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May 2013
May 20, 2013



Photo: 2013 Giro d'Italia Stage Profile.
CyclingFans: Tuesday's Giro d'Italia Stage 16 departs Valloire at 11:10am CET (5:10am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Ivrea at around 5:17pm CET (11:17am U.S. Eastern).  Giro d'Italia live streaming video should get underway at around 2:30pm CET (8:30am U.S. Eastern).






Photo: A weary peloton will likely face more snow and rain later this week.
VeloNews: Riders woke up Monday for the final rest day of the Giro d’Italia happy to see sunny skies high in the French Alps.





Photo: Giovanni Visconti (Movistar) on the podium.
CyclingNews: Includes footage of Movistar training on Giro's second rest day.





Photo: Vincenzo Nibali (Astana).
CyclingNews: Does the race rest on Nibali having a bad day?





Photo: Cadel Evans led the points classification from stages 10 to 12 before Mark Cavendish took it back.
CyclingTips: The 2013 Giro d'Italia is now 15 stages old and the riders have a second and final rest day to look forward to.







Photo: Vincenzo Nibali loves to attack, and he still wants a stage win.
VeloNews: Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) is on cruise control going into the final week of the 93rd Giro d’Italia.





Photo: Rigoberto Uran (Sky) wins stage 10 of the Giro d'Italia.
CyclingNews: Team Sky riders still smiling despite the cold conditions of the Alps.






Photo: Michele Scarponi (Lampre - Merida).
CyclingNews: Italian recovers after struggling in the cold.





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





Photo: Lawson Craddock (Bontrager) takes over the best young rider jersey for stage 4 .
CyclingNews: Craddock headlines youth classification from teammates.





Photo: Rory Sutherland is two rest days into the Giro d'Italia and has lost 15-20 percent from his average and maximum heart rate.
CyclingNews: "The Giro d’Italia’s second rest day has arrived, thankfully, and we now find ourselves in France. Odd I know, and the transition is a struggle, though not due to the fact that we are in France."





Photo: The British rider went clear of her rivals on the mountainous third stage.
CyclingWeekly: Emma Pooley (Bigla) climbed to victory on stage three of the Tour Languedoc Roussillon in France on Sunday, and with it took the overall lead in the race.





Photo: Our team is registered in China, but I don’t feel like it’s a “Chinese” team.
CyclingIQ: Riding for Bridgestone Anchor, Ryota won his country’s elite men’s time trial championships before being picked up by ProContinental team, Champion System Pro Cycling, before the start of the 2013 season.





Photo: these are not small climbs, nor are they short stages.
Cycling IQ: Known as the ‘International Azerbaijan Tour’ until last year, this hard-man’s race, held in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province, enters its 28th year with the new ‘Tour of Iran’ label.





Photo: They are made from a different compound from the existing Cryo Blue pads.
road.cc: Product news in brief... and a right old mix it is too.







Photo: Giovanni Visconti (Movistar Team) wins stage 15 of the Giro d'Italia.
CyclingNews: Nibali defends maglia rosa.






VeloNation: Maglia Rosa marks his rivals on Galibier finish but doesn’t manage to escape.













Photo: If Sky wants to be successful at the Tour they need to throw their support behind one rider.
NeilBrowne: Women's cycling is dissed and Chris Froome might be pissed.






Photo: Tom Boonen’s comeback to continue.
VeloNation: 2012 winner Tony Martin out to defend his title in five-day race.






Photo: Cadel Evans (left) won the 2011 Tour de France and is currently in contention at the Giro d'Italia, while Tejay van Garderen placed fifth at the 2012 Tour and won the Amgen Tour of California on Sunday.
VeloNews: What BMC Racing lacked in spring classic currency, it’s making up for with an embarrassment of stage-race riches riches in May.







Photo: Cadel Evans came to the Giro d'Italia to prepare for the Tour, but is fighting for his second grand tour title with six days to go. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com.
VeloNews: Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) promised on Monday’s rest day to come out swinging in the final stages of the 2013 Giro d’Italia, and still holds out hope of winning the maglia rosa.





Photo: Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) marks Cadel Evans (BMC).
Robert Millar: "I had hoped to write something witty and maybe slightly amusing for this blog but given the terrible conditions I couldn't. It seemed disrespectful to what has been happening weather wise and how the race has evolved as a result."





Photo: Don’t get a big head, Ben! One of Ben’s biggest fans is his little sister. (Photo from Ben King’s Facebook page).
Cyclismas: Ben King is a 24-year-old American who currently races for the Luxembourg-based RadioShack-Leopard Trek squad. He’s been with the RadioShack squad since the beginning of 2011 when he signed his first professional contract. Ben is a former US National Road Champion, winning the race in Greenville, South Carolina in 2010.





