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Tour Colombia canceled for 2021.
"This
announcement comes on the heels of similar cancellations
of large events in the southern hemisphere for the coming
season."
(velonews.com) Photo: Maximiliano Blanco/Getty Images
December 19,
2020
2020 Echelon Racing League - Thompson Bucks
County Classic Live Feed.
"Thompson
Bucks County Classic - Saturday, December 19.
Pro
Men start at 18:00 CET, 12:00pm ET.
Pro
Women start at 19:30 CET, 1:30pm ET.
Armed
Forces Cycling Classic - Sunday, December 20
Pro Men start at 17:00 CET, 11:00am ET. Pro Women start at 18:30 CET, 12:30pm ET." (cyclingfans.com) Photo: Echelon Racing League December 19,
2020
Battle of the week: Van der Poel and van Aert
finally meet on Sunday.
"On
Sunday, December 20, a new chapter will be added to the
“El Clasico” of cyclocross racin, Mathieu van der Poel vs.
Wout van Aert, at the World Cup in Namur."
(cycling.today) (Credit not Found)
December 19,
2020
Live: UCI Cyclocross World Cup Round 2 -
Namur, Belgium - Sunday, December 20th.
"The
Telenet UCI Cyclocross World Cup returns this Sunday with
the 2nd Round in Namur, Belgium.
Elite Women - 12:40 UK, 13:40 Europe, 7:40am U.S. Eastern.
Elite
Men - 14:05 UK, 15:05 Europe, 9:05am U.S. Eastern." (cyclocross.social) (Credit
not Found)
December 19,
2020
Best women's road bikes.
"The
best women's road bikes don't necessarily need to be
women's specific, but those that come with women's
specific touchpoints and sizing options do the job
brilliantly." By
Laura Fletcher, Mildred Locke (cyclingnews.com) (Image
credit: Canyon)
December 19,
2020
Stolen Goat Hump Day ThermoLite socks.
"Mixing
style with performance, the Stolen Goat Hump Day
ThermoLite socks are quick wicking and surprisingly thin
for their warmth. Durability is questionable, though, and
the design has several small issue."
By Anna Marie Hughes (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found)
December 19,
2020
 December 18,
2020
Simon Bromley's Gear of the Year 2020.
"Having
had the pleasure of using a wide variety of bikes, bits
and bobs during my first full year at BikeRadar,
narrowing down this list to just five picks has been
incredibly difficult."
By Simon Bromley (bikeradar.com) (Image Credit not Found)
December 18,
2020
2021 Team Preview: Israel Start-Up Nation.
"Dan
Martin's fourth place and stage win at the Vuelta a España
was the season highlight, while Alex Dowsett soloed to
their first Grand Tour stage win at the Giro d'Italia and
Hugo Hofstetter won Le Samyn."
By Daniel Ostanek (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
December 18,
2020
Graphene: Vittoria's untiring search for
increased tire performance.
"Graphene
2.0 tire range used by WorldTour teams including UAE Team
Emirates, Jumbo Visma and Education First."
By Ellis Bacon (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Vittoria)
December 18,
2020
RGT Cycling: You can now create your own race
format.
"You
can now organize and enter time trials on existing RGT
Cycling routes or create your own route modeled on your
favorite real-world courses using the Magic Roads function
(you can recreate a favorite ride with a GPX upload)." By Mat Brett (road.cc) (Image
Credit not Found)
December 18,
2020
Wilco Kelderman: Team tactics made me think
“I’m going to lose the Giro.”
"Much
has already been said and written about the “Stelvio
stage” in this year’s Giro d’Italia. The queen stage
should have been a definitive takeover of power for Wilco
Kelderman."
(cycling.today) (Credit not Found)
December 18,
2020
Cosnefroy eyes Tour de France yellow jersey as
'fresh wind' blows through AG2R-Citroën.
"The
25-year-old puncheur now finds himself as the leading
light from a French perspective and, after taking another
step forward in 2020, he’s aiming big for 2021, with
sights set on the Classics and the Tour de France yellow
jersey." By
Patrick Fletcher (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Vincent
Curutchet)
December 18,
2020
Oakley deals: Huge savings on Oakley
sunglasses, helmets and clothing.
