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July 25, 2014






Ramunas Navardauskas attacked the peloton to win Stage 19 of the Tour de France (AAP).
Ramunas Navardauskas has been showing himself as a sprinter in this year's Tour de France, but the Lithuanian time trial champion used his strength for riding solo to finally deliver the stage win for which Garmin-Sharp has tried so hard. (cyclingnews.com)

July 25, 2014





Photo: I don't know why I've crashed. I was in a good position... for crashing. I believe it's because of the wet road. I couldn't stop anymore. I was the first to crash...
Known for his exceptional bike-handling skills, Peter Sagan rarely hits the deck but today he was involved in a tumble near the end of stage 19 of the Tour de France. Regretting having lost another chance to win a stage, he openly admits that he was the first rider to go down. (cyclingquotes.com)

July 25, 2014




John Degenkolb (Giant-Shimano) leads home the chasing group
Photo: © Bettini Photo.
Opportunities have been hard to come by for John Degenkolb in this year’s Tour de France and for the second time in the race the 25-year-old was left frustrated. (cyclingnews.com)

July 25, 2014




Photo: Kathryn Bertine, one of the women behind Le Tour Entier and the inaugural La Course. She will ride for Wiggle-Honda in the race.
Just hours before the 2014 Tour de France hits the Champs-Elysees on Sunday to finish the final stage of this year's race, the best riders in the elite women's peloton will ride the same circuit in the inaugural La Course by Le Tour de France. (cyclingtips.com.au)

July 25, 2014




Photo: American Shelley Olds (Ale Cipollini) is a favorite for the technical, flat parcours the women's peloton will face at La Course on the Champs-Élysées Sunday. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | CBG Photography .
The best cyclists in the world will converge on Paris this Sunday - this year, both men and women race on the Champs-Élysées. The Tour de France will debut a new women’s event, La Course, in conjunction with the final stage of the Tour.





Photo: Australian sprinter Mark Renshaw has been banging on the door of a strong sprint results.
Omega Pharma-Quick Step rider says he's ready to seize opportunity. (cyclingtips.com.au)

July 25, 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 25, 2014




Marcel Kittel (Giant Shimano) dominated the opening stages
Photo: © Tim de Waele/TDW Sport.
The American multinational brand 3M is in talks with Giant-Shimano to become the  team's new title sponsor, the Dutch Telegraaf newspaper reports. However 3M’s marketing director Ronald Faas has said it is also talking to other teams as it aims to take a title sponsor role with an international team. (cyclingnews.com)

July 25, 2014




Photo: Criticised... Antoine Vayer has been a staunch critic of the practices of British-based Team Sky. (Getty).
Outspoken French cycling coach Antoine Vayer has said that according to his calculations, the power numbers at this year's Tour de France are back in the 'human' range. (sbs.com.au)

July 25, 2014




Britain's Laura Trott warm's up before the team pursuit qualifying round -
Photo: © Gerry McManus/www.splitsecondimages.co.uk.
Awang warned for political protest. (cyclingnews.com)

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Photo: Tour de France Stage 20 Profile.
Saturday's Tour de France Stage 20 live streaming video times will be posted here. (cyclingfans.com)

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Photo: Omega Pharma-Quick Step's Tony Martin cemented his world class time trial legacy ...
"Four long risers of some consequence will challenge the stage contenders to maximize their climbing ability on this course. My suspicion is that none but the last is steep enough to force teams to contemplate ditching their aero bikes for traditional setups, but we'll see about that." (podiumcafe.com)







Photo: Valverde (left), Peraud (center), and Pinot (right) enter Saturday's 54km stage 20 time trial separated by only 15 seconds. Photo by Tim De Waele.
Thibaut Pinot, Jean-Christophe Peraud, and Alejandro Valverde do not represent a direct threat to Nibali, but they are divided by just 15 seconds heading into Saturday’s 54km race of truth. (velonews.com)

July 25, 2014




Photo: Astana team manager Alexander Vinokourov, who served a doping suspension as a rider, has been very pleased with Vincenzo Nibali's performance at this year's Tour. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com.
Astana team management said that the cycling community needs to keep its faith in Vincenzo Nibali’s yellow jersey ride in the Tour de France despite the sport’s past problems. “Can you have faith in it? Yeah, and more,” team manager, Giuseppe Martinelli said. “I’m sure, 100 percent. I don’t think anyone should put doubt on Vincenzo’s win.” (velonews.com)

July 25, 2014




Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) attacking on Hautacam
Photo: © Bettini Photo.
Nibali set for a one million Euro Tour de France bonus. (cyclingnews.com)

July 25, 2014




Photo: Julian Arredondo on stage twenty-one of the 2014 Giro d'Italia .
Trek Factory Racing is preparing itself for a revamp for 2015. Is it really a case out with the old and in with the new? (cyclingweekly.co.uk)

