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May 2014
May 7, 2014


Photo: Cadel Evans (BMC) defended his pink jersey through the final stage. Photo: © Bettini.
Irish Giro stages an unknown quantity for BMC leader. (cyclingnews.com)

May 7, 2014




Photo: Alberto Contador could enter the Tour de France as the overall favorite. (Bettini/Tinkoff-Saxo).
Updates on the form of the top spring Grand Tour contenders. (bicycling.com)





Photo: Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) Photo: © Tim de Waele/TDW Sport.
Second in 2012, Spanish veteran aiming for Giro d'Italia win. (cyclingnews.com)

May 7, 2014





Photo: Welcome to our live coverage guide for the 2014 Quatre Jours de Dunkerque/Tour du Nord-pas-de-Calais.
Wednesday's 4 Days of Dunkirk Stage 1 departs Dunkerque at 12:45pm CET (6:45am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Coudekerque-Banche at around 4:53pm CET (10:53am U.S. Eastern).  Four Days of Dunkirk live video streaming should get underway at around 3:45pm CET (9:45am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)

May 7, 2014




Photo: Raymond Kreder (Garmin Sharp) and Sylvain Chavanel (IAM Cycling) Photo: © Tim de Waele/TDW Sport.
Having recovered from the bronchitis which saw him miss Paris-Roubaix, Sylvain Chavanel is back racing for IAM Cycling at the Four Days of Dunkirk (Les 4 Jours de Dunkerque). (cyclingnews.com)

May 7, 2014




Photo: Team Sponsors. Athlete Octane, Felt Bicycles, Fast Forward Wheels, Osmo Nutrition, Zevlin, Continental, Hirzl, Giro, Pactimo.
"The race was delayed from some unfortunate spills in previous races. For me that wasn’t too bad because I got to spin around a little more to loosen up." (cyclingillustrated.com)

May 7, 2014




2014 Races & Results.
4 Jours de Dunkerque - May 7-10 (Stages & Results),
The Women's Tour - May 7-11 (Stages & Results),
Giro d'Italia - May 9 - June 1 (Stages),
Tour of California - May 11-18 (Stages),
Tour of Turkey - April 27 - May 4 (Results),
Tour de Romandie - April 29 - May 4 (Results),
Tour of the Gila - April 30 - May 4 (Results),
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).

May 7, 2014




Photo: The win gives van Hummel the overall lead and the lead in the sprint classification .
Dutchman Kenny van Hummel (Androni-Giocattoli) has won a wind-affected opening stage of the 2014 Tour d'Azerbaidjan, sprinting to victory in Sumqayit ahead of Vitaliy Buts (Kolss) and Davide Vigano (Caja Rural). (cyclingtips.com.au) 

May 7, 2014




Photo: The weather forecast – 70% chance or rain – turned out to be optimistic.
“Le tandem avale la distance,” I thought as we pedaled through the night. “The tandem gobbles up the distance.” Long stretches of road seemed to be compressed during the weekend’s ride, with the difference being that I wasn’t riding my own bike, but rather sitting on the back of a tandem. (janheine.wordpress.com)

May 7, 2014




Photo: As I understand it, the whole point of autobiography is to set the record straight.
At Speed is an interesting read, if only for the retelling of the big moments of Cavendish’s career. (redkiteprayer.com)

May 7, 2014




Photo: The Inifinito CV is offered in a range of builds with components from Campagnolo or Shimano.
Early thoughts on mechanical spec 'endurance' bike. (roadcyclinguk.com)

May 7, 2014




Photo: Each of the Trek Silque carbon frames is built with size-specific tuning, meaning the larger frames are slightly stiffer than the smaller ones.
The Trek Silque (pronounced 'Silk') is a brand new women’s endurance road bike with the Isospeed decoupler popularized by the Trek Domane. (bikeradar.com)

