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June  2013
June 18, 2013


Photo: Christoph Strasser has been racing this 32nd RAAM on almost a fully liquid diet.
Paved: Barring a major failure on the part of Strasser, the Austrian will reach Annapolis some time tomorrow morning, possibly in record time.





Photo: Time for some pretty jerseys to get handed out.
PodiumCafe: This weekend is as exciting as it gets, as results pour in constantly from all over Europe... and elsewhere.





Photo: Francisco Mancebo (5-hr Energy) gives chase.
CyclingNews: Spaniard Francisco Mancebo and German Claudia Häusler lead the USA Cycling National Racing Calendar at the mid-point of the series.





Photo: Costa’s ride was an example in measured force.
PEZ: Insanely beautiful yet irresistibly sleepy, Switzerland roared into life this week with a series of attacking moves that threatened to bring down the established cycling hierarchy.






Photo: Bauke Mollema will lead the Blanco Pro Cycling team at the upcoming Tour de France.
VeloNation: Reversal of usual roles for Dutch climbers in sprinter-less team; team still to confirm Belkin as sponsor.





Races & Results.
Tour de Suisse - June 8-16 (Stages & Results),
Nature Valley Grand Prix - June 12-16 (Stages $ Results),
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: Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha)...
CyclingNews: Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) is not ruling himself out of the running for Tour de France victory although the Catalan has acknowledged that Chris Froome (Sky) is the favorite to carry the maillot jaune to Paris.





Photo: Lauren Stephens soloed to victory in the Menomonie Road Race at the Nature Valley Grand Prix. Photo: Casey B. Gibson.
VeloNews: As the sun set on the Nature Valley Grand Prix Sunday and the professional peloton got ready for races like Cascade, the USA Pro Challenge, and the Giro Rosa, some of the participants woke up early Monday morning and headed to work.





Photo: Jurgen Roelandts’ fine spring has led to him being offered a new contract .
VeloNation: Belgian team continues on with familiar faces.





Photo: It’s a relative of the Nivex, with a parallelogram that is attached to the chainstay.
Off The Beaten Path: Viennese “mechanics’ bikes” – bikes built by small builders in Vienna, Austria.





Photo: Sluyter is one of five athletes selected to participate on the U.S. deaf cycling team.
PE: Patrick Sluyter, a 34-year-old Riverside resident, is raising money to participate in the Deaflympics in Sofia, Bulgaria July 26 to Aug. 4, 2013.





Photo: what the heck is in that dossier?
NeilBrowne: Pat McQuaid gets more bad news & Spain tries to outlaw doping?





Photo: Rui Costa has confirmed his talent as a stage racer.
PodiumCafe: Nine days come and gone, seven stage winners who have stood atop the podium in Switzerland. Nine days closer to the Tour de France and nine days worth of information about how riders are or are not performing.








Photo: pledge of support was however thrown into uncertainty.
VeloNation: UCI president and federation awaiting crucial arbitration hearing.





Photo: Pierre Rolland (Europcar) has been cleared to race and will be able to start the Tour de France.
VeloNation: French star’s Cortisol levels recovered after low recording at Critérium du Dauphiné.





Photo: Head on..
TwistedSpoke: You know it’s game on in the Tour de France, that Le Tour is all systems go, that Le Grand Shindig is about to begin when the Haribo head goes on.






Photo: Marcel Kittel will be leading our team to sprint succes...
VeloNation: Two-pronged sprint attack for ambitious Dutch team.





Photo: More than 1,400 government officials, business leaders, bike advocates and academics from some 50 nations gathered in Vienna.
BicycleRetailer: Key takeaways from Velo-city, bike advocacy’s biggest global conference.





Photo: To sit on a rider’s wheel, your front tyre spinning just inches from their rear tyre, is a skill which takes practice.
RCUK: Whether it be in the WorldTour peloton or your local club run, the ability to ride safely in a group is one of the most important skills in cycling.





Photo: Enve's SES aero bar brings adjustability and clean lines to the time trial bar market. Photo: Logan VonBokel.
VeloNews: Utah-based Enve Composites announced on Tuesday that it will be adding a time trial bar system to its component range. Similar to its SES wheel line, the new bar is the product of a collaboration with aerodynamicist Simon Smart.





Photo: On the inboard edges of the bead-seat ledges on this Shimano Dura-Ace Scandium road tubeless rim, you can see the little “humps” (I’d call them ridges, but the French UST inventors call them humps, pronounced “eoomp”). The humps seal against the rubber flap on a UST tire bead as well as lock the bead on in the event of a flat tire. Photo: Lennard Zinn.
VeloNews: A tubeless-specific rim has the “hump” on the inboard edge of the bead ledge that Hutchinson designed the tires for.





Photo: Thanks to newer technology from companies like Biologic dynamo hubs are much lighter.
BikeRumor: When it comes to night riding, a good dynamo wheel can mean freedom from constantly replacing or recharging your batteries.





Photo: the 105s’ low profile design helps when pedalling through corners.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "For a few extra grams, Shimano’s 105s represent great value for money."





Photo: Cookson, current British Cycling president.
VeloNation: UCI presidential candidate states claims will be properly investigated.





BrowneEye: "With Strava you’re now “riding” with hundreds or maybe “thousands” of people on that stretch of road."


























Photo: Pat McQuaid fronts a French Senate hearing into anti-doping.
CyclingNews: Presidential candidate says allegations will be investigated.







Photo: Another win, another salute. Peter Sagan (Cannondale) bests Rui Costa (Movistar) on the third stage of the Tour de Suisse..
CyclingNews: Cannondale hoping for an early spell in the maillot jaune.







Photo: Chris Froome remained in the yellow jersey.
CyclingNews: Team Sky leader says he is the underdog of the yellow jersey contenders.





Photo: Heinrich Haussler (IAM Cycling).
CyclingNews: Broken pelvis and hip to keep Australian off bike for ten weeks.





Photo: German national champion and 32-year cycling veteran Ina Yoko Teutenberg.
Peloton: "I was unconscious. I had a seizure. In the YouTube video* I am just laying there and there is this one girl freaking out just because I think they pretty much thought I was dead."





Photo: CyclingNews: Argos-Shimano rider with some paralysis..
VeloNews: French rider Matthieu Sprick (Argos-Shimano) is undergoing rehabilitation after suffering from a stroke last month.





Photo: Over the years he’s produced more 2,500 articles for the paper.
InnerRing: William Fotheringham’s “Racing Hard” is a collection of his writing for British newspaper The Guardian and its weekend sister The Observer.






Photo: Be seen: wear bright or reflective clothing.
BikeRumor: Five reminders for cyclists drawn from Oregon Department of Transportation’s recently published “Bicyclist’s Survival Guide.”





Photo: MSRP: $5. Available now...
BicycleRetailer: The adapter features a slide interface on one side, and a quarter-turn twist on the other and works with any of SRAM‘s quarter-turn Quickview Mounts.





Photo: Marginal weight savings are fun, but in terms of performance they don't really benefit everyday riders.
BikeRadar: "There was a time back in my shop days when I scavenged titanium and aluminum bolts whenever possible, I weighed individual inner tubes and tires at our shop, and I made plenty of decisions that were in hindsight were rather ill advised, all in the name of the all-powerful scale."





Photo: the Lazer Sport Helium isn’t helium-light, our medium size model weighing 299g.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "High quality head protection but it comes with a very weighty price tag."























Photo: Andriy Grivko puts in a dig on the Cauberg.
CyclingNews: Fuglsang to resume training, Grivko and Bazayev likely out of Tour de France.






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