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May 2013

May 23, 2013




Photo: 2013 Giro d'Italia Stage Profile.
CyclingFans: Friday's Giro d'Italia Stage 19 departs Ponte di Legno at 12:30pm CET (6:30am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Val Martello/Martelltal at around 5:13pm CET (11:13am U.S. Eastern).  Giro d'Italia live streaming video should get underway by around *2:30pm CET (*8:30am U.S. Eastern).







Photo: Giro organizers confirmed a new route for Friday's first of two mountain stages in the race's final three days.
VeloNews: Giro d’Italia organizers have confirmed that winter weather has forced them to reroute Friday’s 19th stage to avoid the Passo di Gavia and Passo dello Stelvio.







Photo: Vicenzo Nibali (Astana) on the podium.
CyclingNews: Astana captain extends maglia rosa lead.







Photo: Vincenzo Nibali, Giro d'Italia 2013.
CyclingWeekly: "The Tour has long and straight roads, only one stage [into Switzerland] was difficult with narrow roads and turns. Here, however, was truly hard starting from the first week."





Photo: Rigoberto Uran (Sky) closed in on second place.
CyclingNews: Colombian further from Giro d'Italia lead but closer to second.





Photo: Eddy Merckx won a road stage of the Giro in 1970 that, like today’s stage, finished in Polsa. It was the day he took the overall lead in the Italian race.
InnerRing: An uphill time trial but one that’s not strictly mountainous as it features wide roads with a regular gradient and fresh tarmac.





Photo: Estonian champion Tanel Kangert (Astana) sets a strong pace on the final climb.
CyclingNews: Estonian champion key man for Astana at Giro d’Italia.











Races & Results.
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Stages & Results),
Tour of Belgium - May 22-26 (Stages & Results),
Tour of California - May 12-19 (Stages & Results),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages),
Vuelta a Espańa - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages),





Photo: Dan McConnell wins the men's race in Albstadt.
CyclingNews: Australian hits the front line for first time in Novo Mesto na Morave.





Photo: The race was won by Emma Pooley (Bigla).
VeloNation: British rider wins three years after final Tour de l’Aude despite continued problems.





Photo: Joanna Rowsell, Laura Trott and Dani King © Wiggle Honda Pro Cycling.
road.cc: Team pursuit gold medallists line up with Wiggle Honda team mate Elinor Barker at Olympic legacy event.





Photo: New helmet models for both on-road and off.
BikeRadar: UVEX continues to grow its expansive range of eyewear and helmets for the coming season. The brand is gaining steam boosted by its solid reputation, reasonable pricing, and the fact that much of the collection is still made in Germany.





















































Photo: 2013 Tour of Belgium...
CyclingFans: Friday's Tour of Belgium Stage 3, a 15km Time Trial at Beveren, is scheduled to get underway at 12:30pm CET (6:30am U.S. Eastern).  Tour of Belgium live streaming video should get underway at around 2:00pm CET (8:00am U.S. Eastern).







Photo: Cadel Evans dropped out of contention for pink on Friday, but is taking positives out of the Giro with an eye toward the Tour. Photo: Graham Watson.
CyclingNews: Experienced Australian ready to fight for his podium place.






Tour of Belgium leader Andre Greipel (Lotto Belisol), left, won stage 2 in a photo finish ahead of Danny van Poppel (Vacansoleil-DCM).
CyclingNews: Lotto Belisol German remains in leader's jersey.






Photo: Matthieu Sprick (Team Argos-Shimano).
CyclingNews: Argos-Shimano rider with some paralysis.





Photo: Cadel Evans’ strong Giro d’Italia performance has led to a vote of confidence.
VeloNation: Australian sitting second overall, performance hailed by Ochowicz.





Photo: Danny Pate (Sky) in action during stage 16 of the 2013 Giro d'Italia.
CyclingNews: Sky American on weather, the mountain time trial and future races.








Photo: De Pauw outsprinting Guldhammer and McConvey on the uphill.
VeloNation: Video - Polish rider almost loses race lead on stage five of race, top three riders locked on same time.





Photo: Rás stage 5 into Mitchelstown, Co Cork.
StickyBottle: The peloton crosses the bridge in Kealkill, Co Cork, during Stage 5 of the 2013 An Post Rás from Glengarriff  to– Mitchelstown today.





Photo: We’ve had the Specialized Venge Pro for more than a year now.
BikeRumor: "After spending considerable time and miles on the Venge I can say it’s one of the best bikes I have ever ridden."





Photo: Campagnolo celebrated the milestone with lots of former cycling champions, business partners and friends as well as media. Here marketing and sales director Lorenzo Taxis announced the company’s changed strategy..
BikeEurope: The specialist road race and accessory component maker makes increasingly more money in Asia. Here Campagnolo's revenues grew with 13% in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong.





Photo: Helios bars integrate a fistful of features into your bike's handlebars and sync up with your smartphone too..
road.cc: Built in light + GPS and Bluetooth connectivity, all from your cockpit.





Photo: Alu chassis has piled on the pounds.
BikeRadar verdict: 2.5 out of 5 stars. "As an ultra light, carbon softtail the Scalpel made sense. In this alu form it’s too heavy and too average."





Photo: Castelli Inferno bibshort.
road.cc: Keep you cool when the going gets hot. Comfy chamois and top fit.







Photo: André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) sprinted to his tenth victory.
VeloNation: German takes his tenth victory of the season as the Belgian champion returns to the front.

































Photo: UCI President Pat McQuaid speaks to the press.
CyclingNews: Opinion piece on the results of the Stakeholders Consultation process from the UCI President.





Photo: A visual spectacle, you can hear and smell the race too.
InnerRing: It’s great to follow a stage race on TV and the web but the race belongs to the roadside crowds more than any remote audience.





Photo: Team Blanco time trials...
CyclingNews: Announcement hoped for within 10 days, as both sides confirm discussions.





Photo: Ramunas Navardauskas thought he won stage 17 before realizing that Giovanni Visconti finished ahead of the pack.
VeloNews: Ramunas Navardauskas (Garmin Sharp) might have raised his hands in error yesterday after crossing the line second, but there’s no doubt that the Lithuanian is coming out as one of the revelations of this year’s Giro d’Italia.





Photo: Robert Gesink's GC hopes faded in the Giro's mountain stages last weekend, but he's still shooting for a top-10 result.
VeloNews: Robert Gesink (Blanco) is racing to set his Giro d’Italia right after a rocky few days. The tall, blond Dutchman began with hopes of a podium, maybe even a win, just over two weeks ago in Naples. Now his goal is placing in the top 10.





Photo: Passed through cycling families, old, creaky bikes bring us together like little else.
VeloNews: The mechanic was visibly cynical about this machine and its ornaments, and perhaps rightfully so.





Photo: Elemental Herbs All Good Lips Lip Balm .
Emily Furia: "Whether you’re riding on the road, home from work, or to the running leg of a triathlon, these pieces of female-friendly gear and accessories can help get you there."





Photo: Hey! I am now at almost 24% raised and a month away from deadline .
Patrick Sluyter: "My deadline was announced recently and its set at June 1st, 2013. I am still only at 38% raised of my goal, and for those who donated, you have been amazing, thank you! I also ask you to extend your effort and energy of spreading the word to anyone to make my dream happen!! Thank you."





Photo: Bernard Hinault at the Tour de France 2011 Presentation © Simon MacMichael.
road.cc: Five-time maillot jaune was visiting schools in Yorkshire city with race director Christian Prudhomme.





Photo: Going even wider, from a 25 mm tire to a 31 mm tire, you increase the air volume by more than half.
Off The Beaten Path: Two millimeters may not seem like much, until you calculate the air volume of the tire. The air volume roughly is proportional to the cross-section of the tire. A 25 mm tire has 18% more air than a 23 mm tire.





Photo: Cycling Anthology, volume 2.
CyclingWeekly: Volume two of The Cycling Anthology has just been released, and this edition of collected essays from some of the world's foremost cycling writers focuses on the Tour de France.











Photo: Mario Cipollini and Vincenzo Nibali...
CyclingNews: Former world champion refuses to answer questions about working with Fuentes.





Photo: Sylvain Georges: from hero to zero...
InnerRing: Who runs cycling? Ag2r La Mondiale will sit out the Critérium du Dauphiné in accordance with the MPCC rules. But the UCI rules say a team has to ride every race on the World Tour calendar and a substantial six-figure fine could be liable.






May 22, 2013




Photo: 2013 Giro d'Italia Stage Profile.
CyclingFans: Thursday's Giro d'Italia Stage 18 gets underway at 1:12pm CET (7:12am U.S. Eastern). Giro d'Italia live streaming video should get underway at around 2:30pm CET (8:30am U.S. Eastern).







Photo: Vincenzo Nibali is targeting a stage win and Thursday's climbing TT has taken on increased importance with foul weather looming in the mountains.
VeloNews: More than 3,000 kilometers of racing at the 2013 Giro d’Italia could come down to little more than 20km of mountain pavement during Thursday’s climbing time trial.







Photo: Giovanni Visconti (Movistar) presented his component sponsor Campagnolo.
VeloNation: Italian takes his second stage into Vicenza after attacking on the final climb.







Photo: Giovanni Visconti (Movistar) on the podium.
CyclingNews: Former Ferrari client wins second stage in Vicenza.





Races & Results.
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Stages & Results),
Tour of Belgium - May 22-26 (Stages & Results),
Tour of California - May 12-19 (Stages & Results),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages),
Vuelta a Espańa - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages),











Photo: Ramunas Navardauskas (Garmin-Sharp) soloed to victory on stage 11 at the Giro d'Italia.
CyclingNews: Garmin-Sharp rider unaware of Visconti off the front.





Photo: Peter Stetina leaves Thibaut Pinot behind.
CyclingNews: Garmin-Sharp American a home-brew beer aficionado.





Photo: Robert Gesink the same time as yesterday’s stage winner...
VeloNation: Dutchman awarded same time as stage winner; moves up to tenth overall.





Photo: Michele Scarponi (Lampre-Merida)...
CyclingNews: Italian attacks on final climb in stage 16.





Photo: Rock n’ roll on two wheels...
PEZ: Who invited the Hell’s Angles to the Giro d’Italia?





Photo: Pinarello’s 2014 bikes are embargoed for a bit, but at least one has leaked out.
BikeRumor: The upcoming Dogma Disc road bike. It’s built with the new SRAM Red 22 Hydro disc brakes with what looks like Vision Trimax Carbon TC50 wheels…except for disc brakes.










Photo: Cadel Evans (BMC) during Stage 16 of the Giro d'Italia.
CyclingNews: Australian holds fire as Scarponi attacks.

























Photo: They are made from a different compound from the existing Cryo Blue pads.
road.cc: Product news in brief... and a right old mix it is too.








Photo: 2013 Tour of Belgium...
CyclingFans: Thursday's Tour of Belgium Stage 2 departs Knokke-Heist at 11:20am CET (5:20am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Ninove at around 3:40pm CET (9:40am U.S. Eastern).  Tour of Belgium live streaming video should get underway at around 2:00pm CET (8:00am U.S. Eastern).







Photo: André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) sprinted to his tenth victory.
VeloNation: German takes his tenth victory of the season as the Belgian champion returns to the front.





Photo: Kirill Pozdnyakov (Synergy Baku) beats Remi Pelletier-Roy (Canada National Team) to the line.
CyclingNews: Bialoblocki retains leader's jersey.





Photo: Charly Wegelius, Tom Danielson, and Peter Stetina are hoping for a strong finish to a mixed Giro d'Italia for Garmin-Sharp.
VeloNews: What a difference a year makes for Garmin-Sharp.





Photo: Giro d'Snow...
TwistedSpoke: The 2013 Giro d’Italia has become a kind of meteorological version of an Angelo Zomegnan Giro.







Photo: Snow at the Giro d'Italia.
CyclingWeekly: The Giro d'Italia's grand finale may undergo a re-write as forecasts predict cold temperatures and snow.





Photo: Lago Bianco and Lago Nero are near the summit but on opposite sides of Passo Gavia.
PodiumCafe: High in the Italian Alps, if you are very quiet, you might just hear the whispering of two lovers whose spirits live on in the waters of Lago Bianco (White Lake) and Lago Nero (Black Lake).





Photo: Denis Menchov retiring with immediate effect.
VeloNation: UCI dispels rumors of biological passport case.





Photo: Robert Kiserlovski (RadioShack Leopard)...
CyclingNews: GC hopes in the hands of Kiserlovski.





Photo: For a naturally sweet ride, stash produce in your pocket.
Bicycling: Three nutrition tips every cyclist should live by.





Photo: Cielo Sportif Racer.
BicycleRetailer: Chris King Precision Components has restructured its sales model and increased production of its Cielo high-end steel bike line so that any authorized Chris King dealer can begin stocking and selling the framesets.





Photo: The stout Stevens frame allows you to put your muscles into the ride...
BikeRadar verdict: 3.5 out of 5 stars. "Firmly responsive and agile performance ride at a decent price."





Photo: Giro SPF 30 Ultralight Cap...
road.cc: Lightweight cycling cap ideal for the spring and well into the summer.





Photo: Hey! I am now at almost 24% raised and a month away from deadline .
GoFundMe: "Hello, my name is Patrick Sluyter; I am honored to be selected as one of five to be on the United States Deaf cycling team for Deaflympics, and I need help to fund raise and complete my lifelong dream of competing in Sofia, Bulgaria from July 26 to August 4, 2013."





Photo: Stefano Pirazzi tightens grip.
VeloNation: Bardiani-CSF rider making Maglia Azzurra his own despite taking second on both climbs.


























Photo: Mario Cipollini and Vincenzo Nibali...
CyclingNews: Former world champion refuses to answer questions about working with Fuentes.





Photo: Sylvain Georges: from hero to zero...
InnerRing: Who runs cycling? Ag2r La Mondiale will sit out the Critérium du Dauphiné in accordance with the MPCC rules. But the UCI rules say a team has to ride every race on the World Tour calendar and a substantial six-figure fine could be liable.





Photo: Garmin-Sharp sport director Charly Wegelius said Ryder Hesjedal, who pulled out of the Giro last week, will race once more before the Tour de France.
VeloNews: Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Sharp) will race again before the start of next month’s Tour de France.





Photo: Hinault goes to school.
TwistedSpoke: Seven year old Nigel Barbrooke suffered only minor cuts and bruises in the incident however his parents were shocked by Hinault’s actions.






Photo: Philippe Gilbert, the reigning world champon, has yet to win a race in 2013..
VeloNews: World champion Philippe Gilbert chases his first victory of the season as a strong field gets set to begin the five-stage Tour of Belgium on Wednesday.






Photo: It’s the sort of stuff I could see me wearing for a coffee ride or for running a bunch of errands by bike.
RedKitePrayer: "Giro’s new line has taken some flack, it’s truly an innovative take on what cycling clothing can be. Will it replace my RKP kit? Um, no. Do I think I could find a place for it in my wardrobe? Absolutely."





Photo: Australian rider Nathan Haas...
VeloNation: Garmin-Sharp rider out of Giro d’Italia.





Photo: Rigoberto Uran, stage winner, Giro d'Italia 2013, stage 10.
CyclingWeekly: Rigoberto Urán must count on his Sky team-mates to win the Giro d'Italia, not his compatriots, according to Team Colombia General Manager Claudio Corti.





Photo: Rigoberto Uran (Sky) won stage 10 of the Giro d'Italia...
CyclingNews: Colombian wants to ride 2014 Tour de France as a team leader.





Photo: Look like a familiar roadside scene at the races, Aussies?.
Cycling IQ: The rays of sun beaming down from the heavens still could not evaporate the mist of forthcoming devastation that enshrouded the peloton.





Photo: Scott Foil - full bike...
road.cc: When designing the frame and fork, Scott considered the passing of air over every surface, and how the air interacts with each tube.





Photo: Trek Fuel EX 9.7 29er – 28.42lbs (12.89kg) – Size 17.5...
BikeRumor: Dealers are now taking delivery of the bikes.





Photo: Timmy Duggan topped the men's road race podium.
USACycling: America’s top men and women professional cyclists will vie for Stars-and-Stripes jerseys at the 2013 Volkswagen USA Cycling Professional Road & Time Trial National Championship, which for the first time in the event's 28-year history will be held in Chattanooga, Tenn., on May 25 and 27.

















Photo: Riders climb up the Gorge out of Adelaide.
CyclingNews: Measures in place to ensure rider safety in Patrick Jonker TTT.























May 20, 2013



Photo: 2013 Giro d'Italia Stage Profile.
CyclingFans: Tuesday's Giro d'Italia Stage 16 departs Valloire at 11:10am CET (5:10am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Ivrea at around 5:17pm CET (11:17am U.S. Eastern).  Giro d'Italia live streaming video should get underway at around 2:30pm CET (8:30am U.S. Eastern).






Photo: A weary peloton will likely face more snow and rain later this week.
VeloNews: Riders woke up Monday for the final rest day of the Giro d’Italia happy to see sunny skies high in the French Alps.





Photo: Giovanni Visconti (Movistar) on the podium.
CyclingNews: Includes footage of Movistar training on Giro's second rest day.





Photo: Vincenzo Nibali (Astana).
CyclingNews: Does the race rest on Nibali having a bad day?





Photo: Cadel Evans led the points classification from stages 10 to 12 before Mark Cavendish took it back.
CyclingTips: The 2013 Giro d'Italia is now 15 stages old and the riders have a second and final rest day to look forward to.







Photo: Vincenzo Nibali loves to attack, and he still wants a stage win.
VeloNews: Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) is on cruise control going into the final week of the 93rd Giro d’Italia.





Photo: Rigoberto Uran (Sky) wins stage 10 of the Giro d'Italia.
CyclingNews: Team Sky riders still smiling despite the cold conditions of the Alps.






Photo: Michele Scarponi (Lampre - Merida).
CyclingNews: Italian recovers after struggling in the cold.





Races & Results.
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Stages & Results),
Tour of California - May 12-19 (Stages & Results),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages),
Vuelta a Espańa - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages),





Photo: Lawson Craddock (Bontrager) takes over the best young rider jersey for stage 4 .
CyclingNews: Craddock headlines youth classification from teammates.





Photo: Rory Sutherland is two rest days into the Giro d'Italia and has lost 15-20 percent from his average and maximum heart rate.
CyclingNews: "The Giro d’Italia’s second rest day has arrived, thankfully, and we now find ourselves in France. Odd I know, and the transition is a struggle, though not due to the fact that we are in France."





Photo: The British rider went clear of her rivals on the mountainous third stage.
CyclingWeekly: Emma Pooley (Bigla) climbed to victory on stage three of the Tour Languedoc Roussillon in France on Sunday, and with it took the overall lead in the race.





