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April 2014
April 29, 2014




Photo: Rein Taaramae (Cofidis)... © Bettini
Rein Taaramäe (Cofidis) won the steep mountain finish to Elmali at the Tour of Turkey to take the overall race lead. (cyclingnews.com)

April 29, 2014




Photo: Tour of Britain stage 6 winner Simon Yates (Great Britain). © Rob Lampard
Orica-GreenEdge rider Simon Yates has crashed out during the queen stage of the Presidential Tour of Turkey and has been taken to the hospital with a suspected broken collarbone. (cyclingnews.com)

April 29, 2014




Photo: View from the Drapac team car during stage 2.
"When I arrived in Turkey, I was told that it never rains in Alanya. Riding out to the start for stage 2 of the Presidential Tour of Turkey, I discovered that not only does it rain here, it can pour." (cyclingtips.com.au)





Photo: I was in a fair bit of pain laying there on the road.
"In a sprint you can’t really have thoughts like “oh, I might crash”. It’s just instinct — you have to go and do it. You always know it’s going to be a bit risky but you’re not necessarily thinking it — you’re more focused on winning." (cyclingtips.com.au) 

April 29, 2014




Photo: Winner of the UCI sanctioned Winston-Salem Classic the day before; Travis McCabe takes a pull on the front. © David Gill/USA Crits
McCabe and Stephens lead National Racing Calendar after Joe Martin Stage Race. (cyclingnews.com)

April 29, 2014




2014 Races & Results.
Tour of Turkey - April 27 - May 4 (Stages & Results),
Tour de Romandie - April 29 - May 4 (Stages & Results),
Tour of the Gila - April 30 - May 4 (Stages),
Tour of California - May 11-18 (Stages),
Giro d'Italia - May 9 - June 1 (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 de France - July 5-27 (Stages),
UCI Road World Championship - Sept 20-27 (Stages).

April 29, 2014




Photo: Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme, world champion Marianne Vos, and ASO CEO Yann Le Moënner presented the details of the La Course by le Tour de France Tuesday in Paris. Photo: Lionel Bonaventure | AFP.
World champion Marianne Vos (Rabo-liv) will be among the riders to compete on the Champs Elysées on July 27 prior to the finale of the Tour de France’s final stage. (velonews.com)

April 29, 2014




Photo: Simon Gerrans (Orica-GreenEdge) wins the 2014 Liège-Bastogne-Liège. © AFP Photo
Matt White has given the strongest indication yet that Simon Gerrans will sign a contract extension with Orica-GreenEdge after the Australian road champion won Liège Bastogne Liège on Sunday. (cyclingnews.com)

April 29, 2014




Photo: Poor Dan Martin, the defending Doyenne champion, who fell out of a metaphorical tree on the final bend of Liege-Bastogne-Liege..
Brailsford's careworn squad seemed to treat the centenary edition of the world's oldest one-day race with the kind of respect that they would an unwanted post-Tour criterium. (uk.eurosport.yahoo.com)

April 29, 2014




Photo: Built as a dedicated sports frame, the DO Blade uses a Grilamid injected frame that houses interchangeable lenses with Zeiss optics.
Now that POC’s sponsorship of team Garmin Sharp is out in the open, Ryder Hesjedal can not only wear his DID shades that got everyone talking, but his new Signature DO Blades as well. (bikerumor.com)

April 29, 2014




Photo: The LOOK 675 Light is a claimed 250g lighter in the frameset than its standard sibling.
More slender sibling of French brand's endurance offering unboxed. (roadcyclinguk.com)

April 29, 2014




Photo: I found it all disappointing. One of the main reasons why I am such a fan of the Mountain High(er) books is the elegant and complete climb information provided..
"I really wanted to like this book.  But incomplete and sparse information for every climb, too many worthless choices, and an almost complete lack of any Tour de France context (given the title), makes me unable to recommend this book as anything more than a tertiary source for cyclo-tourists." (podiumcafe.com)

April 29, 2014






Photo: Tour of Turkey Stage 4 Profile...
Wednesday's Tour of Turkey Stage 4 departs Fethiye at 1:00pm EEST (local) (12:00pm CET or 6:00am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Marmaris at around 4:14pm EEST (local) (3:14pm CET or 9:14am U.S. Eastern).  Tour of Turkey live streaming video should get underway at around 3:00pm EEST (local) (2:00pm CET or 8:00am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)

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Photo: Michal Kwiatkowski heads toward the finish. © Susanne Goetze
Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) continued his impressive run of spring results by winning the prologue time trial at the Tour de Romandie. (cyclingnews.com)

April 29, 2014




Photo: Set in North County San Diego attended by over 500 riders (three hundred or so of whom managed to finish), and built around a grueling course that includes 12k feet of climbing.
If you rode the 2014 SPY Belgian Waffle Ride and your name wasn’t Neil Shirley or Brent Prenzlow, you cracked, entered a very bad place, and either quit or soldiered on to the finish. (pelotonmagazine.com)

April 29, 2014




Photo: Using the navigation functions of the Cyclo 505 was straightforward...
It's fair to say that Garmin has become the dominant force in the cyclo-computer market in recent years with their range of GPS-enabled Edge units. But with the Cyclo 505HC, Magellan is hoping to challenge the top dog and provide riders with a viable (if not preferable) alternative. (cyclingtips.com.au)

