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| September 19,
2020
Tadej Pogacar storms to maillot jaune in stage
20 as Roglic's Tour de France bid collapses.
"Tadej
Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) stunned the Tour de France to
win the stage 20 time trial at La Planche des Belles
Filles, overhauling a 57-second deficit to yellow jersey
Primož Roglič (Jumbo Visma) on the 36km course.." (cyclingnews.com) (Image
credit: Bettini Image)
September 19,
2020
‘I think I’m dreaming’: Tadej Pogačar reacts
to winning the Tour de France 2020.
"The
21-year-old says he couldn't hear the time gaps up the
final climb as the roadside fans were too loud." (cyclingweekly.com) (Photo
by Christophe Ena - Pool/Getty Images)
September 19,
2020
Five talking points from stage 20.
"The
stage 20 time trial at the Tour de France 2020 would prove
to be one of the most remarkable in decades." (cyclingweekly.com) (Photo:
Yuzuru Sunada)
September 19,
2020
Van Aert to be let off leash for Tour de
France time trial.
"Star
domestique to be given freedom to race for victory - and a
possible hat trick of stage wins - at the Tour's ITT on
Saturday."
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
September 19,
2020
Hybrid time trial provides novel final act to
Roglic and Pogacar's Tour de France duel.
"It
wasn’t supposed to end like this. It’s not unreasonable to
suppose that ASO had a specific scenario in mind when they
placed a time trial up La Planche des Belles Filles." (cyclingnews.com) (Image
credit: Getty Images)
September 19,
2020
Inside Roglič and Pogačar’s custom Tour de
France time trial suits.
"Slovenian
duo fitted out for custom yellow and white race suits
ahead of key race against the clock."
(velonews.com) Photo: A.S.O./Alex Broadway
September 19,
2020
Tour de France 2020 Live Dashboard.
Stage
20 start time: Saturday at 13:00 CET (4:00 AM PDT).
Earliest live video: 13:00 CET (4:00 AM PDT). Approximate finish: 18:09 CET (9:09 AM PDT)." (steephill.tv) September 19,
2020
September 18,
2020
Tour de France: Soren Kragh Andersen wins
stage 19.
"Luka
Mezgec (Mitchelton Scott) won the sprint behind, 53
seconds down on Kragh Andersen. Jasper Stuyven (Trek
Segafredo) was third. "
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images)
September 18,
2020
Five talking points from stage 19 of the Tour
de France 2020.
"You’d
have got long odds on Søren Kragh Andersen (Sunweb)
winning two stages before the start of this year’s Tour de
France, but the young Dane once again made the right move
to solo to victory on a rolling stage."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
September 18,
2020
Tour de France: Pöstlberger abandons after
in-race wasp sting.
"The
28-year-old Austrian rider immediately sought medical
assistance from the race doctor’s car but was unable to
continue in the Tour de France, despite the finish in
Paris being just two days away."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images)
September 18,
2020
Few details emerge of Jumbo Visma director’s
exit from Tour de France.
"Zeeman
evidently became upset - enough so to warrant his
expulsion from the race - with the technicians when they
began to take apart Roglič’s bike and damaged it." (velonews.com) Photo: Jumbo
Visma
September 18,
2020
Gear Break: Basso Bikes, Roval Components, MET
Helmets, State & Rapha Clothing and HED Wheels.
"What's new on the market? Something for everyone in today’s Gear Break." (pezcyclingnews.com) (Credit not Provided) September 18,
2020
Tour de France 2020 Live Dashboard.
Stage
19 start time: Friday at 13:30 CET (4:30 AM PDT).
Earliest live video: 13:30 CET (4:30 AM PDT). Approximate finish: 17:37 CET (8:37 AM PDT)." (steephill.tv) September 18,
2020
September 17, 2020
Tour de France: Michal Kwiatkowski wins stage
18.
"Ineos
Grenadiers salvage the race with 1-2 and mountains
classification."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
September 17,
2020
Five talking points from stage 18.
"The
final mountain stage of the Tour de France saw one last
opportunity for the GC contenders ahead of the final time
trial."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo : Pool / BETTINI / SUNADA)
September 17,
2020
Swytch Electric Bike Conversion Kit.
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Ulissi wins the Tour de Luxembourg.
"Andreas
Kron sprints to win on final stage beating Diego
Ulissi and Markus Hoelgaard."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image)
September
19, 2020
Truck on course causes crash at Tour of
Luxembourg.
"Television
footage shows a sizeable truck stopped as the bunch
approaches, with some riders ending up on the floor
as they try to avoid it, braking suddenly as the
road narrows."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Eurosport)
September
19, 2020
End of an Era? New Kings Emerge from the
Tour of Change.
"Primoz
Roglic and his Jumbo Visma team had all but won the
107th edition of the Tour de France before Tadej
Pogacar put in the time trial of a lifetime up La
Planche des Belles Filles."
(pelotonmagazine.com) Images by Chris Auld
September
19, 2020
Tour Tech: What are the unbranded wheels
Ineos used for the Tour de France time trial?
