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| Jul 31 |
 Kiel
Reijnen out-sprinted Alex
Howes in
Aspen to win stage 1 of the USA Pro Challenge. The two young Americans
— actually close friends in their adopted hometown of Boulder, Colorado
— made a daring escape on the final rise into Aspen. They jumped across
a small gap to Javier
Megias, who made a solo move
moments earlier. (velonews.com)
August 18, 2014  Aspen,
Colorado resident Tejay
van Garderen has been enjoying preparing to defend his
title in the USA Pro Challenge, which begins a quick bike ride
away from his home, and is hoping to show good form after a much-needed
break following the Tour de France. (cyclingnews.com)
August 18, 2014  Garmin-Sharp's
Tom Danielson,
winner of last week's Tour of Utah and third at the USA Pro Challenge
one year ago, said he believes the 2014 route in Colorado gives him the
best chance yet for an overall win in his adopted home stage. But he
also knows conquering the general classification will be a difficult
climb. (cyclingnews.com)
August 18, 2014
2014
Races
& Results.
USA Pro Challenge - Aug 18-25 (Stages), Vuelta a España - Aug 23-Sept 14 (Stages), Tour of Alberta - Sept 2-7 (Stages), UCI Road World Championship - Sept 20-27 (Stages). Eneco Tour - Aug 11-17 (Results), La Route de France - Aug 10-Aug 16 (Results), Tour de l'Ain - Aug 12-16 (Results), Vuelta a Burgos - Aug 13-17 (Results), Arctic Race of Norway - Aug 14-17 (Results), Tour of Utah - Aug 4-10 (Results), Tour de Pologne - Aug 3-9 (Results), 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), August 18, 2014  Omega
Pharma-Quick Step officially announced schedule for the remainder of
the 2014 season. Mark
Cavendish’sCavendish will travel to western France to ride
in the Tour du Poitou Charentes August 26-29. (velonews.com)
August 18, 2014  The
Tour of Beijing’s future is currently on the line with the UCI and race
organizers currently negotiating over the event’s status. The race was
launched in 2011 and is in its final year of an initial four-year
contract. The 2014 edition of the race was unveiled last week and the
five-day race will be held from October 10-14. (cyclingnews.com)
August 18, 2014  Keegan Swirbul.
Ringing any bells? When he was 16, he beat Lance Armstrong in a
mountain bike race in Aspen, and was hailed as something of a
revelation. He’s 18 now. (velonews.com)
August 18, 2014  BikeRadar
verdict: 3 out of 5
stars. "A comfortable cruiser but it’s underspecced for the money."
(bikeradar.com)
August 18, 2014  The
7-pound pump is a completely redesigned version of the Silca SuperPista
pumps that have been on the market for decades. It retains modified
versions of the all-metal presta chuck and leather plunger gasket of
the original. (bicycleretailer.com)
August 18, 2014  The
DIVO ST is the baby of former pro Pietro
Caucchioli. He knows a thing or two about riding fast –
finished 3rd in the Giro back in the 1990′s. Since leaving the pro
ranks he’s been working with a couple Italian bike brands and has
landed in the US, setting up distribution for AleBikeWear, and pretty
soon his own brand of high end carbon racing bikes. (pezcyclingnews.com)
August 18, 2014  Monday's USA Pro
Challenge Stage 1 (Aspen/Snowmass Circuit) departs Aspen at 2:40pm MDT
and is expected at the finish at Aspen at around 4:28pm MDT.
USA Pro Challenge live
streaming video should get underway at around 2:40pm MDT.
(cyclingfans.com)
August 18, 2014 |  Universal
Sports Network will present “George
Hincapie: The Loyal Lieutenant,” an exclusive, in-depth,
personal interview with George
Hincapie, this Friday, August 22, at 8 p.m. EDT and PDT.
In the one-hour special, the 17-time Tour de France veteran, three-time
national road champion, and five-time Olympian offers an insightful
account of his esteemed career through an era plagued by
performance-enhancing drug use. (velonews.com)
August 18, 2014  American
Ted King
has not yet signed a contact for the 2015 season. After four seasons
racing in Liquigas and Cannondale lime green, the New Englander is
seeking a new home as his Italian program closes up shop at the end of
the season. (velonews.com)
August 18, 2014  The
Vuelta a España enjoys a reputation and a privileged status all while
being an elusive event. It lacks obvious preparation races to get the
audience warmed-up and if it has a rich history a lot of its best
stories are not well known just as it lacks obvious focal points, in
the collective conciousness of cycling fans there’s no Spanish
equivalent of the Stelvio or Tourmalet. (inrng.com)
August 18, 2014  Provisional
list of starters for the 2014 Vuelta a Espana, August 23-September 14.
