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• Giro d'Italia rider galleries

  

  Highlighting the very best from the Italian grand tour

  
  
  
• Weening tumbles down Giro standings in rain-soaked day into Florence

  

  Former wearer of maglia rosa to refocus energy on stage victory

  
  
  
• Results: 2013 Tour of Chongming Island World Cup

  • 1. Tetyana RIABCHENKO, FCL, in 3:04:17
  • 2. Giorgia BRONZINI, Wiggle Honda, at :12
  • 3. Amy PIETERS, ARW, at :12
  • 4. Emma JOHANSSON, Orica-AIS, at :12
  • 5. Sara MUSTONEN, Faren-Let’s Go Findland, at :12
  • 6. Marta TAGLIAFERRO, MCipollini Giordana, at :12
  • 7. Marta BASTIANELLI, Faren-Let’s Go Findland, at :12
  • 8. Kim DE BAAT, Boels Dolmans, at :12
  • 9. Oxana KOZONCHUK, RusVelo, at :12
  • 10. Julia MARTISOVA, FCL, at :12
  • 11. Janneke KANIS, ARW, at :12
  • 12. Rochelle GILMORE, Wiggle Honda, at :12
  • 13. Aurore VERHOEVEN, FRA, at :12
  • 14. Pascale JEULAND, FRA, at :12
  • 15. Chloe HOSKING, Hitek Products UCK, at :12
  • 16. Elena CECCHINI, Faren-Let’s Go Findland, at :12
  • 17. Roxane FOURNIER, FRA, at :12
  • 18. Elena KUCHINSKAYA, RusVelo, at :12
  • 19. Ashlynn VAN BAARLE, Faren-Let’s Go Findland, at :12
  • 20. Elisa LONGO BORGHINI, Hitek Products UCK, at :12
  • 21. Ana Bianca SCHNITZMEIER, Wiggle Honda, at :12
  • 22. Lucy MARTIN, Boels Dolmans, at :12
  • 23. Emilie MOBERG, Hitek Products UCK, at :12
  • 24. Daniela GASS, Squadra Scappatella, at :12
  • 25. Fanny RIBEROT, FRA, at :12
  • 26. Maria giulia CONFALONIERI, Faren-Let’s Go Findland, at :12
  • 27. Christina PERCHTOLD, Squadra Scappatella, at :12
  • 28. Anastasiya CHULKOVA, RusVelo, at :12
  • 29. Xiao Juan DIAO, HKG, at :12
  • 30. Valentina SCANDOLARA, MCipollini Giordana, at :12
  • 31. Melissa HOSKINS, Orica-AIS, at :12
  • 32. Anna Zita Maria STRICKER, MCipollini Giordana, at :12
  • 33. Minhye LEE, KOR, at :12
  • 34. Zhao Juan MENG, HKG, at :12
  • 35. Seul-Gi KIM, KOR, at :12
  • 36. Cecilie Gotaas JOHNSEN, Hitek Products UCK, at :12
  • 37. Annette EDMONDSON, Orica-AIS, at :12
  • 38. Yanthi FUCHIYANTI, INA, at :12
  • 39. Aizhan ZHAPAROVA, RusVelo, at :12
  • 40. Simona FRAPPORTI, Bepink, at :12
