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July 10, 2014






Photo: Andre Greipel, pictured earlier this season in Adelaide, one stage six of the Tour de France (pic: Sirotti).
German champion earns first win of this year's race as Vincenzo Nibali retains yellow jersey. (roadcyclinguk.com)

July 10, 2014




Photo: About the finale... well, there are not many things to say. Simply, I wasn't able to sprint. I was boxed in and I finished fifth doing nothing, just pedaling. I hope to absorb the bruises I have on my body as soon as possible...
For the second day in a row, Peter Sagan went down in a crash but the Slovakian proved his class as he still managed to finished fifth on the stage. He lamented having been boxed in which prevented him from ever launching his sprint and now sets his sights on tomorrow. (cyclingquotes.com)

July 10, 2014





Marcel Kittel (Giant-Shimano)
Photo: © Tim de Waele/TDW Sport.
Marcel Kittel suffered his first sprint loss at this year's Tour de France. The German sprinter was dropped in the final two kilometers of the stage and didn't contest the sprint. As the speed went up, he was spat out of the back and he rolled in almost a minute down on the stage winner André Greipel. (cyclingnews.com)

July 10, 2014




Photo: Maybe the late attack of Omega Pharma’s Michal Kwiatkowski in the final km changed the situation and Porsev had to start his work much earlier than was planned but it’s really impossible to say now.
For the second time in this year's Tour de France, Alexander Kristoff finished second in a sprint. His Katusha team regretted the late attack from Michal Kwiatkowski which had forced Alexander Porsev to launch his lead-out much earlier than planned. (cyclingquotes.com)

July 10, 2014





Photo: Andre Greipel on the podium after winning Stage 6 of the 2014 Tour de France.
A fourth sprint, a fourth victory by a tall, broad-shouldered German. But while events today unfolded in a similar pattern to the previous three bunch sprints, with Omega Pharma imposing themselves on the lead-out, the identity of the winner in Reims was different. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)

July 10, 2014




Riders on the cobbles of stage 5
Photo: © Tim de Waele.
After the finish of a Dantesque fifth stage of the Tour de France, which tackled seven rain-soaked cobbled sectors used in Paris-Roubaix, Tour de France Race Director Christian Prudhomme defended his organization's decision to include the stage in this year's race. (cyclingnews.com)

July 10, 2014






Bradley Wiggins makes it back to the peloton after a crash
Photo: © Sirotti.
Team Sky manager Dave Brailsford has said he has no regrets about not selecting Bradley Wiggins for the Tour de France as a possible plan B in case Chris Froome was unable to defend his title. (cyclingnews.com)

July 10, 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 10, 2014





Photo: Jesse Sergent (jessesergent) on Twitter
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Kennaugh defends his leader's jersey. (cyclingnews.com)

July 10, 2014




Marco Benfatto (Astana) celebrates victory
Photo: © 7Cycling.
Oleksandr Polivoda remains in overall lead. (cyclingnews.com)

July 10, 2014




Photo: Optum’s Leah Kirchmann wins Gastown Grand Prix ahead of TIBCO’s Jo Kiesanowski and Sam Schneider – photo c Greg Descantes.
Luke Keough takes Global Relay Gastown Grand Prix for his second straight win at BC Superweek on Wednesday, July 9 in Vancouver, BC. Canadian National Champion Leah Kirchmann claims the richest women’s criterium in North America with her third victory at BC Superweek. (podiuminsight.com)

July 10, 2014




Photo: Peter Sagan, like many Speedplay-sponsored riders, went with the stripped-down version of the pedal to allow for a bit of mud clearing on a pedal that normal jams pretty quickly with mud and debris on nasty days .
Mechanics equip riders with special bikes, tubulars and modifications. (bikeradar.com)

July 10, 2014







Photo: Tour de France Stage 7 Profile.
Friday's Tour de France Stage 7 departs Epernay at 11:35am CET (5:35am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Nancy at around 5:22pm CET (11:22am 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 10, 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)

July 10, 2014




Photo: The frame is configured for 140mm post mounts front and rear, and includes some neat features.
The cyclocross racer’s BMC dream has been fulfilled as BMC announced the race-ready Crossmachine CX01. It sports the company’s SLR pedigree but it is firmly suited for cross racing. (roadbikereview.com)

