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April 2013
April 19, 2013



Photo: With two to go, Vos took off. © Cyclocross Magazine .
CXMagazine: The start line at the short track races this morning in sunny Monterey almost seemed like the starting lineup for the cyclocross races that will take place tomorrow.






Photo: Elite Women’s start at the Trek USGP of Cyclocross Planet Bike Cup .
CyclingNews: The four-weekend, eight-race series has been the premiere US cyclo-cross series since its first season in 2004.





Photo: Philippe Gilbert (BMC) was forced to the front early on the final climb at Fleche .
CyclingNews: World champion chases first win in rainbow jersey.






Photo: The 261.5km race takes riders south from Liege to Bastogne.
CyclingTips: The Ardennes Classics come to a close this weekend with the biggest and most prestigious of the three races: Liege-Bastogne-Liege.







Photo: Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) wins on the final day of the Giro del Trentino.
CyclingNews: Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) conquered the fierce slopes of Sega di Ala to claim the final stage and overall victory at the Giro del Trentino ahead of Mauro Santambrogio (Vini Fantini-Selle Italia).





Races & Results.
Liège - Bastogne - Liège - Apr 21 (Start List),
Tour of Turkey - Apr 21-28 (Races),
Giro del Trentino - Apr 16-19 (Stages & Results),
La Flèche Wallonne - Apr 17 (Results),
Amstel Gold - Apr 14 (Results),
Castilla y Leon - Apr 12-14 (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: The LCD screen is easy to read and operation is simple .
road.cc: "Lezyne are launching a whole bunch of new and updated products, and we visited them recently to check out the developments."





Photo: Combined with a slightly dropped nose, it works well for stable riders and big saddle-to-bar drops .
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Not that much in common with the original, but a fine place to sit."





Photo: The Sea Otter Classic is the unofficial kickoff to the season in North America, and the expo at Laguna Seca Raceway .
BikeMag: Laguna Seca Raceway is on product overload this week with the kickoff of the Sea Otter Classic.





Photo: The CK Pressfit 30 bottom brackets should start shipping in the next couple weeks .
BikeRumor: Chris King’s return to Sea Otter after a 10 year hiatus didn’t bring any new products, just good news for anyone waiting for their Oregon-made bottom brackets.





Photo: Turn your iPhone into a barcode reader with FoodScanner. .
Bicycling: Four phone apps that take the guesswork out of counting calories and getting lean.











Photo: The full-tension chain friction test machine at Friction Facts.
VeloNews: Does using ProGold ProLink regularly reduce chain friction over time by smoothing the contact areas in the chain?









Photo: Maxim Iglinskiy (Astana) on the brink of dropping Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) on the Saint Nicolas.
CyclingNews: Environmental groups lodge complaints against top finishers from 2012.






Photo: The early part of the race is not flat but lacks the climbing of final return from Bastogne .
InnerRing: The oldest one day race of the year. Liège-Bastogne-Liège might be in Belgium but it has over 4,700 vertical metres of climbing, comparable to an Alpine stage of the Tour de France.







Photo: As usual, Liège–Bastogne–Liège will follow a counter-clockwise circuit south of Liège, but a new finale should alter the end-game.
VeloNews: As one of the oldest races in cycling, Liège-Bastogne-Liège is affectionately referred to as the “old lady,” but “La Doyenne” just keeps getting better with the passage of time.





Photo: Cadel Evans showed signs of a return to form after the Giro del Trentino (Sirotti) .
SBS: Australia's Cadel Evans rode consistently to record an encouraging top-ten placing overall after the final stage of the Giro del Trentino.





Photo: Andy Schleck (RadioShack-Leopard) .
CyclingWeekly: Andy Schleck (RadioShack Leopard) returns to Liège Bastogne Liège on Sunday, not as a favourite to win as he did in 2009, but in search of himself.





