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July  2013
July 20, 2013




Photo: 2013 Tour de France Stage Live Online Coverage Guide .
CyclingFans:  Sunday's Tour de France Stage 21 departs Versailles at 5:45pm CET (11:45am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Paris Champs Elysées at around 9:45pm CET (3:45pm U.S. Eastern).  Tour de France live streaming video should get underway at around 6:00pm CET (12:00pm U.S. Eastern).






Photo: Chris Froome’s lead certain.
DougReport: The centennial Tour will take the spectacle and show to a new level with a start in the Versailles palace and a finish along the Champs Elysées at sunset, a parade beyond that any visiting head of state might receive.







Photo: Chris Froome (Sky) follows Nairo Quintana (Movistar) on the penultimate Tour de France stage.
CyclingNews: Quintana wins stage, Rodriguez knocks Contador off podium.







Photo: Tour debutant Nairo Quintana (Getty Images).
SBS: Nairo Quintana secured a stunning double haul of jerseys and a surprise runner-up place after claiming his maiden Tour de France win on the 20th and penultimate stage of the 100th edition on Saturday.






Photo: Joaquim Rodríguez.
VeloNation: Purito climbs onto the Paris podium on the Tour’s final mountain.





Photo: Valentina Scandolara.
VeloNation: Emma Johansson safely holds lead despite late crash scare.





Photo: Alexandr Kolbnev (Katusha) celebrates his win in the Tour de Wallonie.
CyclingNews: Katusha rider takes race lead over Geslin.








Photo: Chris Froome (Sky) endured another eventful day in the Tour, but no serious attack.
CyclingNews: Sky rider moves another step closer to Tour de France victory.





Photo: Dan Martin ‘in survival mode’.
VeloNation: Garmin-Sharp rider remains pragmatic after becoming ill, says he knows he can ride strongly in future Tours.





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: Jack Bauer crashed on Col du Glandon descent early in Friday's 19th stage. Photo: BrakeThrough Media .
VeloNews: With his hands covering his grimacing and bloodied face, and Jonathan Vaughters’ hand on his knee, Jack Bauer’s debut Tour de France ended on the side of the road on the Col du Glandon Friday.






Photo: Rui Costa (Movistar).
CyclingNews: Rain pelts peloton in the Alps.








Photo: Andrew Talansky made it up to Richie Porte and Alberto Contador on the final climb of stage 20.
CyclingNews: American finishes strongly on Semnoz.





Photo: Jens Voigt battles on 'just me against the Tour' (Getty Images).
SBS: Jens Voigt signed off his final Tour de France with a signature solo breakaway effort.





Photo: Chris Froome (Sky) relieved to put two of three hard Alpine stages behind.
CyclingNews: Maillot jaune overwhelmed with enormity in final kilometers.





Photo: Nairo Quintana (R) climbed to his frist career Tour de France stage victory (AAP).
SBS: The final podium places were decided on the penultimate stage of the Tour de France after climbing sensation Nairo Quintana won on the mountaintop finish at Annecy-Semnoz.







Photo: Game over for Alberto Contador (Getty Images).
SBS: Alberto Contador confirmed on Saturday that he will not take part in the upcoming Vuelta a Espana after seeing his hopes of a podium finish on the Tour de France come to an end.





Photo: Dave Brailsford (Team Sky).
CyclingNews: Team Sky manager calls on people to back race leader.





Photo: From winner to finisher...Cadel Evans has struggled through the 2013 Tour de France (AAP Images).
SBS: Two years ago Cadel Evans was preparing for the time trial that would change his life and, after two runner-up places, crown him Australia's first ever Tour de France champion.





Photo: Frenchman Roger Pingeon does a victory lap 23 July 1967 at the Parc des princes in Paris after winning the Tour de France.
CyclingNews: Italians ride from Rome and attend special event.





Photo: The other day I rode my old Steelman Eurocross for the first time in a long while. It was a nice change from watching other folks ride.
Patrick O'Grady: Well, the Tour is sort of ambling toward the barn, and I guess I’ve officially lost interest.





Photo: Stage 9 runner-up Jakob Fuglsang (Astana).
CyclingNews: Dane holds 7th in advance of Tour's final mountain stage.






Photo: Andrew Talansky (Garmin-Sharp) in action during the Tour's first day in the Pyrenees;Photo: Casey B. Gibson.
CyclingNews: Bauer crashes out of Tour de France, Martin battles on.





Photo: Jan Bakelants stayed away for third place.
VeloNation: Andreas Klöden runner up again in Le Grand Bornand, nine years on.





Photo: Doug Report...
CyclingWeekly: After the stage to Alpe d'Huez, the race organizers released a list of how long it took each rider to climb the mountain the second time they tackled it.
















Photo: Chris Froome is only 28, which means this may be only the first of many Tour triumphs. Photo: Jeff Pachoud | AFP.
VeloNews: Chris Froome has displayed two distinct sides in this Tour de France.






Photo: Team owner Flavio Becca with Fabian Cancellara.
CyclingNews: Refuses to talk about Bruyneel's money.





Photo: Chris Froome and Nairo Quintana have been reflecting on a life-changing day for both of them.
road.cc: Round-up of reaction on final day in the Alps.





Photo: Richie Porte, Froome's final pacemaker, works to split the GC group. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: There were always doubts, but the team never doubted. There were critics and hecklers, but they only served as motivation for a team whose morale never flagged.






Photo: Alberto Contador told Sporza that he would not defend his title, and that he was fatigued after the Tour.
VeloNation: Spaniard says he considered attacking yesterday, but ultimately decided not to do so.





Photo: Jack Bauer on the team bus sorts out his race number before the start.
CyclingNews: Bauer's nasty injuries, surgery for Ag2r riders.






Photo: a spectacular electrical storm illuminated the Col de Croix Fry with the race passage taking place.
PEZ: Movistar’s Portuguese star, Rui Alberto Costa went in the big break then attacked on the final col, topped it ‘en seule’ bombed the descent and won solo in the grand manner.






Photo: star-studded Tabriz Petrochemical Team took control of the 2’002km race from the third stage, which he won, opening a lead which would not be overcome..
CyclingIQ: Mirsamad seals overall victory.






Photo: CyclingNews: Thüringen Rundfahrt leader Emma Johansson (Orica-AIS) wins stage 5, the Swede's second stage victory of the 2013 edition.
VeloNation: Swedish rider fastest from a 17-rider group that escapes early.




















Photo: Alessandro Ballan going back to the team cars.
CyclingNews: Ballan, Cunego among 15 Lampre riders facing December hearing.





Photo: Fans wonder if riders are on EPO or not..
CyclingNews: Releasing names would “violate fundamental rights.”












Photo: Mark Cavendish has won the final stage of the Tour de France four times. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) woke up Friday morning atop l’Alpe d’Huez pessimistic about what lie ahead.






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