  • 41. Bo Yee LEUNG, HKG, at :12
  • 42. Supaksorn NUNTANA, THA, at :12
  • 43. Yulia BLINDYUK, RusVelo, at :17
  • 44. Martine BRAS, Boels Dolmans, at :17
  • 45. Beatrice BARTELLONI, Wiggle Honda, at :17
  • 46. Romy KASPER, Boels Dolmans, at :17
  • 47. Nina KESSLER, Boels Dolmans, at :17
  • 48. Claudia HÄUSLER, Tibco-To the Top, at :17
  • 49. Wilaiwan KUNLAPHA, THA, at :18
  • 50. Malgorzata WOJTYRA, Bepink, at :18
  • 51. Chantal BLAAK, Tibco-To the Top, at :18
  • 52. Malgorzta JASINSKA, MCipollini Giordana, at :21
  • 53. Tatiana GUDERZO, MCipollini Giordana, at :23
  • 54. Gu SUNG EUN, Orica-AIS, at :24
  • 55. Shelley OLDS, Tibco-To the Top, at :26
  • 56. Eun Hee KIM, KOR, at :26
  • 57. Qianyu YANG, HKG, at :26
  • 58. Nontasin CHANPENG, THA, at :26
  • 59. Kim YOU-RI, KOR, at :28
  • 60. Lang MENG, China Chongming-Giant, at :28
  • 61. Dong Yan HUANG, China Chongming-Giant, at :28
  • 62. FITRIYANI, INA, at :28
  • 63. Lina SHI, China Chongming-Giant, at :28
  • 64. Jessica UEBELHART, FCL, at :28
  • 65. Kamonwan WINYOOWIJAK, THA, at :28
  • 66. Monika KIRALY, Squadra Scappatella, at :28
  • 67. Wan Yiu Jamie WONG, China Chongming-Giant, at :28
  • 68. Ju Mi LEE, KOR, at :28
  • 69. Valentina CARRETTA, MCipollini Giordana, at :28
  • 70. Lucy GARNER, ARW, at :28
  • 71. Panawaraporn BOONSAWAT, THA, at :36
  • 72. Septianis RATNA DEWI, INA, at :37
  • 73. Loes GUNNEWIJK, Orica-AIS, at :37
  • 74. Whitney GAGGIOLI, FCL, at :37
  • 75. Jessie MACLEAN, Orica-AIS, at :37
  • 76. Wai Ting LIU, HKG, at :42
  • 77. Melanie SPÄTH, Tibco-To the Top, at :48
  • 78. Thea THORSEN, Hitek Products UCK, at :51
  • 79. Jutta NIEMINEN, Faren-Let’s Go Findland, at :54
  • 80. Audrey CORDON, FRA, at 1:02
  • 81. Aude BIANNIC, FRA, at 1:02
  • 82. Willeke KNOL, ARW, at 1:05
  • 83. Amy ROBERTS, Wiggle Honda, at 1:29
  • 84. Rachana AZIZAH, INA, at 2:01
  • 85. Chiara AGNELLI, FCL, at 3:32
  • 86. Emily COLLINS, Wiggle Honda, at 4:02
  • DNF Tone Hatteland LIMA, Hitek Products UCK
  • DNF Giulia DONATO, Bepink
  • DNF Daniela LEVI, Bepink
  • DNF Sarah RIJKES, Squadra Scappatella
  • DNF Wahyuti SRI RAHAYU, INA
• Found Cog @Penrose

