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 Thursday/Friday's
Tour of
Beijing Stage 1 departs Chong Li at 12:10pm local (12:10am U.S. Eastern
or 6:10am CET) and is expected at the finish at Zhangjiakou at around
4:26pm local (4:26am U.S. Eastern or 10:26am CET). Tour of
Beijing live video
streaming should get underway at around 2:45pm local
(2:45am U.S. Eastern, 11:45pm Pacific, or 8:45am CET). (cyclingfans.com)
October 9, 2014  Finetto and Pellizotti round out
top three. (cyclingnews.com)
October 9, 2014  With
less than a few hours before the fourth and final edition of the Tour
of Beijing, it’s been a challenging few days for Garmin-Sharp but one
of the pre-race favorites, Dan
Martin, is taking it all in his stride. (cyclingquotes.com)
October 9, 2014
2014
Races
& Results.
Tour of Beijing 2015 - Oct 10-14 (Stages), Santos Tour Down Under 2015 - Jan 18-25 (Stages), Giro d'Italia 2015 - May 9-31 (Stages), Il Lombardia 2014 - Oct 5 (Results), UCI Road World Championship 2014 - Sept 20-27 (Results), Vuelta a España 2014 - Aug 23-Sept 14 (Results), Tour de France2014 - July 5-27 (Results), Giro d'Italia 2014 - May 9 - June 1 (Results), Octobern 9, 2014  National
champions Katie Compton
and Jeremy Powers dominated
what became a wet day of racing for the pro fields at the KMC
Cyclocross Festival in Providence, RI. (bikeworldnews.com)
October 9, 2014  During
the last weekend in October a small city on the Canadian prairie,
Winnipeg, will host a national cyclocross championship that seeks to
surpass all previous editions in scope and quality. Moreover, a
downtown venue will maximize exposure to the event and sport by taking
cyclocross to the people. (cxmagazine.com)
October 9, 2014  With
the loss of the Cascade Cycling Classic, the NRC race schedule will be
limited to only seven races in 2015, however, there have been three UCI
dates added to both the men’s and women’s calendar for 2015.
Redlands Bicycle Classic in Redlands, California will kick the season off in April, while Thompson Bucks County Classic will wrap up the calendar in Pennsylvania on September 12. (velonews.com) October 9, 2014  Cyclists
from across Australia are gearing up to race through the Jacaranda City
and beyond for one of the nation's premier one day race events - the
54th Grafton to Inverell Cycle Race.
Racing among the flowering Jacaranda trees and festivities, the 228km marathon is the final round of the National Subaru Road Series and brings up to 700 people to Grafton at Jacaranda time each year. (dailyexaminer.com.au) October 9, 2014  "Boo
Bikes co-founders Drew
Haugen and Jacob
Lapenna, the creators of custom bamboo bikes, swung by the
Bicycling Pennsylvania office this week to jump on the daily lunch
ride, show us what they’ve been up to, and show off their Boo Bus,
which is taking them and their bikes across the country."
(bicycling.com)
October 9, 2014 October 8, 2014 |  2010
Tour de France champion Andy
Schleck announced his retirement from cycling at 29 years
old Thursday.
“There’s been a lot of speculation, now I have to confirm the speculation,” said Schleck in a press conference in his home country of Luxembourg. “I will not be a cyclist in 2015. It hurts. The decision was taken form after my crashes.” (velonews.com) October 9, 2014  Despite
a solid campaign with BMC, where he was 6th at the Vuelta a España, 5th
in Lombardia and provided the assist for Philippe Gilbert’s
Amstel Gold Race victory, Sanchez
has yet to pen a deal for 2015. His agent Michel Gros has
revealed that there has been interest from Lampre-Merida but still no
firm offer for the 36-year-old’s services. (cyclingnews.com)
October 9, 2014  While
the Fernando Alonso project appeared to be buried, the Formula 1 driver
annonced, according to L'Equipe,
that all is not over. (cyclingquotes.com)
October 9, 2014  Belkin
Pro Cycling TEAM closes its European cycling season at Paris-Tours on
Sunday, where Jos van
Emden plans to end his year with a high.
(cyclingquotes.com)
October 9, 2014  The
Astana project is over for American Evan
Huffman, as the Californian will return to racing
stateside next season with Team SmartStop. Huffman, 24, rode for Astana
for two seasons.
