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Doug Report Daily Cycling News Archive

Valverde: Anything could happen in final days of Vuelta a España.

Alejandro Valverde was in a defiant mood at his Vuelta a España rest day press conference, arguing that Alberto Contador was not assured of final overall victory. (cyclingnews.com)

Contador’s Vuelta.

Religious miracles have been built on less. Alberto Contador’s resurrection from a broken leg to the strongest legs in Spain continues as he rolls on towards Santiago de Compostella. It’s hard to see how he can be beaten now and the battle for the podium could be settled too. (inrng.com)

Deignan says he was punched "full in the face" by Rodriguez.

Following Gianluca Brambilla and Ivan Rovny’s expulsion from the Vuelta a España on Monday for exchanging blows while in the breakaway on the road to La Farrapona, Philip Deignan has revealed that he had been struck in the face by Joaquim Rodriguez during the previous day’s stage to Lagos de Covadonga. (cyclingnews.com)

Vuelta rest day Q&A with Alberto Contador.

On the Vuelta a España’s second rest day, Alberto Contador did a short training with his Tinkoff-Saxo teammates. They reconnoitered the last kilometers of Wednesday’s stage in La Coruña, and relaxed a bit, even stopping for coffee along the way. (velonews.com)

Plan comes together for Riis and Contador at La Farrapona.

Tinkoff-Saxo manager Bjarne Riis has declared himself “optimistic” about Alberto Contador’s prospects of winning the Vuelta a España after the Spaniard claimed the stage victory atop La Farrapona on Monday afternoon. (cyclingnews.com)

2014 Vuelta a Espana LIVE.

Wednesday's Vuelta a Espana Stage 17 departs Ortigueira at 12:45pm CET (6:45am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at A Coruña 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).  (cyclingfans.com)

2014 Races & Results.

Vuelta a España - Aug 23-Sept 14 (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),

Santos Tour Down Under - Jan 18-25 (Stages),

Tour of Alberta - Sept 2-7 (Results),

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

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

More...

Vuelta a España iconic stages: Loroño, Bahamontes and Spain's bitterest duel.

Even over a half century later, It's still possible to feel a little sorry for Bruno Tognaccini and what happened after he won stage 10 of the Vuelta a España in 1957. The Italian rider had just captured what proved to be the second biggest triumph of his career (the first being a Giro d'Italia stage in 1956). But there was a catch. Nobody - at least in Spain - really cared. (cyclingnews.com)

Early-September cyclocross news round-up.

Jonathan Page signs with XcelLED. XcelLED, a specialty maker of LED lamps, has partnered up with Jonathan Page for the 2014 cyclocross season. (velonews.com)

Zipp back with the world’s top cyclocross riders.

ZIPP says it extends its commitment to cyclocross for the 2014-2015 season to support many of the sport’s top stars and emerging talents with purpose-built wheels, bars, stems and seatposts. (bikeworldnews.com)

2014 Interbike, Part 1.

"Felt introduced their second iteration of their aero road bike, the AR, last year. I’ve been intrigued by this bike because: A) aero road bikes have come a long way in general; B) Felt is doing some of the most advanced layup work out there; and C) according to their own testing the AR is more comfortable than their traditional road frame, the F." (redkiteprayer.com)

Speedplay Syzr Mountain Bike Pedals, Updated Cleats.

Speedplay has been attempting to produce a pedal system for off-road use for years now, seeming to show off a slightly new system biannually at Sea Otter and Interbike, and feeling confident that the finished product would be released to the public within a matter of months. (cxmagazine.com)

Smith Overtake helmet with MIPS technology.

Smith made some waves in the stagnant mountain bike helmet market by introducing Koroyd technology in the Forefront helmet. This technology mates the green Koroyd material with the EPS foam to reduce impact force by 40%. (roadbikereview.com)

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

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

Froome: Contador will be hard to beat.

Tour of Britain: Zardini doesn't stumble on the Tumble.

Bardiani rider takes over race lead. (cyclingnews.com)

Zardini: Will fight for Tour of Britain overall.

Edoardo Zardini says that he will fight to keep his leader’s jersey, after he claimed victory on stage 3 of the Tour of Britain. "I’m not bad in time trials but I’m not a specialist. I’ll lose a bit there but maybe I can try and pick up a bigger gap in the next few stages. But it won’t be easy," he said after stepping onto the podium to claim his yellow jersey. (cyclingnews.com)

2014 Tour of Britain LIVE.

Wednesday's Tour of Britain Stage 4 departs Worcester at 10:45am BST (5:45am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Bristol at around 3:20pm BST (10:20am U.S. Eastern).  Tour of Britain live streaming video should get underway at around 1:00pm BST (8:00am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)

No world championships for Contador.

Two-time Tour de France champion Alberto Contador will not compete in the world road race championships later this month, he said on Tuesday. The 31-year-old — speaking during the rest day in the Vuelta a España which he leads — said the course in Ponferrada in the northeast of Spain was not suited to his strengths. (velonews.com)

2015 Giro d’Italia coming into focus.

The 2015 Giro d’Italia is coming into focus with less than a month until the route presentation. Organizer RCS Sport will unveil next year’s course October 6 at the Palazzo del Ghiaccio in Milan, where the race is due to finish after a trip south to Campania and north though the mountains via Madonna di Campiglio, Mortirolo, and the Colle delle Finestre. (velonews.com)

Bennett Dairy: “Third is better than nothing but you always want to win.”

