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October 2013
October 16, 2013





Photo: Matthew Busche helped Chris Horner win the Vuelta last month, and now he's the only American on Trek for next season. Photo: Graham Watson
More strong backup riders have been confirmed for the Schleck brothers and Fabian Cancellara. (velonation.com)





Photo: 2013 time trial world champion Tony Martin (Germany). © AFP
Pinotti bows out in the final race of the European season. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Dan Martin would see a lot of his panda friend over the course of the race.
Inxausti, Martin, Rui Costa and a panda costume. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Richie Porte (Sky) comes to grief on the wet tarmac at the Clasica San Sebastian.
Australian heads towards Giro d'Italia. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Vincenzo Nibali...
Italian just missing one Grand Tour from his palmares. (velonation.com)





Races & Results.
Tour of Beijing - Oct 11-15 (Stages & Results),
2014 Giro d'Italia - May 10, 2014 (Stages),
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: Mirinda Carfrae’s Kona Felt IA.
Carfrae rode the 2014 Felt IA to her second Ironman world title. (triathlon.competitor.com)





Photo: Senses you in situations like approaching a road junction or passing through a tunnel, and increasing the lights intensity and blink rate to make you more visible.
The See. Sense light first off doesn’t have a switch, it just detects your movement and switches on. It tracks you as you ride increasing its use and intensity when you need it most. (elcyclista.com)
 




Photo: SiDi Drako. Stiff, light and oh so comfortable. Photo: Michael Robson | VeloNews.com.
To say that Sidi knows shoes would be to engage in the gravest understatement. (velonews.com)





Photo: the X-Night Superlight comes in under the UCI minimum weight requirement of 6.8kg, at 6.46kg (14.24 lb).
Creating runs of limited edition rides decked out with incredible build kits seems to be turning into something of a habit for Ridley lately. (bikerumor.com)





Photo: German lightweight bicycle manufacturer Storck didn’t take long to join the disc brake road bike movement.
The fork was reinforced to handle the different stresses, but maintains its slight appearance. The legs end with a 15mm thru axle and the complete bike will come spec’d with DT Swiss’ RWS axles and the new 2014 DT Swiss Spline disc brake road wheels. (bikerumor.com)














Photo: The men roll to the start line on the top of the Manayunk Wall for the 2013 Philly Cycling Classic. Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us
UCI 1.1 status for both men's and women's races. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Alejandro Valverde (Movistar). © Bettini
Telefónica expresses satisfaction with return from its sponsorship in cycling. (velonation.com)





Photo: Filippo Pozzato (Lampre - Merida) at the finish. © Roberto Bettini
Italian to target the Classics in 2014 but critical of Milan-San Remo route changes. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Robert Gesink's goal for 2014 is to contend for the Tour de France title. Photo: Graham Watson.
Robert Gesink (Belkin) will skip the Giro d’Italia and return his focus to the Tour de France next year. The Dutchman, who was fifth overall in the 2010 Tour, will pair with Bauke Mollema. (velonews.com)





Photo: Lachlan Morton underlined both his climbing prowess and his potential.
Australian showed climbing ability in Utah and Colorado this season. (velonation.com)





Photo: Peter Sagan's original team bike.
Better specced than Slovak rocket's version? (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: classic Italian tricolore from Bianchi Milano on show by Albabici.
Sugoi has been in the cycling apparel biz since 1987. The brand has been on the up in recent years, scoring some high-level visibility as sponsor of the Cannondale pro Cycling Team and Peter Sagan. (pezcyclingnews.com)





Photo: The colour of the finished bike definitely polarises people.
"I’d say never tell a builder what to build — instead tell them what you want your machine to do. An honest builder will tell you what is realistically possible with their build." (cyclingtips.com.au) 





Photo: The range of adjustment covers a difference of about 6mm in rim widths.3
GSL Micro with a revised cam mechanism to make the calipers more compatible with today’s wider rims. (bikerumor.com)





What’s the big picture? Where are all the races, which are the busiest months of the year and what’s the split of races between their different categories? (inrng.com)





Photo: PEZ Daily Distraction.
















Photo: Cycling Australia CEO Graham Fredericks speaks to the audience. © John Veage
Australian Federation facing leadership change. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Several teams are already making plans for next year..
The 2013 season is drawing to a close and many riders are looking forward to a break from work with no bike to ride or diet to watch. (inrng.com)





Photo: Karsten Kroon (Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank).
De Jongh will remain as directeur sportif. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: promising young Irish rider Sam Bennett.
Irish fastman hoping for strong form in 2014, and that new team is given a green light for Giro wildcard. (velonation.com)





Photo: Chris Froome, Tour de France 2013.
Can Chris Froome make it a third consecutive Tour de France win for a British rider in 2014? If rumours of next year's Tour de France route prove true, it looks like a course to suit the defending champion's talents. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)





Photo: The sun sets on the Superprestige... © Bettini Photo
Cyclo-cross series gets underway in Zonhoven. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com...
"I don’t think I’ve ever said before that the prettiest bike I saw at Interbike was a Diamondback, but I’m saying it now! I love the red wet look and the white highlights of this Podium Equipe Super Record EPS." (velonews.com)





Photo: an impressive road bike that tips the scales at just over 12 lbs.
Built with a longer wheel base and a stable ride, the frame weighs in at or under 849g just like Olympia’s 949 29er mountain bike. (bikerumor.com)





Photo: Crazy looking Active Tubulator – the wavy lip around the edge of the rim.
One of the benefits often associated with road disc is the ability to redesign the rim since it no longer has to act as a braking surface. (bikerumor.com)





Photo: Hermes will be offering two models of bicycles, the Le Flaneur and the Le Flaneur Sportif.
Of all of the Hermes products, these bicycles might just offer the most bang for the buck – after all, they’re just a generic frame with the Hermes logo attached. (bikerumor.com)
















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