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February 2014
February 21, 2014


Photo: Two Jelly Belly national champions: Fred Rodriguez and Luis Davila...
Four squads selected, down from five in 2013. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Jose Serpa (Lampre-Merida)... © Bettini
Lampre man out-sprints Sinkewitz in Liguria. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) on the podium after winning stage 2 at Volta ao Algarve... (cyclingweekly.co.uk)
Omega Pharma-QuckStep rider comes out top in time trial. (cyclingnews.com)








Photo: Peter Sagan (Cannondale)wins stage four of the 2014 Tour of Oman . (cyclingweekly.co.uk)
First win of season for Slovak rider. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) in the Ruta del Sol leader's jersey after winning the prologue.
Spaniard beats Sanchez and Navarro in Cabra. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Stage 3 Profile - Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) won the overall in 2013 and is back to defend...
Saturday's Vuelta a Andalucia/Ruta del Sol Stage 3 departs Sanlucar la Mayor at 11:00am CET (5:00am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Sevilla at around 3:36pm CET (9:36am U.S. Eastern).  Ruta del Sol live streaming video should get underway at around 2:00pm CET (8:00am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)





Races & Results.
Tour of Oman - Feb 18-23, 2014 (Stages & Results),
Volta ao Algarve - Feb 19-23, 2014 (Stages & Ressults),
Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta - Feb 19-23, 2014 (Stages & Results),
Tour Méditerranéen - Feb 13-16, 2014 (Results),
Tour of Qatar - Feb 9-14, 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),
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: Shara Gillow took revenge in the UCI Oceania Road Championships after losing her national title to Flick Wardlaw. Wardlaw finished second, just under 30 seconds back. (Cycling Australia)...
New Zealand’s Joe Cooper (Avanti Racing) and Queensland’s Shara Gillow (Orica-AIS) have been crowned the Oceania time trial champions in Toowoomba. (sbs.com.au)






Photo: Chris Froome attacks on stage four of the 2014 Tour of Oman Credit: Watson .
Chris Froome and Team Sky were on the attack at the fourth stage of the Tour of Oman, flexing their muscles ahead of the decisive penultimate stage of the race on the climb of Green Moutain tomorrow (Saturday). (cyclingweekly.co.uk)





Photo: The peloton on stage four at the 2013 Giro d'Italia ...
Paolo Bellino appointed as replacement for Michele Acquarone after RCS Sport's €13million fraud investigation. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)





Photo: Nys, Albert, Pauwels, Meeusen, Vantornout, Walsleben, Bina, Peeters, Aernouts, Page, Simunek, Field ... 2013/2014 cyclocross action wraps up...
The 2014 GVA Bpost Bank Trophy Cyclocross at Oostmalle (Sluitingsprijs-Oostmalle) is Sunday, February 23. Live streaming video: 2:45pm CET (8:45am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)












































Photo: From left: Race director Javier Guillen, Samuel Sanchez and Alejandro Valverde pose with the route map of the 69th Vuelta a España. Photo: AFP.
The UCI is developing a new race calendar layout. Is there a possibility we might see two-week grand tours, rather than three-week races? Not likely. (velonews.com)





Photo: Paolo Savoldelli (Discovery)...
Former Giro winner dismisses Danielson's USADA testimony. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Fabian Cancellara will try to set a new mark in the hour record made famous by Eddy Merckx. Photo: Tim De Waele.
Eddy Merckx was the most notable UCI Hour Record holder, riding it “Merckx style,” on a road bike with drop bars, today’s method of reference for the road riders in pursuit of 60-minute fame. (velonews.com)





Photo: Velonews reports there will be a meeting next Wednesday.
Milan-Sanremo is famous for its tension, the longest race of the year is often decided in the final moments, a long wait that gets more and more nervous as the finish approaches. Now there’s a long wait to find out what’s happening to the course and whether the crucial new climb of Pompeiana is in or out. (inrng.com)





Photo: No excuses... Tejay van Garderen there's no reason he can't challenge at this year's Tour de France, and he's excited to embrace the additional responsibility of leadership. (Getty Images).
For Tejay van Garderen, there can be no more "stupid mistakes". And as far as management is concerned, no more excuses. (sbs.com.au)






Photo: Oudenaarde, Belgium - Koppenbergcross - 1st November 2013...
Women’s equality in Europe has been a major area of development in the past few years, and Koppenbergcross has taken it a step further. (cxmagazine.com)







Photo: shark fin design is said to evenly spread a cyclists weight onto the sit bones and reduce hip rotations...
Essax Shark saddle uses shark fin shape to promote improved pedalling efficiency. (road.cc) [Is it April 1st already?]