"Oakley
makes everything from sunglasses with a highly tuned lens,
designed to help enhance color and contrast in a given
environment, to helmets and clothing too."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Oakley)
December 18,
2020
December 17,
2020
Tom Pidcock: ‘I want to become world champion
in all three disciplines.’
"Young
Brit is cranking up ambitions for cyclocross, mountain
bike and the road to the very top ahead of debut WorldTour
season."
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
December 17,
2020
Marianne Vos opens cyclocross campaign at
Ethias Cross in Essen.
"In
2021, she will begin her 16th road racing season as a pro
and lead the newly-formed Jumbo Visma women’s team. On the
road in 2020, Vos won three stages at the Giro Rosa, took
second in La Course."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images)
December 17,
2020
Van Aert and Van der Poel kick the Cyclocross
World Cup up a notch in Namur.
"Wout
van Aert (Jumbo Visma) and Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin
Fenix) are now due to light up the cyclocross season in
this weekend's UCI World Cup in Namur."
By Laura Weislo (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty
Images)
December 17,
2020
Greg Van Avermaet says change will do him
good.
"Belgian
star outlines ambitious calendar with classics, Tour de
France, Olympics and worlds all on radar for debut season
with Ag2r Citroën."
By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) Photo: James Startt
December 17,
2020
Add a two-speed gearbox to your bike with
Classified’s new wheelsets.
"Classified
is offering the Powershift setup in two road wheelsets and
one gravel wheelset."
By James Huang (cyclingtips.com)Photography by Classified
December 17,
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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Jakob Fuglsang is calling time on his grand
tour podium quest.
"The
35-year-old Danish rider notched a career-best sixth
overall at the 2020 Giro d’Italia, but after more than a
decade of trying to hit the top-3 in a grand tour, he’s
hoping to pivot toward becoming a stage-hunter." (velonews.com) (Tim de
Waele/Getty Images)
December 19,
2020
2021 Team Preview: Groupama FDJ.
"Marc
Madiot's team has been a constant in the peloton since
1997, with Groupama joining the French state lottery FDJ
as title sponsor in 2018."
By Barry Ryan (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
December 19,
2020
Marta Cavalli builds future in Women's
WorldTour racing at FDJ.
"Marta
Cavalli is the only new signing at the FDJ Nouvelle
Aquitaine Futuroscope team this winter but the
highly-rated young Italian is already dialing up her focus
on the Classics."
By Daniel Benson (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty
Images)
December 19,
2020
British Cycling to receive bumper budget for
2024 Olympic Games.
"Cycling
to receive £35.4m GBP ($47.9m USD) for Paris Games, a 12
percent increase on that awarded for Tokyo 2021." (velonews.com) (Credit not
Found)
December 19,
2020
A Climbing-Aero Bike? The Specialized S-Works
Tarmac SL7.
"That
day is finally here. Say goodbye to the Venge and hello to
the S-Works Tarmac SL7, a single platform that is about as
aero as the last S-Works Venge and butts right up to the
UCI weight limit out of the box. Welcome to “the
singularity."
(pelotonmagazine.com) (Credit not Found)
December 19,
2020
Melon Optics Releases Rob Warner Signature
Alleycat Riding Glasses.
"Featuring everything that makes the Alleycat the most in-demand set of trail glasses right now, including two ZEISS lenses with every set." By MelonOptics (pinkbike.com) December 19,
2020
Archie Ryan set for more with Jumbo Visma
after excelling on big climbs.
"Archie
Ryan has been given a contract extension with the Jumbo
Visma Continental-level team, which is the academy team of
the WorldTour outfit of the same name."
(stickybottle.com) (Photo: Pascal Gentié)
December 19,
2020
Ten products I loved in 2020: José Been.
"The things that got me through the jobless first lockdown and kept me mentally fit throughout what has been a challenging year for us all." By José Been (cyclingtips.com) (Image Credit not Found) December 18,
2020
Gear of the year: Our favorite cycling tech
from 2020.
"Despite
the lack of in-real-life bicycle tradeshows this year -
Sea Otter and Eurobike were both canceled - the industry
pulled together and made things work using Zoom and other
online platforms to launch their wares."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Dan Gould)
December 18,
2020
Belgium's 'Sportsman of the Year' prize goes
to Wout van Aert.