Photo: Our team is registered in China, but I don’t feel like it’s a “Chinese” team.
CyclingIQ: Riding for Bridgestone Anchor, Ryota won his country’s elite men’s time trial championships before being picked up by ProContinental team, Champion System Pro Cycling, before the start of the 2013 season.





Photo: these are not small climbs, nor are they short stages.
Cycling IQ: Known as the ‘International Azerbaijan Tour’ until last year, this hard-man’s race, held in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province, enters its 28th year with the new ‘Tour of Iran’ label.





Photo: They are made from a different compound from the existing Cryo Blue pads.
road.cc: Product news in brief... and a right old mix it is too.







Photo: Giovanni Visconti (Movistar Team) wins stage 15 of the Giro d'Italia.
CyclingNews: Nibali defends maglia rosa.






VeloNation: Maglia Rosa marks his rivals on Galibier finish but doesn’t manage to escape.














Photo: If Sky wants to be successful at the Tour they need to throw their support behind one rider.
NeilBrowne: Women's cycling is dissed and Chris Froome might be pissed.






Photo: Tom Boonen’s comeback to continue.
VeloNation: 2012 winner Tony Martin out to defend his title in five-day race.






Photo: Cadel Evans (left) won the 2011 Tour de France and is currently in contention at the Giro d'Italia, while Tejay van Garderen placed fifth at the 2012 Tour and won the Amgen Tour of California on Sunday.
VeloNews: What BMC Racing lacked in spring classic currency, it’s making up for with an embarrassment of stage-race riches riches in May.







Photo: Cadel Evans came to the Giro d'Italia to prepare for the Tour, but is fighting for his second grand tour title with six days to go. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com.
VeloNews: Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) promised on Monday’s rest day to come out swinging in the final stages of the 2013 Giro d’Italia, and still holds out hope of winning the maglia rosa.





Photo: Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) marks Cadel Evans (BMC).
Robert Millar: "I had hoped to write something witty and maybe slightly amusing for this blog but given the terrible conditions I couldn't. It seemed disrespectful to what has been happening weather wise and how the race has evolved as a result."





Photo: Don’t get a big head, Ben! One of Ben’s biggest fans is his little sister. (Photo from Ben King’s Facebook page).
Cyclismas: Ben King is a 24-year-old American who currently races for the Luxembourg-based RadioShack-Leopard Trek squad. He’s been with the RadioShack squad since the beginning of 2011 when he signed his first professional contract. Ben is a former US National Road Champion, winning the race in Greenville, South Carolina in 2010.





Photo: Former world cup omnium winner Shane Archbold takes out Stage 2 at the An Post Ras.
CyclingNews: Hawkins takes over race leadership.






Photo: Conor Dunne will today race in the yellow jersey of the An Post Rás.
VeloNation: Pro contract big aim for Irish under 23 TT champion.





Photo: Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky) celebrates after winning the stage.
CyclingNews: Glava title perfectly timed ahead of Tour de France.





Photo: Daniel McConnell (Trek Factory Racing) wins the cross country World Cup in Albstadt.
CyclingNews: Mantecon Guiterrez hold on for second as Kulhavy takes third.





Photo: World Cup leader Eva Lechner (Team Colnago Sudtirol).
CyclingNews: Wloszczowska and Leumann finish a close second and and third.





Photo: Rafal Majka (Team Saxo-Tinkoff) lost his white jersey.
CyclingNews: Young Pole confident as Giro enters third week.






Photo: Acevedo in Santa Rosa. photo twisted spoke.
TwistedSpoke: Like the rain, snow and miserable conditions in the Giro d’Italia, the scorching temperatures in Southern California altered the race to a significant degree.





Photo: Giant is putting the AnyRoad on the road to the United States and other markets.
BikeRadar: The swoopy, aluminum-framed AnyRoad doesn't resemble conventional road bikes – and for riders who might be new to riding on the road, that may very well be a good thing.





Photo: divorce flat protection from a heavy, rigid ride, create traction and longevity.
Peloton: When Bontrager wanted to redesign their AW tires, all-weather tires, they had some lofty goals.





Photo: Mavic Cosmic Carbone CXR series of wheels – aimed at road racers, time triallists and triathletes.
BikeRadar: "First impressions are of fast all-round aero wheels."











CyclingNews: Sagan celebrates victory in final stage.




















Photo: McQuaid has really only cared about the truth when it serves to protect his role as UCI president.
CyclingNews: Pat McQuaid has secured nomination for a third term as the president of the UCI. It is McQuaid’s most selfish, telling act since Floyd Landis elected to detonate the façade of legitimacy laid over the U.S. Postal Service Cycling Team.







Photo: Denis Menchov (Katusha) cracked the top-ten on the Alto do Malhao finish.
CyclingNews: Former Giro d'Italia winner calls its quits.







Photo: Levi Leipheimer (Omega Pharma-Quickstep) in Colorado.
CyclingNews: No offers forthcoming after six-month ban.





Photo: Andreas Klier (Garmin-Sharp) at the 2013 Challenge Mallorca.
CyclingNews: Recently retired German in new role with Garmin-Sharp.





Photo: Australia's Bradley McGee is ready for his last Olympics.
CyclingNews: Signs a no doping declaration to guide next generation.





Photo: Jérémy Roy is joined by many more of his FDJ team mates.
InnerRing: With the Giro rest day in the ski resort of Valloire, a report from Saint-Jean de Maurienne, a town just down in the valley below that was recently host to the FDJ team’s mountain training camp.





Photo: Kit makers Nalini make compression cycling shorts.
BikeRadar: New research published in the latest European Journal of Applied Physiology casts doubts on the physiological benefits of compression clothing – often used by cyclists to aid training – but has found an improvement in athletes’ perceived recovery.





Photo: The Militis frame was ridden by the team in 2012.
road.cc: Carbon race bike hopes to re-establish the flying Heron.





Photo: The welds are practical rather than pretty.
BikeRadar verdict: 3 out of 5 stars. "Comfortable and neutral ride but poorly set-up wheels and so-so brakes."





Photo: The driveside seatstay comes apart here.
BikeRadar: With chain-driven transmissions being the dominant force when it comes to two wheels, a belt drive makes for an interesting bike.





Photo: Afghan Women’s Team ride. Photo by Shannon Galpin.
Cyclismas: The girls are riding a mix of bikes, not just different brands but different types of bikes (road, MTB, cruisers); the women and the men both have a mixed bag of uniforms.





Photo: Lightweight is now offering the RESERVETANK water bottles.
BikeRumor: Available in two sizes (500ml or 750ml), the RESERVETANK features a super-wide mouth for easy cleaning.





Photo: Hey! I am now at almost 24% raised and a month away from deadline .
GoFundMe: "Hello, my name is Patrick Sluyter; I am honored to be selected as one of five to be on the United States Deaf cycling team for Deaflympics, and I need help to fund raise and complete my lifelong dream of competing in Sofia, Bulgaria from July 26 to August 4, 2013."





Photo: Peter Sagan (Cannondale) in the green jersey for another day.
CyclingNews: Stage win nets fourth green jersey for Cannondale rider.





VeloNews: If Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Sharp) is fitted for a stars-and-stripes jersey after the USA Cycling professional road championship in Tennessee, he may have California to thank for it.























May 19, 2013




Photo: Giovanni Visconti (Movistar Team) wins stage 15 of the Giro d'Italia.
CyclingNews: Nibali defends maglia rosa.






Photo: Vincenzo Nibali ...
VeloNation: Maglia Rosa marks his rivals on Galibier finish but doesn’t manage to escape.






Photo: Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) marks Cadel Evans (BMC).
CyclingNews: Australian follows Nibali on the Galibier.






Photo: Twenty-three-year-old Colombian Carlos Betancur and Polish rider Rafal Majka are scrapping it out for the maglia bianca...
PodiumCafe: The maglia bianca competition is proving to be the most compelling race-within-the-race at this year's Giro.





Races & Results.
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Stages & Results),
Tour of California - May 12-19 (Stages & Results),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages),
Vuelta a Espańa - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages),





Photo: Robert Gesink (Blanco)...
CyclingNews: Gesink out of contention after freezing stage.





Vincenzo Nibali and Mauro Santambrogio, Giro d'Italia 2013, stage 14.
CyclingWeekly: Vincenzo Nibali's jersey is becoming more and more rosa in the Giro d'Italia. Yesterday, his two closest rivals - Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) and Rigoberto Urán (Sky) - lost a half-minute in the overall classification.







Photo: 2013 Giro d'Italia Stage Profile.
CyclingFans: Sunday's Giro d'Italia Stage 15 departs Cesana Torinese at 1:00pm CET (7:00am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Col du Galibier at around 5:10pm CET (11:10am U.S. Eastern).  Giro d'Italia live streaming video should get underway at around *1:00pm CET (*7:00am U.S. Eastern). 





Photo: The Col du Galibier looks like it will play its part in stage 15.
road.cc: Ex-Garmin Cervelo rider Dan Lloyd recces what could be one of the pivotal stages of this year's race.







Photo: Cadel Evans (BMC) suffers in the rain.
CyclingNews: Riders suffer but finish stage despite the cold and snow.







Photo: Mauro Santambrogio .
CyclingNews: Overall leader Nibalia retains maglia rosa.






Photo: Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) in pink and on the attack.
CyclingNews: Sicilian extends lead over Evans and Uran.






Photo: Vincenzo Nibali had a slim, 41-second lead over Cadel Evans entering Saturday's stage 14 at the Giro.
VeloNews: The pink jersey hangs in the balance this weekend for a pair of decisive climbing stages on both sides of the Alps that could go a long way toward deciding who will win the 2013 Giro d’Italia.






Photo: Alison Powers (NOW and Novartis) and Evelyn Stevens (Specialized-lululemon) neck and neck .
Podium Insight: The Amgen Tour of California Women’s Time Trial was a battle between Evelyn Stevens (Specialized-lululemon) and Alison Powers (NOW and Novartis for MS) who started 30 seconds behind Stevens.












Photo: Tejay van Garderen (BMC) nears the finish of his first big stage race win.
CyclingNews: American believes he can be a contender for the Tour de France.






Photo: Peter Sagan (Cannondale) salutes as he collects the ninth stage victory at the Tour of California of his career.
CyclingNews: Sagan celebrates victory in final stage.





Photo: Moinard congratulates van Garderen at the finish of stage 7...
VeloNews: It had been following along with the peloton, for the most part unheard and unsaid, until the young American in the race leader’s jersey at the Amgen Tour of California felt comfortable enough to bring it up.





Photo: Tejay van Garderen is on the cusp of earning the first major stage race victory of his career.
VeloNews: While BMC Racing ground the rapidly tearing peloton to dust high on Mount Diablo, Tejay van Garderen could have sailed away and tried for a stage win, an exclamation point on his Californian coronation as the United States’ premier stage racer.





Photo: Exhausted...
TwistedSpoke: Gavin Mannion of Bontrager-Trek somehow ended up on left gutter on the climb up Mt. Diablo.





Photo: Mancebo at San Francisco start. photo twisted spoke...
Twisted Spoke: Francisco Mancebo wanted to go home to Spain via Mount Diablo in California. At age 37, it was really his last shot to race closer to hime, his wife and young kids.





Photo: 2013 Tour of Norway Race Map.
CyclingNews: Kristoff takes final stage .





Photo: Tejay van Garderen (BMC) pulled on the yellow jersey after his attentive ride in the final 50km of Stage 5 .
CyclingNews: BMC rider on the cusp of Tour of California win.







Photo: Safe in yellow...Tejay van Garderen has a 1min 47sec lead ahead of the final stage (Getty Images).
SBS: Leopold Koenig won the battle on Mt Diablo to claim the seventh stage of the Tour of California while an arm-chair ride ensured Tejay van Garderen retained the overall lead.






Photo: Rebecca Henderson draws first blood (Rob Jones).
SBS: Australian Rebecca Henderson claimed the opening round of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup winning the under 23 women's race in Albstadt, Germany.





Photo: Tejay van Garderen brings a sizeable lead into Saturday's penultimate stage at the Amgen Tour of California.
VeloNews: For the podium contenders, or those daring to fly the coup solo today, there is but one true mountain remaining in the 2013 Amgen Tour of California.






Photo: Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky) wins stage 4.
CyclingNews: Paulinho takes second place in Lillehammer.





Photo: Former teammates and adversaries Jonathan Vaughters and Lance Armstrong, pictured before the 1999 Tour de France, have rekindled their relationship over discussions of the doping culture in cycling.
VeloNews: Stripped Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong and Garmin-Sharp team manager Jonathan Vaughters, former teammates who have spent the past decade at odds over the issue of doping in pro cycling, have renewed their long-strained relationship..





Photo: Amber Neben (Specialized_lululemon) completed the team podium sweep.
CyclingNews: No championship defense after dramatic crash.

























Photo: Peter Sagan (Cannondale) in the green jersey for another day.
CyclingNews: Stage win nets fourth green jersey for Cannondale rider.





Photo: Tyler Farrar comes around Ken Hanson for the win in stage 4 of the Amgen Tour of California, with Gianni Meersman third.
VeloNews: If Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Sharp) is fitted for a stars-and-stripes jersey after the USA Cycling professional road championship in Tennessee, he may have California to thank for it.





Photo: The 2013 Giro’s official song Mezza Estate (“midsummer”) is feeling like a cruel joke.
Bad weather – How Froome’s Knigh-mare scenario in July – McQuaid’s Swiss role – UCI deny Verbruggen’s “never, never, never” quote – Tour du Farce – Chamorro, another Colombian to remember – California Coverage.





Photo: Hey! I am now at almost 24% raised and a month away from deadline .
GoFundMe: "Hello, my name is Patrick Sluyter; I am honored to be selected as one of five to be on the United States Deaf cycling team for Deaflympics, and I need help to fund raise and complete my lifelong dream of competing in Sofia, Bulgaria from July 26 to August 4, 2013."





Photo: Jim Burns, Irish teacher in South Africa, circa 1976 (left) and today (right)...
Cyclismas: With the current UCI presidency in disarray a coup is in progress: an unknown by the name of Jim Burns has thrown his hat in the ring to become UCI President.






Photo: Giovanni Visconti goes it alone, toward victory on the Col du Galibier.
VeloNews: Giovanni Visconti (Movistar) conquered the Giro d’Italia’s stage to Galibier on Sunday and left behind a black period.





Vincenzo Last year’s winner, Fortunato Baliani (Team Nippo – De Rosa), registered a solid, but not spectacular, performance.
CyclingIQ: Winner of the final stage of last year’s Tour of Japan, Aisan Racing Team’s Taiji Nishitani picked up where he left off, putting his long-range sprinting ability to good use with a strong ITT performance in today’s opening stage of the 2013 Tour of Japan in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture.





Photo: USADA chief Travis Tygart (R) shakes hands with Senator Arlen Specter at a 2009 hearing in Washington, DC about screening dietary supplements for illegal steroids..
CyclingNews: All those involved in the sport “deserve more”, USADA head says.





Photo: Pat McQuaid at the Tour Down Under (photo credit credit Santos Tour Down Under : John Veage).jpg.
road.cc: Pat McQuaid is up for a third term as UCI president.





Photo: Bradley Wiggins at the TDF 2013 launch .
road.cc: Team Sky's decision to withdraw Wiggins from the Giro d'Italia ahead of yesterday's 13th stage was taken with a view to ensuring the defending Tour champion was at peak fitness for the start of this year's Tour de France in Corsica at the end of June.






Photo: David Zabriskie (Garmin Sharp) back to business at the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya.
CyclingNews: No US Pro Time Trial Championship defense for Garmin-Sharp rider.





Photo: Mesh panels across the entire back and the back of the thighs to boost breathability.
BikeRadar: It's rather unusual looking but, according to VP of sales and marketing Charlie Issendorf, its unconventional construction is also the key to its claimed aero advantage.





Photo: there will now be a bolt-in injection molded plastic insert that yields both a smoother and lighter feel.
BikeRadar: AceCo debuted a flurry of new K-Edge computer mounts just before the start of the time trial at the Tour of California.






May 18, 2013



Photo: 2013 Giro d'Italia Stage Profile.
CyclingFans: Sunday's Giro d'Italia Stage 15 departs Cesana Torinese at 1:00pm CET (7:00am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Col du Galibier at around 5:10pm CET (11:10am U.S. Eastern).  Giro d'Italia live streaming video should get underway at around *1:00pm CET (*7:00am U.S. Eastern). 





Photo: The Col du Galibier looks like it will play its part in stage 15.
road.cc: Ex-Garmin Cervelo rider Dan Lloyd recces what could be one of the pivotal stages of this year's race.







Photo: Cadel Evans (BMC) suffers in the rain.
CyclingNews: Riders suffer but finish stage despite the cold and snow.







Photo: Mauro Santambrogio .
CyclingNews: Overall leader Nibalia retains maglia rosa.






Photo: Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) in pink and on the attack.
CyclingNews: Sicilian extends lead over Evans and Uran.







Photo: Vincenzo Nibali had a slim, 41-second lead over Cadel Evans entering Saturday's stage 14 at the Giro.
VeloNews: The pink jersey hangs in the balance this weekend for a pair of decisive climbing stages on both sides of the Alps that could go a long way toward deciding who will win the 2013 Giro d’Italia.





Races & Results.
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Stages & Results),
Tour of California - May 12-19 (Stages & Results),
4 Jours de Dunkerque - May 1-5 (Stages & Results),
Tour of the Gila - May 1-5 (Stages & Results),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages),
Vuelta a Espańa - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages),







Photo: Alison Powers (NOW and Novartis) and Evelyn Stevens (Specialized-lululemon) neck and neck .
Podium Insight: The Amgen Tour of California Women’s Time Trial was a battle between Evelyn Stevens (Specialized-lululemon) and Alison Powers (NOW and Novartis for MS) who started 30 seconds behind Stevens.





Photo: Prototype Schwalbe Tread Pattern .
Bicycling: "From computer mounts to new power meters, racers at the Amgen Tour of California were testing out all manner of new equipment. Here are a few of the items we spotted in the start pits."





Photo: When you buy your bike, note down serial numbers for your bike and take photos.
BikeRadar: Expensive bikes are targets because they represent a lucrative market for criminals.














Photo: This is a view spectators will not get to see on Sunday now that the Galibier has been removed from the Stage 15 route.
PodiumCafe: Risk of avalanches at higher altitudes significantly alters stage and eliminates summit finish atop the Col du Galibier.












Photo: Tejay van Garderen (BMC) pulled on the yellow jersey after his attentive ride in the final 50km of Stage 5 .
CyclingNews: BMC rider on the cusp of Tour of California win.







