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July  2013
July 15, 2013




Photo: 2013 Tour de France Stage Live Online Coverage Guide .
CyclingFans:  Tuesday's Tour de France Stage 16 departs Vaison-la-Romaine at 1:15pm CET (7:15am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Gap at around 5:19pm CET (11:19am U.S. Eastern).  Tour de France live streaming video should get underway at around 2:00pm CET (8:00am U.S. Eastern)..






Photo: Should we toss in the green jersey too? Nah... Sagan has already tucked that away.
PodiumCafe: The Tour tees up its big finish with a semi-traditional hilly stage to BaseCamp Gap.





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: Froome, Ventoux, 450 meters. photo: twisted spoke.
TwistedSpoke: The irony is that while Sky’s Chris Froome has dominated the Tour de France, he is still suffering the consequences of doping that happened five to ten years ago.







Photo: Chris Froome floated up the final portions of Mont Ventoux on Sunday to win stage 15 at the Tour. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Tour de France leader Chris Froome (Sky) on Monday hit out at critics who believe he could be following in the footsteps of shamed drug cheat Lance Armstrong after his stunning win on Mont Ventoux.





Photo: Chris Froome, Tour de Romandie 2013, prologue.
CyclingWeekly: To go aero or not to go aero? This is the question facing the riders ahead of next Wednesday's time trial between Embrun and Chorges.






Photo: Nairo Quintana is looking forward to the Alps.
VeloNation: Colombian shows talent on Mont Ventoux, retakes white jersey.






Photo: today’s 201 kilometre stage would bring to a close a week-long odyssey at high altitudes.
CyclingIQ: Points classification leader Sacha Modolo elevated the coveted green jersey further from the reach of his rivals, completing a hat-trick of victories in this year’s race.







Photo: Chris Froome (Sky) makes history, winning atop Mont Ventoux and extending his overall lead.
CyclingNews: Sky inflicts more damage on the Giant of Provence.





Photo: Richie Porte, Froome's final pacemaker, works to split the GC group. Photo: Graham Watson .
VeloNews: Richie Porte helped send Sky captain Chris Froome off to victory on Sunday’s stage to Mont Ventoux, underlining his own star status and showing that last Sunday’s collapse was just an off day.





Photo: Team Sky’s Chris Froome got back the time he lost on Friday’s crazy wind-battered stage .
road.cc: Froome extends race lead; his thoughts + those of Brailsford, Mollema, Contador, Quintana and Sagan.





Photo: Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff).
CyclingNews: Spaniard not expecting alliances in Tour de France stage.





Photo: Tejay van Garderen showed determination in chasing a stage victory</a> on yesterday’s fourteenth stage.
VeloNation: Believes team-mate Evans could still finish in the top five of Tour de France.





Photo: No, not really, but we do often share hotels.
Blazin'Saddles: Chris Froome was asked by a Sky TV reporter if he had spoken to Alberto Contador since his rival stole back more than a minute with a timely attack in the crosswinds on Friday. "Yes, we're sharing a room at the moment," Froome answered...





Photo: Andy Schleck (Team Radioshack Leopard).
CyclingNews: Radioshack Leopard confident before Bastille Day.













Photo: Armchair analysts risk tearing Chris Froome’s reputation to shreds.
RCUK: The morning after the night before. Little more than 12 hours after recording the biggest win of his career, the hangover has begun for Chris Froome.





Photo: Keeping my head in the game.
TwistedSpoke: "The Tour just plain wipes you out and kicks your ass."








Photo: Pantaniesque, ladies and gents, Pantaniesque.
PEZ: The second rest day is the perfect time to take a moment out and review what we’ve seen so far at Le Tour.





Photo: Chris Froome said he won't necessarily target stage wins on the summits of l'Alpe d'Huez and Semnoz this week. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Two stage wins might be enough for Chris Froome (Sky) as the Tour de France enters its decisive final week.





Photo: Andy Schleck (Radioshack) took a good beating on Mont Ventoux, finishing over 10 minutes down on Froome.
CyclingNews: Andy Schleck failed to live up to internal predictions of a stage 15 win, finishing close to 11 minutes off the pace.





