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June  2013
June 1, 2013




Photo: Stage Profile...
CyclingFans: Sunday's Criterium du Dauphine Stage 1 departs Champéry at 11:45am CET (5:45am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Champéry at around 3:01pm CET (9:01am U.S. Eastern).  Criterium du Dauphine live streaming video should get underway at around 1:20pm CET (7:20am U.S. Eastern).







Photo: Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quickstep) beats Kenny Dehaes (Lotto Belisol) for the win in Heistse PIjl...
CyclingNews: Kermesse win for Omega Pharma - QuickStep leader.





Photo: The Dauphiné race starts on Sunday.
InnerRing: Stage 1 doesn’t waste any time in testing a riders’s climbing legs, ascending a first category for the first twenty minutes.





Photo: The Criterium de Dauphine peloton rides during the second stage of the 2012 edition of the race (Getty).
SBS: The eight stage Criterium du Dauphiné which begins in the Swiss city of Champery will give a clear indication of what kind of form Tour de France contenders are in ahead of the 100th running of the Grand Boucle, which begins on June 29.






Photo: Contador, Team Saxo-Tinkoff.
Peloton: The eight stage Criterium de Dauphine which begins on Sunday in the Swiss city of Champery will give a clear indication of what kind of form Tour de France contenders Chris Froome and Alberto Contador are in ahead of the 100th running of the Grand Boucle, which begins on June 29.





Races & Results.
Critérium du Dauphiné - Jun 2-9 (Stages),
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: Cesar Grajales (Bahati Foundation) attacks half way to Manayunk to claim the overall King of the mountains.
CyclingNews: Revived race on UCI men's and women's calendars.





Photo: Danilo Di Luca was booted from the Giro last week after it was revealed that he failed a pre-race test for EPO.
VeloNews: The Danilo Di Luca doping case may take a new turn Monday when the Italian federation hears team Vini Fantini-Selle Italia’s top brass in Rome.






Photo: Bradley Wiggins may end up missing the event altogether.
VeloNation: Could defending champion miss the race entirely?







Photo: Criterium du Dauphine 2013 logo.
CyclingWeekly: The Dauphiné is traditionally seen as the last major warm up before the Tour, a reliable indication as to the form of the favourites.





Photo: OPQS dominate, on average 88% of the time they don’t win..
InnerRing: With the Giro done it’s time to review the standings of wins by the pro teams so far this season. Since the last look after the spring classics the top four in UCI World Tour are unchanged although OPQS have substantially extended their lead.







Photo: Repas...
TwistedSpoke: "As impossible as it might seem, forget for a moment the astonishing spectacle of the finest endurance athletes in the world racing up the Alps and Pyrenees and across France to the Champs Elysees and a 100th birthday party fireworks gala."







Photo: Maarten Tjallingii goes back to the Blanco team car during the stage.
CyclingNews: Contract starts at the Tour de France.







Photo: Alberto Contador is looking for a strong showing.
VeloNation: ‘Top results in overall standings’ stated objective for Danish squad.





Photo: Chris Froome is looking to emulate his compatriot.
VeloNation: Kenyan-born Briton leads Team Sky in defence of Bradley Wiggins’ title.





Photo: The ascent of the 10.4km Col de Vars and the mountaintop finish at Risoul after 13.9km at a 6.7% grade.
RBAction: It's the 65th edition of the Dauphiné run in the Alps of Haut-Savoie ifrom Sunday June 2th to Sunday 9th.





Photo: Love it or hate it? The Giro Air Attack.
BikeRadar: Giro may have broken technological ground with its aerodynamic Air Attack helmet, but in doing so the company also generated plenty of polarizing opinions with its form-follows-function design philosophy.







Photo: Bradley Wiggins has officially been withdrawn from Team Sky’s Tour de France roster.
VeloNation: Illness and injury prevent first-ever British winner defending his title.






Photo: Chris Froome (left) and Alberto Contador are the two riders favored to win the GC at the upcoming Criterium du Dauphine.
VeloNews: The eight-day Critérium du Dauphiné (June 2-9) is often hailed as the final dress rehearsal for the Tour de France.





Photo: Tejay van Garderen (BMC) sits protected by his team.
CyclingNews: Tour de France starts up for grabs at BMC.





Photo: Carlos Betancur will bring his attacking style of riding to the Vuelta a Espana later this summer.
VeloNews: Carlos Betancur (Ag2r-La Mondiale) probably didn’t receive a hero’s welcome when he returned to Colombia this week, but it might be for the last time.














Photo: Tour de France race director Christian Prudhomme.
VeloNation: Says there will be many other big names; Not the first time that a defending champion has missed the race.





Photo: Shane Sutton, the man described as a father figure to Bradley Wiggins.
VeloNation: Mentor believes 2012 Tour de France winner needs to refocus.







Photo: Chris Froome (left) will not have Bradley Wiggins riding with him at the upcoming Tour de France, which the coach of British Cycling says is a good thing.
VeloNews: British Cycling head coach Shane Sutton claims Bradley Wiggins’ absence from the Tour de France will prove a major boost to Chris Froome’s hopes of winning the race.





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: The new wheels weigh a claimed 1,685g in 26in and 1,815g in 29in.
BikeRadar: Often better known for its cross-country and road equipment, Bontrager today launched several impressive trail and enduro-focused products with the all-new Rhythm Elite trail wheels and specially reinforced tires.





Photo: The all-new BMC TeamMachine SLR01 was launched earlier this week.
BikeRadar verdict: "The evolution of BMC's Grand Tour winner is superbly capable and insatiably fast."





Photo: Rabobank-Liv/giant star Marianne Vos (left) aims to win a third Giro title this June. (Getty).
Bicycling: Riders to watch at the Giro Rosa, European championships, and Tour de France tune-up races.
















Photo: Freddie Rodriguez (Jelly Belly) makes it his fourth national title win.
CyclingNews: Four-time US Professional Road Race champion Freddie Rodriguez (Jelly Belly Cycling Team) said Thursday that being "put in the same boat" with a generation of riders tainted by performance enhancing drugs was hurtful and disrespectful of the hard work he has put into earning results throughout his 15-year pro career.






Photo: UCI president Pat McQuaid at the start of the Tour of Flanders in Bruges.
CyclingNews: UCI president on decision to appeal Madrid verdict.












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