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March 2013
March 29, 2013


Photo: 2013 Volta Limburg Classic.
CyclingFans: The Volta Limburg Classic departs Eijsden at 12:00pm CET (7:00am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Eijsden at around 5:00pm CET (12:00pm U.S. Eastern).  Volta Limburg Classic live video streaming should get underway at *3:00pm CET (*10:00am U.S. Eastern).





Photo: We know the details of the Ronde van Vlaanderen course.
PodiumCafe: Seventeen hellingen, most of them cobbled. Three loops climbing the Oude Kwaremont and Paterberg before a twelve kilometer run to the finish in Oudenaarde.





Photo: Tejay van Garderen will continue to push for an increase in form.
VeloNation: BMC Racing Team duo join impressive race lineup.







Photo: The Tour of Flanders is one of the highlights of the cycling calendar.
InnerRing: Easter Sunday is coming and while it’s church and chocolate for many in Europe, half of Belgium is preparing for the annual ritual of De Ronde.






Photo: Can defending champion Tom Boonen clinch a record fourth victory?
Peloton: Sagan the pre-race favorite - but will Boonen bounce back or Cancellara take his chances?





Races & Results.
De Panne-Koksijde - Mar 26-28 (Stages), 
Tour of Flanders Men - Mar 31 (Start List),
Tour of Flanders Women - Mar 31 (Start List),
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),
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: It's one of the hardest courses of the year, 127 km, 10 hills, 2 major cobbles stretches .
PodiumCafe: The Ronde van Vlaanderen is just as big a deal to the women's peloton as the men's if not bigger.





Photo: Ride & handling: Racy and comfortable.
BikeRadar verdict: 4.5 out of 5 stars. "Big tubes and a brilliant ride.".





Photo: It’s been Baltic in most parts of Ireland in recent weeks; underling the need to warm up before racing to prevent injuries brought on by cold weather.
StickyBottle: It is very important to adopt a strategy for warming up prior to racing in order to reduce the risk of injury while competing.






Photo: Philippe Gilbert with an eye on the Ardennes Classics.
VeloUK: Gilbert is suffering from a minor cold that he picked up at Paris-Nice, while Phinney experienced pain above his right knee during Gent-Wevelgem last week.





Photo: The men of the day in De Panne were Chavanel and Katusha's Alexander Kristoff.
PodiumCafe: Sylvain Chavanel goes and wins the Driedaagse De Panne for the second year in a row. With a crushing timetrial performance he confirmed that he is not just the strongest in the race but also one of the top favorites for Sunday's Tour of Flanders.
























Photo: A number of factors go into how the UCI calculates points for ProTeams. Photo: Steve Maxwell.
VeloNews: The UCI has announced that for the first time it will make available to the general public Annex A-10 to the team registration manual.





Photo: Former pro Brian Holm is currently a directeur sportif for Omega Pharma-QuickStep.
CyclingNews: At the Three Days of De Panne fellow Dane Brian Holm, now a director at Omega Pharma-QuickStep, told Cyclingnews that despite the admission he still respected Sørensen as a rider.





Photo: Tom Boonen and Fabian Cancellara, E3 Harelbeke 2013.
CycleSport: Tom Boonen may not be in the same form as when he won the Tour of Flanders last year, but he is still the central figure in the build-up to the race.





Photo: German rider John Degenkolb.
VeloNation: Argos Shimano’s women’s team confident in chances of Kirsten Wild.





Photo: The Ronde (a.k.a. the Tour of Flanders) and Roubaix both crisscross the green fields of Flanders.
Peloton: While the Tour de France remains the showpiece of professional cycling, the sport’s most intense period of racing is happening right now.






Photo: Ryder Hesjedal Giro 2013 Fight for Pink video still.
road.cc: Basso, Hesjedal, Nibali, Sanchez and Wiggins talk about their early years and reveal their heroes.





Photo: Energize bars will appeal to lantern-jawed hardcore fans of the original bars.
BikeRadar verdict: 3 out of 5 stars. "Awkward opening, dubious texture and arduous chewing but good performance."





Photo: Canyon VCLS Post 2.0 .
road.cc: Unqiue flex seatpost offers up to 25mm of bump absorption.





Photo: 3T Accelero 60 Team detail.
road.cc: Wheels, seatposts and a cheaper version of the Integra stem with a built-in Garmin mount.





Photo: You get all the usual measurements – speed, distance, time, gradient and so on – along with GPS mapping.
road.cc: Topeak’s new PanoBike Series products allow you to turn your iPhone 4S or 5 into a bike computer with a free app from the Apple Store.





Photo: Filippo Pozzato (Katusha) and Tom Boonen (Quick Step) lead a strung-out peloton up the Koppenberg in 2009. .
CyclingTips: This Sunday the cycling world will focus its attention on the Flanders region of Belgium for the second Monument of the 2013 season: the 100th anniversary edition of the one-day classic, the Tour of Flanders.





Photo: Tom Boonen bids for a record fourth Ronde van Vlaanderen victory.
VeloNation: Strongest possible line up for Tom Boonen’s bid for a record fourth victory.


















Photo: Stefan Schumacher (Christina Watches) .
CyclingNews: Gerolsteiner manager, doctors knew of practices, German claims.





Photo: Bitter ending for Leif Hoste (Discovery Channel).
CyclingNews: Belgian could have to pay equivalent of annual salary plus expenses if found guilty.





Photo: Trixi Worrack at the 2012 World ITT Championships - Bryn Lennon.
PodiumCafe: Trixi Worrack has had a great career in cycling.





Photo: Sylvain Chavanel, Peter Sagan, Greg Van Avermeat, and Tom Boonen are legitimate contenders, but Fabian Cancellara is the man to beat on Sunday.
VeloNation: Prior wins matter less than current form, and the form of one’s opponents, and in this context, Cancellara appears to have no rival.





Photo: Paris-Roubaix? Sure, bring on the slop.
PodiumCafe: With the season so messed up by weather, and snow hanging over Flanders, it's time to ask, what would we prefer?





Photo: SRAM Red groupset, the lightest on the market at just 1,670g.
road.cc: SRAM's updated top-end groupset is now the lightest groupsets on the market, we put it on the road.cc scales to see for ourselves.





Photo: It’s time to start planning ahead, setting some goals.
road.cc: Time to gear up for the clocks going forward, and we’ve got loads of good ideas for the year ahead for you.





Photo: Goggle tabs can be installed in place of the visor.
BikeRadar verdict: 4.5 out of 5 stars. "Excellent coverage and thoughful features in a well-ventilated enduro helmet."









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Photo: Hamilton – looking tanned and rather boyish with his ragged boscage of wavy hair.
Saddleblaze: Hamilton at a prestigious school whose mission is to encourage “students [to] develop integrity and strength of character by learning to make good choices and by taking responsibility for their actions.”





Photo: Jan Ullrich's (Team Telekom) Pinarello Paris featured TIG-welded Columbus aluminum tubing.
CyclingNews: Martin, Ciolek and younger generation deserve a chance, says German.





















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