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January 2013
January 31, 2013


Photo: Matt White (Discovery Channel) works hard at the front for Savoldelli.
CyclingNews: National body given end of year deadline.






Photo: Etoile de Bessèges: The peloton passes between the castle and church at Tarascon.
CyclingFans: The 2013 Etoile de Bessèges will be run January 30 to February 3.





Photo: Vuelta a Murcia, Valverde confirmed as taking part.
VeloNation: Valverde confirmed as taking part, five WorldTour teams secured thus far.





Photo: Riders had good crowds to look forward to on the Lemon Hill climb..
CyclingNews: Philly Cycling Classic to take over June date of International Cycling Championship.






Photo: Tour of Qatar 2013: Coverage index.
CyclingWeekly: The 2013 Tour of Qatar kicks off on Sunday February 3 for six days of sandy, wind-swept action in the Middle East. The race offers a warm-up for classics riders wishing to hone their form away from the harsh winter in Europe.





Photo: This season Heinrich Haussler is on the hot seat.
TwistedSpoke: This season Heinrich Haussler is on the hot seat. So maybe it’s symbolic that he’s down in Qatar, land of burning sun and hot winds and bored camels. Twisted Spoke is an amused fan of the Duel in the Desert, the Belgium of the Middle East, the Big Q.






Photo: Stage 2 winner at the Ladies Tour of Qatar, Kirsten Wild (Argos-Shimano) .
CyclingNews: Argos-Shimano rider takes the overall race lead.





Photo: Shelley Olds (TIBCO-To the Top) in action during stage 3 at the Ladies Tour of Qatar..
CyclingNews: US Olympian has fond memories of London, puts road race misfortune behind her.








Photo: UCI Youtube channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/ucichannel).
303Cycling: The 2013 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships will be streamed live on the UCI Cycling youtube channel, and also embedded on the Louisville2013.com, USACycling.org. The livestream will be geo-restricted for countries with TV broadcast.





Races & Results.
Ladies Tour of Qatar - Jan 29-Feb 1 (Races & Results),
CX World Championships - Feb 2-3 (Races & Results),
Santos Tour Down Under - Jan 20-27 (Results),
Santos Women's Cup - Jan 20-23 (Results),
Tour de San Luis - Jan 21-27 (Results),
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: I can see some real and lasting value to Louisville 2013. .
PodiumCafe: "The other day Belgium’s voice of cycling, Michel Wuyts, was recorded in the Louisville airport grumbling about the World Championships of Cyclocross coming to the United States."






Photo: They aren't the only two riders in Sunday's elite women's world championship race, but their showdown is the one that will likely decide the title.
VeloNews: One woman is the five-time world cyclocross champion, traveling across the Atlantic to defend her rainbow jersey outside of Europe for the first time. The other has never won at worlds, medaling three times, but is the newly coronated World Cup champion, racing worlds on home soil for the first time.





Photo: Two time U-23 World Champion, two time U-23 World Cup overall winner.
PodiumCafe: Lars van der Haar will probably take the holeshot on Sunday, and the odds of him leading at the other end of the race are getting better. 





VeloNation: Windy Spanish training camp prepares American team for desert conditions.





VeloNation: The women’s road season is underway this week at the Ladies Tour of Qatar, where Americans Carmen Small, Shelley Olds, and Anna Barensfeld are debuting new team colors..





VeloNation: Three-time Tour de France champion suffers compression fracture.















Photo: Pat McQuaid © Simon MacMichael.
road.cc: Tactical masterstroke or the last throw of the dice by a man who finds himself cornered?.





Photo: Young American talent JoeDom.
VeloNation: Young American talent determined to work on his Achilles heel.








Photo: Michael Rasmussen.
VeloNation: Suggestions that he will get reduced two year ban due to cooperation.






Photo: The 38 year old Danish rider admitted breaking anti-doping rules between 1998 and 2010.
VeloNation: Substantial cooperation results in reduced ban of two years, wants to return as directeur sportif.





