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Which was the best Grand Tour of the 2020
season?
"This
year has been a tough one, but we were lucky enough to get
all three of the Grand Tours after doubts they would go
ahead at all in 2020."
By Tim Bonville-Ginn (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit:
Getty Images)
December 31,
2020
Decision on European team invites to 2021
Vuelta a San Juan expected on Monday.
"Froome’s
debut with Israel Start-Up Nation at risk if Argentinian
race limited to local teams."
By Stephen Farrand (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit:
Bettini Image)
December 31,
2020
Olympic Games quarantine quandary could see
teams focus on Tour de France, warn riders.
"Team
interests in sending strong lineups to the big-budget Tour
could see riders forced to sacrifice Games ambitions." By Jim Cotton (velonews.com)
(Image credit: Getty Images)
December 31,
2020
Top 10 Stories of 2020.
"Here’s the PEZCycling Top 10 List of Most Read Stories in 2020 - including a bonus story because I lost count when assembling this article." By Richard Pestes (pezcyclingnews.com) (Image Credit not Found) December 31,
2020
Tom Marvin’s Gear of the Year 2020.
"2020
was a year of drastic contrasts - from the tumbleweed
weeks of lockdown to the flat-out fractiousness of the
more ‘normal’ weeks, which involved catching up on bikes
and kit in order to keep the good ship BikeRadar
fully stocked."
By Tom Marvin (bikeradar.com) Russell Burton / Immediate
Media
December 31,
2020
New Year bike sales USA: Today's best deals
and where to find January sales.
"The
New Year bike sales have begun and here's our roundup of
the best deals available today in the USA."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image Credit: Courtesy)
December 31,
2020
Pinkbike Editors' New Years Resolutions
for 2021.
"It's
always good to have a great big lofty goal to aim for,
even if your resolution ends up being abandoned by
mid-January. If you could accomplish anything in 2021,
what would it be?"
By Sarah Moore (pinkbike.com) Trevor Lyden
December 31,
2020
Live: x2o Badkamers Trofee GP Sven Nys -
Friday, January 1st.
"he
typical New Years race in Baal sees the riders tackle the
GP Sven Nys!
Elite
Women - 12:45 UK, 13:45 Europe,
7:45am U.S. Eastern.
Elite
Men - 14:00 UK, 15:00 Europe, 9:00am U.S. Eastern." (cyclocross.social) (Credit
not Found)
December 31,
2020
 December 30,
2020
Cyclocross Diaries: What a Belgian race day
looks like.
"With
the entire US cyclocross calendar canceled, the Cannondale
Cyclocrossworld team had a choice: make the jump across
the Atlantic, or don’t race at all."
By Caley Fretz (cyclingtips.com) (Photo: Kristof Ramon)
December 30,
2020
Blanka Vas, Mathieu van der Poel victorious at
Ethias Cross Bredene.
"Reduced
startsheet saw Van Aert, Pidcock, Brand, del Carmen
Alvarado all sit out the Belgian race."
(velonews.com) (Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
December 30,
2020
Blanka Vas wins Ethias Cross Bredene.
"19-year-old
Blanka Vas (Doltcini Van Eyck Sport) stepped up from her
series of recent placings to win the Ethias Cross in
Bredene, attacking from the start and powering away to a
solo victory."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images)
December 30,
2020
Van der Poel cruises to victory in Ethias
Cross Bredene.
"Mathieu
van der Poel (Alpecin Fenix) put his rainbow jersey on
display with another solo victory, this time at the Ethias
Cross in Bredene, where he rode away from Toon Aerts
(Telenet Baloise) midway through the race to win with
relative ease."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
December 30,
2020
Live: Ethias Cross Bredene - Wednesday
December 30th.
"Continuing
the Christmas Cyclocross calendar, the 6th round of the
Ethias Cross sees riders head to Bredene.
Elite Women - 12:45 UK, 13:45 Europe,
7:45am U.S. Eastern.
