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June 2014
June 28, 2014




June 28, 2014






Photo: Despite repeated attacks, Nibali is unable to drop Formolo but in the final sprint the Astana rider earns himself his first ever tricolore jersey that he will wear during the Tour de France.
Vincenzo Nibali has taken his first ever Italian road race title by winning the 2014 edition of the championships after an exciting duel with the talented Davide Formolo. Despite repeated attacks on the final climb, the grand tour star couldn’t get rid of the youngster but in the final sprint he emerged as the strongest and will now wear the tricolore jersey in the Tour de France. (cyclingquotes.com)

June 28, 2014




Photo: I will try to be as bust as possible so as to not think about it.
On Sunday, the Belgian Road Race returns to Wielsbeke. Johan Vansummeren is also returning to the spot where he crashed hard into a spectator during the Tour of Flanders. "I ‘m trying not to think about it," said the Garmin rider. (cyclingquotes.com)

June 28, 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 28, 2014




Photo: According to Tuttobiciweb, Costa signed a two-year contract extension yesterday...
Tuttobiciweb reports that world champion Rui Costa has signed a two-year contract with Lampre-Merida. According to theI Italian website, only the official announcement is missing. (cyclingquotes.com)

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Photo: 2014 road national championship for some countries in Europe are Sunday, June 29...
Elite men national championship road races for a number of countries including Belgium, France, Britain and the Netherlands are on Sunday. Live streaming video Sunday: 2:15pm? (Netherlands), 2:00pm (Belgium), 3:20pm (France). (cyclingfans.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)

The Tour de France Teams Presentation is Thursday, July 3. It will be broadcast Live and there will be live feeds, videos and photos.  Details to come.  Start time should be around 6:15pm BST (7:15pm Paris or 1:15pm New York.).

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Photo: Time trial world champion Tony Martin celebrates stage 11 victory
Photo: © Tim de Waele/TDW Sport.
Tony Martin won the German national time trial convincingly, but as he said, he “made it difficult for himself”. The world time trial champion also had some criticism for race organizers for the nighttime event. (cyclingnews.com)

June 28, 2014




Photo: In the French championships you will see Europcar, Ag2r La Mondiale, FDJ and Cofidis swarming all over the race with 84 riders between them.
The UCI is set to bring in new rules restricting the size of a team in a race to eight riders. Grand Tours could keep an exemption for nine riders but it means teams of no more than nine in a race. Everything is different this weekend with the strangest races on the pro calendar, the national championships and in France FDJ will field a team of 26 riders. (inrng.com)

June 28, 2014




Photo: The negotiations are going well.I think we can offer Nacer Bouhanni a good sports project. Yvon Sanquer (manager) does a good work with his staff.
It has long been rumored that Nacer Bouhanni will leave FDJ at the end of season. L'Equipe now reports that he is close to finalizing a contract with Cofidis that would see him become the main sprinter of the French squad. (cyclingquotes.com)

June 28, 2014





Photo Credit: Graham Watson : Giant-Shimano’s team coach Rudi Kemna commented on Cheng Ji’s inclusion in the Tour squad and made the point that he has gained his slot through merit. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)
Giant-Shimano’s Cheng Ji will become the first Chinese rider to participate in the Tour de France, a fantastic achievement for the 26-year-old who last year became the first Chinese national to ride in the Giro d’Italia. (crankpunk.com)

June 28, 2014




David Millar , Garmin Sharp was pretty relaxed on th estart line….
Photo: © Mark Gunter.
David Millar has a complex relationship with the Tour de France. It is far more than love and hate or heaven and hell. He has experienced extreme highs and lows in the 12 times he has raced Le Tour, yet still loves the unique madness of being one of the riders at the centre of the race. (cyclingnews.com)

June 28, 2014




Photo: Nathan Haas likes to entertain the crowd after a long day in the grupetto, and he's got the skills to make it impressive. Photo: Gruber Images.
The grupetto is making its way up to the Rifigio Panoratta. Nathan Haas gathers himself and pops a wheelie, one hand on the bars, the other hand waving. On this day, life is good in the grupetto. (velonews.com)

June 28, 2014




Photo: Can Raleigh’s top-end machine live up to its exalted price?
BikeRadar verdict: 4.5 out of 5 stars. "Raleigh restakes its place at cycling's high table with this race-tooled yet endurance-friendly ride." (bikeradar.com)

June 28, 2014




Photo: The frame is 17% stiffer up front, 16% stiffer in the rear triangle.
For 2015, the OMR models will focus on upper level spec, and the new OME (Evolution, their base level frame designation) version brings a lower level carbon frame to market with different frame and a new fork that’s UCI legal for TT road races. (bikerumor.com)

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Photo: Daily Distraction.

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Roman Kreuziger (Tinkoff-Saxo)
Photo: © Tim de Waele/TDW Sport.
Roman Kreuziger has announced that the Cycling Anti-Doping Foundation (CAFD) has found anomalies in his biological passport between 2011 and 2012 and that he is under investigation. The Tinkoff Saxo rider broke the news on his personal website but stated that experts he had commissioned found that his passport had no questions to answer. He denied doping or taking performance-enhancing products. During the period in question Kreuziger rode for the Astana team. (cyclingnews.com)

June 28, 2014




Photo: Simon Gerrans moments away from winning the 2014 Liege – Bastogne – Liege.
Gerrans: “I see some real nice opportunities in the first half of the race” (cyclingtips.com.au)

June 28, 2014




Photo: The start of the 1914 race...
A hundred years ago today on Sunday, June 28, 1914, 145 cyclists rolled out of Paris for the 12th edition of the Tour de France. On the same day 1800 kms to the southeast in Sarajevo the heir-presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne, the Archduke Franz Ferdinand, and his wife died by the hand of an assassin. (pezcyclingnews.com)

June 28, 2014




Photo: 198 riders will be at the Tour de France start in Leeds.
Bringing the Tour de France 2014 to life will involve 4500 people. The event involves organizers, teams, media, partners, suppliers and the publicity caravan. (roadcyclinguk.com)

June 28, 2014




Photo: KIRCHMANN, Leah (Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) 3:47:13.
Leah Kirchmann of Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies triumphed in Road Race at Canadian Championships to win her second title at Global Relay Canadian Road Championships. (podiuminsight.com)

June 28, 2014




Photo: Lisa Brennauer (Germany) reached the finishing circuit in Doha on her own
Photo: © CJ Farquharson/WomensCycling.net.
Lisa Brennauer sprinted to her second German national title in two days, adding the road title to the time trial title she won a day earlier. She outsprinted her Specialized-Lululemon teammate Trixi Worrack, who took second. Third place went to Martina Zwick. (cyclingnews.com)

June 28, 2014




Photo: Yesterday I got a phone call from Bjarne with the decision. I am not happy about it, I think the team doesn't care about my health. I am 24 after all, 2 GTs in a row is a big challenge...
Rafal Majka will replace Roman Kreuziger on the Tinkoff-Saxo roster for the Tour de France. Yesterday the Pole was informed about the decision but heavily criticizes his team as he doesn't feel ready for another grand tour. (cyclingquotes.com)

June 28, 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)

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