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| Jul 31 |
 Lars Boom claimed
the most heroic victory of his career in winning Stage 5 of the Tour de
France as race leader Vincenzo
Nibali staged a monumental ride on the cobbles to compound
his overall lead. (sbs.com.au)
July 9, 2014  "This
was bike racing of old: gritty and lacking in calculated control."
(cyclingweekly.co.uk)
July 9, 2014  Battered
and bruised, but still in the game. That sums up the Tour de France
fates of Tejay van
Garderen and Andrew
Talansky. (velonews.com)
July 9, 2014  Chris Froome’s
travails continued in the opening kilometers of stage 5 of the Tour de
France, as he crashed for the second time in as many days. The Sky
rider hit the ground in a crash after 35 kilometres on roads made
greasy by persistent rain. (cyclingnews.com)
July 9, 2014  Peter Sagan went
into today's dramatic Tour de France stage as one of the big favorites
but the Slovakian was unable to keep up with Astana and Lars Boom in the
finale. While happy to extend his lead in the points competition, he
lamented a big mistake that had cost him the chance to win the race.
(cyclingquotes.com)
July 9, 2014  Kennaugh
keeps race lead. (cyclingnews.com)
July 9, 2014  Stay
near the front. Drink. Eat. Wash new shorts before wearing. Put on
suntan cream. Be at the front at the feed zone. Keep fighting for
position. Slide back when the sprint starts. No talking at the back
with your friends. No ice cream. No freezing cold drinks at the finish.
Move up on a wheel. Stay out of the wind. Watch the favourites. No Coca
Cola, chocolate, crisps or fried food. Stay off your legs. Don't drink
too many coffees. Don't don't don't don't don't... (cyclingnews.com)
July 9, 2014  Triple
Roubaix winner expresses concerns about safety, says stage five could
be a lottery. (cyclingtips.com.au)
July 9, 2014  Thursday's Tour de
France Stage 6 departs Arras at 12:50pm CET (6:50am U.S. Eastern) and
is expected at the finish at Reims at around 5:24pm CET (11:24am U.S.
Eastern). Tour de France live
streaming video should get underway at around 2:15pm CET
(8:15am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)
July 9, 2014
2014
Races
& Results.
Tour de France - July 5-27 (Stages & Results), Giro d'Italia Femminile - July 4-13 (Stages & Results), Tour of Austria - July 6-13 (Stages & Results), Tour of Qinghai Lake - July 6-19 (Stages & Results), La Course Tour de France - July 27 (Route), Tour de Pologne - Aug 3-9 (Stages), Tour of Utah - Aug 4-10 (Stages), USA Pro Challenge - Aug 18-25 (Stages), Vuelta a España - Aug 23-Sept 14 (Stages), Tour de Suisse - June 14-22 (Results), Giro d'Italia - May 9 - June 1 (Results), UCI Road World Championship - Sept 20-27 (Stages). July 9, 2014  Listed
as a “FUTURA 2000 Colnago PROTOTYPE road bike (57cm) with ORIGINAL
Artwork wheel-set!!”, the bike is described as a one of kind
masterpiece by famed American graffiti artist Lenny McGurr.
(bikerumor.com)
July 9, 2014  Once
upon a time, the main danger associated with bicycling had nothing to
do with being hit by a car. Instead, some late 19th century doctors
warned that — especially for women — using the newfangled contraption
could lead to a threatening medical condition: bicycle face. (vox.com)
July 9, 2014  Five-star
rated app features GPS data from the riders, news, mapping, commentary
and more. (bikeradar.com)
July 9, 2014 July 8, 2014 July 8, 2014 |  Team
Sky boss speaks after defending champion Chris Froome crashes
out of stage five and abandons the race. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)
July 9, 2014  Tour
Analysis: Stage 5 was a crazy day at the office for everyone on the
Tour de France; here's insight on the chaos. Froome gone, Contador struggles
and Nibali
dominates. (pezcyclingnews.com)
July 9, 2014  World
champion extends race lead. (cyclingnews.com)
July 9, 2014  Andy Schleck
underwent surgery on his injured knee Wednesday morning after the
damage was found to be worse than originally thought. The Trek Factory
Racing rider crashed near the end of the third stage of the Tour de
France, and was able to finish the stage, although obviously in pain.
(cyclingnews.com)
July 9, 2014  "The
fifth stage of the Giro Rosa from Jesi to Cesenatico was most likely
the last chance for the sprinters to come out to play this year. With
the peloton moving into the mountains I was determined not to miss
another opportunity as I had a few days earlier in Frattamaggiore."
