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February 2014
February 6, 2014


Photo: Rui Costa, Nibali, Cavendish, Sagan, Cancellara, Kittel, Hesjedal, Rodriguez, Hushovd, Martin T., Phinney, Farrar, Vansummeren, Valverde, Pozzato, Brajkovic, Petacchi, Renshaw, Dowsett, Malori, Paolini, Nizzolo,...
Friday's Dubai Tour Stage 3 departs Dubai at 11:30am local (8:30am CET, 2:30am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Hatta at around 3:28pm local (12:28pm CET, 6:28am U.S. Eastern).  Dubai Tour live video streaming is expected to begin at around 2:00pm local (11:00am CET, 5:00am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)





Photo: Welcome to our live coverage guide for the 2014 Ladies Tour of Qatar.
Friday's Ladies Tour of Qatar Stage 4 departs Sealine Beach Resort at 2:00pm local (12:00pm CET, 6:00am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Doha Corniche at around 4:13pm local (2:13pm CET, 8:13am U.S. Eastern).  Ladies Tour of Qatar live video streaming should get underway at around 3:00pm local (1:00pm CET, 7:00am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)





Photo: Fernando Alonso does not live a good time in Formula 1. Information about Fernando Alonso Girlfriend Dasha Kapustina. celebrities.quadruplor.com
For a man who doesn’t have a pro cycling team or UCI license or sponsor or any riders, Fernando Alonso sure gets around. (atwistedspoke.com)








Photo: Marcel Kittel topped Peter Sagan in the bunch sprint to close stage 2 of the Dubai Tour. Photo: Tim De Waele (velonews.com)
Phinney holds onto race lead. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Kirsten Wild (Team Giant-Shimano) celebrates victory in stage 1 at the Ladies Tour of Qatar.
Wild moves back into race lead. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: It was close but Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ) won stage 2 at Etoile de Bessèges ahead of John Degenkolb (Giant-Shimano) Photo: © AFP.
Helven remains in leader's jersey after stage 2. (cyclingnews.com)





Races & Results.
Ladies Tour of Qatar - Feb 4-7, 2014 (Stages & Results),
Dubai Tour - Feb 5-8, 2014 (Stages & Results),
Etoile de Bessèges - Feb 5-9, 2014 (Stages & Results),
Jayco Herald Sun Tour - Feb 5-9, 2014 (Stages & Results),
Tour of Qatar - Feb 9-14, 2014 (Stages),
Giro d'Italia - May 9 - June 1, 2014 (Stages),
Tour de France - July 5-27, 2014 (Stages),
UCI Cyclo-cross World's - Feb 1-2, 2014 (Results),
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: Marcel Kittel (Giant Shimano) makes some last minute adjustments to his shoes Photo: © Tim de Waele/TDW Sport.
"I've got to prove it a few more times." (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Taylor Phinney (BMC) zips up the leader's jersey Photo: © ANSA/Peri-Carcone.
BMC determined to win overall.





Photo: Zach McDonald in the first lap at World Championships in Hoogerheide. © cyclephotos.co.uk.
Zach McDonald has had, by his own account, kind of a crappy season. Sure, a crappy season for McDonald still involves a decent amount of race wins and podiums. (cxmagazine.com)





Photo: The 695 Limited Edition still uses the integrated seat post and C-stem.
Look’s 695 has been around for a few years and in different guises, but there’s still plenty of life in the platform. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)





Photo: Formula C1 mountain bike disc brake © Seb Rogers.
BikeRadar verdict: 3.5 out of 5 stars. "Not very powerful, but light with softly-spoken modulation and neat upgrade options." (bikeradar.com)





Photo: Reynolds’ original Cryo-blue brake pads were actually pretty good, but they the new Cryo-Blue Power brake pads are even better.
The Achilles heel of carbon wheels has always been the braking performance on the carbon wheels. (bikerumor.com)





Photo: they’re both cheaper and lighter than top-end cassettes from any of the major three drivetrain brands.
One, performance isn’t going to be quite as polished as a high end Shimano cluster. Two, it won’t be as durable. And three, shift gently, lest you snap a tooth off. (bikerumor.com)




























Photo: The rule had existed for years but like too many sections of the UCI rulebook, it was ignored.
“Forbidden races:” Namely events run outside of the remit of the UCI and its member national federations. Such events include many US mountain bike events, French road race, English time trials and more. (inrng.com)








Photo: Nathan Haas celebrates a long awaited win Photo: © Mark Gunter. (cyclingnews.com)
“We’re here to win this race and it really suits us to the ground.” (velonation.com)






Photo: Nine cobbled sectors will feature in both Paris-Roubaix and the Tour de France in 2014. Photo: Tim De Waele.
When the cobble-weary peloton lines up in Compiègne for the 112th Paris-Roubaix, there will lie before them 51 brutal, stone-filled kilometers to the Roubaix Velodrome. (velonews.com)






