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May 2013
May 24, 2013




Photo: 2013 Giro d'Italia Stage Profile.
CyclingFans: Saturday's Giro d'Italia Stage 20 departs Silandro/Schlanders at 11:25am CET (5:25am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Tre Cime di Lavaredo at around 5:15pm CET (11:15am U.S. Eastern).  Giro d'Italia live streaming video should get underway by around *2:30pm CET (*8:30am U.S. Eastern).









Photo: Plenty of snow at the high elevations during stage 16.
CyclingNews: Snow and cold weather to blame.






Photo: Robert Gesink (Blanco).
CyclingNews: Blanco leader leaves race due to illness.





Photo: Charly Wegelius (Garmin - Cervelo).
CyclingNews: Garmin Sharp DS on the weather and tough conditions.










Races & Results.
USA Road Championships - May 25-27 (Races),
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: Until Dyball’s incredible performance today, the previous record for this climb was held by Spain’s Sergio Pardilla Bellón.
CyclingIQ: Possibly the most least written-about aspect of the Mount Fuji stage, and one of the elements that makes it so exquisitely sadistic, is the fact riders first warm up on trainers, ride a 2.1km neutral section, then come to a halt so they can begin the stage from a standing start.





Photo: radley Wiggins and Chris Froome.
CyclingWeekly: "After both Sir Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome staked a claim for leadership of Team Sky at the Tour de France, we consider all the unlikely scenarios of how this potential team rivalry may play out."





Photo: Will your next cycling computer be on your face instead of your bike?
BikeRumor: Recon Instruments, the same company that has already brought us heads up displays in goggles, is now taking it to the streets.





Photo: Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) powers towards the finish.
CyclingNews: A closer look at the stage winner's bike.





Photo: Author Calvin Jones, Park Tool’s director of education.
BicycleRetailer: The 241-page manual addresses the most advanced technology used in today’s bicycles including electronic shifting, new suspension and disc brake systems and new standards for cranks, headsets and bottom brackets.





Photo: The Aries 920 are Cole’s mid-range cross-country wheels.
BikeRadar verdict: 2.5 out of 5 stars. "A good quality and very complete package, but with stiff competition."





Photo: Campagnolo says that their new Bora 35 wheels are perhaps the most versatile in their line.
road.cc: Italian brand plugs gap between the Hyperon and Bora 50 models.







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.





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: 2013 Tour of Belgium...
CyclingFans: Saturday's Tour of Belgium Stage 4 departs Lacs de l'Eau d'Heure at 11:48am CET (5:48am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Lacs de l'Eau d'Heure at around 3:40pm CET (9:40am U.S. Eastern).  Tour of Belgium live streaming video should get underway at around 2:00pm CET (8:00am U.S. Eastern).





Photo: The AG2R squad...
CyclingNews: French team to sit out Dauphiné after doping positive.






Photo: Taylor Phinney fought his way through the Giro d'Italia for two weeks, but won't be at the start in Chattanooga on Saturday.
VeloNews: Former national champion Taylor Phinney (BMC Racing) will not enter the USA Cycling Professional Road National Championships after abandoning the Giro d’Italia on Tuesday due to illness.






Photo: Vincenzo Nibali (Astana).
CyclingNews: Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) has praised the organizers of the Giro d'Italia for canceling stage 19 of the race due to bad weather. He also described Danilo Di Luca's positive test for EPO as 'bad news'.





Photo: Ted King is looking lean and it's not by accident.
VeloNews: It was hard not to notice, and everyone did: Ted King is lean. At the Amgen Tour of California last week, it was apparent, his lime green Cannondale jersey flapping in the breeze.





Photo: Amber Neben crashed hard into the embankment on the outside of a corner during the Amgen Tour women's time trial.
VeloNews: Neben appeared to be riding toward a podium place in San Jose when she overcooked a corner and crashed into a road embankment on the course’s technical descent. 






Photo: Stage 6 Result: Mitchelstown – Carlow 154.6km (winners average, 41.43 kph).
StickyBottle: The peloton passes Cahir Castle, Co Tipperary, during Stage 6 of the 2013 An Post Rás from Mitchelstown to– Carlow today.





Photo: Connor McConvey has pledged that he will keep trying.
VeloNation: McCann talks about Irishman’s chances plus new Synergy Baku team.





Photo: Time trial world champion Tony Martin won the final stage time trial at Tirreno-Adriatico.
CyclingNews: World time trial champ takes over race lead with stage win.





Photo: Timmy Duggan won the 2012 U.S. road title with a brash, solo attack. Along with women's champion Megan Guarnier, he'll look to repeat on Monday.
VeloNews: The new-look U.S. professional road championships are set to kick off on Saturday in Chattanooga, Tennessee, with wide-open men’s and women’s fields, equal prizes, and live video coverage.





Photo: If Nibali succeeds this weekend, then at various points in history, the Italians will celebrate a host of Nibali anniversaries.
Peloton: Italians love their history, particularly their cycling history.





Photo: The new Garmin Edge 510 is a reasonably compact GPS-based bike computer.
road.cc: Very clever GPS bike computer that's relatively easy to use, but only worth the price hike over the Edge 500 if you're going to use alongside a smartphone.





Photo: Chromag Stylus. Simple but smart design that compliments the modern components.
BikeMag: "This is my bike. It is rad, simply rad. Call it a hardtail if you must, but truly this is just a very capable, all-terrain, all-mountain, all-seasons, all-weather, all of the above, all-purpose, all-around, all-aboard, all-inclusive, all-hell-breaks-loose, all-star, all manner of brilliance, bicycle."







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.







VeloNation: Video - Polish rider almost loses race lead on stage five of race, top three riders locked on same time.








Photo: Robert Millar blogs on the Giro d'Italia.
Robert Millar: Two times he's had a warning and two times his sorry ass has been in front of the judges and yet he still hasn't learned the rules apply to him.








Photo: Giro director Michele Acquarone says Danilo Di Luca's EPO positive is a sign of addiction.
VeloNews: Giro d’Italia director Michele Acquarone on Friday described the case of Italian rider Danilo Di Luca (Vini Fantini-Selle Italia), whose positive EPO test was revealed earlier in the day, as “a case of dependency.”





















Photo: Danilo Di Luca gives the Giro d'Italia a second swift blow to the genitals.
PodiumCafe: Long time doper Danilo Di Luca has tested positive for EPO ......... again.







Photo: Danilo Di Luca finished second in the 2009 Giro before being stripped of his result because of a doping violation. Photo: Graham Watson.
CyclingNews: Danilo Di Luca has returned a positive test for EPO in an out-of-competition control carried out on April 29, the Monday before the Giro d’Italia began.






Photo: Danilo Di Luca has provided a positive A sample for EPO.
VeloNation: Team says rider was imposed on them and they didn’t want him to come on board.





Photo: Sarah Storey wins women's road race, London 2012 Paralympics Games, road cycling day two.
CyclingWeekly: "Climbing is one of those techniques that requires practice and depending on your physique, there are ways to make the push to the top a climb more efficient and of course, you will get the reward of the descent afterwards!"





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: A top ride, good kit and a price your bank manager won’t blanch at – a star Trek and a special FX.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Comfort, gearing and overall quality are all good – there's little to fault at this price point."

























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.










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: 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.






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