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| Jul 31 |
 Vincenzo Nibali
finished the mountains of the 2014 Tour de France with an emphatic
exclamation point, winning the last Pyrenean stage on Hautacam. The
Italian champion soloed to victory on the climb, putting more distance
into his rivals. Thibaut
Pinot was second, with mountains classification winner Rafal Majka in
third. (cyclingnews.com)
July 24, 2014  Some
have complained that the race for the yellow jersey has been boring,
especially with the regal dominance of Vincenzo Nibali, but
no one can suggest that the Tour de France isn’t exciting.
(velonews.com)
July 24, 2014  Tejay van Garderen
managed to gain time on
Romain Bardet and Alejandro
Valverde in today's final mountain stage of the Tour de
France but despite repeated attempts he was unable to get rid of Thiabut Pinot. The
American admits that his French rival always appeared to be riding
within his comfort zone. (cyclingquotes.com)
July 24, 2014  On
a day when Vincenzo
Nibali could have sat back and watched the others fight it
out for the podium places, the ‘Shark of Messina’ rode away from
everyone with 10 kilometers of the Hautacam still to climb. Behind, the
French jumped Valverde
to push him off the podium..
July 24, 2014  Spectator
stands in road and makes phone call with back to Vincenzo Nibali,
nearly knocking him off his bike. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)
July 24, 2014
2014
Races
& Results.
Tour de France - July 5-27 (Stages & Results), La Course Tour de France - July 27 (Route), Tour of Qinghai Lake - July 6-19 (Results), 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 24, 2014  Friday's Tour de
France Stage 19 departs Maubourguet Pays du Val d'Adour at 12:15pm CET
(6:15am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Bergerac 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 24, 2014  Team
Sky stands behind its decision to bring a team solely supporting Chris Froome to the
Tour de France. Despite losing its captain, its plan B, and so far,
going winless, general manager David
Brailsford said that supporting only one man is the way to
win. (velonews.com)
July 24, 2014  As
the winner of Tour de France prepares for his ride into Paris on Sunday
afternoon, 120 women will be contesting the inaugural edition of La
Course. The one-day event has attracted the world’s best women’s teams
and is Tour organiser ASO’s response to calls for a women’s Tour.
(cyclingweekly.co.uk)
July 24, 2014  On
Sunday 27th July it’ll be one of the most talked-about women’s races of
the year, and probably the easiest race to watch live since the 2012
Olympic Games – La Course by le Tour de France. (prowomenscycling.com)
July 24, 2014  When
the peloton thunders down the cobblestones of Paris' famous
Champs-Elysees on the final stage of this year's Tour de France, they
won't be the first to have raced on it that day. Preceding the final
stage is a new addition to the women’s UCI cycling calendar, La Course
by Le Tour de France. (cyclingtips.com.au)
July 24, 2014  Bradley Wiggins
returned to track cycling for the first time since 2008 at the
Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland on Thursday and helped lead
England to the final of the men’s 4000m team pursuit at the Sir Chris
Hoy Velodrome. (velonews.com)
July 24, 2014  Shoes,
this year, are stepping back in time. Bontrager’s latest borrow their
silhouette from classic cycling shoes, laces and all. The new Classique
model was first leaked by Orica GreenEdge’s Christian Meier on
Instagram, and will be available to consumers in September.
(velonews.com)
July 24, 2014 July 23, 2014 |  For
the second day in a row, Alejandro
Valverde was put on the defensive when he was dropped on
the final climb to Hautacam in the final mountain stage of the Tour de
France. Having felt a bit ill the past few days, the Spaniard insists
that second place is still within reach. (cyclingquotes.com)
July 24, 2014  Rafal Majka did
another impressive performance in today's final mountain stage to
finish third and secure himself the win in the mountains
classification. Having surprised himself in his first Tour, the Pole
hopes that this is a sign that he will one day win the world's biggest
race. (cyclingquotes.com)
July 24, 2014  If
it hadn't been for Lars
Boom, Laurens
Ten Dam could have lost his spot in the top 10 in today's
final mountain stage of the Tour de France as the Dutchman suffered an
unfortunate puncture on the descent from the Tourmalet. Boom who had dropped
back from the early break helped him rejoin the peloton on a day when Steven Kruijswijk
made sure that Belkin now have three riders in the overall top 15.
(cyclingquotes.com)
July 24, 2014  After
his brave breakaway performance yesterday, Frank Schleck was
hoping to gain more time in today's final mountain stage of the Tour de
France but the Luxembourgish champion went hunger flat on the final
climb. Things were better for his teammate Haimar Zubeldia who
moved into the overall top 10.
