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July 2013

July 31, 2013




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





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





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








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











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





Races & Results.
Tour de Pologne - July 27-Aug 3 (Stages & Results),
Clasica Ciclista San Sebastian - July 27 (Results),
Tour of Denmark - July 31-Aug 4 (Stages & Results),
USA Pro Challenge - Aug 19-25 (Stages),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Races),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Results),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results)





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





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





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





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





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





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





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





















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






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









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






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





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





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





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






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





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





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





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





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



























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





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





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






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





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





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





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





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





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












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





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






















July 30, 2013




Photo: Stage Profile.
CyclingFans: Wednesday's Tour de Pologne Stage 4 departs Tarnow at 10:45am CET (4:45am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Katowice at around 4:45pm CET (10:45am U.S. Eastern).  Tour de Pologne live streaming video should get underway at around 3:30pm CET (9:30am U.S. Eastern).






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







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





Photo: Jakob Fuglsang is headed for the Vuelta a España to support Vincenzo Nibali's bid for a second title. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Fuglsang said the majority of riders within the peloton believe the South African won the Tour without cutting corners.





Races & Results.
Tour de Pologne - July 27-Aug 3 (Stages & Results),
Clasica Ciclista San Sebastian - July 27 (Results),
Tour of Denmark - July 31-Aug 4 (Stages),
USA Pro Challenge - Aug 19-25 (Stages),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Races),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Results),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results)





Photo: Alberto Contador is instead likely to ride a number of one day races before calling a halt to his season.
VeloNation: Spaniard planning a series of single day WorldTour events.





Photo: Jennifer has been riding that Voodoo for more than 10 years.
RedKitePrayer: Blackburn is SPONSORING riders to go on long tours. How amazing is that?





Photo: sleeping cyclist (copyright estherase:Flickr).
road.cc: Here's the Global Cycing Network crew with their top ten tips for looking after yourself and your bike after a ride.





Photo: A mechanic's joy – external nipples on the Fulcrum Red Wind XLR wheels.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Racing clinchers that are also suitable for daily use."





Photo: Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.
Bicycling: Today's Special, A Leaner You. The secret to losing weight and riding better begins with eating the right breakfast.





Photo: Cannondale knew the Trigger 29er owner would ride this bike hard and put it away wet.
MBAction: The Trigger 29er is for aggressive, gnarly, scary, rocky, rooty, steep and nasty terrain, whether you’re going up, down or through the mountain.






Photo: Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) elated to take a win on the Champs-Elysees.
CyclingNews: The new generation is clean, German sprinter claims.





Photo: Wilco Kelderman will skip this year's Tour after finishing 17th at the Giro d'Italia.
CyclingNews: Theo Bos to chase stage wins .

















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





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





Photo: Jan Ullrich (Team Bianchi) trailed by Lance Armstrong (US Postal-Berry Floor), Haimar Zubeldia and Iban Mayo (Euskaltel-Euskadi) on the climb of the Tourmalet at the 2003 Tour de France..
CyclingNews: German may have lied to court about not doping in early 2003, attorney claims.





Photo: riders Vargas Barrantes, Mudarra Segura and Morales Castillo tested positive in the Vuelta a Costa Rica..
VeloNation: Tumor-causing black market substance sees south American riders sidelined.





Photo: David Walsh’s spread in The Sunday Times last Sunday week, an extensive section of which was dedicated to his allegations of very unsporting and abusive behaviour by Irish fans on Alpe d’Huez, which everyone who was there that we have spoken to has flatly rejected.
StickyBottle: The Sunday Times has stopped well short of apologizing for comments by David Walsh about the behaviour of fans at ‘Irish Corner 10’ on the Alpe d’Huez stage 18 of the Tour de France, despite Wash himself having taken to twitter to apologize.






Photo: Erik Zabel won stage 19 of the 2001 Tour de France.
CyclingNews: Russian team says it follows MPCC policies.





Photo: Vincenzo Nibali (Astana).
CyclingNews: Sicilian unconcerned by early travails at Tour of Poland.






Photo: Coming soon to UCI racing — approval stickers for wheels.
BikeRadar: Professional cycling's governing body is overhauling its wheel-testing program with new protocols and required stickers for all wheels that will be used in UCI races in 2014.





Photo: One reader asks why his local shop is treating his bottom bracket and hubs with oil instead of grease. Photo: Nick Legan.
VeloNews: Bike mechanics always describe the settling in as “cable stretch,” although I’ll bet it’s more likely that the majority of the looseness in the cable over the first few weeks is the cable housing ferrules settling into the frame cable stops, the housing settling into the ferrules, and the housing compressing.





Photo: 3T Iconic 25 Ltd seatpost.
road.cc: A smart looking seatpost with a unique mechanism that is solid and offers independent reach and tilt adjustment, but it's very expensive.





Photo: Levi’s 511™ Slim Fit Commuter Jeans, retailing for $88.
CXMagazine: Levi’s commuter bike shop is coming to town to showcase the Fall 2013 collection.





Photo: Christophe Riblon wasn’t supposed to win yesterday’s stage.
InnerRing: Riblon was sent to Poland with the aim of picking up some points. A stage win is one way to do this but a high overall position matters more.






























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





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








Photo: Pat McQuaid stands behind Malaysian federation.
VeloNation: “No one has changed the rules. No one has broken the rules,” says presidential incumbent.








Photo: UCI presidential candidate Brian Cookson.
VeloNation: Briton claims that McQuaid is “prepared to embarrass an entire sport in an attempt to try and cling onto power.”






CyclingNews Photo: NetApp Endura ends working relationship with Jens Heppner.
VeloNation: “Our new generation of riders should be able to focus on the season uninfluenced by other circumstances.”





Photo: Bikes built in the US, the UK and Europe are proudly labeled in more visible places. Why is the 'Made in Taiwan' label so often hidden underneath the bike?
BikeRadar: Most bicycle frames these days do come out of China or Taiwan. But should that really matter?





Photo: A blend of merino wool and nylon.
CXMagazine: The Women’s Standard is a new made-in-America full-zip jersey.





Photo: Elite jersey from US company Pearl Izumi comes up surprisingly small for an American top. .
BikeRadar verdict: 3 out of 5 stars. "American race jersey that makes the most of advanced fabric technologies."








Photo: assist McQuaid overcome hurdle to re-election.
VeloNation: Rule will be backdated if passed, nomination deadline extended; two new federations back McQuaid.






























July 29, 2013




Photo: Stage Profile.
CyclingFans: Tuesday's Tour de Pologne Stage 3 departs Krakow at 12:35pm CET (6:35am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Rzeszow at around 6:45pm CET (12:45pm U.S. Eastern).  Tour de Pologne live streaming video should get underway at around 5:30pm CET (11:30am U.S. Eastern).






Photo: Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) elated to take a win on the Champs-Elysees.
CyclingNews: The new generation is clean, German sprinter claims.





Races & Results.
Clasica Ciclista San Sebastian - July 27 (Results),
Tour de Pologne - July 27-Aug 3 (Stages & Results),
USA Pro Challenge - Aug 19-25 (Stages),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Races),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Results),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results)





Photo: Wilco Kelderman will skip this year's Tour after finishing 17th at the Giro d'Italia.
CyclingNews: Theo Bos to chase stage wins .





Photo: Nino Schurter (Scott-Swisspower) on a climb.
CyclingNews: Scott-Swisspower rider wins despite early flat tire.






Photo: The UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team for 2013.
CyclingNews: UCI team to focus on USA races.





Photo: Sergio Henao (Sky) finished third at the 2012 Tour of Poland and is the highest placed rider to return for the 2013 edition.
CyclingNews: Wiggins finding his legs as domestique.





Photo: Euskaltel-Euskadi placed one rider in the top 15 at the Tour de France and finished seventh in the teams classification. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: One of cycling’s most emblematic teams is on life support.





Photo: The multi-purpose Evoc FR Trail Women pack exudes quality.
BikeRadar verdict: 3.5 out of 5 stars. "Stylish, comfy and tough, but we’d like to see a bladder as standard.".






Photo: Christophe Riblon pulls out his Alpe d’Huez legs to win.
VeloNation: Double d’Huez winner powers away from the breakaway; Rafal Majka takes the yellow jersey.


















Photo: McQuaid is currently facing a legal challenge to his nomination in Switzerland.
SBS: Case to be held on August 22nd, could be crucial if controversial new rule change is not passed.





Photo: Christophe Riblon wasn’t supposed to win yesterday’s stage.
InnerRing: Riblon was sent to Poland with the aim of picking up some points. A stage win is one way to do this but a high overall position matters more.







Photo: Tom Boonen, with injury and illness making it a season of great frustrations for the Belgian rider. .
VeloNation: Cavendish gets back into the saddle, Omega Pharma Quick Step announces lineup for upcoming stage race.





Photo: Mark Cavendish won the exciting stage 13 at the Tour, during which the peloton fractured in the crosswinds. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: It’s too soon to know if the Omega move was the right one for Mark Cavendish. He won two stages at the Tour but this is a rider who once won six and five on two other occasions.






Photo: Laurens ten Dam has been in demand in terms of a new contract.
VeloNation: French TT champion on Ag2r La Mondiale’s wish-list.





Photo: Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff).
CyclingNews: No Vuelta a España defense, says Saxo DS.






Photo: Rafal Majka...
VeloNation: Saxo-Tinkoff rider’s slim lead could see him the first home rider to win the Tour of Poland for a decade.






Photo: this set-up is just what the market needs: a balanced frame, with no surprises when it comes to negotiation of fast or tight corners.
BikeRadar verdict: 4.5 out of 5 stars. "Barely legal on the weight side, the Scott is definitely one of the finest carbon frames money can buy! But this bike needed better finishing kit."





Photo: Carbon 24mm tubulars, Mavic Rsys, Frm aluminium 1422g , Campa Zonda for training.
PEZ: "We look at two rigs from two French readers at the opposite end of the peloton."










Photo: Specialized rolled out the Turbo—their electric bike with a price tag like a top-notch race bike.
RedKitePrayer: "The particular combination of acceleration and nearly noiseless operation is what made the electric bike such a revelation."









Photo: assist McQuaid overcome hurdle to re-election.
VeloNation: Rule will be backdated if passed, nomination deadline extended; two new federations back McQuaid.














FatCyclist: Final Three Days - Madone Project One / ENVE / SRAM / The Feed Contest. 
Final Three Days: Madone Project One / ENVE / SRAM / The Feed Contest - See more at: http://www.fatcyclist.com/2013/07/29/final-three-days-madone-project-one-enve-sram-the-feed-contest/#sthash.FVgBBx00.dpuf










Photo: So how is the doping “zero tolerance” policy working out?
NeilBrowne: Stuart O'Grady and Erik Zabel discovered a harsh life lesson.








Photo: The eternal hard-man: Erik Zabel Photo: © AFP.
CyclingNews: Organizer could imagine different co-operation with German in the future.





Photo: Bjarne Riis and Alberto Contador are eager to avenge themselves upon Sky and Chris Froome. But how? Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: These are not easy days in the world of Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff).





Photo: With the EC70 SL’s you can stop worrying about carbon delamination from over heating on heavy braking descents.
Peloton: The EC70 SL’s blend both carbon and aluminum, extracting their respective strengths while keeping the price at a minimum.





Photo: He absolutely nailed the ride quality I requested.
Joe Parkin: Riding this bike is a dream come true.





Photo: The frameset comprises two zones, an upper “comfort zone” (top tube, seat tube and seat stays) and a lower “power zone” (chain stays, bottom bracket, down tube and head tubes) .
CyclingTips: The Gallium Pro is Argon 18's flagship road bike with a distinctive adjustable head tube length.






Photo: Erik Zabel on the startline.
CyclingNews: German sprinter utilized EPO, cortisone and blood doping.
















July 28, 2013



Photo: Christophe Riblon pulls out his Alpe d’Huez legs to win.
VeloNation: Double d’Huez winner powers away from the breakaway; Rafal Majka takes the yellow jersey.





Photo: Lucas was elated to win the twilight crit. Photo: Wil Matthews ...
VeloNews: Kimberley Wells (Exergy Twenty16) and Eamon Lucas (California Giant-Specialized) won the elite contests at the San Rafael Twilight Criterium on Saturday.







Photo: Stage Profile.
CyclingFans: Monday is a rest day at the Tour of Poland as the race leaves Italy for Poland.  The race resumes Tuesday with Stage 3.





Photo: Vincenzo Nibali finished far off the pace on day one of the Tour de Pologne.
VeloNation: Giro d’Italia winner on attack on stage two.





Races & Results.
Clasica Ciclista San Sebastian - July 27 (Results),
Tour de Pologne - July 27-Aug 3 (Stages & Results),
USA Pro Challenge - Aug 19-25 (Stages),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages & Results),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Races),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results)







Photo: The mens podium cracks open the beer to celebrate.
CyclingNews: Keough third in chaotic finale.






Photo: Diego Ulissi (Lampre-Merida) celebrates victory in stage 1 at the Tour of Poland.
CyclingNews: Italian prevails from elite group on mountain finish.








Photo: Tony Gallopin (RadioShack-Nissan).
CyclingNews: Solo victory for RadioShack Leopard Frenchman.







Photo: Nino Schurter (Scott Swisspower MTB Racing Team) wins in Vallnord</p><p class=
CyclingNews: Swiss rider extends overall World Cup lead.





Photo: About that ‘plus’: this proprietry 142+ freehub body size is 2mm wider than normal.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Control and acceleration boosting performance, but get the right version."












Photo: Christophe Riblon (AG2R La Mondiale) alone in the lead during stage 2 in the Italian Dolomites.
CyclingNews: Alpe d'Huez winner triumphs on Passo Pordoi at Tour of Poland.





Photo: Greg LeMond.
VeloNation: Membership now open to fans worldwide.







Photo: Bradley Wiggins has implied that Chris Froome would have been the better rider even if he had started the race in peak shape.
VeloNation: Briton found Tour de France too difficult to watch, was off-form on day one of Tour de Pologne.





Photo: Rafal Majka...
VeloNation: Saxo-Tinkoff rider’s slim lead could see him the first home rider to win the Tour of Poland for a decade.





Photo: Specialized rolled out the Turbo—their electric bike with a price tag like a top-notch race bike.
RedKitePrayer: "The particular combination of acceleration and nearly noiseless operation is what made the electric bike such a revelation."





Photo: Bradley Wiggins struggled at the Giro and eventually abandoned, then decided to skip the Tour. Now he's hoping to rebound for worlds. Photo: BrakeThrough Media | VeloNews.com.
VeloNews: Bradley Wiggins (Sky) struggled during the opening stage of the Tour of Poland on Saturday in his return to cycling after a two-month absence.





Photo: Marco Pinotti ...
VeloNation: Multiple national TT champion aims to arrive at worlds ‘in best possible condition’, fight for a medal.






Photo: Christophe Prudhomme unveils the 2013 Tour de France route.
CyclingNews: Race director visits Yorkshire before 2014 Grand Depart.





Photo: Taylor Phinney is in the BMC team.
CyclingNews: Riders gather for the team presentation in Italy.

















Photo: Erik Zabel on the startline.
CyclingNews: German sprinter utilized EPO, cortisone and blood doping.





Photo: Team Euskaltel wating for the start.
CyclingNews: Future looks bleak for Basque WorldTour team.





Photo: Sylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) drives the pace as the Belgian team split the peloton in strong crosswinds.
CyclingNews: Talented Frenchman concerned about his role at Omega Pharma-Quick Step.





Photo: Ivan Basso (Cannondale) returns after his difficult spring caused by a saddle sore.
CyclingNews: Italian targets the Vuelta podium, reveals some power data.





Photo: Doug Report...
InnerRing: In Domestique Charly Wegelius tells the story of riding in the service of others and how he made a career out of it.





Photo: The mesh toe top aids cooling, as do the punched perforations throughout the upper.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Stiff, comfortable and ultra-light – all we’d want in a performance shoe."











Photo: Lelangue gone.
TwistedSpoke: The BMC implosion at the Tour de France has everybody wondering how the merde hit the fan.





Photo: 2013 Clasica San Sebastian podium (L-R): Alejandro Valverde (Movistar), Tony Gallopin (RadioShack Leopard) and Roman Kreuziger (Saxo-Tinkoff).
CyclingNews: Redemption for a disappointing Tour de France.





Photo: Although Astana directeur sportif Alexandr Shefer said beforehand that he hoped Jakob Fuglsang’s strong Tour de France would see him to go on to ride well.
VeloNation: Thoughts now turn to recovery after strong Tour de France.





Photo: Kirk Willett talks with Chris Wherry during the 2007 Cascade Cycling Classic.
CyclingNews: Former pro explains his decision not to take EPO.






July 27, 2013



Photo: Stage Profile.
CyclingFans: Sunday's Tour de Pologne Stage 2 departs Marilleva Val di Sole at 10:00am CET (4:00am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Passo Pordoi Val di Fassa at around 3:30pm CET (9:30am U.S. Eastern).  Tour de Pologne live streaming video should get underway at around 2:30pm CET (8:30am U.S. Eastern).











Photo: Diego Ulissi (Lampre-Merida) celebrates victory in stage 1 at the Tour of Poland.
CyclingNews: Italian prevails from elite group on mountain finish.








Photo: Tony Gallopin (RadioShack-Nissan).
CyclingNews: Solo victory for RadioShack Leopard Frenchman.





Races & Results.
Clasica Ciclista San Sebastian - July 27 (Results),
Tour de Pologne - July 27-Aug 3 (Stages & Results),
USA Pro Challenge - Aug 19-25 (Stages),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages & Results),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Races),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results)







Photo: Nino Schurter (Scott Swisspower MTB Racing Team) wins in Vallnord</p><p class=
CyclingNews: Swiss rider extends overall World Cup lead.





Photo: About that ‘plus’: this proprietry 142+ freehub body size is 2mm wider than normal.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Control and acceleration boosting performance, but get the right version."





Photo: Discs in the 2014 road line means lots of tire clearance.
BikeRadar: Specialized has released complete pricing for its full 2014 road and mountain bike lines.





Photo: Ben Swift, Tour of Poland 2012.
CyclingWeekly: Less than a week after Chris Froome's yellow jersey triumph, the nation's other Tour de France hero, Bradley Wiggins, returns to the saddle in the Tour of Poland.






Photo: San Sebastian 2013: The Big Preview.
CyclingWeekly: The Tour de France may be over, but the cycling season continues this weekend with the San Sebastian classic on Saturday, Spain's most important one-day race.












Photo: Bradley Wiggins struggled at the Giro and eventually abandoned, then decided to skip the Tour. Now he's hoping to rebound for worlds. Photo: BrakeThrough Media | VeloNews.com.
VeloNews: Bradley Wiggins (Sky) struggled during the opening stage of the Tour of Poland on Saturday in his return to cycling after a two-month absence.





Photo: Marco Pinotti ...
VeloNation: Multiple national TT champion aims to arrive at worlds ‘in best possible condition’, fight for a medal.






Photo: Christophe Prudhomme unveils the 2013 Tour de France route.
CyclingNews: Race director visits Yorkshire before 2014 Grand Depart.





Photo: Taylor Phinney is in the BMC team.
CyclingNews: Riders gather for the team presentation in Italy.





Photo: Nicolas Roche has said that he and the other riders on the team are keeping focussed.
VeloNation: “I don’t think it was just Twitter, there was other issues as well."





Photo: The Trance Advanced 27.5 0 features slack angles and a lightweight build.
BikeRadar: The 650b (27.5in) onslaught shows no signs of losing steam any time soon. Giant’s 2014 mountain bike line fully embraces 650b wheels.





Photo: Duggan open to offers.
VeloNation: Tinkoff Bank departure causes budget uncertainty for team and its planning.





VeloNews: One of Europe’s most beautiful seaside cities is the setting for Spain’s most important one-day race.
















Photo: Lelangue gone.
TwistedSpoke: The BMC implosion at the Tour de France has everybody wondering how the merde hit the fan.





Photo: 2013 Clasica San Sebastian podium (L-R): Alejandro Valverde (Movistar), Tony Gallopin (RadioShack Leopard) and Roman Kreuziger (Saxo-Tinkoff).
CyclingNews: Redemption for a disappointing Tour de France.





Photo: Although Astana directeur sportif Alexandr Shefer said beforehand that he hoped Jakob Fuglsang’s strong Tour de France would see him to go on to ride well.
VeloNation: Thoughts now turn to recovery after strong Tour de France.





Photo: Kirk Willett talks with Chris Wherry during the 2007 Cascade Cycling Classic.
CyclingNews: Former pro explains his decision not to take EPO.





Photo: Movistar's Nairo Quintana is the latest in a line of Colombian climbing sensations (Getty).
SBS: As if the return of the great Colombian climbers was in need of any further affirmation, Nairo Quintana did it with second place overall, the mountains and the younger riders classification, plus a stage win at the Tour de France.





Photo: Giro d'Italia leader Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) awaits the start of stage 9 in Sansepolcro.
CyclingNews: Astana leader already thinking of the 2014 Tour de France.





Photo: Remarkably stiff front end.
BikeRadar verdict: 3 out of 5 stars. "Campagnolo’s Athena EPS group highlights the parts package on a stiff frame."











Photo: Director Christian Prudhomme says there would be practical pitfalls with having a women's event bolted on to the main Tour de France.
The Telegraph: Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme has criticized Harriet Harman over her public proposal for a women’s version of the race, insisting it is ill-conceived and premature.


















July 26, 2013



Photo: Clasica San Sebastian Profile.
CyclingFans: Saturday's Clasica San Sebastian departs San Sebastian at 11:10am CET (5:10am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at San Sebastian at around 5:08pm CET (11:08am U.S. Eastern).  Clasica San Sebastian live streaming video should get underway at around *3:45pm CET (*9:45am U.S. Eastern). 






Photo: Stage 1 Profile.
CyclingFans: Saturday's Tour de Pologne Stage 1 gets underway at 1:30pm CET (7:30am U.S. Eastern) and is expected to finish at around 6:30pm CET (12:30pm U.S. Eastern).  Tour de Pologne live streaming video should get underway at around 5:30pm CET (11:30am U.S. Eastern).
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Photo: Ben Swift, Tour of Poland 2012.
CyclingWeekly: Less than a week after Chris Froome's yellow jersey triumph, the nation's other Tour de France hero, Bradley Wiggins, returns to the saddle in the Tour of Poland.






Photo: San Sebastian 2013: The Big Preview.
CyclingWeekly: The Tour de France may be over, but the cycling season continues this weekend with the San Sebastian classic on Saturday, Spain's most important one-day race.





Races & Results.
Clasica Ciclista San Sebastian - July 27 (Start List),
Tour de Pologne - July 27-Aug 3 (Stages),
USA Pro Challenge - Aug 19-25 (Stages),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages & Results),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Races),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results)





Photo: Vincenzo Nibali will don a racing number for the first time since May 26th .
VeloNation: Italian leads Astana team, Fuglsang heads line-up for San Sebastian.





Photo: The twin pronged attack of Cadel Evans and Tejay van Garderen ended up twin-wronged.
InnerRing: BMC had a stinker of a Tour de France.





Photo: The Vacansoleil team with new Dutch champion Johnny Hoogerland.
CyclingNews: Time limited before its racers switch to other squads.





Photo: the UCI WorldTour continues this weekend with the Clasica San Sebastian.
UCI: After the spectacular racing at the Tour de France, the UCI WorldTour continues this weekend with the Clasica San Sebastian on Saturday and the weeklong Tour de Pologne.

































Photo: Duggan open to offers.
VeloNation: Tinkoff Bank departure causes budget uncertainty for team and its planning.





Photo: Alberto Contador heads for the hills of the Basque Country for Saturday's Clasica San Sebastian. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: One of Europe’s most beautiful seaside cities is the setting for Spain’s most important one-day race.






Photo: There is a new — and younger — crop of riders leading the peloton these days. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: The 2013 Tour de France saw a generational change as many of the top names over the past few years were choking on the dust behind Chris Froome and the Sky juggernaut.





Photo: The last time Bradley Wiggins raced was at the Giro d'Italia in May. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Great Britain’s Bradley Wiggins, winner of the 2012 Tour de France, returns to action this weekend in the Tour of Poland after a season hit by injury and illness.






Photo: The cost of anti-doping efforts are deemed as prohibitive according to new research (Getty).
SBS: Drug testing in sport will fail because the chance of catching doping cheats is so low that authorities can't make inroads into the problem, according to new research.





Photo: Giro Rosa 3 copyright anMarton:Flickr.
road.cc: A standalone race that will treat female racers as serious athletes.





Photo: Philippe Gilbert (Belgium) attacked on the final ascent of the Cauberg and soloed to a world championship title.
CyclingNews: Belgian riders in search of WorldTour points in San Sebastian and Poland.





Photo: While gleaning ride performance from a single session is dubious, the braking felt very good during a single test ride. Photo: Aaron Hersh.
VeloNews: As part of the effort to separate this wheel from the increasingly competitive class of 50- to 70mm-deep aero wheels, the EC90 Aero 55 is the first widely available tubeless-specific aero clincher.






Photo: We have decided it for two reasons: Poor sporting merits in 2013 season [and] our own cycling project.
VeloNation: Riis says differences hampered collaboration, says Tinkov’s tweets were also an issue.






















Photo: Director Christian Prudhomme says there would be practical pitfalls with having a women's event bolted on to the main Tour de France.
The Telegraph: Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme has criticized Harriet Harman over her public proposal for a women’s version of the race, insisting it is ill-conceived and premature.







Photo: road.cc: UCI presidential candidate Brian Cookson has now pledged to work.
VeloNation: UCI presidential candidate wants to bring ASO and top women riders together for talks.







Photo: Past ... O'Grady and Graeme Brown of Australia after winning gold at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games (Getty Images).
SBS: Stuart O'Grady has been dumped from the Australian Olympic Committee's Athletes' Commission in the wake of his admission that he used performance enhancing drugs at the 1998 Tour de France.





Photo: he UCI has stripped Armstrong of his seven Tour titles, but what to do with them and the others tied to doping? Photos: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: In USA Cycling’s gleaming Colorado Springs headquarters, hundreds of photos of America’s great cyclists, past and present, adorn the walls. A photo of Lance Armstrong, once America’s best ever, is hard to find.