Photo: Safe in yellow...Tejay van Garderen has a 1min 47sec lead ahead of the final stage (Getty Images).
SBS: Leopold Koenig won the battle on Mt Diablo to claim the seventh stage of the Tour of California while an arm-chair ride ensured Tejay van Garderen retained the overall lead.






Photo: Rebecca Henderson draws first blood (Rob Jones).
SBS: Australian Rebecca Henderson claimed the opening round of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup winning the under 23 women's race in Albstadt, Germany.





Photo: Tejay van Garderen brings a sizeable lead into Saturday's penultimate stage at the Amgen Tour of California.
VeloNews: For the podium contenders, or those daring to fly the coup solo today, there is but one true mountain remaining in the 2013 Amgen Tour of California.






Photo: Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky) wins stage 4.
CyclingNews: Paulinho takes second place in Lillehammer.





Photo: Former teammates and adversaries Jonathan Vaughters and Lance Armstrong, pictured before the 1999 Tour de France, have rekindled their relationship over discussions of the doping culture in cycling.
VeloNews: Stripped Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong and Garmin-Sharp team manager Jonathan Vaughters, former teammates who have spent the past decade at odds over the issue of doping in pro cycling, have renewed their long-strained relationship..





Photo: Amber Neben (Specialized_lululemon) completed the team podium sweep.
CyclingNews: No championship defense after dramatic crash.





Photo: Kristin McGrath and teammate Mara Abbott were the only two riders shown finishing in coverage of the Amgen Tour's women's TT.
VeloNews: Evelyn Stevens (Specialized lululemon) wants to sound anything but ungrateful. The one-day-a-year spotlight the women racers get at the Amgen Tour of California is wonderful. Just not wonderful enough. Not hardly.





Photo: Tejay van Garderen enjoyed a podium moment with his new daughter Rylan on Friday. He hopes to have another chance on Sunday in Santa Rosa.
VeloNews: Moments after climbing his way to victory in stage 6 of the Amgen Tour of California on Friday, Tejay van Garderen (BMC Racing) took his newborn daughter Rylan into his arms and onto the podium atop Metcalf Road, red lipstick kisses languishing on his cheeks, a wide smile upon his face. 





Photo: 2013 Tour of Norway Race Map.
CyclingFans: Tour of Norway live video streaming should get underway at around 4:00pm CET (10:00am U.S. Eastern).







Photo: Tour of California Stage Profile.
CyclingFans: Tour of California live streaming video should get underway at around 2:00pm PDT (23:00pm CET).






Photo: Tejay van Garderen (BMC) pulled on the yellow jersey after his attentive ride in the final 50km of Stage 5 .
CyclingNews: BMC rider extends overall lead over Rogers and Meyer.
















Photo: USADA chief Travis Tygart (R) shakes hands with Senator Arlen Specter at a 2009 hearing in Washington, DC about screening dietary supplements for illegal steroids..
CyclingNews: All those involved in the sport “deserve more”, USADA head says.





Photo: Pat McQuaid at the Tour Down Under (photo credit credit Santos Tour Down Under : John Veage).jpg.
road.cc: Pat McQuaid is up for a third term as UCI president.





Photo: Bradley Wiggins at the TDF 2013 launch .
road.cc: Team Sky's decision to withdraw Wiggins from the Giro d'Italia ahead of yesterday's 13th stage was taken with a view to ensuring the defending Tour champion was at peak fitness for the start of this year's Tour de France in Corsica at the end of June.






Photo: David Zabriskie (Garmin Sharp) back to business at the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya.
CyclingNews: No US Pro Time Trial Championship defense for Garmin-Sharp rider.





Photo: Hey! I am now at almost 24% raised and a month away from deadline .
GoFundMe: "Hello, my name is Patrick Sluyter; I am honored to be selected as one of five to be on the United States Deaf cycling team for Deaflympics, and I need help to fund raise and complete my lifelong dream of competing in Sofia, Bulgaria from July 26 to August 4, 2013."





Photo: Mesh panels across the entire back and the back of the thighs to boost breathability.
BikeRadar: It's rather unusual looking but, according to VP of sales and marketing Charlie Issendorf, its unconventional construction is also the key to its claimed aero advantage.





Photo: First run in 2001, the Tour de Korea has a lot going for it; not least of which is direct backing from the South Korean government.
Cycling IQ: Coming back higher and harder than in 2012, the 12th Tour de Korea (09-16 June) ditches a full north-to-south traverse in favour of elevation and compactness.





Photo: there will now be a bolt-in injection molded plastic insert that yields both a smoother and lighter feel.
BikeRadar: AceCo debuted a flurry of new K-Edge computer mounts just before the start of the time trial at the Tour of California.





Photo: Tubeless and tubeless-ready beads were plenty strong to hold tires in place without a bead hook, they decided to go without.
BikeRumor: Built using a freehub borrowed from DT Swiss’ bombproof 350 model and DT Revolution spokes, it’s hard to argue with the Rovals’ foundation.  But the real news is the rim itself.















Photo: McQuaid’s nomination by Swiss Cycling doesn’t clash.
VeloNation: Membership rather than licences said to be key factor, murmurs that other candidates could yet stand.






VeloNation: Withdrawal “heartbreaking” for defending Corsa Rosa champion.












May 17, 2013



Photo: 2013 Giro d'Italia Stage Profile.
CyclingFans: Saturday's Giro d'Italia Stage 14 departs Cervere at 12:45pm CET (6:45am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Bardonecchia at around 5:18pm CET (11:18am U.S. Eastern).  Giro d'Italia live streaming video should get underway at around 2:30pm CET (8:30am U.S. Eastern).






Photo: This is a view spectators will not get to see on Sunday now that the Galibier has been removed from the Stage 15 route.
PodiumCafe: Risk of avalanches at higher altitudes significantly alters stage and eliminates summit finish atop the Col du Galibier.







Photo: Vincenzo Nibali could benefit from cold, wet weather in the Alps, but hopes the Giro d'Italia doesn't face snow.
VeloNews: Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) is preparing for his next big test as Giro d’Italia race leader. Weather permitting, the corsa rosa faces two major mountains stages this weekend to Bardonecchia and Galibier.







Photo: Mark Cavendish as he takes number four.
VeloNation: Manxman wins with long sprint after late Giampaolo Caruso move is neutralized.





Photo: At 2081 metres, The Col du Mont Cenis separates Lanslebourg, France with Susa, Italy.
PodiumCafe: This Sunday, stage 15 will be the first of three gigantic alpine Giro stages (with stages 19 & 20). The route will feature the legendary Col du Galibier after first entering France via the Col du Mont Cenis.





Photo: Robert Gesink (Blanco) in action during stage 9 of the Giro d'Italia.
CyclingNews: Dutchman lies in 4th place ahead of Alps.







Photo: Rigoberto Uran (Sky) moved up to third in GC.
CyclingNews: Uran the leader as the Giro heads to the mountains.







Photo: Cadel Evans (BMC) waves to the crowd.
CyclingNews: BMC pilots Australian through rain-soaked stage.





Races & Results.
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Stages & Results),
Tour of California - May 12-19 (Stages & Results),
4 Jours de Dunkerque - May 1-5 (Stages & Results),
Tour of the Gila - May 1-5 (Stages & Results),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages),
Vuelta a Espańa - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages),






Photo: Torrential rain (with snow in the weekend forecast) at the Giro d’Italia.
Peloton: We have all marveled at the resilience of professional cyclists in the first few months of this 2013 racing season. They’ve competed in extremes of weather: from tropical humidity at Le Tour de Langkawi to sand-blasted, desert winds at the Tour of Qatar; from bitter cold and swirling snow at Milan-San Remo to burning 110-degree heat in the Tour of California.






Photo: Aero is everything, claim Specialized.
road.cc: The aerodynamic battle hots up as Specialized unveil a wind tunnel at their Morgan Hill headquarters.





Photo: Bontrager's new (l to r) AW1, 2 and 3 high-performance, high-protection tires.
BikeRadar: Typically with road tires, you can have a lightweight performance tire with low rolling resistance, or you can have a sturdy but portly training tire with good puncture resistance.












Photo: Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) wins stage 12 in Treviso, his third victory at the 2013 Giro d'Italia.
CyclingNews: Nibali keeps the maglia rosa.





Photo: Bradley Wiggins (Sky) was dropped from the maglia rosa group in the finale of stage 12.
CyclingNews: Brailsford: "If you're sick, there's not much you can do about it."





Photo: Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) wins yet again.
CyclingNews: Prolific sprinter looking for win number 100 in Treviso.














Photo: Tejay van Garderen (BMC) pulled on the yellow jersey after his attentive ride in the final 50km of Stage 5 .
CyclingNews: BMC rider extends overall lead over Rogers and Meyer.





Photo: Mancebo gets ready for TT.
TwistedSpoke: Aiming for a top ten but hoping for top five and maybe a podium and a contract back in Europe, Francisco Mancebo (5 Hour Energy) had mucho grande dreams for this Amgen Tour of California.






Photo: Dave Zabriskie’s goal of fighting for the victory on today’s TT leg of the Tour of California has evaporated.
VeloNation: US TT champion injures shoulder in fall.







Photo: Chad Haga (Optum-KBS) set the fastest time at Redlands Time Trial.
Podium Insight: The final three-kilometer wall with several pitches over a 10% grade at the end of the individual time trial, stage 6 of the Amgen Tour of California is making many riders think of switching bikes, going from their time trial to lighter road bikes.





Photo: Save all your kisses for me: Cavendish on the podium.
CyclingNews: Omega Pharma-Quick Step sprinter goes deep.





Photo: Theo Bos (Blanco) wins stage 3 ahead of race leader Alexander Kristoff (Katusha) and Matteo Pelucchi (IAM Cycling).
CyclingNews: Runner-up Kristoff remains in leader's jersey.







Photo: Bradley Wiggins’ Giro d’Italia withdrawal.
VeloNation: Internal struggle with Chris Froome looms; Urán at a disadvantage after waiting for Wiggins.





Photo: Tejay van Garderen was thrilled to take the leader's jersey on Thursday and will be even more so if he defends on Friday.
CyclingNews: After a stage 5 raid in the wind, Tejay van Garderen (BMC Racing) is right where he wants to be, and the Amgen Tour of California is his for the taking.





Photo: According to Jens Voigt, a little history study could have prepared his breakaway mates at the Amgen Tour of California on Thursday.
VeloNews: The move he pulled in stage 5 of the Amgen Tour of California on Thursday is the same one Jens Voigt has been pulling since the Pleistocene — according to the German himself — and yet it just keeps working.





Photo: Hey! I am now at almost 24% raised and a month away from deadline .
GoFundMe: "Hello, my name is Patrick Sluyter; I am honored to be selected as one of five to be on the United States Deaf cycling team for Deaflympics, and I need help to fund raise and complete my lifelong dream of competing in Sofia, Bulgaria from July 26 to August 4, 2013."





Photo: Many porteurs were amateur or semi-professional racers.
Off The Beaten Path: The porteurs were newspaper couriers who delivered newspapers from the presses to the newsstands all over Paris.





Photo: 3T’s Ergonova shape is quite possibly our current favourite from any brand.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "A great bar with a brilliant shape and performance, but the stem adds weight."






Photo: 2013 Tour of Norway Race Map.
CyclingFans: Stage 3 Třnsberg – Drammen (163 km). Tour of Norway live video streaming should get underway at around 4:00pm CET (10:00am U.S. Eastern).












Photo: Tour of California Stage Profile.
CyclingFans: Friday's Tour of California Stage 6, a 31.6km Individual Time Trial at San Jose, gets underway at 1:00pm PDT (22:00pm CET) with the departure of the first rider.  Tour of California live streaming video should get underway at around 12:45pm PDT (21:45pm CET).








VeloNews: Jens Voigt (RadioShack-Leopard) won stage 5 of the Amgen Tour of California on Thursday in Avila Beach. Voigt made a race-changing split in the wind midway through the race and took the sprint in the oceanside town.























Photo: David Zabriskie (Garmin Sharp) back to business at the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya.
CyclingNews: No US Pro Time Trial Championship defense for Garmin-Sharp rider.


















Photo: McQuaid’s nomination by Swiss Cycling doesn’t clash.
VeloNation: Membership rather than licences said to be key factor, murmurs that other candidates could yet stand.






Photo: Ryder Hesjedal forced out.
VeloNation: Withdrawal “heartbreaking” for defending Corsa Rosa champion.






Photo: Roman Kreuziger claims that there was nothing untoward in his dealings with Dr Ferrari (Getty Images).
SBS: Amstel Gold winner Roman Kreuziger has admitted to working with doping doctor Michele Ferrari when he was a neo-pro but has denied doping.






Photo: Eufemiano Fuentes was at the center of Operacion Puerto.
CyclingNews: Wants to prevent blood bags being destroyed.






Photo: Orica-GereenEDGE has been freed to re-instate former Sprting Director Matt White (AAP).
SBS: The long awaited Orica-GreenEDGE anti-doping review conducted by Nicki Vance has recommended the re-instatement of former head Sporting Director Matt White and no sanctions for current director Neil Stephens.





Photo: Farrar. Avila Beach, photo twisted spoke.
TwistedSpoke: Tyler Farrar was six seconds from winning two stages in a row at the Amgen Tour of California. He’d won the day before, beating all-world Peter Sagan in the sprint along the shoreline in beautiful Santa Barbara.





Photo: Merriam-Webster describes panache as ‘dash or flamboyance in style and action’.
Podium Insight: The word panache is often used in cycling to describe daring attacks that succeed almost against all odds. Sylvain Chavanel of the Omega Pharma-Quick Step is one of those riders.





Photo: Keenan and McGrory might be getting old, but they still go alright.
CyclingTips: The review was made by Nicki Vance, a former director of WADA. The full report can be read here.





Photo: The women’s Tour de Languedoc-Rousillan faces cancellation.
VeloNation: Some top teams stay as French race seeks to guarantee rider safety in a budget shortfall.





Photo: Frame & equipment: Sexy to look at, with a good fork.
BikeRadar verdict: 4.5 out of 5 stars. "The Raven 4.0 is an incredibly versatile performer, and a real trail delight."





Photo: Stem Cap Light Mount.
BikeRadar: Californian manufacturers Paul Component Engineering have launched two new aluminium top cap mounts – a GoPro specific model (US$49) and a more versatile version (US$36) designed primarily for front lights.













Photo: Roman Kreuziger wins Amstel Gold Race 2013.
CyclingWeekly: Roman Kreuziger (Saxo-Tinkoff), winner of the Amstel Gold Race last month, admitted today to working with known doping doctor Michele Ferrari. He said he consulted the banned Italian doctor for a little over a year, from the autumn of 2006 through 2007.








Photo: UCI President Pat McQuaid tried to defend the UCI's record on doping.
CyclingNews: Irishman bases candidacy on his past record.






May 16, 2013



Photo: 2013 Giro d'Italia Stage Profile.
CyclingFans: Friday's Giro d'Italia Stage 13 departs Busseto at 10:55am CET (4:55am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Cherasco at around 5:16pm CET (11:16am U.S. Eastern).  Giro d'Italia live streaming video should get underway at around 2:30pm CET (8:30am U.S. Eastern).






Photo: Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) wins stage 12 in Treviso, his third victory at the 2013 Giro d'Italia.
CyclingNews: Nibali keeps the maglia rosa.







Photo: Bradley Wiggins (Sky) was dropped from the maglia rosa group in the finale of stage 12.
CyclingNews: Brailsford: "If you're sick, there's not much you can do about it."





Photo: Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) wins yet again.
CyclingNews: Prolific sprinter looking for win number 100 in Treviso.





Photo: Vincenzo Nibali (Astana).
CyclingNews: Riders wake to heavy rain for Treviso sprint stage.





Races & Results.
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Stages & Results),
Tour of California - May 12-19 (Stages & Results),
4 Jours de Dunkerque - May 1-5 (Stages & Results),
Tour of the Gila - May 1-5 (Stages & Results),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages),
Vuelta a Espańa - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages),





Photo: Rafal Majka (Team Saxo - Tinkoff).
CyclingNews: Pole on Giro d'Italia hopes and matching Contador.





Photo: Rigoberto Uran climbs into contention at Montasio .
Cyclismas: The climb of Montasio was going to give us a chance to see which of the favorites were up to the task of challenging for overall honors.





Photo: Giro d'Italia 2013 .
CyclingWeekly: Former professional Daniel Lloyd previews the third and final week of the 2013 Giro d'Italia, running through the stages and taking a look at the key mountain passes that the riders will encounter.





Photo: Vincenzo Nibali .
VeloNation: Maglia Rosa happy with general classification truce on stage eleven.







Photo: Ramunas Navardauskas (Garmin-Sharp) on his way to winning stage 11 of the Giro d'Italia.
CyclingNews: Overall leader Nibalia retains maglia rosa.






Photo: Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) kept in touch until the final few moments.
CyclingNews: Team Sky leader hit by a worsening cold and chest infection.






































Photo: Jens Voigt (RadioShack-Leopard) won stage 5.
VeloNews: Jens Voigt (RadioShack-Leopard) won stage 5 of the Amgen Tour of California on Thursday in Avila Beach. Voigt made a race-changing split in the wind midway through the race and took the sprint in the oceanside town.





Photo: Founding WADA Chairman Dick Pound (Getty).
SBS: Dick Pound says a lack of will among sports organisations, governments and athletes has handicapped WADA in its effort to catch drug cheats.





Photo: The headquarters of the International Cycling Union is based in Aigle, Switzerland (CC).
SBS: The Swiss cabinet proposed tightening anti-corruption laws on Wednesday, pointing to the international sporting federations based in the country as targets of the suggested changes.






Photo: 2013 Tour of Norway Race Map.
CyclingFans: Tour of Norway live video streaming should get underway at around 4:00pm CET (10:00am U.S. Eastern).





Photo: Mancebo at stage 4 sign-in..
TwistedSpoke: Francisco Mancebo (5 Hour Energy) is out of the furnace after the first two stages and now finds himself in fourth position in the GC battle at the Tour of California.





Photo: Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Sharp) takes the podium after his stage win...
CyclingNews: Hanson makes it a 1-2 finish, breaking international domination.





Photo: Hey! I am now at almost 24% raised and a month away from deadline .
GoFundMe: "Hello, my name is Patrick Sluyter; I am honored to be selected as one of five to be on the United States Deaf cycling team for Deaflympics, and I need help to fund raise and complete my lifelong dream of competing in Sofia, Bulgaria from July 26 to August 4, 2013."







Photo: Tour of California Stage Profile.
CyclingFans: Tour of California live streaming video should get underway at around 2:00pm PDT (23:00pm CET).







