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August 2013
August 17, 2013


Photo: Stage 6 Profile.
Saturday's Eneco Tour Stage 6 departs Riemst at 12:45pm CET (6:45am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at La Redoute (Aywaille) at around 4:19pm CET (10:19am U.S. Eastern).  Eneco Tour live streaming video should get underway at around 2:45pm CET (8:45am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.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),
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.
Saturday's Tour of Portugal Stage 9, a 35.3km Individual Time Trial from Sabugal to Guarda, gets underway at 2:19pm local (9:19am U.S. Eastern).  Full Start Order and Times here.  Tour of Portugal live streaming video should get underway at around 3:00pm local (10:00am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)





Photo: Taylor Phinney (BMC)...
Aiming for stage victory on Sunday. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Bradley Wiggins (Sky Procycling) set the best time early in the time trial stage of the Eneco Tour.
Briton thinking about returning to the track in twilight of career. (velonation.com)





Photo: World champion team of Ellen van Dijk, Evie Stevens, Lisa Brennauer, Trixi Worrack, Carmen Small and Loren Rowney.
Rabobank-Liv/Giant takes second to strengthen Marianne Vos’ overall lead. (velonation.com)





Photo: Bradley Wiggins (Sky).
British star misses the track. (cyclingnews.com)







Photo: Sylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma-Quickstep) national champion for the fifth time.
Boom retains overall lead. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Andrew Talansky (Garmin-Sharp).
In its third year, the Colorado stage race assembles arguably its best field in memory, including a number of Americans who will vie for the overall title. (bicycling.com)





Photo: Heather Irmiger is finished with traditional endurance racing.
Mountain biking is more subdued than it was in its late 1990’s heyday, that unity, the passion its participants all share, has never disappeared. (velonews.com)





Photo: There’s a lot of history in the Colnago/Mapei partnership.
Product news in brief, including a new Colnago color options, new Conti tires and discounted Levi commuter clothing. (road.cc)





Photo: Magnus carbon-fibre frame with a new look, full Di2 compatibility, and a 5% drop in weight.
Third-generation performance frameset is lighter than before while maintaining rigidity. (road.cc)





Photo: With foam pads to cushion the tops, the Bontrager Race Lite Isozone Bars are a better way to improve comfort than adding an extra layer of bar tape.
4 out of 5 stars. A good value nicely shaped bar if top of the bar comfort is a major priority.





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)







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: UCI President Pat McQuaid at the UCI headquarters in Aigle.
Malaysian and Asian federations adopted the UCI legal staff's proposal. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Norwegian star Thor Hushovd (BMC), shown above earlier this season at the Tour of the Mediterranean and winner of the recent Arctic Race of Norway, leads Team Norway at the Tour des Fjords.
Riders expected on the start line include Thor Hushovd, Ten Dam, Vanmarcke, Bobridge, Bol, Nordhaug, Kristoff, Chavanel Séb., Reza, Jerome, Bernaudeau, Turgot, Brammeier,... (cyclingfans.com).





Photo: Janez Brajkovic (right) will ride the Giro in support of Nibali this year.
Astana rider looking for ride in 2014. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: The more you read into things, the more McQuaid hints his nomination is in danger.
There’s a dispute over whether Pat McQuaid has actually been nominated by the Thai and Moroccan federations. (inrng.com)







Photo: McQuaid wants Cookson and British Cycling to drop possible legal action.
Despite questions about his nomination, Irishman insists election should be decided by delegates only. (velonation.com)






Photo: Cookson says transparency is needed for a democratic election.
“I want nothing more than an open and properly conducted democratic election and vote for the UCI presidency.” (velonation.com)





Photo: Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quickstep) played his hand in the early breakaway.
Team told him to stay off the bike until healthy again. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Bradley Wiggins 2012 / Chris Froome 2013 (Reuters).
The Eurosport cycling podcast is back for another episode as Scott O'Raw and John Galloway break down all the latest goings-on in the sport. (uk.eurosport.yahoo.com)





Photo: He did all this all unsupported.
Mike Hall broke a record on June 4 2012 for the fastest cycle around the globe in 92 days. (theprovince.com)





Photo: Rocacorba climb Dan Martin.
The mountain of Puigsou lies 20 kilometres north of Girona and reaches 994 metres above sea-level. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)





Photo: Stromer ST1 Platinum...
Electric-assist bicycles help you pedal down the road. (bicycling.com)





Photo: most cyclists embrace bibs.
Bib shorts can improve your ride, but only if you buy the right pair. (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: David Zabriskie (Garmin Sharp) back to business at the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya.
Garmin-Sharp rider talks about his experience of coming clean. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: In the Points race Tom managed to secure a second medal for Great Britain.
The Deaflympics this year were held in Sofia, Bulgaria and Tom Smith was there to experience his very first Deaf Olympiad and even bring home some medals. (pezcyclingnews.com)













Photo: Lucas Euser (UnitedHealthcare) is a cyclist.
American looking to continue rise to form in Colorado. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Nate Brown (shirtless) at 2013 Tour of California..
Bontrager DS Axel Merckx loses another good one.





Photo: Ian Boswell has been based in Nice, France, as he settled into his first year in the European peloton. Photo: Gregor Brown | VeloNews.com.
A year older, a year wiser, and a whole lot stronger. That’s how Ian Boswell sums up his rookie season in Europe with the British Sky team. (velonews.com)





Photo: But what of the others, the riders who are not making the headlines.
There’s plenty of news of rider transfers with several teams making a series of announcements, signing new riders to strengthen the team. It’s exciting and it’s the future. (inrng.com)





Photo: helping team mate Tom Danielson to overall victory on Stage Six.
Garmin’s 20 year-old Aussie Lachlan Morton is one of the youngest riders on the Pro Tour but in the recent Tour of Utah he pulled off a massive result – winning Stage Three. (pezcyclingnews.com)





Photo: Irishman Dan Martin, who turned pro for Garmin in 2008.
“Being the world champ is probably the second biggest thing in cycling after the yellow jersey..." (pelotonmagazine.com)





Photo: Jess Walker, Tour Series 2013, round 10, Aylsham.
Matrix Fitness Racing Academy team manager Stef Wyman says he has never seen women's racing 'in a better place' and believes that women's cycling is ‘getting there fast' in terms of becoming as big as the men's sport. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)





Photo: The Orica-AIS team celebrates another victory in China.
Team remain on track for World Championships. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Stunning and understated – the Cannondale SuperSix EVO Black Inc.
"Cannondale’s epic SuperSix EVO has wowed us every time we’ve had a chance to ride it." (bikerader.com)





Photo: More people than ever are hopping on a bike to get around town. (Jay B Sauceda).
In cities as big as New York and as small as Vienna, Virginia, more people than ever are riding to work, to grab groceries, or for an espresso across town. (bicycling.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: USA Pro Challenge 2013 route .
The 2013 USA Pro Challenge will play out over seven days from Aspen to Denver. (velonews.com)







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