Photo: Rolf Sorensen scored Rabobank's first classics win at the Tour of Flanders in 1997.
CyclingNews: Dane on the fall-out of revelations from 1998 Tour.





Photo: Take it easy, he said. You’re not winning.
Joe Parkin: "You’ll never truly enjoy the act of riding a bicycle until you learn how to ride one slowly."





Photo: Your bicycle doesn’t run on leg power alone.
Bicycling: Your guide to a longer life–for your bicycle, your gear, even a few friendships.





Photo: Alberto Contador Specialized SL4 Special Grand Tour - SRAM RED 22 HRR1.
road.cc: Rail carbon clinchers, Poc eyewear, Contador's custom bike, Giro rain jacket, Peré Performance, Ritchey Vector Evo saddle system and more...





Photo: Paris was still buzzing about the defining event of the French summer during this week’s sweltering heat wave.
Peloton: The Tour is much more than a bike race. It’s a celebration of the French landscape, its towns and villages, along with the people and their heritage.






















July 25, 2013


Photo: The Clasica is the biggest one-day race in Spain.
UCI: After the spectacular racing at the Tour de France, the UCI WorldTour continues this weekend with the Clasica San Sebastian on Saturday and the weeklong Tour de Pologne.





Races & Results.
Tour de Wallonie - July 20-24 (Stages & Results),
Tour de Pologne - July 27-Aug 3 (Stages),
USA Pro Challenge - Aug 19-25 (Stages),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages & Results),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Races),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results)





Photo: Paris was still buzzing about the defining event of the French summer during this week’s sweltering heat wave.
Peloton: The Tour is much more than a bike race. It’s a celebration of the French landscape, its towns and villages, along with the people and their heritage.





Photo: Marcel Kittel (right) narrowly edged sprint king Mark Cavendish in stage 12. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) won four drag races, and came over the top of Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step). That almost never happens.






Photo: Australia's Patrick Jonker, pictured riding at the Tour de France in 1996 (Getty Images).
SBS: Stuart O'Grady is still one of cycling's greats despite admitting to doping for the 1998 Tour de France, says retired Australian rider Patrick Jonker.





Photo: Erik Zabel won an incredible six consecutive green jerseys at the Tour de France.
CyclingNews: Sprinter had earlier confessed to one-time EPO use in 1996.





Photo: Many hail the California native as the godfather of the modern mountain bike.
Paved: Since 1981, nearly 2 million bicycles with the name ‘Gary Fisher’ have been sold worldwide, the majority of them for off-road use.





Photo: Scott Solace 10.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Stiff, fun and comfortable sportive bike in need of a carbon bar."





Photo: Scott's 2014 Genius 900 Premium was a fast, long-legged climber, but it was also well equipped to descend Deer Valley's rockier trails. Photo: Spencer Powlison.
VeloNews: Scott has taken a seat at the head of the table for 2014, focusing almost exclusively on the 27.5 and 29er markets, nixing the smaller wheel size on its Scale, Spark, and Genius models.





Photo: shorter top tubes, to accommodate a shorter torso and longer legs as well as a lower stand-over height than any of the men’s frames.
DirtRag: The $1,100 Eva Comp is one of three women specific 29ers from Raleigh for 2013. While it’s true that women don’t necessarily need a “women specific” bike, they do have a few known benefits.





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
























Photo: We have decided it for two reasons: Poor sporting merits in 2013 season [and] our own cycling project.
VeloNation: Riis says differences hampered collaboration, says Tinkov’s tweets were also an issue.






Photo: Riis Cycling has today confirmed that Tinkoff Bank will no longer be a backer of the squad.
VeloNation: “We disagree on how the team should be run…I have decided to explore other possibilities.”





Photo: Shayne Bannan and Matt White are pleased with Orica-GreenEdge's Tour de France.
CyclingNews: Calls on governing bodies to draw a line.





Photo: 1998 Vuelta winner Abraham Olano made an appearance during stage five.
CyclingNews: Spaniard had served as technical director for 10 years.






Photo: Jeroen Blijlevens wins a stage of the 1998 Tour de France.
CyclingNews: Had denied doping in Dutch federation disclosure.





Photo: Click here to watch the animation.
BikeEurope: “I think the e-bike will be an important subsection for the future market”, says SRAM CEO and founder Stan Day in an animation about the SRAM Urban Days 2013.





Photo: I attended a presentation on the Specialized electric bike called the Turbo. I also had a chance to ride one.
RedKitePrayer: Thanks to electric bikes and bike share programs, cycling is increasing in numbers.





Photo: The former World champion will not be the only Austrian stage winner in the team, as Mathais Frank, will also be riding.
VeloNation: Frank, Hushovd, Pinotti and Phinney all hoping fro results in WorldTour race.





Photo: Gravel racing seems to be a natural progression for Raleigh, considering its devotion to grassroots racing and cyclocross. With steel tubing and relaxed geometry, the Tamland 1 and 2 mark the brand's entrance into a new market. Photo: Logan VonBokel.
VeloNews: Raleigh Bicycles is now offering two gravel road race bikes, slated to be available in early 2014.










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








































Photo: Lance Armstrong - Tour Down Under 09.
road.cc: Planned comeback chronicle turned into dissection of deception.





Photo: This is the only image of Lance Armstrong publicly displayed at USA Cycling’s headquarters in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Photo: Matthew Beaudin.
VeloNews: Arms up, thick chest pressing into a white jersey with rainbow bands. A world champion at the age of 22, smiling, looking into space. 





Photo: Christophe Moreau and Laurent Jalabert in 1998.
CyclingNews: Frenchman repeats claim that he followed team's medical advice.





Photo: The Rennbügel features a 31.8mm stem clamp.
BikeRadar: German company Lightweight, known for their high quality wheelsets, are continuing to expand their component range with the new Rennbügel road handlebar.





Photo: The Rubbee system is an electric friction drive with an integrated clamp and battery pack that’ll keep you moving for 15 miles.
road.cc: Kickstarter project provides power assistance for standard bikes.





Photo: In the 1990s, many people bought SUVs because they were perceived as safer.
Off The Beaten Path: "I want to see more people ride bikes for transportation. However, I am also concerned when perceived safety turns out to be anything but… which is exactly what happens with the “protected” bike lanes that separate bikes from cars."





Photo: The Bar Fly Universal Mount offers 50mm of centered, out-front real estate for mounting accessories.
BikeRadar: The US$20 mount does not include specific mounting hardware for any of these items, but instead offers 50mm of additional real estate on which to clamp an accessory mount or two.





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





























July 24, 2013


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





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






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





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






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





Races & Results.
Tour de Wallonie - July 20-24 (Stages & Results),
Tour de Pologne - July 27-Aug 3 (Stages),
USA Pro Challenge - Aug 19-25 (Stages),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages & Results),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Races),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results)





Photo: Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) won his fourth stage of the Tour on the Champs Elysees.
CyclingNews: Sprinter still in talks with Argos-Shimano and other teams.





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





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





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





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





































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






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





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






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





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





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






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





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





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





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



















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

















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








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







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





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





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





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





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





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





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







































July 23, 2013



Photo: Andy and Fränk Schleck will be back together, in Trek colors, in 2014. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Andy and Fränk Schleck will reunite under the same team banner in 2014 after Trek Bicycle announced the signing of both riders on Tuesday. The Wisconsin-based bike brand purchased the WorldTour racing license of the RadioShack-Leopard team earlier this season and is building the roster for its debut season.





Photo: 2013 Tour de l'Abitibi Desjardins winner Brendan Rhim on the top step of the podium along with the other classification winners.
CyclingNews: US rider wins North America's premier stage race for juniors.





Photo: Kenny Dehaes (Lotto Belisol) sprinted to his third victory of the season at Belgium's Halle-Ingooigem one-day event..
CyclingNews: Kolobnev remains in Tour de Wallonie leader's jersey.





Photo: Live streaming video: 2:30pm CET (8:30am U.S. Eastern).
CyclingFans: The 2013 Tour de Wallonie is being held from July 20-24.  Only the final 3 stages (Monday to Wednesday) are being broadcast live on television.  There should once again be live streams at around 2:30pm CET (8:30am U.S. Eastern) each day.





Photo: Perfect partnership: Michelle Round and Chris Froome make for a winning team .
The Telegraph: As she watched her fiancé, Chris Froome, pedal his way to glory in the Tour de France over the past few weeks, Michelle Cound was rather alarmed at how excited she was becoming.






Photo: My journey has been an extraordinary adventure.
UCI: Kenya, South Africa, Great Britain and … Switzerland. That's right, from April to September 2007, Christopher Froome, aged 22, was a trainee at the World Cycling Centre (WCC) in Aigle.





Races & Results.
Tour de Wallonie - July 20-24 (Stages & Results),
Tour de Pologne - July 27-Aug 3 (Stages),
USA Pro Challenge - Aug 19-25 (Stages),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages & Results),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Races),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results)





Photo: Bradley Wiggins (Getty Images).
SBS: Bradley Wiggins (Sky) is aiming to end his season on a high a the UCI Road World Championships in Florence, in September, when he lines up for the British National team in the individual time trial.







Photo: Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome finished 1-2 at the 2012 Tour de France. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Sky boss Dave Brailsford would love to see the last two Tour de France winners Chris Froome and Bradley Wiggins lining up together when the race heads to Great Britain next year.





Photo: Center stage, but not yet the star of the show, Richie Porte leads Chris Froome to the first of what could be many Tour triumphs. Photo: Casey B. Gibson.
VeloNews: It is a tale that’s been told several times over, but the Tour de France, ever cinematic, never fails to rewrite the ending.





Photo: Power to the pedal: Garmin has boasted the benefits of a pedal-based power meter for literally years now, but has been unable to deliver thus far.
BikeRadar: It has been an arduous process for those holding out for the highly anticipated Garmin Vector pedal-based power meter.





Photo: Kristin Mcgrath (Exergy) salutes a fallen friend as she wins the overall in Bend.
CyclingNews: Rosskopf, Miller claim final stage wins.





Photo: Van Avermaet wins.
VeloNation: Kolobnev maintains overall lead as BMC Belgian gets first season victory.


















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






Photo: Tour de France chief Jean-Etienne Amaury makes his speech.
CyclingNews: Petition nears 70,000 signatures.





Photo: The Colombia team at the start of Roma Maxima.
CyclingNews: Team looks for success in opening mountain stages.





Photo: stars of the Tour de France command big appearance fees, some can collect €50,000. Not bad for an evening’s work.
InnerRing: With the Tour de France over the post-Tour criterium season begins. These are exhibition races put on by entrepreneurial race organisers who seek to capitalise on the high profile of the sport following July.





Photo: When Mark Cavendish wins, he always gives his teammates their proper thanks. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Obviously, he runs hot. Most sprinters seem to. At least the good ones. And obviously, Mark Cavendish is a good one.





Photo: Time for a celebratory drink. Chris Froome (Sky) has a traditional glass of champage en route to Paris.
CyclingNews: The 100th Tour has left us hungry for more.





Photo: Pushing the pedals... Cyclists do it around 90 times a minute, so you'd expect them to be pretty good at it right? (Getty Images).
SBS: "Professional cyclists, such as those riding in this year’s Tour de France, have repeated the same circular pedalling action countless times. But does this mean they’ve developed a more effective pedalling action? It should."





Photo: Video: Victoria Pendleton speaking about women’s cycling.
BikeRadar: Track star Victoria Pendleton has urged women who want to get into road cycling to join a club or find a group of cyclists to ride with, as a way to further their enjoyment of the sport.





Photo: It’s easy to mistake a little dehydration for hunger..
Bicycling: Researchers estimate that you make more than 200 food decisions each day. That’s 200 chances to to tip the scale in your favor. Here are 10 fast diet tips that will keep the pounds coming off.





Photo: For 2014 Kona have expanded their range with a new entry-level carbon road bike and an aluminium model, plus there's the Rove Ti gravel racer/do-everything bike.
road.cc: New entry-level carbon and alloy road bikes, an updated carbon CX model and the Rove Ti gravel grinder debuts.





Photo: racers will appreciate it's low weight (a hair over 20 lbs) and the efficiency a rigid bike will offer on smoother trails and certain race situations (e.g. the ultimate short-track bike?).
MBAction: The 2013 Specialized Stumpjumper Expert Carbon Evo R 29 is a purpose-built cross-country race bike.





Photo: http://www.dirtragmag.com/userfiles/lynskeymt650-2.jpg.
DirtRag: Don't call it a comeback. Titanium bikes never went away.





Photo: Tour de France podium (l-r) Nairo Quintana, Chris Froome, Joaquim Rodriguez (Getty Images).
SBS: Chris Froome's Tour de France victory has propelled him to the top of the UCI WorldTour rankings.























Photo: Jan Ullrich and Bobby Julich have each previously confessed to EPO use and will be named in a report on Wednesday as having retroactively tested positive at the 1998 Tour de France. Photo: Graham Watson .
VeloNews: Italian Marco Pantani, Germany’s Jan Ullrich, and American Bobby Julich — the top three during the 1998 Tour de France — were all taking the banned blood booster EPO, according to reports published by French daily Le Monde on Tuesday.





Photo: Marco Pantani, Jan Ullrich and Bobby Julich on the podium at the end of the 1998 Tour de France.
CyclingNews: Commission expected to name riders caught for EPO in retroactive testing.





Photo: In this Monday, July 22, 2013 photo, Lance Armstrong, left foreground, rides through Gutherie Center, Ia., during the Register's Annual Great Bicycle Rid.
Yahoo!Sports: Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong says fellow riders have been generally supportive of him this week during an annual bike ride across the U.S. state of Iowa.





Photo: Chris Froome at the TDF 2013 launch © Simon MacMichael.
road.cc: Tour de France winner on doping controls & African yellow jerseys.





Photo: Geraint Thomas rode almost the entire Tour de France with a broken pelvis. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Geraint Thomas’ face was dripping sweat and water, while Peter Kennaugh was smiling as wide as his cheeks would allow.







Photo: Gerald Ciolek (MTN - Qhubeka) wins Milan-San Remo: VeloNation photo.
CyclingNews: German sprinters happy at Argos-Shimano and MTN-Qhubeka.





Photo: When I personally think of female road cyclists, a number of (mostly retired) rider’s names immediately spring to mind: Jeannie Longo, Sarah Ulmer, Sungeun Gu, Bridie O’Donnell.
CyclingIQ: "Team SKY, Lotto Belisol, BMC Racing Team, Garmin Sharp, ORICA-GreenEDGE; a small selection of the 19 men’s professional road cycling teams. How many women’s teams come to mind? How about female pro cyclists?"





Photo: A thinning peloton snakes up Alpe d’Huez last Thursday led by Team Sky. Sunday Times journalist David Walsh and fellow Irishman Dr Alan Farrell, who works as Team Sky’s doctor, have painted a picture of abuse directed at the team on the climb. And both have said some Irish fans were among those involved.
StickyBottle: Riders and officials from Team Sky were abused on Alpe d’Huez during last Thursday’s stage of the Tour de France and Irish fans were involved in some of the abuse, a report in The Sunday Times has alleged.





Photo: David Lopez averaged 360 watts during the first ascent of Alpe d'Huez in stage 18. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: "Let’s compare his data from the two epic mountain stages of the Tour, stages 18 and 19."





Photo: Stephen Huntley takes a calculated look at speed and braking distances.
stay-or-go.
RideOn: Will you make it across that intersection? Past that rider? Avoid that car door?





Photo: This week, Lennard Zinn answers reader questions on tubeless tires.Material is added near the spoke holes for added strength. Photo: Caley Fretz.
Lennard Zinn: "With more riders adopting road tubeless wheels and cyclocross season just around the corner, we’ve seen a number of questions related to tubeless set-up come in lately."


















Photo: Brian Cookson (copright Britishcycling.org.uk).
road.cc: UCI presidential contender vision to keep cycling honest.























July 22, 2013


Photo: Live streaming video: 2:30pm CET (8:30am U.S. Eastern).
CyclingFans: The 2013 Tour de Wallonie is being held from July 20-24.  Only the final 3 stages (Monday to Wednesday) are being broadcast live on television.  There should once again be live streams at around 2:30pm CET (8:30am U.S. Eastern) each day.





Photo: Kristin Mcgrath (Exergy) salutes a fallen friend as she wins the overall in Bend.
CyclingNews: Rosskopf, Miller claim final stage wins.





Photo: Van Avermaet wins.
VeloNation: Kolobnev maintains overall lead as BMC Belgian gets first season victory.





Photo: A happy Frank Schleck (Team Radioshack Nissan).
CyclingNews: Would consider another proposal or closing out the year with another team.





Photo: Not speaking: Sir Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome do not have to get on to ride in the same team at the 2014 Tour de France, according to Sky team principal Sir Dave Brailsford Photo: GETTY IMAGES.
The Telegraph: Dave Brailsford believes Chris Froome and Sir Bradley Wiggins can form a dream team at next year’s Tour de France despite a rivalry which means there has been no contact between the pair during this year’s race.






Photo: Marcel Kittel wins the finale of the 2013 Tour de France — his fourth victory. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Cannondale’s Peter Sagan once again has claimed the green jersey, but a new sprint star has emerged in this year’s Tour de France in the form of Argos-Shimano’s Marcel Kittel.





Races & Results.
Tour de Wallonie - July 20-24 (Stages & Results),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages & Results),
USA Pro Challenge - Aug 19-25 (Stages),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Races),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results)





Photo: It's time to rest after a tough three weeks of work. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Congratulations on reaching the Champs Élysées and finishing our Tour de France training plan. Three solid weeks of training have undoubtedly improved your fitness.





Photo: Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) would have a day to forget in stage 13 at the Tour de France.
CyclingNews: Eighth in Paris, no specific targets in September.





Photo: Throughout my recent trip to France, I tried to stay ahead of the Tour de France.
Off The Beaten Path: "Wherever I went, the Tour seemed to be about to arrive as well. And with the Tour came road closures and other hazards that threatened to play havoc with my schedule."





Photo: Heres a breakdown of the course.
The Province: The Vuelta a Espana 2013 is also known as the Tour of Spain. It starts Saturday August 23 and finishes in Vilanova de Arousa and finishes Sunday September 15 in Madrid.





Photo: Izalco-Max-0.0.
road.cc: New Focus Izalco Max frame weighs 725g. Chrono TT bike gets lighter and more aero.






Photo: Chris Froome smiles after crossing the finish line. Photo: Jeff Pachoud | AFP.
VeloNews: Chris Froome (Sky) confirmed his victory in the 100th Tour de France on Sunday as Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) won on the Champs-Élysées.





Photo: Peter Sagan and all of Cannondale had bright green wigs for the start of the final Tour stage..
CyclingNews: Froome enjoys his first Tour de France victory.



















Photo: Tour de France podium (l-r) Nairo Quintana, Chris Froome, Joaquim Rodriguez (Getty Images).
SBS: Chris Froome's Tour de France victory has propelled him to the top of the UCI WorldTour rankings.






Photo: Stuart O’Grady retires .
VeloNation: End of an era as former Paris-Roubaix winner says its time to hang up his wheels.






Photo: chief directeur sportif position, Lelangue.
VeloNation: Belgian’s departure follows disappointing Tour for American team.






Photo: Tinkoff team owner Oleg Tinkov at the race.
CyclingNews: Co-sponsor's terms still hammering out a deal for 2014.





Photo: 2013 Tour de France: Race to the Champs .
VeloNews: Bike racing is serious business, but Cannondale has no shame in clowning about the team's points jersey haul.






Photo: Chris Froome on his wheel, leaving Alberto Contador, Roman Kreuziger and Alejandro Valverde behind.
InnerRing: Stage 8. The race heads to its first summit finish at the ski station of Ax-3 Domaines. Nairo Quintana lead over the previous climb but with 5km to go the Colombian is caught.





Photo: Chris Froome and Sky staff have a champagne toast during stage 21 at the Tour. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Chris Froome’s father claims the newly-crowned Tour de France champion is the perfect personality to restore cycling’s battered reputation.





Photo: Here’s a look at what’s coming up in the season this year, what to expect for next year’s Tour and more..
InnerRing: The Tour is over and there are 348 days until the next edition with its start in Britain. Of course there’s plenty more to the sport than the Tour but there’s often a touch of the blues when the race ends.







Photo: Arc de Triomphe TDF 100 (c Simon MacMichael).
road.cc: Dave Brailsford also talks about Chris Froome's overall victory.





Photo: John Degenkolb wins, Giro d'Italia 2013, stage five.
CyclingWeekly: "The dream was there from the beginning, since the winter of 2000/2001."





Photo: Nicolas Roche (last rider on right) and his Saxo Tinkoff squad after winnin the team prize at the Tour de France. He was the first Irish rider to stand on the podium in Paris since 1993.
StickyBottle: Ireland’s Dan Martin and Nicolas Roche concluded their fine Tours de Franceas the race came to an end on the streets of the Champs Elysées this evening, Sunday.





Photo: Out of Africa, Velo magazine May 2013. Photo: Joroen van Loon | Velo magazine
Out of Africa, Velo magazine May 2013. Photos: Joroen van Loon | Velo magazine.
VeloNews: With his second-place finish at the 2012 Tour de France, Chris Froome burst onto the biggest stage in professional cycling. But the career of the British-Kenyan cyclist started thousands of miles away in a tiny village on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya.





Photo: the Anthem X 29er 4’s affordable price makes the bike more accessible for riders on a budget.
MBAction: Giant’s Anthem X 29er platform is their go-to bike for riders looking for a versatile option for cross-country and trail applications.





Photo: Nearly every wheel in Easton’s road line has been replaced with a brand new model.
Bicycling: Easton wheels get lighter and more durable on training and race wheels.




































Photo: Brian Cookson (copright Britishcycling.org.uk).
road.cc: UCI presidential contender vision to keep cycling honest.






Photo: Sky Procycling team tops the prize money list for the three week race, with a grand total of €525,690.
VeloNation: The winner doesn’t quite take it all but many of the losers are standing small.






Photo: 2013 Tour de France champion Chris Froome (Team Sky Pro Cycling).
NeilBrowne: The pavement of the Champs-Élysées didn't get a chance to cool down before the rumors and revelations started.





Photo: the 5 foot 5 inch pocket rocket from Combita, Colombia.
PEZ: With the Tour done and dusted and the 169 souls that managed to finish the race slowly getting over their end of Tour hangovers it’s time to look at the revelations from the race and what we can expect to see in future Tours.





Photo: Alessandro Ballan withdrew from the Tour de Wallonie.
VeloNation: Team says it has not received any official notification of Ballan’s indictment.





Photo: Chris Froome and his teammates celebrate after the final stage at the Tour. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Kenya, the birthplace of Tour de France winner Chris Froome, celebrated his victory on Monday but expressed regret he chose to fly a British flag instead of a Kenyan one on the podium.





Photo: Laurens ten Dam (Belkin) before the start of stage 10 of the Tour de France.
CyclingNews: Numerous WorldTour teams interested in Dutch rider.





Photo: Chris Froome and Nairo Quintana, Tour de France 2013, stage 15.
CyclingWeekly: Fresh from winning the Tour de France on Sunday, Chris Froome has said that his next target will be the World Championships road race in Italy in September.





Photo: Many Dudes came to race, but yellow jersey Chris Froome rose to the top. (James Startt).
Bicycling: Podium presenter Kelly Minx Riordan, creator of the website Bangable Dudes in Pro Cycling, recaps the exciting final stages of the 2013 Tour.





Photo: Mavic Cosmic Carbon 40 Wheels.
road.cc: French company’s first carbon clincher wheels arrive for testing.





Photo: Retail price is set at $9,250.
DirtRag: This beautiful 155mm travel S-Works model has a FACT IS-X 11m carbon front triangle, 29er geometry, an M5 rear triangle, tapered headtube, PF30 bottom bracket, ISCG-05 mounts and a new internal cable routed Command Post IR.











Photo: Born in Kenya, Froome's love affair with cycling began.
DougReport: When Chris Froome stepped down from top of the the Tour de France podium on Sunday, there was no plan for a lavish ceremony befitting of the most recent winner of the race's fabled yellow jersey.





Photo: David Millar (Garmin Sharp) believes the sport has changed since the US Postal days.
CyclingNews: Commonwealth Games in Scotland could be his swansong.
















July 21, 2013



Photo: Chris Froome smiles after crossing the finish line. Photo: Jeff Pachoud | AFP.
VeloNews: Chris Froome (Sky) confirmed his victory in the 100th Tour de France on Sunday as Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) won on the Champs-Élysées.





Photo: Peter Sagan and all of Cannondale had bright green wigs for the start of the final Tour stage..
CyclingNews: Froome enjoys his first Tour de France victory.









Photo: 2013 Tour de France Stage Live Online Coverage Guide .
CyclingFans:  Sunday's Tour de France Stage 21 departs Versailles at 5:45pm CET (11:45am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Paris Champs Elysées at around 9:45pm CET (3:45pm U.S. Eastern).  Tour de France live streaming video should get underway at around 6:00pm CET (12:00pm U.S. Eastern).






Photo: Tom Boonen takes a UCI-ranked victory.
VeloNation: Belgian on target for Autumn Classics after crash-marred Spring.






Photo: Chris Froome’s lead certain.
InnerRing: The centennial Tour will take the spectacle and show to a new level with a start in the Versailles palace and a finish along the Champs Elysées at sunset, a parade beyond that any visiting head of state might receive.







Photo: Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) wins stage 13 of the Tour de France from a select, 14-man front group.
CyclingNews: Kittel and Greipel ready for final spring in Paris.





Races & Results.
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages & Results),
USA Pro Challenge - Aug 19-25 (Stages),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Races),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results)





Photo: Alberto Contador suffered on the climb to Annecy-Semnoz.
CyclingNews: Spaniard slips to fourth overall.





Photo: Lauren Hall (Optum) rides near the front before taking the win.
CyclingNews: Tvetcov and McGrath retain overall lead going into the final stage.





Photo: Brian Vaughn and Yuri Hauswald (l-r).
RedKitePrayer: Every now and then you encounter the perfect intersection between athlete and event. Consider Eddy Merckx and his seven victories at Milan-San Remo.