For Huffman, it’s a chance to further develop in an American program; for SmartStop, it’s a chance to bolster the team, and add a time trial specialist. (velonews.com) October 9, 2014  Eric Marcotte
recently returned back to Arizona from Ponferrada, Spain where he was a
part of the six-man team who represented the United States of America
at the UCI Road World Championships at the end of September.
(cyclingillustrated.com)
October 9, 2014  If
you’re going out for a winter ride, you’re going to get dirty – driving
rain, slippery roads and poor visibility. But rather than battling the
grime, embrace it and improve your cycling skills with a little
rough-stuff riding. (bikeradar.com)
October 9, 2014  A
recent study by scientists from the University of Oslo have found that
athletes' muscles can retain the performance-enhancing benefit of
anabolic steroids years, or even decades, after taking
them. (bikeradar.com)
October 9, 2014  Pros
and cons of ditching standard clinchers for a tubeless set-up.
(roadbikereview.com)
October 9, 2014  Garmin-Sharp
rider's new Tour of Beijing helmet to be sold for
WWF. (bikeradar.com)
October 9, 2014  "Having
been an international coach for the last six years, I have
come to fully understand the reason behind persistence with
the fixed wheel. Spend just one winter on a fixed wheel and I
guarantee you‘ll improve your pedalling efficiency." (stickybottle.com)
October 9, 2014  "I’ve
always wanted to come to the House of Yellow. There are a few brands
that have been there my whole cycling life, but Mavic is one that’s
always been alongside, consistent. Neither out of reach, nor left
behind. In fact, I think we’ve kind of evolved in tandem. It’s taken
25-odd years, but here I am. I have finally arrived—and crashed into
the building (hoping there’s no cctv!)." (pelotonmagazine.com)
October 9, 2014 | October 9, 2014  United
States Anti-doping Agency chief executive Travis Tygart on
Thursday called on Lance
Armstrong to spill the secrets of his doping under oath
for the good of cycling.
Tygart led the USADA investigation which found Armstrong’s United States Postal Service team had carried out “the most sophisticated, professionalized, and successful doping program sport has ever seen.” (velonews.com) October 9, 2014  Oleg Tinkov’s offer
of a million Euros to ride all three grand tours has grabbed a lot of
attention. It sounds good but anyone brave enough to take up the
challenge could well finish the year out of pocket. It’s madness… but
he does have a point. (inrng.com)
October 9, 2014  The
Astana team has once again found itself at the center of controversy
with Iglinskiy
brothers, Maxim
and Valentin,
both testing positive for EPO within a two-week period.
The squad has suspended itself from racing for an eight-day stretch, in accordance with Movement for Credible Cycling (MPCC) rules, and is not taking part in this week’s Tour of Beijing. (cyclingweekly.co.uk) October 9, 2014  Dropping
into the center of plush Swiss villages temporarily transformed into
accommodating race venues after hours spent negotiating world class
high alpine tracks in the surrounding area is the stuff MTB dreams are
made of. (cyclingnews.com)
October 9, 2014  Out
of contract with Giant-Shimano, Thomas
Damuseau decided to leave the Dutch team. At 25 years old,
the young Frenchman has still not signed a new contract and could end
up on the floor next season. (cyclingquotes.com)
October 9, 2014  Be
honest: On at least one occasion, you've watched the Tour from your
couch and wondered why it wasn't you pedaling in that pack. Here are a
few quantifiable reasons. (bicycling.com)
October 9, 2014  2012
junior cross country mountain bike world champion Andrea Waldis, of
Morschach, Switzerland, has joined the Luna Pro Team for the next two
years. Waldis
is 20 years old and, in addition to winning a world championship, is
also the winner of two under 23 World Cup races as a first year under
23 athlete. Waldis'
focus for 2015 will be the UCI Cross Country World Cup, also racing in
select US events, as well as the European, Swiss and World
Championships. (cyclingnews.com)
October 9, 2014  Zipp
is one of the major players in the wheel manufacturing world and the
company can claim a whole raft of victories and titles within both road
cycling and triathlon. It can also claim to being one of the brands
that led the carbon wheel revolution — in its 28-year history Zipp has
helped push the envelope when it comes to wheel aerodynamics,
stability, handling and performance. (cyclingtips.com.au)
October 9, 2014  BikeRadar
verdict: 3 out of 5
stars. "Dated appearance and some slapdash finishing detract from a lid
that's otherwise a pleasure to wear." (bikeradar.com)
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