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الاثنين، 31 أغسطس 2020

How cycling comfort can improve your ride

Chamois cream is serious business, it’s the closest thing to you yet until now there was little research on the topic. 

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'I always want more': Julian Alaphilippe coy on defence of yellow jersey

Julian Alaphilippe on stage three of the 2020 Tour de France (Marco Bertorello/AFP via Getty Images)
After last year, the Frenchman will not be allowed, by rivals or the media, to surreptitiously wander into yellow jersey contention

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Five talking points from stage three of the Tour de France 2020

There was still plenty to talk about on a quieter day at the 2020 Tour

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Sam Bennett says it was 'just a matter of luck' as he's foiled again at the Tour de France

Sam Bennett finishes second on stage three of the 2020 Tour de France (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)
The Irishman says he gave his rivals another lead out as he was pipped on the line by Caleb Ewan

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'None of us sprinters want to put anyone in harm's way': Caleb Ewan takes risky route to Tour de France stage win

Caleb Ewan wins stage three of the Tour de France 2020 (Stuart Franklin/AFP via Getty Images)
The Australian said he took risks as he pulled off an impressive sprint to take his fourth Tour stage victory

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Annemiek van Vleuten signs for Movistar 

Annemiek van Vleuten wins Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2020 (Photo by Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
Annemiek van Vleuten will be leaving Mitchelton-Scott for Movistar.

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Caleb Ewan fires from behind to take headwind sprint on stage three of Tour de France 2020

Caleb Ewan wins stage three of the Tour de France 2020 (Photo by Benoit Tessier - Pool/Getty Images)
Caleb Ewan fired from a long way back and weaved his way to a headwind sprint victory on stage three of the Tour de France 2020.

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Tour de France diary: After the storm comes the calm, and a pair of yellow shorts

Julian Alaphilippe on stage one of the 2020 Tour de France (Yuzuru Sunada/Belga Mag/AFP via Getty Images)
The 2019 Tour was breathtaking, maybe all we should wish for this year is quiet

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UCI will announce new venue for World Championships this week

Greg Van Avermaet at the 2019 Road World Championships (Sunada)
The UCI is scheduled to announce the new venue for the 2020 World Championships this week.

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Michael Matthews pulls out of Sunweb contract early to re-join Mitchelton-Scott 

Michael Matthews wins stage two of the Volta a Catalunya 2019 (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
Michael Matthews is leaving Sunweb before the end of his contract to re-join his old Mitchelton-Scott squad.

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Sam Bennett 'still has pressure on himself' before second chance at Tour de France victory

Sam Bennett on stage two of the Tour de France 2020 (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
The Irishman failed to take his opportunity on the opening but will try again on stage three

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الأحد، 30 أغسطس 2020

Tom Dumoulin suffers 'stupid fall' on stage two of the Tour de France

Tom Dumoulin on stage two of the Tour de France 2020 (Marco Bertorello/AFP via Getty Images)
The Dutchman is the latest Jumbo-Visma to come a cropper as they ready for an assault on the yellow jersey

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Five talking points from stage two of the Tour de France 2020

The first mountain stage of the 2020 Tour de France created plenty of talking points

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Julian Alaphilippe faces battle between heart and head on mounting another fight for yellow

Julian Alaphilippe after winning stage two of the Tour de France 2020 (Photo by Stephan Mantey - Pool/Getty Images)
Alaphilippe says he will 'respect the jersey' but is not here to win the GC after emotional win for his father

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'I was never gonna win the sprint was I?': Adam Yates satisfied with third on Tour de France stage two

Adam Yates at the 2020 Tour de France (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
The Brit promises to ride aggressively for the rest of the French Grand Tour

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Julian Alaphilippe takes yellow jersey with Tour de France 2020 stage two victory

Team Deceuninck rider France's Julian Alaphilippe (R) celebrates as he crosses the finish line ahead of Team Sunweb rider Switzerland's Marc Hirschi during the 2nd stage of the 107th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 187 km between Nice and Nice, on August 30, 2020. (Photo by STEPHANE MAHE / POOL / AFP) (Photo by STEPHANE MAHE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Alaphilippe beat Marc Hirschi to the line on the stage two finish in Nice

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Garmin down again after major outage

(Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
This latest disruption follows the ransomware attack last month

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Tweets of the week: Thibaut Pinot, Chris Froome, Tour de France 2020

Stage one of the Tour de France 2020 (Getty)
Here it is, the first French Grand Tour-themed edition of the year, bon appétit!

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Who are the commentators at the Tour de France 2020?

David Millar and Ned Boulting, with different roles, at the British road race national championships 2013
We bet you'll be hearing these voices a lot the next few weeks...