Photo: Chris Froome (Sky) follows Nairo Quintana (Movistar) on the penultimate Tour de France stage.
CyclingNews: Quintana wins stage, Rodriguez knocks Contador off podium.







Photo: Tour debutant Nairo Quintana (Getty Images).
SBS: Nairo Quintana secured a stunning double haul of jerseys and a surprise runner-up place after claiming his maiden Tour de France win on the 20th and penultimate stage of the 100th edition on Saturday.






Photo: Joaquim Rodríguez.
VeloNation: Purito climbs onto the Paris podium on the Tour’s final mountain.





Photo: Valentina Scandolara.
VeloNation: Emma Johansson safely holds lead despite late crash scare.





Photo: Alexandr Kolbnev (Katusha) celebrates his win in the Tour de Wallonie.
CyclingNews: Katusha rider takes race lead over Geslin.








Photo: Chris Froome (Sky) endured another eventful day in the Tour, but no serious attack.
CyclingNews: Sky rider moves another step closer to Tour de France victory.





Photo: Dan Martin ‘in survival mode’.
VeloNation: Garmin-Sharp rider remains pragmatic after becoming ill, says he knows he can ride strongly in future Tours.








Photo: All the jersey holders at the start in Versailles. Andrew Talansky wore white today but he actually finished 2nd best young rider and was just minding the jersey for the winner Nairo Quintana who was in polka dots.
PEZ: The fight for the jerseys are over at the Tour de France but there was one last battle today that remained – victory on the famous Champs Elysees.





Photo: Brian Cookson press pic.
road.cc: British Cycling president also reflects on Sky success and hints how UCI presidential voting may go.






Photo: Andy Schleck has confirmed that he will indeed form part of the new Trek team next year: CyclingNews.
VeloNation: Brothers remain together, will join Fabian Cancellara.





Photo: A bit different... Chris Froome will wear a sequined yellow jersey for tonight's final Tour de France stage, set to take place under lights. (Getty Images).
SBS: Fireworks, twilight racing, and a sequined yellow jersey are just some of the things being prepared for a carnival-type finish for the final stage of the Tour de France on the Champs Elysees.





Photo: Chris Froome and Bradley Wiggins, Tour de France 2012.
CyclingWeekly: Chris Froome flies to Paris today to begin the Tour de France's final stage with his phone's inbox empty. Not one message from Sky team-mate and last year's winner, Bradley Wiggins.





Photo: Jens Voigt, who declines to go quietly, won Saturday's combativity prize in what will be his final Tour. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: On Sunday, on the lower slopes of Mont Revard, the 16-kilometer, 5.6 percent, penultimate climb of Saturday’s stage to Annecy-Semnoz, a certain era of the Tour de France ended.






Photo: Emma Johansson secures overall victory.
VeloNation: Former World champion takes MCipollini-Giordana’s second straight breakaway victory.






Photo: Lea Davison celebrates her national title. Photo: Dave McElwaine.
VeloNews: Stephen Ettinger (BMC) and Lea Davison (Specialized) worked the downhill to win the elite titles on Saturday at the 2013 USA Cycling Cross-Country Mountain Bike National Championships in Macungie, Pa.





Photo: The pros get hardened hangers that don’t bend when you turn right and cough too hard.
BikeHugger: When asked what’s going on with Di2 in the Tour or mishaps from Campy, and SRAM, I respond, “derailer hangers soft like overcooked linguini probably caused it.”






Photo: Andrew Talansky made it up to Richie Porte and Alberto Contador on the final climb of stage 20.
CyclingNews: American finishes strongly on Semnoz.





Photo: Jens Voigt battles on 'just me against the Tour' (Getty Images).
SBS: Jens Voigt signed off his final Tour de France with a signature solo breakaway effort.





Photo: Chris Froome (Sky) relieved to put two of three hard Alpine stages behind.
CyclingNews: Maillot jaune overwhelmed with enormity in final kilometers.





Photo: Nairo Quintana (R) climbed to his frist career Tour de France stage victory (AAP).
SBS: The final podium places were decided on the penultimate stage of the Tour de France after climbing sensation Nairo Quintana won on the mountaintop finish at Annecy-Semnoz.







Photo: Game over for Alberto Contador (Getty Images).
SBS: Alberto Contador confirmed on Saturday that he will not take part in the upcoming Vuelta a Espana after seeing his hopes of a podium finish on the Tour de France come to an end.





Photo: Dave Brailsford (Team Sky).
CyclingNews: Team Sky manager calls on people to back race leader.





Photo: From winner to finisher...Cadel Evans has struggled through the 2013 Tour de France (AAP Images).
SBS: Two years ago Cadel Evans was preparing for the time trial that would change his life and, after two runner-up places, crown him Australia's first ever Tour de France champion.



























Photo: Born in Kenya, Froome's love affair with cycling began.
DougReport: When Chris Froome stepped down from top of the the Tour de France podium on Sunday, there was no plan for a lavish ceremony befitting of the most recent winner of the race's fabled yellow jersey.





Photo: David Millar (Garmin Sharp) believes the sport has changed since the US Postal days.
CyclingNews: Commonwealth Games in Scotland could be his swansong.





Photo: Chris Froome owes this Tour to teammate Richie Porte for his sacrifice and tireless efforts over the entire Tour — especially up l'Alpe-d'Huez after the race leader bonked. Photo: BrakeThrough Media .
VeloNews: Was there a more valuable rider to his team in this entire Tour de France than Sky’s Richie Porte?





Photo: Cadel Evans has accepted that his standing and goals within the BMC Racing Team will be assessed.
VeloNation: Australian says he needs to see if squad still has confidence in him for future Tours.





Photo: Michael Albasini has extended his contract by two years.
VeloNation: Swiss rider wants to win an Ardennes Classic, Meyer to continue focus on stage races.





Photo: Philippe Gilbert hauls BMC teammate Tejay van Garderen up to the breakaway.
CyclingNews: No penalty for Rolland, Albasini extends with Orica-GreenEdge.





Joaquim Rodriguez leads Nairo Quintana and Chris Froome on the final mountain climb of the 100th Tour. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Joaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) rode teeth to the wind Saturday, jumping ahead of Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff) to snag a spot on the Tour de France podium.





Photo: the teams themselves don’t tend to stick around for very long for fans to develop any sort of rapport.
IrishPeloton: Cycling is changing. It’s becoming more and more popular and judging by the evidence we’ve seen during this year’s Tour de France, it is not dealing with its growing popularity very well.













Photo: Chris Froome is only 28, which means this may be only the first of many Tour triumphs. Photo: Jeff Pachoud | AFP.
VeloNews: Chris Froome has displayed two distinct sides in this Tour de France.






Photo: Team owner Flavio Becca with Fabian Cancellara.
CyclingNews: Refuses to talk about Bruyneel's money.





Photo: Chris Froome and Nairo Quintana have been reflecting on a life-changing day for both of them.
road.cc: Round-up of reaction on final day in the Alps.





Photo: Richie Porte, Froome's final pacemaker, works to split the GC group. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: There were always doubts, but the team never doubted. There were critics and hecklers, but they only served as motivation for a team whose morale never flagged.






Photo: Alberto Contador told Sporza that he would not defend his title, and that he was fatigued after the Tour.
VeloNation: Spaniard says he considered attacking yesterday, but ultimately decided not to do so.





Photo: Jack Bauer on the team bus sorts out his race number before the start.
CyclingNews: Bauer's nasty injuries, surgery for Ag2r riders.






Photo: a spectacular electrical storm illuminated the Col de Croix Fry with the race passage taking place.
PEZ: Movistar’s Portuguese star, Rui Alberto Costa went in the big break then attacked on the final col, topped it ‘en seule’ bombed the descent and won solo in the grand manner.






Photo: star-studded Tabriz Petrochemical Team took control of the 2’002km race from the third stage, which he won, opening a lead which would not be overcome..
CyclingIQ: Mirsamad seals overall victory.






















July 20, 2013




Photo: 2013 Tour de France Stage Live Online Coverage Guide .
CyclingFans:  Sunday's Tour de France Stage 21 departs Versailles at 5:45pm CET (11:45am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Paris Champs Elysées at around 9:45pm CET (3:45pm U.S. Eastern).  Tour de France live streaming video should get underway at around 6:00pm CET (12:00pm U.S. Eastern).






Photo: Chris Froome’s lead certain.
DougReport: The centennial Tour will take the spectacle and show to a new level with a start in the Versailles palace and a finish along the Champs Elysées at sunset, a parade beyond that any visiting head of state might receive.







Photo: Chris Froome (Sky) follows Nairo Quintana (Movistar) on the penultimate Tour de France stage.
CyclingNews: Quintana wins stage, Rodriguez knocks Contador off podium.







Photo: Tour debutant Nairo Quintana (Getty Images).
SBS: Nairo Quintana secured a stunning double haul of jerseys and a surprise runner-up place after claiming his maiden Tour de France win on the 20th and penultimate stage of the 100th edition on Saturday.






Photo: Joaquim Rodríguez.
VeloNation: Purito climbs onto the Paris podium on the Tour’s final mountain.





Photo: Valentina Scandolara.
VeloNation: Emma Johansson safely holds lead despite late crash scare.





Photo: Alexandr Kolbnev (Katusha) celebrates his win in the Tour de Wallonie.
CyclingNews: Katusha rider takes race lead over Geslin.








Photo: Chris Froome (Sky) endured another eventful day in the Tour, but no serious attack.
CyclingNews: Sky rider moves another step closer to Tour de France victory.





Photo: Dan Martin ‘in survival mode’.
VeloNation: Garmin-Sharp rider remains pragmatic after becoming ill, says he knows he can ride strongly in future Tours.





Races & Results.
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages & Results),
USA Pro Challenge - Aug 19-25 (Stages),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Races),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results)

















Photo: Jack Bauer crashed on Col du Glandon descent early in Friday's 19th stage. Photo: BrakeThrough Media .
VeloNews: With his hands covering his grimacing and bloodied face, and Jonathan Vaughters’ hand on his knee, Jack Bauer’s debut Tour de France ended on the side of the road on the Col du Glandon Friday.






Photo: Rui Costa (Movistar).
CyclingNews: Rain pelts peloton in the Alps.








Photo: Andrew Talansky made it up to Richie Porte and Alberto Contador on the final climb of stage 20.
CyclingNews: American finishes strongly on Semnoz.





Photo: Jens Voigt battles on 'just me against the Tour' (Getty Images).
SBS: Jens Voigt signed off his final Tour de France with a signature solo breakaway effort.





Photo: Chris Froome (Sky) relieved to put two of three hard Alpine stages behind.
CyclingNews: Maillot jaune overwhelmed with enormity in final kilometers.





Photo: Nairo Quintana (R) climbed to his frist career Tour de France stage victory (AAP).
SBS: The final podium places were decided on the penultimate stage of the Tour de France after climbing sensation Nairo Quintana won on the mountaintop finish at Annecy-Semnoz.







Photo: Game over for Alberto Contador (Getty Images).
SBS: Alberto Contador confirmed on Saturday that he will not take part in the upcoming Vuelta a Espana after seeing his hopes of a podium finish on the Tour de France come to an end.





Photo: Dave Brailsford (Team Sky).
CyclingNews: Team Sky manager calls on people to back race leader.





Photo: From winner to finisher...Cadel Evans has struggled through the 2013 Tour de France (AAP Images).
SBS: Two years ago Cadel Evans was preparing for the time trial that would change his life and, after two runner-up places, crown him Australia's first ever Tour de France champion.





Photo: Frenchman Roger Pingeon does a victory lap 23 July 1967 at the Parc des princes in Paris after winning the Tour de France.
CyclingNews: Italians ride from Rome and attend special event.





Photo: The other day I rode my old Steelman Eurocross for the first time in a long while. It was a nice change from watching other folks ride.
Patrick O'Grady: Well, the Tour is sort of ambling toward the barn, and I guess I’ve officially lost interest.





Photo: Stage 9 runner-up Jakob Fuglsang (Astana).
CyclingNews: Dane holds 7th in advance of Tour's final mountain stage.






Photo: Andrew Talansky (Garmin-Sharp) in action during the Tour's first day in the Pyrenees;Photo: Casey B. Gibson.
CyclingNews: Bauer crashes out of Tour de France, Martin battles on.





Photo: Jan Bakelants stayed away for third place.
VeloNation: Andreas Klöden runner up again in Le Grand Bornand, nine years on.





Photo: Doug Report...
CyclingWeekly: After the stage to Alpe d'Huez, the race organizers released a list of how long it took each rider to climb the mountain the second time they tackled it.
















Photo: Chris Froome is only 28, which means this may be only the first of many Tour triumphs. Photo: Jeff Pachoud | AFP.
VeloNews: Chris Froome has displayed two distinct sides in this Tour de France.






Photo: Team owner Flavio Becca with Fabian Cancellara.
CyclingNews: Refuses to talk about Bruyneel's money.





Photo: Chris Froome and Nairo Quintana have been reflecting on a life-changing day for both of them.
road.cc: Round-up of reaction on final day in the Alps.





Photo: Richie Porte, Froome's final pacemaker, works to split the GC group. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: There were always doubts, but the team never doubted. There were critics and hecklers, but they only served as motivation for a team whose morale never flagged.






Photo: Alberto Contador told Sporza that he would not defend his title, and that he was fatigued after the Tour.
VeloNation: Spaniard says he considered attacking yesterday, but ultimately decided not to do so.





Photo: Jack Bauer on the team bus sorts out his race number before the start.
CyclingNews: Bauer's nasty injuries, surgery for Ag2r riders.






Photo: a spectacular electrical storm illuminated the Col de Croix Fry with the race passage taking place.
PEZ: Movistar’s Portuguese star, Rui Alberto Costa went in the big break then attacked on the final col, topped it ‘en seule’ bombed the descent and won solo in the grand manner.






Photo: star-studded Tabriz Petrochemical Team took control of the 2’002km race from the third stage, which he won, opening a lead which would not be overcome..
CyclingIQ: Mirsamad seals overall victory.






Photo: CyclingNews: Thüringen Rundfahrt leader Emma Johansson (Orica-AIS) wins stage 5, the Swede's second stage victory of the 2013 edition.
VeloNation: Swedish rider fastest from a 17-rider group that escapes early.




















Photo: Alessandro Ballan going back to the team cars.
CyclingNews: Ballan, Cunego among 15 Lampre riders facing December hearing.





Photo: Fans wonder if riders are on EPO or not..
CyclingNews: Releasing names would “violate fundamental rights.”












Photo: Mark Cavendish has won the final stage of the Tour de France four times. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) woke up Friday morning atop l’Alpe d’Huez pessimistic about what lie ahead.






July 19, 2013





Photo: Chris Froome (Sky) endured another eventful day in the Tour, but no serious attack.
CyclingNews: Sky rider moves another step closer to Tour de France victory.







Photo: 2013 Tour de France Stage Live Online Coverage Guide .
CyclingFans:  Saturday's Tour de France Stage 20 departs Annecy at 1:30pm CET (7:30am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Annecy-Semnoz at around 5:02pm CET (11:02am U.S. Eastern).  Tour de France live streaming video should get underway at around 1:30pm CET (7:30am U.S. Eastern).







Photo: Jack Bauer crashed on Col du Glandon descent early in Friday's 19th stage. Photo: BrakeThrough Media .
VeloNews: With his hands covering his grimacing and bloodied face, and Jonathan Vaughters’ hand on his knee, Jack Bauer’s debut Tour de France ended on the side of the road on the Col du Glandon Friday.






Photo: Rui Costa (Movistar).
CyclingNews: Rain pelts peloton in the Alps.





Photo: Nairo Quintana has surprised everyone in the 100th Tour de France, his team management included. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Spanish sport director Eusebio Unzué has seen a lot in his decades in the sport, from Pedro Delgado to Miguel Indurain to Alejandro Valverde, but he admits he’s never quite seen anything like Nairo Quintana.







Photo: Pierre Rolland...
VeloNation: Defending mountains jersey champion comes so close but abandons hope.







Photo: On the defensive... Day two in the Alps, and things don't get any easier for the Tour peloton. Two HC climbs, the Col du Glandon and Col de la Madeleine are both longer and higher than yesterday's finish at Alpe d'Huez. (Getty Images).
SBS: A stage hunter's paradise or the most decisive day of the Tour de France.





Photo: Richie Porte and Chris Froome, Tour de France 2013, stage 18.
CyclingWeekly: Outside the Team Sky bus the morning after the Alpe d'Huez stage, it was clear the riders and the team hadn't enjoyed the previous day as much as the fans.





Races & Results.
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages & Results),
USA Pro Challenge - Aug 19-25 (Stages),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Races),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results)





Photo: Joaquim Rodriguez is looking better and better in the final week.
CyclingNews: Spaniard rues his bad form early on.





Photo: Shimano’s R170 road shoe is perhaps the best we’ve ridden at this price point.
BikeRadar verdict: 4.5 out of 5 stars. "The best road shoes we’ve ridden at this price."












Photo: Tejay van Garderen looked set for his first Tour stage win until Christophe Riblon crashed his part on l'Alpe d'Huez.
VeloNews: The crack was coming, sure as the rest of the Tour de France was behind it. He fought to hold them both off, and he nearly succeeded, if not for the ferocity of the second trip up l’Alpe d’Huez and the fury of Cristophe Riblon.








Photo: Andrew Talansky (Garmin-Sharp) in action during the Tour's first day in the Pyrenees;Photo: Casey B. Gibson.
CyclingNews: Bauer crashes out of Tour de France, Martin battles on.





Photo: Jan Bakelants stayed away for third place.
VeloNation: Andreas Klöden runner up again in Le Grand Bornand, nine years on.





Photo: Doug Report...
CyclingWeekly: After the stage to Alpe d'Huez, the race organizers released a list of how long it took each rider to climb the mountain the second time they tackled it.





Photo: Van Poppel is the youngest rider to start the Tour since the Second World War.
PEZ: "There’s an easy, laid back vibe around the team, albeit I remember ex-British champion, Hamish Haynes telling me once; ‘if that Vacansoleil bus rolls up at the start of race, you know it’s going to be one hard day!’"







Photo: Dan Martin won stage 9 but has struggled since, particularly this week in the Alps. Photo: Graham Watson .
VeloNews: Daniel Martin (Garmin-Sharp) is suffering though the final days of the Tour de France. The Irishman, who won the stage to Bagnères-de-Bigorre nearly two weeks ago, dropped out of the top 10 yesterday going up l’Alpe d’Huez.





Photo: Chris Froome took a lead of more than 5:00 into Friday's stage 19 at the Tour. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: As Britain’s Chris Froome (Sky) pedals towards a Tour de France victory, far away in his birthplace of Kenya he is being cheered on by the cyclist who first trained him.





Photo: The Alpe d'Huez was absolute mayhem with fans.
CyclingNews: Vino on Fuglsang, chasing Pantani and more.





Photo: Greg LeMond's Giro time trial helmet was ahead of its time, more similar to the ultra-modern designs we see today than any of the long-tail designs of the last two decades. Photo: John Pierce.
VeloNews: The dawn of the aero helmet is easy to pinpoint: Greg LeMond, 1989, with the Giro Aerohead. He may not have been the first to fair his noggin, but he did so on the greatest of stages, and with the greatest of results.






Photo: It was estimated that between 700,000 and one million fans lined the road from the town of Bourg d'Oisans up to the finish.
RBAction: The Dutch Takeover.





Photo: combines the functionality of a larger, home workshop tool with the convenience of a foldable multi-tool number.
BikeRadar verdict: 3 out of 5 stars. "Handy size and with a useful chain hook, although can dig in a bit."






Photo: A dejected Alberto Contador crosses the finish line on Stage 18 (Getty Images).
SBS: Tour de France race leader Chris Froome was able to extend his lead over Alberto Contador on Stage 18 as the Spaniard struggled to find his climbing legs.




























Photo: Chris Froome (Sky) relieved to put two of three hard Alpine stages behind.
CyclingNews: UK Anti-Doping also reluctant to become involved.






Photo: Alessandro Ballan going back to the team cars.
CyclingNews: Ballan, Cunego among 15 Lampre riders facing December hearing.





Photo: Fans wonder if riders are on EPO or not..
CyclingNews: Releasing names would “violate fundamental rights.”







Photo: Movistar man Alejandro Valverde.
VeloNation: Movistar duo had hoped to put more pressure on Froome but settle for status quo.





Photo: Mark Cavendish has won the final stage of the Tour de France four times. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) woke up Friday morning atop l’Alpe d’Huez pessimistic about what lie ahead.





Photo: Roman Kreuziger saw his Tour podium hopes ride away up l'Alpe d'Huez on Thursday. Photo: BrakeThrough Media | VeloNews.com.
VeloNews: Roman Kreuziger (Saxo-Tinkoff) didn’t want to talk about it.





Photo: Danish rider Jakob Fuglsang continued his strong Tour de France yesterday.
VeloNation: Danish rider continuing to ride consistently as Astana team leader.





Photo: Chris Froome and Richie Porte.
Blazin'Saddles: Arm in arm they came across the finish line in scenes that recalled the famous LeMond-Hinault one-two atop Alpe d'Huez back in 1986.





Photo: Moreno Moser was impressive on the Alpe d'Huez stage.
CyclingNews: Italian goes on the attack in the Alps.

















Photo: Doug Report...
CyclingTips: Being the number one doping suspect or a normal human being with physiological limits like the rest of the peloton can be a fine line on the Tour de France.






July 18, 2013




Photo: 2013 Tour de France Stage Live Online Coverage Guide .
CyclingFans:  Friday's Tour de France Stage 19 departs Bourg d'Oisans at 10:55am CET (4:55am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Le Grand-Bornand at around 5:23pm CET (11:23am U.S. Eastern).  Tour de France live streaming video should get underway at around 10:45am CET (4:45am U.S. Eastern).







Photo: Tejay van Garderen looked set for his first Tour stage win until Christophe Riblon crashed his part on l'Alpe d'Huez.
VeloNews: The crack was coming, sure as the rest of the Tour de France was behind it. He fought to hold them both off, and he nearly succeeded, if not for the ferocity of the second trip up l’Alpe d’Huez and the fury of Cristophe Riblon.






Photo: Christophe Riblon (AG2R - La Mondiale) is victorious at the summit finish of Ax 3 Domaines.
CyclingNews: van Garderen overhauled in tense finale.






Photo: Alison Powers (NOW & Novartis for MS) .
CyclingNews: Novak new men's leader as McGrath adds over a minute to her rivals.





Photo: The checks were to ensure compliance with the 6.8-kilogram (14.99 pounds) minimum.
VeloNews: Tour de France officials pulled aside and weighed the bikes of stage winner Christophe Riblon and yellow jersey Chris Froome, as well as Alberto Contador, Tejay van Garderen, and Joaquim Rodríguez following Thursday’s stage 18 finish atop l’Alpe d’Huez..














Photo: 80-percent chance of rain and hail!
Peloton: There are fears that the sinister, sinuous descent of the Col de Sarenne on Thursday’s 18th stage of the 100th Tour de France will prove a disastrous pick by race director Christian Prudhomme.





Races & Results.
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages & Results),
USA Pro Challenge - Aug 19-25 (Stages),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Races),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results)





Photo: Chris Froome is quiet and mild-mannered off the bike, but he's gotten aggressive at times in recent days.
VeloNews: Maybe it’s the doping questions, which have been non-stop since his searing attack up Mont Ventoux on Sunday.





Photo: Phil Gaimon (Bissell) takes the win.
CyclingNews: Häusler best of the breakaway in women's event.







Photo: Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff) set the fastest times through the three intermediate splits, but would have to settle for second place on the day to Chris Froome.
CyclingNews: Contador, Kreuziger now second and third on Tour de France GC.





















Photo: A dejected Alberto Contador crosses the finish line on Stage 18 (Getty Images).
SBS: Tour de France race leader Chris Froome was able to extend his lead over Alberto Contador on Stage 18 as the Spaniard struggled to find his climbing legs.







Photo: Americans Tejay van Garderen (BMC) and Tom Danielson (Garmin) made the breakaway; CyclingNews .
road.cc: First French win of 100th edition of race, but a bad day for Saxo-Tinkoff as Contador and Kreuziger dropped.







Photo: Tour de France leader Chris Froome (Sky) fronts a packed media conference.
CyclingNews: French power expert Grappe says his performances are consistent.





Photo: Dan Martin had been absolutely motoring at the Tour de France until the past few stages.
StickyBottle: Dan Martin’s sudden loss of form at the Tour de France is due to the fact the Irish rider has contracted a virus in recent days.





Photo: TDF 2013 jerseys...
road.cc: Celebrations for the French as Riblon wins stage, controversy as Froome takes illegal feed to avoid cracking.





Photo: France’s best rider in the classification, Jean Christophe Péraud.
VeloNation: Rider had been ninth overall and best Frenchman in Tour de France.





Photo: Trek Domane 4.5.
road.cc: Highlights include a new entry-level road frame and more opportunity for customization.





Photo: I was riding from the Rhône valley.
Off The Beaten Path: "Vélocio, the founder of the cyclotouring movement in France, has long been a great inspiration."





Photo: Bontrager - Siutsou's shoes.
road.cc: Range highlights from Trek's in-house brand.





Photo: Everything is fully recyclable.
Elcyclista: The hemet is manufactured from recycling waste newspapers. They pulp the paper and through an Organic additive they make sure the helmet is water resistant for up to 6 hours.





Photo: Yukira Arashiro (Europcar) leads the chase.
Robert Millar: Why Rodriguez will be a man to watch.






Photo: It's not fair to blame someone without evidence against him.
VeloNation: “It’s only in cycling where it’s quite normal to investigate and tarnish the image of athletes of the present and of the past.”



























Photo: Doug Report...
CyclingTips: Being the number one doping suspect or a normal human being with physiological limits like the rest of the peloton can be a fine line on the Tour de France.







Photo: Tour de France leader Chris Froome (Sky).
CyclingNews: Team Sky rider still manages to extend his lead at Alpe d'Huez.






