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June  2013
June 7, 2013




Photo: Stage Profile...
CyclingFans: Saturday's Criterium du Dauphine Stage 7 departs Le Pont-de-Claix at 9:15am CET (3:15am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Superdévoluy at around 2:43pm CET (8:43am U.S. Eastern).  Criterium du Dauphine live streaming video should get underway at around 1:00pm CET (7:00am U.S. Eastern).





Photo: royally difficult climb of Alpe d’Huez .
InnerRing: The Queen stage of the race with the royally difficult climb of Alpe d’Huez to start the day before a succession of climbs before the tough Col du Noyer and its ski station at Superdévoluy.






Photo: Thomas Voeckler took an easy victory at the Criterium du Dauphine on Friday, beating his three breakaway mates. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) won stage 6 of the Critérium du Dauphiné on Friday.





Races & Results.
Critérium du Dauphiné - Jun 2-9 (Stages & Results),
Tour de Suisse - June 8-16 (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: Froome sends Contador another message.
TwistedSpoke: The Dauphine isn’t the Tour de France. Keep repeating that to yourself whenever you’re tempted to hand Sky’s Chris Froome the maillot jaune in Paris in just over six weeks.





Photo: GreenEdge's Shayne Bannan.
CyclingNews: GreenEdge general manager Shayne Bannan has told Cyclingnews that an announcement over Matt White's future should be made next week.





Photo: All the cool kids go to the Dauphiné.
PodiumCafe: With the biggest Tour de France favorites strutting their stuff around France in the Critérium Dauphiné this week, you may writing off the Tour de Suisse this year. That would be a mistake.







Photo: Stage 1 – Quinto to Crans-Montana (170.7 km).
CyclingTips: With Critérium du Dauphiné in full swing in the French Alps, the focus will shift to Switzerland next week when many other big names will hone their form at 2013 Tour de Suisse.





Photo: Magnus Backstedt.
CyclingWeekly: Magnus Backstedt, former winner of Paris-Roubaix and a stage in the Tour de France, has announced his retirement.





Photo: Ridley rollout Fenix with Shimano Ultegra 6800 11-speed groupset to the world.
road.cc: This week's roundup includes Veleco Kickstarter funding, the making of a Fizik saddle, Rapha Team Sky Supporter's flag, Ridley Fenix Ultegra 11-spd, waterproof Galaxy smartphone and Howies clothing.





Photo: Unstoppable equations of distance and time carried Chris Case through the windy Flint Hills of Kansas at the 2013 Dirty Kanza 200.
 Chris Case: "If it weren’t for math, I might be dead - dusty and rotting in a roadside ditch in Midwest America."





Photo: If the time trial provided plenty of information on the relative form of riders, now it’s time for a ramp test..
InnerRing: The first mountain stage of the race, Stage 5 takes the riders across the Alps to Valmorel for a summit finish but don’t mistake this for the high mountains, this is a gentle introduction to the mountains although enough to provide a worthy winner.





Photo: Danilo Di Luca.
VeloNation: Italian squad insists it will continue in cycling despite Di Luca and Santambrogio positives.







Photo: he Secret Pro.
CyclingTips: After his last column attracted international media attention and prompted some people to question whether he's even real or not, The Secret Pro is back with more.





Photo: The President is elected by The Congress.
InnerRing: With Brian Cookson announcing he’s standing for election to be the President of the UCI many have been asking how you get elected to the job?






Photo: Fabian Cancellara forego the Tour de France</a>.
VeloNation: Swiss rider passes over chance for more success in France.






Photo: Tejay van Garderen (BMC) nears the finish of his first big stage race win.
CyclingNews: American coy about ambitions, but Gilbert says team is backing him to win.





Photo: Contador nightmare.
TwistedSpoke: The rapid approach to the 100th Tour de France can be considered as a test of confidence, experience and track record.





Photo: surgery two weeks ago on a lingering knee issue.
VeloNation: Is recovering from knee surgery but believes he can return to good condition this year.





