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September 2013
September 7, 2013



Photo: Wind and rain came with falling temperatures and long descents.
This is a vital stage of the Vuelta, 225km across the Pyrenees and with a tricky summit finish which might not be difficult by itself but after such a long distance in grim weather means the time losses can be huge. (inrng.com)








Photo: Stage 15 Profile.
Stage 15 start time: Sunday 10:35 CEST (1:350 AM PST); Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (7:000 AM PST); Approximate finish: 17:40 CEST (8:400 AM PST);. (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: Cadel Evans (BMC) takes the win on stage 4 of the Tour of Alberta.
Dennis retains overall lead. (cyclingnews.com)







Photo: Profile; Sportsnet (Canada) and Eurosport are among the broadcasters providing live coverage of the 2013 Tour of Alberta.
Saturday's Tour of Alberta Stage 4 (the Black Diamond Loop) departs Black Diamond at 12:10pm MDT and is expected at the finish at Black Diamond/Foothills at around 4:15pm MDT.  Tour of Alberta live streaming video should get underway at around 3pm MDT. (cyclingfans.com)












Photo: Daniele Ratto (Cannondale) soloed to victory in the Vuelta's first day in the Pyrenees.
Horner moves to second overall behind Nibali. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Rohan Dennis (Garmin Sharp) out-sprints Brent Bookwalter for Stage 3 of the Tour of Alberta.
Rain expected for Saturday's stage around Black Diamond. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) retained the race lead.
Rain and attacks by Rodriguez forecast for Pyrenean showdown. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Janier Acevedo (Jamis-Hagens Berman) wins stage 4 of the USA Pro Challenge over Tejay van Garderen (BMC).
Final event of UCI America Tour today in Pennsylvania. (cyclingnews.com)







Photo: Rohan Dennis (Garmin-Sharp) won stage 3 at the Tour of Alberta Friday.
Breakway prevails in Drumheller, Alberta. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Warren Barguil (Team Argos-Shimano).
Breakaway goes to the line on stage 13. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) in the white combination classification jersey.
Movistar leader struck by spectator, loses valuable teammate. (cyclingnews.com)















Photo: At 41, Chris Horner is the oldest Grand Tour stage winner in cycling history. (BrakeThrough Media).
The 41-year-old American came to Spain ready to climb, but some formidable contenders stand in his way. (bicycling.com)






Photo: Sagan bolstered his overall lead with third, adding three seconds to his advantage over closest challenger.
Stagiaire’s victory highlights his potential. (pezcyclingnews.com)

















Photo: Wurfy nice and warm before the stage start..
"What an absolute cracka of a day. Daniele the ‘Rat Man Rattster’ has been banging on the door for a jolly long time and today he completely blew the door of its hinges!" (cyclingtips.com.au) 







Photo: An exhausted Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) at the finish of Vuelta stage 14.
Overall contender Basso among 14 riders to quit. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) jumped away from Chris Horner (RadioShack Leopard) in the stage 14 finale to finish in second place.
Italian reinforces lead as rivals fall back. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: André Greipel wins inaugural Brussel Cycling Classic.
German takes the bunch sprint in Paris-Bruxelles replacement race. (velonation.com)






Photo: Chloe Hosking (Hitec Products UCK) celebrates as she crosses the finish line on Stage 5 of the Holland Ladies Tour.
Australian sprinter ends run of podium finishes. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: >Rinaldo Nocentini (AG2R) comes in for second ahead of Bauke Molleman (Belkin).
Mollema on the way to redemption. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: The massive MegaDrive down tube and bottom bracket combo doesn’t waste any wattage.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "If you’re after an aggressive race bike with sorted kit and proper superbike upgrade potential, the SL 4 has to be on your shortlist."





