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SteepHill: Stage 14 start time: Saturday 13:20 CEST (4:20 AM PDT);
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (7:00 AM PDT);
Approximate finish: 17:40 CEST (8:40 AM PDT).

CyclingNews: USA Cycling finalized its team for the upcoming 2012 UCI Road World Championships in Limburg, Netherlands, an event which will hold championship races for elite and under-23 men, elite women and juniors for the first time together, from September 16-23.

VeloNews: If this Vuelta a España hasn’t been exciting enough, three brutal climbing stages this weekend will spice things up even more in what should be a thrilling GC battle up some of Spain’s steepest climbs.

SBS: Cummings ran the gauntlet in the finale to Stage 13 of La Vuelta a España which saw a break of seven riders, including the Brit defy the peloton controlled by Argos-Shimano.

SBS: Inclement weather forced organisers to alter the route for safety reasons with the 2000 metres climb up the Col de la Madeleine a casualty.

VeloNation: Polish rider escapes the breakaway into iconic hilltop city.

VeloNation: First race lead for Belgian champ.

Races & Results.
Vuelta a España - August 18 - September 9 (Stages & Results),
Giro Toscana Femminile - August 29 - September 2 (Stages & Results),
Tour de l'Avenir - August 16 - September 1 (Stages & Results),
USA Pro Cycling Challenge - August 20 - 26 (Stages & Results),
Tour of Denmark - August 22 - 26 (Stages & Results),
CyclingNews: More...

CyclingNews: “We are not allowed to say much,” Norwegian says.

CyclingFans: Friday's World Ports Classic Stage 1 gets underway at 10:55am CET (4:55am U.S. Eastern) and is expected to finish at around 3:44pm CET (9:44am U.S. Eastern).  World Ports Classic live streaming video should get underway at around *2:00pm CET (*8:00am U.S. Eastern).

CyclingFans: Friday's Vuelta a Espana Stage 13 departs Santiago de Compostela at 1:20pm CET (7:20am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Ferrol at around 5:40pm CET (11:40am U.S. Eastern). Vuelta live streaming video should get underway at around 4:00pm CET (10:00am U.S. Eastern).

BikeHugger: Since Lance’s USADA non-concession concession, how he did it articles have been posted. Now Tyler’s book goes into gruesome details, including what happened when he transfused a bag of dead blood cells.

CyclingNews: Bjarne Riis has denied introducing Tyler Hamilton to Dr. Eufemiano Fuentes, as the American has described in his soon-to-be-published book. Riis said that he does not know the Spanish doctor.

Peloton: Despite racing through the most doping-addled period in cycling history, he maintained his schoolboy-like shyness and ready smile. Unlike many high-profile pro athletes, Hincapie went out of his way to be nice to the media.

Miller explains why, in 1965, he was inspired to step away from his role in organizing steelworkers to lead pro athletes.

BikeRadar: While everyone involved in bringing products to the Eurobike trade show has the best of intentions, you can't account for all tastes.

RBAction: "We’d be willing to shell out our $2000 for either bike, and we’d come away with a great purchase. But, the Cannondale CAAD10 is our first choice."

CyclingNews: The USA’s promising new young stage racer Andrew Talansky (Garmin-Sharp) continues to impress in the second Grand Tour of his career, lying comfortably in the top ten overall of the Vuelta a España after nearly two weeks of racing.

road.cc: Italian brand hide Campagnolo battery inside the frame.

VeloNation: Veteran broadcaster faulted after comments on South African talk show.

VeloNation: Luxembourg rider had been out of action for nearly three months.

InnerRing: French rider Laurent Fignon died two years ago today.The photo is from 1982. Fignon is in his first season as a pro and has already impressed. He won the Criterium International and played a big part in helping fellow Renault rider Bernard Hinault win the Giro d’Italia.

SingleTrack: In the last year Joe has shocked the peloton as he demolished race after race, but his biggest win was the breakthrough at the amateur Giro d’Italia, often called the Baby Giro.

VeloNation: Red now fits 32 sprocket, World’s fastest disc, cool summer threads and upgraded saddles.

road.cc: Felt has updated the Z2 for 2013. It's a much smoother and sleeker looking frame with a revised carbon layup to make it stiffer laterally while still retaining the comfort it provides over the racer F series.

TwistedSpoke: “Clearly, the early-onset Alzheimers is hitting you pretty hard. If you can’t put two coherent sentences together, keep your damn mouth shut.”

Cyclismas: With four stage victories to his credit, the hottest thing on two wheels at the Vuelta Espana so far has been Team Argos-Shimano über sprinter John Degenkolb, but off the bike it seems he’s also reportedly developing another reputation amongst his female fan base.

NBC: Tyler Hamilton says Lance Armstrong gave him an illegal blood booster at his house before the 1999 Tour de France and the two teammates compared notes on using performance enhancing drugs as far back as 1998.

CyclingFans: Friday's Vuelta a Espana Stage 13 departs Santiago de Compostela at 1:20pm CET (7:20am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Ferrol at around 5:40pm CET (11:40am U.S. Eastern). Vuelta live streaming video should get underway at around 4:00pm CET (10:00am U.S. Eastern).

VeloNews: The short but explosive climb up the Mirador de Ézaro on Thursday might have been a tad too steep for Andrew Talansky’s tastes, but for the second-year pro, this Vuelta a España is unfolding like a daily seminar on how to race a grand tour.

Rodriguez scoops second stage win with powerful finishing surge.

Katusha rider extends lead, Contador second and gains time on others.

VeloNation: World champion building for another World title defence; Marta Tagliaferro into pink.

Races & Results.
Vuelta a España - August 18 - September 9 (Stages & Results),
Tour de l'Avenir - August 16 - September 1 (Stages & Results),
USA Pro Cycling Challenge - August 20 - 26 (Stages & Results),
Tour of Denmark - August 22 - 26 (Stages & Results),
CyclingNews: More...

VeloNation: Froome, Valverde, Meyer, Martin, Gesink, Mollema, Gilbert, Monfort and more on the TT.

CyclingNews: Joaquim Rodriguez has started the Vuelta a España with a bang and has moved himself back up to third place in the Index. The Spaniard has held the leader’s jersey for seven days already, won a stage and come second in another three.

Bicycling: The details on your body’s cooling system.

BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Impressive performance for the price, with excellent optical clarity and decent fit."

VeloNation: General classification on a knife edge after time trial.

VeloNation: Veteran broadcaster faulted after comments on South African talk show.

VeloNation: 2011 Vuelta a España-winning team wins case over unpaid sponsorship.

CyclingNews: Omloop Het Nieuwsblad winner Sep Vanmarcke (Garmin-Sharp) is reportedly set to be the subject of legal action after he began speaking with other teams having already reached an agreement with RadioShack-Nissan.

Bicycling: "Now some of you may be wondering why I signed on for another year of racing. After all, I’ll be 41 in just a matter of days. And as many of you know I started this season saying that this might well be my last season. And actually for much of spring, I was pretty much thinking that it would be just that."

VeloNation: Dutch rouleur takes first pink jersey following post-Olympic break.

BicycleRetaiiler: The handlebars. manufactured by Great Go Cycles Inc., of Taiwan, can break during riding.

road.cc: Cooper Bikes show off Avus Alfine 11-spd Di2 bike with drop bar electronic shifting, discs & stainless steel frame.

road.cc: Surprisingly capable spray that's stout enough for chains.

NBC: Lance Armstrong introduced himself as a seven-time Tour de France champion at a cancer conference in Montreal on Wednesday.

LATimes: The system is so relentlessly rigged that even Lance Armstrong doesn't see a point in fighting.

NBC: Tyler Hamilton says Lance Armstrong gave him an illegal blood booster at his house before the 1999 Tour de France and the two teammates compared notes on using performance enhancing drugs as far back as 1998.

TwistedSpoke: In the long, tangled, exhausting and confusing Armstrong case, we’ve come to a few observations and this is one of them: PR matters more than legal judgement.

ESPN: I'm wearing something yellow Friday for Lance Armstrong. Not because I think he's innocent. He just gave up his chance to prove his innocence, so I suppose he isn't.

VeloNews:  Another stage win on Thursday and another time bonus mean that Joaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) will enjoy yet another day in the red race leader’s jersey at the Vuelta a España. The pint-sized Rodríguez has so far proven a canny rival and the question midway through the Vuelta is how long “Purito” can hang on. Or, perhaps more importantly, can he dare to dream to win the race?