April 29, 2014




Photo: The tires (all sprayed with 303 Protectant) were hung on wheels in the attic with care, in hopes that cyclocross season soon would be there. Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com.
I have a set of backup clincher wheels and tires I use when my daily set is damaged or in the shop getting trued. Can you tell me how I should store these with the tubes and tires on them? Does hot or cold affect them? (velonews.com)

April 29, 2014





Photo: Ivan Basso on the front of the peloton with his Cannondale teammates. © Sirotti
For Cannondale Pro Cycling, the 68th Tour de Romandie is the final chance to prepare for the 2014 Giro d'Italia which the team will enter with the objective of claiming a third maglia rosa for Ivan Basso when the race concludes in Trieste on Sunday June 1. (cyclingnews.com)

April 29, 2014




Photo: The cobbled classics began with Swiss Cancellara and Belgian Tom Boonen the overwhelming favorites.
Australian Simon Gerrans’s surprise victory at Liege Bastogne Liege on Sunday brought to an end the Spring Classics season but also ushered in a new and exciting era in cycling. (bicycle.net)

April 29, 2014




Photo: Like any high-end Ksyrium, the stats are impressive. At 1370 grams for a set they are among the lightest alloy clinchers on the road.
The new 125th Anniversary Ksyriums bring everything the Ksyrium name in synonymous with – lightweight, reactivity and durability – and add to it a truly new expansion of a core MAVIC technology. (pelotonmagazine.com)

April 29, 2014




Photo: They were my riding companions in the Cape Rouleur, HotChillee’s answer to an international stage race for club riders.
South Africa’s Cape Rouleur is the finest event of its type in the world, as Robert Garbutt found out. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)

April 29, 2014





Photo: The 2014 Giro d'Italia route. © Daniel Benson
There are 10 days until the start of the 2014 Giro d'Italia, the first Grand Tour of the season. This year's race starts on Friday May 9 with a team time trial in Belfast, Northern Ireland and ends three weeks later in Trieste, Italy on June 1. (cyclingnews.com)

April 29, 2014




Photo: Reigning world road champion Marianne Vos was on hand at La Course’s route presentation. (James Startt).
Tour organizer ASO announces details for the La Course one-day race in Paris. (bicycling.com)

April 29, 2014






Photo: Chris Froome (Sky) won the 2013 Tour de Romandie and he is back to defend.
Wednesday's Tour de Romandie Stage 1 departs Ascona at 11:35am CET (5:35am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Sion at around 5:10pm CET (11:10am U.S. Eastern).  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: Stage 2 winner Tejay van Garderen (BMC) . © Roberto Bettini
The American has suffered from superficial abrasions and a contusion to his right hip; however, he plans on continuing the six-day stage race. (cyclingnews.com)

April 29, 2014




Photo: Chris Froome in 2013 the race winner has gone on to win the Tour de France.
With the spring classics done it’s time for the stage races. But there’s no immediate switch from embrocation to Ambre Solaire as this year’s Tour de Romandie offers similar conditions to last year with snow and rain forecast. (inrng.com)

April 29, 2014




Photo: Overall winner Alberto Contador atop the podium. © Susanne Goetze
Bjarne Riis has claimed that Alberto Contador is in the best form he’s seen since signing the Spaniard in 2011 and although Riis has marked Chris Froome as the favorite for this year’s Tour de France, he believes that Contador will be among the Team Sky rider’s main challengers. (cyclingnews.com)

April 29, 2014




Photo: M.Barry, illegal and legal doper! Nice!
What is it about Team Sky that rankles so? Why do the come across as mirthless, joyless automatons? Can it be because they actually are? Or is there more to it than that? (crankpunk.com)

April 29, 2014





Photo: In November 2013, the United States Drug Enforcement Administration initiated classification of Tramadol as a schedule IV controlled substance, pending a review process. Does the drug come under the same precedent of amphetamine & alcohol, which in combination with the heat & Mt Ventoux climb killed Tom Simpson in 1967?.
The latest controversy over Tramadol is merely just bringing this long running debate into the public eye. (shutup-legs.com)

April 29, 2014




Photo: World champion Nino Schurter will no doubt be looking forward to having Worlds back in his home country of Switzerland in 2018. © Swiss Cycling
For Orica-GreenEdge, the 2014 Tour de Romandie will be a special occasion as joining the team for the six day WorldTour race is current cross-country mountain bike champion Nino Schurter. (cyclingnews.com)

April 29, 2014




Photo: 2013 Tour of the Gila Overall Winner, Mara Abbott, returns to defend her title.
Spanning from April 30th to May 4th, the Tour of the Gila is known for strong winds, steep climbs, and high desert exposure. (bikeworldnews.com)

April 29, 2014




Photo: Tough; fantastic ride quality.
BikeRadar verdict: 5 out of 5 stars. "The best off-the-peg disc wheels to date – but they come at a serious price." (bikeradar.com)

April 29, 2014




Photo: Changing your bar won't make up for a frame that doesn't fit. But it can make your bike feel better.
Hidden beneath all that colorful tape, the handlebar is easy to take for granted. But thanks to new and evolving shapes and sizes, it plays an increasingly critical role in your ride quality. It's time to take a fresh look at this unsung component. (bicycling.com)

April 29, 2014




Photo: The cyclocross wheels would be a great match for the RLT which is going through our long-term testing now, and is now available in black.
Niner continues to expand its lineup with a new line of carbon mountain and cyclocross wheels—available, naturally, in 29-inch only. (dirtragmag.com)

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