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May 2013
May 8, 2013




Photo: 2013 Giro d'Italia Stage Profile.
CyclingFans: Thursday's Giro d'Italia Stage 6 departs Mola di Bari at 1:25pm CET (7:25am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Margherita di Savoia 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).







Photo: John Degenkolb (Team Argos-Shimano) celebrates the first Giro d'Italia stage win of his career.
CyclingNews: Crash disrupts peloton in final kilometer.






Photo: Giro d'Italia 2013 Insight second week.
road.cc: IG Sigma Sport's Dan Lloyd looks forward to the week ahead - including a potentially crucial ITT.





Photo: Ryder Hesjedal on the front for Garmin-Sharp.
CyclingNews: Canadian looks ahead to Saltara time trial.






Photo: Tour of Chongming Island: Lucy Garner.
VeloNation: World junior champion comes of age in Chinese race.





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 France - June 29-July 21 (Stages),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages),





Photo: Tom Boonen confirmed for comeback .
VeloNation: Belgian champion chooses French race over California to help re-find race rhythm.





Photo: Birzman Infinite Road and CO2 pump .
CyclingIllustrated: "I had barely joined the team a few days before the race, but this was a really great way to start back in the field. Everyone was very excited and I wanted to support and contribute in every way I could from the start."





Photo: John Degenkolb's custom Felt F1 .
road.cc: John Degenkolb had been eyeing stage 5 as a good fit for his talents, and thanks to some quick bike handling and a big burst of power over the final 500 meters, his prediction proved true.





Photo: Gangbusters Bike mounts 13 shotguns, two revolvers, six bayonets, flare gun .
Life: Back in 1948, a number of inspired amateur craftsmen — not content with riding mundane, conventional bicycles — took their enthusiasm to another, unlikely level.








Photo: Enrico Battaglin (Bardiani-CSF Inox) wins the sprint for 9th place..
CyclingNews: Paolini retains maglia rosa, Wiggins loses time.






















   


Photo: Racing Team lineup for Tour of California.
VeloNation: Van Garderen and Gilbert head BMC Racing Team lineup for Tour of California.





Photo: Tejay van Garderen will start the Amgen Tour as a top favorite and will look to land his first professional stage race win.
CyclingNews: Tejay van Garderen may be America’s best active stage racer. He finished fifth at the Tour de France last year, and has three podium finishes to his credit at early season stage races this year alone.





Photo: Stage 1, May 12 – Escondido to Escondido, 102.7 miles.
Bicycling: The 2013 Amgen Tour of California begins Sunday in Escondido and it’s anyone’s race. Here’s a guide to the event’s eight stages and how they’ll determine the final podium.





Photo: Rigoberto Urán (Sky).
CyclingNews: Reports Uran will leave team.






Photo: Porte signs new deal with Team Sky.
VeloNation: Brailsford: “There is no reason why he can’t go in to a Grand Tour and challenge for victory”.





Photo: 3T is voluntarily recalling all Aura Pro Cervélo Custom Edition aerobars for a safety upgrade. - Photo: 3T.
BikeEurope: High-end components and accessory brand 3T is voluntarily recalling all Aura Pro Cervélo Custom Edition aerobars for a safety upgrade.





Photo: Fit: In a word, sublime. It’s Italian so it’s a close Euro fit .
Peloton: Giordana G-Shield... this stuff is a revelation. More water resistance, more warmth, more breathability, more comfort than any other short sleeve jersey.





Photo: The 30-Day guarantee is available on the entire AERO line up .
BikeRumor: Buy a set of AERO wheels, and if you’re not impressed with them in less than 30 days time, simply take them back to the store you got them.





Photo: recall about 975 Surly Pugsley chromoly forks .
BicycleRetailer: The forks are being recalled because they can bend. The company has received one report of a fork bending above the disc brake mount.





Photo: Samuel Sánchez gold Sidi shoes .
road.cc: Win the Olympic road race and you get to wear brazen gold shoes.





Photo: It won't go down as his fondest day on the bike... Bradley Wiggins on Stage 3 of the Giro d'Italia. (Sirotti) .
SBS: Team Sky principal Dave Brailsford has backed Bradley Wiggins Giro d'Italia credentials despite the Brit losing time on a long but otherwise innocuous stage from Policastro to Serra San Bruno.




























Photo: Freddie Rodriguez (Predator) makes a move..
CyclingNews: "Fast Freddie" to debut at US pro road championship.





Photo: UCI President Pat McQuaid at the UCI headquarters in Aigle.
CyclingNews: Repucom data reveals the value of sponsorship.





Photo: Blanco Pro Cycling rejects Spanish reports that Luis Leon Sanchez.
VeloNation: “This is an ongoing process, we don’t know anything about this.”





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: Officials claim Bradley Wiggins was behind the front group when a crash delayed a portion of the peloton .
VeloNews: Sky leader Bradley Wiggins was philosophical on Wednesday about the Giro d’Italia race jury’s decision on Tuesday to score his finishing time 17 seconds behind the front group during a wet and dangerous stage 4 finish in Serra San Bruno.





Photo: Fritz's long career at Schwinn was most notable for his invention of the iconic Sting-Ray .
BicycleRetailer: Al Fritz, one of the legends of the U.S. bicycle industry, died Tuesday in Chicago.






Photo: Lightweight Edelhelfer carbon bottle cage .
BikeRadar: Lightweight, makers of ultra high-end wheels such as the Fernweg and Autobahn, have turned their distinctive aero carbon spoke design into bottle cages.





Photo: We first heard of Kinomaps last year at Eurobike with the launch of Wahoo Fitness’ Kickr Trainer.
road.cc: Kinomaps Trainer iOS app is available for download through Apple’s App Store, offering GPS-tracked cycling videos complete with speed, power, heartrate and other data for you to follow along with.





Photo: Being in the middle of the street makes you more visible .
Off The Beaten Path: The answer is: “It depends on your speed.”





Photo: Birzman Infinite Road and CO2 pump .
road.cc: Efficient, with the added bonus of the option of CO2.


















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