contrast between two super teams that
will vie for the Tour de France is under a month’s time.
Bernal, isolated after losing teammates Chris Froome and
Geraint Thomas, could do little against a Jumbo Visma." (cyclingtips.com) (Credit not
Provided)
August 8, 2020
Mannion doubles up in France with TT victory.
"The
victory was good for two in a row for the 28-year-old
American, and slotted him into fifth overall in the French
stage race in Rally Cycling‘s return to European racing." (velonews.com) Photo: Rally
Cycling
August 8, 2020
Pierre Rolland wins Tour De Savoie Mont Blanc.
"Gavin
Mannion wins final stage mountain time trial, Rolland
(Fra) B&B Hotels Vital Concept p/b KTM is second and
Alexis Guerin (Fra) Team Vorarlberg Santic third." (cyclingnews.com) (Getty
Images Sport)
August 8, 2020
Czech Tour: Meeus wins stage 3.
"Groves
takes lead from teammate Howson who is now 3rd on the GC.
Mitchelton Scott has 4 riders in the top four spots." (cyclingnews.com) (Bettini
Photo)
August 8, 2020
The titanium bike that thinks it’s a carbon
aero bike: Bossi's Strada SS.
"Sydney-based
Bossi Bicycles is looking to take advanced shapes and
apply them to a frame made entirely of titanium. Featuring
cast lugs, hydroformed tubes, and fully integrated
cabling."
(cyclingtips.com) Photography by James Raison
August 8, 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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A look at this week’s packed pro racing
calendar.
"This
week's calendar is packed with action, with the Critérium
du Dauphiné and Il Lombardia on the calendar." (velonews.com) (Tim de
Waele/Getty Images)
August 10, 2020
Doctors optimistic Jakobsen will ride again.
"After
suffering fractures to his face and losing a substantial
volume of blood in the horror crash that blighted last
week’s Tour of Poland, medics are feeling positive for
Jakobsen and hoping that the 23-year-old will return to
riding at some point."
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
August 10, 2020
7 conclusions from the 2020 Milan San Remo.
"On
Saturday, some five months later than its usual date, the
peloton tackled the first Monument of the season, a
drastically altered Milan San Remo."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
August 10, 2020
Tech of the Week: Sagan’s stunners, new rubber
and buyers guides galore.
"What's new in the world of cycling tech over the last seven days." (cyclingtips.com) (James Bracey) August 10, 2020
Remco Evenepoel turns thoughts to Monument
debut at Il Lombardia.
"Evenepoel
was due to travel to Italy on Monday ahead of Il
Lombardia, and he acknowledged to Sporza that he
is among the favorites for the race. “Probably: I feel
good and I still have a week to recuperate and explore the
course,” Evenepoel said."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
August 10, 2020
2020 Giro di Lombardia Live Stream.
"2020 Giro di Lombardia LIVE August 15, Italy. Race
starts Saturday at 12:05pm CET (6:05am U.S. Eastern).
Finish at around 6:30pm CET (12:30pm U.S. Eastern). Live video from 3:00pm CET (9:00am U.S. Eastern)." (cyclingfans.com) August 10, 2020
Remco Evenepoel wins Tour de Pologne.
"Remco
Evenepoel sealed overall victory at the Tour de Pologne,
as his Deceuninck Quick Step teammate Davide Ballerini
claimed victory in a bunch sprint on the final stage in
Krakow."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
August 9, 2020
Carapaz abandons Tour de Pologne after stage 4
crash.
"The
Ecuadorian crashed mid-way through the hilly stage,
hitting the tarmac on his right-hand side. He got going
again and rejoined the peloton, but lost his torn yellow
jersey when Remco Evenepoel embarked on a 51km solo win." (cyclingnews.com) (Getty
Images)
August 9, 2020
‘Remco Evenepoel was too strong’ says Simon
Yates...
