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September
28, 2020
A look at this week’s packed pro racing
calendar.
"This
week's calendar is packed with action, with the
BinckBank Tour, La Flèche Wallonne, Liège Bastogne
Liège, and the opening of the Giro d'Italia." (velonews.com)
September 28,
2020
USA Cycling cancels 2020 cyclocross national
championships.
"Scheduled
for December 8th in Iowa City, Iowa, the event was the
last remaining championship on the domestic calendar to
be canceled."
(velonews.com) Photo: @pinnedgrit
September 28,
2020
The beaming smile of a world championships
rookie.
"It’s
the first thing you will see on Barbados: smiling
people,” she says. “It’s my home. It’s paradise, the
vibe, the sun, the white sands. So, we smile." (cyclingtips.com) (Photo:
Cor Vos)
September 28,
2020
UCI to study crashes next season to improve
rider safety.
"UCI
president David Lappartient says that world cycling’s
governing body will review all crashes next season in a
bid to improve rider safety."
(road.cc) (Simon MacMichael)
September 28,
2020
UCI plans to introduce time penalties for
riders littering during races.
"David
Lappartient, President of cycling’s governing body, says
he saw “unacceptable behavior” during the recent Tour de
France of riders incorrectly disposing of their rubbish
in nature."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images) (Tim de
Waele/Getty Images)
September 28,
2020
Specialized now selling these limited
edition Sam Bennett Tour de France frames.
"The
frames cost $6,500, which is about €5,600. That’s
roughly €1,500 more than the Tarmac SL7 frames normally
cost but as it’s a collectors’ item and limited edition
it carries a premium price tag."
(stickybottle.com) (Credit not Provided)
September 28,
2020
2020 Volta a Portugal Live Feed.
"Volta a Portugal 2020 - stage 1 (Montalegre - Viana do Castelo, Alto Santa Luzia 180km) Live.
Monday, 28 September, starts at 16:00pm Central
Europe, 10:00am U.S. Eastern."
(cycling.today)
September
28, 2020
 Alaphilippe wins UCI Road World
Championship 2020.
"Frenchman
holds off chase to take solo win in Imola ahead of
Wout van Aert and Marc Hirschi,"
(cyclingnews.com) (velonews.com) (Image credit: Getty
Images)
September
27, 2020
Five talking points from the Imola 2020 World
Championships men’s road race.
"Much
is made of how there has not been a French winner of the
Tour de France since 1985, but the nation has also endured
a similarly long draught of winners in the men’s road race
at the World Championships."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Luca Bettini/POOL/AFP via Getty
Images)
September 27,
2020
World Championships Road Race Preview.
"It’s
not Martigny but it’ll do nicely. Italy has swept in to
replace the cancellation of the world championships in
Switzerland and the substitute course heads to the hills
with a tough circuit."
(inrng.com) (RCS Sport)
September 27,
2020
2020 Road World Championships Live Feed.
"2020 UCI Road World Championships September 24-27, Imola, Italy Road
World Championships - Men Elite Road Race (Imola - Imola
143km).
Sunday,
September 27th Day 4: 9:45am
local (3:45am U.S. Eastern).
Race finish: 4:42pm local (10:42am U.S. Eastern). Live video from 9:25am local (3:25am U.S. Eastern)." (cycling.today) (procyclingstats.com) September 27,
2020
Elite Women Road Race: Van der Breggen wins
UCI Road World Championships 2020.
"Anna
van der Breggen becomes the world champion on the road
for the second time in her career. Van Vleuten takes
silver, Longo Borghini bronze."
(cyclingnews.com) (cyclingweekly.com)(Image credit:
(Marco Bertorello/AFP via Getty Images)
September 26,
2020
Five talking points from the Imola 2020 World
Championships women’s road race.
"The
Netherlands have now won the previous four road race
titles, and Van der Breggen becomes the first rider since
Jeannie Longo in 1995 to win both the road race and time
trial in a single year."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Marco Bertorello/AFP via Getty
Images)
September 26,
2020
Julian Alaphilippe: World Championships will
be completely different to Tour de France.
"Alaphilippe's
aptitude in all manner of one-day races - as evidenced by
his victories at Milan San Remo, Strade Bianche and Flèche
Wallonne last year - means that his World Championships
record is also judged against a harsh scale." (cyclingnews.com) (Image
credit: Getty Images)
September 26,
2020
Who'll wear the rainbows? Men's world
championships road race preview.
"4,491
meters of elevation over a 258.2 kilometers long route
around the surrounds of Imola have the peloton
contemplating which style of rider will be best suited
to Sunday's world championships road race." (sbs.com.au) Jamie
Finch-Penninger
September 26,
2020
September 25,
2020
Ganna wins time trial title at Imola World
Championships.
