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March 2013
March 16, 2013



Photo: Milan-San Remo Profile.
CyclingFans: Sunday's Milan-San Remo departs Milan at 10:10am CET (5:10am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at SanRemo at around 5:15pm CET (12:15pm U.S. Eastern). Milan-San Remo live streaming video may get underway at around *2:00pm CET (*9:00am U.S. Eastern).





Photo: Georgia Bronzini celebrates a victory at the Grand Prix Citt� di Padova (Supplied).
SBS: The two-time world champion crossed the line clear of Trixi Worrack (Sepcialized-lululemon) and Marta Tagliaferro (Cipollini-Giordana).





Photo: One of the great disappointments about Tour de Taiwan is that it never really strays from its flattish, host-city formula.
CyclingIQ: Amid a top-quality field that includes four ProContinental teams, and with the absence of defending champion Rhys Pollock, Australia’s Drapac Cycling team is guaranteed a challenging week ahead.





Races & Results.
Milan-San Remo - Mar 17 (Start List),
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya - Mar 18-24 (Stages),
Paris - Nice - Mar 3-Mar 10 (Stages & Results),
Tirreno - Adriatico - Mar 6-Mar 12 (Stages & Results),
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: Thor Hushovd (Team BMC).
CyclingNews: Gilbert and Hushovd both say they are in better shape than last year.





Photo: Lawson Craddock is showing significant potential.
VeloNews: Scan Lawson Craddock’s 2012 results and one thing pops out: consistency.





Photo: Erik and Ariane Kleinhans of Team RE:CM are primed to defend their Mixed category title at the 2013 Cape Epic, which starts on Sunday..
CyclingNews: Erik and Ariane Kleinhans aim for victory in mixed category.





Photo: Clincher and tubular versions will be available..
road.cc: New luggage, new wheels, new chain catchers, new pumps, new sprays, new locks...





Photo: Park's new 100-3D clamp can spin through 360 degrees.
BikeRadar: The PRS-33 Power Lift uses an electric motor to smoothly lift up to 54kg (119lb) anywhere from 6in above the ground to a 6ft 6in height.






Photo: Kenny Dehaes (Lotto Belisol) has won his second race of the 2013 season.
VeloNation: Lotto-Belisol rider prevails in expected fast finish on much-altered course.





PodiumCafe: Milan - Sanremo is a cast of the dice, a toss-up between a breakaway that separates itself from the field on the Poggio and a sprinter's paradise.







Photo: the only race of the year where sprinters, classics specialists and grand tour contenders race each other directly.
InnerRing: Milan-Sanremo remains an elusive contest, so long yet the action is concentrated at the end. It has few obvious difficulties yet only a select few contest the finish.





CyclingNews: Garmin sprinter without a win in 2013.













Photo: The Poggio was added to the route of Milan-Sanremo in 1960.
InnerRing: At first glance the Via Duca d’Aosta looks like any normal road along the Italian coast. Only the Via Duca d’Aosta is no ordinary road, it is the Poggio, the final climb of Milan-Sanremo.





Photo: Tom Boonen Winning Belga1.
VeloUK: Cavendish and Boonen will be racing together for the first time in 2013.









Photo: Peter Sagan (Cannondale) beat out Mark Cavendish for the first time in Tirreno-Adriatico.
CyclingNews: Manxman sticks to early-season message ahead of Milan-San Remo.





Photo: Robert Gesink (Blanco) gives his all.
CyclingNews: Injuries and illness force changes for Dutch team.





Photo: Jurgen Van den Broeck is keeping his fingers crossed.
VeloNation: Belgian rider looking for a strong showing after spell of altitude training.





Photo: The 511 Slim Commuter jeans (£80) and trousers (£70) are still available, joined by 505 Straight Fit Commuter Jeans (£85).
road.cc: Clothing manufacturer offers more bike-specific options.





Photo: Women’s specific features that translate to the trail.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "A perfect trail bike that’s more than capable of aggressive descents and seriously fast, technical riding."





Photo: Taylor Phinney (BMC) rode solo for 120km trying to make the time cut in Tirreno-Adriatico.
CyclingNews: American ready to ride for BMC teammates.





Photo: Felice Gimondi - Three-time winner.
VeloNation: Three-time winner joins legendary five-time Corsa Rosa winner Eddy Merckx.







VeloNews: Fabian Cancellara (RadioShack-Leopard) has been analyzing Milano-Sanremo a lot over the last year. The near miss and subsequent classics season left him wanting more.























Photo: World champion Philippe Gilbert.
VeloNation: “I did my job seriously and always in the best possible way.”





Photo: It was Andy Schleck. He was wearing the jersey of his old team, Leopard Trek. He was hardly standing upright.
Blazin'Saddles: Andy Schleck's troubled season took another turn for the worse this week all because he shared an elevator with a French socialist politician who wasn't wearing his glasses.





Photo: Phil Southerland.
VeloNation: Team Novo Nordisk manager explains radical project and sweeping team changes.





Photo: Dan Martin had hoped to figure more in Tirreno Adriatico, which finished last week, but feels his form augurs well .
StickyBottle: Dan Martin’s next assignment of the season is the week-long Volta a Catalunya which starts on Monday. And having finished on the podium there in the past, the Garmin-SHARP rider is optimistic of his chances.





Photo: Gimondi leads Zilioli at the 1969 Giro.
CyclingNews: Italian cycling legend Felice Gimondi was inducted into the Giro d’Italia Hall of Fame in a ceremony held at the Sala Montanelli in the offices of Il Corriere della Sera and La Gazzetta dello Sport on Friday.





Photo: Michelin claim a 15 percent increase in traction.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Excellent grip with increased protection for only a slight rolling speed compromise."







Photo: Eufemiano Fuentes was at the center of Operacion Puerto.
CyclingNews: UCI clarifies it requested evidence along with WADA.













road.cc: RadioShack-Leopard rider Andy Schleck has been told by team owner Flavio Becca to get his act together following claims made by a French MP that he had spotted the 27-year-old in an extremely inebriated state at a hotel at Munich airport earlier this week.





CyclingNews: Team doctor named by Rasmussen investigated.





Bicycling: America’s rising G.C. star talks about delivering at Paris-Nice, leading Garmin-Sharp, and taking on his first Tour de France.





VeloNews: The Exergy Tour, one of the premier events on the women’s cycling calendar in the United States, announced Thursday that it will start the process of canceling the 2013 race by the end of this month.





Peloton: What are the chances of a Grand Tour champion winning Milan-San Remo or any of the other spring classics coming up in the next four weeks? Not great.





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