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Doug Report Daily Cycling News Archive

Hour Record LIVE stream - Matthias Brandle Attempt.

2014 Matthias Brandle Hour Record Attempt LIVE. Thursday, October 30, Aigle, Switzerland. Brandle's attempt starts at 7:00pm CET (2:00pm U.S. Eastern). Live video from 6:45pm CET (1:45pm U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)

USAC Pro CX: Caroline Mani Takes Over Pole Position, Jeremy Powers Remains On Top.

Two podium finishes over the weekend at the Gateway Cross Cup in St. Louis, Mo., propelled Caroline Mani to the top of the 2014-15 USA Cycling Professional Cyclo-cross Calendar (Pro CX) women’s standings.
Mani placed third on Saturday, one minute and two seconds back of winner Erica Zaveta. She followed that up with a second-place ride in Sunday’s race, coming in just 22 seconds behind Sunny Gilbert. (cxmagazine.com)

2014 Races & Results.

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

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

Tour de France 2015 - July 4-26 (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 France 2014  - July 5-27 (Results),

Giro d'Italia 2014 - May 9 - June 1 (Results),

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Betancur must lead life of champion athlete, says Lavenu.

The headlines ultimately belonged to Nairo Quintana and Rigoberto Uran, but in the early stages of Colombian cycling’s year of years, it briefly appeared as though Carlos Betancur’s star would shine brightest of all.
Apparently unencumbered by his generous winter padding, Betancur rattled off a nonchalant victory at Paris-Nice in March. He was immediately installed among the top favorites for the Ardennes Classics and speculation mounted as to what he might achieve in his debut Tour de France if he hit his ideal racing weight. That early triumph, however, proved the falsest of dawns. (cyclingnews.com)

Stevens looks forward to Worlds in Richmond.

Evelyn Stevens spent some time last week scouting the elite women's time trial and road world championship courses in Richmond ahead of the 2015 road Worlds.
Fresh off earning the bronze medal at the 2014 UCI Road World Championships in Spain as well as winning the team time trial with her Specialized Lululemon teammates, Stevens is optimistic about her chances to medal again next year. (cyclingnews.com)

Maaskant ends cycling career.

Dutch rider Martijn Maaskant has called an end to his professional cycling career, his management company announced today. The 31-year-old who placed fourth in both Paris-Roubaix and the Tour of Flanders said he struggled to regain his top form after a crash in the 2011 Paris-Nice. (cyclingnews.com)

SoCal’s Spooky Cross Haunted by Nauman, Gritters.

"Went to a Halloween party the other night and a cyclocross race broke out. The sixth edition of Spooky Cross had the distinction of being Round 5 of the SoCalCross Prestige Series, this year haunting the Baja Beach Club area of Irvine Lake on the eastern outskirts of toney Orange County.
As always, Spooky Cross was as much rave as race. Sure, a full slate of classes started being ticked off just after lunch until well past sundown, with some righteous two-wheeled war being waged on a hilly 1.74-mile/2.8km course that was half lawn bowling, half gravel grinding." (cxmagazine.com)

Trek Emonda SLR 8 - long-term.

BikeRadar verdict: 4.5 out of 5 stars. "A feather-light chassis, brilliant handling and an excellent parts selection, but also a rough ride." (bikeradar.com)

Club Ride Cog jeans.

BikeRadar verdict: 4.5 out of 5 stars. "Smart details and comfortable fit have made this our go-to pair of jeans." (bikeradar.com)

Cane Creek recalls DBinline shocks.

Suspension manufacturer Cane Creek is recalling DBinlines manufactured from May 23, 2014 through September 15, 2014. These shocks have graphics that incorrectly identify the adjustment directions for high-speed rebound (HSR) damping. Following these directions will cause unexpected behavior by a bike’s suspension, posing a hazard to the rider. The Fletcher, North Carolina-based company has received four complaints from customers, one of which involved a report of injury. (bikeradar.com)

Tour of Hainan: Antomarchi takes overall victory.

Dennis part of a new wave of time trial talents.

Day One Runners-Up Brian Matter and Sunny Gilbert Find Wins on Day Two of the Gateway Cross Cup.

What’s The Point of the Off Season?

Pro cycling’s calendar runs from late January to mid-October leaving a vacuum that lasts longer than three months. All riders deserve a vacation and a chance to do something else. Why stop the show? Could the sport race all year instead?
It’s always good to question conventions and rituals and the off-season is one habit worth reviewing. I can imagine many a reader saying the riders need a break. Of course. In fact they need several and maybe it doesn’t always have to be in October. (inrng.com)

Phinney continues lengthy recovery from broken leg.

Taylor Phinney is continuing his recovery from a broken leg sustained during a crash in the road race at the USA Cycling Professional National Championships in May in Chattanooga, Tennessee. While he's well on his way to recovery, Phinney has many more months ahead of him and he does not yet know when he will resume racing. (cyclingnews.com)

Contador beats Nibali and Valverde to win Vélo d’Or competition.

Although he didn’t achieve his goal of winning the Tour de France, Alberto Contador has been named the recipient of the prestigious Vélo d’Or award for 2014 by the French Vélo magazine.
The Spanish Tinkoff Saxo rider received 66 points in the voting, eight points ahead of the 2014 Tour de France winner Vincenzo Nibali and a cool 28 up on the third-placed rider, Alejandro Valverde. (cyclingtips.com.au)

Wiggins set to unveil his new development team.

Bradley Wiggins’ future is yet to be made official, but a possible dual announcement regarding a new contract with Team Sky and his proposed development team is due in the coming month. Wiggins' contract is up at the end of the season but, despite receiving a number of offers, he is expected to stay with Sky next season. (cyclingnews.com)

Mercatone Uno wants 1999 Giro d'Italia awarded to Pantani.

