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September 2013
September 21, 2013


Photo: 2012: Team Specialized-Lululemon on the podium with their gold medals.
Sunday's UCI Road Worlds Elite Men Team Time Trial gets underway at 2:00pm CET (8:00am U.S. Eastern) with the departure of the first team.  Road Worlds live streaming video should get underway at around 2:00pm CET (8:00am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)








Photo: The winner of each individual discipline earns the right to wear the coveted rainbow jersey of world champion for the following year.
The 2013 UCI Road Cycling World Championships kicks off in Florence, Italy, on Sunday September 22 with the women's and men's team time trials. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)






Photo: Jonathan Tiernan-Locke won the 2012 edition.
Sunday's Tour of Britain Stage 8 (the London stage) departs Whitehall at 3:30pm BST (10:30am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Whitehall at around 5:30pm BST (12:30pm U.S. Eastern).  Tour of Britain live streaming video should get underway at around 4:00pm BST (11:00am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)






Photo: Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma Quick Step) wins stage 7 of the Tour of Britain.
Bradley Wiggins holds overall lead. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Paris-Roubaix runner up Sep Vanmarcke (Blanco).
Beats Weening in two-up sprint. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Taylor Phinney, along with USA Pro Challenge winner Tejay van Garderen, Steve Cummings, Daniel Oss, Manuel Quinziato and Michael Schär for the 57.2 kilometre test.
“This year we don't want to be close but we want to stand on the top.” (velonation.com)





Races & Results.
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)





Photo: Their Faction line of wheels is their highest end offering.
Novatec is on a major roll this year. At Eurobike, they released carbon road wheels and road disc wheels, and now they’re officially releasing details about their all new carbon rims. (bikerumor.com)





Photo: Even if you’re not planning on racing up Alpe d’Huez in the Tour de France any time soon, Dan Fleeman has some very good advice on how to improve your climbing.
For some people, climbing hills comes easily; almost second nature. For others it can be more of a struggle. But we can all improve whatever level we’re at. (stickybottle.com)






Photo: Simon Yates (Great Britain) celebrates victory in stage 6 at the Tour of Britain on the Haytor mountain finish.
Wiggins remains in leader's jersey on Haytor uphill finish. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Andrea Dvorak, left, will replace Shelley Olds, right, in the U.S. team for the world championships. Photo: Casey B. Gibson | www.cbgphoto.com.
“This is very disappointing for me, but I have decided not to race worlds,” Olds said in a press release. (velonews.com)





Photo: teams will get a special logo for their jersey and this will be worn in all events the following year.
This Sunday sees the UCI World Championships start with the team time trial. If a team time trial isn’t new, the format is still a novelty at the worlds after it was introduced last year.. (inrng.com)



























Photo: Lance Armstrong celebrates his first Tour de France stage win in Verdun in 1993.
Anti-doping testing not good enough during Armstrong era. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Christian Vande Velde has commented on what will be his last race as a professional cyclist, ending a sixteen year pro career.
Garmin-Sharp fired up to push for victory in race against the clock. (velonation.com)





Photo: David Zabriskie (Garmin - Sharp).
Millar: It's going to hurt like hell. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: The combination of Tony Martin and Tom Boonen brought the OPQS boys home for the win..
Tomorrow in Florence the World Championships are kicking off with the exciting new event, the Team Time Trial. (pezcyclingnews.com)





Photo: Sam Bennett to step up a level, and that the young Irishman is capable of achieving big things in the sport.
An Post Chainreaction team chief believes Tour of Britain stage winner is ready to move to a bigger squad. (velonation.com)





Photo: Hutchinson Atom Comp X-Light tyre.
Road.cc verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "The Atom Comp X-Light tire from French manufacturer Hutchinson is a clincher that's designed for racing and other duties where speed is more important than puncture protection. It's light, fast, and (for a tire of this type) reasonably priced too."






Photo: Point to prove: Pat McQuaid is battling to save his career in cycling Photo: AFP.
Pat McQuaid is confident of pulling cycling back together if he is elected next week to serve a third term as International Cycling Union president ahead of challenger Brian Cookson. (telegraph.co.uk)





Photo: Sven Nys has won both U.S. races in which he's competed — the 2013 worlds and this week's CrossVegas. Photo: Chris Case | VeloNews.com.
The curse of the rainbow jersey? Not a chance. (velonews.com)





Photo: Farrar has been dogged by injuries, bad crashes, a concussion and the death of a close friend Wouter Weylandt. en.wikipedia.org
There were two high profile American riders without contracts late in the season: RadioShack’s ancient Chris Horner and Garmin-Sharp’s struggling sprinter Tyler Farrar. (atwistedspoke.com)





Photo: PEZ Daily Distraction.















Photo: needed just another one million euros to ensure that his Vacansoleil squad could continue.
A new title sponsor and possible new signings as former Vacansoleil director joins alternative Belgian pro continental squad. (velonation.com)





Photo: Tiffany Cromwell (Orica - AIS) and Marianne Vos (Rabo Women), working together.
Stands by decision to protest. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Stacey Schnee, from Massachusetts, was pulled over by police for riding without a shirt on.
Stacey Schnee says women should be able to go bare-chested too - and her campaign is getting plenty of attention. (road.cc)





Photo: The new version will fit Cannondale’s HollowGram, Specialized’s S-Works (old and new, as long as they have the detachable spider) and SRAM S-series and Force carbon cranks.
Power2Max’s new power meter spider is 60g to 80g lighter, cheaper, smaller and works with more brands of crank arms. For those looking to add power, that’s a win x 4. (bikerumor.com)





Photo: Redesigned for 2013, the frame is lighter. And now muddier.
BikeRadar verdict: 3.5 out of 5 stars. "You’d expect a carbon-framed, race-focused hardtail to be fast. That it’s fun too is a massive bonus."





Photo: With the Grand Bois Extra Léger tires, you can replicate much of the ride of tubulars simply by choosing clincher tires that are about 10% wider than the original high-end tubulars.
Good news for those of you with older bikes that you want to ride more often. (janheine.wordpress.com)

















Photo: Stefano Agostini (Cannondale) ...
Italian had already been suspended by Cannondale team. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Juan Antonio Flecha and several of his teammates are without jobs for next season. Photo: Graham Watson.
Vacansoleil-DCM ended its final grand tour with only three riders arriving to the finish line at the Vuelta a España. (velonews.com)





Photo: Vincenzo Nibali dug deep at the Vuelta a España and hopes to recover in time for a run at a home world title in Florence, Italy. Photo: Graham Watson.
Vincenzo Nibali and Astana can check the “mission nearly accomplished” box next the Vuelta a España on their 2013 calendar. In a little over a week, the Italian hopes to check the “rainbow jersey” box next to the world championship road race.  (velonews.com)


























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