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September 5, 2014






Daniel Navarro (Cofidis, Solutions Credits.)
Photo: © Fotoreporter Sirotti.
Daniel Navarro timed his attack to perfection to win stage 13 of the Vuelta a Espana from Belorado to Obregón. Parque de Cabárceno. The Spanish climber jumped clear on the final climb before the line as the overall contenders hesitated behind, and despite a gap of only a handful of seconds Navarro held on to win ahead of Daniel Moreno and Wilco Kelderman. (cyclingnews.com)

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Photo: Our plan was good and Dani was allowed to try for the stage win on his birthday.
Daniel Moreno got close to a big win when he finished second in today's stage of the Vuelta a Espana. The Spaniard was given the chance to go for glory on his birthday and even had teammate Joaquim Rodriguez working for him in the finale. (cyclingquotes.com)

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Photo: Is Team Tinkoff-Saxo strong enough to control the Vuelta a Espana for Alberto Contador? .
Russian Team Tinkoff-Saxo and general classification leader Alberto Contador got safely through Thursday’s stage 12 of the Vuelta a Espana 2014 and effectively avoided the crash that occurred as the riders passed the final kilometer mark. (roadcycling.com)

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2013 Giro del Trentino champion Evelyn Stevens (Specialized-lululemon)
Photo: © Fotomedia.
Breakaway sticks on stage 4. (cyclingnews.com)

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Photo: Stage 14 Profile.
Saturday's Vuelta a Espana Stage 14 departs Santander at 11:55am CET (5:55am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at La Camperona. Valle de Sabero at around 5:40pm CET (11:40am U.S. Eastern).  Vuelta live streaming video should get underway at around 3:00pm CET (9:00am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)

September 5, 2014




2014 Races & Results.

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

Tour of Alberta - Sept 2-7 (Stages & Results),

Tour of Britain - Sept 7-14 (Stages),

GP Cycliste de Québec - Sept 12 (Start List),

GP Cycliste de Montréal - Sept 14 (Start List),

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),


September 5, 2014




Brailsford and Cavendish are planning for gold at the London 2012 Olympics
Photo: © Bettini Photo.
Pooley decries lack of entry of any woman into women's time trial. (cyclingnews.com)

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Photo: Demonstrating the excitement surrounding these races, both saw record numbers of racer sign-ups within the first day of registration.
The two biggest cyclocross races in America converge this fall for the revered Holy Week of Cyclocross, marking the official start of the New England cyclocross season. (cxmagazine.com)

September 5, 2014




Photo: Changes to the multi tools include the new RAP 21 which along with a revised shape for better fit in your hand and tool stiffness, includes a compact LED light along with the standard tools.
Founded in 2007, Lezyne is now into their 8th year of Engineered Design. While keeping with their beautiful design ethos, the tools are more diverse than ever with a full on electronics division along side their numerous tools and bags. (bikerumor.com)

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Sep Vanmarcke (Belkin) points to the sky after winning stage 3
Photo: © Jon Devich/Cyclingnews.com/epicimages.us.
Belkin's Sep Vanmarcke took Friday's stage 3 win at the Tour of Alberta after out-kicking Ramunas Navardauskas and Leigh Howard in a three-up sprint in front of a select lead group. Giant-Shimano's Tom Dumoulin had to fight hard throughout the day but held onto his gold leader's jersey heading into stage 4. (cyclingnews.com)

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Photo: Andrew Talansky (Garmin-Sharp)
Photo: © Bettini Photo.
USA Cycling announced today its elite men's roster for the UCI Road World Championships, which takes place in Ponferrada, Spain later this month. The team has only six entries for the road race, and two in the tiem trial. (cyclingnews.com)

September 5, 2014




Fabian Cancellara is turning his focus to contending for the road race title at the upcoming world championships. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com.
Fabian Cancellara has plenty of rainbow jerseys; four, in fact, all of them in the individual time trial. This year, he’s bypassing on what’s almost a sure bet of hitting the podium yet again in the time trial, and going all-in for a shot at striking gold on the road. (velonews.com)

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Photo: Strava has taken the Queen of the Mountains concept and inflated it to terrifying proportions.
"I am tired of all the colored jerseys. I am tired, especially, of the polka-dot one. All this obsessing with going uphill: woman against the grade. Who will win? The mountain. Always. But we insist on pretending that one of our own can take the honors." (pelotonmagazine.com)

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Photo: Deep mud. It's fun to flop around in. It's fun to see guys covered in it.
"America has become the Tour of Qatar for 'Crossers, e.g. a place to get in some race miles early enough in the season when a) you don't have anything better to do and b) the jet lag will be long gone by the time you start actually caring about results." (podiumcafe.com)

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Photo: Check out Mario’s seatposts, frames, complete bikes and more at punchcycles.com.
"Everyone knows that Eurobike has some of the hottest bikes in the world but it’s also jam packed, wall to wall full of the latest and greatest accessories too. Here’s a look at some of the best for 2015 from American Classic, LOOK, Fly 6, Saris, Powertap, Wahoo, BBB and more." (pezcyclingnews.com)

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Photo: Andre Greipel (Lotto Belisol) won the 2013 edition and he is back to defend.
Saturday's Brussels Cycling Classic departs Brussels at 11:45am CET (5:45am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Brussels at around 4:48pm CET (10:48am U.S. Eastern).  Brussels Cycling Classic live streaming video should get underway at around 2:30pm CET (8:30am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)

