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August 2013
August 15, 2013


Photo: Taylor Phinney (BMC)...
BMC rider takes on Wiggins in Friday's 13.2km TT. (cyclingnews.com)







Photo: German sprinter Andre Greipel .
Demare misses out on time bonuses and drops to third. (velonation.com)





Races & Results.
Eneco Tour - Aug 12-18 (Stages & Results),
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 l'Ain - Aug 9-13 (Stages & 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 France - June 29-July 21 (Results),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results)






Photo: Gerald Ciolek, Sabido, De Maar, Foster, Frattini, Carvalho, Sousa, Ribeiro, Cardoso, Murphy, Summerhill, Engoulvent, Martias.
Thursday's Tour of Portugal Stage 7 departs Termas de Monfortinho at 12:20pm local (7:20am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Gouveia at around 5:23pm local (12:23pm 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: Third Tour of Beijing. (cyclingnews.com)
With no time trial, stage to top of Mentougou Miaofeng Mountain likely to decide the race. (velonation.com)






Photo: The Smith Forefront uses Smith's patented Aerocore low-density material, which allows the helmet to breathe while increasing protection. Photo: Smith Optics.
The Forefront is an all-mountain helmet that uses a proprietary honeycomb-style material called Aerocore. (velonews.com)





Photo: this unique setup is pretty much perfec.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Innovative, evolved design delivers rock-solid, ultra-comfy yet lightweight performance."





Photo: Kids on bikes (CC licensed by horrigans:Flickr).
Language abilities increased by exercise. (road.cc)





Photo: Stage 4 Profile.
Thursday's Eneco Tour Stage 4 departs Essen at 12:25pm CET (6:25am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Vlijmen at around 4:20pm CET (10:20am U.S. Eastern).  Eneco Tour live streaming video should get underway at around 2:40pm CET (8:40am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)







Photo: Arnaud Demare (FDJ)...
Demare retains overall race lead. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Lars Boom edges closer to Eneco Tour lead.
Defending champion just one second away from riding into his birthplace in the white jersey. (velonation.com)





Photo: Stage 1, Aspen, August 19: 68 miles.
The 2013 USA Pro Challenge won’t be quite as hard as the 2012 edition; there is just one uphill finish, compared to three last year. (bicycling.com)





Photo: Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale) chalking up the first victory of his career.
Meersman, Duque, Bole, Sanchez, and Poels nab wins in French five-day event. (velonation.com)





Photo: Karsten Kroon (Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank).
Denies signing for another year with Saxo-Tinkoff.





Photo: Tom-Jelte Slagter's kit will be a different shade of blue next year after he signed with Garmin-Sharp. Photo: Graham Watson .
Tom-Jelte Slagter (Belkin) didn’t quite have the legs to fend off the French on home roads in the final stage of the Tour de l’Ain on Tuesday. (velonews.com)





Photo: Originally called the Soloist, the Cervélo S2 frame has been around for a few years, but this is the first time it’s been available as a complete bike.
BikeRadar verdict: 3.5 out of 5 stars. "Even though the wheels are slow, the S2 is still a force to be reckoned with."





Photo: The R3 Dark 105 looks set to be one of 2014’s best bargains.
The R3 Dark seems set to be a serious bargain from the high-end manufacturers. (bikerader.com)





Photo: Stages’s power meter mounts to the inside of the non-drive crank arm. The device calculates power by measuring deflection (flex) in metal crank arms..
With new options from Stages, more mountain bikers are using power meters to guide their training. (bicycling.com)








Photo: Christian Vande Velde returns to Colorado as the defending champion. Photo: Graham Watson.
Christian Vande Velde comes to the USA Pro Challenge as the defending champion, and is coming off a stellar team performance at the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah that saw his Garmin-Sharp teammate, Tom Danielson, take the overall victory. (velonews.com)





Photo: Cervelo co-founder Phil White says his company has developed a test for fork failures. Photo: Caley Fretz .
Cervelo founder calls for industry-wide fork steerer test. (velonews.com)





Photo: Taylor Phinney taking his superb stage victory in Poland but it wasn’t enough to get Lee excited…..
The Eneco Tour? Seriously? Isn’t that a washing powder? And the Tour of zzzzzzzzzz – sorry, the Tour of Utah? (pezcyclingnews.com)





Photo: Joe Dombrowski arrives at the USA Pro Challenge after a 10th-place finish in 2012. Photo: Graham Watson.
The adjustment to life in Europe, and the pro peloton, is one that’s taken some tinkering. Next year, he’ll do a few things differently. (velonews.com)





Photo: Without a true mountaintop finish, the USA Pro Challenge should see aggressive, tight racing from start to finish. Photo: Brad Kaminski.
Altitude is the race’s defining feature in 2013 because, at first blush at least, the parcours lacks the type of stages that generally break the general classification into pieces. (velonews.com)





Photo: Sport director Axel Merckx gets ready to go. Helmet? Check. Glasses? Check. Trek-Livestrong riders? Check..
Merckx expects decision on future by month's end. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Fulcrum 2014 - overview.
Fulcrum’s Racing 5 and 7 wheelsets have been updated for 2014, with changes focused on weight reduction and improving stiffness, achieved with revised rim profiles and updated hubs. (road.cc)





Token are launching a new Hero C45A clincher with a rim shape that’s radically different from anything else we’ve seen.
New race wheel comes with alloy braking surfaces and a radically-shaped carbon rim profile.





