CyclingFans: Friday's Tour de Romandie Stage 3 departs La Neuveville at 1:30pm CET (7:30am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Charmey at around 5:26pm CET (11:26am U.S. Eastern).  Tour de Romandie live video streaming should get underway at around 4:05pm CET (10:05am U.S. Eastern).

PodiumCafe: If any word could define his campaign (besides dissatisfying -- as he put it), it would be "change." Changed training and objectives, changed tactics, changes in the team, changes in the races, and changes in the results.

CyclingNews: Jonathan Hivert (Saur – Sojasun) won stage two of the Tour de Romandie from Montbéliard to Moutier. The Frenchman beat Rui Costa (Movistar) and Luis Leon Sanchez (Rabobank Cycling Team) in an uphill finish.

road.cc: Rapha Condor Sharp's Kritsian House among riders involved; organisers move to exclude most bikes from rest of race.

Tour of Turkey - April 22-29 (Stages & results),
Tour de Romandie - April 24-29 (Stages & results),
Joe Martin Stage Race - April 26-29 (Stages),
Liège - Bastogne - Liège - April 22 (Results),
Giro del Trentino - April 17-20 (Stages & results),
Giro d'Italia - May 5-27 (Stages),
Amgen Tour of California - May 13-20 (Stages),
Tour de France - June 30 - July 22 (Stages),
2012 Olympic Games - July 28 - August 12 (Races),
Vuelta a España - August 18 - September 9 (Stages),
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VeloNews: Mark Cavendish has is sights set on the London Olympics, and has made the Games a major goal of his 2012 season. “The ability to ride the Olympics in my own country, this is a unique opportunity that very few athletes get,” he said.

road.cc: September's race to start in Ipswich, with stages also planned for Scotland and Wales & a tough race promised.

CyclingNews: Jakob Fuglsang can finish in the top five of the Giro d'Italia, and possibly on the podium, according to RadioShack-Nissan team manager Johan Bruyneel. He does not expect the Danish rider to win the race, but calls a top result “realistic”.

PodiumCafe: It's an unfortunate fact, but the women's races are still going through a precarious time - just yesterday, the always-excellent Gwéna reported that Le Tour du Languedoc-Roussillon, which was supposed to run from 18th-23rd May, and had ambitions of expanding to fill the place of the much-mourned Tour de l'Aude, has been cancelled.

CyclingNews: The Critérium du Dauphiné is mirroring the Tour de France in 2012, with not only the same top stars but with the exact same teams as the three-week race. Bradley Wiggins, Andy and Fränk Schleck and Cadel Evans are expected to warm up in the Dauphine on the way to their showdown in the Tour.

TwistedSpoke: The Specialized S-Works Prevail road helmet was envisioned as a Giro killer. Given that the head design people used to work at Giro, they know exactly what it would take.

BikeRumor: Copenhagen Parts, based in Denmark, wanted to create a light for commuters that was different than anything they’d encountered on the market. The lights have a slightly curved magnetic back to snap onto any magnetic surface. The lights turned on once they’re put in place and turn off when un-clipped from the frame.

CyclingFans: Friday's Tour of Turkey Stage 6 departs Bodrum at 11:10am CET or 5:10am U.S. Eastern and is expected at the finish at Kusadasi at around 3:22pm CET or 9:22am U.S. Eastern.  Tour of Turkey live streaming video should get underway at around 2:00pm CET or 8:00am U.S. Eastern.

Peloton: Tony Martin will be on the line for the start of the Rund um den Finanzplatz Eschborn in Frankfurt on May 1st. The Time Trial World Champion is returning to competition after the accident he had on April 11th, while he was training on the streets of his hometown.

CyclingNews: Andrea Di Corrado (Colnago-CSF Inox) soloed to victory in the 5th stage of the Presidential Tour of Turkey, attacking out of a six-man escape group. The remains of the break crossed the finish line 40 seconds later, with second place going to Jonas Jorgensen (Saxo Bank) and third to Jerome Cousin of Europcar. The peloton had cut the gap from a high of nearly 15 minutes to a mere 1:27, with Matteo Pelluchi of Europcar winning the sprint of the peloton.

