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June 2014
June 12, 2014



Photo: Spaniard fires off surprise attack on Thursday’s fifth stage. Photography by Cor Vos.
The big mountains of the Tour de France may be over a month away, but former winners Chris Froome and Alberto Contador are already sizing each other up, trying to score psychological points and going head to head in the Critérium du Dauphiné. (cyclingtips.com.au)

June 12, 2014






Simon Spilak (Katusha)
Photo: © (Sirotti Images) (sbs.com.au).
Simon Spilak took the second straight stage win for Katusha in the Criterium Dauphine, winning solo in La Mure as the lone survivor of an escape group. (cyclingnews.com)

June 12, 2014




Photo: Luckily I did not crash, but I had to stop to untangle the wire, thus wasting time and having to say goodbye to the group of the best. I tried to go back, but it was impossible...
Valerio Conti is the youngest rider in the Criterium du Dauphiné and has put his great climbing skills on show in the first few stages. Unfortunately, a stupid incident with his radio earpieces took him out of GC contention in today's fifth stage of the race. (cyclingquotes.com)

June 12, 2014




Photo: Alison Powers kept the race leader's yellow jersey, with plenty of help from her teammates. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com.
After Wednesday’s opening day of racing at the North Star Grand Prix, time trial specialists Tom Zirbel and Alison Powers held court at the six-stage race, held in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. (velonews.com)

June 12, 2014





Photo: Tom Zirbel (Optum) won the St Paul time trial, stage 1 of North Star Grand Prix.
Tom Zirbel of the Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies team set the fastest time on the Saint Paul Riverfront Time Trial, the opening stage of the North Star Grand Prix on Wednesday morning. (podiuminsight.com)

June 12, 2014





Photo: Alison Powers (UnitedHealthcare) won the St Paul time trial, stage 1 of North Star Grand Prix.
Alison Powers posted the only sub-11 minute time in the women’s field to win stage one of the North Star Grand Prix. (podiuminsight.com)

June 12, 2014






Photo: Around 500 meters to go, Philippe Gilbert did the lead out for me. At the end, I was a little too short. But second is a nice result in such a hard race...
Neo-pro Silvan Dillier found himself with some high-level support in today's GP Gippingen, his home race. With Philippe Gilbert, Cadel Evans and Samuel Sanchez at his side, the young Swiss lived up to the confidence by taking second in the hilly race. (cyclingquotes.com)

June 12, 2014




2014 Races & Results.
Critérium du Dauphiné - June 8-15 (Stages & Results),
Tour de Suisse - June 14-22 (Stages),
Tour de Luxembourg - June 4-8 (Results),
Giro d'Italia - May 9 - June 1 (Results),
Baloise Belgium Tour - May 28 - June 1 (Results),
Bayern Rundfahrt - May 28 - June 1 (Results),
USA Pro Road Championships - May 24-26 (Results),
Tour de France - July 5-27 (Stages),
UCI Road World Championship - Sept 20-27 (Stages).

June 12, 2014




Jan Bakelandts (RadioShack-Leopard) was happy to be in yellow after stage 2
Photo: © Bettini.
Jan Bakelants is still fighting for a chance to ride the Tour de France. Despite winning the stage to Ajaccio and wearing the yellow jersey for two days, he knows that he faces very tough competition for a spot on the Omega Pharma-QuickStep squad. (cyclingnews.com)

June 12, 2014







Photo: Stage 6 Profile.
Friday's Criterium du Dauphine Stage 6 departs Grenoble at 10:15am CET (4:15am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Poisy at around 2:44pm CET (8:44am U.S. Eastern).  Criterium du Dauphine live streaming video should get underway at around 1:30pm CET (7:30am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)

June 12, 2014





Photo: Before the Tour, Chris Froome, Alberto Contador and other TDF contenders will face off in the Criterium du Dauphine.
Stage 1 starts at 11:10am BST (12:10pm CET) (6:10am U.S. Eastern). Finish at around 4:31pm BST (5:31pm CET) (11:31am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)

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Allison Powers (Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling Team) newly crowned National Road Champion signs in
Photo: © MarcoQuezada.com/NYVelocity.
North Star Grand Prix stage 1 winner and overall leader Alison Powers made her life a little simpler this year after winning the US professional championship time trial and road race last month while already owning the criterium title from last year. (cyclingnews.com)

June 12, 2014





Photo: Rui Costa and Carlos Betancur are two riders set to compete for the Tour de Suisse (pic: Sirotti).
World champion Rui Costa bids for a third straight Tour de Suisse this month ahead of his Tour de France bid. (roadcyclinguk.com)

June 12, 2014




Photo: When we heard that Contador had attacked behind it was clear that they were going to go full gas on the last climb and they were going to catch us. So we all knew it was the moment to go, and if I had had the legs, I would have gone...
Jens Voigt has had a slow start to his final professional season but today he was back in the thick of the action at the WorldTour level. The German bridged the gap to the early break but when Alberto Contador detonated the peloton, he saw his chances getting crushed. (cyclingquotes.com)

June 12, 2014




Photo: Vincenzo Nibali is confident he can win the Tour de France next month. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com.
Vincenzo Nibali and his Astana team realize they are down, but they do not consider themselves out for the Tour de France. (velonews.com)

June 12, 2014





The Paris-Nice podium: Rui Costa, Carlos Betancur and Arthur Vichot
Photo: © Tim de Waele/TDW Sport.
Carlos Betancur is suffering with the citalomegavirus and so will not return to Europe in time to compete in this year's Tour de France according to his mentor and Colombian national coach Franco Gini. (cyclingnews.com)

