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January 2013
January 26, 2013


Photo: Roberto Ferrari (Lampre-Merida) is a contender for the bunch sprints.
CyclingNews: Giro d'Italia stage winner debuts for Lampre in Australia.





Photo: Chris Froome at 2013 Tour de France launch (copyright Simon MacMichael).
road.cc: Team Sky's challenger in this year's race reflects on journey to top of the sport.






Photo: Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff) celebrates victory on Mirador del Sol in stage 6 at the Tour de San Luis..
CyclingNews: Diaz a close second, remains in leader's jersey.






Photo: Tour de San Luis.
CyclingFans: Saturday's Tour de San Luis Stage 6 departs Quines at 12:17pm local (10:17am U.S. Eastern, 16:17 CET) and is expected at the finish at Merlo (Mirador del Sol) at around 4:30pm local (2:30pm U.S. Eastern, 20:30 CET)..





Races & Results.
Santos Tour Down Under - Jan 20-27 (Stages),
Santos Women's Cup - Jan 20-23 (Stages),
Tour de San Luis - Jan 21-27 (Stages),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Stages),
Tour of California - May 12-19 (Stages),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages),





Photo: Gerald Ciolek still only 26 years old.
VeloNation: German rider vying to return to top condition in 2013.





Photo: Five-time Tour de France winner Bernard Hinault (Getty).
SBS: Five-time Tour de France winner Bernard Hinault named his four favourites for this year's race, and Cadel Evans is not among them.





Photo: Among the bike's gifts to Ivan Basso is an appreciation for the constancy of suffering.
VeloNews: “The bike? A lot,” he said. “And I think the bike — it’s sacrifice. It’s … costanza [Italian for steadiness, or constancy]. Your head like a stone. Discipline. Suffering. Suffering.”





Photo: Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) cools off after a tough San Luis stage.
CyclingNews: New Astana leader ready to take on Wiggins at the Giro d'Italia .





Photo: Maintaining your suspension is vital to comfort on the trail (Future Publishing).
BikeRadar: Setting up your front and rear suspension is crucial if you want to get the most out of your mountain bike. Badly tuned suspension can cost you grip, efficiency, speed and, most of all, enjoyment. 





CyclingNews: Thomas' lead not secure ahead of Queen stage.




































Photo: Santos Tour Down Under.
CyclingFans: Sunday's (Saturday evening U.S.) Tour Down Under Stage 6 (Adelaide City Council Street Circuit) departs Adelaide at 1:15pm local (9:45pm U.S. Eastern Saturday, 3:45am CET) and is expected at the finish at Adelaide at around 3:15pm local (11:45pm U.S. Eastern Saturday, 5:45am CET).  Tour Down Under live streaming video should get underway at around 1:00pm local (9:30pm U.S. Eastern Saturday, 3:30am CET).











Photo: Luis Léon Sanchez.
VeloNation: Dutch newspaper states that rider had codename ‘Huerto’ on Fuentes’ doping list.





Photo: Matt Wilson of GreenEdge.
CyclingNews: Life from inside the car at Orica GreenEdge.





Photo: Aggressive Radioshack-Leopard, Machado Tiago.
VeloNation: Hermans set to finish third overall; Machado and Bennett praise stronger riders.









Photo: Simon Gerrans takes the win atop Old Willunga Hill and captures Orica GreenEdge's first-ever Tour Down Under stage win.
CyclingNews: Slagter takes over race lead from Thomas





Photo: Ryan and Gerrans, Tour Down Under 2013, stage five.
CyclingWeekly: Milan-San Remo champion Simon Gerrans plans to be at the first monument of the 2013 season but his major early season objective is success at the Ardennes Classics. 





Photo: Timmy Duggan had his fractured collarbone and tibia surgically repaired .
VeloNews: Timmy Duggan had his fractured collarbone and tibia surgically repaired this week.





Photo: The orange and black Wiggle jersey .
CyclingNews: Gilmore, Bronzini, Trott, King and Rowsell in 12-rider squad.





CyclingNews: Spaniard 100 per cent committed to the Tour de France.






























Photo: Saxo-Tinkoff Grand Tour leader Alberto Contador (Sirotti).
SBS: Former Tour de France winner Alberto Contador will be among those who will give testimony to a Spanish court which will open hearings on Monday into the 'Operation Puerto' doping scandal, seven years after it erupted in 2006.









Photo: Expect to see Lance Armstrong in suit and tie this fall if his case goes to arbitration.
CyclingNews: Tygart says the investigations are moving forward .




Photo: Oceania Cycling Confederation President Tracey Gaudry (Supplied).
SBS: Newly-appointed Oceania cycling president Tracey Gaudry wants confessed dopers Matt White and Stephen Hodge to somehow stay involved in the sport.





Photo: UCI_Overlord on Saturday, January 26th, 2013.
UCI_Overlord:The depth and breadth of the connections inside the sport of cycling are truly becoming apparent to the public eye, especially in light of the developments during Friday’s UCI Independent Commission hearing.





Photo: Jens Voigt says there's no simple fix for the sport's past..
VeloNews: There are no easy answers: That was the vibe inside the peloton Friday as momentum grows for a “truth and reconciliation” movement in the wake of the Lance Armstrong scandal.







Photo: 2009 and 2013 World Champ Niels Albert (Belgium) sits atop the UCI rankings, and hopes to stand tallest on the 2013 World Championships’ podium. © Joe Sales.
CXMagazine: "With the 2013 Cyclocross World Championships just a week away, the cyclocross geeks at Cyclocross Magazine thought we’d take a look at the UCI cyclocross rankings, starting with the men."





Photo: Scott Speedster 20.
BikeRadar verdict: 4.5 out of 5 stars. "Packs aero tech into a responsive, friendly handling speed machine."





Photo: Tyler Wren has been getting acquainted with the international peloton during the Tour de San Luis..
VeloNews: "When I look at a world map or the international section of a newspaper, I often read it in terms of relevance to cycling."













BikeRadar: Specialized is recalling the forks on all iterations of the 2012 Tarmac SL4, 2013 Tarmac SL4, 2013 Crux and 2013 Secteur Disc bicycles and framesets.





CyclingNews: Madrid court will hear evidence from Alberto Contador, Ivan Basso and Jörg Jaksche.













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