Colombian cyclist Nairo Quintana (Movistar Team) was on the verge of being crowned as winner of § 8 Tour de San Luis after the climb to the Mirador del Sol in Merlo in which he was third . cannondale jersey The sixth stage of the competition was held by Julian Arredondo ( Trek Factory) , who after 4 hours and 16 minutes achieved his second win in the test, Ciudad Bolívar attacked in the final stretch , less than 500 meters and was with partial .

The stage that began its journey in The Farms had an early leak which appeared Dehaes Kenny ( Lotto Belisol ) , Lawrence Warbasse (BMC Racing Team), Jens Keukeleire ( Origa GreenEDGE ), Anthony Delaplace (Bretagne Séché ), Juan Arango ( Team Colombia ) , Gregori Brenes ( Jamis Hagens Berman) and Richard Mascarañas (Set Uruguay ) .

This group of 7 men exceeded Naschel sprint goals and Villa Larca Mascarañas and Dehaes where the most important points were distributed , although none of them endangered the green mesh that holds Julian Gaday ( Buenos Aires Province) .

After connecting the escapees , the group began to decline while the rise hardened. In the first selection were 40, then about 15 units , there attacked José Serpa ( Lampre Mérida) , but was later surpassed by the men who made the podium, who defined in the final meters and to a crowd who scaled the 1,450 m of Viewpoint Sun

Quintana (Movistar Team) now has a lead of 35 seconds over Gaimon (Garmin Sharp ) and almost 2 minutes over Sergio Godoy ( San Luis Somos Todos ) , who is also the best Argentine .movistar cycling kit

This Sunday the final stage between San Luis and terraces Portezuelo , a partial 148.1 kilometers that will be from the center of San Luis is played . The ultimate goal of the international event will be at the Bicentenary Hito .

The world capital of cycling

The eighth Tour de San Luis had the participation of 152 cyclists from around the world. 12 professional teams who live only for cycling and are present in the best competition in the world were presented. All were presented in the Tour to complete the preparation being made since the early days of the season.

For a few days San Luis was the capital of the cycling world with seven challenging stages , which are lived in full with thousands of spectators from the start to the finish.

The heat played a key role in the test , it was a torture for several riders who are not used to compete in the high temperatures that prevailed in our country in the last week .

All had to endure more than 40 degrees and some of them had to be treated by health specialists .

Today is the last 148 kilometers run , Colombian Nairo Quintana is close to win the title , but a lot can happen in today's test for the quality of brokers who are involved in the fight for the title. The final stage will start at 13.15 .

The Cycling World Championships 2014 Ponferrada internationally will be released tomorrow in Fitur , the International Tourism Fair .

cycling monton The event will take place on the center stage of the stand of the Junta de Castilla y León ( Hall 9 ) and will feature the maximum local authorities , local, provincial and regional , as well as former cyclist Perico Delgado , who will act as ambassador, and Javier Minguez, national coach . Javier Ares , prestigious sports journalist , take control of your presentation.

Taking advantage of the excellent opportunity that represents Fitur, the organization of the Cycling World Championships 2014 , with the town of Ponferrada in the lead, give tours internationally known and all the details of the tests to be held in El Bierzo between 21 to 28 September.

 cannondale jersey It will be the seventh time that Spain hosts the great event of the cycling world , after Lasarte (1965 ) , Montjuïc (1973 ), Barcelona (1984 ) , Benidorm (1992 ), San Sebastian (1997) and Madrid ( 2005).

A Spanish citizen was injured in an attack in western Pakistan in an attempted kidnapping when it was cycling in the province of Baluchistan , as reported by Spanish diplomatic sources . The Spanish , identified as Javier Colorado and from Madrid , was injured in an attack in the west of the country , which killed five Pakistani soldiers and 10 people were injured .

The attack occurred at 10.00 local time ( 05.00 GMT) when an unknown group fired on the Spanish tourist traveling by bike and escort ' Levies ' paramilitary force acting in border areas, in the town of Mastung , province Baluchistan, said Police Inspector Shafqat Shahwani Mastung .

The city, which was slightly injured and has been discharged from the hospital , he was going around the world by bicycle , as explained by his sister. cycling monton Diplomatic sources have said the Spanish Embassy in Pakistan is following this issue since learned that is in contact with the Pakistani authorities.