"The
voting for the 26-year-old road and cyclocross rider was
not a close race, as he received nearly double the points
than footballer Romelu Lukaku, 1,049 to 526. Third in the
voting with 441 points was Deceuninck Quick Step rider
Remco Evenepoel, who won the award last year." (cyclingnews.com) (Image
credit: Bettini Image)
December 18,
2020
Ciccone set to move into Grand Tour leadership
role in 2021.
"Trek
Segafredo manager Luca Guercilena has said that climber
Giulio Ciccone will get the chance to be a Grand Tour
leader for the first time in 2021."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
December 18,
2020
Here’s how you could own Bianchi bikes ridden
by Wout van Aert, Primož Roglič and Tom Dumoulin.
"The
auctions went live on Friday morning (December 18) and
will run until Sunday, December 27."
By Alex Ballinger (cyclingweekly.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty
Images)
December 18,
2020
French climbing sensation Évita Muzic poised
for bigger things in 2021.
"Breakthrough
victory at Giro Rosa came years in the making for the
21-year-old emerging star."
By Andrew Hood (velonews.com) Photo: Sean
Robinson/velofocus.com
December 18,
2020
French legend Bernard Hinault impressed by
Remco Evenepoel and the Gen Z superstars.
"Bernard
Hinault is not known for his laudatory comments about
contemporary racers. In fact, he still doesn’t see a
French winner of the Tour de France coming down the pipe
anytime soon."
(velonews.com) Photo: Maximiliano Blanco/Getty Images
December 18,
2020
Adidas’s new road shoes, a squashy sleeping
mat, hard-wearing overshoes and a charming book.
"This
week we have Adidas’s all-new road cycling shoes, some
fancy oversocks to cover said shoes, a wonderful book from
an impressive father and son duo, a new version of
Campagolo's outrageous bottle opener and more..." By Jack Luke (bikeradar.com)
(Image Credit not Found)
December 18,
2020
Redshift Sports releases lighter-weight
version of ShockStop suspension stem.
"Claimed
weight for the longest ShockStop Pro is an impressively
respectable 254 grams as a result, for a savings of 48
grams relative to the standard version."
By James Huang (cyclingtips.com) Photography by Redshift
Sports
December 18,
2020
December 17,
2020
10 neo-pros to watch in 2021.
"Neo-pros
are classified as riders in the first two years of their
pro contracts (above Continental level), but we've tried
to limit our list to fresh blood as much as possible." By Daniel Ostanek
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images)
December 17,
2020
Chris Froome to make Israel Start-Up Nation
debut at Vuelta a San Juan.
"This
race will mark the beginning of a much-anticipated new
chapter of my career' says four-time Tour de France
winner." By
Daniel Benson (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
December 17,
2020
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December 19,
2020
Ineos Grenadiers join race to sign Wout van
Aert in 2022, according to reports.
"The
Belgian will ride for Jumbo Visma in 2021, and the Dutch
team are hopeful they will extend their rider's contract
within weeks."
By Jonny Long (cyclingweekly.com) (David Stockman/Belga
Mag/AFP via Getty Images)
December 19,
2020
FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope roll out
bold 2021 jersey design.
"The
FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope team released photos of
its 2021 kit design created by Poli teamwear as modeled by
2019 French road champion Jade Wiel."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Thomas Maheux)
December 19,
2020
Novo Nordisk confirms 17-rider roster as
American Logan Phippen moves up from devo squad.
"Team
is looking to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the
discovery of insulin in 2021 as it continues mission to
inspire people affected by diabetes."
(velonews.com) (Credit not Found)
December 19,
2020
Suzanne Morphew's husband spotted passing out
flyers again: Report.
"Barry
Morphew, 52, was at a Safeway in Salida on Dec. 10 passing
out handbills with pictures of his wife, Suzanne Morphew -
exactly seven months to the day she went missing." By Louis Casiano
(foxnews.com) Photo: Inside Edition
The
public can submit tips by calling 719-312-7530
December 19,
2020
A holiday message from the Queen of Pain.
"As we
wrap 2020: A year of struggle, unrest, and uncertainty, it
is time to reflect on the lessons, growth and evolution we
are going through."
(roadbikeaction.com) Photo: Linda G
December 19,
2020
GoPro’s HERO9 Black Million Dollar Highlight
Video doesn’t disappoint.
"Just
what you needed to get jazzed for the weekend, GoPro’s
annual Million Dollar Highlight Challenge video is done
and live. It’s the compilation of clips chosen from almost
30,000 entries."
