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July  2013
July 24, 2013


Photo: Robin Farina (NOW and Novartis) shows off her stylishly matching nail polish.
CyclingNews: US-based lobby group hope for global representation.





Photo: Philippe Gilbert .
VeloNation: World champion and Tour de Wallonie winner head to Spanish Classic with confidence.






Photo: Greg Van Avermaet scoops Tour de Wallonie.
VeloNation: BMC rider gets Mur de Thuin victory as Kolobnev has bike trouble.





Photo: Kolobnev suffers.
VeloNation: Race winner Van Avermaet rapidly becomes a hot favourite in the peloton.






Photo: Andrew Talansky placed an impressive 10th in his Tour de France debut. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Garmin-Sharp won a stage and pushed a rider into the top-10, a solid performance that bodes well for the future of the American franchise.





Races & Results.
Tour de Wallonie - July 20-24 (Stages & Results),
Tour de Pologne - July 27-Aug 3 (Stages),
USA Pro Challenge - Aug 19-25 (Stages),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages & Results),
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 (Argos-Shimano) won his fourth stage of the Tour on the Champs Elysees.
CyclingNews: Sprinter still in talks with Argos-Shimano and other teams.





Photo: Dr. Denis Jacob oversees medical imaging inside the Tour's rolling hospital truck. Photo: Dan Seaton .
VeloNews: It’s a long and perilous road from the Grand Depart to the Champs-Élysées in Paris, and the accidents that inevitably thin the 198-strong peloton along the way are nothing new.





Photo: Ryder Hesjedal wore POC eyewear throughout the 2013 Tour de France. The Swedish company will debut its road apparel and helmet next month. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: It won’t be for everyone. Not for those who prefer the understated or the minimal. But it will be for those interested in the highest levels of safety. And it will be for those who prefer the color orange. 





Photo: Front derailleur FD-9070.
road.cc: An expensive outlay, certainly, but accuracy, reliability, ease of use and many other benefits make this an excellent system.





Photo: The rear hub and servo motor. The cable disconnects easily, for wheel removal.
BikeRadar verdict: 3.5 out of 5 stars. "Impressive for a technology that's still in the early days of development."





































Photo: O’Grady admits EPO use.
VeloNation: Says telling his parents he doped was “the worst moment of my life”; Bannan gives full backing.






Photo: Christopher Froome with the spoils of victory on the podium in Paris after the 100th Tour de France.
CyclingNews: Secretary of anti-doping commission full of praise for Durand, won’t pursue Jalabert.





Photo: Bradley Wiggins set to return.
VeloNation: Former Tour de France champion on the comeback trail after Giro d’Italia injury






Photo: Tom Danielson (Getty Images).
SBS: Garmin-Sharp climber Tom Danielson said a less than ideal start to his 2013 Tour de France that saw him crash and tear his left calf, bridled his form for much of the race and left him struggling.





Photo: Dan Martin in doubt for Clásica San Sebastián.
VeloNation: Irishman confirms that he’ll be targeting Vuelta a España and world championships.





Photo: An injured Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky).
CyclingNews: Sky rider starting back with light training after Tour de France crash.






Photo: Walsh said those who apologised where from Lakeside Wheelers – based in Mullingar, Co Westmeath.
StickyBottle: Members of midlands cycling club Lakeside Wheelers have completely rejected a report by David Walsh in The Sunday Times.





Photo: the cabling between Ultegra and Dura-Ace is now the same, this will also offer Dura-Ace customers a more affordable option.
CyclingWeekly: There's been a feast of groupsets this year and everyone is dining out on introducing 11-speed to their ranges.





Photo: Leading the charge has been Saris and their expanding line of easy-to-use and versatile trunk-based racks.
PEZ: Bike racks have advanced greatly in mounting options and aesthetics in recent years.





Photo: Wednesday sees the French Senate unveil its report into doping in sport.
InnerRing: Over the last six months several politicians from France’s upper house of parliament have been enquiring into doping in sport with the particular brief of exploring “the efficiency of the anti-doping struggle.”



















Photo: Stefano Garzelli, Lance Armstrong and Ivan Basso on the 2005 stage to Ax-3 Domaines.
CyclingNews: Banned American calls for a line to be drawn.

















Photo: The Tour de France peloton on another lap of the Champs-Élysées.
CyclingNews: Governing organization says cycling has cleaned itself up.








Photo: Marco Pantani, Jan Ullrich and Bobby Julich on the podium at the end of the 1998 Tour de France..
CyclingNews: Zabel, Ullrich, Pantani and Livingston all listed.







Photo: Johan Bruyneel is busy talking about Lance Armstrong again.
CyclingNews: US Postal Service got exactly what it bargained for, say lawyers.





Photo: Wiggins withdrew from May's Giro d'Italia with a knee injury and chest infection.
Peloton: Olympic gold medallist Bradley Wiggins will return to action for Team Sky in this week's Tour of Poland.





Photo: Shimano C50-TU.
Bicycling: Today’s top road bike wheels are lighter, stiffer, and more aero than ever.





Photo: The book takes a chronological approach through Froome’s life from childhood to the 2013 Tour de Romandie .
InnerRing: With his win in the Tour de France Chris Froome is the man of the moment but how much do you know about him?





Photo: Descending on dirt takes some getting used to. Once you do, you'll find yourself seeking out stretches of road like Little Bear Creek so you can kick out the rear wheel, leave tracks on the road, and find yourself in special country. Photo: Chris Case.
VeloNews: For the past 25 years, Lennard Zinn, longtime tech writer and guru for VeloNews (and author of Zinn and the Art of Road Bike Maintenance), has been celebrating in the best way he knows how: with a giant bike ride, of course.





Photo: Why would SCOTT discontinue the bike, only to bring it back two years later?
Peloton: The Addict is back! Since its first release in 2007 the Addict has been known for lightweight, crisp power transfer and a very stiff, some would say harsh, ride.





Photo: Much better ventilation than expected (as long as you're moving at a steady clip), excellent fit, reasonable weight, only moderately weird looking.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Aero lid that's surprisingly well vented."








































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