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March 2013
March 6, 2013



Photo: 2013 Paris-Nice .
CyclingFans: Thursday's Paris-Nice Stage 4 departs Brioude at 10:50am CET (4:50am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Saint-Vallier at around 3:59pm CET (9:59am U.S. Eastern).  Paris-Nice live streaming video should get underway at around 2:45pm CET (8:45am U.S. Eastern).







Photo: 2013 Tirreno-Adriatico .
CyclingFans: Thursday's Tirreno-Adriatico Stage 2 departs San Vincenzo at 10:30am CET (4:30am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Indicatore (Arezzo) at around 4:10pm CET (10:10am U.S. Eastern).  Tirreno-Adriatico live streaming video should get underway at around 2:30pm CET (8:30am U.S. Eastern).





Photo: Spanish duo Alberto Contador and Joaquim Rodriguez are both prominent on the list of riders who are in contention for taking the overall classification.
VeloNation: Spanish riders on back foot, yet gaps are small.








Photo: He's from Florida, but Andrew Talansky was happy to be in California..
CyclingNews: Garmin-Sharp American new leader at Paris-Nice.






Photo: Mark Cavendish into blue leader’s jersey.
VeloNation: Mark Cavendish into blue leader’s jersey.





Photo: The stage covers 232 km from San Vincenzo to Indicatore and has a very tricky finish.
InnerRing: Omega Pharma Quickstep got the best possible start when they won the opening team time trial and placed Mark Cavendish in the blue leader’s jersey. Now it’s time for the season’s first showdown between Cavendish and Andre Greipel.










Races & Results.
Paris - Nice - Mar 3-Mar 10 (Stages & Results),
Vuelta el Salvador - Feb 28-Mar 5 (Stages & Results),
Tirreno - Adriatico - Mar 6-Mar 12 (Stages),
Le Tour de Langkawi - Feb 21-Mar 2 (Stages & Results),
Strade Bianche - Mar 2 (Results),
Roma Maxima - Mar 3 (Start List),
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: Young gun Joel Titius (SoCal Endurance) put up a great fight, but old pro Tinker Juarez (Sho-Air/Cannondale) once again showed his marathon mastery.
MBAction: Mountain bike icon/Methusela David “Tinker” Juarez (Sho-Air/Cannondale) was the victor the marathon sufferfest, claiming the Open Men’s class and overall honors in just over three hours.





Photo: Oh, Drenthe! It's such a great week. Drenthe is known as The Cycling Province of the Netherlands.
PodiumCafe: On Saturday it's the first round of the women's Road World Cup, the Boels Rentals Ronde van Drenthe - but that's just one of the three superb women's races in the Drenthe region, alongside men's races and mass-participation rides, in a superbly-organised festival of cycling, Dutch-style.





Photo: multiple Worlds medallist Linda Villumsen.
VeloNation: Danish-born New Zealander to return to racing after post-Olympic break.





Photo: Mayo has been a stunning backdrop for the race for a near decade, but Co Clare holds its charms too (Photo: Stephen McMahon).
StickyBottle: The Junior Tour of Ireland has bucked the difficult economic climate to secure a new title sponsor, and is also relocating from its Co Mayo base of the past eight years to what it hopes will be pastures greener in nearby Co Clare.





Photo: The false collar on the 2013 yellow jersey.
BikeRadar: The Tour de France yellow jersey has been revamped to celebrate the 100th edition of the world’s biggest cycling race.










Photo: BMC came out of today's TTT better than most. Will it give Cadel Evans the cushion he needs to win the overall? - Fotoreporter Sirotti.
PodiumCafe: Tirreno - Adriatico has traditionally started with a road stage, but in the past three editions it has followed the lead of the Giro d'Italia and eschewed this for a team time trial.

























Photo: Former pro rider Santiago Botero was in London.
CyclingNews: Former Colombian World TT Champion told to ask Fuentes’ sister Yolanda for un-named product.





Photo: Floyd Landis (Phonak) goes on the attack in 2006.
CyclingNews: Floyd Landis has reacted to the news that Michael Boogerd has confessed to doping by telling Cyclingnews that the admission is "too little too late."







Photo: Michael Boogerd has finally succumbed to pressure.
VeloNation: Former Amstel Gold Winner states final straw was when eight year old accused him in front of his son.






Photo: Increasing both the frequency and effectiveness of testing.
VeloNation: Collaboration with USADA will step up battle against doping.





Photo: Born in Bordeaux, he grew up in Toulouse, another city in the south-west of France. He’s got three brothers.
InnerRing: Blel Kadri’s win on Sunday certainly Filippo Pozzato by surprise. The Italian triumphantly threw his arms up in the air only to discover that Kadri had crossed the line 37 seconds earlier.