June 12, 2014




Photo: Chris Froome on stage four of the 2014 Criterium du Dauphine .
Chris Froome’s lingering back injury continues to be an issue for the Tour de France champion, but he is keeping it in check with specific exercises so that it does not pose a problem when he starts the Tour in July. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)

June 12, 2014




Luca Benedetti (Amore Vita-Selle SMP) leader after Stage 1
Photo: © Rob Jones.
It took just six races for Amore Vita-Selle SMP's Luca Benedetti to score his first professional win, which came Wednesday at the UCI 2.2 Tour de Beauce in Quebec. (cyclingnews.com)

June 12, 2014




Photo: This year, I saw that the course could offer me opportunities but I have no pressure to win at all costs. I know I'm not at 100% of my form but at least I gave it everything I had...
On paper today's stage of the Criterium du Dauphiné seemed to be tailor-made for French champion Arthur Vichot and the Frenchman made sure to be present when the break took off. In the end, however, he got dropped as he is not yet at 100% after his recent knee injury. (cyclingquotes.com)

June 12, 2014




Tom Skujins wins solo atop Mont Megantic. Photo: © Corporation du Grand Prix cycliste de Beauce/Brian Hodes.
Hincapie Sportswear's Tom Skujins, who won the Tour de Beauce Queen Stage that finished at the Top of Mont Meganitc on Thursday, celebrated his upcoming birthday a little earlier than expected. The 22-year-old Latvian will turn 23 on Sunday, when he was hoping to win the UCI 2.2 race's final stage. (cyclingnews.com)

June 12, 2014




Photo: Make no mistake, set up is still critical. But the new Micros introduced an adjustable cam that make fine tuning the position much, much easier.
"The ... benefit of improved efficiency is a change in pricing. The GSL brake set will drop to $259 from $369. The new Micro drops from $429 to $279. International orders add $20 to $30. The last reason to care? Because the brakes are amazing." (bikerumor.com)

June 12, 2014




Photo: Carbon fibre frames are popular among endurance riders and racing cyclists for their strength to weight ratio. pic: ©Media24.
From frame material to gear ratios, how to make sure you buy the right bike. (roadcyclinguk.com)

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Photo: Daily Distraction.

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Photo: Lance Armstrong was forced to give a sworn deposition, again, in a lawsuit filed by SCA Promotions. Armstrong perjured himself in 2005 lawsuit with SCA, Photo by AFP.
Lance Armstrong gave sworn testimony Thursday as part of a Texas firm’s effort to recoup millions of dollars it  paid the disgraced American for what he later admitted were drug-fueled Tour de France victories. (velonews.com)

June 12, 2014




Photo: The mark was first set in 1876 by Englishman Frank Dodds. He managed to travel 26.5 km in an hour.
The hour record may be the ultimate benchmark of a cyclist’s fitness. It requires few rules and even less explanation. Go all-out for an hour on a velodrome. How far can you get before the gun sounds in 60 minutes? (pelotonmagazine.com)

June 12, 2014




Photo: Rui is always determined, each race is a good opportunity for him to try to win and see how his legs respond. His attack in the finale was good but it was a shame that the peloton had time to get back...
On Saturday Rui Costa will line up at the Tour de Suisse, trying to win the race for the third year in a row. Today he proved that he is getting into his best condition when he launched a strong attack in the finale of the GP Gippingen. (cyclingquotes.com)

June 12, 2014




Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ) wins his third stage of the Giro d'Italia
Photo: © Tim de Waele/TDW Sport.
Nacer Bouhanni is considering three identical offers as he narrows down his options for his 2015 contract. (cyclingnews.com)

June 12, 2014




Photo: The odd time we saw a vehicle, they always gave more than enough room when passing. It felt extremely safe.
When I think about Japan, descriptions like “polite”, “clean”, “punctual”, “neon”, “awesome toilets”, "sumo" and possibly "keirin" come to mind. (cyclingtips.com.au)

June 12, 2014




Photo: Niki Terpstra with his Paris-Roubaix trophy.
2014 Paris-Roubaix winner Niki Terpstra has been rewarded with a three-year contract extension at Omega Pharma-QuickStep. (cyclingnews.com)

June 12, 2014




Marianne Vos recorded the recon of the course with a camera on her handlebars
Photo: © www.ponferrada2014.com.
Defending road world champion Marianne Vos took advantage of a break in the midst of a block of racing in Spain to inspect the world championships course in Ponferrada with her Rabobank liv team and three other Dutch teammates. (cyclingnews.com)

June 12, 2014




Photo: He rode strongly on the climbs and wasn’t far of making the front group. In the end the pace was too much for him uphill but I am impressed with how he was climbing...
Two days after his amazing stage victory, Nikias Arndt again showed that he has excellent legs at the moment when he finished in the first big group behind the race favorites in today's very hard stage of the Criterium du Dauphiné. (cyclingquotes.com)

June 12, 2014




Photo: Some of the industry want road disc brakes to be race legal .
Chris Boardman, Olympic gold medallist and former head of British Cycling’s R&D department, said he spoke with Dimitris Katsanis, the consultant hired by the UCI to accelerate innovation in international cycling. It was Boardman’s “educated guess” that they would arrive in competition in two years. (bikeradar.com)

June 12, 2014




Photo: So now that you've found the Diamondback of your dreams and you want to start riding it...what else do you need to know?
Bicycling is one of life's most simple pleasures and everyday (especially in the summer when the weather is nice!) it is becoming better and better to start riding. (diamondback.com)

June 12, 2014




Photo: to help inflate tires faster, and will come equipped with Lezyne’s ABS Pen Gauge.
"While Lezyne makes numerous high quality accessories for cycling, some of our favorite items in their product line are pumps." (bikerumor.com)

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