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 The
2013 CrossVegas cyclo-cross is Wednesday, September 18. Live streaming
video: 8:00pm U.S. Pacific (05:00 CET). (cyclingfans.com)
Wiggins retains overall race lead. (cyclingnews.com)
 Thursday's
Tour of Britain Stage 5 departs Machynlleth at 11:00am BST (6:00am U.S.
Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Caerphilly at around 3:28pm
BST (10:28am U.S. Eastern). Tour of Britain live streaming
video
should get underway at around 2:00pm BST (9:00am U.S.
Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)
Morale-boosting pre-Worlds victory for Tour de France stage winner.
(velonews.com)
 World
champion Sven Nys headlines international field. (cyclingnews.com)
Races
& Results.
CrossVegas - Sept 18 (Start List), Tour of Britain - Sept 15-22 (Races & Results), UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Races), Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (esults), Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Results), Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results)  There
is a real dogfight brewing for the world time trial championship later
this month in Italy. (velonews.com)
 Peter
Sagan wants to make one decisive move to win the World Championships
next Sunday in Florence. Team Cannondale's Slovak just returned from
Canada, where he showed it is possible in the GP Montreal.
(cyclingweekly.co.uk)
 Briton
fired up for Florence, and also to retain lead in Tour of Britain.
(velonation.com)
 The
Manta Pro has a secret: suspension. The frame utilizes chain stay flex
and this YBB-style seat stay yoke to provide just a hint of give out
back. (velonews.com)
 "I
had to win today, whatever. The conditions weren't ideal for me, but I
thought I'd rather end up in hospital today than be beaten, so it was
100 per cent commitment." (sbs.com.au)
Sky rider takes overall race lead. (cyclingnews.com)
 Briton
on Wiggins and his Worlds hopes. (cyclingnews.com)
 Former
European track champion building on stream of solid recent result.
(velonation.com)
 Having
successfully finished the three Grand Tours in both 2012 and again this
year, Australian hardman Adam Hansen has said that his body has adapted
well to the effort and that he has energy in reserve after completing
the Vuelta a España. (velonation.com)
.  As
much as its carbon monocoque frame construction, you have to like the
color combination on this Fuji C10 cyclocross bike.
(velonews.com)
 "It’s
been a while since I’ve gotten to look at a Calfee up close and they
continue to be beautiful bikes that are exceedingly well crafted. The
touch of the internally routed brake cable was something I’ve not seen
before." (redkiteprayer.com)
 A
roundup of new products seen at Eurobike. (road.cc)
 "I
would like to see a thorough and independent test of Zencranks
(and the same for mid-foot cleats, super-long and super-short crank
lengths, wide or narrow stance widths, articulated cranks, non-round
chainrings, pedals that only rotate one direction, and disc brakes on
road bikes), with a large number of test subjects." (velonews.com)
Rules
of the
Road
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picks up more support. (cyclingnews.com)
 Axel
Merckx and the Bontrager team, the u23 development program behind
riders like Taylor Phinney, Ben King, Joe Dombrowski, Ian Boswell, and
Briton Alex Dowsett will continue with technical partners Trek and
Bontrager, under the Bissell banner, in 2014. (velonews.com)
 Sky
leads team standings, Spain remains top nation. (cyclingnews.com)
 Contract
extensions and new riders for women's team. (cyclingnews.com)
 Young
riders bolster strength of Spanish WorldTour squad. (velonation.com)
 Frenchman
to focus on time trial in Tuscany. (cyclingnews.com)
 Zipp
had a couple of announcements. They revamped their Service Course bars
to make them a bit more intuitive for fitters. There are three bars,
all of which feature a flatter drop to the levers. (redkiteprayer.com)
 Just
when we all thought that the idea of compatibility between drivetrain
components from various manufacturers was hopelessly quaint, along came
11 speeds, and we have compatibility of the most generous kind once
again. (velonews.com)
 BikeRadar
verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "A tidy kit for space-limited home mechanics
or serial road trippers."
