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September 2013
September 12, 2013




Photo: Vasil Kiryienka (Sky Procycling) wins stage 18 of the Vuelta a Espana.
Horner gains 25 seconds on Nibali, leaving him just three seconds behind the Italian on the general classification. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: The other thing I quickly realised is that Chris is not even contemplating hanging up the bike anytime soon.
When we heard over the radio the Kiryienka had attacked with 50km to go, everybody knew the stage would be run and won by the Team Sky Bell Russian! (cyclingtips.com.au) 






Photo: Giorgia Bronzini takes stage one.
Morale-boosting pre-Worlds victory for former two-time rainbow jersey. (velonation.com)





Photo: Marianne Vos with Tour de France champion Chris Froome - Courtesy of Le Tour Entier.
Four-time world ironman champion Chrissie Wellington, Marianne Vos - the most decorated female cyclist in history, Olympic silver medalist Emma Pooley and professional cyclist Kathryn Bertine today turned up the heat on their women’s Tour de France campaign. (podiumcafe.com)





Photo: Thursday sees the first of three consecutive days in the mountains of northern Spain that will decide the 2013 Vuelta a España. Photo: Graham Watson.
The 68th Vuelta a España is coming down to the wire. After a wild ride into Burgos, Spain, in Wednesday’s 17th stage, the general classification is knotted up going into three final, decisive climbing stages. (velonews.com)









Photo: Stage Profile.
Friday's Vuelta a Espana Stage 19 departs San Vicente de la Barquera at 12:55pm CET (6:55am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Oviedo/Alto del Naranco 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)





Photo: GP de Quebec: City Circuit Profile.
Friday's Grand Prix Cycliste de Quebec starts at 11:00am EDT (17:00 CET) and is expected to finish at around 4:15pm EDT (22:15 CET).  GP de Quebec live streaming video should get underway at around 12:30pm EDT (18:30 CET). (cyclingfans.com)






Photo: Nicolas Roche...
Enjoying aggressive approach and digging deep – “The more f*cked you are at the finish, the more satisfied you are.” (velonation.com)





Photo: Greg LeMond will reveal three new models of bikes produced by Time at Interbike.
Limited-edition line to be introduced at Interbike. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Nightmares, shooting pain in the legs, mouth-drying flashbacks, and some major time gaps.
Yes, the points jersey is still in play. Current standings: Valverde 119 points, Roche 111, Moreno 98, etc. All about the GC men this year. Not even close. (podiumcafe.com)





Races & Results.
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages & Results),
Grand Prix Cycliste de Quebec - Sept 13 (Start List),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Races),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Results),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results)





Photo: Unfortunately this is my last chat with Fabian for the Vuelta as he pulled out today to rest up for the World championships.
"Today was a ticking time bomb after our day of leisure yesterday. The peloton was full of beans and the wind was blowing just hard enough that if a team wanted to blow the race to bits, the opportunity was there for the taking." (cyclingtips.com.au)





Photo: I get “is Chris Horner doping” emails but how am I supposed to know?
"Some are having trouble enjoying Chris Horner’s ride in the Vuelta this year. The 41 year old is riding high in the Vuelta. It’s attracting attention and praise but also questions because of his age and he seems to be performing at a level higher than before." (inrng.com)








Photo: Bauke Mollema (Belkin) on the attack.
Pozzovivo loses time, Roche moves up. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Alejandro Valverde (Movistar)...
No repeat of Tour de France disaster for Spaniard. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Nicolas Roche’s Saxo-Tinkoff put the hammer down in the Spanish crosswinds today, pulling the race apart and helping the Irishman into his target zone of a top five placing overall..
Saxo-Tinkoff leader Nicolas Roche jumped into the top five overall as Domenico Pozzovivo was caught out by crosswinds on stage 17 of the Vuelta a Espana today, Wednesday. (stickybottle.com)






Photo: Vincenzo Nibali showed some weakness on stage 16.
Italian convinced his form is good enough to secure victory. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Can the Vuelta a Espana reinvent itself as a race which fully engages fan interest (Sirotti).
The Vuelta a Espana is about to conclude its 68th edition but appears a Grand Tour in search of an an identity and a sense of place in the sport, writes Philip Gomes. (sbs.com.au)





