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May 2014
May 31, 2014



Michael Rogers (Tinkoff-Saxo) Photo: © Tim de Waele/TDW Sport.
Michael Rogers emerged victorious through the massive crowds of fans on the Monte Zoncolan, winning his second stage of this Giro d'Italia over Franco Pellizotti and Francesco Bongiorno. (cyclingnews.com)

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Photo: Michael Rogers counts up his Grand Tour stage wins
Photo: © AFP Photo.
Michael Rogers said his Giro d'Italia stage victory in Savona on stage 11 was like finding a rainbow at the end of a tunnel, following his long fight to clear his name after testing for Clenbuterol last October. (cyclingnews.com)

May 31, 2014




Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin Sharp) at the finish Photo: © Tim de Waele/TDW Sport.
Ryder Hesjedal is set to finish the Giro d'Italia in ninth place overall after a remarkable fight back during the three weeks of racing. His huge effort and Garmin-Sharp's multiple leadership options could mean the Canadian will target the Vuelta a Espana rather than the Tour de France later this summer. (cyclingnews.com)

May 31, 2014




Photo: Nicolas Roche has saved the best until last in what has been an eventful Giro for him, taking 4th place on the fearsome Zoncolan summit finish (Photo: Sirotti).
Nicolas Roche took the best result of his season thus far when he finished fourth atop the brutally steep ascent of Monte Zoncolan today on the penultimate stage of the Giro d’Italia. (stickybottle.com)

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Photo: Stage 21 Profile.
Sunday's Giro d'Italia Stage 21 departs Gemona del Friuli at 12:35pm CET (6:35am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Trieste at around 5:07pm CET (11:07am U.S. Eastern).  Giro d'Italia live streaming video should get underway at around 2:30pm CET (8:30am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com/steephill.tv)

May 31, 2014




Photo: Kenny Dehaes (Lotto Belisol) takes his first win in almost five years
Photo: © Bettini.
Kenny Dehaes will not be allowed to finish the Giro d'Italia, or the “Giro de merda,” as he called it. The Lotto Belisol rider suffered two chain failures in Friday's mountain time trial, and finished 21:20 slower than stage winner Nairo Quintana. (cyclingnews.com)

May 31, 2014




2014 Races & Results.
Giro d'Italia - May 9 - June 1 (Stages & Results),
Baloise Belgium Tour - May 28 - June 1 (Stages & Results),
Bayern Rundfahrt - May 28 - June 1 (Stages & Results),
USA Pro Road Championships - May 24-26 (Results),
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 de France - July 5-27 (Stages),
UCI Road World Championship - Sept 20-27 (Stages).

May 31, 2014




Photo: FANS WATCH STAGE FIFTEEN OF THE GIRO D'ITALIA ON THE MONTE ZONCOLAN .
The Giro d’Italia races up one of cycling’s toughest climbs today: Monte Zoncolan. It should provide the prefect cliff-hanger with the race running over flat roads tomorrow for its final stage into Trieste. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)

May 31, 2014




Photo: Alex Dowsett, Tour of Algarve 2014, time trial .
Movistar pro Alex Dowsett posts time of 17 minutes and 20 seconds in ECCA 10-mile time trial on Saturday. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)

May 31, 2014




Photo: XTR Di2 can be used with one or two derailleurs — and one or two shifters.
"Though not as major a change as SRAM XX1, XTR Di2 is revolutionary with near-perfect execution." (bikeradar.com)

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Today's podium: Second place-Coryn Rivera (United Healthcare Pro Cycling) First- Erica Allar (Colavita-Fine Cooking) Third- Hannah Barnes (UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling) are congratulated by a proud Hall of Famer this Memorial Day.
Photo: © Marco Quezada/nyvelocity.com.
USA Cycling’s National Criterium Calendar (NCC) will continue with the at the Glencoe Grand Prix held on Saturday, May 31 in Chicago. Watch the Pro/1/2 women’s and the Pro/1 men’s criteriums live. (cyclingnews.com)

May 31, 2014




Photo: Team managers discussed the Stelvio incident on Wednesday, and Patrick Lefevere was still talking about it on Saturday. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com.
Rigoberto Urán secured his second place overall in Saturday’s 20th stage of the Giro d’Italia, but a bitter taste remains for team Omega Pharma-Quick Step. (velonews.com)

May 31, 2014




Photo: Impossible to replace...Cadel Evans, an icon of Australian cycling (AAP Images).
"He has the spirit to race, the question is whether that spirit is going to be there after this Giro and I don't have an answer for you on that." - Jim Ochowicz. (sbs.com.au)

May 31, 2014




Nairo Quintana (Movistar) confirmed himself as Giro d'Italia champion extraordinare
Photo: © AFP Photo.
Nairo Quintana is set to celebrate overall victory at the Giro d'Italia in Trieste on Sunday and become the first ever Colombian to win the Corsa Rosa, yet he seemed as calm, as quiet and as composed as ever after reaching the finish of stage 20 to Monte Zoncolan. (cyclingnews.com)

