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 Elissonde
wins stage 20 of Vuelta a Espana. (cyclingnews.com)
 Chris
Horner (RadioShack) defended his red jersey in a thrilling finale to
the Vuelta a Espana, despite the brave efforts of his rival Vincenzo
Nibali (Astana) on the brutal Angliru climb. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)
 French
riders earn fourth stage victory of this Vuelta. (cyclingnews.com)
 2012
runner up will net third this time round, turns attention to worlds
road race. (velonation.com)
 "The
likelihood is that Horner will hold on to the jersey and cruise
triumphant into Madrid on Sunday, anything is possible in this race."
(pezcyclingnews.com)
Races
& Results.
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Stages & Results), Tour of Britain - Sept 15-22 (Races), Grand Prix Cycliste de Quebec - Sept 13 (Results), UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Races), Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Results), Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results)  Sunday's
Vuelta a Espana Stage 21 departs Leganes at 2:33pm CET (8:33am U.S.
Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Madrid 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)
 Sunday's
Tour of Britain Stage 1 departs Peebles at 10:30am BST (5:30am U.S.
Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Drumlanrig Castle at around
3:44pm BST (10:44am U.S. Eastern). Tour of Britain live
streaming video should get underway at around 2:00pm BST (9:00am U.S.
Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)
 Sunday's
Grand Prix Cycliste de Montreal starts at 11:00am EDT (17:00 CET) and
is expected to finish at around 4:15pm EDT (22:15 CET). GP de
Montreal live streaming video should get underway at around 1:00pm EDT
(19:00 CET). (cyclingfans.com)
![Photo: By Sierra del Aramo (Vista de Viapará desde la subida al Angliru) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.](http://cdn0.sbnation.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/19486619/angliru_viapara.0_standard_709.0.jpg "Photo: By Sierra del Aramo (Vista de Viapará desde la subida al Angliru) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.") The
Majesty. The Madness. Unclimbable mountains. (podiumcafe.com)
 For
those who thought Chris Horner might wait until the fearsome Angliru on
Saturday to erase the final three second deficit on Vincenzo Nibali,
the answer is nope. (atwistedspoke.com)
 Rodriguez
attacks to win stage 19. (cyclingnews.com)
 Robert
Gesink won the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec on Friday. Gesink (Belkin)
won a long sprint from a reduced group to close the 201-kilometer
WorldTour race. (velonews.com)
 Legendary
Oviedo climb second last Vuelta 2013 summit finish.
 World
champion takes it by millimetres as peloton faces traffic on the
course. (velonation.com)
 Garmin-Sharp
rider has hopes for team time trial, time trial and road race.
(cyclingnews.com)
 Every
grand tour rider faces a series of hurdles and obstacles that require
tremendous willpower to overcome. No one is immune. (velonews.com)
Horner gains 25 seconds on Nibali, leaving him just three
seconds
behind the Italian on the general classification. (cyclingnews.com)
 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)
 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)
Rules
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champion outsprints a group of six after five-day race’s toughest day.
(velonation.com)
 Italian
gives his all on the Angliru as Astana’s best laid plans don’t quite
come off. (velonation.com)
 On
an Angliru stage that delivered everything it was built up to be, Chris
Horner sealed his victory in this Vuelta with a late surge after having
fought off repeated attacks by Vincenzo Nibali on the steepest parts of
the climb. (podiumcafe.com)
 American
set to become oldest Grand Tour winner. (cyclingnews.com)
 Vincenzo
Nibali went down swinging and he’s also buying the beers in
Madrid. (atwistedspoke.com)
 Horner
and Nibali face off on Spain's toughest climb. (cyclingnews.com)
 "Katusha
took the race by the scruff of the neck and by days end the stage
winner came from their ranks." (cyclingtips.com.au)
 Will
back Nibali in 2014 Tour de France but wants to lead team in shorter
stage races. (velonation.com)
 BikeRadar
verdict: 2 out of 5 stars. "Light, airy and comfy, but with one fatal
flaw."
 The
wider history is the glue that holds together a book like this. Without
it all you have is a series of potted histories and capsule
biographies, one blurring into the next, a book to be dipped in and out
of, not read in one go. (podiumcafe.com)
 Barbados
and Turkey want incumbent president given the right to stand.
