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April 2014
April 12, 2014





Photo: Overall leader Alberto Contador (Saxo Tinkoff).
Martin wins final time trial stage. (cyclingnews.com)

April 12, 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 12, 2014




2014 Races & Results.
Paris-Roubaix - April 13 (Start List),
Amstel Gold Race - April 20 (History),
La Flèche Wallonne - April 23 (History),
Liège-Bastogne-Liège - April 27 (History),
Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco - April 7-12 (Results),
Tour of Flanders - April 6 (Results),
De Panne-Koksijde - April 1-3 (Results),
Volta a Catalunya - March 24-30 (Results),
Gent-Wevelgem - March 30 (Results),
Tour of California - May 11-18 (Stages),
Giro d'Italia - May 9 - June 1 (Stages),
Tour de France - July 5-27 (Stages),
UCI Road World Championship - Sept 20-27 (Stages).

April 12, 2014




Photo: David Millar will miss the racing when he hangs up his cleats. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com.
David Millar (Garmin-Sharp) wants to savor every moment of his final season among the pro ranks, even if that means suffering for seven hours over the cobbles at Paris-Roubaix. (velonews.com)

April 12, 2014




Photo: Martijn Maaskant pulls off after taking a strong pull. © Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us
Don't underestimate us, says American team. (cyclingnews.com)

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Photo: Eurosport - MALLORCA, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 04: Sir Bradley Wiggins of Great Britain prepares for a training ride on a Team SKY Training Camp Media Day on February 4, 2014 in Mallorca, Spain. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty .
Bradley Wiggins has no constraints as he gets set to ride the Paris-Roubaix and he believes that will play into his favour in the gruelling one-day race. (uk.eurosport.yahoo.com)

April 12, 2014




Photo: Being hit from behind is one of the primal fears of cyclists.
Looking at the photo above from our Flèche last year, it’s easy to think: “Two of these riders are much safer than the other two.” The reflective vests really stand out in the flash of the camera. (janheine.wordpress.com)

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Photo: A fixture in Paris-Roubaix this is a legendary part of the race even if it comes too early to pick the winner.
Here is the Trouée d’Arenberg in France, one of the rare flat pieces of road to be venerated in cycling. Despite its berg name there’s no hill around at all. (inrng.com)

April 12, 2014




Photo: Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky). © Cyclingnews
Norwegian wants to show he still has killer instinct. (cyclingnews.com)

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Photo: Johan Vansummeren (Garmin-Sharp). © Fotoreporter Sirotti
Garmin rider puts last week's crash behind him. (cyclingnews.com)

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Photo: Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) wins for the second time in the 2014 season.
Manxman likely to ride in California and Switzerland to prepare for the Tour de France. (cyclingnews.com)

April 12, 2014




Photo: If you’re metric adverse, that’s well under two pounds...
The One is the next evolution of handcrafted carbon frames from Open, incorporating new shapes, layups and in-house production (in Germany) to create a remarkably light mountain bike frame weighing in a less than 850 grams. (dirtragmag.com)

April 12, 2014




Photo: The colorful F2x will come in six sizes, from 47 to 60cm.
Make no mistake about it, disc brakes for endurance road bikes and cyclocross rigs are coming in a big way. (bikeradar.com)

April 12, 2014




Photo: Hardtail 27.5: Norco Charger 7.1.
Bicycling chose ten extraordinary mountain bikes as this year’s Editors’ Choice award winners. (bicycling.com)

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Photo: Daily Distraction.

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Photo: This should be the main. Lance Armstrong and Chris Carmichael pose after Armstrong's first Tour de France win in 1999. Courtesy Trainright.com.
Colorado Springs cycling coach Chris Carmichael knew Lance Armstrong was doping long before Armstrong went to the 1996 Olympics or won a record seven Tour de France titles, according to newly public documents. (gazette.com)

April 12, 2014




Photo: Greg LeMond in action during the 1990 Tour de France - the final edition of the French Grand Tour won by the American.
Tour de France winner ready to accept an apology from Armstrong. (cyclingnews.com)

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Photo: Boonen’s trump card, though, is that he has by far the best classics team around him.
Ahead of Sunday’s Paris-Roubaix, talk has turned to questions about how to stop Fabian Cancellara. (pelotonmagazine.com)

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Photo: Peter Sagan makes it look easy on the Koppenberg. © Fotoreporter Sirotti
Cannondale rider lines up for third tilt at Hell of the North. (cyclingnews.com)

April 12, 2014




Photo: Fabian Cancellara and Sep Vanmarcke were two of the main players on Velo's Most Dramatic Day of Racing in 2013. Photo: BrakeThrough Media | VeloNews.com.
Sep Vanmarcke (Belkin) hopes history repeats itself in Sunday’s Paris-Roubaix, but with a different ending. (velonews.com)

April 12, 2014




Photo: Arnaud Demare (FDJ) and Zdenek Stybar (Omega Pharma-Quick Step). © Tim de Waele/TDW Sport
Gaudin and Turgot promise to go on the attack. (cyclingnews.com)

April 12, 2014




Photo: Cannondale SuperSix EVO Hi-Mod Women’s Dura-Ace.
Bicycling chose thirteen extraordinary bikes as this year’s Editors’ Choice award winners. (bicycling.com)

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