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February 2013
February 19, 2013





Photo: Tyler Hamilton testified via videoconference in the Operación Puerto trial on Tuesday.
VeloNews: Tyler Hamilton testified under oath Tuesday that Bjarne Riis introduced him to Dr. Eufemiano Fuentes ahead of the 2002 racing season.








Photo: Hivert cruised home in Montilla ahead of American sprinter Tyler Farrar.
CyclingWeekly: Frenchman Jonathan Hivert (Sojasun) took his second consecutive stage win in the Ruta del Sol on Tuesday.





Photo: Taylor Phinney says he is at his post-Giro d'Italia weight and ready for his Belgian opener.
VeloNews: Taylor Phinney (BMC Racing) heads into the classics season in the best form of his life. He is healthy and comes out of the Tour of Qatar and Oman firing.





Races & Results.
Ruta Del Sol - Feb 17-20 (Stages & Results),
Le Tour de Langkawi - Feb 21-Mar 2 (Stages),
Volta ao Algarve - Feb 14-17 (Stages & Results),
Tour of Oman - Feb 11-16 (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: It's the biggest track meet of the year.
PodiumCafe: The Champs this year are in Minsk, Belarus. Timings are in local time, as you might imagine, which is 2 hours ahead of Central European Time, +3 ahead of GMT, +8 ahead of USA Eastern, +11 ahead of USA Western and 8 hours behind Sydney, Australia.





Photo: Michele Scarponi.
CyclingWeekly: Lampre-Merida is considering what to do with Michele Scarponi following his second doping suspension.





Photo: The 2012 field at last year's Paris-Nice in France. (Getty Images).
SBS: Katusha's successful appeal to be reintegrated into cycling's World Tour means 23 teams instead of the usual 22 will line up for the Paris-Nice and Criterium du Dauphine races, organisers ASO announced on Tuesday.





Photo: Bicycle Quarterly’s double-blind test of frame stiffness.
Boulder Report: "We compared the performance of a 17-pound titanium racing bike and of a 26-pound steel randonneur bike. We were surprised when both bikes climbed at the same speed in a set of controlled experiments. Others shared our surprise, but added: “That cannot be true. Physics require that the heavier bike climbs slower.”








Photo: In 2012, Andrea Guardini, racing for Farnese Vini-Selle Italia, won six of the ten stages. He'll be back.
SteepHill: Stage 1 starts out flat as the peloton heads down the west side of Malaysia starting from the far northwest part of the country in Kanger.  Start time: Wednesday 10:00 MYT (6:00:00 PM PST).  The race starts Thursday in Asia and Europe, but Wednesday evening in North America.





Photo: Stage 2 finishes in Montilla, a small hill town in Córdoba.
SteepHill: Stage 2 start time: Tuesday 12:00 CET (3:00:00 AM PST); Approximate finish: 16:58 CET (7:58:00 AM PST).





CyclingTips: All of these drugs – erythropoietin (EPO), human growth hormone, “peptides” – could well become obsolete in years to come.





PodiumCafe: Glory, glory hallelujah! It's Omloop Het Niuwsblad-week everyone. The weekend brings the start of classics season with the Omloop on Saturday and the red-headed stepchild Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne on Sunday.






VeloNews: Frenchman Jonathan Hivert (Sojasun) won the first stage of the Vuelta Andalucía Ruta Ciclista del Sol (Tour of Andalusia) in Spain on Monday, a 164km ride from San Fernando to Ubrique..















Photo: Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff).
CyclingNews: Alberto Contador will not be required to testify before the judge in the Operacion Puerto trial on Friday, as previously scheduled. The Saxo-Tinkoff rider was due to appear as a defense witness for his former directeur sportif Manolo Saiz, but the attorneys for Saiz waived their request.





Photo: Saiz drives it.
CyclingNews: Saiz had the ok from Spanish government agency for Synacthen.