(velonation.com)
 The
e-mails come, one after another. Brian Cookson’s campaign. Pat
McQuaid’s. Announcements. Challenges. Calls for investigation.
Accusations. Denials. (velonews.com)
 Grand
Tour will begin in Belfast and conclude in Trieste. (velonation.com)
 A
tweet from Daniel Baal suggests the Tour de France could be for sale as
the Amaury family might be selling its business empire which ranges
from sports events like the Tour but publishing and newsprint too with
L’Equipe and Le Parisien. (inrng.com)
 "Our
testers uncork the best new drinks to fuel your ride, whether you're
battling heat and long miles, or just trying to recover."
(bicycling.com)
 British
time trial legend Ian Cammish has put his 1983 record-breaking time
trial bike up for sale because, he says, his wife is fed up of looking
at it above their fireplace. (road.cc)
 BikeRadar
verdict: 5 out of 5 stars. "Excellent XX1-like chain security for
standard cranks."
 "So
the Ed returns from Genesis Bikes’ model year 2014 product launch with
stories of high-end steel race bikes, and a long conversation begins
about the purpose of certain bikes." (roadcyclinguk.com)
Bicycle advocates in California are waiting for Gov. Edmund G. Brown
Jr. to make their state No. 22. (bikingbis.com)
 Amaury
Group appoints bankers to explore options for businesses including ASO
and L'Equipe. (road.cc)
|
 It
ain’t over till it’s over. Brian Cookson is campaigning vigorously in
his bid to unseat incumbent president Pat McQuaid when the UCI Congress
convenes to elect a new leader later this month. (velonews.com)
 Barbados,
Turkey back pro-McQuaid measures. (cyclingnews.com)
 Leaked
letter from Makarov to UCI Management Committee. (cyclingnews.com)
 A
badly-suffering Nicolas Roche lost time to his rivals on the barbaric
Alto de l’Angliru, but the Irishman was able to keep hold of that
precious fifth overall place on the penultimate stage of the Vuelta a
Espana today, Saturday. (stickybottle.com)
 For
one rider, a victory helped salvaged a disappointing season. For
another, standing on the podium was little consolation. This is the
difference in pro cycling , between first and third place, sometimes
separated by less than one second. (velonews.com)
 Former
hour record holder to retire from speed attempts after one final effort
today. (velonation.com)
 Quebec
native ends career on home roads "with my head high." (cyclingnews.com)
 "Let’s
be honest, if you’re going to try to revamp what everyone thinks
cycling clothing is or needs to be, you can’t just dispense with the
padded short." (redkiteprayer.com)
 Like
your sound on the go? Here are three ways to make it happen.
(podiumcafe.com)
Cites a lack of independence by UCI ethics commission. (cyclingnews.com)
“There's this great police phrase, ‘noble-cause corruption.’”
 Italian
newspaper claims the American produced 6.83w/kg on the Peña Cabarga
climb. (cyclingnews.com)
 Russian
cycling federation Igar Makarov says he won’t hand over the notorious
UCI corruption report unless “an external and independent panel of
experts is appointed to proceed with such investigations.” (road.cc)
 The
first of a three-part look at the likely protagonists in the Men's Road
Race World Championship. (podiumcafe.com)
 "What
he showed me at Shelter Half this evening was a full carbon fiber
creation. Not only is it his design top to be bottom, but the bike is
fully customizable both in terms of layup and sizing."
(redkiteprayer.com)
 BikeRadar
verdict: 3.5 out of 5 stars. "A clever solution for the messy
home-mechanic."
 The
formula used to calculate our RiTMO ratings has been updated, making it
better and more meaningful for everyone. (cyclingweekly.cc)
 The
upper echelons of Trek’s Madone range received an aero overhaul last
year and this, the 5.2, marks the entry point into the line-up.
(roadcyclinguk.com)
 A
sign of the acceptance and popularity of discs on road bikes is the
growing number of wheel manufacturers showing disc wheels at Eurobike.
 UCI
management committee member says ethics commission is not sufficiently
neutral, sends dossier to USADA. (velonation.com)
 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)
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