Elite Men - 14:00 UK, 15:00 Europe, 9:00am U.S. Eastern." (cyclocross.social) (Credit
not Found)
December 30,
2020
Vielo R+1 Alto SRAM Force e-Tap AXS.
"The
R+1 Alto from UK brand Vielo is one of the most beautiful
bikes I ever had the pleasure of riding. Its comfort
levels are quite simply stunning."
By Stu Kerton (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found)
December 30,
2020
Review: Redshift ShockStop may just change
your mind about suspension seatposts.
"One
of the many ways riders have tried to increase the comfort
of their rides, the suspension seat post is experiencing a
bit of a renaissance."
By Zach Overholt (bikerumor.com) (Image Credit not Found)
December 30,
2020
Rob Weaver’s Gear of the Year 2020.
"Rob's pick of bits and bikes from 2020." By Robin Weaver (bikeradar.com) (Image Credit not Found) December 30,
2020
Team of the year: Who were the best riders of
2020?
"We assemble our best riders from the 2020 season into one super squad." By Tim Bonville-Ginn (cyclingweekly.com) (Image credit: Getty Images) December 29,
2020
Mathieu van der Poel will race Tour de France
‘for sponsors.’
"Mathieu
van der Poel indicated yet again he will make his Tour de
France debut in 2021, but added an important caveat -
he’ll do it for the good of team backers."
(velonews.com) (Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
December 29,
2020
Wout van Aert to stay on Bianchi for
cyclocross season as Jumbo Visma switch to Cervélo.
"Jumbo
Visma will climb aboard Cervélo bikes in 2021, a change
which will be made for both the men’s WorldTour team and
the new women's Continental team."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
December 29,
2020
Good year, bad year: Cycling's winners and
losers in 2020.
"Everyone has had to adapt, but we have always had our trusty bikes (indoors and, when we can, outdoors) and with that there has been some good along the way." By Anna Marie Hughes (road.cc) (Image Credit not Found) December 29,
2020
Nordest updates their original steel adventure
gravel bike, with 350g lighter Albarda 2.
"Nordest's
steel Albarda gravel bike gets a gen 2 update, with
affordable improvements all around. The original chromoly
frame gets lighter, dropping 12% of its original weight
while also dropping the cost of frame-only or framesets
with either steel or carbon forks."
By Cory Benson (bikerumor.com) c. Nordest Cycles
December 29,
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
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Van Vleuten reveals massive year-end training
tally.
"Former
world champion Annemiek van Vleuten continued to clock big
miles on the bike in 2020, putting in over 32,000
kilometers between training and racing."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty Images)
December 31,
2020
How generation Z are taking over the cycling
world.
"How
are fresh-faced riders barely out of their teens managing
to win at the highest level? Aspiring pro Joe Laverick has
a personal investment in finding out."
(cyclingweekly.com) (Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP via Getty
Images)
December 31,
2020
The 2020 road season in numbers.
"It was a small miracle there was even a 2020 road season, Cyclingnews looks at the stats." By Laura Weislo (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport) December 31,
2020
Five wacky things I loved about bike racing in
2020.
"t
wasn’t all doom and gloom in 2020. Quite the contrary.
Despite what some viewed as a mortal threat to
professional cycling, the sport reconfirmed its legacy of
perseverance and determination by pedaling straight
through it." By
Andrew Hood (velonews.com) (Image Credit not Found)
December 31,
2020
2021 team preview: Bora Hansgrohe.
"Kelderman
joins Sagan, Ackermann and Schachmann as German team
strengthens Grand Tour squad."
By Patrick Fletcher (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty
Images)
December 31,
2020
Pinkbike Athlete of the Year Winner.
"While
we were impressed with all the riders who conquered more
than just their competitors this year, the 2020 Athlete of
the Year award goes to Marine Cabirou."
(pinkbike.com) Andy Vathis
December 31,
2020
Will doing intervals make you live longer?