This is a non-resident tourist who was not registered at the Embassy , pinpointed the sources. A family has registered Efe that was going around the world by bicycle , on a journey that began on 1 October in Madrid , which has taken him to more than ten countries .

The tourist, who entered Pakistan from Iran by train, carrying with him a GPS device with which the family knew its location.

Colorado Family , 27, a graduate in Chemical Engineering, has been reported through the social network Facebook that they plan to continue the journey . In a statement the deal thank the Spanish Embassy and the Consulate , but make no mention of the policemen killed in the ambush , which has drawn criticism in the mentioned social network.

The Foreign Ministry advises against travel to Pakistan " except for reasons of extreme necessity " and remember that there is " a serious risk of kidnappings of foreign nationals occurring throughout the country."cycling T-shirts

In its travel advice website, Foreign claims that the " large number of terrorist attacks and sectarian violence , and the existence of areas of open confrontation between the army and the Taliban , discourage tourism in the country " .

Especially advised , among others, to avoid the area of Baluchistan, where the tourist was injured and road travel in or out of Pakistan or from Iran and Afghanistan.

2014 Central St. Louis second stage to usher in the end of the first climbing Mirador del Potrero, Julián Arredondo Trek factory athletics sprint from BMC team defeated Peter Stetina, get the stage win . Two in the final 4.8 km of climbing in the large group together to highlight and defend a strong chase group of arrest.

Julián Arredondo was born in 1988 , is a lightweight Colombian climbing hand. In 12 to 13 years , he played for the Japanese Nippo intercontinental fleet , of which the most important victory than the 2013 Tour de Langkawi cycling race championship. winter cycling jacket Excellent climbing ability , he finally jumped this year to join the top -level professional team - Trek factory athletics team, his season debut in the ring on behalf of the team to participate in the St. Louis also his first game . Can get many top stage win in the team had to look really gratifying.

"I can not believe that just happened ," Arredondo said , "A few months I trained very hard, always wanted to win for the team , thank them so trust me I do not know how serious , no winter training frame of reference , while many of the top professional teams in the game . "

Another Colombian , YDStaR Lord Nairobi Quintana beat his fellow Darwin Atapuma (BMC) to get a third , three seconds behind the top two . Runner Stetina team played for the first time on behalf of BMC , he launched a solo decide the outcome of the final one kilometer up to 4.8 km of climbing later . He had wanted to keep his teammates Atapuma quickly launch or batter , the Colombians equally adept at climbing , and also on behalf of BMC debut . However Stetina but wait another Colombians - Arredondo.cannondale cycling jersey "This is a tactical climbing , wind great pressure slowly in front of a large group after one kilometer ," Stetina said, "I glance at Darwin Atapuma, he is our best climbing hand , and then he points nodding , so I decided to attack anyway, the Group has been bringing up tired enough , I quickly opened the gap , hoping to keep up with or overtake Atapuma , but Arredondo overtook me and I decided to continue to break point to increase the difficulty of a large group , but Arredondo less willing to take the wind , which is his tactics , he is more than willing to throw away lead me, and I do not want a large force to catch up. so in the end he is more stamina than I am . "

Derek fleet Philip Guymon (Phillip Gaimon) strong hold his own jersey , 19 seconds behind stage ranked 15th . Guymon because on the main stage of the breakout group with 4 minutes 35 seconds lead, this stage also confide jersey . Two other breakout opener who is also in the total score of the second and third place standings . Today 's stage is the top two in fourth and fifth place overall score standings .

The eighth edition of the Tour de San Luis , Argentina , starts next Monday with several professional teams in the elite European and Latin American teams , which will be part of a total of 152 riders from 32 countries.

 cycling team jerseys The competition , which is now part of the global calendar and has become the best on the continent, will have 12 sets of high category road race (World Tour), five that make up the second international division ( Continental ), four most belonging to the next level ( hence the local San Luis Somos Todos lie and Buenos Aires Province) and finally , three Latin selections , as will that of Argentina , Cuba and Uruguay , looking to experience.

If many of the best teams in Europe are here , so does the top runners .

There are stars on everything. Vicenzo Nibali Italian , Kazakh Astana team is the winner of the Giro d' Italia 2013 and was 3rd in the 2012 Tour de France . His compatriot and team -mate , Michele Scarponi , is not far behind . Then comes the best sprinter in the world , Britain's Mark Cavendish ( Omeha Pharma) , which will compete in that specialty with Peter Sagan ( Cannondale ) .