(cyclingweekly.co.uk)
August 18, 2014  Chris Froome is
taking on the Vuelta a España with optimism as he looks to erase the
disappointment of his early exit from the Tour de France. (velonews.com)
August 18, 2014  Orica-GreenEdge
selects British neo-pro Adam
Yates for his Grand Tour debut at the end of August.
(cyclingweekly.co.uk)
August 18, 2014  As
a consumer of the sport, it’s hard to imagine it without Jens Voigt. And yet,
very soon, pro cycling will be without one of its biggest characters.
(velonews.com)
August 18, 2014  Dutchman
apologies to Wynants
and team-mates for his actions. (cyclingnews.com)
August 18, 2014  Newly-crowned
Commonwealth Games champion Laura
Trott to come up against World and Olympic road race
champion Marianne Vos.
(cyclingweekly.co.uk)
August 18, 2014  Belgian
held off Boom
and Dumoulin
to secure Eneco Tour victory. (cyclingnews.com)
August 18, 2014  "OK
brands, pay attention. This is the zipper you need on your next
generation of cycling jackets. It’s called MagZip and it works with one
hand." (bikerumor.com)
August 18, 2014  Eddy Merckx cycles
just released details on one of their four new top-tier bikes for 2015,
the Mourenx69. The new bike (pronounced MORE-awn) is named for The
Cannibal’s massive win at the 17th stage of the 1969 Tour de
France, when he attacked at the top of the Tourmelet to execute a solo
breakaway for the final 140km to the finish. (bikerumor.com)
August 18, 2014  Saturday's Vuelta a
Espana Stage 1, a 12.6km Team Time Trial from Jerez de la Frontera to
Jerez de la Frontera, gets underway at 7:04pm CET (1:04pm U.S. Eastern)
with the departure of the first team. Start Order and Times
to come. Vuelta live
streaming video should get underway at around 7:00pm CET
(1:00pm U.S. Eastern). (cyclingnews.com)
August 18, 2014 | August 18, 2014  “In
my experience I have never seen a guy who flipped off the court as much
as Aaron has.” (cyclingtips.com.au)
August 18, 2014  “The
Panel found that the explanation provided by the rider… did not
sufficiently explain the abnormal values obtained from the sample,” a
statement on the body’s website said. “Consequently they imposed a
two-year period of ineligibility from 1 January 2014 to 31 December
2015… Mr Tiernan-Locke
has not appealed this decision.” (cyclingnews.com)
August 18, 2014  It's
been a while since we've heard from The Secret Pro but he's found some
time to put pen to paper after the Tour de France. In this issue, he
talks about the transfer season, team rumors, and other candid thoughts
about the pro peloton. (cyclingtips.com.au)
August 18, 2014  Twelve
weeks after a horrible accident at the U.S. national road championship
that broke his leg and severed his patella tendon, Taylor Phinney is
back in BMC Racing kit, riding with his teammates, at the USA Pro
Challenge. (velonews.com)
August 18, 2014  The
first ever African squad to ride a Grand Tour, the Professional
Continental team MTN-Qhubeka, will start the Vuelta this coming
Saturday and although they’ve already achieved a lot just by getting to
the race, their expectations are still high. (pezcyclingnews.com)
August 18, 2014  Alejandro Valverde
is still yet to put pen to paper for his new contract with Movistar,
with money proving to be one of the sticking points. Valverde would like
to stay with the team, but his agent says that they will consider other
options. (cyclingnews.com)
August 18, 2014  Organizers
of the Tour of Alberta announced the provisional roster for the six-day
race that starts in Calgary on September 2 and finishes in Edmonton on
September 7. Five WorldTour teams will be on the start line.
(cyclingnews.com)
August 18, 2014  Thibaut Pinot has
extended his contract with FDJ.fr until the end of 2016, team manager Marc Madiot told the
French newspaper L’Équipe. The team's current sponsorship deal with FDJ
also runs until 2016. (cyclingnews.com)
August 18, 2014  Some
things are complicated—traffic jams, climate change, deciding if a Tour
de France winner will still hold his title in five years. These tangled
problems demand nuanced solutions. But finding bliss on your bike can
be simple and, as these 11 quick fixes illustrate, transforming your
cycling life is as straightforward as turning on the faucet every
morning. (bicycling.com)
August 18, 2014  The
professionals of the World Tour ride what they are told to ride. Rare
indeed is the component that flourishes on the World Tour because the
riders ask for it, and in some cases demand it, but that is exactly how
Speedplay pedals arrived and thrived at the pinnacle of the sport.
(pelotonmagazine.com)
August 18, 2014  New
aerodynamic vented helmet developed with Team
Sky. (bikeradar.com)
August 18, 2014  The
wired headphone/HR monitor is powered through a 3.5 mm gold-plated
audio jack thereby circumventing batteries and bulk, and the Stay-Fit
Wing design should help prevent it ending up in your spokes.
(bikerumor.com)
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