Top Cycling Moments Of 2013

THE BEST CYCLING MOMENTS OF 2013 2013 was an amazing year for pro cycling. Let's take a look at some of the standout moments. 2013 Timeline: Lance Armstrong confesses to doping on live TV, despite denying it his whole career January Vincenzo Nibali wins Giro d'Italia May Chris Froome wins 2013 Tour de France, marking Britain's second win in two consecutive years July sky YCLIN After winning the Vuelta a España, Chris Horner becomes the oldest Grand Tour winner ever, at 41 years of age. September Tony Martin wins World Championship Time Trial OMEGA Rui Costa wins World Championship Road Race Bradley Wiggins wins The Tour of Britain Emma Johansson is declared the top ranking cyclist for 2013 úcI Women's Road Rankings October Joaquim Rodríguez wins Giro di Lombardia and is declared overall winner of the ucI World Tour Olympic champion Laura Trott wins Britain's fourth gold medal at Track Cycling World Cup in Manchester November What Does A Pro Think? Tiffany Cromwell - Pro Cyclist with Orica-AIS 9 "Battling it out on the famous Flandrian roads, fighting arctic conditions and the tough Belgium cobbles it was an amazing and special moment to come across the line to win the 2013 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Femme." UBARU O RICA What About The Media? Neal Rodgers – Editor At VeloNews "Ciolek's upset at Sanremo. Dan Martin at LBL. Kittel on Champs Elysees. McQuaid in Florence, And, of course, Lance on Oprah" What Happened? In a move that shocked the cycling world, former pro cyclist Lance Armstrong admitted to cheating for years using performance enhancing drugs during an interview with talk show host Oprah Winfrey. We Took To Twitter To Ask You About Your Favourite Moments: @Finders91: "The whole of Milan San Remo! Or more specifically, the Poggio, the descent, the sprint. Made all the more epic by the weather." @RabAusten: "Barguil & Elissonde at the Vuelta" @Higgo85: "Spring Classics, as always #parisroubaix#flanders" @Darkredbirds: "1st Nibali winning on the Tre Cime De Lavaredo, 2nd Riblon winning the double D'Huez and Milan San Remo" Merlin Cycles Favourite Moments: Chris Naughton - E-Commerce Manager at Merlin Cycles "Watching the epic display put on by Chris Froome winning stage 15 in this year's Tour de France, conquering Mont Ventoux – a true Maillot Jaune worthy performance." TE Carr LCL IC PINARELLO TAimages.com About the author This Infographic was created on behalf of Merlin Cycles, one of the UK's longest established online bike shops and mail order cycling specialists in operation today. Find out more at www.MerlinCycles.co.uk MERLIN syelar Image Credits http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lance_Armstrong http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincenzo_Nibali http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Froome http://www.cycling-republic.co.uk/article/vuelta-2013-best-grand-tour-year http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Martin_(cyclist) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rui_Costa_(cyclist) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradley_Wiggins http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Johansson http://www.greenedgecycling.com/women/tiffany-cromwell http://www.tiffanycromwell.com.au/results-2/2013-results/ http://durangoherald.com/article/20130119/NEWS03/130119534/0/taxonomy/You-are-a-liar-Yes-you http://www.sportnews.eu/ultimora/09/08/2013/mondiali-2013-ciclismo-froome-il-percorso-e-adatto-agli-scalatori/ sky