"The
team appeared to opt for a non-team issue disc wheel
for the time trial - which concluded with a mountain
finish."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty
Images)
September
19, 2020
Tour de France tech: Inside the TT bike
changes that could happen on La Planche des Belles
Filles.
"Should
a rider stick with a TT bike when the road gets steep,
or transition to a lighter road bike? Like all things
cycling, the answer is: It depends."
(velonews.com) Photo: Dan Cavallari
September
19, 2020
Apple Watch Series 6: First Run Accuracy
& SpO2 Sensor Data.
"In
the grand scheme of things this basically all boils
down to an SpO2 sensor and new optical HR sensor
package. While the barometric altimeter improvements
might be useful for some, Apple has long had a
barometric altimeter in the Apple Watch." (dcrainmaker.com) (Photo:
Ray Maker)
September
19, 2020
Open Cycle’s MIN.D Road Bike.
"Every
once in awhile, it’s nice to be surprised by something
the bike industry does. For as long as Open Cycle has
been around, the upstart brand founded in 2012 by Andy
Kessler and Gerard Vroomen has made the biggest
industry waves."
(roadbikeaction.com)Marc Gasch
September
19, 2020
Kogel Kolossos OS Campy EPS pulley gets
tension adjust; Plus machined crankset preloads!
"Already
available for Shimano and SRAM, the Kogel Kolossos
oversized derailleur pulley and cage system is now
available for Campagnolo EPS derailleurs, too." (bikerumor.com) Tyler
Benedict
September 19,
2020
2020 Tour de Luxembourg Live Feed.
Stage
5
Live.
Saturday,
September 19th, starts at 10:00 CET, 4:00am ET.
Finish
at 14:03 CET, 8:03 am U.S. Eastern."
(cycling.today) (procyclingstats.com)
(skodatour.lu)
September 19,
2020
September 18,
2020
New Specialized bike leaked by Sagan and Oss
at the Tour de France.
"Peter
Sagan and Daniel Oss both posted pictures of an
as-yet-unreleased Specialized bike on social media just
hours after the finish of stage 18 of the Tour de France." (cyclingnews.com) (Image
credit: Specialized)
September 18,
2020
Tour de France 2020: Why this is the most
interesting Tour time trial for a long time.
"We
ask an expert to analyze how the riders and teams might
approach this unusual individual time trial." (bikeradar.com) Simon
Bromley
September 18,
2020
Tour de France: Primoz Roglic 'not feeling
the pressure' of being so close to final victory.
"As
expectations rise higher and higher that he will be
victorious in Paris on Sunday, Primož Roglič (Jumbo
Visma) has denied that he is feeling heightened pressure
inside his Tour de France bubble."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
September 18,
2020
Sepp Kuss, the Tour’s best domestique, on
the Col de la Loze.
"Kuss
has been phenomenal for Roglic this Tour, and he showed
the extend of his climbing abilities on the Col de la
Loze, where he finished fourth. He climbs well enough -
has the watts per kilogram - to be a GC contender some
day."
(cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Kristof Ramon)
September 18,
2020
Sam Bennett nears green-jersey victory in
Tour de France.
"Sam
Bennett continues to close in on his dream of winning
the Tour de France green jersey outright as he came
through stage 19’s tough transition stage, with 2,000
meters of climbing, still very much in command of the
classification."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images)
September 18,
2020
Best road bike clothing: Our pick of very
best road clothing available today.
"Specific
road bike clothing has proven to have a far more
dramatic effect on a rider's performance and is an area
that can be easily overlooked. Technical
cycling-specific clothing is lightweight, aerodynamic
and can keep you comfortable."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: La Passione)
September 18,
2020
Cycling safely: It is safe on roads but here’s
how you can be safer.
"Cycling
is a very safe activity, but feeling confident with the
best practice for cycling safely can be empowering for
getting out and turning the pedals."
(cyclingweekly.com) Getty Images / Marie LaFauci
September 18,
2020
Best tubeless sealant for road tires.
"With
road tubeless being established well over a decade ago, it
has an army of followers that will swear by it and
wouldn’t ever go back to using inner tubes, expelling the
virtues of their flat-free rides and lower rolling
resistance."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Muc Off)
September 18,
2020
2020 Tour de Luxembourg Live Feed.
Stage
4 Live.
Friday,
September 18th, starts at 9:30 CET, 3:30am ET.
Finish
at 14:00 CET, 8:00 am U.S. Eastern."
(cycling.today) (skodatour.lu)
September 18,
2020
September 17,
2020
Sepp Kuss downplays potential Tour de France
leadership: ‘I’d rather win stages than finish in the
top-5.’
"American
Sepp Kuss shot down suggestions that he could one day
target the Tour de France GC. Kuss will race the Vuelta a
España later in the year."
(velonews.com) . (Photo by Christophe Petit-Tesson -
Pool/Getty Images)
September 17,
2020
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Anna van der Breggen wins the Giro Rosa.