Photo: Fernando Alonso at the Dubai Tour Photo: © Daniel Benson.
Formula 1 driver reveals little about his cycling team. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Fernando Alonso and Peter Sagan (Cannondale). © Bettini
Cannondale leader hoping to take his first win of the season on stage three. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Coach to Nathan Haas, David Millar, Tyler Farrar, Ryder Hesjedal and Dan Martin.
The use of strength work for cyclists is a contentious topic. (cyclingtips.com.au) 





Photo: Welshman Justyn Cannon has set a new military cycling world Hour record with a 47.220km effort.
Record breaker Justyn Cannon said he was “praying for a puncture or my chain to snap just so it could be over.” (road.cc)






Photo: Sven Nijs wins the G.P.Sven Nijs cyclo-cross in 2013 .
The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) will push to have cyclo-cross included in the Winter Olympics. Today, President Brian Cookson said that he will debate for its inclusion. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)





Photo: The climax was them both ripping their shirts off to lap topless .
Copenhagen Six Day 2014: With five riders to look after as a runner at the Copenhagen Six, Ed Hood had his work cut out for him but he still had time to rock out to the music, take a few photos and soak up the atmosphere from inside this famous race. (pezcyclingnews.com)





Photo: 01 DOWNTOWN STAGE (9.9KM): A short individual time trial.
"The best Teams and the best Riders in the World will compete and defy each other under sunshine, bringing the Great Cycling Show across Dubai's roads, among skyscrapers and high-rise buildings, between sea and desert." (manualforspeed.com)





Photo: The word “powermeter” is notorious for conjuring up mixed emotions.
"Frankly, powermeters are pretty damn confusing for all of us." (competitivecyclist.com)





Photo: Matej Mohoric’s 2014 Cannondale SuperSix Evo Hi-Mod© David Rome / Future Publishing.
At just 19, Matej Mohoric is the youngest rider in the 2014 WorldTour. In 2012 Mohoric won the Junior World Road Race Championship, and in 2013 he took the U23 Road World title. (bikeradar.com)





Photo: ToggleDrops will be offered in 6/4 titanium or 17/4 stainless in flat or flanged dropouts.
Changes to the ToggleDrop is the new, folding lever for the right side of the toggle mechanism. Other changes include stronger frame pieces at the toggle mechanism, as well as a 4mm hex in the turnbuckle to dial in the tension. (bikerumor.com)





















Photo: Daily Distraction.




























Photo: World Champion Alberto Rui Costa and his Lampre-Merida team-mates. © Dubai Tour
World Champion denies rise of Quintana provoked his exit from Movistar. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Taylor Phinney (BMC) at the start of stage 2 of the Dubai Tour Photo: © ANSA/Peri-Carcone.
"Tomorrow is the deciding day." (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Lasse Norman Hansen wore the best young rider's jersey on Thursday during his first road stage as a professional. Photo: Tim De Waele.
Lasse Norman Hansen came within a fist full of seconds of winning his first pro race in Wednesday’s 9.9-kilometer time trial on the windy streets of Dubai. (velonews.com)





Photo: Chris Froome on stage two of the 2013 Tour of Romandy .
Chris Froome is focussed on defending his Tour de France title and is training well, according to Team Sky boss David Brailsford. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)





Photo: Tiffany Cromwell was on the attack during the Portarlington Criterium. Photo: © Mark Gunter - markgunter.com.au.
Australian aiming for Flanders with Specialized-Lululemon. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Barry Waddell (five-time winner) and John Trevorrow (three-time winner and current race director).
With the 2014 edition of the Jayco Herald Sun Tour now underway, CyclingTips' resident historian Craig Fry takes a look back at Australia’s oldest stage race, speaking with two Sun Tour legends. (cyclingtips.com.au) 





Photo: Alex Dowsett (Movistart), Bernhard Eisel (Sky) and Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) lead a group in on the Haytor summit finish Photo: © Rob Lampard.
British rider focused on making Tour debut. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: The Daily Electrolyte mix, however, replaces the old 'Everyday' formula.
Following on the success of its Exercise Hydration mix, Skratch Labs has added a Daily Electrolyte blend for general non-exercise use and a so-called Hyper Hydration formula to help athletes tank up on fluids before big events. (bikeradar.com)





Photo: PowerTap's new GS hub adds about 150g to a standard Zipp 202 wheelset.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "PowerTap reliability with high-end carbon-clincher rims, but forces choice between Bluetooth or ANT+." (bikeradar.com)





Photo: Here's Mike Bell coming out of the peristyle on his way to winning the mountain bike race held in the Los Angeles Coliseum during intermission for the Superbowl of Motocross in 1987. .
From the likes of Valentino Campagnolo in his factory in Vicenza  to Allen Lim rolling rice cakes in a Temecula hotel during the Tour of California, characters one and all, passion, effort, dedication, humor...mankind. Fabulous. (roadbikeaction.com)





Photo: emphasis on building to meet each client’s needs and desires rather than staying within strict boundaries of one particular style.
"I’ve been building custom frames for clients wanting many different styles – short wheel base, multi-use bicycles, and lots of extras, something they can’t find at their local bike shop." (bikerumor.com)

































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