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Doug Report Daily Cycling News Archive

Quintana’s complicated recovery from surgery shouldn’t slow run for yellow.

Nairo Quintana was all smiles last week at a four-day Movistar team camp, but he’s been gritting his teeth with a slow recovery from shoulder surgery in September.
The Colombian superstar came down with tendonitis in his right arm in the wake of a complicated recovery from surgery, following his early exit from the Vuelta a España on September 3.
“I am still not 100 percent, and I still recovering, but it’s getting much better now. I came down with a little bit of tendonitis, and have been barely able to train,” Quintana told VeloNews. “In terms of the fracture, that has fully recovered.” (velonews.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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Sixday-Nights Zurich LIVE.

The 2014 Sixday-Nights Zurich is being held November 26-29.  (In the past there was a Six Days of Zurich track cycling event that actually lasted 6 days.)  Once again there will be live streams. 
Live streaming video: 6:15pm CET (12:15pm U.S. Eastern)...

Cavendish and Keisse take the lead in Zürich.

After their second place in Ghent, Mark Cavendish and Iljo Keisse have got the Six-Days of Zürich off to a perfect start. The pair is 27 points ahead of Silvan Dillier and Leif Lampater after the first day of the four-day race. (cyclingquotes.com)

Exploring Close to Home.

"This week I am working on writing articles based on our recent adventures in Japan, while they still are fresh in my memory. And while cycling to 1200-year-old Onsen hot springs during a typhoon certainly was memorable, I was reminded last weekend that great rides also can be found close to home." (janheine.wordpress.com)

Cannondale Slice tri bike 2015.

Unless you happen to be particularly fond of wind tunnel charts, bike launches can be a somewhat tedious process. So here, at the launch of the 2015 Cannondale Slice, despite the gorgeous setting in a seafront house on Ali’i Drive in Kona, Hawaii, we’re bracing ourselves for the standard torrent of unexciting aerodynamic information and marketing claims. But it never arrives.
Much to our surprise and delight, Cannondale has taken a different approach to its update of the Slice – the original version of which won Ironman World Championships in the custody of Mirinda Carfrae and Chrissie Wellington – and it’s a much more triathlete-friendly and, more importantly, age-grouper friendly one. (bikeradar.com)

Smart Enve 3.4 Clinchers.

BikeRadar verdict: 5 out of 5 stars. "Versatile, stable and faster than most of the competition." (bikeradar.com)

Victor Hugo Peña: Quintana has what it takes to win the Tour.

Aru ready to challenge Contador at the Giro d'Italia.

Merckx, Van Avermaet and Vanmarcke react to new Flanders course.

Will back pain force Tim Johnson to walk away?

German broadcasters mull airing Tour de France.

Canada's Goodfellow receives two-year ban for anti-doping violation.

The Canadian Center for Ethics in Sport (CCES) announced on Thursday that William Goodfellow has received a two-year sanction for an anti-doping rule violation.
The Quebec-native, who competed with the Canadian Continental team Silber Pro Cycling this year, tested positive for the presence of clenbuterol and darbepoetin in his urine after a sample was collected during an in-competition doping control on August 24, 2014. (cyclingnews.com)

UCI to confirm WorldTour Teams in December.

The UCI is expected to finally name the WorldTour teams registered for the 2015 season in early December after the completion of the audit of teams' finances, rider contracts and ethics.
A spokesperson for the UCI told Cyclingnews that the teams will be officially confirmed between Monday, December 8, and Wednesday, December 10. The UCI is also expected to name the Professional Continental teams registered for 2015. (cyclingnews.com)

At home with Jonathan Vaughters Part 1.

Since he retired from his successful racing career more than a decade ago, Jonathan Vaughters has been one of the most innovative (and successful) team managers in professional cycling. After starting out with a developmental team in 2003, he later instituted a strict anti-doping policy at Slipstream Sports with an internal blood-testing program that far exceeded the then requirements of the Union Cycliste Internationale. (pelotonmagazine.com)

New women’s four-day race in Australia.

