VeloNews: The 168km race, run over a 21km circuit in the city of Logroño, was enlivened only by a long solo break by Javier Chacon (Andalucia), who built a lead of nearly 12 minutes at one point before being retrieved 30km from the finish.

VeloNews: Chris Froome (Sky) said it was never a question of waiting or not. The race was on, and pity anyone who misses the move.

VeloNation: German beats Kristoff and Bos while Cavendish misses out.

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VeloNation: Australian rider avoids fracture in Valverde crash.

CyclingNews: Garmin-Sharp's Dave Zabriskie, seven-time US time trial national champion and winner of stages in all three Grand Tours, obviously knows how to suffer. But his efforts so far at the USA Pro Cycling Challenge in Colorado have taken agony to a new level.

BikeRumor: Starting October, Zipp will be shipping all 2013 wheels with 11-speed compatible freehub bodies.

CyclingFans: Wednesday's Vuelta a Espana Stage 5 departs Logroño at 1:38pm CET (7:38am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Logroño at around 5:40pm CET (11:40am U.S. Eastern). Vuelta live streaming video should get underway at around 4:00pm CET (10:00am U.S. Eastern).

CyclingNews: Tejay van Garderen (BMC) timed his attack to perfection to win stage 2 of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge from Montrose to Crested Butte. The 24-year-old escaped alongside Christian Vande Velde (Garmin-Sharp) on the final climb, shutting down the stage’s early break in the process.

VeloNews: Assan Bazayev (Astana), who like Martin and Clarke was in the break du jour with Luis Angel Mate (Cofidis) and Jesus Rosendo (Andalucia), finished third on the 160.6km stage from Barakaldo to Estación de Valdezcaray.

VeloNation: Locked on time with Vande Velde.

CyclingNews: Joe Dombrowski, Bontrager-Livestrong's 21-year-old revelation, told Cyclingnews Wednesday that he has confirmed with a UCI Pro Team for next season but has not yet signed the paperwork. Rumors have been swirling over the past couple weeks about which team Dombrowski would ride with next year.

CyclingNews: A survey of former professionals by the Spanish newspaper AS has found that an overwhelming majority say Sky did not behave incorrectly when Alejandro Valverde fell and then the British team continued to drive the echelon they had just started to form seconds before the crash happened on stage 4 of the Vuelta a España.

road.cc: Well-cut multi-panel shorts that are big on breathability and all-round comfort.

BikeRadar verdict  4 out of 5 stars. "Stiff, light and efficient, top-level racers can expect typically good Shimano quality."

CyclingFans: Wednesday's USA Pro Challenge Stage 3 departs Gunnison at 10:10am MDT and is expected at the finish at Aspen at around 3:50pm MDT. USA Pro Challenge live streaming video should get underway at around 10:10am MDT.

We have riders wearing the jersey of one team but riding for another. This happens because they have already signed for a new team for 2013 but are racing the Vuelta for their existing team. For now it’s not changed the results but it is easy to envisage a range of scenarios where the results are distorted.

Bicycling: The long pursuit of Lance Armstrong is almost finished. The impossible questions will never end.

TwistedSpoke: Tom Danielson of Garmin-Sharp is letting it go. Known for conservative and careful racing, the Colorado rider has lit the US Pro Cycling Challenge on fire. Torched might be the better word.

VeloNews: Allan Peiper says Talansky’s natural talent, drive and ambition deserve the team’s support.

VeloNation: Rider asked to explain past values, team puts him on hold pending outcome.

VeloNews: Arguments on the road are nothing new in cycling, but on Tuesday we saw an entire breakaway up in arms as its strongest rider, Vincenzo Nibali, sat on the back while the group rode toward a finish climb suited perfectly to the Italian all-rounder.

TwistedSpoke: “I’m not angry. I don’t expect anyone to race my race, everyone is racing their own race.” That was Chris Baldwin of Bissel Pro Cycling trying to explain why Vincenzo Nibali did jack in the breakaway.

Bicycling: "I’m attempting to write this pre-massage, but I think we’ll have to finish it up post massage. Stage 2, WHAT A DAY, we didn’t catch the breakaway until the very final 3km Climb! What a day!"