CyclingNews: Commentator laments changes to track cycling program.

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2012 Olympic Games - July 28 - August 12 (Races),
Tour de Wallonie - July 21 - 25 (Stages & Results),
Tour de France - June 30 - July 22 (Stages & Results),
Cascade Cycling Classic - July 17 - 22 (Stages & Results),
Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen - July 16 - 22 (Stages & Results),
Vuelta a España - August 18 - September 9 (Stages),
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CyclingWeekly: Jonathan Tiernan-Locke (Endura Racing) has won the second stage of the Tour Alsace, outsprinting Moldovan national champion and former Katusha rider Alexandr Pliuschin (Leopard-Trek).

VeloNation: Decision to be made in coming weeks.

road.cc: Richard Moore, author of 'Sky's the Limit' says Cavendish's opportunities limited if he stays there due to GC focus.

VeloNews: Appears to be confirmation team will continue.

CyclingWeekly: Paolo Bettini sees the Olympic road race coming down to a game of numbers this Saturday. He knows the game well, having won the 2004 Olympic gold medal and now coaching Italy's five-man team.

If you’re open to the idea of disc brakes in cyclocross and looking to buy a new cyclocross bike, the two common questions you might typically ask yourself are: 1) Do I make the switch to discs now or later? and 2) Should I go with 135mm or 130mm rear spacing?

Tour de Wallonie: Nizzolo holds on to overall victory as Napolitano takes final stage.

CyclingNews: There was a huge elephant standing in the middle of the room in the form of the US Anti-Doping Agency's doping procedures against cycling's most celebrated athlete, Lance Armstrong, and his managers, doctors and trainers.

CyclingNews: Winning move could go anywhere.

CyclingNews: US sprinter overcomes untimely injury to make the team.

CyclingWeekly: Tyler Farrar's decision to focus on the classics this season was a "mistake" that has contributed to his dry run according to trade team Garmin-Sharp sports director Allan Peiper.

InnerRing: Scan the start list of the men’s road race for the Olympic Games and you’ll spot several sprinters and fast finishers. Mark Cavendish, André Greipel and Peter Sagan for example. Who is the fastest?

BikeRumor: FFWD’s (Fast Forward) new Ghost wheels use an airfoil shaped carbon fiber spoke with titanium inserts on the ends of the spokes and near the hub flange. This lets you true the wheels or replace a spoke as needed.

VeloNation: Olympic champion decides not to contest home Grand Tour.

CXMagazine: Jonathan Page is back in the US, but no one – including the man himself – knows just how long he’ll be sticking around before skipping back across the pond to his home for the past 10 years, Belgium.

VeloNews: When one cobbles a story, it’s as much a science as a quick art. There’s the initial idea, which is held up by a mortar of quotes and facts and thoughts to verify the story’s existence. It’s all very matter of fact.

Bicycling: In the last games, this acclaimed pursuitist seemed destined to win gold on the velodrome, but failed to medal. Now she’s ready to nail down track racing’s biggest prize—even though her favored event is gone.

VeloNation: USA team hungry for success in London.

CyclingNews: It’s been almost three weeks since Wout Poels (Vacansoleil-DCM) left the Tour de France after a dramatic crash on stage six from Épernay to Metz. Poels was one of many who went down that day but unlike many others, he was not able to continue. He abandoned the race and left in an ambulance.

PodiumCafe: The Olympics are fast approaching and the cycling calendar speeds onwards towards fall, the Tour de France already becoming distant in the rearview mirror. For some, the transition to focus on other races is easy following a Tour where the GC battle lacked pizzaz thanks to Bradley Wiggins and his Team Sky's dominance. But while the GC racing may have been subdued, there are moments in the race that will continue to stand out in our minds.

VeloNews: I stuck some “never slip” grip tape on the underbelly, and I swear by it. It even works great for short distances where you want to pedal without clipping in.

BikeRadar: Ritchey is undergoing a frame renaissance, with road, cyclo-cross, 29er hardtail, and even travel-bike options in both steel and titanium.

BikeRumor: For 2013, the entire Ritchey SuperLogic group, their top of the line spread, gets a new matte black finish with subdued logos. It’s shown above on an existing handlebar and the all-new SuperLogic C260 stem.

BikeRadar: "Ultra-lively and smooth carbon chassis with top-notch spec."

BikeRumor: Combining the elements to run either mechanical or electronic groups is a growing trend, and Parlee has made the switch for both their TT (triathlon) and Z5 (road) bikes.