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Mitchelton-Scott sport director sees 2020 Tour providing fireworks throughout.

A 2020 Tour de France short on time trials and packed with surprises leaves French GC hopefuls motivated to raise their nation's hopes.

2020 sees an atypical Tour route packed with opportunities and risks for the GC riders - and here are five stages that could prove crucial.

On this week's episode, the guys break down Bauke Mollema's career-defining win at Il Lombardia.

Words by John Wilcockson, Images by A.S.O./Thomas Colpaert

Comfortable, compressive, and race-cut, the C7 Race Bib Shorts hit the nail on the head for racers and aggressive riders

From issue 88

Will the route end the Ineos stranglehold? What is the impact of a mountain TT? We roundtable a Tour de France route that destroys the rulebook.

Our grand-parents would not recognize the unconventional and surprising Tour route revealed Tuesday in Paris

From issue 82

Race organizers reveal dynamic route packed with innovations, new climbs, and fewer long stages.

In Ecuador, the cycling infrastructure and support is just starting to take hold. Richard Carapaz’s Giro victory is just the kind of spark the sport needs to catch fire.

It was a lucrative weekend for Sofia Gomez Villafane, who won the fat tire crit and the backcountry race, en route to winning the Epic Rides series overall.

Andri Frischknecht, son of mountain bike legend Thomas Frischknecht, won Sunday's Oz Trails Off-road round of the Epic Rides series in Bentonville, Arkansas.

The stars in Ineos are already positioning themselves for leadership at next year's Tour de France

Ed Zink, co-founder of Durango's Iron Horse Bicycle Classic, has died at age 71.

In a first of its kind, cycling's governing body has fined a WorldTour event organizer for dangerous race conditions

2020 Tour set to be packed with medium and high mountain stages while enabling sprinters to stay in the mix throughout.

The American-licensed team ended the season with a string of success and will look to carry momentum into next season with the arrival of new stars, young and old.

Honsinger wins a tactical battle, as Brunner goes on a long solo attack to victory on day two at the Shimano/Floyd’s of Leadville U.S. Open of Cyclocross.

Spaniard laments missed chance at Italian monument but is already setting his sights on the gold medal in 2020.

The Belgian legend remains in a hospital for observation following a fall while riding Sunday

Iserbyt continues winning streak while Alvarado holds of world champion Cant at a boggy edition race in Gieten

Katie Compton (KFC Racing p/b Trek/Knight) and Lance Haidet (Donnelly Aevolo) were victorious on day one of the U.S. Open of Cyclocross.

The Dutch sprinter took another win Saturday to give him more victories than anyone else in the WorldTour — for now

From issue 83

Dutchman attacked on the penultimate climb of the day and capitalized on the chase group's indecision to win last monument of the year.

While many of us read about training science, a lot of us don’t know how to interpret it, or how to determine if it's useful or junk. On today's episode, we discuss how to read and interpret sports science with Dr. Jim Peterman and other guests.

Who has had a better season: Egan Bernal or Primoz Roglic? Il Lombardia could feature a showdown between the two stars of 2019.

In this Q&A, Megan Jastrab explains the racing tactics that helped her win the junior world title in Yorkshire.

Gravel has its day once again with new pedals from Time and adventure bags from Bontrager

Fan-favorite ten Dam is racing for the last time as a pro this weekend in Italy, but expect to see him at a gravel race next season

2020 route could contain plenty of unusual twists including early mountain tests, a Planche des Belles Filles time trial, and a final phase in Jura and Vosges mountains.

The new Salsa Cutthroat gets more compliant and adds more cargo options

From Issue 83 • Words by Brett Horton, image from the Horton Collection

Over the last decade, Lennard Zinn worked with retired rugby player Ian Thompson to design a high-end road bicycle for heavy riders. The project produced plenty of broken parts and lessons learned.

New events on both the men's and women's side in recently-released schedule as UCI begins wave of reforms.

Tour de France winner capitalized on a crushing performance by teammates, who shredded the field on the final climb.

A smiling Froome confirms yet again that the 2020 Tour will be at the center of his ambitions as his recovery continues.

Americans Phinney and Bookwalter among those to end the season without a deal in place for 2020, along with 2019 stars Dennis and Bennett.

