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August 2013
August 3, 2013


Photo: Doug Report...
The 2013 Prudential RideLondon-Surrey Classic is being held Sunday, August 4.  Live streaming video is expected for this event. Live streaming video: 2:30pm BST (3:30pm CET - 9:30am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)








Photo: Bradley Wiggins wins Tour of Poland time trial.
A classic race-within-a-race scenario unfolded on the final stage of the Tour of Poland, with time trial specialists Bradley Wiggins, Fabian Cancellara and Taylor Phinney expected to take stage honors. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)















Photo: Magnus Cort Nielsen (Team Cult Energy) wins the stage.
Breschel retains overall lead. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Joe Lewis (Hincapie) gets the first sprint.
Australian enjoying newfound stability with American squad. (cyclingnews.com)










Photo: The women's podium.
Double Olympic champion Laura Trott thrilled the crowds on The Mall this evening as she sprinted to win the inaugural Prudential RideLondon Grand Prix. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)





Races & Results.
Tour de Pologne - July 27-Aug 3 (Stages & Results),
Tour of Denmark - July 31-Aug 4 (Stages & Results),
USA Pro Challenge - Aug 19-25 (Stages),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Races),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Results),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results)










Photo: Jan Bakelants (RadioShack Leopard).
Belgian looks to extend Tour de France form. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Merida Big Ninety-Nine Pro XT Edition.
BikeRadar verdict: 2.5 out of 5 stars. "Potentially good frame, but weight, dead rear end, bendy fork and twitchy steering bury performance."





Photo: Christophe Riblon: I have good legs .
Frenchman confident ahead of final time trial stage after taking back the yellow jersey. (VeloNation)








Photo: Darwin Atapuma (Colombia) finished second to Diego Ulissi on the first stage at the Tour of Poland.
Riblon takes over race lead. (CyclingNews)





Photo: 21 year old Michael Valgren will make the step up.
Credit: VeloNation | “I felt the timing was right for me now to become a pro..I found a both the challenge and the security I was looking for in a team.”





Photo: Gilberto Simoni knows how to conquer Zoncolan, as he did here in 2003. But seven years on is he still up to the task?
Credit: CyclingNews | A finish in Trieste also on the cards.













Photo: Sérgio Ribeiro (Barbot-Efapel).
Passport irregularities constitute second doping offence. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Fabian Cancellara has said he is disappointed not to take today’s final stage of the Tour of Poland.
Swiss rider second in final test, Vuelta a España next on racing schedule. (velonation.com)






Photo: A visit to doping controls for stage 17 runner-up Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff).
"Before the Tour, I set my best-ever times in training." (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Nairo Quintana’s second place was his country’s best-ever finish.
For once, a major sports event lived up to all the ballyhoo that preceded it. (pelotonmagazine.com)





Photo: Breschel gained the race lead.
Dane sets new stage victory tally, equals days in yellow mark. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Tanja Zakelj (Unior Tools Team).
Slovenian in search of her first elite world championship title. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: 2-Way Fit affair ready to accept tubeless or clincher.
BikeRadar verdict: 5 out of 5 stars. "Silky smooth, racy Italian wheels that climb with supreme eagerness.".





Photo: Euskaltel-Euskadi was pleased with the defense it put up in support of Jon Izaguirre.
Weighing the favourites for the overall after Tour of Poland final time trial. (VeloNation)






Photo: Stage 3 winner Matti Breschel (Saxo-Tinkoff) is the new Tour of Denmark leader.
Saxo-Tinkoff rider moves into race lead. (CyclingNews)






Photo: There is time to enjoy the moment for Chris Froome (Sky).
Pate, Porte, Dombrowski and Boswell named in Team Sky squad. (CyclingNews)





Photo: MPCC is gaining in strength with now Astana waking up and respecting the code.
InnerRing | Astana announced the signing of Franco Pellizotti but seemed to forget that the team is a member of the self-regulatory MPCC grouping whose code of conduct goes above and beyond the WADA Code and UCI rules.





Photo: After chasing breakaways at the Tour de France, Ryder Hesjedal is hoping to end his 2013 campaign with a result in North America. Photo: BrakeThrough Media | VeloNews.com.
Credit: VeloNews | Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Sharp) is hoping to end a rough and tumble 2013 season on a high note with strong performances on home roads over the next six weeks.
















Photo: European Cycling Union President David Lappartient .
EUC president concerned about possibly legal action over Malaysian proposal. (velonation.com)





Photo: USADA CEO Travis Tygart has spoken of his frustration.
“They want to control the results. They want to control who is tested and they want to control what is tested for, so they don’t have any issues.” (velonation.com)





Photo: Pieter Weening (Orica-GreenEdge) took perhaps the biggest prize of his long career.
Tour of Poland time trial proves prosperous after tough week. (velonation.com)





Photo: Tour de Wallonie victor Greg Van Avermaet.
Van Avermaet looking to continue Wallonie form into American race. (velonation.com)





Photo: Roman Kreuziger (Saxo-Tinkoff) ...
Czech to focus on stage wins and Worlds preparation. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Just one of numerous beautiful gorges in the region. This one is on the D4 heading to St Guilhem-le-Desert.
La Vallée de l’Hérault is a region in the south of France, 30km North West of Montpellier and just 50km to the north of the Mediterranean and its famous beaches. (pezcyclingnews.com)










Photo: I'm the captain and that it's not going down on my Festina watch!
"I get up early to go for a walk in my flip-flops and clear my head. I live in a house beside Lac Leman, close to my office in the nearby town of Aigle." (Blazin'Saddles) 







Photo: Pat McQuaid fronts a French Senate hearing into anti-doping.
Credit: CyclingNews | Russian Federation president to challenge McQuaid's "astonishing" amendments.





Photo: Julian Alaphilippe (France) alone in the lead at the penultimate World Cup round in Rome.
Saxo-Tinkoff signs Valgren for three years, BMC adds three trainees. (CyclingNews)















Photo: Race handling with supreme comfort.
BikeRadar verdict: 4.5 out of 5 stars. "Believe us, this will challenge the best sportive bikes around."








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