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June 2014
June 29, 2014


Gert Steegmans (Omega Pharma - QuickStep)
Photo: © Bettini.
Something went wrong in the Omega Pharma Quick Step team camp on Sunday. Gert Steegmans featured in the breakaway which was about to sprint for the victory at the Belgian championships. But then with 6km to go, the team's riders started to lead the peloton to set up a bunch sprint for their fast man Tom Boonen. With 400m to go, the break was caught and Boonen finished third behind winner Jens Debusschere. (cyclingnews.com)

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Photo: Frank Schleck takes his fifth Luxembourg road race title by escaping from Gastauer and his brother Andy in the finale; all four Trek riders finish in the top 5...
Frank Schleck has taken his first win since coming back from suspension by claiming his fifth road race championships. Having escaped with Ben Gastauer and his brother Andy in the finale, he attacked his companions to take a solo victory in a dominant Trek showing that saw the team place four riders in the top 5. (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. (cyclingfans.com)

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Photo: In an exciting tace, Sky beat the Yates brothers to have Swift and Kennaugh sprint for the win, with the latter surprisingly holding off his teammate to take the road race title...
Peter Kennaugh finished off the expected Sky dominance in the British championships by taking a surprise victory in the sprint against his teammate Ben Swift to take his first ever road race title. Simon Yates continued his comeback from injury by preventing Sky from making it a clean sweep of the podium. (cyclingquotes.com)

June 29, 2014




Photo: In a duel with Peter Velits, Sagan secures himself a fourth consecutive Slovakian road race title by dropping his rival in the finale...
There was no surprise in the Slovakian road race championships as Peter Sagan took his fourth straight title. In an exciting battle with the second big Slovakian rider Peter Velist, the Cannondale rider emerged as the strongest, putting 51 seconds into his compatriot. (cyclingquotes.com)

June 29, 2014




Photo: The Belgian road race championships come down to a bunch sprint but big favourite Boonen has to settle for third as Debusschere takes a convincing victory ahead of Jans...
Jens Debusschere  will wear the Belgian Drikleur after he won today’s Belgian road race championships in impressive fashion. When a strong break with three of his teammates was caught inside the final kilometer, he emerged as the fastest in the bunch sprint and beat Roy Jans and Tom Boonen into the minor positions. (cyclingquotes.com)

June 29, 2014




Photo: Pro Men's Cross Country racers push and carry their bikes up a steep hill during the final race of the 2014 USA Cycling US Cup series Saturday, June 28, 2014 at Pulpit Rock Park. Michael Ciaglo, The Gazette.
Todd Wells and Katerina Nash won the final round of the USA Cycling US Cup Pro Series presented by Sho-Air Cycling Group in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Saturday afternoon. In the final series standings, Geoff Kabush and Katerina Nash won the USA Cycling US Cup Pro Series title belts. (socalcycling.com)

June 29, 2014




Photo: In a dramatic race that saw Martin try a long-distance solo attack and Kittel being taken out by cramps, Greipel narrowly beats Degenkolb in the sprint for the title...
For the second year in a row, André Greipel can go into the Tour de France beaming with confidence after he defended his title as German road race champion in Baunatal today. After Marcel Kittel had been taken out by cramps, it all came down to a sprint finish and having been given a perfect lead-out by his teammate Marcel Sieberg, he narrowly held off John Degenkolb in the final dash to the line. (cyclingquotes.com)

June 29, 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).

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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.).

