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May 2014
May 12, 2014




Photo: Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) on his way to winning the Folsom time trial Photo: © AFP.
Under bright and sunny skies, Wiggins finished 44 seconds ahead of Rohan Dennis and 52 seconds ahead of Taylor Phinney. Wiggins also took over the role of race leader from Mark Cavendish. (cyclingnews.com)

May 12, 2014





Photo: Alison Powers won Monday's women's time trial at the Amgen Tour of California. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com.
Powers, the U.S. criterium champion, logged a winning time of 27:20 to top Brianna Walle in the 20-kilometer individual test. (velonews.com)

May 12, 2014






Photo: Taylor Phinney, working a break with Tom Boonen in stage 1, has grander ambitions for the rest of the race. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com.
The winner of Monday’s 20km time trial in Folsom will also wear the Amgen Tour of California golden race leader’s jersey. It’s a fact that’s not been lost on BMC Racing’s Taylor Phinney. (velonews.com)

May 12, 2014




Photo: Tom Danielson still has dreams of a top five finish in a grand tour Photo: © Slipstream Sports.
American recovered from recent staph infection. (cyclingnews.com)

May 12, 2014




Photo: Bradley Wiggins (Sky) and Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quickstep) have a chat on the start line Photo: © Jonathan Devich.
Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) made his intentions clear at the Tour of California on stage one with an aggressive ride that helped split the peloton on the stage in Sacramento. (cyclingnews.com)

May 12, 2014




2014 Races & Results.
Giro d'Italia - May 9 - June 1 (Stages & Results),
Tour of California - May 11-18 (Stages & Results),
4 Jours de Dunkerque - May 7-10 (Stages & Results),
The Women's Tour - May 7-11 (Stages & Results),
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),
Tour de France - July 5-27 (Stages),
UCI Road World Championship - Sept 20-27 (Stages).

May 12, 2014




Photo: Moreno Hofland (Belkin) winner of the Volta Limburg Classic Photo: © Bettini Photo.
Dutch rider holds off Sagan for final podium spot. (cyclingnews.com)

May 12, 2014




Photo: The marker decorations are so I won't confuse my heart rate strap with someone else's. This picture is to show you the salt. Photo: Phil Gaimon | VeloNews.com
My recovery snack. Photo: Phil Gaimon | VeloNews.com .
Garmin-Sharp has been plagued by some bad luck this year, and this race—while it was no TTT pileup—certainly hasn’t started like we’d hoped. (velonews.com)

May 12, 2014




Photo: Tao Geoghegan Hart (Bissell) goes into stage 2 wearing the best young rider jersey
Photo: © Jonathan Devich.
Youngest rider in the race enjoyed his day in the breakaway. (cyclingnews.com)

May 12, 2014




Photo: Nairo Quintana has his position on the saddle analysed by Cyclefit’s James Hewitt with a GebioMized saddle cover.
Colombian climbing ace measured for Scottish brand's new short by Cyclefit. (roadcyclinguk.com)

May 12, 2014




Photo: We had the chance to spend a few hours with the man behind the magical brand, Fausto Pinarello..
"There are few names in cycling that guarantee those longing ooohs and aaaahs like the sight of a Pinarello. The bikes have that look, that certain quality that exudes—for lack of a better term and a word you’ll never hear a guy like Fausto Pinarello say—awesome. I can’t explain it." (pelotonmagazine.com)

May 12, 2014




Photo: Versatility is the key to a successful spring cycling ensemble.
How to dress for changeable conditions. (roadcyclinguk.com)

May 12, 2014




Photo: Punchy acceleration and comfort .
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "A rewarding and relaxing long-distance ride that really brings out the best in its kit." (bikeradar.com)

May 12, 2014






Photo: Note that there will also be live video for the women's race on Sunday.
Stage 2 start time: Monday 13:05 PDT (1:05 PM PST);
Earliest live video: 14:00 PDT (2:00 PM PST);
Approximate finish: 15:30 PDT (3:30 PM PST).  (steephill.tv)

May 12, 2014




Photo: Clean, clean, clean! And the bikes look like this each and every day.
What makes these bikes special, however, is more than the sum of brand names and models. It's that they're built and prepped by some of the best and most seasoned mechanics in the world, and nearly everywhere you look there are small details that set these machines apart. (bikeradar.com)

May 12, 2014




Photo: The belt has room in the clips to stash two bits, and comes with a Ph2 and Hex3. .
Designed with the skateboarder in mind, the X Belt Skatetool is a belt that allows you to carry all the tools you need to adjust your skateboard, but can also help you fix your bike in a pinch. (bikerumor.com)

