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October 2013
October 5, 2013



Photo: Giro di Lombardia is the last classic of the season and a favorite of many.
Live Video Streaming: Start time Sunday 10:50 CET (1:50 AM PST); Earliest live video: 13:55 CET (4:55 AM PST); Approximate finish: 17:10 CET (8:10 AM PST). (steephill.tv)








Photo: Tyler Farrar celebrated his first win of the year at the Amgen Tour of California. Photo: Casey B. Gibson .
It was a long time coming, but Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Sharp) kicked to victory Saturday in the third stage of the Eurometropool Tour in Belgium, scoring his first victory on European pavement since 2011. (velonews.com)





Photo: Joseph Cooper (Huon-Genesys) celebrates his win.
Teammate Haig holds overall lead with one stage to race. (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: 2012 Lombardy winner Joaquim Rodriguez will look to repeat after a near-miss at worlds. (LaPresse).
The world’s best face off in the season’s final Classic. (bicycling.com)






Photo: Thirsty work for Serge Pauwels (Omega Pharma - Quick-Step) at the end of Stage 4 into Tanunda.
Strong line up for OPQS for Italian one-day race. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Super Prestige Pernod Trophy, a competition that was the forerunner to the World Tour.
Left to right; Adri van der Poel (3rd), Sean Kelly (1st), world champion Greg LeMond (2nd). (stickybottle.com)





Photo: the Tour of Britain has complained to the UCI over the maintaining of the current 2.1 status for the event.
Bennett wants 2.1 ranked event to gain higher status. (velonation.com)







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© Bettini: Alberto Contador has accepted a fifteen percent pay cut, dropping him down from an estimated 25 million Krone [approx. 3.35 million euro – ed.] per year to 21.25 million Krone [2.84 million euro].
Riis continues to hunt for replacement sponsor for Tinkoff Bank. (velonation.com)





Photo www.gva.be: Thomas De Gendt had finally secured a deal for 2014, racing with the Omega Pharma Quick Step team.
Belgian philosophical about drop in pay with Omega Pharma Quick Step, says it was crucial to have a team. (velonation.com)





Photo: Chris Froome and Bradley Wiggins chase the flying Juan Jose Cobo, 2011.
Team Sky leader out of Sunday's race due to back pain. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: The road seems to know that it’s the marquee spot on the route of this year’s Giro di Lombardia and gradually steepens.
The climb isn’t technically called Villa Vergano – that’s the name of the town at the top of the climb. According to the organizers, it’s the Salita di Ello. (pezcyclingnews.com)





Photo: Here’s a great view of the lake, looking back to the alhergho Il Perlo Panorama. I stayed there on ’04, and you should too if you get the chance.
The climb winds up through a few more switchbacks, past the Ristorante la Busciona. (pezcyclingnews.com)





Photo: Time trial world champion Tony Martin (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) would finish the stage 17 mountain time trial in 27th place, more than three minutes behind Chris Froome.
World time trial champion sees German cycling on the up. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: It’s seen a few beer runs. It’s been through rain and shine.
"I have spent the past 9 months using this bag daily.  This handmade, quality bag has held up amazingly well, with hardly a sign of wear and tear." (bikerumor.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: PEZ Daily Distraction.













Photo: Bjarne Riis leads Jan Ullrich at the Tour de France.
"Those medals belong to me." (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Amy Dombroski (Telenet-Fidea) on the front row at CrossVegas.
Mourning bands and silent tributes for American.





Photo: Sébastien Rosseler (Garmin-Sharp).
Belgian struggled for results. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Jeremy Powers (Rapha Focus) sweeping the weekend at the Gran Prix of Gloucester.
US cyclo-cross rider plans season. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Road race world champion Rui Costa (Movistar) is an advocate for clean cycling and wears a Bike Pure wrist band in support of the cause.
New world champion talks about winning in Florence, Lombardia and the future. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: For 2013, the RS bibshorts are virtually unchanged which isn't a bad thing .
"The Sugoi RS bibshorts are among of our favorites, offering top-end performance and comfort at a mid-range price." (road.cc)




















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)














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