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Bernal talks Tour plans, Vuelta wildcards unveiled: Daily News Digest

(Want the Daily News Digest delivered directly to your inbox? Here’s the sign-up.) Hello again, CyclingTips readers. We head into the weekend with headlines from teams both big and not-so-big, as well as a dash of industry news to round things out. Over at Team Ineos, it sounds like Egan Bernal is all-in on his own …
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From a medical degree to winning races: one doctor’s late ascent into cycling

Dottore Erica Magnaldi. If you look up her results you see some impressive numbers: a stage win plus top-10 places in the overall classification at the Tour de l’Ardèche, a 10th place in the general classification in the Giro Rosa, fourth in the Amgen Tour of California, fifth in the Tour of Yorkshire, a 10th …
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Vuelta a España announces its 2020 wildcard invites

Vuelta a España organizers have announced the wildcard selections for the 2020 edition of the race, granting Burgos-BH and Caja Rural-Seguros RGA the two available invitations to take part in the race. Neither of the chosen teams comes as a major surprise, as both Burgos-BH and Caja Rural have been at the Vuelta each of …
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Mavic is in receivership, but who owns them? Who knows

Venerable French wheel brand Mavic has just been placed in receivership, according to an AFP report. That means that the business is probably in control of its creditors, although it’s not clear exactly who those are, and throws up a bunch of confusing questions about who actually owns Mavic. Baffled? Yeah, us too. So let’s …
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Simon Yates expects ‘intense’ return to racing

Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) was supposed to be gearing up to start the Giro d’Italia with an eye towards achieving Olympic glory in Tokyo. But things have gone a bit differently than he – or anyone else – had planned. Like so many others around the world, the 27-year-old Briton has been on lockdown for weeks …
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