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January 2013
January 2, 2013


Photo: The 2013 Vuelta a España may even top the brutal 2012 edition with 13 summit finales..
CyclingFans: The 2013 Internationale Centrumcross van Surhuisterveen (Netherlands) is Thursday, January 3. Live streaming video: 1:00pm CET (7:00am U.S. Eastern) (Women's race at 1pm CET, Men's race at 2:30pm CET).
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Photo: Samuel Sanchez .
VeloNation: Former Vuelta runner up will fight for Maglia Rosa.





Races & Results.
Jayco Herald Sun Tour - Jan 3-6 (Stages),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Stages),
Tour of California - May 12-19 (Stages),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages),





Photo: Wiggins riding Arc de Triomphe.
road.cc: Speculation over how cycling's biggest race will get to London... and we look at the case for Olympic Park stage finish.




Photo: Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-ISD) .
CyclingNews: Alessandro Petacchi has denied that he was to blame for Roberto Damiani’s departure from the Lampre-Merida squad ahead of the 2013 season. The veteran sprinter also welcomed the arrival of his friend and former teammate Michele Bartoli as coach.





Photo: My best guess is that this is Paris-Roubaix 2012.
CompetitiveCyclist:  History will likely be unkind to 2012. For fans of pro cycling, 'twas the year of perps, snitches, schadenfreude, and nauseating self-righteousness.







Photo: It was a great day for Orica-GreenEDGE with Tiffany Cromwell and Luke Durbridge delivering their first wins of the 2013 season.
CyclingTips: The Bay Crits aren't the best place for pros or amaters to race if you're looking for an ego boost. The hot dog circuit held in Geelong last evening is a good example of what happens to poorly positioned riders, but this Portarlington course is just plain hard.





Photo: Eurosport - Mark Cavendish at Team Sky.
EuroSport: Mark Cavendish says he has never felt more at home in a professional cycling team after swapping Team Sky for Omega Pharma-Quick Step.






Photo: Andre Greipel won the Santos Tour Down Under in 2008 and 2010.
VeloNation: Greipel heads Tour Down Under squad, selections named for five different races.





Photo: Sven Nys' fallibility is one of many truths gleaned during the Christmas period in Belgium.
VeloNews: The UCI elite cyclocross world championships open one month from today in Louisville, Kentucky, and with two weeks of non-stop Kerstperiode racing in the books, the road to the Ohio River is becoming clearer everyday.





Photo: Team Colombia.
VeloNation: National marketing agency Marca País features to promote South American country.





Photo: Alex Rasmussen (Garmin-Barracuda) took second in the sprint in the GP de Denain.
CyclingNews: Dane's suspension for whereabouts violations shortened by one month.





Photo: Pivot Mach 429 Carbon.
MountainBike: We’ve ridden, tested and evaluated dozens of the most promising bikes of 2013. From beautiful trail models with 27.5-inch wheels to ultra-light 29ers, here are 13 of our favorites. 

















Photo: Caleb Ewan has made his mark on the Bay Classic series for a second year in a row. The winner of two stages in 2012, he went one better in 2013 with the overall title to boot. He becomes the youngest rider in the event's history to take overall honours. (Mark Gunter).
SBS: Caleb Ewan has become the youngest rider in the history of the Mitchelton Bay Cycling Classic to take overall honors after successfully seeing out the final stage in Williamstown.





Photo: The bunch, spread across the road, almost half a lap behind Cromwell.
CyclingNews: Tactics during Bay Crits questioned.






Photo: Paul Kimmage.
CyclingNews: Too many similarities to Armstrong, Irish journalist says.





Photo: Edvald Boasson Hagen leads Team Sky in the chase of Cadel Evans.
CyclingNews: Team Sky has appointed Dan Hunt to the role of Sports Director for 2013. Hunt moves across from working as a track coach with British Cycling, although he previously spent some time as a race coach with Sky in 2010.





Photo: Last year at Nationals, Powers led Page, Johnson and Trebon down the main descent.
CXMagazine: New Year’s Resolution race organizers announced today that reigning American cyclocross champion Jeremy Powers (Rapha-Focus) will compete in the first day of this weekend’s event, set for the Hilton Indian Lakes Resort in Bloomingdale, Ill.





Photo: Evelyn Stevens (Specialized-lululemon) takes home the overall win of the 2012 Exergy Women's Tour.
CyclingNews: After helping the Exergy Development Group get its namesake women's UCI stage race in Idaho off the ground last year, Medalist Sports will not return as organizer for the 2013 event, Medalist Managing Partner Chris Aronhalt confirmed this week.





Photo: Thomas De Gendt's long-range attack on the Giro's final mountain stage.
VeloNews: Thomas De Gendt's long-range attack on the Giro's final mountain stage was one for the ages and he nearly stole the race.






