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October 2013
October 4, 2013





Photo: The Giro di Lombardia will be broadcast on SBS ONE, Sunday. (Getty Images).
The importance of a monument on a rider's palmares cannot be understated. Each has its attraction, or perhaps detraction if you're a rider taking them on, and Lombardia is no different. (sbs.com.au)





Photo: Robert Gesink looking for Lombardia result...
Dutchman hoping to capitalise on Canada form to go better than 2009 ninth place. (velonation.com)





Photo: Bernie Sulzberger (Drapac) closes out the sprint to take stage 6.
Haig hanging tough for Huon-Genesys under Drapac onslaught. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Andy Schleck (RadioShack) featured in a late breakaway.
“From being a Tour contender I disappeared in the space of a day." (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Zdenek Stybar (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) wins.
Spring Classics remain Czech's main priority. (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: Tinkoff linked to Cannondale.
“We don’t have anything to say about this at the moment.”  (velonation.com)





Photo: Tom Boonen celebrates his first win of 2013.
OPQS star back on the bike and in training. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: De Gendt signs one year deal.
Lifeline for 2012 third-placed Giro finisher after Vacansoleil DCM stops. (velonation.com)





Photo: His first big results came in his neo pro year with a win in the prologue of the Mount Hood Classic and third on GC in the Tour of Elk Grove..
The Netherlands is where 25 year-old Texan Chad Haga is bound for in 2014. A pro with Optum-Kelly since 2011. (pezcyclingnews.com)





Photo: Often having the right tool means getting the job done or not.
Most of the new products from Park are needed improvements over previous models, or fill a void in the range. (bikerumor.com)





Photo: The Storck Comp jersey arrived for review with the Comp short sleeve jersey.
The Storck Comp bib shorts are super-comfy, with a plush chamois ideal for long days in the saddle. (roadcyclinguk.com)





Photo: The front disc hose is routed inside the fork which has been done really nicely.
A video first look at the brand new De Rosa Idol Disc launched at the recent Cycle Show. (road.cc)





Shake-ups continue at the UCI following the arrival of new president Brian Cookson. (velonews.com)





"Six days. Almost 700 miles. Salt Lake City to Las Vegas, powered by bike and the will to survive." (velonews.com)







Photo: Chris Horner was in talks with Fernando Alonso's team before it fell apart in September. Photo: Graham Watson.
It wasn’t the kilometers of Spanish road and ascension, nor the Vuelta’s pulsing attacks that did Chris Horner in this season. It was a damn Coke can. (velonews.com)







Photo: Amy Dombroski died on Thursday following a training crash. The effusive 26-year-old left behind a trio of Belgium-based Americans who took great comfort in her overflowing energy. Photo: Dan Seaton | VeloNews.com.
Riders and teams Tweet their condolences. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Schleck. Ready for 2014?.
Andy Schleck and Alberto Contador often seem linked together, whether it’s as Tour de France rivals or frustrated athletes dealing with a long, disappointing year. (atwistedspoke.com)





Photo: Joaquim Rodriguez came up a bit short last weekend in Florence, finishing second in the worlds road race. Photo: Graham Watson.
At least three of the world’s top one-day classics riders could be forgiven for having a degree of revenge on their minds when they line up for Giro di Lombardia (Tour of Lombardy) on Sunday. (velonews.com)





Photo: Europcar team has eighteen bikes stolen.
Theft happened during Eurometropole Tour, follows similar crimes at world road race championships. (velonation.com)





Photo: Alberto Contador (Spain) in action on the Florence world championship circuit.
"I consider Il Lombardia as my first race of 2014." (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Ion Izagirre and Fran Ventoso ink contracts.
Spanish squad continues to plan towards 2014. (velonation.com)





Photo: RCUK’s trusty Kinesis Racelight TK3 has been running a host of different wheels recently, including Airstreeem’s full carbon Aero 50 hoops.
The common factor is the ability of a high-quality wheelset to do justice to a frameset, and to usher forth its true abilities. (roadcyclinguk.com)





Photo: A gallery of cycling headbadges.
Headbadges as small objects of desire. In a book that is itself a small object of desire. (podiumcafe.com)





Photo: Izumi was, amazingly, one of the first to bring the Boa dial system to market, dropped it, and is now back.
Shoes have a new fastening system taking over. Dials, be they from Boa or imitators, are now gracing the pro-level shoe offerings from just about everybody. (redkiteprayer.com)





Photo: Paolo Bettini's future guiding the Italian national cycling team is unclear. Photo: Graham Watson.
Paolo Bettini’s future, despite a strong race Sunday at the world championship, might not include team Italy. (velonews.com)





Photo: The the pod connector connects to the pedal through the spindle hole in back of the crankarm.
The installation process is quick and simple. You’ll have these swapped between your road bike and TT bike in less than a minute. (cyclingtips.com.au) 







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: PEZ Daily Distraction.


















Photo: This post isn’t about doping. Instead it’s about procedures and probabilities.
Team Sky’s Jonathan Tiernan-Locke was pulled out from the British team going to the worlds at the last moment and there was talk of an injury with some and fatigue from others. But the weekend saw the story that he was being questioned by the UCI about his biological passport data. (inrng.com)








Photo: Suspended... Michele Acquarone has overseen a boom period for the Giro d'Italia, but is in trouble over the misappropriation of funds at RCS on his watch. (Getty Images).
Flavio Biondi replaced by Raimondo Zanaboni. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Joaquim Rodríguez and a roster of heavy hitters will head into the murky weather of northern Italy on Sunday at the Giro di Lombardia. Photo: Graham Watson.
The rain and cold that have swept through northern Italy in the last week have not stopped the stars from turning out for the final big classic of the season, the 107th Giro di Lombardia, on Sunday. (velonews.com)





Photo: Stuart O'Grady, Fabian Cancellara and Kim Andersen discuss where Leopard Trek will ride.
Dane to continue work with Fränk and Andy Schleck. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Taylor Phinney, Giro d'Italia 2013, stage 13.
"Hold on, I had that haircut first," insists American Taylor Phinney. "I did that for the first time last year, in May, at the Giro so hold your horses."






Photo: Ed Beamon Interview: Why Champion System is folding.
Team’s general manager says he and the riders were left high and dry by late notice of team’s ending. (velonation.com)





Photo: Thomas Voeckler's (Europcar) Colnago C59 Italia is tucked in among the crowd at the Tour de France.
One of a series of thefts this year. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: I was JRA (just riding along), my legs rising with the pedals and then falling again, letting the circles be circles without adding or subtracting anything.
The bike is both teacher and blackboard, serving up lessons and giving us a place to practice. (redkiteprayer.com)





Photo: The cover of the 1952 Giro di Lombardia program features Fausto Coppi leading Louison Bobet over the Madonna di Ghisallo in the 1951 race.
The 1952 Giro di Lombardia race program is an amazing 32 page snapshot back into the race scene more than a half century ago. (pezcyclingnews.com)





Photo: The Knog has a very even beam pattern, stretching far across the verge with a brighter centre and great reach.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Superbly portable light for urban and occasional country use."





Photo: Dreams to Wheels – Cycling Inquisition Contest.
Remember, today (Friday, October 4th) is the last day for you to send five cycling items as donation to kids in Colombian cycling academies. Doing so will enter you into a drawing to win items signed by riders from Team Colombia. (cyclinginquisition.com)




















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