(cyclingnews.com)
July 9, 2014  “There
is going to be stress like crazy, there are going to be crashes.”
(cyclingtips.com.au)
July 9, 2014  If
you believed everything written in European newspapers — particularly
the highly influential L’Équipe of Paris — you would think that this
101st Tour de France is a two-horse race between Chris Froome and Alberto Contador.
(pelotonmagazine.com)
July 9, 2014  With
all the hullabaloo about helmet aerodynamics these days, you’d think no
one was making regular lids these days. Fortunately, they are, and the
Bontrager Velocis is a fantastic example of a “normal” helmet.
(bikerumor.com)
July 9, 2014  The
fourth annual Crusher in the Tushar runs Saturday, July 12, over 70
miles of paved and dirt roads through the remote wilderness areas of
Utah’s Tushar Mountains and Fishlake National Forest. (velonews.com)
July 9, 2014  The
Tour de France designers target history and fans. (bicycling.com)
July 9, 2014  To
celebrate a wonderful history and the start of the Tour, Oakley is
launching three new collections: Heritage Lifestyle, Heritage Sport
Performance, and Tour De France. (bikerumor.com)
July 9, 2014 
It’s time for the biggest women’s stage race of the year, the Giro
Rosa, running from 4th to 13th July, the only women’s race that the UCI
allow to run for ten days – and this year it’s extra special, as it’s
the 25th iteration of the women’s Giro. (prowomenscycling.com)
July 9, 2014  "The
GT Grade had so intrigued me I made sure to take it for a quick spin
while another bike was being readied for me. I took it through some
grass, a bit of dirt, off a curb (or three or four) and over all the
chewed up asphalt I could find, plus, yes, a bit of gravel."
(redkiteprayer.com)
July 9, 2014  ‘Flat
Mount’ developed specifically for disc-equipped road
bikes. (bikeradar.com)
July 9, 2014 | July 9, 2014  "I
would have loved to race out there on the cobblestone in this Tour de
France," the Cannibal said, with a grin that clearly explained why he
earned him the nickname of the Cannibal. (cyclingnews.com)
July 9, 2014  Vincenzo Nibali grew
up watching old video tapes of Francesco
Moser race to three consecutive victories at Paris-Roubaix
and he seemed as comfortable as his fellow Italian as he glided over
the very same cobbles to extend his lead in the Tour de France on stage
five. (cyclingnews.com)
July 9, 2014  Alberto Contador saw
the gap to race leader Vincenzo
Nibali widen, after a mechanical issue prevented
him from chasing the Italian. Contador
began stage 5 of this Tour de France in fifth place, just two seconds
behind Nibali,
but has now fallen down to 19th – 2:37 down on the yellow jersey.
(cyclingnews.com)
July 9, 2014  Despite
finishing fifth on the cobbled stage of the Tour de France, Fabian Cancellara
suggested that cobbles have no place in the race due to the dangers of
racing on the pave in such difficult conditions. Wet roads were
dangerous as Schleck
loses eight minutes. (cyclingnews.com)
July 9, 2014  Two
sectors of cobblestones have been removed from the route of stage 5 of
the Tour de France due to heavy rainfall in northern France. The race
jury communicated its decision to the teams association AIGCP on
Wednesday morning, before the start of the stage from Ypres to
Arenberg. (cyclingnews.com)
July 9, 2014  Tejay van Garderen
rolls into Wednesday’s decisive cobblestone stage on the cusp of a
major hurdle. The 25-year-old has been growing by the day through this
Tour de France, and if he survives the brutal pavé with his GC options
intact, the team will be quietly confident for what lies ahead.
(velonews.com)
July 9, 2014  BikeRadar
verdict: 5 out of 5
stars. "An ingenious rough-road performance solution with no vices."
(bikeradar.com)
July 9, 2014  The
latest machinery at the disposal of the world's best cyclists.
(roadcyclinguk.com)
July 9, 2014  Loyal Lieutenant: Leading out Lance and pushing
through pain on the rocky road to Paris (HarperSport,
$26.99) is the most frustrating book on the Armstrong era in
print. (redkiteprayer.com)
July 9, 2014  Working
out in heat and humidity can boost your cycling engine, if you follow
this research-backed plan. (bicycling.com)
July 9, 2014  In
the future, it seems everything will be connected to your smart phone.
First locks, and now with Cycle AT, a tire pressure monitoring system.
(bikerumor.com)
July 9, 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." (dougreport.com)
July 9, 2014  The
Tour of Alberta, scheduled for September 2-7, 2014, will feature more
than 700 kilometers of racing from Calgary to Edmonton, over a variety
of terrain. (velonews.com)
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