May 7, 2014




Photo: I've ridden these wheels for about a couple of months now.
"I don't know what I was expecting of the change from aluminium to carbon, which is the primary reason for looking into these wheels in the first place.  I had thought that they'd feel different to aluminium wheels, and they're certainly taught and stiff in a way that aluminium isn't, but there's no extra 3mph; the variations are small." (road.cc)

May 7, 2014




Photo: Very effective bifocal sunnies.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "The Dual’s bifocal lenses really do make reading your computer easier." (bikeradar.com)

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Photo: I think it is very sad. A lot of things are all being done at the moment for the Giro in order to help the country.
The 1987 Giro d’Italia winner Stephen Roche has reacted strongly to a recent story which made headlines in the Irish Independent. (cyclingtips.com.au) 

May 7, 2014






Photo: Emma Johansson (Orica-AIS) won the undulating opening stage of the Friends Life Women’s Tour in Northampton on Wednesday, beating Marianne Vos (Rabo-Liv) into second. : © Rob Lampard (cyclingnews.com)
Lizzie Armitstead misses out in bunch sprint as Friends Life Women's Tour kicks off. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)

May 7, 2014





Photo: Hannah Barnes declared her third-place finish in today’s first ever Friends Life Women’s Tour stage as her best ever result.
The British circuit race champion finished third on stage one of the race behind Emma Johansson and Marianne Vos. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)





Photo: Lucy Garner starts the Women’s Tour today leading a young Great Britain team whose main aim is to gain experience and physical condition.
Other than Garner, the rest of the team are from the British Cycling Academy, and have little or no stage race experience, but have been selected to aid their physical and mental development with an eye on the track events at the 2016 Olympics. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)

May 7, 2014




Photo: Katherine Compton (United States Of America) Photo: © Tim de Waele/TDW Sport.
US Cyclo-cross national champion and 2013-2014 UCI World Cup overall winner Katie Compton has raced many different cycling disciplines, but this past weekend she added one more to her resume: enduro mountain bike racing. (cyclingnews.com)

May 7, 2014




Photo: Peta Mullens - Wiggle Honda Credit: Bart Hazen/Wiggle Honda .
Wiggle-Honda’s Australian mountain bike champion says that the main problem with pro cycling is you can’t own a labradoodle. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)

May 7, 2014




Photo: Robert Gesink (Team Belkin) Photo: © Roberto Bettini.
Robert Gesink (Belkin) has undergone successful surgery to treat his cardiac arrhythmia, the team have announced. (cyclingnews.com)

May 7, 2014




Photo: 2009 Tour de France champion Alberto Contador has returned to his best ahead of the 2014 edition of the race (Supplied).
Alberto Contador has continued his preparation for the Tour de France with pre-race reconnaissance sessions of the Pyrenees stages and the final time trial. (sbs.com.au)

May 7, 2014




Photo: Nairo Quintana (Movistar) finished fifth on the day, five seconds down on stage winner Tejay van Garderen Photo: © Tim de Waele/TDW Sport.
Second in 2013 Tour, can Quintana take Colombia's first Giro? (cyclingnews.com)

May 7, 2014




Photo: Dan Martin on the wheel of eventual Liege-Bastogne-Liege winner Simon Gerrans.
Ireland’s Dan Martin will start the Giro d’Italia on Friday gunning for a top performance in the first edition of the race to start outside the European mainland. (cyclingtips.com.au) 

May 7, 2014




Photo: variables such as maximal oxygen consumption (VO2 max), anaerobic threshold (AT), heart rate, economy or delta efficiency.
Running demands more energy and thus cross training can more effectively improve the respiratory capacity in muscles in a short space of time. However... (shutup-legs.com)

May 7, 2014




Photo: Raw aluminium tubing racked up and waiting for its turn through the machine...
Giant is one of very few companies that manufactures carbon frames from raw fibre instead of ready-made pre-preg materials. Giant also uses a similar in-house approach for its aluminium bikes. (bikeradar.com)

