CyclingNews: Rigoberto Uran (Team Sky) won the Gran Piemonte race in Italy with a later solo attack. Paolini and Verdugo complete the podium.

PEZ: The road seems to know that it's the marquee spot on the route of this year's Giro di Lombardia and gradually steepens - as any self respecting final climb should.

Races & Results.
Milano-Torino -  Sept 26 (Results),
Giro del Piemonte -  Sept 27 (Results),
Giro di Lombardia -  Sept 29 (Preview),
Tour de Wallonie Picarde -  Sept 27-30 (Stages & Results),
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PodiumInsight: After twenty four hours of heavy downpours across St. Louis, MO, racers and fans alike were set to experience what most refer to as “true ‘cross conditions” for the second running of the Gateway Cross Cup.

CyclingNews: The Gran Piemonte, like Il Lombardia, has been moved to just a few days after the World Championship road race, making it a revenge match and form guide for the last major classic of the season. With previous winners ranging from Philippe Gilbert to Daniele Bennati, it is a fight between the classics riders and the sprinters. This year features two climbs in the last 25km, which could ruin the chances for a few of the sprinters.

Matthew Beaudin: Just a few days ago, I pulled the final results sheet — wrinkled and written on — from the top of my backpack. It was from a stage in Colorado during the USA Pro Challenge.

VeloNation: Ag2r La Mondiale chasing points in WorldTour license battle.

SingleTrack: "It’s definitely challenging to write about our intimate friend without completely over-sharing."

BrowneEye: "The UCI is complicit in myth building as they were motivated by money. The Armstrong myth was the perfect storm to make that happen. But now that storm has been reduced to a breeze as more and more athletes involved start to speak out. What I can speculate and feel confident about is more riders will corroborate what Landis, Hamilton, and Andreu have said. The result – a myth destroyed."

EuroSport: The International Cycling Union has criticised the United States Anti-Doping Agency for a delay in Lance Armstrong's doping case, saying it is unusual that evidence is still being gathered after a person has been found guilty.

CyclingWeekly: Philippe Gilbert (BMC Racing) will make his debut in the rainbow jersey of World Champion on Saturday in the Tour of Lombardy instead of today's Tour of Piedmont.

Cycling Central & Radio Vélo.

InnerRing: Australian broadcaster SBS covers most of cycling in Australia with the rights to the Tour de France and plenty more.  In France, there’s only one podcast on French cycling: Radio Vélo.

CyclingNews: Mark Cavendish's former team manager Rolf Aldag believes the British sprinter has to leave Team Sky and has hinted that the two could soon be work together at Omega Pharma-QuickStep.

CyclingNews: Recently crowned road world champion Philippe Gilbert (BMC) will kick off the 2012 edition of the Ghent Six Days with an individual pursuit contest, the race organisation announced today.

VeloNation: Fast-developing rider speaks after biggest race of his career.

BikeRadar: The TriRig Omega falls squarely into the category of marginal aero gains from equipment, but it's worth considering if you're in the market for a new brake.

VeloNation: Irishman staggered by show of support from public, defence fund to exceed $40,000 after one week.

RedKitePrayer: "Alexander Vinokourov is part of that generation of riders, guys whose knowledge of the sport is so predicated on medical assistance that I suspect they have ceased to believe they can achieve anything remotely like their doped form through clean methods."

Peloton: Last year, Philippe Gilbert was virtually unstoppable on the road. This season, however, found the Belgian struggling to find his winning form. Marianne Vos has been a dominant force in women's cycling of late, and 2012 has been her banner year.

CompetitiveCyclist: 1. Paying cash for a yacht large enough to land a helicopter on the deck. 2. Subsidizing a new wing of the local modern art museum. 3. Bankroll a pro bike race team.

VeloNews: An interesting, new safety device unveiled in the aisles at Interbike last week might just make a life-defining difference the next time you hit your head in a crash.

VeloNews: The guys at Stan’s NoTubes, with the Iron Cross wheelset, are bucking the status quo by offering a race-ready wheelset that won’t melt your credit card.

RBAction: The lingering effects of the Interbike show continues.

BikeRadar: "Bike racing is all about aerodynamics and when I was a professional cyclist I spent a huge amount of time looking at this cycling fundamental."

PEZ: Please, buy new tires. Now, here are a few of CheapOh tips to lighten the blow: first, take a look at the secondary product lines from the major manufacturers like Continental's Ultra Race or Michelin's Lithion. I’ve used both brands of tires and can report that they're actually very good.