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May 2013
May 6, 2013



Photo: 2013 Giro d'Italia Stage Profile.
CyclingFans: Tuesday's Giro d'Italia Stage 4 departs Policastro Bussentino at 11:15am CET (5:15am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Serra San Bruno at around 5:15pm CET (11:15am U.S. Eastern).  Giro d'Italia live streaming video should get underway at around 2:15pm CET (8:15am U.S. Eastern).














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 Espańa - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages),






Photo: Don't look back - Fotoreporter Sirotti .
PodiumCafe: Katusha's Luca Paolini took advantage of a chaotic final descent to the finish of today's stage to grab the win and enough time to put the Italian into the Maglia Rosa.





Photo: Giro d'Italia organizer RCS Sport has tried in recent years to reach the same level as the Tour de France .
VeloNews: The 96th edition of the Giro d’Italia clicked into gear this weekend as a grand tour in transition.





Photo: Sandy Casar (FDJ-BigMat).
CyclingNews: FDJ rider's goal of finishing all Grand Tours thwarted on stage 3.





Photo: Luca Scinto: I really don’t understand.
VeloNation: Farnese Vini-Selle Italia misses out on breakaway victory as British team holds it back.





Photo: Ned Overend, Specialized ambassador .
BikeRumor: At the Specialized HQ in Morgan Hill, Ned Overend’s room is looking, well, pretty boring. Many of the great Specialized athletes have their own decorated rooms, but Ned’ s is still a blank canvas.





Photo: Mara Abbott (left), Kristin McGrath (3rd from left).
Felt: ExergyTWENTY16 traveled to New Mexico in search of treasures at the 2013 Tour of the Gila, and when the prestigious 5-day stage race was all said and done, came home with the spoils.





Photo: The Cobbles of Belgium.
Bicycling: "We asked readers and staff to name their all-time favorite places to pedal. The result (in no particular order): classic destinations, must-do events, and two-wheeled adventures that should be on every cyclist's bucket list."





Photo: Shane Kline won a very close finish at the Dana Point Grand Prix of Cycling on Sunday. (Photo by Lynn Kelly Lehner).
USACycling: The USA Cycling National Criterium Calendar (NCC) enjoyed its first multi-event weekend of the season. Riders competed at the Dana Point Grand Prix of Cycling in California on Sunday as well as USA CRITS Speed Week "B" in Georgia and South Carolina from May 3-5.






Photo: Arnaud Démare (FDJ) comfortably won the 2013 Quatre Jours de Dunkerque.
VeloNation: Arnaud Démare wins overall as La Pomme Marseille bursts clear in the final meters.






Photo: After a couple of quiet seasons in which his top form eluded him,
Philip Deignan is back on top of the podium, taking overall victory at the Tour of the Gila in New Mexico today.
StickyBottle: Unitedhealthcare professional Philip Deignan has shown he is back to his best by climbing his way into the winner’s red jersey on the closing stage of the Tour of the Gila in New Mexico today.













Photo: Chris Horner (RadioShack).
CyclingNews: 2011 champion suffering from a knee injury.







Photo: After losing some time in the team time trial, Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Sharp) tried to take it back and show his form.
CyclingNews: Canadian responds after team time trial disappointment.






Photo: Luca Paolini earned a case with the maglia rosa with his late, race-breaking escape .
VeloNews: Luca Paolini (Katusha) won stage 3 of the Giro d’Italia on Monday. Paolini attacked his way to victory in the 222-kilometer third leg, from Sorrento to Marina di Ascea, and pulled on the race leader’s maglia rosa as reward for his escape.





Photo: Astonishingly it seems Katusha spent €28 million on travel expenses in 2012.
InnerRing: Luca Paolini won today’s stage of the Giro but he and his Katusha team weren’t supposed to ride. The UCI had originally denied Katusha a licence for 2013, only for Katusha to win back their place in the World Tour via an appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).





Photo: Salvatore Puccio (Team Sky) becomes the new race leader .
CyclingNews: News shorts from the Giro d'Italia.






Photo: Evans on Giro TTT time loss .
VeloNation: Australian team leader believes course didn’t suit lineup of BMC Racing Team squad.





Photo: Koen during the 2013 Tour Down Under on adopted-home soil.
CyclingTips: "We find out how the Dutch rider's recovery went, how he's feeling about the Giro and more about life as pro cyclist."





Photo: Weagle’s designs confirmed patentable and protected, in 2009 and 2010.
BikeRumor: DW Link Incorporated, the company established by suspension designer Dave Weagle, is suing Giant Bicycle, Inc.,  and Giant Manufacturing Co., Ltd., for patent infringement and breach of contract.





