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Doug Report Daily Cycling News Archive

Pro Challenge, Amgen Tour on board for multi-day women’s events in 2015 .

The two biggest stage races in North America, the Amgen Tour of California and the USA Pro Challenge, are planning on holding multi-day women’s events in 2015, race officials confirmed this week. The Amgen Tour held two one-day events at this year’s event, a time trial in Folsom, and a downtown Sacramento circuit race. (velonews.com)

Vuelta a España: Aru wins stage 18.

For the second time in this year’s Vuelta a España, Fabio Aru has claimed a mountain-top stage win - and proved that his third place in the Giro d’Italia this May was no one-off fluke result. (cyclingnews.com)

Froome soars to second on Monte Castrove.

Chris Froome’s roller coaster Vuelta a España took a step in the right direction for the Kenyan-born Briton during stage 18 on Thursday as he both moved into second overall and gained time on race leader Alberto Contador. (cyclingnews.com)

Vuelta a España: Jungels rewarded for day in the breakaway.

Riding his first Grand Tour, Trek Factory Racing's Bob Jungels booked himself a podium visit at the end of the Vuelta a España's stage 17 as the day's most combative rider, having animated the breakaway. (cyclingnews.com)

Cancellara leaves Vuelta a España to prepare for Worlds.

Fabian Cancellara has brought his Vuelta a España to an end in order to focus on his preparation for the upcoming world championships. His Trek Factory Racing team confirmed on Thursday morning that Cancellara would not take the start of stage 18 in A Estrada. (cyclingnews.com)

2014 Vuelta a Espana LIVE.

Friday's Vuelta a Espana Stage 19 departs Salvaterra do Miño at 1:00pm CET (7:00am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Cangas do Morrazo 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),

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König to ride for WorldTour team in 2015.

Leopold König will be riding in the WorldTour in 2015, the Czech rider has confirmed. König, who currently rides for NetApp-Endura, wouldn’t confirm who he had signed for but said that an announcement would be coming imminently. (cyclingnews.com)

Lotto-Belisol displeased with Van den Broeck’s 2014 season.

Jurgen Van de Broeck was considered as one of the riders focused almost entirely on the Tour de France, but this may have to change in the upcoming year as Lotto-Belisol is openly disappointed with his performances throughout 2014 season. (cyclingquotes.com)

The top 10 technical innovations of all time.

The bicycle, and the sport that revolves around it, has changed considerably over the years, morphing as engineering, production, materials science, and the understanding of what makes a good bike have progressed. The world’s most efficient mode of transportation has seen its fair share of wacky innovations, from air-powered shifting to cable-thin tubes, but the industry, and riders, have always found a way to whittle the bike down into what it is meant to be, removing the silly and keeping the smart. (velonews.com)

Two Days In Yorkshire, by Peter Cossins and Andrew Denton.

Some great photos that are going to be much reproduced in years to come, such as the peloton snaking up through the crowds on Buttertubs or up the cobbled climb in Haworth. (podiumcafe.com)

Brim Brothers launches $999 cleat-based power meter.

A power meter that lives on your shoes, stuck between cleat and sole, calculating power with a combination of light, nearly indestructible piezoceramic sensors and accelerometers mounted on the shoe itself. (velonews.com)

Speedplay Aero Pedal System shown.

Speedplay is showing prototypes of its forthcoming Aero Pedal System, a one-side Zero pedal with a dimpled underside that, when clipped into the aero cleat, creates a smooth, unbroken surface all the way down to the shoe sole. (bikeradar.com)

The incredible Mando Footloose IM e-bike.

Hailing from South Korea was one of the most innovative e-bikes we've seen yet. Not only is the new Mando Footloose IM packed with clever technical features, it's quite a pretty visual design, too. (bikeradar.com)

Pinarello Mercurio T2 Hybrid.

New carbon model combines the sleekness of a road frame with the price and utility of a city bike  (bicycling.com)

Tour of Britain: Brändle takes solo stage 5 victory.