September 5, 2014




Photo: The new Tarmac is the biggest story from the Morgan Hill concern’s road range this season, but the Diverge is equally interesting: a machine with potential to be a bike for all seasons.
New racing bike and 'gravel' bike from Morgan Hill concern. (roadcyclinguk.com)

September 5, 2014




Photo: Eyes were burnt when POC’s high-contrast Attention Visibility Interaction and Protection (AVIP) range was opened in the office.
Featuring Nukeproof, POC, Fuji and more. (bikeradar.com)

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Photo: Bradley Wiggins (Sky Procycling) won the 2013 Tour of Britain and he is back to defend.
Sunday's Tour of Britain Stage 1 (Liverpool City Centre stage) departs Liverpool at 2:15pm BST (9:15am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Liverpool at around 4:45pm BST (11:45am U.S. Eastern).  Tour of Britain live streaming video should get underway at around 2:00pm BST (9:00am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)

September 5, 2014




Photo: First spotted at the tour, the Protone is what Kask calls their most advanced helmet to date...
At this point, the Italian helmet brand Kask is probably best known in the U.S. as the helmet sponsor of Team Sky. Now on their 10th anniversary, the company has 6 different helmet divisions including skiing, mountaineering, climbing, equestrian, rescue teams, and work safety, with cycling accounting for 40% of their business. (bikerumor.com)

September 5, 2014




Photo: the F6 saved around 200g with the full carbon version. Both use the same aero DARC profile rim shape as the tubulars.
FFWD has added deeper clinchers to join the F4, bringing F6 and F9 full carbon road wheels to the mix. (bikerumor.com)

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Photo: Stage 3 .
Stage 3 start time: Friday 11:40 MDT (10:40 AM PST);
Earliest live video: 14:00 MDT (1:00 PM PST);
Approximate finish: 15:40 MDT (2:40 PM PST). (cyclingfans.com)

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Photo: Daily Distraction.

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Christian Prudhomme and Gary Verity
Photo: © ASO/G. Demouveaux.
During a brief visit to Sydney this week Christian Prudhomme hinted that the first week of next year's Tour de France will be an almost entirely flat affair with just two stages offering points toward the mountains classification. (cyclingnews.com)

September 5, 2014




Facing a long recovery from a serious knee injury, and fading prospects with Trek Factory Racing, Andy Schleck may be riding off into the sunset, unless his career turns around soon. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com (File).
Trek Factory Racing is in a holding pattern concerning the future of Andy Schleck. The younger of the Schleck brothers still has not fully recovered from what may be a career-ending knee injury suffered in a stage 3 crash at the Tour de France. Trek confirmed Friday it has not re-upped Schleck for 2015. (velonews.com)

September 5, 2014




Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) stays safely at the front of the field
Photo: © Tim de Waele/TDW Sport.
After his fourth day in the Vuelta a Espana lead and as the race heads into a trio of tough mountain stages, Alberto Contador attempted to ease the pressureby saying that, “there could be a new race leader tomorrow.” (cyclingnews.com)

September 5, 2014




Photo: That was maybe the drama. It was too easy. It caused me a lot of problems afterwards. Dominating a race like that, dominating a sport like that, wasn't exactly the ideal thing for me.
Frank Vandenbroucke's two stage wins in the last week of the 1999 Vuelta a España were two of the most imposing performances of his career and among the most outrageous feats of his era. (cyclingnews.com)

September 5, 2014




Photo: Pra Loup.
Rumor has it that the ski village of Pra-Loup will host the finale of stage 20 of the 2015 Tour de France - Eddy Merckx effectively lost the 1975 Tour on the climb. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)

September 5, 2014




Mark Cavendish after his crash
Photo: © Tim de Waele.
Cavendish won three stages at the Tour of Britain last year and many have predicted a head-to-head battle between him and Marcel Kittel in the sprints. However, Cavendish, who crashed out of the Tour de France on stage one this year, only recently returned to racing and is aware that he has not yet hit top form. (cyclingnews.com)

September 5, 2014




Photo: Marcel had popped by to sign some team kit..
EtxeOndo been working with Giant-Shimano. Though it says Giant on the jersey the kit is in actual fact made by ExteOndo. Any of the kit that the likes of Marcel Kittel and Koen de Kort have been wearing this year — from rain jackets to bib shorts — is available in some nice-looking designs. (cyclingtips.com.au)

September 5, 2014




Photo: I always enjoy the old suspension bridge at Longmire, but even more today…
The “un-meeting” isn’t an organized event. There is no entry fee, no services will be provided, there are no rules, and there is no insurance or liability of any kind. (janheine.wordpress.com)

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Photo: Incredible value, superb kit, great braking, understated looks and a top quality all-round ride.
BikeRadar verdict: 4.5 out of 5 stars. "Cutting-edge frame design meets high street value for a winning combination." (bikeradar.com)

September 5, 2014




Photo: The Performance Narrow seats are the Attack and new PN 1.1, and are for riders who want more clearance all around.
For 2015, ISM has five new saddles, with more accessible pricepoints and a clearer naming system based on shape and purpose of the saddle. While most popular among time trialists and triathletes, ISM saddles have options for road riders and even mountain bikers. (bikeradar.com)

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