July 25, 2014




Photo: Ramunas Navardauskas escapes on stage nineteen of the 2014 Tour de France .
Imaginative planning and perfect execution gave Ramunas Navardauskas and Garmin-Sharp a well-deserved stage win in the 2014 Tour de France. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)

July 25, 2014




Romain Bardet (Ag2r) tried to claw back time on the top three today
Photo: © Tim de Waele/TDW Sport.
Romain Bardet managed to push his way through the media scrum surrounding his Ag2r-La Mondiale teammate Jean-Christophe Péraud atop Hautacam to offer his congratulations on all but sealing a podium place at the Tour de France, yet there was a palpable air of disappointment about the youngster as he talked of his own afternoon's work. (cyclingnews.com)

July 25, 2014




Photo: The Tour is unique as a sporting event in many ways but one of the most profound and effecting, for the spectators, is the venue that it plays out on.
Matt McCullough & Stefano Ferro have been in France for over a week now, riding stages of Le Tour and climbing iconic mountains. In this instalment they focus on one of the ingredients of the Tour de France that makes the race such an impressive spectacle: the road-side fans. (cyclingtips.com.au)

July 25, 2014




Photo: Richie Porte in the Oakley limited edition Tour de France Radarlock glasses .
Following on from last year’s Tour-inspired range, the new collection includes special editions of the Eyeshade, Radarlock Path and Racing Jacket glasses. Each model features a yellow, green and polka dot band across the frame, to represent the special classification jerseys. (bikeradar.com)

July 25, 2014




Photo: The Avail Advanced SL 0 is the top bike in Liv’s 2015 Avail line, which includes models that range in price from $620 to $8,750. (Joe Lindsey).
Giant’s women’s bikes get their own brand - and an all-new line of women’s endurance road models. (bicycling.com)

July 25, 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.

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Chris Horner (Lampre-Merida)
Photo: © Bettini Photo.
Since a training crash in April left him with a punctured lung, broken ribs and a cut to his head, Chris Horner has had to alter his racing season dramatically. The American understandably missed the Giro d’Italia in May but is on course to finish the Tour de France – only his second race back since his accident – on Sunday, before targeting a defense of his 2013 Vuelta a Espana crown. (cyclingnews.com)

July 25, 2014




José Joaquín Rojas (Movistar Team)
Photo: © El Pedal de Frodo.
After being kicked out of the Tour de France for prolonged sheltering behind his team car, José Joaquín Rojas has declared the decision by the race jury as "unjust" and stated he had no advantage from sheltering behind his team car while descending the Col du Tourmalet on stage 18. (cyclingnews.com)

July 25, 2014







Photo: Bradley Wiggins said he will focus more on track cycling leading up to the 2016 Olympics. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com.
“I’ve kind of done the road now. I’ve bled it dry,” Wiggins told the BBC. “The road is quite cutthroat. The track feels more like a family and a closer-knit group of people.” He added: “That will probably be it for the grand tours. I can’t imagine doing that now. (velonews.com)

July 25, 2014





Photo: After five days off the bike I started training again. Yesterday I made a long training in the Ardennes, but when I go uphill it’s still painful. So I decided with the medical staff to skip this race...
Tom Boonen won't make his expected return to competition in the Tour de Wallonie as a banal traning crash causes him a lot of pain. Instead, Omega Pharma-Quick Step looks to Zdenek Stybar and Wout Poels to shine in the hilly race. (cyclingquotes.com)

July 25, 2014




Photo: This is his second Grand Tour and he rides in support of NetApp Endura team mate, Czech Leo Konig.
Zak Dempster is a young Aussie currently living the dream, racing his very first Tour de France in support of his team leader Leo Konig at the NetApp-Endura team. (pezcyclingnews.com)

July 25, 2014




Photo: When the Italian pro took off on a breakaway during the 13th stage of the 1992 Tour de France, the move had the hallmarks of racing from a bygone era.
In 1992 Claudio Chiappucci took off on a breakaway doomed to ruin his whole season. Somehow, precisely the opposite occurred. (pelotonmagazine.com)

July 25, 2014




Photo: Specialized says its Turbo Cotton clincher is the fastest tire in the world. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com.
"The new Turbo Cotton has won over the German time trial specialist. Martin rode the tires in the Tour de Suisse, flat free, and will ride them again on Saturday. They will be available to consumers this fall, and we have been testing them on the roads around Boulder, Colorado since early June." (velonews.com)

July 25, 2014




Photo: The FSA K-Force Light's chainrings are compatible with 10- and 11-speed Shimano/SRAM chains. Campagnolo 11-speed is also an option .
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "This is a quality lightweight upgrade – but an expensive one." (bikeradar.com)

July 25, 2014




Photo: Felt’s got the exclusive on the material for bicycles, and it allows them to use half the material without losing any stiffness or strength.
For 2015, Felt has updated the carbon FX frames with a Di2/EPS compatible frame that doubles as an internal routing option for 1x drivetrains. At the top level, they’ve also added TeXtreme woven carbon to their frames to make them both stronger and lighter. (bikerumor.com)

July 25, 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)

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