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September 2013
September 22, 2013


Photo: UCI Road World Championships.
Monday's UCI Road Worlds Under-23 Men Individual Time Trial gets underway at 2:00pm CET (8:00am U.S. Eastern) with the departure of the first rider.  Road Worlds live streaming video should get underway at around 2:00pm CET (8:00am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)







Photo: Omega Pharma-Quick Step repeats in World Team Time Trial .
Orica-GreenEdge beaten by 0.81 seconds in an edge-of-your-seat finale. (velonation.com)






Photo: Specialized lululemon Repeating its victory of twelve months ago. (cyclingnews.com)
Rabobank Liv/Giant and Orica AIS in silver and bronze medal positions. (velonation.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)





Races & Results.
Tour of Britain - Sept 15-22 (Races & Results),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Races),
Vuelta a Espańa - Aug 24-Sept 15 (esults),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Results),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results)





Photo: Arnaud Démare (FDJ.fr) wins the Grand Prix d'Isbergues.
By finishing 8th in this race, Bryan Coquard (Europcar) takes the first place in the Coupe de France PMU 2013 classification (133 points). (velowire.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)





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









Photo: Martin Elmiger (L), Bradley Wiggins (C) and Simon Yates took the top three spots at the Tour of Britain (Getty).
Cavendish takes his third stage victory of the race on final day. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Taylor Phinney (BMC)...
American admits the whole team had a bad day. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Specialized - lululemon retained the World Championship title: Lisa Brennauer, Katie Colclough, Carmen Small, Evelyn Stevens, Ellen van Dijk, Trixi Worrack, Directeur sportif, Ronny Lauke.
Women break 50kph average. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Greg LeMond officially returned to bike production this week with the unveiling of three limited edition machines at the LeMond stand at Interbike.
Details emerge of LeMond limited edition bikes, pricing and sizing. (velonation.com)





Photo: Lemond and Lance biking together?. (www.midwestsportsfans.com by Josh Tinley)
Letting bygones be bygones and perhaps signaling a warmer relationship, Lance Armstrong’s Mellow Johnnys bike store in Austin, Texas will carry the new Lemond road bikes. (atwistedspoke.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: PEZ Daily Distraction.














Photo: Champage moment: Tour of Britain winner Sir Bradley Wiggins will hope to have more reasons to celebrate in Italy: GETTY IMAGES.
British cycling's success has been glorious, and the sport's increased popularity is welcome - but give and take is needed from all road users. (telegraph.co.uk)





Photo: Lizzie Armitstead wins 2013 nats road race (picture Alex Whitehead:SWPIX.COM).
Calls on next elected UCI president to force men’s World Tour teams to invest in a women’s squad. (road.cc)





Photo: And to keep with trends, there’s a new 700×28 width in black only.
The new Continental Grand Prix 4000 S II is a fresh option that puts colors down at the bead rather than on the tread. (bikerumor.com)





Photo: Keough Brothers Dominate In Boston.
Successful Homecoming in Boston for the Keough Brothers as Luke Keough Wins TD Bank Mayor’s Cup and Brother Jake Takes 3rd Place. (cyclingillustrated.com)





Photo: The frame is hydroformed alloy with rack and fender mounts and a curvy modern look.
The new Devinci Newton is their latest commuter bike, the first that’s inspired by their bike share models for New York, Chicago, Aspen, San Francisco and others.















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)












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