Vuelta a España Live Dashboard.

Stage 11 start time: Wednesday 13:10 CEST (4:10 AM PDT);
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (7:00 AM PDT);
Approximate finish: 17:42 CEST (8:42 AM PDT).

VeloNews: Perhaps it’s ironic that in the most mountainous Vuelta a España in a generation, with no less than 10 mountaintop finishes, that the lone individual time trial will play such a decisive role in the crowning the eventual winner.

CyclingNews: John Degenkolb of Argos-Shimano Felt continued his domination of the sprints in Spain as he dashed to his fourth victory in the mass sprint finish of the tenth stage of the Vuelta a España in Sanxenxo.

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CyclingNews: Inferno Racing's manager Chad Thompson today revealed plans to merge his Kenda/5-Hour Energy team with fellow UCI Continental squad Competitive Cyclist, managed by Josh Saint and Jason Kriel of On the Rivet management, for the 2013 season.

CyclingNews: USA Pro Cycling Challenge race promoters Medalist Sports are still awaiting payment on invoices from major sponsor Exergy Development Group, but a lawsuit against the company announced today could be a setback for a settlement which was promised by Exergy CEO James Carkulis.

BikeRadar verdict 4.5 out of 5 stars. "Cross-country speed demons will appreciate the no-nonsense pace and fast reaction times."

BikeRadar: "Can you guys not just wait one more day?" was the response from an employee of a well known manufacturer, as journalists frantically snapped away at half-built stands on the eve of Eurobike, the world's biggest bike trade show.

BikeRumor: Zipp’s new 202 Firecrest Carbon Clincher brings the Firecrest rim shape to the 202 platform, which means it’s now available as a clincher.

BikeRumor: Baramind is a French upstart that makes a flexible handlebar for rigid bikes to improve comfort without giving up performance.

CyclingFans: Tuesday's Vuelta a Espana Stage 10 departs Ponteareas at 12:50pm CET (6:50am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Sanxenxo 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).

CyclingWeekly: Cadel Evans's immediate race future is in doubt with the 2011 Tour de France champion suffering from a suspected "low grade infection".

InnerRing: Given the endemic spectre of doping across pro cycling for so many years some suggest the idea of a “truth and reconciliation commission”, a process of amnesty and dialogue where systemic wrongdoing is aired, analysed and ultimately forgiven.

RedKitePrayer: Observers at the 67th Vuelta a España may be premature in writing off the chances of Great Britain’s Chris Froome. They say that in the 11 stages that remain he won’t be able to withstand the attacks of his three Spanish rivals, former Vuelta winners Alberto Contador and Alejandro Valverde, and this year’s Giro d’Italia runner-up Joaquim Rodriguez.

VeloNation: Schaal Sels win increases prospect that former Belgian champion could continue.

VeloNation: Believes time differences will be bigger in remaining difficult stages.

SBS: Doubts over the future of the Liquigas-Cannondale team's future in the sport have been put to rest with the announcement that Brixia Sport has taken over ownership of the team, with new sponsors expected to be announced in the coming weeks.

Bicycling: These seven underrated foods do more than fill space in the salad bowl.

BikeRumor: Ghisallo has been making wood rims since 1946 in Italy. They’ve always done tubulars and have made wood-only clinchers since the ’50s. Those were limited to about 4.5 bar (65psi). Now, they’re launching their Ultimate line of carbon fiber reinforced wood clinchers, which can handle up to 7-8 bar (~100 to 116psi).

BikeRadar verdict: 3 out of 5 stars. "Light, comfortable and airy but with basic and underwhelming detail construction."

BikeRumor: Debuting this year at Eurobike is Seatylock. It’s folding lock that’s built into the saddle. With an included aluminum seatpost adaptor, the combo snaps on and off the bike fairly easily. Once removed from the seatpost, by inserting and twisting a key, hardened steel links coated in plastic unfold to a lock one meter in length.

Bicycling: Six common causes of crashes—and some tips on how to avoid them.

BikeRadar: Designed for gran fondo or sportive riders but with a decidedly racy look, the new Look 675 frameset features an integrated stem that adjusts between -15 and +15.

 RedKitePrayer: The reactions to Lance Armstrong’s decision not to enter arbitration have been as varied as the colors of the rainbow. Their sheer diversity is surprising if only because of some of the emotionally charged comments on Facebook and Twitter are as irrational as the number i and even harder to understand.

WashingtonPost: "I have always found the Lance Armstrong vs. U.S. Anti-Doping Agency fight a tough one in which to take a side, because there are no sides. This is a circle, and a vicious one at that, of accusations and denials and accusations and denials."

VeloNation: WorldTour licenced-race postponed until next season.

CyclingNews: Christophe Bassons was once ostracized for his comments regarding the performance of Lance Armstrong says he now feels "sorry" for the man that has been stripped of his seven Tour de France titles.

TwistedSpoke: Does he make the monumental physical sacrifices to ride another year in the pro peloton, across the nasty cobbles and crosswinds of Belgium and up the brutal Alps and Pyrenees of France or does he stay home with former podium girl and French runway model Melanie Simonneau?

Peloton: Food, bikes, wine. All these things beg for friends to share them with. When the ManGroup descends on Lecchi for a week of the InGamba Treatment, I know I’ve stumbled into something special.

CyclingTips: Eamon and his partner Tess recently went to Nepal to seek some of the roads less known and what they saw was spectacular.

VeloNews: Danny Pate says Sky remains quietly confident that Chris Froome can deliver the goods with the most decisive stages of the Vuelta a España looming in the coming week.

VeloNews: Even with everything set up perfectly, the disk brakes will still be less powerful when compared to rim brakes.

BikeRumor: GP Attack and Force road tires get a face lift with new graphics and drops 10g by using slightly less rubber. GP Attack is 175g and Force is 195g…theyre designed as a front and rear set. The Comp (foreground) tires get tubular versions with Attack at 240g and Force at 260g.

BikeRadar verdict 4 out of 5 stars. "Very similar performance to top-of-the-line Dura-Ace, though pedal threads are on the loose side."

MBAction: Eurobike 2012 is here, and all the heavy hitters have brought their newest two-wheeled creations to the tiny town of Friedrichshafen, Germany for everyone to see. The show kicks off tomorrow, but we were lucky enough to find a sneaky way in to grab some spy shots of the newest bikes. Check them out.