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September 2013
September 29, 2013





Photo: Rui Costa (Portugal) beats Joaquim Rodriguez (Spain) to the line.
Rodriguez, Valverde take silver and bronze for Spain. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Pre-race favourite Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland) rolls along in the peloton.
Swiss leader dropped on final lap. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Eurosport - Bradley Wiggins 2012 / Chris Froome 2013 (Reuters).
All eight British riders in the world championship road race abandoned on Sunday, capitulating meekly midway through the battle and prompting coach Rod Ellingworth to hit out at their attitude. (uk.eurosport.yahoo.com)





Photo: Jai Crawford (Huon-Genesys) is all smiles.
Drapac second, CharterMason third. (cyclingnews.com)





Races & Results.
Tour of Tasmania - Sept 29-Oct 6 (Stages & Results),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Results),
Vuelta a Espaņa - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Results),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Results),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results).





Photo: Formula 1 star Fernando Alonso was on hand at the start of the elite men's world championship race.
F1 driver studying riders for his 2015 team. (cyclingnews.com)








Photo: Marianne Vos wins the women's road race in Italy. Photo: Graham Watson .
Marianne Vos (Netherlands) added another rainbow jersey to her collection on Saturday at the UCI Road World Championships. (velonews.com)






Photo: Evelyn Stevens (USA) en route to a 5th place finish in the 2013 road race world championship.
American fifth in elite women's road race. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Double world champion Mahieu van der Poel (Toscana).
Mathieu Van Der Poel claimed his second world title of the year when he won the junior men's road race at the UCI Road World Championships in Florence. (sbs.com.au)





Photo: Chris Horner (RadioShack) crosses the finish line in Madrid.
Team USA backed Vuelta winner's decision to stay Stateside. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Marianne Vos (Rabo Women) enjoyed her victory at the GP de Plouay.
Strong Dutch team to challenge in Italy. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: This year has been the breakthrough for Bennett.
One of the revelations of the recent Tour of Britain was Sam Bennett, the 22 year-old Irishman took two second places on stages; both to former World Road Race Champions – Gerald Ciolek and Mark Cavendish – but made Stage Five his own to take a huge win for his AN Post team. (pezcyclingnews.com)















Photo: Rui Costa pips Joaquim Rodriguez to win the men's world-championship road race. Photo: Graham Watson.
Costa had been off the front in the final lap of the 272.2km race with Joaquim Rodriguez and Alejandro Valverde (Spain) and a resurgent Vincenzo Nibali (Italy), who fought back from a crash to be in contention for the rainbow jersey. (velonews.com)





Photo: A sweet victory for Marianne Vos (Netherlands).
Dutch star leaves peloton in her wake. (cyclingnews.com)







Photo: The hilly 272km course in Tuscany favours climbers but Sagan has repeatedly proven in one-day classics and grand tours that he can drag his body over lumpy profiles and sprint for victory.
One of the most open UCI Road World Championship road race titles in a decade will be decided by a gruelling 272km course in Florence. (sbs.com.au)





Photo: Kim Andersen in the break at the 1982 UCI Road World Championships. (Sirotti).
In Tuscany today a mixed and able bunch of American pro bike riders will line up for the UCI Road World Championships. Their heritage now rich could easily have sprung from 1982. (sbs.com.au)





Photo: The Edge 810 is rich with maps.
An interesting feature of the Garmin Connect is LiveTrack. This allows people to follow your ride live via Facebook, Twitter, or by an email invitation. (roadcycling.com)






Photo: With a blistering attack, Vos leaves the other riders in the distance on the final climb. Photo: Casey B. Gibson.
Defending the rainbow stripes proved a tough task, but Marianne Vos (Netherlands) was unstoppable in a flawless performance Saturday to win her third career world crown. (velonews.com)





Photo: Simon Spilak (Team Katusha - Canyon)...
Katusha scrambling to build new bikes for Sunday's road race. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Bradley Wiggins topped the final podium at the 2013 Tour of Britain. Photo: Graham Watso.
Tour of Britain organizers on Saturday slammed the UCI’s decision not to upgrade their event’s status for 2014. (velonews.com)





Photo: The bookmakers think Fabian Cancellara, I think Peter Sagan but it’s a very open race.
There are few races when we see sprinters line up alongside classics contenders and stage race specialists all with the ambition of winning. (inrng.com)





Photo: Peter Sagan (Cannondale) pulls his wheelie for the fans.
Lombardi: Peter can win the sprint or alone. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: PEZ Daily Distraction.








Photo: Costa will take off and to close in on Rodriguez.
Four ride into Florence. Joaquim Rodriguez attacks on the final bump of the day and Vincenzo Nibali chases with Alejandro Valverde and Rui Costa following. (inrng.com)





Photo: Vincenzo Nibali (Italy) crosses the finish line in fourth place.
"I didn’t want to take any risks and so couldn't hold Rodriguez's wheel." (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Mike Plant and Biran Cookson at the UCI Congress in Florence. Photo: Graham Watson.
It’s fair to say that Friday’s UCI Congress was a stressful day for American Mike Plant. (velonews.com)







Photo: Jonathan Tiernan-Locke (Sky Procycling).
Period in question pre-dates rider's time with Sky. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: The Alize is as planted and stable as anything we’ve ridden, but it’s also agile and romps up climbs.
BikeRadar verdict: 4.5 out of 5 stars. "Fast, agile and surprisingly comfy aero road machine."





Photo: Peter Sagan finishes sixth after crashing and chasing back on. Photo: Graham Watson .
As he did in the classics, Peter Sagan (Slovakia) took away valuable experience from the world championships. And one day, he will use it to win. (velonews.com)











Photo: The trio replaces Korean Hee Cho, Italian Renato Di Rocco and Portugal's Artur Lopes whom worked under McQuaid. (sbs.com.au)
Egyptian Mohamed Azzam, Australian Tracey Gaudry and Frenchman David Lappartient will comprise the second tier of the UCI hierarchy under Cookson. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)





Photo: Headed for World's victory?
"World’s road race on Sunday and our hard-earned money is on Peter Sagan." (atwistedspoke.com)





Photo: Fabian Cancellara (RadioShack)...
"It'll be like racing on a roller coaster." (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Jan Bakelants for the one remaining place on the Omega Pharma Quick Step squad.
Peace of mind for Tour de France stage winner prior to the world road race championships tomorrow. (velonation.com)





Photo: The Schwalbe One tire.
The One is Schwalbe’s latest rubber for the gathered forces of Radioshack-Leopard, FDJ, and AG2R-La Mondiale, and debuted at the Tour de France. (roadcyclinguk.com)






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