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April 2014
April 27, 2014






Photo: Australian national champion Simon Gerrans (Orica-GreenEdge).
Simon Gerrans (Orica-GreenEdge) won a nail-biting finale to the final Spring Classic, Liège-Bastogne-Liège, topping Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) and Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma-Quickstep) with a perfectly timed attack in the final meters. (cyclingnews.com)

April 27, 2014






Photo: Dan Martin looked as though he may have been about to repeat his win of last year at Liège–Bastogne–Liège until disaster struck on the very last corner. (inrng.com)
Apparently just moments away from making it two wins in a row in Belgium this afternoon, Martin crashed on the final corner when he was second man on the road having closed down a late two-man breakaway. (stickybottle.com)

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2014 Races & Results.
Tour of Turkey - April 27 - May 4 (Stages & Results),
Tour de Romandie - April 29 - May 4 (Stages),
Tour of the Gila - April 30 - May 4 (Stages),
Liège Bastogne Liège - April 27 (Results),
Giro del Trentino - April 22-25 (Results),
La Flèche Wallonne - April 23 (Results),
La Flèche Wallonne Féminine - April 23 (Results),
Amstel Gold Race - April 20 (Results),
De Brabantse Pijl - April 16 (Results),
Paris-Roubaix - April 13 (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 27, 2014





Photo: Michael Rogers says racers visiting Mexico and China would do well to take up a vegetarian diet. Photo: Gregor Brown. (velonews.com)
Australian thanks Contador and team for support. (cyclingnews.com)

April 27, 2014






Photo: Tour of Turkey Stage 2 Profile...
Monday's Tour of Turkey Stage 2 departs Alanya at 10:50am EEST (local) (9:50am CET or 3:50am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Kemer at around 2:54pm EEST (local) (1:54pm CET or 7:54am U.S. Eastern).  Tour of Turkey live streaming video should get underway at around 1:00pm EEST (local) (12:00pm CET or 6:00am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)

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Photo: This was the moment the race was won.
Katusha’s Giampolo Caruso is the the last attacker of the day. He led into the final bend but a trio of Simon Gerrans, Alejandro Valverde and Michał Kwiatkowski storm past to sweep the podium. (inrng.com)

April 27, 2014






Photo: The top 3 and Liege-Bastogne-Liege, Simon Gerrans, Alejandro Valverde and Michal Kwiatkowski.
Omega Pharma-Quickstep rider gets first Monument placing. (cyclingnews.com)

April 27, 2014




Photo: Sylvan from the Café told us to keep an eye on Anika Todd, a rider from his local club who was racing it as her very first European race.
"It's a whole different scene over there - I thought I knew bike racing until I went and did the Spring Classics!" (podiumcafe.com)

April 27, 2014






Photo: Chris Froome (Sky) signs on for stage 6 at the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya.
Chris Froome (Sky) is a non-starter in today’s Liege-Bastogne-Liege due to a mild chest infection. Froome travelled to Belgium for the race, arriving late Saturday, but was not able to start. (cyclingnews.com)

April 27, 2014




Photo: Jurgen Van den Broeck (Lotto Belisol). © Tim de Waele/TDW Sport
Jurgen Van den Broeck (Lotto-Belisol) is hoping to get his season back on track at Liège-Bastogne-Liège on Sunday. The Belgian has been working for his team-mate Jelle Vanendert at the Ardennes, but thinks that he can boost his confidence with his own personal result. (cyclingnews.com)

April 27, 2014




Photo: Fast and sharp handling – this is an aero bike for speed freaks.
BikeRadar verdict: 3.5 out of 5 stars. "wap out the indifferent wheels and dodgy brakes, and you've got yourself a thoroughbred." (bikeradar.com)

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Photo: Daily Distraction.

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Photo: Simon Gerrans wins the 2014 Liege - Bastogne - Liege...
Simon Gerrans celebrates adding Liege win to his palmares that already includes stage wins in all three Grand Tours and Milan-San Remo. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)

April 27, 2014




Photo: This year will have a strong field as usual with Christopher Froome back to defend his 2013 victory.
"Cobbles,  Leffe, Fabian, Chimay, PhilGil, Ardennes.  I know you are all in Classics withdrawal.  But I have the cure: Swiss stage racing.  The six day Tour de Romandie starts Tuesday." (podiumcafe.com)

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Photo: Mark Cavendish wins Stage 6 of the 2014 Tirreno Adriatico.
Mark Cavendish takes the honors in a scrappy bunch sprint in Alanya and secures early race lead. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)

April 27, 2014




Photo: Tour de France prologue winner Fabian Cancellara resplendent in yellow at the start of the first road stage. © AFP
While the cycling world focuses on Liège Bastogne Liège this weekend, the city is looking a little further into the future. According to a report in Belgian newspaper Het Nieuwsblad, the Belgian is bidding to host a finish of the 2015 Tour de France. (cyclingnews.com)

April 27, 2014




Photo: Screams, squealing brakes, cursing, chaos……I somehow managed not to go down.
"Over the past month my lack of racing experience has put me at a major disadvantage in the Euro peloton so, while the rest of Team TIBCO returned to America, I stayed behind in the Netherlands to live, train and race like the dutch girls." (anikatodd.com)

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Photo: Anna Meares with another national title to her name. © Cycling Australia
The First Lady of Track talks about disappointment in Cali and plans for Glasgow. (cyclingnews.com)

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