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March 2013
March 25, 2013


Photo: 2013 Three Days of De Panne (or VDK-Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde)..
InnerRing: Tuesday's Three Days of De Panne Stage 1 departs Middelkerke at 11:55am CET (6:55am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Zottegem at around 4:45pm CET (11:45am U.S. Eastern).  Three Days of De Panne live streaming video should get underway at around *2:45pm CET (*9:45am U.S. Eastern).





Races & Results.
De Panne-Koksijde - Mar 26-28 (Stages), 
Gent - Wevelgem - Mar 24 (Results),
Critérium International - Mar 23-24 (Races & Results),
Volta Catalunya - Mar 18-24 (Stages & Results),
Coppi e Bartali - Mar 20-24 (Stages & Resulrs),
Tour de Normandie - Mar 18-24 (Races & Resulrs),
Tour de Taiwan - Mar 18-24 (Stages & Results),
Cape Epic - Mar 17-24 (Stages & Results),
E3 Harelbeke - Mar 22 (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: Peter Sagan's Ghent-Wevelgem win was his first triumph at a major one-day race.
VeloNews: Sunday’s breakthrough victory at Ghent-Wevelgem delineates a before and after in the ever-upward trajectory of the 23-year-old from Zilina, Slovakia.





Photo: Winner yesterday of the WorldTour Volta a Catalunya.
VeloNation: Garmin-Sharp rider believes race success will have a lasting effect on his career.





Photo: Edvald Boasson Hagen leads Peter Sagan on the first ascent of the Kemmelberg during Sunday's Ghent-Wevelgem..
VeloNews: It was a tale of two bike races on Sunday for Sky, and it couldn’t have better illustrated the two worlds in which the British outfit resides: stage race successes and classics frustrations.





Photo: Elisa Longo Borghini (Hitec Products).
VeloNation: Hitec Products rider escapes on a descent to become first Italian winner of Cittiglio World Cup.





Photo: Hilton Clarke topped the men's podium at the Delray Beach Twilight Festival. (Photo by Stuart Lamp).
USACycling: The women rejoined the fray for the third week of the USA Cycling National Criterium Calendar (NCC). The riders were in Florida to contest the Delray Beach Twilight Festival on Saturday night in a race that was streamed live online.





Photo: The winning break in Ghent-Wevelgem went almost apologetically.
CycleSport: Sagan, Cancellara, Omega Pharma, Sky and how the weather’s making the racing more exciting.







Photo: Martin Sealing the biggest stage race victory of his career with a calm, determined defense.
VeloNation: Katusha rider unable to shake off Garmin-Sharp rival on Montjuic finishing circuit.





TwistedSpoke: Dan Martin of Garmin-Sharp has won the 2013 Volta a Catalunya by 17 seconds over Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha).





























Photo: Tom Boonen is racing in this week's Driedaagse van De Panne in order to find his form ahead of Sunday's Tour of Flanders. .
VeloNews: Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) has a bad knee and he crashed out of Sunday’s Gent-Wevelgem, but the Belgian rider has decided to press on and keep racing. He’ll line up for the start of Driedaagse van De Panne on Tuesday.





Photo: Patrick Lefevre with a fresh haircut.
CyclingNews: "Thank God we made decisions," says Omega Pharma-QuickStep boss.







Photo: Tejay van Garderen has conceded that his BMC Racing Team needs to go up a level.
VeloNation: American rider reacts to third overall in Critérium International.





Photo: Trouble? What trouble?... Richie Porte and Chris Froome in Corsica. (Getty Images).
SBS: Richie Porte has played down any tension at Team Sky after Chris Froome and the Australian's one-two finish at the Criterium International.





Photo: Jurgen Roelandts (Lotto Belisol) in the chase.
CyclingNews: Tough day in the saddle for Lotto Belisol.





Photo: Saddle sores, chafing, general discomfort.
CyclingTips: You only need to go for a short ride in low-quality or worn-out knicks to know it’s important to get this aspect of cycling apparel right.





Photo: Reynolds are sticking with a sharper V-section design because they reckon it has a strong aerodynamic performance and better control.
road.cc: Redesigned alloy clinchers on the way from Reynolds, and new products from Hed and Token.





Photo: The new Light-Er Chain Rivet Extractor gets its name for an obvious reason. It’s 9, 10 and 11-speed compatible.
road.cc: Lots of pumps, tools and bags in cool-looking designs.





Photo: The tire bed is uniform, without drilling for spoke holes..
Peloton: Mavic bills their new wheel, a 40mm deep carbon clincher, as ‘the first reliable carbon clincher’.






Photo: Boonen in pain after crashing on a curb in Gent-Wevelgem.
CyclingNews: Belgian champion might race Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde.
































Photo: UCI President Pat McQuaid.
VeloNation: Some calls exist for an EGM so federation’s members can decide.





Photo: Lion of Flanders” is part of cycling lore.
InnerRing: No finishing straight in a Belgian race at this time of year is complete without a big yellow flag with a black lion.






Photo: Andy Schleck (RadioShack - Nissan).
CyclingNews: Luxembourger finishes first stage race of season.






Photo: There was a lot of emotion – I’d been preparing for the race for three months.
PEZ: If there’s any doubt that Andrew Talansky is on the road to being the USA’s next Grand Tour star, he dispelled them in the recent Paris-Nice where he gained his second podium finish in one of the world’s greatest stage races – following on from an excellent second place behind Bradley Wiggins in last year’s Tour of Romandie.





Photo: Dan Martin and team mate Ryder Hesjedal at the first summit finish in the Volta a Catalunya last Wednesday.
StickyBottle: Dan Martin is still struggling to come to terms with the fact that he is the 2013 Volta a Catalunya champion – only the second Irishman after Sean Kelly to win the race. He said it’s been a crazy 24 hours and a week he’s unlikely to ever forget.





Photo: ASO announces new Saitama Criterium.
VeloNation: First edition will feature sixty international and national riders, including successful Tour competitors.





Photo: Bernhard Eisel (Sky Procycling) was third in 2012.
CyclingNews: Sky rider makes decisive split in cobbled classic.





Photo: Shimano’s 105 compact matched to a 12-28T cassette is ideal all-rounder gearing.
BikeRadar verdict: 5 out of 5 stars. "This benchmark sportive bike perfectly balances comfort with excitement."





Photo: since last September Dr Peter Finigan has performed the procedure on in excess of 50 male cyclists.
road.cc: Clinic has cyclists queueing for procedure, but is it really down to post-TDF and London 2012 boom? We're not so sure.












Photo: Chris Froome (Team Sky) moved into the race lead.
CyclingNews: Porte fades to second overall.





SBS: Tour de France runner-up Chris Froome won the two-day Criterium International on the Mediterranean island of Corsica.





CyclingNews: Cannondale rider to prepare for Flanders in De Panne.











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