CyclingNews: Former Rabobank stalwart Michael Boogerd claims he is owed 40,000 Swiss francs after Oscar Camenzind (Mapei-Bricobi) took a six second victory over the Dutchman at the 1998 Giro di Lombardia.

IrishPeloton: A stage win in the Tour de France can make a rider’s career. It will boost their salary, increase their marketability and make them a more wanted man. A stage win in the Tour de France achieved by a Frenchman is on another level again.

"When the race medics asked, “what stage is this?” and I responded, “Colorado,” they told me to abandon the USA Pro Challenge, but quitting makes quitting easier. Plus, our mechanic had already collected my broken frame and lifted my leg over a spare bike aimed at the finish."

VeloNews: The Garmin feeder team — currently named Chipotle-First Solar — is a paragon among development squads, producing the likes of Alex Howes and Peter Stetina (both of whom ride for Garmin-Sharp now) and UnitedHealthcare staigiaire Danny Summerhill, and was key in the comeback of confessed doper Thomas Dekker from his EPO ban.

VeloNation: Luxembourg rider facing possible disciplinary action after July 14 control finds diuretic.

Vuelta a España Live Dashboard.

Stage 12 start time: Thursday 12:40 CEST (3:40 AM PDT);
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (7:00 AM PDT);
Approximate finish: 17:40 CEST (8:40 AM PDT).

VeloNation: General classification on a knife edge after time trial.

Races & Results.
Vuelta a España - August 18 - September 9 (Stages & Results),
Tour de l'Avenir - August 16 - September 1 (Stages & Results),
USA Pro Cycling Challenge - August 20 - 26 (Stages & Results),
Tour of Denmark - August 22 - 26 (Stages & Results),
CyclingNews: More...

VeloNews: Like a flock of seagulls diving down on a child’s bag of bread crumbs, the entire cycling industry hones in on two very different towns this time of year. First up is sleepy Friedrichshaffen, Germany, home of Eurobike, the largest cycling tradeshow on earth. Less than a month later, we all pack up for Las Vegas and Interbike — smaller, with more North American brands, but equally wild.

SBS: List of riders and teams for the 2012 Paris to Bruxelles (Brussels) semi-classic to be held on September 8th.

InnerRing: Goodbye the Tour of Hangzhou. The Chinese race was announced as a new race on the 2012 UCI calendar only to get cancelled less than seven weeks before the inaugural edition was set to start.

road.cc: VecchioJo on a disc road bike, surely not.

road.cc: The mad, bad, and beautiful plus a quick look at the Eurobike trends coming soon to a bike near you.

CyclingFans: Tuesday's Vuelta a Espana Stage 10 departs Ponteareas at 12:50pm CET (6:50am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Sanxenxo at around 5:40pm CET (11:40am U.S. Eastern). Vuelta live streaming video should get underway at around 4:00pm CET (10:00am U.S. Eastern).

CyclingNews: John Degenkolb of Argos-Shimano Felt continued his domination of the sprints in Spain as he dashed to his fourth victory in the mass sprint finish of the tenth stage of the Vuelta a España in Sanxenxo.

CyclingNews: Inferno Racing's manager Chad Thompson today revealed plans to merge his Kenda/5-Hour Energy team with fellow UCI Continental squad Competitive Cyclist, managed by Josh Saint and Jason Kriel of On the Rivet management, for the 2013 season.

NBC: Lance Armstrong introduced himself as a seven-time Tour de France champion at a cancer conference in Montreal on Wednesday.

LATimes: The system is so relentlessly rigged that even Lance Armstrong doesn't see a point in fighting.

CyclingNews: Just one second behind in the overall classification, Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank-Tinkoff) says he can only be satisfied despite such an agonisingly near miss. Contador missed out on the stage 11 Vuelta time trial to Pontevedra by 17 seconds to Fredrik Kessiakoff. He now sits one second off the leader, Joaquim Rodriguez, with Chris Froome third, at 16 seconds.

VeloNation: Belgian keen to start new ASO event.

road.cc: Lightweight 202 gets improved aerodynamics and stability and there's a new disc.

BikeRadar: Mavic has a number of new and improved products for the coming year, but one thing the French brand does not have in its line-up is a single carbon fiber clincher. Although the wheel type has gained some popularity for its pro, carbon-tubular look with the convenience of a clincher, Mavic isn’t going there.

BikeRumor: Ever lubed a chain with WD-40?… me neither. Good thing is, WD-40′s out with a line of products made specifically for bikes – wet chain lubricant, dry chain lubricant, a heavy-duty degreaser, a frame protectant, and a foaming bike wash. WD-40 Bike will debut in September at Interbike and it’ll hit the market shortly after.

InnerRing: Given the endemic spectre of doping across pro cycling for so many years some suggest the idea of a “truth and reconciliation commission”, a process of amnesty and dialogue where systemic wrongdoing is aired, analysed and ultimately forgiven.

ESPN: I'm wearing something yellow Friday for Lance Armstrong. Not because I think he's innocent. He just gave up his chance to prove his innocence, so I suppose he isn't.

VeloNation: Luxembourg rider facing possible disciplinary action after July 14 control finds diuretic.

CyclingNews: Masters racer resigns from Federation and club.

CyclingNews: Admits to having provided five doses of EPO to Telekom/T-Mobile riders.

CyclingNews: For all that the top favorites are closer together than ever before in the Vuelta a España, the one overall contender who came out completely satisfied with today's time trial was Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha).

road.cc: Cycling's favorite eccentric German shows off his latest creation at Eurobike.

Peloton: "We think the BB386EVO standard in Wilier-Triestina’s all new Zero.7, as great as it may be, has stolen some thunder from the new bike."

WashingtonPost: "I have always found the Lance Armstrong vs. U.S. Anti-Doping Agency fight a tough one in which to take a side, because there are no sides. This is a circle, and a vicious one at that, of accusations and denials and accusations and denials."

VeloNation: WorldTour licenced-race postponed until next season.

Vuelta a España Live Dashboard.

Stage 11 start time: Wednesday 13:10 CEST (4:10 AM PDT);
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (7:00 AM PDT);
Approximate finish: 17:42 CEST (8:42 AM PDT).

VeloNews: Perhaps it’s ironic that in the most mountainous Vuelta a España in a generation, with no less than 10 mountaintop finishes, that the lone individual time trial will play such a decisive role in the crowning the eventual winner.

CyclingNews: John Degenkolb of Argos-Shimano Felt continued his domination of the sprints in Spain as he dashed to his fourth victory in the mass sprint finish of the tenth stage of the Vuelta a España in Sanxenxo.

Races & Results.
Vuelta a España - August 18 - September 9 (Stages & Results),
Tour de l'Avenir - August 16 - September 1 (Stages & Results),
USA Pro Cycling Challenge - August 20 - 26 (Stages & Results),
Tour of Denmark - August 22 - 26 (Stages & Results),
CyclingNews: More...

CyclingNews: Inferno Racing's manager Chad Thompson today revealed plans to merge his Kenda/5-Hour Energy team with fellow UCI Continental squad Competitive Cyclist, managed by Josh Saint and Jason Kriel of On the Rivet management, for the 2013 season.

CyclingNews: USA Pro Cycling Challenge race promoters Medalist Sports are still awaiting payment on invoices from major sponsor Exergy Development Group, but a lawsuit against the company announced today could be a setback for a settlement which was promised by Exergy CEO James Carkulis.

BikeRadar verdict 4.5 out of 5 stars. "Cross-country speed demons will appreciate the no-nonsense pace and fast reaction times."

BikeRadar: "Can you guys not just wait one more day?" was the response from an employee of a well known manufacturer, as journalists frantically snapped away at half-built stands on the eve of Eurobike, the world's biggest bike trade show.

BikeRumor: Zipp’s new 202 Firecrest Carbon Clincher brings the Firecrest rim shape to the 202 platform, which means it’s now available as a clincher.

BikeRumor: Baramind is a French upstart that makes a flexible handlebar for rigid bikes to improve comfort without giving up performance.

CyclingFans: Tuesday's Vuelta a Espana Stage 10 departs Ponteareas at 12:50pm CET (6:50am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Sanxenxo at around 5:40pm CET (11:40am U.S. Eastern). Vuelta live streaming video should get underway at around 4:00pm CET (10:00am U.S. Eastern).

