CyclingFans: Friday's Vuelta a Burgos Stage 3 departs Santo Domingo de Silos at 1:04pm CET (7:04am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Lerma at around 4:50pm CET (10:50am U.S. Eastern). Vuelta a Burgos live streaming video should get underway at around 4:00pm CET (10:00am U.S. Eastern).

road.cc: British riders had set second quickest time behind China but fall foul of changeover rules.

VeloNation: Spaniard takes stage two, Henao second again on punchy uphill finish.

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2012 Olympic Games - July 28 - August 12 (Races),
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VeloNews: The Olympic Velodrome in London plays host to the world’s top track cyclists over the next week, beginning with tonight’s women’s team sprint qualifying. All events are contested on a standard 250-meter velodrome.

CyclingWeekly: With the men's and women's team sprint competitions opening the track cycling at the London 2012 Olympic Games, one peculiar item of clothing will be on show at the Great Britain section of the pits: heated trousers.

Off The Beaten Path: The cycling community sometimes seems to fall into two camps: Those who emulate racing, and those who don’t care the least about racing and performance.

CyclingNews: Levi Leipheimer will return to the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah August 7-12 to defend his 2010 and 2011 titles against an international field that includes recent team USA Olympians Chris Horner, Tyler Farrar and Timothy Duggan.

CyclingNews: Great Britain's Victoria Pendleton and Jess Varnish were relegated from the women's team sprint on the first day of track racing at the Olympic Games after breaking takeover rules in their second race of the evening.

CyclingNews: Sir Chris Hoy ushered the next generation of British talent to gold in the Olympic Games, putting in a blistering final leg of the men's team sprint to help Great Britain to win over France.

MBA: The most frequently requested shootout is a 26-inch-wheeled bike versus a 29-inch-wheeled bike. The opportunity to do such a shootout presented itself when Cannondale Bicycles graciously supplied us with two mid-priced aluminum hardtails that sell for the same suggested retail of $1069.

VeloNation: Tour podium finisher transferring with Agnoli and Vanotti.

VeloNation: Italian speaks about his London 2012 experiences.

BikeRumor: While the new super light weight SL versions of the Superfly and Superfly 100 are likely to garner the most attention, Trek’s 2013 MTB line is about more than just light weight.

PEZ: If you’ve ever been Italy, you can’t help but notice all of these old guys on racing bikes, usually vintage steel ones. These men have great style, seamlessly fitting into our preconceived notions of Italianess. How is this?

VeloNation: Fifth Gold for Hoy in Team Sprint but Pendelton and Varnish disqualified.

Cycling teams are businesses. The holder of a UCI Pro Team licence can be an individual but most often the team is a corporate entity, a company created to handle the income from sponsors and pay out expenses like rider wages.

CyclingNews: Chris Anker Sorensen (Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank) will not require surgery on his injured fingers and hopes to be fit to join returning teammate Alberto Contador at the Vuelta a Espana, which starts in just over two weeks.

VeloNews: The International Olympic Committee has very strict rules on the number and size of brand logos on helmets, bikes, even wheels.

CyclingNews: Hopes to still ride WorldTour races this season.

BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Very light, stiff and fast clinchers but lacking in crosswind speed and stability."