Photo: Not the comfiest saddle, but the Felt is still a friendly place to be on longer, rougher rides.
BikeRadar verdict: 3 out of 5 stars. "If you’re after a smooth, swift cruiser rather than a point and shoot predator, the DA3 still delivers."





Photo: The biggest fans of women’s cycling are the women cyclists themselves...
PodiumCafe: Pro cyclist and author Kathryn Bertine is releasing a documentary that explores cycling's gross inequalities.





Photo: Andrew Talansky (Garmin-Sharp) heads to the sign-in stage.
CyclingNews: Despite a rocky start to the Critérium du Dauphiné due to illness Andrew Talansky (Garmin-Sharp) is slowly finding his feet in the race as he builds up for a likely ride in this year's Tour de France.





Photo: re-analysis of a sample originally taken on February 21st 2012 had revealed traces of the substance.
VeloNation: Rider could face lengthy ban, disqualification from 2012 Philadelphia International Championship





Photo: The unique dual-slot interface on the new Tate Labs Bar Fly 2.0.
BikeRadar verdict: 5 out of 5 stars. "The Garmin Edge mount, perfected."





Photo: Le Tour de France 2013 for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
BikeRadar: With the Tour de France hitting its 100th edition this year, the Ventoux-like pile of TdF books, games and special edition gear at BikeRadar grows every day.























Photo: proposed Irish nomination of Pat McQuaid for a third term as UCI president.
VeloNation: Former Swiss national coach Buergi and Skins combine to take court action.





Photo: UCI President Pat McQuaid has not been transparent in an effort to clean up cycling's doping culture, said USADA CEO Travis Tygart. Photo: Wil Matthews.
VeloNews: Eight months after the release of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency’s Reasoned Decision that led to the downfall of Lance Armstrong, USADA CEO Travis Tygart is concerned that no larger truth-telling process has begun as a result of that report.





Photo: Igor Makarov.
CyclingNews: Russian oligarch hits back as the presidential battle heats up.





Photo: Was he embarrassed by his doping and inevitable downfall.
RedKitePrayer: There are reasons why 7,500 people show up to ride Levi Leipheimer’s King Ridge Gran Fondo. It’s one of the best-run rides in the United States.





Photo: Ryder Hesjedal's hopes of defending his 2012 maglia rosa were dashed when he withdrew from last month's Giro after falling ill.
VeloNews: 2012 Giro d’Italia winner Ryder Hesjedal re-signed with Garmin-Sharp through 2015, the team announced Friday.






Photo: Analytical Finding of Hydroxy-ostarine / O Dephenyl-ostarine.
CyclingTips: The decision to provisionally suspend this rider was made in response to a report from the WADA accredited laboratory in Barcelona.





Photo: Chris Froome who had been eavesdropping butted into our conversation.
PEZ: "Under the sunny Alpine skies PEZ was roadside in La Léchère this morning where we caught up with Chris Froome, Richie Porte and all the stars of the Dauphiné at the start of Stage 6."





Photo: their flying gyrocopter.
BikeRumor: Calfee is a very interesting brand. For some, it immediately conjures images of bamboo bikes. Others, high end lugged carbon bikes. And then there’s the ultralight molded carbon fiber tandem bikes always on display at NAHBS.










Photo: Pat McQuaid R.
CyclingWeekly: "I fear," McQuaid wrote, "Mr Cookson may be a pawn in a larger game."





Photo: Italian team under fire after two EPO positives.
CyclingNews: In the wake of the doping positives of Mauro Santambrogio and Danilo Di Luca, Vini Fantini-Selle Italia has moved to dispel talk of the team's demise.





Photo: Stage 6: Park City to Park City.
Bicycling: Billed as “America’s Toughest Stage Race,” this year’s Tour of Utah covers 586 miles with 43,621 feet of climbing, passes through or near eight national forests, monuments, and parks, and visits the southern half of the state for the first time.












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