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Wout Poels riding with broken rib and injured lung as he starts stage two of the Tour de France

Wout Poels after crashing on stagea one of the 2020 Tour de France (Marco Bertorello/AFP via Getty Images)
The Dutchman is one of many riders soldiering on

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Dan Martin: 'The pain is worse sitting on the sofa than the saddle' at the Tour de France

Dan Martin and Thibaut Pinot on stage one of the 2020 Tour de France (Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP via Getty Images)
The Irishman tentatively starts the Tour de France and hopes to hit form after the first rest day

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Remco Evenepoel 'crying in his hospital bed' over pocket investigation

Davide Bramati peers down at Remco Evenepoel after the rider crashed at Il Lombardia (Yuzuru Sunada)
The 20-year-old remains in hospital in Belgium and says he was devastated by the news the UCI had ordered an investigation into the pocket incident

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Comfort breaks for women: best bib shorts for an easier pee stop

Best comfort bib shorts for women
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A speedy pee break on a ride has always been an absolute nightmare for women, but there are bib shorts which reduce faff time so you can get back onto the open road

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Philippe Gilbert out of Tour de France with broken kneecap

Philippe Gilbert at the Tour de France 2020 (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
The Belgian was one of many who crashed on the opening stage

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Sunday trading: Save £40 on a Garmin Edge 830 plus big discounts on Continental tyres

We've found the best deals from the major online retailers

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السبت، 29 أغسطس 2020

Sam Bennett rues miscues as he misses out on Tour de France yellow jersey

Sam Bennett on stage one of the 2020 Tour de France (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
The Irishman admits he got his sprint slightly wrong as he finished fourth on stage one

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Who's out of the Tour de France 2020 after stage one?

Crash on stage one of the Tour de France 2019 (Photo by Frank Faugere-Pool/Getty Images)
Keep up to date with who has withdrawn from this year's Tour de France

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Five talking points from stage one of the Tour de France 2020

The sprint finish for stage one of the Tour de France 2020 (Photo by Christophe Petit-Tesson - Pool/Getty Images)
A surprise winner, mayhem in the rain and more - don't miss these moments from stage one

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'I'm 33 and have four kids but still managed to win' says Alexander Kristoff after Tour de France victory

Alexander Kristoff in yellow at the 2020 Tour de France (Photo by Christophe Petit Tesson/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
The Norwegian says he'll enjoy his day in yellow after his surprise stage victory

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'Chapeau to the whole peloton minus Astana,' says Luke Rowe after chaotic Tour de France 2020 stage one

Luke Rowe after stage one of the 2020 Tour de France (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images,)
Riders have described the stage one roads as 'like ice' on a day where crashes dominated the action

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Thibaut Pinot crashes in closing kilometres of Tour de France 2020 stage one

Thibaut Pinot crashes during stage one of the 2020 Tour de France (Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP via Getty Images)
The Frenchman had a face like thunder as he slowly rode into the finish

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Alexander Kristoff fights to huge sprint victory after nightmare stage one of Tour de France 2020

Victory for Alexander Kristoff in the opening stage of the Tour de France 2020 (Photo by Anne-Christine Poujoulat - Pool/Getty Images)
Alexander Kristoff fought hard to a huge sprint victory on stage one of the Tour de France 2020, after a nightmare day for the peloton.

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Miguel Ángel López crashes into road sign after riders neutralise racing on descent at Tour de France

Miguel Ángel López collided with a road sign after the peloton opted to temporarily neutralise the racing on stage one of the Tour de France 2020. 

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Watch Nairo Quintana’s rapid recovery after crash in awful weather during Tour de France 2020 stage one 

 The first stage of the 2020 Tour de France has been a hectic day of racing as countless crashes hindered the peloton in awful weather.

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Here's all the riders that have been fined in the Tour de France 2020

The Tour de France 2020 peloton (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
Riders in the Tour de France face enormous pressure.

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'You're never confident in a sprint against Vos' says Lizzie Deignan after defeating Dutch triple threat at La Course

Lizzie Deignan wins La Course 2020 (Christophe Petit Tesson/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Deignan and team-mate Elisa Longo Borghini pulled off perfect tactics to beat both Vos and world champion Annemiek van Vleuten

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'The yellow jersey's been on my mind the past few months' says Sam Bennett before Tour de France stage one

Sam Bennett at the Tour de France 2020 (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)
The Irishman has a great chance to take the first leader's jersey in Nice

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Why is Chris Froome not riding the Tour de France 2020? 

Chris Froome at the 2020 Tour de l'Ain (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
The 2020 Tour de France is underway, but there is one very notable omission from this year’s start list - Chris Froome.

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Primož Roglič still bookies' favourite over Egan Bernal for Tour de France 2020

Primož Roglič takes stage two of the 2020 Critérium du Dauphiné (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
The Tour de France is here and speculation is rife about who will be the strongest heading into a very unusual edition.

