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Doug Report Daily Cycling News Archive

Hard, harder and now hardest in the Vuelta.

After two massive finishes we come to the last and hardest stage in the race-deciding trifecta of mountain-stages. It's hard not to designate this as the Queen stage of the race. (podiumcafe.com)

Vuelta a España: Przemyslaw Niemiec wins summit finish in Lagos de Covedonga.

Sanchez second, gains time on Contador. (cyclingnews.com)

Vuelta: Contador criticizes.

Vuelta a Espana leader Alberto Contador has expressed his disappointment that the lack of collaboration between himself, Alejandro Valverde and Joaquim Rodriguez meant that Chris Froome is still in the running for the overall. (cyclingnews.com)

Gesink: Today I felt better.

For the second day in a row, Robert Gesink lost time in a Vuelta a Espana stage. Having had a bad day yesterday, he was pleased to have had better feelings but couldn't avoid dropping one spot in the overall standings. (cyclingquotes.com)

Sagan, Bouhanni out of Vuelta a Espana.

Peter Sagan and Nacer Bouhanni have abandoned the Vuelta a Espana as the race heads into the decisive mountain stages in the Asturias region of northern Spain. Both riders are set to ride the World Championships in Ponferrada later this month and have opted to recover and train rather than suffer in the mountains. (cyclingnews.com)

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 & Results),

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),

More...

Rachel Lloyd and Anthony Clark Win West Sacramento Cyclocross Grand Prix.

The West Sacramento Cyclocross Grand Prix was held Saturday in River Walk Park. Boasting “the largest women’s prize in California,” and offering coveted (for Northern California racers caring about start positions at Nationals) USA Cycling points, the event attracted some top-level talent and over 400 participants. (cxmagazine.com)

Twenty20 Cycling Raffling Trip to Koppenbergcross.

"Have you ever wanted to be a VIP at one of Europe’s most historic cyclocross races, so close that you’ll be picking the mud out of your teeth? Well here’s your chance to make it happen!" (cxmagazine.com)

Ciolek not going to Worlds.

Gerald Ciolek has announced that he won’t take part in the World Championships for Germany later this month in Ponferrada, Spain. (cyclingquotes.com)

2014 Vuelta a Espana LIVE.

Stage 16 start time: Monday 12:57 CEST (3:57 AM PST);
Earliest live video: 15:00 CEST (6:00 AM PST);
Approximate finish: 17:40 CEST (8:40 AM PST). (cyclingfans.com)

Vuelta a España: Hesjedal wins stage 14 on La Camperona.

Uran: I just try to hang on.

Impey takes it all on final day of comeback race.

Daryl Impey got the best possible return to the professional peloton when he took the overall victory in the Tour of Alberta by winning the final stage. Having been given an excellent lead-out, he won a sprint from a 40-rider group by holding off Ryan Anderson and Ramunas Navardauskas and scored 10 bonus seconds that allowed him to win the race 1 seconds ahead of previous leader Tom Dumoulin. (cyclingquotes.com)

Tour of Britain: Kittel wins stage 1 in Liverpool.

Giant-Shimano rider out-sprints Ruffoni and Cavendish. (cyclingnews.com)

Cavendish survives Tour of Britain crash.

Despite a crash on stage 1 of the Tour of Britain, Mark Cavendish remounted to take third on the stage in Liverpool behind Marcel Kittel and Nicola Ruffoni. (cyclingnews.com)

Vangenechten continues dream season with win in Fourmies.

Jonas Vangenechten continued a fantastic 2014 season when he won the French semi-classic GP de Fourmies. Having been perfectly led out by his lotto Belisol teammates, the Belgian beat Tom Van Asbroek and Elia Viviani in a bunch sprint to take his third victory in around a month. (cyclingquotes.com)

Absalon back in rainbow stripes after seven years.

It's been seven long years since Julien Absalon won the cross country world championships. On Saturday, the French legend of mountain biking earned the rainbow striped jersey for the fifth time in his career. (cyclingnews.com)

Pendrel returns as mountain bike world champion.

