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May 2013
May 4, 2013


Photo: Rund um den Finanzplatz Eschborn-Frankfurt .
CyclingFans: Sunday's 4 Days of Dunkirk Stage 5 departs Estaires at 12:15pm CET (6:15am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Dunkerque at around 4:24pm CET (10:24am U.S. Eastern).  Four Days of Dunkirk live video streaming should get underway at around 3:00pm CET (9:00am U.S. Eastern).






Photo: A very technical 17km team time trial on the small island of Ischia.
InnerRing: A very technical 17km team time trial on the small island of Ischia. Sometimes this kind of stage can be a test of raw power and aerodynamics but this one is very different, a true test of a team’s ability to hold together.





Photo: Cav’s email inspires his team PHOTO: Tim De Waele .
BrowneEye: It’s been no secret that Mark Cavendish hasn’t been happy with the level of support he’s received from his Omega Pharma-QuickStep teammates.






Photo: Michel Kreder (Ned) Garmin-Sharp .
CyclingNews: Demare retains overall race lead.










Races & Results.
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Stages),
4 Jours de Dunkerque - May 1-5 (Stages),
Tour of the Gila - May 1-5 (Stages),
Tour of California - May 12-19 (Stages),
Tour de Romandie - Apr 23 -28 (Stages & Results),
Tour of Turkey - Apr 21-28 (Stages & Results),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages),





Photo: The Marian University men's team time trial riders celebrate winning a national title. (Photo by Christopher See).
USACycling: The 2013 USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships began Friday with the time trial in Antelope Island State Park. With 400 competitors from over 100 schools, competition for Stars-and-Striped jerseys is increased.






Photo: Démare makes it look easy as he takes three from three .
VeloNation: FDJ bosses the peloton on a day of attacks and is unchallenged in the sprint.











Photo: Janel Holcomb remembered her father, who died last year, as she rolled across the line for victory on Thursday at Fort Bayard.
VeloNews: At the end of Thursday’s difficult stage at the Silver City’s Tour of the Gila, Janel Holcomb (Optum-Kelly Benefit Strategies) crossed the finish line solo, tears streaming, her left hand pointing to the sky, her right hand over her heart.





Photo: U.S.-based Aussie Rory Sutherland is making his second attempt at the Giro d'Italia this month, eight years removed from his neo-pro tour .
VeloNews: "Deja vu all over again? For me, it means my second Giro. Seems normal for a professional rider — right? Well, not for me, considering my first and last Giro was back in 2005. That’s 56 years in dog years, or, simply a long time."





Photo: Marco Pantani is the last person to win the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France in the same season, which he accomplished in 1998.
VeloNews: Could this be a history-making year? There’s a lot of buzz in Naples that Bradley Wiggins (Sky) could make a credible run at becoming the first rider since Marco Pantani in 1998 to win the Giro d’Italia and Tour de France in the same season.





Photo: Giro d'Italia: Team Capsule.
PodiumCafe: You've seen them walk the runway. Now meet them up close, and check out their prospects!





Photo: Lake’s Custom Fit Carbon sole extends part way up each side of the CX401 shoes .
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Beautifully crafted, supple uppers with an aggressive sole."





Photo: Contains the kernel of a good idea .
PodiumCafe: A cycling novel set on an end-to-end ride in the UK.



















Photo: 2013 Giro d'Italia Stage 2 Profile.
CyclingFans: Sunday's Giro d'Italia Stage 2, a 17.4km Team Time Trial from Ischia to Forio, gets underway at 3:40pm CET (9:40am U.S. Eastern) with the departure of the first team.  Start Order and Times to come.  Giro d'Italia live streaming video should get underway at around 3:30pm CET (9:30am U.S. Eastern).








Photo: Mark Cavendish free-lances his way to victory in the first stage of the 2013 Giro d'Italia .
VeloNews: Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) overcame a fractured lead-out on Saturday to win stage 1 of the 2013 Giro d’Italia, a 130km jaunt around Naples.





Photo: With a flash, Bradley Wiggins arrives in Naples for the 2013 Giro d'Italia.
VeloNews: Bradley Wiggins (Sky) began his attempt to win the Giro d’Italia from chaotic Naples on Saturday. Making his way from Sky’s hotel, passing in the shadow of Vesuvius and dodging traffic, Wiggo signed his name to the start sheet to embark on his journey.





Photo: Heather Irmiger (Trek Factory Team) has not given up much speed with her switch to enduro racing. She finished eighth.
CyclingNews: Women's race no longer serving as Colorado state championship.





Photo: Race winner Tom Zirbel excelled on the rolling, windy course at the Gila .
VeloNews: When Tom Zirbel won the Tyrone time trial at Silver City’s Tour of the Gila, it marked the end of a series of setbacks that marred his 2012 season.





