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October 18, 2014



Photo: There will be live streams for both the Women's and Men's races..
The Cyclocross season action continues Sunday with UCI Cyclocross World Cup at Valkenburg, Netherlands.  (Cauberg Cross). Live streaming video:
Elite Men: 3:00pm CET (9:00am U.S. Eastern).
Elite Women: 1:30pm CET (7:30am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)

October 18, 2014






It was a near thing, but Chris Sutton edged Steele Von Hoff to win the Japan Cup Criterium. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com. (velonews.com)
Team Sky's Chris Sutton won the Japan Cup Criterium on Saturday as riders warmed-up for Sunday's headline 151km race on the hiller Utsonomiya circuit.
The Australian sprinter got an excellent leadout from his teammates and had the speed to edge out 2013 winner Steele Von Hoff. Sutton was given the victory after race officials carefully studied the photo-finish. Teammate Ben Swift was third, with Gregor Bole fourth and Wesley Sulzberger fifth. (cyclingnews.com)

October 18, 2014




Thibaut Pinot showed his strength and potential at this year's Tour. Here he is during stage 17.
Photo: © Tim de Waele.
Gallopin and Stybar tie the knot, Eijssen joins Wanty-Groupe Gobert, Willems goes out with a win. (cyclingnews.com)

October 18, 2014




Photo: I think it is possible to beat Jens Voigt. What he did was really impressive but he is no born track rider.
Alex Rasmussen will try to beat the Hour Record after Jens Voigt set a new standard in September. The Dane believes that it is possible to do even better. (cyclingquotes.com)

October 18, 2014




2014 Races & Results.

Santos Tour Down Under 2015 - Jan 18-25 (Stages),

Giro d'Italia 2015 - May 9-31 (Stages),

Tour of Beijing 2015 - Oct 10-14 (Results),

Paris - Tours Elite 2015 - Oct 12 (Results),

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 18, 2014




Photo: I personally would have preferred to continue his maturity another year with Caja Rural, but in came Bruyneel and the kid could not say no.
Michal Kwiatkowski is now a coveted rider. He will certainly not be short of offers once his contract with Patrick Lefevere’s Etixx-Quik Step team is up at the end of next season. This wasn’t always the case and Eusebio Unzué almost had the Polish star in 2011, but missed out. (cyclingquotes.com)

October 18, 2014




Photo: Fortunately, the Sky rider returned to the road last week to catch up and start to prepare for next season. He still has a contract with the British team.
Xavier Zandio has not competed since the Clasica San Sebastian. In fact, he resumed training last week after discovering in mid-August that he suffered a broken vertebra in a crash on the sixth stage of the Tour de France. (cyclingquotes.com)

October 18, 2014




Photo: The Aprire can be specced with SRAM or Shimano kit and different wheelsets
Cycling Plus / Immediate Media.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Excellent all-rounder that throws down the gauntlet to the big players." (bikeradar.com)

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October 17, 2014


Photo: There are 6 Time Trial events at the Chrono des Nations.
Sunday's first event starts at 11:00am CET  (5:00am U.S. Eastern).
LIVE video from 11:00am CET  (5:00am U.S. Eastern).
Women Cadets first, then Men Cadets, Junior Women, Junior Men, (then U23 Men after Elite Women).
Elite + U23 Women start: 1:37pm CET (7:37am U.S. Eastern).
Elite/U23 Men start: 2:07pm CET (8:07am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)

October 18, 2014




Photo: Hushovd had a moral responsibility to help the fight against doping once he learned such a key piece of information.
The World Anti Doping Agency may have said that it doesn’t believe that Thor Hushovd violated the WADA Code when he didn’t inform authorities that Lance Armstrong had told in in 2011 that he had doped during his career, but US Anti Doping Agency chief Travis Tygart isn’t impressed. (cyclingtips.com.au)

October 18, 2014





Photo: We can't take anything for granted. I just say that last year the Tour visited Arras via Valenciennes.
After this year's great drama on the Paris-Roubaix cobbles, rumors in the French press now indicate that the riders will again have to tackle pavé in the 2015 edition of the race. The confirmation is expected to come on Wednesday when the entire route will be unveiled in Paris. (cyclingquotes.com)

October 18, 2014




Bernard Hinault
Photo: © Amstel Curcao Race.
Bernhard Hinault has given his public support to Oleg Tinkov's idea of the biggest riders in professional cycling going head to head in the three Grand Tours, suggesting that the triple challenge would be possible if the Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a Espana had easier routes. (cyclingnews.com)

October 18, 2014




Photo: I am very happy to have extended the contract with Lampre-Merida for the 2015 season. When you feel good in a team, the goal is to stay with that outfit.
Lampre-Merida will still count on the services of the Portuguese road and time trial champion after the team has announced that they have extended the contract with Nelson Oliveira. The Portuguese has reached an agreement with the team for the 2015 season. (cyclingquotes.com)

October 18, 2014




Photo: The operation went well. It was not a heart operation. The cause of the arrhythmia has been found along the groin.
BMC rider Klaas Lodewyck has undergone successful surgery. The Belgian has been suffering from cardiac arrhytmia which has kept him on the sidelines since late July. "On Thursday he will undergo a cycling test to see whether the problem has definitely been resolved," his fiancée Femke Herygers tells Sporza. (cyclingquotes.com)

