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August 2013
August 10, 2013


Photo: 2013 Tour of Utah LIVE August 6-11.
Sunday's Tour of Utah Stage 6 departs Park City and  will finish at Park City.  Tour of Utah live streaming video should get underway at around 11:15am MDT. (cyclingfans.com)








Photo: Chris Horner takes the win over Tom Danielson after a huge day of climbing. Photo: Casey B. Gibson .
Chris Horner (RadioShack-Leopard) won the “queen stage” and took the leader’s jersey in the Tour of Utah on Saturday. (velonews.com)






Photo: Linda Villumsen captures the race.
New Zealander completes Wiggle Honda’s dominance with six minute margin of victory. (velonation.com)





Photo: Gerald Ciolek, Sabido, De Maar, Foster, Frattini, Carvalho, Sousa, Ribeiro, Cardoso, Murphy, Summerhill, Engoulvent, Martias.
Sunday's Tour of Portugal Stage 4 departs Arouca at 12:05pm local (7:05am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Mondim de Basto/Alto Sr da Graça at around 5:26pm local (12:26pm 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: Craig Lewis takes first stage race jersey of his career .
Vivint Most Aggressive rider award for Champion System rider. (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 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: Richie Porte (Sky) at the post-Tour criterium in Herentals.
Australian looks to lead Sky in Italian grand tour. (cyclingnews.com)






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: 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: 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: Stage Profile.
Sunday's Arctic Race of Norway Stage 4 departs Sortland at 1:00pm CET (7:00am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Harstad at around 4:46pm CET (10:46am U.S. Eastern).  Arctic Race of Norway live streaming video should get underway at around 3:30pm CET (9:30am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)





Photo: Stage Profile.
Sunday's Vuelta a Burgos Stage 5 departs Comunero de Revenga at 1:02pm CET (7:02am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Lagunas de Neila at around 5:30pm CET (11:30am 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: Alban Lakata (Topeak Ergon) wins the 2013 Leadville 100.
opeak Ergon team celebrates double victory. (cyclingnews.com).





Photo: Van Garderen.
Old man John Wilcockson over at Peloton Magazine says that the US Pro Cycling Challenge will likely be a GC battle between BMC’s Tejay van Garderen and Garmin-Sharp’s Andrew Talansky. (atwistedspoke.com)







Photo: Nikias Arndt takes first pro victory.
Kenny van Hummel retakes the blue jersey with second place time bonus. (velonation.com)





Photo: Anthony Roux...
FDJ rider continues to lead overall. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Thor Hushovd continues to believe that he can win the first Arctic Race of Norway.
BMC Racing Team rider remains focussed on battling for final overall victory. (velonation.com)





Photo: Mike Creed (Optum) following stage one of the Merco Cycling Classic..
Recently retired pro to direct Team SmartStop-Mountain Khakis. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Cycling iQ will be signing in for another season of AsiaTour coverage, but to what extent I’m not sure. (Image © Aaron Lee).
Cycling iQ will be signing in for another season of AsiaTour coverage. (cyclingiq.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: UCI presidential candidate Brian Cookson is planning at least one debate with current governing body chief Pat McQuaid.
Briton says he will conduct at least one debate with McQuaid in front of continental federations (velonation.com)





Photo: Newly elected WADA president Australian John Fahey (left) shakes hands with outgoing president Dick Pound.
Craig Reedie is set to take over from current World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President John Fahey, who will step down at the end of the year. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Going up: It's Powerline. Photo: Matthew Beaudin | VeloNews.com.
Saturday, this rutted mess will be a battleground. First as a descent, ripping sidewalls and forcing crashes, then as the second-to-last climb in the Leadville Trail 100 MTB, the final monster standing between contenders and those struggling to finish. (velonews.com)






Photo: A very happy Lisa Jacobs after winning the inaugural Cyclo-cross national title in Melbourne. (Mark Gunter).
Any lingering doubts over the future of Cyclo-cross in Australia were put to rest in Melbourne today after the inaugural Cyclo-cross national titles played witness to an exciting opening meet. (sbs.com.au)





Photo: Bert Grabsch finishes up.
Bert Grabsch will not wear the colors of Omega Pharma-Quick Step next year. The 38-year old German confirmed this to Radsport News. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Dan Martin (Garmin-Sharp) outsprinted Jakob Fuglsang for the stage 9 victory.
Irishman confirms he'll lead at Giro in 2014. (cyclingnews.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 9, Sunday,  2:45pm local (and EST). (cyclingfans.com)
















Photo: The eternal hard-man: Erik Zabel Photo: © 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)


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