There are also Spanish Itching Rodriguez and Dani Moreno ( Katusha ) . A last minute another figure , the American Tom Danielson , for years referred to as the successor to Lance Armstrong joined . Nor miss the Latin jewel, the Colombian Nairo Quintana (Movistar ) second Tour de France 2013 , a specialist in climbing.

Cracks come to the country to escape the cold European , looking for the best set-up for a very hard year.

bianchi clothing The Argentine credit will be Daniel Diaz, winner of the 2013 edition of the Tour. Salta , at age 24 , has international categorical and is highly respected . Is the leader of San Luis Somos Todos team comprising six riders after a big fight to conform .

Buenos Aires Province , with Walter Perez (Olympic gold in 2008 ) and the Argentine national team , with Juan Ignacio Curuchet , son of Olympic gold Juan, are other sources of care. The teams are arriving and Saturday will be the press conference.

The seventh step of the XLIX edition of the Vuelta al Tachira bike will take place on Thursday between Coloncito and Columbus, the two populations of Tachira entity , with a distance of 117.8 kilometers .

cycling jerseys women The scene , with mountainous areas of 103 km , will begin at 09:30 in the Plaza Bolivar Coloncito , Orope will pass and ends at Columbus Plaza Sucre.

For emergencies during rotation are enabled health centers Coloncito and Colon.

The winner of the sixth stage of the Vuelta Grande de América , against the clock to 22.9 km between cold and Coloncito , the two populations of Tachira , was the Italian team André Dal Col , Neon Yellow , with a time of 27 minutes 39 seconds ( 27.39 ) .

In the Vuelta al Tachira 16 participating teams : 10 Venezuelans six outsiders .

The national team Lotería ( Royal Nike) , Kino Tachira Foundation ( Royal Bike) tachirense athlete, Bolivarian government of Tachira , Trujillo Bolivarian government, Fundación José Gregorio Hernández, Petroleos de Venezuela ( PDVSA) , Governorate of Mérida and Sport Foundation and Leisure Merida ( Fundemer ) state are the 10 teams representing Venezuela.

Two teams of Colombia ( Bogotá Formesan - Empas huamana and Santander) , two from Italy (yellow Blur Pro Cycling and KVIS Trevigiani MG) , one from Spain ( Spanish selection of Castile and Leon ) and the selection of Cuba, foreign training are present competition.

Vuelta al Tachira 's , which opens the international calendar of the International Cycling Union ( UCI) America Tour will award points for participation fashionable way Ponferrada Spain World Championships.

 bicycle helmets The route will cross the roads and Portuguesa , Barinas , Mérida and Táchira competition and will travel 1282.5 miles in ten steps with 35 sprints and 13 high mountain.

In 2013 , the title fell into the hands of the rider Yeison Delgado, Tachira lottery, with a total time of 31 hours , 30 minutes, 47 seconds .

Lead: The study found that cycling is not only a relationship with male erectile dysfunction , also might be interested in female sexual health hazard. If the handlebar position is below the seat , the female perineum soft tissue will be under more pressure to feel the pelvic floor will be reduced.

Like riding a bike or exercise bike women sometimes numbness , and this feeling sometimes occur on the traditional bicycle saddle . Bicycle seat design makes most of the body weight falls on the front seat in a prominent position , like this put pressure on nerves and blood vessels in the genital area .colnago cycling jersey For men, this increases the risk of erectile dysfunction . Previous one pair of male bicycle patrol police research team also recorded similar results.

However , so far no detailed study on women riding bicycles . 2006 Yale University researchers have found that compared with the reference group of women runners , cyclists female genital feeling relatively weak. Therefore, some scientists believe that women and men cyclists , like similar risks may exist on the issues.

March 5 published in the " Journal of Sexual Medicine " (The Journal of Sexual Medicine) a study journal believes that cycling is not only a relationship with male erectile dysfunction , also might be interested in female sexual health hazard. Currently, researchers are studying whether they would ride a bike female sexual health threat .


In the latest study , Yale University researchers try to determine whether the female rider numb pain is often caused by a specific factor . 48 weekly ride at least 16 kilometers ( a lot of people over this distance ) women participated in the study .