October 18, 2014




Photo: I've always been a big fan of Fizik's saddles having ridden various iterations of Ariones and Aliantes but I'd happily say this Kurve Snake Aluminium is the best so far.
road.cc verdict: 4.5 out of 5 stars. "Interesting design that creates the comfiest race saddle I've tried; it'll cost you though." (road.cc)

October 18, 2014




Photo: Lots of peanuts were crushed in the making of this recipe.
As we are constantly told, whenever we complete a hard training session or race, it’s really important to eat to put back some of the energy lost and replenish nutrients to aid recovery. The trouble is that whenever you read about this in a magazine the suggested foods of choice tend to appeal to rabbits and health freaks. (irontwit.creativeblogs.net)

October 18, 2014




Photo: Scott take kids' cycling seriously. There are no cartoon characters, fluffy colours, or slacking on the technical backstory.
road.cc verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Proper adult spec road race bike, just shrunk." (road.cc)

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Photo: Former Giro d’Italia chief claims he was sacrificed to prevent bigger scandal in RCS Sport’s parent company.
Ten months after he was abruptly fired by RCS Sport, former COO Michele Acquarone had his day in court this week, tackling his former employers in an unfair dismissal case.
The former Giro d’Italia chief squared up against the Italian company and will find out next week if a quick decision will be made in relation to his firing, or if the judge will require more time and witness testimony before she can reach a decision. (cyclingtips.com.au)

October 18, 2014




Photo: Pantani’s tomb. Photo: Yuzuru Sunuda.
The mother of deceased Marco Pantani claims her son was “scared” of winning the Giro d’Italia in 1999 as speculation mounts the former cycling icon may have fallen victim to malevolent forces outside the sport. “I found pieces of paper among his belongings on which he had written ‘I’m scared of winning,'” Tonina Pantani said in Gazzetta dello Sport Saturday. (pelotonmagazine.com)

October 18, 2014




Photo: The Cyclocross World Cup has been drastically reformed. Now only riders in the top 50 of the UCI ranking have automatic entry to the races.
On Sunday, the World Cup kicks off at the Caubergcross and this year the top 50 of the UCI rankings will automatically be allowed to start. "And there are nearly 20 Belgians in the top 50," said Dutch coach Johan Lammerts. "This rule comes at the expense of the internationalization of the sport." (cyclingquotes.com)

October 18, 2014





Photo: The impact on the team could be quite serious. I don’t want to say any more than that at this stage, because it’s ongoing.
UCI president Brian Cookson has stated to the press that he is disappointed with the series of positive doping tests from Astana and that it might have serious effects on the future of the Kazakh team. The positive tests came from the Iglinsky brothers and Ilya Davidenok. (cyclingquotes.com)

October 18, 2014




Photo: Frederik Willems has ended his active career with immediate effect. Next year e will become a sports director at his current Lotto-Belisol team.
Frederik Willems has won his farewell race in Bentille. He emerged as the strongest in the bunch sprint ahead of compatriot Stijn Devolder and Italian Manuel Quinziato. (cyclingquotes.com)

October 18, 2014




Photo: Phil Gaimon, noted for his wit and regular writing on his blog and in other publications that dispenses impressively useless but amusing advice .
Men’s professional cycling: it’s all about glamour. Jaguar team cars; on-demand massages; garages full of the latest super-light carbon wonderbikes; worshipful fans; exotic locales with breathtaking scenery; breathtaking podium girls; the big bucks and global recognition. But then again perhaps not and for an entertaining albeit rueful look at this Real World check out “Pro Cycling on $10 a Day” by American pro Phil Gaimon, the man with with Sad Clown Face on the cover photo. That’s earning the $10, not spending it by the way. (pezcyclingnews.com)

October 18, 2014




Photo: The new team of Stefan Schumacher who is moving from the Danish team Christina Watches to Poland, will get advice from Max.Com Sport Management.
The Polish pro continental team CCC Polsat wants to join the WorldTour before the start of the 2018 season. With this goal in mind, Piotr Wadecki's team has decided to work together with an Italian professional advertising agency that will help the team in PR issues during the next five years. (cyclingquotes.com)

October 18, 2014




Photo: Tomorrow I will race for the last time in my life, the Japan Cup. Everything comes to an end and that's the beauty of life.
Having considered prolonging his career at the new Rompoot team, Karsten Kroon has made up his mind. Tomorrow he will end his career at the Japan Cup. (cyclingquotes.com)

October 18, 2014




Photo: An exploded view of the MiniMoto, with its iconic asymmetrical curved arms. © Clifford Lee...
Less than a handful of years ago, cyclocross bikes were iconic for having cantilever brakes and the debate raged on about the merits and demerits of wide or narrow profile designs.  Paul Components ruled the roost in the United States with both designs, both versions using an innovative sealed bushing and spring system that made set up a breeze if you had the right 15mm wrench on hand. (cxmagazine.com)

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