CyclingNews: Sky rider takes stage and yellow jersey.

CyclingNews: Cavendish said he was disappointed with his lead out after being left too far back with just a kilometre to go in the sprint. He eventually finished fifth but said that he would be having 'words' with his teammates.

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CXMagazine: With winter in a slow decline, it may be time to start thinking about that base training for next ’cross season.

SBS: At the post-race press conference, one of the journalists tells Albasini that his Orica-GreenEDGE teammate Matt Goss won the day’s sprint at Tirreno-Adriatico in Italy. “Yeah?” Albasini laughs.  “Good day.” 

BikeRadar: Israeli company LifeBEAM, who developed technology to monitor fighter pilots’ vital signs, have integrated the sensor into bike helmets to eliminate the need for chest heart rate straps, which some cyclists find uncomfortable.

road.cc: This is the £150 R170, half the price of the R320 but packing many of the same characteristics. The key difference is that the R170 doesn’t have the same clever custom fit, so none of the upper can be moulded to your feet.

CyclingFans:  Friday's Paris-Nice Stage 5 departs Châteauneuf-du-Pape at 11:10am CET (5:10am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at La Montagne de Lure 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).

CyclingFans: Friday's Tirreno-Adriatico Stage 3 departs Indicatore (Arezzo) at 11:30am CET (5:30am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Narni Scalo at around 4:09pm CET (10:09am U.S. Eastern).  Tirreno-Adriatico live streaming video should get underway at around 2:30pm CET (8:30am U.S. Eastern).

SBS: A heady four-pronged attack tackles the issues of the week in this edition of the Cycling Central podcast.

VeloNation: World champion takes bunch sprint after crash strewn race.

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CyclingNews: Cavendish too late, but keeps race lead.

CyclingNews: US junior national champ ready for U23 competition.

VeloNation: American rider close to yellow, but needs to recover more time from his rivals.

CyclingNews: Geert Van Bondt has said that overall victory in Paris-Nice is the main aim for Garmin and that a lack of climbing support for race leader Andrew Talansky can be overcome.

SBS: At the vanguard of a new generation of cycling talent John Degenkolb talked to Cycling Central about who he is and where he’s come from, the state of the sport in his native Germany and his ambitions for Classics success.

VeloNation: Crelan Euphony, Topsport Vlaanderen Baloise, IAM Cycling, and Europcar get the nod for Dutch Classic.

PEZ: A dream for many cycling fans is to meet their favorite rider or a famous champion. Better yet, wouldn't it be even cooler to run into one of them on a ride on their home turf and jump on their wheel for a few hours.

BikeRadar verdict: 3.5 out of 5 stars. "The 'budget' version of the 101 still isn't a steal."

road.cc: Bike manufacturer adds deep-section carbon Road Tubeless wheels to range.

BikeRadar: MRP has released a new carbon fiber-enhanced version of its AMG single-ring chainguide, dropping the weight from around 125g down to 105g.

Blazin'Saddles: On Saturday 13th May 2006, Dr Fuentes is said to have put in a panicked phone call to haematologist Jose Luis Merino after discovering that his picnic hamper of medical stocks was running low.

CyclingNews: Former teammates and Dutch riders have expressed their opinions on Boogerd's statements, with Denis Menchov and Erik Dekker refusing to join in on the series of Rabobank doping confessions.

BikeRadar: It’s International Women’s Day, and there’s a raft of events going in the cycling community to get more women cycling this summer.

VeloNews: Dario Cioni probably has a wider view of the cycling world than most. He raced professionally for 12 years for some of the top teams, including Italian powerhouse Mapei–Quick Step, Fassa Bortolo, Liquigas-Bianchi, Predictor-Lotto, and Sky.

RedKitePrayer: "I think about the bike a lot. Too much. I think about my bike. I think about your bike. I think about the next bike. I sell bikes, and I tell stories about bikes."

BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "A simple, convenient approach to keeping tabs on adventures or training."

road.cc: Fast enough for racing, fun enough for playing.

BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Frame one of the best around, adding up to a bike that’s far greater than the sum of its parts ."

BikeRadar: Spurred on by some of its OEM customers, FSA has developed a new eccentric bottom bracket adapter that allows the use of singlespeed, belt, and internally geared hub drivetrains on frames with vertical dropouts and PressFit 30 bottom bracket shells.

SBS: Danish rider Michael Rasmussen is claiming unfair dismissal and $7.2 million in damages and interest from his former team Rabobank after he was sacked in 2007.

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