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July  2013
July 12, 2013





Photo: 2013 Tour de France Stage Live Online Coverage Guide .
CyclingFans: Saturday's Tour de France Stage 14 departs Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule at 12:30pm CET (6:30am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Lyon at around 5:19pm CET (11:19am U.S. Eastern).  Tour de France live streaming video should get underway at around 1:46pm CET (7:46am U.S. Eastern).






Photo: Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) won a hard-fought stage 13.
CyclingNews: Yellow jersey wearer Froome loses 1:09.






Photo: Reassuringly, with 205 kilometres ahead of the peloton, today’s forecasted weather was a significant upgrade from yesterday’s dousing. Clipping in at 3’125m elevatio.
CyclingIQ: Robert Förster (United Healthcare Pro Cycling) was first to descend from the great heights.





Photo: Greg Henderson.
VeloNation: Team continues to solidify around Andre Greipel, de Clercq also looking to possible GC goals.





Races & Results.
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages & Results),
USA Pro Challenge - Aug 19-25 (Stages),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Races),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results)






Photo: Marcel Kittel beat Mark Cavendish in a one-on-one drag race to win stage 12.
RCUK: Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) believes Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) is “the next big superstar in sprinting” after watching the German claim his third stage of the 100th Tour de France.





Photo: Juan Antonio Flecha rides in the break on Stage 12 of the Tour de France. (Getty Images).
SBS: To reach the start line of the Tour de France – currently underway – is an incredible feat in itself for any professional cyclist. It is the culmination of years of dedicated training and competition. So, how is a training plan structured to prepare for Le Tour?





Photo: Human Powered Helicopter.
road.cc: Four-rotor chopper gets off the ground and stays there long enough to nab cash.





Photo: Use the QR codes attached to each part or box that will take you right to the instructions – a smart use of QR codes!
BikeRumor: "When SRAM introduced the new Red 22 Hydro R groups, I think it’s safe to say the disc brake stole the show."






Photo: Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) had mixed emotions after his win, because his teammate Tom Veelers crashed hard in the sprint.
CyclingNews: Froome avoids crash in final kilometers to keep yellow.






Photo: Rider discontent was palpable from the start.
CyclingIQ: Ignorance is bliss, or so the saying goes. As four early attackers in today’s 203km fifth stage pushed ahead of the peloton in 55kph headwinds, little did they know that, behind them, an innocent natural break had descended into farce for the rest of the field.





Photo: One year ago, Marcel Kittel was finding his place in the pro ranks. Today, he's the winningest sprinter of the 2013 Tour de France. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Power, in its simplest terms, is the rate at which energy is transferred. Power is watching the massive German sprinter, Marcel Kittel — all 6-feet-2 inches, 180 pounds of him — rocket toward the line, grimacing in the rain, his huge frame heaving.





Photo: Focus Izalco Team SL Ag2r.
BikeRadar verdict: 5 out of 5 stars. "A thoroughbred with near perfect shifting and super- light, super-capable frame."





Photo: Extra-low rear stays and a tyre-hugging seat tube.
BikeRadar: The new CFD developed frame borrows aero-efficient tweaks from Wilier's existing TT bike, the Twin Blade.




Photo: Tony Martin (Omega Pharma - QuickStep).
CyclingNews: Froome cements race lead in first time trial.








Photo: Despite having nearly his entire Movistar team to assist him, Alejandro Valverde never caught back to the yellow jersey group after a wheel change and saw his overall podium hopes disappear.
CyclingNews: Spaniard loses ten minutes after breaking wheel.






Photo: Marianne Vos is among the top female riders in the world pushing for Tour de France owner ASO to include a women's race. Photo: Nicola Ianuale | Photo Ianuale.
DougReport:Several of pro cycling’s top women, including multiple-discipline world champion Marianne Vos and Emma Pooley, as well as Ironman champion Chrissie Wellington, have sent a letter and online petition to Tour de France boss Christian Prudhomme, asking him to include women in the race, starting in 2014.VeloNews:





Photo: Pat McQuaid Simon MacMichael.jpg
road.cc: “It was done with the best interests."






Photo: Four time winner of the Tour de France’s green jersey Sean Kelly.
VeloNation: “Cavendish is desperate for stages. There will be a real drive today by his team to get a stage win with him.”





Photo: Will Chris Froome score a blow-out victory?
Peloton: With the toughest part of the three weeks still to come, the big question at this 100th Tour de France is: Will Chris Froome score a blow-out victory, or will he (or more critically his team) blow up and allow one of his many rivals to challenge for the yellow jersey?