  I found a track cog last Thursday evening on the ground under my vehicle.  It looks like it spent a minimal amount of time in the rain, so I suspect it's been there for at least a week or two.  
  
  Let me know if you think it's yours.  
  
  If nobody claims it I'll probably just give it to Steven.
• Brutal heat proves challenging for Tour of California peloton

  

  Riders bake on opening stage

  
  
  
• Dutchtown Photos

  Ok. The Dutchtown pics are at the end of all the rest of this weekend - about 40 of them - Women's & Men's pros today.
  
  http://bit.ly/11sXeHH
  
  velo~
• Video: Van Der Ploeg asserts sprinting ability with maiden NRS victory

  

  Stage and sprint jersey scalped on final day at FKG Tour of Toowoomba

  
  
  
• Yeah, but it’s a dry heat: Try telling that to the Amgen Tour peloton

  

  ESCONDIDO, California (VN) — Gavin Mannion came across the finish line in Escondido after a searing stage 1 of the Amgen Tour of California, salt outlines upon his kit, salt falling from his hair.

  Riders trickled in for minutes, some unclipped, suffering from cramps. Jeff Louder (UnitedHealthcare) says he probably drank 30 bottles on the 100-degree, 165-mile stage around Escondido.

  “The weather was the biggest factor today. It’s over 90 degrees, and this is the first time this year that most of us have raced in these conditions. It was just impossible to stay hydrated enough today,” Mannion said. “One of the hardest stages I’ve ever done. There’s salt everywhere; I think my hand was cramping coming into the finish.”

  All day the temperatures around Escondido hovered around 100 degrees, and one team had to stop and buy more water at a gas station, having gone through its 150 bottles.

  “It was like a blast furnace. It was nice on the climb up Palomar, but as we descended, you could just feel it getting hotter and hotter and hotter. It was like going into hell a bit,” Louder said.

  “I think, particularly for everybody — most everybody — this is the first time they’ve felt this. A month ago I was in Belgium, where it didn’t go over 40 degrees. Now it’s 90. There’s a difference.”

  The Southern California heat thinned a weary peloton, melting even the current road world champion, Philippe Gilbert (BMC Racing), who eased off the gas late in the stage.

  “I think it’s really, really tough,” said Bontrager director Axel Merckx. “You can see them finishing here. Everybody’s dehydrated, overheated. It’s 105 degrees. It’s the first stage; it’s a hard stage. When you see guys like Philippe Gilbert just give up with 10Ks to go because it’s too hot? It’s really tough.”

  What’s even worse for the withered peloton is that Monday’s stage into Palm Springs is anticipated to be hotter still — and finishes on a climb. The predicted high in Palm Springs Monday? One hundred and nine degrees.

  “It’s going to be brutal,” Merckx said. “Finishing uphill. It’s going to be really tough. But it is what it is. It’s the same for everybody. These young guys, they’re excited to be here, they’ll recover the best they can and make it a really good race.”

  Alexander Candelario paused in the shaded finish, and dumped water over his head, letting it run down his face. Asked how hot it felt, he laughed.

  “In the overall picture, I think it wasn’t that hot. But I think it’s the first hot day for everyone, so it was really hot,” he said. He lost track of how much water he’d drunk after 15 bottles.

  “And I didn’t even take a pee once,” he said. “And tomorrow’s going to be even hotter.”

   

