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| May 31 |
 An
anti-doping test completed after the 11th stage of the Giro d’Italia
showed Ulissi
to have elevated levels of salbutamol in his system. Ulissi was shown to
have 1,900 ng/ml in his system, significantly higher than the 1,000
ng/ml allowed by the UCI. (cyclingnews.com)
June 25, 2014  Arnaud Demare got a
very important confidence boost for his first Tour de France when he
won today’s Belgian semi-classic Halle-Ingooigem in a bunch sprint.
After the Belgian national team with a lot of stars from the host
nation had tried to split things on the finishing circuit, the
Frenchman beat Kris
Boeckmans and Michael
Van Staeyen in the final dash to the line.
(cyclingquotes.com)
June 25, 2014  This
year Tejay van Garderen
will get the full support of the BMC team at the Tour de France and the
management have selected a very strong team to back their leader.
Climbers Darwin Atapuma,
Peter Stetina, Peter Velits and Amael Moinard will
be there for the captain in the mountains while Michael Schär, Greg Van Avermaet,
Marbus Burghardt and Daniel
Oss wil take care of their leader in the flat stages..
June 25, 2014  There’s
rarely been a season like this one for drama at the world’s major stage
races, nearly all of which have been decided by the use of smart and/or
aggressive tactics. It happened on Sunday at the final stage of the Tour de Suisse; it
also happened on the last day of the previous week’s Critérium du Dauphiné;
and it happened on the Stelvio stage of the Giro d’Italia.
(pelotonmagazine.com).
June 25, 2014  After
taking a history-making third consecutive victory in the Tour de
Suisse, Rui Costa
will go into the Tour de France as a team leader for the first time in
his career. Despite his strong performance in Switzerland, he remains
guarded about his chances and says that there are stronger contenders
for the podium than him. (cyclingquotes.com)
June 25, 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 25, 2014  British
Cycling coach Shane
Sutton told Sky Sports News that the six-time track world
champion might take to the boards at the Commonwealth Games in July.
The track competition at the Commonwealth Games begins on the July 24,
which clashes with the final week of the Tour de France.
(cyclingnews.com)
June 25, 2014  "Fortunately
for us, cycling apparel
has come a long way since the woolen jersey and leather shoe era of
Eddy Merckx." (roadcyclinguk.com)
June 25, 2014 
Having crashed out of the Tour de Suisse, Franck Schleck
is in desperate need for racing kilometres. Hence, he was a late
inclusion in the Trek team for today's sprint race Halle-Ingooigem in
which his teammate Boy
Van Poppel finished in the top 10. (cyclingquotes.com)
June 25, 2014  100
pairs of 'Zen warrior'
shoe made with exclusive BOA design. (bikeradar.com)
June 25, 2014  “Your
clothes don’t fit, your shoes look ridiculous, doors are too small and
everyone thinks you’re a basketball player. But the major issue for me
is the fact that it’s nearly impossible to find a decent bike big
enough for me." (stickybottle.com)
June 25, 2014  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 25, 2014 June 24, 2014 |  Former
Tour winner vows to fight on, but accepts helper role in 2014 Tour de
France. (cyclingtips.com.au)
June 25, 2014  The
storm about Chris
Froome’s TUE saw the rider catch most of the headlines but
behind it is really a tale of UCI procedures. (inrng.com)
June 25, 2014  Annemiek van Vleuten
narrowly defeated the reigning world time trial champion Ellen van Dijk to
win the individual time trial title at the national championships in
Zaltbommel, the Netherlands today. (cyclingnews.com)
June 25, 2014  Küng, Dillier on podium.
