News archive

May 2020

Filter

Year
Month

297 articles

May 31
- 1952 Tour of Flanders winner Roger Decock dies aged 93
- Tom Dumoulin: At Sunweb it was very difficult to bear the pressure
- Lachlan Morton smashes Kokopelli Trail record
- Philippa York joins Zwift for Pride Month rides
- Lorena Wiebes leaves Team Parkhotel Valkenburg
- Viviani hopes Milan-San Remo is moved closer to Tour de France
May 30
- Buchmann’s Everesting record ruled invalid due to rule breaks
- Giro d’Italia: Greatest solo wins 2013-2019 - Video
- Roglic sees no problems with Jumbo-Visma's Tour de France triumvirate
- André Greipel: I want to finish my career on a full season
- Canyon-SRAM to develop preventive health measures ahead of revised calendar
- Nairo Quintana to ride Tour de l'Ain and Critérium du Dauphiné before Tour de France
- Anti-doping samples from 2017 Tour de France retested in light of Operation Aderlass information
May 29
- Tour de Wallonie confirmed for August 16
- Dowsett features in first episode of Hagens Berman Axeon video interview series
- Buchmann smashes Everesting record
- Tour of America's Dairyland postponed until 2021
- Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna confirm joint bid for Tour de France Grand Depart
- Williams brothers to host Virtual Armed Forces Cycling Classic ride on Zwift
- Women's Tour returns with virtual race series in June
- Contador: Bernal could do the Giro-Tour double in 2021
- Vaughters confirms EF Pro Cycling will race on in 2021
- eBay Finds: 1886 52in Humber penny-farthing
- Wout van Aert to take part in Ten Dam's 'Dirty Kanzelled' gravel ride
- Moncoutié: Clean riders couldn't compete for Grand Tours in Lance Armstrong era
- Peter Sagan could skip cobbled Classics in favour of Giro d'Italia
- Philipsen likely to look for sprint opportunities at Vuelta a España
- Axel Merckx frustrated by lack of opportunities for under-23 riders
- Rigoberto Uran: My goal is the Tour de France
May 28
- Intelligentsia Cup cancelled
- 2020 GP Stad Zottegem called off
- Row brewing as Plumelec mayor doesn't want to host French championships
- Maryland Cycling Classic postponed to 2021
- Zipp unveils new Firecrest 303 wheels
- Froome, Bernal, Thomas all told to prepare for Tour de France leadership
- André Greipel fights ALS with World Bicycle Day Strava challenge
- Mark Cavendish's chances of Tour de France selection hit by lack of racing
- Giro d'Italia organisers working on 'open doors' race
- Bora-Hansgrohe to hold June training camp in Austria
- Peters sets sights on Tour de France stage victory
- Howes to tackle 355km route from Colorado to Kansas
- Dwars door het Hageland moves to August 15
May 27
- Elynor Backstedt: I'm still in a lot of pain and discomfort
- Colombian federation hopes to secure charter flight to take riders to Tour de France
- British Cycling extends race suspension until September 1
- Van Aert: Van der Poel has always motivated me to beat him
- Hope but still no certainty for 2020 Road World Championships
- Quitting MPCC was Dumoulin's decision say Jumbo-Visma
- Basso refuses to hit back at Armstrong after ESPN hypocrisy rant
- Cannondale releases dual-suspension Topstone Lefty
- Bahrain McLaren face fresh uncertainty as McLaren cuts 1200 jobs
- eBay Finds: Signed Peter Sagan 'Hulk' Cannondale jersey
- Albasini prolongs career so he can retire on the road
- Uncertainty remains over revised UCI calendar dates
- Alexey Lutsenko: We can expect a lot of spectacular racing
- Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenges set for August 6
May 26
- Vuelta a Burgos clears first hurdle for post-coronavirus edition
- Indoor cycling meets Grand Theft Auto
- Tyler Hamilton casts doubts on Lance Armstrong's 'truth'
- EF Pro Cycling hoping for Higuita to emulate Urán's Grand Tour ability
- Fan-less Tour de France 'nothing new' after racing in UAE, says Buchmann
