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September 2013
September 4, 2013



Photo: Cannondale's Peter Sagan wins with ease.
Cannondale rider unbeatable in first road stage. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Prologue Profile; Sportsnet (Canada) and Eurosport are among the broadcasters providing live coverage of the 2013 Tour of Alberta.
Stage 1 start time: Wednesday 11:15 MDT (10:15 AM PST); Earliest live video: 14:00 MDT (1:00 PM PST); Approximate finish: 15:50 MDT (2:50 PM PST). (cyclingfans.com)






Photo: Vincenzo Nibali has a Giro in his pocket and is on course to win this Vuelta.
If this is Spain, it must be... a bunch of Italians crushing the time trial? What the hell just happened? (podiumcafe.com)






Photo: Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) finished fourth in the stage 11 time trial and moved back into the Vuelta lead.
Nibali moves back into race lead. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Chris Horner (RadioShack) showed a remarkable renaissance after an early season knee injury, winning two stages and racing into the lead ahead of the first rest day.
American drops to fourth overall but still gunning for lead. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Vuelta leader Chris Horner (RadioShack Leopard) finished 20th in the stage 11 time trial and dropped to 4th on general classification. (cyclingnews.com)
While the ageless one Chris Horner turned in a lackluster time trial in the Vuelta and dropped down to fourth on GC, Fabian Cancellara saved the day with a decisive win against the clock. Worldwide sales of Trek race bikes jump another 1.84%. (atwistedspoke.com)










Photo: Stage 11 Profile.
Wednesday's Vuelta a Espana Stage 11, a 38.8km Individual Time Trial at Tarazona, gets underway with the departure of the first rider at 1:14pm CET (7:14am U.S. Eastern).  Full Start Order and Times here.  Vuelta live streaming video should get underway at around 4:00pm CET (10:00am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)





Photo: Fabian Cancellara (Radioshack).
Fast, largely untechnical course with straightforward climb. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Long time trials I can’t do, but maybe in the future.
It was a telling sign. Peter Sagan (Cannondale) was powering his way up the short but steep climb in Tuesday’s Tour of Alberta prologue, a climb that saw the majority of his rivals out of the saddle at various points along the way.  (velonews.com)







Photo: Peter Sagan (Cannondale) won the prologue of the Tour of Alberta.
Dennis, Ludvigsson complete the podium. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: There are two races today, first to win the stage but second for the GC riders as several climbers can expect to lose time today.
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)





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










Photo: Taylor Phinney (BMC).
Medal defence on the line in Florence. (cyclingnews.com)













Photo: Kevin De Weert...
Left leg and right collarbone take impact of downhill incident as well as a neck fracture. (velonation.com)






Photo: UCI president Pat McQuaid to allow the Court of Arbitration for Sport to make an important ruling on Article 51.1.
Court states that both the requesting federations and McQuaid need to agree on an expedited decision to get quick judgement. (velonation.com)





Photo: Fabian Cancellara demolished the field as expected.
Today we jumped straight into a ITT, so it was nice way to get our engines running again after yesterday’s day of leisure. (cyclingtips.com.au) 





Photo: The Belgium national team...
pecialized-lululemon dominate on stage 2. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Chris Horner said he's worried about two things in the second half of the Vuelta: Getting hurt or getting sick. Chris Horner (hornerakg) on Twitter.
Chris Horner (RadioShack-Leopard) is already rewriting the history books as the oldest rider to win and lead a grand tour, but the story is not going to end here. (velonews.com)





Photo: Tejay van Garderen rides in last year's London Olympic Games. (Getty Images).
Chris Horner and Tejay van Garderen will lead a formidable looking US charge for rainbow stripes at the UCI Road World Championships in Florence, USA Cycling has announced. (sbs.com.au)





Photo: Dr. Zeno Zani’s hand-drawn illustration of foot trajectory with standard and Zen cranks. Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com.
Not to be confused with Sugino’s Zen track chainrings, this crankset’s full name is Zencranks PAS (Power Augmentation Systems), and you’ve never ridden anything like it. (velonews.com)





Photo: Philippe Gilbert (BMC), running out of time to win something - anything - during his time in the rainbow jersey.
Bomans in Spain to discuss form and Florence course. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Back to racing... Cadel Evans (Getty Images).
Cadel Evans is confident six weeks out of competition has been beneficial to his worlds preparation after a solid start to this week's Tour of Alberta. (sbs.com.au)





Photo: Talking of dilemmas, how about announcing to the world an A-sample positive and then not being able to do the B-sample?
La Gazzetta Dello Sport says Di Luca waived the B-sample test so he’ll face a full ban. But it seems Santambrogio’s B-sample is negative for EPO so he could now be cleared. (inrng.com)





Photo: Genetic Slider carbon seatpost.
BikeRadar verdict: 3 out of 5 stars. "Highly adjustable seatpost with great positional versatility."





Photo: This model is so stiff and responsive that I found big, out-of-the-saddle efforts irresistible.
Space-grade metal delivers durable speed and comfort. (bicycling.com)





Photo: Following my little bingle yesterday, the doctor Magni decided it was best to get and x-ray to see exactly where my fracture was.
After 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)





Photo: PEZ Daily Distraction.

















Photo: Lance Armstrong and the US Postal Service team.
Insurance company hoping to recover $3 million dollars. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Italian Mauro Santambrogio may end up escaping sanction despite his positive test for EPO. (cyclingnews.com)
Climber could escape sanction if news is confirmed; Di Luca before CONI today. (velonation.com)





Photo: Nicolas Roche.
“Right now, I know that I am in good shape. I have to stay focussed.” (velonation.com)





Photo: Marco Pinotti...
“Martin was impressive during his break; when we were in HTC, we used to call him Ten K Tony.” (velonation.com)





Photo: The last time we spoke to Australia’s Zak Dempster was at the end of 2011.
It’s long way from his roots as a track rider – Dempster was a multiple Australian junior and U23 champion in races as diverse as the junior points and U23 time trial. (pezcyclingnews.com)






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: Leopold Konig (Team NetApp-Endura).
NetApp rider still recovering from emotional strain. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Three different versions of the fork are available for various rider weights. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com.
Most creative suspension system: Lauf's TR29 leaf-spring fork weighs just 900 grams and offers 60mm of travel, found here on Open's 1.0 model, built up to just 6.7kg (14.9lbs). (velonews.com)





Photo: If you don’t particularly want oil and grime dirtying the back of your car then it might be worth considering this as an option.
BikeRadar verdict: 2 out of 5 stars. "Larger volume would be useful, and the bag doesn’t represent great value."





Photo: the Flex has minimal spring tension (it’s not adjustable), which makes stepping in and out easy.
Look Flex: This lightweight pedal is remarkably simple—there’s a composite body, an integrated spring assembly, and nothing else. (bicycling.com)


















Photo: I’ve avoided writing about McQuaid for some weeks in part because my stomach and central nervous system couldn’t take me thinking about him.
"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)
















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