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Photo: It has been confirmed by Italian media that Cannondale Procycling will fold with the end of 2014 season and the Italian bike manufacturer will merge with Garmin-Sharp as a sponsor from 2015.
According to Gazzetta dello Sport, even though some minor details of agreement are yet to be squared, it has been confirmed that Cannondale Procycling will fold with the end of 2014 season and the Italian bike manufacturer will merge with Garmin-Sharp as a sponsor from 2015. (cyclingquotes.com)

July 10, 2014





Chris Horner (Lampre-Merida) after the stage
Photo: © Tim de Waele/TDW Sport.
American reveals how Chris Froome crashed out. (cyclingnews.com)

July 10, 2014





Photo: Richie Porte gets his big grand tour shot now. Is he up to it? Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com.
Riche Porte had little time to be down about the loss of his captain, Chris Froome, at this Tour de France. He was, in an instant, the captain himself. After riding as Sky’s number two, Porte now sat at the helm of one of peloton’s most feared ships — Team Sky. (velonews.com)

July 10, 2014





Emma Pooley (Lotto Belisol) on the attack
Photo: © Rob Lampard.
Vos maintains race lead. (cyclingnews.com)

July 10, 2014




Jesus Hernandez (Tinkoff Saxo)
Photo: © Fotoreporter Sirotti.
Alberto Contador has described the loss of his teammate Jesús Hernandez as a big blow ahead of the mountains of the Tour de France, which begin this weekend with the eighth stage from Tomblaine to Gérardmer La Mauselaine. (cyclingnews.com)

July 10, 2014




Photo: Jonathan Vaughters has remained mum about Garmin-Sharp's sponsorship future, but he seems confident in the team's prospects. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com.
Cycling’s version of musical chairs is in full swing, with riders and teams scrambling to make sure they have a seat at the table for 2015. (velonews.com)

July 10, 2014





Photo: Vale Scandolara in the green Queen of the Mountains jersey - Giro Rosa.
"Througout this year's Giro Rosa, we're catching up with ORICA-AIS riders Valentina Scandolara and Amanda Spratt. After Stage 5 there as no wifi, but this morning Vale found time to answer some more Q&A, on the stage, the transfers, studying on Tour and whether it's possible for her to march in line..." (podiumcafe.com)

July 10, 2014




Robert Millar in the Tour de France
Photo: © Sirotti.
The decision to discount Bradley Wiggins from the Team Sky selection that was taken by Dave Brailsford three weeks ago isn't looking too smart this morning. He can take some solace that even the great manager's get it wrong , look at the position Brazil's Scolari finds himself in after the World Cup drubbing from the Germans but all the same there'll be lots of #toldyouso on Twitter for the next few days. (cyclingnews.com)

July 10, 2014




Photo: My nickname is ‘Le Coq’ because of ‘Coquard,’ and my legs are very skinny.
There is a new generation of French riders that is no longer happy to just make up the numbers and play the role of plucky loser that its compatriots have been for several years and, at just 21 years of age, Bryan Coquard is the latest to make it to the top level. (pelotonmagazine.com)

July 10, 2014






Photo: Vincenzo's qualities? He's clever and sets his goals perfectly like he showed last year in the Giro. And he doesn't fear pressure. Others would feel pressure with the yell jersey. Not him...
The cobbled stage over, the peloton is aware that a new Tour is starting, led by Vincenzo Nibali and without title-holder Chris Froome. (cyclingquotes.com)

July 10, 2014




Photo: The cobbled stage five was every bit as dramatic as we were promised it would be (pic: Bruno Bade/ASO).
It was always going to be a decisive, enthralling stage but few could have predicted just how stage five of the 2014 Tour de France was to pan out. (roadcyclinguk.com)

July 10, 2014




Photo: If you have done less than you should have, our advice is: don’t panic!
It doesn’t matter how often you read or are told about the importance of building up to an event and having a long-term plan, there will always be those who leave it to the last minute. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)

July 10, 2014






Photo: There are no live streams of the race, but we get really good coverage on twitter.
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 10, 2014