"Filippo
Ganna wins, Wout van Aert second and Stefan Kung third." (cyclingnews.com) (Image
credit: Getty Images)
September 25,
2020
Versatile Van Aert adds silver medal in World
Championships time trial to his widening palmarès.
"Wout
van Aert again confirmed his incredible array of cycling
talents at the UCI Road World Championships in Imola,
finishing second to Italy's Filippo Ganna in the elite
men's time trial."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
September 25,
2020
Van Vleuten cleared to ride UCI World
Championships road race.
"Van
Vleuten had a metal plate inserted into her wrist during
surgery and will ride with a special brace." (cyclingnews.com) (Image
credit: Bettini Image)
September 25,
2020
Guide to the men’s road race at the 2020 Road
Worlds.
"The
2020 Road World Championships very nearly didn’t happen.
But after the event was canceled in Switzerland, Imola,
Italy picked up the pieces at short notice." (cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Cor
Vos)
September 25,
2020
UCI road world championships: Five riders to
fire up the elite men’s road race.
"Wout
van Aert, Julian Alaphilippe, Michael Woods, Marc Hirschi
and Jakob Fuglsang are among the top favorites to take the
rainbow bands in Imola."
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
September 25,
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
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September
28, 2020
The Moment The World Championships Were Won.
"Under
leaden skies and high on the Cima Gallisterna climb of
the chalky Apennine foothills Julian Alaphilippe places
a late attack towards the top of the Cima Gallisterna.
Nobody else can follow but a few can chase." (inrng.com) (Image credit:
Getty Images)
September 28,
2020
6 conclusions from the elite men's 2020 Road
World Championships.
"Wout
van Aert (Belgium) and Marc Hirschi (Switzerland) rounded
out the podium at the end of a tough day of racing, with
258km on the menu - nine laps of a 28.8km circuit which
featured a total of 4,600 meters of elevation." (cyclingnews.com) (Getty
Images Sport)
September 28,
2020
Van Aert defends Roglič from post-worlds
criticism.
"Former
pro and TV commentator Eddy Planckaert led the charge,
accusing Roglič of nothing short of treachery." (velonews.com) (Image credit:
Getty Images)
September 28,
2020
An Olympic battle is brewing between MTB
racers and the UCI. Here’s why.
"The
UCI recently made a controversial decision to re-open the
yearlong cross-country mountain-bike rankings starting on
July 1. The decision means that all major competitions now
impact a rider’s spot in the frantic cross-country
starting grid."
(velonews.com) (Credit not Provided)
September 28,
2020
Amazon Prime Day 2020 revealed: Date, deals
and everything you need to know.
"If
your supplies of tires, tubes, or chain lube are running
low, or maybe it’s time for a shiny new pair of shoes,
never fear because Amazon Prime day is almost here." (cyclingnews.com) (Image
credit: Amazon)
September 28,
2020
RAD Cycling Trainer Desk: For when you just
can’t justify the Wahoo KICKR Desk Price.
"The
RAD Cycling Desk, also branded as the Lifeline Cycling
Trainer Desk, Conquer Cycling Trainer Desk, as well as
some truly special brand names. This ‘I can’t decide what
I want to be called desk’, is almost a direct knock-off of
the KICKR Desk."
(dcrainmaker.com) (Photo: Ray Maker)
September 28,
2020
Bike security at home: How to keep your pride
and joy safe.
"It’s
the feeling none of us ever want to experience: walking to
the shed or garage to take your bike for a ride to find
the door crowbarred off at the hinges and the space where
you bike was is empty."
(cyclingweekly.com) Howard Calvert
September 28,
2020
Wout van Aert: It’s hard to accept two silver
medals at the World Championships.
"Nothing
to be done, but that didn’t make it any easier to accept.
Time is the only effective salve for disappointment, and
Wout van Aert was still smarting from its sting." (cyclingnews.com) (Image
credit: Getty Images)
September 27,
2020
Oliver Naesen on Worlds road-race course: It's
difficult - very difficult.
"We
knew it was going to be difficult, and that was confirmed
after the reconnaissance," Naesen told the Belga news
agency via Het Nieuwsblad. "You have those two
climbs [the Mazzolano and the Cima Gallisterna], but it's
never flat in between, either."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
September 27,
2020
Aniek van Alphen Takes 2020 Rapencross de
Lokeren.
"Ethias
Cross‘ Rapencross de Lokeren, which was initially canceled
in August, took place this weekend, bringing out the
cyclocross stars with fanfare but without the throngs of
fans."
(cxmagazine.com) (Instagram)
September 27,
2020
Gravel riding technique for roadies.
"For all of you roadies like me who have come to riding gravel for the change of pace and pure fun of it, here are a few things I’ve learned about riding it that I wanted to share with you. These can make a real difference in how well and safely you ride those unpaved roads." (intheknowcycling.com) Steve September 27,
2020
Do these 27 old ‘rules’ of professional
cycling stand up to the science?