Photo: Katusha are back in the World Tour and all the biggest races, but how will organizers cope? - Bryn Lennon.
PodiumCafe: Following a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the UCI has brought Katusha back into the World Tour fold, creating problems for race organizers who had already sent race invitations to friends.






Photo: Christophe Prudhomme shows the 2013 Tour de France route.
CyclingNews: Katusha confirmed for Tour, Paris-Nice and Critérium du Dauphiné.






Photo: 2r will appear monthly and best of all, it’s FREE.
Gerard: It’s a multi-media magazine about cycling, combining in-depth written articles with photo galleries and video.





Photo: Madison Genesis - Bikes, Cameras, Action.
road.cc: Top of our list of things that made us wish we were pro cyclists today: this video.





Photo: Park Tool BTR-1 Tool Wrap review.
BikeRadar verdict: 3 out of 5 stars."Pricey and missing one essential tool, but lovely and easily added to."





Photo: Tetrick came out swinging, winning the opening day TT on her Felt DA..
Felt: Exergy-TWENTY16 rider Alison Tetrick captured two of three stages plus the overall title at the February 15-17 Valley of the Sun stage race in Arizona. The three-day race in the desert includes an opening time trial, a tough road race and a final-stage criterium.





Photo: Will this work? Lennard Zinn dishes up advice on bringing Frankenstein drivetrains to life..
VeloNews: Forget trying SRAM dual-control levers with the BR-9000 brake calipers; the SRAM levers have too much leverage. And of course, you can’t use Shimano derailleurs with SRAM shifters.





Photo: From a structural point of view, the diamond frame is still respected.
BikeRadar: There are those such as Paolo De Giusti, an Italian art director and designer, who see the bicycle as a work of art.







CyclingNews: The UCI has confirmed that they will allow 19 teams in the WorldTour this year. The news comes after Katusha won their case at Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), having previously been denied WorldTour status by the sport's governing body.






VeloNation: WADA president Fahey pushing for all sports concerned to be investigated.































Photo: Gerard Vroomen .
VeloNation: Dutchman speaks about UCI, biological passport, WADA politics and more.





Photo: Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Sharp) in Milan having secured the Giro d'Italia, the first man from Canada to do so.
CyclingNews: Belfast, Dublin expected to hold stages.





Photo: Available in 27.2, 30.9, 31.6mm diameters and in 300, 400 or 480mm length.
road.cc: Effectively damps road vibration, looks awesome and still offers unbeatable levels of adjustment.





Photo: Members of the public will have a chance to ride the final stage of the Tour de France 2013 on the Champs Elysees.
BikeRadar: Spectators and riders traveling to the 100th Tour de France will be able to take part in dozens of organized rides unveiled by the race organiser today. 





Photo: Marianne Vos (NED) riding in second position.
CyclingNews: Olympic, road and 'cross world champion Marianne Vos will race round 2 of the Cyprus Sunshine Cup, the SHC-categorized Afxentia mountain bike stage race, on March 1 to 3.





Photo: Ride & handling: Still superior but let down by tires.
BikeRadar verdict: 3.5 out of 5 stars. "Blends comfort and handling brilliantly, just junk the tires as soon as you can."





Photo: Rudy Project Hypermask (Kent Pell).
Bicycling: Grab a pair of our favorite glasses to protect your eyes and complement your look.





Photo: Retrofitz cyclocross race day shoe conversion.
BicycleRetailer: A new company, Retrofitz, will convert nearly any street shoe into an SPD cleat-compatible cycling shoe. 





Photo: A peak output close to 2,000psi.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars."Middling price, weight and size – but with plenty of power on tap."





Photo: Yeti claims to take a full 2 pounds off the frame weight by using full- carbon construction.
MBAction: The SB-66 Carbon was named during the prototype phase of development. Yeti employees referred to it as “the super-bike,” because it’s capable of everything from long cross-country missions to aggressive trail riding and even light- duty downhill riding.















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