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May 2014
May 26, 2014




Eric Marcotte (SmartStop) wins the US Pro championships
Photo: © Jonathan Devich.
Eric Marcotte claimed the biggest victory of his career with a hard-fought, tactically perfect execution of the USA Cycling Professional Championship men's road race, powering to the win just ahead of teammate Travis McCabe for a SmartStop 1-2. (cyclingnews.com)

May 26, 2014





Alison Powers (UnitedHealthcare) wins the USA road race title
Photo: © Jonathan Devich.
Alison Powers sealed her second national championship title of the USA Cycling Professional National Championships, adding a road race victory to her emphatic time trial win in a thrilling finale in Chattanooga. (cyclingnews.com)

May 26, 2014




Eric Marcotte (SmartStop) wins the US Pro championships
Photo: © Jonathan Devich.
Team SmartStop's Eric Marcotte parlayed his first opportunity to compete in USA Cycling's Professional Road Championships into a stars-and-stripes jersey Monday, transitioning from worker to team leader in the final kilometers of the road race and out-sprinting a select group for the win. (cyclingnews.com)

May 26, 2014






Photo: Stage 16 Profile.
Tuesday's Giro d'Italia Stage 16 departs Ponte di Legno at 12:35pm CET (6:35am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Val Martello/Martelltal at around 5:13pm CET (11:13am U.S. Eastern).  Giro d'Italia live streaming video should get underway at around *1:30pm CET (*7:30am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com/steephill.tv)

May 26, 2014




Photo: Stephanie Rynas is one of two Chattanooga women participating in Monday's USA Cycling Road Race Professional Championship. (Photo: Contributed) .
Chattanooga cyclist Stephanie Rynas knows she's an underdog in today's USA Cycling Road Race Professional Championship, but something felt wrong about not participating in the prestigious event that her city is hosting. (nooga.com)

May 26, 2014




2014 Races & Results.
Giro d'Italia - May 9 - June 1 (Stages & Results),
USA Pro Road Championships - May 24-26 (Races & Results),
Baloise Belgium Tour - May 28 - June 1 (Stages),
Tour of Norway - May 21-25 (Results),
Tour of California - May 11-18 (Results),
4 Jours de Dunkerque - May 7-10 (Results),
The Women's Tour - May 7-11 (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 26, 2014




Fabio Aru (Astana) wins stage 15 of the Giro d'Italia
Photo: © Bettini.
Fabio Aru lined up at the start of the Giro d’Italia in Belfast two weeks ago telling Cyclingnews that he didn’t know his limits but he came closer to arriving at an answer on the slopes of Montecampione on Sunday afternoon. (cyclingnews.com)

May 26, 2014





Photo: Philip Deignan gave Irish fans something to cheer about on stage 15 when he soloed away from the front group in the last 10km of the tough mountain stage.
"Like most things, a certain amount of cycling, or any sport for that matter, is in your head. But for the last two weeks I’ve told myself to have a go but when I tried to go hard the legs just weren’t there, I just didn’t have it and when I knew not to force it." (stickybottle.com)

May 26, 2014




Thor Hushovd (BMC Racing) took second place in the Stage 7 sprint
Photo: © Tim de Waele/TDW Sport.
BMC enters the Baloise Belgium Tour with the dual objectives of stage victories and a high placing on the general classification. Thor Hushovd will be the protected rider for the flat sprint stages while the team is also built around setting up Philippe Gilbert for a high overall placing. (cyclingnews.com)

May 26, 2014




Photo: The 2014 Tour of Belgium (the Baloise Belgium Tour) is being held May 28-June 1.
Wednesday's Tour of Belgium Stage 1 departs Lochristi at 11:25am CET (5:25am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Buggenhout at around 3:40pm CET (9:40am U.S. Eastern).  Tour of Belgium live streaming video should get underway at around 2:00pm CET (8:00am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)

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May 24, 2014



Taylor Phinney (BMC) puts on his new National Championship jersey
Photo: © Jonathan Devich/CN.
Taylor Phinney suffered a broken lower leg in a crash at the USA Cycling Professional Road Race championships in Chattanooga, Tennessee today. BMC tweeted that Phinney was "undergoing surgery for lower left leg fracture and injury to his knee after crash." (cyclingnews.com)

May 26, 2014







Who will win the Giro? The forecast for tomorrow’s weather seems hard to get right so predicting anything for the rest of the week seems tough. (inrng.com)

May 26, 2014






Photo: Three riders have gained time on Uran on both of the weekend’s big stages... © Fotoreporter Sirotti
"As we hit the final rest day (#3, actually), we can officially say this is the most wide-open Giro in some time? How much time? Let's scroll backward." (podiumcafe.com)

May 26, 2014





Photo: And then there were three (AAP Images).
They started with nine riders but now Orica-GreenEDGE only have three left to contest the final week of the Giro d'Italia. (sbs.com.au)