"In
the December 29 edition of the New York Time’s
“Phys Ed” column, writer Gretchen Reynolds points out some
salient new information about how much even a brief (as in
four second long) interval can pay healthful dividends." (roadbikeaction.com) (Image
credit: Bettini Image)
December 31,
2020
2020 in Review: Cycling shoots up the
political and media agenda - for better or worse.
"This
has been a year unlike any other most of us have lived
through, and the changes made to our lives, our daily
routines, seem set to be here for some time to come - some
of them, possibly forever."
By Simon MacMichael (road.cc) Photo: Simon MacMichael
December 31,
2020
First Look: Canyon Aeroad CFR.
"Seven
years later, Canyon’s relaunched Aeroad is sleeker,
lighter and brimming with unique go-fast features." (roadbikeaction.com) (Credit
not Found)
December 31,
2020
From the Giro d’Italia to getting back on the
bike: Highlights from 2020.
"We’re
just a day away from the end of 2020 and for many people
it will be a year to forget, but there were also some
cycling highlights that Cycling Weekly readers
will be keen to carry with them."
By Alex Ballinger (cyclingweekly.com) Credit: Dan Gould/CW
December 31,
2020
December 30,
2020
Wout van Aert prepared to park Olympic
ambitions to ride for Remco Evenepoel.
"Belgian
supremo increasing his focus on road racing despite
years-long cyclocross rivalry with Mathieu van der Poel." (velonews.com) (Tim de
Waele/Getty Images)
December 30,
2020
Highlights of 2020 - Part V.
"Tough
choice to pick the last of five highlights from the year
but the Tour de France’s penultimate stage stands out,
above all as a moment of sporting drama, but also a
healthy exercise in forecasting, bias and review." (inrng.com) (ASO)
December 30,
2020
2021 Tour of Antalya canceled.
"The
2.1 race was scheduled for February 11-14 and was slated
to feature six WorldTour teams, an increase of five on
last year’s event."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image)
December 30,
2020
Egan Bernal targets Tour de France in 2021.
"After
winning the Tour in 2019 at the age of 22, the Colombian
was forced to abandon his title defense this year with
back pain, and was subsequently diagnosed with the spinal
condition scoliosis."
(cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
December 30,
2020
The Grind: My top 10 gravel hits of 2020.
"The
events (remember those?), gear, and places that made
gravel rad for me in a lousy year."
By Ben Delaney (velonews.com) Photo: Wil Matthews
December 30,
2020
Wahoo Releases Accuracy Fix for KICKR V5/2020:
Test Results.
"Over six months ago, when the Wahoo KICKR V5/2020 was released it contained one not insignificant flaw: It’d overshoot efforts, sometimes by hundreds of watts, when the flywheel speed was low." (dcrainmaker.com) (Photo: Ray Maker) December 30,
2020
The best Zwift Cycling Central podcasts of
2020.
"A
turbulent 2020 meant that the Zwift Cycling Central
podcast looked a bit different for 2020, but Christophe
Mallet and Dave McKenzie were always there to bring a bit
of fun and insight into the happenings of the cycling
world."
(sbs.com.au) (Image credit: Getty Images)
December 30,
2020
Crossing Iceland: Emily Batty and Chris
Burkard share stories from nine days off the grid.
"When
the world came to a standstill, Emily Batty quickly had to
adapt her plans. World Cup’s were rescheduled to fall and,
faced with a long offseason, the Canadian refocused on a
new objective: bikepacking across Iceland."
By Terry McKall (cyclingmagazine.ca) Photo: Chris Burkard,
Jordan Rosen
December 30,
2020
Sneak Peek: Twin Six Standard Rando Ti 2.0
updated adventure touring gravel bike coming soon!
"Twin
Six’s premium do-it-all Standard Rando Ti gravel &
touring bike is about to get a modern randonneur update.
Set to drop in just two days, Twin Six will offer special
pricing for a very limited time from the start of 2021." By Cory Benson
(bikerumor.com) (Image Credit not Found)
December 30,
2020
December 29,
2020
The top 10 VeloNews stories from 2020.