Photo: Our medium S-Works model weighs 27.8lb/12.6kg.
VeloNews: "Specialized has found a way to cheat the ever-expanding chainstay length that generally accompanies long-travel 29ers. The result is the Enduro 29 — a 29er that handles like no other big-wheeled bike we've ridden."





Photo: The wide lens offers great coverage and is cut pretty low.
BikeRadar verdict: 3 out of 5 stars. "The Carreras are expensive but the quality, quick-clearing lenses and adjustable fit are welcomed."





Photo: Bradley Wiggins and his Sky mates scorch the technical 17.4k team time trial .
TwistedSpoke: Lost on the island of Ischia: Vincenzo Nibali, 14 seconds, Ryder Hesjedal, 25 seconds and Cadel Evans, 37 seconds and a significant amount of hope.







Photo: Team Sky team time trials toward a Giro stage win .
CyclingNews: Puccio moves into maglia rosa.





Photo: Bradley Wiggins was looked after by his Sky teammates.
CyclingNews: Briton confirms status as top contender, Nibali closest, Hesjedal and Evans on defensive.





























Photo: Are you Team Wiggo or Team Froome? .
NeilBrowne: The Giro d’Italia is here, but that doesn't stop us from talking about the Tour de France and more. This week is full of cycling news from the 2013 Giro d’Italia to Team Sky Pro Cycling.





Photo: Orica-GreenEDGE appear to be on the verge of welcoming Matt White back at the team after the Australian completed the six month suspension he was handed by ASADA. (Getty Images).
SBS: The internal review of anti-doping policy at Orica-GreenEDGE being conducted by Nicki Vance is believed to be the only impediment to Matt White returning to the team, after the Australian completed the six month ban he was handed by ASADA, 13 April.







Photo: Froome rather than Wiggins will be Team Sky .
VeloNation: “Our plan, as it has been since January is to have him lead the Tour de France team.”





Photo: Hey! I am now at almost 24% raised and a month away from deadline .
GoFundMe: "Hello, my name is Patrick Sluyter; I am honored to be selected as one of five to be on the United States Deaf cycling team for Deaflympics, and I need help to fund raise and complete my lifelong dream of competing in Sofia, Bulgaria from July 26 to August 4, 2013."





Photo: If you have a hilly road race coming up, it's important to focus on these three abilities: anaerobic endurance, muscular endurance, and sprint power.
VeloNews: "Organizing your training relative to time in order to achieve peak performance is called “periodization.” I described this six-period concept in detail in my book, The Cyclist’s Training Bible."





Photo: Happy endings... After the best part of three months on the road, Simon Clarke did taste fleeting success at the OCBC Cycling Singapore Criterium. He's now in Tenerife on his own preparing for the Bayern Rundfahrt and the Criterium du Dauphine. (Getty Images).
SBS: In the last 70 days Simon Clarke has spent just one night sleeping in his own bed, and he's unlikely to spend too many more in it for the 70 days ahead.





Photo: Heading into stage two of the Tour of Cyprus. © Hesham Sweed.
CXMagazine: "A few weeks before the start of the Tour of Cyprus, a three-day road stage event, I prayed to the travel gods that my experience would be better than I ever could have imagined in my wildest dreams."





Photo: Victoria Pendleton vs Anna Meares - one of sports great rivalries (Getty Images).
SBS: Australian track cycling legend Anna Meares has expressed her frustration at the lack of public exposure given to clean athletes compared to cheats such as Lance Armstrong and has talked of the rivalries that have defined her career so far.





Photo: The first and most important rule is: Use common sense.
CyclingNirvana: "Here are a few tips for surviving the summer heat while riding your bike."





Photo: Two versions are offered, wet and dry, each in two sizes.
BikeRumor: Muc-Off’s C3 ceramic lube puts a ceramic coating on your chain and includes a small keychain-sized black light that makes the lube glow.






Photo: Matt White Orica-GreenEdge YouTube still .
road.cc: Australian former cyclist's ban expired before he was informed of it.





Photo: Kelly video assessment of Wiggins vs Froome.
VeloNation: ‘It is going to be difficult to control Froome if he sees again that he is in a position where he could win the Tour’.





Photo: Success...Arnaud Demare led from start to finish (Getty Images) .
SBS: Young sprinter Arnaud Demare claimed his first stage race victory at the 4 Jours de Dunkerque.





Photo: The BMC team presented in Naples .
CyclingNews: Playing to tune of weakest link crucial, says Peiper.






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