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April 2013
April 10, 2013


Photo: 2013 De Brabantse Pijl - La Flèche Brabançonne (Brabant Arrow).
VeloNation: Wednesday's La Flèche Brabançonne departs Leuven at 12:36pm CET (6:36am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Overijse at around 5:29pm CET (11:29am U.S. Eastern).  La Flèche Brabançonne live streaming video should get underway at around 3:10pm CET (9:10am U.S. Eastern).





Photo: Timmy Duggan in action during the People's Choice Classic criterium.
CyclingNews: US national road champion back from injury.





Races & Results.
Paris-Camembert - Apr 9 (Results),
De Brabantse Pijl - Apr 10 (History),
Paris - Roubaix - Apr 7 (Results),
Pais Vasco - Apr 1-6 (Stages & Results),
Circuit Cycliste Sarthe - Apr 2-5 (Stages & Results),
Scheldeprijs - Apr 3 (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: Gent-Wevelgem winner Peter Sagan (Cannondale).
CyclingNews: Cannondale rider set to apologize to Belgian podium girl in person.





Photo: Photo of the Day.
CyclingTips: Touche'.





Photo: Fit is ultra intuitive thanks to the TAG (Twin Access Gear) system.
road.cc: Bell's Sweep helmet is refreshingly different and an excellent choice for road racers who enjoy competitive mountain biking but want a single, lid with nominal compromise.





Photo: Mark Renshaw (Blanco) in his second season as a designated sprinter.
CyclingNews: Could the Australian return to lead-outs with Cavendish?






Photo: Pierrick Fédrigo (FDJ) celebrates victory at Paris-Camembert.
CyclingNews: Frenchmen the best among four-man break.





Photo: One way to measure the status of a race is to look at the attention given to the last placed finisher.
InnerRing: Away from the podium there are many private battles. As the leaders charge though a cobbled section they kick up a dust cloud that leaves others choking and masks a lot of the action.






Photo: RCS Sport, the organiser of the Giro d’Italia, has confirmed that Katusha will be officially be the 23rd team.
VeloNation: UCI passes exemption for peloton of more than 200 after Russian team’s CAS appeal.






Photo: Philippe Gilbert (BMC Racing) is aiming for a repeat of his 2011 Brabantse Pijl victory.
VeloNation: World champion aiming to match his super Ardennes spring of 2011.








Photo: Zdenek Stybar has taken major encouragement from the race.
VeloNation: Double world cyclo-cross champion proud of Classics performance.





Photo: James Huang is the AngryAsian. And he's here to tell you to let go of your anger and enjoy riding your bike.
BikeRadar: There's always a vocal minority of folks who lambast the changing tide as the next industry scam to steal away their hard-earned money. People are angry.





303Cycling: RecoFit is designed and developed in Boulder and made in the USA. The material which is carbon based is designed in Italy.













Photo: Universal Sport’s Steve Schlanger and Todd Gogulski saying it’s “only fair” to ask if Nairo Quintana is doping.
InnerRing: Simply winning a race is not reason to get called out.





Photo: The whole Team Europcar roster.
CyclingNews: Team manager looking for a co-sponsor for 2014 .





Photo: Philippe Gilbert has yet to win a race or a stage during his time in the rainbow jersey this year.
VeloNews: The pressure is on world champion Philippe Gilbert (BMC Racing) to post some big results in the upcoming Ardennes classics.





Photo: Ryder Hesjedal Fight for Pink video still.
road.cc: Latest film from organisers features Wiggins, Nibali, Basso, Sanchez and defending champion Hesjedal.





Photo: Di2 integrated into Lola frameset.
BikeRumor: Breadwinner are building semi-custom TIG welded steel frames in six different formats.





Photo: Lapierre’s Audacio aims to be something of a cycling stretch limo.
BikeRadar verdict: 3.5 out of 5 stars. "Lightweight smooth-riding chassis but big for a given size, with poorish tires."





Photo: Greg LeMond.
CyclingNews: Targets of Armstrong to discuss emotional, financial costs of doping.





Photo: The NOS media company has hailed an agreement with the Blanco Pro Cycling team.
VeloNation: Dutch station states project reflects transparency on the part of the team.





