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2020 Tour de France, Coronavirus, Features, News - August 26, 2020

Roadside crowds of up to 5,000 allowed at the Tour de France

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Tour de France boss Christian Prudhomme has confirmed that roadside crowds will be allowed at this year’s race, albeit in smaller numbers than normal. “Yes, the public will have access to the Tour de France,” Prudhomme told AFP in an interview, “but there will be screening areas at the start and finish areas to allow …

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How to wax a chain: an endless FAQ

So often, what’s old becomes new again. Dropper seat posts, road bikes designed for gravel roads, suspended stems, and tan wall tyres – yep, all old ideas. Another thing on that list is chain waxing: the practice of dunking a bicycle chain into a pot of molten wax. Riders in the past commonly did this …

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Preview: Your guide to the 2020 Tour de France contenders, sprinters and more

Well, it’s starting two months later than normal, and there’s a good argument to say it shouldn’t be happening at all, but here we are, just a few days out from the 2020 Tour de France. We’ve already given you a stage-by-stage breakdown of this year’s route; now it’s time to bring you up to …

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Colombian trio to lead EF Pro Cycling’s GC ambitions at the Tour de France

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EF Pro Cycling will start the Tour de France this weekend with “general classification ambitions” while also featuring a line-up that can “look at stages opportunistically, given race situations.” In a press release sent out Tuesday European time, the American team confirmed its eight-strong squad for the world’s biggest bike race; a squad headlined by …

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Giro launches new Regime road shoe, $200 cheaper than top-end Imperial

Giro has added two new road shoes to its lineup, the Regime and Regime W, offering similar design and materials to the top-end Giro Imperial at a slightly more attainable price. The new shoes use a Synchwire upper that is similar, but not identical, to the Imperial road shoe and Sector mountain bike/gravel shoe. The …

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