May 26, 2014




Photo: Sky at the team presentation of the 2014 Giro d'Italia Credit: Watson .
With no wins so far in the 2014 Giro d'Italia, Team Sky has had its quietest Grand Tour outing since it formed in 2010. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)

May 26, 2014




Diego Ulissi (Lampre-Merida)
Photo: © Bettini Photo.
Diego Ulissi has been one of the revelations of the Giro d'Italia, winning two stages and finishing a surprise second behind Rigoberto Urán in the Barolo time trial. (cyclingnews.com)

May 26, 2014




Photo: It’s an amazing part of the world here in northern Italy. Some of my favourite places to ride are around here between northern Milan and Verona, around the lakes and mountains.
"I’m writing this from Lake Iseo on the last rest day of this year’s Giro d’Italia. The rest day was timed perfectly because we have had a solid week of racing and the next six stages are as hard as it gets. (cyclingtips.com.au)

May 26, 2014




Photo: Sergio Henao (Sky) was in the leader's jersey at the Basque Country tour
Photo: © Bettini Photo.
Sergio Henao (Team Sky) may return to racing as soon as this week. The Colombian returned to Europe this weekend and could start the Bayern Rundfhart, which starts tomorrow. (cyclingnews.com)

May 26, 2014




Photo: Robert Gesink (Belkin)
Photo: © Fotoreporter Sirotti.
Robert Gesink is recovering from surgery for his heart problem quicker than originally expected, and will be attending a Team Belkin altitude training camp in the Sierra Nevada this week, “to see if a Tour de France participation is wise.” (cyclingnews.com)

May 26, 2014




Photo: Sena Technologies' new Bluetooth Audio Pack allows you to overlay additional audio feeds on to GoPro Hero3 and Hero3+ cameras Sena Technologies.
Ever wanted to add some color commentary while recording video clips? Bluetooth audio specialist Sena Technologies has announced a new add-on for GoPro Hero3 and Hero3+ cameras. (bikeradar.com)

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Photo: The 2014 Giro d'Italia closes with a final week that includes three big mountain stages and an uphill time trial. Map: Mike Reisel | Velo.
The closing week could be dubbed the Giro d’Italia’s greatest hits, with the Gavia, Stelvio and Monte Zoncolan included in a brutal string of climbing stages across the Alps and Dolomites. (velonews.com)

May 26, 2014




Photo: Andy Hampsten grinding his way over the Passo di Gavia, in 1988. As the Giro prepares to tackle the Gavia and Stelvio tomorrow, weather reports call for cold temperatures and moisture, setting up an epic day. Photo: Cor Vos | VeloNews.com.
The peloton rests at the bottom of the Italian Alps now, the Giro d’Italia still very much up for grabs and a bundle of men who would be stars at the base of the Gavia. (velonews.com)

May 26, 2014




Chris Froome (Team Sky) waving to the crowd
Photo: © Tim de Waele/TDW Sport.
Chris Froome has revealed that he came close to leaving Team Sky at the end of the 2011 season. In extracts from his new autobiography The Climb, published in The Sunday Times, Froome says he believed he wasn’t getting the support his talents deserved. (cyclingnews.com)

May 26, 2014





Photo: New Chorus rear derailleur. ...
All three major component manufacturers have adopted electronic shifting. So why is Campagnolo updating the mechanical versions of their venerable Super Record, Record and Chorus groups? (velonews.com)

May 26, 2014




Photo: Millar has been in the handmade Italian shoes since Fizik first entered the category.
As the Scotsman from Garmin-Sharp puts the finishing touches on what has been a tumultuous career Fizik, along with VCRC Style Council, is creating a series of commemorative shoes with the rider. (pelotonmagazine.com)

May 26, 2014





Photo: British sprinter Mark Cavendish lost GPS signal while training in Yorkshire[GETTY].
He might be known as the 'Manx Missile' but Mark Cavendish found himself a little off-target on his latest ride. (express.co.uk)

May 26, 2014




Photo: My tire is safe here since it’s not moving. Once it gets rolling it’s going to be another story altogether…and yet I still love riding with my dog.
At some point in history a man thought, “You know what I need? I need a dog that sees big, scary things and destroys them.” (bikemag.com)

May 26, 2014




Photo: The test bike was first setup as an elite road racer with a 3T Rigida Team fork, a complete 11speed Dura-Ace Di2 groupset.
This bike has Festka’s first use of their expensive, multi-step high polish chrome finish on one of their carbon bikes. (bikerumor.com)

May 26, 2014




Photo: Shown above in 44mm and 60mm depths, the rims switch from having a 3K woven surface layer to full UD carbon fiber construction.
This week, Boyd Cycling’s carbon-rimmed road bike wheels get a running change with new rims, sleeker decal options and lighter, upgraded rear hubs. (bikerumor.com)

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