- Teams race to secure best altitude camp locations in the Alps and Dolomites
- Tom Dumoulin's arguments against MPCC are not reasonable, says Legeay
- Filippo Simeoni: Lance Armstrong deserves a second chance
- Brittany willing to organise European Championships ahead of Tour de France
- Keisse in 'contract year': I'd like to stay at Deceuninck-QuickStep
May 25
- Pieters and Uneken extend contracts with Boels Dolmans
- Naesen extends contract with AG2R La Mondiale through 2023
- Katie Hall sets new Everesting women’s record
- Viviani keeps Milan-San Remo, Tour de France and Giro d'Italia as targets in revised calendar
- eBay Finds: Signed Marcel Kittel Uvex Race 5 helmet
- Bernal could force Chris Froome to consider Ineos exit, says Contador
- 'I believe that I can win a Monument' says Wout van Aert
- Démare breaks wrist in training crash
- Roglic stays focused on Tour de France goal
May 24
- Elynor Backstedt fractures tibia
- Anna van der Breggen: A rider who isn't scared can win Paris-Roubaix
- Tom Dumoulin quits MPCC
- Lotto Soudal squad to split into three 'bubbles' to reduce COVID-19 risks
- Israel Start-Up Nation to return to racing at Sibiu Tour in early July
May 23
- New road team formed around Alvarado and Cant consider racing women's Paris-Roubaix
- Chris Froome transfer latest and ranking the best sprinters of the WorldTour era – Podcast
- Movistar distanced from Chris Froome but monitor CCC for potential signings
May 22
- Watch the Virtual Tour of the Gila live on Cyclingnews
- 2020 Tour of Denmark cancelled
- The day Dowsett shocked Wiggins at the 2013 Giro d'Italia – Video
- Decision on holding Vuelta a Burgos expected on Tuesday
- eBay Finds: Motorola-team-edition Eddy Merckx Corsa Extra frame
- Chris Froome among top riders competing in Challenge of Stars
May 21
- Verbrugghe backs Evenepoel to shine at Giro d'Italia
- Colombian riders to seek dispensation after COVID-19 ban puts travel to Tour de France in doubt
- Women's Challenge by La Vuelta extended to three days
- Olympic Games could be scrapped if coronavirus impedes 2021 date
- Cannondale drops the covers off its new Scalpel
- Laurens ten Dam organises Dirty Kanza substitute
- Cycling Monopoly board game launched in Belgium
- Leknessund wins first organised European race since COVID-19 lockdown
May 20
- Deignan to focus on Giro Rosa and Tour of Flanders in late-season calendar
- Floyd Landis: I hope Lance Armstrong finds some peace in his life
- Canyon ZCC and Verve Cycling combine to lead the fight against digital doping
- Jarlinson Pantano banned for four years after EPO positive
- Peter Sagan tops list of highest earners in pro cycling
- eBay Finds: 1959 Schwinn Jaguar Mark IV Middleweight cruiser bike
- Brompton expands luggage range with new commuter options
- Contador: Egan Bernal is the favourite for the rescheduled Tour de France
- RideLondon-Surrey Classic cancellation frees August date in revised WorldTour calendar
- Carapaz: I'm not sorry or sad to have left Movistar
- Mads Pedersen sets sights on October's 'spring' Classics
- Axel Merckx plans to bring Road World Championships back to North America
- Importance of Tour de France to team sponsors highlighted by coronavirus crisis
- Adam Hansen feels 'cheated' by halted coronavirus season
May 19
- Aevolo Cycling 'shocked and saddened' by Villalobos' positive drug test
- Marc Madiot suggests riders should go on strike to force major changes in pro cycling
- Potential takeover group emerges for troubled Mavic
- UCI publishes full revised 2020 road calendar
- Ellingworth focused on Landa but has spoken to Chris Froome about 2021
- Virtual Tour of the Gila draws in top North American teams
- Lance Armstrong admits that doping could have caused his testicular cancer
- Marcel Kittel on enjoying life after cycling: My victories don't define who I am