Photo: I’ve never seen a race leader or even a GC contender calling for food so deep into a race.
PEZ: Twice up the mythical Alpe d’huez, attacks from afar, changes in the GC, the first French win of the Tour and a hunger flat for the yellow jersey. There’s a lot for Lee to analyze after today’s historical Alpe d’Huez stage.






Photo: Tour of Turkey winner Mustafa Sayar.
VeloNation: Laboratory confirms that B sample was used to detect EPO positive from Tour of Algeria.






Photo: Shara Gillow.
VeloNation: Third place keeps Emma Johansson in yellow jersey.





Photo: Daisy Depoorter (CyclelivePlus-Zannatta); two broken shoulders, a fractured pelvis and damage to her vertebrae.
VeloNation: 20-year-old CyclelivePlus-Zannatta rider hit by a truck on eve of Amy Gillett anniversary.





Photo: Cameron Meyer (Orica-GreenEdge) is the first Tour de Suisse race leader.
CyclingNews: Australian grateful of the support to pursue GC ambitions.





Photo: Women's cycling has gone down hill in recent years.
CyclingWeekly: Pooley and reigning world and Olympic road race champion Marianne Vos are among those behind a petition asking Tour organiser ASO to put on a women's race from 2014.















Photo: UCI Presidential candidate Brian Cookson.
CyclingNews: UCI Presidential candidate supportive of expanded Oceania calendar.











July 17, 2013




Photo: 2013 Tour de France Stage Live Online Coverage Guide .
CyclingFans:  Thursday's Tour de France Stage 18 departs Gap at 12:20pm CET (6:20am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Alpe d'Huez at around 5:34pm CET (11:34am U.S. Eastern).  Tour de France live streaming video should get underway at around 12:15pm CET (6:15am U.S. Eastern).







Photo: 80-percent chance of rain and hail!
Peloton: There are fears that the sinister, sinuous descent of the Col de Sarenne on Thursday’s 18th stage of the 100th Tour de France will prove a disastrous pick by race director Christian Prudhomme.







Photo: Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff) set the fastest times through the three intermediate splits, but would have to settle for second place on the day to Chris Froome.
CyclingNews: Contador, Kreuziger now second and third on Tour de France GC.







Photo: Christopher Froome (Sky) goes into the final TT still in the race lead.
CyclingNews: Maillot jaune withstands wet roads to stand firm in race lead.





Photo: Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) had one of the best time trials of his career to finish 3rd on the day in Chorges.
CyclingNews: Rodríguez now focussed on Alpe d'Huez victory.





Photo: Radioshack-Leopard's Andy Schleck.
VeloNation: Luxembourger and team-mate Monfort take top 15 places.







Photo: Bauke Mollema will ride through Dutch Corner twice on Thursday en route to targeting the final Tour podium. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: That the cycling hopes of a notoriously flat nation have become so intertwined with a single storied mountain in France is one of cycling’s great contradictions, but over the past 30 years, Dutch fans have nevertheless made the hairpins of Alpe d’Huez their sovereign territory.





Races & Results.
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages & Results),
USA Pro Challenge - Aug 19-25 (Stages),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Races),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results)






Photo: CyclingNews: Annemiek van Vleuten.
VeloNation: Second place is enough to hold race lead for Emma Johansson.







Photo: Hard to look past... Chris Froome looks the likeliest candidate to take the Stage 17 time trial tonight finishing in Chorges. (Getty Images).
SBS: Wednesday's 17th stage of the Tour de France is a short but challenging individual time-trial that could prove to be another very significant day in the general classification.





Photo: Michael Albasini (Orica-GreenEdge) proved his climbing abilities on the punchy stage to St. Vallier.
CyclingNews: Dehaes, Devolder, Albasini and ten Dam in the news.





Photo: Don’t expect to see much of the actual race by being there.
CyclingTips: "If you’ve never been to the Tour de France, it really should be on your bucket list. But in order to fully enjoy the experience, it's important to manage your expectations and bear a few things in mind."





Photo: Peter Kennaugh, Richie Porte, and Chris Froome took a feed on Mont Ventoux after officials extended feeding on the stage. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Sky’s eyebrow-raising feed on the upper slopes of Mont Ventoux was legal.







Photo: Rui Costa (Movistar) wins stage 16 of the Tour de France.
CyclingNews: Movistar rider drops break on Col de Manse.













Photo: Yukira Arashiro (Europcar) leads the chase.
Robert Millar: Why Rodriguez will be a man to watch.







Photo: It's not fair to blame someone without evidence against him.
VeloNation: “It’s only in cycling where it’s quite normal to investigate and tarnish the image of athletes of the present and of the past.”






Photo: Chris Froome dominated his rivals to win th Stage 17 time trial (AAP).
SBS: Team Sky's Chris Froome added to his Tour de France lead with another decisive victory in the 17th stage time trial.





Photo: TDF 2013 jerseys.
road.cc: Bauke Mollema of Belkin, in second place overall this morning, was overhauled by two-time Tour winner Alberto Contador of Saxo-Tinkoff, whose team vows they will fight for the yellow jersey and who also now have Roman Kreuziger placed third.






Photo: A crusiy spin for Richie Porte (Getty Images).
SBS: Two of Australia's top time trialists deliberately finished well down the table in the Tour de France's final race against the clock into Chorges.





Photo: Pierree Rolland (Europcar) .
CyclingNews: Frenchman looking for a stage win in the Alps.





Photo: Contador says he will continue to fight.
DougReport:  Chris Froome may have tightened his grip on the yellow jersey but his capacity to deflect everything the Tour de France throws at him in the coming days, including treacherous weather and technical descents, could be key to overall victory in Paris.





Photo: Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) lost a bit of ground on stage 16.
CyclingNews: "I went the wrong way round a roundabout, it turned out to be the long way around and I dropped back 100 places in the field."







Photo: Jean Christophe Peraud (Team Ag2R La Mondiale).
CyclingNews: Frenchman's race could be over after cracking his collarbone.





Photo: Sacha Modolo wins his fourth stage at the Tour of Qinghai Lake.
CyclingNews: Keough comes close on stage 9.





Photo: The new alloy Zone sits alongside their two carbon Zone models.
road.cc: New entry-level carbon and alloy road bikes, an updated carbon CX model and the Rove Ti gravel grinder debuts.





Photo: At low speeds this thing doesn’t countersteer; all steering requires just that, steering.
RedKitePrayer: The Enduro veers from the outer reaches of trail bikes into all-mountain—better known to some as freeride. It features 29-inch wheels, 165mm of travel, weighs less than a fair-size dog (25.9 lbs.).






Photo: the new Camber FSR Expert Carbon EVO 29.
DirtRag: These bikes are the “trail” models, sitting between the cross country Epic and the all mountain Enduro.


























Photo: UCI Presidential candidate Brian Cookson.
CyclingNews: UCI Presidential candidate supportive of expanded Oceania calendar.





Photo: Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff) puts in an effort on the finale to Gap.
CyclingNews: Saxo-Tinkoff, Movistar need to be aggressive.





Photo: The winner of this year’s Tour of Turkey, Mustafa Sayar.
VeloNation: Says irregularities in testing procedure took place, and that French lab may be trying to ensure rider from that country wins.





Photo: Monte Crostis was crossed off.
InnerRing: Tomorrow’s stage will climb Alpe d’Huez twice but it’s the lone descent of the Col de Sarenne that’s got many talking.





Photo: Jonathan Vaughters says he, like everyone else, hopes Chris Froome and Sky are racing clean. Photo: Caley Fretz.
VeloNews: Jonathan Vaughters just returned to the Tour de France, fresh off finals at Denver University, where the Garmin-Sharp CEO is pursuing an MBA at the University of Denver’s Daniels College of Business.





Photo: Lance Armstrong is a case in point. He was tested in competition and out of competition.
SBS: Sport, at both international and local levels, seems to constantly be in a doping crisis. It may be time to consider legalizing performance enhancers because zero tolerance is clearly not working.





Photo: Alberto Contador won't less Chris Froome out of his sight (Getty Images).
SBS: Chris Froome may have tightened his grip on the yellow jersey but his capacity to deflect everything the Tour de France throws at him in the coming days, including treacherous weather and technical descents, could be key to overall victory in Paris.





Photo: http://cdn.velonews.competitor.com/files/2013/07/WATSON_00003433-060-659x440.jpg.
VeloNews: Saxo-Tinkoff’s Alberto Contador and Roman Kreuziger overtook Bauke Mollema (Belkin) in the Tour de France’s stage 18 time trial on Wednesday.





Photo: Nairo Quintana (Movistar) attacked repeatedly to put pressure on yellow jersey Chris Froome (Sky).
CyclingNews: Movistar manager Eusebio Unzue is optimistic that Nairo Quintana can break even with many of his general classification rivals at the Tour de France on Wednesday’s 32-kilometre time trial from Embrun to Chorges.





Photo: National Champion Gorilla.
Bicycling: Teams and equipment sponsors go to great lengths to personalize bikes, shoes, helmets and other accessories with personal touches or commemoration of career-defining wins.





Photo: Colnago CX Zero disc.
road.cc: New endurance bike designed for comfort, and it’s available with disc brakes.





Photo: The 6.3-inch-travel Slash appears to be redesigned with a lower bottom bracket and slacker head tube.
MBAction: Trek Bicycle just sprung news that the Slash and Remedy lines will be offered in 27.5-inch wheel options in their "technical trail" and "enduro" product lines.





















July 16, 2013









Photo: 2013 Tour de France Stage Live Online Coverage Guide .
CyclingFans:  Wednesday's Tour de France Stage 17, a 32km Individual Time Trial from Embrun to Chorges, gets underway at around 10:17am CET (4:17am U.S. Eastern) with the departure of the first rider. Tour de France live streaming video should get underway at around 2:00pm CET (8:00am U.S. Eastern).





Races & Results.
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages & Results),
USA Pro Challenge - Aug 19-25 (Stages),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Races),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results)





Photo: Peter Kennaugh, Richie Porte, and Chris Froome took a feed on Mont Ventoux after officials extended feeding on the stage. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Sky’s eyebrow-raising feed on the upper slopes of Mont Ventoux was legal.







Photo: Rui Costa (Movistar) wins stage 16 of the Tour de France.
CyclingNews: Movistar rider drops break on Col de Manse.






Photo: Carmen Small (Specialized-lululemon) .
VeloNation: Emma Johansson holds yellow jersey after a day dominated by two-rider break.







Photo: Should we toss in the green jersey too? Nah... Sagan has already tucked that away.
PodiumCafe: The Tour tees up its big finish with a semi-traditional hilly stage to BaseCamp Gap.





Photo: Emma Pooley in the 2012 Olympic time trial (copyright DCMS).
road.cc: "Our races are run on a shoestring."





Photo: in addition to my separated shoulder, I also have a fractured coracoid, which is part of the scapula.
Ted King: "Ahh, home sweet home. Amid an incredible outpouring of support — for which I’m eternally humbled and forever grateful for your emotionally charged comments/emails/phone calls/texts/tweets/messages — I bid the Tour de France goodbye."





Photo: new design, they claim, lops 437g off the frame weight of the previous version.
road.cc: Now lighter, faster, more adjustable and easier to assemble.






Photo: Froome, Ventoux, 450 meters. photo: twisted spoke.
TwistedSpoke: The irony is that while Sky’s Chris Froome has dominated the Tour de France, he is still suffering the consequences of doping that happened five to ten years ago.






Photo: Chris Froome floated up the final portions of Mont Ventoux on Sunday to win stage 15 at the Tour. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Tour de France leader Chris Froome (Sky) on Monday hit out at critics who believe he could be following in the footsteps of shamed drug cheat Lance Armstrong after his stunning win on Mont Ventoux.





Photo: Chris Froome, Tour de Romandie 2013, prologue.
CyclingWeekly: To go aero or not to go aero? This is the question facing the riders ahead of next Wednesday's time trial between Embrun and Chorges.





Photo: Nairo Quintana is looking forward to the Alps.
VeloNation: Colombian shows talent on Mont Ventoux, retakes white jersey.





Photo: today’s 201 kilometre stage would bring to a close a week-long odyssey at high altitudes.
CyclingIQ: Points classification leader Sacha Modolo elevated the coveted green jersey further from the reach of his rivals, completing a hat-trick of victories in this year’s race.








Photo: The prix de la combativité rewards the rider who is the most generous in effor.
InnerRing: Rui Costa won the stage today but this wasn’t his only prize. He also collected the Prix de la Combativité.





Photo: Uphill, downhill, Alberto Contador vowed to keep throwing attacks at Chris Froome wherever possible. Photo: Joel Saget.
VeloNews: Of course, this had to happen here. No where else, but here.






Photo: Movistar's Rui Costa won th 16th stage of the Tour de France (AAP).
SBS: Tour de France leader Chris Froome repelled a challenge by Alberto Contador as Movistar's Rui Costa took the victory on the 16th stage of the Tour de France.





Photo: Andrew Talansky wears a
VeloNews: "If you looked at stage 14 of the Tour de France, on paper, you would have seen a lumpy day with some small hills, and nothing really of note. In reality, it was from it."






Photo: Thibaut Pinot (FDJ).
CyclingNews: FDJ.fr captain admitted to fear of descending.





Photo: Brothers in arms. Danny and Boy Van Poppel of Vacansoleil-DCM..
CyclingNews: Young Vacansoleil-DCM rider happy with the first two weeks.





Photo: Alberto Contador.
VeloNation: Acknowledges that Chris Froome is on another level but pledges to try to take his opportunity.





Photo: The new Saxo Bank Tinkoff team kit.
CyclingNews: Danish investment firm wants "good cooperation" with Tinkov.






Photo: Team Sky chef Soren Kristiansen (copyright Scott Mitchell for Team Sky).
road.cc: Protein, pineapple & agave nectar.





Photo: Specialized bottom bracket cups can be re-bonded using a specific type of glue if they come loose.
VeloNews: "Specialized bottom bracket cups can be re-bonded using a specific type of glue if they come loose."





Photo: one week of craziness to go.
TwistedSpoke: "France just doesn’t put too many power outlets on the wall so I’m plugged into the bathroom."






Photo: Armchair analysts risk tearing Chris Froome’s reputation to shreds.
RCUK: The morning after the night before. Little more than 12 hours after recording the biggest win of his career, the hangover has begun for Chris Froome.





Photo: Keeping my head in the game.
TwistedSpoke: "The Tour just plain wipes you out and kicks your ass."








Photo: Pantaniesque, ladies and gents, Pantaniesque.
PEZ: The second rest day is the perfect time to take a moment out and review what we’ve seen so far at Le Tour.





























Photo: Chris Froome has lived with the bilharzia parasite for years and continues to undergo treatment. Photo: Graham Watso.
VeloNews: It’s a parasite called bilharzia that thrives in the murky waters of Africa. Its larvae are deposited inside a human host. It’s tough to diagnose and even tougher to eradicate.





Photo: Bauke Mollema bullish.
VeloNation: “I hope I can take time on Contador,” says Dutchman.







Photo: Froome miffed at Contador.
VeloNation: “I just think at this stage of the race, he is obviously getting desperate.”





Photo: Richie Porte (Sky) satisfied with the team's work.
Richie Porte: Getting the job done with a week to go.





Photo: Bauke Mollema will lead Belkin at the Tour de France.
CyclingNews: Bauke Mollema of Team Belkin is second overall in the Tour de France, and the new Dutch hero.







Photo: Ag2r La Mondiale.
VeloNation: French team’s long-running backing continues.





Photo: Astana leader Jakob Fuglsang.
VeloNation: Danish rider having best Grand Tour to date.





Photo: Team Sky's Chris Froome, the emphatic winner of stage 15 atop the 'Giant of Provence'.
Blazin'Saddles: It was a quite unbelievable performance. One 28-year-old man digging deep to get to the top and beat his biggest rival. The crowds were roaring; it was Bastille Day, after all..





Photo: Venge Pro Race Force.
RedKitePrayer: "Specialized likes to say the Venge is more bike than aero, and I get what they are claiming. Just how aero it is when compared to other aero road bikes is what would require some research."

















Photo: Andy and Frank Schleck celebrate after the 2011 Tour de France.
CyclingNews: Guercilena still hopes for both Schlecks on Trek team in 2014.






Photo: Stage 6 winner Mustafa Sayar (Torku Sekerspor) on the podium.
CyclingNews: The UCI announced on Monday that it had provisionally suspended Tour of Turkey winner Mustafa Sayar for a doping violation.








Photo: Tired of dealing with doping questions on the Tour de France and in other races.
VeloNation: British team makes commitment to transparency in a bid to earn trust.












July 15, 2013




Photo: 2013 Tour de France Stage Live Online Coverage Guide .
CyclingFans:  Tuesday's Tour de France Stage 16 departs Vaison-la-Romaine at 1:15pm CET (7:15am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Gap at around 5:19pm CET (11:19am U.S. Eastern).  Tour de France live streaming video should get underway at around 2:00pm CET (8:00am U.S. Eastern)..






Photo: Should we toss in the green jersey too? Nah... Sagan has already tucked that away.
PodiumCafe: The Tour tees up its big finish with a semi-traditional hilly stage to BaseCamp Gap.





Races & Results.
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages & Results),
USA Pro Challenge - Aug 19-25 (Stages),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Races),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results)






Photo: Froome, Ventoux, 450 meters. photo: twisted spoke.
TwistedSpoke: The irony is that while Sky’s Chris Froome has dominated the Tour de France, he is still suffering the consequences of doping that happened five to ten years ago.







Photo: Chris Froome floated up the final portions of Mont Ventoux on Sunday to win stage 15 at the Tour. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Tour de France leader Chris Froome (Sky) on Monday hit out at critics who believe he could be following in the footsteps of shamed drug cheat Lance Armstrong after his stunning win on Mont Ventoux.





Photo: Chris Froome, Tour de Romandie 2013, prologue.
CyclingWeekly: To go aero or not to go aero? This is the question facing the riders ahead of next Wednesday's time trial between Embrun and Chorges.






Photo: Nairo Quintana is looking forward to the Alps.
VeloNation: Colombian shows talent on Mont Ventoux, retakes white jersey.






Photo: today’s 201 kilometre stage would bring to a close a week-long odyssey at high altitudes.
CyclingIQ: Points classification leader Sacha Modolo elevated the coveted green jersey further from the reach of his rivals, completing a hat-trick of victories in this year’s race.







Photo: Chris Froome (Sky) makes history, winning atop Mont Ventoux and extending his overall lead.
CyclingNews: Sky inflicts more damage on the Giant of Provence.





Photo: Richie Porte, Froome's final pacemaker, works to split the GC group. Photo: Graham Watson .
VeloNews: Richie Porte helped send Sky captain Chris Froome off to victory on Sunday’s stage to Mont Ventoux, underlining his own star status and showing that last Sunday’s collapse was just an off day.





Photo: Team Sky’s Chris Froome got back the time he lost on Friday’s crazy wind-battered stage .
road.cc: Froome extends race lead; his thoughts + those of Brailsford, Mollema, Contador, Quintana and Sagan.





Photo: Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff).
CyclingNews: Spaniard not expecting alliances in Tour de France stage.





Photo: Tejay van Garderen showed determination in chasing a stage victory</a> on yesterday’s fourteenth stage.
VeloNation: Believes team-mate Evans could still finish in the top five of Tour de France.





Photo: No, not really, but we do often share hotels.
Blazin'Saddles: Chris Froome was asked by a Sky TV reporter if he had spoken to Alberto Contador since his rival stole back more than a minute with a timely attack in the crosswinds on Friday. "Yes, we're sharing a room at the moment," Froome answered...





Photo: Andy Schleck (Team Radioshack Leopard).
CyclingNews: Radioshack Leopard confident before Bastille Day.













Photo: Armchair analysts risk tearing Chris Froome’s reputation to shreds.
RCUK: The morning after the night before. Little more than 12 hours after recording the biggest win of his career, the hangover has begun for Chris Froome.





Photo: Keeping my head in the game.
TwistedSpoke: "The Tour just plain wipes you out and kicks your ass."








Photo: Pantaniesque, ladies and gents, Pantaniesque.
PEZ: The second rest day is the perfect time to take a moment out and review what we’ve seen so far at Le Tour.





Photo: Chris Froome said he won't necessarily target stage wins on the summits of l'Alpe d'Huez and Semnoz this week. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Two stage wins might be enough for Chris Froome (Sky) as the Tour de France enters its decisive final week.





Photo: Andy Schleck (Radioshack) took a good beating on Mont Ventoux, finishing over 10 minutes down on Froome.
CyclingNews: Andy Schleck failed to live up to internal predictions of a stage 15 win, finishing close to 11 minutes off the pace.





Photo: Bont's new Riot road shoes offer a fully heat moldable shape and a bathtub-style carbon composite sole for just US$150/£99.
BikeRadar: Bont's new Riot road shoe promises many of the same benefits as its high-end Vaypor+ but at a far more attainable price point.





Photo: 15mm bolt-thru axles in place of regular 9mm quick-release axles.
road.cc: Danish brand Principia join the disc brake revolution, with first road bike to use bolt-thru axles front and rear.





Photo: When Chris Froome decided to go, Alberto Contador could not follow. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Alberto Contador waved the white flag Sunday after Chris Froome dropped him midway up the Tour de France’s most famous mountain.





Photo: Evans and BMC done in by Ventoux.
VeloNation: Gilbert and Morabito pace home team leader 8’46” down; Evans candid after tiring day.






Photo: Colombia's Nairo Quintana, 23 year-old made another remarkable solo burst.
Peloton: Colombia's Nairo Quintana remains in contention to win two jerseys on his debut Tour de France after proving to be the only rider capable of even trying to keep up with Chris Froome on the climb of Mont Ventoux.





Photo: Stage winner Rui Costa (Movistar).
CyclingNews: Movistar rider leading fan mail statistics.







Photo: the climb to the top of Mont Ventoux will be crucial for Chris Froome.
VeloNation: Race leader gunning to take more time out of Mollema and Contador.





Photo: Emma Pooley in London 2012 TT (copyright www.britishcycling.org.uk).
road.cc: Does cycling’s institutional sexism mean women will never make it in pro racing? Asks Sarah Barth.





Photo: A look at the crisis management skills of Team Sky supremo Dave Brailsford.
PodiumCafe: How Dave Brailsford Reinvented The Wheel.





Photo: Dominique Annet DailyMotion still (France 3 Haute Normandie).
road.cc: Three videos giving a light-hearted look at cycling's biggest race.





















Photo: Andy and Frank Schleck celebrate after the 2011 Tour de France.
CyclingNews: Guercilena still hopes for both Schlecks on Trek team in 2014.






Photo: Stage 6 winner Mustafa Sayar (Torku Sekerspor) on the podium.
CyclingNews: The UCI announced on Monday that it had provisionally suspended Tour of Turkey winner Mustafa Sayar for a doping violation.








Photo: Tired of dealing with doping questions on the Tour de France and in other races.
VeloNation: British team makes commitment to transparency in a bid to earn trust.





Photo: Chris Froome Ventoux finish (© Team Sky).
road.cc: Who's done what and who'll be targeting what as the riders take their final break before a hectic third week.





Photo: An ecstatic Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) after winning stage 13 of the Tour de France.
CyclingNews: Debate continues over the incident between Mark Cavendish and Tom Veelers.










Photo: Greg LeMond on the podium with stage 15 winner Chris Froome (Sky) on Mont Ventoux.
CyclingNews: Sky reminiscent of Renault-Elf, says three-time Tour winner.






Photo: Tour de France leader Chris Froome won the legendary climb on Mount Ventoux (AAP).
SBS: Chris Froome stamped his authority of the 100th edition of the Tour de France with a dominant ride on Mount Ventoux.






Photo: Froome soon found himself in a front duo with Quintana.
PodiumCafe: After a rough week for race-leader Chris Froome he came back with a vengeance to grab the stage and more time on General Classification on the mythical Mont Ventoux.







Photo: Contador not conceding.
VeloNation: “There’s really not much more you can say.”






Photo: Bauke Mollema (Belkin) suffered but maintained.
VeloNation: Dutchman holds second place overall thanks to long pulls from team-mate Ten Dam.





Photo: The top of the Mont Ventoux is exposed, often windy and barren.
CyclingNews: A new record time on Mont Ventoux?





Photo: Less than three months after he retired from the sport, Alessandro Petacchi has been confirmed as returning to professional cycling.
VeloNation: Italian will sign with Omega Pharma Quick Step, team says it has verbal agreement with Rigoberto Uran.






July 14, 2013




Photo: 2013 Tour de France Stage Live Online Coverage Guide .
CyclingFans:  Monday is the second and final rest day at the Tour de France.  The Tour resumes Tuesday with Stage 16.






Photo: Chris Froome (Sky) makes history, winning atop Mont Ventoux and extending his overall lead.
CyclingNews: Sky inflicts more damage on the Giant of Provence.





Races & Results.
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages & Results),
USA Pro Challenge - Aug 19-25 (Stages),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Races),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results)





Photo: Richie Porte, Froome's final pacemaker, works to split the GC group. Photo: Graham Watson .
VeloNews: Richie Porte helped send Sky captain Chris Froome off to victory on Sunday’s stage to Mont Ventoux, underlining his own star status and showing that last Sunday’s collapse was just an off day.





Photo: Team Sky’s Chris Froome got back the time he lost on Friday’s crazy wind-battered stage .
road.cc: Froome extends race lead; his thoughts + those of Brailsford, Mollema, Contador, Quintana and Sagan.





Photo: Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff).
CyclingNews: Spaniard not expecting alliances in Tour de France stage.





Photo: Tejay van Garderen showed determination in chasing a stage victory</a> on yesterday’s fourteenth stage.
VeloNation: Believes team-mate Evans could still finish in the top five of Tour de France.





Photo: No, not really, but we do often share hotels.
Blazin'Saddles: Chris Froome was asked by a Sky TV reporter if he had spoken to Alberto Contador since his rival stole back more than a minute with a timely attack in the crosswinds on Friday. "Yes, we're sharing a room at the moment," Froome answered...





Photo: Andy Schleck (Team Radioshack Leopard).
CyclingNews: Radioshack Leopard confident before Bastille Day.