• Results: 2013 Amgen Tour of California, stage 1

  • 1. Lieuwe WESTRA, Vacansoleil-DCM, in 4:31:33
  • 2. Francisco MANCEBO PEREZ, 5-hour Energy-Kenda, at :00
  • 3. Peter SAGAN, Cannondale, at :06
  • 4. Gianni MEERSMAN, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at :06
  • 5. Jasper STUYVEN, USA, at :06
  • 6. Jacob RATHE, Garmin-Sharp, at :06
  • 7. Alexander CANDELARIO, USA, at :06
  • 8. Mitchell DOCKER, Orica-GreenEdge, at :06
  • 9. Jeremy VENNELL, USA, at :06
  • 10. Tanner PUTT, USA, at :06
  • 11. Michael ROGERS, Saxo-Tinkoff, at :06
  • 12. Chad BEYER, Champion System, at :06
  • 13. Mathias FRANK, BMC Racing, at :06
  • 14. Paul VOSS, NetApp-Endura, at :06
  • 15. Marc DE MAAR, UnitedHealthcare, at :06
  • 16. Christopher BALDWIN, USA, at :06
  • 17. Tejay VAN GARDEREN, BMC Racing, at :06
  • 18. Andy SCHLECK, RadioShack-Leopard, at :06
  • 19. Cameron MEYER, Orica-GreenEdge, at :06
  • 20. David DE LA CRUZ MELGAREJO, NetApp-Endura, at :06
  • 21. Chad HAGA, USA, at :06
  • 22. Jeffry LOUDER, UnitedHealthcare, at :06
  • 23. Lucas EUSER, UnitedHealthcare, at :06
  • 24. Javier Alexis ACEVEDO COLLE, USA, at :06
  • 25. Philip DEIGNAN, UnitedHealthcare, at :06
  • 26. Max JENKINS, 5-hour Energy-Kenda, at :06
  • 27. Ryan ROTH, Champion System, at :06
  • 28. Nathaniel ENGLISH, 5-hour Energy-Kenda, at :06
  • 29. Matthew BUSCHE, RadioShack-Leopard, at :06
  • 30. Lawson CRADDOCK, USA, at :06
  • 31. Laurent DIDIER, RadioShack-Leopard, at :06
  • 32. Leopold KONIG, NetApp-Endura, at :06
  • 33. Phillip GAIMON, USA, at :06
  • 34. Haimar ZUBELDIA AGIRRE, RadioShack-Leopard, at :06
  • 35. Juan Antonio FLECHA GIANNONI, Vacansoleil-DCM, at :06
  • 36. Edward KING, Cannondale, at :06
  • 37. Gavin MANNION, USA, at :06
  • 38. David ZABRISKIE, Garmin-Sharp, at :06
  • 39. Chris BUTLER, Champion System, at :06
  • 40. Amaël MOINARD, BMC Racing, at :06
  • 41. Michael TORCKLER, USA, at :06
  • 42. Brent BOOKWALTER, BMC Racing, at :06
  • 43. Bartosz HUZARSKI, NetApp-Endura, at :06
  • 44. Brian VANDBORG, Cannondale, at :06
  • 45. Jens VOIGT, RadioShack-Leopard, at :06
  • 46. Pieter SERRY, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at :06
  • 47. James STEMPER, 5-hour Energy-Kenda, at :06
  • 48. Carter JONES, USA, at :06
  • 49. Jonathan Patrick MC CARTY, USA, at :06
  • 50. Nathan BROWN, USA, at :06
  • 51. Lachlan David MORTON, Garmin-Sharp, at :06
  • 52. Marco PINOTTI, BMC Racing, at :20
  • 53. Michael SCHÄR, BMC Racing, at :35
  • 54. Ben JACQUES-MAYNES, USA, at 9:09
  • 55. Maciej BODNAR, Cannondale, at 9:11
  • 56. Philippe GILBERT, BMC Racing, at 9:11
  • 57. Luis ROMERO AMARAN, USA, at 9:11
  • 58. Sylvain CHAVANEL, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 9:11
  • 59. Kristijan KOREN, Cannondale, at 9:11
  • 60. Gregor GAZVODA, Champion System, at 9:11
  • 61. Antoine DUCHESNE, USA, at 10:18
  • 62. José Joao PIMENTA COSTA MENDES, NetApp-Endura, at 10:18
  • 63. Bertjan LINDEMAN, Vacansoleil-DCM, at 10:18
  • 64. Lucas Sebastian HAEDO, Cannondale, at 10:18
  • 65. Kevin DE WEERT, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 10:18
  • 66. Baden COOKE, Orica-GreenEdge, at 10:18
