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April 2013
April 29, 2013


Photo: Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin) did the lions share of the work for Martin in the day's breakaway.
CyclingNews: Giro countdown: 5 days until Naples.





Photo: The reigning Tour de France champion .
PodiumCafe: Grand Tours which come in with big expectations have a pretty long track record of letting fans down, and the Giro d'Italia has done this to us before.





Photo: Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) President Pat McQuaid.
USACycling: The competition atop the USA Cycling National Racing Calendar (NRC) standings is heating up as there is a new men's leader. The women's standings are tightening after the series rolled through its second event, the Joe Martin Stage Race.





Races & Results.
Tour de Romandie - Apr 23 -28 (Stages & Results),
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: Kabush redeems his weekend with a win at Whiskey 50. © Cyclocross Magazine.
CXMagazine: Yesterday, cyclocrosser Geoff Kabush took the win at the Whiskey 50 Off-Road race in Prescott, Arizona, a week after taking the win in the short track race and a second in the cross country race at Sea Otter in California..






Photo: Chris Froome leads, Tour de Romandie 2013, stage two .
CyclingWeekly: Chris Froome (Sky) has jumped up to sixth in the latest Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) WorldTour ranking after winning the Tour de Romandie on Sunday.





Photo: Rebecca Rusch crushed the female record on the 142-mile Kokopelli Trail on Saturday, despite a crash that saw her dislocate her finger, and the malfunction of her lights that had her riding in the dark for hours.
VeloNews: Rebecca Rusch lived up to her nickname as the “Queen of Pain” on Saturday to crush the female record on the 142-mile Kokopelli Trail that runs from Moab, Utah, to Fruita, Colorado.





Photo: A purpose-built case makes travelling with a bike much, much easier .
CyclingTips: Biknd have created a bike case that is simple to use, light and easy to move around, while promising plenty of protection for your bike.





Photo: Prologo Scratch Pro Nack CPC - side .
road.cc: Prologo's unique saddle uses a synthetic grip material first developed for the military.





Photo: big on size and performance but low on cost .
BikeRadar verdict: 5 out of 5 stars. "Unshakeable all-rounder in terms of grip, speed and toughness."































Photo: Wiggins, 33, won the Tour, as well as a gold medal in the Olympic time trial .
Peloton: Bradley Wiggins on Monday claimed Team Sky could wait until the Tour de France is underway before deciding their team leader for the race.





Photo: Taylor Phinney (BMC) finished in third place at Toscana.
CyclingNews: BMC rider third in the sprint at the Giro della Toscana.






Photo: Wiggins. Can he win Giro?
TwistedSpoke: On paper, the Giro d’Italia looks as thrilling as the Froome vs Contador vs Rodriguez battle in Le Tour de France.





Photo: Giro d'Italia 2013 route map final .
road.cc: "From Naples to Brescia, we run the rule over the parcours of the year's first Grand Tour."





Photo: Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-Merida) at the start of stage 5..
VeloNews: UCI rules could stop Italian joining forces with Cavendish for Tour de France.





Photo: park tool ct3.2 chain tool .
road.cc: One chain tool to break them all, Park Tool release an adjustable chain tool that handles newer 11-speed chains.





Photo: Blogger rides bike from Reading to Brindisi.
PodiumCafe: Andrew Sykes rides from Reading to Brindisi as he crosses Europe on a bike called Reggie.






Photo: There are two bars, one high modulus carbon and the other aluminium and two stems - both aluminium .
road.cc: We're in Italy taking a close look at Fizik's new handlebar and stem range.





Photo: Currently, ink jet labels will only be offered in 58, 72, and 90mm aero wheels only .
BikeRumor: With so much talk about light weight paint jobs, companies like Reynolds are starting to look at paint, and decals, as places to lose weight.


















Photo: Pat McQuaid for a third term as the UCI President.
InnerRing: There’s too much talk about the man and not enough about the job and the organization itself.




















Photo: Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) President Pat McQuaid.
CyclingWeekly: Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) President Pat McQuaid's future as head of the sport has been thrown into doubt following an extraordinary set of circumstances which unfolded over the weekend.





Photo: Christian Prudhomme (Getty Images) .
SBS: Prudhomme raised few eyebrows with the decision to award the final three places in this year's Tour de France to three of the four applying French teams.






Photo: Cycling Anti Doping Foundation linked to the UCI plus the French agency for the fight against doping (AFLD) agreeing to work.
VeloNation: An important cooperation for drug testing has been confirmed for major French races this season.





Photo: Was I tempted by the Terraplane? Heck yes.
CompetitiveCyclist:  "Let us praise the timeless connection between beautiful, steel bikes and the art of being hip. Not hipsterdom. Just hip -- "





Photo: Chris Froome is all smiles after a successful four months in the 2013 season.
VeloNews: Chris Froome (Sky) made it look easy, again.





Photo: Keep your core strong .
CyclingWeekly: Strength training doesn't mean becoming a musclehead. Nor does it mean you have to live on protein shakes, wear tiny shorts and a vest and liberally apply fake tan.





Photo: Bradley Wiggins (left) thinks Vincenzo Nibali, who won the 2010 Vuelta a Espana, is the favorite in the upcoming Giro d'Italia .
VeloNews: Bradley Wiggins (Sky) on Monday said that home favorite Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) will be his main threat at the Giro d’Italia, but hoped that his improved climbing skills will aid his chances of becoming the first Briton to win the race.














road.cc: TDF preparations remain on track; plus, Tim Kerrison explains how sport's history gave Sky chance to steal a march on rivals.






TwistedSpoke: You’re French and you’re having a 100th birthday party, a pretty special and momentous occasion. So do you invite your close French friends or some folks from Germany or Switzerland who you don’t know near as well?





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