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July 31, 2014



Photo: Nibali's Tour de France success was partially due to diet, says his team doctor. (James Startt).
2014 Tour de France winner Vincenzo Nibali faced his toughest nemesis not on the roads, but at the dinner table. (bicycling.com)

July 31, 2014





Photo: four-rider breakaway of the day decided the first KOM sprint with Pablo Torres becoming the first leader of mountains.
Phil Bauhaus won a first stage of the Volta a Portugal in a commanding style ahead of Manueal Cardoso and Davide Vigano, while Victor de la Parte maintained his lead in the general classification. (cyclingquotes.com)

July 31, 2014





Photo: More info and links to come.
Friday's Tour of Portugal Stage 2 departs Gondomar at 12:30pm local (7:30am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Braga at around 5:27pm local (12:27pm U.S. Eastern).  Tour du Portugal live streaming video should get underway at around 3:00pm local (10:00am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)

July 31, 2014






Alex Dowsett (Movistar) Photo: © Bettini Photo.
Alex Dowsett stormed to victory in the men’s 38.4 kilometer time trial at the Commonwealth in Glasgow to deny Rohan Dennis and Geraint Thomas the gold medal. (cyclingnews.com)

July 31, 2014





Photo: It’s been a long time. My last race was back in June, and I didn’t manage to complete that race, or the Giro before it, so I’m really excited to get racing again.
Edvald Boasson Hagen has been out of competition since the Route du Sud but he insists that he is now rearing to go when he makes his return to racing at the Tour of Poland. He now has a niggling Achilles injury behind him and wants to refind his form of the opening months of the season where he finished third in Het Nieuwsblad. (cyclingquotes.com)

July 31, 2014




Photo: Nicolas Roche (Tinkoff - Saxo) Photo: © Bettini.
Friday August 1 marks the start of the official transfer window in professional cycling, with riders allowed sign news contracts with new teams for the 2015 season. (cyclingnews.com)

July 31, 2014




Photo: David Millar (Garmin-Sharp) at Tirreno-Adriatico in March Photo: © Tim de Waele/TDW Sport.
Scot looking forward to wearing his national jersey for just the second time. (cyclingnews.com)

July 31, 2014




2014 Races & Results.
Tour de Wallonie - July 26-30 (Results),
Volta a Portugal em Bicicleta - July 30-Aug 10 (Stages & Results),
Clásica San Sebastián - Aug 2 (History),
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 France - July 5-27 (Results),
La Course Tour de France - July 27 (Results),
Giro d'Italia Femminile - July 4-13 (Results),
Giro d'Italia - May 9 - June 1 (Results),
UCI Road World Championship - Sept 20-27 (Stages).

July 31, 2014




Photo: And you can’t cheat by simply shaking it....
Fitness trackers are one thing, using movement to determine your activity level. GestureLogic’s Leo is on a whole ‘nother plane, electromyographically sensing actual muscle activity and heart rate, then combining that with hydration levels by monitoring bioimpedance and 3D motion sensing to let you know exactly what you’re body’s up to. (bikerumor.com)

July 31, 2014





Photo: Tony Gallopin won the 2013 Clasica San Sebastian and he is back to defend.
Saturday's Clasica San Sebastian departs San Sebastian at 11:35am CET (5:35am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at San Sebastian at around 5:13pm CET (11:13am U.S. Eastern).  Clasica San Sebastian live streaming video should get underway at around *3:15pm CET (*9:15am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)

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Photo: if you want a role model for inspiration, you should look to a true hero, Greg LeMond.
After years of being overshadowed by Armstrong, cyclist Greg LeMond is the only American to have fairly won the Tour de France. I apologize for being complicit in the lies against him. (thedailybeast.com)

July 31, 2014





Linda Villumsen (New Zealand) Photo: © Bettini Photo.
Linda Villumsen (New Zealand) claimed her first gold medal in a major competition, winning the time trial at the Commonwealth Games..

