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June 2014
June 18, 2014




Sacha Modolo (Lampre-Merida)
Photo: © Tim de Waele/TDW Sport.
Sacha Molodo took an impressive victory ahead of Peter Sagan on stage five of the Tour de Suisse. (cyclingnews.com)

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Philippe Gilbert started the day in his BMC kit
Photo: © (cyclingquotes.com).
BMC rider tops Van Baarle, Timmer. (cyclingnews.com)

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Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quickstep) on the ground after a crash in the sprint
Photo: © Tim de Waele/TDW Sport.
With an unusually tight, technical finish to the fifth stage of the Tour de Suisse it was almost inevitable that there would be a crash, and even though Mark Cavendish backed off in the penultimate bend with 350m to go, he was still sent hurtling to the ground by a clash with another sprinter. (cyclingnews.com)

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Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky)
Photo: © Tim de Waele/TDW Sport.
Team Sky has confirmed that Bradley Wiggins has abandoned the Tour de Suisse following his crash on stage four that left him with swelling on his right thigh and knee. (cyclingnews.com)

June 18, 2014




2014 Races & Results.
Tour de Suisse - June 14-22 (Stages & Results),
Ster ZLM Toer GP - June 18-22 (Stages & Results),
Critérium du Dauphiné - June 8-15 (Results),
Tour de Luxembourg - June 4-8 (Results),
Giro d'Italia - May 9 - 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 18, 2014




Photo: is there anyone around to win the Tour de Suisse? © Fotoreporter Sirotti
"Three words came quickly to mind: Stop Rui Costa. The Tour de Suisse is sometimes the domain of the Costas and Cancellaras, allowing someone to take the ball away from the little climbers and go home." (podiumcafe.com)

June 18, 2014




Photo: If Andy does a good Tour of Switzerland and comes to the Tour de France, it will be more with the aim of targeting stages than contending for the overall...
Andy Schleck will target stage wins at the Tour de France rather than the overall classification according to Trek manager Luca Guercilena- that is if his performances at the Tour de Suisse are good enough to earn him a spot on the roster. (cyclingquotes.com)

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Photo: Tour de Suisse Stage 6 Profile.
Thursday's Tour de Suisse Stage 6 departs Buren an der Aare at 11:56am CET (5:56am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Delemont at around 5:05pm CET (11:05am U.S. Eastern).  Tour de Suisse live streaming video should get underway at around 3:30pm CET (9:30am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)

June 18, 2014




Photo: Park Tool PCS-10 home mechanic repair stand - a solid option that will surely last
Colin Levitch / Future Publishing.
BikeRadar verdict: 4.5 out of 5 stars. "With solid construction and reliable holding, the PCS-10 is near-perfect for the stay-at-home wrench." (bikeradar.com)

June 18, 2014




Photo: Head to the All Terrain Track Rides Tumblr for more awesome images..
Paul Perret’s series of X-rays focuses on cycling products, riders, and bikes, and happens to be one of the coolest things ever. (bikerumor.com)

June 18, 2014




Photo: Halo’s UK designers have been evolving their cost-effective wheels for years.
BikeRadar verdict: 3 out of 5 stars. "Improved over previous models. A lively upgrade for a lighter racer." (bikeradar.com)

June 18, 2014




Photo: Corima Aero+MMC Carbon wheels and a Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 group.
For a Californian rider for whom a top-of-the-line bike was not top enough, the high-end Foothill Ranch bike shop TwoHubs created a custom built and painted Cipollini RB1K. (bikeradar.com)

June 18, 2014




Photo: The RCA, of which only 325 have been made, came out of its California research facility.
How’s this for a business model? We’re going to build a product twice as light as it needs to be and we are going to loose money on each and everyone we make. That, in a nutshell, is the Cervelo RCA. The $10,000 follow up to the R5CA. (pelotonmagazine.com)

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Chris Froome (Team Sky) leads Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo)
Photo: © tdwsport.
Scrutinizing the form of Froome, Contador and Nibali after the Criterium du Dauphine. (cyclingnews.com)

