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April 2013
April 26, 2013



Photo: Tour of Turkey Stage Profile.
CyclingFans: Saturday's Tour of Turkey Stage 7 departs Kusadasi at 1:30pm EEST (local) (12:30pm CET or 6:30am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Izmir at around 4:29pm EEST (local) (3:29pm CET or 9:29am 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: Mustafa Sayar (Torku Sekerspor).
CyclingNews: Turkish rider takes over general classification lead.





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),





CyclingNews: Van Dijk remains in leader's jersey.





Photo: Annemiek van Vleuten wins rain-affected Elsy Jacobs prologue.
VeloNation: Rabobank-Liv/Giant takes a one-two on short, technical course.





Photo: Optum rider Joelle Numainville digs hard on the uphill time trial, but finished 40 seconds off the winning time.
CyclingNews: Haüsler takes women's time trial.





Photo: Wiggins accosted.
TwistedSpoke: Warning: never touch or take hold of Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins’ arm.





Photo: Giro d'Italia 2013: Stages.
CyclingWeekly: Welcome to Cycling Weekly's coverage of the 2013 Giro d'Italia, which starts in Naples on Saturday, May 4, and concludes three weeks later in Brescia on Sunday, May 26.





Photo: René Herse died in 1976, and his son-in-law Jean Desbois took over the shop.
Off The Beaten Path: "This René Herse Randonneuse is one of the last bikes made by the famous constructeur. It came to Seattle to be photographed for our book René Herse: The Bikes • The Builder • The Riders, and so I had the chance to study its many details."





























Photo: Tour de Romandie Stage Profile.
CyclingFans: Saturday's Tour de Romandie Stage 4 departs Marly at 11:43am CET (5:43am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Les Diablerets at around 5:12pm CET (11:12am U.S. Eastern).  Tour de Romandie live video streaming should get underway at around 4:00pm CET (10:00am U.S. Eastern).






Photo: Ryder Hesjedal said goodbye to the Tour de Romandie on Friday as he rests for the upcoming Giro d'Italia.
VeloNews: Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Sharp) pulled out of the Tour de Romandie on Friday, but there’s no reason to raise the alarms.







Photo: Gianni Meersman's Omega Pharma-Quick Step teammates set him up nicely for Friday's stage 3 win.
VeloNews: Gianni Meersman (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) won the third stage of the Tour de Romandie on Friday. It was the second victory at the race for the Belgian rider, who won Wednesday’s stage 1.





Photo: Work on sprints in the weeks leading up to your criterium.
VeloNews: In preparing for an A-priority criterium race, the most important part of your preparation is the Build period (the six periods are Prep, Base, Build, Peak, Race, and Transition).





Photo: Rebecca Rusch will attempt to set a new record on the Kokopelli Trail.
VeloNews: "Sometimes, the best things in life come with the highest price tag. No, I’m not talking about your next bike. I’m not talking about that villa in Tuscany. I’m not even talking about a thing."





Photo: Team Sky’s Chris Froome blasted the opposition.
Peloton: Last Tuesday, April 23, 2013, was a big day for the sport of professional cycling. Two magnificent victories were scored that day by men born in Africa.





Photo: Danilo Di Luca attended in the event.
CyclingNews: Italian could ride the Giro d'Italia.






Photo: Tour de Romandie Stage 3 Profile.
CyclingFans: Friday's Tour de Romandie Stage 3 departs Payerne at 12:47pm CET (6:47am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Payerne at around 5:18pm CET (11:18am U.S. Eastern).  Tour de Romandie live video streaming should get underway at around 4:00pm CET (10:00am U.S. Eastern).






CyclingNews: Garmin rider pips Gasparotto in small sprint.







VeloNews: USA Pro Challenge organizers unveiled a route for the 2013 race on Thursday morning that will feature a return to the Vail Pass time trial, a frantic, hilly stage in northern Colorado, and a final-day circuit race in downtown Denver.






















Photo: Floyd Landis during his 2007 doping case.
CyclingNews: Landis blasts the UCI's record on doping.








Photo: UCI president Pat McQuaid at the start of the Tour of Flanders in Bruges.
CyclingNews: Call for EGM where Cycling Ireland vote could be overturned.








Photo: USADA chief Travis Tygart (R) shakes hands with Senator Arlen Specter at a 2009 hearing.
CyclingNews: USADA chief wants the information.






Photo: The US national road race champion Timmy Duggan.
VeloNation: American rider set out targets for 2013, starting with national title defense.





Photo: aiming to attract cyclists, triathletes and walkers to the region.
BoutiqueHotel: Hotel Domestique is set among vineyards near Traveler's Rest, 20 miles north of Greenville in the stunning Blue Ridge Mountains of South Carolina.





Photo: Evelyn Stevens (center) showed she's returned to form after a crash by winning the first stage of Gracia Orlova.
VeloNews: "This was the first year I have ever put a schedule together. Channeling my skills as a former banker, I made a beautiful Microsoft Excel file with dates, locations, plans, and details, and I even added in some fancy hot key formulas."





Photo: Specialized Turbo e-bike.
BicycleRetailer: ts suggested retail price of $5,900 puts the Turbo at the upper end of the category, joining bikes like Stromer’s ST1 and the Currie eFlow, which retail for up to $3,999.

















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