Photo: 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). © (inrng.com)
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)

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Photo: your average French viewer wants roadside freebies and helicopter panoramas on TV.
The Tour de France attracts about 12 million people to the roadside. That’s the biggest audience in the world. Subtract the foreigners on holiday and roughly 15% of the French population will watch the race, impressive given the route has to miss many regions each year. (inrng.com)

July 10, 2014




Photo: Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) knows the attacks are coming..
After blitzing the cobblestones Wednesday to take invaluable gains against his main rivals, the Italian needs to look no further than the first climbing stages looming in the Vosges Mountains this weekend. (velonews.com)

July 10, 2014




Photo: You broke my heart Freddo! - Doug Pensinger.
"This is basically Milano-Sanremo without the tricky turns (cough). Still, 1300 meters at 8% will be no picnic for the sprinters. At the end of 230km, does Kittel's elastic snap on the climb?" (podiumcafe.com)

July 10, 2014





Richie Porte (Sky) is now his team's GC man after Froome's abandon
Photo: © Bettini Photo.
Time waits for no man and it certainly does not wait for a rider and his team in the Tour de France and on stage 5 of the Tour, Team Sky were forced to quickly change focus after Chris Froome’s retirement. (cyclingnews.com)

July 10, 2014




Photo: One minute is not the end of the world, but it's a minute lost in a stupid way. Now we must take it back...
Yesterday FDJ and Thibaut Pinot were on a high after the team leader had done surprisingly well on the cobbles. Today everything went wrong for the French team as Pinot was caught out in the crosswinds and lost a minute while sprinter Arnaud Demare crashed for the second day in a row. (cyclingquotes.com)

July 10, 2014




Photo: It wasn't a day that could win the Tour but it absolutely was a day that you cold lose the Tour. We came through unscathed and in a good position, Andrew Talansky said...
Even though Andrew Talansky, now even bigger Tour de France podium contender as a consequence of highly dramatic happenings during yesterday’s cobbled stage, lost some precious time to mailot jaune Vincenzo Nibali, the 25-year old American was more than pleased to survive the carnage unscathed. (cyclingquotes.com)

July 10, 2014






Photo: After a crash at the Criterium du Dauphine in June, and three crashes at the Tour on stages 4 and 5, Chris Froome will now focus on the Vuelta a España. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com.
Chris Froome will now target the Vuelta a Espana after crashing out of the Tour de France, his Team Sky manager Dave Brailsford said. (velonews.com)

July 10, 2014




Frenchman Bernard Hinault leads Dutchman Joop Zoetemelk (green jersey) during the 16th stage of the Tour de France in 1979. Hinault went on to win his second consecutive Tour de France as Zoetemelk finished second again.
Photo: © AFP Photo.
The Tour de France continues to remember the victims of World War I during today's stage 6 from Arras to Reims. (cyclingnews.com)

July 10, 2014




Photo: For training to be optimal it must be specific. Cycling is a strength sport as well as an endurance sport, and training must reflect that..
Few people thought Francesco Moser would break Eddy Merckx’s 12-year-old Hour record when he did in 1984. But progress in sports science and new training methods — like this one — put the Italian ahead. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)

July 10, 2014




Photo: Note Speedplay Pave's...
The wet editions of Paris-Roubaix are the ones cycling fans remember most. They produce images that stay with us; images of riders suffering through the dirt and rain while battling the broken cobbles of the north of France. When you get this sort of action at the biggest stage race of the year it produces a day that goes down in the history books. (cyclingtips.com.au)

July 10, 2014




Photo: Is this your proudest moment in cycling?
"It takes serious skill to win an elite national title. To win three on the same weekend is nearly impossible, but Optum Pro Cycling’s Leah Kirchmann showed that it could be done last weekend in Canada when she took first place in the time trial, the criterium and the road race. We wanted to find out her training secrets!" (diamondback.com)

July 10, 2014




Photo: Bluenose was the speed bike used to challenge the world human-powered land-speed record in 2012..
Cameron Robertson and Todd Reichert are designing a bicycle that could set a new world record for human-powered vehicles, which is currently 133.8 kilometers per hour (83.1 mph). (mashable.com)

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