Are any of the major bicycle races happening this year?
Reports are that ANTIFA has been using scouts on bicycles to scope out locations for looting and violence.
When you go for a ride I’d suggest that you not use your cell phone or wear anything black. You don’t want to get mistaken for one of those punks.
Without a doubt, the racing calendar will be crowded. Traditionally, the Giro d'Italia is the first of the three great European three-week races, followed by the Tour de France and the Vuelta a Espana (all three names translated from Italian, French, and Spanish to the "Tour of" followed by the host country Italy, France, or Spain).But this year, the shuffled calendar will result in the Tour de France happening first, followed by the Giro d'Italia, and then the Vuelta a Espana. In fact, the final two races will overlap: a slightly shortened version of the Spanish race will run on Oct. 20-Nov. 8, starting five days before the Giro d'Italia concludes. The Italian race will also overlap with the 118th edition of the one-day Paris-Roubaix race, one of Europe's oldest races, which was moved from April 12 to Oct. 25, the final day of the Giro d'Italia.
"Everyone's hope is that this year will be an anomaly that forced everyone to adjust but didn't force any major race to cancel," Bellino said. "We all want to go back to normal in 2021." Enditem
Big “throw down” this evening between local friends in the “A-Group” of the Wednesday Night Dinner Ride. Cushing, Oklahoma to Pawnee, Oklahoma. 30-miles of rolling terrain to Click’s Steakhouse! Join in if you want! (I’ll be on my 1991-92 Eddy Merckx MXLeader in Jan Ulrich’s Team Telekom pinkish livery.)
The 3 Grand Tours are on, but postponed. TdF is end of August through mid-September (8/29-9/20), Giro is mid-October (3-25), and the Vuelta is late Oct-early Nov (10/20-11/8).
In May, I did four (4) Metric Centuries, one each week starting on the 8th. Did these on a Rail Trail riding a hybred bike.
Going to continue into the summer a weekly long ride. Most will be Metric Centuries, this week if the weather is ok will extend it 16 miles for 78 miles total. In July, I plan on doing a full century on this trail using the same bike.
I also expect to be doing a full century on a road bike the traditional way. Don’t have a date yet.