"You
are a professional now, and this is your big chance - you
must do everything you can to take it. Look after
yourself, you must be the best you can be for the team,
it’s your job."
(cyclingweekly.com) Illustrations by Simon Scarsbrook
September 27,
2020
Joust of the Italian giants: Stelvio vs
Finestre.
"Two
extraordinary ascents in the Italian Alps, each unique in
their character, but there can be only one winner." (cyclingweekly.com) (Image
credit: Getty Images)
September 27,
2020
2020 Volta a Portugal Live Feed.
"Volta a Portugal 2020 Live September 2nd to October 5th. Prologue
(Fafe - Fafe 7km).
Sunday, 27 September, starts at 15:00pm Central Europe,
09:00am U.S. Eastern."
(cycling.today)
September 27,
2020
Tom Pidcock: ‘I’m not trying to jump in the
deep end and say I want to ride the Tour de France next
year.’
"The
21-year-old may be stepping up to the WorldTour with
Ineos next year, and about to ride his first-ever elite
men’s road race at the World Championships, but the
latter wasn’t by design."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
September 26,
2020
How do you solve a mystery like Hugh Carthy?
"Hugh
Carthy appears to be a man of few words, a rider content
to let his legs do most of the talking. Carthy seems to
keep himself to himself."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images)
September 26,
2020
Bontrager Avert Adventure Shoe - “Adventure
Awaits.”
"Bontrager
Avert is a lace-up bike shoe that can walk into whatever
adventure you find - even after the bikes are put away." (gravelcyclist.com) JOM
September 26,
2020
Tadej Pogacar stuck (most of) his Tour de
France rides on Strava.
"Even
if they sometimes use Strava when they’re training, Tour
de France winners don’t generally upload their rides from
during the race itself. Tadej Pogacar did though - most of
them at least."
(road.cc) (Alex Bowden)
September 26,
2020
Fitbit Sense: After a week of wearing the
smartwatch, we have mixed feelings.
"The
Sense tracks your stress, temperature and has an ECG,
but interpreting all this data can be a puzzle." (cnet.com) Lexy
Savvides/CNET
September 26,
2020
Live: Ethias Cross Lokeren - Saturday 26th
September 2020 - Livestream.
"European
Cyclocross Racing is back! Find here all the information
for Saturdays Ethias Cross Lokeren.
Elite
Women - 15:15 UK, 16:15 Europe.
Elite
Men - 16:30 UK, 17:30 Europe."
(cyclocross.social)
September 26,
2020
Chloe Dygert undergoes surgery to repair
laceration in left leg after Worlds crash.
"Dygert's
father, David, spoke with the IndyStar following
the crash. Her father confirmed that Dygert suffered a
laceration to her quadricep and that a ligament was
"severed or severely damaged."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image)
September 25,
2020
‘I thought can I still win?’: Update from
Chloe Dygert after awful crash in World Championship time
trial.
"Posting
on Twitter after the crash, also sharing a picture of
the wounds to her leg, Dygert said: “I remember thinking
‘what if I get my bike, can I still win?"
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
September 25,
2020
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September
28, 2020
NTT leaving WorldTour team as title sponsor.
"With
CCC Team facing bleak prospects, a second WorldTour team
confirmed Monday its future is uncertain." (velonews.com) (Tim de
Waele/Getty Images)
September 28,
2020
Simon Yates leads Mitchelton Scott at the
Giro d'Italia.
"Yates
finished eighth at last year's Giro before going on to
win two stages at the Tour de France, while the year
before he won three stages and spent stages 6 to 18 in
the maglia rosa before finishing 21st in Rome." (cyclingnews.com) (Getty
Images Sport)
September 28,
2020
Who are the bookies’ favorites for the Giro
d’Italia 2020?
"Te
Giro kicks off on October 3 as we enter a period with
enough racing action to make your head explode. How will
we all manage to watch three weeks of stage racing
alongside the ‘spring’ Classics? Who knows." (cyclingweekly.com) (Image
credit: Getty Images)
September 28,
2020
Julian Alaphilippe to skip Flèche Wallonne,
should make rainbow jersey debut at Liège Bastogne Liège.
"The
Frenchman has said Flèche Wallonne, which takes place on
Wednesday September 30, comes “too soon” after his road
race exploits in Imola."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Photo: Yuzuru Sunada)
September 28,
2020
Campagnolo groupsets explained.
"Unsure
of the differences between Chorus and Record? This
detailed overview of the Campagnolo groupsets should
explain all."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Graham Cottingham)
September 28,
2020
Lapierre unveils faster, stiffer, and
comfier Aircode DRS aero road bike.
"We
first spotted Lapierre's next-generation Aircode aero
road racer back in March, and the company has now
finally spilled the beans on the new Aircode DRS." (cyclingtips.com)
Photography by Lapierre
September
28, 2020
Best Energy Food: Fuel your ride and power
your performance with the best bars, gels, chews and
drinks.
