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August 2013
August 8, 2013


Photo: 2013 Tour of Utah LIVE August 6-11.
Friday's Tour of Utah Stage 4 live streaming video should get underway at 5:20pm MDT. (cyclingfans.com)





Photo: Gerald Ciolek, Sabido, De Maar, Foster, Frattini, Carvalho, Sousa, Ribeiro, Cardoso, Murphy, Summerhill, Engoulvent, Martias.
Friday's Tour of Portugal Stage 2 departs Oliveira de Azemeis at 12:35pm local (7:35am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Viana do Castelo-Santa Luzia at around 5:25pm local (12:25pm U.S. Eastern).  Tour of Portugal live streaming video should get underway at around 3:00pm local (10:00am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)














Photo: Lachlan Morton (Garmin-Sharp) tries to get away on Mt. Diablo.
Australian rides into race lead over Mt. Nebo. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Giorgia Bronzini wins again in fifth straight stage.
General classification stalemate continues as Emma Johansson stands up to attacks. (velonation.com)





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 & Results),
Tour de l'Ain - Aug 9-13 (Stages),
Eneco Tour - Aug 12-18 (Stages),
USA Pro Challenge - Aug 19-25 (Stages),
Vuelta a Espaņa - 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: Greg Van Avermaet has made clear that he doesn’t see himself challenging for the general classification.
Stage one winner drifts back due to time bonus gained by Matthews. (velonation.com)






Photo: Tom Slagter on the race winner's ocre jersey.
Tour Down Under winner moves to American team. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Strada Rail Carbon Clincher wheels.
The new Rail 52 rims represent a significant departure for the company and sees them entering the fiercely competitive deep-section carbon wheel market where the likes of Zipp, Hed, Enve and Reynolds are big names. (road.cc)





Photo: The S-Series braking offers masses of feel throughout the full travel of the lever.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Impressive chassis and superb brakes, with mid-level components making it one for upgrades."





Photo: the company’s aero road bike, the AR, has been completely redesigned for 2014.
Felt is coming off its most successful appearance at the Tour de France in the company’s history. Marcel Kittel of Argos-Shimano won four stages and wore the yellow jersey for a day. (redkiteprayer.com)





Photo: The Cannondale C-Cage bottle cage does just one job - holding your bottle - and does it particularly well..
Well-designed bottle cage that does its job well - 3.5 out of 5 stars. (road.cc)





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 7, Friday, 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)







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: Stage Profile.
Friday's Arctic Race of Norway Stage 2 departs Svolvær at 1:30pm CET (7:30am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Svolvær at around 5:18pm CET (11:18am U.S. Eastern).  Arctic Race of Norway live streaming video should get underway at around 4:00pm CET (10:00am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)





Photo: Stage Profile.
Friday's Vuelta a Burgos Stage 3 departs Villadiego at 12:45pm CET (6:45am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Ojo Guarena 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: Ian Boswell and Joe Dombrowski were among the crash victims in stage 1 of the Vuelta a Burgos. Photo: Graham Watson.
Despite licking some wounds after crashing out of Wednesday’s opener at the Vuelta a Burgos in Spain, there’s no stopping Sky’s freshman duo of Ian Boswell and Joe Dombrowski from racing on home roads later this month in Colorado. (velonews.com)





Photo: Chris Horner is using this Tour of Utah as a tune-up race for the Vuelta a Espaņa later this month. Photo: Graham Watson.
It’s been five months since the 42-year-old has toed the line at a race; he came to the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah with only three weeks of training in his legs. (velonews.com)







Photo: Kenny van Hummel (Vacansoleil-DCM) celebrates victory in stage 1 of the Arctic Tour of Norway.
Dutchman earns event's first leader's jersey. (cyclingnews.com)







Photo: Jens Keukeleire shares his joy with Allan Davis.
FDJ’s Roux takes the overall lead from Ponzi. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Rebecca Rusch will line up to chase her fifth Leadville Trail 100 MTB title on Saturday. Photo: Dave McElwaine | VeloNews.com.
The hardest of hard mountain bike races is this weekend, and it boasts a deep field and the threat of thunderstorms above timberline. It must be time for the Leadville Trail 100 MTB. (velonews.com)





Photo: the southern approach from La Chambre to explore this beautiful mountain.
The Col de la Madeleine at 2000m altitude and over 19 km long with an average gradient of 8% is one of the gnarliest climbs in the French Alps but is also one of the prettiest ones. (pezcyclingnews.com)





Photo: Video from four cameras - one on the front, rear and either side of the vehicle - is intelligently stitched together to make a single, consolidate view.
Continental's ASL360 Surround View System uses allows the operator of any vehicle improved visibility through a 360-degree, real time view around the vehicle. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)







Photo: Nairo Quintana (Movistar).
Colombian confirms he will stay at Movistar. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Jens Keukeleire (Orica-GreenEdge) celebrates his success.
Belgian looks to the Classics in 2014. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: six women’s summer kits, ridden and reviewed over the past six weeks of summer in Colorado. Photo: Rugile Kaladyte.
This week marks the halfway point in the summer of 2013, the midway point between June’s green, blooming hillsides and September’s browns and reds, and the turning of the leaves. (velonews.com)





Photo: The previous Virtue models were 26ers, but Felt went back to the drawing board to completely redesign the 2014 line.
A design feature of the Virtue was to keep the chainstays and wheelbase tight with the result a snappy handling trail bike that could be pressed into cross-country racing. (dirtragmag.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: The 2013 Giant XtC Advanced SL 29er 0 is equipped with the recalled Contact SLR carbon seatpost.
Giant is recalling 2013 model year XtC Advanced SL 29er 0 and 29er 1 hardtails equipped with Giant's Contact SLR carbon seatpost. (bikerader.com)





Photo: Lesley Paterson (Scott) wins the Bonelli Park Pro XCT.
Governing organization clarifies role of its Pro XCT, Pro UET calendars. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Manolo Saiz arrives for the Operacion Puerto trial.
Former ONCE manager denies links with Oleg Tinkov. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Jeremy Vennell and Tommy Nankervis, right at home in the RV after the stage. Photo: Phil Gaimon.
Stage 2 at the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah was a long one: 130 miles and 10,000 feet of climbing (or, if you’re familiar with how I measure distance, five pee stops). (velonews.com)





Photo: Jaksche won the mountains competition.
German calls for more riders to tell the truth about doping. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Japanese rider Fumiyuki Beppu.
Rider part of new project, will race alongside Cancellara and Schleck brothers. (velonation.com)





Photo: Race director Josh Colley says Leadville is growing at the front and the back. Photo: Dave McElwaine.
They are the empty miles across the sky that riders return to for years to come, for better and for worse. (velonews.com)





Photo: Jeremiah Bishop, who we feel is a logical choice for the Worlds Team, about the situation.
We asked USA Cycling to explain their decision and their answer will probably shock you as much as it did us. (mbaction.com)





Photo: Luke Fetch and Paul van der Ploeg in the men's final.
Australia will hold it's inaugural cyclo-cross national championships this Saturday in Melbourne. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: An injured Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky).
Norwegian back in full training after shoulder fracture. (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)












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