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June  2013
June 8, 2013




Photo: Stage Profile...
CyclingFans: Sunday's Criterium du Dauphine Stage 8 departs Sisteron at 10:25am CET (4:25am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Risoul at around 2:44pm CET (8:44am U.S. Eastern).  Criterium du Dauphine live streaming video should get underway at around 1:00pm CET (7:00am U.S. Eastern).





Photo: Chris Froome (Sky) in yellow at the Criterium du Dauphine.
CyclingNews: The race isn't over yet, warns Sky leader.





Photo: prestigious mountain stage victory is up for grabs.
InnerRing: The final day of the Dauphiné is still a big mountain stage but relatively easier than the previous stage. It’s shorter, there are few climbs and vertical metres plus the final climb is a regular affair.







Photo: Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel - Euskadi).
CyclingNews: Froome holds yellow as Rogers moves up to third.





Photo: Alberto Contador kept his powder dry on Saturday, helping teammate Michael Rogers climb into third overall. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Alberto Contador turned super-domestique Saturday, helping Saxo-Tinkoff teammate Michael Rogers climb into third overall on stage 7 of the Critérium du Dauphiné, high in the French Alps.





Races & Results.
Critérium du Dauphiné - Jun 2-9 (Stages & Results),
Tour de Suisse - June 8-16 (Stages & 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: Sammy Sanchez attacks to his first win of the season. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: If it looked like Samuel Sánchez was happy after crossing the line victorious Saturday, high in the French Alps at the Critérium du Dauphiné, he was.






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.





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: Cameron Meyer and podium girls.
CyclingFans: Sunday's Tour de Suisse Stage 2 departs Ulrichen at 1:06pm CET (7:06am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Crans-Montana at around 5:50pm CET (11:50am U.S. Eastern).  Tour de Suisse live streaming video should get underway at around 4:15pm CET (10:15am U.S. Eastern).





Photo: A short stage is a fast stage.
InnerRing: Stage 2 has been modified due to bad weather in the mountains. That means the early HC-climb Nufenenpass has been cancelled and the stage has been shortened from 160 to 117.2 km.






Photo: Tour de Suisse: Cameron Meyer.
VeloNation: Australian takes yellow jersey with first ever European victory.





Photo: Tejay van Garderen is one of the favorites for the overall in the Swiss tour. Photo: Casey B. Gibson.
VeloNews: Nearly all the major Tour de France favorites will be firing at full cylinders this weekend in an important test ahead of next month’s Grande Boucle.





Photo: Le media...
TwistedSpoke: "When I did my first Tour de France back in 2010, I got the entire show: all three weeks, press credential, media sticker on car windshield, clearance to drive the race route and incredible up-close access to the greatest endurance athletes in the world."





Photo: Dan Martin pleased with Tour de France preparation.
VeloNation: Irishman ‘very relaxed’ going into Swiss race, but believes he can be competitive





Photo: Wasp to be 2-4 watts faster than competitors.
BikeRadar verdict: 3 out of 5 stars. "A good TT helmet that feels fast and is cleverly cooled, but weight and fit let it down."





Photo: Tour de France: Official 100th Anniversary.
PodiumCafe: With the hundredth edition of the Tour de France all but upon us we take a time-out to look at one hundred Tour (or Tour-related) books.





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.





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: Pat McQuaid © Simon MacMichael.
road.cc: Latest developments come just a week before Cycling Ireland's EGM votes on whether to back UCI president for 3rd term.






Photo: Ina Yoko Teutenberg.
VeloNation: German sprinter still trying to bounce back, future uncertain.





Photo: World champion Philippe Gilbert attacked in the finale.
CyclingNews: Rainbow jersey lines up at Tour de Suisse.





Photo: I don’t think I could win Suisse — maybe a stage.
VeloNews: Asked, point blank, if he could win the Tour de Suisse, American neo-pro Joe Dombrowksi was coy.





Photo: Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) speaks to the media after winning stage 6 at the Dauphiné.
CyclingNews: Frenchman on the search for sponsors.





Photo: Andre Greipel (Lotto Belisol) makes his way through the Arenberg forest.
CyclingNews: Two more years for German sprinter and Marcel Sieberg.





Photo: Holland Mechanics builds wheels for a number of big companies.
BikeRadar: Meet Holland Mechanics, the Dutch company whose revolutionary machines build an increasing number of high-end wheels for leading bike brands.





Photo: So quiet and smooth you forget it’s a belt drive.
BikeRadar verdict: 3.5 out of 5 stars. "The belt-driven Skookum proves that chain-driven transmissions aren’t the only game in town."















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.





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
















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