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April 2014
April 18, 2014




Photo: Team SmartStop's Travis McCabe took a big win at the Winston-Salem Classic. Photo by Matt Brown, www.336Creative.com.
A pair of American riders, Travis McCabe and Shelly Olds, took victories Friday at the Winston-Salem Cycling Classic in North Carolina. (velonews.com)

April 18, 2014





Photo: Shelley Olds joins Women's Yellow Fluo as Alé-Cipollini squad confirmed for 2014. www.velonation.com
Olds beat Canadian Joelle Numainville (Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) and Eugenia Bujak of Poland (BTC City Ljubljana) to the line at the end of the 91-kilometer race that comprised eight laps of an 11.5-km circuit. (bicycle.net)

April 18, 2014




Photo: UCI/National Racing Calendar (NRC) road races on Friday and National Criterium Calendar (NCC)/USA CRITS series races on Saturday.
Saturday: Women's pro criterium: 4:45pm local. Men's pro criterium: 6pm local. (cyclingfans.com)

April 18, 2014






Photo: Jade Wilcoxson, of Optum-Kelly Benefit Strategies, will be racing the Winston-Salem Cycling Classic. (Photo © Casey B. Gibson.).
Some of the top professional cyclists from around the globe will be on the start line later this week for the Winston-Salem Cycling Classic in North Carolina. (velonews.com)

April 18, 2014




2014 Races & Results.
Amstel Gold Race - April 20 (Start List),
La Flèche Wallonne - April 23 (History),
Liège-Bastogne-Liège - April 27 (History),
De Brabantse Pijl - April 16 (Results),
Paris-Roubaix - April 13 (Results),
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 18, 2014




Photo: Simon Gerrans (Orica-GreenEdge) looking comfortable. © Tim de Waele/TDW Sport
Australian national champion also eyes Liege-Bastogne-Liege. (cyclingnews.com)

April 18, 2014






Photo: Mark Cavendish on the podium after winning stage 6 at Tirreno-Adriatico, the British champion's second win thus far in the 2014 season.
Omega Pharma-Quick Step sprinters opts for the Amgen Tour of California. (cyclingnews.com)

April 18, 2014




Photo: Focus is owned by the large European conglomerate Pon.
"So on one hand, Focus deserves some praise for offering the Izalco Max in seven sizes, but they go down as the only company I’ve encountered that designed a bike around reach and head tube length. I mean, who does that?"

April 18, 2014




Photo: Very low weight, quality groupset and exceptional wheels.
BikeRadar verdict: 5 out of 5 stars. "Frankly, it’s very hard to fault the Rose if you’re prepared to buy a bike online." (bikeradar.com)

April 18, 2014




Photo: a multi-tool based around a long, metal, plastic-tipped tyre lever.
BikeRadar verdict: 3 out of 5 stars. "Great looks and well made but not the most practical tool." (bikeradar.com)

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Photo: This is a very different race to the ones we’ve seen in recent weeks. Born in 1966 it is the newest of the spring classics.
Giant crowds, 34 climbs and a brewery as race sponsor, what’s not to like about the Amstel Gold Race? (inrng.com)

April 18, 2014





Photo: Two-time winner Philippe Gilbert is among the favorites for Sunday's Amstel Gold Race. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com.
The bumps of Belgium are long gone now, and in their stead come the hills of the Dutch Limburg region. To be more precise, there are 34 climbs over the Amstel Gold Race’s 251 kilometers, amounting to more than 13,000 feet of climbing. (velonews.com)

April 18, 2014




Photo: Ben Swift wins stage fiveof the 2014 Tour of the Basque Country.
British sprinter Ben Swift hoping to continue recent spate of solid results in Sunday's Amstel Gold Race. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)

April 18, 2014





Photo: Alejandro Valverde is riding to win at the Ardennes classics. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com.
Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) is ready to make up for disappointment last year across the Ardennes with a winning ride in at least one of the hilly classics. (velonews.com)

