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July  2013
July 21, 2013



Photo: Chris Froome smiles after crossing the finish line. Photo: Jeff Pachoud | AFP.
VeloNews: Chris Froome (Sky) confirmed his victory in the 100th Tour de France on Sunday as Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) won on the Champs-Élysées.





Photo: Peter Sagan and all of Cannondale had bright green wigs for the start of the final Tour stage..
CyclingNews: Froome enjoys his first Tour de France victory.









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: Tom Boonen takes a UCI-ranked victory.
VeloNation: Belgian on target for Autumn Classics after crash-marred Spring.






Photo: Chris Froome’s lead certain.
InnerRing: 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: Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) wins stage 13 of the Tour de France from a select, 14-man front group.
CyclingNews: Kittel and Greipel ready for final spring in Paris.





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: Alberto Contador suffered on the climb to Annecy-Semnoz.
CyclingNews: Spaniard slips to fourth overall.





Photo: Lauren Hall (Optum) rides near the front before taking the win.
CyclingNews: Tvetcov and McGrath retain overall lead going into the final stage.





Photo: Brian Vaughn and Yuri Hauswald (l-r).
RedKitePrayer: Every now and then you encounter the perfect intersection between athlete and event. Consider Eddy Merckx and his seven victories at Milan-San Remo.







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.








Photo: All the jersey holders at the start in Versailles. Andrew Talansky wore white today but he actually finished 2nd best young rider and was just minding the jersey for the winner Nairo Quintana who was in polka dots.
PEZ: The fight for the jerseys are over at the Tour de France but there was one last battle today that remained – victory on the famous Champs Elysees.





Photo: Brian Cookson press pic.
road.cc: British Cycling president also reflects on Sky success and hints how UCI presidential voting may go.






Photo: Andy Schleck has confirmed that he will indeed form part of the new Trek team next year: CyclingNews.
VeloNation: Brothers remain together, will join Fabian Cancellara.





Photo: A bit different... Chris Froome will wear a sequined yellow jersey for tonight's final Tour de France stage, set to take place under lights. (Getty Images).
SBS: Fireworks, twilight racing, and a sequined yellow jersey are just some of the things being prepared for a carnival-type finish for the final stage of the Tour de France on the Champs Elysees.





Photo: Chris Froome and Bradley Wiggins, Tour de France 2012.
CyclingWeekly: Chris Froome flies to Paris today to begin the Tour de France's final stage with his phone's inbox empty. Not one message from Sky team-mate and last year's winner, Bradley Wiggins.





Photo: Jens Voigt, who declines to go quietly, won Saturday's combativity prize in what will be his final Tour. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: On Sunday, on the lower slopes of Mont Revard, the 16-kilometer, 5.6 percent, penultimate climb of Saturday’s stage to Annecy-Semnoz, a certain era of the Tour de France ended.






Photo: Emma Johansson secures overall victory.
VeloNation: Former World champion takes MCipollini-Giordana’s second straight breakaway victory.






Photo: Lea Davison celebrates her national title. Photo: Dave McElwaine.
VeloNews: Stephen Ettinger (BMC) and Lea Davison (Specialized) worked the downhill to win the elite titles on Saturday at the 2013 USA Cycling Cross-Country Mountain Bike National Championships in Macungie, Pa.





Photo: The pros get hardened hangers that don’t bend when you turn right and cough too hard.
BikeHugger: When asked what’s going on with Di2 in the Tour or mishaps from Campy, and SRAM, I respond, “derailer hangers soft like overcooked linguini probably caused it.”






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: Born in Kenya, Froome's love affair with cycling began.
DougReport: When Chris Froome stepped down from top of the the Tour de France podium on Sunday, there was no plan for a lavish ceremony befitting of the most recent winner of the race's fabled yellow jersey.





Photo: David Millar (Garmin Sharp) believes the sport has changed since the US Postal days.
CyclingNews: Commonwealth Games in Scotland could be his swansong.





Photo: Chris Froome owes this Tour to teammate Richie Porte for his sacrifice and tireless efforts over the entire Tour — especially up l'Alpe-d'Huez after the race leader bonked. Photo: BrakeThrough Media .
VeloNews: Was there a more valuable rider to his team in this entire Tour de France than Sky’s Richie Porte?





Photo: Cadel Evans has accepted that his standing and goals within the BMC Racing Team will be assessed.
VeloNation: Australian says he needs to see if squad still has confidence in him for future Tours.





Photo: Michael Albasini has extended his contract by two years.
VeloNation: Swiss rider wants to win an Ardennes Classic, Meyer to continue focus on stage races.





Photo: Philippe Gilbert hauls BMC teammate Tejay van Garderen up to the breakaway.
CyclingNews: No penalty for Rolland, Albasini extends with Orica-GreenEdge.





Joaquim Rodriguez leads Nairo Quintana and Chris Froome on the final mountain climb of the 100th Tour. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Joaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) rode teeth to the wind Saturday, jumping ahead of Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff) to snag a spot on the Tour de France podium.





Photo: the teams themselves don’t tend to stick around for very long for fans to develop any sort of rapport.
IrishPeloton: Cycling is changing. It’s becoming more and more popular and judging by the evidence we’ve seen during this year’s Tour de France, it is not dealing with its growing popularity very well.













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.






















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