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Doug Report Daily Cycling News Archive

Van Aert captures World Cup win in Koksijde.

Wout Van Aert captured the biggest win of his season at the elite men's World Cup in Koksijde in Belgium on Saturday. The young Belgian rider, 19, dominated the race with a solo win by 42 seconds ahead of Kevin Pauwels and 53 seconds ahead of Mathieu van der Poel, who was almost caught by a strong group of chasers who crossed the line three seconds later. (cyclingnews.com)

Belgium's Cant solos to victory in Koksijde World Cup.

Stultiens and De Boer second and third...

Sixteen-Year-Old American Gage Hecht Wins UCI Junior Race at Koksijde.

Americans have a hard time with Koksijde, they said. The deep sand and brutal conditions are unlike anything in the United States, they said.
Looks like the sixteen-year-old American Gage Hecht was able to defy these detractors by taking the win this morning in the Koksijde Junior Race over Belgian favorites Gilles Borra,  Alessio Dhoore and Stefano Museeuw. (cxmagazine.com)

2014-15 Races & Results.

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

Dubai Tour 2015 - Feb 4-7 (Stages),

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

Tour de France 2015 - July 4-26 (Stages),

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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Van Aert captures Koppenbergcross-Koksijde double.

Wout Van Aert accomplished a career goal of winning both the BPost Bank Trofee’s Koppenbergcross and the UCI World Cup in Koksijde — all in the start of his first year racing as a pro. The young Belgian rider, 20, is pleased to add his name to the short list of riders that have won these two prestigious cyclo-cross races in Belgium. (cyclingnews.com)

Reactions to minimum wage and contract violations.

2014 Report Card: Europcar.

Cavendish and Keisse take lead on day 4 in Gent.

Mark Cavendish and Iljo Keisse took the lead on the fourth evening of racing at the Gent Six. The pair gained a lap on the rest of the field after breaching the 200-point mark, and taking victories in the elimination and derny races. Race favorites Jasper De Buyst and Kenny De Ketele fell down to third place, but could still move back into the lead if they earn a bonus lap for making 300 points. (cyclingnews.com)

Quintana: We are stronger together than alone.

Nairo Quintana believes that his team’s decision to partner the 2014 Giro d’Italia victor with his teammate Alejandro Valverde for next year’s Tour de France and Vuelta a España is a good move. Instead of splitting their calendars as they did in 2014 - where Quintana rode the Giro and Valverde was sent to the Tour, before they joined up at the Vuelta – Movistar will send their two top stage racers to the same two Grand Tours. (cyclingnews.com)

Tom Zirbel.

At 36 years-of-age Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies’ Tom Zirbel isn’t getting any younger but it took Worlds TT medallist Taylor Phinney to wrest the 2013 stars and stripes TT jersey off the big man’s back. He was well in the picture in every TT he rode in 2014 as well as being runner-up in the NRC calendar. (pezcyclingnews.com)

Van der Haar to start tomorrow in Francorchamps.

After missing today's World Cup race in Koksijde due to illness, Lars van der Haar will take the start in tomorrow's Superprestige race in Francorchamps. However, the Dutchman is unsure about his chances of defending his top position in the overall standings. (cyclingquotes.com)

BSXinsight wearable lactate threshold monitor goes on sale.

In mid-December the first BSXinsight wearable lactate threshold monitors will begin shipping. Announced back in March via a Kickstarter campaign, the US$369 devices slip inside a calf compression sleeve, where data is recorded for post-workout upload via a smartphone app. The end result, the company claims, is lactate threshold data that can inform training, previously only available to athletes via pin-prick blood tests done in medical centers and high-end training facilities. (bikeradar.com)

Rwanda aims to become a hub for African cyclists.

The definition of epic: Tackling a rain-soaked Taiwan KOM Challenge.

Steve Tilford: NCAA Cross Country Nationals Championships.

Cookson presents re-worked cycling reforms to race organizers.

UCI president Brian Cookson has presented his re-worked plans for the reforms for cycling to race organizers in a meeting in Oudenaarde, Belgium. The reforms are set to come into effect in 2017 and hope to reduce the number of race days on the cycling calendar, which could see several organizers being forced to cut days from their events. Cookson is aware that he has a battle on his hands but remains confident of things going ahead as planned. (cyclingnews.com)

Notes from the Sand Desk: Koksijde Edition.

Phew, what a day of racing at Koksijde. The weekend isn't over yet with a stop at the new Superprestige race at Spa-Francorchamps tomorrow, but here are some quick thoughts on today's action. (podiumcafe.com)

Van Hummel announces retirement.

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Kenny van Hummel has announced that he will retire from cycling after failing to secure a contract for the 2015 season. The Dutch sprinter was saved from retirement by Gianni Savio’s Androni Giocattoli-Venuzuela after the collapse of the Fernando Alonso team left him scrabbling for a contract late in the year. He took three victories with the team but a lack of funds meant that he found himself hunting for a new job once again. (cyclingnews.com)

Belgian journalist covers 42km in Hour Record Attempt.

After the successful hour record attempts by Jens Voigt and Matthias Brändle, Sporza journalist Ruben Van Gucht decided to give it a try. After a few weeks of preparation, he covered 42.315km in an hour. (cyclingquotes.com)

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