Photo: Tyler Farrar (Garmin Sharp) takes his first-ever win at the Amgen Tour of California.
CyclingNews: Another win for Garmin Sharp after Giro success.






Photo: Andy Schleck was more prominent yesterday.
VeloNation: 2010 Tour winner still has work ahead to return to old form.






Photo: Philippe Gilbert made an unexpected withdrawal.
VeloNation: Van Garderen down a rider as a result, but Belgian believes he’ll win anyway.





CyclingWeekly: "The "office" where I spend my working days is dominated by radios. Everybody knows that the riders race with communication earpieces, but these are not the only radio lines in my car."





VeloNews: "This was hard to write. On the one hand, I really don’t want to talk about it, because I absolutely hate sympathy. On the other hand, if I write about the good, I should go ahead and mention the bad."








Photo: Orica-GereenEDGE has been freed to re-instate former Sprting Director Matt White (AAP).
SBS: The long awaited Orica-GreenEDGE anti-doping review conducted by Nicki Vance has recommended the re-instatement of former head Sporting Director Matt White and no sanctions for current director Neil Stephens.




















Photo: Roman Kreuziger wins Amstel Gold Race 2013.
CyclingWeekly: Roman Kreuziger (Saxo-Tinkoff), winner of the Amstel Gold Race last month, admitted today to working with known doping doctor Michele Ferrari. He said he consulted the banned Italian doctor for a little over a year, from the autumn of 2006 through 2007.








Photo: UCI President Pat McQuaid tried to defend the UCI's record on doping.
CyclingNews: Irishman bases candidacy on his past record.






Photo: Tom Boonen heads for the finish line in 2012.
CyclingNews: Belgian's time in Monaco in question.





Photo: Sylvain Georges (AG2R La Mondiale) shows the side effect of podium time.
CyclingNews: AG2R could be out of Dauphine and Tour de Suisse.






Photo: Laurent Jalabert leads Lance Armstrong on stage 4 of the 1996 race. The ONCE rider would win the stage and the overall.
CyclingNews: Testifies in front of French Senate anti-doping commission.





Photo: Phil Gaimon (Bissell) launched a solo attack towards the end .
CyclingNews: Bissell rider refocuses on season's next objectives.






















Photo: Miguel Ubeto Aponte (Lampre-Merida).
CyclingNews: Adverse analytical finding for GW1516 sulfone for Venezuelan rider.







Photo: 2013 Paris-Camembert podium (L-R): Sylvain Georges (AG2R La Mondiale), Pierrick Fédrigo (FDJ) and Pierre Rolland .
CyclingNews: AG2R rider out of Giro d'Italia.





InnerRing: One year ago Ag2r’s Sylvain Georges was on the podium at the Tour of California, this morning he didn’t start the Giro this morning after an “Adverse Analytical Finding” for Heptaminol.





CyclingNews: Team boss says focus will now by on winning a stage.





CyclingNews: US company said to be in discussions regarding Dutch team.

















May 15, 2013



Photo: 2013 Giro d'Italia Stage Profile.
CyclingFans: Thursday's Giro d'Italia Stage 12 departs Longarone at 2:05pm CET (8:05am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Treviso at around 5:17pm CET (11:17am U.S. Eastern).  Giro d'Italia live streaming video should get underway at around 2:30pm CET (8:30am U.S. Eastern).





Photo: Vincenzo Nibali .
VeloNation: Maglia Rosa happy with general classification truce on stage eleven.







Photo: Ramunas Navardauskas (Garmin-Sharp) on his way to winning stage 11 of the Giro d'Italia.
CyclingNews: Overall leader Nibalia retains maglia rosa.






Photo: Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) kept in touch until the final few moments.
CyclingNews: Team Sky leader hit by a worsening cold and chest infection.





Photo: Robert Gesink was buoyed Wednesday by word that his Blanco team was negotiating with U.S.-based electronics brand Belkin...
VeloNews: Locked in a battle for the overall podium at the Giro d’Italia, Robert Gesink welcomed the news on Wednesday that American company Belkin could take over sponsorship of his Blanco team.






Photo: Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Sharp) lost over 20 minutes.
CyclingNews: Garmin-Sharp rider struggles for answers.





Photo: Taylor Phinney collects bottles, Giro d'Italia 2013.
CyclingWeekly: Cadel Evans has emerged as a genuine maglia rosa contender at the Giro d'Italia with younger teammates in Taylor Phinney and Britain's Adam Blythe learning quickly how to support the Australian and his grand ambitions.





Races & Results.
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Stages & Results),
Tour of California - May 12-19 (Stages & Results),
4 Jours de Dunkerque - May 1-5 (Stages & Results),
Tour of the Gila - May 1-5 (Stages & Results),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages),
Vuelta a Espańa - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages),





Photo: Sprint classification leader Amets Txurruka (Caja Rural) .
CyclingNews: Caja Rural rider obtains “better results with the same work.”







Photo: Johnny Hoogerland (Vacansoleil - DCM)...
CyclingNews: Team left looking for a new backer.





Photo: 2013 Giro d'Italia - Il Mezzgiorno .
VeloNews: The Giro brought excitement and occasional romance to the streets of the Mezzogiorno.





Photo: Swiss company BMC make some striking bikes and the TeamMachine SLR01.
road.cc: Half a dozen bikes with the same DNA as those the pros ride, from Bianchi, Merida, Focus, Lapierre, Scott and BMC.





Photo: the Siva Atom USB generator, designed by US duo of Aaron Latzke & David Delcourt.
road.cc: Generator features removeable battery pack and retrofits to any bike.





Photo: Yorkshire touring specialists Spa Cycles.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Great quality leather touring saddle that might take breaking in."






Photo: Ryder Hesjedal lost a minute to his main rivals.
CyclingNews: Wegelius tries to find a silver lining after a terrible day for the 2012 overall winner.







CyclingNews: Nibali remains in maglia rosa after first mountain finish.







CyclingNews: Briton reveals he is open to helping Uran win the Giro d'Italia.





VeloNation: 23-year-old Pole climbs into the Maglia Bianca on Altopiano del Montasio.






CyclingNews: Tenth stage dedicated to the fans.










CyclingNews: Canadian national series features cross country and downhill races.









Photo: Tyler Farrar (Garmin Sharp) takes his first-ever win at the Amgen Tour of California.
CyclingNews: Another win for Garmin Sharp after Giro success.






Photo: Andy Schleck was more prominent yesterday.
VeloNation: 2010 Tour winner still has work ahead to return to old form.






Photo: Philippe Gilbert made an unexpected withdrawal.
VeloNation: Van Garderen down a rider as a result, but Belgian believes he’ll win anyway.





Photo: Without radio corsa I am totally lost in the race, floating around like a ship with no sails.
CyclingWeekly: "The "office" where I spend my working days is dominated by radios. Everybody knows that the riders race with communication earpieces, but these are not the only radio lines in my car."





Photo: Jeremy Vennell and Jason McCartney got some sleep on the way to the start on Tuesday..
VeloNews: "This was hard to write. On the one hand, I really don’t want to talk about it, because I absolutely hate sympathy. On the other hand, if I write about the good, I should go ahead and mention the bad."





Photo: Long awaited Secteur 28.
BikeRumor: For early adopters of road tubeless, there has been one common request: larger tires.





Photo: Hey! I am now at almost 24% raised and a month away from deadline .
GoFundMe: "Hello, my name is Patrick Sluyter; I am honored to be selected as one of five to be on the United States Deaf cycling team for Deaflympics, and I need help to fund raise and complete my lifelong dream of competing in Sofia, Bulgaria from July 26 to August 4, 2013."





Photo: Feed Zone Portables by chef Biju Thomas and Dr. Allen Lim.
BikeRadar: Following up on the their Feed Zone Cookbook, chef Biju Thomas and Dr. Allen Lim just released Feed Zone Portables, which has 75 new recipes for portable food for cyclists.





Photo: the Hobo comes with mounts for cantilever brakes rather than disc brakes.
road.cc: Prototype has just proved its credentials in Tour d’Afrique.





Photo: With a 160mm Lyrik, the Process is built for big hits.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Stiff, plush all-mountain machine."






Photo: 2013 Tour of Norway Race Map.
CyclingFans: Wednesday's Tour of Norway Stage 1 departs Fredrikstad at 12:30pm CET (6:30am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Sarpsborg at around 5:05pm CET (11:05am U.S. Eastern).  Tour of Norway live video streaming should get underway at around 3:30pm CET (9:30am U.S. Eastern).







Photo: Tour of California Stage Profile.
CyclingFans: Tour of California live streaming video should get underway at around 2:00pm PDT (23:00pm CET).







Photo: Cannondale's Peter Sagan (C) won the third stage of the Amgen Tour of California (Getty).
SBS: After a day of carnage the Amgen Tour of California enjoyed a reprieve of sorts with the irrepressible Peter Sagan winning a flat stage suited to the sprinters.





Photo: Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Sharp) fights his way up the climb.
CyclingNews: Tough day in the saddle still expected.





CyclingNews: From cold to hot.





VeloNews: On paper, it looked like the first couple stages were going to be all about the climbs, but then the paper spontaneously burst into flames, and we learned that heat was the real killer.






VeloNation: “The heat was unlike anything I have ever experienced.”





VeloNews: Michael Rogers (Saxo-Tinkoff) draped himself over his top tube and faced up to a mouthful of recorders, his face reddened from the blast-furnace that was stage 2 at the Amgen Tour of California. The 2010 champion had lost time in his hunt for a second title, but was still in the running with six days of racing remaining.





VeloNation: Report states that company wants to become secondary sponsor for 2014.








Photo: Laurent Jalabert leads Lance Armstrong on stage 4 of the 1996 race. The ONCE rider would win the stage and the overall.
CyclingNews: Testifies in front of French Senate anti-doping commission.























Photo: Miguel Ubeto Aponte (Lampre-Merida).
CyclingNews: Adverse analytical finding for GW1516 sulfone for Venezuelan rider.







Photo: 2013 Paris-Camembert podium (L-R): Sylvain Georges (AG2R La Mondiale), Pierrick Fédrigo (FDJ) and Pierre Rolland .
CyclingNews: AG2R rider out of Giro d'Italia.





Photo: team with two positive doping tests in the last 12 months has to stop racing completely for eight days...
InnerRing: One year ago Ag2r’s Sylvain Georges was on the podium at the Tour of California, this morning he didn’t start the Giro this morning after an “Adverse Analytical Finding” for Heptaminol.





Photo: Samuel Sanchez saw his podium chances fall apart.
CyclingNews: Team boss says focus will now by on winning a stage.





Photo: Team Blanco time trials .
CyclingNews: US company said to be in discussions regarding Dutch team.





Photo: Peter Sagan is back to his winning ways in California — and the racing world didn't expect anything less.
VeloNews: He’s making it look easy again.





Photo: Cadel Evans's confidence is growing.
SBS: While Evans (BMC) passed the test by shadowing race leader Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) up the climbs to maintain his overall second placing, Tour de France champion Wiggins could not keep pace on the final climb and lost more time.





Photo: RaceWare's Direct Garmin 200/500 bar mount is a good alternative.
road.cc: Excellent Garmin mount in a variety of size options and colors.





Photo: Many of you will already be familiar with The Feedzone cookbook.
CyclingTips: For a variety of reasons there’s a number of cyclists who’d prefer to make their own sports nutrition products from scratch.





Photo: Made from 100 percent organic waxed canvas.
BicycleRetailer: The durable brass and leather straps easily attach to any size bike, making the bag both convenient and functional for any rider.





Photo: The iconic logo atop the factory at Via della Chimica, 4 in Vicenza has stood unchanged for many decades .
VeloNews: Campagnolo has long been known for guarding its trade secrets fastidiously, and when it comes to seeing the workings of its factory, many sections for some time have been off limits to anyone outside of the company, and photography was strictly prohibited inside the production areas.





Photo: Separate paths are useful and safe where there are no intersections.
Off The Beaten Path: In recent years, there has been a worrisome trend in the U.S. to advocate for separate bike paths (“cycle tracks”), or at least some visual barrier between bike and car lanes.














Photo: WADA president John Fahey gives an address at a symposium in Lausanne, Switzerland..
CyclingNews: Agency reviewing thousands of comments for proposed Code amendments.





CyclingNews: Are RadioShack rider's troubles over?







VeloNews: Pieter Serry lay on the ground, in hollow bewilderment, his skinny white chest streaked with melting water, his eyes flickering from side to side.






StickyBottle: It was arguably the Irishman’s best ride since he won a stage in the Vuelta back in 2009. And following on from his overall victory in the Tour of the Gila in New Mexico the week before last, his ride yesterday shows he is back to his very best after a tough couple of seasons where he was hit by illness and poor form.






May 14, 2013



Photo: 2013 Giro d'Italia Stage Profile.
CyclingFans: Wednesday's Giro d'Italia Stage 11 departs Tarvisio (Cave del Predil) at 12:35pm CET (6:35am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Vajont (Erto e Casso) at around 5:15pm CET (11:15am U.S. Eastern).  Giro d'Italia live streaming video should get underway at around 2:30pm CET (8:30am U.S. Eastern).






Photo: Ryder Hesjedal lost a minute to his main rivals.
CyclingNews: Wegelius tries to find a silver lining after a terrible day for the 2012 overall winner.







Photo: Rigoberto Uran (Sky Procycling) wins stage 10 of the Giro d'Italia.
CyclingNews: Nibali remains in maglia rosa after first mountain finish.







Photo: Briton reveals he is open to helping Uran win the Giro d'Italia.
CyclingNews: Briton reveals he is open to helping Uran win the Giro d'Italia.





Photo: Rafal Majka .
VeloNation: 23-year-old Pole climbs into the Maglia Bianca on Altopiano del Montasio.






Photo: Ivan Basso (Cannondale) .
CyclingNews: Tenth stage dedicated to the fans.





Races & Results.
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Stages & Results),
Tour of California - May 12-19 (Stages & Results),
4 Jours de Dunkerque - May 1-5 (Stages & Results),
Tour of the Gila - May 1-5 (Stages & Results),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages),
Vuelta a Espańa - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages),





Photo: Jérémy Roy kept a diary and you can read about the training camp.
InnerRing: Last week FDJ riders Jérémy Roy, Thibaut Pinot and Alexandre Geniez went to Mont Ventoux and the Alps to check out the route of several crucial Tour de France stages.





Photo: Pro women were hamming it up before the race, here Catherine Pendrel (Luna Chix) responds to a fan's joke.
CyclingNews: Canadian national series features cross country and downhill races.





Photo: sprinter Kirsten Wild had to cheer on her teammates.
PodiumCafe: Currently sidelined with a shoulder injury, the sprinter hopes to return to the road for the Giro, the World Cup race in Sweden and the Holland Ladies Tour.





Photo: The tapered head tube contributes to a muscular ride.
BikeRadar verdict: 3 out of 5 stars. "Potentially superb value all-rounder undermined by dreadful brakes."





Photo: Overdrive Carbon.
BikeRadar: Diamondback's collection of 29in-wheeled mountain bikes will continue to grow for MY2014, with two new platforms.





Photo: Lieuwe Westra and Vacansoleil are searching for a new title sponsor and more Amgen stage wins.
VeloNews: Dutch squad Vacansoleil-DCM gained a leader’s jersey on Sunday at the Amgen Tour of California on the legs of Lieuwe Westra, but soon after lost one of its banner sponsors, in DCM.





Photo: Vincenzo Nibali’s had a great time.
InnerRing: Enjoyed the first week? Vincenzo Nibali’s had a great time but everyone else watching as well should have found this a great start to the race. Sometimes rest days are impatient moments but this time it feels like it’s worth having a break before the race starts again tomorrow with a severe summit finish.


























Photo: Cannondale's Peter Sagan (C) won the third stage of the Amgen Tour of California (Getty).
SBS: After a day of carnage the Amgen Tour of California enjoyed a reprieve of sorts with the irrepressible Peter Sagan winning a flat stage suited to the sprinters.





Photo: Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Sharp) fights his way up the climb.
CyclingNews: Tough day in the saddle still expected.





Photo: Timmy Duggan (Saxo-Tinkoff) rides in the bunch..
CyclingNews: From cold to hot.





Photo: Patrick McCarty gets ready to race at the Amgen Tour of California by applying some Kinesio tape.
VeloNews: On paper, it looked like the first couple stages were going to be all about the climbs, but then the paper spontaneously burst into flames, and we learned that heat was the real killer.






Photo: BMC Racing Team rider Tejay van Garderen.
VeloNation: “The heat was unlike anything I have ever experienced.”





Photo: Michael Rogers lost time on Monday, but still hopes to contend for the GC at the Amgen Tour of California.
VeloNews: Michael Rogers (Saxo-Tinkoff) draped himself over his top tube and faced up to a mouthful of recorders, his face reddened from the blast-furnace that was stage 2 at the Amgen Tour of California. The 2010 champion had lost time in his hunt for a second title, but was still in the running with six days of racing remaining.





Photo: Vacansoleil wishes to reduce financial commitment.
VeloNation: Report states that company wants to become secondary sponsor for 2014.





Photo: Shimano’s WH-M785 XT 29er wheelset is reasonably stiff and reasonably priced.
BikeRadar verdict: 2 out of 5 stars. "A sturdy wheelset with significant shortcomings."





Photo: Hey! I am now at almost 24% raised and a month away from deadline .
GoFundMe: "Hello, my name is Patrick Sluyter; I am honored to be selected as one of five to be on the United States Deaf cycling team for Deaflympics, and I need help to fund raise and complete my lifelong dream of competing in Sofia, Bulgaria from July 26 to August 4, 2013."





Photo: Duggan breathes oxygen while doing intense Tabata intervals .
BikeRadar: Delivering oxygen to the leg muscles is the name of the game in cycling.






Photo: Mavic Cosmic Carbone CXR 60 T wheelset .
BikeRadar: In Switzerland on Tuesday Mavic announced its new Cosmic Carbone CXR 60 clincher and tubular wheels, which follow up on the company's first aero wheel, the CXR 80, which was introduced last year.







Photo: Tour of California Stage Profile.
CyclingFans: Tuesday's Tour of California Stage 3 departs Palmdale at 11:20am PDT (20:20pm CET) and is expected at the finish at Santa Clarita at around 4:10pm PDT (01:10am CET).  Tour of California live streaming video should get underway at around 2:00pm PDT (23:00pm CET).






Photo: Van Garderen on a less hot day.
TwistedSpoke: Did Tejay Van Garderen (BMC)  just win the 2013 Tour of California after only two stages? Why we were just getting, uhh, warmed up, so to speak.














































Photo: WADA president John Fahey gives an address at a symposium in Lausanne, Switzerland..
CyclingNews: Agency reviewing thousands of comments for proposed Code amendments.





