VeloNation: Olympic champion believes it’s time to go.

Bounces back from Olympic disappointment...

CyclingNews: Spaniard times late escape to perfection.

CyclingNews: At the 30 second countdown to the start, the rain that was threatening over the mountain began falling. Today earned the Breck Epic its name in every sense.

CyclingNews: Races & Results.
Vuelta a España - August 18 - September 9 (Stages),
Tour du Limousin - August 14- 17 (Stages & Results),
Breck Epic - August 12- 17 (Stages & Results),
2012 Olympic Games - July 28 - August 12 (Races),
Eneco Tour - August 6- 12 (Stages & Results),
Tour of Utah - August 7- 12 (Stages & Results),
Tour de l'Ain - August 7- 11 (Stages & Results),
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VeloNews: Forget Andy Schleck. The man on the rise these days is Chris Froome.

CyclingTips: "Recently I parted ways with the cycling team that I've been a member of since moving to Australia. Most of us have come in and out of various teams throughout our lives and it's part of playing sports. When I step back and look at it there are some fascinating group dynamics taking place."

BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Very good all-round performance pairing, though not the longest lasting on the market."

SingleTrack: The atmosphere at the opening stage is pretty relaxed for a race start. It seems everyone knows this is but one morning in a long line of mornings. Still, race jitters are buzzing – doing their thing.

Tuesday's Clasica San Sebastian departs San Sebastian at 11:10am CET (5:10am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at San Sebastian at around 5:11pm CET (11:11am U.S. Eastern).  Clasica San Sebastian live streaming video should get underway at around 3:15pm CET (9:15am U.S. Eastern).

SingleTrack: Christoph Sauser's Specialized S-Works Stumpjumper 29.

BikeRumor: There has been a lot of talk about Giant’s new bikes for 2013, like the new Trance X 29r, the new Glory DH bike.

PodiumCafe: The time when bike nerdery and UCI rule frustration come together in the holy union that is: the world championships quota.

CyclingNews: Colorado resident and cyclist for the Optum Pro Cycling team Mike Creed is close to meeting his goal of raising $20,000 for the Red Cross of Pikes Peak in an auction of cycling gear and memorabilia donated from around the world.

VeloNews: Andrew Talansky will lead the Garmin-Sharp charge at the Vuelta a España, where the American will stand up against Chris Froome (Sky), Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank) and defending champ Juan José Cobo (Movistar), among others.

SBS: After earlier signalling his intentions Spaniard Samuel Sanchez has officially put pen to paper, renewing his contract with Euskaltel team for another three years, to 2015.

VeloNews: Jeremy Powers’ Rapha-Focus cyclocross team is asking for help after losing a number of frames and wheels in a break-in over the weekend.

road.cc: While Britain’s Olympic cyclists have been wowing the nation with their achievements at London 2012, a rising star of the sport has added to her own palmarès elsewhere as Lucy Garner added the European junior road race title to the world championship she won last September.

VeloNation: Riders and directors react to exciting finale of “America’s Toughest Stage Race.”

PodiumInsight: It’s been talked about before but it does seem that the 2013 Amgen Tour of California will following a South to North route for the first time since its inception in 2006.

road.cc: See how the new additive layer manufactured titanium dropouts are made in this video. Working with EADS (European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company) has allowed them exclusive access to a technique that allows titanium to be printed.

BikeEurope: The performances of the Liquigas Cannondale Pro-Cycling Team during this year’s Tour de France, where Vincenzo Nibali placed third overall and Peter Sagan won three stages and the green jersey, brought benefits to Cannondale.

road.cc: Cycle trainer brand Kinetic is launching the inRide Watt Meter which they are calling “the world’s first Bluetooth Smart trainer-based power meter.”

road.cc: Lighter Izalco frame revealed, new Mares Rapha team cyclo-cross bike, and longer warranty introduced on all carbon frames and forks.

BikeRadar: On Tuesday SRM announced two new mountain bike power meters, the SRM Rotor 3D+ 2x10 and SRM Shimano MTB 2x10.

James Stout: Weekend wonderfulness.

InnerRing: A new research paper suggests the five-time Tour de France winner is still a force on the bike and could even hold his place in the pro peloton today.

CyclingNews: "This story is bigger than any one individual in the sport." Former Olympic gold medallist and teammate of Lance Armstrong, Tyler Hamilton will release a tell-all autobiography on September 18.

CyclingNews: All the changes in the pro peloton.

SingleTrack: It seems obvious in the weeks leading up to a 100 miler or backcountry epic event you have ride more to be prepared, but how much more? How often do you go big in training and how hard should you ride?

Imagine that the Olympic Games happened—or next week’s USA Pro Cycling Challenge took place—and no one came to watch. There’d be no applause as the racers came through the towns, no camper vans massed on the climbs, and no one banging the billboards along the finish straight.

Cyclismas: By the time Marty Nothstein hung up his wheels in 2006 he was the most decorated American track cyclist of all time.

Bicycling: Dial up a ride with these mapping and tracking apps for Android or iPhone.

BikeRumor: It’s no secret that great parts are hard to review- and Shimano’s XTs have long been among the best day in, day out cranks on the market.  For the past several generations, the arms, rings, and bearings at the center of Shimano’s do-it-all group have drawn on the company’s greatest strengths- while the latest generation’s 10 speed compatibility and double- or triple-ring options bring them bang up to date.

MBAction: A number of handmade bike brands rushed to build Killer Bs, and Jamis and KHS get credit for championing the Killer B by releasing production bikes using the 650B wheel size. (Haro tested the water, found it too cold and left the beach after a season.) These brands believe that the Killer B is the perfect compromise for all types of mountain biking, not just for cross-country or gravity.

road.cc: High-quality aero clinchers that are versatile enough for everyday use or racing; decent price too.