- Richie Porte remains focused on Tour de France GC alongside Bauke Mollema
May 18
- eBay Finds: Cadel Evans-signed 2003 Tour Down Under king of the mountains jersey
- Tour of Somerville cancelled
- Chris Froome headlines Challenge of Stars as uncertainty rumbles on
- Luis Villalobos provisionally suspended after positive drug test
- Strava's latest update makes leaderboards a paid-for feature
- Strategy key to Keegan Swenson's Everesting mark
- Van Asbroeck signs two-year contract extension with Israel Start-Up Nation
- LANCE - First look at ESPN's new Armstrong documentary
- Eddy Merckx: Chris Froome will struggle to win fifth Tour de France without Ineos
- Vincenzo Nibali set to ride 2020 Giro d'Italia
- Revealed: UCI's COVID-19 monitoring plans highlight cardiac risks
- Sprint coach Ross Edgar reacts to job loss as result of Australian national team restructure
- Jumbo-Visma riders' race programmes begin to take shape
- Uran takes aim at Tour de France, World Championships and 'the Classics or Vuelta'
May 17
- Evenepoel responds to Merckx criticism, confirms Giro d'Italia and World Championships goals
- 84 racers to start 18-stage HTV Cup in Vietnam this week
- Chris Froome's possible mid-season transfer exposes leadership battle at Team Ineos
- Rage Against the Machine: An exclusive interview with Julian Alaphilippe
- eBay finds: Merckx EMX-7 coffee table book
May 16
- Belgian championships given new date two days after Tour de France
- Lotto Soudal riders undergo COVID-19 antibody tests
- US mountain bike champion Swenson takes Everesting best time
- Garmin-Sharp’s relentless 2014 Giro d'Italia – Podcast Part 2
- Anna van der Breggen: I’m retiring but not quitting the sport
May 15
- 2020 Mountain Bike Cross-Country World Championships moved to Leogang in October
- Fabio Aru: I'll be ready to prove myself when racing returns
- Vincenzo Nibali: I'd like to try Paris-Roubaix one day
- eBay Finds: Dario Pegoretti Luigino frame
- Geraint Thomas: Riders could blow up in final week of Tour de France
- Procycling June issue out now
- Vermaerke rates Everest Challenge 'one of the hardest things I have ever done'
- Benoot: It's going to be tempting to take part in as many races as possible
May 14
- Varnish employment appeal against British Cycling to be held next week
- Strade Bianche could be run without spectators says Belgian cycling boss Van Damme
- Vargarda Women's WorldTour one-day races cancelled
- Video: Specialized's all-new dirt-taming Diverge gravel bike goes longer and slacker
- CeramicSpeed to support women's cycling with Green Limited Edition Campaign
- Chris Froome in discussions over a mid-season transfer
- 2020 Tour of Britain cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
- Restructuring announced for Australian Cycling Team ahead of Olympic Games
- Buchmann to take on Everest Challenge to raise funds for German children's charity
- Belgian national championships postponed until later in year
May 13
- Leadville Race Series organisers cancel all events
- Lance Armstrong to feature in ESPN documentary series
- CCC-Liv: No reason to assume we can't survive this season
- SBT GRVL prioritise public safety in cancellation of 2020 gravel race
- Ulissi signs two-year extension with UAE Team Emirates
- Italian race calendar shuffled again as National Championships proposed for end of October
- Van der Poel: I'll continue racing the mountain bike until 2024 Olympics
- Specialized unveils new Turbo Vado SL commuter e-bike
- eBay Finds: Wim Van Huffel's Eddy Merckx Team SC bike
- Nibali, Pedersen sign up for new Challenge of Stars eSports series
- Nicolas Roche on life alone in Monaco during lockdown
- Post-COVID-19 racing starts in Vietnam with HTV Cup on May 19
May 12
- WorldTour races in Québec and Montréal to go ahead as planned
- Kristoff: I'm lucky to be home
- Officina Battaglin offers Italian Dream Bike book for free