Canadian Catherine Pendrel won her second elite cross country world championship of her career on Saturday in Hafjell, Norway. She dominated the race from start to finish and was only slowed briefly by a flat tire on the final lap, although she never lost the lead. (cyclingnews.com)

Tour of Alberta: Dumoulin confident ahead of queen stage.

Tom Dumoulin defended his leader's jersey in yesterday's stage of the Tour of Alberta and now goes into the queen stage with an 8-second lead. Feeling strong on the climbs, the Dutchman is confident in his chances. (cyclingquotes.com)

Tour of Alberta: Orica GreenEDGE - "Impey can win this race."

Daryl Impey continued his excellent showing in his first race for several months when he sprinted to 2nd in stage 4 of the Tour of Alberta. Being just 9 seconds off the lead, Orica-GreenEDGE believe that their South African can win the race overall. (cyclingquotes.com)

Davison inspired after winning bronze medal for USA.

Lea Davison was all smiles after her career-best performance on Saturday - a bronze medal in the elite women's cross country race at the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Hafjell, Norway. (cyclingnews.com)

2014 Tour of Britain LIVE.

Monday's Tour of Britain Stage 2 departs Knowsley at 10:15am BST (5:15am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Llandudno at around 3:21pm BST (10:21am U.S. Eastern).  Tour of Britain live streaming video should get underway at around 1:00pm BST (8:00am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)

Bos gets his revenge in Canadian bunch sprint.

Steve Tilford: Can’t Post Much/Birkie Trail Mess.

Candelario retires after 13 years in US peloton.

After 13 years racing in the US domestic peloton, Alex Candelario has decided to join Jeff Louder, Ben Day and Matt Cooke among the ranks of the recently retired. The Optum Pro Cycling domestique announced last month that he'll step away from professional racing following Sunday's conclusion of the Tour of Alberta. (cyclingnews.com)

Stevens wins overall title at Boels Rental Ladies Tour.

Johansson wins final stage in Berg en Terblij. (cyclingnews.com)

John Murphy laps field, wins U.S. criterium championships .

UnitedHealthcare’s John Murphy claimed the stars and stripes jersey at criterium national championships Saturday in North Carolina at the High Point Classic. (velonews.com)

Coryn Rivera wins U.S. national criterium championships .

Coryn Rivera took a convincing win at the U.S. national criterium championships Saturday in High Point, North Carolina. Rivera’s win, combined with teammate Alison Powers’ road and time trial national titles, makes it a clean sweep for the UnitedHealthcare team in the 2014 U.S. elite women’s national championship events in the road disciplines. (velonews.com)

King confident of finding deal for 2015.

Ted King’s Cannondale team may not be around next year, but the 31-year-old American is confident that he will still be at WorldTour level in 2015. (cyclingquotes.com)

Wiggins close to new deal at Sky.

"We are trying to structure how it will work. I never really wanted to leave this team in all honesty. I would never feel really comfortable anywhere else, so I would always endeavor to stay here." (cyclingquotes.com)

Welcome to the Jungels.

Bob Jungels of the Trek Factory Racing team is tackling his first Grand Tour at the Vuelta and doing remarkably well for a 21 year old. No doubt he’s one to watch. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)

Interview: Chris Opie relishing Tour of Britain test.

A near pan-flat circuit of Liverpool kicks off the 11th Tour of Britain today, with the sprinters looking to advantage of one of the few certain sprint opportunities on this year’s route. (roadcyclinguk.com)

The science behind warmers.

Can arm and knee warmers make you faster? (bikeradar.com)

Xpedo Charges Up Thrust e Power Meter Pedals.

For many cyclists, the idea of pedal-based power meters is very appealing. Easily transferable from one bike to the next, the pedals allow for the use of any wheel combination and multiple bikes. Xpedo attracted a lot of attention when they introduced their first power meter pedal at the Taipei Show called the Thrust e. (bikerumor.com)

Moss Davies.

BikeRadar verdict: 4.5 out of 5 stars. "Beautifully built, classically steel-sprung racing/'cross hybrid – but only the deep of pocket need apply." (bikeradar.com)

Steve Tilford: Fast Turn Around.

Ted King has 2015 contract in the works.

Peter Sagan abandons Vuelta, raising doubts about worlds.

Marcel Kittel: No pressure on me at the Tour of Britain.