Photo: ndy Schleck (RadioShack Leopard) is starting to look like his old self again.
CyclingNews: Are RadioShack rider's troubles over?







Photo: Lawson Craddock sits in a puddle of melting ice as he recovers from riding up the finishing climb in searing temperatures after stage 2 of the Amgen Tour of California.
VeloNews: Pieter Serry lay on the ground, in hollow bewilderment, his skinny white chest streaked with melting water, his eyes flickering from side to side.






Photo: Philip Deignan took off on the Tramway 5km finishing climb .
StickyBottle: It was arguably the Irishman’s best ride since he won a stage in the Vuelta back in 2009. And following on from his overall victory in the Tour of the Gila in New Mexico the week before last, his ride yesterday shows he is back to his very best after a tough couple of seasons where he was hit by illness and poor form.





Photo: Garmin-Sharp said it will not change its race plan, despite Ryder Hesjedal falling behind the GC leaders at the Giro.
VeloNews: The rest day came at a good time for Ryder Hesjedal and Garmin-Sharp.





Photo: outh Africa diplomat road rage YouTube still .
road.cc: South Africa’s diplomatic police unit has opened a case against a cyclist involved in an altercation with occupants of a black Mercedes-Benz saloon carrying a foreign diplomat, despite video footage that shows the rider being forced to the ground and manhandled.





Photo: One Italian frame builder took three measurements of me.
RedKitePrayer: "I’ve been fit by more alleged “masters” of the bicycle fitting process than I care to remember. What I’m even less interested in recalling are the specifics of some of those fits. I’d prefer not to have had the journey, but along the way, I’ve seen—and learned—a lot."





Photo: Assuming our information is correct, SRAM will soon trickle down its 1x11 drivetrain technology to lower price points .
CyclingNews: 1x11 expected to trickle down to even lower price points, too.





Photo: The 1,050g aluminium frame.
road.cc: Don't be afraid of aluminium, this frame rides better than many carbon fibre bikes.





Photo: The Coffee Art Print series is now available through major retailers .
BikeRadar: After years of lugging around burlap coffee sacks, hand-cutting stencils and traveling to art shows, Megan Koopman Morgan launched her commercial Coffee Art Print series this month.















Photo: Danilo Di Luca: Are the reputations of some riders too far damaged for them to be allowed to take part in races such as the Giro d'Italia?
NeilBrowne: Are the reputations of some riders too far damaged?
























May 13, 2013



Photo: 2013 Giro d'Italia Stage Profile.
CyclingFans: Tuesday's Giro d'Italia Stage 10 departs Cordenons at 12:35pm CET (6:35am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Altopiano del Montasio at around 5:14pm CET (11:14am U.S. Eastern).  Giro d'Italia live streaming video should get underway at around 2:30pm CET (8:30am U.S. Eastern).





Photo: Lieuwe Westra and Vacansoleil are searching for a new title sponsor and more Amgen stage wins.
VeloNews: Dutch squad Vacansoleil-DCM gained a leader’s jersey on Sunday at the Amgen Tour of California on the legs of Lieuwe Westra, but soon after lost one of its banner sponsors, in DCM.





Photo: Vincenzo Nibali’s had a great time.
InnerRing: Enjoyed the first week? Vincenzo Nibali’s had a great time but everyone else watching as well should have found this a great start to the race. Sometimes rest days are impatient moments but this time it feels like it’s worth having a break before the race starts again tomorrow with a severe summit finish.






Photo: Vincenzo Nibali rode into the pink jersey over the weekend and carries a 29-second lead over Cadel Evans through nine stages.
VeloNews: No one can ever accuse the Giro d’Italia of being boring. The opening nine days of racing proved yet again that the Giro rarely goes according to script.












Photo: Bradley Wiggins (Sky).
CyclingNews: Evans and Nibali on the up as Hesjedal and Wiggins lose ground.







Photo: Bradley Wiggins, Giro d'Italia 2013.
CyclingWeekly: His quest for the leader's pink jersey appears to be much more challenging than last year's Tour de France win.






Races & Results.
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Stages & Results),
Tour of California - May 12-19 (Stages),
4 Jours de Dunkerque - May 1-5 (Stages & Results),
Tour of the Gila - May 1-5 (Stages & Results),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages),
Vuelta a Espańa - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages),






Photo: Germany's John Degenkolb .
Peloton: Germany's John Degenkolb who sprinted to victory on stage five of the Giro d'Italia pulled out of the race during Monday's rest day, his Argos team announced.





Photo: Hey! I am now at almost 24% raised and a month away from deadline .
GoFundMe: "Hello, my name is Patrick Sluyter; I am honored to be selected as one of five to be on the United States Deaf cycling team for Deaflympics, and I need help to fund raise and complete my lifelong dream of competing in Sofia, Bulgaria from July 26 to August 4, 2013."





Photo: Richie Porte wins Paris-Nice while Chris Froome.
road.cc: With speculation continuing over Bradley Wiggins’ commitment to helping Chris Froome’s in the forthcoming Tour de France, plus the team’s Colombian pairing of Rigoberto Uran and Sergio Henao said to be unsettled, the British outfit’s undoubted wealth of GC-level talent looks set to continue to provide headaches for its management.





Photo: German classics specialist Andreas Klier won stage 13 at the 2007 Vuelta a Espana .
VeloNews: Classics specialist Andreas Klier, who won the 2003 edition of Ghent-Wevelgem, announced his retirement this morning. Klier will next move into a team director role with his team since 2011, Garmin-Sharp.





Photo: Spotted in Lake Garda, Italy was the new Izalco Max from Focus - an ultralight model built around a new carbon fiber frame that supposedly weighs less than 800g .
BikeRadar: Focus will likely be coming out with a new top-end road bike soon.





Photo: 700×23 AW3 HCLs totaled 236g – which is pretty freaking light .
BikeRumor: The goal of the new AW line was to combine the low rolling resistance of a race tire with the protection and grip of an all conditions tire to create the perfect year round clincher.





Photo: The Stache features Trek’s G2 geometry .
MBAction: The Stache is designed for riders looking for a dialed trailbike that is versatile, fun and tough enough to stand up to a ton of abuse without costing a fortune. It is for riders who want simplicity and ease of maintenance.







Photo: Giro d'Italia 2013.
CyclingNews: Katusha notches second stage win at Giro.





Photo: Robert Gesink appears to be on course.
VeloNation: Strong ride against the clock for Dutch climber.





Photo: Robert Gesink following his victory at the 2012 Amgen tour.
VeloNews: One year ago, Robert Gesink quietly arrived to the start of the Amgen Tour of California unheralded as a pre-race favorite. He kept tabs with the top GC contenders, rode a strong time trial, and then won the race in the mountains, taking the biggest win of his pro career.













Photo: Van Garderen on a less hot day.
TwistedSpoke: Did Tejay Van Garderen (BMC)  just win the 2013 Tour of California after only two stages? Why we were just getting, uhh, warmed up, so to speak.







Photo: Janier Acevedo (Jamis-Hagens Berman) solos to the win at Tour of the Gila.
CyclingNews: Van Garderen loses time to Colombian on final climb.









Photo: Peter Sagan has lined out in the Tour of California.
VeloNation: Muliple stage winner comes up slightly short on opening day.





Photo: Vincenzo Nibali (Astana Pro Team) at the start.
CyclingNews: Astana rider tranquillo at rest day press conference.





Photo: Paco ready for podium in Cali?.
TwistedSpoke: Francisco Mancebo (5 Hour Energy) showed right from the first stage int he Tour of California that he has come to play.





Photo: Tyler Wren is hoping to deliver a career-defining moment for Jamis-Hagens Berman at the Amgen Tour of California.
VeloNews: With all the time we domestic professional cyclists spend in airports, hotels and team vans, toeing the line at events week-in and week-out all over the country, it is not uncommon for us to amalgamate some of the races in our heads into one, or for some complacency to sneak into our routines. Not this week.





Photo: Erica Allar topped the women's podium and expanded her lead in the NCC women's standings .
USACycling: The USA Cycling National Criterium Calendar sped through its ninth event of the calendar as riders contested The Tour de Grove in St. Louis on Saturday. After weeks of chipping away, there's a new men's leader while Erica Allar took the opportunity to expand her cushion in the women's standings.





Photo: Basso Bikes is located in the north of Italy in the small commune of Dueville .
CyclingTips: The folks at Basso Bikes have been making racing bikes for more than 35 years in their Italian factory near Vicenza.





Photo: custom derailleur hanger that spaces the Dura Ace Di2 derailleur far enough away to run an 11-36 XX cassette .
BikeRumor: What started life as an already super light Flash hard tail got the custom treatment to become ridiculously light considering it is equipped with Di2 and a Lefty fork.





Photo: A high performance road tubeless tire needs to be easy to fit without any specialist tools.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Reassuringly rapid race rubber that just might be the way ahead."





Photo: Look Keo 2 Max in green, grey and red and white .
BikeRadar: French pedal specialist Look have released their popular Keo 2 Max pedal in green, grey and red. The pedals will arrive in selected UK and USA stores in late May and early June.





Photo: The brow features moisture wicking fabric that channels moisture .
BikeRumor: SweatHog may have the answer with their premium helmet liners.






Photo: Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil-DCM) celebrates his win on Stage 1 of the 2013 Amgen Tour of California.
CyclingNews: Mancebo second as duo stays clear of the bunch.





Photo: Tejay van Garderen has won white jerseys. Now he has other shades in mind.
VeloNews: The day before the Amgen Tour of California commenced, pre-race favorite Tejay van Garderen wasn’t showing much of his hand, downplaying expectations and noting the weight upon his BMC Racing team’s broad shoulders.





Photo: Jens Voigt (Radioshack Leopard) always has words of wisdom at the press conference.
CyclingNews: 41-year-old German rooms with 20-year-old Luxembourger teammate.






Photo: Tour of California Stage Profile.
CyclingNews: Tour of California live streaming video should get underway at around *2:00pm PDT (*23:00pm CET).




















Photo: Danilo Di Luca: Are the reputations of some riders too far damaged for them to be allowed to take part in races such as the Giro d'Italia?
NeilBrowne: Are the reputations of some riders too far damaged?





Photo: Saiz (r) and former Tour de France director Jean-Marie Leblanc clashed at times about the approach against doping..
CyclingNews: Former ONCE boss says he might return to cycling after being cleared in Puerto trial.






Photo: Timmy Duggan (Saxo-Tinkoff) rides in the bunch.
CyclingNews: Temperatures expected to rise further in Palm Springs.







Photo: Bradley Wiggins (Sky) escapes a fallen Movistar rider during the heavy rain.
CyclingNews: Five times winner of the Giro d'Italia, Eddy Merckx, has told Het Nieuwsblad that "It is incomprehensible how Wiggins descends," after the Sky leader suffered a crash on stage 7 and was then dropped on a descent on stage 9 to Florence.





Photo: Former pro Philippe Gaumont has passed away at 40 years of age .
VeloNation: Ex-professional never recovered from cardiac arrest.





Photo: No Texting While Driving sign, Houston, texas.
road.cc: 3,000 lives lost last year... but almost six in ten male teens continue to use their phones while driving.





Photo: With descending intervals done at maximum intensity, it’s easy to remember what to do.
Bicycling: These 14 simple tips will have you riding better than ever.





Photo: The rear Loopwheel on the Dahon test build .
BikeRadar: Out on the road, the Loopwheels accelerate in a way that you'd expect from a regular 20in wheel. Despite stomping the pedals we were unable to determine any unusual feedback.





Photo: These prototype full carbon R-SYS Ultimate road wheels were for climbing stages in 2009 TdF, Giro and others.
BikeRumor: Mavic’s Annecy, France, HQ houses clothing & footwear design and wheels prototyping and testing. It also holds their accounting, administration and other desk jobs, for all their brands. About 150 of the 1,000 people in the building work for Mavic.





Photo: Ritchey Echelon WCS pedals..
RedKitePrayer: "In my experience, more than any other component found on a bicycle, pedals elicit a near-religious loyalty among users."





Photo: Lost Lanes by Jack Thurston .
road.cc: Useful and high quality guide to beautiful rides in the South East.










Photo: Vincenzo Nibali’s time trial surprised many.
Nibali’s Aero Gains – Spanish Mussels – Oval Chainrings: Froome vs Wiggins – World Team Time Trial Championships FAQ – Uran’s Monaco move – Wiggins Descending.





Photo: Bobby Julich with Sky riders at the 2011 Amgen Tour of California.
VeloNews: Julich will work closely with performance manager Allan Peiper in the areas of training, individual coaching, equipment testing and overall performance strategies, according to president and general manager Jim Ochowicz.





Photo: Rafael Huerta was cycling along a South Williamsburg street, in New York when he was subjected to three bouts of harassment.
road.cc: Rafael Huerta filmed incident in New York borough facing problems for cyclists.





Photo: First held in 1996, Tour of Japan is less a “tour” of Japan than a series of circuit races.
CyclingIQ: Newly upgraded to UCI2.1 status for 2013, the 16th edition of the Tour of Japan looks certain to be a cracking race. From 19-26 May, 16 teams, including Italian ProTeam Lampre-Merida, will tackle a challenging 582-kilometre parcours which is not to be underestimated.






May 12, 2013



Photo: Giro d'Italia 2013.
CyclingNews: Katusha notches second stage win at Giro.





Photo: Robert Gesink appears to be on course.
VeloNation: Strong ride against the clock for Dutch climber.





Photo: Robert Gesink following his victory at the 2012 Amgen tour.
VeloNews: One year ago, Robert Gesink quietly arrived to the start of the Amgen Tour of California unheralded as a pre-race favorite. He kept tabs with the top GC contenders, rode a strong time trial, and then won the race in the mountains, taking the biggest win of his pro career.





Races & Results.
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Stages & Results),
Tour of California - May 12-19 (Stages),
4 Jours de Dunkerque - May 1-5 (Stages & Results),
Tour of the Gila - May 1-5 (Stages & Results),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages),
Vuelta a Espańa - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages),






Photo: Tetyana Riabchenko (Chirio Forno d’Asolo).
VeloNation: Giorgia Bronzini wins sprint for second as race ends in farce.





Photo: Yeaaaaaaah... Neil van der Ploeg gets off the mark for 2013. (Mark Gunter).
SBS: Following on from Joe Cooper (Perth), and Jack Haig (Battle on the Border), Nathan Earle has taken Huon Salmon-Genesys's third Subaru National Road Series overall title on the trot after seeing out the final stage of the Tour of Toowoomba in Queens Park.








Photo: 2013 Giro d'Italia Stage Profile.
CyclingFans: Sunday's Giro d'Italia Stage 9 departs San Sepolcro at 12:40pm CET (6:40am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Firenze at around 5:16pm CET (11:16am U.S. Eastern).  Giro d'Italia live streaming video should get underway at around 2:30pm CET (8:30am U.S. Eastern).







CyclingNews: Nibali takes over maglia rosa.







VeloNews: Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) continues to show true grit in his Giro d’Italia fight. After a strong few days, the never-say-die Aussie time-trialed his way to second overall.






VeloNation: French track specialist beats Marcel Kittel in Bailleul to take race lead.





CyclingNews: Sagan in the sprints, De Gendt and van Garderen in the mountains.





CyclingWeekly: Adam Hansen has been an invaluable asset to the marquee sprinters he has helped to many a stage win so it was a different feeling when he himself took to the podium at the Giro d'Italia yesterday.





VeloNation: Basque rider relishing taking over pink jersey.





PodiumCafe: Saturday's long, technical time trial will be the first major challenge for the GC contenders at this year's Giro.





Peloton: The 2012 world championship silver medalist played down his chances in Saturday’s stage 8 time trial, saying he just wants to complete his second grand tour and continue developing as a rider.





CyclingNews: 147-kilometre break rewarded with first victory in three years.








Photo: Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil-DCM) celebrates his win on Stage 1 of the 2013 Amgen Tour of California.
CyclingNews: Mancebo second as duo stays clear of the bunch.





Photo: Tejay van Garderen has won white jerseys. Now he has other shades in mind.
VeloNews: The day before the Amgen Tour of California commenced, pre-race favorite Tejay van Garderen wasn’t showing much of his hand, downplaying expectations and noting the weight upon his BMC Racing team’s broad shoulders.





Photo: Jens Voigt (Radioshack Leopard) always has words of wisdom at the press conference.
CyclingNews: 41-year-old German rooms with 20-year-old Luxembourger teammate.





Photo: Dave Zabriskie (Garmin) launches an attack before the first sprint.
CyclingNews: The Garmin Sharp team will hope to transform David Zabriskie's four second-placed finishes overall with its first ever victory in the Amgen Tour of California this week, and is standing behind the reigning time trial champion even if this year's course is a bit more difficult than previous years.





Photo: For those moms like this one.
BikeHugger: "For those moms like this one, who ignore minivan convention and bike their kids around, we say thanks."





Photo: Specialized Zertz elastomeric inserts on the Roubaix SL4.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "A wolf in fuzzy sheepskin slippers."





Photo: Three sported 650B wheels, and all had fenders and handlebar bags.
Off The Beaten Path: "The Flčche is a wonderful event that combines much of what I love about randonneuring. You select your own route, you ride as a team, and you finish together."






Photo: Tour of California Stage Profile.
CyclingNews: Sunday's Tour of California Stage 1 departs Escondido at 11:15am PDT (20:15pm CET) and is expected at the finish at Escondido at around 3:30pm PDT (00:30am CET).  Tour of California live streaming video should get underway at around *2:00pm PDT (*23:00pm CET).








CyclingNews: Puncture costs Sky man stage win as Nibali moves into pink.





CyclingNews: Sicilian moves into pink after time trial.





CyclingNews: Defending champion now 2:05 behind race leader Nibali.





VeloNews: “I’d like to hope that the fans can move past what’s happened in that era of cycling; I think it’s a long time ago now. I think the sport of cycling has taken its hits, but hopefully they don’t lose faith in us now.”





VeloNews: At his very best, Tyler Farrar is among the sport’s fastest men, capable of winning a massive sprint at a grand tour.






CyclingNews: Domestique hopes TOC ride will earn him a Tour berth.














Photo: Vincenzo Nibali’s time trial surprised many.
InnerRing: Nibali’s Aero Gains – Spanish Mussels – Oval Chainrings: Froome vs Wiggins – World Team Time Trial Championships FAQ – Uran’s Monaco move – Wiggins Descending.







Photo: Bobby Julich with Sky riders at the 2011 Amgen Tour of California.
VeloNews: Julich will work closely with performance manager Allan Peiper in the areas of training, individual coaching, equipment testing and overall performance strategies, according to president and general manager Jim Ochowicz.