Female riders with their own bikes and the seat went private laboratories . Researchers bike fixed on a machine. Female riders according to their preferences after adjust the seat position to start ride bicycles . Ride bicycles in the process, women riders to report whether they are sitting in pain , numbness, or tingling in the seat , but with a feeling of pelvic floor measuring device .

Notably , the position of the steering wheel seems to be the most critical factor.monton cycling jersey If female riders adjust the handlebar position is below the seat , perineal soft tissue will be under more pressure to feel the pelvic floor will be reduced.


The researchers found that the lower the position of the handlebars relative to the seat , a woman more likely to lean forward , so that the proportion of perineal exposure to the greater weight . When riders leaning forward , back straight , or for more aerodynamic hand on the bend of the track cycling position, the problem is more likely to occur.

The results of this study will help women riders attention problems faced by cyclists , but it still needs more long-term studies . Previous research on male bicycle patrol police officers showed the best way to reduce or even eliminate the pressure on the perineum is the use of the front part of the seat without protruding . The researchers also suggested relevant police and other staff to use the front seat of the bike is not obvious , so in turn put pressure on the sciatic instead of soft tissue. If the weight is not force this , it does not generate pressure.

Cannondale Pro Cycling Team has announced the addition to its ranks of Jean -Marc Marino , the first French rider of the Italian squad .

Jean -Marc Marino, 30 years old, was born in 1983 in Castres, at the foot of the French Pyrenees. short Cycling Jerseys Professional since 2006 , has played for teams like Credit Agricole and Sojasun , completing three laps (two Tour de France -2012 and 2013 - and Tour of Spain -2007 -) .

"I'm excited to face this new experience with the Cannondale Pro Cycling ," Marino said. "I am very grateful to the team for giving me this opportunity. Since the demise of Sojasun I've been waiting for a chance to compete at the highest level . Cannondale Pro Cycling is a great team with strong leaders and promising talents . 'll Be one of the pilots more veterans group and I intend to share my knowledge of the sport with the rest of the team, " he says.

" When I talked to Marino for the first time I really appreciated the desire I had to wear the jersey of Cannondale ," said team manager Roberto Amadio .

" Our team for 2014 has many young cyclists and wanted to complete the list by adding an individual capable of ensuring the skills and team spirit . Marino has the right features for our team ."

Jean- Marc Marino with the full team a list of 28 runners.monton cycling shop His addition to the squad is scheduled for the concentration are scheduled in Tuscany during the second half of January. Marino debut with Cannondale competition Maxima in Rome in March.

The Colombian rider is ready to tackle the 2014 season.

After a bitter 2013 after injury that has not stopped racing since his fall on Feb. 16 Laigueglia Trophy , which broke his collarbone which forced him to go under the knife twice , the Colombian cyclist Esteban Chaves already has the uniform of the new Australian team Orica , in which premieres this season .cycling clothing for men

Chaves signed with the World Tour squad without having fully recovered from the serious injuries that the accident occurred in Italy and almost stop him in cycling due to a serious movement in the affected arm.

" The idea is to gradually finding the ideal shape. We recovered a high percentage mobility of the limb and that has me happy, " Chaves said.

Esteban Chaves was champion of the Tour de l' Avenir in 2011 and won a partial victory on the queen stage of the Tour of Burgos a year later.bicycle helmets

The accident occurred when the Bogota rider was part of Team Colombia , which he left to go to Orica .

" I did my first camp and I really liked the team , the group . Objectives are well-defined ," said Chaves.

Four Spaniards take part this weekend in the World Championship Cyclocross Masters, to be played in Gossau (Switzerland). cannondale jersey It is the Spaniard Juan Carlos Gomez (35-39), the Spaniard Marco Antonio Prieto (40-44) and Borja Bergareche Madrid (60-64) and José Simães (65-69), all leading specialists nationwide .

Located near Zurich, Gossau has enabled a distance of 2500 meters, mainly grass, in which eight-three tests played on Saturday and five on Sunday, bringing together so many categories, and six male female in age groups five.

Simães be the first to compete (at 13.00 am), while Bergareche will do two hours later.movistar cycling kit The other two Spaniards will do the second day: Prieto, at 12.00, and Gomez, an hour and a half later.