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April 2014
April 28, 2014


Photo: Chris Froome and Alberto Contador chat at the presentation of the 2014 Tour de France route. © Bettini (cyclingnews.com)
Defending champion Vincenzo Nibali, 2008 winner Alberto Contador, reigning Tour de France winner Chris Froome and his Sky teammate Bradley Wiggins are all skipping the Italian classic to focus on the Tour this year. (news.yahoo.com)

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Photo: Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quickstep) in the first leader's jersey of the 2014 Tour of Turkey.
Chicchi and Bonifazio beaten in high-speed finish. (cyclingnews.com)

April 28, 2014




Photo: Jack Bauer, Michael Rogers and Damiano Cunego made up the Japan Cup road race podium. © AFP Photo
Team owner backs Australian for Tour de France team. (cyclingnews.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 28, 2014




Photo: Chloe (right) with teammate-turned-soigneur Elisa Longo Borghini.
"Australian sprinter Chloe Hosking (Hitec Products) talks us through her victory in the road race and why winning this particular race means so much to her." (cyclingtips.com.au) 

April 28, 2014




Photo: The 2014 Liege-Bastogne-Liege drew thousands to the road for its hundredth edition, but the race was a tactical affair with a cruel ending. pic: ©Sirotti.
The hundredth edition of Liege-Bastogne-Liege brought joy for some, despair for others and significant portents of things to come as the opening chapter of the season comes to a close and the Grand Tours beckon. (roadcyclinguk.com)

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Photo: Giampaolo Caruso (Katusha). © Tim de Waele/TDW Sport
Italian caught 100 metres from the finish. (cyclingnews.com)

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Photo: Simons Gerrans didn't have the biggest Classics campaign, but his a podium and a win in the Ardennes gave him a successful spring. (ASO).
The top 10 racers from this season's spring one-day races. (bicycling.com)

April 28, 2014




Photo: We spoke to MFS Human Athlete Evan Murphy about crit racing before the Delray Beach Twilight Criterium.
"Once you've done that, once you use your hand and physically shove someone out of anger or rage, it's no longer racing, it's pathetic and it's fighting." (manualforspeed.com)

April 28, 2014




Photo: you’ll want to check out the new Transformer XX pump/stand from Topeak.
Wouldn’t it be nice if you could combine your pump and a repair stand in one compact, easy to carry package? (bikerumor.com)

April 28, 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: Chris Froome and Richie Porte race together for the first time this season at the Tour de Romandie (pic: Sirotti).
Defending champion Chris Froome returns to action with Team Sky. (roadcyclinguk.com)

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Photo: Vincenzo Nibali (Astana). © Tim de Waele/TDW Sport
Vicenzo Nibali is confirmed for the Tour of Romandie from April 29 to May 4. The Italian rider will lead the Astana squad at the Swiss stage race. (cyclingnews.com)

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Photo: The spring classics did not see one single rider dominate throughout the season. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com.
Simon Gerrans’ narrow victory in Sunday’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège was a fitting end to a palpitating and unpredictable 2014 spring classics season that saw parity across the peloton. (velonews.com)

April 28, 2014




Photo: very interesting article here on The Outer Line, by Joe Harris and Steve Maxwell.
“I had to do it just to survive” –Closely related to “everyone does it,” is this mantra. (crankpunk.com)

April 28, 2014




Photo: Paolo Savoldelli (Discovery Channel) describes the results of his fishing expedition to any who will listen.
Former Giro d'Italia winner faces a ban of two years and eight months. (cyclingnews.com)

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Photo: Not a great day for Andy Schleck in the end... © Tim de Waele/TDW Sport
Three DNF in his first objectives of the season were hardly what Andy Schleck (Trek Factory Racing) was looking for in the Ardennes Classics and the news that he will now miss the Tour of Romandie as he recovers from a knee injury will no doubt make this week a harder pill to swallow. (cyclingnews.com)

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Photo: Nathan Earle in action (Sirotti Images).
Team Sky endured a difficult race as illness, fatigue and crashes caught up with the squad. (sbs.com.au)

