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May 2013
May 17, 2013



Photo: 2013 Giro d'Italia Stage Profile.
CyclingFans: Saturday's Giro d'Italia Stage 14 departs Cervere at 12:45pm CET (6:45am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Bardonecchia at around 5:18pm CET (11:18am U.S. Eastern).  Giro d'Italia live streaming video should get underway at around 2:30pm CET (8:30am U.S. Eastern).






Photo: This is a view spectators will not get to see on Sunday now that the Galibier has been removed from the Stage 15 route.
PodiumCafe: Risk of avalanches at higher altitudes significantly alters stage and eliminates summit finish atop the Col du Galibier.







Photo: Vincenzo Nibali could benefit from cold, wet weather in the Alps, but hopes the Giro d'Italia doesn't face snow.
VeloNews: Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) is preparing for his next big test as Giro d’Italia race leader. Weather permitting, the corsa rosa faces two major mountains stages this weekend to Bardonecchia and Galibier.







Photo: Mark Cavendish as he takes number four.
VeloNation: Manxman wins with long sprint after late Giampaolo Caruso move is neutralized.





Photo: At 2081 metres, The Col du Mont Cenis separates Lanslebourg, France with Susa, Italy.
PodiumCafe: This Sunday, stage 15 will be the first of three gigantic alpine Giro stages (with stages 19 & 20). The route will feature the legendary Col du Galibier after first entering France via the Col du Mont Cenis.





Photo: Robert Gesink (Blanco) in action during stage 9 of the Giro d'Italia.
CyclingNews: Dutchman lies in 4th place ahead of Alps.







Photo: Rigoberto Uran (Sky) moved up to third in GC.
CyclingNews: Uran the leader as the Giro heads to the mountains.







Photo: Cadel Evans (BMC) waves to the crowd.
CyclingNews: BMC pilots Australian through rain-soaked stage.





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






Photo: Torrential rain (with snow in the weekend forecast) at the Giro d’Italia.
Peloton: We have all marveled at the resilience of professional cyclists in the first few months of this 2013 racing season. They’ve competed in extremes of weather: from tropical humidity at Le Tour de Langkawi to sand-blasted, desert winds at the Tour of Qatar; from bitter cold and swirling snow at Milan-San Remo to burning 110-degree heat in the Tour of California.






Photo: Aero is everything, claim Specialized.
road.cc: The aerodynamic battle hots up as Specialized unveil a wind tunnel at their Morgan Hill headquarters.





Photo: Bontrager's new (l to r) AW1, 2 and 3 high-performance, high-protection tires.
BikeRadar: Typically with road tires, you can have a lightweight performance tire with low rolling resistance, or you can have a sturdy but portly training tire with good puncture resistance.












Photo: Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) wins stage 12 in Treviso, his third victory at the 2013 Giro d'Italia.
CyclingNews: Nibali keeps the maglia rosa.





Photo: Bradley Wiggins (Sky) was dropped from the maglia rosa group in the finale of stage 12.
CyclingNews: Brailsford: "If you're sick, there's not much you can do about it."





Photo: Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) wins yet again.
CyclingNews: Prolific sprinter looking for win number 100 in Treviso.














Photo: Tejay van Garderen (BMC) pulled on the yellow jersey after his attentive ride in the final 50km of Stage 5 .
CyclingNews: BMC rider extends overall lead over Rogers and Meyer.





Photo: Mancebo gets ready for TT.
TwistedSpoke: Aiming for a top ten but hoping for top five and maybe a podium and a contract back in Europe, Francisco Mancebo (5 Hour Energy) had mucho grande dreams for this Amgen Tour of California.






Photo: Dave Zabriskie’s goal of fighting for the victory on today’s TT leg of the Tour of California has evaporated.
VeloNation: US TT champion injures shoulder in fall.







Photo: Chad Haga (Optum-KBS) set the fastest time at Redlands Time Trial.
Podium Insight: The final three-kilometer wall with several pitches over a 10% grade at the end of the individual time trial, stage 6 of the Amgen Tour of California is making many riders think of switching bikes, going from their time trial to lighter road bikes.





Photo: Save all your kisses for me: Cavendish on the podium.
CyclingNews: Omega Pharma-Quick Step sprinter goes deep.





Photo: Theo Bos (Blanco) wins stage 3 ahead of race leader Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) and Matteo Pelucchi (IAM Cycling).
CyclingNews: Runner-up Kristoff remains in leader's jersey.







Photo: Bradley Wiggins’ Giro d’Italia withdrawal.
VeloNation: Internal struggle with Chris Froome looms; Urán at a disadvantage after waiting for Wiggins.





