Home   |   Archive  |    Fitness   |   Press Releases   |   Tips & Safety     |   Quotes   |   Links   |   Blog   |   Talk   |   Facebook   |   Twitter     


Advertisement





Support The DougReport: Ride a bike
doug report logo

Jan 08
Jan 09
Jan 10
Jan 11
Jan 12
Jan 13
Jan 14
Feb 08
Feb 09
Feb 10
Feb 11
Feb 12
Feb 13
Feb 14
Mar 08
Mar 09
Mar 10
Mar 11
Mar 12
Mar 13
Mar 14
Apr 08
Apr 09
Apr 10
Apr 11
Apr 12
Apr 13
Apr 14
May 08
May 09
May 10
May 11
May 12
May 13
May 14
Jun 08
Jun 09
Jun 10
Jun 11
Jun 12
Jun 13
Jun 14
Jul 08
Jul 09
Jul 10
Jul 11
Jul 12
Jul 13
Aug 08
Aug 09
Aug 10
Aug 11
Aug 12
Aug 13
Sep 08
Sep 09
Sep 10
Sep 11
Sep 12
Sep 13
Oct 08
Oct 09
Oct 10
Oct 11
Oct 12
Oct 13
Nov 08
Nov 09
Nov 10
Nov 11
Nov 12
Nov 13
Dec 08
Dec 09
Dec 10
Dec 11
Dec 12
Dec 13
Dec 07


June 1 June 2 June 3 June 4 June 5 June 6 June 7 June 8 June 9 June 10 June 11 June 12 June 13 June 14 June 15
June 16 June 17 June 18 June 19 June 20 June 21 June 22 June 23 June 24 June 25 June 26 June 27 June 28 June 29 June 30

Jul  1 Jul  2 Jul  3 Jul  4 Jul 5 Jul  6 Jul  7 Jul  8 Jul  9 Jul  10 Jul  11 Jul  12 Jul  13 Jul  14 Jul  15
Jul  16 Jul  17 Jul  18 Jul 19 Jul  20 Jul  21 Jul  22 Jul  23 Jul  24 Jul  25 Jul  26 Jul  27 Jul  28 Jul  29 Jul  30
Jul 31


July 11, 2014






The photo finish doesn’t lie though and it was Matteo Trentin who took the win
Photo: © (roadbikereview.com).
Omega Pharma QuickStep's Matteo Trentin took a photo-finish win over Peter Sagan in the sprint finish of the seventh stage of the Tour de France. Multiple crashes in the final kilometer had decimated a field already ripped apart by the fast pace set in the closing kilometers. (cyclingnews.com)

July 11, 2014





Photo: Since the first stage, every day I'm among the main contenders and now I wear the green jersey with a good advantage. This is a positive aspect, but I want something more... © Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com (velonews.com)
Peter Sagan has a commanding lead in the points competition after having finished in the top 5 in all stages so far. However, the Slovakian is starting to get frustrated after he again narrowly missed out on a stage victory in today's seventh stage. (cyclingquotes.com)

July 11, 2014




Photo: Briton won’t be drawn on what Froome’s next objective might be.
Sky principal Dave Brailsford has said that the new team Tour leader Richie Porte is eager to seize the chance he has been given and to lead the team in search of a yellow jersey in Paris. (cyclingtips.com.au)

July 11, 2014




Photo: VINCENZO NIBALI on stage five of the 2014 Tour de France .
Astana trainer Paolo Slongo talks about Vincenzo Nibali's power output during Tour de France stage five - Nibali used more power than during an Alpine mountains stage. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)

July 11, 2014





Photo: Alberto Contador on stage five of the 2014 Tour de France .
Tinkoff-Saxo manager Bjarne Riis says Alberto Contador was nervous when faced with wet cobbles, losing time to rival Vincenzo Nibali. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)

July 11, 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 11, 2014




New race leader Ilya Davidenok (Continental Team Astana)
Photo: © 7Cycling.
Ilya Davidenok holds onto overall lead for a second day. (cyclingnews.com)

