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June  2013
June 22, 2013


Photo: A baby faced Laurent Jalabert finished second to Gianni Bugno in 1992. It was the closest the Frenchman ever came to victory in the road race.
CyclingNews: France to choose a national selector by the end of July.





Photo: Melanie Spath (Team TIBCO) beat Siobhan McNamara (DID Electrical Racing Team).
VeloNation: McNamara and Costelloe net second and third in big sprint to the line.






Photo: Ivan Santaromita (BMC) celebrates his victory.
CyclingNews: BMC rider beats Scarponi and Rebellin.





Photo: British Cycling coach Shane Sutton has said that he is ‘devastated’ that the rider has decided not to chase success in future Tours de France.
VeloNation: Rider’s mentor speaks about issues 2012 Tour de France winner has faced plus decision not to target yellow again.





Photo: The day’s racing was fast and the crowd loud.
PEZ: The Village of Shorewood erupted under blue sky and bright sunshine as Tour of America’s Dairyland kicked off its fifth year and the first of eleven consecutive race days in Wisconsin.





Races & Results.
Tour de Suisse - June 8-16 (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: Chris Froome will lead Team Sky's charge.
RBAction: Nairobi-born Froome has been in superlative form this season, with a number of stage wins on the Tour of Oman, Criterium International, Tour de Romandie and the Dauphine. 





Photo: Thibaut Pinot (FDJ) in the best young rider's jersey in Romandie.
CyclingNews: Young Frenchman hopes for Spanish coalition against Team Sky.





Photo: Team Allied Forces close to winning Race Across America Photo by RAAM.
road.cc: Allied Forces was also faster than the previous absolute team record-holders, the Lightning recumbent team who set a 24.02mph average speed to cross the country in 5 days 1 hour and 8 minutes in 1989.






























Photo: Thor Hushovd has now been told the BMC Racing Team’s decision.
VeloNation: Norwegian had been pushing hard to be included in squad.





Photo: Philippe Gilbert (BMC) on the start line.
CyclingNews: Philippe Gilbert (BMC) has declared himself pleased with his condition ahead of the Belgian national championships, but warned that the sizable Lotto Belisol and Omega Pharma-QuickStep contingents would hold the key to the race.





Photo: Club 100: Cavendish picked up his 100th win at the Giro d'Italia.
CyclingNews: "One senses that the organisers wished to correct a glaring anomaly, namely that Mark Cavendish had never succeeded in carrying the green jersey to Paris in spite of averaging a prodigious five stage wins in each of the previous three Tours."





Photo: Tony Martin continued his win streak against the clock with victory in stage 4 at the Critérium du Dauphiné.
CyclingNews: Tamouridis dedicates victory to injured masseur.





Photo: Once amino acids are in the blood stream, the body will use as much as it can and needs for building muscles.
DougReport: "The body will absorb 30g of protein over a period of time. Absorption isn’t really the limiting factor, it’s what the body does with the amino acids after it’s absorbed that changes based on the amount consumed."





Photo: Reynolds is stepping up this year with some very new innovative carbon offerings.
RBAction: The Bicycle PressCamp, held in the beautiful mountains surrounding Park City, Utah is truly a unique opportunity. Every year, a huge list of the best bike and component manufactures gather to show off their wares to a select group of journalists.





Photo: the Fusee SLX 23 is remarkably conventional.
BikeRadar verdict: 3 out of 5 stars. "Smooth rolling, but slow engagement and high price."





Photo: 2013 National Cycling Championships: Belgium, Netherlands and France Road Races.
CyclingFans: Elite men national championship road races for a number of countries including Belgium, France, and the Netherlands are on Sunday.





Photo: Contador's all smiles ahead of the Tour.
Blazin'Saddles: "A week after this blog revealed that Sean Kelly was backing Alberto Contador over Chris Froome for Tour de France glory, Blazin' Saddles can now bring you another tidbit: namely, that Kelly's compatriot and fellow Eurosport pundit Stephen Roche thinks exactly the same thing."





Photo: Valverde as its nominal leader, but can also rely on his talented young teammate Nairo Quintana.
Peloton: Of the 99 editions of the Tour to date, there have been six truly unexpected winners.

























Photo: Ullrich confesses..
TwistedSpoke: Well, Jan finally got around to announcing the obvious.







Photo: Yes, I availed of Fuentes' treatment.
CyclingNews: Jan Ullrich has confessed to blood doping with the aid of Dr. Eufemiano Fuentes but claimed that he only doped in order to compete on a level playing field with his rivals.





Photo: Jade Wilcoxson (Optum) had a rough day b.
CyclingNews: US professional road race champion Jade Wilcoxson's crash in the final corner of the final stage at the Nature Valley Grand Prix last week cost her more than the overall win at the Minnesota race..





Photo: There’s a concise preview of every stage, with my quick take on the day added.
InnerRing: If you want a simple and accessible online Tour de France guide, here it is.





Photo: The women's podium at the East Troy Cycling Classic. Photo: Karl Hendrikse.
VeloNews: UnitedHealthcare swept the podium for a second consecutive day in the Tour of America’s Dairyland as Theresa Cliff-Ryan (Fearless Femme-Pure Energy) won the women’s race at the East Troy Cycling Classic.





Photo: Peter Sagan wheelies across the line to win this year's Gent-Wevelgem.
BikeRadar: Slovakian pro Peter Sagan (Cannondale) might not be the poster child for the fight against sexism but there's no denying that he can ride a bike better than pretty much anyone else.












Photo: Lance Armstrong confession.
road.cc: British Cycling president takes part in Twitter Q&A ahead of the launch of his manifesto in Paris on Monday.





Photo: Tiffany Cromwell (Mark Gunter).
SBS: ORICA-AIS will field a team of opportunists for the Giro Rosa, the only women’s Grand Tour.





Photo: On the attack in Stage 7 In Switzerland.
PEZ: Sometimes a rider comes along and right away you can just tell he has what it takes.






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