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Photo: The Giro d'Italia 2014 in Ireland Photo: © Bettini Photo.
Riders fly from Ireland to Italy Monday morning. (cyclingnews.com)

May 12, 2014




Photo: The Giro got a warm welcome on the Emerald Isle, and the action will get hotter still as the race shifts to Italy. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com.
After three spectacular days of racing across Ireland, a rain-weary peloton is more than happy about the prospect of warmer climes at the southern tip of Italy. (velonews.com)

May 12, 2014





Photo: then you go and win Stage 3 in that ridiculous manner.
Pro Analysis: After three wet stages in Ireland Lee Rodgers has a look at what’s happened so far, the crashes, the sprints, the parcours and ponders the question, Has Marcel Kittel taken Mark Cavendish’s crown as the best sprinter in the world? (pezcyclingnews.com)

May 12, 2014






Photo: Stage 4 Profile.
Tuesday's Giro d'Italia Stage 4 departs Giovinazzo at 2:45pm CET (8:45am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Bari at around 5:18pm CET (11:18am U.S. Eastern).  Giro d'Italia live streaming video should get underway at around 2:30pm CET (8:30am U.S. Eastern).  (cyclingfans.com)

May 12, 2014






Photo: Irish fans on stage three of the 2014 Giro d'Italia . (cyclingweekly.co.uk)
The Irish Independent newspaper reports that the bomb was located in the car park of Finnstown Country House hotel, Lucan, and was armed and ready to detonate. “This was a deadly, full-size bomb which had been wired up and ready for imminent use. If it had gone off it would have caused total devastation,” a source told the Irish Independent. (cyclingnews.com)

May 12, 2014




Photo: Moreno Moser (Cannondale) on the podium after winning the 2013 Strade Bianche .
Pressure building on 23-year-old nephew of Francesco Moser to deliver at Giro d'Italia. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)

May 12, 2014




Photo: Cadel Evans (BMC) at the start of stage 3 Photo: © Bettini Photo.
Australian well placed as race heads to Italy. (cyclingnews.com)

May 12, 2014




Photo: A great opening weekend... © Bryn Lennon - Velo/Getty Images
Three days of the Giro d'Irlanda are done. Another successful Grande Partenza without a doubt. It's hard to match the excitement of crowds that get a once in a lifetime opportunity to host a Grand Tour. For all the hassles it brings it gives back tenfold in positives. And we got great weather too! (podiumcafe.com)

May 12, 2014




Photo: Marcel Kittel (Giant-Shimano) celebrates his win in Belfast Photo: © Tim de Waele/TDW Sport.
Kittel joins Berzin, Bouhanni and Ferrari clash, Astana's day of pain. (cyclingnews.com)

May 12, 2014




Photo: Dublin put on a magnificent arrival of the third stage.
The fact that this years Giro began outside of Italy in Belfast and finished in Dublin is one that may boggle many casual cycling followers mind. But as most of you know the Giro d’Italy starting abroad isn’t anything new, and we’ve seen it before with all the Grand Tours. (cyclingtips.com.au)

May 12, 2014




Photo: A former motocross racer who also tuned engines.
Frame builder, mountain bike pioneer, component, wheel and tire designer, consultant with Trek Bicycle and a hell of a cook, Keith Bontrager has been at the pointy end of the bike industry for over 30 years. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)

May 12, 2014




Photo: Abdoujaparov, now 50 years old, was regarded by many as the best sprinter of his era.
Former Tour de France green jersey wearer Djamolidine Abdoujaparov was a guest of honor Tour d’Azerbaidjan. The man affectionately known as 'The Tashkent Terror' gives his thoughts on the sprinters of today and what he's now up to. (cyclingtips.com.au)

May 12, 2014




Photo: Those big boxes on the back of the derailleurs aren't motors, they're batteries. Note that they're identical with locking clasps clearly visible on top.
Nearly six years after the launch of Shimano's first Dura-Ace Di2 group and two and a half years since Campagnolo followed suit, SRAM is well behind the curve. (bikeradar.com)

May 12, 2014




Photo: At the top of the heap is the Symbiote wheelset.
Fair Wheel Bikes are bringing their careful parts selection and eye for details to a quartet of light and surprisingly affordable road bike wheels. All are built with DT Swiss hubs and spokes, laced to rims from Pacenti and Kinlin. (bikerumor.com)

May 12, 2014




Photo: Ahead of the start of the Amgen Tour of California we were able to catch up with a handful of general classification favorites' time trial bikes. Photo: Logan VonBokel | VeloNews.com
Laurens ten Dam rides Bianchi's Pico Crono framest outfitted with a mix of Shimano drivetrain bits and Shimano wheels. (velonews.com)

May 12, 2014




Photo: Daily Distraction.

