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February 2014
February 25, 2014



Photo: Svein Tuft won the 2007 US Cycling Open, Richmond's last big race.... © Emory Ball
Historic Tour DuPont elements included. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: There’s been something for everyone so far with sprints, climbs, time trials, summit finishes with the exception of cobbles... © Tim De Waele (velonews.com)
We’ve had 70 days of racing this year and that’s one eighth of the way through the season. (inrng.com)





Photo: World Cup leader Lars van der Haar (Rabobank Development Team) wins his third World Cup race of the season at Heusden-Zolder, Belgium....
Peeters finishes season as top-ranked junior. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Astana's Andrea Guardini has been a prolific winner at the Tour de Langkawi (TdL)...
The Tour de Langkawi, which begins on Thursday, has always had a reputation as being one of the toughest in the world. (sbs.com.au)





Photo: After a disappointing 2013, Tom Boonen took two stage wins at this year’s Tour of Qatar. (OPQS/Tim de Waele)...
The 10 male pro cyclists we expect to grab the big victories in 2014. (bicycling.com)





Photo: Brett Lancaster his headed back to the Giro, the Tour, and L'Eroica in 2014. Photo: Matthew Beaudin | VeloNews.com...
Brett Lancaster’s one of the peloton’s stalwart pros who rides with a knowing charm, one of the guys who may lack a long list of huge wins, but a man who has gone about this cycling business with grace. (velonews.com)





Photo: Sven Nys leads the pack... © Tim de Waele/TDW Sport
Belgian champion ends 'cross season with 17 victories. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: UCI Track Cycling World Championships Live Online Coverage Guide.
The 2014 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, at Cali, Colombia, are being held February 26 to March 2.  There will be live streaming video, including a UCI live stream.  (cyclingfans.com)





Photo: The 2014 UCI track cycling world championships are due to start in Cali, Colombia tomorrow ...
Fears for the event grow as storms sweep in and force cancellation of a training session. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)





Races & Results.
UCI Track World Championships - Feb 26-Mar 2 (All Days),
Haut Var - Feb 22-23, 2014 (Results),
Tour of Oman - Feb 18-23, 2014 (Results),
Volta ao Algarve - Feb 19-23, 2014 (Ressults),
Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta - Feb 19-23, 2014 (Results),
Tour of California - May 11-18, 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),
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: Alexandre Geniez (FDJ.fr) wins stage 15 of the Vuelta a Espana...
Team thinks rider can become a stage racing great. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Tight schedule: Olympic champion and Tour de France winner Sir Bradley Wiggins will compete for England in the Commonwealth Games Photo: PA.
Olympic champion Wiggins is keen to add Commonwealth Games medal to his glittering collection. (telegraph.co.uk)





Photo: Golden hour: Ed Clancy (left) with team-mates Geraint Thomas (second-left to right), Steven Burke and Peter Kennaugh after winning gold in the team pursuit at the London Olympic Games in 2012 Photo: EPA...
Ed Clancy, the two-time Olympic champion, tals about riding with his heroes, dodgy post-race headgear and avoiding climbs. (telegraph.co.uk)





Photo: full Ultegra 11-speed groupset, matched to high quality Ultegra wheels and top that off with a Fi'zi:k saddle, Continental tyres, and a carbon post...
BikeRadar verdict: 4.5 out of 5 stars. "Light, responsive, and fantastically well appointed – we'd recommend it for anyone looking to compete." (bikeradar.com)









































Photo: effort to revolutionize the hunt for dopers in sports by scouring his subjects’ blood cells for a distinctive, long-lasting genetic fingerprint...
Cheating is as much about not getting caught as it is about winning and that’s made for an escalating arms race between athletes and regulators. (nytimes.com)





Photo: An iconic image from the Strade Bianche race in Tuscany ... © Fotoreporter Sirotti
Decision on Pompeiana climb in Milan San Remo to be made this week. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Stephen Roche became the third rider inducted into the Giro d'Italia Hall of Fame Tuesday in Ireland. Photo: Tim De Waele...
Stephen Roche, the Irish rider who won the Giro d’Italia, Tour de France, and world road championship in 1987, was inducted into the Giro d’Italia Hall of Fame at an event in Northern Ireland Tuesday. (velonews.com)





Photo: The Schleck brothers, Frank and Andy, are racing together once again... (cyclingnews.com)
“Normally, I like Frank to my left but we have been talking about a change,” said Andy. “After my injuries and the hard work I did to recover, I think now I prefer my brother on my right.” (atwistedspoke.com)






