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January 2014
January 31, 2014



Photo: 2013 winners: Elite Men: Sven Nys, Elite Women: Marianne Vos, U-23 Men: Mike Teunissen, Junior Men: Mathieu van der Poel.
Saturday: Junior Men: 11:00am CET (5:00am U.S. Eastern).
Saturday: Women: 3:00pm CET (9:00am U.S. Eastern).
Sunday: U23 Men: 11:00am CET (5:00am U.S. Eastern).
Sunday: Men Elite: 3:00pm CET (9:00am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)






Photo: Get caught up on our Worlds coverage before the main event. (cyclingtips.com.au) © Kristof Ramon
"Our photographers are already on the ground and scouting the scene in Hoogerheide today, and they caught some of the pros out inspecting the course."  (cxmagazine.com)





Photo: Jeremy Powers (Rapha-Focus) on the way to the win.
US national champion plans for more racing abroad. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Helen Wyman on her way to the win at Koppenberg Cross. © Bart Hazen.
Helen Wyman announced to the world that she ready for battle at Worlds when she put in a dominant performance at Nommay World Cup last week, taking second spot on the podium. (cxmagazine.com)





Photo: Crystal Anthony starting strong and snagging the holeshot at Nationals. © Mike Albright.
Crystal Anthony is one of the few women selected to represent the United States at the Cyclocross World Championships in Hoogerheide. (cxmagazine.com)





Photo: Coming out of the pits at Zolder, Elle Anderson in her second race in Belgium. © Dennis Crane/www.dbcphoto.com
Development program represented by Owen, Miller, Anderson, Eckmann, Kaiser and Ortenblad. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: 60 Minuten Zweier-Mannschaftsfahren.
‘What is it you actually do at a six day race?’.





Photo: Copenhagen, Denmark.
The 2014 Six Days of Copenhagen Track Cycling are being held January 30 - February 4.  There will be a live stream: 7:30pm CET (1:30pm U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)





Races & Results.
UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships - Feb 1-2, 2014 (Races),
Dubai Tour - Feb 5-8, 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),
Santos Tour Down Under - Jan 19-25, 2014 (Results),
Tour de San Luis - Jan 20-26, 2014 (Results),
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: 27.5in All Mountain, 29in Trail, and 27.5 and 29in Cross-Country wheels.
Black Label uses existing Reynolds carbon rims built up with DT Swiss hubs and spokes. (bikeradar.com)





Photo: This model’s not in the MY2014 lineup, but you’ll find a similar frame on the Speed series bikes, or a curvier version in the Vector P20, which is it’s closest sibling.
Dahon’s been making folding bicycles for more than 30 years, and the current crop shows it. (bikerumor.com)










































Photo: Chris Horner proves why he's the people's pro | OregonLive.
Team manager Copeland explains reasons for signing of American climber. (velonation.com)





Photo: Paolo Savoldelli (Discovery Channel) is keeping a low profile in the opening week of Le Tour. And that's a good thing.
"It could be linked [to the] Armstrong and the Padova investigation but I'm not worried." (cyclingnews.com)







Photo: Robert Marchand after breaking his record for the fastest 100km in 2012.
A 102 year old Frenchman has smashed his own UCI hour record for riders aged over 100. (bikeradar.com)





Photo: The Superprestige president says he wants to take his series to the U.S., but not at the expense of his current Belgian events. Photo: Dan Seaton | VeloNews.com.
An eye injury sustained at age 13 left him nearly blind, but it is largely thanks to the vision of Etienne Gevaert that Belgian — and, in fact, international — cyclocross is where it is today. (velonews.com)






Photo: Michael Bauge wins the men's sprint ahead of his compatriot Francois Pervis during an exhibition race at the inauguration ceremony of the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome.
New WorldTour team seeks sponsor. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: The start and finish are in Marseille, France’s second city.
This weekend marks the return of road racing in the Northern Hemisphere with the Grand Prix d’Ouverture-La Marseillaise. (inrng.com)





Photo: Mark Cavendish aiming to claim the yellow jersey when the Tour de France starts in Yorkshire this July.
"I don't know where I'm racing past the Dubai Tour." (cyclingweekly.co.uk)





Photo: lots of useful details, but we'd expect better gears and chainset on a bike like this.
BikeRadar verdict: 3 out of 5 stars. "Smooth and easy lightweight cruiser with confident handling, but average rather than amazing value." (bikeradar.com).





Photo: Metron wheels come in clincher and in tubular versions with black or red/white graphics.
Vision has been an aero company since its inception in 1992 in Seattle, Washington, when it hit the market with aerobars. (bikeradar.com)






















Photo: Daily Distraction.
















Photo: Can someone please translate this for me? Photo: Phil Gaimon | VeloNews.com.
"Last week was the Tour de San Luis in Argentina, the first race of the year for all in attendance and my debut in Garmin-Sharp colors. It was also the argyle debut of three of my five teammates: Ben King, Nate Brown, and Janier Acevedo, all kept in check by veterans Tom Danielson and Tyler Farrar." (velonews.com)





Photo: Lance Armstrong in 'The Armstrong Lie' Photo: Courtesy of Frank Levasseur.
The crusading documentary maker Alex Gibney reveals how Lance Armstrong, the subject of his new film, took him for a ride. (telegraph.co.uk)





Photo: I have been training since September and the legs are actually starting to come around right about now.
UCI ProTeam Lampre-Merida announced it had signed American Chris Horner and that the stage racer would be its team leader at both the Giro d’Italia and the Vuelta a España. (pelotonmagazine.com)






Photo: Nairo Quintana will skip the Tour to focus on winning the Giro.
After nipping at the edges of victory in 2013, with second in the Tour de France, third in the Vuelta a España, and eighth in the Giro d’Italia, the long-running Spanish team is betting everything on outright victory. (velonews.com)





Photo: Today'’s top three for the stage (L-R): Simon Geschke, Cadel Evans and Tom Jelte Slagter.
No sign of fear of Quintana or Horner in BMC camp. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: The 2014 Lampre-Merida team.
World champion Costa takes centre stage, no Horner in Monza. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Taliah Lempert, an artist from New York City, paints and draws bicycles.
Bicycles are not only vehicles and sports equipment, they’re sometimes viewed as pieces of art. (competitivecyclist.com)





Photo: Bryan Coquard (Europcar). © Sirotti
After six victories for Europcar, Coquard hopes to impress in WorldTour. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Bontrager's Aura 5 TLR tubeless wheels are optimised for 25mm tires.
BikeRadar verdict: 3 out of 5 stars. "A fair-weather aero wheelset. The carbon fairing feels flimsy, but the tubeless hoops are solid." (bikeradar.com)..





Photo: this revamped version is built with a far thinner and suppler 180tpi casing, yet can still be run without sealant.
Specialized's impressive overhaul of its road tyre range continues to soldier forward with the new S-Works Turbo Road Tubeless. (bikeradar.com)
























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