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May 12, 2014




Photo: Kittel took stages two and three of the Giro d’Italia.
“For me, the reason why I would like to keep it for myself is I think when someone knows my threshold, when someone knows my power output, it is possible to create a strategy around it." (cyclingtips.com.au)

May 12, 2014




Photo: Danny Summerhill of UnitedHealthcare rode with a Shimano CM-1000 camera mounted to his handlebars in stage one. Photo: Logan VonBokel | VeloNews.com.
The Amgen Tour of California is on the forefront of technology, and not just because it’s within shouting distance of Silicon Valley — the race is testing the latest in action video cameras under special dispensation from the UCI. (velonews.com)

May 12, 2014




Photo: Both teams can trace links to the Ukraine, in particular to its steel industry. .
Look at the picture above and what do Michele Scarponi and Roman Kreuziger have in common? Yes they’re riding the 2012 Giro, smiling, both wear Specialized helmets. Bonus points if you remember they have both hired Doctor Michele Ferrari for “training plans.” (inrng.com)





Photo: A fan brought me cookies, and Jonathan Vaughters brought a niece and nephew onto the bus to help me eat them. Photo: Phil Gaimon | VeloNews.com.
Monday was the time trial at the Amgen Tour of California, which mostly meant sitting around. First, a 30-minute bus ride to the start. Then, I sat around while my teammates warmed up, raced, and cooled down, until it was my turn to do those things. (velonews.com)

May 12, 2014




Photo: the Giro is undeniably cooler than the Tour. Coppi vs. Bartali, Andy Hampsten’s legendary snowmobile ride over the Gavia Pass, a flamboyant leader’s jersey the color of Barbie’s Dreamhouse. © Leo Espinosa
"Following the Giro d’Italia is the mark of the true cycling cognoscente. It’s what separates you from your coworker who claims to be a cycling fan, but who really only watches the Tour de France rest-day recaps." (bicycling.com)

May 12, 2014




Photo: Marianne Vos (Rabo-Liv) sprinted to her third consecutive stage win.
Marianne Vos makes it a hat trick in Suffolk to secure the first women’s national tour - World Champ says the organization and crowd are unrivalled. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)

May 12, 2014




Photo: The whole of Ireland didn’t turn pink but the crowds along the route were impressive and the lengths people went to for the race were impressive.
A rest day in the Giro but really a day of travel with three flights out of Dublin, two with passengers and one loaded with freight, mainly bikes. (inrng.com)

May 12, 2014





Photo: In happier times: Martin was on top of the world at the team presentation in Belfast on Thursday night. Sadly, just 24 hours later he was out of Giro d’Italia 2014. But we’d bet the farm on him winning big before the year is out once he gets himself right (Photo: Sean Rowe).
Dan Martin had surgery on his broken collar bone in Dublin yesterday following his race-ending crash on Friday’s opening stage of the Giro d’Italia in rainy Belfast. (stickybottle.com)

May 12, 2014




Photo: Mark Cavendish and Marcel Kittel both want the Tour de France yellow jersey in Harrogate (Pic: Simon Wilkinson/SWPix.com).
Rivals flying in preparation for Harrogate yellow jersey battle. (roadcyclinguk.com)

May 12, 2014





Photo: The Giro d'Italia peloton takes in the Northern Ireland coast Photo: © Bettini Photo.
As the dust settles on the Giro d’Italia’s three stages in Ireland, a major effort is being made by local organisers to use the momentum gained to revive the professional Tour of Ireland. (cyclingnews.com)

May 12, 2014




Photo: My search led me to Neill Stanbury. Image by Thomas Joynt.
"’d tried numerous bike fits which included market leaders like Specialized’s Body Geometry and Retul. They worked—to a point—but they still fell some way short of what I was hoping for." (rideons.wordpress.com)

May 12, 2014




Photo: To beat the heat, Lake Cycling have stepped up with their CX300..
The new CX300 shoe by Lake Cycling keeps up the product line changes and advances. It may be the perfect warm weather addition as temps (at least in Arizona) are already in the 90’s, and shoe ventilation goes from marketing pitch line to an absolute concern. (pezcyclingnews.com)

May 12, 2014




Photo: How to join the sound asleep club.
You know that getting eight hours sleep a night is good for you. But factor in a working day, a bit of training or riding, an hour or two travelling, an hour eating and changing, dashing around as the kids’ taxi service, and a couple of hours of just being and – well, you do the math. Struggling to make it add up? (bikeradar.com)

May 12, 2014






May 11, 2014




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




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)

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