June 18, 2014




Carmen Small (Specialized-Lululemon) wins the overall at the North Star Grand Prix
Photo: © Jonathan Devich.
Global Relay Gastown Grand Prix women's race, held on July 9 in Vancouver, British Colombia, has become the richest women's criterium in North America with $25,000 cash and thousands more available in crowd and sponsor primes. (cyclingnews.com)

June 18, 2014





Photo: Dave Brailsford is not relaxed with his great squad and will want to sign more riders for 2015, with Andrew Talansky his most favoured option as well as targeting the Yates twins in the long term.
Dave Brailsford wants to have the best team in the world and never rests. Chris Froome has an outstanding team around him, as they have shown in the Critérium Dauphiné, but manager of Sky does not want to leave anything to chance and thinks about the future. Andrew Talansky and brothers Adam and Simon Yates are the men he wants. (cyclingquotes.com)

June 18, 2014




Photo: 2013 Giro del Trentino champion Evelyn Stevens (Specialized-lululemon)
Photo: © Fotomedia.
With just days to go before its scheduled start, the organizers of the Giro del Trentino Alto Adige Internazionale Femminile announced that the race will be held, but the former stage race has been reduced to a one-day event due to economic difficulties. (cyclingnews.com)

June 18, 2014




Overall favourite Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) with his special bike
Photo: © tdwsport.
Katusha names Froome, Contador and Nibali as equal favorites to win. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Tiffany Cromwell of Specialized-lululemon (image by Emily Maye).
When Australia’s Tiffany Cromwell won the 2013 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad classic she had every right to be delighted – and one reason not to be. Surely, a win like that will have brought in a nice little pot in prize money? Well, not quite. (crankpunk.com)

June 18, 2014




Photo: Andrew Talansky was all smiles as he stood atop the final podium. Photo: BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com.
Andrew Talansky’s dramatic victory at last week’s Criterium du Dauphiné serves as a “confirmation” of his emerging talent. That’s according to Bingen Fernández, the veteran Spanish sports director at Garmin-Sharp who had a front-row seat the team’s daring raid in the closing two stages to beat back such illustrious rivals as Chris Froome and Alberto Contador. (velonews.com)

June 18, 2014




Stage winner and race leader Magnus Cort Nielsen (Team Cult Energi)
Photo: © Bettini Photo.
The Orica-GreenEdge team announced today that it has signed neo-pro Magnus Cort to a three-year contract starting in 2015. Cort is a 21-year-old Danish winner of two Tour of Denmark stages and a "classy all-rounder", according to direceur sportif Matt White. (cyclingnews.com)

June 18, 2014




Photo: It’s primarily a picture book with large photos by Tonny Strouken that chronicle his 1969 season.
Eddy Merckx has just turned 69 but the number has another significance for him: 1969. It was the first year of Merckx’s domination, the first feast for his cannibal appetite. This book chronicles that year via a series of rich images. (inrng.com)

June 18, 2014




Photo: the most important reasons to read this book is to really “get” what it takes to be a professional bike racer.
Amid all the current books about the old peloton—from “The Secret Race” to “Cycle of Lies”—there is a new and refreshing view of professional cycling from Garmin-Sharp rider Phil Gaimon. (redkiteprayer.com)

June 18, 2014




Photo: Chris Baldwin is two-time US National Time Trial champion
Chris Baldwin.
Former pro cyclist Chris Baldwin is a two-time US national time trial champion and now a professional coach. His philosophy on training is the product of more than 15 years' experience in the field. (bikeradar.com)

June 18, 2014




Photo: Using 12g cartridges is my preferred method of inflation for 23mm tires.
"The EOLO III has proven in just a few short weeks to be my new fave. It does get cold when I use it, but thanks to the little ring insulators, my fingers only get cold, they don’t stick to the aluminum." (redkiteprayer.com)

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Photo: Daily Distraction.