Mercatone Uno president Romano Cenni has hired a lawyer in a bid to have victory at the 1999 Giro d’Italia assigned to the late Marco Pantani. Cenni’s legal action follows claims – 15 years old but recently re-aired extensively in the Italian press – of irregularities in the testing procedures when Pantani returned a high haematocrit on the penultimate day of that Giro and was forced out of the race while leading the overall standings. (cyclingnews.com)

Christina Watches-Kuma team to end, blames DCU plus lack of invites to Tour of Denmark.

Originally set up to enable Michael Rasmussen to continue with his career and then persisting after the rider was handed a two year suspension, the Christina Watches-Kuma team has announced that it will cease to exist at the end of the season.
General manager Klaus Hembo has laid the blame for the team’s cessation firmly at the feet of the Tour of Denmark and the Danish Cycling Union (DCU), saying that both played a big factor in the decision. (cyclingtips.com.au)

Inaugural Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race route revealed.

Cadel Evans was on hand in Melbourne today for the unveiling of the eponymous Great Ocean Road Race which will be the last of his career. The race, to be held on February 1, has been awarded UCI 1.1 classification with Evans' BMC team confirming its appearance at the event along with Australian WorldTour team Orica-GreenEdge. (cyclingnews.com)

5 Things I’ve Learned Racing Cyclocross This Year.

"If you want to be good at pedaling a cyclocross bike, you should probably not race nonstop from March until September. This year, after getting sick at the Cascade Cycling Classic in July, I didn’t ride my bike for a few weeks. This is the first time I took a break going into cyclocross in five years of elite racing. I think more than anything it has contributed to how well I’ve been pedaling these past few weeks. So take a break." (pelotonmagazine.com)

Should Cyclists Lift Weights?

“You know my coach really doesn’t want me to lift weights, but I’m not listening. I’m an old guy and I feel like it really helps me on the bike at this point.” That’s my team director talking. I don’t know if I’d call him an “old guy.” I believe he’s somewhere in his 50s. But this conversation is one I’ve had with guys (and women) a decade or so younger and a decade or so older: Coach doesn’t want me to lift. I feel like I should lift. What should I do? (bicycling.com)

Steve Beckett: The UCI WorldTour is a failing brand.

Video: Philip Deignan shows off his Pinarello Dogma 65.1 Think 2.

Q&A: USADA CEO Travis Tygart on fighting the doping battle.

"It seems like some of the guys (Levi Leipheimer, Christian Vande Velde, Tom Danielson, Dave Zabriskie, George Hincapie, and others) who were involved have gone on to have successful careers in the bike industry, while others maybe not so much, at least for now. Do you think things have played out fairly for those who were involved and gave the affidavits? How do you see it now culturally, as well as professionally?" (velonews.com)

Canadian investigation finds no culture of doping.

Cycling Canada today announced the results of its four month independent investigation into doping in the sport, stating that the consultation firm LLB Strategies found no organized system of doping or "doping culture" in Canadian cycling.
The report, commissioned by Cycling Canada and the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES), entitled, "National Consultation on Doping Activity in the Sport of Cycling" included direct, anonymous testimony gathered between May and August of 2014. It focused only on gathering information regarding doping activity, based upon information from the interviews, "and therefore didn't include researching or studying the situation of doping in Canadian cycling", a press release stated. (cyclingnews.com)

Good-Bye David Millar.

David Millar seems to have been around for ages, 18 years as a Pro to be exact, but you need to take two years away for a doping ban. Love him or hate him, he has a fine palmarés. If you want to believe in him or not is up to you, but he still was a grand champion. (pezcyclingnews.com)

News shorts: Nibali willing to ride Tour de San Luis with Italian national team.

Fourth Velo d'Or for Contador, Lacambra to Bigla, How to win a pro contract. (cyclingnews.com)

Great British Cycling, by Ellis Bacon.

A brief history of British cycling, from James Moore to Chris Froome. It doesn't try to tell the full story but rather offers up what Bacon considers to be important pieces of the jigsaw puzzle. One of the curses of current British cycling journalism is the need by too many writers to place themselves into the story - to make the story about them - and Bacon here has served up a very personal history of British cycling. (podiumcafe.com)

Coppel looking to get back to his best at IAM Cycling.

Next season will mark the first time in his career that Jérome Coppel has ridden for a non-French team having signed for Swiss Pro-Continental outfit IAM Cycling. The 28-year-old spent the last two seasons with Cofidis, previously enjoying stints with Saur-Sojasun and Francaise des Jeux since turning professional in 2008, although his non-selection for the Tour de France was a contributing factor in moving on. (cyclingnews.com)

Imogen Smith: A hard Croc made harder.

Australia's Imogen Smith was the only elite women's competitor to finish the demanding 2014 Crocodile Trophy, here she tells her story of the race, last minute prize money issues and experiences as a women in an already tough sport. (sbs.com.au)

Weekend Preview: The Legendary Cycle-Smart International.

This weekend’s Cycle-Smart International isn’t just the longest-running UCI cyclocross race in America, it’s also Rounds 3 and 4 of the longest-running UCI cyclocross series this side of the Atlantic: the Verge New England Cyclocross Series presented by Stan’s NoTubes.
Fans adore this legendary race weekend, November 1st and 2nd in Northampton, Massachusetts, where national champions past and present from all over the globe battle for victory. The notoriously fast Look Park course favors tactical racing, requiring both finesse and power – and rewards spectators with a guarantee of exciting races all weekend long. (cxmagazine.com)

BikeSnobNYC: Bicycle Development Index - A City Is Only As Good As Its Bike Parking.