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September 2013
September 2, 2013




Photo: Sportsnet (Canada) and Eurosport are among the broadcasters providing live coverage of the 2013 Tour of Alberta.
Tuesday's Tour of Alberta Prologue, a 7.8km Individual Time Trial at Edmonton, gets underway at 6:15pm MDT. Finish at around 8:25pm MDT(4:25am CET). Live video from *8:00pm MDT (*4:00am CET). (cyclingfans.com)






Photo: Chris Horner (Radioshack) gained valuable time with his late-attack.
American surges into race lead ahead of rest day. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Cannondale will line up with Moreno Moser as an outside contender.
Cannondale rider to undergo testing. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Alejandro Valverde.
Spanish rider impressed by American veteran’s performance but remains confident of own form. (velonation.com)





Photo: Pua Mata topped the women's podium. Photo: Epic Rides.
Pua Mata and Ben Sonntag rang in the inaugural Grand Junction Off-Road on Sunday with wins in the professional women’s and men’s races, respectively. (velonews.com)









Photo: Stage 11 Profile.
Tuesday is a rest day at the Vuelta.  The race resumes Wednesday with Stage 11 ITT.  Details Tuesday. (cyclingfans.com)





Photo: Chris Horner trains and suffers like a younger rider, and his teammates believe in him. Photo: Graham Watson.
It’s the end of stage one of the Vuelta a España. RadioShack-Leopard came within seconds of winning the team time trial and claiming the red jersey. Despite some initial disappointment from the close call, there were smiles all around. After a strong ride, they knew they were onto something special. (velonews.com)





Races & Results.
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages & Results),
Tour de l'Avenir - Aug 24-31 (Stages & Results),
Tour of Alberta - Sept 3-8 (Stages),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Races),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Results),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results)





Photo: rish pro Dan Martin has said that he is recovering well from the concussion.
“I have had a really good run of luck this year. It was about time I got dealt a shit hand.” (velonation.com)







Photo: Daniel Moreno (Katusha) wins stage 9 of the Vuelta a Espana.
Roche loses red jersey by one second. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Daniel Moreno (Katusha) pulls on the red jersey.
Spaniard denies he's Katusha's long-term Vuelta leader. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Janier Acevedo (Jamis-Hagens Berman) begins to take time back on the leaders.
Two new signings for Belgian team.






Photo: Belkin rider Laurens ten Dam (Belkin).
Trio lose time on eighth stage of Vuelta a España. (velonation.com)





Photo: Mountains leader Amets Txurruka (Caja Rural) extended his KOM lead with a lenghty solo breakaway.
Spain’s third pro team will not target WorldTour. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: If Buck Rogers had a bicycle, this is where he'd park it.
What's the best way of solving the problem of lack of space on the street for bikes? Move them underground. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)









Photo: USA Cycling CEO Steve Johnson. (cyclingnews.com)
“I don’t think we should be in a position where as an organisation we are not sure how we hold an election, or how candidates are nominated.” (velonation.com)





Photo: Riders get medical attention from their team cars and the in-race doctors after the carnage..
"Unfortunately the hazards that the organizers tried to avoid would wreak havoc on the field and ended up being more destructive than if we had of raced through the city at full gas." (cyclingtips.com.au) 







Photo: uncertainty existing about whether or not Pat McQuaid has a valid nomination. (sbs.com.au)
Irishman’s insistence that he has a valid nomination under scrutiny; USA Cycling and others want clarity. (velonation.com)





Photo: FFC president Jean Pitallier still holds prize money from ASO president Patrice Clerc.
Three-time Tour winner says Brit brings "honest and transparent leadership." (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Start in Clermont-Ferrand and take the D941-Avenue du Puy de Dôme out of town.
The Puy de Dôme is an extinct volcano in central France with a road that winds around the cone to the top and is the scene of the greatest duel in the Tour de France. (inrng.com)





Photo: a casualty of the merger between the Leopard Trek and RadioShack Nissan teams last year.
Former Tour de France yellow jersey wearer gets second chance in cycling. (velonation.com)





Photo: stiff enough to stand up to hard, out-of-the-saddle effort.
I wanted lug work that was gorgeous but didn’t call attention to itself. That meant no fancy windows, but points thinned enough to draw blood and brass fillets to make them curve to the gentle contours of an industrial designer’s eye. I wanted a bike that would contain an extra layer of special for those who knew a thing or two about frame building. (redkiteprayer.com)





Photo: 2013 GP Ouest France-Plouay podium (L-R): Giacomo Nizzolo, Filippo Pozzato and Samuel Dumoulin.
It's a pity he doesn't always go like that, says Nibali. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) in the white combination classification jersey.
Movistar rider up to fourth overall after ninth stage. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Because it feels super quick and lively, you’re more likely to get dynamic with it and drive harder than you would with a more neutral bike.
BikeRadar verdict: 3.5 out of 5 stars. "A custom Italian thoroughbred for fans of traditional XC handling but new-sized wheels." 





