Stage 3 start time: Monday 13:35 CEST (4:35 AM PDT);
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (7:00 AM PDT);
Approximate finish: 17:40 CEST (8:40 AM PDT).

CyclingFas: Monday's Tour of Portugal Stage 5 departs Armamar at 12:40pm local (7:40am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Oliveira de Azemeis at around 5:30pm local (12:30pm U.S. Eastern). Tour of Portugal live streaming video should get underway at around 4:00pm local (11:00am U.S. Eastern).

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Peloton: German rider John Degenkolb won the second stage of the Tour of Spain in a nail-biting sprint on Sunday at the end of 181-kilometer ride from the northern city Pamplona.

VeloNation: Rabobank rider beats Hanka Kupfernagel as the chasers watch Marianne Vos.

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road.cc: Stage-by-stage guide to race where Chris Froome and Alberto Contador are expected to fight it out for the overall.

CyclingTips: Cycling is filled with many wives tales and there's no shortage of inaccurate nutritional advice that's been spread over the decades.

CyclingNews: Tour de France winner given extended break by Team Sky.

road.cc: An outstanding frame for the money which provides an ideal platform for future upgrades.

CyclingFans: Sunday's Vuelta a Espana Stage 2 departs Pamplona at 12:45pm CET (6:45am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Viana at around 5:40pm CET (11:40am U.S. Eastern). Vuelta live streaming video should get underway at around 4:45pm CET (10:45am U.S. Eastern).

CyclingFans: Sunday's Vattenfall Cyclassics gets underway at 11:09am CET (5:09am U.S. Eastern) and is expected to finish at around 4:56pm CET (10:56am U.S. Eastern).  Vattenfall Cyclassics live streaming video should get underway at around *3:30pm CET (*9:30am U.S. Eastern).

VeloNews: Most fans were cheering the comeback of Alberto Contador at the Vuelta a España on Saturday, but another familiar face was also making a return of sorts: Johan Bruyneel.

CyclingNews: The Spanish team was led home by Jonathan Castroviejo, and the 25-year-old pulled on the first leader's jersey in this year's race.

Daniel Katz: Jonathan Vaughters’ admission to doping has prompted quite the debate. I’ve generally steered clear of the whole thing because (1) I follow politics for a living and there are much more pressing matters in the world that make this seem petty and dumb, and (2) I love cycling and this challenges my notions of “fair.”

VeloNews: If there was ever any doubt that Alberto Contador is here to win the Vuelta a España, it was erased Saturday in the short but intense team time trial.

CyclingNews: Britain's Chris Froome (Sky) says he is extremely satisfied with Team Sky's opening ride in the Vuelta a España where the team finished fifth,12 seconds after winners Movistar in Saturday night's team time trial. He is now looking forward to the first big mountain stage on Monday.

CyclingNews: O'Grady, Impey with fractured ribs.

VeloNation: Paolo Tiralongo also injured in disastrous first stage for Team Astana.

CyclingNews: A police motorcycle cost Omega Pharma-QuickStep the victory in Saturday's opening stage of the Vuelta a Espana, according to Tony Martin. The motorcycle took the wrong way around a traffic circle, leading Martin and Zdenek Stybar astray, and they were never able to catch up again to their confused teammates.

CyclingNews: Judy Freeman (Crank Brothers) kicked off a weekend of racing at the Subaru Cup with a victory in the women's cross country event.  She finished ahead of Amanda Sin (Scott-3Rox Racing) and Pua Mata (Sho-Air Specialized).  It was Freeman's first-ever cross country national series win.

USCR:  On Saturday, August 18, 2012, the UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team put forth a strong and smart effort in the 176.1km Stage Four portion of the 2012 Tour of Portugal to ensure their South African Teammate and overall race leader, Jay Thomson (RSA), was able to hold onto the yellow jersey for a third consecutive day.

BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "A tight, confident, lively ride with a great range of finishing options."

RBAction: Breaking down the market of performance & recovery.

Bicycling: The second edition of Colorado’s USA Pro Challenge begins August 20 in Durango with a start list filled with many of cycling’s past, present, and future champions. Here’s a rundown of the men expected to battle for the honor of wearing the checkered yellow jersey in Denver as the race’s overall champion.

TwistedSpoke: Garmin-Sharp’s Christian Vande Velde says victory in the US Pro Cycling Challenge will be tight — a question of “nickels and dimes.” If that’s the case, Tejay Van Garderen of BMC Racing brought a fat roll of quarters.

VeloNation: Six teams said to be interested in Manxman.

CyclingNews: Vande Velde: It's going to be nickels and dimes all week.

Derek Zandstra (3Rox-Scott Racing) won the Wisconsin Off Road Series (WORS) Subaru Cup race in Mt. Morris, Wisconsin on Saturday afternoon.  Zandstra beat two Specialized teammates: Todd Wells, who was fresh off racing the Olympic Games last weekend, and U23 racer Howard Grotts.  It was Zandstra's first US Pro XCT victory.

VeloNation: Australian states Rabobank team had wanted to retain him.

Bicycling: The trick to eating right is knowing how to make any food work for you, not against you.

RBAction: Here are eight floor pumps for your consideration. For installing new tires, prepping your bike at the racecourse and completing your pre-ride checks, the floor pump is an invaluable tool that every cyclist needs.

VeloNews: A little more than a year ago, Tejay van Garderen sat on the side of the bike path atop Vail Pass, cameras trained on his pained face. The BMC Racing youngster, then the team leader at HTC-Highroad, had ceded the overall lead at the USA Pro Cycling Challenge a day after taking control in Aspen.

VeloNation: Canadian continues winning August with biggest ever victory.

BikeRumor: Hot on the heels of Culprit’s aero disc/canti road bike comes his two kids and 650B aero road bikes specially designed for children and really, really short people.