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July 18, 2014







A relieved and victorious Vincenzo Nibali. © (pezcyclingnews.com).
Porte, Kwiatkowski drop out of top 10. (cyclingnews.com)

July 18, 2014




Photo: Alejandro Valverde attacked on stage 13, but he was no match for race leader Vincenzo Nibali. Valverde will need to keep an eye on young hopefuls like Thibault Pinot if he wants to defend his place on the Tour podium. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com.
For Alejandro Valverde, Friday’s first test in the Alps was one of those classic quandaries: Is the glass half full or half empty? (velonews.com)

July 18, 2014




Photo: 2013 Giro del Trentino champion Evelyn Stevens (Specialized-lululemon)
Photo: © Fotomedia.
American tops Armitstead from breakaway. (cyclingnews.com)

July 18, 2014




Photo: It is a hors cat climb. Obviously it is the first big, big climb in the race and I think it is going to be decisive...
Sky leader Richie Porte has said he believes that Friday’s summit finish of the Tour de France could suit him well and that he is looking forward to battling it out with race leader Vincenzo Nibali plus the other overall contenders in several hour’s time. (cyclingtips.com.au)

July 18, 2014




Photo: Alejandro Valverde on the podium
Photo: © Sirotti.
The strongest rider does not always win the Tour de France. Tactics, recovery, experience and how riders deal with the unexpected, all play a huge part in deciding who pulls on the final yellow jersey, who secures a place on the podium and who will look back at their race with regret. (cyclingnews.com)

July 18, 2014




2014 Races & Results.
Tour de France - July 5-27 (Stages & Results),
Tour of Qinghai Lake - July 6-19 (Stages & Results),
La Course Tour de France - July 27 (Route),
Giro d'Italia Femminile - July 4-13 (Results),
Tour of Austria - July 6-13 (Results),
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 18, 2014




The women's stage two podium
Photo: © Pat Malach.
Tvetcov moves into overall lead, Stephens increases her lead over Amber Neben. (cyclingnews.com)

July 18, 2014




Photo: The peloton on stage twelve of the 2014 Tour de France ...
Tour de France news shorts and snippets on Friday, July 18. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)

July 18, 2014




Photo: Simon Yates on stage eight of the 2014 Tour de France .
Tour de France debutant and youngest rider in the race, Simon Yates says he's never experienced anything like it. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)

July 18, 2014




Photo: Lezyne comes to the rescue with the new Gauge Drive HP mini-pump, Control Drive CO2 inflator head and Power Lever XL tyre levers .
Featuring Specialized, Race Face, Fox, Lezyne, Saris and more. (bikeradar.com)

July 18, 2014







Photo: Tour de France Stage 14 Profile.
Saturday's Tour de France Stage 14 departs Grenoble at 11:55am CET (5:55am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Risoul at around 5:22pm CET (11:22am U.S. Eastern). Tour de France live streaming video should get underway at around 11:55am CET (5:55am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)

July 18, 2014




Photo: Campagnolo's 2015 Super Record mechanical groupset ...
Campagnolo, the company that first brought 11-speed drivetrains to road cycling in 2008, has completely updated its mechanical lineup for the 2015 season. (velonews.com)

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Rabo-Liv Woman Cycling Team celebrate their Giro Rosa victory
Photo: © Giro Rosa.
We're forever being told that women's cycling needs to build its audience, so the decision to schedule the Giro Rosa and Thüringen concurrently to the Tour de France appears counter intuitive. (cyclingnews.com)

July 18, 2014




Riche Porte (Sky)
Photo: © Tim de Waele.
Porte finished the stage 8:48 down on stage winner Vincenzo Nibali. (cyclingnews.com)

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Photo: Tejay van Garderen climbed to fifth overall on the scorching climb up to Chamrousse. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com.
Van Garderen maintained a steady output, and moved up to fifth overall, 5:19 back of Nibali but right in the thick of podium contention, less than a minute behind Romain Bardet, of AG2R La Mondiale. He finished sixth on the day, 1:23 adrift of Nibali. (velonews.com)

July 18, 2014




Photo: ASO boss Christian Prudhomme deserves huge credit.
It’s had thrills, spills, bellyaches and tears, Herculean efforts of leg-busting chutzpah, and buckets of va-va voom even without the presence of Va-Va Froome. (crankpunk.com)

July 18, 2014




Photo: Supporters with 'Gallopin' (in reference of France's Tony Gallopin) written on them cheer along the road during the 197.5 km thirteenth stage of the 101st edition of the Tour de France cycling race on July 18, 2014 between Saint-Etienne and Chamrousse, central eastern France.
Stage 13 of the Tour de France was the hottest yet with temperatures rising to a sweltering 40 degrees centigrade as the riders led out the indomitable Vincenzo Nibali for his third win of the race. (uk.eurosport.yahoo.com)

July 18, 2014





Tejay van Garderen (BMC)
Photo: © Bettini Photo.
"I think we're going to start to see a few people crack and hopefully, I'm not one of them." (cyclingnews.com)

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Photo: Nibali:
Tour de France leader Vincenzo Nibali says the new generation of Italian cyclists are working hard to restore a reputation tainted by past doping scandals. (sbs.com.au)

July 18, 2014




Photo: German power meter manufacture and pioneer in the market, SRM, revealed their new PC8 head unit.
We often see new bikes and cycling-related technology make their first appearance at the Tour de France, and no wonder – it's the biggest race in the world and the biggest annual sporting event on the planet. (cyclingtips.com.au)

