VeloNews: Four stages down, six to go, but we still have no idea who will win this seventeenth edition of the Tour de Langkawi.

VeloNation: Race leader Dave Zabriskie rolled across the line in 70th place, preserving his one minute advantage in the general classification.

VeloNation: Sore after crash, but able to remain in race.

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CyclingNews: The American said he did not know if he would ever return to professional cycling. “For too long now I have been struggling with colitis,” he said in a statement issued by the team on Monday at midday. “I am getting better at managing it but at this point it is not improving fast enough for me to continue at this professional level in the sport of cycling.”

CyclingNews: Lars Bak did not suffer any fractures in his crash Saturday at the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, and expects to be back on his bike again next weekend for Paris-Nice. The Lotto-Belisol rider got the good news Sunday at a Luxembourg hospital.

CyclingNews: Alexander Vinokourov has opened his final season as a pro at the Tour of Langkawi, but not as captain. Still recovering his form after his horrifying accident in last summer's Tour de France, the Astana rider is now ready “to pass the baton to a new generation.”

BikeRumor: When we first laid eyes on Felt’s disc-brake equipped F65X cyclocross bike, they were poised to be one of the first major manufacturers to hit the market with a non-canti, race-ready bike. Unfortunately, it missed the 2011/2012 season thanks to hold ups in the supply chain for some of the spec’d parts and, less sucky, a redesign of the fork.

Unior 1600B tool set BikeRadar verdict: 1.5 out of 5 stars. "Expensive, and disappointing in its lack of bike-centric content."

CyclingWeekly: This Pinarello Dogma 2 is the first of three to be sent to the team for Mark Cavendish to race on. He'll have TT bikes and training bikes too.

From the latest product news to details of routes and events, our news round-up is a collection of short snippets of information in one handy article.

PodiumCafe: "Bike Art" is one of those books that falls somewhere between pro-bike propaganda and bicycle pornography. Purchase "Bike Art" Here

Cyclismas: Mark Cavendish, Alberto Contador, and Cadel Evans issued a joint statement today, apologizing to the other 470 members of the professional peloton for “inappropriately skewing the average salary and sullying their reputations as underpaid slaves.” The statement came in response to the UCI’s recent report on the healthy position of men’s professional cycling.

VeloNation: BMC Racing the team to beat with last year’s winner, Montalcino Giro stage winner, and huge Classics pedigree.

InnerRing: Sep Vanmarcke’s win in the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad race last Saturday was a breakthrough for the Belgian rider but in hindsight only a matter of time. Here is a quick look at his past performances in order to help us assess where he goes next.

Tour De José: €150.000 is what the Organizaciones Ciclistas Euskadi (OCE) need to save this year’s edition of the Vuelta al País Vasco and the Clasica San Sebastian. The Vuelta is in the biggest danger of disappearing because it takes place in just over five weeks from now but the Clasica is linked because of the same organization and broadcasting licenses.

CXMagazine: When you're doing this to your bike every weekend, you should probably check it over before packing it up for the off-season.

VeloNation: Italian’s post race press conference also online.

BicycleRetailer: Nearly half the riders in this year’s grand tours will be wearing clothes made by Nalini and Moa Sport in Italy, and replica clothing is available in the U.S. through importer Albabici.

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Today's Quote

“I’m not hiding it, I didn’t go well. I think I suffered more than I thought I would from my inactivity. But I wouldn’t be putting myself back in the game if I wasn’t convinced I could return to my old levels. You know well that I don’t like just to scrape a living.” -  Danilo Di Luca  CyclingNews

RedKitePrayer: The knock against Assos is always their cost. The Swiss manufacturer is famous for nothing so much as their pricing that makes Mercedes seem as affordable as Kia. Sure, they are known for their over-the-top models and pimped-out images of said models in their clothing, but the prices can make you forget the models, at least until you put your injured Visa away.

The Daily Distraction.

road.cc: Former Giro director Angelo Zomegnan invites 'Mr X' to get in touch - and says Bjarne Riis shouldn't have a UCI license.

Marijn de Vries: Sometime there are days you fly over the cobbles. You shift to a higher gear as soon as you enter the cobbled section and cross those pesky little things on full gas. You don’t feel the bumping and shaking. But, there are also days that you bump up and down, days on which you seem to be hitting every individual cobble.

VeloNation: Ernst & Young report “shows that cycling is in a healthy position and resisting the effects of the current global economic downturn”; many races not so lucky however.

CyclingNews: As Harrif Salleh was presented on stage after finishing third of stage 4 at the UCI 2.HC Le Tour de Langkawi in Muar behind sprint aces Andrea Guardini and Jacobe Keough, the Malaysian continental team backed by the state of Terengganu reached their first goal in the country's most important race.

CyclingInquisition:  A large painting of George Hincapie sporting US Postal kit, appears to be overseeing matters at the Hincapie factory in Medellín. But he's not just in his aunt Mari's office. He's everywhere. He oversees the main production room. He looks on as patterns are cut, and as fabric is sublimated as well. Here in Medellin, George sees all.

PodiumCafe: According to reports, Friday night Team Garmin-Barracuda held a pre-Omloop strategy meeting where the team discussed working for Heinrich Haussler. An emotional Sep Vanmarcke eventually spoke up and said he could win. Haussler was still the team captain, but classics head Eric Van Lancker and the riders agreed to let Vanmarcke pursue a result. And the rest is history.

CyclingNews: The German national team from was written in the stars under former national trainer Peter Weibel. Weibel consulted an astrologer to help pick the team, he said.

BikeRadar: Lots of us carry bags when we’re cycling, whether we’re riding to the office with our laptop, out for a long day’s ride or just carrying emergency spares – phone, mobile, a bit of food and drink and a change of clothing.

CyclingNews: Late last year, American photographer Jered Gruber provided some of the best images we've seen with his highlights of the year, and he's back again for 2012, set to cover a number of European races and events.

CyclingNews: The Stan's NoTubes Women's Elite Team announced it has returned for a second season. Coming off of a victorious inaugural year, the women are poised to repeat their success with an even stronger team and additional sponsors.

BikingBis: The struggle to pass a law in California that requires motorists to give cyclists 3 feet of space when passing won't die.