"I didn’t notice anything at first but soon realised the funny sensations creeping into my legs were because my saddle had dropped down substantially." (stickybottle.com)

Tour of Britain 2014: Mark Renshaw cherishes individual success.

Mark Renshaw has made his name as the ultimate lead-out man and the Australian is keen to cherish every victory as a result. (roadcyclinguk.com)

Trebon to miss cyclocross season opener after crash.

It was all going well. The local early-season tuneup before the lights of Las Vegas and the official start to race season. But that rutted sand got Ryan Trebon last Saturday in Vancouver, Washington. (velonews.com)

Talk: Dan McLay.

British young gun; Dan McLay has been hammering at the door of recognition in Belgium for a few years. But this season he has seen him add to his palmarés with the points jersey in Normandy and a stage win in the Tour de L’Avenir. Pro contract in ’15? (pezcyclingnews.com)

Durrin Takes Nittany Lion Cross Day 1 Ahead of Noble, Kemmerer, Van Gilder.

The UCI cyclocross calendar officially kicked off on September 6th with Nittany Lion Cross. The ladies took to the course in what turned out to be the most brutal race of the day. (bikeworldnews.com)

IceDot introduces Emergency Trigger device for cyclists and others.

ICEdot has a new product that allows bikers or other adventurers to manually trigger an alert that sends their location via text message to chosen recipients. (bicycleretailer.com)

AngryAsian: Let's rethink helmet sizing.

Small, medium and large just doesn't cut it. (bikeradar.com)

Not wasting a minute, BioLogic announces bike case for iPhone6.

BioLogic said its new WeatherCase for iPhone 6 is a bike-mountable, weatherproof case that protects iPhones during commutes, rainy-day rides, and workouts. (bicycleretailer.com)

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

DaveMoulton: Stan Higginson 1931 – 2014.

Video: Neko Mulally – 4th in the MTB Downhill World Championships, Chainless.

DOJ, Armstrong lawyers quarrel over federal error.

Lance Armstrong and his legal team appear to have caught a break. At least for now. The New York Daily News recently reported that Armstrong’s attorneys are battling the Department of Justice over what’s been construed as a federal error that saw the DOJ lawyers accidentally leak sensitive papers to the Armstrong team.

Michael Creed Q&A: Obsessions, lighting strikes, and pirate ships.

None of us should be surprised, really. Michael Creed’s been something of an underdog forever. An underdog with a bite. The very same traits that helped him as a rider are paying off now, too: Doggedness and an edge. (velonews.com)

Gaimon still without contract, hopeful to remain with Garmin program.

As his one-year contract with Slipstream Sports draws to a close, American Phil Gaimon is among several riders on the Garmin-Sharp team without a contract offer for 2015. (velonews.com)

Farrar signs for MTN-Qhubeka.

Tyler Farrar will ride with Team MTN-Qhubeka in 2015. The American sprinter, who has won a stage in each of the three grand tours, leaves Garmin-Sharp after seven years. (cyclingnews.com)

Nuyens searching for new team after disappointing season.

Nick Nuyens has already finished his season for Garmin-Sharp, a short season at that. He has no more races on his calendar, and has not ridden much all year. “I had 35 race days this season. That is nothing,” he told Sporza.be. (cyclingnews.com)

Gerdemann to join Cult Energy in 2015.

Linus Gerdemann is leaving MTN-Qhubeka to join the Danish Cult Energy team for two years, he has announced. The German had previously sat out from competition in 2013 when he was unable to find a team. Cult Energy is looking to move up to the Professional Continental ranks next year. (cyclingnews.com)

Back to the front: what Mark Renshaw has learned from reuniting with Cav.

It’s been a long season for Mark Renshaw. By the time he completes the Tour of Britain being raced this week, the Australian with the reputation as the ‘world’s best lead-out man’ will have 88 days of racing under his belt. (cyclingtips.com.au)

Fraser signs two-year deal to direct Silber Pro Cycling.

Former Competitive Cyclist director Gord Fraser at the Tour of Alberta last week said that he has signed a two-year deal to lead Silber Pro Cycling, Canada's up-and-coming UCI Continental team. (cyclingnews.com)

Three generations of Frischknechts medal at world championships.

When Andri Frischknecht stepped onto the podium at the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Hafjell, Norway with his Swiss relay team last week, he became the third generation of Frischknechts to earn a cycling world championship medal. (cyclingnews.com)

Storck Migrates Back to the States with the T.I.X. Carbon Frameset.

German bike and component company Storck has been building bikes under the Storck name since 1995, and lightweight components for even longer. The company was briefly in the States, but after frolicking in what we imagine is warmer, less-crowded environments, it has made the long journey back. One of the first stops? Outdoor Demo at Interbike, to show off the new “This is Cross” (T.I.X.) cyclocross bike. (cxmagazine.com)

Polar Releases It's Smartest Cycling Computer with Integrated GPS, the V650.

Clain: When used with the compatible Polar H6 or H7 Bluetooth® Smart heart rate sensor, the Polar V650 shows cyclists the health and fitness benefits of training at different intensities, how it affects their bodies and how long it takes for them to recover and be ready to train again. (bikeworldnews.com)

Redline Conquest Flight Cyclocross Frame Dream Builds.

Redline Bicycles launched its new Conquest Flight at Sea Otter, and this summer hosted a “Dream Build” event with major bicycle component companies. While SRAM, Shimano and Campagnolo all participated, companies like FSA, Gavenalle and TRP also threw their components in the ring. (cxmagazine.com)

PEZ: Covadonga EuroTrash!