May 31, 2014




Andre Greipel takes the win
Photo: © Tim de Waele.
German champion André Greipel (Lotto Belisol) claimed his first win of the Baloise Belgium Tour, besting RusVelo's Roman Maikin and  Philippe Gilbert of BMC in the sprint. (cyclingnews.com)

May 31, 2014






Photo: Geraint Thomas placed 5th in the opening prologue of the 2014 Ruta del Sol .
Welshman Geraint Thomas wins time trial stage to take lead in German race. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)

May 31, 2014





Photo: The 2014 Tour of Belgium (the Baloise Belgium Tour) is being held May 28-June 1.
Sunday's Tour of Belgium Stage 5 departs Oreye at 11:20am CET (5:20am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Oreye at around 3:42pm CET (9:42am U.S. Eastern).  Tour of Belgium live streaming video should get underway at around 2:00pm CET (8:00am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)

May 31, 2014




Photo: Tinkoff-Saxo's Michael Rogers won the demanding Monte Zoncolan stage of the Giro d'Italia (AAP).
Australian Michael Rogers won the 20th stage of the Giro d’Italia while Nairo Quintana finished with Rigoberto Uran to retain his overall lead with one stage to go. (sbs.com.au)

May 31, 2014




Photo: The Monte Grappa time trial saw Nairo Quintana extend his overall lead.
Here's a short summary of the what Fabio Aru (Astana), Cadel Evans (BMC), Wilco Kelderman (Belkin), Rigoberto Uran (OPQS) and the Movistar man Nairo Quintana said after the race. (sbs.com.au)

May 31, 2014




Photo: The modified Alfine hub is top quality but adds to the overall weight.
BikeRadar verdict: 3 out of 5 stars. "Superior, versatile hub-geared machine, hampered only by weight issues." (bikeradar.com)

May 31, 2014




Chris Froome leads Richie Porte
Photo: © SWpix.com.
Chris Froome and teammate Richie Porte traded the altitude and warm weather of Mount Teide in Tenerife for the higher latitude and colder climates of Yorkshire this week. (cyclingnews.com)

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A devastated Francesco Bongiorno rues being nearly pushed over by a spectator on the Monte Zoncolan
Photo: © Bettini Photo.
With three kilometres to go, as Bongiorno trailed Rogers, a spectator took it upon himself to give the Italian an unsolicited – and wholly unwanted – push. The result was calamitous. (cyclingnews.com)

May 31, 2014




Photo: Sky's Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome have had a contentious relationship ever since the 2012 Tour de France, where they finished first and second overall. Photo: Joel Saget | AFP.
Bradley Wiggins’ role in the Tour de France is a decision the team needs to come to,” Froome said. “Bradley has been talking about a supporting role. It is a hot topic who is going to be in the final nine selected.” (velonews.com)

May 31, 2014




Photo: The final three on GC at the 2013 Tour de France: Chris Froome, Nairo Quintana, and Joaquim Rodriguez. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com.
Movistar is sticking to its guns and will not send Nairo Quintana packing to the Tour de France despite the Colombian’s imminent victory in the Giro d’Italia. (velonews.com)

May 31, 2014




Fabio Aru and Renato di Rocco
Photo: © Bettini Photo.
Backstage at the Giro d’Italia team presentation in Belfast, Fabio Aru was so unfettered by media requests that he could sit absent-mindedly scanning his smart phone while his Astana teammate Michele Scarponi provided sound bites and quips for a procession of television crews and reporters. (cyclingnews.com)

May 31, 2014




Photo: Deignan has been really strong in the last week of this race, up the road chasing that elusive stage win for Team Sky, with a best placing of 3rd so far.
"I don’t think there are many Grand Tours this team has done where they haven’t won a stage. So I think there’s that expectation there from Team Sky fans and there’s a bit of pressure from ourselves too. We want to carry on that tradition." (stickybottle.com)

May 31, 2014




Rafal Majka (Tinkoff-Saxo) holds onto white
Photo: © Tim de Waele/TDW Sport.
The Polish rider put in a solid performance, finishing seventh on the day, but it wasn’t enough to match the huge performance from fellow podium contender Fabio Aru - who stormed to second place. (cyclingnews.com)

May 31, 2014





Photo: Henry Marsh, who works at St George’s Hospital in Tooting, has been accused of putting lives at risk after he claimed cyclists who wear helmets were wasting their time Photo: PA.
Leading neurosurgeon tells the Hay Festival cycling helmets are 'too flimsy' to be beneficial  (telegraph.co.uk)

May 31, 2014




Photo: The new Storck TIX, Storck’s first ever cyclocross bike.
“The new TIX frame is a completely new, ground up project,” say Storck. “After almost 12 months’ research and using considerable experience from the road and mountain bike market, the Storck team decided to produce a carbon frame from the beginning that is different in every detail.” (road.cc)

May 31, 2014




Photo: All junction boxes can then be tucked in the tubes or stem.
Just after launching their amazing new XTR Di2 group, Shimano’s PRO components division unveiled a full cockpit group built to hide the wires from shifter all the way back. (bikerumor.com)

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