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July  2013
July 22, 2013


Photo: Live streaming video: 2:30pm CET (8:30am U.S. Eastern).
CyclingFans: The 2013 Tour de Wallonie is being held from July 20-24.  Only the final 3 stages (Monday to Wednesday) are being broadcast live on television.  There should once again be live streams at around 2:30pm CET (8:30am U.S. Eastern) each day.





Photo: Kristin Mcgrath (Exergy) salutes a fallen friend as she wins the overall in Bend.
CyclingNews: Rosskopf, Miller claim final stage wins.





Photo: Van Avermaet wins.
VeloNation: Kolobnev maintains overall lead as BMC Belgian gets first season victory.





Photo: A happy Frank Schleck (Team Radioshack Nissan).
CyclingNews: Would consider another proposal or closing out the year with another team.





Photo: Not speaking: Sir Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome do not have to get on to ride in the same team at the 2014 Tour de France, according to Sky team principal Sir Dave Brailsford Photo: GETTY IMAGES.
The Telegraph: Dave Brailsford believes Chris Froome and Sir Bradley Wiggins can form a dream team at next year’s Tour de France despite a rivalry which means there has been no contact between the pair during this year’s race.






Photo: Marcel Kittel wins the finale of the 2013 Tour de France — his fourth victory. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Cannondale’s Peter Sagan once again has claimed the green jersey, but a new sprint star has emerged in this year’s Tour de France in the form of Argos-Shimano’s Marcel Kittel.





Races & Results.
Tour de Wallonie - July 20-24 (Stages & 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: It's time to rest after a tough three weeks of work. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Congratulations on reaching the Champs Élysées and finishing our Tour de France training plan. Three solid weeks of training have undoubtedly improved your fitness.





Photo: Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) would have a day to forget in stage 13 at the Tour de France.
CyclingNews: Eighth in Paris, no specific targets in September.





Photo: Throughout my recent trip to France, I tried to stay ahead of the Tour de France.
Off The Beaten Path: "Wherever I went, the Tour seemed to be about to arrive as well. And with the Tour came road closures and other hazards that threatened to play havoc with my schedule."





Photo: Heres a breakdown of the course.
The Province: The Vuelta a Espana 2013 is also known as the Tour of Spain. It starts Saturday August 23 and finishes in Vilanova de Arousa and finishes Sunday September 15 in Madrid.





Photo: Izalco-Max-0.0.
road.cc: New Focus Izalco Max frame weighs 725g. Chrono TT bike gets lighter and more aero.






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: Tour de France podium (l-r) Nairo Quintana, Chris Froome, Joaquim Rodriguez (Getty Images).
SBS: Chris Froome's Tour de France victory has propelled him to the top of the UCI WorldTour rankings.






Photo: Stuart O’Grady retires .
VeloNation: End of an era as former Paris-Roubaix winner says its time to hang up his wheels.






Photo: chief directeur sportif position, Lelangue.
VeloNation: Belgian’s departure follows disappointing Tour for American team.






Photo: Tinkoff team owner Oleg Tinkov at the race.
CyclingNews: Co-sponsor's terms still hammering out a deal for 2014.





Photo: 2013 Tour de France: Race to the Champs .
VeloNews: Bike racing is serious business, but Cannondale has no shame in clowning about the team's points jersey haul.






Photo: Chris Froome on his wheel, leaving Alberto Contador, Roman Kreuziger and Alejandro Valverde behind.
InnerRing: Stage 8. The race heads to its first summit finish at the ski station of Ax-3 Domaines. Nairo Quintana lead over the previous climb but with 5km to go the Colombian is caught.





Photo: Chris Froome and Sky staff have a champagne toast during stage 21 at the Tour. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Chris Froome’s father claims the newly-crowned Tour de France champion is the perfect personality to restore cycling’s battered reputation.