Photo: Coppi, Fausto Coppi – Licensed to race.
InnerRing: This is a collection of photos accompanied by short accounts from 21 riders who were contemporaries of Coppi. The photography is excellent and surpasses the normal sports clichés. If there are one or two podium photos, there’s not one image of a victory salute.





Photo: Andy and Ben..
PEZ: While most teams choose southern Spain, California or their home base for their early season training camps, the lucky young riders of the Hincapie Sportswear Development Team decided to go with a more Caribbean flavor.





Photo: Marianne Vos went for the full Cleveland while training for worlds.
VeloNews: After 18 weeks of previewing races, we’ve finally arrived at one that needs no introduction — the UCI Elite Cyclocross World Championships, anticipated by fans since it was first announced in 2010 that the sport’s biggest race would be coming to the United States.





Photo: Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL4.
RedKitePrayer: "I didn’t see the need for this bike. Initially, it struck me as the inevitable result of the Specialized product machine."





Photo: The Novo Force magnetic trainer from Elite.
BikeRadar verdict: 3 out of 5 stars. "Solid performer that is let down by its high price for an entry level turbo."





Photo: In case Jens needs a reminder of his 17 years in the pro peloton…
BikeRadar: Jens Voigt (RadioShack Leopard) is without doubt one of the most popular men in the peloton, and even at the age of 41 with 17 professional seasons under his belt, he still only says he's "very, very probably" retiring after 2013.







Photo: Lance Armstrong (US Postal) at the start of the 1999 Amstel Gold.
CyclingNews: American describes Pat McQuaid as 'pathetic'.





InnerRing: Cycling’s embrace of Truth and Reconciliation did not last long. The ambitious but vague spirit of inquiry and investigation evaporated as the UCI and WADA traded angry press releases with words like “deceit” and “arrogance” being used. This is the public relations equivalent of a bar room brawl.








Photo: Floyd Landis took part in this year's Etape.
CyclingNews: Two-day event to take place in Windham, NY.

















Photo: Fabian Cancellara, RadioShack-Leopard .
VeloNation: Fabian Cancellara to start Classics build up; Evan Huffman to make his professional debut.





Photo: Matt Goss, Scott, Foil F01, Sprinting, Tour de France.
CyclingWeekly: Lotto-Belisol may have set an early season benchmark in sprint finishes but Matt Goss is confident experience will pay dividends for he and his Orica-GreenEdge outfit this year. 





Photo: Antoine Vayer at the 1999 Tour de France.
CyclingNews: Frenchman met with McQuaid, called UCI president "incompetent."





Photo: Johan Bruyneel © Montgomery.
road.cc: Decision to suspend action comes as delays continue over USADA arbitration hearing.







Photo: Michael Ashenden, formerly of the UCI's Biological Passport panel, at the Change Cycling Now press conference.
CyclingNews: Australian anti-doping expert against meeting Armstrong.





Photo: Shayne Bannan (right) with Neil Stephens in Melbourne with GreenEdge.
CyclingNews: Bannan and Dr. Barnes set to attend February 7 meeting.





Photo: Page's best cyclocross worlds finish was second place in 2007. (Kristof Ramon).
Bicycling: America's reigning national cyclocross champion looks to Worlds and talks about life in Europe.





Photo: Cannondale Evo.
Peloton: Yuzuru Sunada bringa us a look at the bikes of the 2013 WorldTour.





Photo: American IBD visitors spend less more in bike shops - Photo: Bike Europe.
BikeEurope: The core bike shop customers made fewer purchases from the IBDs in the US in 2012 compared to 2000. These bike shop consumers spent 13% points less over the last twelve-years.





Photo: he shock’s air can is divided into two chambers to give three travel options .
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Remote shock feels stilted, but speed, handling and performance are all great."








Photo: Giro 2012 S11 Frank Schleck signs on (Gian Mattia D'Alberto - LaPresse - RCS Sport).
road.cc: RadioShack rider tested positive for diuretic during last year's race; partially backdated ban means free to compete in mid-July.
















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