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Doug Report Daily Cycling News Archive

Gage Hecht looks ahead following Koksijde victory.

At only 16 years old, Gage Hecht’s palmares are already something to envy. Splitting his time between road and cyclocross, the Coloradan is one of the most promising talents within America’s junior ranks.

Dominating much of the junior cyclocross calendar in the States throughout the year, Hecht has also posted top results in American elite races and enjoyed success in Europe. At the start of November, he won the first-ever cyclocross junior Pan American Championships.

(velonews.com)

UCI Track World Cup II 2014: Colombia kicks off track World Cup with the first gold medal.

Colombia's Jannie Salcedo Zambrano secured the first gold medal at the UCI Track World Cup round two in the women's scratch race on Friday at the Lee Valley VeloPark in London. She won the race in a sprint ahead of American rider Lauren Stephens, who earned the silver medal. Poland's Katarzyna Pawlowska, who was a lap down, took the bronze medal.

(cyclingnews.com)

Stybar to miss cyclocross worlds with bad shoulder.

 

Reigning cyclocross world champion Zdenek Stybar of the Czech Republic said Friday he would skip next year’s world championships in his homeland because of a shoulder injury.

“I feel like crying saying this, but I’m not going,” the Czech news agency CTK quoted Stybar as saying.

The 28-year-old Omega Pharma-Quick Step rider, who won world cyclocross titles in 2010, 2011, and 2014, tore the ligaments in his right shoulder in a fall during a cyclocross race in Belgium in October.

(velonews.com)

Women's World Cup returns to Philadelphia in 2015.

The women's road World Cup will return to the United States in 2015 for the first time in fourteen years following the addition of the Parx Casino Philly Cycling Classic to the calendar. The Philadelphia race, formerly known as the Liberty Classic, was part of the first four World Cup series but has not been on the schedule since 2001.

The inclusion of the Parx Casino Philly Cycling Classic, which takes place June 7, means that the women’s World Cup expands to ten races for the first time since 2009. The series gets underway on March 14 with the Ronde van Drenthe and concludes on August 29 with the GP de Plouay-Bretagne after rounds in Italy, Belgium, China, Germany and Sweden.

(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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Fairly joins trio of Americans on Giant-Alpecin.

Caleb Fairly will ride for Giant-Alpecin next season, joining three other Americans on the WorldTour team.

Giant already has Americans Lawson Craddock, Chad Haga, and Carter Jones in its 2015 lineup. Craddock and Haga both joined Giant for 2014, while Jones arrives from Continental outfit Optum-Kelly Benefit Strategies.

Fairly, 27, rode for Garmin-Sharp the last two years. In 2014, he primarily rode short stage races, like the Amgen Tour of California, Tour of Poland, Tour of Alberta, and the USA Pro Challenge. Fairly is a strong climber who will continue to serve as a domestique.

(velonews.com)

News Shorts: Pinot will start season at Grand Prix la Marseillaise.

Sea Otter turns 25, Impey nominated for African Cyclist of the Year, Cunego heads to Vini Fantini camp.

(cyclingnews.com)

Injury prevention: Thigh and knee Iliotibial band (ITB) syndrome.

After a long ride, many cyclists suffer from pain and tenderness across the outer part of the thigh.

If these symptoms last longer than a couple of days, ie longer than usual post-ride muscle soreness (a day or two), the problem may be excessive friction of the connective tissue across the outer quadriceps muscle, known as iliotibial band (ITB) syndrome.

(cyclingweekly.co.uk)

In the News: Documentary alleges systematic Russian doping.

US domestic riders, directors react to Horner deal. 

Nibali stuck if Astana fails to receive a license.

Tour de France winner Vincenzo Nibali would be in a bind if the UCI refused his Astana team a racing license for the 2015 season. Other teams have already allocated their budgets for the year ahead, meaning the Italian would have very few options available.

“Where would I go this late in the season?” Nibali said last week. “It’s absurd. I’m not even going to think about it happening.”

(velonews.com)

Taylor Phinney Interview.

Taylor Phinney looked set to make 2014 his biggest year yet with victory in the Dubai Tour and the American national time trial championships, before he broke his leg during the road race and was forced to miss out on the remainder of the season, including a debut at the Tour de France.

The American will be aiming to get back to his best in 2015, in what will be his fifth year as a professional after making the step up to the WorldTour with BMC in 2011. By that time he was already a two-time world champion on the track and had beaten Levi Leipheimer to become national time trial champion for the first time.

(cyclingnews.com)

News Shorts: Froome arrives in Tasmania, five WorldTour teams for Algarve.

Baker to ride with Wiggle-Honda, GoPro cameras in 2015 races? Five WorldTour teams for the 2015 Volta ao Algarve.

(cyclingnews.com)

Resistance is futile: How tire pressure and width affect rolling resistance.