April 18, 2014




Photo: After a two-year drought of spring victories, Philippe Gilbert outsprinted Michael Matthews to win the Brabantse Pijl. (BMC Racing).
Weekly updates on the form of the top spring Classics contenders. (bicycling.com)

April 18, 2014




Photo: Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ) celebrates his win in Denain.
FDJ.fr sprinter hoping to continue his winning streak. (cyclingnews.com)

April 18, 2014




Photo: Race leader Lea Davison (Specialized)... © Langkawi International Mountain Bike Challenge
Comeback planned for second half of mountain bike season. (cyclingnews.com)

April 18, 2014




Photo: The base is a super-stiff Easton EC90 SLX ACC carbon sole.
Giro’s formidable road shoe eschews fancy ratchets in the pursuit of a supreme light weight (claimed 410g for size US 42.5). (bikeradar.com)

April 18, 2014




Photo: our loaded bikes among the lightweight machines of the randonneurs..
Last weekend, the Japanese randonneurs organized their Flèche 24-hour ride. (janheine.wordpress.com)

April 18, 2014




Photo: Start line, Boston Midnight Marathon Bike Ride, 2013 (Konrad Zalewski).
A few hours after the end of last year's Boston Midnight Marathon Bike Ride—the biggest, best, and most fun edition so far—the bombs exploded on Boylston Street. Can this crazy, off-the-cuff, two-wheeled caper continue? And should it? (bicycling.com)

April 18, 2014





Photo: Daily Distraction.

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Photo: Amstel contender? Really? © www.teamlampremerida.com
Alejandro Valverde said a funny thing today. (atwistedspoke.com)

April 18, 2014




Photo: The 31-year-old Belgian, who won back-to-back Amstel races in 2010 and 2011.
 Former world champion Philippe Gilbert will set off in Sunday’s Amstel Gold Race as one of the hot favourites for victory. (bicycle.net)

April 18, 2014






Photo: Dan Martin kicked to victory at Liège-Bastogne-Liège last year. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com.
As usual, American outfit Garmin-Sharp finds itself a bit of an outsider as it heads into the hilly classics. As usual, the team prefers it that way. And unsurprisingly, the team itself maintains its traditional looseness. (velonews.com)

April 18, 2014




Photo: Omega's Michal Kwiatkowski looks to strike in the Ardennes races, starting with Amstel. (c)Tim De Waele.
 Omega Pharma-Quick Step is fresh off a Paris-Roubaix victory, and has an ace in hand for this week’s hilly classics. It’s good to be an Omega rider right about now, and it could get even better soon. (velonews.com)

April 18, 2014




Photo: Julien Absalon of BMC MTB Racing punches the air after claiming victory in the elite men's cross country in Pietermaritzburg.
French mountain bike star thinking about when to end his racing career. (cyclingnews.com)

April 18, 2014




Photo: Michael Matthews picked up a stage win at the Tour of the Basque Country earlier this month. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com.
 Michael Matthews takes confidence into Sunday’s Amstel Gold Race. The Aussie known as “Bling” already won twice this season and placed second behind Philippe Gilbert (BMC Racing) in Wednesday’s Brabantse Pijl (Brabant Arrow). (velonews.com)

April 18, 2014




Photo: As a cyclist who adheres faithfully to the ancient “N+1″ proverb.
The Scorpion Bike Stand has a long spindle which fits through the hole in your crank. (bikerumor.com)

April 18, 2014




Photo: So far, 5,900 miles of US Bicycle Routes have been designated in 12 states .
Washington state may have its first official U.S. Bicycle Route later this spring. (bikingbis.com)

April 18, 2014




Photo: Add in SRAM’s CX1 and you have the makings for some exciting cross bikes this season.
2015 looks like it will be the year of the disc brake and the thru axle for cross – or at least some combination of the two. (bikerumor.com)

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