- Team Ineos sponsor's venture seeking up to £500 million in state support
- 2020 Dutch National Championships cancelled
- Piccoli staying focused during uncertain first WorldTour season
- Israel Start-Up Nation holding first team training camp since COVID-19 outbreak
- Richard Carapaz confirms Giro d'Italia as major 2020 goal
- Panaracer Gravel King now available in limited-edition colours
- Bigla-Katusha use bank guarantee to make April wage payments
- Vinokourov: Astana will fold if we don't race again in 2020
- CCC to end team sponsorship as riders accept 50 per cent pay cut to survive 2020 season
- Nizzolo targets Milan-San Remo on revised 2020 race calendar
- Barguil enjoys first post-lockdown training ride in Brittany
May 11
- Lappartient: We hope all the teams reach the end of the season
- Manolo Saiz: My teams were the cleanest
- Rally Cycling's Healthy Habits Challenge #8: Cut the Leash
- Di Gregorio EPO saga ends with a four-year ban
- eBay finds: Retro cycling jerseys from the 2000s
- Egan Bernal expects Ineos Tour de France leadership to be decided in early mountain stages
- Geraint Thomas flies to Monaco to ramp up Tour de France training
- Weening rumoured to be signing with Trek-Segafredo
May 10
- Revised French and Italian national calendars take shape
- The Greatest: Top 10 Grand Tour riders of the WorldTour era – podcast
- No further changes expected to 2020 Vuelta a España route, says director
- Van der Breggen and Van den Broeck-Blaak to retire in 2021 and 2022
- Vasseur: New calendar gives hope but needs validation
- eBay Finds: Tom Boonen replica Specialized S-Works Roubaix
- Roglic: We should assume the best about the new calendar
May 9
- Colombian pro riders given permission to train outdoors from Monday
- Astana take overall victory at Giro d'Italia Virtual as Trek-Segafredo claim women's Pink Race
- Lefevere: It's not the time to be difficult about the new calendar
- Vincenzo Nibali: I miss the Giro d'Italia so much
- Inside the lockdown with Deceuninck-QuickStep – Gallery
- COVID-19 pandemic forces Vuelta a España to cancel Portuguese stages
- World Championships could move to Middle East in November due to COVID-19
- Amstel Gold Race still in doubt as Dutch authorities announce staged reopenings
May 8
- UCI extends temporary salary cost-cutting measures to women's teams
- Mavic employees demand answers after mystery takeover
- Virtual Tour of the Gila to provide a platform for North American teams
- Wahoo revamps Tickr and Tickr X heart rate monitors
- eBay Finds: Francesco Moser Va Por La Hora prototype time trial bike
- Burgos-BH and Caja Rural secure Vuelta a España wild card places
- Knaven: Riders will start Tour de France with February form
- Egan Bernal: I won't sacrifice myself for Froome and Thomas at Tour de France
- Ribble Endurance SL e goes stealth
- Garmin-Sharp’s relentless 2014 Giro d'Italia – Podcast
- Spratt on new calendar: Giro Rosa could be good preparation for Worlds
May 7
- Tour de France supplier Mavic placed in receivership
- Indoor training helps Moolman Pasio smash PB on outdoor Rocacorba climb
- Specialized Diverge EVO: a flat-bar gravel bike
- Giro d'Italia, Paris-Roubaix and Vuelta a España clash creates 'Super Sunday' of racing
- Bardet sees a chance to ride Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix
- Simon Yates: My race plans are up in the air
- Pogacar extends contract with UAE Team Emirates to 2024
- Van der Poel all-in for Classics after Tour de France rejection
- Hutchinson launches tough and efficient Touareg gravel tyres
- Deceuninck-QuickStep boss Lefevere: If we don't race this year, I'll no longer have a team
- 'We'll be ready to race as soon as we have green light' says Van Avermaet
- Durbridge on new calendar: It means a lot to have something in front of us
May 6
- Women's Tour de France possible by 2022
- Van Vleuten: The most surprising news is the Paris-Roubaix
