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April 2014
April 11, 2014



Photo: Ben Swift (Team Sky) . © Tim de Waele/TDW Sport
Valverde fails to unseat Contador. (cyclingnews.com)

April 11, 2014






Photo: Stage 6 Profile. Nairo Quintana (Movistar) won the 2013 edition but he is not back to defend.
Saturday's Tour of the Basque Country Stage 6, a 25.9 km Individual Time Trial at Markina-Xemein, gets underway at 2:16pm CET (8:16am U.S. Eastern) with the departure of the first rider.  Full Start Order and Times here.  Tour of the Basque Country live streaming video should get underway at around *3:45pm CET (*9:45am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)

April 11, 2014




Photo: Ramūnas Navardauskas (Garmin Sharp).
Domont wins the final stage. (cyclingnews.com)

April 11, 2014





Photo: Photo courtesy of Marianne Vos' Twitter page.
Before making her 2014 road debut at the Waalse Pijl on April 23, World Champion Marianne Vos is making a stop in sunny California to defend her 2013 Sea Otter mountain bike victories. (podiumcafe.com)

April 11, 2014




Photo: Day 3 was the Beaumont Road Race, with 72 fast miles packed full of rollers, technical descents, and field-splintering ascents.
"Everyone knows the best training happens at altitude. Who knew the best ideas happened there too?" (cyclingillustrated.com)

April 11, 2014




Races & Results.
Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco - April 7-12, 2014 (Stages &Results),
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),
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 11, 2014




Photo: The advantage over Valverde before Saturday’s time trial leaves everything in the air, said Contador.
Alberto Contador held on to the lead in Vuelta a Pais Vasco, but gave 2 seconds at the finish line to Valverde, now 12 seconds behind Contador. (bikeworldnews.com)

April 11, 2014




Photo: Well news flash people, you can achieve anything you want to in life and only you can tell yourself otherwise.
As you start to get older it would appear that as a person you start to build up a wealth of ‘knowledge’. We will call it ‘knowledge’ although in reality we all know its just apocalyptic mistakes that showed us exactly what not to do again. (helenwyman.com)

April 11, 2014




Photo: Scott Sunderland spoke with BikeRadar about the changing tech of Paris-Roubaix.
Paris-Roubaix is one of cycling’s greatest one-day spectacles and the cobbled, often treacherous conditions that make the race legendary are the same factors that put the ultimate test to the equipment. (bikeradar.com)

April 11, 2014




Photo: Giro made these boy undershorts with its soft and durable Nycore wool/nylon fabric blend.
The California helmet maker has launched a women’s version of its New Road line of casual cycling clothing.  (bicycling.com)

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Photo: Chris Horner (Lampre-Merida)... Photo: © Bettini Photo
“The details of the accident are still to be evaluated, however it seems that he was probably hit by a car while riding on the Lecco side of Lake Como.” (cyclingnews.com)

April 11, 2014




Photo: Stefano Agostini criticized cycling's anti-doping system in a letter sent to the UCI and media on Wednesday. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com.
Stefano Agostini, the 25-year-old Italian fired by Cannondale and suspended by the UCI over an out-of-competition test for banned substance clostebol in Aug. 2013, criticized cycling’s anti-doping program in a letter distributed to the media on Wednesday. (velonews.com)

April 11, 2014





Photo: Tom Boonen at the pre-Paris-Roubaix press conference.
“I’ve still beaten him more than he’s beaten me.” (cyclingnews.com)

April 11, 2014






Photo: The cobbles start with over 150km to go and hurt from the start. But it’s the Arenberg Forest that marks the big strategic rendez-vous.
The last act of madness and also the last cobbled classic of the year. Paris-Roubaix is a wild race with a touch of the circus and it’s not just because the riders circle Roubaix’s concrete ring for the finish. (inrng.com)

April 11, 2014







Photo: The cobblestones of the Forest of Arenberg, one of the toughest and most inconic 'secteurs' of Paris-Roubaix.
Start time: Sunday April 13 10:15 CET ( 1:15 AM PST); 
Earliest live video: 12:50 CET (3:50 AM PST);
Approximate finish 16:50 CET (7:50 AM PST).  (cyclingfans.com)

April 11, 2014




Photo: Mike Creed and Eric Marcotte have a talk before leaving on the ride.
"We're team SmartStop and we came to race." (cyclingnews.com)

April 11, 2014




Photo: Marcel Kittel wins the 2014 G.P. Scheldprijs .
Marcel Kittel is hesitant to commit to a full Giro d’Italia campaign ahead of his race debut next month. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)

April 11, 2014





Photo: XTR M9000 rear derailleurs are completely new, with the front pulley's pivot moved well forward of the cassette to increase the chain wrap around the cogs.
The long-awaited debut of Shimano’s premier component ensemble was staged at its new cycling division across the street from its North American headquarters in Irvine, California.  (pinkbike.com)

April 11, 2014




Photo: Highs: Handling, top quality chassis.
BikeRadar verdict: 4.5 out of 5 stars. "As it stands the Krypton is a formidable sportive machine – it could also be a formidable race bike." (bikeradar.com)

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Photo: Daily Distraction.

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Photo: Can history repeat itself?
Cancellara has already won Paris-Roubaix three times in the past eight years, and now he’s shooting for a fourth cobblestone trophy, to join race record holders Boonen and Roger De Vlaeminck. (pelotonmagazine.com)

April 11, 2014





Photo: It’s a cross between mountain biking, road racing and gladiator warfare.
“If they’re flicking on Paris-Roubaix for the first time they’re going to say – “What the hell? What kind of bike race is this?” (decaironman-training.com)

April 11, 2014




Photo: Fabian Cancellara embraces his wife after winning his third Tour of Flanders.
Defending champion pushes pressure to winless riders and teams. (cyclingnews.com)

April 11, 2014






Photo: Friday’s main event to Roubaix – and over 25km of cobbles to cover.
Long anticipated, much feared, and never completed ride across the parcours of Paris-Roubaix. (pezcyclingnews.com)

April 11, 2014






Photo: Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) at the start of Scheldeprijs. © Fotoreporter Sirotti
Phinney, Pozzato and Hayman weigh up Sky rider’s prospects. (cyclingnews.com)

April 11, 2014






Photo: Zdenek Stybar wins the Elite Mens world championships in 2014 .
"I always look ahead and I can easily forget about the past." (cyclingweekly.co.uk)

April 11, 2014







Photo: Dave Brailsford is leaving his post at British Cycling to concentrate on his role with Sky. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com.
Dave Brailsford, the man behind British Cycling’s Olympic success, is leaving the national program to concentrate solely on his role as principal of Sky, it was announced Friday. (velonews.com)

April 11, 2014




Photo: We weighed this set at 1,530g total.
New for this year, the Aero 46 combines the wide rims (26.2mm) that are becoming popular among high-end wheelmakers with a distinct, sharply pointed spoke bed – which is a departure from current trends. (bikeradar.com)

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