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August 11,
2020
10 riders to watch at the 2020 Critérium du
Dauphiné.
"Team
Ineos and Jumbo Visma head our list but others are capable
of performing at Tour de France warm-up event." (cyclingnews.com) (Getty
Images Sport)
August 11, 2020
Critérium du Dauphiné Preview.
"If
the Critérium du Dauphiné is a condensed version of the
Tour de France, this year’s edition is even more
concentrated, five stages and all with uphill finishes." (inrng.com) (ASO)
August 11, 2020
Five things to look out for at the Critérium
du Dauphiné 2020.
"All
five stages will end in uphill finishes. Of these, the
summits of the Col de Porte and Saint-Martin-de-Belleville
at the end of stages two and three respectively are the
most difficult."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
August 11, 2020
Power Analysis: Gavin Mannion at the Tour de
Savoie Mont Blanc.
"The
28-year-old American won two stages and finished fifth
overall at the Tour de Savoie Mont Blanc."
(velonews.com) Photo: Rally Cycling
August 11, 2020
Form ranking: Tour de France 2020 contenders,
part two.
"Now,
as we were saying before we were so rudely interrupted
five months ago... It's the belated second installment of
our 2020 Tour de France contenders form ranking." (cyclingnews.com) (Getty
Images)
August 11, 2020
Evoc Road Bike Bag Pro review.
"It
promises to forego the hotel room bike build, but is
Evoc's Road Bike Bag Pro as protective as it is simple?" (cyclingnews.com) (Image: ©
Josh Croxton)
August 11, 2020
Best singlespeed bikes: Simplistic fixed gear
urban bikes.
"Our
pick of the best singlespeed and fixed gear bikes for
urban utility and trendy city cruising."
(cyclingnews.com) (Courtesy)
August 11, 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) (Photo: cyclingnews.com) August 11, 2020
 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
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
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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Evenepoel, Van Avermaet lead Belgian team for
European Championships.
"Remco
Evenepoel (Deceuninck Quick Step), Greg Van Avermaet (CCC
Team) and Victor Campenaerts (NTT Pro Cycling) have been
selected to lead the Belgian team at the 2020 European
Road Championships."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
August 11, 2020
Wahoo Kickr V5 (2020) Smart Trainer In-Depth
Review.
"Wahoo
has just announced their latest generation Kickr. This new
unit adds compressing feet to reduce vibrations on hard
floors as well as slightly increase motion. It also
eliminates the need for calibration."
(dcrainmaker.com) (Photo: Ray Maker)
August 11, 2020
Canyon Ultimate CFR boasts special-use
carbon.
"The
Canyon Ultimate CFR (Canyon Factory Racing) builds on
the success of the super-light Ultimate CF Evo Disc
which has seen WorldTour success under Team Movistar and
Canyon SRAM."
(velonews.com) Photo: Canyon
August 11,
2020
Il Lombardia trims 15km from 2020 route.
"The
parcours will be shortened by 15km to 231 km, omitting the
section in Lecco which then doubles back to Oggiono." (velonews.com) (Tim de
Waele/Getty Images)
August 11, 2020
How to get the most out of your Shimano Di2
groupset.
"We
talked to Julian Thrasher, head of training at Shimano's
UK distributor, Madison, to find out more. He’s an
authority on Shimano Di2 and gave us his top tips for Di2
setup and using an electronic groupset."
(bikeradar.com) Paul Norman
August 11, 2020
2021 Liv Devote Advanced Pro gravel bike.
"Liv
Cycling has just launched its first-ever gravel bike.
Significantly, this is the first gravel bike that’s been
designed from the ground up specifically for women, based
on their unique physiology and power output." (Image credit: Mildred Locke)
(cyclingnews.com)
August 11, 2020
Bontrager Velocis Mips helmet review.
"The
Bontrager Velocis Mips helmet represents the upper echelon
of the new wave of aero road helmets, combining
aerodynamic efficiency with more than ample venting." (cyclist.co.uk) (Marc Abbott)
August 11, 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 11, 2020
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
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
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August 11,
2020
Jakobsen cleared to be repatriated after Tour
de Pologne crash.
"Fabio
Jakobsen has been cleared to leave the hospital in
Sosnowiec, Poland and be moved to one in his home country.
"Fabio Jakobsen’s condition is evolving favorably, to the
extent that he will be transferred Wednesday to the
hospital in Leiden."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
August 11, 2020
Your guide to the 2020-2021 WorldTour rider
transfer season.
"It’s
transfer season in the world of pro cycling. Over the
coming weeks and months you’ll see plenty of announcements
about riders changing teams."
(cyclingtips.com) (Credit not Provided)
August 11, 2020
Van Avermaet departure raises questions about
CCC future.
"Greg
Van Avermaet waited for Jim Ochowicz in 2018. The Belgian
star didn’t this time around. Also leaving are longtime
riders Michael Schar, to Ag2r-La Mondiale, and Patrick
Bevin, who joins Israel Start-Up Nation."
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
August 11, 2020
Greg Van Avermaet's arrival marks new
departure for AG2R in cobbled Classics.
"I
think we’ll have a lot of people around our bus at the
start of the big Classics next year, maybe we’re going to
rival Deceuninck Quick Step."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
August 11, 2020
Sarreau and Touzé sign for AG2R La Mondiale.
"The
flurry of transfer activity at AG2R La Mondiale continued
on Tuesday with the announcement of the arrivals of Marc
Sarreau and Damien Touzé for the next two seasons." (cyclingnews.com) (Bettini
Photo)
August 11, 2020
Simon Cowell was riding an $20,400 electric
motorbike in crash, not an e-bike says Bicycle Association.
"The
60-year-old underwent a six-hour operation after the crash
as media around the world reported Cowell had been riding
an e-bike."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo by thearsenale.com)
August 11, 2020
Suzanne Morphew's family speaks out; Their
thoughts three months after her disappearance.
"One
of Suzanne’s family members says that they are worried
Barry, Suzanne’s husband hasn’t told investigators
everything he knows. FOX21 News has
reached out to Barry Morphew on many occasions, but has
not heard back."
(fox21news.com) (Photo credit: Morphew family)
August 11, 2020
Garmin Edge 830 review.
"The
Garmin Edge 830 was released last year and remains a
flagship computer for the brand, with virtually all the
features of the 1030, but at a smaller size and a lower
price."
(cyclist.co.uk) Peter Stuart
August 11, 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 11, 2020
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:
Gruber Images)
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
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
VeloFix: Your local Bike Shop, on wheels.
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