CyclingWeekly: Cadel Evans's immediate race future is in doubt with the 2011 Tour de France champion suffering from a suspected "low grade infection".

InnerRing: Given the endemic spectre of doping across pro cycling for so many years some suggest the idea of a “truth and reconciliation commission”, a process of amnesty and dialogue where systemic wrongdoing is aired, analysed and ultimately forgiven.

RedKitePrayer: Observers at the 67th Vuelta a España may be premature in writing off the chances of Great Britain’s Chris Froome. They say that in the 11 stages that remain he won’t be able to withstand the attacks of his three Spanish rivals, former Vuelta winners Alberto Contador and Alejandro Valverde, and this year’s Giro d’Italia runner-up Joaquim Rodriguez.

VeloNation: Schaal Sels win increases prospect that former Belgian champion could continue.

VeloNation: Believes time differences will be bigger in remaining difficult stages.

SBS: Doubts over the future of the Liquigas-Cannondale team's future in the sport have been put to rest with the announcement that Brixia Sport has taken over ownership of the team, with new sponsors expected to be announced in the coming weeks.

Bicycling: These seven underrated foods do more than fill space in the salad bowl.

BikeRumor: Ghisallo has been making wood rims since 1946 in Italy. They’ve always done tubulars and have made wood-only clinchers since the ’50s. Those were limited to about 4.5 bar (65psi). Now, they’re launching their Ultimate line of carbon fiber reinforced wood clinchers, which can handle up to 7-8 bar (~100 to 116psi).

BikeRadar verdict: 3 out of 5 stars. "Light, comfortable and airy but with basic and underwhelming detail construction."

BikeRumor: Debuting this year at Eurobike is Seatylock. It’s folding lock that’s built into the saddle. With an included aluminum seatpost adaptor, the combo snaps on and off the bike fairly easily. Once removed from the seatpost, by inserting and twisting a key, hardened steel links coated in plastic unfold to a lock one meter in length.

Bicycling: Six common causes of crashes—and some tips on how to avoid them.

BikeRadar: Designed for gran fondo or sportive riders but with a decidedly racy look, the new Look 675 frameset features an integrated stem that adjusts between -15 and +15.

 RedKitePrayer: The reactions to Lance Armstrong’s decision not to enter arbitration have been as varied as the colors of the rainbow. Their sheer diversity is surprising if only because of some of the emotionally charged comments on Facebook and Twitter are as irrational as the number i and even harder to understand.

WashingtonPost: "I have always found the Lance Armstrong vs. U.S. Anti-Doping Agency fight a tough one in which to take a side, because there are no sides. This is a circle, and a vicious one at that, of accusations and denials and accusations and denials."

VeloNation: WorldTour licenced-race postponed until next season.

CyclingNews: Christophe Bassons was once ostracized for his comments regarding the performance of Lance Armstrong says he now feels "sorry" for the man that has been stripped of his seven Tour de France titles.

TwistedSpoke: Does he make the monumental physical sacrifices to ride another year in the pro peloton, across the nasty cobbles and crosswinds of Belgium and up the brutal Alps and Pyrenees of France or does he stay home with former podium girl and French runway model Melanie Simonneau?

Peloton: Food, bikes, wine. All these things beg for friends to share them with. When the ManGroup descends on Lecchi for a week of the InGamba Treatment, I know I’ve stumbled into something special.

CyclingTips: Eamon and his partner Tess recently went to Nepal to seek some of the roads less known and what they saw was spectacular.

VeloNews: Danny Pate says Sky remains quietly confident that Chris Froome can deliver the goods with the most decisive stages of the Vuelta a España looming in the coming week.

VeloNews: Even with everything set up perfectly, the disk brakes will still be less powerful when compared to rim brakes.

BikeRumor: GP Attack and Force road tires get a face lift with new graphics and drops 10g by using slightly less rubber. GP Attack is 175g and Force is 195g…theyre designed as a front and rear set. The Comp (foreground) tires get tubular versions with Attack at 240g and Force at 260g.

BikeRadar verdict 4 out of 5 stars. "Very similar performance to top-of-the-line Dura-Ace, though pedal threads are on the loose side."

MBAction: Eurobike 2012 is here, and all the heavy hitters have brought their newest two-wheeled creations to the tiny town of Friedrichshafen, Germany for everyone to see. The show kicks off tomorrow, but we were lucky enough to find a sneaky way in to grab some spy shots of the newest bikes. Check them out.

Stage 10 start time: Tuesday 12:50 CEST (3:50 AM PDT);
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (7:00 AM PDT);
Approximate finish: 17:40 CEST (8:40 AM PDT).

VeloNation: Tests due, BMC Racing Team believes issue might have affected him all year.

CyclingNews: Alejandro Valverde is more than satisfied with how the Vuelta a Espana is going for him and his Movistar Team. The former winner lies 4th overall, 1:07 behind race leader Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha Team) and with two stages to his name.

VeloNews: In the moments before Christian Vande Velde rolled down the start ramp of Sunday’s 15km time trial in downtown Denver, he looked less like a bike racer and more like a prizefighter.

CyclingNews: Races & Results.
Vuelta a España - August 18 - September 9 (Stages & Results),
Tour de l'Avenir - August 16 - September 1 (Stages & Results),
USA Pro Cycling Challenge - August 20 - 26 (Stages & Results),
Tour of Denmark - August 22 - 26 (Stages & Results),
More...

CyclingNews: Top sprinters and Chinese ride help Dutch team to invitation.

WCC: The West Coast Collegiate Women's Cycling Conference is an annual event that invites Collegiate Female cyclists together from the Western Conference for a weekend of biking, camping, socializing, and much more! Be sure to mark your calendars for this year's Women's Conference, October 26 - 28th.

Peloton: Thought of mainly as a mountain bike brand, Norco has been in the road market for a long time. Once a sponsor of the powerful Canadian Symmetrics team, Norco knows a thing or two about road machines.

road.cc: A custom-geometry road bike made from Columbus steel.

BikeRadar verdict: 3 out of 5 stars. "Well balanced power, handling and comfort but high component weight dulls the bike’s responsiveness."

CyclingNews: Christian Vande Velde put in a stunning time trial performance in the Denver finale of the USA Pro Challenge, taking second to stage winner Taylor Phinney.

CyclingFans: Sunday's Vuelta a Espana Stage 9 departs Andorra at 12:25pm CET (6:25am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Barcelona at around 5:40pm CET (11:40am U.S. Eastern). Vuelta live streaming video should get underway at around *4:00pm CET (*10:00am U.S. Eastern).

 

RedKitePrayer: The reactions to Lance Armstrong’s decision not to enter arbitration have been as varied as the colors of the rainbow. Their sheer diversity is surprising if only because of some of the emotionally charged comments on Facebook and Twitter are as irrational as the number i and even harder to understand.

VeloNews: It ended fittingly. With a week of hard work for a teammate, a smile and a duck into the bus. It ended with grace.

VeloNation: USA Pro Challenge - Radioshack-Nissan best team again, Voigt nabs mountains jersey.

BikeSnobNYC: Your guide to selecting the correct saddle.

road.cc: Hour record winner preparing for 100mph land speed record.

VeloNews: Thomas Dekker was once the golden boy of Dutch cycling. With a junior world title and accolades that came swift and early, Dekker was on the fast track to the top.

BikeRumor: American Classic’s Argent Road Tubeless is an entirely new wheelset with a deeper rim profile than their original Road Tubeless wheels. The originals are meant as a race wheel, the Argent is the everyday training/riding wheel.

road.cc: Some of the best bib shorts on the market.

PodiumInsight: Taylor Phinney of the BMC Racing Team won his second individual time trial of the season on Sunday’s final stage of the USA Pro Challenge. Phinney averaged nearly 53 kilometers an hour on the 15.3 km flat course and stopped the clock with a time of 17 minutes and 25 seconds, 10 seconds faster than Christian Vande Velde (Garmin-Sharp). His teammate Tejay van Garderen was third, 19 seconds slower.

InnerRing: One area of calm is the pro peloton as few riders have said anything in public. Should they?

