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 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 *6:00pm MDT (*2:00am CET). (cyclingfans.com)
 As
the only solo time trial of the 2013 Vuelta this is a vital moment of
the race. But this being the Vuelta it’s got a climb that rises over a
thousand metres above sea level. (inrng.com)
 Medal
defence on the line in Florence. (cyclingnews.com)
 Canadian
proud to be racing at home. (cyclingnews.com)
 Two
of his ubiquitous cardboard faces hung from the second floor railing
inside City Hall. His fellow riders were tabbing him as a can’t-be-beat
favorite. And so Peter Sagan (Cannondale) was asked if he could outrun
a bear. (velonews.com)
 Belkin
field strong team for Canadian stage ace. (cyclingnews.com)
Races
& Results.
Vuelta a Espaņa - Aug 24-Sept 15 (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)  Wednesday’s
lone individual time trial will be a battleground with two fronts as
the Vuelta a Espaņa clicks back into gear. (velonews.com)
 Team
aiming for Grand Tour participation in 2014. (velonation.com)
 Tuesday
is a rest day at the Vuelta. The race resumes Wednesday with
Stage 11 ITT. Details Tuesday.
(cyclingfans.com)
 "There
is no reason a guy over 40 can't do all sorts of things, like get out
of bed in the morning and ride to a coffee shop or something."
 Armitstead
rides time bonuses to race lead. (cyclingnews.com)
Rules
of the
Road
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ten days of action we were rewarded with a rest day today. The rest day
marks the halfway point in the race and while it seems to have taken an
eternity to get to this point. (cyclingtips.com.au)
 American
Chris Horner (RadioShack-Leopard) said it’s not a surprise to him that
he’s leading a grand tour at the age of 41, but he can understand why
it might seem like one to everyone else. (velonews.com)
 Welcome
back to Horner Central, Senior Smiler, the Energizer Bunny on a Trek
bike. (atwistedspoke.com)
 Going
into last weekend’s trio of decisive climbing stages at the Vuelta a
Espaņa, there were no less than 18 riders within one minute of
then-race leader Vincenzo Nibali (Astana). (velonews.com)
 The
guard leaned forward, and looked up and down the empty street from the
gateway to the castle. “Winter is coming. That’s
the news coming from the North. Winter is coming, and it’s
coming for us all.” (cyclismas.com)
 Professional
cycling has a reputation for premature deaths, either from tragic
crashes on the road or from dangerous performance-boosting substances.
(velonews.com)
 Formula
1 driver Fernando Alonso’s rescue of the Euskaltel-Euskadi team has
prompted speculation from Gazzetta dello Sport that his friend Alberto
Contador may join the squad next season. (cyclingnews.com)
 Katusha
riders say they are determined to keep pushing for overall victory.
(velonation.com)
 Cannondale
leader confident about the second part of the Vuelta. (cyclingnews.com)
 German
ready to return to racing after a year off. (cyclingnews.com)
 Fast
and fun bikes for cruising around town, or speeding to work.
(bicycling.com)
 The
Shimano (and SRAM) 11-speed freehub is wider than the 10-speed one,
because the 11-speed Shimano (and SRAM) cogset stack height is taller
than 10-speed. (velonews.com)
 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)
 US
squad seeks top-5 result at TTT world championship.
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 "I
summon that famous, nay iconic, line from Monty Python and the Holy
Grail as a means of framing a certain perspective on Pat McQuaid and
the election for the office of UCI President that looms a few weeks
away." (redkiteprayer.com)
 It’s
only a few weeks until the UCI presidential election in Tuscany and the
story around the vote has been morphing and evolving almost every day
in recent months. (cyclingtips.com.au)
 Friends
and family of Dale Stetina, the two-time national road champion
critically injured in a cycling accident Saturday in Colorado, had
reason to be cautiously optimistic Monday after the 57-year-old showed
several small but significant signs of improvement. (velonews.com)
 Dempster
gives a rest day recap on all the action in Spain. (cyclingnews.com)
 Ten
Dam also fatigued after Tour, but Dekker says he’ll keep battling.
(velonation.com)
 Vanendert
brothers also brought down in bad day for Lotto-Belisol.
(cyclingnews.com)
 Colombian
climber Esteban Chaves will link up with Orica-GreenEDGE next season,
the latest in a raft of signings announced by the team as it continues
to re-shape its composition and objectives for 2014 and beyond.
(sbs.com.au)
 BikeRadar
verdict: 5 out of 5 stars. "A combination of surefooted confidence,
silky smoothness and explosive responsiveness makes the SuperSix a
total joy to ride." (bikeradar.com)
 Why
do high-end bikes and components cost so much more than budget
offerings? (janheine.wordpress.com)
 Your
chances of being struck by a vehicle are lower than you think. Here’s
how to reduce your risk even further. (bicycling.com)
 A
good booth at Eurobike isn’t complete without a sponsored rider’s race
bike drawing people in, like this Scott Scale 700 belonging to Nino
Schurter of Scott-Swisspower. (velonews.com)
 After
beginning her pro cycling career as a track rider and being part of the
five-time Worlds-winning team pursuit trio - not to mention a member of
the golden trio from London 2012 - Dani King has stepped away from the
boards and onto the road. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)
Continuing is recent raft of new product launches, Garmin has revealed
details of two new cycling-specific devices - the Edge Touring and Edge
Touring Plus navigation systems. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)
 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)
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of the
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