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May 2014
May 11, 2014



Photo: Mark Cavendish on the podium
Photo: © Tim de Waele. (cyclingnews.com)
Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) narrowly won the first stage of the 2014 Amgen Tour of California on Sunday in Sacramento. (velonews.com)

May 11, 2014






Photo: Carmen Small wins big in California..
Carmen Small (Specialized-lululemon) took the bunch sprint victory at the Women’s Invitational Circuit Race on Sunday. She caught and passed Coryn Rivera (UnitedHealthcare), who initiated the sprint, at the line. Brianna Walle (Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) placed third. (velonews.com)








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Photo: Marianne Vos completed her domination of the Women's Tour
Photo: © Rob Lampard.
Vos comfortably got the better of Giorgia Bronzini (Wiggle-Honda), Amy Pieters (Netherlands) and Hannah Barnes (UnitedHealthcare) after a technical run-in to the historic market town. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)

May 11, 2014




Photo: Overnight race leader Ilnur Zakarin finished safely in the leading bunch and takes out the Tour d’Azerbaidjan by 1:52 ahead of Vitaliy Buts.
Justin Jules (La Pomme Marseille) has won the fifth and final stage of the 2014 Tour d'Azerbaijan, taking out a sprint finish in Baku ahead of stage 3 winner Youcef Reguigui (MTN-Qhubeka) and Adrian Honiskz (CCC Polsat). Ilnur Zakarin (RusVelo) maintained his overall lead in the general classification to win the race overall. (cyclingtips.com.au)

May 11, 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 11, 2014




Photo: Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ) wins the GP de Denain
Photo: © Fotoreporter Sirotti.
Nacer Bouhanni’s agent has confirmed reports in L’Equipe that the sprinter has a number of potential suitors for next season with the rider’s contract at FDJ set to expire at the end of the year. (cyclingnews.com)

May 11, 2014




Photo: Laurens Ten Dam, Belkin Pro Cycilng. Photo: Greg K Hull ©Chasing Light Media.
Laurens ten Dam is considered by most to be in the small group of top contenders to win the overall Amgen Tour of California this week, but the Dutchman is playing down the possibility. (cyclingperspective.com)

May 11, 2014




Photo: The people of Belfast embraced the Giro d’Italia like few others and has set the standard for the Yorkshire Grand Départ.
City's embrace of the Giro d'Italia leaves Yorkshire with much to live up to. (roadcyclinguk.com)

May 11, 2014






Photo: Note that there will also be live video for the women's race on Sunday.
Sunday's Tour of California Stage 1 departs Sacramento at 10:50am PDT (19:50pm CET) and is expected at the finish at Sacramento at around 3:45pm PDT (00:45am CET).  Tour of California live streaming video should get underway at around 2:00pm PDT (23:00pm CET). (cyclingfans.com)

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Photo: Marcel Kittel (Giant-Shimano) in the first sprinters jersey of 2014
Photo: © Tim de Waele/TDW Sport.
German tops Swift, Viviani in bunch sprint. (cyclingnews.com)

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Photo: Michael Matthews will take the Maglia Rosa to Italy (AAP Images).
Australia's Michael Matthews survived a spill in Stage 3 of the Giro d'Italia to retain the overall race lead. (sbs.com.au)

May 11, 2014




Photo: Marcel Kittel knows his power numbers, but he's not sharing them. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com.
Marcel Kittel (Giant-Shimano) bolted like a cannonball from 10 wheels back to win Sunday at the Giro d’Italia, but when asked by journalists to reveal his power numbers in the sprint, he balked. (velonews.com)

May 11, 2014




Photo: After a disastrous team time trial, Garmin-Sharp is regrouping around Tyler Farrar and Ryder Hesjedal. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com.
Team Garmin-Sharp is looking ahead after Giro d’Italia overall hopeful Dan Martin crashed and abandoned with a broken collarbone on Friday. (velonews.com)

May 11, 2014




Photo: Maarten Tjallingii (Belkin)
Photo: © Tim de Waele/TDW Sport.
Thanks to Maarten Tjallingii's efforts in the four-man break on stage two, Belkin enjoyed its first podium visit of the 2014 Giro d'Italia. (cyclingnews.com)

