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Doug Report Daily Cycling News Archive

Howes wins USA Pro Challenge stage in Denver.

In a near repeat performance of the opening stage in Aspen, best friends Alex Howes and Kiel Reijnen went head to head for the stage victory, but this time it was Howes who won the sprint by diving between the barriers and the green jersey winner to claim the team's only stage win of the race. (cyclingnews.com)

USA Pro Challenge stage marred by crash of Ian Crane.

The final stage of the USA Pro Challenge was marred by an horrific crash in the opening kilometers of the final stage from Boulder to Denver that left Jamis-Hagens Berman rider Ian Crane in serious condition in a local hospital. (cyclingnews.com)

Lizzie Armitstead wins Women’s World Cup.

Eighth place good enough as Chantal Blaak makes it a Swedish double for Specialized-Lululemon. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)

Tour de l'Avenir: Skjerping wins stage 1 in Brioude.

Tvetcov continuing to impress in Colorado.

Jelly Belly-Maxxis rider Serghei Tvetcov, who is currently third overall at the USA Pro Challenge as the race heads toward its conclusion Sunday in Denver, is among the biggest revelations of the week. The 25-year-old has been earning results consistently over the past two years with his US Continental team, but his performance this week in Colorado has taken him to another level. (cyclingnews.com)

On the verge: Carter Jones, the ever-present contender.

If you were watching closely, you would have seen the bright orange helmet and whirling yellow socks of Carter Jones pedaling alongside some of the world’s strongest riders. (velonews.com)

Adrian Hegyvary Laps Field to Win Day 1 of Chris Thater Memorial Series.

Adrian is an instrumental piece of the UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team lead out train, often sacrificing his own success to position his teammates for the win. (/uhcprocycling.com)

2014 Races & Results.

Vuelta a España - Aug 23-Sept 14 (Stages & Results),

USA Pro Challenge - Aug 18-25 (Stages & Results),

Tour de l'Avenir - Aug 23-30 (Stages),

Chris Thater Memorial - Aug 23-24 (Stages & Results),

Vattenfall Cyclassics - Aug 24 (History),

Tour of Alberta - Sept 2-7 (Stages),

Tour of Britain - Sept 7-14 (Stages),

UCI Road World Championship - Sept 20-27 (Stages).

Tour du Limousin - Aug 19-22 (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),

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Sagan remains focused on his 2014 objectives.

Even though almost all news regarding Peter Sagan are connected with his move to Tinkoff-Saxo since the transfer season kicked off, the 24-year old Slovak turned down such discussion at the Vuelta a Espana team presentation, claiming that he remains focused on his 2014 objectives. (cyclingquotes.com)

USA Pro Challenge – Stage 6.

Tejay Van Garderen is the last to start. It's raining and but still waaaaaay crowded. People are shouting and banging on the barriers and pumping their fists and shit. Dave Towle​ is doing his thing, bringing the scene to a frenzy, edging the crowd right up to the countdown; 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, and boom, the whole places pops. (manualforspeed.com)

Vuelta a España: Bouhanni wins in San Fernando.

Nacer Bouhanni won the bunch sprint during stage 2 at the Vuelta a España on Sunday in San Fernando. The FDJ.fr squad provided a perfectly timed lead-out for their sprinter to take the win ahead of John Degenkolb and Roberto Ferrari. Valverde moves into the red leader's jersey. (cyclingnews.com)

2014 Vuelta a Espana LIVE.

Monday's Vuelta a Espana Stage 3 departs Cadiz at 12:10pm CET (6:10am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Arcos de la Frontera at around 5:40pm CET (11:40am U.S. Eastern).  Vuelta live streaming video should get underway at around 4:00pm CET (10:00am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingnews.com)

Riding on the front remains a habit for Contador at Vuelta a España.

Even in a Vuelta a España illuminated by galacticos, Alberto Contador is by far and away the brightest star in the firmament, at least as far as the home crowd is concerned. (cyclingnews.com)

History repeats its self for Valverde and Movistar at Vuelta a Espana.

Alejandro Valverde has made an unexpected return to the Vuelta lead on Sunday’s stage two, as the Spaniard finished 21st, ahead of team-mate and the previous holder of the top spot overall, Jonathan Castroviejo. (cyclingnews.com)

Kristoff wins Vattenfall Cyclassics.

Farrar beats Cavendish but misses podium again. (cyclingnews.com)

Evans: Sanchez is our leader in the Vuelta.

Australia’s Cadel Evans is racing the Vuelta a España for the first time in five years this August - but not, for the first time in years, for his own general classification bid. Rather Evans is racing in support of his  BMC teammate Samuel Sánchez. (cyclingnews.com)

Crash memories hamper Garmin-Sharp's opening day at the Vuelta.

Garmin Sharp’s team management confirmed Sunday that memories of the crash that wreaked havoc in their team time trial performance in the Giro d'Italia this May had left the American squad at a distinct disadvantage in the Vuelta a España's equivalent event on Saturday. (cyclingnews.com)

Castroviejo did not plan to lead the Vuelta.

Steve Tilford: Last Day of the Pro Challenge.

2015 starts here for Andrew Talansky.

Andrew Talansky began the Tour de France aspiring to place on the podium and ended it utterly alone on the road to Oyonnox in week two, half an hour off the rear of the peloton. A brace of crashes had left him with an inflammation of the sacroiliac joint and after battling to the finish of stage 11 just inside the time limit, he abandoned the race that evening. (cyclingnews.com)

Blaak wins Vargarda World Cup.

Chantal Blaak won the Open de Suède Vargarda World Cup on Sunday. The Dutchwoman beat her two compatriots, and late-race breakaway companions, Amy Pieters and Roxane Knetemann. (cyclingnews.com)

Lampre warns Pozzato over being a ‘prima donna’.

Lampre-Merida team management has told star Italian rider Filippo Pozzato to pull himself together, adding that it doesn’t need a “prima donna” in the team. (velonews.com)

Howes signs three-year extension with Garmin.

USA Pro Challenge stage 7 winner Alex Howes has signed with Slipstream's professional team, which currently rides under the Garmin-Sharp sponsorship, for the next three years, team manager Jonathan Vaughters confirmed Sunday in Denver. (cyclingnews.com)

Talk: Adam Hansen At La Vuelta.

Australian Adam Hansen: Compulsive Grand Tour rider, hard worker, cycle shoe designer and manufacturer and all-round funny guy. He is at the start of the 2014 Vuelta a España in Jerez to compete in his 10th Grand Tour in a row. (pezcyclingnews.com)

Vuelta a Espana iconic stages: Indurain quits the Vuelta and racing.

1996, stage 13 Oviedo-Lagos de Covadonga. (cyclingnews.com)

Colorado Roadside: 16 Rains in Vail!

Yet another day of heavy rain in Colorado for stage 6. But that didn’t dampen Angelica & Travis Dixon’s (or the fans) enthusiasm for the USA Pro Challenge and today we get a lesson on how to describe the weather conditions 16 different ways. (pezcyclingnews.com)

8 facts of cycling nutrition that you may not know.

In 2008 the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) placed a ‘black-box warning’ on fluoroquinolone antibiotics (including Ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin and moxifloxacin) as people taking them had an increased risk of tendinitis and tendon rupture. (shutup-legs.com)