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January 2014
January 24, 2014




Photo: Stage 5 Profile.
Saturday's (Friday evening North America) Tour Down Under Stage 5 (Pure Blonde stage) departs McLaren Vale at 11:10am local (7:40pm U.S. Eastern, 1:40am CET) and is expected at the finish at Willunga Hill at around 3:02pm local (11:32pm U.S. Eastern, 5:32am CET).  Tour Down Under live streaming video should get underway at around 11:00am local (7:30pm U.S. Eastern, 1:30am CET). (cyclingfans.com)





Photo: Can Cadel Evans seal the Tour Down Under title? (Getty Images).
Tour Down Under leader Cadel Evans must put time into Simon Gerrans on the famous Willunga climb if he is to win the title on Sunday. (sbs.com.au)





Photo: The new leader of the young rider classification, Jack Haig (UniSA).
UniSA rider impressive in WorldTour Debut. (cyclingnews.com)







Photo: André Greipel won a record 15th career Tour Down Under stage on Friday. Photo: Mark Gunter | AFP.
André Greipel won stage 4 of the Santos Tour Down Under on Friday in Victor Harbor, Australia. Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) won a reduced bunch sprint after the peloton ripped apart in crosswinds midway through the 148-kilometer leg from Unley. (velonews.com)






Photo: Simon Gerrans (Orica-GreenEdge) lost his ochre jersey to Cadel Evans. © Tim de Waele
Orica-GreenEdge captain claws back five seconds on windy stage. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Team Belkin’s Robert Gesink.
Belkin team leader half a minute back in Tour Down Under but remains determined. (velonation.com)





Races & Results.
Santos Tour Down Under - Jan 19-25, 2014 (Stages),
Tour de San Luis - Jan 20-26, 2014 (Stages),
Jayco Herald Sun Tour - Feb 5-9, 2014 (Stages),
Giro d'Italia - May 9 - June 1, 2014 (Stages),
Tour de France - July 5-27, 2014 (Stages),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29, 2013 (Results),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15, 2013 (Results),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21, 2013 (Results),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26, 2013 (Results).







Photo: Bradley Wiggins finds himself alone ahead of stage 4 of the Giro d'Italia.
Sky rider disappointed witheld prize money story was revealed. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Eddy Merckx, Cristian Prudhomme and Julien Goupil.
Christian Prudhomme pays visit to South Australia and discusses TDU's WorldTour status. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Eduardo Sepulveda has molded himself into a solid climber, unlike most cyclists from Argentina. Photo: Gregor Brown | VeloNews.com.
Eduardo Sepulveda thanks the Tour de San Luis. The Argentinean stage race allowed him a chance to train at the World Cycling Centre and to sign with French second division team Bretagne. (velonews.com)





Photo: The team, in the peloton since 1997, are now counting on Lemoine and Simon.
Beleaguered French cycling outfit Cofidis will be looking to French riders Cyril Lemoine and Julien Simon to lift the team this season after a difficult 2013. (pelotonmagazine.com)





Photo: Peeters focusing hard. © Kristel Van Gilst.
After a successful Christmas period of racing followed by an impressive silver medal at Belgian National Championships, Rob Peeters appears to have timed his form to perfection for Cyclocross World Championships in Hoogerheide on February 2nd. (cxmagazine.com)





Photo: Most action cameras are still pretty expensive, but if you already own an iPhone 5 or 5S then the Miveu might be a cheaper solution for you..
BikeRadar verdict: 3.5 out of 5 stars. "A genuinely cheap alternative to an action camera for many but unusable on rainy days." (bikeradar.com)





Photo: A road tandem with a hot paintjob should turn some heads..
Somewhere between running his team and putting on this little show called NAHBS, Don Walker finds time to build a few bikes. (bikerumor.com)

























Photo: Adriano Malori (Movistar) wins the Tour de San Luis stage 5 time trial.
Malori bests Phinney in 19km test. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Taylor Phinney (BMC)... © Roberto Bettini
BMC rider bested by Malori in Tour de San Luis. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Phil Gaimon remained in the lead after today's stage.
Only four second GC differential entering Friday's time trial. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: When pressed on Movistar's grand tour decisions, Nairo Quintana said he's caught between sponsors who want him to ride the Giro and Tour. Photo: Tim De Waele.
Colombian says he's caught in between two of the sport's grand tours — and his team's sponsors. (velonews.com)





Photo: Taylor Phinney (Team BMC)... © Jamie Wilkins
Tour de San Luis time trial first goal of 2014. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: He was sick earlier in the race but Nairo Quintana blazed back into form on yesterday’s fourth stage of the Tour de San Luis.
Today’s race against the clock likely to be crucial to final outcome. (velonation.com)





Photo: Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) at the finish.
Italian unconcerned by losing 16 minutes on summit finish. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: The Tour de San Luis features longer climbs than the Tour Down Under, making it better suited to GC riders that are targeting the Grand Tours later in the year.
So why does a smaller UCI 2.1-ranked race attract the biggest names while the WorldTour-ranked Tour Down Under doesn’t? Part of the reason is the UCI’s “sporting value” criterion. (cyclingtips.com.au) 





