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October 2013
October 3, 2013


Photo: Longtime legal counsel Philippe Verbiest, right, has followed Pat McQuaid out of the UCI. Photo: Fabrice Coffrini | AFP.
Shake-ups continue at the UCI following the arrival of new president Brian Cookson. (velonews.com)





Photo: Joaquim Rodriguez seals victory in the rain at last year’s Il Lombardia Pic: Sirotti.
The final one-day Classic of the season takes place on Sunday. (roadcyclinguk.com)





Photo: Rhys Gillett (African Wildlife Safaris) take the stage finish at Great Lake.
Haig retains yellow jersey. (cyclingnews.com)





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






Photo: Former world road race champion Thor Hushovd.
Norwegian rider wants to chase stage win and help GC riders. (velonation.com)






Photo: Giovanni Pinarello, who would become the founder of the Pinarello bicycle company, piloted this Bottecchia to a last place finish in the 1951 Giro d'Italia.
A retrospective look at the Italian brand's iconic bicycles and their riders. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: The Hogsback region of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument turned from dreamscape to nightmare, forcing all but two Ride to Vegas riders off their bikes. Photo: Chris Case | VeloNews.com.
"Six days. Almost 700 miles. Salt Lake City to Las Vegas, powered by bike and the will to survive." (velonews.com)





Photo: Rather than offer 3 different geometries for the Gallium Pro, Argon offers them all in a transforming design.
"What do you get when you take 160g out of the already light Argon 18 Gallium? You get the impressively light Gallium Pro, now with a 790g frame weight." (bikerumor.com)





Photo: Vector System: sleek and simple.
"We've got a household motto: ‘if you're going to do something, do it properly'. Garmin appears to have a similar saying."  (cyclingweekly.co.uk)





Photo: Gabby Durrin (Raliegh Clement) on the front of the race with Helen Wyman close behind.
Anderson up to 3rd in women's standings after sweep in Gloucester. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Christophe Riblon is overcome with emotion after winning on Alpe d'Huez.
French team sending four climbers to fight for overall title. (cyclingnews.com)











Photo: Diego Ulissi (Lampre-Merida) delivered an explosive finish to Milano-Torino.
Italian beats Majka and Moreno in uphill finale. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Joaquim Rodríguez is trying to leave his worlds disappointment behind as he prepares for Saturday's Giro di Lombardia. Photo: Graham Watson.
Joaquim Rodríguez is trying to put the best spin on Sunday’s bitter disappointment of losing the world title in a thrilling finale against Rui Costa. (velonews.com)





Photo: World champion Rui Costa...
Portuguese rider wants to clock up first win since taking gold in Firenze. (velonation.com)





Photo: An emotional Rui Costa celebrates his coronation as world road race champion. pic: ©Sirotti.
The UCI world road race championships saw one of the finest riders in the sport’s history re-crowned as world road race champion, the three best male time triallists in the world go head-to-head, and Great Britain’s men’s road team deliver a lacklustre performance criticized even by their manager. (roadcyclinguk.com)





Photo: Katie Compton is coming into the 2013-14 season late after fighting through leg pain and infection over the off-season. Photo: Dan Seaton | VeloNews.com.
She’s the best woman American cyclocrosser of all time, but she’s coming off a less-than-ideal summer, and will have only been on the bike about 10 days by the time this weekend’s Providence Cyclo-cross Festival comes around. (velonews.com)





"I’m convinced that almost any rider could pedal more efficiently and powerfully and reduce injury with custom orthotics properly shaped to their feet." (velonews.com)





New foot love from Sidi and Solestar, Italian Saddle maker Astute, a power pedal from Xpedo and a bit more bits from Fairwheel Bikes. (pezcyclingnews.com)





BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Comfortable yet agile steed for sportives and all-day rides."



















Photo: Amy Dombroski was killed Thursday while training in Europe. Photo: Dan Seaton | VeloNews.com.
American cyclocross racer Amy Dombroski was killed Thursday when she was hit by a truck in training, her Telenet-Fidea team confirmed to VeloNews. (velonews.com)





Photo: Chris Horner (RadioShack) completes the final stage.
Vuelta winner still without a deal. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Phil Gaimon, who will ride for Garmin-Sharp next year, recently completed a grand tour — the Tour de Phil. Photo: Casey B. Gibson.
"I was signed up for the Tour de Phil, a lesser-known, three-week stage race training simulation, designed to attack my weaknesses as I prepare for 2014." (velonews.com)






Photo: Spaniard Mikel Landa is coming on board.
Vinokourov: “With him on board next year we add a very talented young stage racer with definite, positive prospects.” (velonation.com)





Photo: With course profiles getting steeper and more difficult, are the veterans in the peloton moving down the list of favorites for the road world title? Photo: Graham Watson.
Joaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) shouldn’t have been the only top rider crying Sunday after letting the rainbow jersey slip away in Florence. (velonews.com)





Photo: Simon Yates won the first ever summit finish at the Tour of Britain in September and will now ride for Orica-GreenEDGE alongside twin brother Adam. Pic: Paul Hayes-Watkins.
British twins Adam and Simon Yates will turn professional with Australian outfit Orica-GreenEDGE next year after penning neo-pro contracts with the team. (roadcyclinguk.com)