Photo: Filippo Pozzato (Lampre-Merida) celebrates victory in the 2013 edition of the GP de Plouay.
Nizzolo, Dumoulin complete podium. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: There are two major Altos -- Monachil and Hazallanes.
With a rest day and a monster transfer beckoning, look for this one to go quickly. But it's a tough, tough stage. The Alto de Monachil comes with 30k to go and will loosen the legs considerably. But the last ascent will just plain hurt. (podiumcafe.com)





Photo: Nicholas Roche (Saxo Bank) lost his overall lead to Moreno.
Irishman one second behind Spaniard. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Paul van der Ploeg (Australia) wins the eliminator world championships in Pietermaritzburg.
Australian road, 'cross and MTB racer wins eliminator Worlds. (cyclingnews.com)




















Photo: PEZ Daily Distraction.














Photo: Horner in red again.
Let’s all let out a collective, loud and cathartic OMG. Once again, 41 year old Chris Horner of RadioShack is leading the Vuelta a Espana. (atwistedspoke.com)








Photo: An Euskaltel rider signs autographs.
Samuel Sánchez to lead team that will have a new name and base in Asturias. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Nicolas Roche (far left in climbers’ classification jersey) rode his heart out today to stay in the favourites group at the Vuelta a Espana.
Nicolas Roche took a valiant 7th place as the Vuelta a Espana presented its most difficult test thus far on stage 10 today, Monday. (stickybottle.com)





Photo: Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) in the bunch.
Veteran focused only on the race, admits he has no idea what his future holds. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: the biggest names in the sport are starting to pay these races more attention.
The Tour of California, Tour of Utah, and USA Pro Cycling Challenge have grown every year. Has American stage racing finally arrived on the main stage? (podiumcafe.com)





Photo: Valerio Piva finds a home after HTC-Highroad ended.
Italian leaves Katusha after two seasons. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Apart from it’s low weight, strength and rigidity the ZED 2 also has the added plus of being a 170, 172.5 or a 175mm crank – all in one!.
Disc brakes, 11 speed rigs and custom carbon were the trends that were expected at Eurobike this year but you never know just what you will get until you walk through the doors of the massive salon in Germany. (pezcyclingnews.com)





Photo: Featuring a continuous runtime of 9 hours, and 22 hours of convulsion-inducing flashing, the Flare is rather long-winded for the brightness it delivers.
"A favorite of mine for close to a year now, the Flare offers a whopping 75 lumens of in-your-face brightness." (pavedmag.com)





Photo: They feel decent but not super-dynamic on the road.
BikeRadar verdict: 3 out of 5 stars. "Simple aerodynamics and not actually ‘lite’, but a stiff, good value package for power riders."






Photo: The CGP is big league bike racing on a 0.9 mile closed criterium circuit that finishes with a sweeping view of the Pacific Ocean.
Mark your calendars for the inaugural Carlsbad Family Fun Ride (CFFR) on Saturday, September 7, and Carlsbad Grand Prix on Sunday, September 8 presented by Hoehn Motors Carlsbad with KPRi as official media partner. (socalcycling.com) 












Photo: Basso took the final 1km kick to line in perfect position and conceded only a handful of seconds to a few rivals.
The first 100km were quite pedestrian. There was a peloton full of tired legs after the mountain top finish yesterday and everybody was happy to have a bit of quiet time... (cyclingtips.com.au) 






Photo: Dale Stetina, on the cover of Velo-news, after winning the Coors Classic in 1983.
Former U.S. national road champion Dale Stetina, father of Garmin-Sharp’s Peter Stetina and brother of Shimano USA vice president Wayne Stetina, was in critical condition Saturday night after a cycling accident required him to be emergency airlifted to a Boulder, Colorado, hospital. (velonews.com)





Photo: Ivan would show why he was so confident this morning with a fine fifth place on the stage and climbed from 28th to 12th on G.
Today was all about Ivan. Judging by the finish of yesterday’s stage we knew there would be a tired peloton, so there would be the opportunity to strike a blow on the final climb if you had the legs... (cyclingtips.com.au) 





Photo: Ivan Basso was looking strong on stage 8. Photo: Graham Watson.
With 41-year-old Chris Horner (RadioShack-Leopard) riding high on GC, this Vuelta a España is being called by some the “Vuelta de los abuelos.” (velonews.com)











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