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July  2013
July 1, 2013




Photo: 2013 Tour de France Stage 2 Live Online Coverage Guide .
CyclingFans: Stage 4 start time: Tuesday 15:15 CET (6:15:00 AM PST); Earliest live video: 15:15 CET (6:15:00 AM PST); Approximate finish: 17:06 CET (8:06:00 AM PST).







Photo: Stage 4: Nice TTT, 25km.
PodiumCafe: Another day, another completely different event.









Photo: Simon Gerrans proved too good at the end of the stage at Volta a Catalunya.
CyclingNews: Australian pips Sagan to the line.





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





Photo: David Millar is the rider who would have been donning the Maillot Jaune had the gap been any smaller.
VeloNation: Photo finish reveals how close Scottish rider went to wearing jersey again.





Photo: If I owned a hotel in Corsica I’d make preparations for an influx of Americans with bikes. If you question why cities petition for a Tour de France stage start or finish, images from the Tour broadcast show why .
NeilBrowne: It isn't the Tour de France unless things get a little crazy.







Photo: Tiff Cromwell from the Orica-AIS team is currently writing a daily diary.
CyclingTips: Stage 2 of the Giro Rosa finished in another hectic bunch sprint in which two-time world champion Giorgia Bronzini (Wiggle-Honda) took out the stage into Pontecagnano Faiano.










Photo: Each Tour gets two pages, one page with a summary of the race.
InnerRing: The idea is simple, recount each year’s Tour de France along with a collection of statistics such as the distance, number of starters and finishers, the winner and more and then add the map of the race to accompany the words.





Photo: Dry Ceramic lube even comes with a UV light that shows up the lube.
BikeRadar verdict: 3.5 out of 5 stars. "Quality dry lube, and the UV light is handy if not essential."





Photo: Stage 3: Ajaccio - Calvi, 145.5km.
PodiumCafe: The interesting question is whether Peter Sagan and Aleander Kristoff make it over the final climb and nab some points for the green jersey.






Photo: Jan Bakelandts gets his first pro win and a yellow jersey to go with it. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: It took him a few years, but Jan Bakelants (RadioShack-Leopard) delivered his first pro win on cycling’s biggest stage in the baddest way possible.






























Photo: Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank manager Bjarne Riis ahead of stage 1 of the Eneco Tour.
CyclingNews: After being mysteriously absent from the start of the Tour de France in Corsica, Saxo-Tinkoff team owner and manager Bjarne Riis was seen at the start of stage three in Ajaccio and was immediately pursued by the Danish media.





Photo: Andy Schleck and RadioShack rode into the Tour de France with low expectations, and the team has already exceeded them. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: After three days on the Mediterranean island of Corsica, RadioShack-Leopard has been one of the revelations of the 2013 Tour de France, and Andy Schleck has shown encouraging signs that he is on his way back to counting among cycling’s elite.






Photo: Geraint Thomas broke his pelvis in a stage 1 crash but decided to continue in the race, at least for now. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Britain’s Sky rider Geraint Thomas started the third stage of the Tour de France on Monday despite suffering from a fractured pelvis.





Photo: Peter Sagan (Cannondale) found himself in the not-often-experienced position.
VeloNation: A green-silver lining for the Slovak after losing Tour stage three to Gerrans.





Photo: Alberto Contador was one of the high profile victims of the crash at 5km to go on stage 1.
CyclingNews: After falling on the opening day of the Tour de France, Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff) safely negotiated stage two to Ajaccio, although he warned that he would face a tougher test of his recovery on Monday’s third and final Corsican leg to Calvi.






Photo: Thomas De Gendt (Vacansoleil-DCM) has his eye on an Alpe d'Huez stage victory.
CyclingNews: Belgian loses 17 minutes, top-20 overall still possible.





Photo: Corsica, Calanques de Piana (Jean-Pol Grandmont, Wikimedia Commons).
road.cc: Pair were among four arrested on Saturday's opening stage for spraying nationalist slogans on road.





Photo: I am capable of showing up, of behaving reasonably well, and of enjoying myself. .
RedKitePrayer: “I just don’t ride mountain bikes enough to be any good at it,” and he said, “You seem like a capable enough rider.”





Photo: This bike is all options. Will be sold in three different variations.
BikeRumor: Over the past few weeks Canadian manufacturer Brodie Bikes has been tantalizing their social media followers with carefully cropped spy shots of their new 2014 line up.





Photo: Kimmage .
VeloNation: Apple laptops needed to complete film project.




































Photo: Brian Cookson is taking his UCI presidential campaign on the road, with a stop on Corsica for the Tour de France. Photo: Andrew Hood | VeloNews.com.
VeloNews: British Cycling president Brian Cookson is pressing the flesh and putting faces to names as he brings his UCI presidential campaign to the Tour de France.






Photo: Fabian Cancellara will become the core of the team.
VeloNation: American bicycle manufacturer wants to use Swiss rider as new figurehead.






Photo: Victory for Marco Pantani (Mercatone Uno) atop Alpe d'Huez at the '97 Tour.
CyclingNews: UCI President Pat McQuaid has hinted that a new winner could be anointed for the 1998 Tour de France if Marco Pantani tested positive for EPO. Such a decision would be at odds with an eight-year statute of limitations.





Photo: Simon Clarke was awarded Most Combative Rider after being in and attacking from the breakaway.
CyclingTips: Orica-GreenEDGE reconned stage 3 of this year's Tour de France a week or so before the race and decided it was suited to Simon Gerrans. They built their day around Gerro and it couldn't have worked out better.





Photo: A Look 695 Aerolight frameset with cutaways to show the internal features.
BikeRadar: The 695 Aerolight is the original Look 695 road bike with an aero makeover.





Photo: Have a spine as flexible as a snake? Then Fi:zi'k recommends the Arione.
BikeRadar: In Fi:zi'k's terminology, the bull is for less-flexible riders, the snake is for very flexible riders, and the chameleon is somewhere in between.





Photo: Giant's new TCX Advanced 0 cyclocross racer features an all-new carbon fiber frame, SRAM's new Red 22 group with hydraulic disc brakes, and Giant's own P-CXR0 wheels with carbon rims .
BikeRadar: For cyclocross this coming season, Giant redesigned the TCX line with disc brakes and front thru-axles across the board, as well as revamped geometry with a lower bottom bracket.















Photo: Panasonic teammates Phil Anderson, left, and Robert Millar await team introductions at the 1987 Giro d'Italia.
CyclingNews: At this point, all excuses are futile.
























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