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July 2012

July 23, 2012

Preview: London 2012 Olympic road race course.
The 2012 Olympic road race course
CyclingNews: So you think the Olympic road race course is all about Box Hill? Think again. While all the talk has been about whether or not Mark Cavendish can survive nine ascents of Zig Zag Road, the reality is a lot more complicated.



Powers, Mancebo crowned 2012 Cascade Cycling Classic champions.
Kristin McGrath (Exergy) takes the win today.
CyclingNews: McGrath, Anthony take final stage wins.



Nizzolo sprints to victory in Beaufays - RadioShack-Nissan rider takes over leader's jersey from Napolitano.

Tour de Wallonie: Giacomo Nizzolo becomes the race’s third leader after stage 3 sprint.
Giacomo Nizzolo
VeloNation: Time bonuses see the yellow jersey move on again in crash-marred finale.



Sky tops Tour earnings list...

2012 Tour de France Prize List.
Tour de France prize list
InnerRing: Sky are famous for their “marginal gains” but this time they’ve monopolised the money, especially compared to last year when BMC Racing took €493,990 compared to Leopard Trek next on €395,310.



How Team Sky guided Bradley Wiggins to Tour de France victory.
Bradley Wiggins
VeloNation: Marginal gains, plus a massive checkbook, deliver the first ever British winner.



Yet to confirm Olympic participation...

Evans optimistic over Olympic Games start.
Cadel Evans (BMC) had a tough day.
CyclingNews: Tuesday looms as decision day for Cadel Evans regarding his place in the Australian Olympic Road Cycling Team for the London Games. The 35-year-old's recovery from his Tour de France defence, where he finished seventh overall, will be key.



CyclingNews: Races & Results.
Tour de France - June 30 - July 22 (Stages & Results),
Tour de Wallonie - July 21 - 25 (Stages & Results),
Cascade Cycling Classic - July 17 - 22 (Stages & Results),
Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen - July 16 - 22 (Stages & Results),
2012 Olympic Games - July 28 - August 12 (Races),
Vuelta a España - August 18 - September 9 (Stages),
More...



Chris Anker Sørensen earns most aggressive prize and new contract with Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank.
Chris Anker Sørensen
VeloNation: Danish rider battled through hand injury, rewarded with three-year deal; Kreuziger reported to have signed as well.



Sagan: I wanted a Tour stage win and I got three.
Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) does his best Incredible Hulk pose as he wins stage 6 in Metz.
CyclingNews: Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) couldn’t be happier with the results he has taken in his first grand tour. He won three stages and the points competition by a huge margin and while he was a definite pre-race favourite to win the malliot vert, his experienced rivals were never going to make it easy.



RAGBRAI: Day 1.
I envied them their connection to their roots.
RedKitePrayer: "I’m in Cherokee, Iowa, or somewhere thereabouts, riding RAGBRAI, which for those of you who don’t follow the cross-state rides is the Register’s Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa."



Rules of the Road
Bicycle Tutor
The Bicycle Safety Guide
Kid's Bicycle Safety Guide
On The Road, Bicycle Safety
How to Drive Around Cyclists
What drivers can do to be more cyclist aware
Guide to Bicycle Safety
Share the Road
Beginners' cycling questions answered
Bicycling Beginners' Guide
Pre-Ride Safety Check
Bicycle Insurance
Lexicon of cycling terms
How To Be A Good New Rider
‘How to pee’  - for women
Unwritten rules of cycling etiquette
Video: Performance
Video: Get Dirty
Video: Ride Right
Video Downloads, races and documentaries


LeMond: Van Garderen has the ambition for Tour success.
Tejay van Garderen (BMC) joins Greg LeMond and Andy Hampsten as the only Americans to win the Tour's young rider classification.
CyclingNews: First American white jersey winner rates BMC rider's performance.



Froome, Van den Broeck to ride Vuelta.
Chris Froome, Sky, Vuelta a Espana, Tour of Spain
SBS: Two of the first four finishers in the Tour de France, Great Britain's Chris Froome (Sky) and Belgium's Jurgen Van den Broeck (Lotto-Belisol), are to ride in the forthcoming Vuelta a Espana.



Jurgen Van Den Broeck: “Next year’s Tour de France is already in my head.”
Jurgen Van Den Broeck
VeloNation: Best Belgian in a generation just misses out on the podium again but hopes for more climbing in 2013.



Cavendish may want more than Sky can offer.
World champion Mark Cavendish (Sky) awaits the start of stage 17.
CyclingNews: Manxman deserves a dedicated team around him says Brailsford.



Kreuziger denies move to Saxo Bank Tinkoff Bank.
Kreuziger
VeloNation: Says several possibilities open, decision about 2013 will be made before Vuelta.



