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June 29, 2013


Photo: The Tour de France is our cultural heritage. It is stronger than doping..
SteepHill: Stage 2 start time: Sunday 13:25 CET (4:25:00 AM PST); Earliest live video: 13:25 CET (4:25:00 AM PST); Approximate finish: 17:22 CET (8:22:00 AM PST).






Photo: 2013 Tour de France Stage 2 Live Online Coverage Guide .
CyclingFans: Sunday's Tour de France Stage 2 departs Bastia at 1:25pm CET (7:25am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Ajaccio at around 5:22pm CET (11:22am U.S. Eastern).  Tour de France live streaming video should get underway at around 1:15pm CET (7:15am U.S. Eastern).





Photo: Stage rating: Medium Mountains .
PodiumCafe: If the climbs aren't handled too hard, one can imagine this ending in a sprint.







Photo: Argos-Shimano's Marcel Kittel is the first wearer of the maillot jaune.
road.cc: Chaos on Corsica following late chute - as organisers fought to remove Orica-GreenEdge bus stuck at finish line.







Photo: It certainly wasn’t the start to the 100th edition of the Tour de France we were expecting.
CyclingTips: The opening stage of the 100th Tour de France was supposed to be a formality.  Things turned out to be far more dramatic than that.





Photo: The peloton will face narrow, winding roads and ramps a plenty on Corsica during the Tour de France's opening stages. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Corsica is one of the most wild and remote outposts in Europe. Desolate mountains, pristine beaches, and untouched forests make the Mediterranean island one of Europe’s most fascinating destinations.





Races & Results.
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages & Results),
Giro Rosa - June 30-July 7 (Stages),
Tour of Austria - June 30-July 7 (Stages),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Stages & Results),





Photo: Octave Lapize as he walked up the steep road: “Assassins!”.
Off The Beaten Path: The Tour de France was shaped at least in part by the animosity between Henri Desgrange and Vélocio.





Photo: Giacoppo made full use of the slight rise at the finish line to outpower Mohd Harrif.
CyclingIQ: Anthony Giacoppo made it two wins for Huon Salmon – Genesys Wealth Advisers in the 2013 Jelajah Malaysia, outsprinting Mohd Harrif Salleh to take today’s 206.3km stage from Johor Bharu to Melaka.





Photo: Men's leader Mike Friedman (Optum) sitting in the bunch.
CyclingNews: After a 13-year relationship, Nature Valley has decided it will no longer sponsor its namesake US National Race Calendar event in Minneapolis, Minnesota, race director David LaPorte told Cyclingnews.






Photo: Peter Sagan's hulk Cannondale has eyes of its own.
CyclingNews: Peter Sagan unveiled a new look Cannondale bike for the Tour de France decorated with green 'Hulk' eyes.





Photo: Andrew Talansky (Garmin-Sharp) on the podium in Paris-Nice.
CyclingNews: Jonathan Vaughters divulged a 'factoid' about Andrew Talansky, revealing that his talented young American rider is the only one who was able to match the climbing rate of Chris Froome one day at the Critérium du Dauphiné.





Photo: Chris Froome (Team Sky) is the first choice.
InnerRing: "Chris Froome is everyone’s pick and it’s easy to see why. But who are his rivals and how can he be beaten? Also the quantity of top-10 contenders stands out, promising a battle in the mountains."













Photo: Van Poppel sprinted to third place behind winner Marcel Kittel.
VeloNation: He may have been the final man picked for the Vacansoleil-DCM Tour de France roster, but Danny Van Poppel turned his surprise selection into a solid stage placing on Saturday’s first stage of the Tour.








Photo: Orica-GreenEdge DS .
VeloNation: Team bus had come in after finish gantry had been lowered to stage finish position.







Photo: Kittel in yellow..
TwistedSpoke: The 100th edition of the Tour de France got off to a thrilling and unexpected start in Corsica.





Photo: Peter Sagan (Cannondale).
CyclingNews: Peter Sagan went down hard in the crash during stage 1, but he emerged from the team bus after the stage with smile, waving to the noisy Slovak fans that had waited to ensue he was not seriously injured.





Photo: Bradley Wiggins works for Chris Froome on Vuelta Stage 19 (copyright: Tour of Spain/Graham Watson).jpg.
road.cc: Sky's Tour superstar speaks frankly about the power tussle in last year's mountain stages.






Photo: Nicolas Roche...
VeloNation: Irishman embraces new role on Team Saxo Tinkoff, tips compatriot Dan Martin for success.





Photo: Andre Greipel in his new German champion's ki.
CyclingNews: Greipel proud to race in German national champion's jersey, broken rib for Roelandts, De Gendt wants Alpe d'Huez victory.





Photo: Baffled by the different jerseys you've seen on the podium? Read our guide.
BikeRadar: While competition for the fabled maillot jaune towers over the three-week race, other contests will add to the rich tapestry of the 100th edition.







Photo: Mark Cavendish's Specialized Venge, Tour de France 2013.
CyclingWeekly: SRAM launched its new hydraulic brakes to the world's media in April.







Photo: McQuaid says he has nothing to hide.
VeloNation: UCI President says he has nothing to hide, and that an independent examination of the sport will happen.





Photo: not what Armstrong actually said.
CyclingWeekly: "It's hard to see why cycling journalist Mandard and Le Monde would have manipulated an interview quote for any reason other sell some papers."





























Photo: GC contender Alberto Contador.
VeloNation: “These are the typical first-day jitters…at least we are all on the same time.”








Photo: Andreas Klöden (RadioShack-Leopard) shows off his crash wound.
CyclingNews: Tony Martin with suspected fractured collarbone.






Photo: Tony Martin (Omega Pharma - QuickStep).
CyclingNews: Omega Pharma - Quick-Step rider yet to decide on Stage 2 start.







Photo: Eight stages, starting on 30th June.
PodiumCafe: Van Dijk has always been a star in the peloton, known for her tough sprinting, lead-out genius and time trail abilities.






Photo: French riders Richard Virenque and Laurent Jalabert share a joke at the 1997 race.
CyclingNews: A delegation of riders has asked French sports minister Valerie Fourneyron and Senate Committee not to release its report concerning doping at the 1998 Tour de France until after this year's Tour.





Photo: Landbouwkrediet - Euphony riders sign in for stage 1.
CyclingNews: Pieter Van Herck, teammate to cyclo-cross star Sven Nys, has reportedly been given a two-year suspension after being found guilty of ozone-therapy conducted in 2011.





Photo: King rode his first Grand Tour for the Cervélo Test Team in 2009.
DougReport: Cannondale Pro Cycling’s Ted King is a unique figure in the pro peloton - articulate, funny, and incredibly hard-working, he has become a key component of the squad that is aiming to keep Peter Sagan up front in the Green Jersey hunt.





Photo: create eye-catching, high performance technical clothing for their customers.
BikeRumor: With a breadth and maturity far exceeding the brand’s eight years, San Francisco-based Capo clothing are quickly becoming a force to be reckoned with at the mid- to high-end of the cycling apparel market.





Photo: Tinkoff team owner Oleg Tinkov at the race.
CyclingNews: Oleg Tinkov denies reports he will buy team.












Photo: Cadel Evans speaks out about Lance Armstrong's comments (AAP Images).
SBS: Tour de France riders have dismissed claims by shamed US cyclist Lance Armstrong that it was "impossible" to win the sport's most famous race without doping, saying his claims hit at their credibility.







Photo: Armstrong says that McQuaid, Verbruggen and the UCI have much to fear .
VeloNation: Texan says that McQuaid, Verbruggen and the UCI have much to fear from a Truth and Reconcilliation process.











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