CyclingNews: One of Lance Armstrong’s key arguments in fighting United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) charges of doping and conspiracy was that the agency was acting outside the eight-year statute of limitations. USADA boss Travis Tygart has now revealed that if Armstrong had co-operated with the investigation, that statute may actually have applied.

CyclingTips: "I’ve sat back and watched this Lance Armstrong saga play out over the past three days and refuse to join in on the lynch mob that's taking place in the media."

Cyclismas: "The celebratory tweets and smug self assuredness brazenly gracing the cork board walls of the internet has left a far more bitter taste in my mouth than the Lance decision ever could."

Off The Beaten Path : With the recent news that Lance Armstrong effectively admitted to a large-scale doping conspiracy on his teams, the issue of doping has been front and center in the cycling news. A few readers have asked whether doping exists in randonneuring, too.

MBAction: Dawn dish soap is the best degreaser.

MBAction: Over a year has passed since we first mounted these bad boys up and started putting some time on them. Do we still share the same enthusiasm with this product as we did on day one?

Bicycling: The veteran racer talks about moving on, growing up in New York City, and how he loved Roubaix while hating cobbles.

CyclingNews: Christian Vande Velde put in a stunning time trial performance in the Denver finale of the USA Pro Challenge, taking second to stage winner Taylor Phinney (BMC) and moving into the top spot in the general classification.

VeloNews: Philippe Gilbert (BMC Racing Team) won the ninth stage of the Vuelta a España, outsprinting race leader Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha), who padded his lead over the other GC contenders.

VeloNation: Westra takes final overall victory.

CyclingNews: Edvald Boasson Hagen (Sky) put in a beautifully timed effort to win the GP Plouay, soloing to the line over Rui Costa (Movistar) with Heinrich Haussler (Garmin-Sharp) winning the bunch sprint just behind.

CyclingFans: Sunday's Tour of Portugal Stage 10 departs Sintra at 1:10pm local (8:10am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Lisboa (Lisbon) at around 5:20pm local (12:20pm U.S. Eastern). Tour of Portugal live streaming video should get underway at around 4:00pm local (11:00am U.S. Eastern).

CyclingNews: Races & Results.
Vuelta a España - August 18 - September 9 (Stages & Results),
USA Pro Cycling Challenge - August 20 - 26 (Stages & Results),
Tour of Denmark - August 22 - 27 (Stages & Results),
More...

VeloNation: Valverde riding strongly but cautious about his chances.

CyclingFans: Sunday's Vuelta a Espana Stage 9 departs Andorra at 12:25pm CET (6:25am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Barcelona at around 5:40pm CET (11:40am U.S. Eastern). Vuelta live streaming video should get underway at around *4:00pm CET (*10:00am U.S. Eastern).

CyclingFans: Sunday's Grand Prix Ouest France - Plouay gets underway at 10:40am CET (4:40am U.S. Eastern) and is expected to finish at around 4:45pm CET (10:45am U.S. Eastern).  GP Ouest France - Plouay live streaming video should get underway at around 2:30pm CET (8:30am U.S. Eastern).

CyclingNews: Rory Sutherland gave UnitedHealthcare its first stage win of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge, going away solo from the day's breakaway on the final climb to Flagstaff Mountain to get the win.

CyclingNews: Lance Armstrong’s former teammate Paolo Savoldelli has questioned the US Anti-Doping Agency’s decision to strip the American of his seven Tour de France titles. "Going back 14 years doesn’t make a lot of sense,” Savoldelli said. “What will we do with Coppi, Bartali or Merckx?”

CyclingNews: If Philippe Gilbert (BMC) celebrated Sunday’s Vuelta a España stage win with even more enthusiasm than usual, then it was understandable. After taking 18 wins in the 2011 season, Gilbert’s victory was his first since the GP Wallonie on September 14th, 2011.

VeloNation: Circumstances for both raise uncertainty.

SBS: Australian Jay McCarthy has won the opening stage of the Tour de l’Avenir, an under-23 Nations Cup tour in France.

RedKitePrayer: The current racing in Colorado is so great. Forgetting for a moment that the event has the misfortune to have been given the generically anonymous USA Pro Cycling Challenge (they really couldn’t do better than that?), it is the perfect antidote to what ails cycling.

The Vuelta a Espana has boiled down to a four-man race.

VeloNews: The Arrate summit in stage 3 provided the first glimpse of who was on form; Saturday’s thrilling uphill battle in the Pyrenees, with Alejandro Valverde pipping Joaquim Rodríguez to snag the win, only reconfirmed it.

Bicycling: If a USADA guilty verdict is taken to its ultimate logical conclusion and Lance Armstrong is stripped of his seven Tour de France titles, here’s who ends up in yellow.

CyclingNews: Although many of the team directors, managers and riders at the USA Pro Challenge in Colorado chose not to comment to the media about Lance Armstrong's decision not to fight the USADA allegations of performance enhancing drug use, those who did displayed a definite divide among their opinions.

Bicycling: The veteran racer talks about moving on, growing up in New York City, and how he loved Roubaix while hating cobbles.

VeloNation: Texan second in MTB event yesterday.

BikeRadar: Many cyclists don’t realise what a huge part their diets play in their training and racing. It’s a cliché, but when it comes to sports you are what you eat. And if you’re out there cycling every day, you really can’t afford to get it wrong. We show you how to spot and avoid the top 10 most common diet mistakes.

CyclingNews: RadioShack-Nissan's Jens Voigt capped his stage 4 win at the USA Pro Challenge in Colorado by taking home the king of the mountains jersey on Saturday after stage 6, slipping into another breakaway and earning enough points to come from third place and overtake Tom Danielson (Garmin-Sharp) on the last day that offered mountains classification points.

SoCalCycling: SPY-Swamis is looking to expand and augment its Development Team program for 2013 and is currently recruiting development (U25) riders who aspire to elevate their racing with an eye toward racing at the professional level.

VeloNation: "In terms of the future of the sport, it cannot finish with him.”

Boulder Report: Every rider likes to win in his hometown. But what happens when there’s 20 of you?

PodiumCafe:  Plouay hosts a full four days of events. There's a BMX race (happened yesterday), a journalists' race (earlier today, surely you caught that one live, right?), and the women's World Cup event tomorrow followed by the men Sunday. Quite the cycling celebration, in a place that loves cycling more than most.

road.cc: Competent lightweight maintenance spray but not thick enough for chains.

CyclingFans: Sunday's Vuelta a Espana Stage 9 departs Andorra at 12:25pm CET (6:25am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Barcelona at around 5:40pm CET (11:40am U.S. Eastern). Vuelta live streaming video should get underway at around *4:00pm CET (*10:00am U.S. Eastern).

CyclingFans: Sunday's Tour of Portugal Stage 10 departs Sintra at 1:10pm local (8:10am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Lisboa (Lisbon) at around 5:20pm local (12:20pm U.S. Eastern). Tour of Portugal live streaming video should get underway at around 4:00pm local (11:00am U.S. Eastern).

CyclingNews: Rory Sutherland gave UnitedHealthcare its first stage win of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge, going away solo from the day's breakaway on the final climb to Flagstaff Mountain to get the win.

PodiumInsight: It’s here, the day that has been on the minds of many riders and fans, The Queen Stage of the USA Pro Challenge that not only finishes in Boulder, Colorado but on the Flagstaff climb.

CyclingNews: Late attacks jettison Froome.

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VeloNation: Lars Petter Nordhaug holds overall lead ahead of short afternoon time trial.

CyclingNews: Garmin-Sharp's Tyler Farrar sprinted to his second stage win of the 2012 USA Pro Challenge on Friday in Colorado Springs after the field brought back the remnants of a seven-rider breakaway on the closing circuits in town.

VeloNews: Andrew Talansky stepped off the Garmin-Sharp bus Friday afternoon to apply thick layers of sunscreen to his thin arms before the start of the seventh stage.

RedKitePrayer: The current racing in Colorado is so great. Forgetting for a moment that the event has the misfortune to have been given the generically anonymous USA Pro Cycling Challenge (they really couldn’t do better than that?), it is the perfect antidote to what ails cycling.

The Vuelta a Espana has boiled down to a four-man race.

VeloNews: The Arrate summit in stage 3 provided the first glimpse of who was on form; Saturday’s thrilling uphill battle in the Pyrenees, with Alejandro Valverde pipping Joaquim Rodríguez to snag the win, only reconfirmed it.