"Here
we present, not necessarily the happiest stories, but the
10 most-read pieces of the year. In sum, it is a snapshot
of 2020." By Ben
Delaney (velonews.com) (Image Credit not Found)
December 29,
2020
Pedro Delgado: Lance Armstrong was the best of
his era.
"Former
Tour de France winner Pedro Delgado says he considers
Lance Armstrong as the winner of the Tour de France from
1999-2005 despite the Texan’s name officially being struck
from the winner’s record due to doping violations." (cycling.today) (Credit not
Found)
December 29,
2020
2021 Team Preview: GreenEdge Cycling.
"GreenEdge
has been in the WorldTour peloton since 2012, winning
Milan San Remo, Paris Roubaix, Liège Bastogne Liège and Il
Lombardia, as well as claiming overall victory in the 2018
Vuelta a España through Simon Yates."
By Barry Ryan (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty
Images)
December 29,
2020
Lotte Kopecky adds World Cup in Hulst to foray
into cyclocross.
"Lotte
Kopecky will don new team colors in the new year, but has
not hung up her Lotto Soudal pursuits after the close of a
successful road racing season."
By Jackie Tyson (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Getty
Images)
December 29,
2020
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December 31,
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Lucinda Brand debuts new Baloise Trek Lions
cyclocross jersey.
"Telenet
Baloise Lions cyclocross team will officially become
Baloise Trek Lions as of January 1 with Lucinda Brand
revealing the new jersey on New Years Eve."
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December 31,
2020
Training: 10 Fun and realistic New Year’s
resolutions.
"It’s
that time of year again. Everyone has started talking
about what they are going to do next year and then they do
it for only a couple of weeks."
By Hannah Finchamp (velonews.com) Photo: Marcelo Rypl
December 31,
2020
Nairo Quintana back on the bike after knee
surgery.
"Arkéa
Samsic team manager Emmanuel Hubert reports that
Quintana's rehab is ‘going very well.’"
(velonews.com) (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)
December 31,
2020
James Knox: Poland and the racing restart.
"The
gap between stage 5 of the UAE Tour and stage 1 of the
Tour of Poland was 160 days, but I’m finally up and
running." By
James Knox (cyclingnews.com) Deceuninck Quick Step
December 31,
2020
My kit picks for 2020: Tech writer Stefan
Abram.
"Over the past year, these products have genuinely impressed me with their quality, function, and value. I can whole-heartedly recommend them." By Stefan Abram (cyclingweekly.com) (Image Credit not Found) December 31,
2020
Laurens ten Dam: Jakobsen crash a turning
point for rider safety.
"Oh
man, I wish I could dedicate this page to all the
beautiful racing we’ve seen lately."
By Laurens ten Dam (cyclingnews.com) Facebook
December 31,
2020
28 years of the best advice from the pages of
Cycling Plus.
"We’ve
been offering you the best road possible cycling advice
since 1992, and a look back through the Cycling Plus
magazine archives reveals the top tips that have stood the
test of time."
(cyclingplus.com) (Credit not Found)
December 31,
2020
The Top 10 Active Pass stories of 2020.
"In
addition to the magazine, training software and discounts,
members have access to exclusive content, and here is what
was most read in 2020."
(velonews.com) By Ben DelaneyPhoto: Courtesy Argonaut
December 31,
2020
Editor’s picks: 2020’s best little luxuries.
"While we all dream of new bikes or bougie wheel upgrades, there are smaller ways to make a big impact on how much you enjoy your ride." (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Credit not Found) December 31,
2020
What We Dig: Condiments.
"Adventures
to exotic locales aren’t always possible. You can,
however, infuse exotica into your taste buds at your own
dinner table or breakfast nook, in the simple form of a
creative condiment."
(pelotonmagazine.com) (Credit not Found)
December 31,
2020
10 of the biggest names in men’s cycling who
are retiring in 2020.
