SBS: Tour de France champion Cadel Evans and Luxembourg's Frank Schleck will headline the Criterium International on March 24 and 25. Sixteen teams are taking part in an event where Schleck is the defending champion.

VeloNation: North Sea Group and Argos Oil linked to Dutch team.

CyclingIQ: Lee Rodgers (RTS Racing Team) pushed the “replay” button from the previous two days; once again attacking once the stage went live. The veteran English rider worked alongside Alireza Haghi (Azad University Cross Team) and Anuar Manan (Champion System) for 120 kilometres, eventually building a time advantage of four minutes.

Milan-San Remo - March 17 (Start list),
Paris - Nice (Stages & results),
Tirreno-Adriatico - March 7-13 (Stages & results),
Tour de Taiwan - March 10-16 (Stages & results),
Amgen Tour of California - May 13-20 (Stages ),
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RBAction: From Speed wobbles and hydration tips to fixing that pesky derailleur...

SRAM has confirmed that road discs are on the way. The imminent arrival of road bikes with disc brakes (Volagi already has one on the market) doesn’t suddenly render your current bikes passé.

BikeRadar: Continental's Grand Prix TT clinchers could lay claim to being the fastest tires in the world, thanks to German Tony Martin riding them to victory in the world time trial championships last year.

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CyclingNews: Oscar Freire (Katusha) may be lining up in pursuit of a fourth Milan-San Remo title on Saturday, but in the build-up to La Classicissima, his home media seemed more concerned with canvassing his opinion on the suspended Alberto Contador.

VeloNation: Former WorldTour competitor shares knowledge in new series.

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CyclingNews: The San Dimas Stage Race will kick off its 13th year on Friday, and while last year's elite winners Ben Day and Amber Neben will not be on the start line, both fields are packed full of talent, guaranteed to provide intense competition.

VeloNation: Katusha’s Spanish star gives his thoughts on eve of Italian Classic.

VeloNews: Come Saturday, for the winner of 18 races last season — the most winning cyclist of 2011 — to win La Classicissima, well, that would be a truly rabbit-out-of-the-hat performance.

VeloNation: Gilbert, Phinney and Ballan part of squad for Sunday’s Classic.

VeloNation: Australian plays down concerns about his condition.

Suddenly, as a result of what happened today, stage 7 has taken on a whole new dimension. There’s a storm a-brewin’, ya see, and it’s gonna get ugly.

PodiumInsight: A pro rides the rollers…. it might not sound like much but it was a long-time coming for Kristin Sanders of the Optum Pro Cycling p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies team.   Though the 41 year old rider has been racing at a high level for many years, Sanders simply did not feel straight nor balanced on the bike, so much so that she had not been able to ride no-handed for many years and had never ridden on rollers.

TwistedSpoke: These days, you could say “the legs are back” to describe a good chunk of the Garmin-Barracuda roster.

BikeRadar: 3.5 out of 5 stars: "Expensive, but with some well-conceived tools and a quality feel."

Bicycling: Craig Calfee’s repair shop brings broken frames back from the dead.

Off The Beaten Path: When talking to older cyclists and builders, you sometimes hear that old frames lose their stiffness. This apparently manifests itself in reduced performance – the “snap” is gone from the acceleration when you step on the pedals. On the upside, the bike is said to become more comfortable as the frame gets softer. Does this really happen?

Bicycling: Tips that will save you time and money—and prolong the life of your bike.

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Boulder Report: Known as la Primavera as it is the traditional start of big-time racing, M-SR is one of the most prestigious and sought-after palmares a rider can have on his resume.

InnerRing: At first glance the Via Duca d’Aosta looks like any normal road along the Italian coast. It sits off the Via Aurelia, the main road that hugs the coastline all the way to France which hums and buzzes with Italian traffic.

The Giro calls the Hall of Fame "the first of its kind in international cycling" and invited many start guests, including Felice Gimondi, Ernesto Colnago. The Belgian, 66 years old, won his first Grand Tour in the Giro d'Italia in 1968. He went on to win it four more times in 1970, 1972, 1973 and 1974. He collected 24 stage wins along the way.

VeloNation: Team yet to decide if it will join anti-doping movement.

Peloton: Chris Horner showed that he isn't slowing down, bouncing back from a rough 2011 to lead the race and finish an impressive second overall. Meanwhile, Italian superteam Liquigas took home the overall victory and two stage wins courtesy of Vincenzo Nibali and rising star Peter Sagan. With Milano-Sanremo on the horizon, 2012 is shaping up nicely.

road.cc: True to form, Graeme's knocking up another potential world-beater in his kitchen.

RedKitePrayer: There was a time when a head tube badge was a company’s calling card. Somehow that tradition died off. I’ve talked to builders about the why and accounts vary.

Today's Quote

"Life goes on whether you win or lose for sure. So I'll try to relax tonight and then in the morning as the race approaches, hopefully I'll remain calm and easy." - Chris Horner CyclingNews

BikeRumor: SRAM’s new TYPE 2 rear derailleurs bring roller clutch tech and quick release features to the X0 and X9 families.

CyclingNews: After clearing the up the management issues that prevented its participation last year in races with its RadioShack WorldTour parent team, Bontrager-Livestrong welcomed its invitation this week to the 2012 Amgen Tour of California.

road.cc: It’s not Fabian’s motor in a frame, but it is retro-fittable & significantly more attractive than other electric options.