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February 2013
February 11, 2013


Photo: The Omanis love their bike racing and with an impressive 2013 startlist, this year's Tour of Oman should be the best edition yet.
Steephill: Stage 2 start time: Tuesday 12:20 GST (12:20:00 AM PST); Earliest live video: No live video; Approximate finish: 15:57 GST (3:57:00 AM PST).





Races & Results.
Tour Méditerranéen - Feb 6-10 (Stages & Results),
Tour of Oman - Feb 11-16 (Stages),
Tour of Qatar - Feb 3-8 (Stages & 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: An international field will get a taste of Malaysia at Le Tour de Langkawi (Getty Images).
SBS: The 18th edition of Le Tour de Langkawi features a strong international field with five WorldTour teams and 30 nations represented.








Photo: Marcel Kittel roared into the race lead.
VeloNation: German rider quickest in bunch gallop







Photo: Tour of Oman 2013 logo.
road.cc: After last week’s sprintfest in Qatar, dominated by Mark Cavendish with four successive stage wins and the overall, the action on the Arabian peninsula this week turns to the rather bumpier landscape of Oman.





Photo: Elizabeth Newell (r) stands on the podium with her third medal of the Pan Am Championships (photo by Jamie Staff).
USACycling: Now Cycling-NOW and Novartis for MS) closed out her competition at the 2013 Pan American Continental Track Championships in style on Sunday as she won her third medal of the competition, a bronze in the women's omnium.





Photo: Sebastian taking the win at the Danish Nationals.
PEZ: One of the surprises of the European national championships weekend in June came in Denmark, where 21 year old Sebastian Lander shaded all of the Pro Tour riders, including the mighty Saxo Bank to land the title for his Glud & Marstrand-LRO team.





Photo: The Dream Machine uses SRAM Red levers and disc brakes, as well as Scott Drop-In style handlebars.
BikeRadar: The Dream Machine combines conceptual design with modern high end componentry to create a very real, and apparently rideable, machine.





VeloNews: Thomas Lövkvist (IAM Cycling) claimed the overall victory at the 40th Tour Méditerranéen on Sunday.







VeloNews: Sven Nys (Crelan-Euphony) prevailed in a muddy, two-up battle with Klaas Vantornout (Sunweb-Napoleon Games) to take the penultimate round of the Superprestige series on Sunday.










SBS: The list, based on based on rider rankings from 2012, allocate 15 teams each in the Endurance (XCO) and Gravity (DH) disciplines.









Photo: former World champion Mario Cipollini.
VeloNation: Reports in Gazzetta dello Sport cause Italian authorities to investigate former World champion.








Photo: Jorg Jaksche rode for Bjarne Riis at CSC..
CyclingNews: Ex-pro testifies that his relationship with Puerto doctor was based on doping.





Photo: Mario Cipollini – aka ‘The Lion King’.
Saddleblaze: Perhaps it was inevitable that once Liugi was dragged through the dirt it was only a matter of time before Super Mario got fingered. But who would have thought the Vatican would have been dragged down by Cipo and Fuentes?





Photo: the 2012 world number one Joaquim Rodriguez.
VeloNation: Hints the team could get a Tour wildcard if WorldTour battle is unsuccessful.





Photo: Ted King sees another decade in the pro peloton ahead of him and will spend the spring lobbying for a Tour slot..
VeloNews: "It’s a bit of a rough season for cycling right now. What are your thoughts on the tumultuous offseason?"





Photo: FDJ team has it all in terms of talent.
PodiumCafe: Much time is spent analyzing the teams from the "new world" but just like in the world of fine wine the french are making a comeback, making themselves ever more relevant.





Photo: Marty is the 2000 Olympic champion in the sprint.
USACycling: A natural athlete from the day he was born, Nothstein spent his youth playing baseball and football and when he did choose to hop on a bike, it was of the motocross or BMX variety.





Photo: Shielding is most obvious at the rear of the bike and starts with the brakes.
Peloton: The aero road bike’s current popularity has come thanks to Cervelo. While the statement, ‘Cervelo invented the aero road bike’, will be disputed by Kestrel, it’s hard to dispute Cervelo created the industry fire storm we see now.





road.cc: Says that they should be given a fresh start if they do.






















Photo: Damsgaard (left) and Armstrong (photo courtesy Sporten.dk).
Cyclismas: In Sporten.dk today, Rasmus Damsgaard, who was responsible for the internal testing of Lance Armstrong in 2009, does not agree with the conclusions of the USADA report that Lance Armstrong doped after his comeback to the sport.







Photo: Lance Armstrong Photo: © Daniel Benson.
CyclingNews: War of words between UCI and Ashenden continues.







Photo: War of words between UCI and Ashenden continues.
VeloNation: Eight day block on competition to be enforced after use.





Photo: Tom Boonen is hoping to return to the Tour de France in 2013.
CyclingNews: "I'm happy…. I've still got my arm. That's a bit more important than having good form."





Photo: Former world champion Alessandro Ballan.
VeloNation: Team believes rider can still return later this year.





Photo: Kristy Scrymgeour (Heidi Swift).
Bicycling: Kristy Scrymgeour thinks so. And as manager of Team Specialized-lululemon, aka the fastest women in the world, she should know.





Photo: The F29 is for the cross-country racer who wants a light-weight, efficient race bike.
MBAction: While full-suspension bikes have become popular in cross-country racing, hardtails still have an important place in the world of mountain biking.











VeloNews: Riders take the stand this week for what could be explosive testimony as the Operación Puerto trial enters its third week.





CyclingNews: Denies USADA's claim of blood-doping in 2009 Tour de France.





TwistedSpoke: "Sometimes I think that Jonathan Vaughters is the only man with a brain in pro cycling. That’s not fair but thanks to his position of influence, he wins the competition as sole human with requisite brain and power to change things."
















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