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June 2014
June 24, 2014


Photo: Is this a sponsorship crisis or should we confront the fact that pro cycling isn’t a vehicle for an international marketing campaign?...
For once a genuine international brand was buying into pro cycling as a means of marketing but once it got the chance to quit, Belkin exercised a break clause. The team is now scrambling for a replacement sponsor and to hold onto its core riders. (inrng.com)

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Photo: Less than a week after taking his first professional victory, Colbrelli doubles his tally by beating Bole and Rubiano in a 42-rider sprint at the end of the Giro dell’Appennino...
Having taken 12 top 5 results in the first part of the season, Sonny Colbrelli took his first professional victory in last week’s Tour de Slovenie and today he doubled his tally by winning the hilly Italian one-day race Giro dell’Appennino. The Italian made it into a 42-rider lead group and used his strong team to control the group before beating Grega Bole and Miguel Angel Rubiano in a sprint finish. (cyclingquotes.com)

June 24, 2014




2014 Races & Results.
Tour de France - July 5-27 (Stages),
Tour de Suisse - June 14-22 (Results),
Ster ZLM Toer GP - June 18-22 (Results),
Route du Sud - June 20-22 (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),
UCI Road World Championship - Sept 20-27 (Stages).

June 24, 2014




Photo: Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) flashes a smile while wearing a Specialized S-Works Evade aero road helmet
Photo: © Jonny Irick...
The Omega Pharma-Quickstep team said today that Tom Boonen will skip the Halle-Ingooigem tomorrow in order to focus on training for the Belgian national road championships on Sunday. (cyclingnews.com)

June 24, 2014




Photo: John Madden gets underway in Derry for his ride to Belfast and breaking the 50-year-old record set by Morris Foster.
Former international triathlete turned champion time trial rider, John Madden has taken on the train from Derry-Londonderry to Belfast and beaten it over the 72 mile journey. (stickybottle.com)

June 24, 2014




Photo: 870 miles is a lot of time to keep up a 20.4 mph average.
Andy Bestwick of Diamondback’s Allegiant Air team is tired. And he deserves to be, since he and his three teammates recently took the win in the Race Across the West, completing 870 miles in one day, 19 hours and six minutes—nearly five hours faster than the second place team. (diamondback.com)

June 24, 2014




Photo: The week before the last week I was involved in a car/bike crash so no more updates for about 14 days or so… © www.wave-player.org.
Anna Weltman: "I am looking for PARTICIPANTS to be in a RESEARCH STUDY that I am conducting, for my Master's thesis in SPORT PSYCHOLOGY. My thesis is on cyclists who crash and what it takes to get them back on the bike after they have recovered (whether it's months of recovery or same day). Participants would be required to fill out an online survey about their crash experience(s). Click here to become involved!" (dougreport.com)

June 24, 2014





Photo: It has a few subtle aero tricks up its sleeve, too. The solid mesh panels on the side of the Synthe control the air flow's boundary layer. Air flow on the front of the helmet gets caught up, increasing pressure, then pushes out of those solid mesh panels, creating a boundary layer as it evacuates the helmet. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com...
Giro’s new Synthe is built in the spirit of compromise — a jack of all, master of none, it would seem. Or, if you ask Giro, it’s a master of all. (velonews.com)

June 24, 2014




Photo: If you must use communal chamois cream, the tube is the only way to go. (Thomas MacDonald)...
Optum’s Jade Wilcoxson shares etiquette tips for smooth application. (bicycling.com)

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Photo: The Climbs and Finish of Stage 1.
Stage 1 starts Saturday, July 5th 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)

June 24, 2014




Photo: Northwave Extreme Tech Plus shoes.
"It's time again to round up all the new and interesting products that have arrived at the CyclingTips office, and bundle them all together in our CTech Product Picks." (cyclingtips.com.au)

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Photo: Chris Froome will have a tough task defending his 2013 Tour de France title. (Getty Images)...
The Tour de France gets underway in Leeds in just shy of a fortnight and it’s building as one of the most open in years. Forget the Froom-ination we were faced with last year, or indeed the Wiggins whitewash of 2012, 2014 is going to be different. (sbs.com.au)

June 24, 2014






Chris Froome was allowed to use a steroid to treat a chest infection during the Tour de Romandie. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com
Photo: © (velonews.com).
The UCI has announced that all requests for therapeutic use exemptions will now pass through a TUE committee in the wake of the controversy surrounding the exemption given to Chris Froome at this year’s Tour de Romandie. (cyclingnews.com)

June 24, 2014




Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Sharp) wins the points classification
Photo: © Thomas van Bracht / PelotonPhotos.com.
North American pros wrapped up a series of races overseas including the Tour de Suisse, Ster ZLM Toer, Tour de Slovénie and Route du Sud, some which will help them prepare for the upcoming Tour de France in July. (cyclingnews.com)

June 24, 2014




Former teammates Edvald Boasson Hagen and Rigoberto Uran chast prior to the Trofeo Deià on Mallorca
Photo: © Bettini.
Team Sky will have to pick their Tour de France line-up without the option of Edvald Boasson Hagen, after the all-rounder was ruled out of the race with an Achilles injury. (cyclingnews.com)