"Stannard,
Hansen, Gatto among riders to part ways with the pro
peloton." By
Patrick Fletcher (cyclingnews.com) (Getty Images Sport)
December 30,
2020
"As
the sun went down Wednesday in Monaco, Sagan posted a
first in his cycling career - attempting to pedal his road
bike on a snow-covered road. He ran into some surprising
conditions on a training ride today."
(cyclingnews.com) Photo by: Instagram/Peter Sagan
December 30,
2020
Hagens Berman Axeon completes its 13-man
roster for 2021.
"Axel
Merckx's development squad adds five young Americans to
2021 lineup."
(velonews.com) (Justin Setterfield/Getty Images Sport)
December 30,
2020
Success breeds success as American youth
lights up the WorldTour.
"2020
saw a group of young American friends and former teammates
inspire each other to a prolific season of top-tier
racing." By Jim
Cotton (velonews.com) Photo: KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP via
Getty Images
December 30,
2020
How to get fit fast: Time-crunched cycling
training tips.
"If
you want to know how to get fit fast, we explain the best
ways to tailor your training around a time-crunched
cyclist's lifestyle."
By Jarred Salzwedel (cyclingnews.com) (Image credit:
Zwift)
December 30,
2020
Uncertainty swirls around possible Olympic
Games quarantine.
"Reports
of a pre-Games quarantine would complicate a Tour de
France or Giro Rosa start for Olympic-bound cyclists." By Andrew Hood (velonews.com)
(Image credit: Getty Images)
December 30,
2020
The best Canadian cycling challenges of 2020.
"It
was a year of personally motivated goals and challenges.
Some cyclists chose to take some time off this bike,
others, such as essential workers, were forced to reduce
their training."
By Lily Hansen-Gillis (cyclingmagazine.ca) (Image Credit
not Found)
December 30,
2020
2020 bike tech in numbers: It has been an
incredible year for statistics!
"As
cyclists we’re bombarded by claims that the latest bikes
and kit are lighter, stiffer, and more aero than what has
gone before. Here’s what we’ve been told over the past
year." By Mat
Brett (road.cc)
December 30,
2020
First Look: 2021 Orbea Orca.
"For
model year 2021 Orcas, Orbea has grandfathered much of the
high-end OMX tube shaping, originally used on the 2020
model, to the OMR-level carbon frames."
(roadbikeaction.com) (Credit not Found)
December 30,
2020
Top-10 performances of the 2020 men’s road
season.
"The
battle that we wanted to see all year finally properly
came about in the biggest race on Wout van Aert (Jumbo
Visma) and Mathieu van der Poel‘s (Alpecin Fenix)
calendar, the Tour of Flanders."
By Tim Bonville-Ginn (cyclingweekly.com) (Luc
Claessen/Getty Images)
December 29,
2020
15-Minute Yoga Sequence To Improve T-Spine
Mobility.
"Slow
down footage of any of the top DH or Enduro riders coming
down the hill, and look at the body positions required to
keep the bike upright over that terrain, at those speeds.
Then ask yourself honestly, can your body do that." By Abi Carver (pinkbike.com)
(Image Credit not Found)
December 29,
2020
Oli Woodman’s Gear of the Year 2020.
"Some
of us might be keen to forget 2020, but for me it’s been a
year that’s well worth remembering - at least where bikes
are concerned."
By Oli Woodman (bikeradar.com) (Image Credit not Found)
December 29,
2020
Anacona injured in training crash in Colombia.
"According
to L'Equipe, Anacona did not lose consciousness,
but he required facial surgery and stitches to his left
knee. He also sustained rib injuries and a bruised
kidney."
(cyclingnews.com) (Image credit: Bettini Image)
December 29,
2020
How you’ll watch cycling world championships
during the next four years.
"This
December, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) awarded
North American the streaming rights to multiple cycling
competitions to FloSports, the subscription video
streaming service that houses Flobikes." By Lily Hansen-Gillis
(cyclingmagazine.ca) Bartek Wolinski/Red Bull Content Pool
December 29,
2020
Swytch Electric Bike Conversion Kit.
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