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August 2013
August 9, 2013




Photo: Michael Matthews (Orica-GreenEDGE) begins the day in yellow..
Australian sprinter Michael Matthews (Orica-GreenEdge) won his second stage of the 2013 Tour of Utah, taking a hotly contested sprint over stage 1 winner Greg van Avermaet (BMC) in downtown Salt Lake City.  (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Gerald Ciolek, Sabido, De Maar, Foster, Frattini, Carvalho, Sousa, Ribeiro, Cardoso, Murphy, Summerhill, Engoulvent, Martias.
Saturday's Tour of Portugal Stage 3 departs Trofa at 1:05pm local (8:05am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Fafe at around 5:30pm local (12:30pm 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: 2013 Tour of Utah LIVE August 6-11.
Saturday's Tour of Utah Stage 5 live streaming video should get underway at about 11:20am MDT. (cyclingfans.com)












Photo: Giorgia Bronzini breaks all-time record with sixth straight victory.
Emma Johansson comes under attack but holds onto one second advantage. (velonation.com)










Photo: Alberto Contador’s points from the Tour de France, Vuelta and more don’t count.
Bjarne Riis is going to court to reduce a doping punishment. But it’s to do with the UCI’s rule that a returning rider from a significant doping ban cannot earn “sporting value” points for his team. (inrng.com)





Photo: the third edition of Colorado’s USA Pro Cycling Challenge starts on August 19.
Despite the presence of Tour de France champion Chris Froome (for Team Sky) and 2010 Tour winner Andy Schleck (for RadioShack-Leopard-Trek), two young Americans are likely to be the top protagonists. (pelotonmagazine.com)





Photo: Taylor Phinney has said that he is making this year’s Eneco Tour a priority.
Gilbert says he’s motivated after a break from racing.





Photo: The winner of the 2010 world road race championship, Thor Hushovd.
Norwegian remains focussed on other targets. (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: Lawson Craddock (Bontrager) takes over the best young rider jersey for stage 4.
Bontrager's climbing specialist linked with Dutch team for 2014. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Philip Deignan looks to have a strong chance of returning to the WorldTour level next year.
Rider’s agent says climber ‘looks likely’ to be back in the WorldTour next year. (velonation.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 8a, Friday,  9:00am local (and EST), Stage 8b at 4:00pm. (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: Stage Profile.
Saturday's Vuelta a Burgos Stage 4 departs Dona Santos at 12:48pm CET (6:48am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Santo Domingo de Silos at around 4:51pm CET (10:51am 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 Profile.
Saturday's Arctic Race of Norway Stage 3 departs Svolvær at 12:30pm CET (6:30am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Stokmarknes at around 5:21pm CET (11:21am 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: Thor Hushovd (BMC) counts his stage wins.
Norwegian champion takes over leader's jersey. (cyclingnews.com)







Photo: Anthony Roux celebrates taking the overall lead, Vuelta a Burgos 2013, stage two.
Belgium's Jens Keukeleire (Orica-GreenEDGE) doubled up on stage wins at the Vuelta a Burgos after springing another well timed attack on the final climb of the day. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)






Photo: Jens Voigt (RadioShack) couldn't leave the Tour de France without getting one red dossard, and attacked solo.
German veteran wants a year to slowly say goodbye. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life, published by Penguin Group, is at the centre of a law suit .
A group of disgruntled Californians have become the latest former Lance Armstrong fanatics to take legal action against him; this time for lying to them in his autobiography. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)





Photo: Ted King (Cannondale) talks about his experience at this year's Tour de France.
Nearly fully recovered from Tour crash, looking for Worlds start. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: The absence of an upper frame makes for nearly uninterrupted vision.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Excellent optics, tall fit, three lenses, and an adjustable nosepiece."





Photo: first look at Colnago’s new carbon road bike.
Colnago have just launched the brand new AC-R, their most affordable carbon road bike to date, which borrows technology from their race-ready M10. (road.cc)





Photo: The Louis Garneau Course helmet might be pricy but it's very cool and comfortable.
4 out of 5 stars: "Cool, comfortable, easily adjusted helmet that the manufacturer claims to be the fastest of its kind." (road.cc)





Photo: POC is a Swedish company, founded in 2005, with roots in winter sports and mountain biking.
Swedish company steps into the road market with distinctive new helmet and jerseys and bib shorts. (road.cc)





Photo: The Avid BB5 brakes work a treat, and we’re more than happy with the cable setup on this dirt jump rig. Its simplicity is unbeatable.
BikeRadar verdict: 3.5 out of 5 stars. "A fun, good value dirt jump ride that will keep you smiling thanks to its solid but lightweight build."





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: The eternal hard-man: Erik Zabel Photo: Š AFP.
Ullrich declines to meet with NADA. (cyclingnews.com)







Photo: The ongoing saga about Pat McQuaid’s nomination for a new term as UCI president has taken a new twist.
Questions increase over federation’s backing of Irishman. (velonation.com)





Photo: Peter Velits signs for BMC Racing.
Slovakian time trial champion looks set to leave twin brother Martin behind. (velonation.com)





Photo: Annecy, post hitch-hiking..
"'My thesis, my point of view, is that everything meaningful and illuminating and wise about life can be learned by chasing the Tour de France in person across something like 3500 kilometers." (atwistedspoke.com)





Photo: I wanted to ride to where the world couldn’t reach me.
"You’d think by now I’d know better, but it turns out when it comes to bikes and climbing, you never learn. You might get faster, but you never get smarter." (pavedmag.com)





Photo: Californian Giant and Astana share the same bike sponsor in Specialized.
One of the most surprising signings of the 2012/13 transfer season was the move from the US amateur team Californian Giant to mighty World Tour outfit Astana by 22 year-old Evan Huffman. (pezcyclingnews.com)






Photo: RCS Sport being forced to cancel one of its big autumn events.
“The international economic situation and, in particular the Italian one, has put many sporting events in serious difficulty.” (velonation.com)





Photo: Sammy Sanchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi).
Spaniard hints he could join Contador at Saxo Bank. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: E-bikes continue to advance at a steady pace, and the latest is the new and improved Vivax Veloce.
Updated e-bike with integrated Gruber system now weighs 9.5kg. (road.cc)





Photo: The Capo SC-12 bib shorts use an Anatomic-DP Carbon chamois, which is a little thicker than most high-performance pads but is well positioned and comfortable.
BikeRadar verdict: 4.5 out of 5 stars. "Svelte, breathable summer kit with great cut."





Photo: Instead of straight-gauge tubing, they use fully butted aluminum frame tubes. You get a tapered head tube and 3D-forged, horizontal dropouts.
If you search the Specialized website for P.Series models, don’t look in the mountain bike section. They are not there. Specialized set up a BMX/dirt jump section to showcase this little stick of dynamite, because the P.Series doesn’t fit neatly into any mountain bike category. (mbaction.com)













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)





Governing organization clarifies role of its Pro XCT, Pro UET calendars. (cyclingnews.com)

















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