Photo: Rafael Huerta was cycling along a South Williamsburg street, in New York when he was subjected to three bouts of harassment.
road.cc: Rafael Huerta filmed incident in New York borough facing problems for cyclists.





Photo: First held in 1996, Tour of Japan is less a “tour” of Japan than a series of circuit races.
CyclingIQ: Newly upgraded to UCI2.1 status for 2013, the 16th edition of the Tour of Japan looks certain to be a cracking race. From 19-26 May, 16 teams, including Italian ProTeam Lampre-Merida, will tackle a challenging 582-kilometre parcours which is not to be underestimated.





Photo: Hey! I am now at almost 24% raised and a month away from deadline .
GoFundMe: "Hello, my name is Patrick Sluyter; I am honored to be selected as one of five to be on the United States Deaf cycling team for Deaflympics, and I need help to fund raise and complete my lifelong dream of competing in Sofia, Bulgaria from July 26 to August 4, 2013."





Photo: combines carbon fiber outer layers with aluminum inners.
BikeRumor: Stems aren’t the most glamorous of components.  For the most part, they all work- and those that don’t don’t tend to survive on the market long.













StickyBottle: Former Tour de France winner Stephen Roche has said he hopes he and Paul Kimmage can one day make peace.





CyclingNews: Form still on the rise for Luxembourger.





CyclingNews: Lawyers waiting for appeals to be lodged.





BikeRadar: With unprecedented numbers of cyclists taking to UK roads, knowing what to do if you’re involved in a collision or accident on your bike is a key consideration.





Bicycling: A look at 2013 contenders, defenders, challengers, and hopefuls.





CyclingNews: The only former Tour of California winner in this year's race, Michael Rogers (Saxo-Tinkoff), is back in the USA for the first time since he took home the overall title in Thousand Oaks in 2010.





CyclingNews: Pro Continental team fields well-rounded roster.





CyclingIQ: "I can’t say who will be the next big rider from Asia, or Iran, but they will need to have a good head as well as a good body."











Photo: Just who is the Secret Pro anyway?
CyclingWeekly: "Well, it’s nice to see the omertŕ is still going strong if 207 professionals doing their thing in Italy won’t out the fiend among them; that the only guy who has the gumption to say something is a chap hiding behind a mask and writing for an Australian cycling website."







May 11, 2013




Photo: Alex Dowsett (Movistar) on his way to the win.
CyclingNews: Nibali takes over maglia rosa.







Photo: Cadel Evans says the
VeloNews: Cadel Evans (BMC Racing) continues to show true grit in his Giro d’Italia fight. After a strong few days, the never-say-die Aussie time-trialed his way to second overall.






Photo: French track specialist Bryan Coquard turns the tables in stage two sprint.
VeloNation: French track specialist beats Marcel Kittel in Bailleul to take race lead.





Photo: Peter Sagan (Cannondale) was the most consistent performer of the spring .
CyclingNews: Sagan in the sprints, De Gendt and van Garderen in the mountains.





Photo: Adam Hansen wins, Giro d'Italia 2013, stage seven.
CyclingWeekly: Adam Hansen has been an invaluable asset to the marquee sprinters he has helped to many a stage win so it was a different feeling when he himself took to the podium at the Giro d'Italia yesterday.





Photo: Beńat Intxausti has promised to give his all to try to hold on to the race lead.
VeloNation: Basque rider relishing taking over pink jersey.





Photo: Stage eight's 54.8 kilometer time trial course.
PodiumCafe: Saturday's long, technical time trial will be the first major challenge for the GC contenders at this year's Giro.





Photo: Taylor Phinney has struggled in the Giro's first week, but he hopes to perform well in Saturday's time trial.
Peloton: The 2012 world championship silver medalist played down his chances in Saturday’s stage 8 time trial, saying he just wants to complete his second grand tour and continue developing as a rider.










Photo: Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) started poorly but finished well.
CyclingNews: Puncture costs Sky man stage win as Nibali moves into pink.





Photo: Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) on the podium after stage 8 .
CyclingNews: Sicilian moves into pink after time trial.





Photo: Ryder Hesjedal struggled on the course.
CyclingNews: Defending champion now 2:05 behind race leader Nibali.





Photo: Tejay Van Garderen, going over his time trial bike with head mechanic Ian Shurburne, thinks the fans can leave the sport's tainted history in the past. .
VeloNews: “I’d like to hope that the fans can move past what’s happened in that era of cycling; I think it’s a long time ago now. I think the sport of cycling has taken its hits, but hopefully they don’t lose faith in us now.”





Photo: Tyler Farrar finished 58th at the 2013 Paris-Roubaix, more than eight minutes down.
VeloNews: At his very best, Tyler Farrar is among the sport’s fastest men, capable of winning a massive sprint at a grand tour.






Photo: He is Ted King .
CyclingNews: Domestique hopes TOC ride will earn him a Tour berth.





Photo: Zabriskie finished second in California in 2006, 2009, 2010 and 2012 .
Peloton: Dave Zabriskie, a four-time Tour of California runner-up, can expect stiff opposition from fellow American Tejay van Garderen when the eighth edition of America's top stage race begins on Sunday.





Photo: After top finishes at the Tour of the Gila, UnitedHealthcare’s Lucas Euser and Phil Deignan could upset the major GC contenders. (Jonathan Devich) .
Bicycling: From the overall title to sprints, these riders could be upset specials.





Photo: Frame & equipment: Solid SRAM shifting and a comfy rear end.
BikeRadar verdict: 3.5 out of 5 stars. "A racy and well-made bike that’s just a few upgrades away from an absolute flyer."





Photo: The geometry isn’t that extreme – this 54cm model has only a slightly relaxed 72.5-degree seat tube angle.
BikeRadar: The Vertigo road bike is new for 2013 and forms part of the comfort-oriented Bianchi C2C – or Coast to Coast – range, with a price tag of $1,999.99.

















 









Photo: Stephen Roche says he did not see the things in the pro peloton that Paul Kimmage saw and wrote about after he stopped cycling.
StickyBottle: Former Tour de France winner Stephen Roche has said he hopes he and Paul Kimmage can one day make peace.





Photo: Andy Schleck (RadioShack) climbs the Mur de Huy.
CyclingNews: Form still on the rise for Luxembourger.





Photo: Eufemiano Fuentes arrives to a mob of press at the Madrid court.
CyclingNews: Lawyers waiting for appeals to be lodged.





Photo: Get clear and safe.
BikeRadar: With unprecedented numbers of cyclists taking to UK roads, knowing what to do if you’re involved in a collision or accident on your bike is a key consideration.





Photo: Despite four WordTour wins this year, including Stage 1 of the Volta Catalunya seen here, Gianni Meersman isn’t seen as a major threat to Sagan.
Bicycling: A look at 2013 contenders, defenders, challengers, and hopefuls.





Photo: Overall leader Michael Rogers is trailed by RadioShack's Yaroslav Popovych.
CyclingNews: The only former Tour of California winner in this year's race, Michael Rogers (Saxo-Tinkoff), is back in the USA for the first time since he took home the overall title in Thousand Oaks in 2010.





Photo: Phil Deignan (UnitedHealthcare) puts pressure on the front group.
CyclingNews: Pro Continental team fields well-rounded roster.





Photo: I was born in Tabriz, Iran, on the sixth day of December, 1975.
CyclingIQ: "I can’t say who will be the next big rider from Asia, or Iran, but they will need to have a good head as well as a good body."





Photo: The Zero TT saddle was used by most of the Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Banks squad on Saturday.
VeloNews: Italian saddle maker Prologo showed a set of new time-trial and road saddles, as well as some prototype gloves, at the Giro’s long race against the clock on Saturday.















CyclingNews: Court denied access to evidence from Puerto trial, UCI to appeal.






May 10, 2013



Photo: 2013 Giro d'Italia Stage Profile.
CyclingFans: Saturday's Giro d'Italia Stage 8, a 54.8km Individual Time Trial from Gabicce Mare to Saltara, gets underway at 12:10pm CET (6:10am U.S. Eastern) with the departure of the first rider.  Full Start Order and Times here.  Giro d'Italia live streaming video should get underway at around 2:30pm CET (8:30am U.S. Eastern).





Photo: Stage eight's 54.8 kilometer time trial course.
PodiumCafe: Saturday's long, technical time trial will be the first major challenge for the GC contenders at this year's Giro.





Photo: Taylor Phinney has struggled in the Giro's first week, but he hopes to perform well in Saturday's time trial.
Peloton: The 2012 world championship silver medalist played down his chances in Saturday’s stage 8 time trial, saying he just wants to complete his second grand tour and continue developing as a rider.







Photo: Adam Hansen (Lotto Belisol) on the attack .
CyclingNews: 147-kilometre break rewarded with first victory in three years.





Photo: Benat Intxausti is the new race leader.
CyclingNews: Basque stage racer recognizes better specialists than him in Saturday's time trial.





Photo: Marcel Kittel wins .
VeloNation: German continues unbeatable streak in northern France.






Photo: Nettie Edmondson takes final stage and overall victory.
VeloNation: London 2012 Omnium bronze medallists wins by a single second over Chloe Hosking.





Races & Results.
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Stages & Results),
Tour of California - May 12-19 (Stages),
4 Jours de Dunkerque - May 1-5 (Stages & Results),
Tour of the Gila - May 1-5 (Stages & Results),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages),
Vuelta a Espańa - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages),





Photo: Andrew Garlick, the body composition guru at Bodyology.
CyclingTips: "As endurance athletes our one golden staple is oxygen. Without it we are reliant upon anaerobic energy production which would limit our exercise capacity to mere seconds before we are forced to stop and recover."





Photo: The 3D headset raising system extends the head tube upwards.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Not cheap for the kit but a fast, aero machine. Surprisingly forgiving thanks to construction and great ergonomics."





Photo: Alison Powers (left) leads the NRC and Shelley Olds (right) is in China for Sunday's World Cup event.
VeloNews: Alison Powers (left) leads the NRC and Shelley Olds (right) is in China for Sunday's World Cup event.





Photo: Mark Cavendish praised his Omega Pharma team after his second stage win in six days at the Giro d'Italia.
VeloNews: After months of speculation and scrutiny over the cohesion of his leadout train, sprint ace Mark Cavendish praised the efforts of his Omega Pharma-Quick Step teammates following his stage 6 win at the Giro d’Italia on Thursday, calling the team’s efforts “100-percent brilliant.”

















































Photo: Brailsford says Wiggins is unhurt.
VeloNation: “You have to keep fighting right until the end and that’s what we’ll aim to do. There’s a long way to go.”





Photo: Smiling Shark Vincenzo Nibali © Simon MacMichael.
road.cc: Nibali talks about his chutes, Brailsford says all not lost and says decision of Uran and Henao to stay back to help Wiggins was the correct one.





Photo: reigning Olympic time trial gold medalist and Tour de France champ Brad Wiggins.
Peloton: Winning an extra-long time trial at the Giro d’Italia is no guarantee of becoming the overall race champion. But that’s the gamble reigning Olympic time trial gold medalist and Tour de France champ Brad Wiggins is taking in this Saturday’s stage 8 time trial.





Photo: The second-to-last climb on this year's Fearsome Five route was the dreaded Magnolia Road climb, which kicks up to nearly 19 percent in the first mile.
VeloNews: In January 1910, only months from the start of the Tour de France, Alphones Steinčs, the course designer under the leadership of organizer Henri Desgrange, set off to find some high mountain passes to add new flavor to the Tour route.





Photo: Hey! I am now at almost 24% raised and a month away from deadline .
GoFundMe: "Hello, my name is Patrick Sluyter; I am honored to be selected as one of five to be on the United States Deaf cycling team for Deaflympics, and I need help to fund raise and complete my lifelong dream of competing in Sofia, Bulgaria from July 26 to August 4, 2013."





Photo: Skill. Chris Akrigg has an abundance of it.
road.cc: Amazing skills include leaping from rooftops.





Photo: The Catskill Mountains in upstate New York will host the Anthem/Landis gran fondo in June.
BikeRadar: Anthem Sports and former professional cyclist Floyd Landis today announced the courses for the debut Gran Fondo Catskills scheduled for June 1-2 in New York's Catskill Mountains.








Photo: Podium: Philippe Gilbert (BMC), Peter Sagan (Cannondale) and Bjorn Leukemans (Vacansoleil - DCM).
CyclingNews: Cannondale rider recalls his five stage wins from 2012.





Photo: The Kokopelli Trail represents Rebecca's personal challenge.
DirtRag: Rusch rode unsupported, starting in Moab, Utah, and finishing just outside Loma, Colo., crushing the record by more than 90 minutes.





Photo: Lopes won the four-cross world title in 2007.
USACycling: It’s easy to use the symbol “4X” when referring to Brian Lopes—not only is Lopes a four-time UCI World Champion, but his name has become synonymous with the mountain biking discipline of four-cross.






Photo: The Tour of Utah peloton begin Stage 6.
CyclingNews: Five ProTeams, two Pro Continental and three Continental teams confirmed.






Photo: Cav chocks up another Giro win.
TwistedSpoke: Elia Viviani is trying to scare Mark Cavendish but it’s not working.























































Photo: UCI President Pat McQuaid at the UCI headquarters in Aigle.
CyclingNews: Court denied access to evidence from Puerto trial, UCI to appeal.





Photo: Swiss Cycling not to nominate McQuaid for third term as UCI president.
VeloNation: “If Mr. McQuaid is endorsed for election to the position of President of the UCI…we will continue to see the sport decline.”






Photo: Just who is the Secret Pro anyway?
CyclingWeekly: "Well, it’s nice to see the omertŕ is still going strong if 207 professionals doing their thing in Italy won’t out the fiend among them; that the only guy who has the gumption to say something is a chap hiding behind a mask and writing for an Australian cycling website."





Photo: Riders and event organizers for the Amgen Tour of California met the media on Friday. Race-owner AEG Worldwide has boosted security measures around the race after the Boston Marathon attack.
VeloNews: The far-reaching impact of the attack on the Boston Marathon on athletic events has rippled into cycling and Amgen Tour of California organizers said on Friday that they’ve fortified security measures and are asking fans for help.






Photo: New Dubai Tour confirmed for 2014.
VeloNation: Race to take place before Tours of Qatar and Oman.





Photo: Retro cycling art.
Cyclismas: “Quicker. Slicker. Bigger. More exclusive.”





Photo: Downhill component manufacturers seem to have embraced 35mm more than any.
BikeRumor: Deda has continued to expand their road offerings in the jumbo diameter and maybe more interesting is making a push into the mountain bike market with the new size.





Photo: Simple this: if you have a bike without rack mounts on the seat stays.
road.cc: Neat way to fit a rack to a frame without top rack mounts.





Photo: Tire Wipers – small wires that lightly rub your tires and remove debris.
Off The Beaten Path: Many cyclists are tempted by the performance and comfort of supple tires, but they are afraid that they might get too many flats without puncture-resistant belts and reinforced sidewalls.

















Photo: Doctor Eufemiano Fuentes (R) arrives at a court house in Madrid on January 28, 2013 (Getty).
SBS: The Spanish parliament on Thursday passed a beefed-up anti-doping law that will toughen penalties in order to polish Spain's image as it bids to host the 2020 Olympic Games.





Photo: Peter Sagan (copyright Gian Mattis d'Alberto-LaPresse-RCS Sport).
road.cc: BMC said to be up for all 3 of the year's standout riders to date, Sagan pencilled in for 2015; Spartacus to join Trek venture?


























May 9, 2013




Photo: 2013 Giro d'Italia Stage Profile.
CyclingFans: Friday's Giro d'Italia Stage 7 departs San Salvo at 12:40pm CET (6:40am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Pescara at around 5:13pm CET (11:13am U.S. Eastern).  Giro d'Italia live streaming video should get underway at around 2:30pm CET (8:30am U.S. Eastern).





Photo: Alison Powers (left) leads the NRC and Shelley Olds (right) is in China for Sunday's World Cup event.
VeloNews: Alison Powers (left) leads the NRC and Shelley Olds (right) is in China for Sunday's World Cup event.





Photo: Mark Cavendish praised his Omega Pharma team after his second stage win in six days at the Giro d'Italia.
VeloNews: After months of speculation and scrutiny over the cohesion of his leadout train, sprint ace Mark Cavendish praised the efforts of his Omega Pharma-Quick Step teammates following his stage 6 win at the Giro d’Italia on Thursday, calling the team’s efforts “100-percent brilliant.”






Photo: Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) celebrates victory on stage 6, his second stage win of the 2013 Giro.
CyclingNews: Paolini retains the leader's pink jersey.








Photo: A thoughtful Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky).
CyclingNews: Brailsford praises Cavendish for slowing peloton.





Photo: you could go for a ride with 100% Italian products.
InnerRing: Cycling is popular in many places but few nations claim a trade surplus when it comes cycling goods. Sure there is China’s mass-production but Italy seems unique with a range of premium brands.






Photo: Wouter Weylandt smiles for the cameras.
CyclingNews: News tidbits from the Giro d'Italia.





Photo: Giro d'Italia 2013 video preview 2.
CyclingWeekly: Former professional Daniel Lloyd previews the second week of the 2013 Giro d'Italia, running through the stages and taking an in-depth look at Saturday's key individual time trial.






Photo: Bradley Wiggins (Sky) .
CyclingWeekly: Bradley Wiggins (Sky) considers the Giro d'Italia's time trial on Saturday a 'huge' opportunity to win the race overall. The 54.8-kilometre test closes the first week and balances well with the Alpine climbs to come - perfect for the Tour de France champion.






Photo: Giorgia Bronzini (Wiggle Honda) put the disappointment of the previous day’s eleventh place to take victory.
VeloNation: Chloe Hosking takes second and moves into the lead.





Races & Results.
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Stages & Results),
Tour of California - May 12-19 (Stages),
4 Jours de Dunkerque - May 1-5 (Stages & Results),
Tour of the Gila - May 1-5 (Stages & Results),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages),
Vuelta a Espańa - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages),





Photo: I only had about one lap of fight in me before I regretted my decision to put a number plate on my bike.
Sonya: "After Whiskey 50 and all the travel, I took a few days of R&R before Daniel  cracked the whip on me.  Friday and Saturday were pretty big training days, so I decided to unwind a grab a beer at a new brewery in Boulder – Fate Brewing."





Photo: The Bell Super interfaces nicely with a pair of the new Oakley Airbrake goggles. The helmet strap fits neatly beneath the visor, and the goggles nestle below the brow.
VeloNews: The Bell Super helmet is designed with a very specific rider in mind, and for some, this is exciting, but for others, it might be a little confusing.