Photo: Matteo Trentin (Omega Pharma-Quickstep) can't believe he's just won a stage of the Tour de France.
CyclingNews: Breakaway goes to the line in Lyon.





Photo: Today was one of those days that seems to happen once or twice in each year’s Tour de France.
road.cc: Also, Pierre Rolland and Chris Froome look forward to tomorrow's climb of Mont Ventoux... Daniel Lloyd has the video preview.





Photo: Chris Froome fueling up for the anticipated attacks on Mont Ventoux. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Emperor Froome need not fear a rebel alliance: There are too many factions.





Photo: It's impossible for 180 riders to all cross the line simultaneously.
BikeRadar: Why do so many riders have the same finish time? They can't all cross the line together surely?






Photo: Skitterish onroad conditions, coupled with imminent pain to be wrought by the towering pea.
CyclingIQ: By way of a monstrous 34.8km climb from 2’739m to 4’117m, Continental Team Astana’s Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy realized his first stage win in a UCI professional event.





Photo: Marathon world champion Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjaa (Norway).
CyclingNews: First time on a downhill bike for skills training.












Photo: When Chris Froome decided to go, Alberto Contador could not follow. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Alberto Contador waved the white flag Sunday after Chris Froome dropped him midway up the Tour de France’s most famous mountain.





Photo: Evans and BMC done in by Ventoux.
VeloNation: Gilbert and Morabito pace home team leader 8’46” down; Evans candid after tiring day.






Photo: Colombia's Nairo Quintana, 23 year-old made another remarkable solo burst.
Peloton: Colombia's Nairo Quintana remains in contention to win two jerseys on his debut Tour de France after proving to be the only rider capable of even trying to keep up with Chris Froome on the climb of Mont Ventoux.





Photo: Stage winner Rui Costa (Movistar).
CyclingNews: Movistar rider leading fan mail statistics.







Photo: the climb to the top of Mont Ventoux will be crucial for Chris Froome.
VeloNation: Race leader gunning to take more time out of Mollema and Contador.





Photo: Emma Pooley in London 2012 TT (copyright www.britishcycling.org.uk).
road.cc: Does cycling’s institutional sexism mean women will never make it in pro racing? Asks Sarah Barth.





Photo: A look at the crisis management skills of Team Sky supremo Dave Brailsford.
PodiumCafe: How Dave Brailsford Reinvented The Wheel.





Photo: Dominique Annet DailyMotion still (France 3 Haute Normandie).
road.cc: Three videos giving a light-hearted look at cycling's biggest race.





Photo: Three Cat 4 climbs in the first 50 kms.
PodiumCafe: The Ventoux stage is perhaps the most straightforward of the remaining challenges as the riders face a long fairly simple approach to the final climb of the Giant of Provence.








Photo: Andrew Talansky and David Millar represented Garmin among the escapees. Photo: Graham Watson .
VeloNews: There are those who are happy to compete and be part of the conversation near the end of the race. And then there are those who expect to win, and are disappointed with third place in a maiden Tour de France.





Photo: 23 year old Polish rider Michal Kwiatkowski.
PodiumCafe: With almost unmatched versatility, Michal Kwiatkowski is a rider to watch for the future. Nay, he is a rider to watch for the present..





Photo: Nairo Quintana Rojas attacks on stage 8. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Nairo Quintana sat on the steps of the Movistar bus Saturday morning, answering questions before a wall of microphones.





Photo: German sprinting sensation Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano).
CyclingNews: Sergeant unhappy with Greipel, thieves strike and more...





Photo: Dan Martin also believes that there is a chance.
VeloNation: “Those guys had a really hard ride…I felt really fresh at the finish, really good.”





Photo: Christopher Froome (Sky) takes a drink.
CyclingNews: Last two climbs feature tricky, fast descents.













Photo: Greg LeMond on the podium with stage 15 winner Chris Froome (Sky) on Mont Ventoux.
CyclingNews: Sky reminiscent of Renault-Elf, says three-time Tour winner.






Photo: Tour de France leader Chris Froome won the legendary climb on Mount Ventoux (AAP).
SBS: Chris Froome stamped his authority of the 100th edition of the Tour de France with a dominant ride on Mount Ventoux.






Photo: Froome soon found himself in a front duo with Quintana.
PodiumCafe: After a rough week for race-leader Chris Froome he came back with a vengeance to grab the stage and more time on General Classification on the mythical Mont Ventoux.







Photo: Contador not conceding.
VeloNation: “There’s really not much more you can say.”






Photo: Bauke Mollema (Belkin) suffered but maintained.
VeloNation: Dutchman holds second place overall thanks to long pulls from team-mate Ten Dam.





Photo: The top of the Mont Ventoux is exposed, often windy and barren.
CyclingNews: A new record time on Mont Ventoux?





Photo: Less than three months after he retired from the sport, Alessandro Petacchi has been confirmed as returning to professional cycling.
VeloNation: Italian will sign with Omega Pharma Quick Step, team says it has verbal agreement with Rigoberto Uran.





Photo: Robert Millar is a contributor to The Shoe Drying Kit from Vulpine and the Newspaper Club.
RCUK: If you fancy reading the thoughts of Robert Millar while stuffing newspaper into your cycling shoes to dry them after a day of wet weather riding, look no further.











Photo: Lance Armstrong (in third place), Alberto Contador (in yellow) and Andy Schleck (leading) head up the famed Ventoux in 2009, when the latter was victorious..
StickyBottle: Tomorrow’s stage of the Tour de France will see the riders tackle one of the most iconic climbs in the race, Mont Ventoux.





Photo: David Millar MSR 2012 © Simon MacMichael.
road.cc: Organizers ASO enlist help of teams' and riders' social media channels to help get safety message across.





Photo: Five-time Tour winner Hinault now works to help organize the race. (James Startt).
Bicycling: Bernard Hinault reflects on the arrival of American cycling, the meaning of happiness, and what really happened during the fabled Tour of 1986.






Photo: Steep lower slopes give way to wind-blasted, barren upper reaches on Mont Ventoux. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com
Mont Ventoux rises 1598 meters in 20.8km, towering over the Provence region and the GC of the 100th Tour. Map: ASO.
VeloNews: It rises alone, its greatness unencumbered by company, like an enormous ship at sea.





Photo: Look for more successful escapes like the one that saw Matteo Trentin win on Saturday. Photo: Casey B. Gibson.
VeloNews: The Tour de France closed its second week on Saturday in Lyon with its first successful breakaway. It was not easy this year with three sprint teams, a team for Peter Sagan, and the GC race to consider.












July 13, 2013





Photo: 2013 Tour de France Stage Live Online Coverage Guide .
CyclingFans:  Sunday's Tour de France Stage 15 departs Givors at 10:35am CET (4:35am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Mont Ventoux at around 5:18pm CET (11:18am U.S. Eastern).  Tour de France live streaming video should get underway at around 2:00pm CET (8:00am U.S. Eastern).





Photo: Andy Schleck (Team Radioshack Leopard).
CyclingNews: Radioshack Leopard confident before Bastille Day.







Photo: Matteo Trentin (Omega Pharma-Quickstep) can't believe he's just won a stage of the Tour de France.
CyclingNews: Breakaway goes to the line in Lyon.





Photo: Today was one of those days that seems to happen once or twice in each year’s Tour de France.
road.cc: Also, Pierre Rolland and Chris Froome look forward to tomorrow's climb of Mont Ventoux... Daniel Lloyd has the video preview.





Photo: Chris Froome fueling up for the anticipated attacks on Mont Ventoux. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Emperor Froome need not fear a rebel alliance: There are too many factions.





Photo: It's impossible for 180 riders to all cross the line simultaneously.
BikeRadar: Why do so many riders have the same finish time? They can't all cross the line together surely?





Races & Results.
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages & Results),
USA Pro Challenge - Aug 19-25 (Stages),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Races),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results)






Photo: Skitterish onroad conditions, coupled with imminent pain to be wrought by the towering pea.
CyclingIQ: By way of a monstrous 34.8km climb from 2’739m to 4’117m, Continental Team Astana’s Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy realized his first stage win in a UCI professional event.





Photo: Marathon world champion Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjaa (Norway).
CyclingNews: First time on a downhill bike for skills training.





Photo: road.cc news.
road.cc: Now a 7km journey takes half as long as by car or bus, and cyclist numbers have quintupled 






Photo: Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) won a hard-fought stage 13.
CyclingNews: Yellow jersey wearer Froome loses 1:09.






Photo: Reassuringly, with 205 kilometres ahead of the peloton, today’s forecasted weather was a significant upgrade from yesterday’s dousing. Clipping in at 3’125m elevatio.
CyclingIQ: Robert Förster (United Healthcare Pro Cycling) was first to descend from the great heights.





Photo: Greg Henderson.
VeloNation: Team continues to solidify around Andre Greipel, de Clercq also looking to possible GC goals.






Photo: Marcel Kittel beat Mark Cavendish in a one-on-one drag race to win stage 12.
RCUK: Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) believes Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) is “the next big superstar in sprinting” after watching the German claim his third stage of the 100th Tour de France.





Photo: Juan Antonio Flecha rides in the break on Stage 12 of the Tour de France. (Getty Images).
SBS: To reach the start line of the Tour de France – currently underway – is an incredible feat in itself for any professional cyclist. It is the culmination of years of dedicated training and competition. So, how is a training plan structured to prepare for Le Tour?





Photo: Human Powered Helicopter.
road.cc: Four-rotor chopper gets off the ground and stays there long enough to nab cash.





Photo: Use the QR codes attached to each part or box that will take you right to the instructions – a smart use of QR codes!
BikeRumor: "When SRAM introduced the new Red 22 Hydro R groups, I think it’s safe to say the disc brake stole the show."







Photo: Three Cat 4 climbs in the first 50 kms.
PodiumCafe: The Ventoux stage is perhaps the most straightforward of the remaining challenges as the riders face a long fairly simple approach to the final climb of the Giant of Provence.








Photo: Andrew Talansky and David Millar represented Garmin among the escapees. Photo: Graham Watson .
VeloNews: There are those who are happy to compete and be part of the conversation near the end of the race. And then there are those who expect to win, and are disappointed with third place in a maiden Tour de France.





Photo: 23 year old Polish rider Michal Kwiatkowski.
PodiumCafe: With almost unmatched versatility, Michal Kwiatkowski is a rider to watch for the future. Nay, he is a rider to watch for the present..





Photo: Nairo Quintana Rojas attacks on stage 8. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Nairo Quintana sat on the steps of the Movistar bus Saturday morning, answering questions before a wall of microphones.





Photo: German sprinting sensation Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano).
CyclingNews: Sergeant unhappy with Greipel, thieves strike and more...





Photo: Dan Martin also believes that there is a chance.
VeloNation: “Those guys had a really hard ride…I felt really fresh at the finish, really good.”





Photo: Christopher Froome (Sky) takes a drink.
CyclingNews: Last two climbs feature tricky, fast descents.






Photo: The RusVelo jersey Photo credit © RusVelo.
CyclingNews: Further sanction to be decided this week.





Photo: Sean Yates, Sky, Tour de France 2011 press conference.
CyclingWeekly: Sky's slip-up yesterday in the Tour de France, where Chris Froome lost one minute in the wind-swept stage to Saint-Amand-Montrond, seems more a case of legs than tactics.






Photo: Despite having nearly his entire Movistar team to assist him, Alejandro Valverde never caught back to the yellow jersey group after a wheel change and saw his overall podium hopes disappear.
CyclingNews: Spaniard loses ten minutes after breaking wheel.






Photo: Marianne Vos is among the top female riders in the world pushing for Tour de France owner ASO to include a women's race. Photo: Nicola Ianuale | Photo Ianuale.
DougReport:Several of pro cycling’s top women, including multiple-discipline world champion Marianne Vos and Emma Pooley, as well as Ironman champion Chrissie Wellington, have sent a letter and online petition to Tour de France boss Christian Prudhomme, asking him to include women in the race, starting in 2014.VeloNews:





Photo: Pat McQuaid Simon MacMichael.jpg
road.cc: “It was done with the best interests."






Photo: Four time winner of the Tour de France’s green jersey Sean Kelly.
VeloNation: “Cavendish is desperate for stages. There will be a real drive today by his team to get a stage win with him.”





Photo: Will Chris Froome score a blow-out victory?
Peloton: With the toughest part of the three weeks still to come, the big question at this 100th Tour de France is: Will Chris Froome score a blow-out victory, or will he (or more critically his team) blow up and allow one of his many rivals to challenge for the yellow jersey?





Photo: Berlin mixes businesses and residential spaces even more than most German towns.
Off The Beaten Path: "I love Berlin, especially the neighborhoods away from the tourist bustle. It’s so down-to-earth and accessible."






















Photo: Lance Armstrong (in third place), Alberto Contador (in yellow) and Andy Schleck (leading) head up the famed Ventoux in 2009, when the latter was victorious..
StickyBottle: Tomorrow’s stage of the Tour de France will see the riders tackle one of the most iconic climbs in the race, Mont Ventoux.





Photo: David Millar MSR 2012 © Simon MacMichael.
road.cc: Organizers ASO enlist help of teams' and riders' social media channels to help get safety message across.





Photo: Five-time Tour winner Hinault now works to help organize the race. (James Startt).
Bicycling: Bernard Hinault reflects on the arrival of American cycling, the meaning of happiness, and what really happened during the fabled Tour of 1986.






Photo: Steep lower slopes give way to wind-blasted, barren upper reaches on Mont Ventoux. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com
Mont Ventoux rises 1598 meters in 20.8km, towering over the Provence region and the GC of the 100th Tour. Map: ASO.
VeloNews: It rises alone, its greatness unencumbered by company, like an enormous ship at sea.





Photo: Look for more successful escapes like the one that saw Matteo Trentin win on Saturday. Photo: Casey B. Gibson.
VeloNews: The Tour de France closed its second week on Saturday in Lyon with its first successful breakaway. It was not easy this year with three sprint teams, a team for Peter Sagan, and the GC race to consider.






Photo: Cadel Evans. (Getty Images).
SBS: Cadel Evans moved up two places in the overall classification on Stage 13 of the Tour de France, but was happy to simply not concede ground on a day that saw Alejandro Valverde lose more than 10 minutes, and slip out of the race's top-10.





Photo: Full carbon rims with unique brake track placement and internal heat disbursement chamber, all covered by a three year warranty.
BikeRumor: Developed and built in Calgary, Alberta (Canada), Energy Labs aero road bike wheels use a few interesting and unique designs and build techniques to bring things in at an affordable price.





Photo: E-Case Waterproof Mobile Phone Case..
road.cc: The E-Case Waterproof Mobile Phone Case might look like your protractor and compasses should be inside it, but it's actually a gem of a phone protector.




















Photo: Ian Stannard tried to get Chris Froome across to the front echelon on Friday, but the overall leader was boxed in. Photo: Casey B. Gibson.
VeloNews: Geraint Thomas spun slowly on the trainer, staring down at his top tube. Ian Stannard was soon joined him, taking long sips from a bottle. No one, not even the press, said a word.






Photo: Brian Cookson (copright Britishcycling.org.uk).
road.cc: "First of all I’m a bikie," says British Cycling's top man.





Photo: Mangeas, 64, is “a symbol of the Tour,” says race director Christian Prudhomme. (James Startt).
Bicycling: Ever-enthusiastic Daniel Mangeas began announcing the race in 1974.






Photo: Russian Pro Continental team Rusvelo.
VeloNation: Solomennikov, Maikin and Ovechkin provide positive A samples for unnamed substance.





Photo: Tejay van Garderen (BMC) had a tough day yesterday. Will he bounce back on the road to Bagnères-de-Bigorre .
CyclingNews: Night and day compared with last year.





Photo: Devinci Leo SL 01.
road.cc: 16.8lb of finely honed carbon beauty from Canada.






July 12, 2013





Photo: 2013 Tour de France Stage Live Online Coverage Guide .
CyclingFans: Saturday's Tour de France Stage 14 departs Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule at 12:30pm CET (6:30am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Lyon at around 5:19pm CET (11:19am U.S. Eastern).  Tour de France live streaming video should get underway at around 1:46pm CET (7:46am U.S. Eastern).






Photo: Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) won a hard-fought stage 13.
CyclingNews: Yellow jersey wearer Froome loses 1:09.






Photo: Reassuringly, with 205 kilometres ahead of the peloton, today’s forecasted weather was a significant upgrade from yesterday’s dousing. Clipping in at 3’125m elevatio.
CyclingIQ: Robert Förster (United Healthcare Pro Cycling) was first to descend from the great heights.





Photo: Greg Henderson.
VeloNation: Team continues to solidify around Andre Greipel, de Clercq also looking to possible GC goals.





Races & Results.
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages & Results),
USA Pro Challenge - Aug 19-25 (Stages),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Races),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results)






Photo: Marcel Kittel beat Mark Cavendish in a one-on-one drag race to win stage 12.
RCUK: Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) believes Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) is “the next big superstar in sprinting” after watching the German claim his third stage of the 100th Tour de France.





Photo: Juan Antonio Flecha rides in the break on Stage 12 of the Tour de France. (Getty Images).
SBS: To reach the start line of the Tour de France – currently underway – is an incredible feat in itself for any professional cyclist. It is the culmination of years of dedicated training and competition. So, how is a training plan structured to prepare for Le Tour?





Photo: Human Powered Helicopter.
road.cc: Four-rotor chopper gets off the ground and stays there long enough to nab cash.





Photo: Use the QR codes attached to each part or box that will take you right to the instructions – a smart use of QR codes!
BikeRumor: "When SRAM introduced the new Red 22 Hydro R groups, I think it’s safe to say the disc brake stole the show."






Photo: Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) had mixed emotions after his win, because his teammate Tom Veelers crashed hard in the sprint.
CyclingNews: Froome avoids crash in final kilometers to keep yellow.






Photo: Rider discontent was palpable from the start.
CyclingIQ: Ignorance is bliss, or so the saying goes. As four early attackers in today’s 203km fifth stage pushed ahead of the peloton in 55kph headwinds, little did they know that, behind them, an innocent natural break had descended into farce for the rest of the field.





Photo: One year ago, Marcel Kittel was finding his place in the pro ranks. Today, he's the winningest sprinter of the 2013 Tour de France. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Power, in its simplest terms, is the rate at which energy is transferred. Power is watching the massive German sprinter, Marcel Kittel — all 6-feet-2 inches, 180 pounds of him — rocket toward the line, grimacing in the rain, his huge frame heaving.





Photo: Focus Izalco Team SL Ag2r.
BikeRadar verdict: 5 out of 5 stars. "A thoroughbred with near perfect shifting and super- light, super-capable frame."





Photo: Extra-low rear stays and a tyre-hugging seat tube.
BikeRadar: The new CFD developed frame borrows aero-efficient tweaks from Wilier's existing TT bike, the Twin Blade.




Photo: Tony Martin (Omega Pharma - QuickStep).
CyclingNews: Froome cements race lead in first time trial.








Photo: Despite having nearly his entire Movistar team to assist him, Alejandro Valverde never caught back to the yellow jersey group after a wheel change and saw his overall podium hopes disappear.
CyclingNews: Spaniard loses ten minutes after breaking wheel.






Photo: Marianne Vos is among the top female riders in the world pushing for Tour de France owner ASO to include a women's race. Photo: Nicola Ianuale | Photo Ianuale.
DougReport:Several of pro cycling’s top women, including multiple-discipline world champion Marianne Vos and Emma Pooley, as well as Ironman champion Chrissie Wellington, have sent a letter and online petition to Tour de France boss Christian Prudhomme, asking him to include women in the race, starting in 2014.VeloNews:





Photo: Pat McQuaid Simon MacMichael.jpg
road.cc: “It was done with the best interests."






Photo: Four time winner of the Tour de France’s green jersey Sean Kelly.
VeloNation: “Cavendish is desperate for stages. There will be a real drive today by his team to get a stage win with him.”





Photo: Will Chris Froome score a blow-out victory?
Peloton: With the toughest part of the three weeks still to come, the big question at this 100th Tour de France is: Will Chris Froome score a blow-out victory, or will he (or more critically his team) blow up and allow one of his many rivals to challenge for the yellow jersey?





Photo: Berlin mixes businesses and residential spaces even more than most German towns.
Off The Beaten Path: "I love Berlin, especially the neighborhoods away from the tourist bustle. It’s so down-to-earth and accessible."





Photo: The Wilier GTR, an evolution of the GT and a new model for 2014.
RCUK: The 107-year-old Trieste brand commands a place at the top table of Italian road manufacturers.





Photo: The Argos-Shimano riders celebrate another successful Tour de France stage.
CyclingNews: Dutch squad, riding Felt bikes, celebrates Kittel's third stage win in 2013 Tour.






Photo: CyclingNews: Edvald Boasson Hagen.
VeloNation: Norwegian champion’s injury sees Team Sky reduced to seven riders.





Photo: Pissed.
TwistedSpoke: We had a sizable amount of euros on the member of the British Empire for the sprint finish into Tours.





Photo: Cadel Evans (BMC) refreshed after the rest day.
CyclingNews: Sunday's climb to be critical stage for Tour de France GC.





Photo: It may be that Chris Froome is clean.
RedKitePrayer: The question on everyone’s lips is whether the yellow jersey is clean. It may be that Chris Froome is clean. It may be.





Photo: Chris Froome has twice been isolated this week, but Sky has time to recover before Mont Ventoux and then the Alps. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: After being dangerously exposed twice this week, and with the showdown in the Alps looming, can Sky’s notoriously efficient grand tour machine rebound from several days of rough idling to carry Froome into Paris?






Photo: Cadel Evans said prior to yesterday’s time trial that the test would be a really good indicator for the rest of the race.
VeloNation: “I hope to be in my best shape during the last week, in order to try something in the Alps.”





Photo: Charly Wegelius (Garmin - Cervelo).
CyclingNews: Having recently released his warts and all book featuring both the highlights and low lights of his career, titled 'Domestique', Charly Wegelius has some perspective on the often cathartic process.























Photo: Ian Stannard tried to get Chris Froome across to the front echelon on Friday, but the overall leader was boxed in. Photo: Casey B. Gibson.
VeloNews: Geraint Thomas spun slowly on the trainer, staring down at his top tube. Ian Stannard was soon joined him, taking long sips from a bottle. No one, not even the press, said a word.






Photo: Brian Cookson (copright Britishcycling.org.uk).
road.cc: "First of all I’m a bikie," says British Cycling's top man.





Photo: Mangeas, 64, is “a symbol of the Tour,” says race director Christian Prudhomme. (James Startt).
Bicycling: Ever-enthusiastic Daniel Mangeas began announcing the race in 1974.






Photo: Russian Pro Continental team Rusvelo.
VeloNation: Solomennikov, Maikin and Ovechkin provide positive A samples for unnamed substance.





Photo: Tejay van Garderen (BMC) had a tough day yesterday. Will he bounce back on the road to Bagnères-de-Bigorre .
CyclingNews: Night and day compared with last year.





Photo: Devinci Leo SL 01.
road.cc: 16.8lb of finely honed carbon beauty from Canada.





















Photo: fans are still jaded by the lies and deceit of the recent past.
CyclingTips: Team Sky has come under heavy scrutiny, not because of anything in particular the riders have done wrong, only because they’ve shown such dominance.





Photo: A victory for Kittel, a victory for Germany (Getty Images).
SBS: Marcel Kittel's latest Tour de France stage win made it yet another day to remember for German cycling at a time when the sport needs all the help it can get to restore its image in the country.






Photo: Mark Cavendish hit the front with approximately 200 metres to go today.
VeloNation: Says Kittel is the next superstar in sprinting, but will Briton bounce back?





Photo: Andrew Talansky rode to 12th place in Wednesday's time trial at the Tour. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Andrew Talansky stepped out of the Garmin-Sharp team bus Thursday morning to find a gaggle of racing fans asking him for an autograph.





Photo: Christopher Froome (Sky).
CyclingNews: L'Equipe's seven reasons, les Francais savent rouler!, Mangeas to call it quits.





Photo: Andrew Talansky said he
VeloNews: "The Pyrénées have come and gone, the first rest day has passed, and Wednesday’s individual time trial provided a clear indication (if it wasn’t clear already) of who the potential winner of this year’s Tour might very well be."





Photo: Tern had to issue a recall of the Eclipse S11i and Verge S11i, X10, X20 and X30h. – Photo Tern Bicycles..
BikeEurope: Folding bike specialist Tern has been confronted when frame problems and forced to issue a recall of some specific models.






July 11, 2013





Photo: 2013 Tour de France Stage Live Online Coverage Guide .
CyclingFans: Friday's Tour de France Stage 13 departs Tours at 1:00pm CET (7:00am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Saint-Amand-Montrond at around 5:21pm CET (11:21am U.S. Eastern).  Tour de France live streaming video should get underway at around 2:00pm CET (8:00am U.S. Eastern).






Photo: Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) had mixed emotions after his win, because his teammate Tom Veelers crashed hard in the sprint.
CyclingNews: Froome avoids crash in final kilometers to keep yellow.





Races & Results.
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages & Results),
USA Pro Challenge - Aug 19-25 (Stages),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Races),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results)






Photo: Rider discontent was palpable from the start.
CyclingIQ: Ignorance is bliss, or so the saying goes. As four early attackers in today’s 203km fifth stage pushed ahead of the peloton in 55kph headwinds, little did they know that, behind them, an innocent natural break had descended into farce for the rest of the field.





Photo: One year ago, Marcel Kittel was finding his place in the pro ranks. Today, he's the winningest sprinter of the 2013 Tour de France. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Power, in its simplest terms, is the rate at which energy is transferred. Power is watching the massive German sprinter, Marcel Kittel — all 6-feet-2 inches, 180 pounds of him — rocket toward the line, grimacing in the rain, his huge frame heaving.





Photo: Focus Izalco Team SL Ag2r.
BikeRadar verdict: 5 out of 5 stars. "A thoroughbred with near perfect shifting and super- light, super-capable frame."





Photo: Extra-low rear stays and a tyre-hugging seat tube.
BikeRadar: The new CFD developed frame borrows aero-efficient tweaks from Wilier's existing TT bike, the Twin Blade.






