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May 2013
May 23, 2013




Photo: 2013 Giro d'Italia Stage Profile.
CyclingFans: Friday's Giro d'Italia Stage 19 departs Ponte di Legno at 12:30pm CET (6:30am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Val Martello/Martelltal at around 5:13pm CET (11:13am U.S. Eastern).  Giro d'Italia live streaming video should get underway by around *2:30pm CET (*8:30am U.S. Eastern).







Photo: Giro organizers confirmed a new route for Friday's first of two mountain stages in the race's final three days.
VeloNews: Giro d’Italia organizers have confirmed that winter weather has forced them to reroute Friday’s 19th stage to avoid the Passo di Gavia and Passo dello Stelvio.







Photo: Vicenzo Nibali (Astana) on the podium.
CyclingNews: Astana captain extends maglia rosa lead.







Photo: Vincenzo Nibali, Giro d'Italia 2013.
CyclingWeekly: "The Tour has long and straight roads, only one stage [into Switzerland] was difficult with narrow roads and turns. Here, however, was truly hard starting from the first week."





Photo: Rigoberto Uran (Sky) closed in on second place.
CyclingNews: Colombian further from Giro d'Italia lead but closer to second.





Photo: Eddy Merckx won a road stage of the Giro in 1970 that, like today’s stage, finished in Polsa. It was the day he took the overall lead in the Italian race.
InnerRing: An uphill time trial but one that’s not strictly mountainous as it features wide roads with a regular gradient and fresh tarmac.





Photo: Estonian champion Tanel Kangert (Astana) sets a strong pace on the final climb.
CyclingNews: Estonian champion key man for Astana at Giro d’Italia.











Races & Results.
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Stages & Results),
Tour of Belgium - May 22-26 (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: Dan McConnell wins the men's race in Albstadt.
CyclingNews: Australian hits the front line for first time in Novo Mesto na Morave.





Photo: The race was won by Emma Pooley (Bigla).
VeloNation: British rider wins three years after final Tour de l’Aude despite continued problems.





Photo: Joanna Rowsell, Laura Trott and Dani King © Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling.
road.cc: Team pursuit gold medallists line up with Wiggle Honda team mate Elinor Barker at Olympic legacy event.





Photo: New helmet models for both on-road and off.
BikeRadar: UVEX continues to grow its expansive range of eyewear and helmets for the coming season. The brand is gaining steam boosted by its solid reputation, reasonable pricing, and the fact that much of the collection is still made in Germany.





















































Photo: 2013 Tour of Belgium...
CyclingFans: Friday's Tour of Belgium Stage 3, a 15km Time Trial at Beveren, is scheduled to get underway at 12:30pm CET (6:30am U.S. Eastern).  Tour of Belgium live streaming video should get underway at around 2:00pm CET (8:00am U.S. Eastern).







Photo: Cadel Evans dropped out of contention for pink on Friday, but is taking positives out of the Giro with an eye toward the Tour. Photo: Graham Watson.
CyclingNews: Experienced Australian ready to fight for his podium place.






Tour of Belgium leader Andre Greipel (Lotto Belisol), left, won stage 2 in a photo finish ahead of Danny van Poppel (Vacansoleil-DCM).
CyclingNews: Lotto Belisol German remains in leader's jersey.






Photo: Matthieu Sprick (Team Argos-Shimano).
CyclingNews: Argos-Shimano rider with some paralysis.





Photo: Cadel Evans’ strong Giro d’Italia performance has led to a vote of confidence.
VeloNation: Australian sitting second overall, performance hailed by Ochowicz.





Photo: Danny Pate (Sky) in action during stage 16 of the 2013 Giro d'Italia.
CyclingNews: Sky American on weather, the mountain time trial and future races.








Photo: De Pauw outsprinting Guldhammer and McConvey on the uphill.
VeloNation: Video - Polish rider almost loses race lead on stage five of race, top three riders locked on same time.





Photo: Rás stage 5 into Mitchelstown, Co Cork.
StickyBottle: The peloton crosses the bridge in Kealkill, Co Cork, during Stage 5 of the 2013 An Post Rás from Glengarriff  to– Mitchelstown today.