Photo: The head tube, bottom bracket and dropouts of the all-new frame are 100 percent carbon.
The Look 675 aims to offer both performance and great ride comfort in a lightweight package. (bikeradar.com)





Photo: No more guessing where your dead spots are thanks to Force Vector measurement...
Much easier to install, but also more streamlined, lighter and just better all around. (bikerumor.com)





Photo: This guy approves. He’s New York Bike Messenger and 4 time Monster Track winner Alfred Bobe’ Jr..
Cinelli’s on a roll, pumping out a new product every couple weeks. The latest is their new Kink Straps, oversized eco-leather foot straps that’ll fit most flat pedals. (bikerumor.com)






Photo: Each listed climb includes very accurate determinations of its length, grade, elevation gain and other statistics.
The Complete Guide to Climbing (By Bike) is the ultimate guide book to climbing by bike and the most difficult hill climbs in the United States. It includes sections on training for cycling climbing along with memorable climbing performances and other climbing resources. (usacyclingclimbing.com)










Photo: Daily Distraction.

















Photo: Most athletes train for competition and then compete... © Matthew Burton
Omertá, n. [Italian] a conspiracy of silence. (pelotonmagazine.com)





Photo: Luis Alberto Largo Quintero (Colombia)...
Neo-pro runs afoul in out-of-competition test. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Eddy Merckx set the hour record in Mexico City on Oct. 25, 1972. Photo: AFP...
Ovals laid down upon ovals, upon ovals, upon ovals. Vision, blurred, inundated with nothing but boards and corners, honed in on a thin black line, the one that signifies the shortest route around this banked hell; nothing to occupy the mind but searing, fiery pain and total concentration. It is 60 minutes stretched into an eternity, they say; it is the longest hour, they say. (velonews.com)





Photo: Rigoberto Uran (Omega Pharma Quick Step) crosses the line.
Rigoberto Urán believes that his move to Omega Pharma-QuickStep was necessary to further his cycling career. The Colombian rider said that his own ambitions would have fallen by the wayside if he had remained at Sky. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: The Tour de France's top GC riders know anything can happen on the cobblestones in stage 5. Photo: Tim De Waele.
The season is just rolling off the startline for the top Tour de France favorites, but one date is already circled on their respective calendars: July 9. This is the date of the 156-kilometer fifth stage at the Tour. (velonews.com)





Photo: The start of Cape Town's Cape Argus is like no other on the planet.
Cyclosportives - commonly referred to as sportives - and gran fondos have become a firm fixture on the the worldwide cycling calendar in recent years. (bikeradar.com)





Photo: Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) waits for his teammates.
Sky rider to skip Dwars door Vlaanderen and Gent-Wevelgem. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Deda Elementi's catchily-named WD45CCL wheels are part of the Italian parts maker's first foray into carbon wheels which includes clinchers and tubular.
Tough and fairly light mid-section wheels with some novel technologies. (road.cc)





Photo: Tequila drinking lends itself well to colorful and unusual vessels...
"Tequila is an awesome drink – it means “party on!” in every language, has a mystique that attracts the ladies, it makes you look like a bad boy, while delivering a taste, tingle and buzz of sophisticated flavors that are best appreciated with some age – it’s the perfect drink for guys like us." (pezcyclingnews.com)





Photo: Northwave's Sonic SRS shoes sit somewhere in the middle of their range.
omfortable shoes for the fitness rider; not cheap but just get away with it due to Italian styling and good build quality. (road.cc)







































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