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May 2013
May 30, 2013




Photo: Chris Froome (Sky) wins the Tour de Romandie..
CyclingNews: Contador is biggest rival for Tour, says Briton.





Photo: Vincenzo Nibali dominated the Giro d'Italia. A good deal of evidence points to him doing it without doping.
VeloNews: "In light of what everyone now knows about the depths of depravity during the EPO era, can any reasonable observer honestly believe that today’s stars are racing and winning clean?"






Photo: Hushovd ‘pleased with improving form’.
VeloNation: Norwegian will be joined by double USPRO silver medallist Bookwalter.





Photo: Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel - Euskadi).
CyclingNews: After falling short of his aims at the Giro d’Italia, Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) is aiming to bounce back at the Critérium du Dauphiné, which gets underway on Sunday.





Races & Results.
Critérium du Dauphiné - Jun 2-9 (Stages),
USA Road Championships - May 25-27 (Races & Results),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Stages & Results),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages),





Photo: The news media loves to pit drivers and cyclists against one another.
BikeSnob: Let’s examine the logic behind a time-honored and oft-ridiculed tradition: driving to the ride.





Photo: The SuperX’s carbon frame is lighter than many road bike frames.
Mike Cushionbury: Gravel road racing is filled with innovations and inventions. Bikes range from road to cyclocross to full-on Frankenbikes cobbled together from a mix of road, cross, touring and mountain bike parts.





Photo: At 472g a pair, the Mallet DH pedals are only 50g heavier than the narrower Mallet 3s.
BikeRadar verdict: 3.5 out of 5 stars. "We love the DHs – the shape, the mechanism and improved clearance – but they’re showing early wear."





Photo: The chunky carbon fork has aluminium dropouts and a tapered steerer.
BikeRadar verdict: 3.5 out of 5 stars. "High-rise position on a powerful frame makes for a fast, not overly punishing ride."





Photo: I get asked a lot what he's done to make amends, Andreu said. And the answer is nothing.
USAToday: He has not apologized to almost all the people he said he would in interview with Oprah Winfrey.





Photo: Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank Tinkoff).
CyclingNews: Spaniard talks about the Tour and next week's Critérium Dauphiné.










Photo: Rohan Dennis (Garmin-Sharp) on the way to third place.
CyclingNews: Tour de France a long shot, says Garmin Sharp neo pro.







































Photo: Tejay van Garderen to carry California form.
VeloNation: American to lead BMC Racing in sponsors home race as final Tour de France preparation.





Photo: The moment when Richie Porte realised he'd done enough to take the stage, lead and possibly Paris-Nice overall.
Richie Porte: "We've been at Tenerife and done two weeks there but now's really where it starts. Everyone's getting serious, there are still spots up for grabs in the Sky team for the Tour de France."







Photo: Chris Froome comes with a strong Team Sky looking to repeat last year’s performance by Bradley Wiggins .
InnerRing: A miniature de Tour de France concentrated in the Alps, there’s something for everyone in this race with its variety of stages although 2013 is particularly mountainous.





Photo: Damiano Cunego. The 2004 Giro champion.
VeloNation: The 2004 Giro champion, who was best young rider in the 2006 Tour and finished sixth overall two years ago.





Photo: The story of the rivalry between Graeme Obree and Chris Boardman.
PodiumCafe: Edward Pickering's The Race Against Time is the story of the rivalry between two British cyclists, Graeme Obree and Chris Boardman. At the heart of that rivalry is the story of the Hour record.





Photo: The rear light has an identical strap system.
BikeRumor: Thanks to the humble LED, bicycle lighting has jumped light years ahead since the days of halogen and even HID bulbs.





Photo: Felt were one of the earlier adopters of aerodynamics in a regular road bike.
road.cc: "Aero road bikes are hot stuff right now. We take a look at 12 leading contenders from BMC, Cervelo, Canyon, Giant, Scott, Trek, Specialized and more…"





Photo: The bike itself is incredibly light, weighing in at 6.94kg with pedals.
CyclingTips: Since 2010 Mario Cipollini has been working to develop a range of high performance road bikes under his name. The bikes are loud and audacious, a lot like Cipo, and this was no more apparent than in last year's launch of the Cipollini Bond.





Photo: Look at this lovely Independent Fabrication Gravel Royale...
road.cc: Kinoko Cycles celebrate store opening with custom painted Independent Fabrication Gravel Royale.





Photo: Lance Armstrong (US Postal) protected by his body guard at the 2004 Tour de France.
CyclingNews: American replies to McQuaid's criticism.







Photo: McQuaid says Armstrong has not yet come clean.
VeloNation: Urges Texan to ‘jump on his private plane’ and come to Switzerland to tell all.





Photo: The ban the cheat for life phrase never looks to the word why – why do people take drugs.
Cyclismas: With Mr. Di Luca’s recent positive, the talk was back to what to do with drug cheating in sport.












































Photo: During the tests frames, handlebars and rear fork ends broke. - Photo ADAC.
BikeEurope: Yesterday, the powerful German Automobile Tourist club ADAC and the consumer organization ‘Stiftung Warentest’ published dramatic test results for 16 e-bikes. Overall, 9 of the 16 electric bikes were classified as ‘poor’, only two of the test models earned the test result ‘good’.





Photo: Voeckler celebrates bad knees in 2012 TDF.
TwistedSpoke: It’s that time of year again, about a month before Le Tour de France, when Thomas Voeckler of Europcar starts his sand-bagging routine.





Photo: Floyd Landis at the Tour of California.
CyclingNews: The inaugural running of the event takes place over two days, with Saturday’s 20–mile Café Ride free to enter.





Photo: Hey! I am now at almost 24% raised and a month away from deadline .
Patrick Sluyter: "Hello Supporters, this week is the most important week for me on committing to go to Deaflympics, I am still only at almost 60% raised, and I ask you to help me out by donating, spreading the word to anyone and everyone! I appreciate your support and for those who donated, you have made huge difference for me in this endeavor! Thank you."





Photo: Denise Britton shows three girls around the trails in Kamloops, BC.
 Danielle Baker: "I recently had the opportunity to sit on a panel about the future of women in Mountain biking at the MTB Tourism Symposium in Sooke, British Columbia. The answer to many of the questions posed was simply that we need more women to ride."





Photo: the standard fatigue testing for wheels has involved a 130lb weight loaded onto a wheel.
BikeRumor: Thanks to the advancement of carbon fiber as a build material, bicycle components are reaching levels of strength never thought possible 10 or 20 years ago.





Photo: The new Segment has multiple pieces of EPS foam under the shell.
BikeRadar: As one of many children in the Easton-Bell Sports family, Bell can appreciate the need for different styles for different family members.





Photo: Endura Airshell...
road.cc: Scottish clothing brand launches Airshell road helmet.





Photo: Pat McQuaid for re-election as UCI president may go under the microscope.
VeloNation: Does backing of Irishman disregard earlier process relating to Irish EGM?













Photo: A major athlete with strong suspicions of heavy doping?
InnerRing: On his way to winning the Tour of Switzerland in 2001, Armstrong’s samples were suspicious with data suggesting the strong probability of EPO use.




















Photo: TRP HyRd disc - Volagi front.
road.cc: Tektro/TRP in Taiwan, Marketing Director Lance Larrabee tells why disc brakes are set to dominate across all sectors of cycling.






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