As restrictions on social gatherings begin to ease amid the COVID-19 pandemic, local cycling events are among the businesses reopening. Given the possibility of returning to group rides and competitions, a critical question remains: Is it safe?

Dutch cyclist Niki Terpstra suffered multiple injuries in a training crash in the Netherlands on Tuesday and was helicoptered to hospital, his wife said.

Mountains add an element of unknown into grand tours. The sheer volume of vertical meters riders must climb over the course of three weeks pushes the GC contenders to the very edge, if not beyond what their bodies are capable of. The weather in the high mountains can also play a big hand in shaping a race's outcome.

The Tour de France is not a proving ground for cyclists. A team’s Tour roster is the most important selection of riders each team will make each year. Riders arrive at the Tour de France as known quantities, generally on their peak form of the season. 

Beginning on June 6th, 2020 FloBikes will be streaming the 2019 Tour de France live and on demand. Relive the 2019 Tour de France, then get ready to watch the delayed 2020 edition. The 2020 Tour de France will be streamed live and on demand on FloBikes beginning August 29th. 

Belgian cycling team Deceuninck-Quick-Step announced on Tuesday that they had scheduled their first training camp since the coronavirus lockdown for mid-June in the Flemish Ardennes.

Beginning June 6th, 2020 the 2019 Tour de France will be streamed in its entirety to subscribers in Canada. 

Sometimes we all need an extra push to get us through our workout — something inspiring that motivates us to push ourselves to new limits we didn’t think were possible. In cycling, the road can be arduous and lonely at times, and athletes will take any motivation they can get to finish their workout. Maybe you’re struggling to even start your workout because of fear or intimidation.