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August 23,
2020
Luis León Sánchez claims first Spanish road
race title.
"The
36-year-old, who was runner-up last year and third in
2013, clinched the medal and jersey after tracking down
Jesús Herrada (Cofidis) in the last few kilometers." (cyclingnews.com) (Bettini
Photo)
August 23, 2020
European nationals: Démare delivers, van der
Poel dominates, van Vleuten defeated.
"We
wrap up the key results and reactions from a weekend of
national championships in Europe."
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
August 23, 2020
Brennauer repeats as German road champion.
"Lisa
Brennauer wins, Charlotte Becker, Tanja Erath round out
the podium."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
August 23, 2020
Teams unhappy with strict protocol at Tour de
France.
"Tour
de France officials will meet with managers about health
guidelines that call for expulsion of teams if they see
two cases within their 'bubbles.'"
(velonews.com) (James Startt)
August 23, 2020
What to know: Bora Hansgrohe’s Tour de France
team.
"Sagan
and Buchmann form focal point of German team, with green
and yellow jersey ambitions respectively."
(velonews.com) (Getty Images) Jim Cotton
August 23, 2020
2020 National Road Champions Index.
"Normally
there are 248 nations holding national championships but
this year's list is down to under 40."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
August 23, 2020
Tru-Tension Cycle Snow Foam.
"Tru-Tension
Cycle Snow Foam is a waterless detailer, designed to allow
quick and convenient sprucing of lightly soiled bikes.
We're talking light, filmy grime - it can't tackle proper
winter filth."
(road.cc) Shaun Audane
August 23, 2020
2020 Road European Championships Live Feed.
Monday,
24 August, starts at 14:30pm Central Europe, 08:30am U.S.
Eastern."
(cycling.today)
August 23, 2020
Evenepoel and Jakobsen share optimism in
recovery from crashes.
"Remco
Evenepoel and Fabio Jakobsen have exchanged a string of
messages of support as the Deceuninck Quick Step pair
recover from major injuries."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
August 22, 2020
The most aggressive team in the Tour de
France? Analyzing Mitchelton Scott's line-up.
"Yates
and Chaves with freedom as Impey, Nieve, Mezgec ensure
options aplenty."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
August 22, 2020
It’s never too late to make it to the top,
meet the riders who did.
"To
make it to the top, you need to start young, right? Think
again! Chris Marshall-Bell meets riders who started later
in life, yet rose to the highest level."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Ribble/Getty)
August 22, 2020
Ben Serotta’s Titanium Return Begins.
"After
an 8-year hiatus, Serotta is back and ready to launch a
new generation of spectacular bikes as befits our 40-year
legacy."
(roadbikeaction.com) (Press Release)
August 22, 2020
August 21,
2020
Luca Wackermann wins Tour du Limousin.
"Luca
Wackermann (Vini Zabù KTM) held on to seal overall victory
at the Tour du Limousin, resisting final stage bids by
Jake Stewart."
(Bettini Photo)
August 21, 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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Richie Porte: Chris Froome still has the
engine to win fifth Tour de France.
"I was
in races where Froomey was the one who ripped the races
apart. He’s still got the engine, but I guess the time he
missed off the bike is the biggest problem he is going to
have."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
August 23, 2020
‘That looks like Stephen Roche! It is Stephen
Roche!’: The art of the commentator.
"CW
speaks to the people who have voiced some of cycling's
greatest moments about their early days behind the mic and
the future of commentating."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
August 23, 2020
Uncaged: Remembering Johan Museeuw's best
year.
"The
Lion of Flanders, Johan Museeuw, tells Chris Marshall-Bell
about his dominance of 1996."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo by Jerome
Prevost/TempSport/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)
August 23, 2020
How to organize a national championships in
theses times.
"Every
country has its own set of rules to make cycling races
happening in these unprecedented times. Many countries,
like the United Kingdom and the United States, have had to
cancel their road championships."
(cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor Vos)
August 23, 2020
Jumbo Visma: Nothing could be done about van
der Poel.
"The
Jumbo Visma team had nine men on the start line of the
Netherlands Road Championships in Drenthe on Sunday but
even with a full squad they were no match for the might of
Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin Fenix)."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Dion Kerckhoffs/Bettini
Photo)
August 23, 2020
European National Championship Round-Up.
"Giacomo
Nizzolo, Arnaud Demare and Luis Leon Sanchez Sanchez reign
supreme."
(roadbikeaction.com) (Bettini Photo)
August 23, 2020
Sunday Trading: Big discounts on Oakleys and
Assos kit.
"This
week found some great deals on top end products, including
an Elite smart turbo, Oakley glasses and Assos bib
shorts."
(cyclingweekly.com) Rupert Radley
August 23, 2020
2020 Bretagne Classic live feed.
Tuesday, August 25th, starts at 13:30pm Central Europe,
07:30am U.S. Eastern."
(cycling.today) (procyclingstats.com)
August 23, 2020
Van der Breggen takes her first Dutch road
race title.
