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March 2013
March 17, 2013


Photo: 2013 Volta a Catalunya.
CyclingFans: Monday's Volta a Catalunya Stage 1 departs Calella at 12:50pm CET (7:50am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Calella at around 4:43pm CET (11:43am U.S. Eastern). Volta a Catalunya live streaming video is scheduled to get underway by around 3:30pm CET (10:30am U.S. Eastern).







Photo: Gerald Ciolek (MTN - Qhubeka).
CyclingNews: The German sprinter took the close win ahead of Peter Sagan (Cannondale) and Fabian Cancellara (RadioShack-Leopard).






Photo: Slovakian champio Peter Sagan.
VeloNation: Slovakian champion philosophical after Sanremo sprint defeat.





Photo: Cameron Meyer claims the Oceania road race title (Mark Gunter).
SBS: Cameron Meyer (Orica-GreenEDGE) showed he is back in form by claiming the Oceania elite men's road race title in Canberra yesterday while Damien Howson added the under 23 road race title to the time trial one he claimed on Friday.





Photo: Jaroslav Kulharvy(Czech Republic) and Christoph Sauser(Switzerland) of Burry Stander-Songo take the prologue win.
CyclingNews: The fourth prologue in the nine-year history of the Cape Epic set the seeding order for tomorrow's stage 1. 1,200 racers from 41 countries covered 22km in sunny weather.





Photo: Antoine Caron (Specialized Canada) as the top U23 rider in fifth overall.
CyclingNews: Jeremiah Bishop (Sho-Air/Cannondale) took control of the US Pro XCT series after winning round 2 at Bonelli Park cross country in San Dimas, California, on Saturday afternoon. Bishop now leads the national series with 450 points over Todd Wells (Specialized).





Photo: Before race start the riders steeled themselves against the cold and inclement to come (AAP).
SBS: With some 25km to go organisers announced that the Milan-San Remo would be neutralised between 117km and 163km, skipping the Passo Turchino, with riders making the transfer from Ovada to Arenzano by team bus.





Races & Results.
Milan-San Remo - Mar 17 (Resulrs),
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya - Mar 18-24 (Stages & Results),
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: Stephen Roche, Sebastian di Pasqua, Vanessa Haywood and Alain Prost during the pre race events held at the V.
CyclingNews: Getting into the flow for the prologue.





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.







Photo: Vande Velde and Zabriskie in the 2012 Tour.
VeloNews: David Zabriskie, Christian Vande Velde and Tom Danielson are hoping the speed and chaos of the peloton make for a smoother ride than the road they’ve ridden for the past several months.





Photo: Taylor Phinney (BMC) at the start of the 2013 Strade Bianche.
CyclingNews: Phinney finished seventh but proved he was a real fighter when the conditions turn nasty. He was not the designated team leader for the BMC Racing Team but outshone world champion Philippe Gilbert, Greg Van Avermaert and Thor Hushovd.





Photo: Sylvan Chavanel takes WorldTour lead.
VeloNation: Former French champion reflects on “bittersweet” day in the snow and freezing rain.





Photo: Giro champ Ryder Hesjedal resumes racing at the Volta a Catalunya this week..
VeloNews: While all eyes will be on Milano-Sanremo this weekend, the 93rd Volta a Catalunya rolls out Monday with a star-studded field that includes Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins (Sky) and the season debut of Giro d’Italia champ Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Sharp).






Photo: Gerald Ciolek won Milan-San Remo.
CycleSport: Gerald Ciolek was the shock winner of Milan-San Remo, but should we have been that surprised?







Photo: Snow meant that the Milan-San Remo course had to be changed.
CyclingNews: The snow and bad weather which have hit Europe has forced a change in the course of Milan-San Remo. Snow on the Turchino climb was ruled too dangerous for the peloton to take on.





Photo: Thor Hushovd was upbeat at yesterday’s pre-race press conference.
VeloNation: Norwegian insists that three leaders are better than one for big Classic.





Photo: A lightweight T700 HM-UD carbon fibre frame no less which weighs a claimed 950g.
road.cc: High performance, good looking, lightweight race machine slightly let down by average brakes and bottom bracket flex at top end efforts.





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: Jacques Rogge (Getty Images).
SBS: The president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Jacques Rogge says it is frustrating that the Operation Puerto trial taking place in Madrid is not dealing directly with doping.





Photo: Gerald Ciolek (MTN-Qhubeka) throws his bike to the line to finish ahead of Peter Sagan.
InnerRing: Today’s Milan-Sanremo was so much more than a bike race. It was a both fight against the elements and a logistical struggle.







Photo: Fabian Cancellara was once again incredible strong.
CyclingNews: RadioShack rider talks about racing in the snow and rain.






Photo: Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma - QuickStep) at the finish.
CyclingNews: 9th place but no regrets.






Photo: Oscar Freire rode the 2004 race as new world champion.
CyclingNews: Three-time Milan-San Remo winner Oscar Freire has said in an interview with the Spanish newspaperEl País that he saw “nothing strange” during his nine years in Rabobank.





Photo: The back of the Lotto Belisol bus.
CyclingNews: Lotto Belisol doctor Jan Mathieu has said that he doesn't understand the fuss regarding claims of  cortisone shots at the team, and denied having given cortisone for anything other than medical reasons





Photo: The Volta a Catalunya hasn't had much of a run lately.
PodiumCafe: This year's edition of Spain's oldest stage race promises to do it right.





Photo: There will be chaos—keep pedaling.
RedKitePrayer: There will be chaos. Of that, I’m certain. There was a time when I would have railed against that idea. I’d have insisted that life didn’t have to be that way.











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










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