Photo: Chris Froome, Tour of Oman.
CyclingWeekly: Chris Froome (Sky) continues the process of testing himself ahead of the Tour de France. Today, he started the Italian stage race Tirreno-Adriatico in the damp costal town of San Vincenzo.





Photo: Bradley Wiggins, Trofeo Alcudia 2013.
CyclingNews: Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) will face a tough Giro d'Italia Tour de France ride if he goes for a grand tour double, according to Saxo-Tinkoff General Manager Bjarne Riis.





Photo: Charly Wegelius (Garmin - Cervelo).
CyclingNews: Wegelius hoping for equal weather conditions.





Photo: Ian Boswell shook off a stage 2 crash.
VeloNews: Ian Boswell shook off a stage 2 crash to support Richie Porte on Wednesday at Paris-Nice.






Photo: bmc Lamborghini 50th bike.
road.cc: Just 50 bikes will be produced to celebrate car manufacturers birthday.





Photo: Everyone wants to look good in bike shorts, but eating healthy is never easy.
Bicycling: Silence a rumbling stomach with a high-protein breakfast.





Photo: The 4.5 uses a significantly better grade of carbon.
BikeRadar verdict: 4.5 out of 5 stars. "The 4.5 surpasses last year’s 3.5 with ease, and most bikes in its class."





Photo: they didn’t feel like they were offering quite the level of compression as some.
BikeRadar verdict: 3 out of 5 stars. "Comfortable, effective solution for recovery of sore calf muscles."












































Photo: Ivan Basso (Liquigas-Cannondale) before the start of the Japan Cup..
CyclingNews: Phone conversations in conflict with Italian's statement.





Photo: Chris Horner is questioned by the media.
CyclingNews: American hangs on as Radioshack struggle in the rain.





Photo: The win, including time bonuses, put him into the maillot jaune as the race heads toward the mountain stages.
PodiumCafe: Garmin-Sharp's Andrew Talansky took the first World Tour victory of his promising career today with a sprint from an escape to seal stage 3 of Paris-Nice.





Photo: Recon Instruments to launch heads-up display for cyclists. (Courtesy Recon).
Bicycling: Recon Instruments set to put your ride data in front of your eyes.





Photo: Tirreno-Adriatico leader Mark Cavendish lets loose with the bubbly.
CyclingNews: Manxman happy to win at Tirreno-Adriatico with Omega Pharma-QuickStep.





Photo: Dan Martin’s Garmin-Sharp journey through the vineyards in the rain to a lowly 16th in the team time trial.
StickyBottle: Dan Martin’s Garmin-Sharp squad has been one of the best at the team time trial discipline during different periods in recent years, but on the opening stage of the Tirreno–Adriatico in Italy today that pedigree was not in evidence.





Photo: Third-year pro Andrew Talansky is looking forward to getting through this week's Paris-Nice and says his Garmin-Sharp teammates have helped guide him through the first few seasons of his career..
VeloNews: Andrew Talansky has waited and worked for this moment for the better part of the past 10 years.





Photo: Garmin-Sharp’s Andrew Talansky takes the stage win and race lead; Nicolas Roche’s group is just behind.
StickyBottle: Nicolas Roche (Saxo-Tinkoff) has made an important selection on the third stage of Paris-Nice today, arriving at the finish in a group of 25 riders that put one minute into the best of the rest of the field.





Photo: Judy Freeman (Crank Bros) climbing the mountain with ease.
CyclingNews: Grand Junction to host new Epic Rides event.





Photo: Optimization and incremental gains are big in cycling these days.
VeloNation:The fun and sun of the Bahamas’ camp has passed and this past month the Hincapie Sportswear Development team was back at it in Greenville, South Carolina for ten days of hard riding, racing and preparing for the season.





Photo: Challenging but thrilling rides, excellent support staff, and great ride leaders.
PEZ: The dramatic landscape, quaint alpine villages, fierce rock formations and a long and celebrated Giro d’Italia history make the Dolomites the ultimate European cycling destination.





Photo: A radar unit in the car’s grille and a camera fitted in front of the interior rear view mirror constantly assess for potential collisions (Volvo).
BikeRadar: Swedish vehicle manufacturers and safety pioneers Volvo have launched a cyclist detection system for their production cars.





Photo: Frame & equipment: Light but stiff chassis with impressive spec.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Gobsmackingly light and ferociously fast uphill and down, but we reckon the electric one will be even better."





Photo: The Cannondale Airspeed Max has a fold-out foot and T-shaped handle.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Efficient and solid despite being a bit fiddly to engage."




















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