Home  |    Fitness   |   Archive   |   Tips & Safety  |    Store   |   Quotes   |   Links   |   About   |   Facebook   |   Twitter     


Support The DougReport: Ride a bike
doug report logo
Jan 08
Jan 09
Jan 10
Jan 11
Jan 12
Jan 13
Feb 08
Feb 09
Feb 10
Feb 11
Feb 12
Feb 13
Mar 08
Mar 09
Mar 10
Mar 11
Mar 12
Mar 13
Apr 08
Apr 09
Apr 10
Apr 11
Apr 12
Apr 13
May 08
May 09
May 10
May 11
May 12
May 13
Jun 08
Jun 09
Jun 10
Jun 11
Jun 12
Jun 13
Jul 08
Jul 09
Jul 10
Jul 11
Jul 12
Jul 13
Aug 08
Aug 09
Aug 10
Aug 11
Aug 12
Aug 13
Sep 08
Sep 09
Sep 10
Sep 11
Sep 12
Oct 08
Oct 09
Oct 10
Oct 11
Oct 12
Nov 08
Nov 09
Nov 10
Nov 11
Nov 12
Dec 08
Dec 09
Dec 10
Dec 11
Dec 12
Dec 07

Sept  1 Sept  2 Sept  3 Sept  4 Sept 5 Sept  6 Sept  7 Sept  8 Sept  9 Sept  10 Sept  11 Sept  12 Sept  13 Sept  14 Sept  15
Sept  16 Sept  17 Sept  18 Sept 19 Sept  20 Sept  21 Sept  22 Sept  23 Sept  24 Sept  25 Sept  26 Sept  27 Sept  28 Sept  29 Sept  30

Aug 1 Aug 2 Aug  3 Aug 4 Aug 5 Aug 6 Aug 7 Aug 8 Aug 9 Aug 10 Aug  11 Aug  12 Aug 13 Aug 14 Aug 15
Aug  16 Aug  17 Aug 18 Aug 19 Aug 20 Aug 21 Aug 22 Aug 23 Aug 24 Aug 25 Aug 26 Aug 27 Aug 28 Aug 29 Aug 30 Aug 31


September 2013
September 6, 2013



Photo: Rohan Dennis (Garmin-Sharp) won stage 3 at the Tour of Alberta Friday.
Breakway prevails in Drumheller, Alberta. (cyclingnews.com)







Photo: Warren Barguil (Team Argos-Shimano).
Breakaway goes to the line on stage 13. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) in the white combination classification jersey.
Movistar leader struck by spectator, loses valuable teammate. (cyclingnews.com)





Races & Results.
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages & Results),
Tour of Alberta - Sept 3-8 (Stages & Results),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Races),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Results),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results)




















Photo: Stage 14 Profile.
Stage 14 start time: Saturday 12:00 CEST (3:00 AM PST); Earliest live video: 15:00 CEST (6:00 AM PST); Approximate finish: 17:15 CEST (8:15 AM PST). (cyclingfans.com)





Photo: At 41, Chris Horner is the oldest Grand Tour stage winner in cycling history. (BrakeThrough Media).
The 41-year-old American came to Spain ready to climb, but some formidable contenders stand in his way. (bicycling.com)






Photo: Sagan bolstered his overall lead with third, adding three seconds to his advantage over closest challenger.
Stagiaire’s victory highlights his potential. (pezcyclingnews.com)





Photo: Freddie Rodriguez not only wins races, but he passes along his knowledge and advice about bike racing to younger riders whenever he can. Photo: Casey B. Gibson.
Across the pond, Chris Horner (RadioShack-Leopard) is trying to rewrite the definition of what it means to be a relatively senior citizen in a young man’s sport. (velonews.com)










Photo: Patrick Sinkewitz (Meridiana)...
German bests Rovny, Rebellin in solo move. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: POC announced its entrance into the road helmet market earlier this summer with the Octal.
POC announced its entrance into the road helmet market earlier this summer with the Octal. POC is taking a strikingly different approach to its helmet marketing and focusing first and foremost on safety, a helmet feature that manufacturers seldom mentioned until recent years. (velonews.com)






Photo: Profile; Sportsnet (Canada) and Eurosport are among the broadcasters providing live coverage of the 2013 Tour of Alberta.
Stage 3 start time: Friday 12:00 MDT (11:00 AM PST); Earliest live video: 15:00 MDT (2:00 PM PST); Approximate finish: 16:30 MDT (3:30 PM PST). (cyclingfans.com)