Photo: Berlin mixes businesses and residential spaces even more than most German towns.
Off The Beaten Path: "I love Berlin, especially the neighborhoods away from the tourist bustle. It’s so down-to-earth and accessible."





Photo: The Wilier GTR, an evolution of the GT and a new model for 2014.
RCUK: The 107-year-old Trieste brand commands a place at the top table of Italian road manufacturers.





Photo: The Argos-Shimano riders celebrate another successful Tour de France stage.
CyclingNews: Dutch squad, riding Felt bikes, celebrates Kittel's third stage win in 2013 Tour.






Photo: CyclingNews: Edvald Boasson Hagen.
VeloNation: Norwegian champion’s injury sees Team Sky reduced to seven riders.





Photo: Pissed.
TwistedSpoke: We had a sizable amount of euros on the member of the British Empire for the sprint finish into Tours.





Photo: Cadel Evans (BMC) refreshed after the rest day.
CyclingNews: Sunday's climb to be critical stage for Tour de France GC.





Photo: It may be that Chris Froome is clean.
RedKitePrayer: The question on everyone’s lips is whether the yellow jersey is clean. It may be that Chris Froome is clean. It may be.





Photo: Chris Froome has twice been isolated this week, but Sky has time to recover before Mont Ventoux and then the Alps. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: After being dangerously exposed twice this week, and with the showdown in the Alps looming, can Sky’s notoriously efficient grand tour machine rebound from several days of rough idling to carry Froome into Paris?






Photo: Cadel Evans said prior to yesterday’s time trial that the test would be a really good indicator for the rest of the race.
VeloNation: “I hope to be in my best shape during the last week, in order to try something in the Alps.”





Photo: Charly Wegelius (Garmin - Cervelo).
CyclingNews: Having recently released his warts and all book featuring both the highlights and low lights of his career, titled 'Domestique', Charly Wegelius has some perspective on the often cathartic process.























Photo: Ian Stannard tried to get Chris Froome across to the front echelon on Friday, but the overall leader was boxed in. Photo: Casey B. Gibson.
VeloNews: Geraint Thomas spun slowly on the trainer, staring down at his top tube. Ian Stannard was soon joined him, taking long sips from a bottle. No one, not even the press, said a word.






Photo: Brian Cookson (copright Britishcycling.org.uk).
road.cc: "First of all I’m a bikie," says British Cycling's top man.





Photo: Mangeas, 64, is “a symbol of the Tour,” says race director Christian Prudhomme. (James Startt).
Bicycling: Ever-enthusiastic Daniel Mangeas began announcing the race in 1974.






Photo: Russian Pro Continental team Rusvelo.
VeloNation: Solomennikov, Maikin and Ovechkin provide positive A samples for unnamed substance.





Photo: Tejay van Garderen (BMC) had a tough day yesterday. Will he bounce back on the road to Bagnères-de-Bigorre .
CyclingNews: Night and day compared with last year.





Photo: Devinci Leo SL 01.
road.cc: 16.8lb of finely honed carbon beauty from Canada.





















Photo: fans are still jaded by the lies and deceit of the recent past.
CyclingTips: Team Sky has come under heavy scrutiny, not because of anything in particular the riders have done wrong, only because they’ve shown such dominance.





Photo: A victory for Kittel, a victory for Germany (Getty Images).
SBS: Marcel Kittel's latest Tour de France stage win made it yet another day to remember for German cycling at a time when the sport needs all the help it can get to restore its image in the country.






Photo: Mark Cavendish hit the front with approximately 200 metres to go today.
VeloNation: Says Kittel is the next superstar in sprinting, but will Briton bounce back?





Photo: Andrew Talansky rode to 12th place in Wednesday's time trial at the Tour. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Andrew Talansky stepped out of the Garmin-Sharp team bus Thursday morning to find a gaggle of racing fans asking him for an autograph.





Photo: Christopher Froome (Sky).
CyclingNews: L'Equipe's seven reasons, les Francais savent rouler!, Mangeas to call it quits.





Photo: Andrew Talansky said he
VeloNews: "The Pyrénées have come and gone, the first rest day has passed, and Wednesday’s individual time trial provided a clear indication (if it wasn’t clear already) of who the potential winner of this year’s Tour might very well be."





Photo: Tern had to issue a recall of the Eclipse S11i and Verge S11i, X10, X20 and X30h. – Photo Tern Bicycles..
BikeEurope: Folding bike specialist Tern has been confronted when frame problems and forced to issue a recall of some specific models.






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