VelocioSports: Evelyn Stevens won Stage One of Gracia Orlova on thursday in a virtual repeat of her win at Fleche Wallone. Winning at the top of a steep one kilometre climb, she took enough time out of her team-mate Ellen Van Dijk to take the leaders jersey going into stage three.

Jens Voigt: Well the Classics are over and so too the first big chapter of the racing season. It’s been a tough start to the year for the team, and while I don’t like to complain, I really think we had a lot of bad luck.

VeloNews: With increased scrutiny on BMX crashes and head injuries on the road, as well as brain injuries in sport, USA Cycling has engaged a number of physicians to develop protocols to help riders and their doctors better manage post-head injury recovery.

Gianni Bugno is a former professional rider (1985-1998). He won Milano-San Remo, Ronde Van Vlaaderen, and stages in all three of the Grand Tours. He dominated the 1990 Giro d’Italia, leading from start to finish, taking 9 stages and the points classification jersey in addition to the Maglia Rosa.

road.cc: Check out some off-beat fixie accessories from Berlin.

road.cc: Sure handling cross race bike with secret day-to-day ride personna, may lack 'cheeky pep' but compensates with ride anything dependability.

PEZ: Rob Panzera of Cycling Camp San Diego reports back from a little known but very worthy sportif ride on the Flèche Wallonne parcours, the day before the Spring classic pro race. With almost no hype and even less attitude, this little known secret is worth a closer look.

CyclingNews: Mark Renshaw (Rabobank) silenced some of his critics by defeating his fellow Australian Matthew Goss (GreenEdge) in a thrilling tussle in the sprint finale to stage four of the 2012 Tour of Turkey.

Boulder Report: Johan Bruyneel - All-Star?

One of the winningest Tours directors of all time faces his biggest test.

Ask Nick: Endurance bike design, wheel balancing and more.

CyclingNews: Retired professional Floyd Landis has confirmed that federal authorities in San Diego have initiated an investigation into his "Floyd Fairness Fund", confirming a report by Cyclingnews published earlier this month.

VeloNation: Alberto Contador, currently sitting out a sporting ban for testing positive for Clenbuterol at the 2010 Tour de France, has indicated he is close to an agreement to return with the Saxo Bank team when his suspension is lifted on August 5, 2012, and said he is aiming at another Vuelta a España title.

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Marijn de Vries: Even though this is my third season in the international women’s peloton and it’s been going on for a few months already, I still get to experience new things. Like, giving your wheel to your team captain who punctured. I had never done that before. Until Sunday that is.

InnerRing: A silicone band, this time with a magnet attached. It is a magnotherapy product and there’s little in the way of science to suggest this works, especially when the magnets involved are small enough to fit on a wristband.

CyclingTips: On the surface wearing the simple cycling biretta appears to be a no-brainer. What could possibly be done to mess it up? As it turns out there are many variations to wearing a cycling cap that are easy to get wrong.

VeloNation: Australian speaks about race thus far, working with Greipel and Giro focus.

Peloton: This year's Tour of Poland promises to be far tougher than the 2011 edition, with a 1,234.7-kilometer course giving climbers plenty to get their teeth into, the race's boss Czeslaw Lang has said.

BikeRumor: Unveiled in early March, Colnago’s C59 is the second current-generation production road bike with disc brakes (Volagi being the first). Where it differs is with the integrated Di2 shifting and dedicated hydraulic brake levers without any converter.

BicycleRetailer: Accell Group N.V has completed its purchase of Raleigh Cycle Limited, one of the oldest and largest bike companies in the world for about $80 million.

Bicycling: Get acquainted with your derailleur for easier repairs and smoother shifts.

BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Good braking performance and sidewind handling but make sure you choose the right freehub."

Cyclismas: The circumstances that involved the South Korean police authorities centered around a very short bike ride, as documented by the UCI on their website. McQuaid, outfitted in what can best be described as “California bike commuter chic,” sported running shoes and tube socks while riding on a borrowed bicycle with clipless pedals. But what sparked controversy was his handlebar-mounted camera that took a 10-minute video of the South Korean president’s bottom.