"Kasia
Niewiadoma (Canyon SRAM) and Elisa Longo Borghini (Trek
Segafredo) rounded out the overall podium." (cyclingnews.com) (Getty
Images Sport)
September 19,
2020
Ethan Hayter wins the Giro dell'Appenino.
"Debut
pro victory for Ineos Grenadiers rider Hayter,
Alessandro Covi second and Robert Stannard third." (cyclingnews.com) (Image
credit: Bettini Image)
September 19,
2020
Belgian youngster Lotte Kopecky breaks
through at Giro Rosa.
"With
a stage win in Italy and successes on the track, the
young Belgian rider has her sights set on Tokyo 2020 -
and beyond."
(velonews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
September 19,
2020
'Now I can retire happy, this means
everything' - Porte climbs onto Paris podium.
"Richie
Porte raced the time trial of his life on the Planche
des Belles Filles, riding himself onto the podium in
Paris and etching another place in Australian cycling
history."
(sbs.com.au) (Credit not Provided)
September 19,
2020
Miguel Ángel López on tumble from Tour de
France podium: ‘We came up one day short.’
"Colombian's
climbing legs fail him on stage 20 time trial, leaving
him to drop from third to sixth on GC."
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
September
19, 2020
What do you say to someone who just lost
the Tour de France?
"After
the finish, Primoz Roglic sat down on the pavement,
surrounded by teammates unsure what to say or do. Tom
Dumoulin was there, and Wout van Aert in a mask." (cyclingtips.com)
Photography by Gruber Images
September
19, 2020
Ritchey Outback frameset review.
"The
Ritchey Outback is a steel-framed, carbon-forked
gravel and adventure frameset designed for everything
from road to bikepacking and off-road touring, with
all kinds of gravel in between."
(road.cc) Matt Page
September
19, 2020
2020 Giro d’Italia Femminile (Giro Rosa)
Live Feed (scroll down).
Stage
9 Saturday, September 19th, starts at 12:15 CET, 6:15 am
ET.
Finish
at 15:02 CET, 9:02 am ET."
(cycling.today) (procyclingstats.com)
September 19,
2020
Giro Rosa: General classification shakes up
ahead of finale with Van der Breggen in the maglia rosa.
"Dutch
champion takes the overall lead with Niewiadoma, Longo
Borghini, Uttrup Ludwig and Harvey in pursuit." (cyclingnews.com) (Image
credit: Getty Images)
September 19,
2020
September 18,
2020
Giro Rosa: Elisa Longo Borghini wins stage 8
at San Marco la Catola.
"On
the uphill finish, Longo Borghini beat Van der Breggen to
the line in a close sprint. The Dutch champion gained
enough time on overnight race leader Katarzyna Niewiadoma
(Canyon SRAM) to take over the pink jersey with only one
stage to come."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images)
September 18,
2020
Kasia Niewiadoma aiming for podium finish at
Giro Rosa.
"The
Canyon SRAM rider drops to second in the GC as Anna van
der Breggen takes control of the maglia rosa." (velonews.com) (Luc
Claessen/Getty Images)
September 18,
2020
‘Stubbornness and persistence’ key to
Slovenia’s rise as Tour de France force.
"With
Slovenian athletes flourishing across various disciplines,
it's not only Roglič and Pogačar flying the flag of the
small nation."
(velonews.com) Photo: Christophe Petit-Tesson - Pool/Getty
Images
September 18,
2020
Giro and Vuelta court Egan Bernal after Tour
de France abandon.
"Bernal
is recovering from the fatigue of the Tour de France and
undergoing checks and treatment on his back problems at
his new European base in Monaco."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
September 18,
2020
Can bike computers survive the smartwatch
threat?
"The
all-powerful bike computer may have met its match in the
latest breed of wearable devices."
(cyclist.co.uk) Photography: Rob Milton
September 18,
2020
Muc Off debuts LOPS oversized derailleur
pulley system with Bahrain Merida.
"Reducing
friction was obviously a primary goal with LOPS, and Muc
Off includes special surface coatings on the 13-tooth
upper and 19-tooth lower aluminum pulleys that supposedly
produce."
(cyclingtips.com) Photography by Muc Off
September 18,
2020
2020 Giro d’Italia Femminile (Giro Rosa) Live
Feed (scroll down).
Stage
8
Friday, September 18th, starts at 12:10 CET, 6:10 am ET.
Finish
at 14:41 CET, 8:41 am ET."
(cycling.today) (procyclingstats.com)
September 18,
2020
Giro Rosa: Lotte Kopecky wins stage 7 as Van
Vleuten crashes in finale.
"Lotte
Kopecky (Lotto Soudal) has won stage 7 of the Giro Rosa,
beating Lizzie Deignan (Trek Segafredo) in the sprint of
a small group after an action-packed finale." (cyclingnews.com) (Getty
Images Sport)
September 17,
2020
VeloFix: Your local Bike Shop, on wheels.
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