"The
Mitchelton Scott rider formed part of the chase group with
Rafał Majka (Bora Hansgrohe) and Jakob Fuglsang (Astana)
to try and track down the Deceuninck Quick Step escapee
but it was too little too late."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
August 9, 2020
Ready, set, reset: How to prepare for a strong
return to racing.
"Anna
Marie Hughes explores how to prepare now for a strong
return to racing when the long-awaited moment finally
arrives."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Elynor Backstedt) Anna Marie Hughes
August 9, 2020
The Wright Stuff: Fred Wright’s hopes for his
salvaged neo-pro season.
"What
do you do when life throws you a lemon in the form of an
abrupt halt to your first WorldTour season? If you're Fred
Wright you make lemonade, come out of lockdown even faster
and more ready than ever to get stuck in."
(cyclingweekly.com) James Shrubsall (Getty Images)
August 9, 2020
The realities of tubeless road tires.
"For
those who have considered going tubeless, those
ever-present questions among roadies - do I have the best
gear and what is real among all this hype - has crept into
yet a new area of our cycling consciousness." (intheknowcycling.com)
(Steve)
August 9, 2020
Four-year doping ban for Swiss cyclist who
tested positive for three banned substances.
"A
Swiss cyclist who tested positive for three banned
substances has been handed a three-year ban after
anti-doping authorities rejected his excuse that a
contaminated supplement was to blame."
(road.cc) (Simon MacMichael)
August 9, 2020
2020 Tour of Poland Live Stream.
"Tour of Poland 2020 - stage 5 (Zakopane – Kraków 188km) Live.
Sunday, August 9th, starts at 17:45pm Central Europe,
11:45am U.S. Eastern."
(cycling.today) (Credit not Provided)
August 8, 2020
Wout van Aert wins duel with Julian
Alaphilippe to take Milan San Remo victory.
"Holding
onto a gap created on the Poggio, Wout van Aert won a
two-up sprint with Julian Alaphilippe to take his first
monument victory, just a week after winning Strade
Bianche."
(cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos)
August 8, 2020
Wout van Aert wins thrilling Milan San Remo.
"Wout
van Aert (Jumbo Visma) took victory at Milan San Remo,
beating defending champion Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck
Quick Step) to the line in a two-up sprint at the end of
an extended 305km of racing to the Ligurian coast." (Image credit: Stephen
Farrand)
August 8, 2020
‘I don’t know what my limits are’: Wout van
Aert dreaming of more after first Monument win.
"I
think it’s a super good thing that I don't know what my
limits are. I’m 25 and it’s really a pleasure to still
discover what I’m able to do."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Dirk Waem/BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty
Images)
August 8, 2020
Peter Sagan sees his Milan San Remo glass half
full after another fourth place.
"I
finished second in the sprint behind the attack of Van
Aert and Alaphilippe, so I have to be happy about that,
it's not something to regret. I think I did the very best
I could in this race."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
August 8, 2020
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Annemiek van Vleuten linked to Movistar move
in 2021.
"Annemiek
van Vleuten is reportedly close to signing a two-year
agreement with the Movistar Team Women, according to the
Dutch news outlet Wielerflits."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
August 10, 2020
Greg Van Avermaet and Michaël Schär sign for
AG2R Citrôen.
"Belgian
classics specialist Greg Van Avermaet and Michaël Schär
from Switzerland have both announced their departure from
CCC and signed three year contracts with AG2R LA MONDIALE
team from 2021, which will become AG2R Citrôen." (cyclingtips.com) (Photo:
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August 10, 2020
Roundtable: Wout van Aert and Remco Evenepoel
light up a dramatic week.
"Who
are you more excited about, Evenepoel or van Aert? Should
Ineos be concerned by Jumbo Visma's dominance at Tour de
l'Ain? Where does accountability lie for the horrific
crash in Poland?"
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
August 10, 2020
Drops aims to step up to Women's WorldTeam
status in 2021.