Photo: We’ve had the Specialized Venge Pro for more than a year now.
BikeRumor: "After spending considerable time and miles on the Venge I can say it’s one of the best bikes I have ever ridden."





Photo: Campagnolo celebrated the milestone with lots of former cycling champions, business partners and friends as well as media. Here marketing and sales director Lorenzo Taxis announced the company’s changed strategy..
BikeEurope: The specialist road race and accessory component maker makes increasingly more money in Asia. Here Campagnolo's revenues grew with 13% in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong.





Photo: Helios bars integrate a fistful of features into your bike's handlebars and sync up with your smartphone too..
road.cc: Built in light + GPS and Bluetooth connectivity, all from your cockpit.





Photo: Alu chassis has piled on the pounds.
BikeRadar verdict: 2.5 out of 5 stars. "As an ultra light, carbon softtail the Scalpel made sense. In this alu form it’s too heavy and too average."





Photo: Castelli Inferno bibshort.
road.cc: Keep you cool when the going gets hot. Comfy chamois and top fit.







Photo: André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) sprinted to his tenth victory.
VeloNation: German takes his tenth victory of the season as the Belgian champion returns to the front.

































Photo: UCI President Pat McQuaid speaks to the press.
CyclingNews: Opinion piece on the results of the Stakeholders Consultation process from the UCI President.





Photo: A visual spectacle, you can hear and smell the race too.
InnerRing: It’s great to follow a stage race on TV and the web but the race belongs to the roadside crowds more than any remote audience.





Photo: Team Blanco time trials...
CyclingNews: Announcement hoped for within 10 days, as both sides confirm discussions.





Photo: Ramunas Navardauskas thought he won stage 17 before realizing that Giovanni Visconti finished ahead of the pack.
VeloNews: Ramunas Navardauskas (Garmin Sharp) might have raised his hands in error yesterday after crossing the line second, but there’s no doubt that the Lithuanian is coming out as one of the revelations of this year’s Giro d’Italia.





Photo: Robert Gesink's GC hopes faded in the Giro's mountain stages last weekend, but he's still shooting for a top-10 result.
VeloNews: Robert Gesink (Blanco) is racing to set his Giro d’Italia right after a rocky few days. The tall, blond Dutchman began with hopes of a podium, maybe even a win, just over two weeks ago in Naples. Now his goal is placing in the top 10.





Photo: Passed through cycling families, old, creaky bikes bring us together like little else.
VeloNews: The mechanic was visibly cynical about this machine and its ornaments, and perhaps rightfully so.





Photo: Elemental Herbs All Good Lips Lip Balm .
Emily Furia: "Whether you’re riding on the road, home from work, or to the running leg of a triathlon, these pieces of female-friendly gear and accessories can help get you there."





Photo: Hey! I am now at almost 24% raised and a month away from deadline .
Patrick Sluyter: "My deadline was announced recently and its set at June 1st, 2013. I am still only at 38% raised of my goal, and for those who donated, you have been amazing, thank you! I also ask you to extend your effort and energy of spreading the word to anyone to make my dream happen!! Thank you."





Photo: Bernard Hinault at the Tour de France 2011 Presentation © Simon MacMichael.
road.cc: Five-time maillot jaune was visiting schools in Yorkshire city with race director Christian Prudhomme.





Photo: Going even wider, from a 25 mm tire to a 31 mm tire, you increase the air volume by more than half.
Off The Beaten Path: Two millimeters may not seem like much, until you calculate the air volume of the tire. The air volume roughly is proportional to the cross-section of the tire. A 25 mm tire has 18% more air than a 23 mm tire.





Photo: Cycling Anthology, volume 2.
CyclingWeekly: Volume two of The Cycling Anthology has just been released, and this edition of collected essays from some of the world's foremost cycling writers focuses on the Tour de France.











Photo: Mario Cipollini and Vincenzo Nibali...
CyclingNews: Former world champion refuses to answer questions about working with Fuentes.





Photo: Sylvain Georges: from hero to zero...
InnerRing: Who runs cycling? Ag2r La Mondiale will sit out the Critérium du Dauphiné in accordance with the MPCC rules. But the UCI rules say a team has to ride every race on the World Tour calendar and a substantial six-figure fine could be liable.






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