Photo: om Boonen won the 2012 edition of Paris-Brussels but he is out...
Saturday's Brussels Cycling Classic departs Brussels at 11:45am CET (5:45am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Brussels at around 4:41pm CET (10:41am U.S. Eastern).  Brussels Cycling Classic live streaming video should get underway at around 2:35pm CET (8:35am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)





Photo: Mountains classification leader Chris Horner needs to ace the climbs this weekend if he has hopes of retaking the red jersey. Photo: Graham Watson.
With three hard climbing stages looming in the Pyrénées, the GC favorites at the Vuelta a España were content to let a breakaway have its moment in the Iberian sun Friday. (velonews.com)






Photo: UCI rejects federations’ request for CAS arbitration.
Executive board rules out neutral evaluation of regulations, says delegates will decide at Congress (velonation.com).







Photo: Brian Cookson at the site in Paris where the UCI was founded (source Brian Cookson Images, Flickr).
With election in Florence just three weeks away, British Cycling president cites testimonials. (road.cc)





Photo: Dutch national champion Pim Ligthart inking a two year deal with Lotto Belisol.
Vacansoleil DCM rider latest to leave squad, which looks set to stop. (velonation.com)





Photo: Vincenzo Nibali is not slowing down at this year's Vuelta, and he seems poised to win the race in Madrid next weekend. Photo: Graham Watson.
Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) was looking cool as a cucumber on the post-stage podium Thursday after a fairly routine sprint stage that opened the second half of the Vuelta a España. (velonews.com)





Photo: Nicolas Roche (Saxo-Tinkoff) showed strong form in the opening 10 stages.
Irishman lying second overall as Vuelta hits Pyrenees. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: PEZ Daily Distraction.










Photo: Horner leads Nibali up mountain..
On a wet and miserable day reminiscent of this year’s Giro d’Italia, Horner finished in third place up the daunting Collada de la Gallina, just 2 seconds behind race leader Vincenzo Nibali (Astana). (atwistedspoke.com)





Photo: Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) had problems with the cold weather but nonetheless bounced back to place 6th on the Vuelta's 14th stage.
Spaniard nearly fainted due to cold conditions. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Brent Bookwalter took the shortest line to the finish on stage 3, but finished just behind Dennis. Photo: Casey B. Gibson .
Brent Bookwalter (BMC Racing) needed a break. Coming off his third Tour de France finish and a busy 71 racing days in the first half of the year, he was cooked, physically and mentally. Fun had given way to exhaustion. (velonews.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: Master's...
 Results and Images. (cyclingillustrated.com)





Photo: by Cameron Wurf | Photography by Kei Tsuji.
Stage 13 looked ideal for a breakaway to take the spoils and the only questions were how long it would take the break to form, and which riders would make it. (cyclingtips.com.au)





Photo: Tour de France runner-up Nairo Quintana.
Strongest field to date lined up, Martin likely to ride. (velonation.com)





Photo: The Smartweld technology on Specialized’s S-Works Allez is an example of how sophisticated aluminium manufacture has become.
"Aluminium bikes were still readily apparent among the sea of carbon at Eurobike 2013, but in addition to being an attractive alternative at the entry-level, we saw a variety of more sophisticated  offerings. The fabric is back in vogue." (roadcyclinguk.com)





Photo: Julian Absalon injured his ribs in a crash while training for the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in South Africa.
No World Cup final for French rider. (cyclingnews.com)















Photo: Ted King (Cannondale) in action at the 2013 Tour of California.
Cannondale rider optimistic about finding a team. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: In January, Armstrong admitted to Oprah Winfrey that he'd doped throughout his career, though he was criticized for not fully revealing who enabled his years of cheating. In a court of law, he won't have the same choice.
After a judge ordered Lance Armstrong to answer specific questions regarding his performance-enhancing drug use, the former Tour de France winner told VeloNews he would be open and honest, and that this wouldn’t be the only time he would be under oath in the coming year. (velonews.com)





Photo: Formula 1 star Fernando Alonso arrives at the summit via motorcycle.
F1 driver refuses to be drawn on Contador rumors. (cyclingnews.com)







Photo: Lauren Tamayo (Exergy) working at the front.
First seven riders announced are mix of youth and experience. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Boasson Hagen takes the stage - and with it the race lead - in Stoke-on-Trent.
The modern Tour of Britain will crown its tenth different winner in as many editions in London on September 22. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)











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