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February 2014
February 26, 2014


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.  Live streaming for Wednesday's Day 1 starts at 6:50pm local (same time U.S. Eastern) or 00:50am CET.  (cyclingfans.com)





Photo: The women's team pursuit in training (Cycling Australia)...
Australia's women’s endurance squad members are primed to make a long awaited return to the top step of the podium when competition begins at the 2014 UCI World Championships in Cali on Wednesday. (sbs.com.au)






Photo: Stage 1 Profile...
Thursday's Tour de Langkawi Stage 1 departs Resorts World Langkawi at 9:00am local (2:00am CET, 8:00pm U.S. Eastern previous day) and is expected at the finish at Pantai Cenang at around 11:23am local (4:23am CET, 10:23pm U.S. Eastern previous day).  Tour de Langkawi live streaming may be provided for the last hour or so of each stage. (cyclingfans.com)





Photo: One day. One chance for glory. Thor Hushovd, pictured, won in 2009...
The 2014 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad is LIVE March 1. Race starts at 11:35am CET (5:35am U.S. Eastern). Finish at around 4:35pm CET (10:35am U.S. Eastern). Live video from 2:00pm CET (8:00am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)





Photo: Boonen, Greipel, Paolini, Demare, Farrar, Stybar, Terpstra, Nuyens, Vansummeren, Boasson Hagen, Vanmarcke, Hofland, Hutarovich, Turgot, Haussler, Eisel, Burghardt, Belletti, Roelandts, Bak, Henderson, Coquard, Cousin, Millar, Mezgec, Napolitano, ...
The Race starts March 2nd at 12:00pm CET (6:00am U.S. Eastern). Finish at around 4:43pm CET (10:43am U.S. Eastern). Live video from *2:00pm CET (*8:00am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)





Races & Results.
UCI Track World Championships - Feb 26-Mar 2 (All Days),
Le Tour de Langkawi - Feb 27 - March 8, 2014 (Stages),
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad - March 1 (Start List),
Haut Var - Feb 22-23 (Results),
Tour of Oman - Feb 18-23 (Results),
Volta ao Algarve - Feb 19-23 (Ressults),
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 Road World Championship - Sept 20-27, 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: UCI ProTeams in Malaysia for the Tour de Langkawi. (cyclingperspective.com) ...
The Tour de Langkawi starts Thursday on its namesake island on the west side of Malaysia. The peloton will race 101.1 kilometers under forecast sunshine and 85-degree temperatures and race organizers hope to show a welcoming tropical destination to worldwide viewers. (velonews.com)





Photo: Matt Brammeier in his new Synergy Baku national champion’s kit getting ready for the off in the Tour de Langkawi...
“Last time I rode Tour de Langkawi, I’d a long day towing Cav up the hills; then he dropped me!” (stickybottle.com)





Photo: Mathew Hayman (Sky) enjoys his first win in five years... © Isabelle Duchesne
Australian on the parallel challenges of Orica-GreenEdge and Sky. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Australia's Nick Both competed in his first Cyclo-cross world championships in Hoogerheide, The Netherlands (Balint Hamvas)...
"Envisage the crowd, 60,000 strong of men and women all drunk with passion for the spectacle, for an epic battle, for triumph, for failure and for blood." (sbs.com.au)





Photo: I found it really nervous last year, especially at the start. It’s the first race of the year for a lot of the riders, everybody is getting to used to riding in the group again...
The 19-year-old Briton tells CW that she is "ready to go racing" again after five months away from competition. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)






Photo: The Oude Kwaremont is one of the late, decisive climbs on the new Ronde van Vlaanderen route and is easily accessible from Oudenaarde. Tim De Waele...
When it comes to cycling destinations, there are two prevailing attitudes towards spending money and time visiting a city such as Oudenaarde, the town most central to the cobbled climbs of the Ronde van Vlaanderen (the Tour of Flanders), the most important race in Belgium. (velonews.com)





Photo: Ultra-compact and portable design, built-in progressive resistance, easy setup, high-quality construction...
BikeRadar verdict:3 out of 5 stars. "Limited usefulness, resistance unit tops out at around 500W." (bikeradar.com)





Photo: aimed at women who want to up their speed and buy their first race bike. ...
BikeRadar verdict: 3.5 out of 5 stars. "A racy ride for women who want to go fast, but not at the cost of comfort." (bikeradar.com)



















Photo: The bonus money from SCA is for three of Armstrong’s seven Tour de France victories...
A Texas judge has denied a request by lawyers for Lance Armstrong to block a Sports insurance company from re-opening an arbitration agreement in which the firm paid $12 million in bonuses to the disgraced cyclist. (bikeworldnews.com)







Photo: Stuart O'Grady in the leader's yellow jersey at the 2001 Tour de France... © AFP
Australian scared straight following Festina Affair. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: After less than a dozen rides, one of the spokes pulled completely through the rim, cracking the carbon fiber in the process..
"A high end wheelset, especially one that costs as much as this, should last for more than ten rides. As it is, these wheels fail to make the grade." (pinkbike.com)