June 29, 2014




Photo: My friend has been riding bikes seriously for about three years...
"By wearing an $800 lycra outfit and riding a $10,000 bike, he wasn't really sending a different message than I was, with my $150 outfit and $1,000 bike. We were rolling west on Marquette, through Englewood, where the median household income is $19,743. We were both jerks." (http://taticycles.com)

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Photo: Netherlands Sebastian Langeveld (Garmin-Sharp) Iris Slappendel (Rabo-Liv)...
After a busy weekend of racing here is the table of the men’s and women’s national road race champions for 2014. (inrng.com)

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Photo: Nicolas Roche ascending the Oropa in stag 14 of the 2014 Giro d'Italia. Photo: BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com.
Nicolas Roche, hot off overall victory at the Route du Sud, advises fans to buckle up for what he says should be an epic battle for the maillot jaune. (velonews.com)

June 29, 2014




The first ever African to wear the yellow jersey, Daryl Impey (Orica-GreenEdge)
Photo: © Tim de Waele/TDW Sport.
Matt White indicated that there will be a few surprises in Orica GreenEdge’s nine-man roster for the Tour de France. The final selection has been made internally but a public announcement will be issued at the start of next week. (cyclingnews.com)

June 29, 2014




Rafal Majka (Tinkoff-Saxo) through the tunnel of fans on the Monte Zoncolan
Photo: © Tim de Waele/TDW Sport.
Rafal Majka has accepted a spot on the Tinkoff-Saxo Tour de France squad, reversing his earlier doubts about riding another grand tour so soon. On Saturday the Polish rider criticized the team for the nomination, in a posting on his Facebook page which has since been deleted. (cyclingnews.com)

June 29, 2014




Photo: I told [Pippo] in front of everyone that, ‘if you were going slow, you would not be here ... I know that you are the first one to exclude yourself. You still have time to be a part of the team and you can still do something imp...
Despite Lampre-Merida not having picked their squad for the Tour de France, Filippo Pozzato believes he will be excluded from the team that will head to Yorkshire for the Grand Depart in less than a week. (cyclingquotes.com)

June 29, 2014




Photo: Tommy Voeckler (Europcar & France) was more than happy to sign autographs...
Tired cyclists, happy cyclists, angry directors and hungry for news journos, the finishline is always an interesting mix of riders, teamstaff, family, girlfriends and hangers on. (pezcyclingnews.com)

June 29, 2014




Photo: Forgotten legend: Beryl Burton...
As the Tour de France comes to her home county, one of Yorkshire's greatest ever athletes is finally getting some long overdue recognition. (mirror.co.uk)

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Photo: Already a multiple cyclo-cross champion, Stybar takes his first road race title when he leaves all his rivals behind in Slavkov...
Zdenek Stybar added his first ever Czech road race title to the many cyclo-cross championships he has won in the past when he emerged as the strongest in today's race. The cyclo-cross world champion beat Petr Vakoc and Jan Barta as he arrived at the finish with Peter Sagan who took the Slovakian title. (cyclingquotes.com)

June 29, 2014




Photo: Malori proves to be in a class of his own in the Italian TT championships and claims his second title by beating Cataldo convincingly...
Adriano Malori lived up to his status as the major favorite when he took a dominant victory in today's Italian time trial championships. On the 40.9km course in Male, he beat Dario Cataldo by 1.09 while Alan Marangoni was a very distant third at 2.40. (cyclingquotes.com)

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Photo: Just days after his win in the time trial, Oliveira has taken the double by beating Sousa and Machado in the Portuguese road race championships...
Three days after beating his teammate Rui Costa in the time trial, Nelson Oliveira has made the double at the Portuguese road championships by adding the road race to his palmares. The TT specialist took a solo victory ahead of Sergio Sousa and Tiago Machado. (cyclingquotes.com)

June 29, 2014




Photo: www.roadbikeaction.com620 The 'Zipp' logos on the Firestrike wheels aren't stick-on decals, but printed directly onto the rim surface.
Zipp’s carbon race wheels have conquered nearly every title in cyclocross, from National Championships in the States to the 2014 Cyclocross World Championship under Zdenek Stybar. (cxmagazine.com)

June 29, 2014




Photo: Keep up with all the Tour news with the Cyclingnews Tour Tracker app ...
Five-star rated app features GPS data from the riders, news, mapping, commentary and more. (bikeradar.com)

