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February 2014
February 8, 2014



Photo: 2014 Tour of Qatar Live Online Coverage Guide.
Sunday's Tour of Qatar Stage 1 departs Al Wakra at 1:00pm local (11:00am CET, 5:00am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Dukhan Beach at around 4:19pm local (2:19pm CET, 8:19am U.S. Eastern).  Tour of Qatar live video streaming is expected to begin at around *3:00pm local (*1:00pm CET, *7:00am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)






Photo: The Tour of Qatar lacks the climbs of many northern classics, but not the wind. Photo: Tim De Waele |.
It’s early in the season. These guys are racing on highways through what appears to be a swath of a post-modern world awash in wind and sand. But this is a race that matters increasingly more each season, if not for the result itself then for what’s to transpire after the results. (velonews.com)








Photo: Marcel Kittel takes victory on stage 4 of the Duabi Tour.
Taylor Phinney wins overall. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Taylor Phinney took his best early season result to date today . Credit: Watson (cyclingweekly.co.uk)
American rider says BMC Racing Team ‘is on the cusp of something great’ in 2014. (velonation.com)





Races & Results.
Tour of Qatar - Feb 9-14, 2014 (Stages),
Etoile de Bessèges - Feb 5-9, 2014 (Stages & Results),
Jayco Herald Sun Tour - Feb 5-9, 2014 (Stages & Results),
Ladies Tour of Qatar - Feb 4-7, 2014 (Results),
Dubai Tour - Feb 5-8, 2014 (Results),
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: Searching for the term tattoos on feet on Google returned 31,200,000 results. A search for two women wearing yellow shirts generated 65,600,000 results.
This is the longest stage (162 km), marked by lengthy desert sectors rolling across the Hajar Mountain, and two neighboring Emirates, Sharja and Ras-al-Khaimah. (manualforspeed.com)






Photo: Bryan Coquard (Europcar) won stage three at Etoile de Bessèges.
Helven remains general classification leader. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: the funnel based bleed system is user friendly.
BikeRadar verdict: 4.5 out of 5 stars. "A big improvement on older Deore brakes." (bikeradar.com)






Photo: SRM's big-selling crank, the Shimano Dura-Ace 9000.
German power specialist SRM said the loss of contracts to supply Team Sky and Movistar with its meters was part of a strategy to reduce its profile in the professional peloton and work on product expansion plans. (bikeradar.com)







Photo: Nys, Albert, Pauwels, van der Haar, Meeusen, Vantornout, Walsleben, Simunek, van Amerongen, Bina, Peeters, Wellens, Aernouts, Powers, Page, Field...
The 2014 Superprestige Cyclocross - Hoogstraten (Belgium) is Sunday, February 9. Live streaming video: 2:30pm CET (8:30am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)





Photo: Last years winner Calvin Watson finished 15 seconds down.
Criterium du Dauphiné the season goal for young Australian. (cyclingnews.com)









Photo: Nys shows of his technical prowess at Worlds in Hoogerheide. © Thomas Van Bracht.
In a star-studded but small field at the seventh bpost bank trofee, Krawatencross, Sven Nys was again victorious—earlier this week he took the win at Parkcross Maldegem—in a sprint ahead of Lars Van der Haar and Tom Meeusen. (cxmagazine.com)





Photo: German champion Andre Greipel (Lotto-Belisol).
German looks forward to Lotto's classics campaign.





Photo: Christian Prudhomme performs an embarassed public man hug with the CEO of the Yorkshire bid, Gary Verity after the announcement.
When the announcement for the depart of the 2014 Tour de France was announced some were scratching their heads – Yorkshire? (pezcyclingnews.com)





Photo: There’s decent stiffness in the frame, although you can feel the weight penalty over the lightest competitors.
BikeRadar verdict: 3 out of 5 stars. "A solid, stylish performer, but would benefit from a going on a bit of a diet." (bikeradar.com)





Photo: The peloton rides with the skyline of Doha in the background.
Road race to start and finish on Doha's Corniche. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: he top three riders in each round will receive handsome custom designed trophies from Baghouse, while series leaders will don stylish jerseys from Jakroo Custom Cycling Apparel. Series winners will earn coveted MMA-style championship belts. © Sho-Air Cycling Group (cyclingnews.com)
The USA Cycling US Cup Pro Series is proud to announce that in addition to the UCI-mandated $31,000 prize purse for its four-race series, both USA Cycling and Sho-Air Cycling Group will contribute a combined $50,000 in prize money for the top 15 overall, with equal pay going to men and women. (mbaction.com)





Photo: Basically there’s an inner tube, but it’s not really a tube, it’s a new construction process.
Put two separate air chambers in the tire. One’s for higher pressure to keep the bead firmly seated on the rim, preventing burping and squirming. The other, on the outer edges, safely goes as low as 14psi. (bikerumor.com)
















Photo: Daily Distraction.









Photo: Chris Horner (Radio Shack-Nissan) looking forward to defining last years win....
American part of a 12-man team. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Philippe Gilbert will get things underway tomorrow on stage one of the Tour of Qatar.
Belgian believes he could return to his top form. (velonation.com)





Photo: Robert-John McCarthy takes his greatest win to date. © Mark Gunter
Simon Clarke remains in yellow with Arthur's Seat to come. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: IT IS unfair, but true, that beautiful people are more successful than ugly ones.
A new study suggests a link between cyclists’ looks and their performance. (economist.com)






Photo: Taylor Phinney has some fun with his new trophy.
"We can have a really special Classics season as a team." (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Giorgia Bronzini with her team mates. : © Cyclingnews/Mark Gunter
Italian sprinter keen to shine on Champs-Élysées in July. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: 16km kilometres south of Oleron St Marie the D294 starts in the village of Escot and heads east towards the col and then back down to Bielle.
A scenic road borrowed many times by the Tour de France, the Col de Marie Blanque will often tempt many cyclists visiting the Pyrenees. But there’s a difference: it’s much steeper than your average Pyrenean pass, a fact that’s ruined the day for tourists and Tour riders alike. (inrng.com)





Photo: Wooden bicycles are not novel, far from it. But what Grainworks is doing speaks for itself; gorgeous.
True cycling is not merely a sport. True cycling is not merely a hobby. True cycling, if anything beyond a lifestyle, is an art form. (bikerumor.com)





Photo: They’re a fast and ready-to-eat source of high-quality protein.
Don’t let your busy world keep you from getting the body you want. (menshealth.com)











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