By Tyler Benedict (bikerumor.com) (Image Credit not Found)
December 19,
2020
December 18,
2020
Specialized offers $25,000 Reward For Return
Of Stolen Bicycles.
"The
bikes are so extremely unique that if the thieves attempt
to sell them each one will be easily identifiable. If you
see any of these in any capacity or have any information
please report it through an anonymous tip line at
408-947-7867."
By Mike Cushionbury (cyclingindependent.com) (Image Credit
not Found)
December 18,
2020
Truck driver who killed five cyclists had
methamphetamine in his system.
"Jordan
Barson told Nevada Highway Patrol troopers he didn’t
remember crashing into the group of cyclists on US Highway
95, and he must have fallen asleep at the wheel." By Alex Bowden (road.cc)
(Image Credit not Found)
December 18,
2020
Bora Hansgrohe lighten up their look for 2021.
"The
look is a departure from the black shoulders of years past
but the team keeps the striking teal chevrons that have
become the squad's signature."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bora
Hansgrohe/Sportful/Chiara Redaschi)
December 18,
2020
CAS halves Russia's doping ban and says
‘neutral’ athletes can compete at next Olympics with
‘Russia’ written on their kit.
"The
head of the US Anti Doping Agency (USADA), Travis Tygart,
was among those to criticize the decision, calling it, “a
catastrophic blow to clean athletes, the integrity of
sport, and the rule of law."
By Alex Bowden (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found)
December 18,
2020
Greg Van Avermaet: At my age it's good to be
out of my comfort zone.
"Greg
Van Avermaet believes that a new team, a change of kit and
a fundamental shift from the English-speaking culture of
CCC could help refresh his career after joining AG2R
Citroën on a three-year deal."
By Daniel Benson (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: AG2R
Citroën)
December 18,
2020
Canyon SRAM signs Elise Chabbey.
"With
a palmares that includes winning the climbing
classification at the 2020 La Course by Le Tour de France,
the 27-year-old from Geneva, Switzerland, displayed
promise in her second year as a professional cyclist." (velonews.com) (Luc
Claessen/Getty Images)
December 18,
2020
Brit James Shaw signs with Ribble Weldtite
after fearing the end of his career.
"The
24-year-old Brit feared his time in the peloton may be
over, after he struggled to find a new team for next
season as his current squad will not be continuing." By Alex Ballinger
(cyclingweekly.com) (David Ramos/Getty Images)
December 18,
2020
New tubeless Challenge Getaway gravel tires
get supple, handmade ride quality.
"The
first complete new tread design we’ve seen from Challenge
in years, the all-new Getaway feels exactly like what I’d
hope for from Challenge gravel tires… supersizing the
supple ride quality of their handmade cyclocross tires." By Cory Benson
(bikerumor.com) (Image Credit not Found)
December 18,
2020
GoPro deals: Get a third off a Hero 9 bundle
in GoPro's Holiday sale.
"GoPro
deals have been in good supply lately, and like a gift
that keeps on giving, the leading sports action camera
brand is now having a Holiday Sale."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Gopro)
December 18,
2020
Product picks of 2020: The best of the best.
"What with it being the end of the year, us here at CyclingTips have put together a bit of a list of our favorite bits and bobs of 2020." By Dave Everett (cyclingtips.com) December 17,
2020
Bay Crits canceled for 2021.
"The
race series, scheduled for the opening weekend in January,
normally attracts a mix of domestic and international
talent to Australia as riders prepare for the National
Championships, Cadel’s Great Ocean Road Race, the Tour
Down Under and the Herald Sun Tour."
By Iain Treloar (cyclingtips.com) (Image Credit not Found)
December 17,
2020
AG2R Citroën unveils 2021 jersey.
"The
AG2R La Mondiale team unveiled their new jersey for 2021,
with new title sponsor Citroën adding a dash of red to the
traditional white and brown color scheme."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: AG2R La Mondiale)
December 17,
2020
Specialized HQ targeted in major bike theft.
"At
least 16 high-value bikes were stolen in the robbery, with
the thieves forcing entry to the company HQ during
daylight hours. Many of the bicycles were housed in
Specialized’s in-house museum."
By Iain Treloar (cyclingtips.com) (Image Credit not Found)
December 17,
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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