May 7, 2014




Photo: Ciao a tutti! Oggi, impariamo italiano - today, let's learn Italian.
Grupetto!   Ha, see, speaking Italian is easy.  On tough mountain stages, a group of riders that band together to help each make the time cut-off.  The Laughing group. (podiumcafe.com)

May 7, 2014








Photo: Stage 1 Team Time Trial Profile.
Friday's (May 9) Stage 1, a 21.7km Team Time Trial at Belfast, gets underway at 5:50pm BST (6:50pm CET or 12:50pm U.S. Eastern) with the departure of the first team.  Start Order and Times to come.  Giro d'Italia live streaming video should get underway at around 5:30pm BST (6:30pm CET or 12:30pm U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)

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Photo: Daily Distraction.

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Photo: The big names at Wednesday's Giro d'Italia press conference said there is no top favorite for the season's first grand tour. Photo: Gian Mattia D'Alberto | RCS Sport.
Six top pink jersey challengers at Wednesday’s pre-race press conference agreed there is no favorite for the 2014 Giro d’Italia. (velonews.com)

May 7, 2014






Photo: After Quintana comes the in-form Cadel Evans with Joaquim Rodriguez and Rigoberto Urán as the main pretenders for the podium.
With 48 hours to go time for a look at the contenders for the 2014 Giro. Nairo Quintana seems to be everyone’s pick but a lot of this is based on his ride in the Tour de France, an event now 40 weeks ago and plenty has changed in his life since. (inrng.com)

May 7, 2014





Photo: Ivan Basso in pink during his record breaking win in 2010.
The 97th edition of the Giro d’Italia is kicking off this Friday in Belfast. (pezcyclingnews.com)

May 7, 2014




Photo: The Contender - Cadel Evans (VIC) BMC.
There are 13 Australians riding this year’s Giro d’Italia, starting in Belfast, 9 May. What we can expect from them over the next three weeks? (sbs.com.au)

May 7, 2014




Photo: The wind and weather can put some riders in trouble.
Three stages in Ireland could create significant time gaps, says Giro d'Italia organizer. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)

May 7, 2014




Photo: trip to Ireland to check out the Giro d'Italia route ahead of this year's race.
“The roads constantly look over the sea, dipping in and out to the coast.” (cyclingtips.com.au) 

May 7, 2014





Photo: Nicolas Roche will lead Tinkoff-Saxo in his home country when the Giro d’Italia rolls out of Ireland (pic: Sirotti).
Irishman eagerly awaiting Belfast Big Start. (roadcyclinguk.com)

May 7, 2014





Photo: Carlos Betancur won the white jersey in 2013, but can anybody stop Nairo Quintana pulling on the jersey this year? (pic: Sirotti).
Riders who could push Nairo Quintana for the title of 'Best Young Rider'. (roadcyclinguk.com)

May 7, 2014




Photo: The Giro d’Italia could start from Belfast with less than 198 cyclists after a number of foreign riders were unable to secure UK entry visas.
Significant number of riders fail to receive visas and passports in time to travel to Belfast for Giro d'Italia start on Friday. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)

May 7, 2014





Photo: Gregory Bauge and Chris Hoy compete during their Men's Sprint quarterfinal as part of the Worlds in 2010 Photo: © AFP.
Nations will now be allowed to enter two riders in each of the track sprint events at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, after the UCI announced changes to their quotas. (cyclingnews.com)

May 7, 2014




Photo: California is preparing to welcome the most accomplished field of cycling superstars ever to compete on U.S. soil for the 2014 Amgen Tour of California set to take place May 11-18..
International Cycling Superstars Lead the Field of 128, Including World and National Champions, Olympians and Grand Tour Podium Finishers. (bicycle.net)

May 7, 2014




Photo: To get the best performance from your tires, your psi should be spot-on. (Courtesy).
These routine measurements will keep your bike running smoothly—and help you avoid costly repairs. (bicycling.com)

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