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October 2013
October 15, 2013




Photo: Luka Mezgec (Argos Shimano)... © Roberto Bettini
Mezgec beats Bouhanni in final Beijing sprint. (cyclingnews.com)





Races & Results.
Tour of Beijing - Oct 11-15 (Stages & Results),
2014 Giro d'Italia - May 10, 2014 (Stages),
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).





Photo: Ivan Basso (Cannondale)... ©Sirotti
Cannondale captain eyes the Giro d'Italia as his goal of 2014. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Ji Cheng was part of the pre-race press conference in Beijing alongside Rui Costa, Tony Martin, and Thor Hushovd. Photo: Graham Watson.
Ji Cheng (Argos-Shimano), China’s first Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a España rider, wants to see his country continue to progress. The Tour of Beijing and his team, he said, are giving the Chinese a chance. (velonews.com)





Photo: Matti Breschel’s return to Team Saxo Tinkoff has brought him his most consistent results in several years.
Danish rider in good form again after several tough years. (velonation.com)





Photo: The curvature of my front derailleur matches the curvature of my round 50-tooth chainring quite well. But if that outer chainring were to get much smaller, like the 42T mentioned, when you move the derailleur down to keep it as close as possible to the chainring without touching, you’ll discover that the tail of the cage will be very far from the chainring when the tip of it is close to the ring. This will cause misshifts. Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com.
The Di2 rear derailleurs cannot be reprogrammed between 10- and 11-speed. (velonews.com)






Photo: the Climber does indeed work some magic when it comes to moisture transfer.
A brutal climb up a 12% grade in the heat of Summer is hard enough without a jersey that isn’t prepared to man up. (atwistedspoke.com)





Photo: Lars Bak using a SmartAss at Milan-Sanremo this year.
we’ve got the important areas of bum, eyes and hands covered with some interesting products from Ass-Savers, BBB and Lizard Skins. (pezcyclingnews.com).





Photo: Thibaut Pinot (FDJ)... Sirotti
Frenchman considering Giro-Vuelta double. (cyclingnews.com)






Movistar rider takes stage and race lead. (cyclingnews.com)








Photo: There are 153 days of racing on the UCI World Tour calendar.
What’s the big picture? Where are all the races, which are the busiest months of the year and what’s the split of races between their different categories? (inrng.com)






Photo: Joe Dombrowski (Sky) leads the final selection on the first stage to Kühtai at the Tour of Austria. © Mario Stiehl
American rider pleased with progress. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Canadian Dominique Rollin, 30, is still without a job for next season. Photo: Gregor Brown | VeloNews.com.
Dominique Rollin (FDJ.fr) stood and examined the vastness and emptiness of Tiananmen Square this morning. It was a moment of reflection; without a 2014 contract, he faced what may be his last race in the Tour of Beijing. (velonews.com)





Photo: Despite having nearly his entire Movistar team to assist him, Alejandro Valverde never caught back to the yellow jersey group after a wheel change and saw his overall podium hopes disappear.
Dan Martin moves up as Rodriguez seals individual UCI rankings. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Nicolas Roche has made clear that he is determined to take part in the race.
“I expressed clearly my feeling and my demand to the team…I hope that I will get a favorable response.”





Photo: Logan Owen came flying out of the back of the field at the Colorado Cross Classic in Boulder on Saturday. Photo: Brad Kaminski | VeloNews.com.
When you’ve been racing bikes for nearly 15 years, you’re likely to be considered a veteran of the sport. (velonews.com)





Photo: Novo Nordisk takes over sponsorship of Team Type 1 in 2013.
All diabetic team aiming for TDF by 2021. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Jens Debusschere (Lotto-Belisol) took his fourth victory in less than a month.
Fourth victory in a month for emerging Lotto-Belisol sprinter. (velonation.com)





Photo: This pump was worth every penny.
Tubeless tire seating performance for the home mechanic. (bikemag.com)





Photo: PEZ Daily Distraction.












Photo: A year has passed since the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency released its findings in the U.S. Postal Service investigation. USADA's Travis Tygart and Lance Armstrong look back at the last 12 months from very different places. Photos: John Thys, Gabriel Bouys | AFP.
For some, nothing has changed since October 2012 but publicity. For others — Lance Armstrong, notably — virtually everything has. (velonews.com)





Photo: The 2013-2014 Young Telenet-Fidea 'cross team (L-R): Amy Dombroski, Nikki Harris, Sophie de Boer and Pavla Havlikova. Photopress.be
"Her spirit is here forever."





Photo: Jenna Parker competes in the New York City Triathlon in July; she was the first female finisher. .
Triathletes can tolerate more pain than the rest of us, a new study confirms, which helps explain why they would swim, then bike, then run, all because they want to and not because they are, perhaps, being chased by a bear. (today.com)






Photo: NetApp-Endura has confirmed the signing of exciting Irish talent Sam Bennett and experienced Portuguese rider Tiago Machado.
Few other changes to German ProConti team after a successful 2013. (velonation.com)





Photo: Benjamin Noval (right) helped Alberto Contador to several wins in the last seven years, including the 2012 Vuelta a Espana. Photo: Graham Watson.
Benjamin Noval, a low-profile Spanish domestique who was so strong he earned the nickname “el toro,” has quietly ended his 14-year professional career. (velonews.com)





Photo: Maghalie Rochette will race for Luna in 2014.
20-year-old Canadian mountain biker excited about new opportunity. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Vos_Marianne_Fleche2013.
December 1st closing date for sprinter, climber, young rider and overall classifications. (velonation.com)





Photo: The Franc wheelset falls in the middle market in terms of its weight and price, so aside from colour, there isn’t a lot to woo a potential buyer.
The company is based in Switzerland, their wheels are handbuilt in Taiwan, then warehoused in the UK and shipped worldwide. (cyclingtips.com.au) 


















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