CyclingFans: Sunday's Tirreno-Adriatico Stage 5 departs Ortona at 10:00am CET (5:00am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Chieti at around 4:13pm CET (11:13am U.S. Eastern).  Tirreno-Adriatico live streaming video may get underway at around *2:30pm CET (*9:30am U.S. Eastern).

VeloNation: Swede takes NetApp-Endura’s first victory of 2013 as German team fills the podium.

VeloNews: Even though he’s Australian, Richie Porte (Sky) will have “home road” advantage in Sunday’s decisive climbing time trial to decide the 2013 Paris-Nice.

VeloNation: Kwiatkowski holds off Briton in overall standings, takes over race lead from Cavendish.

CyclingNews: Sylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) claimed stage 6 with a crafty sprint victory from a 60-rider front group which hit the finish line together in Nice.

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PodiumCafe: Yesterday was the first of the three Drenthe women's races, and the first road race of 2013 for Marianne Vos.

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CyclingNews: Sky rider takes stage and yellow jersey.

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CyclingFans:  Sunday's Paris-Nice Stage 7, a 9.6km uphill Time Trial on the Col d'Eze in Nice, gets underway at 1:40pm CET (8:40am U.S. Eastern) and is expected to finish at around 4:44pm CET (11:44am U.S. Eastern).  Paris-Nice live streaming video should get underway at around 3:30pm CET (10:30am U.S. Eastern).

CyclingWeekly: "The more you can control a race, the more you can control the outcome. Cycling is not predictable, but the more control you have over it, the easier it becomes."

CyclingNews: Astana rider now third overall but behind Froome.

VeloNation: World champion starts series defense in perfect fashion in the freezing rain of the north east Netherlands.

CyclingNews: RadioShack Leopard directeur sportif suggests rider is being held back by thoughts of his crash.

VeloNation: Ambitions being revised after Australian’s solo victory.

Bicycling: The mayor of Indianapolis may be one of the unlikeliest bike proponents ever—which is why he’s so important.

CyclingFans: Coverage gets underway at 3:00pm CET (9:00am U.S. Eastern). The 2013 Ronde van Drenthe is Saturday, March 9. Live streaming video: 3:00pm CET (9:00am U.S. Eastern).

CyclingNews: Cavendish too late, but keeps race lead.

InnerRing: The steep finish in Chieti has quickly turned into a classic Tirreno finish and it will be difficult for Team Sky to control the pack with gradients up to 19%.

VeloNews: Chris Horner (RadioShack-Leopard) had a front-row seat at the Sky show on Saturday while securing his own place in Tirreno-Adriatico. The 41-year-old, after battling riders half his age, placed fifth on the race’s summit finish to Prati di Tivo.

CyclingNews: Formerly of Rabobank and now at team Sky.

road.cc: Danish ex-pro outlines claims of organized doping at Dutch team and names Boogerd, Dekker and Menchov as also receiving transfusions.

CyclingNews: Pendrel, Gould and Nash headline mountain bike squad.

InnerRing: It’s a climb that’s been made famous by the Paris-Nice race since it was included in 1969. If Sunday will see the road closed and dedicated to cycling, then on a normal day it’s busy road that links Nice to the hills above, a ramp to climb high above the rooftops and escape the noise of the city.

BikeRadar: It wasn't long ago that the only bottom bracket decisions you had to make were shell width – 68 or 73mm – and, in rare cases, English (BSA) or Italian threading.

BicycleRetailer: The new flavors are Lemonade, Watermelon and caffeine-enhanced Cherry Limeade. The company said the new flavors are the result of user feedback.

BikeRadar: On Friday Limar released its new Velov helmet that features removable panels on the top, sides and rear.

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.

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