- Zipp goes wider with all-new 303 S wheelset
- Only 5% of anti-doping tests carried out due to lockdown
- eBay Finds: Colnago C50 Krono Rabobank time trial bike
- Tour of the Alps will not take place in 2020
- Tour de France: Jumbo-Visma maintain Dumoulin, Roglic and Kruijswijk plan
- UCI letter to teams and race organisers outlines further details about revised calendar
- White: Sponsors may dictate Tour de France rosters
May 5
- Lizzie Deignan: Paris-Roubaix is such an exciting prospect
- Rescheduled 2020 Giro d'Italia to start in southern Italy
- Lappartient: It'll be a disaster if the Tour de France is not held in September
- Prudhomme: Cycling has spoken with one voice
- Paris-Roubaix a surprise addition to revised Women's WorldTour
- Evenepoel: Pinning a number on again will be the best feeling
- Rally Cycling's Healthy Habits Challenge #7: Dance away stress
- Flanders Classics welcomes new calendar but warns dates remain provisional
- UCI reveal new men's and women's post-COVID-19 race calendar
- Colnago under new ownership
- Nike unveil indoor cycling shoe
- Lotto Soudal Ladies team handed further lottery subsidy by Belgian deputy prime minister
- Vos counts on experience of teammates to come out on top at Zwift Tour for All
May 4
- Tour of Britain director would be 'staggered' if Tour de France goes ahead
- 2020 Women's Tour cancelled
- Ovett's WorldTour dream on track after beating Van der Poel in Zwift Tour for All
- Sagan, Oss, Viviani and De Marchi enjoy first ride outdoors after COVID-19 lockdown
- Comeau, Fraser-Maraun win two-day Virtual Redlands Bicycle Classic
- How to watch Zwift Tour for All – live stream, TV and results
- eBay Finds: Silca SuperPista Pegoretti Ciavete final-edition track pump
- Van der Poel and Van Der Breggen stand out on Zwift Tour for All start list
- Decision on holding 2020 World Championships to be taken by late June
- Vuillermoz rues lost year but is ready to race again
- Greg Van Avermaet: My focus is on my team, on survival
May 3
- Sam Bennett, Haas, Alaphilippe and the most 'clicked' riders - Podcast
- Chris Froome expresses concern about crowds at the Tour de France
- Vingegaard signs two-year renewal with Jumbo-Visma
- Piccoli raises $15,000 for COVID-19 frontline workers on Mont Royal
- Chris Froome: We're still justifying ourselves after the Lance Armstrong era
- Leaked: Is this the new UCI WorldTour calendar?
- eBay finds: Classic retro cycling jerseys from the 1990s
- inCycle: The 2019 Giro d'Italia in 10 Minutes
May 2
- Bahrain McLaren rely on virtual racing for brand exposure during pandemic
- Van der Breggen: It’s important to know if the Tour de France is happening
- Lefevere: Now is not the time to wage war with ASO
- Mental health more important than training, says Peiper
- 2020 European Championships search for new venue
- eBay Finds: Mapei Colnago Dream frameset
May 1
- Cavendish, Rowe complete Everest Challenge on Zwift
- Piccoli to climb Mont Royal for 12 hours in support of COVID-19 frontline workers
- First look: Giant Rev Pro helmet
- Peter Sagan to decide on 2020 targets after dates are fixed for Grand Tours
- Ritchey's V2 Outback breaks cover
- Rapha supports Zwift Tour For All
- Team Ineos: A year of the Pinarello Dogma F12
- 2020 Tour de France will not be held behind closed doors, says French minister for sport
- CCC Team riders fight back against proposed pay cuts
- Ribble updates all-titanium CGR gravel bike
- Alberto Contador dismisses predictions of mass WorldTour team wipeout
- Roval launches Support Our Shops initiative
- Attempt by Campenaerts to better own Hour Record not possible in current climate
- Zwift updates: Eight new workouts, new events, bikes and more
- Van der Poel's Alpecin-Fenix team manager: We want to do as many races as possible
- Sam Bennett: With no racing the whole structure will fall apart