Photo: Tony Martin (Omega Pharma - QuickStep).
CyclingNews: Froome cements race lead in first time trial.





Photo: A time trial might be a race against time but watching one on TV can be a waste of time..
InnerRing: Time trials are crucial in the Tour de France. Yet for all their importance, watching a rider pedal solo rarely offers great TV.






Photo: Sacha Modolo again demonstrated he is the man to beat.
CyclingIQ: If victory in Xining last Sunday didn’t sufficiently inform his rivals, Sacha Modolo again demonstrated he is the man to beat should a bunch sprint materialize.





Photo: Good value kit but heavy steel-legged fork.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Heavy but light-handling and responsive enough to be a lot of confidently controlled fun on technical trails."





CyclingWeekly: Four years ago, former BMX rider Ricky Feather left his factory job to learn how to build bikes.







Photo: The Argos-Shimano riders celebrate another successful Tour de France stage.
CyclingNews: Dutch squad, riding Felt bikes, celebrates Kittel's third stage win in 2013 Tour.






Photo: CyclingNews: Edvald Boasson Hagen.
VeloNation: Norwegian champion’s injury sees Team Sky reduced to seven riders.





Photo: Pissed.
TwistedSpoke: We had a sizable amount of euros on the member of the British Empire for the sprint finish into Tours.





Photo: Cadel Evans (BMC) refreshed after the rest day.
CyclingNews: Sunday's climb to be critical stage for Tour de France GC.





Photo: It may be that Chris Froome is clean.
RedKitePrayer: The question on everyone’s lips is whether the yellow jersey is clean. It may be that Chris Froome is clean. It may be.





Photo: Chris Froome has twice been isolated this week, but Sky has time to recover before Mont Ventoux and then the Alps. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: After being dangerously exposed twice this week, and with the showdown in the Alps looming, can Sky’s notoriously efficient grand tour machine rebound from several days of rough idling to carry Froome into Paris?






Photo: Cadel Evans said prior to yesterday’s time trial that the test would be a really good indicator for the rest of the race.
VeloNation: “I hope to be in my best shape during the last week, in order to try something in the Alps.”





Photo: Charly Wegelius (Garmin - Cervelo).
CyclingNews: Having recently released his warts and all book featuring both the highlights and low lights of his career, titled 'Domestique', Charly Wegelius has some perspective on the often cathartic process.





Photo: Anything can happen in this backloaded 100th Tour de France, but Chris Froome cleared a lot of road toward Paris on Wednesday. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: After just 11 stages of this 100th Tour de France, Sky’s Chris Froome leads the general classification by more than three minutes, and there’s little reason to think he won’t ride into Paris — barring catastrophe — in yellow.





Photo: Way ahead...
TwistedSpoke: It’s been a topsy turvy Tour de France after the two stages in the Pyrenees and the Mont Saint Michel time trial.








Photo: Cavendish jeered and sprayed with urine - Tour De José .
VeloNation: Backlash likely related to Veelers crash yesterday.
























Photo: fans are still jaded by the lies and deceit of the recent past.
CyclingTips: Team Sky has come under heavy scrutiny, not because of anything in particular the riders have done wrong, only because they’ve shown such dominance.





Photo: A victory for Kittel, a victory for Germany (Getty Images).
SBS: Marcel Kittel's latest Tour de France stage win made it yet another day to remember for German cycling at a time when the sport needs all the help it can get to restore its image in the country.






Photo: Mark Cavendish hit the front with approximately 200 metres to go today.
VeloNation: Says Kittel is the next superstar in sprinting, but will Briton bounce back?





Photo: Andrew Talansky rode to 12th place in Wednesday's time trial at the Tour. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Andrew Talansky stepped out of the Garmin-Sharp team bus Thursday morning to find a gaggle of racing fans asking him for an autograph.





Photo: Christopher Froome (Sky).
CyclingNews: L'Equipe's seven reasons, les Francais savent rouler!, Mangeas to call it quits.





Photo: Andrew Talansky said he
VeloNews: "The Pyrénées have come and gone, the first rest day has passed, and Wednesday’s individual time trial provided a clear indication (if it wasn’t clear already) of who the potential winner of this year’s Tour might very well be."





Photo: Tern had to issue a recall of the Eclipse S11i and Verge S11i, X10, X20 and X30h. – Photo Tern Bicycles..
BikeEurope: Folding bike specialist Tern has been confronted when frame problems and forced to issue a recall of some specific models.













Photo: Marco Pantani (Mercatone Uno) at the 2001 Giro del Veneto.
CyclingNews: UCI President backtracks on Equipe comment in a letter to Pantani's parents.





Photo: After a four-year courtship, Dave Brailsford and Chris Froome finally found themselves under the Sky banner for the first time at the 2010 Tour Down Under. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Chris Froome (Sky) made a big move toward wearing yellow in Paris on Wednesday, but it was a middle-of-the-road time trial back in 2006 that helped put him on the path toward Tour de France glory.





Photo: Pat McQuaid UCI President.
CyclingWeekly: Incumbent UCI president Pat McQuaid released his manifesto ahead of the election in September which will see him pitted against BC's Brian Cookson for the big job at the UCI.





VeloNews: The third annual Beaver County Travel Board Crusher in the Tushar-DNA Cycling race is set to roll Saturday, July 13.











July 10, 2013





Photo: 2013 Tour de France Stage Live Online Coverage Guide .
CyclingFans: Thursday's Tour de France Stage 12 departs Fougères at 11:50am CET (5:50am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Tours at around 5:21pm CET (11:21am U.S. Eastern).  Tour de France live streaming video should get underway at around 2:00pm CET (8:00am U.S. Eastern).






Photo: Tony Martin (Omega Pharma - QuickStep).
CyclingNews: Froome cements race lead in first time trial.





Races & Results.
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages & Results),
USA Pro Challenge - Aug 19-25 (Stages),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Races),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results)





Photo: A time trial might be a race against time but watching one on TV can be a waste of time..
InnerRing: Time trials are crucial in the Tour de France. Yet for all their importance, watching a rider pedal solo rarely offers great TV.






Photo: Sacha Modolo again demonstrated he is the man to beat.
CyclingIQ: If victory in Xining last Sunday didn’t sufficiently inform his rivals, Sacha Modolo again demonstrated he is the man to beat should a bunch sprint materialize.





Photo: Good value kit but heavy steel-legged fork.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Heavy but light-handling and responsive enough to be a lot of confidently controlled fun on technical trails."





Photo: Ricky Feather hand built custom frames.
CyclingWeekly: Four years ago, former BMX rider Ricky Feather left his factory job to learn how to build bikes.





Photo: But it’s short and the time gaps should be deliberately small.
InnerRing: A stage to reshape the overall classification. If the 2013 Tour is all about the mountains, today is the exception with a flat course that’s exposed to the wind, a route to scare the climbers.






Photo: Chris Froome, Time Trial, Team Sky, Pinarello.
CyclingWeekly: The Tour de France's riders face their first individual time trial tomorrow to Mont-Saint-Michel, a stage that could be just as decisive as the mountain days last weekend.








Photo: British champion Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) during stage 9.
CyclingNews: Manxman keeps third place after Veelers crash.







Photo: Anything can happen in this backloaded 100th Tour de France, but Chris Froome cleared a lot of road toward Paris on Wednesday. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: After just 11 stages of this 100th Tour de France, Sky’s Chris Froome leads the general classification by more than three minutes, and there’s little reason to think he won’t ride into Paris — barring catastrophe — in yellow.





Photo: Way ahead...
TwistedSpoke: It’s been a topsy turvy Tour de France after the two stages in the Pyrenees and the Mont Saint Michel time trial.





Photo: Did you know recreational cyclists are doping now? It’s true.
BikeSnobNYC: An innovative anti-drug program for the rest of us.








Photo: Cavendish jeered and sprayed with urine - Tour De José .
VeloNation: Backlash likely related to Veelers crash yesterday.





Photo: British champion Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quickstep) .
RCUK: The Manx Missile finished third yesterday despite the collision, with Veelers’ team mate Marcel Kittel taking the stage victory.





Photo: Daniel Martin (Garmin-Sharp) outsprinted Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) to win stage 9 at the Tour de France.
DougReport: Dan Martin may be the only card Garmin-Sharp have left to play in the general classification contest.





Photo: The Packable Stormshell is offered in Hi Vis Yellow for those opposed to black.
BikeRumor: Nothing ruins a ride like rain. That is, until you ride in the rain and realize, hey, this isn’t so bad! 





Photo: Garmin-Sharp chief Jonathan Vaughters.
VeloNation: Garmin-Sharp chief talks Tour de France tactics, Martin’s potential and more.





PodiumCafe: And so the Giro Rosa is over for another year... Such brilliant racing and excellent times.


















Photo: Marco Pantani (Mercatone Uno) at the 2001 Giro del Veneto.
CyclingNews: UCI President backtracks on Equipe comment in a letter to Pantani's parents.





Photo: After a four-year courtship, Dave Brailsford and Chris Froome finally found themselves under the Sky banner for the first time at the 2010 Tour Down Under. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Chris Froome (Sky) made a big move toward wearing yellow in Paris on Wednesday, but it was a middle-of-the-road time trial back in 2006 that helped put him on the path toward Tour de France glory.





Photo: Pat McQuaid UCI President.
CyclingWeekly: Incumbent UCI president Pat McQuaid released his manifesto ahead of the election in September which will see him pitted against BC's Brian Cookson for the big job at the UCI.





Photo: The Crusher in the Tushar is a 69-mile race over paved and dirt roads, ending 11,000 above sea level. Photo: Christopher See | Crusher In The Tushar.
VeloNews: The third annual Beaver County Travel Board Crusher in the Tushar-DNA Cycling race is set to roll Saturday, July 13.





Photo: Tejay van Garderen went from being a favorite to win the white jersey to more than 35 minutes behind the race leader in the first week of the Tour. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Tejay van Garderen (BMC Racing) didn’t expect to be starting the second half of the Tour de France parked in 50th, more than 35 minutes behind the yellow jersey.





Photo: Jiri competing earlier this year in his favorite discipline, the time trial.
PEZ: The first man out of the starthouse at today’s individual time trial at Le Tour was not the current last placed rider, Dmitriy Muravyev from Astana it was Jiri Jezek multiple World and Paralympic champion on both the track and road.





Photo: Sojasun are a French Pro Continental team who ride bikes from Spanish brand BH.
road.cc: All the time trial bikes that we've managed to spot at the Tour... Pinarello x 2, Canyon, Scott, Lapierre, Focus, Ridley, Merida & BH.





Photo: Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong (Getty Images).
SBS: A judge had allowed an insurance company to sue Lance Armstrong over millions of dollars in bonuses refusing the cyclist's's request to dismiss the case.























July 9, 2013




Photo: 2013 Tour de France Stage 2 Live Online Coverage Guide .
CyclingFans: Wednesday's Tour de France Stage 11, a 33km Individual Time Trial from Avranches to Mont-Saint-Michel, gets underway at 10:28am CET (4:28am U.S. Eastern).  Start Order and Times here.  Tour de France live streaming video should get underway at around 2:00pm CET (8:00am U.S. Eastern).






Photo: Chris Froome, Time Trial, Team Sky, Pinarello.
CyclingWeekly: The Tour de France's riders face their first individual time trial tomorrow to Mont-Saint-Michel, a stage that could be just as decisive as the mountain days last weekend.








Photo: British champion Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) during stage 9.
CyclingNews: Manxman keeps third place after Veelers crash.





Photo: Mark Cavendish and Mark Renshaw (HTC-Highroad) have built up a wonderful understanding over the past three seasons.
CyclingNews: Australian ace to be reunited with Cavendish.





Photo: Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank) also lost time to Chris Froome during stage 8.
CyclingNews: Spaniard lost almost three minutes to Froome in Dauphiné TT.






Photo: Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) won stage 1 in a sprint.
CyclingNews: Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) won his second stage of the Tour de France in Saint-Malo in a rapid bunch sprint after the 197km stage.





Photo: Sponsor a pro team and it can blow up in your face with a doping scandal.
InnerRing: Cycling represents great value for a sponsor. You’ve probably seen the news that a sponsor can get big publicity for a modest outlay, a big return for a small investment. What’s not to like?





Photo: Working on the Tour de France for Skoda, Stephen Roche said with Dan Martin capable of doing so much damage in the next two weeks, he will be watched very closely by the overall contenders.
StickyBottle: Former Tour de France winner Stephen Roche believes his nephew Dan Martin will find himself a marked man in the peloton after his victory in Sunday’s dramatic stage nine to Bagneres-de-Bigorre.





Races & Results.
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages & Results),
Giro Rosa - June 30-July 7 (Stages & Results),
Tour of Austria - June 30-July 7 (Stages & Results),
USA Pro Challenge - Aug 19-25 (Stages),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Races),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results)





Photo: Less than 24 hours after being chilled to the core in yesterday’s second stage, fine weather this morning permitted riders to don summer attire.
CyclingIQ: In May 2011, Mirsamad Pourseyedi Golakhor was handed a 2 year suspension after testing positive for EPO. Today in Qinghai Province, China, the Tabriz Petrochemical Team rider made a triumphant return to the peloton, following the type of gruelling breakaway Iranian riders are famous for.





Photo: The bridgeless seat stays ride noticeably smoothly.
BikeRadar verdict: "TBD pending longer-term testing and test bike evaluation from Trek."





Photo: They certainly are not cheap at $100.
Elcyclista: No reason for your workbench to not look as good as your bike now.






Photo: Andre Greipel. I think the peloton will be incentivized to chase.
PodiumCafe: Time to find out if the Green Jersey is still being contested.





Photo: Pro PLT stem.
road.cc: The PRO PLT Stem, from Shimano's division of parts that aren't brakes, gears and wheels, is a decently-priced high-performance stem at a low weight.






Photo: Mara Abbott found herself and her way back to the sport. On Sunday, she found the top step of the Giro's podium for the second time in her career. Photo: Brad Kaminski.
VeloNews: Mara Abbott’s career trajectory would have appeared perfect to those none the wiser. But things seldom appear as they really are, especially in professional sports.







Photo: Garmin-Sharp chief Jonathan Vaughters.
VeloNation: Garmin-Sharp chief talks Tour de France tactics, Martin’s potential and more.





Photo: Team USA celebrating Mara Abbott's Giro won.
PodiumCafe: And so the Giro Rosa is over for another year... Such brilliant racing and excellent times.





Photo: Andy Schleck and Luca Guercilena (Radioshack - Leopard).
CyclingNews: Voigt and Horner also on list of possible signings.






Photo: UCI President Pat McQuaid asked the media this week to stop questioning riders about doping. Photo: Mark Johnson | Ironstring.
VeloNews: Just let it go. There’s nothing to see here. Move along.





Photo: Richie Porte (Sky) finished second to teammate Chris Froome on the Tour's first day in the Pyrenees.
Richie Porte: Reflections on the first nine stages.





Photo: Marcel Kittel of Argos-Shimano has become the first man to win two stages.
road.cc: Sagan relieved at missing finish line chute, Froome praises Stannard's workrate.





Photo: Dutchmen Bauke Mollema and Laurens Ten Dam are third and fourth overall, respectively, on the eve of the 100th Tour's first individual time trial. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Bauke Mollema (Belkin) finds himself in a surprising position, third overall after 10 days of racing at the Tour de France.






Photo: Team Euskaltel wating for the start.
CyclingNews: Euskaltel-Euskadi, the third longest surviving professional team in existence, has 45 days to find a new sponsor or will disappear at the end of the 2013.





Photo: Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha).
CyclingNews: Joaqium Rodríguez (Katusha) sits just inside the Tour de France's top-10 and spent the rest day in a positive mood despite a performance in the Pyrenees that he found personally disappointing.





Photo: Bradley Wiggins leading the 2012 Tour de France.
CyclingWeekly: You can't help but have noticed those ‘weird' chainrings on some pro riders' bikes in the past couple of years.





Photo: From Far and Near.
Bicycling: Stages 4 through 9 brought high speeds, hot temperatures, steep climbs, and three new race leaders. Here are some of the highlights.





Photo: Mark Cavendish celebrates Tour stage win #24.
CyclingNews: Hesjedal says sorry, Corti on Froome, Hoogerland the daddy.






Photo: Tour de France 2013: BMC Racing Team's Cadel Evans.
NeilBrowne: We're only a third completed and the grande boucle has already given us a roller coaster ride.







Photo: Sky were put to the test on Sunday's second day in the Pyrenees.
Peloton: Team Sky said they are ready to adapt their strategy for the remainder of the Tour de France after the "war" of stage nine shook up race leader Chris Froome.





CyclingNews: Sky manager on Pyrenees and doping questions.








Photo: Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong (Getty Images).
SBS: A judge had allowed an insurance company to sue Lance Armstrong over millions of dollars in bonuses refusing the cyclist's's request to dismiss the case.





















Photo: Tom Veelers crashed hard on Tuesday in Saint Malo after making contact with Mark Cavendish. Video still courtesy ASO.
VeloNews: There’s never, ever, a dull moment at the Tour de France. 





Photo: Sir Dave Brailsford (copyright otbphoto via Flickr).
road.cc: “The whole thing is my responsibility... I should not have done it,” says Sky boss.





Photo: If all goes as expected on Wednesday, Chris Froome will emerge from the Tour's second time trial with a larger advantage than he holds tonight. Photo: BrakeThrough Media.
VeloNews: Chris Froome’s grip on the Tour de France’s yellow jersey is expected to be even tighter by the end of Wednesday’s decisive 33km individual time trial from Avranches to Le Mont-Saint-Michel.






Photo: Marcel Kittel wins, Tour de France 2013 stage one.
CyclingWeekly: After winning the opening stage and spending day in the yellow jersey of race leader, Marcel Kittel's remaining wish at the 2013 Tour de France was the opportunity to earn his stripes against the best sprinters in the world.





Photo: Philippe Gilbert, the reigning world champon, has yet to win a race in 2013. Photo: Graham Watson .
VeloNews: The Belgian 2012 Liège–Bastogne–Liège winner extended through 2016 with the American team.





Photo: Andy Schleck believes a Tour de France stage win could be possible .
VeloNation: RadioShack Leopard rider accepts podium could be an outside possibility.





Photo: Dr. Prentice Steffen began working with cyclists when he was a medical student in the ’80s. .
Bicycling: Use these tips from Garmin-Sharp’s team doctor to recover faster after an accident.





Photo: Blog by Moto 514, Luke Evans, the driver of CW photographer Graham Watson's motorbike at the 2013 Tour de France .
CyclingWeekly: There are 16 motorbikes on the Tour working with stills photographers. That's a few more than other big races but those green stickers give unprecedented access and are hard to come by.





Photo: The Katusha team time triallists in action during the 2013 Tour de France.
BikeRadar: Katusha team coach Sebastian Weber about how the squad prepares for one of the toughest disciplines in cycling. 





Photo: If you're looking to upgrade to a better-performing cogset, the SRAM Red WiFli is a solid option. Photo: Nick Legan.
VeloNews: Tubeless tires often require more leverage getting the bead over the rim than many plastic or metal core tire levers can handle.





Photo: Lapierre Xelius 800, model year 2014, pic: Timothy John, ©Factory Media.
RCUK: "The chassis of the Ultimate and the 800 differ only in the carbon lay-up, and while this can be as significant as changing the ingredients in a recipe, it’s fair to say we didn’t complete our test ride feeling  fobbed off with an inferior machine."































July 8, 2013




Photo: 2013 Tour de France Stage 2 Live Online Coverage Guide .
CyclingFans: Tuesday's Tour de France Stage 10 departs Saint-Gildas-des-Bois at 12:50pm CET (6:50am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Saint-Malo at around 5:24pm CET (11:24am U.S. Eastern).  Tour de France live streaming video should get underway at around 2:00pm CET (8:00am U.S. Eastern).






Photo: Andre Greipel. I think the peloton will be incentivized to chase.
PodiumCafe: Time to find out if the Green Jersey is still being contested.






Photo: Mara Abbott found herself and her way back to the sport. On Sunday, she found the top step of the Giro's podium for the second time in her career. Photo: Brad Kaminski.
VeloNews: Mara Abbott’s career trajectory would have appeared perfect to those none the wiser. But things seldom appear as they really are, especially in professional sports.







Photo: Those rare Andy Schleck sightings at the front of the bunch over the last 18 months have become more and more common this Tour with Andy climbing especially well here on Stage 9. .
PEZ: "The rest day. I’ve never heard or read so many riders saying that they needed a rest day as I have at this Tour de France."






Photo: Yesterday’s stage was so fast that there was no time for the riders to stop for a pee..
InnerRing: You’re never short of a story during the Tour de France. The racing gets covered in full but there’s plenty more going on too. It’s the level of coverage that makes July such a rich month for cycling.





Photo: only the fifth Irishman to win a stage of the Tour de France: Dan Martin.
VeloNation: “We were attacking like crazy at the start. I think that maybe we pissed a lot of people off!”





Races & Results.
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages & Results),
Giro Rosa - June 30-July 7 (Stages & Results),
Tour of Austria - June 30-July 7 (Stages & Results),
USA Pro Challenge - Aug 19-25 (Stages),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Races),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results)





Photo: Ellen van Dijk winning the Stage 8 ITT .
PodiumCafe: The Giro Rosa was over too soon! With the General Classification all tied up, the final ITT was all about the Very Fast Women - and all eyes were on Specialized-lululemon.





Photo: Mark Cavendish seems to be the fastest of the three sprint stars, but is tied with Greipel and Sagan on one stage win so far.
RCUK: The opening week of the hundredth Tour de France has lived up to the billing.





Photo: Today’s 151-kilometre stage began in the eastern prefecture of Haidong (Qinghai province) .
CyclingIQ: Breaking free from a five-man break that refused to yield to the urgency of a closing peloton, an animated David De La Fuente (Torku Sekerspor) secured his first Tour of Qinghai Lake stage win.






Photo: cyclists and runners to track their performance on specific sections of road or trail in real time.
BicycleRetailer: The new feature is available now for Android device users and is expected to be available Monday afternoon for iOS users.





Photo: Even a 'sissy bar' handle extender comes with it.
BikeRumor: The Specialist Wrenches are shop-quality, oversized chromoly tools with big, grippy handles. The set includes a pedal wrench, outboard bearing bottom bracket tool, cassette freewheel remover and chain whip.





Photo: Oakley release Tour de France special edition glasses.
road.cc: New Catlike Mixino helmet, a Collapsible Helmet, the making of Sagan's TdF bike, Shimano's blue shoes, Teisseire official Tour drinks, Oakley TdF glasses.





Photo: Tejay van Garderen (BMC) had a tough day yesterday. Will he bounce back on the road to Bagnères-de-Bigorre .
CyclingNews: Crashes in the opening first week have been contributing factors but van Garderen is still unsure as to how and why his form as deserted him at the Tour.








Photo: Tour de France 2013: BMC Racing Team's Cadel Evans.
NeilBrowne: We're only a third completed and the grande boucle has already given us a roller coaster ride.







Photo: Sky were put to the test on Sunday's second day in the Pyrenees.
Peloton: Team Sky said they are ready to adapt their strategy for the remainder of the Tour de France after the "war" of stage nine shook up race leader Chris Froome.





Photo: Chris Froome and Dave Brailsford (Team Sky).
CyclingNews: Sky manager on Pyrenees and doping questions.





Photo: Chris Froome found himself without teammates on stage 9 of the 2013 Tour de France. He escaped unscathed ... this time. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: No one could believe it. Team Sky, seen as the pillar of the peloton, was not only showing cracks, it was crumbling.





Photo: Proud parents: Neil Martin said he and wife Maria were “speechless” at son Dan’s win in the Tour de France yesterday..
StickyBottle: Martin senior watched the extraordinary events unfold with his wife Maria in their home in Girona – where they now live. And though Neil always believed Dan had the talent to win, to see him actually do it in the biggest race of all was a dream come true.






Photo: Orica GreenEdge are at it again with a fitting new song that pays tribute to Australian rock band AC/DC..
CyclingNews: Roche proud of cousin Martin, Omega Pharma - QuickStep in the money.





Photo: Polish champion Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma-QuickStep).
CyclingNews: Omega Pharma-QuickStep's young gun Michal Kwiatkowski earned his second individual stage podium of this year's Tour de France on Sunday, leading home the yellow jersey group to take third place on Stage 9 into Bagnères-de-Bigorre.





Photo: Christian Prudhomme in Marseille.
CyclingNews: Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme was happy to be proven mistaken for his pre-race predictions as stage 9 put an end to the apparent domination of Team Sky.






Photo: All of this asymmetry was refined through finite element analysis (FEA).
Peloton: The Dogma 65.1 Think 2 is more than new material, it is a new layup as well. Since the material offers more strength per gram, Pinarello was able to use less carbon, and therefore you will see fewer grams on the scale, 50 less to be precise.





Photo: Canyon VCLS Post 2.0.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Incredibly effective cushioning but high cost and limited sizing."





Photo: The Foil 40 is equipped with a full Shimano 105 group.
BikeRadar: One of eight bikes in the Scott Foil range of road bikes, the 40 is the second cheapest (US$2,839) and boasts a pro-level, aerodynamic carbon frame.





Photo: The One is still very light at 205g.
BikeRumor: When a tire is important enough to warrant its own factory that is dedicated to producing only that one tire, you could assume that tire is pretty special.







Photo: Dan Martin (Garmin-Sharp) took his first victory in the Tour de France.
VeloNation: Maillot Jaune weathers the storm as Movistar gets its revenge on Team Sky.





Photo: It was a crazy start to the day and no one helped create the crazy more than Garmin-Sharp .
PodiumCafe: How do you sum up brilliant stages late on a Sunday night.? Well you can't really but you can always look at the pretty pictures.





























Photo: Brian Holm says cycling has earned its position in the crosshairs of doping suspicion. Photo: BrakeThrough Media | VeloNews.com.
VeloNews: Omega Pharma-Quick Step’s Danish sporting director Brian Holm said on Monday that Chris Froome (Sky) and the other present-day stars of the professional cycling must get used to batting away questions about doping because past controversies mean cycling deserves to be treated with suspicion.





