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Doug Report Daily Cycling News Archive

Vuelta: I haven’t won yet, says Contador.

Alberto Contador took an important - but arguably not decisive - step towards overall victory in the Vuelta a España after managing to drop all of his rivals en route to the stage 16 win at La Farrapona. (cyclingnews.com)

Vuelta a España: Contador wins stage 16 on La Farrapona.

Tinkoff-Saxo's Alberto Contador extended his overall lead by winning the queen stage of the Vuelta a España, easily out-pacing top rival Chris Froome. The duo had attacked out of the group of favorites with five kilometers to go, and in the last kilometer Contador rode away from the Briton. Third on the day was Alessandro De Marchi, who had held the lead up most of the final climb.. (cyclingnews.com)

Froome: Contador will be hard to beat.

For the first time in this year's Vuelta a Espana, Chris Froome looked like his usual strong self when he animated the queen stage of the race. However, the Brit conceded time to race leader Alberto Contador and even though he is pleased with his growing condition, he admits that it will be hard to beat the Spaniard. (cyclingquotes.com)

Spanish policeman dies in motorcycle accident during Vuelta stage.

According to reports in the Spanish media, a motorcycle patrol officer accompanying race security died during the stage after crashing his motorcycle off the road and hitting a guardrail. (velonews.com)

Rovny, Brambilla come to blows at Vuelta a Espana.

Italian Gianluca Brambilla and Russia’s Ivan Rovny came to blows while riding at the front of stage 16 at the Vuelta a España on Monday.In bizarre circumstances, both men landed punches and elbowed each other while continuing to ride in the breakaway group of 13 riders on the 160.5km stage of the race from San Martin del Rey Aurelio to La Farrapona. (velonews.com)

Dan Martin: ‘I know the final…that is definitely an advantage’.

Given what happened to him earlier in the stage, Dan Martin’s performance on Sunday’s 15th leg of the Vuelta a España was a very commendable performance. The Garmin-Sharp rider had an unexpected crash on the ascent of the day’s first climb, the Puerto del Torno, when a rider moved across him and took out his front wheel. (cyclingtips.com.au)

Froome: I'm already looking to 2015.

Chris Froome lies just 1:20 off the overall lead as the Vuelta a España faces into a third successive summit finish at La Farrapona on Monday, but the Sky rider has told L’Équipe that he is in Spain primarily to prepare for 2015. (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...

Jonas Van Genechten wins GP de Fourmies.

Day 2 Full Results...

Nittany Lion, Day 2: The Mud has Arrived, Van Gilder and Hyde Win.

Sunday at the Nittany Lion UCI race felt more like cyclocross, with temperatures falling 15 degrees from Day One’s scorching heat. The overnight rain created a deep bog of mud on the course near the velodrome, but is also turned the loose dirt of yesterday’s wooded section into tacky curves that gripped tires. (cxmagazine.com)

2014 Vuelta a Espana LIVE.

Tuesday is a rest day at the Vuelta a Espana.  The race resumes Wednesday with Stage 17.  (cyclingfans.com)

Zipp Tangente Course clincher.

BikeRadar verdict: 4.5 out of 5 stars. "Fast, supple, grippy and armed with a little Kevlar puncture protection." (bikeradar.com)

Hard, harder and now hardest in the Vuelta.

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

Vuelta: Contador criticizes.

Tour of Britain: Mark Renshaw wins stage 2 in Llandudno.

Australian beats Ben Swift in Llandudno to seal first victory of season. (cyclingnews.com)

Stannard out of Tour of Britain due to fractured scaphoid.

Ian Stannard has been forced to abandon the Tour of Britain after fracturing his left scaphoid in a crash in the final 500 metres of stage 1 in Liverpool on Sunday. Although the Englishman was able to complete the stage, the injury was such that he was unable to take the start of stage 2 on Monday morning. (cyclingnews.com)

2014 Tour of Britain LIVE.

Tuesday's Tour of Britain Stage 3 departs Newtown at 11:00am BST (6:00am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at The Tumble, Abergavenny at around 3:31pm BST (10:31am U.S. Eastern).  Tour of Britain live streaming video should get underway at around 1:00pm BST (8:00am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)

Dumoulin: I am pretty sad.

Tom Dumoulin led the Tour of Alberta from the opening prologue but lost it all in the final sprint when Daryl Impey took 10 bonus seconds. Having lost the race with the tiniest of margins, the Dutchman couldn't believe that he had once again finished second in a race. (cyclingquotes.com)

Roads to Ride – La Farrapona.

It’s only appeared once in the Vuelta but La Farrapona has already made a name for itself. There’s the Alto de la Farrapona as the climb and the Vuelta lists the finish as the Lagos de Somiedo. But La Farrapona has stuck. What’s it like to ride? (inrng.com)

Vuelta a España: Vandewalle powers on with broken rib.

Kristof Vandewalle put the pain of a broken rib to one side, animating stage 15 of the Vuelta a España as one of the five breakaway riders of the day. The Belgian was swallowed up, but not before a brief fight, and spat out by a select GC group that overtook him on the final climb to Lagos de Covadonga but rallied to finish the stage in 15th place. (cyclingnews.com)

Crane on the mend after crash left him brain injured.

