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April 2013
April 2, 2013



Photo: Tour of the Basque Country Stage Profile.
CyclingFans: Wednesday's Tour of the Basque Country Stage 3 departs Vitoria (Gasteiz) at 12:50pm CET (6:50am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Trapagaran at around 5:11pm CET (11:11am U.S. Eastern).  Tour of the Basque Country live streaming video should get underway at around *3:30pm CET (*9:30am U.S. Eastern).







Photo: Daryl Impey (GreenEdge) put in a late attack and held off the peloton to win stage 2.
CyclingNews: Gavazzi takes over GC lead.






Photo: Francesco Gavazzi celebrates taking the race lead.
CyclingWeekly: Francesco Gavazzi (Astana) has moved into the overall lead in the Tour of the Basque Country after stage two on Tuesday.





Photo: Jens Voigt animated today’s second stage of the Vuelta al Pais Vasco</a> with a stirring late attack.
VeloNation: “If I’m not going to be there in the sprint, then I might as well try something else"..





Photo: Matteo Pelucchi (IAM) on the podium.
CyclingNews: Tempers flare after crash, near crash.





Photo: Sam Bewley (Orica Greenedge) is leaving the track behind and concentrating on the road this year.
CyclingNews: Bewley taken to hospital with broken collarbone.





Races & Results.
Pais Vasco - Apr 1-6 (Stages & Results),
Scheldeprijs - Apr 3 (History),
Circuit Cycliste Sarthe - Apr 2-5 (Stages & Results),
Paris - Roubaix - Apr 7 (History),
Tour of Flanders Men - Mar 31 (Results),
Tour of Flanders Women - Mar 31 (Results),
De Panne-Koksijde - Mar 26-28 (Stages), 
Gent - Wevelgem - Mar 24 (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: Paris-Roubaix is dirty, dusty, and painful. Two days later, it hurts even more.
VeloNews: Two days later, a rider might think he’d come down with the flu. But those who’ve ridden Paris-Roubaix before know better: there’s a sickness in their bones and joints, and it’s the lasting effect of the pavé.





Photo: what do they get for a Ronde win? $100,000? $125,000? $300,000? Do you care? Really?
PEZ: Race Analysis, Fab's dominance, Sagan's podium behavior, Vos' supremacy and the meaning of winning a big one. Pro rider Lee Rodgers covers it all in his look at the Ronde 2013.





Photo: Photograph used with kind persmission of Marijn de Vries.
PodiumCafe: "I try to realise every day how extraordinary and special my life is - but I must say, the longer I do this, the more 'normal' it gets."





Photo: The new Carbon C260 (€299) is Ritchey’s first full-carbon stem.
road.cc: All-carbon components tested in the Classics now available in the shops.





Photo: A number of companies license the Stan’s NoTubes tubeless rim profile.
BikeRadar: There’s an easy way and a hard way to go about things. These five tips will save you the time and headaches that can accompany your first attempt at going tubeless.



















Photo: Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) won the 2012 edition of Scheldeprijs.
CyclingFans: Wednesday's Scheldeprijs departs Antwerp at 12:15pm CET (6:15am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Schoten at around 5:08pm CET (11:08am U.S. Eastern).  Scheldeprijs live streaming video should get underway at around 2:55pm CET (8:55am U.S. Eastern).






Photo: Alex Rasmussen was told shortly before the start.
VeloNation: Rider unable to start comeback race at Circuit de la Sarthe.






Photo: Phinney signs in to Paris-Roubaix 2012.
PodiumCafe: BMC's Taylor Phinney is a rare breed -- an American cyclist famous before his time. Part lineage, part charisma, but mostly pure power has left Phinney in the spotlight at the tender age of 22.






Photo: O'Grady shows his teammates the best line through the Arenberg Forest.
CyclingNews: The organizers of Sunday's Paris-Roubaix have completed their course inspection and assigned difficulty ratings to each of the 27 cobbled sectors along the 2013 course.





Photo: Nicolas Portal sees the lighter side of TT training.
CyclingNews: Directeur sportif on team's early season success.