Photo: 2012 Il Lombardia champion Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha).
CyclingNews: Joaquim Rodríguez's agent has told Cyclingnews that the Spanish star has various offers on the table should Katusha fail to receive a WorldTour licence, but that Rodríguez is not making any decisions on a possible move until CAS's verdict comes through.





Photo: you see road signs which demand ‘respect for cyclists’ everywhere..
Marijn de Vries: We Dutchies think we live in such a cycling-friendly little country, but I’ve lost count of the number of times a car driver has tried to kill me. I’d rather live in Spain, a country which should be a great example for the Netherlands. 





Photo: Mémoires du Peloton.
InnerRing: Recent memory can displace the past but I think the first volume of Cycling Anthology should stand as one of the better cycling books of 2012.





Photo: Sophisticated frame and fork combo for the price.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "There’s so much to love about the Merida at this price. It’s a great frameset with impressive acceleration and handling."





Photo: Jurgen Van Den Broeck hopes to have a full tank of form ahead of the Tour de France.
CyclingNews: Belgian to captain squad in Argentina.





Photo: USE Nano carbon Wheelset.
CyclingWeekly: USE's reputation precedes it: its forte in making aftermarket finishing kit, as used by our very own Dr Hutch, and of course housed under the same roof as one of the best known and respected bike light brands Exposure.





Photo: Rigoberto Uran (Team Sky) wins Gran Piemonte.
CyclingNews: Sky's Colombian ready to top good results of previous year.








Photo: Nathan Haas is back to defend his 2011 title, but there's plenty of depth in this year's field, and the Australian will be a marked man. (Supplied).
SBS: A field of 108 riders will take on the 60th edition of the Jayco Herald Sun Tour which gets underway in Williamstown with a prologue time trial, and finishes on Arthurs Seat on Sunday, January 6.















Photo: The 2013 Vuelta a España may even top the brutal 2012 edition with 13 summit finales..
VeloNews: If 10 summit finales seemed like a lot in last year’s wildly successful Vuelta a España, expect even more fireworks for 2013.





Photo: Remarkable comeback of American Cycle- and media Icon, Liz Hatch in CyclelivePlus-Zannata Ladies Team!
Cyclelive: The American cyclist Liz Hatch makes a very remarkable comeback in the ladies peloton in 2013. 





Photo: Martin Reimer.
VeloNation: MTN Qhubeka gives new start to former Cervélo Test Team rider.





Photo: Going very hard at the Nationals on Nikki Terpstra's wheel.
PEZ: His first season went very well with the King of The Mountains jersey in the Etoile de Bessèges, getting in the long break in Paris-Roubaix, winning the Ronde van Drenthe, 3rd in the Dutch National championships and being very aggressive in his first Grand Tour; the Vuelta a España.






Photo: Italian team selector Paolo Bettini is at every race.
CyclingNews: Paolo Bettini has expressed the desire to take on a more developmental role at the Italian Cycling Federation and has recommended that Max Sciandri succeeds him as Italian national team coach.





Photo: Iljo Keisse.
VeloNation: Omega Pharma-Quick Step duo hoping to improve on last year’s fourth place.





Photo: Strava: the virtual clubrun.
CyclingWeekly: Virtually all modern life can now be conducted on-line; business conferences, shopping, study, even friendships and dating.





Photo: square taper bottom bracket.
Off The Beaten Path: Replacing a square taper bottom brackets can seem a bit daunting. What threading do I need? How long should the spindle be? Which taper? It’s really quite simple, and here is how to figure it out.





Photo: The Gates Carbon Drive toothed belt drive system is popular with commuters and singlespeeders for its quiet operation, almost maintenance free design, and light weight.
BikeRadar: A conventional chain drive consumes 2.92 watts on average, while the belt eats up 3.93 watts. Although the difference is just 1 watt – not enough for most people to care – this works out as a substantial 34.6 percent.





Photo: Jan Denuwelaere got a
CyclingNews: After being passed over all season for the Belgian team for the UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup, Jan Denuwelaere will finally be allowed to race in the round in Rome on Sunday, January 6.






Photo: Androni Venezuela.
VeloNation: Italian manager concedes team may not have strength in depth to take overall win in 2013.





Photo: The Slash’s suspension design employs what Trek calls Active Braking Pivot (ABP) and Full Floater shock mounting.
DirtRag: Meet the new Slash, but don’t confuse this bike with Trek’s previous all-mountain bike, the Scratch.





Photo: Team Novo Nordisk, a professional continental cycling team.
Peloton: Stages Cycling will be the exclusive power meter supplier to the team for 2013. 






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