Photo: Norwegian champion Thor Hushovd (BMC) is ready for the final stage at Tour Méditerranéen...
Rick Zabel to line up at Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: OPQS had a good Omloop Het Nieuwsblad performance in 2013, as Stijn Vandenbergh made it into the breakaway. He finished 2nd in a two-up sprint....
Omega Pharma Quick-Step Cycling Team has announced the selection that will participate in Belgium’s opening weekend: Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne. (pelotonmagazine.com)





Photo: from a 2013 photoshoot—also in Boulder, CO...
"Milan San Remo last year sucked. We drove around for two hours in the morning before the start, then we started, then in snowed. It was awful." (manualforspeed.com)






Photo: I like multi-day racing such as Murrieta and San Dimas ...
"On Sunday I won Stage 3 at Valley of the Sun."(cyclingillustrated.com)





Photo: The range is divided into the Becoz Athletic, Becoz Moderate and Becoz Relaxed...
Saddle manufacturer Selle Royal has launched the new Performa saddles aimed at sport cyclists, plus the new environmentally-friendly Becoz saddles. (road.cc)





Photo: Looking down from the top of Libby Hill in Richmond, Virginia. © Laura Weislo
Tours in Utah, Colorado, Alberta could get a boost from US Worlds. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Jade Wilcoxson shows off her national championship kit as she flies down a descent.... © Casey B. Gibson
US road champion begins season at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Susan DeMattei, right, with her fellow medalists-Italy’s Paola Pezzo in the center and Canada’s Alison Sydor on the left. Photo: Tom Moran...
"It’s hard for me, though, to think about the Olympics and not think back almost 20 years, to the first time mountain biking was featured in the games. The course for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics was brutal." (bikemag.com)





Photo:
Jack Haig has closed the door on an ambitious plan to ride the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, citing his growing commitment on the road as too difficult to balance with the dirt. (sbs.com.au)





Photo: Some of Schoeller' Textiles' range of ceramic-printed textiles...
Swiss fabric maker Schoeller Textiles said it developed the method of printing lightweight, breathable fabrics with minute ceramic dots three years ago, however the technology's premium price meant it has taken time to be adopted by cycle clothing brands. (bikeradar.com)




















Photo: Daily Distraction.





















Photo: This week teams are out riding the route of the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad...
In Belgium there’s no need to look for flowers and buds on the trees or listen out for birdsong to tell spring is coming. Instead there are flashes of green sidewalls and the sound of Rodania. As the spring classics approach, so the annual rituals repeat themselves. (inrng.com)





Photo: Directors from the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France denied rumors that ASO was interested in purchasing the Italian company's cycling events. Photo: Tim De Waele...
The rumor mill has been churning lately with a real humdinger: Amaury Sport Organisation, owner of the Tour de France, Vuelta a España, and a host of other races, is putting out feelers to buy the Italian cycling properties of RCS Sport, owner the Giro d’Italia. (velonews.com)





Photo: Levi’s Gran Fondo. Go.... (redkiteprayer.com)
160 decibel news for all road cyclists: registration for the best gran fondo in our part of the world is now open. (atwistedspoke.com)





Photo: The Gran Premio Città di Lugano, which takes place on March 2...
Even if this is not a major race for Basso, the Gran Premio Città di Lugano will be a useful test for his form. (bikeworldnews.com)





Photo: In action at the Tour de Qatar...
After his phenomenal 2011 season Philippe Gilbert has not been hitting the high points, excluding a World road championship, but after a relaxing winter he is back; strong and motivated. Milan-Sanremo and the Ardennes Classics are his goal and maybe another year in the rainbow jersey, but the big question is; will he grow a beard? (pezcyclingnews.com)





Photo: Nick Nuyens (Garmin-Sharp) is looking for get in shape...
Belgian looking to bounce back after two difficult years. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Colin Daw (Team Mike’s Bikes p/b Equator Coffee) at the front early. Credit: Alex Chiu.
"Sunday morning. We awoke to sun shining, birds chirping, and cows mooing at our host family’s ranch. The team were all tired from a hard day at Snelling on Saturday, but after a delicious farm breakfast and leisurely team ride, we were all excited to race bikes again." (cyclingillustrated.com)






Photo: Blazin' Saddles can only hope Breschel didn't have flashbacks when sitting on the mattress in his hotel room...
Danish cyclist Matti Breschel must be the most unlucky man in the sport after suffering extensive injuries in the most bizarre of accidents. (uk.eurosport.yahoo.com)





Photo: Max Plaxton has joined the Cannondale Factory Racing team for 2014....
US Cup kicks off in Austin, Texas with star-studded field. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: It will retail at €1499 – about £1,230...
Carbon specialists Fast Forward said its new disc, the FFWD Disc FCC, weighs 1,345g (claimed) and the brake track has been treated to improve its stopping performance. (bikeradar.com)





Photo: Technically, the “light” part of the name is the unknown...
Presumably prototype Campagnolo Super Record “Light” cranks, derailleurs and shifters could represent the next generation of the Italian brand’s top level mechanical groupset. (bikerumor.com)

































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