CyclingFans: On Tuesday, the race gets underway at 11:55am CET (5:55am U.S. Eastern) and is expected to finish at around 4:47pm CET (10:47am U.S. Eastern). Live streaming video will start at 1:00pm CET (7:00am U.S. Eastern).

EuroSport: After last year's edition was marred by the death of Belgian rider Wouter Weylandt and the last-minute elimination of the harrowing Crostis descent, Angelo Zomegnan stepped aside as race director and was replaced by Michele Acquarone - a business manager whose personality contrasts to Zomegnan's iron-fist approach.

CyclingNews: Originally scheduled for three days, from June 15-17, the first stage was cut out "because of logistical and economic problems", according to a letter from the organising committee.

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Tour of Turkey - April 22-29 (Stages & results),
Tour de Romandie - April 24-29 (Stages & results),
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VeloNation: Theo Bos and Mark Renshaw hunting for repeat of Turkish glory; Juanma Garate and Tom-Jelte Slagter on the attack.

Pedal: Canada’s Geoff Kabush (SCOTT – 3Rox Racing) capped off the Whiskey Off Road annual 3-day MTB celebration with his second victory of the weekend and 3rd straight win by taking the 50-mile (80km) Whiskey 50 Proof MTB race.  The city of Prescott, Arizona played host to 1,750 competitors with the full support of the city, drawing rave reviews as a must-do event for any mountain bike enthusiast.

CyclingNews: Ivan Basso (Liquigas-Cannondale) has declared himself pleased with the state of his condition during the Tour de Romandie and is confident that he can continue to improve in the days leading up to the Giro d’Italia.

VeloNation: Allowing the most experienced British rider to participate considerably improves both Cavendish and Wiggins’ changes for London glory.

EuroSport: Britain's Bradley Wiggins clinched the Tour de Romandie title after a stunning time trial to win Sunday's 16.5km stage in Crans-Montana.

Cyclismas: There isn’t anywhere in the sporting world quite like women’s ‘professional’ cycling.  I’m not talking World Cup racing, but .2 level racing in the bread and butter races of Northern Europe.  It’s a cauldron of mixed abilities, ambitions, and opportunities.

VeloNews: Following victories in both the Tour de Romandie and Paris-Nice, Bradley Wiggins is looking increasingly like a five-star favorite for this year’s Tour de France. The Brit’s time trial abilities suit this year’s course well, and he has shown the best form of any of the contenders so far this year.

PodiumInsight: For defending Olympic Time Trial gold medalist Kristin Armstrong, the 2011 SRAM Tour of the Gila presented an ideal, early-season opportunity to build upon her already substantial fitness. With its long, hilly stages, the SRAM Tour of the Gila has long been regarded as a race where the strong get stronger.

Bicycling: Five cleaning secrets from the experts.

VeloNews: This made-in-the-USA accessory mounts your Garmin Edge 200, 500 or 800 in front of your stem, much like an SRM mount.

Bicycling: But it’ll be worth it. These innovative workouts will make you faster and stronger—by next month. (Yes, we’re serious.)—Selene Yeager.

CyclingWeekly: Ryder Hesjedal turns his attention to winning the Giro d'Italia in the next three weeks after placing top ten in the Tour de France last July.

InnerRing: The Giro d’Italia guide is now online. There’s a concise preview of every stage as well as information on the jerseys, the start list, TV viewing and more.

BikeRadar: It may be 25 years since he captured the historic Triple Crown – the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and World Championships – in the same year, but Irish legend Stephen Roche's appetite for cycling shows no signs of abating.

BikeRumor: The frame is done with minimal graphics in black on a matte black frame. The Zipp stem bar and wheels have had the logos removed, which pairs well with the dark gray rings on the new SRAM Red.

Bicycling: While one rider is going well, the other still has work to do.

BikeRumor: Built atop their adjustable three-legged base and telescoping stand, the Sprint uses a wheel tray and fork mount to put your bike right at eye level. I’m 6’2″ and could put the bike so the drivetrain was high enough to work on easily without stooping.

BikeRumor: Quarq’s new Low Pro 500 is a new mount designed to put the Garmin 500 out in front of the stem, just like the Bar Fly except it’s designed only around the 500. MSRP is $35, out this summer.

InnerRing: Bradley Wiggins sprints to win Stage 1 of the Tour de Romandie. There’s rarely a single winning moment in a stage race, instead a series of consistent performances. In plain arithmetic third place in the prologue and victory in the final mountain time trial delivered the result. But so did the sprint victory with the 10 second time bonus and above all the sign of confidence.

Bicycling: To get more benefits from your flakes, Oats, or clusters, look for the right ingredients. The rest is up to your taste buds.