Photo: Former world cup omnium winner Shane Archbold takes out Stage 2 at the An Post Ras.
CyclingNews: Hawkins takes over race leadership.






Photo: Conor Dunne will today race in the yellow jersey of the An Post Rás.
VeloNation: Pro contract big aim for Irish under 23 TT champion.





Photo: Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky) celebrates after winning the stage.
CyclingNews: Glava title perfectly timed ahead of Tour de France.





Photo: Daniel McConnell (Trek Factory Racing) wins the cross country World Cup in Albstadt.
CyclingNews: Mantecon Guiterrez hold on for second as Kulhavy takes third.





Photo: World Cup leader Eva Lechner (Team Colnago Sudtirol).
CyclingNews: Wloszczowska and Leumann finish a close second and and third.





Photo: Rafal Majka (Team Saxo-Tinkoff) lost his white jersey.
CyclingNews: Young Pole confident as Giro enters third week.






Photo: Acevedo in Santa Rosa. photo twisted spoke.
TwistedSpoke: Like the rain, snow and miserable conditions in the Giro d’Italia, the scorching temperatures in Southern California altered the race to a significant degree.





Photo: Giant is putting the AnyRoad on the road to the United States and other markets.
BikeRadar: The swoopy, aluminum-framed AnyRoad doesn't resemble conventional road bikes – and for riders who might be new to riding on the road, that may very well be a good thing.





Photo: divorce flat protection from a heavy, rigid ride, create traction and longevity.
Peloton: When Bontrager wanted to redesign their AW tires, all-weather tires, they had some lofty goals.





Photo: Mavic Cosmic Carbone CXR series of wheels – aimed at road racers, time triallists and triathletes.
BikeRadar: "First impressions are of fast all-round aero wheels."











CyclingNews: Sagan celebrates victory in final stage.



















Photo: McQuaid has really only cared about the truth when it serves to protect his role as UCI president.
CyclingNews: Pat McQuaid has secured nomination for a third term as the president of the UCI. It is McQuaid’s most selfish, telling act since Floyd Landis elected to detonate the façade of legitimacy laid over the U.S. Postal Service Cycling Team.







Photo: Denis Menchov (Katusha) cracked the top-ten on the Alto do Malhao finish.
CyclingNews: Former Giro d'Italia winner calls its quits.







Photo: Levi Leipheimer (Omega Pharma-Quickstep) in Colorado.
CyclingNews: No offers forthcoming after six-month ban.





Photo: Andreas Klier (Garmin-Sharp) at the 2013 Challenge Mallorca.
CyclingNews: Recently retired German in new role with Garmin-Sharp.





Photo: Australia's Bradley McGee is ready for his last Olympics.
CyclingNews: Signs a no doping declaration to guide next generation.





Photo: Jérémy Roy is joined by many more of his FDJ team mates.
InnerRing: With the Giro rest day in the ski resort of Valloire, a report from Saint-Jean de Maurienne, a town just down in the valley below that was recently host to the FDJ team’s mountain training camp.





Photo: Kit makers Nalini make compression cycling shorts.
BikeRadar: New research published in the latest European Journal of Applied Physiology casts doubts on the physiological benefits of compression clothing – often used by cyclists to aid training – but has found an improvement in athletes’ perceived recovery.





Photo: The Militis frame was ridden by the team in 2012.
road.cc: Carbon race bike hopes to re-establish the flying Heron.





Photo: The welds are practical rather than pretty.
BikeRadar verdict: 3 out of 5 stars. "Comfortable and neutral ride but poorly set-up wheels and so-so brakes."





Photo: The driveside seatstay comes apart here.
BikeRadar: With chain-driven transmissions being the dominant force when it comes to two wheels, a belt drive makes for an interesting bike.





Photo: Afghan Women’s Team ride. Photo by Shannon Galpin.
Cyclismas: The girls are riding a mix of bikes, not just different brands but different types of bikes (road, MTB, cruisers); the women and the men both have a mixed bag of uniforms.





Photo: Lightweight is now offering the RESERVETANK water bottles.
BikeRumor: Available in two sizes (500ml or 750ml), the RESERVETANK features a super-wide mouth for easy cleaning.





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: Peter Sagan (Cannondale) in the green jersey for another day.
CyclingNews: Stage win nets fourth green jersey for Cannondale rider.





VeloNews: If Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Sharp) is fitted for a stars-and-stripes jersey after the USA Cycling professional road championship in Tennessee, he may have California to thank for it.






















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