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November 2013
November 22, 2013


Photo: Taylor Phinney will relocate from Tuscany to Nice, France, in 2014 and has hired Reed McCalvin as his personal soigneur. Photo: Casey B. Gibson.
He’s fashionable. He’s funny. He has weird hair. Taylor Phinney is also a gifted racer, and there’s reason to expect much of him in the upcoming year: He expects it of himself. (velonews.com)





Photo: USA champion Katie Compton (Trek Cyclocross Collective). © Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net
World Cup leader well rested and eager to race. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: National champion Nikki Harris and compatriot Helen Wyman, pictured at this year’s opening World Cup race in Valkenburg, are leading the way for British ‘cross riders at elite level (pic: Balint Hamvas).
xperts of the increasingly popular discipline discuss its success and what the future may hold. (roadcyclinguk.com)






Photo: Nys, van der Haar, Albert, Pauwels, Meeusen, Vantornout, Walsleben, Aernouts, Peeters, Simunek, Wellens, Mourey, Chainel, Page, Field...
2013-2014 Cyclocross season action continues Saturday with UCI Cyclocross World Cup at Koksijde, Belgium.  (Vlaamse Duinencross Koksijde). Live streaming video: Elite Men: 2:45pm CET (8:45am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)





Photo: Emma Pooley chases, Women's road race, Road World Championships 2012.
"I've missed it this year, especially not being at the big races when you hear what happened and who won," Emma Pooley has said. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)





Races & Results.
2014 Tour de France - July 5-27 (Stages),
2014 Giro d'Italia - May 10, 2014 (Stages),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Results),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Results),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Results),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results).





Photo: Vincenzo Nibali (Astana)... © Bettini
Unlikely to return to Giro d'Italia in 2014. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: The third stage of the Tour de France will end at Buckingham Palace, similar to the finish of the 2013 Prudential RideLondon - Surrey Classic. © Pete Goding
Route from Cambridge to London wraps up three days in Great Britain. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Nicolas Vogondy (Bbox Bouygues Telecom) celebrates his win in the Dauphine.
Frenchman not renewed with Accent Jobs. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Included with the unit is a speed sensor and magnet, and is compatible with ANT+ devices like heart rate straps and cadence sensors.
The Cerevellum Scope continuously records what’s behind you in a 5 minute loop. Should you have an accident, the Scope has a built in accelerometer that will detect the impact and save the last 5 minutes as a record of events. (bikerumor.com)





















Photo: They were both French.
A major era in professional cycling ended when the last two men to have raced the Tour de France before World War II died this year. (pelotonmagazine.com)





Photo: Lance Armstrong is facing increasing financial pressure to settle multiple lawsuits before he is forced to testify under oath. Photo: Mandel Ngan | AFP.
For so long, Lance Armstrong was Goliath and his adversaries David. Resources were in his favor. An adoring public stayed on message. He won, at everything. But now, and for the first time in a while, he finds himself in an unfamiliar position, that of the underdog. (velonews.com)





Photo: That’s Trek Factory Racing’s new recruits.
You might think they’ve stolen Andy Schleck’s pyjamas but, no, this is an initiation ceremony, a scene normally kept secret but inevitably public thanks to smartphones and social media. (inrng.com)





Photo: Joaquim Rodríguez and Daniel Martin are two foreign riders aiming for pink at the Giro d'Italia in 2014. Photo: Graham Watson.
With less than six months until the 2014 edition starts in Belfast, several foreign riders have already locked the race into their schedules. (velonews.com)





Photo: Nikki Harris tackles the sand in Koksijde last year – the British champion is hoping to better her second place this weekend (pic: Balint Hamvas).
Telenet-Fidea rider hopes to continue fine form at World Cup this weekend. (roadcyclinguk.com)





Photo: Sebastian Langeveld (Orica-GreenEdge). © Sonja Csury
Confirms he negotiated with Sky and Cannondale before joining Garmin. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Matt Glaetzer (Australia) nudges out Eddie Dawkins (New Zealand). © James Jubb
Penultimate day of UCI Oceania Track Cycling Championships. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Marianne Vos wins the 2013 world championship roads race.
Marianne Vos, Olympic, road race and cyclo-cross world champion, is enthusiastic about Britain's new Women's Tour in 2014, but admitted that she wasn't certain to ride. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)





Photo: For the Tour, the bill for the police and the gendarmerie increases from €2.5 million today to €12 million tomorrow! It's scary.
Route du Sud organiser says Tour de France chief Prudhomme has highlighted the problem. (velonation.com)





Photo: American Shelley Olds, 33-year-old Massachusetts sprinter.
American sprinter joins Italian team of Tatiana Guderzo. (velonation.com)





Photo: The highest quality, at affordable prices.
The best wheels require the best components and a great builder. (karbonspeed.com)





Photo: PEZ Daily Distraction.
















Photo: Dan Martin...
Irishman increasingly confident after Liège, Catalunya and Tour de France success. (velonation.com)






Photo: Chris Froome and Alberto Contador chat about the race route.
Mid-February debut as he builds towards Tour and Vuelta. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Bobbie Traksel (Champion System).
Team was to employ 12 riders left without contracts for 2014. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Caffeine may be the most widely used stimulant drug in the world, especially among cyclists..
A cyclist's guide to boosting performance with the stimulant. (bicycling.com)





Photo: The humble turbo trainer is likely to make a seasonal return to your training schedule with temperatures plummeting. pic: ©Deborah Malin.
Preparing location, intervals vs. duration, motivational tools, group vs. solo, monitoring effort with hrm or power. (roadcyclinguk.com)





Photo: Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) leads Uran on the final climb. © Sirotti
Basque team also plans to lay off six other riders with contracts for 2014. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Staf Scheirlinckx (Accent Jobs Wanty). © Sirotti
Belgian road pros hang up their wheels. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: US$4,495 (frame only).
The Cipollini Bond is a full carbon road bike, constructed in Italy in a rather interesting way. Instead of a traditional one-piece monocoque, the front and rear triangles are built separately, and then joined in a process called ‘Atomlink’. (bikeradar.com)





Photo: Ever wonder how to efficiently store rim extrusions? Here you go. Bonus points if you can identify the rim model, too.
Few bicycle companies have as storied a history as Mavic. Founded in 1889 by brothers Léon and Laurent Vielle, the French wheel and rim giant has long been a leader in the category. (bikeradar.com)


























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