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July  2013
July 31, 2013




Photo: Stage Profile.
CyclingFans | Thursday's Tour de Pologne Stage 5 departs Nowy Targ at 2:40pm CET (8:40am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Zakopane at around 6:45pm CET (12:45pm U.S. Eastern).  Tour de Pologne live streaming video should get underway at around 5:30pm CET (11:30am U.S. Eastern).





Photo: Taylor Phinney (BMC) celebrates his victory in Tour of Poland.
CyclingNews | Ace chrono rider times solo attack to perfection.





Photo: Fab Phinney.
TwistedSpoke |  Given what happened to BMC’s  fortunes in France (miserable, contentious, unexpectedly disasterous), they’ve bounced back in Poland.








Photo: Taylor Phinney at the start.
CyclingNews | After delivering teammate Thor Hushovd to victory in the Tuesday's sprint finish, Taylor Phinney gave BMC its second straight stage win on Wednesday, with a performance of a true finisseurs.











Photo: Andy and Frank Schleck will be reunited in 2014 on the new-look RadioShack squad. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews | Perhaps no rider has had a more torturous and drawn out comeback than Andy Schleck (RadioShack-Leopard).





Races & Results.
Tour de Pologne - July 27-Aug 3 (Stages & Results),
Clasica Ciclista San Sebastian - July 27 (Results),
Tour of Denmark - July 31-Aug 4 (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),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Results),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results)





Photo: With BMC's poor results, there were many internal squabbles during the Tour, most notably between Lelangue and BMC sport director Yvon Ledanois.
RBAction | With the August 1st deadline finally here, here is a round-up of the latest rumors, rumblings and peloton prattle.





Photo: Igor Anton (Euskaltel Euskadi) during the third stage of the Tour de Suisse.
CyclingNews | It's time to pick up the phone, says Euskaltel-Euskadi lynchpin.





Photo: Davide Rebellin (CCC Polsat Polkowice) finished in the lead group on the Tour of Poland's first stage.
CyclingNews | Rebellin tested positive for EPO-CERA during the 2008 Olympic Road Race where he won the silver medal.





Photo: He lays the blame squarely at the feet of the UCI.
CyclingWeekly | Cycling is being let down by modern bikes which aren't modern enough. This is the radical verdict of Mike Burrows, the man behind Chris Boardman's 1992 gold-medal-winning Lotus pursuit bike and the world's first compact road frame, the Giant TCR.





Photo: The new Giant Trance 27.5 weighs only 24 pounds and has 140mm of travel. Photo: Jake Orness.
VeloNews | In total, the 2014 Giant off-road line-up includes seven new designs built around 27.5 wheels, while the women’s Liv/giant brand will offer five new 27.5 off-road bikes.





Photo: Simulated altitude training does have a place in a periodised training program.
CyclingTips | Melbourne-based A-grade cyclist and training adaptation PhD student Stephen Lane has spent eight weeks doing simulated altitude training sessions at the Bodyology facility in south-east Melbourne.





CyclingFans Photo: Thor Hushovd takes first WorldTour victory in two years.
VeloNation | Rafal Majka still holds the lead as the race arrives on rainy Polish soil.





















Photo: Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil) won the 2012 edition but he is not back to defend.
CyclingFans | Live streaming video for the final hour of each stage is announced. Live streaming video: 3:45pm CET?  (Roughly the final hour of each stage).






Photo: Jan Ullrich (Bianchi) dictates the pace for yellow jersey Lance Armstrong (US Postal) during the 2003 edition of the Tour.
CyclingNews | German does not want changes to roll of honor.









Photo: Pat McQuaid (on the right, seen here with Sean Kelly) has insisted he will run for the office of UCI president and that mooted changes to the rules of the election are all above board..
Sticky Bottle | The UCI says if the proposal is passed it will be backdated to the current period. And the Thai and Moroccan federations have announced they want to nominate McQuaid to run for office.






Photo: UCI President Pat McQuaid at the UCI headquarters in Aigle.
CyclingNews | Could the courts rule on legitimacy of McQuaid's campaign?





Photo: The AIS is the latest organisation to distance itself from Stuart O'Grady (Sirotti).
SBS |  The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) became the latest organization to distance itself from Stuart O'Grady after his doping admission.





Photo: Lance Armstrong @ Santos TDU 2010 (Photosport International).
road.cc | With four documentaries and biopics in the offing, who will get to the screen first?





Photo: Serotta made a strong name in the industry with custom bikes, first in steel, then in titanium and later carbon.
BikeRadar | After 31 years of handbuilding bicycles, Serotta is closing its doors next month due to a lack of funding.






Photo: Arnaud Demare, left, and Adrien Petit claim gold and silver for France in the U23 men's world championship.
CyclingNews | Former espoirs manager succeeds Jalabert.





Photo: http://www.bicycling.com/sites/default/files/images/Bike-Washing-Tip-How-To-Wash.jpg.
Bicycling | Five cleaning secrets from the experts.





Photo: Budget carbon road pedal: R550 .
BikeRadar | The new Shimano R550 mimics the latest Dura-ace and Ultegra pedals with an extra-wide body and bearing placement, and a replaceable stainless-steel support plate.





Photo: Here is a brief breakdown of the 238-page report and the French Senate’s recommendations for the French Agency against Doping (AFLD).
CyclingTips | The French Senate inquiry into doping is more than naming names.





Photo: Zabel no so happy..
TwistedSpoke | Truth & Reconciliation? Nope, more like Trickle and Recrimination.



























Photo: UCI President Pat McQuaid tried to defend the UCI's record on doping.
CyclingNews | UCI president claims to be part of "new guard."





Photo: The UCI and WADA are among the parties pursuing appeals in the Operacíon Puerto trial of Eufemiano Fuentes. Photo: Dani Pozo | AFP.
VeloNews | The doping scandal that just keeps giving, Operación Puerto still has legs.





Photo: Once upon a time, the NY Times covered the Tour De France with distinguished writers.
RBAction | It's a shame former New York Times sports editor Tom Jolly seems to hate cycling. Clearly, the new Times sports editor Jason Stallman hates cycling too.






Photo: Stage 1 winner Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-ISD).
CyclingNews | CyclingNews | Italian comes out of short-lived retirement on August 1.





Photo: Nairo Quintana (right) was one of the biggest surprises at the Tour. He won the best young rider and mountains classifications, and finished second overall.
VeloNews | The Tour is still very much on our minds. Its performances and characters, the tapestry of France and the peloton’s impression upon it, and upon us. It may have ended, but it’s not over.





Photo: Doug Report...
VeloNation | “The responsibility we have for our sport forbids us to accept or ignore doping.”





Photo: 100-mile ride tips.
road.cc | Your first century? GCN has some great tips on how to complete it comfortably.





Photo: Ride & handling: Subtle and light.
BikeRadar verdict: 4.5 out of 5 stars. "Primed for the race circuit, begging for distance."





Photo: GoPro Cameras popular with bikers and scuba divers.
BikeRadar | GoPro have boosted the functionality of the app which controls the action camera.












Photo: USA Cycling president Steve Johnson speaks at the press conference announcing the new European training base in the Limburg province of the Netherlands.
CyclingNews | Claims McQuaid is acting contrary to good governance.





Photo: It’s hard not to see this as a bold move to ensure Pat McQuaid secures a nomination.
InnerRing | Suspiciously McQuaid has secured the nomination of the Thai and Moroccan federations, as if he’s had time to work this all out and this is all being arranged for his convenience.























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