coronavirus

How did cycling make it through 2020? Cautiously, and with lots of hand sanitizer.

Teams are re-creating COVID-19 'race bubbles' at camps across Spain.

The February stage race was the first WorldTour event impacted by COVID-19 one year ago.

Colombian to miss team camp as tensions rise ahead of season already suffering effects of coronavirus cancelations.

The Argentinian stage race first scaled back international team invites in an attempt to stay on the calendar through the COVID lockdown.

Cycling was forced to adapt to the harsh new realities of our world. Here's how riders pivoted, and even thrived.

Series of one-day races postponed to May due to banning of large public gatherings on Balearic island.

Nearly 60 riders and team staff received the first of two COVID-19 vaccinations at the start of a team camp in Abu Dhabi.

Race organizer looking to implement lessons from Tour de France in bid to mitigate coronavirus threats.

Belgian team to send three distinct groups to different locations for January camp as COVID-19 continues to grip Europe.

Athletes must clear COVID-19 tests upon arrival and will be placed into a pre-competition ‘bubble’ for 14 days, creating hurdles for many Tokyo-bound cyclists.

2020 was a weird year for everyone, cycling journalists included.

Reports of a pre-Games quarantine would complicate a Tour de France or Giro Rosa start for Olympic-bound cyclists.

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.

Belgian star sees a Giro d'Italia or Vuelta a España in his immediate future as recovery continues ahead of season debut.

Welsh rider is the latest Ineos Grenadiers rider to be diagnosed.

The squad will be among the first of any professional sporting organization to get vaccinated against the novel coronavirus.

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Interest spiking in early season races in Europe as teams are hesitant to travel internationally during pandemic.

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This announcement comes on the heels of similar cancelations of large events in the southern hemisphere for the coming season.

US-registered team will race as EF Education-NIPPO for 2021.

Normally a welcome distraction from reality, cycling this year crashed headlong into real-world problems.

Vuelta organization spent 6 percent of its budget on COVID protocols and mitigation.

Jim Cotton, Andy Hood, and Fred Dreier weigh in on what they believe will stand out decades from now.

We take a deep dive into the numbers from the unprecedented 2020 racing season.

Organizers hint that racing without fans or VIP tents is only economically viable for one more year.

Teams planning to carry 'bubble' concept into pre-season training camps and early-season races through Europe.

Colombian star says complications during the coronavirus lockdown added up to his Tour de France departure.

Peloton's 'puncheurs' and GC riders will be challenged right from ‘grand départ’ at 2021 Tour de France.

UAE-Team Emirates DS: ‘Tadej is having the most normal off-season of a Tour de France winner in a very long time.’

Professional racing was a big hit among European viewers during 'COVID' season.

Early season Argentinian event optimistic for future and planning for three to four WorldTour teams to race.

Unlike the two-month lockdown in Paris this past spring, the second lockdown this autumn is somewhat less restrictive.

Will the 2021 season see a return to normality? Or will the peloton continue to see disruption? We look at both sides of the argument.

Seven-time winner Iljo Keisse vows to be back next year as popular track event canceled due to COVID-19.

Teams are waiting longer to sign contracts for 2021, and riders without contracts are getting nervous.

Australian team made most of opportunities of pandemic-shortened season.

Originally on the calendar for April 30 - May 3, 2021, the event was proactively canceled due to uncertainty about the pandemic in the coming year.

None of the riders inside the Vuelta a España peloton were diagnosed with COVID-19.

Only a handful of diagnosed cases and cancelations were part of cycling's COVID calendar.

Vuelta a España race director confirms next year's race will return to Spain's Andalucía region.

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Italian star tested positive for COVID-19 at national team training camp in Lombardy ahead of next week's European track championships.

No new cases revealed in rest day testing as season's final grand tour marks home stretch of 2020 racing.

Season-opening Australian races cancel due to quarantine requirements when entering the country.

The 29-year-old cyclist’s off-season was put into question when France abruptly announced that it will enter into a second lockdown period.

Officials say it will be the first time a grand tour starts inside of a cathedral.

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Coronavirus reaching into 2021 season as organizers of WorldTour opener face tough choices.

Vuelta a España officials vow the race will continue despite worsening health conditions across Spain.

CPA defends its position after protesting 260km flat stage in the middle of a week of high mountains.

Vuelta a España officials are hopeful that Spain's new COVID-19 restrictions, which include nighttime curfew and travel bans, do not derail the race.

The Giro d'Italia descended into chaos on stage 19, and there were no easy answers as riders stood their ground.

Vuelta a España officials are going to extremes to assure health of peloton as race unfolds against worsening conditions in Spain.

Race officials will reroute the stage within Spain after French officials prevented entry of the Vuelta a España.

Adam Hansen on Giro d'Italia controls: 'We were expecting a lot, lot more'

One staffer each from Bahrain-McLaren and Sunweb test positive in pre-race screenings ahead of the Vuelta a Espanã.

Additional tests on the remaining 20 teams present at this year’s Giro were added after numerous riders and staff tested positive in the previous round of testing.

Peloton grows weary of uncertainty as Giro d'Italia continues to push toward Milano in face of escalating health and weather worries.

A TV campaign is asking the public not to come cheer on fans at Vuelta a España.

The Swiss-registered team will not start at Flanders on Sunday due to immediate cessation.

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Nairo Quintana to undergo knee surgery.

Slovak star silenced doubters and rescued the Giro from a COVID gloom with a career-defining performance Tuesday.

Riders express concern about how teams forced to share hotels with tourists.

Vuelta a España officials urging fans to stay at home as health conditions worsen in Spain.

Teams are withdrawing, with weather and steep climbs yet to come. VeloNews examines how this affects tactics and overall strategy for the remainder of this year's race.

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Giro d'Italia director confirms select teams underwent a new round of controls before start of stage 10.

COVID 'bubble' is stretched to limit after several riders and staffers test positive.

Dutch outfit exits Giro d'Italia following COVID-19 positive of its captain Steven Kruijswijk.

Rest day testing Monday reveals a total of eight positive cases as two riders, four Mitchelton Scott staffers, and two staff from other teams test positive.

In today's roundtable we discuss which storyline from week one will be most interesting to follow during the remainder of the Giro d'Italia.

Matt White remains optimistic for the health of his remaining riders as peloton braces ahead of rest-day COVID checks.

The rest of Mitchelton-Scott test negative and race on as Giro organizers raise concerns about all 21 stages being successfully completed.

Spike in COVID-19 forces ASO to cancel men's and inaugural women's edition of cobblestone monument.

No fans in Spain's rowdy Basque Country will be allowed to line key climbs in the first week of this year's race.

The pro off-road racer was on her way from a world cup event to the site of the coming world championships, in Austria.