Photo: Champion System team...
Final WorldTour race of the season starts one month from today. (velonation.com)





Photo: Felt AR 01...
US bike brand Felt have been busy in the wind tunnel creating new versions of their AR aero road bikes, which they reckon are the most aerodynamic road bikes in the world, and an all new IA non-UCI time trial/triathlon bike, which they claim to be the fastest bike of its kind ever developed, by a long way. (road.cc)












Photo: 12 Maillot jaune for the TDF 2013 Grand Depart © Simon MacMichael.
Amaury Group appoints bankers to explore options for businesses including ASO and L'Equipe. (road.cc)





Photo: Alejandro Valverde has conceded that Chris Horner may be too strong.
Spaniard paces his effort well to recover from difficult moment on final climb. (velonation.com)





Photo: Three seconds from red.
The almost 42 year old Chris Horner, smiling instead of grimacing, attacked in the final kilometer to gain back 25 seconds on the Italian. (atwistedspoke.com)





Photo: Chris Horner has three days in the mountains to make up a 28-second gap between him and Vincenzo Nibali. Photo: Graham Watson .
Chris Horner (RadioShack-Leopard) looked as cool as a cucumber ahead of the start of Thursday’s opening salvo of three decisive days at the Vuelta a España. (velonews.com)





Photo: Best young rider, Ben King (RadioShack), was all smiles before the stage start.
Former US national champion switches teams for 2014. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Luxembourg rider Bob Jungels being given a two year deal.
Luxembourg rider regarded as major young talent. (velonation.com)





Photo: Gavin Mannion (Bontrager) rode 20km with a broken collarbone to finish the stage.
American Under 23 rider impresses at the Tour de l'Avenir. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Victory led to drinking, and before too long drinking led to singing. Voices rose above the fire.
The Shark had regained some advantage on the Old Man, it was true, but victory was far from assured and the relentless rhythm of attack was even taking a toll on the fabled L’Astana man. (cyclismas.com)





Photo: Chris Horner wants to be in red in Madrid (Sirotti Images).
After 17 years of professional racing, Chris Horner faces arguably the most important four days of his career this week as the American battles to become cycling's oldest ever Grand Tour winner in the 2013 Vuelta a Espana. (sbs.com.au)






Photo: A federal judge ruled in favor of Lance Armstrong and others on Tuesday in denying the claim of readers who contended that his books were fiction. Photo: Mark Gunter | AFP.
A federal judge sided with Lance Armstrong on Tuesday, ruling that the accounts in his books, even though some of their elements were later revealed as untrue, were protected as free speech and did not amount to false advertising or fraud. (velonews.com)





Photo: Yesterday saw the first public glimpse at the possible contents of the much anticipated Bergen Dossier.
Recently, Pat McQuaid accused Brian Cookson of trying to engineer a “coronation and not an election”. In this report, I ask if the reality of the situation is far, far worse and whether Brian Cookson is even aware of it? (velocast.cc)





Photo: A single SMS to Fernando Alonso dramatically changed the course for Spanish cycling. Photo: Vincenzo Pinto | AFP.
One SMS was the spark that unleashed a quickly unfolding chain of events that delivered the news last week that Alonso would take over ownership of the floundering Euskaltel team. (velonews.com)





Photo: USA Pro Challenge winner Tejay van Garderen returns to action this weekend.
Tour of Alberta runner up Bookwalter and stage victor Evans also part of very solid squad. (velonation.com)





Photo: Miguel Indurain used his mastery against the clock to win both the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia in 1992.
Spanish Grand Tour winner says Irishman “riding exceptionally bravely.” (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: David Veilleux (Europcar) wins the opening stage at the Dauphine.
Canadian ends his professional career at just 25. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Test driving some new women's specific nutrition. (Lyne Lamoureux).
"'Women are not small men.' That point may seem blatantly obvious. But for ages, that’s how most sports nutrition manufacturers treated us." (bicycling.com)