Matthias Brändle soloed in to take the win in stage 5 of the Tour of Britain in Exeter. He had been in the day’s escape group, as had second and third place finishers Shane Archbold and Maarten Wynants. (cyclingnews.com)

Stevens looks to worlds after winning Holland Ladies Tour.

Fresh off her victory at the Boels Rental Ladies Tour in the Netherlands, Evelyn Stevens, has a boost of confidence as she looks ahead to the UCI Road World Championships at the end of the month. (velonews.com)

Michal Kwiatkowski: future world champion?

Could Tour of Britain leader Michal Kwiatkowski win the rainbow jersey in Ponferrada? (cyclingweekly.co.uk)

Slovenian (18) who denied Eddie Dunbar Nations Cup win was EPO positive at the time.

Having received the anticipated news this week that he had been selected to ride the junior road race at the World Championships in Spain in two weeks, Eddie Dunbar’s season has taken an unexpected twist today. (stickybottle.com)

FDJ sidelines Bouhanni in response to French interview.

In the interview, which appeared on Saturday, the 24-year-old spoke bluntly of his dissatisfaction at certain events that transpired during the 2014 season including missing out on selection for Milan-San Remo and the Tour de France. (cyclingnews.com)

2014 Tour of Britain LIVE.

Friday's Tour of Britain Stage 6 departs Bath at 10:15am BST (5:15am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Hemel Hempstead at around 3:26pm BST (10:26am U.S. Eastern).  Tour of Britain live streaming video should get underway at around 1:00pm BST (8:00am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)

Amid retirement rumors, Evans to reveal future next week.

Cadel Evans will reveal his future in a press conference next week before the start of the Ponferrada world championships in northwest Spain. There is growing speculation that the 2011 Tour de France winner will announce his retirement, but Evans refused to specify what his future holds, only confirming it will be revealed next week. (velonews.com)

Viviani close to joining Team Sky in 2015.

Report: Elia Viviani is close to joining Team Sky for 2015, opting to move to the British team instead of being part of the new Cannondale team managed by Jonathan Vaughters following the fusion of Cannondale and Garmin-Sharp. (cyclingnews.com)

Contador defends decision to skip Spanish worlds.

Alberto Contador is defending his decision to skip the upcoming road world championships on his home roads in Ponferrada, Spain. (velonews.com)

Apple Watch and iPhone 6 - good for cycling?

Just yesterday Apple announced to the world a range of new mobile devices including the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and the long-rumored Watch. The phone receives a few changes that will appeal to many who ride connected. However, it’s the new watch that is most interesting to us, with a handful of technology and features that could see it useful for cycling. (bikeradar.com)

Interbike ’14: Part III.

Sony showed off a new video camera, the HDR-AS100V, called the Action Cam, to compete with a now burgeoning market for video. This unit features Zeiss optics for sharper video as well as a stereo mike and a waterproof casing to make it as directly competitive with the GoPro as possible while orienting the camera length-wise to make it less obtrusive and more aerodynamic. It’s big advantage is image stabilization software that makes on-the-bike video much easier to watch. (redkiteprayer.com)

Canyon Ultimate CF SLX 9.0 SL review.

Canyon began by trading out of a trailer but the company now serves the world market with customer-direct sales from its headquarters in Koblenz, Germany. Canyon also sponsors the Movistar and Katusha WorldTour teams. The Ultimate CF SLX that sits at the top of the company's road bike range. (cyclingtips.com.au)

New bottom bracket solutions from Wheels Manufacturing.

ired of the perpetual bottom bracket creak on your PF86/92 or PF30-equipped frame? Wheels Manufacturing showed off a new thread-together bottom bracket design that might finally quiet things down. (bikeradar.com)

Giant TCX Advanced 1.

BikeRadar verdict: 4.5 out of 5 stars. "High traction, high comfort and good-looking cyclocross bike." (bikeradar.com)

Kwiatkowski wins stage 4 in Tour of Britain.

PEZ: EuroTrash Vuelta Finalé!

Italian authorities open homicide investigation into Pantani’s death.

