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February 2013
February 5, 2013


Photo: Welcome to the 2013 Tour of Qatar.
CyclingFans: Wednesday's Tour of Qatar Stage 4 departs Camel Race Track at 12:00pm local (10:00am CET, 4:00am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Al Khor Corniche at around 3:48pm local (1:48pm CET, 7:48am U.S. Eastern).  Tour of Qatar live video streaming is expected to begin at around 3:00pm local (1:00pm CET, 7:00am U.S. Eastern).






Photo: Karsten Kroon out for three months.
VeloNation: Saxo-Tinkoff’s Dutchman to miss the Classics with deep thigh wound.







Photo: Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma QuickStep).
CyclingNews: Bookwalter holds race lead.






Photo: Alejando Valverde picked up Movistar's first win.
CyclingWeekly: Alejando Valverde picked up Movistar's first win of 2013 in the exciting Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana on day three of Challenge Majorca.





Races & Results.
Tour of Qatar - Feb 3-8 (Stages & 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: uan Antonio Flecha, Vacansoleil-DCM 2013.
CyclingWeekly: Juan Antonio Flecha begins his new life after team Sky this week in the Tour of Qatar. The Spanish classics star signed for Dutch team, Vacansoleil-DCM over the winter after three years in Sky.






Photo: Thor Hushovd continues his comeback from injury and illness to again chase a Paris-Roubaix cobblestone trophy..
VeloNews: Thor Hushovd (BMC Racing) continues his comeback this week with the five-day Tour Méditerranéen along France’s Côte d’Azur.





Photo: Chris Froome The Tour is my focus.
CyclingWeekly: Second in the Tour de France, third in the Olympic time trial and fourth in the Vuelta - 
in any year prior to 2012, Chris Froome would have had the best season by any British cyclist ever.





Photo: The peloton departs Carcassonne at the start of Stage 1 of the 2010 Tour of the Mediterranean.
CompetitiveCyclist: A new season is underway in professional road racing.  With the Tour Down Under and Tour de San Luis among the races already in the rearview mirror, Europe took the relay with the Grand Prix la Marseillaise followed by last week's Etoile de Besseges.





Photo: The Eclipse 29er inner tube. The company are responsible for the world's lightest inner tubes.
BikeRadar: The transparent oddities really are light – we put both the mountain and road bike versions on the scales and were impressed with the results.






Photo: Overall winner of the 2012 Tour of Utah, Johann Tschopp (BMC) .
CyclingNews: Race heads into Red Rock country for 2013.



















Photo: unexpectedly called off the federal investigation into Lance Armstrong, United States Attorney André Birotte.
VeloNation: Says he stands by his original decision to suspend federal investigation.





Photo: Paul Kimmage is waiting to learn whether or not that case will proceed.
VeloNation: Defense fund pays for first batch of expenses in relation to Verbruggen/McQuaid action.





Photo: Eufemiano Fuentes was at the center of Operacion Puerto.
CyclingNews: "They were transporting blood in cool bags for the beach."






Photo: Omega Pharma Quick Step rider Cavendish.
VeloNation: Is Omega Pharma Quick Step rider simply trying to shrug off pressure?





Photo: Johnny Hoogerland (Vacansoleil-DCM) on the podium to receive the King of the Mountains prize.
CyclingNews: Vacansoleil rider's injuries from crash with car less serious.





Photo: Young US rider; Taylor T.J. Eisenhart.
PEZ: "I received an invitation from Sean Weide to come over to the BMC hotel to see what their development team was all about. Cadel Evans and some of the other guys from the WorldTour team were there, but it was the young guys I was here to talk to."





Photo: Double world championship silver medallist Alexandr Kolobnev.
VeloNation: Russian rider has good opportunity, but also has several unachieved goals in the sport.





Photo: My months are February and September.
Sonya: As many of you know, I participated in the Cyclepassion Calendar and went to a photoshoot in Germany back in June 2012.  It’s now 2013 and the calendars are out there!





Photo: With the racing season now underway, some tips for making the most of it.
CompetitiveCyclist: Australia? Yawn. Qatar? Double-yawn. But the Etoile de Bessèges? When the Bessy arrives it means the bike racing season is officially here. At long last, Euros in Europe being Euro.





Photo: Frame changes work but spec is low on value.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Frame one of the best around, adding up to a bike that’s far greater than the sum of its parts."





























Photo: Jean-Pierre de Mondenard, his book “Dopage dans le Football”.
InnerRing: With football being forced to confront some problems are there lessons other sports can learn from cycling’s dodgy past?





Photo: anti-doping expert Michael Ashenden.
VeloNation: Australian says winter testing is crucial to nab riders withdrawing blood.





Photo: The Secret Pro, anonymous pro cyclist.
CyclingTips: "In the second installment of The Secret Pro, our anonymous pro cyclist speaks candidly about early season training camps and races, the new equipment everyone gets, sponsorship commitments, more equipment, and his brief thoughts on the Lance / Oprah interview."





Photo: Sheikh Khalid Bin Ali Al Thani and Eddy Merckx are partnering to make the 2016 road worlds a success, which is one step on the path to attracting the Olympics..
VeloNews: Qatar is planning for cycling’s first world championships in the Middle East in 2016 with questions still surrounding its selection to host such a prestigious event.





Photo: Joaquim Rodríguez's immediate future may become clearer on Friday when CAS hears Katusha's license appeal.
VeloNews: It’s crunch time this week for Joaquim Rodríguez and his quest to assure a ticket to the 2013 Tour de France.





Photo: If you haven't yet heard of Tayler Wiles, you will soon.
Peloton: "So for me when I’m in pain in a time trial I just think, 'This is nothing. This isn’t pain. I can go so much harder. I can be in so much more pain.' I just keep thinking, 'You can always hurt more.'"





Photo: The
VeloNews: The UCI’s technical commission doesn’t make idle threats.





Photo: New Ridley Bikes X-Night cyclocross bike is 500g lighter.
road.cc: New top-end cyclocross racer is 500g lighter, has revamped internal cable routing and a 27.2mm seatpost.





Photo: The whole system is little heavier than the more expensive XT, pretty much as durable and works almost as well.
BikeRadar verdict: 4.5 out of 5 stars. "Slick, affordable groupset with all the options you need."





Photo: This new Koga A-Limited is smooth TIG-welded from a 6069 tubeset (the same alloy as the Caad10).
road.cc: High-end race-ready aluminium racer from Koga coming soon.





 















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