Photo: Dotsie Bausch, Jennie Reed, Lauren Tamayo and Sarah Hammer.
Olympic medalist reveals part of what it takes. (roadbikeaction.com)





Photo: Jeremy Powers came flying into the 2012-13 season, but is easing in this year, in hopes of maintaining his sharpness longer. Photo: Dan Seaton.
To see Jeremy Powers race ClifBar CrossVegas last year was to see a man possessed. He was flying up the short grassy climbs and destroying the downhills at the Desert Breeze Soccer Complex en route to his first win under the Las Vegas lights. (velonews.com)















Photo: PEZ Daily Distraction.














Photo: J'accuse: UCI president Pat McQuaid is under fire for alleged breaches of ethics on his watch Photo: AP.
UCI management committee member says ethics commission is not sufficiently neutral, sends dossier to USADA. (velonation.com)





Photo: Lance Armstrong turned his bronze medal from the 2000 Sydney Games over to the U.S. Olympic Committee on Thursday. Photo: Graham Watson.
Disgraced Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong claimed, via Twitter, that he has returned his bronze Olympic time trial medal to the U.S. Olympic Committee. (velonews.com)





Photo: Pat McQuaid’s criticism that Brian Cookson is seeking a coronation and not an election has come under the spotlight.
Confidential letter sent to confederations acted to damage chances of McQuaid’s election rivals. (velonation.com)






Photo: Team directors Sean Yates and Scott Sunderland.
"There is no one at Sky who knows much about bike riding." (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: After having a few minutes to recover, and after getting his speed confirmed as 52.9 mph.
The car speedo was up between 55 - 60 mph after three miles... (cyclingweekly.co.uk)





Photo: Getting ready for my race. Photo: Judy Freeman | VeloNews.com.
"The mountain bike worlds have come and gone. And like all events, it has been measured on a lot of levels, by a lot of viewpoints." (velonews.com)





Photo: Stage 13 was hard; then we had Stage 14 where we all went deep followed by Stage 15 which was the longest of the race.
"Getting down the descents was very dangerous because we were all shaking uncontrollably with the cold." (pezcyclingnews.com)





Photo: The took kit includes three different multi-tools..
Lezyne has taken all the guesswork out of the mobile tool kit with the Port-a-Shop. (redkiteprayer.com)



















Photo: Wiggins and Froome (pic Bettini Photo, courtesy Pinarello).
Sky's former sports director says Wiggins felt Froome had "stabbed him in the back." (road.cc)





Photo: Marianne Vos breaks the course record...
World champion takes first Maglia Rosa in final pre-Worlds stage race. (velonation.com)






Photo: UCI president Pat McQuaid answers a question during a press conference held during the UCI road world championships in Valkenburg.
Fireworks expected at European Cycling Union meeting. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: UCI President Pat McQuaid and RadioShack manager Johan Bruyneel.
Incumbent UCI president now open to teams sharing race organisers revenue. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Alex Gibney's documentary
Straight from the Venice Film Festival to you. (roadbikeaction.com)






Photo: Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff) at the start of the Brussels Cycling Classic.
Contador camp denies cover-up claims. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Former GP Cycliste de Montréal winner Robert Gesink.
2010 Montréal victor Gesink satisfied with condition: ‘I’m in a good shape’. (velonation.com)





Photo: Garmin-Sharp's Martijn Maaskant and Tyler Farrar are joined by former teammate Heinrich Haussler (IAM Cycling) to recon the Haaghoek pave sector.
Six years with Garmin comes to a close. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Todd Wells sprinted to a win over Weston Schempf on Saturday at the Nittany Lion Cross. Photo: Dennis Smith | MAC.
The $40,000 season-long calendar includes the top events in U.S. cyclocross and wraps with the Kingsport Cyclo-cross Cup in Tennessee on January 5, 2014. (velonews.com)





Photo: De Rosa with the new Shimano hydraulic disc groupset on board.
"Here’s a look at some more new bits shown at Eurobike from Shimano, Powertap, Prologo, FSA and more." (pezcyclingnews.com)






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