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 Friday's
UCI Road Worlds U23 Men Road Race gets underway at 1:00pm CET (7:00am
U.S. Eastern). Road Worlds live streaming video should get
underway at around 12:50pm CET (6:50am U.S.
Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)
 This
Sunday’s Worlds Road Race sees the men take on one of the toughest
Championship circuits in recent memory with also one of the best
fields.
(pezcyclingnews.com)
 It’s
on Saturday 28th September, and it starts at 14:15 CEST (1:15pm
UK/8:15am USA EDT/10:15pm Australia AEST) and there should be ways to
see it all live. (podiumcafe.com)
 Looking
for a possible return to Saxo Bank. (cyclingnews.com)
 RCS
Sport unveils the full race route. (cyclingnews.com)
 Dockx,
Kaisen, Van der Sande and Van Genechten longer with Belgian team.
(cyclingnews.com)
 Wednesday
in Florence, Tony ‘Der Panzerwagen’ Martin (make sure you get that
Hogan’s Heroes-Colonel Klink intonation happening when saying
‘Paan-zer-var-gen’, ya?), true to form, steamrolled his adversaries en
route to a third individual time trial world title. (sbs.com.au)
 The
Stilettos saved a significant 340g over the far-from-heavy Mavic
Ksyrium Elite S. This is the sort of saving we’d expect to require a
four figure investment and the use of carbon as a rim material, so
Spada are to be commended on their attention to detail in achieving
this weight. (roadcyclinguk.com)
Races
& Results.
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Races & Results), Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (esults), Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Results), Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results)  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)
 Evil,
truly diabolically evil. (cyclingtips.com.au)
 The
Belkin team wore this aero road helmet at the Tour de France (the hot
new term for them is “sprint helmet”). (redkiteprayer.com)
 The
new Xenith road bike mixes race weights with aero features for a well
rounded performance bike that looks quite sharp. (bikerumor.com)
Wiggins and Cancellara round out podium. (cyclingnews.com)
 "Missing
the Tour was the best thing that ever happened to me." (cyclingnews.com)
 Worlds
ITTs are different to what we see in the usual races. They're
a much smaller peloton, just 48 riders, and with the UCI promoting
internationalization, there were lots of riders who don't race in the
pro-races getting their chance to race on the World stage.
(podiumcafe.com)
 "I’m
not sure if the Vuelta GC riders will perform at the worlds."
(velonation.com)
British
favorite recovered after Tour of Britain. (cyclingnews.com)
Rules
of the
Road
Bicycle Tutor The Bicycle Safety Guide Kid's Bicycle Safety Guide On The Road, Bicycle Safety What drivers can do to be more cyclist aware Guide to Bicycle Safety Share the Road Beginners' cycling questions answered Bicycling Beginners' Guide Pre-Ride Safety Check Bicycle Insurance Lexicon of cycling terms How To Cycle On The Rollers How To Be A Good New Rider Video: The truth about dishonesty Video: Performance Video: Get Dirty Video Downloads, races and documentaries Documentary: Cycling’s Greatest Fraud |  Former
Danish professional Michael Rasmussen has given substantial information
about doping and has had his ban reduced from eight years to two.
(sbs.com.au)
Management committee accepts Professional Cycling Council's proposed
reforms.
 Name
appears in unredacted O'Reilly affidavit. (cyclingnews.com)
 German
event returns; Tour of Britain confirmed; Gent-Wevelgem gets UCI
status. (velonation.com)
 More
problems for British rider in troubled first WorldTour season.
(velonation.com)
 Peter
Sagan, Fabian Cancellara, Vincenzo Nibali, and Alejandro Valverde;
those are the names that are garnering buzz ahead of Sunday’s elite
men’s road race. Edvald Boasson Hagen? He’s barely a blip on the radar.
(velonews.com)
 Suspension
losses cause a significant resistance when riding your bike. We knew
this from our testing, but it was illustrated in a powerful way during
a 300 km brevet a few years ago. (janheine.wordpress.com)
 Second
batch of goods includes highlights from Giant, KHE, Ison, SKS,
Schwalbe, Fi'zi:k, Vee Rubber, Lapierre and Knog. (bikebiz.com)
 Here's
a few quick highlights from the show, including De Rosa's new Idol Disc
road bike. (road.cc)
 The
Nago Evo Pas is an all-new design with a central relief channel to keep
your important bits feeling…well, just “feeling”. The nose on these
models gets a slightly more pronounced drop and squared off shape.
(bikerumor.com)
 Using
a small switch on the side of the glasses, users simply slide the lock
to the side, and remove the lens. (bikerumor.com)
 Famous
as the symbol of cycling’s world champion, cycling’s rainbow jersey was
first introduced in 1927 when the inaugural world championships were
organised in Germany. The winner was Italian Alfredo Binda, one of the
sport’s first superstars. (inrng.com)
 Though
he’s only 23, Phinney has had a storied career at world TT
championships. He won world TT titles as a junior and U23 rider, he was
the U.S. national TT champion in 2010, and he’s twice been world
champion in the individual pursuit. (velonews.com)
 American
Chris Horner (RadioShack-Leopard) will release his biological passport
data today in an effort to curb the cynicism that’s bloomed around his
remarkable Vuelta a Espana win — a win he called “perfect and
beautiful.” (velonews.com)
|
 Who
votes? Can McQuaid hang on? How can Cookson win? (cyclingnews.com)
 Pat
McQuaid has demonstrated he is not capable of being an effective and
stable leader. (velonation.com)
 Garmin
Sharp manager Jonathan Vaughters told Reuters that McQuaid asked an
unidentified employee to ignore the team's instructions to cooperate
with a U.S. federal investigation in May 2010. (ca.sports.yahoo.com)
 International
Cycling Union staff have been accused of a last “desperate” attempt to
torpedo Brian Cookson’s bid to depose Pat McQuaid as president after
banning the use of audio-visual material during Friday’s pre-election
speeches. (telegraph.co.uk)
 Months
of shadowy politicking, allegations of corruption, and the use of
secret, damning dossiers will come to an end on Friday when cycling’s
world governing body, the UCI, holds its presidential election.
(velonews.com)
 The
reality is that only minimal physiological declines occur before about
50 years of age, particularly when we’re talking about an athlete’s
musculature. Any declines in athletic potential and performance that
happen until that point are largely due to a drop in the athlete’s
VO2max. (cyclingtips.com.au)
 Family
struck by serious injury, Boulder floods. (cyclingnews.com)
 Belgian
vying for OPQS roster spot with Bakelants. (cyclingnews.com)
 Bollé
has re-entered the cycling sunglass market, and debuted its new 2014
lines of cycling sunglasses, 6th Sense and Breakaway, at Interbike 2013
in Las Vegas. (cyclingperspective.com)
Road.cc verdict: 4.5 out of 5 stars. "Despite a puncture-resisting
layer, the Bontrager AW3 Hard-Case Lite tires roll quickly and gip
securely in all conditions."
 Candidate
backs widespread truth and reconciliation. (cyclingnews.com)
 The
cyclocross world was buzzing this morning after Cyclocross Magazine ran
an article titled "Katerina Nash Announces Plans to Retire from
Professional Racing." (podiumcafe.com)
 The
UCI is awarding rainbow jerseys at the Road World Championships this
week, but there are some riders who deserve one regardless.
(roadcycling.com)
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