A new women’s race will run alongside the men’s Tour Down Under in Australia in January, the event’s organizer announced on Thursday.
The Santos Women’s Tour builds on the success of the previously run Santos Women’s Cup, and runs for four days over January 17-20 in and around Adelaide. The event will be part of the Subaru National Road Series. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)

Thanksgiving Race Weekend Preview: Verge Series Continues with Baystate Cyclocross.

Dramatic weather and exciting racing will converge on Sterling, Massachusetts this weekend, where Baystate Cyclocross Weekend will be Rounds 5 and 6 of the Verge New England Cyclocross Series presented by Stan’s NoTubes and Cycle-Smart.
Deep snow and mud appear likely to play a large part in how these races play out on November 29 and 30. Renowned course designer Tom Stevens’s characteristically challenging courses feature off-cambers, tough run-ups, and steep downhill chutes. Baystate features plenty of pedaling sections, twisting corners, and enough technical riding to challenge even the top-tier pros. (cxmagazine.com)

Reviewed: SRAM Rival Hydro 22.

Although third in line behind SRAM Red and Force, Rival mirrors virtually all the performance, design, and durability standards of its pricier siblings, it just weighs more and costs less. It’s this cost-effectiveness that makes it a great choice for a cyclocross ‘B’ bike, training bike, or even a thoroughly competent race bike. (velonews.com)

News shorts: Tour de France back on German TV? Orica extend sponsorship.

Henk Vogels steps down from Drapac, Bookwalter's broken toe. Orica commit to two-year sponsorship extension. (cyclingnews.com)

Pro Womens Cycling: 2014 Podcast Special Feature Episode 52 – Sarah interviews Sophie de Boer.

Vinokourov suspends Astana Continental team.

Alexandre Vinokourov has reportedly suspended the Astana Continental team following the fifth doping case in the Kazakhstani teams but is confident the WorldTour Astana team will obtain a UCI license for the 2015 season.
On Wednesday the UCI announced that Artur Fedosseyev had tested positive for an anabolic androgenic steroids. Fedosseyev's positive test is the fifth doping case in just three months for Kazakhstani cycling, all coming from the Astana teams that include the WorldTour team of Tour de France winner Vincenzo Nibali and the Continental development team. (cyclingnews.com)

Canadian pro Woods blasts Astana rider Davidenok over Qinghai Lake dominance and doping.

The reactions of cycling fans and the media to the spate of Astana-team positives have been clear to those following the news on twitter and in reports, but another group which has been more affected has been relatively silent thus far.
However Canadian pro rider Michael Woods has made his feelings clear on his Rustywoods blog, saying that the third of the five positive tests affecting the Astana WorldTour and Pro Continental teams this year grates significantly. (cyclingtips.com.au)

Interview: Cadel Evans - he doesn’t like Belkin.

He chats about pregnancy tests, his dislike of green cycling kits (sorry to Belkin then, but thanks for the misleading title of this post) and, when asked whether he’ll spend his retirement riding around his home town snaffling everyone Strava KOMs, he says:
“I’d rather spend my time riding my bike than talking about riding my bike.”
Much unlike the vast majority of ‘cyclists’, then [cough]. (crankpunk.com)

Orica extends sponsorship of GreenEdge pro team.

Mining chemicals and explosives company Orica has announced a two-year renewal of its title sponsorship of the Australian Orica-GreenEdge WorldTour team and women’s Orica-AIS squad.
The deal will see Orica continue to headline both teams through the 2015 and 2016 seasons. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)

Southam replaces Vogels at Drapac.

Former rider Tom Southam has replaced Henk Vogels as sports director at the Australian Drapac Professional Cycling team.
Southam, who rode for the team in 2007, moves from his current position as media officer and part time sports director at Rapha Condor JLT, while Vogels has decided to step away from the sport and spend more time with his family. Southam will move to Australia on a permanent basis later this week as the team looks to build a stronger squad for the start of the Australian road season. (cyclingnews.com)

11 of the best Instagram hashtags for cyclists.

If you use Instagram and you follow a lot of people that post about bikes and cycling, you might have noticed a handful of hashtags popping up again and again. In this post we pull together some of the most popular and useful cycling-related Instagram hashtags, providing great examples of each and explaining what they're used for. (cyclingtips.com.au)

BikeSnobNYC: The One-Week Tour de France.

Fedosseyev is fifth doping case for Astana organization.