July 11, 2014





Photo: Petrov takes his first victory in Tinkoff-Saxo colours by emerging as the strongest from an 11-rider breakaway; Kennaugh finishes third and extends his overall lead.
Evgeny Petrov took his first win since joining the Tinkoff-Saxo team when he took a huge solo victory in the final mountain stage of the Tour of Austria. Having been part of an 11-rider breakaway, the Russian dropped his companions on the final climb and rode solo to the finish while race leader Peter Kennaugh marked his rivals closely, finished third and extended his overall lead with two stages to go. (cyclingquotes.com)

July 11, 2014




Photo: Giro di Burnaby Women’s Podium. From L to R – Leah Kirchmann, Erica Allar, Laura Van Gilder. Photo credit – Chris Relke.
Team Colavita/Fine Cooking Rider Erica Allar Wins in First Trip to BC Superweek. Canadian National Champion Leah Kirchmann of Optum finished second for another podium visit. Third place went to Laura Gilder of Team Mellow Mushroom Racing. (podiuminsight.com)

July 11, 2014




Nairo Quintana (Movistar) with the Giro d'Italia trophy
Photo: © Bettini Photo.
The Giro d’Italia 2016 “is almost certainly” starting in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, according to a report Friday morning in a Dutch newspaper. The provincial government has agreed to help finance the start, according to the organizing committee. (cyclingnews.com)

July 11, 2014




Photo: Vincenzo Nibali may be best remembered for his victory in the snow at the 2013 Giro d'Italia. But the Italian may have something even more dramatic in store for the 2014 Tour de France. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com.
The photo shows him in pink, head down, arm up, the road inky wet. He’s racing into legend among the thick snowflakes, a moment that would radiate from this place in the Dolomites and outward. (velonews.com)

July 11, 2014




Photo: Light race-ready ride that's great on climbs...
BikeRadar verdict: 4.5 out of 5 stars. "A bike that feels lighter than air, is well equipped and a great ride." (bikeradar.com)

July 11, 2014




Photo: In the Heat: OSMO Preload Hydration ...
"Our testers uncork the best new drinks to fuel your ride, whether you're battling heat and long miles, or just trying to recover." (bicycling.com)

July 11, 2014







Photo: Tour de France Stage 8 Profile.
Saturday's Tour de France Stage 8 departs Tomblaine at 1:30pm CET (7:30am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Gérardmer La Mauselaine at around 5:29pm CET (11:29am 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 11, 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 11, 2014






July 10, 2014





July 10, 2014





July 10, 2014





Andrew Talansky (Garmin-Sharp) crashes in the sprint to the stage 7 finish line
Photo: © Tim de Waele/TDW Sport.
Andrew Talansky is affectionately nicknamed Pit-bull by his Garmin-Sharp team and his character and aggression came out after he crashed hard in sight of the finish of stage seven of the Tour de France. (cyclingnews.com)

July 11, 2014





Marianne Vos wins stage 7 of the Giro Rosa
Photo: © Giro Rosa.
Marianne Vos won the seventh stage in the Giro Rosa on Friday. The Rabo-Liv world champion celebrated her fourth stage victory in Italy by beating Giorgia Bronzini and Emma Johansson. She naturally keeps hold of the pink leader’s jersey with two stages to go. (cyclingnews.com)





Shelley Olds (Ale Cipollini)
Photo: © Jean-François Quénet.
North America’s top pro men and women are well into the first week of the Tour de France and the Giro d’Italia Internazionale Femminile, and while its still too soon to predict outcomes, cycling fans can expect some great racing still to come. (cyclingnews.com)

July 11, 2014




Photo: Vincenzo Nibali survived a long, nervous stage on Friday, one in which several GC contenders suffered crashes. He now looks ahead to defending his lead in the mountains. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com.
Race leader Vincenzo Nibali will go on the defensive Saturday when the Tour de France faces its first summit finish up La Mauselaine. “He could attack, maybe, it depends on his legs,” Astana team manger, Giuseppe Martinelli said. (velonews.com)