July 31, 2014





Michele Acquarone. Photo: © Bettini.
Former head of RCS Sport suggests millions was taken by forging his signature. (cyclingnews.com)

July 31, 2014




Photo: I am pleased to once again be racing. The route is quite attractive again...
Fabian Cancellara will be at the start of the Eneco Tour. The organization of the Belgian-Dutch stage race received the news of his employer, the Trek Factory Racing Team. The Swiss prematurely left the Tour de France. (cyclingquotes.com)

July 31, 2014






Photo: Tony Gallopin won the 2013 edition of Clásica San Sebastián. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com.
There’s no rest for the weary. Less than a week after the conclusion of the Tour de France, the UCI WorldTour clicks back into gear with Saturday’s Clásica San Sebastián in Spain’s Basque Country. (velonews.com)

July 31, 2014




Photo: I’ve been surprised by how comfortable it is.
It doesn’t look comfortable. Not by a long shot. The new Tioga Spyder Stratum saddle looks more like a sexy cheese grater than a comfortable saddle and most of us are loathe to rub our tender bits on cheese graters. Looks, however, are deceiving. (bikemag.com)

July 31, 2014




Photo: Chappelli NuVinci - Fixie style meets internal geared practicality .
BikeRadar verdict: 3.5 out of 5 stars. "High style meets cool tech… the Chappelli NuVinci is a bargain buy with a minor quirk or two." (bikeradar.com)

July 31, 2014




Photo: I wouldn’t say that $15 for four sets of BibBits magnets is a smoking deal...
"The standard issue safety pins are always an annoyance. Between the risk of sticking yourself during the last minute adjustments, snagging expensive technical jersey materials, or forgetting about the pins and leaving rust stains coming out of the washing machine." (urbanvelo.org)

July 31, 2014




Photo: Consumer are being told to stop using the bikes.
Dynacraft is recalling about 3,100 youth bikes, sold exclusively at Toys"R"Us, because the front wheel can fall off. (bicycleretailer.com)

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Photo: Tomorrow marks the start of the cycling “transfer window”, with teams being able to announce new riders for the 2015 season.
There are some big names whose future will be decided in the coming months: Roche, Boasson Hagen, Sagan, Bouhanni and Wiggins to name but a few. There are also potential team deals, depending on whether Belkin, Giant, Garmin and Cannondale can stay afloat, meaning more riders may be available. (cyclingquotes.com)

July 31, 2014




Photo: He’s from Messina in Sicily, a coastal city that gives its name to the Strait of Messina.
The Shark of the Straits. If you followed the Tour de France you’ll have heard or read about Vincenzo Nibali’s nickname, perhaps to the point of exhaustion at the repetition. Such nicknames have a long tradition, they bring a touch of character and caricature as well as a sense of place. (inrng.com)

July 31, 2014




Nicole Cooke outsprinted Marianne Vos and Judith Arndt to win the 2008 road race world championship. With her victory Cooke became the first cyclist to win a road world championship and the Olympic road race in the same year. Photo: © Bettini.
Cooke has been a strong anti-doping advocate and says that she’s been on receiving end of other rider’s doping in the past. “I’ve had friends in teams that have been pressured into doping,” explained Cooke. “I have finished in races, second to people, when I know they’ve been doping. Some have tested positive, others haven’t. But at the end of the day I was just doing the best I could.”

July 31, 2014




Photo: The Patchnride takes an alternative approach to puncture repair.
New product claims to repair your flat without you even having to remove the tire. (bikeradar.com)

July 31, 2014




Photo: Pricing for the complete power meter is 1533€/1260£/$1750/A$1999, depending on your market..
Verve Cycling is now delivering the production version of their new power metering crankset, the Infocrank. The power meter can now be ordered online, and is shipped consumer-direct from either their EU, US, or Oceania distribution hubs. (bikerumor.com)

July 31, 2014




Photo: In less than two years’ time, an entirely new helmet subcategory has not only emerged but has blossomed to include aero-road helmets.
Better ventilation and aerodynamics give the Evade top spot. It does come with a higher price tag than the Air Attack, but in terms of performance, it hits the mark. (roadbikeaction.com)

July 31, 2014





Photo: The new Trek Domane Koppenberg bears a similarly low and aggressive front end as the Domane Classics but with quicker and more agile handling borrowed from the Emonda .
New team-issue bike has Domane ride quality with aggressive Emonda geometry. (bikeradar.com)

July 31, 2014




Photo: Sometimes it’s harder to go slow than it is to go fast. © Adam Voorhes.
The quickest way to start having more fun, eliminate aches and pains, and see more of the world around you: Ease up, back off, and chill out. (bicycling.com)

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