 Italian
seat maker introduces first short-nose saddle for multisport riders,
road models with deep channels, and classic shapes. (bicycling.com)
 Brian
Cookson has hinted that he would be in favor of a reduction in Lance
Armstrong’s life ban from sport if the cyclist comes clean
about the extent of the doping culture that helped him to dominate the
Tour de France. (telegraph.co.uk)
 Chris
Horner wins the Vuelta amid the drama. There was another American too.
(roadcycling.com)
 Big
news: Bradley Wiggins still hates Chris Froome but wants to help him
win the Worlds Road race. (atwistedspoke.com)
"I am happy because the stability of the team is guaranteed," says CEO
Patrick Lefevere. (velonation.com)
 “Whether
people get on or they don't get on in walks of life, it shouldn't stop
you going out and doing the job you do.” (velonation.com)
 Australian
on the demands of Grand Tours in current era. (cyclingnews.com)
 Despite
complaints from sprinters that the Vuelta a España is too mountainous,
race director Javier Guillén said the Spanish tour will keep its focus
on the vertical. (velonews.com)
 "This
will be the penultimate version this year as we’re now into the final
section of the season with just 47 of the 553 days of racing
remaining."
(inrng.com)
 Tour
de France champion Chris Froome has retained his position at the top of
the UCI WorldTour Rankings. Early season injury which kept Horner off
the bike meant his Vuelta victory saw the Amercian rise from a lowly
81st place to 12th in the individual ranking. (sbs.com.au)
 BikeRadar
verdict: 4.5 out of 5 stars. "Shimano's hydraulic road system trumps
SRAM's."
|  Lance
Armstrong says it’s time for cycling to come clean and move on, and
indicated on Wednesday that he would be willing to take part in an
amnesty process forwarded by UCI presidential candidate Brian Cookson.
(velonews.com)
 US
champion believed US team needed another climber. (cyclingnews.com)
 Final
thought on old man Chris Horner winning the Vuelta six weeks before his
42nd birthday: what if the suspicions are
true? (atwistedspoke.com)
 UCI
Presidential candidate offers an incentive for further confession.
(cyclingnews.com)
 It
doesn’t really matter if you are a professional cyclist or a charity
challenge rider, the principles of training are the same. You may look
vastly different decked out in your lycra, but believe it or not, your
body and the pro’s are identical in their responses to training.
(stickybottle.com)
 "The
Felt AR FRD model styled aero frame on a rotating turntable
showing off its aerodynamic frame fom every angle and was simply
gorgeous, in a futuristic aero kind of way." (pezcyclingnews.com)
 Italian
brand serves up new carbon fiber for comfort’s sake.
(roadbikeaction.com)
 BikeRadar
verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "A sharp, rapid-riding and modern
interpretation of a titanium race bike."
 The
brand Merlin was purchased by the online retailer Competitive Cyclist
more two years ago, and the name itself was all that Competitive
Cyclist and its parent brand, Backcountry, received. (velonews.com)
 Check
out the key products, including Birzman’s stylish pumps. (road.cc)
 Brian
Cookson, the challenger to incumbent Pat McQuaid in next week’s
presidential election at the UCI, has vowed to cleanse the organization
of its tarnished reputation over doping if he is elected by the UCI
Congress. (velonews.com)
 “In
my opinion, Marco had ruffled someone's feathers.” (velonation.com)
 A
team of Dutch students have set a new world record for the fastest
unpaced cyclist in a human powered vehicle, clocking 133.78kmh
(83.13mph) in their VeloX3 fully faired
recumbent. (bikeradar.com)
 The
Basque team will fold at the end of this season and although it looks
like they’ve found a saviour in Formula 1 hero, Fernando Alonso the
Orange team as we know it will never be the same. (pezcyclingnews.com)
 New
management denies reports that negotiations have reached a standstill.
(cyclingnews.com)
 "Tony’s
favorite bike from Eurobike was Cannondale’s black-on-black stealth
superbike." (road.cc)
 What
makes a great climb? The gradient, the view, the challenge or its use
in the great races? For many it is the last category that trumps the
others, it’s what makes people flock to Alpe d’Huez yet ignore the
nearby roads. (inrng.com)
 BikeRadar
verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Buzz-busting bar that works – but be
careful how you tape it."
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