"Drops
Cycling Team announced Monday that they have partnered
with Women’s Sports Group to secure new sponsorship
funding."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Drops Cycling Team)
August 10, 2020
Tour of Guangxi 2020 canceled.
"The
race host indicated that the effects of the coronavirus
still present too much uncertainty to be able to hold the
race safely."
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
August 10, 2020
Five cool things coming soon from Mavic,
Suunto, Kask, Topeak and Maxxis.
"Here
are some of the best things we've tested during this mini
heatwave ahead of the full reviews."
(road.cc)
August 10, 2020
2020 Gran Piemonte Live.
"Gran Piemonte 2020 (Santo Stefano Belbo - Barolo 187km) LIVE.
Wednesday, August 12th, starts at 16:50pm Central Europe,
10:50am U.S. Eastern."
(cycling.today) procyclingstats.com
August 10, 2020
August 9, 2020
Deceuninck Quick Step doctor hopeful that
Jakobsen will return to cycling.
"Since
no vital organs have been affected, we obviously hope for
the best. He is also fully conscious. He can't talk yet
but is communicating via text message."
(cyclingnews.com)
August 9, 2020
Wout van Aert offers Groenewegen support after
Tour de Pologne crash accusations.
"Despite
the emotional aftermath of winning Milan San Remo and
celebrating with his family and partner, Wout van Aert
still found time to reflect on the terrible crash at the
Tour de Pologne and offer some kind words of support for
both Fabio Jakobsen and Dylan Groenewegen."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
August 9, 2020
Matthews dashes to Sanremo podium despite
gashes in hand.
"The
Australian won the bunch sprint down the Via Roma behind
winner Wout van Aert and runner-up Julian Alaphilippe.
When the pair attacked over the top of the Poggio,
Matthews got squeezed up against one of the retaining
walls."
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
August 9, 2020
The best tubeless tires.
"With new tubeless tires being introduced and a better understanding of how they perform, I’ve deepened and revised my evaluations and ratings." (intheknowcycling.com) (Steve) August 9, 2020
Sunday Trading: Great savings on Sidi shoes
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"This
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(cyclingweekly.com) (James Bracey)
August 9, 2020
Rose Backroad GRX RX810.
"While
bearing a familiar name from the Rose lineup, this 2020
Backroad GRX RX810 gets a brand-new carbon frame design
which makes it even more fun to ride fast on the road, on
gravel tracks, and everywhere in between."
(road.cc) (Stu Kerton)
August 9, 2020
August 8, 2020
Remco Evenepoel takes stunning stage four solo
win at Tour of Poland.
"On
stage four of the Tour of Poland 2020, the 20-year-old hit
out with 50km to go and held it until the finish line, the
bunch behind failing in their ability to get a competent
pursuit together."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
August 8, 2020
Tour de Pologne stage 4: Remco Evenepoel in a
league of his own.
"Remco
Evenepoel (Deceuninck Quick Step) took control of Tour de
Pologne with a 51km solo move on the queen stage of the
Polish race."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
August 8, 2020
Is Dylan Groenewegen really the villain of
Tour de Pologne crash?
"Groenewegen’s
movement was not sudden and erratic. Instead, he moved too
far. And while the movement of his elbow was followed by
devastating consequences, it was reasonably subtle." (stickybottle.com) Szymon
Gruchalski
August 8, 2020
Trentin: Everybody is to blame for Jakobsen
crash.
"Matteo
Trentin has called on everyone in professional cycling to
accept blame for Fabio Jakobsen's crash at the Tour de
Pologne, saying it has to spark a moment of change so that
riders are better protected, especially in sprint
finishes."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
August 8, 2020
Sean Quinn joins Deceuninck Quick Step as a
stagiaire.
"Hailing
from Los Angeles, 20-year-old Quinn has enjoyed a strong
spell in the Junior ranks, which saw him earn a string of
top 10 placings in some of the most important stage races
on the calendar."
(thebikecomesfirst.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
August 8, 2020
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