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July  2013
July 2, 2013




Photo: 2013 Tour de France Stage 2 Live Online Coverage Guide .
SteepHill: Stage 5 start time: Wednesday 11:45 CET (2:45:00 AM PST); Earliest live video: 13:50 CET (4:50:00 AM PST); Approximate finish: 17:26 CET (8:26:00 AM PST).





Photo: The sprint on Stage 5 may resemble the one from two days prior. - Fotoreporter Sirotti.
PodiumCafe: After leaving Corsica behind, the Tour still keeps the theme of hills before a possible sprint. It looks like a day for a heartier version of sprinter.









Photo: Argos-Shimano rides in the Tour de France team time trial.
CyclingNews: Gerrans takes the maillot jaune with second stage win.





Photo: Norwegian champion Thor Hushovd and BMC teammate Daniel Oss finished 1-2 at the conclusion of stage 3.
CyclingNews: Nine days after winning the Norwegian road championship, Thor Hushovd (BMC) continued his run of good form with a sprint victory in stage 3 at the Tour of Austria.





Photo: David Zabriskie leads the Garmin team to second in 2009.
CyclingNews: Garmin-Sharp team manager Jonathan Vaughters has predicted a close team time trial in Nice, suggesting that even tiny errors could be decisive in making the time differences that decide the win.





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 España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Stages & Results),








Photo: Marianne Vos got her win in pink on Tuesday after a long solo effort. Photo: Nicola Ianuale | Photo Ianuale.
VeloNews: Marianne Vos left no doubt on the first day in the mountains for the most prestigious stage race in women’s cycling.





Photo: the large part of five years Jan Bakelants was invisible.
PodiumCafe: A former winner of the Tour de l'Avenir, Jan Bakelants took his first professional win... by winning a stage at the Tour de France. Where has he been in the five years in between?





Photo: Amanda Spratt, better known as Spratty.
PodiumCafe: The 2012 Australian National Champion, she signed for ORICA when they started, and she's been racing there ever since - known for suicide attacks.





Photo: Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma - QuickStep).
CyclingNews: Omega Pharma-QuickStep rider just finished a round of antibiotics.





Photo: Tony Martin rode strong in Stage 2 of the 2013 Tour de France despite his injuries. (James Startt).
Bicycling: The powerful German overcomes a harrowing crash at the Tour de France and propels his Omega-Pharma squad during Stage 4’s team time trial.







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.








Photo: Chris Froome said he was happy to avoid yellow on a day that he took time on his GC rivals. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Tour de France favorite Chris Froome (Sky) and the man tipped to be his closest challenger, Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff), both declared themselves satisfied with their performances in Tuesday’s fourth-stage team time trial around Nice.







Photo: Ted King has been time cut from his Tour de France debut.
VeloNews: King struggled in Tuesday’s stage 4 team time trial in Nice, three days after separating his left shoulder in a crash on the opening day of the race.





Photo: Magalie Thierry.
InnerRing: Meet Magalie Thierry, Tour de France “podium girl”, cycling fan and doctorate student. It’s a visible job and not without controversy this year thanks to Peter Sagan.





Photo: Jonathan Vaughters (copyright Humans Invent.com) 01.
road.cc: Taking personal responsibility for the Tour team selection.





Photo: Christian Vande Velde is riding his final Tour de France this month and will retire at the end of the season. Photo: Casey B. Gibson.
VeloNews: For all of its 100 editions, the Tour de France has played a unique role in the career of every pro cyclist, and that’s certainly been true for American Christian Vande Velde.





Photo: The body posture conveys as much information as the drivetrains..
Cyclocosm: "I think there’s no counter-argument to the fact that when it doesn’t shift, you are completely boned."





Photo: Bontrager thought ahead, and brought its brand new Velocis helmet in yellow, just in case. Jan Bakelants took advantage of that forethought on Monday. Photo: Caley Fretz.
VeloNews: Bontrager says its new Velocis helmet, which debuted on the heads of the RadioShack-Leopard team at the start of the Tour de France, is its lightest, coolest, and most comfortable ever.





Photo: A very happy Gerry Ryan, owner of the Orica GreenEdge team in Nice.
CyclingNews: In Simon Gerrans' yellow jersey and two stage wins in as many days, Orica GreenEdge owner Gerry Ryan has perhaps claimed the ultimate reward for his long contribution to Australian cycling.





Photo: Clif isn't about to walk away from the drink mix game.
BikeRadar: With the hydration drink battle heating up, Clif has reconfigured and relaunched its line of electrolyte drinks, with a focus on lower carbohydrates and better fluid absorption.





Photo: When done properly, installing a tubeless tire is a fairly simple process. Photo: Lennard Zinn.
VeloNews: "I just squirt some Stan’s or Caffélatex into the tire when there are only a couple inches of bead left to mount."





Photo: The Schwalbe One bears the makers First Ride stamp, applied to their new products.
BikeRadar: More details have emerged of a new diamond-treaded Schwalbe tire unveiled at the 2013 Tour de France, with the German manufacturers claiming it’s the fastest and most reliable road tire they’ve produced.





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: Tuesday was even crueler than Saturday for American rider Ted King.
PodiumCafe: The fight is on to restore Ted King to the Tour de France.





















Photo: Marco Pantani, Jan Ullrich and Bobby Julich on the podium at the end of the 1998 Tour de France.
CyclingNews: The French authorities today conceded to the wishes of professional cyclists and have delayed the release of a senate report on doping until after the Tour de France.





Photo: Information given by Orica-GreenEDGE Sporting Director Matt White (R) is assisting ASADA (Sirotti).
SBS: Australian anti-doping investigators have confirmed they are using testimony from Orica-GreenEDGE Sporting Director director Matt White to help build cases against others.





Photo: British Cycling President Brian Cookson is the sole candidate challenging current UCI President Pat McQuaid (Getty).
SBS: Pat McQuaid will face a single challenger as he bids for a third term as president of the International Cycling Union (UCI).





Photo: Team Garmin-Sharp time trials.
CyclingNews: David Millar had nowhere to hide after he crossed the finish line of the Tour de France stage 4 team time trial in Nice.





Photo: David Veilleux rode into the escape group during stage 2 and helped teammate Pierre Rolland sieze the polka dot jersey. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: David Veilleux is making history this month as the Europcar rider becomes the first Quebécois to race in the Tour de France.






Photo: Classics specialist Cancellara, 32, currently rides with RadioShack-Leopard Trek.
RCUK: Swiss powerhouse Fabian Cancellara has confirmed he will ride for Trek Bicycle’s recently-announced WorldTour team, which makes its debut in 2014.





Photo: After years of hard work, young riders will attend provincial races.
CyclingIQ: As China’s bicycle market has exploded in recent years, so too have the number of races held on the mainland. But to most outsiders, including cyclists from Taiwan and Hong Kong, the model of grassroots road cycling development remains a mystery.





Photo: This is the repaired side:.
RedKitePrayer: The repair took four weeks, start to finish, including shipping.





Photo: Selle San Marco Concor Racing Fluoro Flash Edition 2.
road.cc: Well made and supportive saddle with a prestigious heritage.
















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.






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