Photo: Lakeside at Peloton Cross. © Philip Beckman/PB Creative (http://pbcreativephoto.com).
"Yes, we are still racing cyclocross in SoCal, and yes, we’re doing it with unzipped jerseys and absolutely killer tan lines." (cxmagazine.com)





Photo: Marc de Maar racing in last year's Tour de San Luis. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com.
De Maar, 29, was born in the Netherlands and started his pro career with Rabobank, spending four injury-plagued years with the Dutch team, from 2006 to 2009. (velonews.com)





Photo: We chose the Path variation because of its concave lower lens edge.
Oakley consistently comes out top in glasses tests; its style, performance and attention to detail are almost second to none. In preparation for this summer's glasses test in Cycling Plus we’ve got a pair of Radarlock Path Vented glasses with Polarized lenses. (bikeradar.com)





Photo: Each hanger is handmade from a Velocity Deep V rim.
When a rim didn't pass Velocity's quality control it was sold to a scrap yard. Convinced there was a better use for leftover rims, they looked for a creative alternative. (mbaction.com)





Photo: Mavic’s new Crossmax Enduro wheel system combines dedicated tires with uniquely desiged wheels to create a solid package for enduro racing and trail riding. As for the color scheme, it’s subjective. Photo: Spencer Powlison | VeloNews.com.
The wheels feature 24 straight-pull Zircal aluminum spokes on the front and a mere 20 spokes out back. Similarly, the Charge tire is 2.4 inches wide, while it’s rear-specific counterpart, the Roam, is 2.3 inches (on 26-inch wheels). (velonews.com)






Photo: Stage 5 Profile.
Friday's Tour de San Luis Stage 5, a 19.2km Individual Time Trial at San Luis, gets underway at 3:20pm local (1:20pm U.S. Eastern, 19:20 CET) with the departure of the first rider.  Tour de San Luis live video streaming is expected, possibly for the entire ITT. Note that live radio streaming should be available throughout the race. (cyclingfans.com)




























Photo: Daily Distraction.

























Photo: Head down, ass up? You need to think about what you’re doing and look after yourself on and off the bike,.
Cycling coach Jonathan Gibson talks us through 10 common sense tips for getting the best out of ourselves covering all aspects of the sport, from clothing to training and diet. (stickybottle.com)






Photo: When pressed, Di Luca refused to comment on whether or not he had recently got back from a holiday in Colorado.
Danilo Di Luca may need a helping hand with his performances on the bike, but the drug-shamed Italian proved this week that his mental arithmetic skills could still function with but a sudden natural rush of blood to the head. (uk.eurosport.yahoo.com)





Photo: Baker, 37, tested positive for the presence of an exogenous androgenic anabolic steroid.
USADA announced today that Daniel Baker, 37, of Brighton, Mass., has tested positive for a prohibited exogenous androgenic anabolic steroid (and/or its metabolites) and accepted a two-year suspension for his offense. (cxmagazine.com)





Photo: The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA).
Grassroots anti-doping effort expands. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Hannah Barnes (UnitedHealthcare Women’s Team).
Women’s racing is deservedly picking up more and more of a profile, and why shouldn’t it when the most complete racer in the world is the stand-out superstar? (pezcyclingnews.com)






Photo: The Tour Down Under peloton on the road to Angaston. © Tim de Waele
13 major teams plotting a commercial transformation of the sport. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Danilo Di Luca in the maglia rosa during the 2007 Giro, which the Italian won overall..
Gazzetta dello Sport compares his case to Armstrong and Hamilton. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: lucky that they can already get live feeds from some big bike races this early in the year.
Watching Cadel Evans battling with Richie Porte on Corkscrew Hill at the Tour Down Under was a thrill—and also a prelude to their potential showdown at the Giro d’Italia in four months’ time. (pelotonmagazine.com)





Photo: There are countless access points to join and leave the path. As you’d expect it’s flat..
A riverside cycle path that’s neither scenic, hard nor famous. But this is a key route for Flemish cyclists and you’ll spot more pros here than on the Koppenberg. (inrng.com)





Photo: Gravel roads usually see only little traffic, and they often traverse very scenic landscapes..
"Gravel Grinding is the new “hot” trend in cycling. I am very excited about this. Riding on gravel is great fun." (janheine.wordpress.com)





Photo: Kenny Dehaes ices his black eye. © Tim de Waele/TDW Sport
Kenny Dehaes [Lotto-Belisol] hadn’t come off his bike, but finished stage 3 of the Tour de San Luis with an unexplained black eye. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: The brakes and drivetrain consist of Shimano Ultegra Di2, with the addition of a Specialized Pro FACT Carbon crankset with 50/34T chainrings paired to an 11-28T cassette.
As the popularity of gravel racing increases, so too does the number of companies introducing gravel road bikes or, as is the case with Specialized, creating gravel versions of an existing cyclocross bike. (bikeradar.com)





Photo: the Schwalbe Marathon Plus. Hands down. Nothing works as well for my commute.
A new feature to Cyclismas, a regular column on bike wrenching and commuting by the Internet curmudgeon known as Ge Willi. Aptly titled “Two Cone Wrenches and a Megaphone.” (cyclismas.com)

























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