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Doug Report Daily Cycling News Archive

Meeusen wins Superprestige in Ruddervoorde.

Telenet-Fidea rider Tom Meeusen won a hard-fought third Superprestige round in Ruddervoorde, Belgium, on Sunday, out-sprinting Mathieu van der Poel and Klaas Vantornout. Sven Nys finished fourth in the sprint after a fast race on a dry course. (cyclingnews.com)

Cant takes over European crown from Wyman.

After a two-year spell as European cyclo-cross champion Helen Wyman (Kona Factory Team) had to concede the European title on Saturday afternoon in Lorch, Germany. The 24-year-old Belgian champion Sanne Cant (Enertherm-BKCP) took over the European Cyclo-cross championship from the 33-year-old British champion. On Sunday, Cant turned her good form into another victory at the Superprestige cyclo-cross race in Ruddervoorde, Belgium. (cyclingnews.com)

Danny Summerhill, Katerina Nash win Derby City opener.

Danny Summerhill and Katerina Nash shone most brightly under the lights at Saturday’s Derby City Cup in Louisville, Kentucky.
Summerhill took the hour long elite men’s race by just two seconds ahead of U.S. champion Jeremy Powers with Logan Owen third at 35 seconds back.
Earlier, in the 40-minute elite women’s race, Nash soloed to victory with 18 seconds to spare over runner-up Kaitlin Antonneau. Courtenay McFadden rounded out the podium in third.
Racing continues Sunday at Eva Bandman Park. (velonews.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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“If you’re 35 or older, you need to get the intensity of training right.”

Greg Swinand took a whopping eight wins this year between road race and time trial events, and the UCD CC rider says he has no intention of stopping racing any time soon.
He might by 47 years old now but the US-born Wicklow man showed up many of his younger adversaries in 2014.
Among his biggest wins was a solo victory in the inaugural Deenside Cup.
He also took the opening stage of the Tour of Ulster as well as the national vets’ TT title, a race he won by over two minutes. (stickybottle.com)

Sanne Cant wins women's European cyclo-cross championship ...

Van Aert wins European Championships.

UCI Track Cycling World Cup LIVE - Guadalajara, Mexico.

Only Sunday's final day (November 9) of round 1 will be streamed live, at least in part. (cyclingfans.com)

McGee steps aside as Ewan's coach.

One of the first things Caleb Ewan did upon his return to Australia from September’s Worlds, where he won a silver medal in the men’s U23 race, was to meet with his coach Brad McGee and chat about the season gone and to come.
Joining them for the catch up at a small café in Bowral, a rural town in the Southern Highlands south of Sydney in NSW where 20-year-old Ewan hails from, was Italian Australian Institute of Sport sports scientist Paolo Menaspà. By the time they had finished, one major change had already taken place – McGee was no longer Ewan’s coach. (cyclingnews.com)

Tour of Taihu Lake: Shpilevskiy wins final stage, Witmitz takes overall.

Stage 5 winner Boris Shpilevskiy claimed a second success in the Tour of Taihu Lake as he sprinted to victory on the final day in Wujiang, where Australia’s Sam Witmitz, third on the line, won the first UCI 2.1 race of his career at the age of 29. He won the race ahead of Alois Kankovsky who finished second overall for the third time (after 2011 and 2013). Dutch revelation Jurgen van Diemen had a few mechanicals and slipped to third but remained on the podium. (cyclingnews.com)

Van der Poel regains confidence in Ruddervoorde.

Mathieu van der Poel answered the critics who railed against his decision to skip the U23 European cyclo-cross championships by surging to the lead in the Superprestige on Sunday with a strong second place finish in Ruddervoorde.
The Dutch rider decided to focus on the Superprestige at the expense of the championship race in Lorsch, Germany, and was criticized by new European champion Wout Van Aert, who responded to Van der Poel's absence by citing a proverb, "the absent are always in the wrong." (cyclingnews.com)

Could the Giro and Vuelta be shortened?

Two of the highlights of the cycling season are the Giro d’Italia and the Vuelta a Espana. If you cant win the Tour de France, then these are the two stage races you want to win. And both face the possibility of being shortened.
Nothing has been made public about this proposal so far, but with cycling due to enter new reforms as soon as 2017, some people like Patrick Lefevere, Etixx-QuickStep manager, want the Grand Tours shortened. (cyclingquotes.com)

SRAM Force 22 groupset.

Saracen Avro.

BikeRadar verdict: 3.5 out of 5 stars. "Classy chassis with good kit, apart from the middling brakes." (bikeradar.com)

David Millar praises help from Dave Rayner Fund.

Steve Tilford: Sunday in Seattle.

Lance Armstrong pulls out of planned ride in Texas's Tour de Gruene time trial.

Lance Armstrong pulled out of a scheduled participation in a time trial in the United States today, citing a back injury. His non-appearance at the Tour de Gruene Bicycle Classic in New Braunfels, Texas, comes a little more than two weeks after USA Cycling said he could not take part in last month’s Gran Fondo Hincapie. (road.cc)

Gilbert enjoys one day of cyclo-cross.

On Saturday, Philippe Gilbert in the Velodux, an urban cyclo-cross race for pairs held in the Swiss town of Estavayer-Le-Lac and organized by Red Bull. Alongside his partner Danilo Wyss from BMC Racing Team, he finished 15th in the race that also welcomed Julien Abasalon.
Gilbert and Wyss finished one lap behind the winners  (cyclingquotes.com) and Michi Wildhaber. (cyclingquotes.com)

Pat Shaw to extend career with Avanti.

At the end of 2013, Pat Shaw announced that the upcoming season would be his last as a professional bike rider. The Victorian would spent his final year on the road with Satalyst-Giant, switching teams from Huon Genesys, now known as Avanti, where he was instrumental to the recent successes of the Tasmanian squad.
Last week, Avanti announced that Shaw would be re-joining the team in 2015, putting retirement on hold for another year. (cyclingnews.com)

New shorts: Swift targets Milan-San Remo.

Australia strong in UCI Track World Cup. Six month countdown to the Giro d’Italia. (cyclingnews.com)

Giro Reload: To The Mortirolo!

Stage 16 of the 2015 Giro d’Italia will revisit the horrendous climb of the Mortirolo, back in 2008 Ale Federico made his own ascent on the penultimate stage of that years Italian Grand Tour. We relive Ale’s pain, suffering and hunger as he discovers his ‘mazzo’ on the Mortirolo. (pezcyclingnews.com)

Stars turn out for Dave Rayner Fund anniversary.

Some of the biggest stars in British cycling turned out for the Dave Rayner 20th anniversary dinner in Leeds on Saturday evening with roughly £25,000 raised for the cause.
David Millar, Lizzie Armistead and Ian Stannard, and the new recruits who will benefit from the Rayner fund in 2015, were among those in attendance, along with the man responsible for bringing the Tour de France to Yorkshire, Gary Verity. (cyclingnews.com)

Steve Tilford: Riding in Seattle/Berlin Wall Coming Down.

More teams say they can't sign Horner.