(cyclingnews.com)
June 25, 2014  Having
been narrowly beaten by Maciej
Bodnar in the battle for the Polish TT title in
last year’s championships, Michal
Kwiatkowski got his revenge when he beat the Cannondale by
27 seconds in this year’s edition of the race. Mateusz Taciak
completed the podium for the second year in a row. (cyclingquotes.com)
June 25, 2014  Tom Dumoulin has
continued the process of establishing himself as one of the very best
time triallists in the world by winning the Dutch championships in
convincing fashion. On the fast 47.8km course in Zaltbommel, he
averaged more than 51kph to put 52 seconds into Sebastian Langevel
while Jos Van Emden
completed the podium. (cyclingquotes.com)
June 25, 2014  Time
for a Progress Report. No E's for effort though. (podiumcafe.com)
June 25, 2014  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 25, 2014  It
will be a battle royale among the peloton’s top sprinters, with the
chance of a lifetime to claim the yellow jersey in the opening stage of
the Tour de France. (velonews.com)
June 25, 2014  "At
first glance the Synthe
was not what we expected to see in an aero helmet, but the claims being
made included everything we wanted. By the numbers we were
looking at a helmet that was more efficient than any road helmet Giro
has ever produced – 16% lighter than the Aeon, 13% lighter
than the Air Attack,
2% cooler than the already super ventilated Aeon, and styling
that works for almost everyone." (pelotonmagazine.com)
June 25, 2014  "A
revamp of the Premier Calendar, we were told, would herald a new,
improved era for domestic
road racing in Britain." (roadcyclinguk.com)
June 25, 2014  What
to look for in a bicycle
repair stand. (bikeradar.com)
June 25, 2014 June 24, 2014 | June 25, 2014  Trek
Factory Racing confirmed its Tour de France roster Wednesday and gave
the green light to the Schleck
brothers. Luxembourg’s Andy and Frank will race together in the Tour
for the first time since 2011, but they have taken a backseat in the
team’s lineup. (velonews.com)
June 25, 2014  Team
Giant-Shimano today announced its final roster for the 2014 Tour de
France, with its German sprinters Marcel
Kittel and John
Degenkolb taking center stage. The team is focused almost
entirely on stage victories, with its powerful lead-out squads selected
for both pure sprint stages for Kittel
and "power sprints" on the more difficult finales for Degenkolb.
(cyclingnews.com)
June 25, 2014  Alejandro Valverde
is taking the back roads to the Tour de France this year. The Spanish
veteran avoided traditional warm-up races like the Critérium du
Dauphiné and the Tour de Suisse, and raced the Route du Sud instead.
(velonews.com)
June 25, 2014  Pauline Ferrand-Prevot
may only be 22 but the young woman from Reims in eastern France is a
name we’ll be seeing a lot more of. Sooner rather than later.
(cyclingweekly.co.uk)
June 25, 2014  With
the likes of Carlos
Betancur, Nairo
Quintana and Rigoberto
Uran Colombia has seen a real resurgence in the pro
peloton in the last few years. (pezcyclingnews.com)
June 25, 2014  Since
its debut season in 2012, Specialized lululemon
has been one the teams to watch in the women's professional peloton.
Despite racing in an eye-catching kit devoid of any large sponsors name
or logo, the team is easy to spot whether it be animating races or
visiting podiums. (cyclingnews.com)
June 25, 2014  The
big reveal from Enve
this summer is for smaller riders. The Utah company that likes to brag
“U.S. made by choice,” has introduced a 650C set of carbon clinchers,
the SES 5.6. The rim depths are 48mm front and 56mm
rear. (redkiteprayer.com)
June 25, 2014  Classics
winner, Tour de France podium finisher, world road race champion and
world record holder, the great Belgian built his success on marathon
training sessions behind a little motorbike. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)
June 25, 2014  Last
year Smith launched its first bicycle helmet, the Forefront. While the
helmet was intended for mountain bike riders, it debuted technology
never before seen in the cycling world – Aerocore construction.
(pelotonmagazine.com)
June 25, 2014  BikeRadar
verdict: 4.5 out of 5
stars. "Look beyond indifferent appearance and some ho-hum kit and
you've got a highly capable, good value bike." (bikeradar.com)
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