Photo: Tejay van Garderen was thrilled to take the leader's jersey on Thursday and will be even more so if he defends on Friday.
CyclingNews: After a stage 5 raid in the wind, Tejay van Garderen (BMC Racing) is right where he wants to be, and the Amgen Tour of California is his for the taking.





Photo: According to Jens Voigt, a little history study could have prepared his breakaway mates at the Amgen Tour of California on Thursday.
VeloNews: The move he pulled in stage 5 of the Amgen Tour of California on Thursday is the same one Jens Voigt has been pulling since the Pleistocene — according to the German himself — and yet it just keeps working.





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: Many porteurs were amateur or semi-professional racers.
Off The Beaten Path: The porteurs were newspaper couriers who delivered newspapers from the presses to the newsstands all over Paris.





Photo: 3T’s Ergonova shape is quite possibly our current favourite from any brand.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "A great bar with a brilliant shape and performance, but the stem adds weight."






Photo: 2013 Tour of Norway Race Map.
CyclingFans: Stage 3 Tønsberg – Drammen (163 km). Tour of Norway live video streaming should get underway at around 4:00pm CET (10:00am U.S. Eastern).












Photo: Tour of California Stage Profile.
CyclingFans: Friday's Tour of California Stage 6, a 31.6km Individual Time Trial at San Jose, gets underway at 1:00pm PDT (22:00pm CET) with the departure of the first rider.  Tour of California live streaming video should get underway at around 12:45pm PDT (21:45pm CET).








VeloNews: Jens Voigt (RadioShack-Leopard) won stage 5 of the Amgen Tour of California on Thursday in Avila Beach. Voigt made a race-changing split in the wind midway through the race and took the sprint in the oceanside town.























Photo: David Zabriskie (Garmin Sharp) back to business at the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya.
CyclingNews: No US Pro Time Trial Championship defense for Garmin-Sharp rider.


















Photo: McQuaid’s nomination by Swiss Cycling doesn’t clash.
VeloNation: Membership rather than licences said to be key factor, murmurs that other candidates could yet stand.






Photo: Ryder Hesjedal forced out.
VeloNation: Withdrawal “heartbreaking” for defending Corsa Rosa champion.






Photo: Roman Kreuziger claims that there was nothing untoward in his dealings with Dr Ferrari (Getty Images).
SBS: Amstel Gold winner Roman Kreuziger has admitted to working with doping doctor Michele Ferrari when he was a neo-pro but has denied doping.






Photo: Eufemiano Fuentes was at the center of Operacion Puerto.
CyclingNews: Wants to prevent blood bags being destroyed.






Photo: Orica-GereenEDGE has been freed to re-instate former Sprting Director Matt White (AAP).
SBS: The long awaited Orica-GreenEDGE anti-doping review conducted by Nicki Vance has recommended the re-instatement of former head Sporting Director Matt White and no sanctions for current director Neil Stephens.





Photo: Farrar. Avila Beach, photo twisted spoke.
TwistedSpoke: Tyler Farrar was six seconds from winning two stages in a row at the Amgen Tour of California. He’d won the day before, beating all-world Peter Sagan in the sprint along the shoreline in beautiful Santa Barbara.





Photo: Merriam-Webster describes panache as ‘dash or flamboyance in style and action’.
Podium Insight: The word panache is often used in cycling to describe daring attacks that succeed almost against all odds. Sylvain Chavanel of the Omega Pharma-Quick Step is one of those riders.





Photo: Keenan and McGrory might be getting old, but they still go alright.
CyclingTips: The review was made by Nicki Vance, a former director of WADA. The full report can be read here.





Photo: The women’s Tour de Languedoc-Rousillan faces cancellation.
VeloNation: Some top teams stay as French race seeks to guarantee rider safety in a budget shortfall.





Photo: Frame & equipment: Sexy to look at, with a good fork.
BikeRadar verdict: 4.5 out of 5 stars. "The Raven 4.0 is an incredibly versatile performer, and a real trail delight."





Photo: Stem Cap Light Mount.
BikeRadar: Californian manufacturers Paul Component Engineering have launched two new aluminium top cap mounts – a GoPro specific model (US$49) and a more versatile version (US$36) designed primarily for front lights.













Photo: Roman Kreuziger wins Amstel Gold Race 2013.
CyclingWeekly: Roman Kreuziger (Saxo-Tinkoff), winner of the Amstel Gold Race last month, admitted today to working with known doping doctor Michele Ferrari. He said he consulted the banned Italian doctor for a little over a year, from the autumn of 2006 through 2007.








Photo: UCI President Pat McQuaid tried to defend the UCI's record on doping.
CyclingNews: Irishman bases candidacy on his past record.






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