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April 2013
April 14, 2013




Photo: Roman Kreuziger (Team Saxo - Tinkoff)Photo: © Roberto Bettini.
CyclingNews: Saxo-Tinkoff rider holds off the chase after Cauberg.






Photo: Peter Sagan cracked on the Cauberg and trailed in only 36th.
VeloNation: Today’s result was Slovakian’s first time outside top two in a one day event this year.






Photo: Alejando Valverde and Simon Gerrans sprint for second at Amstel Gold Race.
VeloNews: Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) didn’t leave the chase too late this time — at least not in reference to an attacking Philippe Gilbert — but saddle problems in the final hour of racing made things difficult for him in the decisive moments of Sunday’s Amstel Gold Race.





Photo: Mikel Astarloza (Euskaltel).
CyclingNews: Spaniard denied ‘Most Combative Rider’ award.





Photo: Rubén Plaza (Movistar) .
CyclingNews: Mancebo puts US domestic team 5 Hour Energy on the map.





Photo: Francis Mourey (FDJ) celebrates his victory .
CyclingNews: Le Bon, Geslin clean up for French team.





Photo: JScott Law (GPM-Data#3) takes out the final stage at Woodside Tour de Perth.
CyclingNews: Cooper crowned overall Woodside Tour de Perth champion.





Races & Results.
Giro del Trentino - Apr 16-19 (Stages),
Amstel Gold - Apr 14 (Results),
Castilla y Leon - Apr 12-14 (Results),
De Brabantse Pijl - Apr 10 (Results),
Paris-Camembert - Apr 9 (Results),
Paris - Roubaix - Apr 7 (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: small “bumps” fit against round bars to create larger perches for your mitts.
BikeRumor: BarBumps is a simple new product that lets you add hand support where you want, making your road drop handlebars more comfortable.





Photo: You might not be able to make a frame from leather.
CyclingWeekly: "After being overcome by feelings of desire while wandering around the room full of expertly engineered and often delightfully eccentric pieces of machinery, Cycling Weekly selected eight of the things we liked from the event."






Photo: Cyril Gautier (Europcar) thrilled to win the Tour du Finistere.
CyclingNews: Veuchelen, Geslin round out podium.





VeloNews: The Baby Giro d’Italia’s financial troubles and possible cancellation does not set well with current champion Joe Dombrowski. 





CyclingNews: Late breakaway companion Semple takes second, Cooper holds lead.











Photo: Schleck looking forward to Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège.
VeloNation: Luxembourg rider states non-finish was due to crash and circumstance rather than fitness level.






Photo: Roman Kreuziger (Saxo-Tinkoff) wins the Amstel Gold Race 2013.
CyclingNews: Czech still focussed on Grand Tours after Classic success.







Photo: Philippe Gilbert was unable to pull out the win today.
VeloNation: Belgian rider fifth after being delayed in big crash; acrobatics spare him injury.





Photo: Voeckler suffers fractured collarbone.
VeloNation: Frenchman set to be sidelined from racing for several weeks.






Photo: The doping control van isn't hard to miss..
CyclingNews: GW-501516 detected in unidentified rider.




Photo: Alberto Contador, attacking in Oman, is ready to race the Ardennes, team management reports.
VeloNews: Alberto Contador will race Flèche Wallonne and Liège-Bastogne-Liège later this week, Saxo-Tinkoff officials confirmed to VeloNews.





Photo: First they brought us the Jens Voigt Sound Board.
BikeRumor: The Royal Tendon Balm by Northwest Knew Warmers is actual embrocation that smells like Earl Grey Tea, bergamot, specifically. JVA says it will “give you the power of Castle Earl Greyskull. Plus, Lady Chatterley will want to get all Victorian Spice Channel on your calf parts.”





Photo: What a great little pump this Birzman Zacoo Tiny Tanker is.
road.cc: Great little compact track pump that's as good as most full-size ones.






Photo: Andy Schleck (RadioShack Leopard) in action at Pais Vasco.
CyclingNews: RadioShack-Leopard rider says comeback may take another year.


























Photo: Kreuziger is in a tuck and turning on the power.
InnerRing: With 7km to go Roman Kreuziger ditches his breakaway companions to ride away for a solo win in the Amstel Gold Race. We expected a Slovak and got a Czech.






Photo: UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team’s Hilton Clarke (AUS) and Luke Keough (USA).
SoCalCycling: The UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team’s Hilton Clarke (AUS) and Luke Keough (USA) took 1st and 2nd place respectively at the 10th Annual Presbyterian Hospital Invitational Criterium in Charlotte, North Carolina.





Photo: Lauren Stevens is very happy!.
CyclingNews: FCS Zngine rider out-sprints big names in Charlotte.






Photo: Kirsten Wild (Argos-Shimano) wins the sprint from Giorgia Bronzini (Wiggle Honda Team) and Chloe Hosking (Hitec Products) .
CyclingNews: Bronzini, Hosking trail behind Dutch sprinter.





Photo: Joaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) is now uncertain whether he is to start Wednesday’s Flèche Wallonne.
VeloNation: Thigh contusion for Catalan rider could call a halt to Ardennes campaign.





Photo: The aero-profile carbon fiber spokes are bonded to the carbon fiber hub shells on Trigon's new CW02 road wheelset.
BikeRadar: The new CW02 wheel features a 45mm-deep, blunt-nosed carbon tubular rim, aero-profile carbon fiber spokes, and even a carbon hub shell, all of which is bonded together to form a one-piece structure.





Photo: The design most likely requires a drum or disc brake.
BikeRumor: Loop Wheels should be getting things Kickstarter’d this week for their carbon fiber looped bike wheels. Details are pretty scant, but the obvious is the composite looped spokes that create  three sets of springs between the hub and wheel.





Photo: Set up to showcase area framebuilders and custom bike and component makers.
BikeRumor: Coming this August, first time event Artisans’ Custom Bicycle Expo is giving race fans a little something else to do during the 2013 Pro Cycling Challenge.












Photo: UCI president Pat McQuaid answers a question during a press conference held during the UCI road world championships in Valkenburg..
CyclingNews: Irishman agrees to raise concerns to UCI Management Committee.
















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