Photo: Here’s a look at what’s coming up in the season this year, what to expect for next year’s Tour and more..
InnerRing: The Tour is over and there are 348 days until the next edition with its start in Britain. Of course there’s plenty more to the sport than the Tour but there’s often a touch of the blues when the race ends.







Photo: Arc de Triomphe TDF 100 (c Simon MacMichael).
road.cc: Dave Brailsford also talks about Chris Froome's overall victory.





Photo: John Degenkolb wins, Giro d'Italia 2013, stage five.
CyclingWeekly: "The dream was there from the beginning, since the winter of 2000/2001."





Photo: Nicolas Roche (last rider on right) and his Saxo Tinkoff squad after winnin the team prize at the Tour de France. He was the first Irish rider to stand on the podium in Paris since 1993.
StickyBottle: Ireland’s Dan Martin and Nicolas Roche concluded their fine Tours de Franceas the race came to an end on the streets of the Champs Elysées this evening, Sunday.





Photo: Out of Africa, Velo magazine May 2013. Photo: Joroen van Loon | Velo magazine
Out of Africa, Velo magazine May 2013. Photos: Joroen van Loon | Velo magazine.
VeloNews: With his second-place finish at the 2012 Tour de France, Chris Froome burst onto the biggest stage in professional cycling. But the career of the British-Kenyan cyclist started thousands of miles away in a tiny village on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya.





Photo: the Anthem X 29er 4’s affordable price makes the bike more accessible for riders on a budget.
MBAction: Giant’s Anthem X 29er platform is their go-to bike for riders looking for a versatile option for cross-country and trail applications.





Photo: Nearly every wheel in Easton’s road line has been replaced with a brand new model.
Bicycling: Easton wheels get lighter and more durable on training and race wheels.




































Photo: Brian Cookson (copright Britishcycling.org.uk).
road.cc: UCI presidential contender vision to keep cycling honest.






Photo: Sky Procycling team tops the prize money list for the three week race, with a grand total of €525,690.
VeloNation: The winner doesn’t quite take it all but many of the losers are standing small.






Photo: 2013 Tour de France champion Chris Froome (Team Sky Pro Cycling).
NeilBrowne: The pavement of the Champs-Élysées didn't get a chance to cool down before the rumors and revelations started.





Photo: the 5 foot 5 inch pocket rocket from Combita, Colombia.
PEZ: With the Tour done and dusted and the 169 souls that managed to finish the race slowly getting over their end of Tour hangovers it’s time to look at the revelations from the race and what we can expect to see in future Tours.





Photo: Alessandro Ballan withdrew from the Tour de Wallonie.
VeloNation: Team says it has not received any official notification of Ballan’s indictment.





Photo: Chris Froome and his teammates celebrate after the final stage at the Tour. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Kenya, the birthplace of Tour de France winner Chris Froome, celebrated his victory on Monday but expressed regret he chose to fly a British flag instead of a Kenyan one on the podium.





Photo: Laurens ten Dam (Belkin) before the start of stage 10 of the Tour de France.
CyclingNews: Numerous WorldTour teams interested in Dutch rider.





Photo: Chris Froome and Nairo Quintana, Tour de France 2013, stage 15.
CyclingWeekly: Fresh from winning the Tour de France on Sunday, Chris Froome has said that his next target will be the World Championships road race in Italy in September.





Photo: Many Dudes came to race, but yellow jersey Chris Froome rose to the top. (James Startt).
Bicycling: Podium presenter Kelly Minx Riordan, creator of the website Bangable Dudes in Pro Cycling, recaps the exciting final stages of the 2013 Tour.





Photo: Mavic Cosmic Carbon 40 Wheels.
road.cc: French company’s first carbon clincher wheels arrive for testing.





Photo: Retail price is set at $9,250.
DirtRag: This beautiful 155mm travel S-Works model has a FACT IS-X 11m carbon front triangle, 29er geometry, an M5 rear triangle, tapered headtube, PF30 bottom bracket, ISCG-05 mounts and a new internal cable routed Command Post IR.











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.

















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