July 11, 2014




Andy Schleck (Trek Factory Racing) had his day ended by a crash
Photo: © Tim de Waele/TDW Sport.
In his first interview since knee surgery on Wednesday, Andy Schleck has said that he will spend several weeks off the bike but that he will fight to rebuild his career. (cyclingnews.com)

July 11, 2014




Photo: The coming week-end is going to be very difficult with a lot of climbs on the course. Alberto Contador gave me a signal of what he's keen to do when he asked Nicolas Roche to pull today.
Vincenzo Nibali got safely through the final flat stage of the Tour de France before the race reaches the mountains but in the finale he was warned by Alberto Contador who asked Nicolas Roche to up the pace on the final climb. The race leader saw this as a sign of Contador's intention to attack in the Vosges.

July 11, 2014




Photo: The recommended daily calorie intake for the riders ranges from 4,000kcal to 9,000kcal, while fluid intake can be as high as 10 litres.
Ride a Grand Tour and you can eat up to 9,000 calories a day! (road.cc)

July 11, 2014




Photo: Team effort is required for Team Sky to transition to a new plan (Kim Ludbrook/EPA)...
Much focus has been given to the tactics employed by Team Sky and the decision not to take former Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins as back-up to the lead rider. (sbs.com.au)

July 11, 2014




Photo: A total of 14 riders featured on the unusually long medical statement.
Important helpers for two of the GC riders had to abandon the race yesterday. Alberto Contador and Richie Porte both lost one of their helpers, as the two Spaniards Jesus Hernandez and Xabier Zandio left the race after crashes. (cyclingquotes.com)

July 11, 2014




This crash looked like a French civil war.
Photo: © Bettini Photo.
Pinot loses time and Démare crashes. (cyclingnews.com)

July 11, 2014




The peloton passed this World War 1 cemetery in Belgium
Photo: © Tim de Waele.
The brightly colored carnival that is the Tour de France’s publicity caravan will fall silent today in memory of the lives lost in World War 1. As they pass by World War 1 battle fields, between kilometer 111 at Bras-sur-Meuse and the Mémorial de Verdun at kilometre 123, no loud noises will be permitted. (cyclingnews.com)

July 11, 2014




Photo: YOU CAN NEVER REMEMBER WHICH WAY TO TURN THE PEDALS.
25 solutions to vexing problems. (bicycling.com)

July 11, 2014




Photo: If you ever wondered how to distinguish an SLJ from the 1970s from a later 1980s one, or what the difference between the SX and the SLJ was, you’ll find the answers here.
Hideki Sasaki has released the second book in the “Derailleurs of the World” series. The new book covers Simplex, perhaps the most influential derailleur maker of all. From the earliest 1920s designs to the last slant parallelogram derailleurs of the 1990s, they are all documented in their many variations. (janheine.wordpress.com)

July 11, 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 11, 2014






July 10, 2014






July 10, 2014




Photo: Daily Distraction.

July 11, 2014






















July 11, 2014








Photo: BMC rider Tejay van Garderen downplayed the crash which saw him concede over a minute.
The BMC rider lost over a minute and the services of team-mate Darwin Atapuma in the fall approaching Nancy. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)

July 11, 2014





Chris Froome (Team Sky) tries to get back to the peloton after his first crash
Photo: © Tim de Waele/TDW Sport.
"MRIs done, confirmed fractures to the left wrist & right hand. Time for some R&R..." Froome wrote on Tritter, revealing the news before Team Sky made any formal or detailed announcement. (cyclingnews.com)

July 11, 2014




Photo: I have only one advice to give them. Save as much energy as you can and relax every time you have a chance.
This focus on a Tour newcomer is obviously tongue-in-cheek: when Jens Voigt made his Tour de France debut in 1998, Danny van Poppel or Simon Yates, the two youngest riders in this edition, were five. (cyclingquotes.com)

July 11, 2014




Photo: The 24-year-old Pole has come on in leaps and bounds these last two years...
Michal Kwiatkowski may not have won a stage of the Tour de France yet but he has impressed with his daring tactics and is getting ever closer. (pelotonmagazine.com)

