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August 2013
August 7, 2013


Photo: 2013 Tour of Utah LIVE August 6-11.
Wednesday's Tour of Utah Stage 2 departs Panguitch at 10:00am MDT and is expected at the finish at Torrey at around 3:45pm MDT.  Tour of Utah live streaming video should get underway at around 10:00am MDT. (cyclingfans.com)






Photo: Gerald Ciolek, Sabido, De Maar, Foster, Frattini, Carvalho, Sousa, Ribeiro, Cardoso, Murphy, Summerhill, Engoulvent, Martias.
Wednesday's Tour of Portugal Prologue, a 5km Team Time Trial at Lisboa (Lisbon), gets underway at 2:40pm local (9:40am U.S. Eastern) with the departure of the first team.  Tour of Portugal live streaming video should get underway at around 3:58pm local (10:58am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)





Photo: The 2013 Tour de Guadeloupe will be held from August 2-11.
The 2012 Tour de Guadeloupe is being held from August 3-12. Live streaming video: Stage 6, Thursday, August 9: 11:00am local (EST).  (cyclingfans.com)









Photo: Michael Matthews (Sirotti Images).
After finishing second on the opening stage of the Tour of Utah, Orica-GreenEDGE's Michael Matthews made amends by winning Stage 2 and claiming the overall race lead. (sbs.com.au)





Races & Results.
Tour of Utah - Aug 6-11 (Stages & Results),
Vuelta a Burgos - Aug 7-11 (Stages & Results),
Arctic Race of Norway - Aug 8-11 (Stages),
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: Giorgia Bronzini celebrates her stage win in the GIro Rosa.
Italian sprinter on a roll. (cyclingnews.com)







Photo: Simone Ponzi (Astana) wins stage 1 at the Vuelta a Burgos ahead of Daniele Ratto (Cannondale) and Sergei Chernetckii (Katusha).
Astana Italian earns leader's jersey. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Thumbs up. Chris Froome (Sky) en route to Paris.
American calls for doping amnesty. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Stephen Ettinger led Wells through a portion of the race in Bear Creek, Pa. (Photo by Bill Schieken).
USA Cycling on Wednesday announced the 35 riders that will represent the United States in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, at the 2013 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships from Aug. 26-Sept. 1, and the three riders competing for the U.S. at the 2013 UCI Four-Cross Mountain Bike World Championships, to be held Sept. 20-21, in Saalfelden Leogang, Austria. (usacycling.org)





Photo: The Man in the Mud: Sean Kelly on his way to victory in the 1984 Paris-Roubaix – he would win the race again two years later. His new book ‘Hunger’ has just hit the shelves.
Around 25 years ago a teenage cyclist got a dog-eared copy of David Walsh’s biography of Sean Kelly. This helped fuel a lifelong passion for the sport and an admiration for the athlete. (stickybottle.com)





Photo: Darryl Impey’s Scott Addict had 150g of weights added to the rear chainstay via the bottom bracket during the TdF. As you can see, there’s nothing that’s exotic about this bike that tries to be featherweight.
6.8 is one of those numeric constants that most cyclists are familiar with. It refers to the 6.8 kilogram minimum weight limit set by the UCI which restricts all bikes used in competition to this weight. (sbs.com.au)





Photo: The 266g Perfect saddle (£29.99/US$49.95) has chromoly rails and a plastic bas.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "High-level contact point cushioning at an attractive price."





Photo: he Lapierre Overvolt, a 140mm full-suspension mountain bike that also happens to house the latest Bosch electric motor.
With the release of a 140mm travel, full-suspension electric mountain bike called the Overvolt, Lapierre is aiming to counter the assumption that 'e-bike' and 'performance' are mutually exclusive terms. (bikerader.com)












Photo: Stage 1 Profile.
Thursday's Arctic Race of Norway Stage 1 departs Bodø at 10:15am CET (4:15am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Bodø at around 3:12pm CET (9:12am U.S. Eastern).  Arctic Race of Norway live streaming video should get underway at around 2:00pm CET (8:00am U.S. Eastern). *Coverage is scheduled to start 15 minutes earlier on Cycling TV. (cyclingfans.com)





Photo: Stage 1 Profile.
Thursday's Vuelta a Burgos Stage 2 departs Roa de Duero at 1:18pm CET (7:18am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Ciudad Romana de Clunia at around 5:00pm CET (11:00am U.S. Eastern).  Vuelta a Burgos live streaming video should get underway at around 3:30pm CET (9:30am U.S. Eastern).. (cyclingfans.com)





