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April 2014
April 6, 2014


Photo: Stage 1 will show us who's serious for this race. The GC boys will have to be super aggressive right out of the gate here..
Pais Vasco has got the formula down pat: constant short sharp climbs, some tidbits for the sprinters, not that there are hardly any, the always fun Eibar-Arrate climb (got to be one of the most entertaining climbs in all of cycling) and an ending ITT so as not to give everything to the pure climbers. (podiumcafe.com)

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Photo: Nairo Quintana (Movistar) won the 2013 edition but he is not back to defend.
Monday's Tour of the Basque Country Stage 1 departs Ordizia at 1:15pm CET (7:15am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Ordizia at around 5:10pm CET (11:10am U.S. Eastern).  Live streaming video should get underway at around *3:30pm CET (*9:30am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)

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Photo: Fabian Cancellara celebrates as he collects his third Flanders title. Photo: AFP. (velonews.com)
Van Avermaet, Vanmarcke podium. (cyclingnews.com)

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Photo: Johan Vansummeren and an unidentified spectator are treated at the scene following a high-speed crash in the Tour of Flanders. Photo: Tim De Waele. © (velonews.com)
Dozens of crashes marred a nervous first half of racing in Sunday’s Ronde van Vlaanderen (Tour of Flanders). (velonews.com)

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Photo: Tom Boonen chasing with Niki Terpstra. © Tim de Waele/TDW Sport
Team falls short as Cancella wins. (cyclingnews.com)

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Photo: Leah Kirchmann (Optum p/b Kelly Benefits Strategies) with back to back wins. © Danny Munson / DMunsonPhoto.com
Kirchmann wins to extend overall advantage. (cyclingnews.com)

April 6, 2014




Races & Results.
Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco - April 7-12, 2014 (Start List),
Paris-Roubaix - April 13, 2014 (History),
Amstel Gold Race - April 20, 2014 (History),
La Flèche Wallonne - April 23, 2014 (History),
Liège-Bastogne-Liège - April 27, 2014 (History),
Tour of Flanders - April 6, 2014 (Results),
De Panne-Koksijde - April 1-3, 2014 (Results),
Volta a Catalunya - March 24-30, 2014 (Results),
Gent-Wevelgem - March 30, 2014 (Results),
E3 Harelbeke - March 28, 2014 (Results),
Dwars door Vlaanderen - March 26, 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 Road World Championship - Sept 20-27, 2014 (Stages).

April 6, 2014




Photo: Specialized and FMB have formally joined forces for team tires at this year's cobbled classics. The hybrid tubulars use FMB's ultra-supple handmade cotton casings and Specialized's Gripton rubber compounds and tread patterns. © James Huang
FMB casings plus Specialized treads. (cyclingnews.com)

April 6, 2014




Photo: Cancellara's bike is festooned with several lucky charms.
"Here, we present the machines of the three podium finishers: Cancellara, Avermaet and Vanmarcke." (bikeradar.com)

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Photo: The Redlands Bicycle Classic will open the 2014 National Racing Calendar. Photo: VeloNews.com.
The 30th Redlands Bicycle Classic opens Wednesday in southern California, there will be two days of live coverage this weekend. Coverage Sunday, April 6 at 12:45 p.m. EDT. (velonews.com)

April 6, 2014






Photo: Cancellara isn’t reputed as a sprinter but was still the second fastest behind Kristoff in Sanremo and who’d discount him after such a long day?.
400 metres, 300… 250… 200 metres to go. Suddenly the four riders launched the sprint and Fabian Cancellara accelerated, took the lead and kept it to celebrate as he crossed the line. This was the moment the race was won. (inrng.com)

April 6, 2014





Photo: World Champion, Ellen van Dijk (Netherlands), happily shows off her gold medal.
Armitstead makes it a Boels Dolmans 1-2 in Oudenaarde. (cyclingnews.com)

April 6, 2014




Photo: Eddy Merckx had 525 victories spanning 14 years overwhelms the senses and comprehension.
In life there are absolutes: the love of our parents, taxes, death, and the fact that Eddy Merckx was the greatest cyclist ever. (pelotonmagazine.com)

April 6, 2014




Photo: Jesse Kerrison (l) congratulates Brodie Talbot (r) on the overall win at the Adelaide Tour. (Mark Gunter).
Budget Forklifts’ Brodie Talbot has claimed his maiden tour victory, winning the Jarvis Subaru Adelaide Tour, the second event in the men’s Subaru National Road Series (NRS). (sbs.com.au)

April 6, 2014




Photo: Each State jersey uses a full length YKK zipper along with hidden elastic sleeve openings, and a silicone gripper at the waist.
If you have a lot of state pride, or just want to represent your home state, Pactimo is making it easier to show your allegiance with their new State Jerseys. (bikerumor.com)

April 6, 2014





Photo: Feedback Senior Men Open Cyclocross team for 2011 was John Klish.
"Cyclocross is a very specific type of bike racing. For the most part, the course is off-road but there are sometimes portions of pavement included in the course." (cxmagazine.com)

April 6, 2014




Photo: It’s not that compact, but Brooks has managed to squeeze an impressive 21 tools into its MT21.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "The leather experts deliver a chunky but functional multi-tool." (bikeradar.com)

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Photo: Daily Distraction.

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Photo: Taylor Phinney (BMC) was one of the last riders of the day's breakaway to be caught.
Team impressed with American's performance. (cyclingnews.com)

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Photo: Cancellara made the race, as he so often does, with an acceleration on the final passage of the Oude Kwaremont.
Fabian Cancellara of Trek outlasted a trio of Belgians in the final meters to win his second consecutive and third overall Ronde van Vlaanderen. (podiumcafe.com)

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Photo: Fabian Cancellara (L) was the strongest of the final selection - AAP.
Fabian Cancellara outfoxed a trio of riders to win a classic edition of the Tour of Flanders in a sprint finish in Oudenaarde. (sbs.com.au)

April 6, 2014




Photo: Peter Sagan couldn't match Fabian Cancellara and Sep Vanmarcke on the Oude Kwaremont. Photo: Tim De Waele.
Cannondale’s Peter Sagan said he would overcome the disappointment of a 16th-place finish at the Tour of Flanders and come back better ahead of Paris-Roubaix. (velonews.com)

April 6, 2014




Photo: World champion Rui Costa (Lampre-Merida) finished in second place for the second straight day at the Volta ao Algarve.
World champion searching for first win in 2014. (cyclingnews.com)

April 6, 2014




Photo: OPQS confirm Cavendish to miss Scheldeprijs 2014 Credit: Picasa .
Mark Cavendish’s classics campaigned officially ended today. Due to the lingering effects of a fever and stomach problems after Milano-Sanremo, he had to skip Ghent-Wevelgem, the Three Days of De Panne and – announced today – the Scheldeprijs. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)

April 6, 2014




Photo: Smooth, flexible and tough.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "The Strada Bianca is a plump clincher that smooths out any road." (bikeradar.com)

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