June 24, 2014




Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ) celebrates his third win at the Giro d'Italia
Photo: © Fotoreporter Sirotti.
Nacer Bouhanni’s omission from the FDJ.fr team for the forthcoming Tour de France would appear to indicate that his future lies away from Marc Madiot’s squad, but the Frenchman has reiterated that he will not make a decision on his destination for 2015 until after Sunday’s national championships road race at Futuroscope. (cyclingnews.com)

June 24, 2014




Photo: I purchased from a frame builder, not a shop or other retailer. This should be telling..
This first survey is about bike/frame purchasing. (redkiteprayer.com)

June 24, 2014




Photo: The new SRAM Rival 22 Hydro model steals the show with a gorgeous two-tone blue.
Cannondale’s 2015 road and cyclocross bike lineup commits to disc brakes, giving more road bike models the option and going all in for ‘cross. That’s right, all CAAD-X and SuperX cyclocross bikes are disc brake only, no more cantilever options. There’ll even be a SRAM CX1 build in the lineup! (bikerumor.com)

June 24, 2014




Photo: The 13.5mm thick body has just enough room for the 12mm spindle which rolls on 2 cartridge and 1 needle bearing per pedal with dual seals...
There are a number of flat pedals on the market, but Speedplay is staking their claim in building what they consider the strongest, most durable pedal while maintaining a light overall weight. (bikerumor.com)

June 24, 2014





Photo: On the left, Smith's entrance into the bicycle helmet world, the Forefront, and on the right, its cutting edge Overtake road helmet. Is it an aero road helmet? Smith claims it is. Photo: Logan VonBokel | VeloNews.com.
The all-new Smith Overtake was designed from the ground up for the road, and it’s light enough, cool enough, aero enough, and simply clever enough to compete with the best. (velonews.com)

June 24, 2014




Photo: DM Schwartz's bike without a seat
www.flyingrider.com...
A crazy new bicycle design, which does away with a saddle, has emerged from America. Instead of sitting, the rider is suspended is a harness above the bike. It's said this enables more effective pedalling and gives a hang glider-like 'flying' effect. (bikeradar.com)

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Photo: American Andrew Talansky believes he can improve significantly on last year’s Tour performance. (James Startt).
After winning the Dauphiné, the 25-Year-Old Garmin-Sharp leader aims to improve on 2013’s 10th overall finish at the Tour de France. (bicycling.com)

June 24, 2014




Photo: In a two-horse race Froome starts with a handicap...
With the 'grand departure' in Yorkshire less than a fortnight away, it's time to look ahead at various issues bubbling away ahead of the 2014 Tour de France. (uk.eurosport.yahoo.com)

June 24, 2014




Photo: I managed to limit my losses pretty well, especially considering that I hadn't really done any high-end work and didn’t want to go too deep into the red. I'm confident, I can only get better...
Even though 101st edition of the Tour de France is expected to be a two-man battle between Chris Froome and Alberto Contador, Vincenzo Nibali and Astana team still believe that the former Vuelta a Espana and Giro d’Italia champion would be able to fight for the glory in the French three-week event. (cyclingquotes.com)

June 24, 2014




Photo: On the attack at the start of the year at the Challenge Mallorca...
One of the new signings for Garmin-Sharp this year was Portugese climber André Cardoso. Often seen at the front during the Giro working tirelessly for his team leader. (pezcyclingnews.com)

June 24, 2014




Photo: Marcel Kittel is gearing up for the Tour de France's sprint stages by training at altitude with teammate John Degenkolb. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com.
Altitude training has become à la mode for the peloton’s elite riders. Tour de France favorites such as Chris Froome and Alberto Contador spend weeks on the flanks of the Teide volcano of Tenerife or high in the Swiss Alps looking for an elusive edge over their rivals. (velonews.com)

June 24, 2014





Photo: Andre Greipel and Jurgen Roelandts were in scintillating form at the start of the season (Pic: Sirotti)...
Mark Cavendish will battle for sprint supremacy against Andre Greipel and Arnaud Demare at the Tour de France – but there’s no place on the Leeds start line for Giro d’Italia red jersey winner Nacer Bouhanni. (roadcyclinguk.com)

June 24, 2014




Photo: So the Firestrike is being introduced in the 58mm-deep 404 model...
"PressCamp is the event that I think Interbike wishes it was. The challenge is meeting with everyone doing interesting work and getting enough time with them to be able to write competently about it afterward. Where PressCamp really excels is the fact that the journalists present are the purpose, not an afterthought." (redkiteprayer.com)

June 24, 2014




Photo: There is some doubt that using oval chainrings can increase a rider's power output. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com.
There is some doubt that using oval chainrings can increase a rider's power output. (velonews.com)

June 24, 2014




Photo: Should you go with inner tubes, a tubeless setup, or tubulars? The choice isn't always completely straightforward ...
A decision guide for road, CX, and MTB tires. (bikeradar.com)

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