Photo: The standard C59 prioritises power delivery over compliance, and the Disc version is distinctly unyielding .
BikeRadar verdict: 3 out of 5 stars. "It might not be UCI approved but the C59 Disc still a no compromise race bike, ahead of its time."





Photo: Roberto Ferrari (Lampre - Merida) .
CyclingNews: Italian looks to take first maglia rosa in Naples.






Photo: Spain's Amets Txurruka made a splash at the Tour of the Basque Country this year, riding at the front of the race during three stages.
VeloNews: The Vuelta a España has released its three wildcard invitations for the 2013 edition of the race, with IAM Cycling once again losing out.





Photo: The 2012 Giro was won on the Col du Tourmalet. .
CycleSport: Ryder Hesjedal’s victory in the 2012 Giro was a surprise to the cycling world, but not to the Garmin team, who’d planned it in meticulous detail. Here’s the story of how Garmin won their first Grand Tour.





Photo: The 1949 Giro d’Italia started with early stages of 261km, 273km, 292km and 296km.
CyclingTips: The Giro d'Italia starts on Saturday and if recent editions are anything to go by, we're due for three weeks of stunning climbs, sweeping vistas and above all, great racing.









Photo: The 2013 Giro d'Italia will cover 3,454 kilometers over 21 days .
VeloNews: Everyone agrees: the Giro d’Italia is a special race. The corsa rosa is chaotic, emotional, colorful, and hard, very hard.





Photo: Will this be the year Mark Cavendish ends the Giro in red?
PodiumCafe: The points classification at the Giro is one of the most confusing things to decipher in the sport. Some years, a sprinter wins it. Others, a climber. How can these diametrically opposed types of riders go for the same prize? Simple - it's the Giro!





Photo: Challenging route presented for Giro Rosa .
BicycleRetailer: Eight stages, two summit finishes and one time trial for the one women’s Grand Tour..





BikeRadar: The American company now has two SuperSix families: SuperSix and SuperSix EVO. Both share the same frame design and molding, with the latter being differentiated by a more advanced carbon fiber make-up.















Photo: Kimmage defence fund .
VeloNation: Those involved in current dispute speak at length, but what happens next?





Photo: Matt White shares his past with Cycling Central (CC).
SBS: In his first and only TV interview since being formally charged by ASADA for the use of performance enhancing drugs, former professional cyclist and team manager Matt White reveals he doped for the majority of his professional cycling career.






Photo: Riders hope keep themselves out of trouble in the early days of a stage race, but acknowledge that crashes are a fact of life.
VeloNews: Given the countless crashes, which left several riders requiring medical attention after Saturday’s opening stage of the Giro d’Italia, it’s fair to question whether the sinuous circuit through Naples was unnecessarily dangerous.





Photo: There can be only one. (original image courtesy The Daily Mail) .
Cyclismas: While time trialling will shape the outcome of this Giro, it is the climbs where the riders will battle shoulder to shoulder for the right to don pink in Brescia.





Photo: Ryder Hesjedal arrives at the Castel dell'Ovo for the pre-Giro press conference in Naples .
CyclingNews: Route details announced today.





Photo: michelin pro4 service course tyre - side .
road.cc: Fast rolling, grippy and durable tyre ideal for summer racing and training. The Pro4 Service Course raises the bar.





Photo: one man who knows about the challenges of working in a brand new bike race is Marty McDonald .
CyclingWeekly: Holding a cycle race in Azerbaijan, away from cycling's traditional European heartland, is typical of the sport's globalisation, both natural and engineered.


















Photo: UCI President Pat McQuaid at the UCI headquarters in Aigle.
CyclingNews: Two samples return traces of GW1516.






Photo: Orica-GreenEdge's Stuart O'Grady (left) and sports director Matt White before the start of the Down Under Classic in Adelaide. .
CyclingNews: Keen to return to work with invaluable experience.





Photo: Peter Sagan won five stages at the 2012 Tour of California and will return to the race this year. (Wil Matthews) .
Bicycling: Riders to watch at the Tour of California, Giro d’Italia, US Championships, and more.





Photo: An athlete should do the least amount of the most specific training that brings continual improvement.
BikeRumor: One of the many reasons to train with a power meter is the ability to determine optimal training load. Should I ride two hours or four hours today? Should I do intervals or just ride easy?





Photo: ome modern roller sets come with resistance units or these can be retro-fitted .
CyclingWeekly: Rollers demand that you have to focus  on balance in exactly the same way that you would when riding on the road and this alone makes indoor training far more realistic.





Photo: Affected bike models are Verge S11i, X10, X20, X30h, and Eclipse S11i .
BicycleRetailer: Tern is conducting a voluntary recall of some bike models because the company has discovered a weakness in the frame welds.





road.cc: "We go for a spin on TRP's brand new anchors ahead of our full test."






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