CyclingFans: Friday's Volta a Catalunya Stage 5 departs Rialp at 1:00pm CET (8:00am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Lleida 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).

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CyclingNews: Daniel Martin (Garmin-Sharp) capped off a dramatic day of racing in the Volta a Catalunya's queen stage with a solo victory on the Port Ainé-Rialp summit finish which propelled the Irishman into the overall race lead.

SBS: After knocking on the door for three straight days, Bernard Sulzberger's persistence at the Tour de Taiwan finally finally paid off on Stage 4, with the Australian earning the race lead.

VeloNation: World scratch race champion and UnitedHealthcare rider undergoes operation.

LeopardTrek: Fabio Silvestre was set back to 7th place in the GC in the Tour de Normandie, after missing the right move on stage 3 between Thuit-Signol and Argentan.

PEZ: It was 2005 when Sunday’s Primavera winner, Gerald Ciolek, at just 18 years of age, left big-name sprinters Robert Forster and Erik Zabel in his wake to win the German Elite Road Race title.

CycleSport: Television coverage of cycling is getting more and more sophisticated, but we still miss much of the action. Does it matter?

CyclingNews: Revived race on UCI men's and women's calendars

VeloNews: Despite frigid conditions and sitting around for nearly two hours in the middle of an epic day of racing, Puccio’s SRM data shows that the racers still managed to turn up their power during the latter part of the race.

Off The Beaten Path: "The Flèche 24-hour team ride is my favorite highlight of the early randonneuring season. We are planning our ride right now – the event usually is held around Easter."

Bicycling: To make these tubeless wheels stronger, Specialized did the unthinkable—they removed the bead hook.

BikeRadar: At Wrench Science, local riders are loving Pinarello, Henry Chen has his eye on an Eddy Merckx EMX-525 with Shimano Dura-Ace Di2.

BicycleRetailer: The 27-speed ST1 Platinum (MSRP $3,999) has a 500-watt motor, it can hit up to 30 mph with a range of 25 to 50 miles.

EuroSport: Nairo Quintana beat Bradley Wiggins to win stage three of the Tour of Catalunya at the the Vallter 2000 ski resort.

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CyclingFans: Friday's E3 Harelbeke (E3 Prijs Vlaanderen - Harelbeke) departs Harelbeke at 12:00pm CET (7:00am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Harelbeke at around 4:57pm CET (11:57am U.S. Eastern).  E3 Harelbeke live streaming video should get underway at around 2:20pm CET (9:20am U.S. Eastern).

VeloNews: We won’t know who will win the Ronde van Vlaanderen (Tour of Flanders) after Friday’s E3 Harelbeke, but we’ll have a good idea who’s on form and who has monumental aspirations, as the Harelbeke course is a shorter version of the big classic and a traditional proving ground.

VeloNation: Lampre-Merida rider attacks late in the stage to take a double victory.

VeloNation: Movistar rider and team-mate Capecchi out of race following fall on a descent.

CyclingNews: American testing himself for possible Tour of Flanders selection.

VeloNation: “It is going to be a tough world championship.”

VeloNews: With the early-March stage races Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico in the rearview mirror, as well as the first of the spring classics, Milano-Sanremo, the heart of the Belgian racing calendar, the cobbled classics, is now upon us.

CyclingWeekly: Sunday (March 24) marks the 75th edition of the Ghent-Wevelgem semi-Classic that Belgian superstar Tom Boonen will enter as defending champion.

VeloNation: First ever summit finish; time trial stage and central London finish return to eight day race.

Peloton: The Red Hook Criterium is a fast-growing, international fixed gear race which this year takes a big leap into a four-race series.

BikeRadar verdict: 4.5 out of 5 stars. "Super-aggressive race bike that's built for efficient speed."

road.cc: This is a bike that looks like it means business, but it’s currently only available to Asian markets.

BicycleRetailer: The fourth edition of the book is now available, with information on basic repairs through advanced overhauls.

MSNBC: McConaughey did suggest he was hurt by Armstrong's admission earlier this year that the cyclist was involved in doping, but all is forgiven.

InnerRing: L’Avenir is French for “the future” and as the name suggests, the Tour de l’Avenir is meant to be reserved for the stars of tomorrow. With this in mind, time for a quick look back at the 2010 edition because it was dominated by the likes of Taylor Phinney, John Degenkolb, Andrew Talansky and especially Nairo Quintana.

VeloNation: Irishman in pole position but has three days' fighting ahead.

CyclingNews:  Criminal case to conclude by April 9.

CyclingWeekly: Taylor Phinney - a laidback antidote to his taciturn peers, likely to spend minutes in amicable conversation scattered with sarcasm and self-deprecation.

VeloNews: The man leaned into Peter Sagan and pointed toward the Southern California pavement. Sagan leaned in as well. What could this man have to share with a man they call the Terminator?

VeloNation: WorldTour leader Chavanel also to take part for Omega Pharma Quick Step team.

VeloNews: Many of the Tour de France favorites head to Corsica this weekend in the two-day Critérium International that also serves as a preview of what awaits them later this summer.

road.cc: It's the last place we'd expect to see driving like this...

CyclingWeekly: Max Sciandri joins the Italian cycling federation to work side-by-side with national coach Paolo Bettini.

BikeRadar: 3T showed off a wide range of new cockpit components at the Taipei Cycle Show, including a completely revamped seatpost collection, new alloy stems, and even a couple of handlebars, too.

BikeRadar: Danish bearing specialist CeramicSpeed's continuing partnership with Rotor now yields an expanded range of conversion bottom brackets pre-fitted with premium hybrid ceramic bearing cartridges.

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