"Van
der Breggen overcame a mechanical with 3km to go to hold
off the chase from world champion Annemiek van Vleuten
(Mitchelton Scott) and take a solo victory." (cyclingnews.com) (Tim de
Waele/Getty Images)
August 22, 2020
Teuns 'very disappointed' by Tour de France
snub.
"The
Belgian had said his status in the team had "increased
enormously" when he turned down advances from other teams
to extend his contract with Bahrain McLaren earlier this
month."
(cyclingnews.com) (Bettini Photo)
August 22, 2020
How to improve your bike-handling skills.
"The
secret to better, more purer steering feedback starts with
understanding the nuances of your wheel system." (cyclingnews.com) (Bettini
Photo)
August 22, 2020
Gravel riding hotspots in the US and the UK.
"Where are the best spots to go gravel riding both in the US and in the UK? We tell you some of our favorites." (cyclingweekly.com) Credit: Roo Fowler August 22, 2020
CADEX Boost saddle review.
"Can a
saddle offer both unrestricted performance and all-day
levels of comfort? CADEX thinks it has the solution with
its premium Boost saddle."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image: © Graham Cottingham)
August 22, 2020
What’s so special about FTP?
"I did
a physiological test with a new coach, and my Anaerobic
Threshold was measured as 250 watts - how had I lost 40
watts, and where had they gone?"
(cyclingweekly.com) (Cycling Weekly)
August 22, 2020
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August 23,
2020
Sepp Kuss: I'm always going to be a work in
progress.
"Grounded
is an odd word to use to describe one of the best young
climbers in the professional peloton, but it’s the word
that springs to mind when you first meet Sepp Kuss." (cyclingnews.com) (Getty
Images)
August 23, 2020
Langvad and Batten, Schurter and Forster take
Swiss Epic.
"Scott
SRAM and Specialized Racing dominate the five-stage race
in the first major event since the season stoppage."
(velonews.com) Photo: Michael Chiaretta.
August 23, 2020
Henao back in action after COVID comeback.
"Officials
confirm the Colombian star contracted the virus after
returning to Spain on a special charter flight from
Bogotá."
(velonews.com) Photo: Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images
August 23, 2020
Cadex 65 wheelset: First ride review.
"Crosswinds
twitchiness aside, the CADEX 65 is a fast, aero
wheelsystem with a competitive weight, super simple
tubeless setup and a specification list that will win any
game of Top Trumps, oh and the black-on-black color scheme
looks incredible."
(cyclingnews.com)(Image credit: Josh Croxton)
August 23, 2020
Bike Test: Specialized Tarmac SL7.
"The
Tarmac SL7 bike we received is the Pro level, so it is
constructed of Fact 10r carbon instead of the higher-end
Fact 12r that comes on the S-Works models. Specialized
claims the frame weight is 920 grams painted, while the
S-Works version is 800."
(roadbikeaction.com) (Credit not Provided)
August 23, 2020
Dog chews through owner’s Specialized carbon
fiber bike.
"The
incident appears to have occurred in Brazil, with the
video showing an apparently sorry-looking dog filmed with
its handy work behind it; the bike laying on the ground
having been chewed through."
(stickybottle.com)
August 23, 2020
Tour de France 2020 stage-by-stage preview.
"Everything you need to know about what could be one of the most unpredictable editions in years." (road.cc) (Simon MacMichael) August 23, 2020
August 22,
2020
UAE Team Emirates’ Tour de France team.
"Slovenian
star Pogačar has the talent and his team has the
firepower. Can the 21-year-old keep the composure to make
the podium?"
(velonews.com) (Justin Setterfield/Getty Images Sport)
August 22, 2020
Inge van der Heijden tests positive.
"According
to NOS, the former U23 cyclocross world champion,
who recently moved from CCC Liv to the 777 team, does not
have symptoms."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
August 22, 2020
“People don’t know the truth”: Suzanne
Morphew’s husband breaks silence.
"For
the first time since May 10, the day Suzanne Morphew
seemingly disappeared from her Chaffee County home, her
husband, Barry, spoke, over the phone, exclusively to
FOX21’s Lauren Scharf."
(fox21news.com) (Photo: Inside Edition)
August 22, 2020
Geoff Kabush underbiking on Hornby Island.
"Are
the trails so smooth a gravel bike works? Or is Kabush so
smooth he could ride that Open anywhere?"
(cyclingmagazine.ca) Photo by: Geoff Kabush YouTube
August 22, 2020
Transfer mechanics: The inner workings of the
women's market - Part 1.
"Transfer
windows, the value of points, negotiating salaries and
signing deals, and how it all fits together." (cyclingnews.com)
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images)
August 21, 2020
Ineos signs Adam Yates to a two-year deal.
"The
move will split Yates from his twin brother Simon Yates,
who just signed a contract extension with Mitchelton
Scott, for the first time in their respective pro
careers."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Cor Vos)
August 21, 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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