Photo: cannondale-super-six-evo-black.
road.cc: Bikes like the pros ride from Specialized, Trek, Canyon, Giant, Pinarello and Cannondale... but a bit cheaper.





Photo: SRAM Red 22 HRD.
CyclingWeekly:  Having launched new Red just about a year ago, the news that SRAM has chosen to update its range-topping Red groupset must come as a bit of a blow for those who bought the 2013 version. Sadly, such is the pace of groupset innovation at the moment.





Photo: The Stantovelo road rash-protecting arm warmer - will it catch on?.
BikeRadar: The humble arm warmer, usually worn to beat the cold while cycling, has been developed into a road rash protection piece by an entrepreneur now hoping to clinch his first big order for the gear.







Photo: John Degenkolb (Team Argos-Shimano) celebrates the first Giro d'Italia stage win of his career.
CyclingNews: Crash disrupts peloton in final kilometer.










Photo: Tour of Chongming Island: Lucy Garner.
VeloNation: World junior champion comes of age in Chinese race.








Photo: The Tour of Utah peloton begin Stage 6.
CyclingNews: Five ProTeams, two Pro Continental and three Continental teams confirmed.






Photo: Cav chocks up another Giro win.
TwistedSpoke: Elia Viviani is trying to scare Mark Cavendish but it’s not working.





Photo: After taking 25 seconds back on Bradley Wiggins this week, Ryder Hesjedal will reset after Saturday's time trial for the final two weeks of the Giro d'Italia.
VeloNews: Defending Giro d’Italia champion Ryder Hesjedal is preparing for the most important low-altitude test of this year’s race. Before riders reach the mountains of the north, Saturday’s 54.8-kilometer individual time trial has the ability to definitively shape the general classification.





Photo: Sky has shown early in this Giro d'Italia that it intends to try and control the race the way it did in France last July.
VeloNews: Sky’s heavy, controlled style of racing delivered the team a record run through 2012, a Tour de France title, and overall victories throughout the spring, but can that methodology transfer to pink at the Giro d’Italia this month?






Photo: David Zabriskie (Garmin Sharp) back to business at the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya.
CyclingNews: American team will battle for overall and stages.





Photo: Degenkolb was charging like a bull down the finishing straight.
PEZ: There’s not much worse in a racer’s life than seeing the win just ahead of you only to have it fall away at the last minute.





Photo: Race leader Marlon Perez sports bandages from a crash suffered in stage 1..
CyclingNews: Colombia “surprised” at positive doping control from Costa Rica.





Photo: Luca Paolini is the current leader of the Giro d'Italia. (Getty Images).
SBS: This week's Cycling Central Podcast gets in depth with the Giro d'Italia, Matt White's purported return to Orica-GreenEDGE, and the decision of Richie Porte to re-sign with Team Sky.





Photo: Dan Martin video interview.
VeloNation: Irishman takes ‘wait and see approach’ after Ličge success, admits his confidence is growing.





Photo: The Stingray was less a bike than a hot rod with two wheels and pedals.
RedKitePrayer: Al Fritz, the Schwinn employee who invented the Stringray, has died. It was Fritz who noticed in the early 1960s the rise of the muscle-car culture and how that began to bleed into bicycling with kids customizing their bikes.





Photo: Barry Meade took a great win on the first day of the season in Newbridge .
StickyBottle: Barry Meade has said while thrilled with his win the Corkman Three Day A2-A3 race at the weekend, protests about the time gaps from Blarney CC and booing at the prize giving afterwards had taken something of the shine off the win.





Photo: The tread on the Hutchinson Secteur 28 seemed to be just right for our tester.
VeloNews: The Secteur 28 tires were originally produced as an alternative to tubulars for the FDJ racing team for use in the cobbled classics in Europe and were not intended for retail.





Photo: Guru just sent over these renderings of their new patent-pending frame stops for internal routing.
BikeRumor: Hot on the heels of their move to offer complete bikes, Guru just sent over these renderings of their new patent-pending frame stops for internal routing.





Photo: All put together, it’s a pretty good looking bike.
BikeRumor: Culprit’s been teasing the Croz Blade disc brake aero road bike for quite a while now, but they’re finally rolling off the line.





Photo: Sergio Henao gets buffing.
CyclingWeekly: "‘Cycling For Dummies' does exist, I am reliably informed. My apologies to the authors for doubting its existence!"





Photo: The Orica GreenEdge squad roll it in after a tough opening stage in Naples.
CyclingNews: Wind, nerves and crashes leave Orica GreenEdge man-down.







Photo: Racing Team lineup for Tour of California.
VeloNation: Van Garderen and Gilbert head BMC Racing Team lineup for Tour of California.





Photo: Tejay van Garderen will start the Amgen Tour as a top favorite and will look to land his first professional stage race win.
CyclingNews: Tejay van Garderen may be America’s best active stage racer. He finished fifth at the Tour de France last year, and has three podium finishes to his credit at early season stage races this year alone.




























Photo: Doctor Eufemiano Fuentes (R) arrives at a court house in Madrid on January 28, 2013 (Getty).
SBS: The Spanish parliament on Thursday passed a beefed-up anti-doping law that will toughen penalties in order to polish Spain's image as it bids to host the 2020 Olympic Games.





Photo: Peter Sagan (copyright Gian Mattis d'Alberto-LaPresse-RCS Sport).
road.cc: BMC said to be up for all 3 of the year's standout riders to date, Sagan pencilled in for 2015; Spartacus to join Trek venture?





Photo: Just who is the Secret Pro anyway?
CyclingWeekly: "Well, it’s nice to see the omertŕ is still going strong if 207 professionals doing their thing in Italy won’t out the fiend among them; that the only guy who has the gumption to say something is a chap hiding behind a mask and writing for an Australian cycling website."





Photo: Taylor Phinney signs in.
CyclingNews: Tough opening week for BMC American.





Photo: Chris Froome (Team Sky).
CyclingNews: Froome named as Sky’s Tour leader, but is it that straightforward?





Photo: Belgian champion Tom Boonen leads his Omega Pharma-Quick Step teammates up the Taaienberg..
CyclingNews: Opts for shorter French race instead of Tour of California.





Photo: Tour de Romandie general classification leader Luis Leon Sanchez (Rabobank).
CyclingNews: Blanco Team had suspended Spaniard for alleged links to Dr. Fuentes.





Photo: Richie Porte has enjoyed a purple patch since linking up with Team Sky at the beginning of 2012. He's hoping that will continue with the team over the next two years. (Getty Images).
SBS: It may not have been the easiest decision in the world, but staying with Team Sky certainly wasn't something that Richie Porte had to think too long about, when the team approached him to negotiate a new contract earlier this year.





Photo: Orica-GreenEdge chase, Amstel Gold Race 2013.
CyclingWeekly: Orica-GreenEdge will race through to the end of 2016 thanks to team owner, Gerry Ryan's commitment for three more years.






Photo: Team Argos - Shimano's Cheng Ji exits the Giro d'Italia 2013.
RoadCycling: The first Chinese rider to participate in the Giro d’Italia, Cheng Ji, will not start in stage 6 due to sickness. The 25-year-old became ill during the night and has a fever.





Photo: Tejay van Garderen (BMC) had to settle for third overall and best young rider.
CyclingNews: Gilbert makes US debut.





Photo: Hey! I am now at almost 24% raised and a month away from deadline .
GoFundMe: "Hello, my name is Patrick Sluyter; I am honored to be selected as one of five to be on the United States Deaf cycling team for Deaflympics, and I need help to fund raise and complete my lifelong dream of competing in Sofia, Bulgaria from July 26 to August 4, 2013."





Photo: JJ Haedo won stage four of the Joe Martin Stage Race, downtown criterium with a steep uphill finish..
CyclingNews: US Continental team equipped for climbs and sprints.





Photo: Claimed weight is now 1,295g for the wheels.
BikeRadar verdict: 5 out of 5 stars. "One of the very best non-aero wheelsets around if you're a time triallist, but the price has jumped up."





Photo: Bonded frame is a break from the norm.
CyclingWeekly: When Super Mario was riding he divided opinion and now that he's making bikes he's still at it.















Photo: Freddie Rodriguez (Predator) makes a move..
CyclingNews: "Fast Freddie" to debut at US pro road championship.





Photo: UCI President Pat McQuaid at the UCI headquarters in Aigle.
CyclingNews: Repucom data reveals the value of sponsorship.











May 8, 2013




Photo: 2013 Giro d'Italia Stage Profile.
CyclingFans: Thursday's Giro d'Italia Stage 6 departs Mola di Bari at 1:25pm CET (7:25am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Margherita di Savoia at around 5:15pm CET (11:15am U.S. Eastern).  Giro d'Italia live streaming video should get underway at around 2:15pm CET (8:15am U.S. Eastern).







Photo: John Degenkolb (Team Argos-Shimano) celebrates the first Giro d'Italia stage win of his career.
CyclingNews: Crash disrupts peloton in final kilometer.






Photo: Giro d'Italia 2013 Insight second week.
road.cc: IG Sigma Sport's Dan Lloyd looks forward to the week ahead - including a potentially crucial ITT.





Photo: Ryder Hesjedal on the front for Garmin-Sharp.
CyclingNews: Canadian looks ahead to Saltara time trial.






Photo: Tour of Chongming Island: Lucy Garner.
VeloNation: World junior champion comes of age in Chinese race.





Races & Results.
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Stages),
4 Jours de Dunkerque - May 1-5 (Stages),
Tour of the Gila - May 1-5 (Stages),
Tour of California - May 12-19 (Stages),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages),
Vuelta a Espańa - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages),





Photo: Tom Boonen confirmed for comeback .
VeloNation: Belgian champion chooses French race over California to help re-find race rhythm.





Photo: Birzman Infinite Road and CO2 pump .
CyclingIllustrated: "I had barely joined the team a few days before the race, but this was a really great way to start back in the field. Everyone was very excited and I wanted to support and contribute in every way I could from the start."





Photo: John Degenkolb's custom Felt F1 .
road.cc: John Degenkolb had been eyeing stage 5 as a good fit for his talents, and thanks to some quick bike handling and a big burst of power over the final 500 meters, his prediction proved true.





Photo: Gangbusters Bike mounts 13 shotguns, two revolvers, six bayonets, flare gun .
Life: Back in 1948, a number of inspired amateur craftsmen — not content with riding mundane, conventional bicycles — took their enthusiasm to another, unlikely level.








Photo: Enrico Battaglin (Bardiani-CSF Inox) wins the sprint for 9th place..
CyclingNews: Paolini retains maglia rosa, Wiggins loses time.






















   


Photo: Racing Team lineup for Tour of California.
VeloNation: Van Garderen and Gilbert head BMC Racing Team lineup for Tour of California.





Photo: Tejay van Garderen will start the Amgen Tour as a top favorite and will look to land his first professional stage race win.
CyclingNews: Tejay van Garderen may be America’s best active stage racer. He finished fifth at the Tour de France last year, and has three podium finishes to his credit at early season stage races this year alone.





Photo: Stage 1, May 12 – Escondido to Escondido, 102.7 miles.
Bicycling: The 2013 Amgen Tour of California begins Sunday in Escondido and it’s anyone’s race. Here’s a guide to the event’s eight stages and how they’ll determine the final podium.





Photo: Rigoberto Urán (Sky).
CyclingNews: Reports Uran will leave team.






Photo: Porte signs new deal with Team Sky.
VeloNation: Brailsford: “There is no reason why he can’t go in to a Grand Tour and challenge for victory”.





Photo: 3T is voluntarily recalling all Aura Pro Cervélo Custom Edition aerobars for a safety upgrade. - Photo: 3T.
BikeEurope: High-end components and accessory brand 3T is voluntarily recalling all Aura Pro Cervélo Custom Edition aerobars for a safety upgrade.





Photo: Fit: In a word, sublime. It’s Italian so it’s a close Euro fit .
Peloton: Giordana G-Shield... this stuff is a revelation. More water resistance, more warmth, more breathability, more comfort than any other short sleeve jersey.





Photo: The 30-Day guarantee is available on the entire AERO line up .
BikeRumor: Buy a set of AERO wheels, and if you’re not impressed with them in less than 30 days time, simply take them back to the store you got them.





Photo: recall about 975 Surly Pugsley chromoly forks .
BicycleRetailer: The forks are being recalled because they can bend. The company has received one report of a fork bending above the disc brake mount.





Photo: Samuel Sánchez gold Sidi shoes .
road.cc: Win the Olympic road race and you get to wear brazen gold shoes.





Photo: It won't go down as his fondest day on the bike... Bradley Wiggins on Stage 3 of the Giro d'Italia. (Sirotti) .
SBS: Team Sky principal Dave Brailsford has backed Bradley Wiggins Giro d'Italia credentials despite the Brit losing time on a long but otherwise innocuous stage from Policastro to Serra San Bruno.




























Photo: Freddie Rodriguez (Predator) makes a move..
CyclingNews: "Fast Freddie" to debut at US pro road championship.





Photo: UCI President Pat McQuaid at the UCI headquarters in Aigle.
CyclingNews: Repucom data reveals the value of sponsorship.





Photo: Blanco Pro Cycling rejects Spanish reports that Luis Leon Sanchez.
VeloNation: “This is an ongoing process, we don’t know anything about this.”





Photo: Hey! I am now at almost 24% raised and a month away from deadline .
GoFundMe: "Hello, my name is Patrick Sluyter; I am honored to be selected as one of five to be on the United States Deaf cycling team for Deaflympics, and I need help to fund raise and complete my lifelong dream of competing in Sofia, Bulgaria from July 26 to August 4, 2013."






Photo: Officials claim Bradley Wiggins was behind the front group when a crash delayed a portion of the peloton .
VeloNews: Sky leader Bradley Wiggins was philosophical on Wednesday about the Giro d’Italia race jury’s decision on Tuesday to score his finishing time 17 seconds behind the front group during a wet and dangerous stage 4 finish in Serra San Bruno.





Photo: Fritz's long career at Schwinn was most notable for his invention of the iconic Sting-Ray .
BicycleRetailer: Al Fritz, one of the legends of the U.S. bicycle industry, died Tuesday in Chicago.






Photo: Lightweight Edelhelfer carbon bottle cage .
BikeRadar: Lightweight, makers of ultra high-end wheels such as the Fernweg and Autobahn, have turned their distinctive aero carbon spoke design into bottle cages.





Photo: We first heard of Kinomaps last year at Eurobike with the launch of Wahoo Fitness’ Kickr Trainer.
road.cc: Kinomaps Trainer iOS app is available for download through Apple’s App Store, offering GPS-tracked cycling videos complete with speed, power, heartrate and other data for you to follow along with.





Photo: Being in the middle of the street makes you more visible .
Off The Beaten Path: The answer is: “It depends on your speed.”





Photo: Birzman Infinite Road and CO2 pump .
road.cc: Efficient, with the added bonus of the option of CO2.


















May 7, 2013



Photo: 2013 Giro d'Italia Stage Profile.
CyclingFans: Wednesday's Giro d'Italia Stage 5 departs Cosenza at 12:25pm CET (6:25am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Matera at around 5:15pm CET (11:15am U.S. Eastern).  Giro d'Italia live streaming video should get underway at around 2:30pm CET (8:30am U.S. Eastern).








Photo: Enrico Battaglin (Bardiani-CSF Inox) wins the sprint for 9th place..
CyclingNews: Paolini retains maglia rosa, Wiggins loses time.






Photo: The Giro's opening four days have seen Bradley Wiggins spray champagne and lose time.
VeloNews: Over the past decade, and particularly under the recent direction of Michele Acquarone, the Giro d’Italia has clawed its way out of the Tour de France’s lengthy shadow, establishing itself as a distinct experience and coveted prize rather than a warm-up, stepping stone, or second-tier tour.





Photo: When the peloton passed Danilo Di Luca and Enrico Battaglin took a win in Serra San Bruno, the Giro d'Italia collectively sighed in reliefs.
VeloNews: The Giro d’Italia was spared a potential awkward moment on Tuesday when 23-year-old Enrico Battaglin, of the UCI Pro Continental team Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox, won stage 4 into Serra San Bruno, finishing ahead of Fabio Felline (Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela) and Giovanni Visconti (Movistar) for an all-Italian sweep of the day’s top spots.





Races & Results.
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Stages),
4 Jours de Dunkerque - May 1-5 (Stages),
Tour of the Gila - May 1-5 (Stages),
Tour of California - May 12-19 (Stages),
Tour de Romandie - Apr 23 -28 (Stages & Results),
Tour of Turkey - Apr 21-28 (Stages & Results),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages),
Vuelta a Espańa - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages),





Photo: Charly Wegelius (Garmin - Cervelo).
CyclingNews: Garmin-Sharp director analyses Hesjedal’s stage three attacks.





Photo: Christian Vande Velde said he nearly retired from pro cycling after last season, but he's back in the peloton to help teammate Ryder Hesjedal in his Giro defense.
VeloNews: In August 2012, moments after winning the USA Pro Challenge and eight weeks before beginning a six-month offseason suspension, American Christian Vande Velde was faced with a major life decision — end his career on a high note, or continue on in the inevitable aftermath of his sworn testimony to USADA, in which he admitted to doping during his time with the U.S. Postal Service team.





Photo: Phil Deignan topped the men's podium after winning the 27th Annual Silver City's Tour of the Gila .
USACycling: The focus of the USA Cycling Pro National Racing Calendar (NRC) moved to New Mexico for the 27th Annual Silver City's Tour of the Gila powered by SRAM from May 1-5. After five days of stellar racing, there is a new leader and strong competition for standings points on the seven-event NRC.





Photo: 1953 “Pee Wee Herman” Schwinn DX .
BikeRadar: While many American states claim to be the most bicycle friendly, Ohio, the Heartland State, could be the heart and soul of the American bicycle.





Photo: The SRAM Red 22 Hydro R levers' hydraulic cylinder necessitates the tall profile.
BikeRadar: SRAM’s hydraulic rim brakes are on sale as part of the Red 22 groupset launched last month, but pro teams will not be taking stock this year – or for the foreseeable future – as the company awaits UCI approval and a chance to train mechanics on the new technology.





Photo: The Stevens Izoard is a nicely built race-bred machine .
road.cc: Race-bred machine boasting lively but confident handling, low weight and a very impressive turn of speed.














Photo: Don't look back - Fotoreporter Sirotti .
PodiumCafe: Katusha's Luca Paolini took advantage of a chaotic final descent to the finish of today's stage to grab the win and enough time to put the Italian into the Maglia Rosa.





Photo: Giro d'Italia organizer RCS Sport has tried in recent years to reach the same level as the Tour de France .
VeloNews: The 96th edition of the Giro d’Italia clicked into gear this weekend as a grand tour in transition.