  • 67. Tyler FARRAR, Garmin-Sharp, at 10:18
  • 68. Carlos VERONA QUINTANILLA, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 10:18
  • 69. Timothy DUGGAN, Saxo-Tinkoff, at 10:18
  • 70. Jonathan CANTWELL, Saxo-Tinkoff, at 10:18
  • 71. Matteo TOSATTO, Saxo-Tinkoff, at 10:18
  • 72. Kin San WU, Champion System, at 10:18
  • 73. Bob JUNGELS, RadioShack-Leopard, at 10:18
  • 74. Michael MATTHEWS, Orica-GreenEdge, at 10:18
  • 75. Tyler WREN, USA, at 10:18
  • 76. Markel IRIZAR ARANBURU, RadioShack-Leopard, at 10:18
  • 77. Jesse ANTHONY, USA, at 10:18
  • 78. James ORAM, USA, at 10:18
  • 79. Michael MORKOV, Saxo-Tinkoff, at 10:18
  • 80. Oliver ZAUGG, Saxo-Tinkoff, at 10:18
  • 81. Caleb FAIRLY, Garmin-Sharp, at 10:18
  • 82. Ryan EASTMAN, USA, at 10:18
  • 83. Bert GRABSCH, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 10:18
  • 84. Alex HOWES, Garmin-Sharp, at 10:18
  • 85. Ken HANSON, USA, at 10:18
  • 86. Rohan DENNIS, Garmin-Sharp, at 10:18
  • 87. Thomas SOLADAY, USA, at 10:18
  • 88. Marsh COOPER, USA, at 10:18
  • 89. Christopher JONES, UnitedHealthcare, at 10:18
  • 90. Guillaume VAN KEIRSBULCK, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, at 10:44
  • 91. Mauro DA DALTO, Cannondale, at 10:44
  • 92. Wesley SULZBERGER, Orica-GreenEdge, at 10:44
  • 93. Jonas Aaen JÖRGENSEN, Saxo-Tinkoff, at 10:44
  • 94. Jay MCCARTHY, Saxo-Tinkoff, at 10:44
  • 95. Boy VAN POPPEL, Vacansoleil-DCM, at 10:44
  • 96. Shawn MILNE, 5-hour Energy-Kenda, at 10:44
  • 97. Frank Kevin PIPP, USA, at 10:44
  • 98. Chun Kai FENG, Champion System, at 10:44
  • 99. David WILLIAMS, 5-hour Energy-Kenda, at 10:44
  • 100. Daniel SCHORN, NetApp-Endura, at 10:44
  • 101. Matt BRAMMEIER, Champion System, at 10:44
  • 102. Cesare BENEDETTI, NetApp-Endura, at 10:44
  • 103. Tom ZIRBEL, USA, at 14:37
  • 104. Thomas DE GENDT, Vacansoleil-DCM, at 18:40
  • 105. Tomasz MARCZYNSKI, Vacansoleil-DCM, at 18:40
  • 106. Guillaume BOIVIN, Cannondale, at 18:40
  • 107. Zakkari DEMPSTER, NetApp-Endura, at 18:40
  • 108. Kris BOECKMANS, Vacansoleil-DCM, at 18:42
  • 109. Scott ZWIZANSKI, USA, at 18:42
  • 110. Travis MEYER, Orica-GreenEdge, at 18:42
  • 111. James DRISCOLL, USA, at 19:50
  • 112. Carson MILLER, USA, at 19:50
  • 113. Aldo Ino ILESIC, UnitedHealthcare, at 19:50
  • 114. Juan José HAEDO, USA, at 19:50
  • 115. Guido Emanuel PALMA, USA, at 19:50
  • 116. Jason MCCARTNEY, USA, at 19:50
  • 117. Wesley KREDER, Vacansoleil-DCM, at 19:50
  • 118. John MURPHY, UnitedHealthcare, at 19:50
  • 119. Robert SWEETING, 5-hour Energy-Kenda, at 19:50
  • 120. Thor HUSHOVD, BMC Racing, at 19:50
  • 121. Jacobe KEOUGH, UnitedHealthcare, at 19:50
  • 122. Johan VAN SUMMEREN, Garmin-Sharp, at 19:50
  • 123. Bobbie TRAKSEL, Champion System, at 19:50
  • OTL: Michael HEPBURN, Orica-GreenEdge, at 36:59
  • OTL: Fumiyuki BEPPU, Orica-GreenEdge, at 36:59
  • OTL: Taylor SHELDON, 5-hour Energy-Kenda, at 36:59
  • DNF Stijn VANDENBERGH, Omega Pharma-Quick Step
• Hesjedal concedes time to Giro d'Italia favourites

  

  Defending champion experiences "brief loss of power"

  
  
  

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