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April 2013
April 22, 2013



Photo: Tour of Turkey Stage 3 Profile.
CyclingFans: Tuesday's Tour of Turkey Stage 3 departs Antalya at 12:00pm EEST (local) (11:00am CET or 5:00am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Elmali (Gogubeli) at around 4:28pm EEST (local) (3:28pm CET or 9:28am U.S. Eastern).  Tour of Turkey live streaming video should get underway at around *3:00pm EEST (local) (2:00pm CET or 8:00am U.S. Eastern).






Photo: cycling roads in western Switzerland, from the 2008 race near Sierre.
SteepHill: Tour de Romandie live video streaming should get underway at around *4:00pm CET (*10:00am U.S. Eastern).





Photo: Gilbert has been a moderately OK investment for BMC.
PodiumCafe: It's most definitely not too early to start thinking about 2014. Here's a guide to some really cool roster changes that haven't yet and happened and probably never will.






Photo: Aidis Kruopis (Orica GreenEdge).
CyclingNews: Greipel moves into overall lead.






Photo: Tour of Turkey 2013 S2 crash YouTube still.
road.cc: Renshaw loses teeth and injures collarbone, while Bos is being treated for leg injuries; Kruopis avoids carnage to win.










Races & Results.
Tour de Romandie - Apr 23 -28 (Stages),
Tour of Turkey - Apr 21-28 (Stages & Results),
Liège - Bastogne - Liège - Apr 21 (Results),
Giro del Trentino - Apr 16-19 (Stages & Results),
La Flèche Wallonne - Apr 17 (Results),
Amstel Gold - Apr 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 snow ploughs have been hard at work clearing the imposing Col de la Croix.
PodiumCafe: The Classics season is over and we're off to Switzerland. The six day Tour de Romandie starts tomorrow (Tuesday).





Photo: taking a page from Willy Wonka's marketing book.
BicycleRetailer: The company is including a gold colored mini-jersey with one order chosen at random. The customer who finds the mini-jersey will win a free trip to see the final stage of next month's Amgen Tour of California. 






Photo: Dan Martin (Garmin-Sharp) comes around and slowly closes the gap to catch a laboring Rodriguez.
InnerRing: As they approach the final bend Dan Martin uses the last part of the slope to drop Rodriguez and solo away for the win, capping a fine piece of teamwork with Ryder Hesjedal. This was the moment the race was won.








CyclingNews: Irishman adds first Monument victory to palmares.







CyclingNews: Garmin rider praises team's anti-doping stance.






CyclingNews: Giro champion plays pivotal role in Martin's Liège win.













Photo: WADA president John Fahey gives an address at a symposium in Lausanne, Switzerland..
CyclingNews: AOD-9604 makes it out of clinical trials into athlete community.





Photo: The 2013 spring classics season concluded Sunday when the Liège–Bastogne–Liège podium winners were introduced.
VeloNews: When Belgian rider Gilles Devillers of the Crelan-Euphony team crossed the finish line of Liège-Bastogne-Liège on Sunday afternoon, almost 17 minutes after winner Daniel Martin of Garmin-Sharp, the 2013 spring classics officially came to an end.





Photo: For the first time in 95 years, Belgium came out of the classics without a win.
VeloNews: Monday was even worse than usual in Belgium as cycling fans woke up hung over for all the wrong reasons.





Photo: there’s a difference between the quantitative and the qualitative with some scoring numerous wins but often at a lower level.
InnerRing: Looking ahead it’s hard to see OPQS being overtaken. Mark Cavendish is about to come back from a break meaning stage wins in the Tour de Romandie and Giro await.





Photo: Gerald Ciolek believes he has the necessary condition to chase stage wins.
VeloNation: MTN Qhubeka leader talks targets in 2.HC event and beyond.






Photo: mounts is a water bottle boss mount CO2 cartridge holder.
BikeRumor: A water bottle boss mount CO2 cartridge holder.





Photo: Zipp introduced their Firecrest shape a few years ago.
CyclingTips: The company's 202 wheels are the last to receive the Firecrest facelift and they are being marketed as a "do-it-all classic wheelset".





Photo: The Tacx Shiva bottle, as used by many in the pro peloton.
BikeRadar: After Fabian Cancellara called for water bottle design to be reviewed to make bidons safer if they bounce out of cages in a fast-moving peloton, manufacturer Tacx has said its premium design focuses on stopping leakage rather than ensuring they explode under pressure.





Photo: Marcel Kittel has fixed his sights on a strong Tour de France performance.
VeloNation: German sprinter speaks about race, last year’s Tour and the pleasure of sprinting well in stage one press conference.






CyclingNews: German sprinter dons leader's jersey.





VeloNation: Sprints, climbs and time trials all targeted by Belgian team.





CXMagazine:  May become the first company to recognize the growth of cyclocross by launching a cyclocross-specific model.





BikeRadar verdict: 3 out of 5 stars. "The P5 is one of the fastest bikes we’ve ever ridden, but at a comfort and confident cornering cost."
























Photo: Andy Schleck (RadioShack Leopard).
CyclingNews: Luxembourger looking forward to Tour of California.





Photo: Armstrong. Yeah, mon..
TwistedSpoke: Armstrong appeared confident behind the drum kit, displaying a musical flow that anchored a surprisingly strong rhythm section.





Photo: Image of Dan Martin (left) by Sirotti, courtesy of Cyclingnews. Image of Pat McQuaid (right).
Saddleblaze: There was growing talk amongst the cycling community that Pat McQuaid would cap a wonderful weekend for the Irish by resigning as UCI President on Monday.





Photo: I made it through the whole race with no crashes and no mechanicals.
PEZ: A man who we mentioned in our Paris-Roubaix preview as a possible podium finisher was BMC’s 22 year-old powerhouse, Taylor Phinney.





Photo: Jessie won the U19 Pursuit at the Australian Nationals.
CyclingTips: Orica-AIS rider Jessie MacLean had a childhood full of volleyball, hockey and rowing and it was only in 2000 that she left those behind and took up cycling.






Photo: The ‘micro suspension’ features of the frame really do seem to work.
road.cc: Major revamp for Cannondale’s Synapse puts it right at the front of the growing endurance race bike category + video.





Photo: The mini-USB-rechargeable design is being tested on MTB cranks with the end goal of introducing it on road models, too.
BikeRadar: SRM power meters have long been regarded as the gold standard within the professional peloton for their detailed level of data, but the system has its drawbacks.














Photo: Lance Armstrong and Floyd Landis.
VeloNation: Spanish authorities drop public contract with clinic, forcing closure.





BikeHugger: Never underestimate Lance.





VeloNews: After an unbroken string of UnitedHealthcare victories by veteran Hilton Clarke, Carlos Alzate took up the banner for the UCI Pro Continental squad to beat Sergio Hernandez (Predator Cycling) for his first National Criterium Calendar (NCC) race of 2013.











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