Bicycling: If a USADA guilty verdict is taken to its ultimate logical conclusion and Lance Armstrong is stripped of his seven Tour de France titles, here’s who ends up in yellow.

CyclingNews: Although many of the team directors, managers and riders at the USA Pro Challenge in Colorado chose not to comment to the media about Lance Armstrong's decision not to fight the USADA allegations of performance enhancing drug use, those who did displayed a definite divide among their opinions.

SBS: Lance Armstrong faces the loss of his seven Tour de France titles and a lifetime ban from cycling, but backers of his advocacy work for cancer patients showed undimmed admiration Friday.

VeloNews: Timmy Duggan wants a stage win badly in his hometown of Boulder, Colorado, today. He wants it badly enough to tank his overall time by sitting up late in Friday’s stage. The Nederland resident is coming out for a gunfight on Saturday.

CyclingFans: Saturday's USA Pro Challenge Stage 6 departs Golden at 11:10am MDT and is expected at the finish at Boulder at around 3:30pm MDT. USA Pro Challenge live streaming video should get underway at around 11:10am MDT.

SBS: American anti-doping chiefs may be confident of their power to strip Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles, but they could find themselves trapped in a legal minefield over jurisdiction.

SoCalCycling: SPY-Swamis is looking to expand and augment its Development Team program for 2013 and is currently recruiting development (U25) riders who aspire to elevate their racing with an eye toward racing at the professional level.

VeloNation: "In terms of the future of the sport, it cannot finish with him.”

Boulder Report: Every rider likes to win in his hometown. But what happens when there’s 20 of you?

PodiumCafe:  Plouay hosts a full four days of events. There's a BMX race (happened yesterday), a journalists' race (earlier today, surely you caught that one live, right?), and the women's World Cup event tomorrow followed by the men Sunday. Quite the cycling celebration, in a place that loves cycling more than most.

BikeRadar: We teamed up with British Cycling to bring you some words of wisdom from riders and experts on the GB Cycling Team as they were putting the final touches to their Olympic preparations.

road.cc: Competent lightweight maintenance spray but not thick enough for chains.

Peloton: “How do you feel about Lance Armstrong’s brand?” There were three possible answers: It’s tarnished; the good outweighs the bad; or I’m conflicted. I would have checked all three boxes.

CyclingFans: Saturday's Vuelta a Espana Stage 8 departs Lleida at 12:30pm CET (6:30am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Andorra. Collada de la Gallina at around 5:40pm CET (11:40am U.S. Eastern). Vuelta live streaming video should get underway at around 4:00pm CET (10:00am U.S. Eastern).

CyclingFans: Saturday's Tour of Portugal Stage 9, a 32.4km Individual Time Trial from Pedrogao to Leiria, gets underway at around 2:20pm local (9:20am U.S. Eastern) with the departure of the first rider. Tour of Portugal live streaming video should get underway at around 4:00pm local (11:00am U.S. Eastern).

CyclingNews: Garmin-Sharp's Tyler Farrar sprinted to his second stage win of the 2012 USA Pro Challenge on Friday in Colorado Springs after the field brought back the remnants of a seven-rider breakaway on the closing circuits in town.

VeloNews: Andrew Talansky stepped off the Garmin-Sharp bus Friday afternoon to apply thick layers of sunscreen to his thin arms before the start of the seventh stage.

CyclingNews: John Degenkolb (Argos-Shimano) turned on the speed on the Motorland Aragon, winning the mass sprint of the seventh stage of the Vuelta a Espana. Elia Viviani (Liquigas-Cannondale) and Allan Davis (Orica-GreenEdge) were second and third on the race track.

CyclingNews: After an mixed first seven days of the Vuelta, Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank) says that he is still banking on the third week to show his top condition. The Spaniard performed well on Arrate and Ezcaray, attacking no less than seven times on the Basque climb, but lost out on the Fuerte del Rapitan on Thursday.

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VeloNation: Belgian claims Armstrong faced an ‘unjust process.’

PodiumCafe: On August 11, the New York Times published an Op-Ed piece penned by Jonathan Vaughters in which he admitted to doping during his career as a professional cyclist.

Solos to victory...

Moar Jens! Plz!!...

CyclingNews: Van Garderen reclaims race leadership.

SBS: Australian Luke Durbridge continued the Orica-GreenEDGE domination at the Tour de Poitou Charentres winning the stage four time trial in La Roche Posay.

VeloNation: Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank rider manages to limit his losses despite struggling on final climb.

SBS: American anti-doping chiefs may be confident of their power to strip Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles, but they could find themselves trapped in a legal minefield over jurisdiction.

VeloNation: USADA CEO speaks after Texan indicates he won’t contest doping charges.

CyclingNews: Floyd Landis will be arraigned in a U.S. District Court in San Diego on Friday morning where a deferred prosecution agreement will be put in place following a federal investigation into his Floyd Fairness Fund.

CyclingNews: BMC Racing Team's Tejay Van Garderen Thursday addressed a controversial comment made by assistant team director Mike Sayers after the stage 3 finish in Aspen on Wednesday.

CXMagazine: Check out the Source Endurance Cyclocross Clinic with U23 National Champ Zach McDonald and legendary racer Steve Tilford on September 7 through September 9 in Shawnee.

PodiumInsight: Keeping under the radar, Lucas Euser of the Spidertech p/b C10 squad has been having a great ride so far at the USA Pro Challenge. He’s been keeping up with the pre-race favorites and sits in 11th place overall at only 17 seconds down from yellow jersey Tejay van Garderen (BMC).

SBS: Luke Durbridge successfully defended his lead to win the Tour de Poitou Charentres, capping off a top week for Orica-GreenEDGE.

BikeRumor: Set to debut with all the details at Eurobike next week, the new Kestrel Legend is their lightest ever road bike at just 780g (claimed).

TwistedSpoke: Bob Stapleton was at the stage 4 start in Aspen for the US Pro Cycling Challenge. The former head of the HTC-Highroad squad, the number one ranked team before its demise two years ago, was just there as a fan.

VeloNews: Will the 2012 Vuelta a España be another case of close but no cigar for Katusha’s Joaquim Rodríguez?

InnerRing: Away from the Vuelta and USA Pro Cycling Challenge there’s an event in France called La Haute Route, literally “the High Road”. It’s not a pro race, it’s part holiday tour, part cyclosport and goes across the French Alps.

Peloton: “How do you feel about Lance Armstrong’s brand?” There were three possible answers: It’s tarnished; the good outweighs the bad; or I’m conflicted. I would have checked all three boxes.

SBS: "Today I am disappointed for Lance and for cycling in general, that things have reached such a point that Lance has had enough and no longer wants to challenge the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) campaign against him," said Bruyneel.

David Walsh on Armstrong and USADA's charges...

Bruyneel: “Unjust process” against Armstrong...

VeloNews: Lance Armstrong announced Wednesday night that he would give up his fight against the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency and what he called a corrupt system that unfairly prosecutes athletes without honoring due process.

VeloNews: It sure was frosty in Colorado this morning. The peloton awakened to a cloud-stuffed valley in Breckenridge and the news that one of its greatest champions would no longer fight doping charges against him.

SBS: German cyclist Jan Ullrich is refusing to speculate about whether he will be handed three of the seven Tour de France titles won by US rider Lance Armstrong that may now be withdrawn over doping claims.

CyclingFans: Friday's USA Pro Challenge Stage 5 departs Breckenridge at 10:50am MDT and is expected at the finish at Colorado Springs at around 3:40pm MDT.  USA Pro Challenge live streaming video should get underway at around 10:50am MDT.

Bicycling: One of the most unswerving and longtime accusers of Lance Armstrong talks about justice, the yellow jerseys, and if vindication is possible.

Bicycling: The long pursuit of Lance Armstrong is almost finished. The impossible questions will never end.

Solos to victory...

Moar Jens! Plz!!...

CyclingNews: Van Garderen reclaims race leadership.

SBS: Australian Luke Durbridge continued the Orica-GreenEDGE domination at the Tour de Poitou Charentres winning the stage four time trial in La Roche Posay.

VeloNation: Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank rider manages to limit his losses despite struggling on final climb.

CyclingNews: Leader extends advantage over Froome, Contador.