Photo: Stage 9 of the Tour de France and the end of the one of the most unpredictable days of racing in recent times.
Dan Martin winning a Pyrenean stage is predictable but Chris Froome isolated while his team goes into meltdown with Richie Porte losing minutes and Vasil Kiriyenka missing the time cut? Who predicted that? (inrng.com)





Photo: Tuesday's stage 1 was less about pedaling and more about coasting. Photo: Casey B. Gibson .
"The 2013 The Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah began Tuesday (that’s the Larry Miller, owner of the Utah Jazz, not the Larry Miller, the overprotective father from “Ten Things I Hate About You” — not that I’ve ever seen that chick movie. No sir)." (velonews.com)





Photo: promising 21 year old Belgian Sean De Bie.
Talented young Belgian secures WorldTour contract, believes he’s ready for next stage of his career. (velonation.com)





Photo: Heinrich Haussler (IAM Cycling) receives his first winner's kisses for 2013 at Bayern-Rundfahr.
Australian recovers from broken pelvis. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Giro d’Italia winner Vincenzo Nibali .
Italian stepping things up a notch as Vuelta a España approaches. (velonation.com)





Photo: Ivan Basso to lead Cannondale.
Italian confident after Tour of Poland eighth place. (velonation.com)





Photo: Chris Froome will be among the starters at the 2013 USA Pro Challenge.
Chris Froome will be among the starters at the 2013 USA Pro Challenge. (velonews.com)








Photo: Garmin Vector power pedals.
Long-awaited pedal-based power-measurement system now available. (road.cc)





Photo: Quadruple Tour de France 2013 stage winner Marcel Kittel .
Dutch team also ambitious for Arctic Race of Norway. (velonation.com)





Photo: Lea Davison (Specialized) entering the woods.
Specialized riders finish of series at Catamount Classic. (cyclingnews.com)



























Photo: Peter Sagan and Peter Sagan get ready to train in Aspen.
Cannondale rider preparing at altitude for his third peak of the season. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Richie Porte wins stage two to take lead, Criterium International 2013.
Australian Richie Porte began racing in 2006 after quitting triathlon and quickly progressed as one of the professional peloton's most gifted riders. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)





Photo: He closed out the decade winning Milan San-Remo back-to-back, in 1988 and ’89.
Laurent Patrick Fignon, born August 12, 1960, was a French thunderbolt in the 1980s, winning the Tour de France twice in a row as a young professional in 1983 and ’84. (pavedmag.com)





Photo: Rigoberto Uran (Sky) sets the pace in the day's final climb.
Hopes to keep Chavanel and possibly sign more riders. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Mr Dependability Christian Meier securing a new two year deal with the squad.
Canadian wants to keep on doing what he’s been doing: “I don’t want to be anywhere else.” (velonation.com)





Photo: Meredith Miller is done racing on the road, but she'll compete in the upcoming cyclocross season. Photo: Dan Seaton.
Meredith Miller, one of the mainstays in U.S. women’s cycling over the last two decades, finished her final professional road race last Sunday at the Tour of Elk Grove in Illinois. (velonews.com)





Photo: The terms “waterproof,” “sweatproof,” and “sunblock.” New FDA guidelines ban these from labels. .
What you need to know about protecting your skin. (bicycling.com)





Photo: Mad Fiber down!
Frames, wheels, groupsets, handlebars and stems have all been made from carbon fiber for years. However, there’s much more thought and engineering than one might imagine. (cyclingtips.com.au)





Photo: Zipp claims the design is still quite secure in retaining bottles over rough road..
Zipp has two new water bottle cages, the 18g SL Speed and the 27g Alumina. Both are available this month, with the carbon SL Speed costing $75 and the aluminum Alumina going for $35. (bikerader.com)





Photo: Garneau Speedzone vest.
"We still have four months left in 2013, but I’m closing the election now because the possibility of another serious candidate is zero. I’m naming the Louis Garneau Speedzone vest ($99) the best piece of cycling gear of the year, bar none." (atwistedspoke.com)





Photo: Stelvio T3 Pro Dura Ace Di2.
Marin is best known as one of the pioneering mountain bike companies, but also has deep roots on the Tarmac. (pelotonmagazine.com)












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