When Ian Crane smashed into the back windshield of a team car in the Colorado crosswinds, a shard of glass nicked his jugular. He shredded his mouth and face, taking nearly 1,000 tiny stitches inside his mouth and another 50 on his face. (velonews.com)

Stages disrupts power, adds more crank options.

Two years ago this week, Stages Cycling kicked existing power meter brands squarely in the backside. As we head into the annual Interbike tradeshow this week, the same venue that saw Stages launch in 2012, those companies are still having trouble sitting. (velonews.com)

Giro Empire VR90.

Last fall, Giro released a small batch (400 pairs) of lace-up mountain bike shoes dubbed the Empire MTB. Feedback from riders was positive, so the company moved forward with the development of a full production model. The successor to this limited edition shoe is the Empire VR. (bikeradar.com)

Look Workhorse KÉO 2 Max Pedal Gets Carbon Blades; Plus More Entry KÉOs and MTB Platforms.

Look has brought their innovative carbon fiber leaf spring Blades to their big selling second-tier Kéo 2 Max Blade pedal platform, at the same time dropping weight, reducing stack height, and increasing contact area. (bikerumor.com)

Lazer Wasp aero helmet.

BikeRadar verdict: 3.5 out of 5 stars. "One of the best options for fast, flat TTs." (bikeradar.com)

Felt Shows Concept Hunting Fat Bike & Beef Hauling e-Cargo Bike.

The Felt Outfitter has been a pet project of Jim Felt for about 5 years. He’s a fly fisher and bow hunter and he and his son always carry in all their gear for days in the woods at a time. They set up a base camp and hunt and fish from those remote wilderness locations. When Felt started making fat bikes and e-bikes, a lightbulb went off. (bikerumor.com)

Impey takes it all on final day of comeback race.

PEZ: Covadonga EuroTrash!

Tyler Farrar looks back at his time with Garmin-Sharp.

American rider Tyler Farrar spent most of his professional cycling career under the wing of Jonathan Vaughters, Chief Executive Officer of Slipstream Sports and manger of the WorldTour Garmin-Sharp squad. The sprinter recently announced that he will change teams at the end of this season but he vowed to walk away from Garmin-Sharp after seven years with a lot of good memories. (cyclingnews.com)

Thor Hushovd: “I can look back at my career with a big smile.”

Thor Hushovd planned to retire after the world road race championships in Ponferrada, Spain, later this month. He showed strong form in the recent Arctic Race of Norway, taking second on stages two and four, and believed he was in with a chance of worlds selection. However injury scuppered those plans and meant that he would have no last chance to represent his country. (cyclingtips.com.au)

Sam Bennett Diary: “A drunk called at 4am, not a dope tester.”

"With a wedding in our team hotel last night before stage 1, my first night on the Tour of Britain didn’t exactly go to plan. The wedding was so loud, with people going up and down the hall outside my room all night, that I just couldn’t go to sleep for ages. Having eventually nodded off sometime in the early hours, I was woken up early by somebody knocking on the door and calling my name." (stickybottle.com)

No Tour de France for Van den Broeck in 2015?

Jurgen Van den Broeck's withdrawal from the Vuelta a España has compounded his disappointing performance in this year’s Tour de France and left the Lotto-Belisol rider questioning whether he will ride the Tour again. (cyclingnews.com)

Coaching: No need to fear high intensity winter training, even intervals.

It’s important at the end of the season to take some time away from structured training. You’ve had a long season and your body needs time to relax, regenerate and repair existing injuries. (stickybottle.com)

Is your DNA slowing you down?

Are you fed up of getting home from rides feeling dead? It might not be your fault. A large part of it could be down to your DNA. (bikeradar.com)

SRAM Force CX1 cyclocross drivetrain.

BikeRadar verdict: 4.5 out of 5 stars. "High and tight: clutch derailleur system is ideal for ’cross." (bikeradar.com)

Van Desssel 2015 Full Tilt Boogie Cyclocross Frameset.

Interbike 2014 is upon us, and you can be sure we’ll have plenty of photos and details on the latest cyclocross, gravel and adventure bikes and gear over the next few weeks. But today we’ve got a few early looks at just-released cyclocross items before that masses check them out. First up is the brand new, completely redesigned 2015 Van Dessel Full Tilt Boogie cyclocross frame. (cxmagazine.com)

Eurobike 2014: More Bikes!

"Eurobike has so many beautiful bicycles that it’s impossible to fit them all into one article – or two or even three for that matter! So following up from last week’s look at some of the best that was on offer here’s some more showbikes, 2015 models, daily riders and more to get you going on a Monday." (pezcyclingnews.com)

Viking 3M Polyurethane Protective Tape 25mm x 3m.

Viking 3M Polyurethane Tape was originally designed for the US military to protect vehicles from scratch and abrasion damage, which is why it's often referred to as 'helicopter tape'. It should ensure pretty frame finishes remain chip 'n' blemish free under fire. (road.cc)

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

Candelario retires after 13 years in US peloton.

Stevens wins overall title at Boels Rental Ladies Tour.

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