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September 2013
September 5, 2013




Photo: BMC stagiaire Silvan Dillier wins a two-up sprint over Jelly Belly's Serghei Tvetcov.
Tour of Alberta leader Sagan takes field sprint for third. (cyclingnews.com)







Photo: World champion Philippe Gilbert (BMC) wins stage 12 at the Vuelta a Espana ahead of Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky) and Maximilian Ariel Richeze (Lampre-Merida).
Hectic sprint goes the way of world champion. (cyclingnews.com)











Photo: Profile; Sportsnet (Canada) and Eurosport are among the broadcasters providing live coverage of the 2013 Tour of Alberta.
Stage 2 start time: Thursday 10:50 MDT (9:500 AM PST); Earliest live video: 14:00 MDT (1:00 PM PST); Approximate finish: 15:30 MDT (2:30 PM PST). (cyclingfans.com)









Photo: Stage 13 Profile.
Friday's Vuelta a Espana Stage 13 departs Valls at 1:27pm CET (7:27am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Castelldefels at around 5:40pm CET (11:40am U.S. Eastern).  Vuelta live streaming video should get underway at around 4:00pm CET (10:00am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.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: Fabian Cancellara (Getty Images).
Fabian Cancellara will take a minor mental edge into the UCI Road World Championships time trial, after edging two-time champion Tony Martin in the Vuelta's only race against the clock, in Tarazona. (sbs.com.au)






Photo: Bradley Wiggins’ bid to try to turn things around and perform strongly (cyclingnews.com).
Briton’s preparations appear to be on track for TT worlds. (velonation.com)





Photo: Time trial world champion Tony Martin (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) would finish the stage 17 mountain time trial in 27th place, more than three minutes behind Chris Froome.
Bone graft needed for hand broken in Tour de France 2012. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Robert Garbutt, Editor.
"It's a war out there, we all know it." (cyclingweekly.co.uk)





Photo: Circuit training has long been a popular option for cyclists during the winter months.
"It is important to have a bit of a break at the end of the season whether you are a racer or a sportive rider. The busier and more intense your season has been the greater the importance of the break before you commence your build up to the new season." (stickybottle.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: Cannondale's Peter Sagan wins with ease.
Cannondale rider unbeatable in first road stage. (cyclingnews.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: Tyler Farrar (Garmin Sharp) wins Stage 4 of the Tour of California ahead of Ken Hanson (Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) and Gianni Meersman (Omega Pharma-Quick-Step).
No offer from yet from Garmin. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: I got the feeling that it was a pretty unmotivated bunch this morning at the start of stage 12.
"It’s funny how you perceive distance when you get this far into a grand tour. Today, 160km seemed so incredibly short." (cyclingtips.com.au) 





Photo: And I did get faster, and I did get stronger, and eventually, I started to become the rider I wanted to be.
"Cycling turned me into a fierce competitor; someone who was obsessed with going faster and getting stronger—than other people. That was key. Going faster and getting stronger than other people. And to do that, I needed the best bike. I needed carbon." (redkiteprayer.com)





Photo: The Vuelta is owned and controlled by Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO).
It might be the Tour of Spain but there’s a French touch here. The event is owned by the French, a lot of the sponsors are French and this weekend the race crosses the Pyrenees for a French stage finish. (inrng.com)





Photo: insight into the remaining stages and discuss cycling outside of the Grand Tour.
The Eurosport cycling podcast is back for another episode as Scott O'Raw and John Galloway break down all the latest goings-on in the sport. (uk.eurosport.yahoo.com)






Photo: New race leader Maxime Monfort (RadioShack Leopard).
Sergeant signs Belgian for two years. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Up, up and away. (David Glasscock).
"You came here expecting a coffee shop cruise. You weren’t promised a coffee shop cruise. You were promised a personal challenge. You just chose to ignore that part." (bicycling.com)