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Photo: The 32-year-old rode the 3,020 route from Oceanside, California to Annapolis, Maryland in 7 days 15 hours 56 minutes.
Austrian cyclist Christoph Strasser has won the men’s solo category in the Race Across America (RAAM) for the third time in three years, in the process setting the fastest speed ever for the coast-to-coast event’s history. (road.cc)

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Photo: In France, the gambling law from 2010 states that all licensed bookmakers by ARJEL (the independent administrative authority regulating the French online gambling market) have to make a contract with the event organizers for a financial return.
In recent years, sports betting has become more and more popular. It’s glory days for the bookmakers but also for the event organizers. Due to the rapid increase in sports betting and thereby property and image exploitation, the event organizers naturally want a piece of the cake as well, writes Mikkel Condé. (inrng.com)

June 18, 2014




Photo: Simon Geschke proved that a beard doesn’t stop you from winning with a great win this past week in Switzerland at the GP Kanton Aargau-Gippingen – his first victory since 2011.
A quick look around the WorldTour peloton these days shows somewhat of a new trend of late – beards. With the likes of cycling royalty in Sir Bradley Wiggins sporting some growth or classics strongmen Luca Paolini and Simon Geschke sporting full grown beards. (pezcyclingnews.com)

June 18, 2014




Belkin team manager Richard Plugge and team leader Bauke Mollema
Photo: © Bettini Photo.
Team Belkin boss Richard Plugge has told Cyclingnews that he and his backroom staff have already started the search for a sponsor after it was announced on Tuesday that Belkin would end their title sponsorship at the end of the current season. (cyclingnews.com)

June 18, 2014




Photo: Tinkoff Saxo rider believes in Contador’s chances, looking forward to helping Spaniard.
Encouraged by his team-mate Alberto Contador’s strong showing in the recent Critérium du Dauphiné, Tinkoff Saxo rider Nicolas Roche has predicted a very close and dramatic match between the Spaniard and defending champion Chris Froome. (cyclingtips.com.au)

June 18, 2014




Photo: With Sagan there winning green again will be very difficult. He can not sprint like me, but he is very complete...
Mark Cavendish had a clear sprint victory in the fourth stage of the Tour of Switzerland, which has given him great confidence before the Tour de France, but despite his hunger for even more success he sees Peter Sagan as the favorite for the green jersey. (cyclingquotes.com)

June 18, 2014





Photo: Alex Dowsett, pictured at Tirreno-Adriatico, is on Movistar’s 13-man shortlist for the Tour de France (Pic: Sirotti).
Giro d’Italia winner Nairo Quintana will not be at the Tour de France after the Colombian was not named as part of Movistar’s 13-man pre-selection – but British time trial champion Alex Dowsett could make his debut in the race. (roadcyclinguk.com)

June 18, 2014




Photo: The uphill finish of the third stage is not extremely hard but it is suited to our climbers Duarte, Pantano and Chalapud. In addition, I expect good performances form Romero...
On the back of a successful Giro d'Italia, Colombia is heading into a very busy week that will see the team in action on two fronts. Fabio Duarte leads a strong roster for the Tour de Slovenie while youngster Edward Diaz and Darwin Pantoja get their chance to see how far they can get in the mountainous Route du Sud. (cyclingquotes.com)

June 18, 2014




Photo: 15 ways to ride faster, fitter, further, for your best summer's riding ever
Russell Burton.
The trails are buff and ripe for riding so it’s time to shake off the dregs of winter excess and get your engine – your body – firing on all cylinders. (bikeradar.com)

June 18, 2014




Photo: SRAM X01 groupset (GPX BB)
Russell Burton.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Flawless single ring shifting, but price and weight split hairs with XX1." (bikeradar.com)

June 18, 2014




Photo: Trek and Bontrager will showcase their product ranges at Silverstone next month (Pic: Trek Factory Racing).
Trek will also host seminars throughout the day to demonstrate the Trek Precision Fit process, while the women’s lecture will also return. (roadcyclinguk.com)

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Photo: The Climbs and Finish of Stage 1.
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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