Photo: Ed Beamon's Champion System team will close up shop after the Tour of Beijing later this month. Photo: Casey B. Gibson.
Champion System, a team committed to the development of professional cycling in Asia and the promotion of Asian riders, will dissolve after this season due to sponsor withdrawal. (velonews.com)





Photo: The frame is a marriage of True Temper steel tubes, including a discontinued S3 aero down tube, and carbon tubes from Enve.
A close look at the latest wonderful creation from Oregon-based frame builder Rob English. (road.cc)





Photo: one that shuns the conventional way of absorbing shocks and almost looks like it’s on backwards.
"The final part of our tour from Friedrichshafen - including Hope, BBB, Giro, Hovding, Easton, Lazer, WeThePeople, Lauf and Colnago." (bikebiz.com)





Photo: Taiwanese champion Kai Feng has been barred from taking part by his national federation.
General manager Ed Beamon “saddened and sickened by the provincial pettiness." (velonation.com)





Photo: Tracey Gaudry is the first woman to be serve as a vice president at the UCI. Photo: Neal Rogers.
Gaudry, a former professional rider, unanimously deposed fellow Australian Mike Turtor as president of the Oceana Cycling Confederation in 2012 and served on the UCI Management Committee — the top advisory board to the Switzerland-based UCI. (velonews.com)





Photo: Peter Sagan with Fernando Alonso...
Future team manager takes the riders for a spin. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Dan Martin has said that he is determined to turn around his season and to try to finish on a high note. .
“I need to try to finish the season on a high as the last few months have been hard.” (velonation.com)






Photo: Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) holds his bike aloft as he tries to get around a crash blocking the road.
French squad will add to roster if promoted. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Marcel Kittel, the rider who dominated the sprints in this year’s Tour de France.
Women’s team extends with Wild and Garner and makes three new additions. (velonation.com)





Photo: Johnny Hoogerland (Vacansoleil)...
Vacansoleil-DCM rider said to have 90% chance of signing with Sagan's team. (cyclingnews.com)





It’s taken a few years to get it right, but the National Road Series standings now portray an accurate reflection of the best rider and best team. (sbs.com.au)





In the quarter-century since the Extralight first debuted, bicycle design has changed dramatically. (competitivecyclist.com)





Women’s cycling is growing, and so are the number of bikes designed for us. Here are a few of our favorite newcomers for 2014. (bicycling.com)





Photo: PEZ Daily Distraction.



















Photo: Remembering Amy Dombroski .
Amy Dombroski, muddy and smiling — how many will remember the American after she died Thursday at the age of 26 following a training crash in Belgium. (velonews.com)






Photo: Giacomo Catano, CEO of RCS Sports, at the press conference .
External audit investigates possible fraud. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Rain, Spain, pain..
Who isn’t a fan of the little pocket rocket Joaquim Rodriguez?





Photo: Kim Andersen’s mentor role to the two Schleck brothers will continue in 2014.
Former pro will guide top riders, says he believes both Schlecks can return to past level. (velonation.com)





Photo: Marco Pinotti...
It’s the right moment to stop and to do something new. (velonation.com)





Photo: Jonathan Tiernan-Locke.
Unless and until the UCI announces that Jonathan Tiernan-Locke was guilty of doping, it's fair to say that he got a raw deal and deserves some sympathy in his ongoing biological passport anomaly story. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)





Photo: cruising to your favourite wine bar or antique shop.
Time to be a tourist in the lovely town of Florence to experience all that the town has to offer – in a biking sort of way of course. (pezcyclingnews.com)





Photo: Moser Speed carries the name of Francesco Moser on its down tube, a professional cyclist who in 1977 won the road race world championships and the Giro d’Italia in 1984.
Alloy road bike carrying the name of Francesco Moser. (road.cc)














Photo: Lance Armstrong confession.
Cyclist to tesify under oath on 21 November; meanwhile, two men admit sending threatening emails to USADA's Travis Tygart. (road.cc)





Photo: The guys dissect Pat McQuaid's removal as head of the UCI and the controversy that has erupted around Team Sky and Jonathan Tiernan-Locke.
Scott O'Raw and John Galloway break down all the latest goings-on in the sport: Pat McQuaid's removal as head of the UCI and the controversy that has erupted around Team Sky and Jonathan Tiernan-Locke. (uk.eurosport.yahoo.com)






Photo: Boy and Danny van Poppel...
Vacansoleil-DCM siblings to become new US team’s second pair of brothers. (velonation.com)





Photo: Vehicle running costs include fuel the two “Death Star” team buses which cost thousands of Euro to fill.
What’s the secret of Team Sky’s success? One element is money as the squad has one of the highest budgets in the sport. (inrng.com)






Photo: 2000 Sydney Olympic time trial podium: Jan Ulrich, Viatcheslav Ekimov and Lance Armstrong.
Olympic committee confirms medal is in storage. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Janier Acevedo will join Garmin-Sharp in 2014. Photo: Casey B. Gibson.
Colombian breakout rider Janier Acevedo will join U.S.-based Garmin-Sharp in 2014. Despite claims by Omega Pharma-Quick Step boss Patrick Lefevre that the UCI America Tour champion had inked a deal with the Belgian squad. (velonews.com)





Photo: Rui Costa could be a fine world champion.
Here's an argument why Rui Costa could, barring the usual randomness, be the best world champion since the pre-EPO days. (podiumcafe.com)





















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