Photo: the relationship between Contador and Riis became strained at the Tour de France.
Saxo Tinkoff owner plays down rumors star rider could go to Alonso’s new team. (velonation.com)





Photo: It has a rounded profile to cut down on air resistance and a pretty cool sliding vent that they call a ‘mobile aerator’.
The Eurobike show isn’t just about beautiful bikes, there was also thousands of new products on display with wheels, pedals, handlebars, lights, clothing and more. (pezcyclingnews.com)





Photo: VeloNews' Spencer Powlison puts the Scott Genius 720 through its paces at a Bell Enduro Cup race in Utah. This 27.5-inch bike offers an interesting compromise between 26-inch and 29er wheel options, but it's impossible to say that one is an outright winner in a head-to-head comparison. Photo: Daniel Dunn | VeloNews.com.
"We’d love to simplify the debate between 26-inch, 27.5-inch and 29-inch options. But it’s not simple. Wheel size is all about personal preference, so you’ll need to do some soul searching." (velonews.com)





Photo: Visit the road race World Championships.
"The year is drawing to a close, but there's plenty of cycling left to do, watch, read about and follow." (cyclingweekly.co.uk)





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: PEZ Daily Distraction.

















Photo: my tip for the Vuelta? Alejandro Valverde.
"Under any governing body, there should be a rule that doesn’t allow a president to run for a third term. Change is always good and for somebody to be in a position to run an organization for 12 years is wrong. The UCI itself needs to have this changed." (cyclingtips.com.au) 





Photo: Russians at gate.
It’s the final days, all hope gone,  enemies at the gates and McQuaid wanders the now deserted UCI headquarters in Aigle, Switzerland railing against his tormenters. (atwistedspoke.com)





Photo: Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) is the Vuelta a Espana leader after the stage 11 time trial and was joined on the podium by Miguel Indurain
Pellizotti cannot race for Astana before May 2014, says Legeay. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Igor Anton (Euskaltel-Euskadi) .
Former ONCE pro and ex-Olympian says discussions to continue next week. (cyclingnews.com)







Photo: Chris Hoy, Chris Boardman MBE, Doug Dailey MBE and British Cycling President, Brian Cookson OBE are interviewed by Sky's Dermot Murnaghan (L-R).
Board of Directors: "Growth in cycling has been on the back of deceit and cheats." (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Danilo Di Luca was a late addition to the Vini Fantini team.
"Whoever wasn't a fan of mine before won't be a fan now either." (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Doug Report...
During a career that spanned five decades, the fiercely competitive British cyclist Beryl Burton won seven world titles (two road race championships and five track pursuit titles) and 96 national titles (12 road race championships, 13 pursuit titles, and 71 time trial titles against the clock). (pavedmag.com)





Photo: Carter Jones won the king of the mountains classification at the Amgen Tour of California in May. Photo: Casey B. Gibson.
His season has featured the king of the mountains jersey at the Amgen Tour of California, eighth overall at the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah, and 11th overall at the USA Pro Challenge in Colorado. (velonews.com)





Photo: Athlete 1 was able to ride at a much higher intensity using a lot less carbs after the period of reduced carb (and higher fat) eating.
"In the first part of this two-part series, Joe McQuillan and Alan McCubbin introduced us to high-fat, low-carbohydrate (HFLC) diets and compared two athletes who were about to start a HFLC diet." (cyclingtips.com.au) 





Photo: I imagined it was going to be quick, a battle of attrition.
"With six French road race wins this season alone, including a tour, Doug is now considering which offers from prospective teams will progress him to the next level." (cyclingweekly.co.uk)





Photo: I can say that I was able to wash six pieces fairly effectively with a 40ml packe.
"By any measure, this stuff isn’t cheap, but the packets, by virtue of being too small to be stolen from you by TSA and coming in a package durable enough to be foolproof for travel makes the $3 a bargain." (redkiteprayer.com)


















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)


























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