2020 Road Racing (NEW) Season FACTUAL SPOILERS

[j44ke]

UCI should remove its ban on sock length and allow any length of sock - or no socks - to be worn in competition.

Discuss.

[David Tollefson]

Silly rule, if you ask me.

[EDS]

Aero leg warmers - nothing in the rules against those!

[rabo]

UCI should ban powermeters in race.
UCI should keep motorcycles farther away from break-aways as well as the peloton.
Rider safety should be primary goal, socks be damned.

[72gmc]

I predict the UCI comes off poorly in the CAS review of the Eekhoff DQ, not unlike the way their lab practices were shamed during Floyd's trial. I also predict it changes a few words of a rule and nothing else.

[guido]

UCI should ban powermeters in race.
UCI should keep motorcycles farther away from break-aways as well as the peloton.
Rider safety should be primary goal, socks be damned.

And radios should be banned too...

[j44ke]

I was thinking that they should do away with 50% of the press motos and replace them with dernys to pace dropped riders in the top 20 places back up to the peloton after crashes and/or mechanicals.

No socks above the knee? Think of the extra advertising space!

[guido]

This should induce some hysteria...

Amgen Tour of California to go "on hiatus" in 2020 – VeloNews.com

[guido]

more...

Tour of California hiatus unlikely related to equality law | Cyclingnews

[j44ke]

Personally I think the biggest issue for the Tour of California was that it was f()king boring.

[holliscx]

MvdP's provisional race program for 2020 spring. Corendon-Circus will need a wild card for the WorldTour races.

Strade Bianche
Tirreno-Adriatico
Milano-San Remo
Gent-Wevelgem
Dwars door Vlaanderen
Ronde van Vlaanderen
Paris-Roubaix
Brabantse Pijl

[guido]

That should be a good warm up for the Olympics MTB events...

[Saab2000]

MvdP's provisional race program for 2020 spring. Corendon-Circus will need a wild card for the WorldTour races.

Strade Bianche
Tirreno-Adriatico
Milano-San Remo
Gent-Wevelgem
Dwars door Vlaanderen
Ronde van Vlaanderen
Paris-Roubaix
Brabantse Pijl

They will get entries because his star is rising fast. He’s a draw.

[BBB]

The guy is winning cross races at the moment. It hasn't happened yet, but surely there is a risk of burnout at some point?

[guido]

I think this is what is called "falling up"

Rohan Dennis signs for Team Ineos | Cyclingnews

[KonaSS]

I think this is what is called "falling up"

Rohan Dennis signs for Team Ineos | Cyclingnews

In stature of teams, maybe. In terms of pay, maybe not.......Rohan Dennis's €1 million decision – VeloNews.com

[j44ke]

It has never made a lot of sense.

[BBB]

All very interesting.

CyclingTips recently ran two articles interviewing a doctor who worked with Dennis to help him mentally pick up the pieces after the TdF and prepare for the worlds. Makes an interesting read. Here's part 1:

What it's like to be a psychological scientist working with pro cyclists | CyclingTips

[guido]

Hope springs eternal...

Tejay van Garderen hoping for Giro-Tour double in 22 – VeloNews.com

[rabo]

Similar to "stay on your bike Danny Hart" I will say "stay on your bike Tejay".
Can you watch this video too many times?