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June  2013
June 14, 2013




Photo: After a 30km climb and an 8km descent, Rui Costa won stage 7 at the Tour de Suisse in a sprint. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: It was the hardest day at the nine-day race, with four rated climbs on the map — including a brutal, 30km, hors categorie ascent that peaked with 9.3 kilometers left in the 206km stage.






Photo: Marcel Kittel sprints .
VeloNation: German takes his turn to beat Greipel and Cavendish over hilly Limburg course.





Photo: The race hasn't been quite what we expected.
PodiumCafe: This year's Tour de Suisse was always going to be about the younger riders, but it has been a race of first time winners far more than ever expected.





Photo: It was a good day for Theo Bos (Blanco) as he outsprinted the likes of Andre Greipel, Mark Cavendish and Marcel Kittel for the win.
CyclingNews: The Omega Pharma-Quick Step rider finished third behind winner Theo Bos (Blanco) and Andre Greipel (Lotto Belisol).











Photo: Mike Friedman was a little surprised but happy to pull on the yellow jersey. Photo: Casey B. Gibson.
VeloNews: Mike Friedman (Optum-Kelly Benefit Strategies) sprinted to second place at the Nature Valley Grand Prix Cannon Falls Road Race Thursday night out of a break of 16 riders.






Photo: Shelley Olds secured valuable bonus seconds on the mid-race sprints. Photo: Casey B. Gibson.
VeloNews: Tibco’s Shelley Olds sprinted to within 10 seconds of the race lead Wednesday night at the Nature Valley Grand Prix St. Paul Downtown Criterium.





Races & Results.
Tour de Suisse - June 8-16 (Stages & Results),
Nature Valley Grand Prix - June 12-16 (Stages),
Critérium du Dauphiné - Jun 2-9 (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: Jade Wilcoxson crosses the finish line of the Cannon Falls Road Race with her overall lead intact. Photo: Casey B. Gibson.
VeloNews: Jade Wilcoxson’s Optum-Kelly Benefits Strategies teammates delivered her to a stage win in the 93-mile Cannon Falls road race at the Nature Valley Grand Prix on Thursday.





Photo: the break of the oldies.
PEZ: At the end of the race, Radioshack Leopard Trek’s Gregory Rast called it 'the break of the oldies.' The break included Bert Grabsch (37), Matt Hayman (35), Alexander Kolobnev (32) and  Rast (33).





Photo: Gusting wind doesn’t worry them unduly either.
BikeRadar verdict: 3 out of 5 stars. "Friendly handling and sustain speed, but slow to get going."









Photo: Tour de Suisse Stage Profile.
CyclingFans: Friday's Tour de Suisse Stage 7 departs Meilen at 12:58pm CET (6:58am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at La Punt at around 6:40pm CET (12:40pm U.S. Eastern).  Tour de Suisse live streaming video should get underway at around 5:10pm CET (11:10am U.S. Eastern).





Photo: IAM cold: Heinrich Haussler at the start of Gent-Wevelgem.
CyclingNews: The news will be a bitter blow for the rider who has been enjoying his best season in some time with the Swiss Professional Continental outfit.






CyclingNews: Gregory Rast (RadioShack-Leopard) won the sixth stage of the Tour de Suisse, bringing in another Swiss victory.





Photo: Francisco Mancebo wins stage 3 of the 2013 Tour de Beauce.
VeloNews: Francisco Mancebo (5-hour Energy) won a difficult third stage at the Tour de Beauce on Thursday, which featured the steep Mont-Mégantic climb.





Cycling IQ: South Africa’s Team MTN-Qhubeka charged home to take first place in today’s 25.5km Team Time Trial, overcoming a 46″ deficit incurred at the intermediate time check (after 10.6km) to eventual second-place-getter Champion System Pro Cyling Team. Rapha Condor JLT finished strongly to take third.





TwistedSpoke: As I’ve said more than once, you just never know what you’ll discover on the roads of the Tour de France.







Photo: Pat McQuaid appeared on the ‘Prime Time’ television programme last night.
StickyBottle: Pat McQuaid appeared on the ‘Prime Time’ television program last night, Thursday. The show is the flagship current affairs program by the national broadcaster.







Photo: Peloton, Paris-Roubaix 2013.
CyclingWeekly: Top-level professional cycling looks set to change from 2015, after the Union Cycliste International (UCI) Management Committee put forward a number of reforms, scheduled to come into action from the 2015 season.





Photo: Today I give you a new term, the F-Bomb.
PodiumCafe: French riders and teams might not own their home race, but there's a chance they could corral the lion's share of subplots.





Photo: Giacomo Nizzolo wins stage two..
VeloNation: Jonathan Hivert takes over the lead from teammate Engoulvent after fast, hilly stage.