Photo: Bont's new Riot road shoes offer a fully heat moldable shape and a bathtub-style carbon composite sole for just US$150/£99.
BikeRadar: Bont's new Riot road shoe promises many of the same benefits as its high-end Vaypor+ but at a far more attainable price point.





Photo: 15mm bolt-thru axles in place of regular 9mm quick-release axles.
road.cc: Danish brand Principia join the disc brake revolution, with first road bike to use bolt-thru axles front and rear.





Photo: When Chris Froome decided to go, Alberto Contador could not follow. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Alberto Contador waved the white flag Sunday after Chris Froome dropped him midway up the Tour de France’s most famous mountain.





Photo: Evans and BMC done in by Ventoux.
VeloNation: Gilbert and Morabito pace home team leader 8’46” down; Evans candid after tiring day.






Photo: Colombia's Nairo Quintana, 23 year-old made another remarkable solo burst.
Peloton: Colombia's Nairo Quintana remains in contention to win two jerseys on his debut Tour de France after proving to be the only rider capable of even trying to keep up with Chris Froome on the climb of Mont Ventoux.





Photo: Stage winner Rui Costa (Movistar).
CyclingNews: Movistar rider leading fan mail statistics.







Photo: the climb to the top of Mont Ventoux will be crucial for Chris Froome.
VeloNation: Race leader gunning to take more time out of Mollema and Contador.





Photo: Emma Pooley in London 2012 TT (copyright www.britishcycling.org.uk).
road.cc: Does cycling’s institutional sexism mean women will never make it in pro racing? Asks Sarah Barth.





Photo: A look at the crisis management skills of Team Sky supremo Dave Brailsford.
PodiumCafe: How Dave Brailsford Reinvented The Wheel.





Photo: Dominique Annet DailyMotion still (France 3 Haute Normandie).
road.cc: Three videos giving a light-hearted look at cycling's biggest race.





















Photo: Andy and Frank Schleck celebrate after the 2011 Tour de France.
CyclingNews: Guercilena still hopes for both Schlecks on Trek team in 2014.






Photo: Stage 6 winner Mustafa Sayar (Torku Sekerspor) on the podium.
CyclingNews: The UCI announced on Monday that it had provisionally suspended Tour of Turkey winner Mustafa Sayar for a doping violation.








Photo: Tired of dealing with doping questions on the Tour de France and in other races.
VeloNation: British team makes commitment to transparency in a bid to earn trust.





Photo: Chris Froome Ventoux finish (© Team Sky).
road.cc: Who's done what and who'll be targeting what as the riders take their final break before a hectic third week.





Photo: An ecstatic Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) after winning stage 13 of the Tour de France.
CyclingNews: Debate continues over the incident between Mark Cavendish and Tom Veelers.










Photo: Greg LeMond on the podium with stage 15 winner Chris Froome (Sky) on Mont Ventoux.
CyclingNews: Sky reminiscent of Renault-Elf, says three-time Tour winner.






Photo: Tour de France leader Chris Froome won the legendary climb on Mount Ventoux (AAP).
SBS: Chris Froome stamped his authority of the 100th edition of the Tour de France with a dominant ride on Mount Ventoux.






Photo: Froome soon found himself in a front duo with Quintana.
PodiumCafe: After a rough week for race-leader Chris Froome he came back with a vengeance to grab the stage and more time on General Classification on the mythical Mont Ventoux.







Photo: Contador not conceding.
VeloNation: “There’s really not much more you can say.”






Photo: Bauke Mollema (Belkin) suffered but maintained.
VeloNation: Dutchman holds second place overall thanks to long pulls from team-mate Ten Dam.





Photo: The top of the Mont Ventoux is exposed, often windy and barren.
CyclingNews: A new record time on Mont Ventoux?





Photo: Less than three months after he retired from the sport, Alessandro Petacchi has been confirmed as returning to professional cycling.
VeloNation: Italian will sign with Omega Pharma Quick Step, team says it has verbal agreement with Rigoberto Uran.






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