Photo: Pat McQuaid has sought to make a direct connection between his re-election in September and the sport retaining its place as one of the IOC’s featured events.
VeloNation: UCI president outlines his manifesto, Cookson states he already had two terms to act.










Photo: Pat McQuaid was at the finish to award 2012 WorldTour champion Joaquim Rodriguez his winner's trophy.
CyclingNews: Pat McQuaid has started his campaign to be re-elected as president of the International Cycling Union, issuing his campaign manifesto “A Bright Future for a Changed Sport.”






Photo: The Astana team has dismissed suggestions today that Fränk Schleck is on the way to the team.
VeloNation: Team says it remains committed to being part of the MPCC organization and to following its rules.





Photo: Belkin teammates Laurens ten Dam and Bauke Mollema.
CyclingNews: Dutch squad counts the venture into the Pyrenees as an unvarnished success.





Photo: Stage 9 runner-up Jakob Fuglsang (Astana).
CyclingNews: Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) was left frustrated and disappointed at finishing second to Dan Martin in the sprint for stage 9 of the Tour de France on Sunday.






Photo: Thibaut Pinot, Tour de Suisse 2013, stage nine ITT.
CyclingWeekly: Thibaut Pinot was the revelation of the 2012 Tour de France. Sadly, this year he cracked in the Pyrenees. And wasn't happy.





Photo: Mikel Nieve (Euskaltel-Euskadi), the 29-year-old plans to add to his quietly impressive résumé in three-week tours.
VeloNation: Basque rider looking to continue impressive run of Grand Tour finishes.





Photo: They’ve been making them longer than just about anyone in the sport.
MBAction: Park is serious about tools. Their PK-63 kit is designed to fill the gap between their do-it-yourself garage kit and their start-up professional shop kit.





Photo: Back in the days when to me good meant fast—and vice versa—I sometimes rode laps around a lake near my house.
Bicycling: The quickest way to start having more fun, eliminate aches and pains, and see more of the world around you: Ease up, back off, and chill out.














Photo: Pascale Schyns is the official Tour de France translator.
CyclingTips: “I resigned from the UCI at the end of 2011 because I was in total disagreement with Pat McQuaid’s politics, lack of transparency and his way of using cycling to make personal money.”






July 7, 2013




Photo: 2013 Tour de France Stage 2 Live Online Coverage Guide .
CyclingFans: Monday is a rest day at the Tour de France.  The race resumes Tuesday with Stage 10.





Photo: Tejay van Garderen (BMC) had a tough day yesterday. Will he bounce back on the road to Bagnères-de-Bigorre .
CyclingNews: Crashes in the opening first week have been contributing factors but van Garderen is still unsure as to how and why his form as deserted him at the Tour.







Photo: Richie Porte (Sky) dropped out of the Tour's general classification picture after losing nearly 18 minutes on stage 9.
CyclingNews: Team Sky rider determined to bounce back after losing 18 minutes.





Photo: Best young rider Nairo Quintana (Movistar).
CyclingNews: Movistar isolate Froome and show their strength in numbers.












Photo: Giro Rosa stage 8 podium (L-R): Evelyn Stevens, Eleonora Van Dijk and Shara Gillow - CyclingTips .
CyclingNews: Van Dijk takes out final time trial.





Photo: Former U.S. champion Robin Farina is leading an effort to organize women's racing in the United States.
VeloNews: After the Philadelphia Cycling Classic in early June, a dozen women from the top teams in the U.S. met to begin what they hope will be a long-term project to raise the profile of their sport.





Races & Results.
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages & Results),
Giro Rosa - June 30-July 7 (Stages & Results),
Tour of Austria - June 30-July 7 (Stages & Results),
USA Pro Challenge - Aug 19-25 (Stages),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Races),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results)







Chris Froome (Sky) soloed to victory at Ax 3 Domaines and took over the Tour de France lead on the first day in the Pyrenees.
CyclingNews: It's looking like the race could be over, says Irishman.








Photo: Chris Froome (Team Sky) on the final climb.
CyclingNews: Sky rider takes over the race lead in Pyrenees.





Photo: Fabian Cancellara (RadioShack Leopard) powers to victory in the stage 7 time trial at the Tour of Austria.
CyclingNews: Zoidl takes over race lead from Seeldraeyers









Photo: Dan Martin (Garmin-Sharp) took his first victory in the Tour de France.
VeloNation: Maillot Jaune weathers the storm as Movistar gets its revenge on Team Sky.





Photo: It was a crazy start to the day and no one helped create the crazy more than Garmin-Sharp .
PodiumCafe: How do you sum up brilliant stages late on a Sunday night.? Well you can't really but you can always look at the pretty pictures.






Photo: Rohan Dennis (Getty Images).
SBS: Rohan Dennis has ended his first Tour de France before the race's first rest day, a planned move designed to not overburden the first year professional.





Photo: Tour de France leader Chris Froome (Sky) had no teammates with him for much of stage 9.
CyclingNews: Team Sky looks to regroup after a difficult day in the Pyrenees.





Photo: The race was animated with an attack by two riders from China, Xue Cheng (Gan Su Sports Lottery Cycling Team) and Wu Sheng Jun (Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team).
CyclingIQ: If rain dampened spirits within the peloton, it didn’t show on the faces of Bardiani Valvole – CSF Inox riders, as they led out Sacha Modolo to perfection in today’s inaugural stage of the 12th Tour of Qinghai Lake.





Photo: Astana rider Jakob Fuglsang remains determined.
VeloNation: Team suggests he erred in trying to follow more explosive riders yesterday.





Photo: French hopeful Thibaut Pinot (FDJ) lost six minutes to stage 8 winner Chris Froome.
CyclingNews: Thibaut Pinot didn’t stop on the finishing line of Ax 3 Domaines to comment on his mediocre showing in the first mountain stage at the Tour de France but the feeling of devastation was visible on his face.





Photo: Sunday should be packed with action.
PodiumCafe: It's a quinella of Cat-1 peaks in Sunday's final Pyrenean stage, leading to a long descent.






Photo: Andrew Talansky (Garmin Sharp).
CyclingNews: Andrew Talansky came through the first mountain stage of the Tour de France relatively unscathed, finishing in a group containing Michael Rogers, Jakob Fuglsang and Garmin-Sharp teammate Daniel Martin.







Photo: Chris Froome says his victories will stand the test of time. CyclingNews.
VeloNews: Tour de France leader Chris Froome fired a broadside at a cycling generation tainted by doping scandals as he insisted he is racing “100 percent” clean at the world’s biggest and most notorious bike race.






















Photo: Pascale Schyns is the official Tour de France translator.
CyclingTips: “I resigned from the UCI at the end of 2011 because I was in total disagreement with Pat McQuaid’s politics, lack of transparency and his way of using cycling to make personal money.”





Photo: David Millar is adament there are no dirty secrets to Team Sky's success (Getty Images).
SBS: British rider David Millar on Sunday hit out at those who have cast doubt on the achievements of Chris Froome and Team Sky, insisting that the sport has changed greatly since the dark days of the last decade in which the US Postal team dominated the sport.





Photo: The Festina scandal provided a stark insight into the world of doping within the professional peloton.
CyclingNews: Richard Virenque hopes that every rider from the 1998 Festina team is included in the French Senate’s list of positive samples from that year's Tour de France.





Photo: Andy Schleck (RadioShack Leopard) near the finish in Ax 3 Domaines.
CyclingNews: Andy Schleck (RadioShack-Leopard) slid out of the battle for final overall victory at the Tour de France on Saturday’s first mountain stage to Ax 3 Domaines but the Luxembourger remained optimistic about his chances of making an impact later in the race.





Photo: Alberto Contador and Bjarne Riis address questions at the press conference in Murat.
CyclingNews: The Saxo-Tinkoff team owner and manager has kept a low profile this season and especially at the Tour de France. He strangely opted to miss the opening two stages in Corsica and then left the race after the team time trial in Nice.





Photo: Alejandro Valverde rode strategically during the 8th stage of the Tour de France (AAP).
SBS: Movistar came into the 2013 Tour de France with one of the best balanced squads in the peloton and hopes of placing Alejandro Valverde on the podium in Paris, and after Stage 8 its goal remains intact.





Photo: Slim tubes and tight angles create a rigid rear triangle.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Light and rigid, the Helium Team SL is accurate, eager and surprisingly comfortable."











Photo: Tejay van Garderen had a bad day on stage 8. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Tejay van Garderen (BMC) won’t be returning to the winner’s podium in this year’s Tour de France.






July 6, 2013




Photo: 2013 Tour de France Stage 2 Live Online Coverage Guide .
CyclingFans: Sunday's Tour de France Stage 9 departs Saint-Girons at 11:20am CET (5:20am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Bagnères-de-Bigorre at around 4:36pm CET (10:36am U.S. Eastern).  Tour de France live streaming video should get underway at around *11:15am CET (*5:15am U.S. Eastern).






Chris Froome (Sky) soloed to victory at Ax 3 Domaines and took over the Tour de France lead on the first day in the Pyrenees.
CyclingNews: It's looking like the race could be over, says Irishman.








Photo: Chris Froome (Team Sky) on the final climb.
CyclingNews: Sky rider takes over the race lead in Pyrenees.










Photo: Fabian Cancellara (RadioShack Leopard) powers to victory in the stage 7 time trial at the Tour of Austria.
CyclingNews: Zoidl takes over race lead from Seeldraeyers






Photo: Mara Abbott (USA National Team) finished in the bunch to comfortably hold on to her pink jersey heading into the final stage individual time trial.
CyclingTips: Marianne Vos (Rabobank) sprinted to victory in Corbetta to take her 3rd stage win of the 2013 Giro Rosa in the final road stage of the race.





Races & Results.
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages & Results),
Giro Rosa - June 30-July 7 (Stages & Results),
Tour of Austria - June 30-July 7 (Stages & Results),
USA Pro Challenge - Aug 19-25 (Stages),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Races),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results)






Photo: Nairo Quintana rides solo during Stage 8 of the Tour de France (Getty Images).
SBS: Colombian Nairo Quintana displayed exactly why he has been tipped to become the next great climber to come out of the South American country with a remarkable performance during Saturday's eighth stage of the Tour de France in the Pyrenees.





Photo: Frenchman Blel Kadri will savour his time in the polka dots.
VeloNation: Young Frenchman nabs jersey in breakaway, but pledges support for team leader Peraud.





Photo: Cadel Evans at the front of the BMC train.
CyclingNews: Team time trial only downside, says team manager.






Photo: It's time for a weekend in the Pyrenées and for the peloton it's the nervous.
PodiumCafe: This year has an added evil twist in that the first real mountain pass is also the highest in the race.






Photo: Peter Sagan (Cannondale).
CyclingNews: Impey finishes of first day in maillot jaune.






CyclingTips: Mara Abbott (USA National Team) is well on her way to winning her second Giro Rosa.





CyclingNews: American Mara Abbott celebrated her country’s Independence Day with a victory during stage 5 of the Giro Rosa, where she took over the race lead from Marianne Vos


















Photo: Sunday should be packed with action.
PodiumCafe: It's a quinella of Cat-1 peaks in Sunday's final Pyrenean stage, leading to a long descent.






Photo: Andrew Talansky (Garmin Sharp).
CyclingNews: Andrew Talansky came through the first mountain stage of the Tour de France relatively unscathed, finishing in a group containing Michael Rogers, Jakob Fuglsang and Garmin-Sharp teammate Daniel Martin.







Photo: Chris Froome says his victories will stand the test of time. CyclingNews.
VeloNews: Tour de France leader Chris Froome fired a broadside at a cycling generation tainted by doping scandals as he insisted he is racing “100 percent” clean at the world’s biggest and most notorious bike race.





Photo: An impressive display by Peter Sagan and his Cannondale team.
VeloNation: Slovakian has biggest points advantage at this point of the race in over a decade





Photo: Andy and Frank Schleck celebrate after the 2011 Tour de France.
CyclingNews: Fränk deserves to be back in peloton, says RadioShack Leopard rider.







Photo: Mara Abbott (Giro Rosa/CJfoto.com).
SBS: Mara Abbott claimed her second consecutive stage win at the Giro Rosa to cement her grip on the race lead.





Photo: Jurgen Van den Broeck collects himself after the crash.
CyclingNews: Knee surgery expected next week.





Photo: First Star: Nairo Quintana.
PodiumCafe: It was a first day in he mountains that provided more fireworks and upsets than anyone had anticipated. To explain today, stars only won't suffice. 





Photo: Why do Dudes have nipples? So that they can show them off when they win Tour de France stages. (James Startt).
Bicycling: "If the first week of racing is any indication of the sort of action this year's Tour de France is going to bring us, I can say three things for certain: It's going to be hot, it's going to be fast, and it's going to be sloppy."





Photo: The Scott Scale 710 is a slightly de-militarised version of their ultra successful, 650b cross-country race weapon.
BikeRadar verdict: 5 out of 5 stars. "Scott’s race and carbon expertise delivers a game-changing blend of responsiveness and control."






Photo: Andrew Talansky (Garmin Sharp).
CyclingNews: Garmin-Sharp American well-positioned as mountains loom.





Peloton: With a week of racing already in the rearview mirror, nothing much has been decided at the 100th Tour de France. That won’t be the case on Sunday night.





SBS: Team Sky locked up the mountain stages last year to help Bradley Wiggins win his maiden Tour de France title yet all the signs point to a different strategy this year with Chris Froome in charge.





VeloNews: A week before the start of the Tour de France, pre-race favorite Chris Froome (Sky) was caught up in a brouhaha because he refused to release his power numbers to a website.
























Photo: Former race winner.
VeloNation: Former race winner continues to build form with respectable climbing performance.







Photo: Tejay van Garderen had a bad day on stage 8. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Tejay van Garderen (BMC) won’t be returning to the winner’s podium in this year’s Tour de France.





Photo: The RadioShack team presented in Corsica.
CyclingNews: French police pulled over the RadioShack-Leopard camper Saturday morning and searched it before the eighth stage of the Tour de France, but apparently nothing was found.






Photo: Fränk Schleck’s recent criticism of the RadioShack Leopard.
VeloNation: Leopard SA states Luxembourg rider was fully aware he would need to look elsewhere.






Photo: Stage 7 and the world’s longest leadout, provided for Peter ‘The Musketeer’ Sagan.
PEZ: If there are any young sprint prodigies out there they could do far worse than study this first week in the Tour de France, for we’ve seen some exceptional team and solo efforts in the final kilometers.





Photo: Cadel Evans' first chance to punch back at Chris Froome comes Saturday in the Pyrénées. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: For the leading contenders in this year’s Tour de France, the principal objective in a nervy first week has been to stay out of trouble before the arrival in the Pyrénées.





Photo: Edvald Boasson Hagen gets a boost from Norwegian cycling fans in the Pyrenees during the 2012 Tour de France. (James Startt).
Bicycling: When the Tour de France enters the Pyrenees, the race heats up—literally. Frankie Andreu shares what it’s like to tackle these storied mountains. 





Photo: As a small company it’s incredibly difficult to enforce patents.
BikeRadar: If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery then suspension designer Dave Weagle has a number of admirers, some of whom he’s been locked in costly legal battles with.





















Photo: Vayer will collect data from the 2013 Tour de France to use in his study (Getty Images).
CyclingTips: Controversy is in the air at the 100th Tour de France amid claims by a prominent former coach that riders who dope can be detected simply by calculating the power generated while on their bikes.




















July 5, 2013




Photo: 2013 Tour de France Stage 2 Live Online Coverage Guide .
CyclingFans: Saturday's Tour de France Stage 8 departs Castres at 11:35am CET (5:35am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Ax 3 Domaines at around 5:00pm CET (11:00am U.S. Eastern).  Tour de France live streaming video should get underway at around 2:00pm CET (8:00am U.S. Eastern).






Photo: It's time for a weekend in the Pyrenées and for the peloton it's the nervous.
PodiumCafe: This year has an added evil twist in that the first real mountain pass is also the highest in the race.






Photo: Peter Sagan (Cannondale).
CyclingNews: Impey finishes of first day in maillot jaune.






Photo: The world's biggest stage race for women, the Giro Rosa, is nearing completion over in Italy.
CyclingTips: Mara Abbott (USA National Team) is well on her way to winning her second Giro Rosa.





Photo: Mara Abbott (USA National Team) takes over the maglia rosa.
CyclingNews: American Mara Abbott celebrated her country’s Independence Day with a victory during stage 5 of the Giro Rosa, where she took over the race lead from Marianne Vos





Photo: Gerald Ciolek (MTN-Qhubeka) wins stage 6 at the Tour of Austria.
CyclingNews: Seeldraeyers' lead unthreatened on sprint stage.





Races & Results.
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages & Results),
Giro Rosa - June 30-July 7 (Stages & Results),
Tour of Austria - June 30-July 7 (Stages & Results),
USA Pro Challenge - Aug 19-25 (Stages),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Races),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results)





Photo: Jessie's turn to talk about what it's like as a non-climber to face a huge climbing day in the grupetto.
PodiumCafe: "There was a few points today where I wanted to be a bidon & eject from the bunch."




Photo: Geraint Thomas said his broken pelvis is
VeloNews: On Wednesday morning in Cagnes-sur-Mer, Geraint Thomas gingerly pedaled upon a trainer, only days removed from breaking his pelvis but pressing on.





Photo: We've got two days of climbing around the Pyrenees, then a long transfer to Brittany and a day of rest.
PodiumCafe: The caravan of the Tour de France should be settled into the riverside town of Castres, along the shores of the Tarn, by now.





Photo: The chunky full frame and square styling looks as good off the bike as on.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Stylish and practical if you don't mind a full frame."





Photo: Andy Schleck’s (RadioShack Leopard Trek) competition Trek Domane carries a prototype of the new top-of-the-range Bontrager Serano saddle.
BikeRadar: General classification hope Andy Schleck (RadioShack Leopard Trek) is riding a prototype Bontrager saddle, dubbed the Serano, at the 2013 Tour de France.







Photo: Andre Greipel (Lotto Belisol) wins stage 6 of the Tour de France.
CyclingNews: Impey becomes first South African in yellow jersey.





























Photo: Andrew Talansky (Garmin Sharp).
CyclingNews: Garmin-Sharp American well-positioned as mountains loom.





Photo: it’s going to be instructive to see how much time separates Froome, Contador, Evans, Hesjedal, Valverde, Rodriguez, Porte, Van Garderen, Martin and Quintana as they leave the Pyrénées.
Peloton: With a week of racing already in the rearview mirror, nothing much has been decided at the 100th Tour de France. That won’t be the case on Sunday night.





Photo: Team work will be key for getting Chris Froome (right) into the maillot juane (Getty Images).
SBS: Team Sky locked up the mountain stages last year to help Bradley Wiggins win his maiden Tour de France title yet all the signs point to a different strategy this year with Chris Froome in charge.





Photo: Chris Froome has resisted calls to release his power numbers. Photo: Graham Watson .
VeloNews: A week before the start of the Tour de France, pre-race favorite Chris Froome (Sky) was caught up in a brouhaha because he refused to release his power numbers to a website.








Photo: Christian Vande Velde’s final Tour de France has come to an end.
VeloNation: Garmin-Sharp rider falls for second time in three days.





Photo: At age 36, Svein Tuft is the oldest rider of the modern era to make his Tour de France debut. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Canadian Svein Tuft (Orica-GreenEdge) has seen a lot in a pro cycling career that has spanned over a decade.






Photo: Fabian Cancellara (RadioShack Leopard) announced his new three-year deal with Trek today.
CyclingNews: Swiss to make attempt after Worlds or 2014 Paris-Roubaix, says Guercilena.





John Degenkolb finished in the shadow of Peter Sagan on Friday, but isn't far from his first Tour win. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: John Degenkolb (Argos-Shimano) let out his frustration after losing today’s seventh stage at the Tour de France to Peter Sagan (Cannondale).





Photo: Tour de France Commentator Phil Liggett reveals the 2014 Tour de France route YouTube.
road.cc: The Tour de France starts with two stages in Yorkshire next year, before hopping south to Cambridge to start stage three’s run into London.





Photo: Easton EC90 Aero 55 tubulars.
BikeRadar: Easton has revamped its road wheel range from head to toe for 2014, with much more aerodynamic rim shapes, lots more tubeless compatibility on clincher models, and more value at the low/mid range than ever.





Photo: Checking a slick bicycle tyre for wear can seem counter-intuitive, but the warning signs are obvious to the practised eye.
RCUK: With summer finally arrived, and the prospect of rain diminished for a few weeks at least, many of us will be removing our heavy duty winter tires and fitting lighter, faster rubber.





Photo: http://cdn.media.cyclingnews.com/2013/07/04/2/pic380493324_670.jpg.
CyclingNews: There are no gifts, or so they say. A sentiment that Orica-GreenEdge's Matt White echoed as Daryl Impey pulled on the maillot jaune at the Tour de France, slipping on the jersey after teammate Simon Gerrans lost his lead due to a split at the end of stage 6 in Montpellier.



























Photo: Vayer will collect data from the 2013 Tour de France to use in his study (Getty Images).
CyclingTips: Controversy is in the air at the 100th Tour de France amid claims by a prominent former coach that riders who dope can be detected simply by calculating the power generated while on their bikes.





Photo: Expect to see Lance Armstrong in suit and tie this fall if his case goes to arbitration.
CyclingNews: Contrary to reports that circulated on Thursday, Lance Armstrong and the Sunday Times have not reached a settlement.









Photo: Fränk Schleck has protested at the late notification given to him.
VeloNation: Luxembourg rider unimpressed by late notice that he won’t be re-employed.





Photo: First star: Cannondale.
PodiumCafe: Another cracking day in the Tour. Not the breakaway day that some whackadoodles predicted but something else entirely. A hardfought day with a hectic sprint and a worthy winner to finish it off.





Photo: Jurgen Van den Broeck’s crash on Wednesday in the Tour de France will have a bigger effect on his season than he would have hoped for.
VeloNation: Cracks to two ligaments and a cartilage injury for Lotto Belisol GC rider.





Photo: Nairo Quintana (Movistar).
CyclingNews: Columbian rider, Nairo Quintana of Movistar suffered a hard hit to his left knee, finishing the stage in pain yet positive for his recovery before the Pyrenees.





Photo: Qinghai Lake, China’s largest body of salt water.
CyclingIQ: The most challenging professional road cycling event on the UCI AsiaTour calendar is back, going higher and further than before!





Photo: Remi Gribaudo, Head of Logistics and R&D Project Manager at Lapierre Cycles, designer of the bikes ridden by the FDJ road team.
RCUK: He is the Logistics and R&D Project Manager at Lapierre Bicycles, a French brand based for its entire 66-year history in Dijon, and, since its buy-out by the Dutch Accell Ggroup in 1996, in Hungary, Turkey, and Taiwan.





Photo: British Cycling president Brian Cookson.
road.cc: British Cycling president says UK success can provide template for progress at world level.






VeloNation: Dan Martin says American rider’s belief in him has been a major boost to his career.





SBS: Danish cyclist Michael Rasmussen has told anti-doping authorities Saxo-Tinkoff manager Bjarne Riis knew about widespread doping in his team.






July 4, 2013




Photo: 2013 Tour de France Stage 2 Live Online Coverage Guide .
CyclingFans: Friday's Tour de France Stage 7 departs Montpellier at 12:00pm CET (6:00am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Albi at around 5:21pm CET (11:21am U.S. Eastern).  Tour de France live streaming video should get underway at around 2:00pm CET (8:00am U.S. Eastern).





Photo: Stage seven is a lumpy ride inland ride from Montpellier which looks like a definite opportunity for the first successful breakaway of the race.
PodiumCafe: Whenever you see the name "Albi" in the TdF roadbook it can only mean one of two things, either the race is about to enter the Pyrenees or it is just exiting from the Pyrenees.







Photo: Andre Greipel (Lotto Belisol) wins stage 6 of the Tour de France.
CyclingNews: Impey becomes first South African in yellow jersey.





Photo: World and Olympic champion, and undisputed World number one Marianne Vos .
VeloNation: World champion concedes that a third straight Giro Rosa victory is now impossible.








Photo: Mara Abbott celebrates her stage win at the 2013 Giro Rosa. (Photo by Jack Seehafer).
USACycling: Mara Abbott racing for the USA Cycling National Development Program, won Thursday's 73.3-kilometer fifth stage of 2013 Giro Rosa in Italy and took over the general classification lead in the race.





Photo: Andrey Kashechkin withdraw earlier in the Tour due to illness.
VeloNation: Fuglsang and team rue loss of two strong riders





Photo: TDF 2013 jerseys.
road.cc: History made again in Montpellier as Impey becomes first representative of African nation to pull on the yellow jersey.










Races & Results.
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages & Results),
Giro Rosa - June 30-July 7 (Stages & Results),
Tour of Austria - June 30-July 7 (Stages & Results),
USA Pro Challenge - Aug 19-25 (Stages),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Races),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results)





Photo: Brent Bookwalter said the opening week at the Tour de France is chaotic and stressful. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Brent Bookwalter survived a crash in the final kilometers of Wednesday’s Tour de France stage 5. He hit another rider’s bike and came down with several, including Christian Vande Velde.





Photo: Fabian Cancellara wins 2013 Tour of Flanders.
CyclingWeekly: General Manager Luca Guercilena - "The principle group will be what we have now, but there will be changes. We're on the market, but the Cancellara classics group will be at the center of the team."





Photo: The 4 Strike Bike is the brainchild of retired surgeon Lex van Stekelenburg.
road.cc: Investors sought for development of “first double drive bike.”





Photo: You can have any geometry and frame size within reason.
BikeRadar: Scappa are set to serve the luxury end of the bicycle market with a range of fully customisable Italian handmade carbon road and mountain bike frames.







Photo: Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma Quick Step) wins stage 5 of the Tour de France.
CyclingNews: Yellow jersey stays with Orica-GreenEdge.






Photo: crosses the line with plenty of time to celebrate!
PodiumCafe: After yesterday's lumpy stage and brutal finish, Stage 4 of the 2013 Giro Rosa was the longest of the race - 137km, longer than the UCI's usual limit for stages.