A new investigation into the possible murder of Italian cyclist Marco Pantani took a step forward on Wednesday when Italy’s public prosecutor in Rimini handed the case over to the police. In 2004, police determined that the 1998 Giro d’Italia and Tour de France winner had died of a cocaine overdose.

Brambilla ejected from Italian national team for Worlds.

The infamous fistfight between Gianluca Brambilla and Ivan Rovny  during the 16th stage of the Vuelta a Espana will have even bigger consequences for the Italian rider than missing out on a stage victory and being ejected from the event, as he will not participate in the upcoming World Championships held in Ponferrada. (cyclingquotes.com)

Is Kristin Armstrong mounting a comeback for 2016 Olympics?

Is Olympic time trial champion Kristin Armstrong mounting a comeback for an unprecedented third consecutive gold medal? That’s the rumor that’s been swirling around the American cycling community over the past several weeks — and it’s a rumor Armstrong would not refute when asked for comment Wednesday at the Interbike trade show in Las Vegas. (velonews.com)

Sven Nys repeats at CrossVegas .

Sven Nys rode to a repeat victory at CrossVegas, powering away from an elite field on the final lap. (velonews.com)

Meredith Miller notches CrossVegas win.

Katie Compton came to the front with about 200 meters to go, hardly the only time she’d touched the front of the heated CrossVegas race, and it seemed all but over. Compton has been so dominant in past years that it seemed safe to start writing headlines. No one told Meredith Miller.  (velonews.com)

2014 Grand Prix Cycliste de Quebec LIVE.

Friday's Grand Prix Cycliste de Quebec starts at 11:00am EDT (17:00 CET) and is expected to finish at around 4:15pm EDT (22:15 CET).  GP de Quebec live streaming video should get underway at around 1:00pm EDT (19:00 CET). (cyclingfans.com)

Welcome to New York.

Bike Snob NYC’s Big Apple cycling primer. (bicycling.com)

Bissell's Kem moves to SmartStop as general manager.

Bissell team director Omer Kem told Cyclingnews this week at Interbike in Las Vegas that he will move to Team SmartStop next year as the team's general manager. Kem was at the cycling trade show representing the team already in talks with potential sponsors. (cyclingnews.com)

De Gendt likely to leave Omega Pharma – Quick Step.

According to Belgian media, Thomas De Gendt may be forced to leave Omega Pharma-Quick Step after one season in their outfit as Patrick Lefevere gradually reduces team roster to eventually meet new UCI regulations in 2017. (cyclingquotes.com)

Cash-strapped Belkin asks fans for money.

The Netherlands’ green and black team currently racing as Belkin is reaching out for more money to manage its team in 2015. Thanks to De Lotto’s commitment of 4 million euros it no longer looks to be in danger, but with its plea to fans asking for money it appears it is at its limit to remain in the UCI’s first division. (velonews.com)

Nutrition: What to drink and when to fuel your cycling.

Round-the-clock drinking is vital. No, we’re not talking about extended pub licenses, but which drinks are best for cyclists, and at what time of day. Here are some suggestions. (bikeradar.com)

Mr. T, Taylor Phinney sighted at Giro booth.

Apparently Giro pities the fool who can’t tie his shoe–or something like that. The cycling helmet, apparel and shoe maker entertained Interbike attendees with an appearance by American cycling star Taylor Phinney of Team BMC and a (very) Las Vegas Mr. T impersonator. (roadbikereview.com)

Interbike 2014: Three From the Floor Day One.

Amidst the thousand yard stares and shuffling, aimless gaits of Interbike attendees a few bits and pieces always stand out and here are three from day one. Ritchey’s new carbon breakaway, Scapin’s take on carbon and a SportCrafters trainer that only looks like a normal trainer. (pelotonmagazine.com)

Fix It Sticks provides option to traditional multi-tool.

Utilitarian elegance is the hallmark of Fix It Sticks, a unique alternative to the traditional multi-tool. Two metal handles and a handful of bits come together to form a T-shaped problem solver that’s great for dealing with road- or trail-side repairs. (roadbikereview.com)