CyclingFans: Wednesday's Tirreno-Adriatico Stage 1, a 16.9km Team Time Trial from San Vincenzo to Donoratico, gets underway with the departure of the first team at 2:45pm CET (8:45am U.S. Eastern).  Tirreno-Adriatico live streaming video is scheduled to get underway by around 2:30pm CET (8:30am U.S. Eastern).

CyclingFans: Wednesday's Paris-Nice Stage 3 departs Chatel-Guyon at 11:40am CET (5:40am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Brioude at around 3:58pm CET (9:58am U.S. Eastern).  Paris-Nice live streaming video should get underway at around 2:45pm CET (8:45am U.S. Eastern).

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CyclingNews: Viviani new leader after Bouhanni crashes out.

VeloNews: Ian Boswell crashed hard on Tuesday, suffering a number of abrasions and a cut under his chin.

VeloNews: Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) is in Italy this week to do one thing: win. When pressed on Tuesday, however, the former world champion pointed reluctantly at Cannondale’s Peter Sagan as a rider that could disrupt his hopes for stage victory on the tricky finales that mark the week-long Tirreno-Adriatico.

CyclingNews: Tirreno-Adriatico is an unmissable race with a stellar start list, whether the overall contenders or for the sprinters and classics contenders.

road.cc: VeloNews: The Alberta Peloton Association, organizer of the inaugural Tour of Alberta, announced the 11 start and finish communities for the six-day race on Tuesday.

CyclingNews: Chavanel lost due to short sleeves and sticker on Gaudin's helmet, Peeters says.

CyclingNews: Crash rules Matthews out of lead-out.

Peloton: Italy's Vincenzo Nibali will on Wednesday begin the defense of his Tirreno-Adriatico title, looking to hold off competition from 2011 winner Cadel Evans and Tour de France contenders Alberto Contador and Chris Froome.

CyclingNews: Seven Pro Conti squads join 19 WorldTour teams.

Bicycling: The American sprinter talks 2013 training, loving the Classics, and his season-ending concussion.

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CyclingNews: Froome, Evans, Contador, Nibali, Rodriguez to square off in Italy.

VeloNation: Other UEC positions also decided in elections.

InnerRing: “A real Moser” said La Gazzetta Dello Sport. The day after Moreno Moser won the Strade Bianche, Italy’s sports newspaper went to town on the family connections because Moreno is just the latest of the Moser clan to make a name for himself in the sport.

CyclingNews: "If all variables are identical except for the lube, and you rode exactly 10 miles in dry conditions at a given power output (I believe the efficiency test was at 250 watts), how much sooner would you reach 10 miles using paraffin versus ProLink?"

VeloNews: Chris Froome (Sky) is not trying to go Bradley Wiggins’ way to the Tour de France with several major stage race wins. Instead, he is out to learn, and is doing so from the Tour champion himself.

CyclingTips: There is a way of fast-tracking improvement that isn't illegal (unless you're in Italy): altitude training.

VeloNews: Cannondale looks set to officially update its long-standing Synapse line this spring, and are doing some final real-world confirmation under its pro riders.

PEZ: Another very good crowd at this year’s North American Hand Made Bike Show, as frame builders, specialty parts manufacturers and a big gawking public made the trip to a snowy Denver for NAHBS 2013.

303Cycling: While chamois cream may be the most used performance skincare product on the market, by no means is it prevalent.

Cyclismas: In a statement to the press today, a serene Mark Cavendish described his coping strategies for an absence of controversy at his new team.

TwistedSpoke: Wilfried Peeters annoyed, Damien Gaudin thrilled, Louis Garneau overjoyed.

StickyBottle: For 3½ days they traversed Europe before they reached Rosslare via the ferry from France. And whatever about not knowing where they would stay or try to look for jobs, they didn’t even know what side of the road people drove on in Ireland.

BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Confident and neutral handling, and the low weight adds climbing prowess."

road.cc: Bontrager has released three sets of tubeless-ready wheels.

BikeRadar: Tire pressure is a critical component in getting the most out of your mountain bike. There are a number of variables that go into figuring out the ideal pressure range for a bicycle tire.

CyclingNews: In an interview set to air on Wednesday night in Holland, former Rabobank stalwart Michael Boogerd will admit to doping for a decade of his 14-year-career.

BikeRadar: The company claims it has discovered a faulty part that, when exposed to very cold temperatures, can lead to a loss of brake pressure.

CyclingNews: Spaniard would provide DNA if required.

NeilBrowne: Some of the main protagonists in the doping scandal met at Yale.

StickyBottle: Ireland’s Dan Martin is over the illness that curtailed his racing programme last month, and said he is “dying to go” as he lines up in the week-long Tirreno-Adriatico stage race starting in Italy tomorrow, Wednesday.

CyclingNews: Decision time is just around the corner.

VeloNews: Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) timed it just right Tuesday to win what will be the final sprint of an eight-day Paris-Nice laced with climbs from here to the Cote d’Azur.

road.cc: Light, incredibly stiff and oh so comfortable.

BicycleRetailer: Easton is making a running change to its M1 rear hubs and is making available an upgrade kit for existing hubs to eliminate side-to-side play and improve bearing durability.

road.cc: Giant’s most advanced aluminium frame with a Shimano 105 groupset costing £1,249 lands in the roadcc bike shed.

BikeRadar verdict: 4.5 out of 5 stars. "Tough, light, versatile tubeless-ready trail wheels at a great price."

road.cc: Bicycle advocacy group ConBici slams measures including cyclists having to ride on right and children banned from riding on road.

BikeRadar: MET claims that the Sine Thesis is the most ventilated helmet ever designed, its construction inspired by the carapaces – or exoskeletons – of crustaceans and turtles.

BikeRadar: Legendary Italian supercar manufacturers Lamborghini are celebrating their 50th anniversary with a limited edition BMC road bike.

Bicycling: Mountain bikes once again were some of the most gorgeously executed designs on display at the annual handmade show.

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