Photo: BMC stagiaire Silvan Dillier wins a two-up sprint over Jelly Belly's Serghei Tvetcov.
Tour of Alberta leader Sagan takes field sprint for third. (cyclingnews.com)







Photo: World champion Philippe Gilbert (BMC) wins stage 12 at the Vuelta a Espana ahead of Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky) and Maximilian Ariel Richeze (Lampre-Merida).
Hectic sprint goes the way of world champion. (cyclingnews.com)










Photo: Fabian Cancellara (Getty Images).
Fabian Cancellara will take a minor mental edge into the UCI Road World Championships time trial, after edging two-time champion Tony Martin in the Vuelta's only race against the clock, in Tarazona. (sbs.com.au)







Photo: Mountains classification leader Chris Horner needs to ace the climbs this weekend if he has hopes of retaking the red jersey. Photo: Graham Watson.
With three hard climbing stages looming in the Pyrénées, the GC favorites at the Vuelta a España were content to let a breakaway have its moment in the Iberian sun Friday. (velonews.com)






Photo: UCI rejects federations’ request for CAS arbitration.
Executive board rules out neutral evaluation of regulations, says delegates will decide at Congress (velonation.com).







Photo: Brian Cookson at the site in Paris where the UCI was founded (source Brian Cookson Images, Flickr).
With election in Florence just three weeks away, British Cycling president cites testimonials. (road.cc)





Photo: Dutch national champion Pim Ligthart inking a two year deal with Lotto Belisol.
Vacansoleil DCM rider latest to leave squad, which looks set to stop. (velonation.com)





Photo: Vincenzo Nibali is not slowing down at this year's Vuelta, and he seems poised to win the race in Madrid next weekend. Photo: Graham Watson.
Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) was looking cool as a cucumber on the post-stage podium Thursday after a fairly routine sprint stage that opened the second half of the Vuelta a España. (velonews.com)





Photo: Nicolas Roche (Saxo-Tinkoff) showed strong form in the opening 10 stages.
Irishman lying second overall as Vuelta hits Pyrenees. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Simon Gerrans (Orica-GreenEdge) took over yellow after stage 4.
Crash occurred on third stage of Vuelta. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Sandy Casar (FDJ) in Al Wakra during the Tour of Qatar.
15 years straight with FDJ for Frenchman. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: The Ambit2 S watch has already won a Red Dot design award.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "A great option for training with GPS but not quite as practical as the best on the market."






Photo: The CGP is big league bike racing on a 0.9 mile closed criterium circuit that finishes with a sweeping view of the Pacific Ocean.
Mark your calendars for the inaugural Carlsbad Family Fun Ride (CFFR) on Saturday, September 7, and Carlsbad Grand Prix on Sunday, September 8 presented by Hoehn Motors Carlsbad with KPRi as official media partner. (socalcycling.com) 





Photo: Our writer was able to master this climb after years of setbacks. Photo: Matthew Beaudin | VeloNews.com.
"All I wanted was to be perfect." (velonews.com)





Photo: At the heart of the custom-butted 6061 alloy hydroformed frame sits the custom Scott/DT Swiss M3 rear shock, which controls the 130mm (5.1in) of rear wheel travel.
BikeRadar verdict: 3 out of 5 stars. "Has potential but is held back by its suspension. The lack of clutch mech makes it a noisy ride too.".







Photo: Tyler Farrar (Garmin Sharp) wins Stage 4 of the Tour of California ahead of Ken Hanson (Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) and Gianni Meersman (Omega Pharma-Quick-Step).
No offer from yet from Garmin. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: I got the feeling that it was a pretty unmotivated bunch this morning at the start of stage 12.
"It’s funny how you perceive distance when you get this far into a grand tour. Today, 160km seemed so incredibly short." (cyclingtips.com.au) 





















Photo: PEZ Daily Distraction.















