InnerRing: In the Tour de France podium ceremonies Thomas Voeckler stood out. Bradley Wiggins and Peter Sagan were futuristic riders, one with scientific approach, the other with the future before him. Voeckler by contrast seems a rider from the old school, you can imagine him with goggles and a tub wrapped across his chest like the early days.

CyclingNews: Nizzolo retains overall lead.

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road.cc: Bigger superlatives needed as whole of Europe heads for Surrey this weekend.

CyclingNews: Montana 100-miler features enormous amount of climbing.

VeloNation: Organiser explains motivation for testing, plans bigger event in 2013.

RedKitePrayer: "It’s strange to me that in the 15 years that have lapsed since I last participated in RAGBRAI one aspect of the ride hasn’t changed at all. Communication with the outside world is nearly impossible while on the ride."

BikeRadar: Assuming you have a decent frame, wheels are the most effective upgrade you can make, offering the greatest real-world gains in any chosen area, whether you want to achieve an aerodynamic advantage, climb faster, increase comfort or decrease weight.

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.

CyclingNews: McGrath, Anthony take final stage wins.

RedKitePrayer: Bradley Wiggins is Tour de France champion. Let that echo for a minute, as if from a carnival loudspeaker. Let it doppler out to the outer reaches of the crowd and then come rippling back in whispers and muted applause, building to a crescendo. Let Wiggins have his moment.

VeloNation: The importance of getting the third rider home can lead to the abandonment of the team’s overall contender.

InnerRing: The Inner Ring will be looking to the five rings of the Olympics shortly and to start, you can now download a calendar of events for your electronic diary on a phone or computer.

NYVeloCity: We have a pragmatic national champion in Timmy Duggan, a short-haul stageracer with classics endurance and pro tour savvy. He won in Greenville this year by taking a long look at the squabbling gods on the final circuit and deciding their chops were a bluff.

PodiumCafe: [At the risk of beating this subject to death...] Want real action at the Tour de France? Let's quickly sort through the options.

VeloNation: Canadian Giro d’Italia champion wins Roeselare critérium ahead of travel to London.

BikeRumor: Volagi has updated their frames with internal routing for both mechanical and electronic routing. It’s a running change that becomes the second generation Liscio and will start shipping soon.

PEZ: Treviso, Italy’s Northwave heard my complaint about hot feet and decided to send a pair of their latest top line Extreme Tech’s. Here’s to 114 degrees in Arizona!

CyclingNews: First American white jersey winner rates BMC rider's performance.

CyclingNews: Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical companies part of joint agreement.

CyclingNews: Belgian assures that he is back on an interesting level.

BikeRumor: Longtime cyclist and coach (amd current IT guy) Tom Schwoegler has invented a heat shrink bar tape that closes off the upper end of your handlebar wrap withou resorting to electrical tape, colored or otherwise.

VeloNews: At least to hear Phil Liggett tell it, there have been a few embarrassing moments with electronic drivetrains so far at the Tour de France (one just at peak intensity of the stage-ending sprint).  Are Phil and Paul incorrect?

BikeRadar: Diamondback might not land on everyone's shortlist for high-performance road and mountain bikes, but the company are in the midst of a major push to turn that around, with a wide range of well thought-out machines.

CXMagazine: Jamis Bicycles has fully embraced disc brakes for 2013, and their just-unveiled cyclocross line-up includes three brand new disc brake cyclocross bikes.

VeloNation: “There is a lot more potential there, by the look of things.”

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.