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Photo: Custom builders - especially those specializing in steel, such as Ellis Cycles (shown here) - still continue with threaded shells because they're a more aesthetic fit with the surrounding tubes.
It wasn't long ago that the only major bottom bracket decisions you had to make were shell width, spindle length, and, in rare cases, English (BSA) or Italian threading. (bikeradar.com)

April 28, 2014




Photo: Originally 1 year in many countries, all PowerTap hubs now carry an industry leading 2 year warranty.
As one of the original names in power measurement, PowerTap has been refining their hub based power meters for over 15 years now. (bikerumor.com)

April 28, 2014




Photo: Poppies are blooming and turkeys are courting. © Lisa Ouellette/flickr
Don’t just watch the action from afar; join it with one of these classic local rides throughout California. (bicycling.com)

April 28, 2014






Photo: Chris Froome (Sky) won the 2013 Tour de Romandie and he is back to defend..
Tuesday's Tour de Romandie Prologue, a 5.57km Individual Time Trial at Ascona, gets underway at 2:43pm CET (8:43am U.S. Eastern) with the departure of the first rider.  Tour de Romandie live video streaming should get underway at around 4:00pm CET (10:00am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)

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Photo: Daily Distraction.

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Photo: Tejay van Garderen (BMC) won the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya queen stage, his first ever WorldTour victory. © Tim de Waele/TDW Sport
American looking to continue good start to the season. (cyclingnews.com)

April 28, 2014




Photo: I’m obviously devastated...
“There aren’t really words for it. To race for seven hours and for that to happen on the last corner…. it’s poetry.” (pezcyclingnews.com)

April 28, 2014




Photo: Chris Froome will race at the Tour de Romandie after injuries and illness slowed him down this spring. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com.
Chris Froome (Sky) will be looking to regain his footing in what’s been a rough spring season during a clash of the Tour de France titans at this week’s Tour de Romandie. (velonews.com)

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Photo: Winner are grinners (AAP).
Simon Gerrans’ victory in Liege-Bastogne-Liege has seen the Australian jump to second in the UCI WorldTour ranking. (sbs.com.au)

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Photo: Michael Barry in his Team Sky days. Photo: - Bryn Lennon.
"It's volume three of Michael Barry's autobiographies and he's  telling us of the doping he participated in and witnessed while a member of the US Postal squad." (podiumcafe.com)

April 28, 2014




Photo: Sean Kelly in Morzine in the 1988 Tour de France; he believes while Roche and Martin may continue to improve, that progression will likely level out soon (Photo: Sirotti) .
Sean Kelly has said he believes the Grand Tour potential of Irish stars Nicolas Roche and Dan Martin is still unclear, with both having improved in recent seasons in the three-week races and with time on their side for more of the same. (stickybottle.com)

April 28, 2014




Photo: I wanted something that could be unique to the Tour of the Gila, not a typical solid color.
The jerseys’ have been designed by local architect, Kevin Robinson, and custom made by Champion Systems. (cyclingillustrated.com)

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Photo: We rode through wonderful landscapes. We met randonneurs, cyclotourists, bicycle collectors and many others. We rekindled old friendships and forged new ones.
"It was an incredible visit, filled with excitement, wonder and learning." (janheine.wordpress.com)

April 28, 2014




Photo: Lightweight frame, Campag kit and snappy handling.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Great race bike handling and Campagnolo kit in a lovely package." (bikeradar.com)

April 28, 2014





Photo: Roman Kreuziger rode Liège–Bastogne–Liège on this prototype Specialized frame. Photo: Tinkoff-Saxo.
The new frame appears to utilize a new seat binder that is integrated into the frame’s top tube, just in front of the seatpost insertion point. (velonews.com)

April 28, 2014




Photo: The modern cycling shoe is packed with technology, but fit, support, and comfort remain more important than sole stiffness or the efficiency of the closure mechanism.
The cycling shoe is often mentally grouped with clothing when in fact it is a piece of equipment as fundamental to the bio-mechanical nature of cycling as frame size or handlebar shape. (roadcyclinguk.com)

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