May 11, 2014




Photo: Giampaolo Caruso (Katusha) on the ground after a crash
Photo: © Roberto Bettini.
Joaquim Rodriguez faces the possibility of losing one of his key domestiques before the Giro d'Italia reaches Italy. Giampaolo Caruso crashed during the stage two feedzone when a another rider came down in front of him and now his participation in the race beyond stage three is in doubt. (cyclingnews.com)

May 11, 2014




Photo: Philip Deignan well wrapped up against the elements on the open road in Northern Ireland yesterday; his Monaco training partner Michael ‘Bling’ Matthews is now in pink..
"At the start, I caught up with Nicolas Roche and we spent a few minutes talking about Dan Martin’s crash in the team time trial, how unlucky he’s been and how glad we both were to get yesterday over with." (stickybottle.com)

May 11, 2014




Photo: Bartali & Coppi...
Until very recently, the Italian Gino Bartali (1914-2000) was known for his remarkable feats on a bicycle. He was the most famous Italian cyclist to emerge from a formidable generation of top riders, having won the Giro d’Italia in 1936, 1937 and 1946. He also won the Tour de France in 1938 and then again in 1948. (crankpunk.com)

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Photo: Giro d'Italia 2014 Stage 3 profile.
Sunday's Giro d'Italia Stage 3 departs Armagh at 11:45am BST (12:45pm CET or 6:45am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Dublin at around 4:00pm BST (5:00pm CET or 11:00am 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)

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Photo: Daily Distraction.

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Photo: Garmin-Sharp's Rohan Dennis has largely flown under the radar, but could end up fighting for the overall podium at the Amgen Tour of California. Photo by Neal Rogers..
Amid the pre-race hype of the Amgen Tour of California, focused primarily on 2012 Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins and sprinters like Peter Sagan, Mark Cavendish, and John Degenkolb, one team has largely flown under the radar — Garmin-Sharp. (velonews.com)

May 11, 2014




Photo: Every year the ATOC rolls out an entirely new course.
What have we learned about the Amgen Tour of California over the years? That it will be a fun race, sure. That it will help us determine who among the North Americans is on good form? Kinda. That Peter Sagan will eat everyone's lunch? Definitely yes. (podiumcafe.com)

May 11, 2014




Photo: Peter Sagan (Cannondale) looks calm before the start
Photo: © Cyclingnews.
Cavendish, Degenkolb will make winning more difficult. (cyclingnews.com)

May 11, 2014




Photo: Alex Howes wasn't even supposed to be here this week, and then he attacked us on the recovery ride. .
People always talk about this time of a bike race as “the calm before the storm,” but I hate that cliché. From the riders’ perspective, the storm is over when the bike race starts, because racing is the easy part. (velonews.com)

May 11, 2014




Photo: Janier Acevedo (Garmin-Sharp) in action during stage 2 at the Tour de San Luis
Photo: © Bettini.
Janier Acevedo, Garmin-Sharp's newest signing, is aiming to show is strength during three decisive climbs at the Tour of California: Mount Hamilton, Mount Diablo and Mount High. The Colombian hopes to show his value as an overall contender as he heads into his debut Tour de France. (cyclingnews.com)

May 11, 2014




Photo: It’s just a quick little turn, nothing special, nothing to give away that it is not like most other turns. It’s a special turn.
The climb begins with a turn. Most of the time, turns aren’t all that notable, but when you’re riding down Highway 1 along the Big Sur Coast, there are no turns. You ride north up the coast, or south down it. You don’t turn off of it. (pelotonmagazine.com)

May 11, 2014




Photo: Ivy Audrain with the group as it exits the hairpin during the 7PM race on May 1, 2014..
Tyler Farrar is the most famous rider to have raced at Seward. He started racing when he was about 12, and regularly beat racers who were in their athletic prime. (seattlepi.com)

May 11, 2014




Photo: Straightforward lens swapping. Good, but not great optics.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "The Sportstyle 104s offer a great adjustable fit and good performance." (bikeradar.com)

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