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February 2014
February 12, 2014


Photo: Race leader Niki Terpstra.
Roelandts losing hope that he can win race. (velonation.com)









Photo: Tom Boonen wins stage 2 of the Tour of Qatar. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)
Belgian outsprints Greipel into Mesaieed. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: 2014 Tour of Qatar Live Online Coverage Guide.
Thursday's Tour of Qatar Stage 5 departs Al Zubara Fort at 12:35pm local (10:35am CET, 4:35am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Madinat Al Shamal at around 4:17pm local (2:17pm CET, 8:17am 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: Gianni Meersman... © OPQS/Tim de Waele
Omega Pharma-Quickstep rider claims final Challenge Mallorca race. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: The peloton on stage three of the 2013 Tour of Spain .
Following in the footsteps of the Tour de France, the Vuelta a España will include a women's race in 2015. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)





Photo: Fabian Cancellara makes the day for one young fan... © Roberto Bettini
Swiss rider unconcerned by Omega Pharma-QuickStep success in Qatar. (cyclingnews.com)





Races & Results.
Tour of Qatar - Feb 9-14, 2014 (Stages & Results),
Etoile de Bessèges - Feb 5-9, 2014 (Results),
Jayco Herald Sun Tour - Feb 5-9, 2014 (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: Samuel Sanchez and the BMC Racing Team have agreed his likely schedule.
Racing program for new BMC Racing Team signing outlined. (velonation.com)





Photo: The 2014 Hitec Products team during the Benidorm training camp...
Lauren Kitchen on her debut race for Hitec Products. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: The shape of the two saddles is the same, but the R3 weighs in around 203g and will retail for €169,00 instead of the R1′s €250,00 (about $230 and $340).
Instead of the chiseled, minimalist designs that have begun to flood the high end saddle market, Fi’zi:k’s new Volta saddle draws on the classic saddle shape that was popular in the 70′s and 80′s. (bikerumor.com)









































Photo: Jeanne Nell (South Africa)...
South Africa mourns fallen track star. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Darach McQuaid: Un sogno che si avvera... © video.gazzetta.it
Cycle sport’s coolest Grand Tour starts outside mainland Europe for the first time. The man who is behind the Giro’s three-stage sojourn in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, Darach McQuaid. (pezcyclingnews.com)






Photo: Tom Boonen is back to his winning ways in Qatar, and that likely means big things for classics season. Photo: Tim De Waele.
The ruler’s back. Tom Boonen is up to his old tricks again, winning any way he wants to. (velonews.com)





Photo: RadioShack directeur Javier Guillen Bedoya... © Bettini Photo
Possible start in Portugal in 2016. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Oomloop sees 10 climbs, including the return of the feared and popular Muur-Kapelmuur, a climb of around 700 meters of cobbles climbing a 20% slope.
Not long now till the Spring Classics, the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, which is the the traditional opener of the Belgian calendar, is only a few weeks away on on March 1st. (wednesdaylegs.wordpress.com)





Photo: Belgium, the heartland of cycle sport where the popularity level of bike racing is greater than any other country...
There’s growing trend to charge bike races for riding through a municipal area and now even the Kemmelberg is getting in on the act with a new tax for races. (inrng.com)





Photo: Evan Huffman wants to ride the Vuelta a España in 2014. Photo: Matthew Beaudin.
American Evan Huffman moves comfortably with his Astana teammates, just another day at the races in year two of his professional career. (velonews.com)





Photo: I was afraid that if I stopped, the snow might freeze to the tires and lock my wheels...
"Soft, sticky snow accumulated inside my fenders, and it soon became harder and harder to pedal." (janheine.wordpress.com)





Photo: Giant’s Trance line has always catered to the trail rider who wants it all...
When Giant looked at the math and real-world trail analysis, they determined that the benefits of 27.5-inch wheels were profound enough to justify dedicating the majority of their 2014 model lineup to the wheel size. (mbaction.com)





Photo: Frame and equipment: well-rounded with no obvious weak points...
BikeRadar verdict: 3.5 out of 5 stars. "The Cube is a balanced and capable all-rounder that’ll do almost everything you ask of it." (bikeradar.com)





Photo: Boo RS-R carbon and bamboo road bike with hydraulic disc brakes and integrated seat mast.
At last year’s show, and probably at this year’s too, Boo Bicycles impresses with some super sleek bamboo and metal bikes with a couple one-off or prototype parts from others hanging on them. This year, founder Nick Frey says he’s got more than a couple surprises. (bikerumor.com)











Photo: Daily Distraction.



















Photo: There will be a possible reduction in sanctions for Armstrong...
Many might believe that Lance Armstrong does not deserve any luck whatsoever, but he could yet be afforded incredible leniency, it seems. (uk.eurosport.yahoo.com)





Photo: a 25mm tire experiences less rolling resistance than a 23mm tire at the same air pressure...
"We thought that narrower and harder tires were more aerodynamic, rolled faster, and were more responsive. Well, they aren’t." (competitivecyclist.com)





Photo: 1987 Giro d'Italia champion Stephen Roche with the winner's trophy. © Sirotti
1987 Giro winner to become third member. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Marcel Kittel (right) expects Mark Cavendish to bounce back from a slow start in 2014. Photo: Tim De Waele.
The hyped showdown between Mark Cavendish and Marcel Kittel at the Dubai Tour fizzled last week. (velonews.com)





Photo: Emphasising the need to examine the past in order to secure a better future...
Sanctions may be reduced or waived for those who cooperate. (velonation.com)





Photo: Team Garmin chases on stage six of the 2013 Tour of Catalonia ...
Peter Stetina will ride the 2014 Tour de France with fellow American and new BMC Racing team-mate Tejay van Garderen. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)





Photo: Michal Kwiatkowski notched his first win of the season Tuesday in Mallorca. Photo: BrakeThrough Media...
Michal Kwiatkowski continued Tuesday where he left off last year and raised the question of what’s next. Yesterday, the 23-year-old won the Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana in Mallorca, backing up an impressive 2013 campaign. (velonews.com)





Photo: Heinrich Haussler (IAM Cycling) receives his first winner's kisses for 2013 at Bayern-Rundfahrt.
Australian takes aim at the Classics. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: ighways in Dubai are divided into two groups,
The roads themselves are part of the problem. It's not the quality or quantity of roads, that's all exceptional, it's an orientation or "lay-out" thing. What's the opposite of a well planned, thoroughly organized, expandable/adaptable grid the result of foresight and experience?, Dubai is! (manualforspeed.com)





Photo: 233grams, actual weight, for a 44.5 is among the very lightest we have ever weighed....
Weight. We try to shed it from our bellies, our bikes, our wheels and just about anywhere else we can, but too often one of the most effective places to shed a few grams goes unchanged – the shoe. (pelotonmagazine.com)
























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