Photo: Mark Cavendish is aiming to make history.
VeloNation: Briton confirmed as leader for semi-Classic.





Photo: Fabian Cancellara has won two of the cobbled classics, while Tom Boonen crashed out of two — including Sunday's Tour of Flanders.
VeloNews: Around this time last year, Belgian Tom Boonen could do no wrong.





Photo: riders have been looking for ways to improve their performance, to gain an edge over their competitors.
CyclingTips: "Sports nutritionist Alan McCubbin takes us through the life-cycle of sports nutrition supplements, from initial research to marketing and explains the role that science does and doesn't play in the process."





Photo: The bicycle is a highly accommodating machine.
RideOn: There have been many different theories applied and rejected over the years, with bike fitting becoming an increasingly exacting science, shifting with bike technology to establish a new norm of what a ‘correct’ bike fit should be.





Photo: Frame & equipment: Firm and not aggressively aero .
BikeRadar verdict: 3 out of 5 stars. "Powerful and excellent-handling ride for skillful riders, but not as light or fast as others."





Photo: the bar-end plugs are machined from aluminum and tighten with a small Allen wrench.
Off The Beaten Path: The Grand Bois tape has proved very durable, and it has acquired a nice patina with age.





Photo: The flat and narrow Arione shape meets an ergonomic channel.
BikeRumor: Fizik has just added padded versions of their three braided carbon rail saddles. The new Versus Braided takes the super lightweight construction of the Arione, Antares and Aliante and adds a decent amount of padding with a relieved center channel for proper blood flow.







































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PodiumCafe: Op de Troon, an inside look into Marianne Vos' golden year, reveals her struggles on the road to victory.





Photo: One trend in bike technology for 2013 is the advent of wider rims and tires.
InnerRing: "Notice anything fat in photo above? It’s can’t be the riders … nor the spectators. Instead look at the front wheel where Matthew Goss is running a 25mm wide tire."






Photo: Maja Leye, aged 25, was planting the traditional kiss on the cheek of winner Fabian Cancellara.
road.cc: 25-year-old says she was "frozen to the spot" and only the thought of millions watching helped her keep her composure.






Photo: Erik Dekker wins a famous Tour de France stage to Pontarlier in 2001..
CyclingNews: Dutchman was stood down for a fortnight for "health reasons."







Photo: Tyler Hamilton testified during the Puerto trial that his urine turned black after he was given some bad blood.
VeloNews: It could be weeks or even months before the final verdict is handed down in the Operación Puerto trial, which is winding down this week in Madrid.





Photo: Michal Kwiatkowski ascends the Paterberg at the head of the race through a corridor of Swiss Cancellara fans.
VeloNews: Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) continues to impress. At just 22 years old, following up on a breakthrough ride at Tirreno-Adriatico, the Pole escaped for 100km at the Ronde van Vlaanderen on Sunday.





Photo: Team owners and others were given the information but few others grasped the system.
InnerRing: For years teams had been ranked on a secret system that few understood leading to a lot of head-scratching and confusion. Only last Thursday the UCI quietly published Annexe-2014/UCI/A-10… better known as the Sporting Value criteria.





Photo: Do you get like this? Your brain threatening to liquefy in a stew of stress, ambition, guilt.
RedKitePrayer: "Because, truth be told, I have no problems. I have everything I need, including a bike, prepped and ready to ride, pointing silently toward the basement door."





Photo: The cobbled Classics wrap up with Paris-Roubaix on April 7, but the hilly Ardennes Classics follow soon after. (James Startt) .
Bicycling: It’s just spring, but the season is really heating up in professional cycling. Here’s a rundown of some of April’s races and riders to watch.





Photo: Don’t forget to drink: In the heat of competition.
MBAction: Your body’s metabolism is the mechanism that converts the food you eat into energy. This involves a network of hormones and enzymes that convert food into fuel, but also affects how efficiently you burn that fuel.





Photo: Syntace’s radical MX wheels promise downhill rim style tyre-fattening at a trail weight.
BikeRadar verdict: 3.5 out of 5 stars. "Very expensive and more grip equals more drag, but these are a real control boost for fans of fatter tires."

















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