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January 2013
January 3, 2013


Photo: Aaron Donnelly after winning Stage 1 of the Jayco Herald Sun Tour. (Supplied).
SBS: Sweltering conditions did little to stop Aaron Donnelly on the opening road stage of the Jayco Herald Sun Tour, edging his break companions to take victory and the overall lead.





Photo: Radomir Simunek debuts the Kwadro-Stannah kit on January 1 in the GP Sven Nys.
PodiumCafe: New team aims to break Belgian stronghold on the top level of cyclocross by supporting foreign riders.






Photo: The Centrumcross podium: Thijs van Amerongen, Rob Peeters and Philip Walsleben.
CyclingNews: The Centrumcross podium: Thijs van Amerongen, Rob Peeters and Philip Walsleben.





Photo: Marianne Vos wins the CentrumCross Surhuisterveen.
Demotix: Marianne Vos wins the Centrumcross in Surhuisterveen for the second time. The race in Surhuisterveen, the Netherlands has been held 18 times and the field keeps getting better.






Photo: Jayco Herald Sun Tour.
VeloNation: Young Australian grabs early advantage over WorldTour rivals, including defending champ Haas.





Photo: The late season Herald Sun Tour races through the Victorian country side.
CyclingNews: Dangerously hot conditions expected in Victoria on Friday have forced race organisers of the Jayco Herald Sun Tour to start Stage 1 two hours earlier in a bid to avoid potential threats to the peloton.





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: Caleb Ewan (BikeBug), the 18 year old from NSW who became the youngest rider ever to win the Bay Crits.
CyclingTips: Orica GreenEDGE had another outstanding day with Mitch Docker dominating the Men's race and Mellissa Hoskings taking the Women's race and securing the overall win.





Photo: Tour de France prologue winner Fabian Cancellara resplendent in yellow at the start of the first road stage.
CyclingNews: To concentrate on Classics instead of time trials.





Photo: Max Sciandri (Motorola) leads TVM's Jesper Skibby at the 1992 Tour of Flanders.
CyclingNews: BMC DS will take position if Di Rocco re-elected.






Photo: Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Sharp) celebrates his victory in Colorado Springs, the second stage win of the USA Pro Challenge for the American sprinter.
CyclingNews: Sprinter returns to racing after being knocked out of Tour of Britain.





Photo: Although he didn't claim many wins in his early Rabobank years compared to his time at Lotto, when Robbie did win he made it look easy, like here in the Tour of Holland in '99.
PEZ: "With the Aussie Nationals and Tour Down Under looming closer we thought it was time to look at one big name Aussie star who won't be riding this year, the great sprinter Robbie McEwen."





Photo: The Quarq system is used by the Subaru-Trek and Giant Factory off-road teams.
MBAction: Racers are always looking for an edge—the lightest equipment, the shortest lines around the track, the perfect pre-race routine and, most important, the proper workouts. But, how do you gauge your progress?





























Photo: Burry Stander.
VeloNation: Shockwaves reverberate in the sport after training accident.





Photo: Farrar. Down or upright?
TwistedSpoke: This is the make or break year for Tyler Farrar. Will he come back to the top tier, A-List, Rival of Cav, grand tour stage winner or not?





Photo: Too young... Caleb Ewan raced into history as the youngest winner of the Bay Cycling Classic, he won't however be heading to the Tour Down Under. Not yet anyway.
SBS: Bay Cycling Classic winner Caleb Ewan has been ruled out of a possible Santos Tour Down Under start after selectors of the UniSA-Australia team said they would restrict their choices for the seven man team to second year under 23 riders and above.





Photo: Farrar. Racers in action at the Beti Bash.
CyclingNews: Little Bella and Elevation Cycles help promote junior MTB participation.





Photo: Tayler Wiles.
VeloNation: Encouraging 2012 results suggest bright future ahead.





Photo: Sven Nys, Niels Albert and Erwin Vervecken say more can be done for rider security around drunk, rowdy fans.
VeloNews: A week before national championships weekend, much of the cyclocross world will travel to the outskirts of Rome, Italy, where the weather forecast — with temperatures in the 60s Fahrenheit and sunny skies — is positively spring-like.





Photo: The experienced rider will have more trouble deciding between the two.
MBAction: "Cannondale Bicycles graciously supplied us with two mid-priced aluminum hardtails that sell for the same suggested retail of $1069. Why offer two bikes at the exact same price? Because the Cannondale Trail SL 2 has 26-inch wheels and the Trail SL 2 29er sports larger-diameter 29-inch wheels."





Photo: Pinarello Shimano Shimano.
InnerRing: The new season is just weeks away and riders have been training hard on their bikes. With this in mind, here is the list of pro team bikes for 2013.





Photo: Specialized Shiv - original.
BikeRadar: "The staff of BikeRadar have been looking back at what we most enjoyed this year."





Photo: Z0 Disc1.
road.cc: The bike industry's major players say that discs on road bikes is the future.





Photo: Cycling Gear to Save Time and Money.
Bicycling: Save time, money, and headaches with these essential pieces of bike equipment.





Photo: Shimano R241 shoes.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Supportive, stiff but comfortable – even before you’ve baked them."








Photo: Pat McQuaid says he first encountered EPO when a young rider died in his sleep more than two decades ago.
VeloNews: "The sport of cycling in 2012 endured the most difficult year in its much-maligned history and over the last four months the international governing body’s president has had emails, letters, phone calls and faxes telling him to “get the #$%& out and resign.” That last flowery little dispatch came from three-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond, no less."





Photo: Photo: BikeSnobNYC presents several winter cycling training options (Leo Espinoza).
BikeSnobNYC: What’s at stake? Only your entire spring.













Photo: Dutchman Michael Boogerd in 2007
CyclingNews: Following last month's extensive report which included information from an anonymous former Rabobank rider about the team's past doping, Dutch website NOS.nl published a second anonymous rider's anecdotes, which referred to Michael Boogerd and Peter Luttenberger.






Photo: Burry Stander (Specialized) runs with his bike.
CyclingNews: Former world champion killed in collision with taxi.





Photo: Medalist Sports announce that they will not arrange the second edition in 2013.
PodiumCafe: More fallout from the uncertainty surrounding Exergy, one of the major sponsors of US cycling, this time threatening the biggest women's stagerace in North America. 





Photo: NetApp-Endura.
VeloNation: Tours of San Luis, Qatar and Oman wildcards secured.





Photo: World Cup leader, Marianne Vos (Rabo Women) before the start.
CyclingNews: Dutch company signs up for “several years.”





Photo: The Castelli Trasparente long sleeve jersey has windbreaker fabric where I need it most and is fleece-lined in back.
VeloNews: "I am no fair-weather rider. In fact, I get few greater pleasures than a good powder day on my ‘cross bike."





Photo: Post Grape-Nuts is a 100% natural, vitamin and mineral fortified cereal made from wholegrain wheat with barley.
USACycling: As an official sponsor of the sport’s national governing body, Grape-Nuts will support the development of America’s next generation of world champions and Olympic medalists.





Photo: Pre-production Elite mountain bike crankarms. Watch for them to become available later this spring..
DirtRag: Profile Racing has been building high-end, race-worthy chromoly and aluminum parts since before BMX hit it big and before mountain bikes were but a glimmer in the Klunkers’ eyes.





Photo: Competitive price doesn’t sacrifice important components.
BikeRadar verdict: 4.5 out of 5 stars. "The Zesty has been setting the standard for mid-travel trail bikes for years. For 2013 it just got better…"







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