SteepHill: Stage 6 start time: Monday 10:50 CET (2:50:00 AM PDT); Earliest live video: 14:30 CET (6:30:00 AM PDT); Approximate finish: 16:10 CET (8:10:00 AM PDT).

VeloNation:“The differences are very small and with a very short time trial, it could be seconds up or down.”

CyclingNews: Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) unleashed a fierce uphill acceleration to claim stage 5 of Tirreno-Adriatico in Chieti, while Chris Froome (Sky) did enough to unseat Michael Kwiatowski (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) from the overall lead and put himself in poll position to claim final victory.

PodiumCafe: It was a horrible day in the Netherlands - pouring with rain, temperatures only just above freezing and icy winds - but the peloton still lined up for the first Road World Cup of the year - the Ronde van Drenthe.

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),

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VeloNews: “For early March, that race was ridiculously fast on the front end.”

CyclingNews: Saxo-Tinkoff look to Tuesday's final time trial.

VeloNation: Belgian believes long sprint may have cost him his chance.

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

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VeloNation: American rider concedes that the best man won Paris-Nice as he looks ahead to the Tour.

PodiumCafe: Richie Porte secured the biggest win of his career and another big day for Team Sky with a dominant ride in the the Col d'Éze time trial, easily securing his first major stage race victory.

VeloNews: Richie Porte defends Team Sky against those who question the team’s dominance in today’s peloton.

CyclingNews: Australian on the brink of overall victory at Paris-Nice.

VeloNews: Ian BoswIan Boswell took an early exit from a bittersweet Paris-Nice on Saturday.

road.cc: Effect set to continue with glory of Tour de Yorkshire.

BikeRadar verdict 4 out of 5 stars. "The firm ride won’t appeal to all but there’s change from a £2K budget to improve it."

InnerRing: A final time trial to settle the race. Can Richie Porte be beaten? As Greg Lemond said on the eve of the final stage of the 1989 Tour de France “if he has a bad day and I have a good day anything is possible”, and the American went on to beat Laurent Fignon by just eight seconds on the overall.

BikeRadar verdict 3.5 out of 5 stars. "Engaging Google Earth and video integration plus an intuitive interface."

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: Sky best team, Spain top nation.

TwistedSpoke: Alberto Contador is taking a seven day seminar in Italy organized by Team Sky. Sort of a continuing education thing.

road.cc: Public perception of doping lags behind the cleanup in the sport, he says.

PEZ: Interviews with women professional riders are fairly thin on the ground and as the female scene has turned a corner and seems to be going in the right direction with more riders, teams, races and most importantly; more money without the drug scandals that the men have had.

CyclingNews: Dutch races fall victim to the snow.

CyclingNews: Current deal expires at the end of this season.

BikeRadar: Owners of frames built around Shimano's press-fit bottom bracket cups have previously been limited to conventional 24mm-diameter cranks. But that's no longer the case with Enduro's new conversion bottom bracket.

BikeRadar verdict 3.5 out of 5 stars. "A capable, confident hardtail, but the spec of this particular build isn’t that great value."

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.

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