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August 2013
August 22, 2013




Photo: Stage 5 Profile.
Friday's Stage 5 start time:13:05 MDT (12:050 PM PST); Earliest live video: 14:00 MDT (1:00 PM PST); Approximate finish: 15:45 MDT (2:45 PM PST). (cyclingfans.com)







Photo: Tejay van Garderen celebrated his yellow jersey on Thursday in Beaver Creek, Colorado. Photo: Neal Rogers | VeloNews.com.
van Garderen takes overall race lead. (cyclingnews.com)





Races & Results.
USA Pro Challenge - Aug 19-25 (Stages & Results),
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: Tejay van Garderen (BMC) crushed after coming second on Alpe d'Huez.
BMC rider believes he can win overall. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Greg Van Avermaet (BMC) salutes as he takes the opening stage of the 2013 Tour of Utah.
BMC rider left rueing another near miss. (cyclingnews.com)











Photo: The third and final Grand Tour of the year, the Vuelta a España, begins this Saturday August 24.
The 68th edition of the race takes an anti-clockwise loop around Spain, covering 3,319km in 21 stages. (cyclingtips.com.au)





Photo: Nate Wilson is singing his way across Colorado. Photo: Casey B. Gibson.
Racing in Colorado is beautiful, but racing on a straight road that drags up for 20 miles can be a bit mind numbing. (velonews.com)





Photo: Eurosport - 0627 - Tour de France: Team Movistar.
Five Movistar Team riders have extended their contracts following impressive performances throughout the 2013 season. (uk.eurosport.yahoo.com)





Photo: Michele Scarponi will look to ride into his second grand tour top five of the year at the Vuelta a España. Photo: Graham Watson.
Michele Scarponi (Lampre-Merida) starts the Vuelta a España on Saturday with the aim to win — “a top five overall, at least” — and to impress. (velonews.com)





Photo: The new Cervélo R5 borrows its shape, but not the all-important carbon layup and other internal technology, from the hyper-expensive RCA. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com.
Cervélo’s all-new R5 is stiffer, lighter, and more aerodynamic than ever. That’s because it is, at its core, an exercise in trickle-down engineering: an Asia-built replica of the company’s top-tier, $10,000 RCA. (velonews.com)





Photo: 5% increase in rigidity over their current top-level Super Record chainset.
New system uses wide stance bearings and a 30mm chainset axle. (road.cc)





Photo: The entire package is smaller than your average android phone.
The quirky new Rebel Ring is a versatile multi tool featuring 24 of the most common tools in a light weight and compact package. (bikerumor.com)







Photo: Peter Sagan (Cannondale) starts to move towards the front of the main field.
Voigt caught in final 10km after long, solo breakaway. (cyclingnews.com)







Photo: Samuel Sanchez seems even more pleased than Urtasun.
Euskaltel-Euskadi leader wants to complete palmares with overall victory. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Taylor Phinney (BMC) celebrates his victory in Tour of Poland.
American youngster to stay with team through 2016. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: WADA chairman Dick Pound Photo: © AFP.
Antoine Vayer has revealed that the pressure group Change Cycling Now requested Dick Pound to stand for the UCI Presidency.





Photo: Chris Horner says he's never felt so good at altitude as he did at the Tour of Utah earlier this month. Photo: Casey B. Gibson.
Chris Horner is going to give the Vuelta a España his best shot, and he’s carrying his trademark confidence into the three-week Spanish tour. (velonews.com)





Photo: Kiwi Carla Ryan in the final kilometers.
Former Australian champion still with "unfinished business." (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Philippe Gilbert to lead BMC Racing .
World champion currently unable to pedal with power as he heads towards rainbow defense. (velonation.com)





Photo: Quadruple Irish road race champion Matt Brammeier .
Believes in Dan Martin’s chances: “I really believe we are in with a shot of a podium or, even better, a rainbow jersey this year”.





Photo: The Lodestar Black colorway introduced with the 2011 group update goes a long way in keeping the 105 group visually relevant.
After years of use for training, charity rides, cyclocross and just spinning on country roads, we’re pleased to say it’s still functioning just fine and looks as good as ever. (bikerumor.com)





Photo: CAT (Carbon Access Tool).
Fun accessories make everything better, especially when they’re made with carbon fiber! (bikerumor.com)





Photo: Great braking and very slick electronic shifting from Shimano Ultegra.
BikeRadar verdict: 3.5 out of 5 stars. "Well balanced, with responsive wheels, if you don't mind a firm ride; the kit is ripe for upgrading."









Photo: Swiss Cycling officially confirms it has dropped McQuaid.
Blow to current president’s re-election chances, Fuller calls for him to abandon campaign. (velonation.com)





































Photo: UCI President Pat McQuaid at the UCI headquarters in Aigle.
"It's like the Cold War" he says in relation to Mcquaid's comments. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Perhaps you've seen a certain Fabian Cancellara in one of these? Star Swiss riders pedaled Assos into the limelight in the ’70s, and the company remains committed to its country's riders today.
“Differences of opinions” cited in Chassot's resignation. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Lawson Craddock will graduate from the Bontrager development team to join Argos-Shimano in 2014. Photo: Casey B. Gibson.
Craddock, 21, will turn pro with the Dutch ProTeam in 2014. He currently wears the best young rider jersey at the USA Pro Challenge in Colorado. The Bontrager rider is a multiple-time U.S. national champion. (velonews.com)






Photo: IAM Cycling signs Sylvain Chavanel.
Swiss team expanding roster and depth of talent, but doesn't want WorldTour licence in 2014. (velonation.com)






Photo: Tom Boonen and his Omega Pharma Quick Step team have taken the difficult decision to bring his year to an early conclusion.
Saddle sore not healing sufficiently for rider to compete again this year. (velonation.com)





Photo: Phil Gaimon got super aero on the approach to Rabbit Ears Pass on Wednesday. Photo: Casey B. Gibson .
"After the climb, I sold a Bissell vacuum to Fabio Calabria (Novo Nordisk), for his girlfriend Becca (also Novo Nordisk)." (velonews.com)





Photo: An ecstatic Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) after winning stage 13 of the Tour de France.
Omega Pharma-QuickStep sprinter registered for The Belgian Open. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: I love this helmet for two reasons.
"So why review a helmet that looks like it’s old enough to vote?" (redkiteprayer.com)





Photo: The clamp is made separately and are much quicker – they can make a few thousand of them in a couple days versus about 500 per day of the Pro mounts.
K-Edge started as a single chain catcher to save founder Joe Savola’s wife, Gold Medalist Kristin Armstrong, from dropping her chain during the Beijing Olympics. (bikerumor.com)











Photo: we see a dysfunctional governing body stuck in procedural quicksand.
After his Irish support collapsed, Pat McQuaid had announced that Swiss Cycling was nominating him to stand as President as the UCI. The Swiss federation has now withdrawn its support. (inrng.com)


















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