Nibali: I want to win all three Grand Tours.
Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) signs some autographs in Paris after his third place overall finish.
CyclingNews: After completing the full set of Grand Tour podiums by finishing in third place at the Tour de France on Sunday, Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) now has his sights set on joining an even more elite group by winning the three great stage races outright.



Working in Wallonie to prepare for Olympics...

Boonen over rib injury and confirmed for Olympic Games.
Boonen
VeloNation: Belgian Classic specialist set for top summer target.



Chain Reaction, by Ross E Goldstein.
Chain Reaction, a cycling novel
PodiumCafe: An enjoyable if unchallenging read. Italy ends being its real star. If you liked Breaking Away, you'll like this.



Campagnolo 2013 highlights.
Campag Athena EPS 2013 1
road.cc: Key products from next year’s range, including Athena EPS electronic shifting.


Daily Distraction
Distraction

Peloton: A Boring Tour? No way!

Boulder Report: An Empire, If You Can Keep It.

Gerard: Sprinters win GC.

SteveTilford: It too bad, I was just starting to like Frank.

PEZ: EuroTrash Monday!

BikeSnobNYC: Chapeau! And the Eating of Same.

InnerRing: The Spin –  2013 Tour.

BikingBis: RAGBRAI bike tour celebrating 40th birthday this week.

CyclingInquisition:  Postobón - The other Colombian team. (Part 1).

NYVeloCity: David Anthony Tests Positive.

BikeRadar: Two amateurs test positive for EPO at Gran Fondo New York.

PodiumCafe: Tour de France report cards for all 22 teams.



Analysis: Kelly believes Sagan could become a Grand Tour contender.
Kelly
VeloNation: “There is a lot more potential there, by the look of things.”



2013 Tour de France contenders. The Early Show.
Andy Schleck. It's a tough road ahead.
TwistedSpoke: The Early, Early Show already has a good solid list of contenders queuing up. What we are seeing is a split in the peloton which only the major big budget teams (Think Sky) truly having the budget, resources, training and logistics to win Le Tour. It takes a team and these days, half the contenders don’t have the squad it requires.



Juarez and Mata top final US Pro UET standings.
Tinker Juarez (Cannondale Factory Racing Team)
CyclingNews: Pua Mata (Sho-Air) and Tinker Juarez (Cannondale) won USA Cycling's Pro Ultra Endurance Tour (Pro UET) this weekend. The Tour consisted of five events, wrapping up in Snowmass, Colorado, this weekend with the 12 hours of Snowmass.



Riis: Contador must win Vuelta a Espana, Schleck won't be a factor in the race.
Alberto Contador was shooting a commerical for a mattress company on the Tourmalet
CyclingNews: Alberto Contador must win the Vuelta a Espana whilst Andy Schleck will ride it only for training, if at all, Bjarne Riis said. The Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank team owner is ready to put the Tour de France behind him and look towards the return of his star, who he says “must” win the Vuelta.



Sky top team, Great Britain up to third in nation rankings...

Wiggins becomes world number one after Tour de France victory.
Wiggins
VeloNation: Spain remains atop WorldTour nations’ rankings, Sky head teams’ list.



Gesink confirms he’s recovering well from Tour injuries and will compete in Olympics.
Gesink
VeloNation: Dutchman ramping up training as body heals.



Trek’s full line of 2013 road bikes.
The domane 6.9 comes as standard with shimano’s new 11 speed dura-ace: the domane 6.9 comes as standard with shimano’s new 11 speed dura-ace
BikeRadar: Trek recently launched the new Domane and new Madone, but both of those debuts concentrated on the range-topping halo versions. At Trek World in Frankfurt, Germany, we took a look at Trek’s full range of new road models.



Cavendish makes it four on Champs-Élyées...

Mark Cavendish puts a British seal on Bradley Wiggins victory...
VeloNation: World champion takes fourth straight Champs-Elysées victory as Wiggins is officially first British victory.



U.S. Real Time Wind Map
2012 UCI World Road Cycling Calendar App
2012 National Championships Summary
Cyclingnews: rider transfers 2011-2012, men
Cyclingnews: rider transfers 2011-2012, women
2012 UCI Pro Teams
UCI Cyclocross Calendar 2012-2013
Women on Bikes
Men's Pro Cycling on Twitter
Twitter Hashtags For Races
Shop Talk
Bike trade tweeps - who uses Twitter.
Store - bikes and accessorie for sale.
Archive - looking? it may be in the archive.
Health and Fitness - also training information.
Tips and Safety - what to watch out for.
Race Reports - Janel Holcomb.
101 Cycling Tips That You Should Know: Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V, Part VI, Part VII, Part VIII
5 things you should check before every ride


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