July 18, 2014




Photo: The Barrage de Grand Maison. (Image: Greg Gibson)...
"Today we climbed the Col du Glandon — not the most famous climb in Tour history but one that has featured numerous times since 1947." (cyclingtips.com.au)

July 18, 2014




Rachel Neylan smiles on stage
Photo: © Photo: Cycling Australia / Regallo.
Australian says La Course and new Australian women's race are symbols of change. (cyclingnews.com)

July 18, 2014




Photo: Trek's new Emonda SLR is the lightest road frame the company has offered to date. Claimed frame weight is just 690g for an unpainted 56cm sample .
Ultralight sub-700g frame with Dura-Ace and tubeless wheels. (bikeradar.com)

July 18, 2014




Photo: produced simply by boiling maple sap directly from a maple tree.
Like honey, the good stuff has a proven track record on pancakes, and in the pro peloton. Famous American cyclist Ted King has been using the all natural performance enhancer for years, and has now partnered with Slopeside Syrup to bring it’s benefits to the masses. (bikerumor.com)

July 18, 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). © Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com (velonews.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. Please email me to volunteer" (dougreport.com)

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Photo: Daily Distraction.

July 18, 2014


Photo: It was no surprise to anyone to see former UCI president Pat McQuaid during the rest day of the Tour de France. McQuaid was with his son, riders’ agent and lawyer Andrew, who, among other riders, represents Richie Porte.
McQuaid was interviewed by French website Cyclsime Actu about this year’s race and, to the delight of Cyclisme Actu’ big boss Emmanuel Potiron, he made a connection between French politics and the UCI’s recent change of presidents. “It was fantastic,” enthused Potiron, “he said that if cycling was clean now it was thanks to him and he compared himself and Brian Cookson to Sarkozy and Hollande, can you imagine?” (cyclingweekly.co.uk)

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Photo: Eric Feferberg/AFP/Getty Images Andrew Talansky crashed twice in the first 10 days of the Tour de France.
Garmin-Sharp team leader Andrew Talansky, 25, of Miami, came into the Tour de France widely regarded as a contender for a top-three finish. That wasn't to be, as Talansky crashed heavily twice in the first 10 days of the race and found himself laboring in excruciating pain during Stage 11 from Besancon to Oyonnax in the Jura mountains of eastern France. (espn.go.com)

July 18, 2014




Photo: American rider doesn’t see battle for yellow as yet being decided.
“Of course Nibali is the best, we all know that, but it is just going to come down to tactics. Or maybe he gets bronchitis too...” (cyclingtips.com.au)

July 18, 2014




Photo: After, in the last climb, we saw a few things: that Nibali was strong, also Valverde; we saw Richie Porte suffering, and Fränk and I, we have gone day by day, and now we see that we are back in the race...
Going into today's first Tour de France stage in the Alps, Haimar Zubeldia and Frank Schleck had flown under the radar. However, the Trek pair produced a surprisingly good performance and now claim to be back in the race. (cyclingquotes.com)

July 18, 2014




Photo: On the stage 13 podium, Vincenzo Nibali's emotions shone through. He is reaching a point where a Tour de France victory seems nearly assured. Photo: BrakeThrough Media | brakethroughmedia.com.
Standing atop the Tour de France podium at the mountain resort of Chamrousse — first as the stage winner, then as the maillot jaune, and again as the King of the Mountains — the weight of the moment sank in. (velonews.com)

July 18, 2014





Photo: Lance Armstrong at the Dauphine in 2004
Photo: © Tim de Waele/TDW Sport.
Lance Armstrong met with the Cycling Independent Reform Commission in May, and was “asked about everything,” according to a report from the AP news agency. His attorney Elliot Peters said that Armstrong had asked him to arrange the May 22 meeting, which lasted seven hours. (cyclingnews.com)

July 18, 2014




Photo: Vincenzo Nibali on stage eleven of the 2014 Tour de France ...
Astana's Giuseppe Martinelli says that the big moves from Vincenzo Nibali's rivals may not come until the Pyrenees. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)

July 18, 2014




The Omega Pharma Quick Step train
Photo: © Tim de Waele.
Omega Pharma-QuickStep ready to reveal their future plans on the rest day. (cyclingnews.com)

July 18, 2014




Photo: To tell the truth, I don’t know what happened. This night, I spent a lot of time seeing the video of the crash. Honestly, I don’t understand it because I didn’t take the corner too fast and I didn’t brake...
Yesterday David De La Cruz crashed out of the Tour de France in spectacular fashion. Having spent a painful night, the Spaniard still doesn't know what brought him down. (cyclingquotes.com)

July 18, 2014




Photo: Nairo Quintana first raised eyebrows when he won the Tour de l’Avenir in 2010.
"Cycle Sport travelled to Pamplona in Spain to meet Nairo Quintana at a pre Giro training camp. In a candid interview the Colombian told us about his incredible upbringing and how it helped him become the rider he is today." (cyclingweekly.co.uk)

July 18, 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 18, 2014




Photo: Movistar’s John Gadret will give his all for team leader, Alejandro Valverde, on the mountain stages of the 101st Tour de France. pic: ©Sirotti.
“It’s mostly the legs, and then the head follows. Usually, when the legs let go, the head lets go too.” – John Gadret. (roadcyclinguk.com)

July 18, 2014




Photo: The Falco Eleonora is a Chinese made Titanium bicycle .
BikeRadar verdict: 3 out of 5 stars. "Falco is on the right track to producing top notch bicycles, though a few crucial fixes remain." (bikeradar.com)

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