Photo: http://cdn.media.cyclingnews.com/2013/07/04/2/pic380493324_670.jpg.
CyclingNews: There are no gifts, or so they say. A sentiment that Orica-GreenEdge's Matt White echoed as Daryl Impey pulled on the maillot jaune at the Tour de France, slipping on the jersey after teammate Simon Gerrans lost his lead due to a split at the end of stage 6 in Montpellier.





Photo: Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin Sharp) at the start of stage 5.
CyclingNews: Despite suffering from a broken rib, Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin Sharp) put on a brave face as he warmed down from the soaring temperatures of stage 6 at the Tour de France.





Photo: Stephen Roche on Alpe d'Huez in the 1987 Tour.
CyclingNews: Saxo-Tinkoff manager Bjarne Riis left the Tour de France on Wednesday, after Michael Rasmussen told the Danish paper Politiken that the 1996 Tour de France winner knew about doping on the then-CSC team in 2002.







Photo: Mark Cavendish gets a helping hand after falling during Stage 6 (Getty Images).
SBS: He is not a good loser, and his anger was all too evident on Thursday as a crash 34km from the finish left him playing catch-up with the peloton, seriously hampering his chances of a second consecutive stage win.





Photo: BMC's Cadel Evans lost 23 seconds to Sky's Chris Froome in the team time trial this week. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: After the team time trial saw Tour de France heavy-hitter BMC Racing bleed 23 seconds to Sky and leader Chris Froome, the squad finds itself with some digging out to do as the 100th Tour barrels toward the Pyrenees.





Photo: eeding that damages the image of cycling.
InnerRing: Every evening the Tour publishes an official bulletin with the results and other technical information including a note of who was fined during the day with the crimes and punishments listed.





Photo: Marianne Vos.
PodiumCafe: Things got real at the third stage of the Giro with Marianne Vos taking advantage of the hilly terrain to take a stagewin and start building an advantage in the General Classification.





Photo: Partnership means being aware of each other and communicating clearly.
Off The Beaten Path: "I am always surprised how many cyclists are afraid of cars and their drivers, or have downright animosity to them. I prefer to see drivers as partners in a big game called Traffic."





Photo: Coloral made bottles from 1947 until the company folded in 1954.
road.cc: Look at any photos or watch any video of cycle racing from the 40s and 50s and there’s one common piece of equipment almost everyone used: an aluminium drinking flask with a cork stopper.





Photo: Power measurement is one of the optimal tools for trainin.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "A simple and robust solution for power measurement."





Photo: Orbea Orca Road Bike.
CyclingWeekly: Among the flashy colourways of a pro team's stable of Tour bikes, you'll always find one that's simply raw carbon.








Photo: Christian Vande Velde can't believe he's crashed in the Tour de France... again.
CyclingNews: Christian Vande Velde (Garmin-Sharp) was among the starters on stage 6 of the Tour de France on Thursday in spite of the injuries he sustained the previous day in a crash on final climb of the Col de la Gineste.








Photo: Christian Vande Velde (Garmin Sharp) on the ground after a crash.
CyclingNews: Bouet out, Bouhanni and several others left battered and bruised in Marseille.








Photo: British Cycling president Brian Cookson.
road.cc: British Cycling president says UK success can provide template for progress at world level.


















Photo: Garmin-Sharp all rounder Christian Vande Velde .
VeloNation: Dan Martin says American rider’s belief in him has been a major boost to his career.





Photo: Michael Rasmussen recently admitted to doping throught his career (AAP).
SBS: Danish cyclist Michael Rasmussen has told anti-doping authorities Saxo-Tinkoff manager Bjarne Riis knew about widespread doping in his team.







Photo: Giro 2012 S11 Frank Schleck signs on (Gian Mattia D'Alberto - LaPresse - RCS Sport).
road.cc: News comes less than six-months before US bike maker Trek takes over team's WorldTour license.





Photo: This was the moment when Andrew Talansky finally felt like he was at the Tour de France. Photo: Casey B. Gibson.
DougReport: "We made it off the island. I’m pretty sure if you were listening closely on Monday evening, you would have heard a collective sigh of relief from the entire Tour de France peloton."





Photo: Damiano Cunego (Lampre - Merida) signs autographs.
CyclingNews: Cunego compares Basso rivalry to Senna and Prost. Really.





Photo: makers of the planned Paul Kimmage Rough Rider documentary.
VeloNation: Theft of computers had threatened completion of film based around journalist and Tour de France.





Photo: The front cover of Sean Kelly’s new autobiography, written with journalist Lionel Birnie.
StickyBottle: It might have taken three years to put together, but Sean Kelly’s autobiography ‘Hunger’ finally hit the shelves in Ireland today.





Photo: The Nitro range is one up from Performance.
road.cc: Comfortable, lightweight and close-fitting bib-shorts, ideal for warm-weather cycling. Not cheap though, with a well-displayed brand name that some may wish to avoid.





Photo: The Syncros saddle bag kit comes in three wheel sizes.
MBAction: Syncros offers the minimalistic $24.99 saddle bag kit for quick and dirty rides.





Photo: Extensive use of fluid dynamics software and wind tunnel testing led to this drag-defying shape.
BikeRadar: Part of the limited edition, high-end apparel Course range, the helmet is aimed at the everyday cyclist.





Photo: The Selfloops Ant+ accessory is compatible with Android version 2.3.4 and higher phones.
BikeRumor: The number of metrics you can track with your phone is ever growing.






Photo: I suppose they could have made this stage more pancake flat had they tried.
PodiumCafe: Finally! A straightforward sprint stage!














July 3, 2013





Photo: Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma Quick Step) wins stage 5 of the Tour de France.
CyclingNews: Yellow jersey stays with Orica-GreenEdge.






Photo: crosses the line with plenty of time to celebrate!
PodiumCafe: After yesterday's lumpy stage and brutal finish, Stage 4 of the 2013 Giro Rosa was the longest of the race - 137km, longer than the UCI's usual limit for stages.





Photo: Mathias Frank (BMC) wins stage 4 of the Tour of Austria.
CyclingNews: BMC scored its second consecutive stage win in the Tour of Austria, with Mathias Frank following up the victory of Thor Hushovd in a solo effort to Alpendorf.










Photo: Simon Gerrans retained the yellow jersey of race leader.
VeloNation: “I think we're more than capable of doing that for the next couple of days.”





Races & Results.
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages & Results),
Giro Rosa - June 30-July 7 (Stages & Results),
Tour of Austria - June 30-July 7 (Stages & Results),
USA Pro Challenge - Aug 19-25 (Stages),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Races),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results)





Photo: Jurgen Van Den Broeck is the team's leader in the grand tours.
CyclingNews: Froome is Merckx' top favorite.





Photo: Reigning time trial world champion Tony Martin (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) en route to victory in the German TT championship.
CyclingNews: World time trial champion Tony Martin has been fined 1621 Euros for having the world champion rainbow stripes on his bike yesterday.





Photo: Argos Shimano - Felt F1 FRD 01.
road.cc: Updated Felt F1 FRD road bike was victorious on the opening stage of the Tour de France.





Photo: Paul Kimmage in his pomp, riding the Tour de France with RMO in the 1980s.
StickyBottle: Thieves broke into their campervan on the morning of the opening stage, stealing three Apple Macbooks and an SLR camera.





Photo: The sprint on Stage 5 may resemble the one from two days prior. - Fotoreporter Sirotti.
PodiumCafe: After leaving Corsica behind, the Tour still keeps the theme of hills before a possible sprint. It looks like a day for a heartier version of sprinter.








Photo: 2013 Tour de France Stage 2 Live Online Coverage Guide .
SteepHill: Stage 5 start time: Wednesday 11:45 CET (2:45:00 AM PST); Earliest live video: 13:50 CET (4:50:00 AM PST); Approximate finish: 17:26 CET (8:26:00 AM PST).









Photo: Argos-Shimano rides in the Tour de France team time trial.
CyclingNews: Gerrans takes the maillot jaune with second stage win.

































Photo: Christian Vande Velde (Garmin Sharp) on the ground after a crash.
CyclingNews: Bouet out, Bouhanni and several others left battered and bruised in Marseille.





Photo: Images from motorcycle and helicopter cameras are transmitted via VHF links to relay helicopters .
CyclingTips: There's a fascinating technical solution and a detailed production plan that brings it all to your living room.





Photo: Green jersey Peter Sagan (Cannondale).
CyclingNews: Cannondale rider continues his run of placing in Marseille.





Photo: Cadel Evans is clear that his BMC Racing Team didn’t do enough.
VeloNation: Lelangue agrees, but says there’s still plenty of racing ahead.





Photo: Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank manager Bjarne Riis.
CyclingNews: Riis said to be the center of the investigation.





Photo: spirit of the body.
TwistedSpoke: Esprit de Corps is one of those charming French terms that’s worked its way into the global sporting vernacular.





Photo: The Plutonite lens offers amazing clarity.
BikeRadar verdict: 3.5 out of 5 stars. "Possibly the best goggles we’ve ever tried – though you’ll need deep pockets to afford them."





Photo: 2014 Orbea Orca Race.
CompetitiveCyclist:  It made a mockery of the UCI weight limit, and maneuvered, particularly on high speed descents, with an easy sureness. It exceeded the best-handling bike I've ridden to date. Talk about unexpected. The new Orca is a showstopper.





Photo: Jose Meiffret 1961 record attampt video still.
road.cc: José Meiffret would pass 200kph the following year, riding behind a Mercedes-Benz 300SL.





Photo: The Lezyne Energy Caddy is a small bag that fits to your bike's top tube.
road.cc: Compact no-fuss top-tube bag. Slim, neat and fairly priced. Not big, but that's its plus point.






Photo: Chris Froome said he was happy to avoid yellow on a day that he took time on his GC rivals. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Tour de France favorite Chris Froome (Sky) and the man tipped to be his closest challenger, Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff), both declared themselves satisfied with their performances in Tuesday’s fourth-stage team time trial around Nice.


























Photo: I suppose they could have made this stage more pancake flat had they tried.
PodiumCafe: Finally! A straightforward sprint stage!
























Photo: 30-year-old Tour debutant Ted King.
Blazin'Saddles: Curmudgeonly race officials showed no mercy on Tuesday after kicking out 30-year-old Tour debutant Ted King because he finished seven slender seconds outside the official cut-off point.





Photo: Former pro roadie Udo Bolts and Andreas Strobel are sitting in second place for Masters 80+ (combined team age 80 years or more).
CyclingNews: Fear of no new contract or not riding the Tour de France were contributing factors.





Photo: Desgrange once said that the ideal Tour would be one in which only one rider finished.
Paved: Tour de France founder Henri Desgrange was a stubborn old cuss who didn’t suffer fools gladly, and carved a sporting event into infamy out of the same granite resolve he wielded on riders, team managers, sponsors and manufacturers from 1903 to his death in 1940.





Photo: the caravan had already started its journey around 1:30PM.
PEZ: The caravan of promotional vehicles stretched out over a kilometer or two, with hundreds of people involved in the daily procession. There were people dressed in every kind of costume, handing out everything from hats, to cookies, to full loaves of bread.





Photo: Dauphiné stage 3 winner Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky).
CyclingNews: Norwegian pleased with second place after getting chance to play his own card





Photo: An unhappy Frank Schleck during the Giro d'Italia.
CyclingNews: Schleck tested positive for the banned diuretic and masking agent Xipamide during last year’s Tour de France in an anti-doping control after stage 13, and received a 12 month ban.





Photo: Cannondale SuperSix SRAM Red.
CyclingWeekly: When you compare the build of a sprinter against that of a climber it's instantly obvious that they are going to need a different bike - how do we put this politely... because there's just more of them.





Photo: Tuesday was even crueler than Saturday for American rider Ted King.
PodiumCafe: The fight is on to restore Ted King to the Tour de France.






































July 2, 2013




Photo: 2013 Tour de France Stage 2 Live Online Coverage Guide .
SteepHill: Stage 5 start time: Wednesday 11:45 CET (2:45:00 AM PST); Earliest live video: 13:50 CET (4:50:00 AM PST); Approximate finish: 17:26 CET (8:26:00 AM PST).





Photo: The sprint on Stage 5 may resemble the one from two days prior. - Fotoreporter Sirotti.
PodiumCafe: After leaving Corsica behind, the Tour still keeps the theme of hills before a possible sprint. It looks like a day for a heartier version of sprinter.









Photo: Argos-Shimano rides in the Tour de France team time trial.
CyclingNews: Gerrans takes the maillot jaune with second stage win.





Photo: Norwegian champion Thor Hushovd and BMC teammate Daniel Oss finished 1-2 at the conclusion of stage 3.
CyclingNews: Nine days after winning the Norwegian road championship, Thor Hushovd (BMC) continued his run of good form with a sprint victory in stage 3 at the Tour of Austria.





Photo: David Zabriskie leads the Garmin team to second in 2009.
CyclingNews: Garmin-Sharp team manager Jonathan Vaughters has predicted a close team time trial in Nice, suggesting that even tiny errors could be decisive in making the time differences that decide the win.





Races & Results.
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages & Results),
Giro Rosa - June 30-July 7 (Stages & Results),
Tour of Austria - June 30-July 7 (Stages & Results),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Stages & Results),








Photo: Marianne Vos got her win in pink on Tuesday after a long solo effort. Photo: Nicola Ianuale | Photo Ianuale.
VeloNews: Marianne Vos left no doubt on the first day in the mountains for the most prestigious stage race in women’s cycling.





Photo: the large part of five years Jan Bakelants was invisible.
PodiumCafe: A former winner of the Tour de l'Avenir, Jan Bakelants took his first professional win... by winning a stage at the Tour de France. Where has he been in the five years in between?





Photo: Amanda Spratt, better known as Spratty.
PodiumCafe: The 2012 Australian National Champion, she signed for ORICA when they started, and she's been racing there ever since - known for suicide attacks.





Photo: Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma - QuickStep).
CyclingNews: Omega Pharma-QuickStep rider just finished a round of antibiotics.





Photo: Tony Martin rode strong in Stage 2 of the 2013 Tour de France despite his injuries. (James Startt).
Bicycling: The powerful German overcomes a harrowing crash at the Tour de France and propels his Omega-Pharma squad during Stage 4’s team time trial.







Photo: Stage 4: Nice TTT, 25km.
PodiumCafe: Another day, another completely different event.






Photo: Simon Gerrans proved too good at the end of the stage at Volta a Catalunya.
CyclingNews: Australian pips Sagan to the line.








Photo: Chris Froome said he was happy to avoid yellow on a day that he took time on his GC rivals. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Tour de France favorite Chris Froome (Sky) and the man tipped to be his closest challenger, Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff), both declared themselves satisfied with their performances in Tuesday’s fourth-stage team time trial around Nice.







Photo: Ted King has been time cut from his Tour de France debut.
VeloNews: King struggled in Tuesday’s stage 4 team time trial in Nice, three days after separating his left shoulder in a crash on the opening day of the race.





Photo: Magalie Thierry.
InnerRing: Meet Magalie Thierry, Tour de France “podium girl”, cycling fan and doctorate student. It’s a visible job and not without controversy this year thanks to Peter Sagan.





Photo: Jonathan Vaughters (copyright Humans Invent.com) 01.
road.cc: Taking personal responsibility for the Tour team selection.





Photo: Christian Vande Velde is riding his final Tour de France this month and will retire at the end of the season. Photo: Casey B. Gibson.
VeloNews: For all of its 100 editions, the Tour de France has played a unique role in the career of every pro cyclist, and that’s certainly been true for American Christian Vande Velde.





Photo: The body posture conveys as much information as the drivetrains..
Cyclocosm: "I think there’s no counter-argument to the fact that when it doesn’t shift, you are completely boned."





Photo: Bontrager thought ahead, and brought its brand new Velocis helmet in yellow, just in case. Jan Bakelants took advantage of that forethought on Monday. Photo: Caley Fretz.
VeloNews: Bontrager says its new Velocis helmet, which debuted on the heads of the RadioShack-Leopard team at the start of the Tour de France, is its lightest, coolest, and most comfortable ever.





Photo: A very happy Gerry Ryan, owner of the Orica GreenEdge team in Nice.
CyclingNews: In Simon Gerrans' yellow jersey and two stage wins in as many days, Orica GreenEdge owner Gerry Ryan has perhaps claimed the ultimate reward for his long contribution to Australian cycling.





Photo: Clif isn't about to walk away from the drink mix game.
BikeRadar: With the hydration drink battle heating up, Clif has reconfigured and relaunched its line of electrolyte drinks, with a focus on lower carbohydrates and better fluid absorption.





Photo: When done properly, installing a tubeless tire is a fairly simple process. Photo: Lennard Zinn.
VeloNews: "I just squirt some Stan’s or Caffélatex into the tire when there are only a couple inches of bead left to mount."





Photo: The Schwalbe One bears the makers First Ride stamp, applied to their new products.
BikeRadar: More details have emerged of a new diamond-treaded Schwalbe tire unveiled at the 2013 Tour de France, with the German manufacturers claiming it’s the fastest and most reliable road tire they’ve produced.





Photo: Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank manager Bjarne Riis ahead of stage 1 of the Eneco Tour.
CyclingNews: After being mysteriously absent from the start of the Tour de France in Corsica, Saxo-Tinkoff team owner and manager Bjarne Riis was seen at the start of stage three in Ajaccio and was immediately pursued by the Danish media.



















Photo: Tuesday was even crueler than Saturday for American rider Ted King.
PodiumCafe: The fight is on to restore Ted King to the Tour de France.





















Photo: Marco Pantani, Jan Ullrich and Bobby Julich on the podium at the end of the 1998 Tour de France.
CyclingNews: The French authorities today conceded to the wishes of professional cyclists and have delayed the release of a senate report on doping until after the Tour de France.





Photo: Information given by Orica-GreenEDGE Sporting Director Matt White (R) is assisting ASADA (Sirotti).
SBS: Australian anti-doping investigators have confirmed they are using testimony from Orica-GreenEDGE Sporting Director director Matt White to help build cases against others.





Photo: British Cycling President Brian Cookson is the sole candidate challenging current UCI President Pat McQuaid (Getty).
SBS: Pat McQuaid will face a single challenger as he bids for a third term as president of the International Cycling Union (UCI).





Photo: Team Garmin-Sharp time trials.
CyclingNews: David Millar had nowhere to hide after he crossed the finish line of the Tour de France stage 4 team time trial in Nice.





Photo: David Veilleux rode into the escape group during stage 2 and helped teammate Pierre Rolland sieze the polka dot jersey. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: David Veilleux is making history this month as the Europcar rider becomes the first Quebécois to race in the Tour de France.






Photo: Classics specialist Cancellara, 32, currently rides with RadioShack-Leopard Trek.
RCUK: Swiss powerhouse Fabian Cancellara has confirmed he will ride for Trek Bicycle’s recently-announced WorldTour team, which makes its debut in 2014.





Photo: After years of hard work, young riders will attend provincial races.
CyclingIQ: As China’s bicycle market has exploded in recent years, so too have the number of races held on the mainland. But to most outsiders, including cyclists from Taiwan and Hong Kong, the model of grassroots road cycling development remains a mystery.





Photo: This is the repaired side:.
RedKitePrayer: The repair took four weeks, start to finish, including shipping.





Photo: Selle San Marco Concor Racing Fluoro Flash Edition 2.
road.cc: Well made and supportive saddle with a prestigious heritage.
















Photo: Brian Cookson is taking his UCI presidential campaign on the road, with a stop on Corsica for the Tour de France. Photo: Andrew Hood | VeloNews.com.
VeloNews: British Cycling president Brian Cookson is pressing the flesh and putting faces to names as he brings his UCI presidential campaign to the Tour de France.






July 1, 2013




Photo: 2013 Tour de France Stage 2 Live Online Coverage Guide .
CyclingFans: Stage 4 start time: Tuesday 15:15 CET (6:15:00 AM PST); Earliest live video: 15:15 CET (6:15:00 AM PST); Approximate finish: 17:06 CET (8:06:00 AM PST).







Photo: Stage 4: Nice TTT, 25km.
PodiumCafe: Another day, another completely different event.









Photo: Simon Gerrans proved too good at the end of the stage at Volta a Catalunya.
CyclingNews: Australian pips Sagan to the line.





Races & Results.
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages & Results),
Giro Rosa - June 30-July 7 (Stages & Results),
Tour of Austria - June 30-July 7 (Stages & Results),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Stages & Results),





Photo: David Millar is the rider who would have been donning the Maillot Jaune had the gap been any smaller.
VeloNation: Photo finish reveals how close Scottish rider went to wearing jersey again.





Photo: If I owned a hotel in Corsica I’d make preparations for an influx of Americans with bikes. If you question why cities petition for a Tour de France stage start or finish, images from the Tour broadcast show why .
NeilBrowne: It isn't the Tour de France unless things get a little crazy.







Photo: Tiff Cromwell from the Orica-AIS team is currently writing a daily diary.
CyclingTips: Stage 2 of the Giro Rosa finished in another hectic bunch sprint in which two-time world champion Giorgia Bronzini (Wiggle-Honda) took out the stage into Pontecagnano Faiano.










Photo: Each Tour gets two pages, one page with a summary of the race.
InnerRing: The idea is simple, recount each year’s Tour de France along with a collection of statistics such as the distance, number of starters and finishers, the winner and more and then add the map of the race to accompany the words.





Photo: Dry Ceramic lube even comes with a UV light that shows up the lube.
BikeRadar verdict: 3.5 out of 5 stars. "Quality dry lube, and the UV light is handy if not essential."





Photo: Stage 3: Ajaccio - Calvi, 145.5km.
PodiumCafe: The interesting question is whether Peter Sagan and Aleander Kristoff make it over the final climb and nab some points for the green jersey.







Photo: Jan Bakelandts gets his first pro win and a yellow jersey to go with it. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: It took him a few years, but Jan Bakelants (RadioShack-Leopard) delivered his first pro win on cycling’s biggest stage in the baddest way possible.































Photo: Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank manager Bjarne Riis ahead of stage 1 of the Eneco Tour.
CyclingNews: After being mysteriously absent from the start of the Tour de France in Corsica, Saxo-Tinkoff team owner and manager Bjarne Riis was seen at the start of stage three in Ajaccio and was immediately pursued by the Danish media.





Photo: Andy Schleck and RadioShack rode into the Tour de France with low expectations, and the team has already exceeded them. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: After three days on the Mediterranean island of Corsica, RadioShack-Leopard has been one of the revelations of the 2013 Tour de France, and Andy Schleck has shown encouraging signs that he is on his way back to counting among cycling’s elite.






Photo: Geraint Thomas broke his pelvis in a stage 1 crash but decided to continue in the race, at least for now. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Britain’s Sky rider Geraint Thomas started the third stage of the Tour de France on Monday despite suffering from a fractured pelvis.





Photo: Peter Sagan (Cannondale) found himself in the not-often-experienced position.
VeloNation: A green-silver lining for the Slovak after losing Tour stage three to Gerrans.





Photo: Alberto Contador was one of the high profile victims of the crash at 5km to go on stage 1.
CyclingNews: After falling on the opening day of the Tour de France, Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff) safely negotiated stage two to Ajaccio, although he warned that he would face a tougher test of his recovery on Monday’s third and final Corsican leg to Calvi.






Photo: Thomas De Gendt (Vacansoleil-DCM) has his eye on an Alpe d'Huez stage victory.
CyclingNews: Belgian loses 17 minutes, top-20 overall still possible.





Photo: Corsica, Calanques de Piana (Jean-Pol Grandmont, Wikimedia Commons).
road.cc: Pair were among four arrested on Saturday's opening stage for spraying nationalist slogans on road.





Photo: I am capable of showing up, of behaving reasonably well, and of enjoying myself. .
RedKitePrayer: “I just don’t ride mountain bikes enough to be any good at it,” and he said, “You seem like a capable enough rider.”





Photo: This bike is all options. Will be sold in three different variations.
BikeRumor: Over the past few weeks Canadian manufacturer Brodie Bikes has been tantalizing their social media followers with carefully cropped spy shots of their new 2014 line up.





Photo: Kimmage .
VeloNation: Apple laptops needed to complete film project.





































Photo: Brian Cookson is taking his UCI presidential campaign on the road, with a stop on Corsica for the Tour de France. Photo: Andrew Hood | VeloNews.com.
VeloNews: British Cycling president Brian Cookson is pressing the flesh and putting faces to names as he brings his UCI presidential campaign to the Tour de France.






Photo: Fabian Cancellara will become the core of the team.
VeloNation: American bicycle manufacturer wants to use Swiss rider as new figurehead.






Photo: Victory for Marco Pantani (Mercatone Uno) atop Alpe d'Huez at the '97 Tour.
CyclingNews: UCI President Pat McQuaid has hinted that a new winner could be anointed for the 1998 Tour de France if Marco Pantani tested positive for EPO. Such a decision would be at odds with an eight-year statute of limitations.





Photo: Simon Clarke was awarded Most Combative Rider after being in and attacking from the breakaway.
CyclingTips: Orica-GreenEDGE reconned stage 3 of this year's Tour de France a week or so before the race and decided it was suited to Simon Gerrans. They built their day around Gerro and it couldn't have worked out better.





Photo: A Look 695 Aerolight frameset with cutaways to show the internal features.
BikeRadar: The 695 Aerolight is the original Look 695 road bike with an aero makeover.





Photo: Have a spine as flexible as a snake? Then Fi:zi'k recommends the Arione.
BikeRadar: In Fi:zi'k's terminology, the bull is for less-flexible riders, the snake is for very flexible riders, and the chameleon is somewhere in between.





Photo: Giant's new TCX Advanced 0 cyclocross racer features an all-new carbon fiber frame, SRAM's new Red 22 group with hydraulic disc brakes, and Giant's own P-CXR0 wheels with carbon rims .
BikeRadar: For cyclocross this coming season, Giant redesigned the TCX line with disc brakes and front thru-axles across the board, as well as revamped geometry with a lower bottom bracket.
















Photo: Panasonic teammates Phil Anderson, left, and Robert Millar await team introductions at the 1987 Giro d'Italia.
CyclingNews: At this point, all excuses are futile.




























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