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August 4, 2012

Stage Profile
CyclingFans: Sunday's Vuelta a Burgos Stage 5 departs Comarca Pinares at 12:22pm CET (6:22am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Lagunas de Neila 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).





Great Britain’s women
VeloNation: Women’s team matches achievement of male compatriots.




Paul Martens
VeloNation: Rare victory for German climber as crosswinds smash the peloton.








CyclingNews: Races & Results.
2012 Olympic Games - July 28 - August 12 (Races),
Tour of Elk Grove - August 3- 5 (Stages & Results),
Vuelta a Burgos - August 1- 5 (Stages & Results),
Tour de Wallonie - July 21 - 25 (Stages & Results),
Tour de France - June 30 - July 22 (Stages & Results),
Vuelta a España - August 18 - September 9 (Stages),
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Kenny and Hoy carry out sprint training together but only Kenny will race in the event
CyclingNews: Baugé, Perkins the only others under 10 seconds.




road.cc: After first two days' gold rush, only one event decided today... but GB are red-hot favourites to win it



VeloNation: Dane gets first victory with Rabobank, Moreno continues in leader’s jersey.



London 2012: Yet more World records on day two as Great Britain runs riot.
VeloNation: Gold for the men's Pursuit Team, with the women by far the fastest; Victoria Pendleton takes inaugural women’s Keirin.






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[2012 Olympic Games, women's pursuit - USA] Coach Ben Sharp and the U.S. women's pursuit team with their silver medals. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com
VeloNews: Facing strong competition from Great Britain, Australia and Canada, Americans Sarah Hammer, Dotsie Bausch, Jennie Reed and Lauren Tamayo will leave London as silver medalists in the first-ever Olympic women’s 3km team pursuit.




[2012 Olympic Games, women's team pursuit - USA] Team USA riding to the silver medal in the Olympic women's team pursuit. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com
VeloNews: The United States raced to the silver medal in the Olympic women’s team pursuit on Saturday as Great Britain turned yet another world-record time to take the gold.



Chris Horner (RadioShack-Nissan)
CyclingNews: Horner leads team in the US.



Fredrik Kessiakoff (Astana)
CyclingNews: Fredrik Kessiakoff has extended his contract with Astana until the end of the 2014 season, the Swedish rider has confirmed to Swedish Eurosport. The 32-year-old joined the Kazakh outfit from Garmin in 2011 and spoke of his delight at signing the deal.



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PodiumCafe: Here is what stages 7 looks like.



We met in Vegas, by the pool at Treasure Island.
PEZ: While most makers of carbon bike fames have been building super-light and super-stiff frame sets in recent years, not many have taken up the challenge to create a road frame that is also more aerodynamic. Scott’s FOIL was one of the first to combine all three.



The sprinters fight over the crest of the rise
CyclingNews: Official announcement to be made next month.










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UCI insists USADA stops disciplinary proceedings
VeloNation: Tussle over US Postal Service doping allegations continue.



the Vuelta
RedKitePrayer: It should be a spectacular race, with Contador back in the mix and an-often-frustrated Chris Froome just aching to ride his own race without the obligation of having to hold back on the big mountains and set tempo for Brave, Brave Sir Wiggo.



road.cc: UCI insists it has jurisdiction in doping case, USADA says in no uncertain terms that it doesn't.




Mark Cavendish, Tour de France 2012, stage two
CyclingWeekly: Road race world champion Mark Cavendish has said he would like to be part of the British team pursuit squad for the 2016 Olympics in Rio, Brazil.



Orbea Occam 29'er First Look
BikeRumor: Orbea are a bike company from the Basque Country in Northern Spain. Better known for road bikes and high end cross country race bikes, Orbea have slowly been expanding their range to include enduro / all mountain bikes like the Rallon and trail bikes like the Occam.














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2012 National Championships Summary
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