Photo: We missed a showdown with Tom Boonen this spring, but Fabian Cancellara's dominance left no doubt of his place among the top cobbles riders of all time.
VeloNews: For every well-documented key moment like Fabian Cancellara’s Oude Kwaremont attacks at E3 Harelbeke or De Ronde, or Stijn Vandenbergh’s spectator run-in at Paris-Roubaix, there are countless others witnessed only by participants, told around team dinner tables and at off-season get togethers rather than in newspapers.








Photo: Jeremiah Bishop (Sho-Air/Cannondale) takes a turn at the front of the lead group at the Fontana short track.
CyclingNews: Team to race at un-sanctioned Whiskey 50 despite threat of punishment.





Photo: Alex Howes of Garmin-Sharp expects to make his grand tour debut at next month's Giro d'Italia.
VeloNews: Alex Howes (Garmin-Sharp) returns to the Ardennes this week a year after his coming out party.





Photo: US component brand SRAM has confirmed that they will release details of its new road groupsets this coming Monday, 15 April.
road.cc: Component maker confirms that 11-spd & hydraulic brakes coming soon.





VeloNews: Essentially all racing tubulars have a puncture-protection belt under the tread. The only exception is superlight time trial and track tubulars.





Photo: Continental’s Competition Pro Ltd 28mm was spotted on a few bikes.
BikeRumor: Tire choice and pressure is really imporant for the cobbled roads. And a look at other special equipment choices for the race.








Photo: Rémy Di Grégorio at the courthouse in Marseille where he was questioned about alleged doping activities.
CyclingNews: French team says their decision to sack him was justified.





Photo: Bike racing has a way of keep its players afloat in Belgium, even when faced with a towed car, dead phone battery, and waning daylight.
VeloNews: Only in Belgium would the organizer track a cycling journalist’s car down, drive him to it, and yell about the fees not being waived completely.





Photo: I think after the bad luck of Tom Boonen, we proved we can still do really well as a team.
VeloUK: He was the rider many expected to beat Cancellera until he hit a spectator.





Photo: Our initial question was just how good is the R170.
Peloton: In a world where it isn’t uncommon to spend upwards of 400 on a pair of high-end shoes Shimano offers their R170 at just under $200.





Photo: Cannondale Teramo (£69.99/US$120).
BikeRadar: "Here’s our pick of helmets to consider."

















Photo: Rémy Di Gregorio (Cofidis) wins the final stage of the Vuelta Asturias.
CyclingNews: Substances found at the Tour were vitamins.





Photo: WADA states GW501516 doping cases are ongoing.
VeloNation: Uncertain if positive tests relate to cycling.





Photo: The Ardennes are compact: four races spread over the span of twelve days.
PodiumCafe: The Ardennes classics fly up and over the many bergs and longer côtes in southern Belgium and the hilly region of the Netherlands.





Photo: The NOS media company has hailed an agreement with the Blanco Pro Cycling team.
VeloNation: Dutch station states project reflects transparency on the part of the team.





Photo: Ian Boswell is moving to a new apartment in Nice, France as he settles into his first year in the European peloton.
VeloNews: Ian Boswell (Sky) is taking a forced break after a strong start to the season aggravated a knee problem. Instead of racing the Ardennes classics and Tour de Romandie, Boswell is playing guitar and moving to a new apartment in Nice, France.





Photo: Somewhere along the way I need to find a good photo of a desk. Details, details.
PodiumCafe: It's not France... it's not Spain... it's maybe kinda both...





Photo: The last thing we need the evening before a ride is to find out that our chainrings are too worn to work.
BikeRadar: The beginning of the season is a good time to check our bikes carefully. A poorly maintained bike might leave us stranded on the road, or worse, cause us to crash.





Photo: new Dura-Ace 9000 C50 carbon clinchers.
CyclingTips: Shimano has typically been known for its outstanding groupsets which continue to raise the bar, but it's the company's wheel story that is its best kept secret.





Photo: Beetroot Juice – How’d they think of that?!
CyclingTips: No doubt you’ve seen, heard of or tried beetroot juice as a sports supplement. It’s been around for a few years now.





BikeRadar: Arriving soon are radical four-arm K-Force Light road cranks, several new carbon clinchers, Di2-compatible seatposts, and more.










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