July 11, 2014




Photo: I was ready to get a win; to go for it today. I was ready in the head, I felt good, but then I had a mechanical with a flat tire...
With several mountain stages coming up, Fabian Cancellara was determined to go for glory in today's stage 7 of the Tour de France. However, the Swiss suffered a puncture in the finale and had his greatest disappointment of the race so far. (cyclingquotes.com)

July 11, 2014




Photo: I’ll file this one in the pics you won’t see too often file...
"The final hill was the 1300m 7.9% long Cote de Boufflers coming just before the finish. What really surprised me was Fabian Cancellara out the back… On a stage where I’d expected to see him at the front." (pezcyclingnews.com)

July 11, 2014




Photo: Ever wanted to know what it’s like to be a woman? Go get your bike. © (urbanvelo.org).
Cycling is awfully similar to being a woman. (medium.com)

July 11, 2014







Photo: The race had made its way to Northern Italy and it was time for the climbers to come out to play on a tough stage 6.
" Rosa with the race heading into the hills of northern Italy for the first time yesterday. Tiff Cromwell has the latest insight from within stage 6 of the race." (cyclingtips.com.au)

July 11, 2014




Peter Sagan (Cannondale) looking less than amused
Photo: © Tim de Waele/TDW Sport.
Peter Sagan continued his consistent sprint finishes at the Tour de France with fifth place on stage six despite not being at 100%. Sagan was feeling the effects of crashing twice in two days as he explained after the finish in Reims. (cyclingnews.com)

July 11, 2014




Photo: Coffee handups? We’ll drink to that. (Motofish Images)...
A cyclist's guide to boosting performance with the stimulant. (bicycling.com)

July 11, 2014




Photo: Honey Stinger organic waffles.
Whether you are after a mid-ride treat, a post ride treat… or just a general treat these waffles from Honey Stinger are something a bit different. (bikeradar.com)

July 11, 2014




Photo: Mavic has worked with six custom builders to produce special bikes commemeorating the French company's 125th anniversary...
The builders — Ritte, Seven, Argonaut, Lynskey, Independent Fabrication, and Mosaic — were asked to make a frame that was "a representation of the builder's relationship with Mavic both professionally and personally," Mavic said. (bicycleretailer.com)

July 11, 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)

July 11, 2014




















July 10, 2014

June 1 June 2 June 3 June 4 June 5 June 6 June 7 June 8 June 9 June 10 June 11 June 12 June 13 June 14 June 15
June 16 June 17 June 18 June 19 June 20 June 21 June 22 June 23 June 24 June 25 June 26 June 27 June 28 June 29 June 30

Jul  1 Jul  2 Jul  3 Jul  4 Jul 5 Jul  6 Jul  7 Jul  8 Jul  9 Jul  10 Jul  11 Jul  12 Jul  13 Jul  14 Jul  15
Jul  16 Jul  17 Jul  18 Jul 19 Jul  20 Jul  21 Jul  22 Jul  23 Jul  24 Jul  25 Jul  26 Jul  27 Jul  28 Jul  29 Jul  30
Jul 31


Jan 08
Jan 09
Jan 10
Jan 11
Jan 12
Jan 13
Jan 14
Feb 08
Feb 09
Feb 10
Feb 11
Feb 12
Feb 13
Feb 14
Mar 08
Mar 09
Mar 10
Mar 11
Mar 12
Mar 13
Mar 14
Apr 08
Apr 09
Apr 10
Apr 11
Apr 12
Apr 13
Apr 14
May 08
May 09
May 10
May 11
May 12
May 13
May 14
Jun 08
Jun 09
Jun 10
Jun 11
Jun 12
Jun 13
Jun 14
Jul 08
Jul 09
Jul 10
Jul 11
Jul 12
Jul 13
Aug 08
Aug 09
Aug 10
Aug 11
Aug 12
Aug 13
Sep 08
Sep 09
Sep 10
Sep 11
Sep 12
Sep 13
Oct 08
Oct 09
Oct 10
Oct 11
Oct 12
Oct 13
Nov 08
Nov 09
Nov 10
Nov 11
Nov 12
Nov 13
Dec 08
Dec 09
Dec 10
Dec 11
Dec 12
Dec 13
Dec 07