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October 2013
October 14, 2013




Photo: Stage 5 Profile...
Tuesday's Tour of Beijing Stage 5 departs Tiananmen Square at 1:30pm local (1:30am U.S. Eastern or 7:30am CET) and is expected at the finish at Bird's Nest Piazza at around 4:19pm local (4:19am U.S. Eastern or 10:19am CET).  Tour of Beijing live video streaming should get underway at around 2:45pm local (2:45am U.S. Eastern or 8:45am CET). (cyclingfans.com)






Photo: Benat Intxausti (Movistar)... © Roberto Bettini
Movistar rider takes stage and race lead. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Dan Martin attacked on Monday but was not able to finish ahead of winner Beñat Intxausti at the Tour of Beijing. Photo: Graham Watson .
On the highest peak near China’s capital city today, he shot free for second place in the fourth stage of the Tour of Beijing, his likely place when the race ends tomorrow. (velonews.com)






Photo: . The multinational team, registered in the Netherlands, joined the WorldTour as a ProTeam this year.
Ludvigsson, Preidler, Sinkeldam, Mezgec and Damuseau all renew with Dutch team. (velonation.com)






Photo: Tao Geoghegan Hart signs for American Bontrager development team.
The 18-year-old from Hackney, London, has enjoyed a breakout season, culminating in a truly dominant performance in the prestigious Italian junior race Giro della Lunigiana. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)





Photo: Marianne Vos (Rabobank-Liv/Giant) is to undergo surgery to remove a cyst from her lower back.
World champion suffered with pain throughout 2013; will curtail cyclocross season. (velonation.com)





Races & Results.
Tour of Beijing - Oct 11-15 (Stages & Results),
Giro dell'Emilia - Oct 12 (Start List),
2014 Giro d'Italia - May 10, 2014 (Stages),
Il Lombardia - Oct 6 (Results),
Tour of Tasmania - Sept 29-Oct 6 (Results),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Results),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Results),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Results),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results).





Powers chases to second, Berden third. (cyclingnews.com)


























Photo: No dope: Team Sky's Jonathan Tiernan-Locke will be given more time to clear his name Photo: GETTY IMAGES.
Team Sky rider Jonathan Tiernan-Locke, who was given 20 days to explain inconsistencies in his biological passport, will be given more time to prove he is not doping.  (telegraph.co.uk)





Photo: Alberto Contador vows to return to top form next season following a lackluster 2013 that resulted in just one victory. Photo: Graham Watson.
"It was hard to tell what Alberto Contador might have been thinking. His face remained expressionless as Saxo-Tinkoff boss Bjarne Riis, sitting directly to his left, said plain as day that Chris Froome (Sky) is the best Tour de France rider in the peloton right now." (velonews.com)





Photo: Belkin has committed to a two-year deal with the squad formerly known as Blanco. © Bert Geerts/dcp-bertgeerts@xs4all.nl
Belkin manager talked to 60 possible sponsors. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Rui Costa will ride for Lampre-Merida next season, and his new general manager says he'll be the team leader at the Tour de France. Photo: Gregor Brown.
Rui Costa (Movistar) is living a dream being cycling’s new world champion. The Portuguese rider led up the Muro di Sormano in the Giro di Lombardia last week and yesterday, he zipped down a mountain pass in pursuit of the win in the Tour of Beijing. (velonews.com)





Photo: Arnaud Demare (FDJ) wins stage 2 of the Eneco Tour. Photopress.be
Young French sprinters could both ride the Tour de France in 2014. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: About 80% of the world%u2019s caffeine is consumed in the form of coffee (jennybach).
Unlike many drugs, caffeine may be taken legally by people of all ages, which helps make it the world’s most widely used stimulant. (sbs.com.au)





Photo: Fabio Aru is one of most watched riders today, the young Italian rider wore the white jersey for a number of days at the Giro and was strong in Emilia last year..
This year the departure of the Giro dell’Emilia took place from Modena, a nice town in the middle of the Emilia region, not too far from Bologna. (pezcyclingnews.com)





Photo: The Aspect only weighs 242 grams (medium, with visor), which is lighter than many top helmets from other brands. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com.
Giro’s new Aspect helmet, like most of the company’s discipline-confused New Road line, is lost deep in the thorny, mustachioed hinterlands between urban aesthetic and performance-oriented functionalism. We’re still glad we found it. (velonews.com)

















Photo: PEZ Daily Distraction.
















Photo: Rémy Di Grégorio at the courthouse in Marseille where he was questioned about alleged doping activities.
French climber wants to come back in pro ranks. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Danilo Di Luca was a late addition to the Vini Fantini team. © Bettini Photo
No leniency from Italian anti-doping investigators. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: John Degenkolb (Argos-Shimano) won the 2013 Paris-Tours by a clean set of wheels. © AFP Photo
Degenkolb warns: "It will have consequences in the future." (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: David Millar warms up, Tour de France 2013, stage four TTT.
Speaking to a Dutch media outlet, the 36-year-old, who will mark his 17th year as a professional in 2014, said the decision was not difficult. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)





Photo: Marco Pinotti signed off with a burst of aggression.
Italian rider enjoys shaking things up on Tour of Beijing mountain stage. (velonation.com)





Photo: It gains a fully waterproof zippered pocket on the rear.
Hincapie’s 2014 clothing lineup evolves with new safety and convenience features, plus trickle down tech from their former race team kits. (bikerumor.com)





Photo: This is possible because the gears are actually built onto the frame instead of the wheels.
"Do you want your next folding bike to ride like a full sized bike, or fold up as small as possible? That seems to be the choice many riders have when looking into bicycles that fold away to fit into smaller spaces, bags, and vehicles." (bikerumor.com)





Photo: The new HED Ardennes Plus SL road wheels deliver a tangible boost in handling performance and ride quality thanks to unusually generous 20mm-wide (internal width) rims.
"More width, new tubeless compatibility yield awesome ride quality." Cyclingnews Verdict:  4.5 out of 5.







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