CyclingNews: Races & Results.
Vuelta a España - August 18 - September 9 (Stages),
USA Pro Cycling Challenge - August 20 - 26 (Stages & Results),
Tour du Limousin - August 14 - 17 (Stages & Results),
Breck Epic - August 12 - 17 (Stages & Results),
2012 Olympic Games - July 28 - August 12 (Races),
Tour of Utah - August 7 - 12 (Stages & Results),
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VeloNation: More bad luck for 2008 Olympic champion.

CyclingFas: Thursday's Tour of Portugal Stage 7 departs Gouveia at 12:35pm local (7:35am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Sabugal at around 5:30pm local (12:30pm U.S. Eastern). Tour of Portugal live streaming video should get underway at around 4:00pm local (11:00am U.S. Eastern).

Bicycling: A look at the winners and losers from yet another aggressive day of racing.

BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Offers a cheaper cost of entry but isn't as quick or comfortable as older R3 models."

road.cc: Falcon, Turnix and Griffon designed to satisfy all bum shapes and rider styles.

BicycleRetailer: WTB is introducing a new saddle line this fall, aimed at all-mountain riders.

CyclingFans: Thursday's Vuelta a Espana Stage 6 departs Tarazona at 1:10pm CET (7:10am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Jaca at around 5:40pm CET (11:40am U.S. Eastern). Vuelta live streaming video should get underway at around 4:00pm CET (10:00am U.S. Eastern).

CyclingFans: Thursday's USA Pro Challenge Stage 4 departs Aspen at 11:35am MDT and is expected at the finish at Beaver Creek at around 3:50pm MDT. USA Pro Challenge live streaming video should get underway at around 11:35am MDT.

TwistedSpoke: Bob Stapleton was at the stage 4 start in Aspen for the US Pro Cycling Challenge. The former head of the HTC-Highroad squad, the number one ranked team before its demise two years ago, was just there as a fan.

VeloNews: Will the 2012 Vuelta a España be another case of close but no cigar for Katusha’s Joaquim Rodríguez?

InnerRing: Away from the Vuelta and USA Pro Cycling Challenge there’s an event in France called La Haute Route, literally “the High Road”. It’s not a pro race, it’s part holiday tour, part cyclosport and goes across the French Alps.

VeloNation: German nearing twenty season victories.

CyclingNews: The German National Anti Doping Agency has expressed interest in investigating whether Andreas Klöden, Patrik Sinkewitz and Matthias Kessler used illegal doping products or methods. It has asked to see the files from prosecutors in Freiburg, Germany.

VeloNation: Swiss rider wants to end season and put 2012 behind him.

VeloNation: American talent talks about his season thus far.

A cover up would be fatal for the UCI  Dr Michael Ashenden has urged the UCI to cooperate fully with USADA’s investigation into alleged doping offences surrounding Lance Armstrong and several other individuals.

VeloNews: Tradition in this case has little to do with the seating arrangements of the team car. Practicality wins out in this situation.

Bicycling: Riders and cycling experts weigh in on BMC's young rising star.

CyclingTips: "In this month's product picks we feature rear lights and a bike computer from Knog, a clever bag for carrying a suit to work, paraphernalia from Fyxo (including NOS Briko sunglasses from the 90s), and a high-powered light for less than $100."

Bicycling: One of the most unswerving and longtime accusers of Lance Armstrong talks about justice, the yellow jerseys, and if vindication is possible.

Bicycling: The long pursuit of Lance Armstrong is almost finished. The impossible questions will never end.

VeloNews: Tom Danielson is a new man.

CyclingNews: The USA Pro Cycling Challenge in Colorado just got a bit confusing, and a pending protest over the time split, or lack thereof, awarded to BMC Racing Team's Tejay van Garderen and Garmin-Sharp's Christian Vande Velde after the stage 2 finish in Crested Butte could shake up the overall race lead one more time.

VeloNews: While BMC Racing and Garmin-Sharp have traded stage wins, and the leader’s jersey, over the first three days of racing in Colorado at the USA Pro Challenge, the RadioShack-Nissan squad has been biding its time, searching for an opportunity to put one of its several GC riders into contention for either a stage win or the overall lead.

Bicycling: Dave Zabriskie has been Garmin’s MVP so far at the USA Pro Challenge.

CyclingNews: Team Sky should have waited when Alejandro Valverde crashed on the fourth stage of the Vuelta a Espana, said Jan Ullrich. The German Tour de France winner said that he could well understand Valverde's anger at the incident.

road.cc: New lightweight race model for 2013.

BikeRadar: A comprehensive bike fit to find the right size bike is useful for every cyclist. Whatever your discipline, cycling level or targets, your position on the bike is absolutely crucial for cycling comfort, enjoyment and performance.

VeloNews: The 168km race, run over a 21km circuit in the city of Logroño, was enlivened only by a long solo break by Javier Chacon (Andalucia), who built a lead of nearly 12 minutes at one point before being retrieved 30km from the finish.

VeloNews: Chris Froome (Sky) said it was never a question of waiting or not. The race was on, and pity anyone who misses the move.

VeloNation: German beats Kristoff and Bos while Cavendish misses out.

CyclingNews: Races & Results.
Vuelta a España - August 18 - September 9 (Stages),
USA Pro Cycling Challenge - August 20 - 26 (Stages & Results),
Tour du Limousin - August 14 - 17 (Stages & Results),
Breck Epic - August 12 - 17 (Stages & Results),
2012 Olympic Games - July 28 - August 12 (Races),
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VeloNation: Australian rider avoids fracture in Valverde crash.

CyclingNews: Garmin-Sharp's Dave Zabriskie, seven-time US time trial national champion and winner of stages in all three Grand Tours, obviously knows how to suffer. But his efforts so far at the USA Pro Cycling Challenge in Colorado have taken agony to a new level.

BikeRumor: Starting October, Zipp will be shipping all 2013 wheels with 11-speed compatible freehub bodies.

CyclingFans: Wednesday's Vuelta a Espana Stage 5 departs Logroño at 1:38pm CET (7:38am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Logroño at around 5:40pm CET (11:40am U.S. Eastern). Vuelta live streaming video should get underway at around 4:00pm CET (10:00am U.S. Eastern).

CyclingNews: Tejay van Garderen (BMC) timed his attack to perfection to win stage 2 of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge from Montrose to Crested Butte. The 24-year-old escaped alongside Christian Vande Velde (Garmin-Sharp) on the final climb, shutting down the stage’s early break in the process.

VeloNews: Assan Bazayev (Astana), who like Martin and Clarke was in the break du jour with Luis Angel Mate (Cofidis) and Jesus Rosendo (Andalucia), finished third on the 160.6km stage from Barakaldo to Estación de Valdezcaray.

VeloNation: Locked on time with Vande Velde.

CyclingNews: Joe Dombrowski, Bontrager-Livestrong's 21-year-old revelation, told Cyclingnews Wednesday that he has confirmed with a UCI Pro Team for next season but has not yet signed the paperwork. Rumors have been swirling over the past couple weeks about which team Dombrowski would ride with next year.

CyclingNews: A survey of former professionals by the Spanish newspaper AS has found that an overwhelming majority say Sky did not behave incorrectly when Alejandro Valverde fell and then the British team continued to drive the echelon they had just started to form seconds before the crash happened on stage 4 of the Vuelta a España.

road.cc: Well-cut multi-panel shorts that are big on breathability and all-round comfort.

BikeRadar verdict  4 out of 5 stars. "Stiff, light and efficient, top-level racers can expect typically good Shimano quality."

CyclingFans: Wednesday's USA Pro Challenge Stage 3 departs Gunnison at 10:10am MDT and is expected at the finish at Aspen at around 3:50pm MDT. USA Pro Challenge live streaming video should get underway at around 10:10am MDT.

We have riders wearing the jersey of one team but riding for another. This happens because they have already signed for a new team for 2013 but are racing the Vuelta for their existing team. For now it’s not changed the results but it is easy to envisage a range of scenarios where the results are distorted.

Bicycling: The long pursuit of Lance Armstrong is almost finished. The impossible questions will never end.

TwistedSpoke: Tom Danielson of Garmin-Sharp is letting it go. Known for conservative and careful racing, the Colorado rider has lit the US Pro Cycling Challenge on fire. Torched might be the better word.

VeloNews: Allan Peiper says Talansky’s natural talent, drive and ambition deserve the team’s support.