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Photo: Lance Armstrong and Oprah Winfrey Photo by Maryse Alberti, Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics...
Tour winner describes himself as a 'convict of the road', forced to take performance enhancing drugs. (road.cc)

June 29, 2014




Photo: Svein Tuft will be rocking the maple leaf again after winning the time trial and road race at the 2014 Canadian road championships. Photo: AFP (file).
Svein Tuft and Leah Kirchmann added a pair of maple leaves to their palmares at the Global Relay Canadian Road Cycling Championships in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec. (velonews.com)

June 29, 2014




Photo: With both sprinters allowed to do their own sprint, Demare and Bouhanni foes head ot head in the battle for the French title. Unlike two years ago, Demare emerges as the fastest...
Arnaud Demare has earned himself his first ever French road race title by beating his teammate and big rival Nacer Bouhanni in the sprint at the end of today's 2014 edition of the French championships. With both sprinters allowed to do their own sprint, they went head to head in a battle for the champion's jersey and here Demare emerged as the strongest. (cyclingquotes.com)

June 29, 2014




Photo: Zoidl sets himself perfectly up for another successful summer by taking a second consecutive Austrian road race title...
Riccardo Zoidl proved that he is ready for his upcoming defence of his Tour of Austria title when he won the Austrian road race championships for the second year in a row. In a highly selective race, he took an impressive solo win, beating Bernhard Eisel and Matthias Brändle into the minor positions. (cyclingquotes.com)

June 29, 2014




Photo: Having dominated the race all day, Movistar launches Izagirre off in a solo attack After Valverde bridges the gap, the duo stay away to the finish, with the team leader allowing Izagirre to take the win.
As expected, Movistar completely dominated the Spanish road race championships and it was Ion Izagirre who completed the performance by taking the title. Having been off on his own in the finale, his team leader Alejandro Valverde bridged across and helped him stay away before allowing the Basque to cross the line as the new champion. (cyclingquotes.com)

June 29, 2014




Photo: Having made it into an 11-rider breakaway, Langeveld attacks on his own and holds off the Belkin chase to take the Dutch road race title...
Sebastian Langeveld completed an excellent solo performance in the Dutch championships in impressive fashion to take his first ever national road race title. Despite being up against large contingents from Belkin and Giant-Shimano, the Garmin rider proved to be in a class of his own and added the victory to the silver medal he had taken in Wednesday's time trial. (cyclingquotes.com)

June 29, 2014




Photo: Thomas Voeckler will be chasing stage wins in the 2014 Tour de France. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com...
All five French teams have confirmed lineups for the upcoming Tour de France, with a heavy focus on national riders and a hunt for stage wins. (velonews.com)

June 29, 2014




Photo: In this June 15, 2014 file photo, Garmin's Andrew Talansky, of the United States, celebrates on the podium after winning the 66th Dauphine cycling race, in Courchevel, France...
Five years ago, while Alberto Contador was riding to victory in the Tour de France, Andrew Talansky was a vagabond cyclist scratching out a living in races across the United States. (http://sports.yahoo.com)

June 29, 2014




Photo: Laura Trott, double Olympic track champion and women’s Under-23 champion last year...
Double Olympic champion heads a Wiggle-Honda one-two with King in second; defending champion Armitstead third. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)

June 29, 2014




Photo: Porsev emerges as the fastest in a four-rider group that contains no less than three Katusha riders to earn the sixth straight title for the team...
Alexander Porsev has made sure that the Russian road race title stays within the Katusha ranks after he finished off a dominat showing by the team in the country's road race championships. Having escaped with teammates Vladimir Gusev and Sergei Chernetskii in a 4-rider group, he beat Gusev in the sprint to take his first ever win in the event. (cyclingquotes.com)

June 29, 2014




Photo: Aero Di2-kitted racer ready for some hard, fast riding ...
BikeRadar verdict: 3 out of 5 stars. "Not for exploring unsurfaced roads, this speedy frame with quality kit is primed for a bunch sprint." (bikeradar.com)

June 29, 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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