Photo: The venerable Classics opener goes big time.
Welcome to the Classics Season! Or the Road Season! Or all of the above!! Yes, it's Omloop Superbike time. (podiumcafe.com)





Photo: For a naturally sweet ride, stash produce in your pocket. (Robertson/Velodramatic).
Three nutrition tips every cyclist should live by. (bicycling.com)





Photo: Andy Fenn, Tour of Qatar 2014 Credit: Graham Watson ...
Andy Fenn, the other Brit in the Omega Pharma-QuickStep line up, is to ride Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne after a strong early season showing in the Tour Down Under and Qatar. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)





Photo: Kirk Carlsen(Jelly Belly)Prevails At The Snelling Road Race ©Alex Chiu...
"Everyone was gung-ho to make an impression on this early season race." (cyclingillustrated.com)





Photo: updated smartwatch, Gear 2...
Fitness focus for new new Gear Fit and Gear 2 smartwatches with built in heart rate sensors. (road.cc)






Photo: Photo by JP Van Swae/Words by Vernon Felton...
The blades that slashed through the cycling nerd barrier. (bikemag.com)





Photo: Mara Abbott... © Mara Abbott
"At a bare minimum, as bike riders, there is at least one thing we have in common. We all know how to pedal. Perhaps more importantly, we have an understanding of what it feels like to pedal. It is easy to take it for granted." (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: The 35mm deep rims are 20.8mm wide.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "High quality wheels that are worth shopping around for." (bikeradar.com)





Photo: Giro makes both ski and bike helmets with integrated GoPro mounts. Photo: Giro...
Action cameras are exploding as action sports athletes have widely adopted the technology over the last half-decade. Some folks are attaching these devices, made by brands including GoPro, Contour, and Sony, to their helmets. (velonews.com)















Photo: Daily Distraction.

















Photo: Stuart O'Grady spoke to Cyclingnews while Sydney... © Colin Levitch
Australian transitioning to family life following doping admission. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Lim developed a drink with lower osmolality than Gatorade’s—riders didn’t suffer the same stomach problems. Gregg Segal...
Lim says that Gatorade, Powerade, and their ilk rely so much on artificial and excessive ingredients that their effects are actually the opposite of what’s intended. (wired.com)





Photo: Antoine Vayer says Chris Froome and David Brailsford (right) need to release more data to prove that the former is clean. Photo: Tim De Waele...
Just when it seemed like things had gone quiet, former Festina trainer Antoine Vayer lit up Twitter last weekend with pointed comments about Chris Froome’s recent performance en route to winning the Tour of Oman. (velonews.com)





Photo: Jonathan Breyne (Crelan-Euphony) claimed his first pro win in Tour of Taihu...
Belgian blames contaminated meat. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: our man inside the peloton Clément Koretzky as he explains in his latest diary...
A 24 hour voyage, experiencing a new country, trying to learn a language, a crash, a KOM jersey and a huge announcement that his team is going to the Tour de France. (pezcyclingnews.com)





Photo: Robert Millar has claimed the Giro's mountains jersey while Stephen Roche has won the general classification at the 1987 edition....
Irish Giro winner receives Hall of Fame award from organisers in Northern Ireland. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Road world champion Rui Costa with Marathon MTB World Champion Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjaa...
Multivan Merida team camp a success. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Kali has introduced the Phenom, a road-specific helmet that really gets the look right, while keeping the conehead technology...
The look is rakish and aggressive, like you took one of the crazier Euro helmets and allowed a student from Pasadena’s Art Center College of Design (where BMW gets all their new recruits) to fix it. (redkiteprayer.com)






Photo: Lighter, stronger, and tubeless with fewer parts...
This is much more than just another carbon fatbike rim. The Enso385 represents impressive technological advancements that may have a serious impact on the way carbon rims are manufactured in the future. (bikerumor.com)





Photo: There are a growning number of tubeless road tyres and wheelsets available — but are they really worth it?...
"I just can’t get excited about it as the single solution for road tires." (bikeradar.com)





Photo: Pedro’s Burrito Tool Wrap holds 20 full-size tools. © Cyclocross Magazine...
Pedro’s has been a staple of the bike industry for nearly 25 years, and what cyclocrossers may not realize was that the company was co-founded by none other than Bruce Fina, one of the promoters of the now-defunct USGP Series and one of the driving forces behind bringing Worlds to the US in 2013. (cxmagazine.com)





































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