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May 2014
May 9, 2014


Photo: 2013 Giro del Trentino champion Evelyn Stevens (Specialized-lululemon)
Photo: © Fotomedia.
The momentum for women's cycling continues to build with events across North America raising the level for the sport. (cyclingnews.com)

May 9, 2014







Photo: Welcome to our live coverage guide for the 2014 Quatre Jours de Dunkerque/Tour du Nord-pas-de-Calais.
Friday's 4 Days of Dunkirk Stage 3 departs Fruges at 12:25pm CET (6:25am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Calais at around 5:12pm CET (11:12am 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)

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Photo: Marianne Vos in the points jersey Photo: © Rob Lampard.
World champion Marianne Vos (Rabo-Liv) prevailed in the sprint to win the third stage of the Women's Tour, beating Emma Johansson (Orica-AIS) and Giorgia Bronzini (Wiggle-Honda) to the line. (cyclingnews.com)

May 9, 2014




Photo: Tiffany Cromwell Credit: Cor Vos .
Trixi Worrack and Tiffany Cromwell both active attackers on stage three to Clacton. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)

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Photo: Drapac's Will Clarke finished safely in the bunch to hold on to the overall lead that he claimed on stage 2.... Photography by Matt de Neef
Youcef Reguigui (MTN-Qhubeka) has won stage 3 of the 2014 Tour d'Azerbaidjan, jumping away from the peloton on the uphill drag into Qabala just after the bunch caught the day's main breakaway. (cyclingtips.com.au)

May 9, 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 9, 2014




Photo: Time for paint! this setup sprays the entire frame as it passes through the chamber...
Giant builds an incredible number of bikes each year (about 6.3 million in 2012) and, virtually without exception, every one of them gets painted to some degree. (bikeradar.com)

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Photo: Cadel Evans is in a prime position for the win after BMC's win
Photo: © Tim de Waele/TDW Sport.
The BMC Racing Team may not have done enough to win the opening team time trial of the 2014 Giro d'Italia, but their third place finish, just seven seconds off the time of Orica-GreenEdge, puts leader Cadel Evans in a strong position in the overall classification. (cyclingnews.com)

May 9, 2014






Photo: Svein Tuft on the podium
Photo: © Bettini
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Omega Pharma, BMC close to Australian team. (cyclingnews.com)

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Photo: Team Katusha wraps up
Photo: © Bettini
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Rodriguez squad finishes 19th in bad day for Spaniard. (cyclingnews.com)

May 9, 2014







Photo: Riding in California is definitely something different and a nice alternative to the traditional racing program in Europe.
Former Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins says he’s looking forward to tackling the Tour of California that starts on Sunday, claiming it’s an opportunity to fly the Sky flag Stateside. (pelotonmagazine.com)

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Photo: Giro d'Italia 2014 Stage 2 profile.
Saturday's Giro d'Italia Stage 2 departs Belfast at 9:05am BST (10:05am CET or 4:05am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Belfast at around 2:57pm BST (3:57pm CET or 9:57am U.S. Eastern). Giro d'Italia live streaming video should get underway at around 1:30pm BST (2:30pm CET or 8:30am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)

May 9, 2014




Photo: Michael Rogers (Tinkoff-Saxo) returned to racing on Sunday Photo: © Tim de Waele/TDW Sport.
Two weeks after he received the news that he was to get no further sanction after testing positive for clenbuterol at the 2013 Japan Cup, this Friday Michael Rogers will roll down a start ramp in Belfast as part of his team's Giro d’Italia squad. (cyclingnews.com)

May 9, 2014




Photo: I think the weather will play a big role in the Irish stages... Photography by Cor Vos
"David Tanner, from Belkin, is writing posts and talks us through the build-up to the race and what he and his team are expecting from it." (cyclingtips.com.au)

May 9, 2014




Photo: Age no barrier for Evans?
All the records that can and will be broken by riders taking on the 2014 Giro d'Italia, starting in Belfast. (sbs.com.au)

May 9, 2014




Photo: John-Lee Augustyn tried to return to form this year but an old injury was too much to overcome. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com.
South African John-Lee Augustyn, who joined MTN-Qhubeka over the winter after a two-year, injury-forced break, has announced his retirement from professional bike racing. (velonews.com)

May 9, 2014




Photo: The Shimano R550 (bottom) offers a composite construction, wider platform and replaceable metal cleat plate when compared with the R540 (top).
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "A decent step up from the basic R540 pedals, the R550 is a perfect entry into a performance pedal." (bikeradar.com)

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Photo: Daily Distraction. © tdwsport (cyclingnews.com)

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Photo: Dan Martin (Garmin Sharp)
Photo: © Bettini Photo
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The Giro d'Italia's opening team time trial in Belfast turned into a disaster for home-country favorite Daniel Martin and his Garmin-Sharp team, when nearing the finish of the 21.7km test, one rider crashed sending himself and three others to the ground. (cyclingnews.com)

May 9, 2014






Photo: Liquigas won the 2007 Giro team time trial Photo: © Tim de Waele/TDW Sport.
This year's Giro d'Italia kicks off with an evening time trial around the centre of Belfast, with teams in action between 5:50pm and 8:00pm local time. (cyclingnews.com)

May 9, 2014




Photo: UCI’s apparent goal of streamlining the calendar and giving more meaning to a yearlong, WorldTour-like ranking system seems like a distant (even unnecessary) goal.
Road racing is the most popular sector of the sport because of its inherent diversity—just look at the variety of major events taking place around the world right now! (pelotonmagazine.com)

May 9, 2014




Photo: Mark Cavendish wins Stage 1 of the 2014 Tour of Turkey .
Bradley Wiggins and Mark Cavendish are among seven British riders take part in Tour of California, starting on Sunday. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)

May 9, 2014





Photo: It’s ironic that something so like jelly is designed to stop your legs from turning into just that when your energy levels drop.
You tear the sachet, swallow a blob of goo and suddenly you can feel your legs again. Cyclist investigates how energy gels actually work, how long they work for and whether they can really restore perfect form on the bike. (cyclist.com.au)

May 9, 2014




Photo: When watching the first three stages of the Giro d’Italia next week you’re sure to see some of the places we rode. Photography by Kristof Ramon
"In this third and final part of our Roadtripping Ireland series, Dave Everett and Szymon Kotowski continue the story of a trip that saw them follow the route for the start of this year's Giro d'Italia as well as the shenanigans along the way." (cyclingtips.com.au)

May 9, 2014




Photo: Henri Pelissier...
Seriously, why bother? We love a sport that hurts. It hurts if you participate and it hurts if you’re a fan of the professional side of it too. (crankpunk.com)

May 9, 2014




Photo: Snap-On CDI TorqControl torque wrench.
"We declared Snap-On CDI preset T-handle torque wrenches to be among our favourite items in 2012, and the Snap-On subsidiary has now one-upped itself with a new adjustable version called the TorqControl." (bikeradar.com)

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