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Doug Report Daily Cycling News Archive

Vuelta a España: Bouhanni wins stage 8 in Albacete.

Matthews second, Sagan third in tight bunch sprint. (cyclingnews.com).

Stephens, Matthews concerned at Bouhanni sprint; race judges were split on decision.

Orica GreenEdge directeur sportif Neil Stephens has confirmed that the team had issues with the manoeuvre by Nacer Bouhanni inside the final 50 metres of Saturday’s stage of the race, a sideways swerve which forced Michael Matthews to back off on his sprint and may have cost him the win. (cyclingtips.com.au)

Gesink: We had to fight for it.

Belkin again showed that they are among the strongest teams in windy conditions when they managed to position their three GC riders Laurens Ten Dam, Robert Gesink and Wilco Kelderman in the first group in stage 8 of the Vuelta a Espana. However, Gesink admitted that it had been a big fight to stay with the best on a dramatic day in Spain. (cyclingquotes.com)

2014 Vuelta a Espana LIVE.

Sunday's Vuelta a Espana Stage 9 departs Carboneras de Guadazaón at 12:38pm CET (6:38am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Aramón Valdelinares 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)

Miguel Angel Lopez wins Tour de l'Avenir.

Keough, Rivera win the Tour de Lafayette.

The National Criterium Calendar (NCC) continued at the 29th edition of The Staenberg Group Gateway Cup on Friday evening. UnitedHealthcare’s Luke Keough and Coryn Rivera won their respective races. (cyclingnews.com)

2014 Races & Results.

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

Tour of Alberta - Sept 2-7 (Stages),

Tour of Britain - Sept 7-14 (Stages),

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

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

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

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

Vattenfall Cyclassics - Aug 24 (Results),

Tour de France - July 5-27 (Results),

Giro d'Italia - May 9 - June 1 (Results),

More...

Bernas wins Tour of China 1 opener.

Thijs Al Defends, Ellen Van Loy Dominates at 2014 Qiansen Trophy Cyclocross Race.

Here are the top three men and women in the 2014 Qiansen Trophy Cyclocross Race in Beijing, China. (cxmagazine.com)

Kiserlovski signs for Tinkoff-Saxo.

Robert Kiserlovski has signed a two-year contract with Tinkoff-Saxo. The Croatian rider signs from Trek Factory Racing, who confirmed his exit to Cyclingnews earlier this month. (cyclingnews.com)

Vuelta a España: De Marchi wins stage 7 in Alcaudete.

De Marchi dedicates Vuelta stage win to former Italian trainer Martini.

Froome: I am relatively unscathed.

Junior world ITT champ Igor Decraene dies at 18.

Belgium cycling lost one of its budding stars on Saturday as the local media reported the death of junior world time-trial champion Igor Decraene. (velonews.com)

Lizzie Armitstead claims World Cup title as Lucinda Brand wins finale.

The Rabo-Liv squad swept the podium at the GP de Plouay on Saturday, putting Lucinda Brand on the top step, as Lizzie Armitstead claimed the overall title in the 2014 UCI Women’s Road World Cup. (velonews.com)

No Excuses: Ellen Van Loy Goes Wire-to-Wire, Job-to-Job to Win China’s Qiansen Trophy Cyclocross Race.

Racing against Ellen van Loy in China sucks because excuses don’t apply. Van Loy works at least forty hours a week working with adults and kids with Down’s Syndrome. It can be an emotionally and physically exhausting job, but somehow she finds the time to train enough to be ranked sixth in the world. (cxmagazine.com)

Goss, Cummings and Farrar on MTN-Qhubeka's radar.

MTN-Qhubeka’s search for new signings continues with the team confirming that they are looking at a list of riders including Matthew Goss, Tyler Farrar and Steve Cummings. All three riders our out of contract at the end of the season with Goss certain to leave Orica GreenEDGE after the team confirmed that they would not be offering him a new deal. (cyclingnews.com)

BMC puts GC riders under pressure in the Vuelta.