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How to live stream the Tour de France: watch the Tour de France 2020 from anywhere

Tour de France 2019 (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
The 2020 Tour de France is here – find out how you can live stream the delayed edition of the race.

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Deignan makes it two from two with victory at La Course

Lizzie Deignan (Team Trek - Segafredo) wins the 19th GP Plouay ahead of Lizzy Banks (Equipe Paule Ka) (Photo by Luc Claessen/Getty Images)
Lizzie Deignan won a thrilling edition of La Course in Nice on Saturday, beating Marianne Vos into second place. The British rider had been part of a six woman group which had formed early on second of two laps, and had Trek-Segafredo team mate Elisa Longo Borghini to help. As the six women took on […]

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UCI order investigation into item removed from Evenepoel's pocket after crash

Remco Evenepoel after crashing at Il Lombardia (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
Deceuninck - Quick-Step say they will co-operate with the Cycling Anti-Doping Foundation after a video emerged showing something being removed from Evenepoel's pocket by his sports director in the aftermath of his Il Lombardia crash

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Best lightweight climber's bikes: a buyer's guide

Best lightweight climber's bike
Looking for a lightweight, hill-flattening, mountain-conquering machine? We’ve tested the lightest and fastest climbing bikes on the market.

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الجمعة، 28 أغسطس 2020

Luke Rowe: If we stick to our game plan, we can win the Tour de France

Michal Kwiatkowski and Luke Rowe leading an Ineos training ride ahead of the 2020 Tour de France (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
Ineos road captain says Jumbo-Visma have been “impressive” and have the Tour favourite in Roglič

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Tour de France 2020: Six things to look out for during the first week

A big opening week awaits the riders of the 2020 Tour de France

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Tour de France average speed: How fast are riders at the Tour?

The Tour de France peloton in Paris (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
The general trend at the Tour de France, since its start in 1903, is that the speed of the riders is going up

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World Championships will go ahead, says Lappartient, with numerous European cities in contention to host

Yorkshire 2019 Worlds (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
The original dates remain, the week following the Tour de France, and a final decision on the location will be made at the start of September

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Tour de France bikes: Who's riding what in 2020?

Team Deceuninck rider France's Julian Alaphilippe arrives to attend the teams' presentation two days before the start of the 1st stage of the 107th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, in Nice on August 27, 2020. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP) (Photo by ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP via Getty Images)
Here's our roundup of the 2020 Tour de France bikes

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'Hard to say' whether Mark Cavendish will ever return to Tour de France, says Rod Ellingworth

Mark Cavendish at the Vuelta a Burgos 2020 (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
The Bahrain-McLaren coach says 'time will tell' as to whether we've seen the last of the Manxman at the French Grand Tour

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La Course 2020: all you need to know about the one-day race

Marianne Vos wins La Course 2019 (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
All you need to know about the 2020 race

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GB cyclist Liz Clarke-Saul passes away from rare bone cancer

Liz Clarke-Saul at the 2015 Para-Cycling Worlds (Getty)
Tributes have been paid to the rider who represented Great Britain at multiple World Championships

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The most up to date Tour de France Guide

This week's issue of Cycling Weekly is our bumper Tour de France special, the most up to date and in depth preview of the upcoming race that you can buy.

This years edition of the Tour de France is set to be a very strange race indeed. Run off in September at the end of summer could make things interesting if the weather in the mountains is as changeable as it can be at this time of year. Then there’s the lack of racing for […]

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'What happened last year won't happen again' says Thibaut Pinot on eve of Tour de France

Thibaut Pinot at the 2020 Critérium du Dauphiné (Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP via Getty Images)
The Frenchman insists he now has the head to match the legs while the clock continues to tick and France expects

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Tour de France diary: If it reaches stage 21, let’s call this Tour ‘the miracle that somehow got to Paris’

Deceuninck - Quick-Step at the team presentation of the 2020 Tour de France (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)
Is it just a question of how long until the plug is pulled?

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Tour de France facts: stats from the world's biggest bike race

Egan Bernal and Geraint Thomas finish stage 20 of the Tour de France 2019 (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
We all know Armstrong was a long term cheater and that a win from Bernal this year would go down in history - but records go back much further...

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14 Tour de France rules you probably didn't know

Egan Bernal on stage 21 of the Tour de France 2019 (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
The world's biggest bike race has a comprehensive set of rules - here are some not commonly known Tour de France regulations

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Tour de France 2020 route: Eight mountain finishes and uphill time trial to decide 107th edition

tour de france 2020 route
Egan Bernal on stage 21 of the 2019 Tour de France (Sunada)
Take a look at the stages of the Tour de France 2020 route

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Egan Bernal still dealing with back injury as Brailsford orders forward march

Egan Bernal, Chris Froome and Dave Brailsford (Guillaume Horcajuelo/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
The British team boss puts his Ineos Grenadiers into forward gear and refuses to look back

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