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August 2013
August 11, 2013



Photo: Stage 1 Profile.
Monday's Eneco Tour Stage 1 departs Koksijde at 12:30pm CET (6:30am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Ardooie at around 4:38pm CET (10:38am U.S. Eastern).  Eneco Tour live streaming video should get underway at around 3:00pm CET (9:00am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)







Photo: Francisco Mancebo (5-Hour Energy p/b Kenda) celebrates as he crosses the finish line on the final stage of the Tour of Utah.
Mancebo celebrates victory in final stage. (cyclingnews.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: Chris Horner dogs Tom Danielson en route to the yellow jersey. Photo: Casey B. Gibson.
The two teams clashed on the queen stage of the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah as only two talent-laden, climber-heavy teams could. And when the dust settled, RadioShack held the yellow jersey, and Garmin held second, on the same time overall. (velonews.com)





Photo: Christopher Horner (RadioShack - Leopard).
American leads with one stage remaining. (cyclingnews.com)










Photo: Alban Lakata came across the finish line in 6:04:01, beating the course record of 6:16:37 held by Levi Leipheimer by 12 minutes. Photo: Sam Wells.
Alban Lakata built everything upon smashing Levi Leipheimer’s course record at the Leadville Trail 100 MTB. He succeeded, and in the process defended his crown from last year. (velonews.com)





Photo: climbing the Galibier during the 1930s.
Madame Porthault was an avid cyclotourist from the early 1930s until well into her 80s. She has been an incredible resource for information and insight into the “Golden Age” of French cyclotouring. (janheine.wordpress.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: 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: Bradley Wiggins (Sky)...
British rider builds up for Tour of Britain and Worlds. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: A second win for Thor Hushovd (BMC Racing).
Norwegian champion beats Paul Martens in a tight sprint to secure his home race. (velonation.com)







Photo: Breakaway including Gastauer, Failli, Txurruka, Merino.
Movistar rider climbs to final stage victory. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Sally Bigham celebrates her victory and course record. Photo: Sam Wells.
Maybe she’d have won last year, without that wrong turn. It’s one of those unanswerable questions now, the truth buried somewhere under miles of Colorado dirt roads. (velonews.com)





Photo: Roux and Daniele Ratto (Cannondale), right before colliding in the finish line.
Team Cannodale were left disappointed after Daniele Ratto was relegated from first place at the end of stage 4 of the Vuelta a Burgos. The win passed to FDJ’s Anthony Roux after Ratto was adjudged to have moved from his original racing line. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Julien Absalon (BMC) wins the Mont-Sainte-Anne World Cup.
Schurter retains lead in World Cup standings. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Fresh from his return from injury and illness at the Tour of Poland.
Last year's Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins will be the star name on the start line of the Eneco Tour, which begins in Koksijde on the North Sea coast of Belgium on Monday. (pelotonmagazine.com)





Photo: Soon to be newleyweds Rich Bucher and Julie Bass on their way to the highest point of the race to tie the knot..
First-time 100-mile racers tie the knot atop Columbine. (cyclingnews.com)





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














Photo: Stuart O’Grady (AFP)...
"Reconciliation is, of course, something that Lance Armstrong advocates. In fact, it's something that all snared dopers would support because it eases their conscience and gives them a sense of belonging."  (blazin'saddles.com)





Photo: BMC's Jim Ochowicz and Cadel Evans before the start.
Julich hired full time as Ochowicz tries to strengthen team. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Charged with threatening the life of USADA CEO Travis Tygart in connection with the Lance Armstrong investigation.
Verdict yet to be handed down, second individual who made threats will be heard in October. (velonation.com)





Photo: The Garmin Vector's four-sided sensor array has changed quite a bit since this early prototype, but the idea behind it hasn't. By measuring both the intensity and direction of forces, a lot more information can be gained than from a simple scalar setup.
Vector for SPD, SPD-SL, and Speedplay? (bikerader.com)






Photo: Eneco Tour: Lotto Belisol chasing stages.
Orica GreenEdge confident in strength of squad, aiming to build on last year’s strong results. (velonation.com)





Photo: Ibis Ripley 29 trail bike.
BikeRadar verdict: 4.5 out of 5 stars. "Blazingly fast 29er trail bike – well worth the wait."





Photo: Katerina Nash (Luna) wins the first World Cup during her career in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Quebec.
Katerina Nash (Luna) won her first-ever career World Cup on Saturday in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Quebec, Canada. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: The Nitro gloves from Hincapie are comfortable and well-fitting gloves.
"Comfortable gloves but aero benefits are hard to prove. 3.5 out of five stars." (road.cc)










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)












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