VeloNation: Rider asked to explain past values, team puts him on hold pending outcome.

VeloNews: Arguments on the road are nothing new in cycling, but on Tuesday we saw an entire breakaway up in arms as its strongest rider, Vincenzo Nibali, sat on the back while the group rode toward a finish climb suited perfectly to the Italian all-rounder.

TwistedSpoke: “I’m not angry. I don’t expect anyone to race my race, everyone is racing their own race.” That was Chris Baldwin of Bissel Pro Cycling trying to explain why Vincenzo Nibali did jack in the breakaway.

Bicycling: "I’m attempting to write this pre-massage, but I think we’ll have to finish it up post massage. Stage 2, WHAT A DAY, we didn’t catch the breakaway until the very final 3km Climb! What a day!"

CyclingNews: Tejay van Garderen (BMC) timed his attack to perfection to win stage 2 of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge from Montrose to Crested Butte. The 24-year-old escaped alongside Christian Vande Velde (Garmin-Sharp) on the final climb, shutting down the stage’s early break in the process.

VeloNews: Assan Bazayev (Astana), who like Martin and Clarke was in the break du jour with Luis Angel Mate (Cofidis) and Jesus Rosendo (Andalucia), finished third on the 160.6km stage from Barakaldo to Estación de Valdezcaray.

CyclingNews: Nicolas Roche believes that it is unfair that his current Ag2r-La Mondiale team will accrue no benefit from the UCI points he earns in their colours this season. The Irishman will ride for Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank next year, and his haul of points will be added to his new squad’s overall tally as it seeks to retain WorldTour status into 2013.

RedKitePrayer: When the route for the current Vuelta a España was announced last fall, much was made of its record number of 10 mountaintop stage finishes, the most ever in a grand tour.

CyclingNews: Races & Results.
Vuelta a España - August 18 - September 9 (Stages),
USA Pro Cycling Challenge - August 20 - 26 (Stages & Results),
Tour du Limousin - August 14 - 17 (Stages & Results),
Breck Epic - August 12 - 17 (Stages & Results),
2012 Olympic Games - July 28 - August 12 (Races),
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CyclingNews: Tour de France winner and Olympic time trial champion Bradley Wiggins has decided to skip the world championships time trial event in Limburg in mid-September. The Team Sky rider said that he will skip the race against the clock because of his full schedule, and in view of his participation on the Tour of Britain, starting September 9.

NBC: A resurrected hover vehicle won't fly through dense forests as effortlessly as the "Star Wars" speeder bikes from "Return of the Jedi," but its intuitive controls could someday allow anyone to fly it without pilot training.

CyclingFans: Tuesday's Vuelta a Espana Stage 4 departs Barakaldo at 1:12pm CET (7:12am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Estación de Valdezcaray at around 5:40pm CET (11:40am U.S. Eastern). Vuelta live streaming video should get underway at around 4:00pm CET (10:00am U.S. Eastern).

CyclingFas: Tuesday's Tour of Portugal Stage 6 departs Aveiro at 12:50pm local (7:50am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Viseu at around 5:30pm local (12:30pm U.S. Eastern). Tour of Portugal live streaming video should get underway at around 4:00pm local (11:00am U.S. Eastern).

CyclingFans: Tuesday's USA Pro Challenge Stage 2 departs Montrose at 11:25am MDT and is expected at the finish at Crested Butte at around 3:50pm MDT.  USA Pro Challenge live streaming video should get underway at around 11:25am MDT.

VeloNews: Alberto Contador came out to play on Monday, attacking a half-dozen times en route to the finish of stage 3 at Alto de Arrate and proving that he will indeed be a contender for the overall at the 2012 Vuelta a España.

We have riders wearing the jersey of one team but riding for another. This happens because they have already signed for a new team for 2013 but are racing the Vuelta for their existing team. For now it’s not changed the results but it is easy to envisage a range of scenarios where the results are distorted.

PodiumCafe: Spring is a long ways away - Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, the season opener for the classics, is over six months away! But the transfer market is starting to prompt discussion of exactly what the next season of cobbles and bergs will hold.

CyclingNews: ProTour squad fields very deep roster for USA Pro Challenge.

VeloNews: The braking performance we’re used to on road bikes with high-performance rim brakes will be hard to come by using discs without adding considerable weight and aerodynamic drag.

BikeRadar: Training in your 'sweet spot' can raise your functional threshold power (FTP) using short sessions. Frank Overton from FasCat Coaching who coined the phrase, tells us how.

CyclingTips: Reynolds takes all of their experience with high-end carbon wheelsets and distills it to produce the Assault wheelset with carbon clincher rims for less than $2000. At the same time they claim this wheelset will out-shine both alloy and carbon wheelsets on offer from their competitors.

road.cc: Polar has revealed details of its first fully integrated GPS training watch, the new RC3 GPS. Previously Polar watches used a separate GPS unit but they've now incorporated it into the watch.

road.cc: Introducing the Colossal disc-equipped road bike, plus the Warbird and Vaya Travel.

BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Smooth riding and exceptional handling but Ultegra Di2 can be bought for less."

CyclingNews: Team manager talks Schlecks and changes for 2013 season.

PodiumInsight: What would you do if you found yourself in a 22-rider break that also included one teammate and four riders from the Garmin-Sharp team and a few more from other WorldTour teams? Would you work? When to work and how much to work are part of tactics 101 while in a breakaway.

VeloNation: British team keeps the hammer down as the race leader picks himself up off the tarmac.

PodiumCafe: When the USA Pro Challenge hits the mountains this week, the black-kitted form of Joe Dombrowski will almost certainly be near the front of the bike race.

VeloNation: “We have to be optimistic for the next stages.”

Peloton: "Early this spring I spent several weeks with InGamba Tours in the Chianti region of Tuscany and their hospitality and support was a key factor in my Tour de France training and subsequent success."

VeloNews: Most riders wore expressions of agony at the top of the short but brutally steep Arrate climb on Monday in the third stage at the Vuelta a España, but Ji Cheng was all smiles.

BicycleRetailer: Shimano's PRO component brand is introducing a line of three high performance saddles this fall, with an interactive online feature that helps consumers choose which model is right for them.

road.cc: A great value set of brakes with good power for their weight.

Bicycling: Government standards ensure that every bike helmet sold in the United States will help protect you in a crash. But for most riders, safety alone isn't enough: A good helmet is comfortable, fits securely without being too tight, offers ample ventilation--and doesn't look dorky. We evaluated five road helmets that cost between $140 and $180. These three are our favorites.

CyclingNews: Texas district court judge Sam Sparks has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Lance Armstrong's attorneys against the US Anti-Doping Agency on Monday.

VeloNews: Alberto Contador came out to play on Monday, attacking a half-dozen times en route to the finish of stage 3 at Alto de Arrate and proving that he will indeed be a contender for the overall at the 2012 Vuelta a España.

VeloNews: Philippe Gilbert (BMC Racing) gave it a good shove in Monday’s third stage at the Vuelta a España in what he hopes is a preview of what lies in store for the world championships.

CyclingNews: Races & Results.
Vuelta a España - August 18 - September 9 (Stages),
USA Pro Cycling Challenge - August 20 - 26 (Stages & Results),
Tour du Limousin - August 14 - 17 (Stages & Results),
Breck Epic - August 12 - 17 (Stages & Results),
2012 Olympic Games - July 28 - August 12 (Races),
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CyclingNews: Jens Voigt confirmed today that he has renewed with the RadioShack-Nissan team through the 2013 season. The German had toyed with retirement earlier in the year, but told Cyclingnews earlier this month that the Tour de France gave him confidence that he can still perform.

CyclingFans: Monday's Vuelta a Espana Stage 3 departs Faustino V at 1:35pm CET (7:35am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Eibar (Arrate) at around 5:40pm CET (11:40am U.S. Eastern). Vuelta live streaming video should get underway at around 4:00pm CET (10:00am U.S. Eastern).

CyclingFas: Monday's Tour of Portugal Stage 5 departs Armamar at 12:40pm local (7:40am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Oliveira de Azemeis at around 5:30pm local (12:30pm U.S. Eastern). Tour of Portugal live streaming video should get underway at around 4:00pm local (11:00am U.S. Eastern).

RBAction: The USA Cycling Pro Mountain Bike Cross-Country Tour (Pro XCT) wrapped up on Saturday with the Subaru Cup in Mt. Morris, Wisconsin.

