VeloNation: Australian champion hands Fabian Cancellara his second straight second place as Vincenzo Nibali pulls them clear on the Poggio; Mark Cavendish’s dream of a rainbow Primavera end on Le Mànie again.

Milan-San Remo - March 17 (Start list),
MTB World Cup Cross Country #1 March 16-18 (Races & results),
San Dimas Stage Race March 16-18 (Stages & results),
Oceania Cycling Championships March 16-18 (Stages & results),
Nokere-Koerse - March 14 (Results),
Paris - Nice March 4-11 (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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VeloNation: Astana featuring a slew of attackers in Italian Classic.

Armstrong and Gaimon Victorious on Glendora Mountain Road.

CyclingNews: Christchurch cyclist Sam Horgan gave the New Zealanders something to cheer about with an outstanding victory in the elite men's time trial on the opening day of the UCI Oceania Road Championships in Queenstown.

SteepHill: Milano-Sanremo 2012 is Saturday March 17th. Start time: Saturday 9:45 CET (1:45 AM PDT); Earliest live video: 14:40 CET (6:40 AM PDT); Approximate finish 17:00 CET (9:00 AM PDT).

road.cc: This weekend's mashup of the magnificent and the mind-blowing not forgetting 'Kickstarter Project of the Week.'

VeloNews: Rapha’s new Grand Tour shoes are constructed using premium materials and several unique, well-thought-out features. Instead of reinventing the wheel, Rapha partnered with Ecco and Giro to produce the Grand Tours.

EuroSport: Experts believe up to 100 undetectable performance-enhancing drugs similar to EPO.

InnerRing: Vincenzo Nibali attacks on the Poggio and only Simon Gerrans goes with him. Behind Rabobank’s Matti Breschel looks over his shoulder but on the left of the image you can see Fabian Cancellara about to make his move. It would be wrong to distil a 300km race into one camera flash but the image above does capture the most strategic moment of the day.

Gaget Box: Get that six-pack home safe for St. Paddy's Day with this custom bike cinch, which appears to have started out life as a polo mallet holder. Whatever the case, this is a brilliant innovation.

Today's Quote

"Sagan. I think he’s the favorite, just looking at the way he’s riding here this week. He climbs with the front group most days and then he’s right in the mix in the field sprints as well. He’s been quite impressive." - Tyler Farrar VeloNews

VeloNation: American rider speaks prior to making his debut in La Primavera.

CyclingNews: Sven Nys is one of the top cyclo-cross riders in the world, but he is not satisfied with that alone. This weekend he opens his campaign for a spot on the Belgian Olympic mountain bike team, riding the World Cup race in Pietermaritzburg.

1. Maja Wloszczowska (Pol) CCC Polowice 1:34:01
2. Emily Batty (Can) Subaru-Trek 0:04
3. Catharine Pendrel (Can) Luna Pro Team 0:23

Crew-neck semi-fitted T with contrast colored stiching detail. Finely printed T shirt front, rear, and sleeve, and '10 commandments of spin' badge. Cotton elastane single jersey, enzyme-washed for that super-soft, worn feel.

Bicycling: A conversation with Chris Horner about his comeback to racing in March 2012.

The Daily Distraction.

CyclingNews: Australian holds his nerve to win Milan-San Remo.

VeloNews: For a few moments Saturday afternoon it looked like cycling was facing another worst-case scenario when the Colombia-Coldeportes rider crashed heavily on the descent of Le Mànie. Also, Vladimir Gusev (Katusha) suffered facial trauma and heavy cuts and scrapes to his chest and arms. He was transported to a local hospital for observation.

Tour De José: Today Raymond Kerckhoffs published an article in De Telegraaf. An anonymous team doctor admits AICAR has been going around the peloton for the past two years. Rumours in the peloton have been saying that several top riders have been using it.

VeloNation: Peloton pays tribute to victims of Swiss coach crash before la Classicissima.

CyclingNews: Team director Axel Merckx rejected the idea Thursday that his Bontrager-Livestrong team would be working for the interests of RadioShack-Nissan-Trek at this year's Amgen Tour of California, saying the U23 development team had done everything it could to become independent, and would be focused on its own ambitions during the May 13-20 tour.

DR: Scott is now involved in the apparel business and tells  us what he is doing to create a product that will fit into his vision of the "new" marketplace.

CXMagazine: Their motto is “performance shave gel for fast legs.” And if there’s one thing I need, it’s fast legs. So I gave it a try.

After being snubbed by Amgen Tour of California organiser AEG, Team Type 1-Sanofi's owner Phil Southerland, outraged by his team's exclusion, is accusing AEG of making their invitation contingent upon a $100,000 sponsorship by Sanofi. AEG, however, insists the invitations were based on merit and not payment.