Reviewing the Stompump

Cycling's governing body vows to act to improve rider safety in 2020 as it confirms a ban for two more riders linked to the Aderlass scandal

Lawson Craddock earns a two-year contract extension after a solid season that included a string of breakaway rides and time trial performances.

American squad Rally-UHC has hired Australian sprinter Chloe Hosking for the 2020 season to help mentor its younger riders.

Check out Joe Harris and Steve Maxwell's author page.

Woods launched attack after attack on the summit finish to take the 100th edition of Milano-Torino.

Right out of the box, Sidi's new Wire 2 Carbons feel like they're broken in and conformed to your foot.

South America's fast-growing stage race will trace the home regions of Nairo Quintana and Egan Bernal with a route ending at nearly 11,000 feet

Baltimore, Maryland will host a major international one-day race in 2020.

Roglic capitalizes on a powerful group being taken out of the race to back up his win at Giro dell'Emillia on Sunday

Ecuadorian eager to return to the Italian grand tour with new team, possibly to start alongside Geraint Thomas

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From issue 88

Selle San Marco Shortfit Supercomfort—From Issue 88

Italy's fall classics don't get the attention they deserve, but a new project could help revive some of cycling's most prestigious races

Lennard Zinn delves into the impact of motorized bikes, and discusses tubeless tire issues and solutions in the latest edition of Tech FAQ

Spain's Basque Country could host the 2023 Tour de France while Euskadi targets a jump to the Pro-Conti level next season.

Frenchman pulls out of scheduled starts at Milano-Torino and Il Lombardia as he draws a long season to a close.

Dutchman doesn't rule out the feasibility of a Tour-Olympics summer double-header if Tour de France route looks favorable.

Maghalie Rochette, Clara Honsinger, Kerry Werner, and Curtis White each grab pro wins at early-season UCI cyclocross race in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

On this week's episode of The VeloNews Podcast we speak with Megan Jastrab, who recently won the junior women's road race world title in Yorkshire. Jastrab now has her sights set on the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo

Dutch rider Edo Maas sustained serious injuries after crashing into a car that had driven onto the course of the Under-23 version of Il Lombardia.

Ellingworth, Cavendish, and new sponsor McLaren join Poels and Landa at a new-look team with the Tour in its sights.

The Slovenian is poised to become one of the top GC riders in the next decade, and it all came together for him in 2019

Check out Tim Schamber's author page.

Vuelta winner Roglic back to winning ways after worlds abandon, 22-year-old Vollering out-kicks Longo Borghini

Cranksgiving events across the nation collect food for charity

Check out William Tracy's author page.

Another team folds at the end of 2019 while Russian backers vow to stay involved in merger with Israel Cycling Academy

Get trained by QBP and Park Tool. Get fast with SLF Motion's aero oversize pulleys. Get SRAM eTap AXS with Viathon's G.1. Get light with Lazer's G1 helmet.

Canadian rising star will serve as top lieutenant for Ben Hermans and Dan Martin on WorldTour

Speculation surrounds the future of the world time trial champion while UAE includes two Americans on its 2020 roster

The Slovakian superstar wants to go to Tokyo next summer, but confirms he won't be repeating his mountain bike experiment from Rio de Janeiro.

Cycling's new world champions will race in the rainbow bands before the season closes, but women's winner has delayed her return

Florian Senechal (Deceuninck-Quick-Step) unleashed a wild punch to the helmeted head of Max Walscheid (Team Sunweb) during the post-race press scrum

The RX8 cuts down on weight and banks on a snug fit for gravel race performance

Celebrating its eighth season, the women's team will contest broad range of events, including UCI stage races, one-day classics and the USA Crits Series

What does Chloé Dygert Owen's effort to win two rainbow jerseys mean for the 2020 Olympics? Nicola Cranmer of the TWENTY20 Pro Cycling Team joins Bobby and Gus to talk through Chloé's goals for 2020 Tokyo.

Political unrest in Hong Kong draws 2019 Hammer Series to an early close. The events will resume in 2020 and include a new women's event.

American cycling hit a high point during the UCI world road championships in Yorkshire, winning seven medals, three of them gold. The race produced dramatic wins by Chloé Dygert in the women's elite time trial, and by Quinn Simmons and Megan Jastrab in the junior road races. Longtime race photographer Casey B. Gibson was there to document the action, and to snap photos of Team USA behind the scenes, as the riders, directors, and coaches prepared for the races.