"As
the old saying goes, eat before you're hungry and drink
before you're thirsty, but that's easier said than done
when your focus is on chasing wheels and staying upright
through corners."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Science In Sport)
September 28,
2020
IOC president praises cycling for
organizing races.
"Bach
spoke to international media, including Cyclingnews,
in Imola while attending the road race World
Championships in Imola. He again insisted the Tokyo
Olympic Games would be held in July next year." (cyclingnews.com) (Image
credit: Getty Images)
September
27, 2020
Lutsenko out of Worlds after positive test
for covid.
"Alexey
Lutsenko was a non-starter in the World Championships
road race on Sunday after returning a positive test two
days before the race."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
September 27,
2020
What is takes to organize a World
Championship race 22 days.
"On
September second the UCI announced that the Elite
World Championships would take place in Imola, Italy.
It was only one day before this public announcement
that Marco Pavarini, the President of the Organizing
Committee of Imola 2020, learned the news." (cyclingtips.com) (Photo:
Kristof Ramon)
September
27, 2020
7 conclusions from the elite women's 2020
UCI World Championships.
"History
made in Imola, injured Van Vleuten still an asset,
Longo Borghini upsets Dutch sweep, breakaway failure,
and more."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
September
27, 2020
Climbing Slovenia’s highest road in the
Julian Alps.
"Small
in stature, Slovenia still manages to pack a wallop.
That’s particularly true of the Triglav National Park,
with its eponymous mountain standing at 2,864m - both
Slovenia’s highest peak and that of the whole former
Yugoslavia."
(bikeradar.com) John Whitney
September
27, 2020
Mavic Cosmic Elite UST Disc wheelset.
"The
Cosmic Elite UST Disc wheelset is the entry point into
high-level race performance, according to Mavic, but at
just over 1,900g they're immediately at a real weight
disadvantage compared to much of the opposition." (road.cc) (Stu Kerton)
September 27,
2020
Topeak Escape Pod (large).
"Topeak's
Escape Pod is an easy way to convert a bottle cage to
storage of tools, snacks and anything else you may
need to carry. If saddle bags are not your thing, you
cannot go wrong with this waterproof, rattle-free
solution - especially in this gigantic size." (road.cc) Adam Robertson
September
27, 2020
September
26, 2020
‘The real recovery has begun’: Remco Evenepoel
gives update on recuperation from crash.
"The
Deceuninck Quick Step talent tweeted “I’m coming”
alongside a video of him back on the indoor trainer as he
continues his rehabilitation, adding he is nearly
completely pain-free six weeks on from his horror crash in
Italy."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
September 26,
2020
Lappartient refutes that UCI is moving too
slowly on rider safety.
"Several
leading team managers have called for an independent body
to audit race safety and riders have become more united,
neutralizing stages at the Tour de France when they felt
it was too dangerous and at the Tour de Luxembourg when
vehicles entered the race route."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images)
September 26,
2020
Belgian rider draws 277km beer on Strava, beer
company responds in the best way possible.
"277
kilometers is a long way to go for a beer. The distance
seems longer when it is just to draw one. But its what
Belgian cyclist Bavo Deneckere set out to do last
Saturday."
(cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image Credit: Strava)
September 26,
2020
Coros SafeSound Road Helmet.
"The
Coros SafeSound packs Bluetooth connectivity and some
useful security features into a pretty good looking lid.
If you like a bit of background music to your rides, or
you need to be available for calls, it's certainly an
option."
(road.cc) (Dave Atkinson)
September 26,
2020
Tru-Tension Maintenance Spray.
"The
Tru-Tension Bicycle Maintenance Spray is a middleweight
formula better suited to modern bikes than more
traditional blends. It's long lasting, friendly to
plastics and rubber seals, and does most things well." (road.cc) Shaun Audane
September 26,
2020
Richie Porte signs with Ineos Grenadiers.
"I had
four fantastic years and some of the happiest memories
riding here. I weighed up the options this year and I’m
very motivated to be able to finish my career at such a
fantastic team," Porte said."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
September 25,
2020
‘This is the best course for us, we have a
chance to beat the Dutch,’ says Lizzy Banks ahead of World
Championship road race.
"Italy
will be hosting a challenging women’s road race on
Saturday (August 26), with riders facing laps of a tough
undulating course for a total distance of 143km." (cyclingweekly.com) (Luc
Claessen/Getty Images)
September 25,
2020
Amanda Spratt out of world championships road
race.
"Australian
Amanda Spratt will not ride the world championships road
race, pulling out after a crash during the recent Giro
Rosa."
(sbs.com.au) (Credit not Provided)
September 25,
2020
VeloFix: Your local Bike Shop, on wheels.
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