Photo: Andrew Talansky said he will rest and recover for the next two weeks before the Tour de France starts. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Andrew Talansky (Garmin-Sharp) is cooling his jets at altitude in Spain’s Sierra Nevada ahead of his likely Tour de France debut.





Photo: L’Equipe in English.
InnerRing: It’s 20 days since we got news of Danilo Di Luca’s EPO A-sample during the Giro. It’s taking a long time to get the B-sample tested, no?





Photo: Svein Tuft (Orica GreenEdge) rode to the stage win in San Luis.
CyclingNews: Canadian secures Orica-GreenEdge's 20th win of the season.





Photo: Basic cycling computer functions like speed, cadence, distance, time, etc., are surely built in.
BikeRumor: Following the new Edge 810/510 GPS cycling computer introductions, looks like Garmin’s bringing out a full featured navigation model for bicycle touring.





Photo: We’ve reviewed Northwave’s high-end Extreme Tech shoe before and liked it very much.
DougReport: Northwave has a bunch of interesting new products coming up including a redesigned version of their top end Extreme Tech shoe, called the Extreme Tech Plus, and a new cyclocross-specific shoe called the Hammer CX.





Photo: hard tail looks to be molded from carbon .
BikeRumor: Spotted in the pits at Val di Sole, Colnago looks to have a new bike in the works and word on the street is that it is 650b. Called the MC27.





Photo: Scott’s Leap sunglasses are their best sports model to date.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Great fit and view on the bike."






Photo: UCI Management Committee .
VeloNation: Six “crucial” and five “high-priority” recommendations from “A Bright Future for Cycling.”






Photo: Alexander Porsev (Katusha) took his long-awaited first ever professional victory.
VeloNation: Jimmy Engoulvent still leads after long break from Jay Thomson.





RedKitePrayer: Until the emergence of Brian Cookson as a candidate for the presidency of the UCI it seemed that Pat McQuaid was destined for a third term as president of the UCI if for no reason other than a lack of challengers.







CyclingNews: Dossier concerning UCI and Armstrong said to be presented today.


















Photo: Stephen Roche.
CyclingWeekly: Irish cycling legend Stephen Roche has leaped to the defence of embattled UCI President Pat McQuaid who is facing perhaps the most crucial 24 hours in his eight-year tenure as the head of cycling's governing body.





Photo: traditional hierarchies are being turned upside down.
Peloton: There have been some strange goings-on in pro cycling recently.





Photo: Sports director Matt White is well liked on the Orica-GreenEdge squad and throughout the peloton. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Orica-GreenEdge riders will be quietly welcoming back Matt White to the team following his controversial exit last fall.






Photo: Zachary Bell (Champion System Pro Cycling Team) | 1st in stage 6; 42nd on GC @ 20:38.
CyclingIQ: Champion System Pro Cycling Team’s Zachary Bell leveraged his sprint prowess in today’s damp and mist-enshrouded sixth stage, leading home a group of 10 breakaway companions which included Rapha Condor JLT’s Michael Cuming.





Photo: Hardly Serious with Jens Voigt.
Jens Voigt: From blood and a busted bike comes an unlikely triumph.





Photo: the Pronto cockpit is designed for speed first, comfort second.
BikeRumor: When asked to describe the all new Pronto Ti race bike in a few words, Serotta says, “Kick Ass.”





Photo: cervelo S5 Team limited edition.
road.cc: This week's digest, Proviz gilets, Culprit bikes, Greg LeMond ADR kit, Campagnolo EPS internal battery and Spanish Fulride clothing.





Photo: Our Edelux headlights provided ample light.
Off The Beaten Path: "Things were going well. The gravel was smooth, and only occasionally were tree branches strewn over the road."





Photo: Good gear ratios and controlled suspension.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "A lively machine that’ll serve well if you like to blast. Not everyone will appreciate the racy handling though."





Photo: Fulcrum’s 35mm deep Racing Speed wheels.
BikeRumor: After a Flanders roll out under team Lampre-Merida, Fulcrum’s 35mm deep Racing Speed wheels are getting official.















Photo: Tom Zirbel was unable to repeat his national championship ride, finishing second. Photo: Casey B. Gibson.
VeloNews: Longtime Nature Valley Grand Prix (NVGP) race director David LaPorte is continuously experimenting with different programs and race rules to make his event accessible for both fans and racers.





VeloNation: Yannick Martinez wins bunch sprint in Route du Sud stage one.





VeloNews: Call it dodging a bullet. Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Sharp) has had his share of bad luck of late, including crashing out of the Tour de Suisse on Monday, but the Canadian is counting his blessings.





CyclingNews: Retired Belgian facing 300,000 Euro fine and two-year ban.






CyclingNews: Former Festina coach Antoine Vayer has cast doubt on performances produced by Miguel Indurain and Laurent Jalabert in Grand Tours during the 1990s, describing them as only being achievable by “mutants”.











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