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February 2013
February 13, 2013


Photo: The choppy finish to Stage 2 which split the peloton and produced a solo win. (photo credit: Lloyd Images/Muscat Municipality).
Steephill: Stage 4 start time: Thursday 12:00 GST (12:00:00 AM PST); Approximate finish: 15:54 GST (3:54:00 AM PST).





Photo: Tour of Oman: Contador relishing chance to attack.
VeloNation: Race to top of Green Mountain will prove decisive to the general classification..







Photo: Peter Sagan (Cannondale) is the new overall leader at the Tour of Oman..
CyclingNews: Peter Sagan (Cannondale) unleashed a ferocious sprint to take stage three of the Tour of Oman and strengthen his grip on the red jersey of overall leader.





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: Lance Armstrong is part of our Biological Passport.
Cyclismas: Armstrong’s blood profile was never submitted to bio-passport experts after May 2009





Photo: The Lotto-Belisol women’s team - the sister team to the men's WorldTour ProTeam.
VeloNation: Targeting Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Lotto Cup with an eye on the World Cup.





Photo: The AG2R-La Mondiale squad has long thrived as a family affair.
Bicycling: AG2R-La Mondiale keeps winning all in the family.





Photo: Crash almost cost him a kidney.
VeloNation: Dutchman will join Vacansoleil team in Portugal.





Photo: It can be hard to get going for these rides.
Off The Beaten Path: "Now that it’s February, our winter rest is over. We are starting to build a base for the coming cycling season. That means riding long distances at a moderate pace."





Photo: Tektro Racing Products (TRP) are the top-end sub brand of Tektro.
BikeRadar verdict: 2.5 out of 5 stars. "Powerful and with good blade features, but that's where the plus points stop."















Photo: Yoann Offredo (FDJ).
CyclingNews: Back in peloton, FDJ rider takes aim at Classics.








Photo: UCI president Hein Verbruggen with Lance Armstrong in 2002.
CyclingNews: Former UCI president lashes out at WADA, USADA.






Photo: bio passport panel expert Michael Ashenden.
VeloNation: Anti-doping scientist says McQuaid ‘deliberately misled the public and media’.





Photo: Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) takes to the podium for the first time in 2013 at Trofeo Deia.
CyclingNews: Hectic week for Movistar at Algarve, Haut Var-matin and Andalucía.






Photo: Tony Martin is aiming for another world title against the clock in 2013..
VeloNews: The 27-year-old German says he’s entering the sweet spot of his career and rides into a new season intent on confirming his status as the peloton’s top time trialist.





Photo: You can now make your own UltraFast chain at home, with or without all of this gear.
BikeRadar: Friction Facts founder Jason Smith once held the secret to his UltraFast chain lube formula tightly to his chest but he's now decided to give it away.





Photo: The Ligurian Coast – looking east towards Sestri Levante – I could quite easily make this place home.
PEZ: "I love riding in Italy, and I’ve been lucky to see most corners of the country in my travels there over the past 25 years, but one of my very favorite places to ride and be, in Italy, is the Ligurian Coast."





Photo: Available in Blue, Black and Red. 700x23, 180grams $80.00 In Stores Now.
Peloton: Michelin is a massive company by cycling standards – 125,000 employees worldwide, 6,000 working in research and development alone spending almost a billion dollars in development.





Photo: Future-proof frameset with smooth 105.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Significant improvement over the old model – one of the finest bikes of its type around."





Photo: When it comes to new bike technology, some see a fad, others see the future; the truth is probably somewhere in the middle.
VeloNews: On the east side of Boulder’s Pearl Street Mall, sandwiched between a trendy new steampunk café, Will Frischkorn’s new meats-and-cheese shop, and an upscale French Provençal restaurant, there is a bike shop called Vecchio’s.







VeloNation: Recommendations from “A Bright Future for Cycling” to be considered by Management Committee.





















Photo: WADA president John Fahey gives an address at a symposium in Lausanne, Switzerland.
CyclingNews: Armstrong, Verbruggen, McQuaid and the new code.








Photo: Doug Dailey MBE collects his Hall of Fame certificate from British Cycling President, Brian Cookson OBE.
CyclingNews: Head of British Cycling says WADA's backing is essential.








Photo: Around 200 blood bags used for illegal transfusions were uncovered in a police raid in 2006.
RoadCycling: A "monumental cloud" will hang over Spanish sport until all the athletes involved in the Operation Puerto case are identified, according to the head of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).





Photo: Michele Scarponi is currently sidelined from the team over his links with Dr. Michelle Ferrari.
VeloNation: Italian remains under cloud despite expiration of CONI ban.





Photo: Just once recently I reached out and touched the third rail of cycling discourse.
RedKitePrayer: "For some, these might be trying times in the cycling world, far away events stirring emotions, emotions coming out every which way."





Photo: Ride fatter tires at lower pressures in the off-season. (Motofish Images).
Bicycling: Veteran racer Tim Johnson shares his tips for training through the off-season weather and road grime.






Photo: Felt’s new F1 FRD with TeXtreme.
Felt: "Degenkolb’s Felt F1 FRD is a classic stage racing bike with the most advanced carbon fiber engineering in the peloton for 2013."





Photo: he new flagship power meter from Quarq, the Elsa 10R.
VeloNews: New power meters from Quarq, new wheels from Zipp, and some sleek aero bars were all on the menu at SRAM’s latest launch, taking place this week at the base of Tucson’s Gates Pass.





Photo: Honey Stinger Dark Chocolate Mocha Cherry Pro bar.
BicycleRetailer: Honey Stinger has released its first caffeinated protein bar, in a Dark Chocolate Mocha Cherry Pro flavor.





SBS: World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) head John Fahey believes cycling is facing a "crisis of confidence" over doping after the Lance Armstrong scandal, but believes it is not WADA's responsibility to sort out the doping problems in cycling.






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