"Whether on tarmac or singletrack, a tire with lower rolling resistance reduces the power required to move forward while also providing a better quality ride. The tire absorbs small bumps by not transferring them into the bicycle and rider, resulting in a smoother ride, faster speeds, and better cornering. How could you pass that up?

During a February, 2012 visit to Wheel Energy, an independent tire-testing lab in Finland, I was fascinated by the tests the lab was doing for tire brands like Vittoria, Specialized, Bontrager, and many others."

(velonews.com)

PEZ Gift Guide #2.

Now’s the time to treat yourself or your loved ones to some great new gear and the PEZCycling Gift Guide #2 has got all bases covered with some tubeless wheels from American Classic, clothing from Bellwether, unique gift ideas from The Handmade Cyclist and Reynolds, a training camp from CCSD, shoes from Giro, XQISIT Portable Speakers, CRAFT Gloves, Sportcrafters Trainer, Nalini Winter jersey, Campagnolo gear and a Selle SMP saddle – the gift guide runneth over!

(pezcyclingnews.com)

Week in Tech: Jerseys for Ebola relief; Gates goes red; Six Day racing on film.

"Here’s your Week in Tech — all the gear news, tips, and announcements you need and none of the marketing gibberish you don’t."

(velonews.com)

This week's best new bike gear.

Oval MTB chainrings, water-hose scrub brushes, lateral-float pedals, electric muscle stimulators and more.

(bikeradar.com)

BikeRadar Editor's Picks.

Quarq, Mavic, Whyte, Time and Cobb feature on our list of favorites.

(bikeradar.com)

Changing the Business Model: A new approach to anti-doping.

IAM: Only iditots don't change their minds.

Tour de France runner-up Peraud driven by cheating jibes.

Pro Womens Cycling: How to watch the 2014 London Track World Cup (December 5-7) – LIVE!

ARD anti-doping journalist Seppelt: if asked, I’ll speak to the CIRC about UCI and Contador.

German anti-doping journalist Hajo Seppelt has been in the headlines this week after he and his colleagues at ARD were involved in uncovering what appears to be a massive doping scandal involving Russian athletics.

According to a documentary broadcast on ARD station MDR on Wednesday night, up to 99% of the Russian Olympic team used doping. They were allegedly facilitated and protected by what was described as an East German-style doping system, which included the administration of doping substances and also cover-ups to try to limit positive tests.

(cyclingtips.com.au)

New autopsy indicates Pantani was not murdered.

A cocaine and anti-depressive cocktail the likely cause of death.

The police investigation sparked by suspicions that Marco Pantani was murdered is expected to end in the next two months after a key autopsy review indicated that Pantani died due to a heart attack sparked by a lethal overdose of cocaine and anti-depressant medication.

In recent months, reports in the Italian media based largely on one-sided information from the Pantani family lawyer Antonio De Rensis, had suggested that Pantani could have been forced to drink diluted cocaine from a bottle after being attacked in his hotel room in Rimini.

(cyclingnews.com)

Friday Shorts.

Astana have been made to wait a week in order to get their license for 2015. You suspect Alexander Vinokourov wouldn’t sweat if you put him in a banya but even the granite-faced Astana team boss must be feeling embarrassed.

Yesterday’s news from the UCI tells us all that’s missing for Astana’s license is a piece of paper or something else that can be fixed in the coming week rather than something drastic. The Kazakh team are likely to get their license.

(inrng.com)

Cancellara: I have lost the motivation for the Hour Record.

As he is no longer able to test himself against Eddy Merckx, Fabian Cancellara is no longer motivated by the Hour Record.

"That is still on my mind, to be honest. But now I have to ride against new record holder Matthias Brändle. That is another kind of motivation than to ride against a legend like Mercx."

(cyclingquotes.com)

More mud please... cyclocross calendar 2014/2015 part 2.

And so the season continues. We've had madness, mayhem and many a winner. And as the end of the year gets nearer, so the most important weeks of cyclocross season approach.

(podiumcafe.com)

Garmin’s 920XT: A Step Closer to Having It All.

Garmin’s premier multisport GPS watch, the Forerunner 920XT, is now available to the public. We’ve had the chance to test the early samples for the past 8 weeks. It’s a big improvement over previous Garmin wearable multisport GPS devices, and sets the bar higher for all other brands of wearable GPS units.

The 920XT is a big step in the direction of convergence: one gadget to do it all. It incorporates the best features of Garmin’s dedicated devices for swimming, cycling, and running, and also includes an activity tracker for counting daily steps taken, calories burned, and hours of sleep.

(bicycling.com)

Cervelo P2.

BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "A raceable package straight from the box, but crying out for a wheel upgrade – slot in some faster hoops and say goodbye to your PBs." (bikeradar.com)

PEZ: EuroTrash Fluo Ban Thursday!