BikeRadar verdict: 3 out of 5 stars: "The Fuel EX is still one of the best trail bikes around but the 9.7 doesn’t convince as an upgrade over the 9.0."

CyclingNews: Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Sharp) won his first race in over a year with a dominant sprint on stage 1 of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge from Durango to Telluride. The American was in commanding form on the run in to Telluride, benefiting from earlier work from his teammates who had dominated the early break and then helped to set up a sprint finish over the demanding 202.1 km stage.

CyclingFans: Monday's USA Pro Challenge Stage 1 departs Durango at 10:00am MDT and is expected at the finish at Telluride at around 3:50pm MDT.  USA Pro Challenge live streaming video should get underway at around 10:00am MDT.

CyclingNews: Team manager talks Schlecks and changes for 2013 season.

BikeRadar: Bike riders often fall into two camps – those who like to go up, and those who prefer to come down. Many cyclists will say they climb to descend, preferring the thrill and adrenaline rush of a helter skelter descent to the interminable suffering of a 20km climb.

"Between November 1 and the Tour of Austria ending July 8, I’d logged 43 race days, more than 14,700 miles, and just 19 days off including international travel since November 1."

VeloNews: Eco-friendly custom kits made in the USA. Comfortable, snug, aero, and homemade from recycled materials.  Could breathe slightly better, but only slightly.

BikeRadar: Carbohydrates sometimes get a bad press, but the right carbs at the right time are the cyclist’s friend. Recent research from the University of Bath shows that athletes who drank carbohydrate sports drinks during an Olympic distance triathlon improved their performance times.

CyclingNews: Texas district court judge Sam Sparks has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Lance Armstrong's attorneys against the US Anti-Doping Agency on Monday.

PodiumInsight: Guarnier now stands 4th overall, just 12 seconds behind the race leader. Lauren Hall took 10th place in today’s stage.

VeloNews: The RadioShack-Nissan stint didn’t pan out for Jakob Fuglsang. But one thing he learned in his time there may serve him better down the line than a year of racing the grand tours ever could.

InnerRing: If only the weather forecast was accurate. Riders in the Vuelta a España can look online or in the newspaper and see temperatures of 32°C (90°F) quoted for today… but these temperatures never reflect the reality of the road cyclist.

TwistedSpoke: Howdy from Durango and the Diamond Belle bar in the Historic Strater hotel. Now, being an inquisitive cycling fan, you might be wondering — did I see Vincenzo Nibali in a ten gallon hat?

Stage 3 start time: Monday 13:35 CEST (4:35 AM PDT);
Earliest live video: 16:00 CEST (7:00 AM PDT);
Approximate finish: 17:40 CEST (8:40 AM PDT).

CyclingFas: Monday's Tour of Portugal Stage 5 departs Armamar at 12:40pm local (7:40am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Oliveira de Azemeis at around 5:30pm local (12:30pm U.S. Eastern). Tour of Portugal live streaming video should get underway at around 4:00pm local (11:00am U.S. Eastern).

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Peloton: German rider John Degenkolb won the second stage of the Tour of Spain in a nail-biting sprint on Sunday at the end of 181-kilometer ride from the northern city Pamplona.

VeloNation: Rabobank rider beats Hanka Kupfernagel as the chasers watch Marianne Vos.

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road.cc: Stage-by-stage guide to race where Chris Froome and Alberto Contador are expected to fight it out for the overall.

CyclingTips: Cycling is filled with many wives tales and there's no shortage of inaccurate nutritional advice that's been spread over the decades.

CyclingNews: Tour de France winner given extended break by Team Sky.

road.cc: An outstanding frame for the money which provides an ideal platform for future upgrades.

CyclingFans: Sunday's Vuelta a Espana Stage 2 departs Pamplona at 12:45pm CET (6:45am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Viana at around 5:40pm CET (11:40am U.S. Eastern). Vuelta live streaming video should get underway at around 4:45pm CET (10:45am U.S. Eastern).

CyclingFans: Sunday's Vattenfall Cyclassics gets underway at 11:09am CET (5:09am U.S. Eastern) and is expected to finish at around 4:56pm CET (10:56am U.S. Eastern).  Vattenfall Cyclassics live streaming video should get underway at around *3:30pm CET (*9:30am U.S. Eastern).

VeloNews: Most fans were cheering the comeback of Alberto Contador at the Vuelta a España on Saturday, but another familiar face was also making a return of sorts: Johan Bruyneel.

CyclingNews: The Spanish team was led home by Jonathan Castroviejo, and the 25-year-old pulled on the first leader's jersey in this year's race.

Daniel Katz: Jonathan Vaughters’ admission to doping has prompted quite the debate. I’ve generally steered clear of the whole thing because (1) I follow politics for a living and there are much more pressing matters in the world that make this seem petty and dumb, and (2) I love cycling and this challenges my notions of “fair.”

VeloNews: If there was ever any doubt that Alberto Contador is here to win the Vuelta a España, it was erased Saturday in the short but intense team time trial.

CyclingNews: Britain's Chris Froome (Sky) says he is extremely satisfied with Team Sky's opening ride in the Vuelta a España where the team finished fifth,12 seconds after winners Movistar in Saturday night's team time trial. He is now looking forward to the first big mountain stage on Monday.

CyclingNews: O'Grady, Impey with fractured ribs.

VeloNation: Paolo Tiralongo also injured in disastrous first stage for Team Astana.

CyclingNews: A police motorcycle cost Omega Pharma-QuickStep the victory in Saturday's opening stage of the Vuelta a Espana, according to Tony Martin. The motorcycle took the wrong way around a traffic circle, leading Martin and Zdenek Stybar astray, and they were never able to catch up again to their confused teammates.

CyclingNews: Judy Freeman (Crank Brothers) kicked off a weekend of racing at the Subaru Cup with a victory in the women's cross country event.  She finished ahead of Amanda Sin (Scott-3Rox Racing) and Pua Mata (Sho-Air Specialized).  It was Freeman's first-ever cross country national series win.

USCR:  On Saturday, August 18, 2012, the UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team put forth a strong and smart effort in the 176.1km Stage Four portion of the 2012 Tour of Portugal to ensure their South African Teammate and overall race leader, Jay Thomson (RSA), was able to hold onto the yellow jersey for a third consecutive day.

BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "A tight, confident, lively ride with a great range of finishing options."

RBAction: Breaking down the market of performance & recovery.

Bicycling: The second edition of Colorado’s USA Pro Challenge begins August 20 in Durango with a start list filled with many of cycling’s past, present, and future champions. Here’s a rundown of the men expected to battle for the honor of wearing the checkered yellow jersey in Denver as the race’s overall champion.

TwistedSpoke: Garmin-Sharp’s Christian Vande Velde says victory in the US Pro Cycling Challenge will be tight — a question of “nickels and dimes.” If that’s the case, Tejay Van Garderen of BMC Racing brought a fat roll of quarters.

VeloNation: Six teams said to be interested in Manxman.

CyclingNews: Vande Velde: It's going to be nickels and dimes all week.

Derek Zandstra (3Rox-Scott Racing) won the Wisconsin Off Road Series (WORS) Subaru Cup race in Mt. Morris, Wisconsin on Saturday afternoon.  Zandstra beat two Specialized teammates: Todd Wells, who was fresh off racing the Olympic Games last weekend, and U23 racer Howard Grotts.  It was Zandstra's first US Pro XCT victory.

VeloNation: Australian states Rabobank team had wanted to retain him.

Bicycling: The trick to eating right is knowing how to make any food work for you, not against you.

RBAction: Here are eight floor pumps for your consideration. For installing new tires, prepping your bike at the racecourse and completing your pre-ride checks, the floor pump is an invaluable tool that every cyclist needs.

VeloNews: A little more than a year ago, Tejay van Garderen sat on the side of the bike path atop Vail Pass, cameras trained on his pained face. The BMC Racing youngster, then the team leader at HTC-Highroad, had ceded the overall lead at the USA Pro Cycling Challenge a day after taking control in Aspen.

VeloNation: Canadian continues winning August with biggest ever victory.

BikeRumor: Hot on the heels of Culprit’s aero disc/canti road bike comes his two kids and 650B aero road bikes specially designed for children and really, really short people.