July 24, 2014  Contract
extension with Fränk
Schleck under negotiation, younger brother not ruled out
for now. (cyclingtips.com.au)
July 24, 2014  Having
recovered from an infection, Mikel
Nieve gave it one desperate final try to save Team Sky's
Tour de France when he attacked in today's big mountain stage. In the
end, he had to console himself with the most aggressive rider award.
(cyclingquotes.com)
July 24, 2014  Vincenzo Nibali is
winning the Tour de France so easily that the Italian admitted he is
actually riding within himself. (sbs.com.au)
July 24, 2014  Team
Sky manager Dave
Brailsford has revealed that Chris Froome could
ride the Vuelta a Espana after crashing out of the Tour de France.
(cyclingnews.com)
July 24, 2014  World
Champion Rui Costa
was forced to abandon the Tour de France with pneumonia, but hopes to
recover in time for world title defense. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)
July 24, 2014  Echoing
Alberto Contador’s
Twitter announcement Wednesday that he was renouncing his planned
participation in the Vuelta a España, his spokesman Jacinto Vidarte has
expanded upon the reasons why the Spaniard has decided not to take
part. (cyclingtips.com.au)
July 24, 2014  With
two stage wins for Andre
Greipel and Tony
Gallopin and a yellow jersey held by Gallopin for a day,
Lotto-Belisol can rightly claim to have done a successful Tour de
France. (cyclingquotes.com)
July 24, 2014  It
is possible to have too much of a good thing, according to Brad Wiggins. In
2012 he won the Tour de France and a gold medal at the London Olympics
time trial but now seems to have some regrets due to way it affected
his private life. (cyclingnews.com)
July 24, 2014  BikeRadar
verdict: 3.5 out of 5
stars. "Serviceable, durable and effective – but the additional cost of
screw-on attachments make this best for the committed mechanic."
(bikeradar.com)
July 24, 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. Please email me to volunteer" (dougreport.com)
July 24, 2014 | July 24, 2014  While
the climbers have been battling in the mountains, Peter Sagan has been
saving energy and he still believes that he has two chances to take
that elusive stage victory. Meanwhile, his teammate Alessandro De Marchi
attacked again in today's final mountain stage but again came away
empty-handed. (cyclingquotes.com)
July 24, 2014  Having
ridden a mostly anonymous race, Chris
Horner made his mark on the final mountain of the Tour de
France when he kicked off the action by attacking on the Hautacam. The
American had hoped that his Vuelta rival Vincenzo Nibali
would have waited a little longer before launching his own attack.
(cyclingquotes.com)
July 24, 2014  Frenchman
needs a great day in TT to hold on. (cyclingnews.com)
July 24, 2014  "I’m
not opposed to anyone and everyone being quizzed about doping. Why
shouldn’t pro riders be asked awkward questions? The problem comes when
one team or certain individuals are singled out for special treatment,
as seems to be the case with Sky, Chris
Froome and Bradley
Wiggins." (cyclingweekly.co.uk)
July 24, 2014  Peter Sagan still
remains the hottest name on the transfer market, and even though some
strong indications were given last week that the Slovakian star would
ride for Astana from 2015 season, another team with which he has been
previously linked, Tinkoff-Saxo, still hope to enrich their already
formidable line-up with Cannondale leader. (cyclingquotes.com)
July 24, 2014  Cadel Evans, Ivan Basso and Chris Horner all
named as starters. Defending champion Thomas Danielson
(Garmin-Sharp) will also be taking part in the race. (cyclingnews.com)
July 24, 2014  The
Route: the D100 climbs east out of Argèles-Gazost in Hautes-Pyrénées
department in southwestern France. It is 13km long and 8% with
the option to continue for an
extra kilometer. (inrng.com)
July 24, 2014  A
long first week of racing saw Specialized at the top for wins with the
new 2015 Tarmac and its helmets notching more victories than other
brands. (pelotonmagazine.com)
July 24, 2014  BikeRadar
verdict: 4.5 out of 5
stars. "An absolutely brilliant machine that
ticks nearly all the boxes." (bikeradar.com)
July 24, 2014  Adam Hansen has yet
again been showing off more of his fancy homemade shoes that he’s
upgraded from the ones he used at the Giro d’Italia, and made even
lighter. Yes, apparently it is possible. (cyclingtips.com.au)
July 24, 2014  Will
a modified Specialized Tarmac Disc with a 34/28 cut the mustard for a
10-hour day? (bikeradar.com)
July 24, 2014  Unless
you fall off, cycling is a sport blessed by its body-friendliness. On
the road, there’s no impact to wreck your joints nor big hits to rattle
your brain; in fact riding big miles is more likely to get you fit than
fractured. (bikeradar.com)
July 24, 2014  Five-star
rated app features GPS data from the riders, news, mapping, commentary
and more. (bikeradar.com)
July 24, 2014 July 23, 2014 |
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