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October 2013
October 19, 2013



Photo: BMC lists high goals for 2014.
Team lineup unveiled for next season. (velonation.com)






Photo: The Japan Cup Criterium podium: Matteo Trentin (Omega Pharma - Quick Step), the winner Steele Van Hoff (Garmin - Sharp) and Bernhard. Sonoko Tanaka
Australian beat Eisel and Trentin in the sprint. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Eurosport - Britain's Laura Trott, Dani King and Elinor Barker compete during the women's team pursuit .
Great Britain's new-look women's team pursuit squad powered to the European title and a new world record in Apeldoorn. (uk.eurosport.yahoo.com)






Photo: Vos, Compton, Cant, Antonneau, Miller, Vardaros, Harris, Wyman, Havlikova, Chainel-Lefevre, Ferrier-Bruneau, De Boer, Kloppenburg, ...
2013-2014 Cyclocross season action continues Sunday with UCI Cyclocross World Cup at Valkenburg, Netherlands.  (Cauberg Cross). Live streaming video: Elite Men: 3:00pm CET (9:00am U.S. Eastern). Elite Women: 1:30pm CET (7:30am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)





Photo: World time trial champion Michael Rogers in the 2004 GP des Nations.
2013 Chrono des Nations LIVE, October 20, Les Herbiers, France. First event starts at 11:00am CET  (5:00am U.S. Eastern). LIVE video from 11:00am CET (5:00am U.S. Eastern). Elite Women start: 1:06pm CET (7:06am U.S. Eastern). Elite Men start: 2:39pm CET (8:39am U.S. Eastern).





Races & Results.
Japan Cup - Oct 20 (History),
Tour of Beijing - Oct 11-15 (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: Chris Horner (RadioShack Leopard) rides towards Vuelta a Espana victory on the Angliru. © Bettini
Future remains unclear. (cyclingnews.com)





"When I immersed myself in the business of professional bike racing, I began to feel distanced from what I loved most about riding." (competitivecyclist.com)







Photo: Uphill, excellent, flats, not so good.
Euskatel is gone. This can only be good news to Tour de France GC contenders afraid of being taken down in the first week by the notoriously sloppy bike handling skills of the Basques. (atwistedspoke.com)





Photo: Peter Sagan had good reason to point to the Cannondale logo after his team's work throughout the stage. © Bettini
Negotiations still on going to bring in Russian title sponsor. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Chris Froome (Sky) celebrates his first Tour de France victory. © Bettini
Dutch city working to secure the 10 million Euro budget. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: it’s an unusually steep road that leads to a small ski station with a controversial past.
The Planche des Belles Filles is a novelty that first appeared in the Tour de France in 2012. According to several sources it will be back in 2014 and it could well reveal the podium contenders once more. (inrng.com)





Photo: Philippe Gilbert...
New course suits former World champion as he seeks to fill the hole in his palmares. (velonation.com)





Photo: very light at just 190g.
BikeRadar verdict: 3.5 out of 5 stars. "If you want to ditch the front shifter but still get up hills, this is your friend."





Photo: The Kul Rex handmade wood and leather bike bag, 23cm high by 34 cm across, fits most frames size 56 and larger, $339.00.
Nisnas has shown us some pretty amazing wood fenders before. And some gorgeous leather messenger bags and accessories. Now, they’ve combined the two classic materials with their new bike bags. (bikerumor.com)





Veteran Italian director Valerio Piva will join the team for 2014, complementing a crew that includes Fabio Baldato, Yvon Ledanois, Valerio Piva, Max Sciandri, and American Jackson Stewart. (velonews.com)





Photo: PEZ Daily Distraction.










Photo: The cover of the Wheelmen book.
Chapter 13 details Floyd Landis' predicament. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Chris Horner is the reigning Vuelta a Espana champion.
In an entirely bizarre (or predictable - depending on how you look at it) turn of events, the American veteran - last seen sitting in the saddle circa 2008 - this week confirmed that he was not signing on for the new Trek Factory Team for the new campaign. (uk.eurosport.yahoo.com)





Photo: Focusing on process goals brings success on outcome goals. Photo: Brad Kaminski | Velo June 2013.
Winning is a type of outcome goal. Setting outcome goals is critical to racing successfully and to help you define the action. (velonews.com)





Photo: The frame and fork are both Columbus chromoly, TIG welding.
BikeRadar verdict: 3 out of 5 stars. "Capable multi-purpose ride with a few spec disappointments."





Photo: both aerodynamically efficient and comfortable enough for long days.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "A great way to eke out a bit of extra speed on flatter routes."















Photo: Anti-doping expert Robin Parisotto has said that he has questions about the biological passport released last month by Vuelta a España winner Chris Horner.
Parisotto: ‘As far as I am concerned, there are very valid questions to be asked’. (velonation.com)






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