Photo: Ted King (Cannondale) in action at the 2013 Tour of California.
Cannondale rider optimistic about finding a team. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: In January, Armstrong admitted to Oprah Winfrey that he'd doped throughout his career, though he was criticized for not fully revealing who enabled his years of cheating. In a court of law, he won't have the same choice.
After a judge ordered Lance Armstrong to answer specific questions regarding his performance-enhancing drug use, the former Tour de France winner told VeloNews he would be open and honest, and that this wouldn’t be the only time he would be under oath in the coming year. (velonews.com)





Photo: Formula 1 star Fernando Alonso arrives at the summit via motorcycle.
F1 driver refuses to be drawn on Contador rumors. (cyclingnews.com)







Photo: Lauren Tamayo (Exergy) working at the front.
First seven riders announced are mix of youth and experience. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Boasson Hagen takes the stage - and with it the race lead - in Stoke-on-Trent.
The modern Tour of Britain will crown its tenth different winner in as many editions in London on September 22. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)





Photo: Emilia Fahlin moved to Hitec from the Specialized - Lululemon squad.
Emilia Fahlin takes a late-season camp in the Pyrenees. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: The Donegal native, who celebrates his 30th birthday on Saturday.
Team Sky's newest recruit, Irishman Philip Deignan, has admitted that moving to the team is a "dream come true" but he said he's ready for the challenge ahead and won't be intimidated by riding with the likes of Bradley Wiggins, Chris Froome and Rochie Porte. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)





Photo: The flat-sided Syncros RR1.0 wheels look old-school.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Efficient-feeling smooth-speed favorites that excel on the climbs."





Photo: Austrian brand, Airstreeem, make bold claims for the stiffness and stopping efficiency of their Aero 50 wheelset.
Airstreeem is the brainchild of former KTM UCI Continental rider, Stefan Probst, who has established a test center  for his products – road, time trial, and mountain bikes, as well as wheels – in Salzburg. (roadcyclinguk.com)





Photo: Both the sleeves and the torso of the jacket are cut on tapers to keep them surprisingly form fitting.
"I’m not exaggerating even a little bit when I say this is the best fitting and most comfortable wind breaker I’ve ever worn." (redkiteprayer.com)





Photo: The steed on which we completed our ‘first ride’ test of SRAM Force 22...
SRAM has released two high-end groupsets this year, and the newly-released model year 2014 bikes will be the first cohort to feature them en masse. (roadcyclinguk.com)

















Photo: my tip for the Vuelta? Alejandro Valverde.
"Under any governing body, there should be a rule that doesn’t allow a president to run for a third term. Change is always good and for somebody to be in a position to run an organization for 12 years is wrong. The UCI itself needs to have this changed." (cyclingtips.com.au) 





Photo: Russians at gate.
It’s the final days, all hope gone,  enemies at the gates and McQuaid wanders the now deserted UCI headquarters in Aigle, Switzerland railing against his tormenters. (atwistedspoke.com)






Sept  1 Sept  2 Sept  3 Sept  4 Sept 5 Sept  6 Sept  7 Sept  8 Sept  9 Sept  10 Sept  11 Sept  12 Sept  13 Sept  14 Sept  15
Sept  16 Sept  17 Sept  18 Sept 19 Sept  20 Sept  21 Sept  22 Sept  23 Sept  24 Sept  25 Sept  26 Sept  27 Sept  28 Sept  29 Sept  30

Aug 1 Aug 2 Aug  3 Aug 4 Aug 5 Aug 6 Aug 7 Aug 8 Aug 9 Aug 10 Aug  11 Aug  12 Aug 13 Aug 14 Aug 15
Aug  16 Aug  17 Aug 18 Aug 19 Aug 20 Aug 21 Aug 22 Aug 23 Aug 24 Aug 25 Aug 26 Aug 27 Aug 28 Aug 29 Aug 30 Aug 31

Jan 08
Jan 09
Jan 10
Jan 11
Jan 12
Jan 13 
Feb 08
Feb 09
Feb 10
Feb 11
Feb 12
Feb 13
Mar 08
Mar 09
Mar 10
Mar 11
Mar 12
Mar 13
Apr 08
Apr 09
Apr 10
Apr 11
Apr 12
Apr 13
May 08
May 09
May 10
May 11
May 12
May 13
Jun 08
Jun 09
Jun 10
Jun 11
Jun 12
Jun 13
Jul 08
Jul 09
Jul 10
Jul 11
Jul 12
Jul 13
Aug 08
Aug 09
Aug 10
Aug 11
Aug 12
Aug 13
Sep 08
Sep 09
Sep 10
Sep 11
Sep 12
Oct 08
Oct 09
Oct 10
Oct 11
Oct 12
Nov 08
Nov 09
Nov 10
Nov 11
Nov 12
Dec 08
Dec 09
Dec 10
Dec 11
Dec 12
Dec 07