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September 2013
September 10, 2013


Photo: Twenty one years old and just won his second mountain stage in the Vuelta.
Restday is coming to a close. Two weeks done. One to go ! One to go! (podiumcafe.com)





Photo: Chris Horner on the attack on the final Pyrenean stage.
Horner convinced of chances of overall victory in Vuelta's final week. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Alejandro Valverde checks to see where the rest of the contenders are.
Prefers second overall in Madrid to victory on Angliru. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Alexandre Vinokourov and key Astana recruit, Vincenzo Nibali.
Astana manager has confidence in Sicilian. (cyclingnews.com)









Photo: Stage Profile.
Wednesday's Vuelta a Espana Stage 17 departs Calahorra at 1:04pm CET (7:04am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Burgos 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: Emma Pooley (Great Britain)...
Dowsett and Pooley confirmed for the time trial. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Michael Rogers (Saxo-Tinkoff) had a good week to finish second overall.
Australian team on the verge of losing another key rider. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Assos is positioning its four shorts as everyday (Neopro), training/racing (Équipe), long distance (Uno) and ultimate luxury (Campionissimo).
Swiss clothing company Assos today announced a new, four-model range of bib shorts dubbed S7, including the top-of-the-line Campionissimo that will retail for US$519/£309. (bikeradar.com)





Photo: Mesh and more mesh.
The Louis Garneau kit ($180) owns Summer and that’s a pretty bold accomplishment. (atwistedspoke.com)





Photo: Their mini pumps get a new flexible hose optional add on..
KCNC’s glass shelves house a few new parts, all carefully machined and colorfully anodized to make your bike brighter and lighter. (bikerumor.com)







Photo: Warren Barguil (Argos-Shimano) wins stage 13 of the Vuelta a Espana.
Nibali loses time to Horner in final Pyrenean stage. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) went on the attack.
Explosive Spaniard gains 28 seconds on Nibali. (cyclingnews.com)


























Photo: Pat McQuaid fronts a French Senate hearing into anti-doping.
UCI President furious over "scurrilous and libellous" attacks on his character. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: potent allegations against Pat McQuaid.
It’s hard to find a dirtier election contest than the battle to run the UCI. Overnight Velonews brought us enough allegations of shakedowns, cover-ups and bribery to fill a James Ellroy novel. (inrng.com)





Photo: Newly elected WADA president Australian John Fahey (left) shakes hands with outgoing president Dick Pound.
Four year bans also expected at November congress. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Lance Armstrong in his interview with Oprah Winfrey (Getty Images).
A film about Lance Armstrong's cycling comeback, shot in 2009 but shelved when his doping denials began to unravel, had its own revival Monday, offering fresh perspective on his lie. (sbs.com.au)





Photo: Today is the final stage before the rest day.
"Fortune certainly favors the brave, and in Barguil’s case he started attacking 8km from the finish and was still doing it on the line! (cyclingtips.com.au) 






Photo: The addition of the Pompeiana climb between the Cipressa and Poggio should make the Milano-Sanremo finale more explosive in 2014. Graphic: RCS Sport.
The change is aimed at creating a more explosive finale — a charge “La Primavera” organizers have long pursued. (velonews.com)





Photo: Matthew Busche is the only American on Trek's 2014 roster as of now. Photo: Graham Watson .
Trek is taking over as title sponsor of RadioShack-Leopard for 2014, but so far, only one American rider is confirmed next season for the team with deep U.S. roots.





Photo: 17.5mm internally wide aluminum rim bed.
Based on Eurobike (and we’re sure soon to be Interbike), more an more manufacturers are getting comfortable with Road Tubeless, which means the inevitable use of carbon for  the wheels. (bikerumor.com)





Photo: this bike is truly one of a kind.
Back in 2007, Toronto based bike shop La Carrera collaborated with Colnago and legendary graffiti artists Futura 2000 and Stash, to produce 38 custom painted Colnago Master Pista track frames for an art show titled, Look Ma! No Brakes! (bikerumor.com)





Photo: it does seem that aero has taken a step back this year, judging by what we saw at the show at least, while manufacturers rush to offer a disc compatible wheelsets.
There's a lot more disc road wheel options next year. (road.cc)







Photo: Vincenzo Nibali showed some weakness on stage 16.
Italian says holding the top spot "for so long" is getting fatiguing. (cyclingnews.com)







Photo: Chris Horner (RadioShack Leopard) and Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) climb to the finish.
Veteran content to play the waiting game to Peyragude. (cyclingnews.com)










Photo: PEZ Daily Distraction.



Photo: UCI management committee member Mike Plant has explained why he and Igor Makarov have not passed on a dossier.
“What Pat is doing right now is distorting and distracting from the various issues. He knows the truth.” (velonation.com)
























Photo: Hein Verbruggen passed the ProTour to McQuaid.
Leaked document reveals info on Contador, Armstrong cases. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: by Pirate Irwin (AFP) | Photography by CyclingTips.
Cycling chief Pat McQuaid told AFP he is confident that now he has been cleared to be a candidate he will be re-elected easily as President of the International Cycling Union (UCI) later this month. (cyclingtips.com.au)





Photo: I would ask the Executive Board to reconsider your initial ruling and ask CAS to provide the UCI and the voting delegates with a decision on the definition of Article 51.1 .
In a letter to Artur Lopes, the vice president of the board, Plant says the three members who voted on the matter misinterpreted what was being requested. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Vincenzo Nibali was unable to match the accelerations by Chris Horner and Alejandro Valverde on Monday. Photo: Graham Watson.
Team manager Giuseppe Martinelli explained that his star rider has lost 20 watts since winning the Giro d’Italia in May. (velonews.com)





Photo: Keep your hands wherever you feel most comfortable. (GlobalStock/Getty Images).
"Where should I hold the handlebars on descents?" (bicycling.com)





Photo: Companies place a lot of emphasis on chamois construction and placement, but not all pads are right for everyone. Photo: VeloNews.com.
"I have seen companies advertise their product as hypoallergenic, but do you know of a product or a company that focuses on hypoallergenic clothing?" (velonews.com)





Photo: Team Belkin in formation...
MTN Qhubeka, Saxo-Tinkoff and Belkin finalising line ups. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Giro, along with several other apparel makers are offering cycling clothing that doesn’t exactly look like cycling clothing.
"As it turns out, the revelatory nature of riding in proper cycling clothing was my personal apple from the Tree of Knowledge. Once I’d had a taste of that comfort, I was unwilling to go back." (redkiteprayer.com)










Photo: Chris Horner in La Vuelta a Espana 2013 .
"I'm going to address the elephant in the room. I'm going to say what quite a few of you have been thinking." (roadcycling.com)






Photo: 2000 Sydney Olympic time trial podium: Jan Ulrich, Viatcheslav Ekimov and Lance Armstrong.
Nine months have passed since decision to strip him of the result and medal. (cyclingnews.com)


























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