BMC again proved their skills in windy conditions when they helped split the field in today's stage of the Vuelta a Espana. The team was pleased with their showing but lamented the fact that the Nairo Quintana group had managed to rejoin the peloton. (cyclingquotes.com)

Van Avermaet leads BMC in Plouay.

BMC has announced a strong roster for the GP Ouest France-Plouay which takes place tomorrow. Having been close to the win 12 months ago, an in-form Greg Van Avermaet leads the team that can also count on in-form riders like Ben Hermans and Silvan Dillier...

2014 GP Ouest France - Plouay LIVE Sunday.

Sunday's Grand Prix Ouest France - Plouay gets underway at 9:40am CET (3:40am U.S. Eastern) and is expected to finish at around 3:15pm CET (9:15am U.S. Eastern).  GP Ouest France - Plouay live streaming video should get underway at around **1:20pm CET (**7:20am U.S. Eastern).  (cyclingfans.com)

Rogers: Tinkoff-Saxo can do special things.

How things have changed for Michael Rogers. Last year he had a positive test for Clenbuterol although thankfully the UCI cleared him of any wrongdoing and he returned to racing in Liege-Bastogne-Liege. Now, just 6 months on, Rogers has a new contract at Tinkoff-Saxo and three Grand Tour stages, including a win on Monte Zoncolan, one of cycling’s most feared climbs. (cyclingquotes.com)

Dedacciai Super Scuro Evoluzione.

BikeRadar verdict: 3.5 out of 5 stars. "Stunning ride, but the premium frame steals a big chunk of the bike’s budget." (bikeradar.com)

Valverde denies attacking when Froome had crashed.

Impey cleared after Probenecid positive.

Videos: 2014 Open de Suède Vargarda Women Road World Cup.

Green Jersey points system may change.

Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme has come under some abuse for the way the Green Jersey points are awarded. Peter Sagan won the competition for the third straight year even though he failed to win a stage in 2014 and Marcel Kittel took 4 but wasn’t even second in the classification. And Prudhomme may change the points scoring system. (cyclingquotes.com)

Bouhanni making case for Worlds selection at Vuelta a España.

The 2014 season has marked Nacer Bouhanni’s ascent to the very upper echelons of world sprinting, and his victory at Albacete on stage 8 of the Vuelta a España – his second of the race – was merely a confirmation of the fact. (cyclingnews.com)

North American Wrap: Specialized-lululemon dominates Vargarda World Cup.

It was a winning weekend for the American team Specialized-lululemon in Vargarda, Sweden, where the penultimate women’s World Cup took place. (cyclingnews.com)

Garmin-Sharp puts its Vuelta eggs in Daniel Martin’s basket.

Garmin-Sharp is now putting all of its GC eggs in one basket in the form of Daniel Martin. The Irishman is the team’s sole survivor going into the second week of the Vuelta a España. (velonews.com)

Garmin-Cannondale picture becomes clearer.

The Garmin-Cannndale merger has become a little clearer in terms of who will ride for the team in 2015. After strong performances and a first pro win, Alex Howes has signed a contract extension with the team and Davide Formolo, the neo-pro star has agreed to move to the team. (cyclingquotes.com)

Hushovd rules himself out of Worlds.

Thor Hushovd has ruled himself out of next month's world championships in Spain after he crashed out on the last stage of the Tour du Poitou-Charentes on Friday. (cyclingnews.com)

Impey returns to racing in Alberta.

Having been cleared to race yesterday, Daryl Impey is ready to return to racing when he lines up in the Tour of Alberta on Tuesday. The South African is part of a strong Orica-GreenEDGE that is loaded with fast riders. (cyclingquotes.com)

Travel: Guadeloupe Cycling Culture is Tops.

We usually think of Europe when it comes to cyclist-friendly people and cultures, a completely different experience than what we get at home in North America. But Guadeloupe is much closer to home, and as we recently discovered, is also home to a people who absolutely love cyclists, and cycling. (pezcyclingnews.com)

VeloCast: Roman Holiday.

Merckx hospitalized after heart problems.

Crash denies Hushovd final big win.