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May 2013
May 25, 2013





Photo: 2013 Giro d'Italia Stage Profile.
CyclingFans: Sunday's Giro d'Italia Stage 21 departs Riese Pio X at 11:40am CET (5:40am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Brescia at around 5:09pm CET (11:09am U.S. Eastern).  Giro d'Italia live streaming video should get underway by around *3:00pm CET (*9:00am U.S. Eastern).







Photo: Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) destroyed the opposition.
CyclingNews: Maglia rosa stamps authority on final mountain stage.






Photo: Cadel Evans (BMC) is helped after the finish.
CyclingNews: BMC rider slips to third overall after gear problem.





Photo: Vincenzo Nibali wins stage 20, Giro d'Italia 2013.
CyclingWeekly: "Pantani is similar to Nibali, or Nibali is similar to Pantani. It's his creative way of racing and reading the race. He has his own ideas, not to do things by the book."





Photo: Carlos Alberto Betancur (Ag2R).
CyclingNews: Colombian gains time on Majka to become best young rider.





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: Tomas Okrouhlicky (Czech Republic AC Sparta Praha).
VeloNation: Final big mountain stage less decisive than anticipated.





Photo: 2011 saw Leo move up a level with Team NetApp.
PEZ: Not all the glory in the Tour of California belonged to Tejay van Garderen and Peter Sagan; winner of the Queen Stage in the United States’ biggest race was 25 year-old Leopold Konig.






Photo: Nathan Earle, the Tasmanian...
CyclingIQ: Stage wins in the OceaniaTour and AsiaTour have already been tucked away in Nathan Earle’s pocket for 2013, but the Tasmanian can now add a Tour of Japan stage to his palmarès, which gets more impressive.









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.










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: 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: 2013 Tour of Belgium...
CyclingFans: Sunday's Tour of Belgium Stage 5 departs Banneux at 11:20am CET (5:20am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Banneux at around 3:45pm CET (9:45am U.S. Eastern).  Tour of Belgium live streaming video should get underway at around 2:00pm CET (8:00am U.S. Eastern).





Photo: Tom Zirbel (Optum) stays smooth and steady on the way to the finish.
CyclingNews: Bookwalter, Brown complete podium in Chattanooga.





Photo: Carmen Small (Specialized-Lululemon) tucked in on the way to her win.
CyclingNews: McGrath one second back for silver, Powers earns bronze.






Photo: USA Cycling National Championship...
CyclingFans: Monday's Women's Road Race at 9am U.S. Eastern (3:00pm CET).
Men's Road Race at 1:15pm U.S. Eastern (7:15pm CET).





Photo: Jamie Bookwalter racing at Redlands.
VeloNews: For Brent and Jamie Bookwalter, who once lived in Chattanooga, the championships offer a rare opportunity for husband and wife to tackle an event together.






Photo: Maxim Iglinskiy holds off the sprinters .
VeloNation: Kazakh wins as last survivor of the breakaway; Tony Martin holds lead.





Photo: Tour of Belgium: Tony Martin in pole position.
VeloNation: World time trial champion set to defend his 2012 race title.





Photo: I have loved racing my Cannondale Scalpel 29er.
Vicki Barclay: "Approaching a big race like the Trans-Sylvania Epic, people always ask, “How you are feeling?” and “Are you ready?” I always find it a funny question to answer!"





Photo: Lightweight with good suspension but lacking in efficiency.
BikeRadar verdict: 3 out of 5 stars. "Light and lively but not very stiff."





Photo: The Energy bar has the same super-comfortable .
BikeRadar verdict: 3 out of 5 stars. "Mid-price bars and stems don’t get much better."





Photo: Easton have released the EC70 Trail model.
BikeRumor: Though some may question the logic of using carbon fiber for mountain bike wheels, the latest generation of plastic wheels combine light weight, stiffness, and durability in a way that aluminum wheels simply can’t.





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: Malori won the 31.2km time trial in Schierling by 18 seconds.
Yahoo!Sports: Italy's Adriano Malori won the time trial fourth stage of the Bayern Rundfahrt to take the overall lead in the race with one stage left.










Photo: Matthew Busche (Radioshack-Nissan) out on course...
CyclingNews: Seven-time US professional time trial champion Dave Zabriske's unintended absence from this year's race has opened a wide berth of possibility for the rest of the US domestic peloton as 34 hopefuls take the line Saturday in Chattanooga, Tennessee.





Photo: Tour de France prologue winner Fabian Cancellara resplendent in yellow at the start of the first road stage.
CyclingNews: Former world champion finished 77th in Belgium ITT.





Photo: Rasmus Guldhammer has said that he believes he is now ready to resume racing.
VeloNation: Talented young climber believes he has matured, chasing An Post Rás yellow jersey today.





Photo: Kenta Gallagher (Superior Brentjens Mountainbike Racing Team) and Christian Pfäffle sprint in the final.
CyclingNews: British rider celebrates eliminator win in Nove Mesto.





Photo: Honey offers three configuration options: Disc, Cantilever, or Singlespeed.
CXMagazine: The Honey Cross is Boss Limited Edition machines are lighter, faster, and maybe the most unique cross bikes available.





Photo: The new model is a two-piece design.
BikeRumor: The new “Pro” K-Edge Garmin mount is an updated, better version that builds in computer versatility.





Photo: LED lights housed front and center within the stem cast a 500 lumen beam.
BikeRumor: The entrepreneurs at startup Helios have fabricated a novel product designed for increasing on-road safety. Two distinct, integrated handlebar/stems, geared towards city riders, offer Bluetooth enabled, multi-functioning, integrated lighting.





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: 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: 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.

















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