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Doug Report Daily Cycling News Archive

Nash and Driscoll Seize Day One of CXLA With Huge Solo Leads.

Pro cyclocross racing returned to Los Angeles this weekend, for the first time at the Greek Theater in Griffith Park. Day 1 of CXLA was conducted under blue skies and dry, short-sleeve conditions on a 2.5km course featuring considerable climbing and enough technical trickiness to keep even the most savvy bike handlers on their toes. (cxmagazine.com)

Cavendish and Keisse retain Gent lead on day 5.

Mark Cavendish and Iljo Keisse retained their position at the top of the standings on day five of the Gent Six, despite Cavendish crashing earlier in the night. The pair remain behind Jasper De Buyst and Kenny De Ketele on points, but are one lap ahead of the Dutch duo. Only 48 points, and a lap, separate the leading pairs making it all to play for on the final session on Sunday. (cyclingnews.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 blows old-guard away in Koksijde.

The runway at the Koksijde air base gathered dust on Saturday afternoon during the second round of the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup. A sand storm caused by several youngsters caused serious damage amongst the big boys. The generation is led by Wout Van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel. The 20-year-old riders blew the race apart on Saturday putting the rest of the experienced field at distance in the deep, dry sand of Koksijde. (cyclingnews.com)

Cunego: They've been the hardest years of my career.

Damiano Cunego hopes that his switch to the Nippo-Vini Fantini in 2015 can bring him out of a slump and back to his winning ways. After his peak in 2005, victories have become few and far between for the 'little prince' and he ended this year without a single win. (cyclingnews.com)

Trek Émonda SLR 8.

road.cc verdict: 4.5 out of 5 stars. "Super light and lively road bike that flies up the climbs, with many other talents too."  (road.cc)

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.

Agent confirms Horner to join U.S. team in 2015.

American Chris Horner will ride professionally in 2015, and the 43-year-old is poised to return to a U.S. team next season.
Baden Cooke, agent for the 2013 Vuelta a España champion, confirmed with VeloNews on Sunday that an announcement is imminent.
“Chris has signed with a U.S. team,” Cooke wrote to VeloNews. “It will be announced very soon.” (velonews.com)

You shall not pass: Asthmatic Compton denied inhaler in 'cross race.

Your chest feels like it's going to explode. You're struggling for air, each breath feeling insufficient to sate your lungs. You're drowning. Somebody tries to hand you a lifeline, but they're stopped in their tracks. Salvation, meters away, but out of reach. Breathe. Breathe. Breathe. (sbs.com.au)

Kemmerer and Dodge Both Use Last Second Sprints to Win at Supercross.

In the morning, the course at Stony Point was a jarring, unyielding mixture of frozen ground, with only the middle of the course providing a flat, grassy area for the powerhouse racers. As the day went on, the corners softened up. The wooded section at the back of the course began to form large muddy puddles and even the front of the course near the barriers felt leg sapping. (cxmagazine.com)

Spa Francorchamps: Time for a newbie race.

"Even if Lars didn't fall, Kevin was quite obviously the better rider. Having been sick, Lars did great with 2nd."  (podiumcafe.com)

Huge gains in Koksijde sand for Powers.

US-champion Jeremy Powers has his eyes set on riding a good World Cup series this season. That endeavor includes a trip to the dunes of Koksijde. The course on the Belgian North Sea coast is very particular, with several deep sand sections that demands for sand-riding and running skills; the two features lacking in Powers’ package deal. (cyclingnews.com)

Bookshelf: The Bicycle Illustrations of Daniel Rebour.

From 1945 until the early 1980s Daniel Rebour made hundreds of meticulous drawings of any and all interesting developments in the realm of bicycles and they’re detailed in this unique book. (pezcyclingnews.com)

Pro Womens Cycling: Podcast episode 51 – Sarah Interviews Jolien D’hoore.

Ulissi to appear before disciplinary committee in December.

Diego Ulissi could be set for an early Christmas present as he appears before Swiss Cycling’s Disciplinary Committee to find out his fate in a hearing set for December 23. According to a report on Tuttobiciweb, the Italian rider will meet with the committee to discuss the findings of his ‘controlled excretion’ tests and whether or not further disciplinary hearings will be necessary. (cyclingnews.com)

Prudhomme assesses the state of German cycling.

At a media meeting for Team Bora-Argon 18, team DS Andres Schulz spoke to Christian Prudhomme, race director of the Tour de France in great detail. In an In-depth interview wth rad-sport.com, Prudhomme spoke on the development of the German cycling, the new anti-doping law in the country and he explained why Tony Martin's stage win in Mulhouse was the highlight of this year's Tour for him. (cyclingquotes.com)

2014 Report Card: Omega Pharma-QuickStep.

What can you say about a team with riders capable of opening and closing a 63-win season with World Championship victories except superb.
Omega Pharma-QuickStep had one of the most successful seasons with an abundance of unforgettable victories neatly wrapped in rainbow-jersey-winning performances by the Czech Republic’s Zdeněk Štybar in cyclo-cross and Poland’s Michal Kwiatkowski on the road. (cyclingnews.com)

What is Planing?

Can a 650B randonneur bike climb as well as the best titanium racing bikes? It did climb as well in a Bicycle Quarterly test, and that raised a few eyebrows. After all, the randonneur bike weighed 10 pounds more…
Theoretically, assuming equal power output on each bike, the lighter bike will be faster up the hill. So how could the heavier randonneur bike keep up? (janheine.wordpress.com)

How do disc brakes change the design of road bike wheels?

Now that hydraulic disc brakes are available for road bikes and manufacturers are embracing the new format, what will happen to road wheels? In this article, CTech Editor Matt Wikstrom considers the effect disc brakes will have (and are having on) wheel design, while considering a prototype disc-specific carbon wheelset built by Wheelworks. (cyclingtips.com.au)

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.