Photo: Europcar's Thomas Voeckler takes a draught during the 2012 Tour.
BikeRadar: Paris-Roubaix winner Fabian Cancellara has called for “dangerous” water bottle designs to be changed following a number of crashes caused by rogue bidons rolling in the road.





Photo: Not happy: Wiggins is left in the road waiting for a new bike .
CyclingWeekly: Bradley Wiggins was left standing in the middle of the road on the final, decisive climb of the 2013 Giro del Trentino.





Photo: Donhou Bicycles 42 .
road.cc: "We chat with Tom Donhou about speed records, disc brakes and building custom bikes."





Photo: Team USA before the race : Jessica Cutler, Lauren Hall, Emily Kachorek, Kristin McGrath, Kendall Ryan and Ruth Winder .
PodiumCafe: Flèche Wallonne Femmes World Cup "the biggest little team in pro cycling", Hitec Products UCK.





Photo: Our 710 test bike did not dissapoint and was surpsingly compliant on the bumpy descents.
VeloNews: For most of the 2012 UCI World Cup season, Scott-Swisspower’s top racer, Nino Schurter, competed on a bike that Scott did not actually offer: a hardtail with 27.5-inch wheels.





Photo: As a 28, the Secteur comes in lighter than some 25mm tires .
BikeRumor: After years in development, and a prototype that surfaced at Frost Bike, the Hutchinson Secteur 28 is finally here.





Photo: Ostensibly a cross-country bike (the 29er model possesses four inches of travel) .
BikeMag: Carbon bikes may not be news in and of themselves, but when a brand like Turner unrolls the carpet on a composite frame, people tend to take notice.





CyclingNews: Denies any hint of personal crisis.





CyclingNews: Early morning crit yields two bunch sprints.

















Photo: The TdF may need to seriously rethink their security strategy.
CozyBeehive: This image of the alleged Chechnan terrorist planting a bag full of explosives next to a kid in Boston is seriously disturbing.





Photo: Richie Porte debuts in Liège-Bastogne-Liège .
CyclingWeekly: Richie Porte debuts in Liège-Bastogne-Liège on Sunday as one of Sky's leaders. Along with Chris Froome and the Colombians, Rigoberto Urán and Sergio Henao, he will have his chance to win - even if he disagrees.





Photo: Contador plays down chances .
VeloNation: “The body feels weak…but I’m here to focus on this race, do the best I can.”







Photo: Vincenzo Nibali. Alejandro Valverde, Joaquim Rodríguez, and Philippe Gilbert are among our editors top picks for Liège–Bastogne–Liège.
VeloNews: The oldest of the modern monuments, Liège–Bastogne–Liège, opens Sunday morning in the heart of the industrial center of Belgium’s Wallonie region and will close 261.5 kilometers later after a new finale.





Photo: You just wait, this ugly duckling is growing and blossoming into a gorgeous swan..
AmyDombroski: "My 89 year old gran calls it ‘psycho cross’. Both because that was what she first thought I called it when I told her what it was I was doing “for work,” and today she continues to refer to it that way because from photos and descriptions that is what it boils down to."





Photo: The Last Kilometer.
road.cc: Italian cycling film The Last Kilometer – in the original, L’Ultimo Chilometro – is now available to buy on DVD, or to watch online in HD on a pay per view basis.






Photo: CARBON 29ER HOOPS .
BikeMag: Shimano adds lighter bottom bracket, brakes and carbon wheels to XTR offerings.





Photo: The Hei Hei Supreme is a 2013 bike .
DirtRag: Kona’s been on a bit of a tear lately, with lots of new bikes that show a revitalized spirit at this long time player in the mountain bike scene.





Photo: The new Gamut Dual S .
BikeRadar: Gamut USA debuted a new lightweight S-Line range of chainguides at this year's Sea Otter Classic with impressively light weights and solid lower sliders than not only supposedly run quieter than traditional pulleys but hold up better, too.













Photo: Christophe Prudhomme shows the 2013 Tour de France route.
CyclingNews: 2013 Tour wildcards yet to be unveiled.











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