CyclingNews: FDJ rider's goal of finishing all Grand Tours thwarted on stage 3.





VeloNation: Farnese Vini-Selle Italia misses out on breakaway victory as British team holds it back.





BikeRumor: At the Specialized HQ in Morgan Hill, Ned Overend’s room is looking, well, pretty boring. Many of the great Specialized athletes have their own decorated rooms, but Ned’ s is still a blank canvas.







Photo: It won't go down as his fondest day on the bike... Bradley Wiggins on Stage 3 of the Giro d'Italia. (Sirotti) .
SBS: Team Sky principal Dave Brailsford has backed Bradley Wiggins Giro d'Italia credentials despite the Brit losing time on a long but otherwise innocuous stage from Policastro to Serra San Bruno.






Photo: Team Sky philosophical after Bradley Wiggins loses time.
VeloNation: Race favorite concedes seconds to his rivals on second straight day.





Photo: Orica-Greenedge made the podium.
InnerRing: How come Orica-Greenedge made the podium after the team time trial when they finished ninth? Well in addition to podium ceremonies for the stage winner and the jerseys there are many other prizes given out each day in the Giro. No other race seems to offer as many awards.






Photo: Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma QuickStep) crashes out of the Tour of Flanders .
CyclingNews: QuickStep rider still recovering from Tour of Flanders injuries.





Photo: After losing some time in the team time trial, Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Sharp) tried to take it back and show his form.
CyclingNews: Three days into the Giro d'Italia and three different race leaders already. That sums up what the first few stages are like in any Giro. Hectic.





Photo: My favorite country so far has been Nepal. I love the warm people .
Gadling: The only thing Sonya Looney racks up faster than victories on the international mountain bike circuit is frequent flier miles.





Photo: Cyclists are excited about new performance drink, we’ve seen them all before .
BikeHugger: Do any of these powders do more for you than a diluted, fizzed-out cola did for generations of cyclists before?





Photo: Matty Ross’ Fuji Norcom Straight. Very few of the components on this bike are included in any of the standard models.
You can see how the spacers, rather than the stem,
fill the notch atop the head tube for riders needing a higher handlebar .
VeloNews: Named after an uphill Strava segment on Norcom Road near Fuji’s Philadelphia office, the Fuji Norcom Straight aero bike looks fast standing still and feels fast when riding it.





Photo: This is so rare it makes my teeth hurt. Genesis for the Zaskar.
PinkBike: Some bikes just have a place in history. If you were there and riding at the time, chances are you either had one or you wanted one. The GT Zaskar is, without question, one of those bikes.





Photo: Very much like a good cantilever, with a positive return action.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Hope’s V-Twin is the next best thing to a full hydraulic system."





Photo: Strada Bianca, Italian for white road.
BikeRumor: The popularity of the legendary 27mm herringbone Paris-Roubaix led Challenge to develop a tire with more volume and comfort but the same fast-rolling tread.






Photo: Chris Horner (RadioShack).
CyclingNews: 2011 champion suffering from a knee injury.







Photo: After losing some time in the team time trial, Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Sharp) tried to take it back and show his form.
CyclingNews: Canadian responds after team time trial disappointment.






Photo: Luca Paolini earned a case with the maglia rosa with his late, race-breaking escape .
VeloNews: Luca Paolini (Katusha) won stage 3 of the Giro d’Italia on Monday. Paolini attacked his way to victory in the 222-kilometer third leg, from Sorrento to Marina di Ascea, and pulled on the race leader’s maglia rosa as reward for his escape.































Photo: Vacansoleil DCM team dismisses reports.
VeloNation: States talks are still ongoing, team is also speaking to potential backers in the Middle East.





Photo: No official McQuaid request.
VeloNation: Bid for third presidential term still hinges primarily on outcome of Cycling Ireland EGM.






Photo: Sciandri to remain with BMC Racing .
VeloNation: “This was one of the hardest decisions I have ever had to make.”





Photo: Hey! I am now at almost 24% raised and a month away from deadline .
GoFundMe: "Hello, my name is Patrick Sluyter; I am honored to be selected as one of five to be on the United States Deaf cycling team for Deaflympics, and I need help to fund raise and complete my lifelong dream of competing in Sofia, Bulgaria from July 26 to August 4, 2013."





Photo: Can you find yourself in the Giro d'Italia peloton here? .
BikeRadar: We're enjoying an unbelievably rich and diverse period of mountain-bike design these days, with competent choices from enduro rigs to 29er trail bikes to short-travel slopestyle machines and more.





Photo: The carbon/aluminum hydrid rim.
BikeRumor: They aren’t first to the carbon clincher market, but Mavic believes they have solved the heat issue that plagues the segment.





Photo: The Focus Cayo Evo 3.0 is that sweet-spot bike: fast and comfy .
BikeRadar verdict: 4.5 out of 5 stars. "Race geometry and snappy frame with a comfortable, forgiving ride."





Photo: Photon HL radical 11 pound rocket .
BikeRumor: This radical 11 pound rocket won’t be available as is, the bike will be offered as a complete as GURU has launched a new complete bike program.





Photo: The distinctly un-French sounding CKT (which stands for Carbon Knowledge Team) bicycle company has been around for 12 years .
road.cc: French carbon fibre specialist release new 799, their lightest frame to date.





Photo: At $85, these gloves aren’t cheap .
RedKitePrayer: The back of the Long Summer Gloves is notably heavier than the single layer of Lycra of the Summer Gloves_s7. The material is a knit polyester that does a fair job of stopping the wind.












Photo: Are you Team Wiggo or Team Froome? .
NeilBrowne: The Giro d’Italia is here, but that doesn't stop us from talking about the Tour de France and more. This week is full of cycling news from the 2013 Giro d’Italia to Team Sky Pro Cycling.





Photo: Orica-GreenEDGE appear to be on the verge of welcoming Matt White back at the team after the Australian completed the six month suspension he was handed by ASADA. (Getty Images).
SBS: The internal review of anti-doping policy at Orica-GreenEDGE being conducted by Nicki Vance is believed to be the only impediment to Matt White returning to the team, after the Australian completed the six month ban he was handed by ASADA, 13 April.












VeloNews: "Organizing your training relative to time in order to achieve peak performance is called “periodization.” I described this six-period concept in detail in my book, The Cyclist’s Training Bible."
















May 6, 2013



Photo: 2013 Giro d'Italia Stage Profile.
CyclingFans: Tuesday's Giro d'Italia Stage 4 departs Policastro Bussentino at 11:15am CET (5:15am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Serra San Bruno at around 5:15pm CET (11:15am U.S. Eastern).  Giro d'Italia live streaming video should get underway at around 2:15pm CET (8:15am U.S. Eastern).














Races & Results.
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Stages),
4 Jours de Dunkerque - May 1-5 (Stages),
Tour of the Gila - May 1-5 (Stages),
Tour of California - May 12-19 (Stages),
Tour de Romandie - Apr 23 -28 (Stages & Results),
Tour of Turkey - Apr 21-28 (Stages & Results),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages),
Vuelta a Espańa - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages),






Photo: Don't look back - Fotoreporter Sirotti .
PodiumCafe: Katusha's Luca Paolini took advantage of a chaotic final descent to the finish of today's stage to grab the win and enough time to put the Italian into the Maglia Rosa.





Photo: Giro d'Italia organizer RCS Sport has tried in recent years to reach the same level as the Tour de France .
VeloNews: The 96th edition of the Giro d’Italia clicked into gear this weekend as a grand tour in transition.





Photo: Sandy Casar (FDJ-BigMat).
CyclingNews: FDJ rider's goal of finishing all Grand Tours thwarted on stage 3.





Photo: Luca Scinto: I really don’t understand.
VeloNation: Farnese Vini-Selle Italia misses out on breakaway victory as British team holds it back.





Photo: Ned Overend, Specialized ambassador .
BikeRumor: At the Specialized HQ in Morgan Hill, Ned Overend’s room is looking, well, pretty boring. Many of the great Specialized athletes have their own decorated rooms, but Ned’ s is still a blank canvas.





Photo: Mara Abbott (left), Kristin McGrath (3rd from left).
Felt: ExergyTWENTY16 traveled to New Mexico in search of treasures at the 2013 Tour of the Gila, and when the prestigious 5-day stage race was all said and done, came home with the spoils.





Photo: The Cobbles of Belgium.
Bicycling: "We asked readers and staff to name their all-time favorite places to pedal. The result (in no particular order): classic destinations, must-do events, and two-wheeled adventures that should be on every cyclist's bucket list."





Photo: Shane Kline won a very close finish at the Dana Point Grand Prix of Cycling on Sunday. (Photo by Lynn Kelly Lehner).
USACycling: The USA Cycling National Criterium Calendar (NCC) enjoyed its first multi-event weekend of the season. Riders competed at the Dana Point Grand Prix of Cycling in California on Sunday as well as USA CRITS Speed Week "B" in Georgia and South Carolina from May 3-5.






Photo: Arnaud Démare (FDJ) comfortably won the 2013 Quatre Jours de Dunkerque.
VeloNation: Arnaud Démare wins overall as La Pomme Marseille bursts clear in the final meters.






Photo: After a couple of quiet seasons in which his top form eluded him,
Philip Deignan is back on top of the podium, taking overall victory at the Tour of the Gila in New Mexico today.
StickyBottle: Unitedhealthcare professional Philip Deignan has shown he is back to his best by climbing his way into the winner’s red jersey on the closing stage of the Tour of the Gila in New Mexico today.













Photo: Chris Horner (RadioShack).
CyclingNews: 2011 champion suffering from a knee injury.







Photo: After losing some time in the team time trial, Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Sharp) tried to take it back and show his form.
CyclingNews: Canadian responds after team time trial disappointment.






Photo: Luca Paolini earned a case with the maglia rosa with his late, race-breaking escape .
VeloNews: Luca Paolini (Katusha) won stage 3 of the Giro d’Italia on Monday. Paolini attacked his way to victory in the 222-kilometer third leg, from Sorrento to Marina di Ascea, and pulled on the race leader’s maglia rosa as reward for his escape.





Photo: Astonishingly it seems Katusha spent €28 million on travel expenses in 2012.
InnerRing: Luca Paolini won today’s stage of the Giro but he and his Katusha team weren’t supposed to ride. The UCI had originally denied Katusha a licence for 2013, only for Katusha to win back their place in the World Tour via an appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).





Photo: Salvatore Puccio (Team Sky) becomes the new race leader .
CyclingNews: News shorts from the Giro d'Italia.






Photo: Evans on Giro TTT time loss .
VeloNation: Australian team leader believes course didn’t suit lineup of BMC Racing Team squad.





Photo: Koen during the 2013 Tour Down Under on adopted-home soil.
CyclingTips: "We find out how the Dutch rider's recovery went, how he's feeling about the Giro and more about life as pro cyclist."





Photo: Weagle’s designs confirmed patentable and protected, in 2009 and 2010.
BikeRumor: DW Link Incorporated, the company established by suspension designer Dave Weagle, is suing Giant Bicycle, Inc.,  and Giant Manufacturing Co., Ltd., for patent infringement and breach of contract.





Photo: Our medium S-Works model weighs 27.8lb/12.6kg.
VeloNews: "Specialized has found a way to cheat the ever-expanding chainstay length that generally accompanies long-travel 29ers. The result is the Enduro 29 — a 29er that handles like no other big-wheeled bike we've ridden."





Photo: The wide lens offers great coverage and is cut pretty low.
BikeRadar verdict: 3 out of 5 stars. "The Carreras are expensive but the quality, quick-clearing lenses and adjustable fit are welcomed."





Photo: Bradley Wiggins and his Sky mates scorch the technical 17.4k team time trial .
TwistedSpoke: Lost on the island of Ischia: Vincenzo Nibali, 14 seconds, Ryder Hesjedal, 25 seconds and Cadel Evans, 37 seconds and a significant amount of hope.







Photo: Team Sky team time trials toward a Giro stage win .
CyclingNews: Puccio moves into maglia rosa.





Photo: Bradley Wiggins was looked after by his Sky teammates.
CyclingNews: Briton confirms status as top contender, Nibali closest, Hesjedal and Evans on defensive.





























Photo: Are you Team Wiggo or Team Froome? .
NeilBrowne: The Giro d’Italia is here, but that doesn't stop us from talking about the Tour de France and more. This week is full of cycling news from the 2013 Giro d’Italia to Team Sky Pro Cycling.





Photo: Orica-GreenEDGE appear to be on the verge of welcoming Matt White back at the team after the Australian completed the six month suspension he was handed by ASADA. (Getty Images).
SBS: The internal review of anti-doping policy at Orica-GreenEDGE being conducted by Nicki Vance is believed to be the only impediment to Matt White returning to the team, after the Australian completed the six month ban he was handed by ASADA, 13 April.







Photo: Froome rather than Wiggins will be Team Sky .
VeloNation: “Our plan, as it has been since January is to have him lead the Tour de France team.”





Photo: Hey! I am now at almost 24% raised and a month away from deadline .
GoFundMe: "Hello, my name is Patrick Sluyter; I am honored to be selected as one of five to be on the United States Deaf cycling team for Deaflympics, and I need help to fund raise and complete my lifelong dream of competing in Sofia, Bulgaria from July 26 to August 4, 2013."





Photo: If you have a hilly road race coming up, it's important to focus on these three abilities: anaerobic endurance, muscular endurance, and sprint power.
VeloNews: "Organizing your training relative to time in order to achieve peak performance is called “periodization.” I described this six-period concept in detail in my book, The Cyclist’s Training Bible."





Photo: Happy endings... After the best part of three months on the road, Simon Clarke did taste fleeting success at the OCBC Cycling Singapore Criterium. He's now in Tenerife on his own preparing for the Bayern Rundfahrt and the Criterium du Dauphine. (Getty Images).
SBS: In the last 70 days Simon Clarke has spent just one night sleeping in his own bed, and he's unlikely to spend too many more in it for the 70 days ahead.





Photo: Heading into stage two of the Tour of Cyprus. © Hesham Sweed.
CXMagazine: "A few weeks before the start of the Tour of Cyprus, a three-day road stage event, I prayed to the travel gods that my experience would be better than I ever could have imagined in my wildest dreams."





Photo: Victoria Pendleton vs Anna Meares - one of sports great rivalries (Getty Images).
SBS: Australian track cycling legend Anna Meares has expressed her frustration at the lack of public exposure given to clean athletes compared to cheats such as Lance Armstrong and has talked of the rivalries that have defined her career so far.





Photo: The first and most important rule is: Use common sense.
CyclingNirvana: "Here are a few tips for surviving the summer heat while riding your bike."





Photo: Two versions are offered, wet and dry, each in two sizes.
BikeRumor: Muc-Off’s C3 ceramic lube puts a ceramic coating on your chain and includes a small keychain-sized black light that makes the lube glow.






Photo: Matt White Orica-GreenEdge YouTube still .
road.cc: Australian former cyclist's ban expired before he was informed of it.





Photo: Kelly video assessment of Wiggins vs Froome.
VeloNation: ‘It is going to be difficult to control Froome if he sees again that he is in a position where he could win the Tour’.





Photo: Success...Arnaud Demare led from start to finish (Getty Images) .
SBS: Young sprinter Arnaud Demare claimed his first stage race victory at the 4 Jours de Dunkerque.







Photo: The BMC team presented in Naples .
CyclingNews: Playing to tune of weakest link crucial, says Peiper.











May 5, 2013



Photo: 2013 Giro d'Italia Stage Profile.
CyclingFans: Monday's Giro d'Italia Stage 3 departs Sorrento at 11:40am CET (5:40am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Marina di Ascea at around 5:13pm CET (11:13am U.S. Eastern).  Giro d'Italia live streaming video should get underway at around 2:30pm CET (8:30am U.S. Eastern).






Photo: Arnaud Démare (FDJ) comfortably won the 2013 Quatre Jours de Dunkerque.
VeloNation: Arnaud Démare wins overall as La Pomme Marseille bursts clear in the final meters.






Photo: After a couple of quiet seasons in which his top form eluded him,
Philip Deignan is back on top of the podium, taking overall victory at the Tour of the Gila in New Mexico today.
StickyBottle: Unitedhealthcare professional Philip Deignan has shown he is back to his best by climbing his way into the winner’s red jersey on the closing stage of the Tour of the Gila in New Mexico today.





Photo: The French say riding your first grand tour is worth an extra tooth, un dent de plus .
CyclingNews: FDJ’s Laurent Pichon crashed hard yesterday in the opening stage of the Giro and knocked two teeth out of his mouth.





Races & Results.
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Stages),
4 Jours de Dunkerque - May 1-5 (Stages),
Tour of the Gila - May 1-5 (Stages),
Tour of California - May 12-19 (Stages),
Tour de Romandie - Apr 23 -28 (Stages & Results),
Tour of Turkey - Apr 21-28 (Stages & Results),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages),
Vuelta a Espańa - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages),





Photo: Jamis on the job for race leader Acevedo in Saturday's crit.
VeloNews: There is nothing easy about the Gila Monster, one of the most difficult single days of racing on the calendar in the United States. With 161 kilometers of racing and more than 9,000 feet of climbing on the menu, there is plenty of road for an ambitious rider or team to overturn the general classification.





Photo: Kiel Reijnan (UnitedHealthcare) takes the win with teammate Luke Keough in second.
CyclingNews: Keough makes it 1-2 for UnitedHealthcare.








Photo: The 2013 Giro d'Italia will cover 3,454 kilometers over 21 days .
VeloNews: Everyone agrees: the Giro d’Italia is a special race. The corsa rosa is chaotic, emotional, colorful, and hard, very hard.





Photo: Bicycle helmets continue to prove useful in reducing injury in cyclists (AAP).
SBS: Cyclists without helmets are 5.5 times more likely to suffer a severe head injury than their protected counterparts, say Dr Michael Dinh and his colleagues from the University of Sydney.






Photo: A very technical 17km team time trial on the small island of Ischia.
InnerRing: A very technical 17km team time trial on the small island of Ischia. Sometimes this kind of stage can be a test of raw power and aerodynamics but this one is very different, a true test of a team’s ability to hold together.





Photo: Cav’s email inspires his team PHOTO: Tim De Waele .
BrowneEye: It’s been no secret that Mark Cavendish hasn’t been happy with the level of support he’s received from his Omega Pharma-QuickStep teammates.






















Photo: Bradley Wiggins and his Sky mates scorch the technical 17.4k team time trial .
TwistedSpoke: Lost on the island of Ischia: Vincenzo Nibali, 14 seconds, Ryder Hesjedal, 25 seconds and Cadel Evans, 37 seconds and a significant amount of hope.