Photo: The new PowerCal (left) and new speed/cadence sensor are both Bluetooth devices.
On the heels of a PowerTap hub price drop, PowerTap has unveiled a new Bluetooth iPhone app that works with any Bluetooth 4.0 device, including its PowerCal heartrate unit and the new speed/cadence sensor. (bikerader.com)







Photo: The BMC Racing Team has inked a deal with the promising young American climber Peter Stetina.
American rider hoping to help leaders, but also to seize personal chances. (velonation.com)





Photo: The Tour de France dominates the calendar and reduces many races in June to prologue events.
August is the busiest month of the year for pro cycling with more race days than any other time of the year. But there’s a comedown after the Tour de France and it’s also hard to place the races in context. (inrng.com)





Photo: Thomas De Gendt (Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team) gets ready to go.
Brulée claims women's spot for Belgium. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Vermote (OPQS), Chaoufi (Euskaltel), Golas (OPQS) and Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin Sharp).
Moroccan rider struggles with homesickness. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: After riding this at De Ronde, Fabian also used the Domane at le Tour..
It’s an entire frame/ geometry/ suspension idea that’s been presented as a whole package designed to smooth out the ride, while maintaing the level of power transfer and control you need to ride this thing fast. (pezcyclingnews.com)





Photo: Raleigh, best known for gorgeous steel bikes, built with Reynolds 531.
Who would have thought the Pacific Northwest would be ground zero for the revitalization of a British heritage brand? (pelotonmagazine.com)





Photo: If you can't be fast, you can at least look good.
According to unwritten rules, there are small things with kits that can be tinkered with (like socks), but most everything else needs to conform to tradition. (cyclingtips.com.au)





Photo: Jens Mouris (Orica-GreenEdge).
Another year for reliable Dutchman. (cyclingnews.com)





























Photo: Former German pro and current Garmin-Sharp director Andreas Klier.
Six month suspension for Garmin-Sharp director, can return in February. (velonation.com)





Photo: over-training is a very real danger.
When you're training up for a big race or ride it's hard to imagine there's such a thing as too much training. (cyclingtips.com.au)





Photo: Regular RKP readers will remember Rob Discher who shared the story of his first tilt at Leadville in 2012.
"I’m not even supposed to be here, in Leadville." (redkiteprayer.com)






Photo: Laurens ten Dam will remain with the team for two more years. (cyclingnews.com)
Dutchman staying put after strong Tour de France. (velonation.com)





Photo: USA Pro Challenge 2013 route .
The 2013 USA Pro Challenge will play out over seven days from Aspen to Denver. (velonews.com)





Photo: frames will be limited to a run of 60 each.
Legendary Italian frame builder De Rosa will unveil four limited edition bikes under the Sessanta Black Label to celebrate the company’s 60th birthday. (bikerader.com)





Photo: The new tread pattern extends into the sidewall of the tyre.
Produced to celebrate the 2013 Tour of Britain, it features a small Union Jack on the sidewall, but that's where the exclusivity ends. (bikerader.com)





Photo: The Elite Dropper's handlebar lever pulls a standard derailleur cable, which actuates this lever on the seatpost head. From there, the post's hydraulics do the rest of the work, allowing you to move the saddle to any point throughout its 125mm of travel. Photo: Spencer Powlison | VeloNews.com.
Thomson’s Elite Dropper is a refreshing breath in a marketplace crowded with difficult saddle clamp designs and finicky thumb levers; it’s a beautifully made and well thought out piece of equipment that comes with a correspondingly high price. (velonews.com)














Photo: 1972 Olympic road race winner, 1975 World Champion, winner of Paris Roubaix, Ronde van Vlaanderen, Milan-San Remo and the Giro d’Lombardia. Twice second in the Tour de France.
"At 64, he is still every bit the physical marvel he was in his prime. Chiseled calves. Barrel thighs. A style on the bike that comes from living there." (redkiteprayer.com)





Photo: Lance Armstrong documentary made by Oscar-winning director Alex Gibney.
Film will take viewers inside Armstrong’s return, rise and fall.





Photo: One potentially intriguing new volume is called Cycle of Lies: The Fall of Lance Armstrong.
Samuel Abt reviews the growing collection of Armstrong literature. (bicycling.com)





Photo: Nairo Quintana waves to the crowd.
Movistar rider meets the president on return home. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Brothers in arms. Danny and Boy Van Poppel of Vacansoleil-DCM.
Round-up of Dutch signings and transfers. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Marianne Vos (Rabo) with the World Cup leader's jersey, battles Evelyn Stevens on the Mur de Huy.
American back with Specialized-lululemon after racing with national team. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Casual, maybe, expensive, hell yes....
"I have not only lost on the road but I have failed on the fashion runway." (atwistedspoke.com)







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