CyclingFans: Sunday's Vuelta a Espana Stage 15 departs La Robla at 12:15pm CET (6:15am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Lagos de Covadonga at around 5:40pm CET (11:40am U.S. Eastern). Vuelta live streaming video should get underway at around 3:00pm CET (9:00am U.S. Eastern).

VeloNews: Chris Froome was there, then he was gone, then he fought back, then he faded. Saturday’s thrilling duel up Ancares pretty much summed up the Vuelta a España so far for last year’s runner-up.

VeloNation: Race leader tightens grip on red jersey.

CyclingNews: Theo Bos of Rabobank edged out Andre Greipel (Lotto Beilsol) at the line to win the mass sprint in the second and final stage of the World Ports Classic. First stage winner Tom Boonen was third on the stage, but took the overall title of the premiere edition of the Dutch-Belgian race.

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CyclingNews: USA Cycling finalized its team for the upcoming 2012 UCI Road World Championships in Limburg, Netherlands, an event which will hold championship races for elite and under-23 men, elite women and juniors for the first time together, from September 16-23.

VeloNews: If this Vuelta a España hasn’t been exciting enough, three brutal climbing stages this weekend will spice things up even more in what should be a thrilling GC battle up some of Spain’s steepest climbs.

SBS: Cummings ran the gauntlet in the finale to Stage 13 of La Vuelta a España which saw a break of seven riders, including the Brit defy the peloton controlled by Argos-Shimano.

Peloton:Spaniard Joaquim Rodriguez, riding for Katusha, won Saturday's 14th stage of the Tour of Spain to strengthen his overall lead after the 149.2km mountain stage ride from Palas de Rei to Puerto de Ancares.

VeloNation: Murcian rider affected by bad crash.

BikeRadar: With Olympics silver medalist Sabine Spitz, editors and designers among the many jury members, the Eurobike trade show awarded 84 companies best-in-show awards Wednesday in Friedrichshafen, including eight Gold Awards. There were some 439 entries in the competition.

BikeRumor: Carbon-Ti’s new X-Monoring Titanium single chainrings replace the crank’s standard spider and are designed for Specialized carbon cranks, SRAM X0/X9/X7 and Cannondale Hollowgram SL and SI.

BikeRumor: A Team version of the Integra stem with integrated Garmin mount will bring the price down by offering an all-alloy model that’s actually lighter than the carbon LTD model.

BikeHugger: Since Lance’s USADA non-concession concession, how he did it articles have been posted. Now Tyler’s book goes into gruesome details, including what happened when he transfused a bag of dead blood cells.

CyclingNews: Bjarne Riis has denied introducing Tyler Hamilton to Dr. Eufemiano Fuentes, as the American has described in his soon-to-be-published book. Riis said that he does not know the Spanish doctor.

Peloton: Despite racing through the most doping-addled period in cycling history, he maintained his schoolboy-like shyness and ready smile. Unlike many high-profile pro athletes, Hincapie went out of his way to be nice to the media.

CyclingNews: Mark Cavendish is confirmed to be leaving Team Sky at the end of this season, a Norwegian website has claimed.

VeloNation: Account of time, and doping, on US Postal Service team.

CyclingNews: Saxo Bank supports Bjarne Riis and Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank, and Tyler Hamilton's tales of Riis helping him with doping will not change that. The bank again expressed its support of and confidence in the Danish team owner.

PodiumInsight: A field of ninety-one pro and category 1, 2 men took to the streets of the historic Victorian neighborhood in St. Louis, MO and raced as if the extreme drought in Missouri was still the order of the day. Aggressive racing marked the event and multiple attacks dangled in front of the pack with little room to breathe.

CyclingNews: Tom Boonen's victory in the first stage of the World Ports Classic was “good for the morale” and as preparation for the World Championships later this month. It was “a good feeling” for the Omega Pharma-QuickStep rider to beat such riders Andre Griepel (Lotto Belisol) and Alexander Kristoff (Katusha).

VeloNation: Luxembourg rider had been out of action for nearly three months.

InnerRing: French rider Laurent Fignon died two years ago today.The photo is from 1982. Fignon is in his first season as a pro and has already impressed. He won the Criterium International and played a big part in helping fellow Renault rider Bernard Hinault win the Giro d’Italia.