InnerRing: The route of the 2013 Giro has been unveiled. Like the Tour de France, information about the race leaks out ahead of the presentation but today’s the chance to take the individual stages and stitch them together into a three week story.

VeloNation: French champion finally prevails as stage one winning Belgian does “la course en tête” in four-day race.

VeloNews: Helen Wyman (Kona Factory Racing) and Jeremy Powers (Rapha-Focus) prevailed on Saturday during day one of the Gran Prix of Gloucester, the first stop on the 2012 Shimano New England Professional Cyclocross Series.

Races & Results.
Milano-Torino -  Sept 26 (Results),
Giro del Piemonte -  Sept 27 (Results),
Giro di Lombardia -  Sept 29 (Preview),
Tour de Wallonie Picarde -  Sept 27-30 (Stages & Results),
CyclingNews: More...

USACycling: The penultimate day of the 2012 USA Cycling Elite Track National Championships featured plenty of excitement that ended with four new national champions being crowned.

CyclingFans: The final stage (Stage 4) of the 2012 Tour de Wallonie Picarde - Franco-Belge is Sunday.  There will be live streaming video for this stage. Live streaming video: 2:00pm CET (8:00am U.S. Eastern).

CyclingNews: Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) soloed to victory in the pouring rain to become the first Spaniard to win the Giro di Lombardia. The petite Spaniard had escaped on the day's final climb, and was able to stay away from a strong chase group. Second place went to Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi), with Sky's Rigoberto Uran taking third.

CyclingNews: Roelandts retains overall lead.

VeloNews: Philippe Gilbert has dreamt about winning his first race in the rainbow jersey on Saturday. BMC Racing’s Belgian arrived in Italy on Friday, one night before his debut race, the Giro di Lombardia.

USACycling: It was another exciting day of racing at the 2012 USA Cycling Elite Track National Championships on Friday with four elite national titles awarded, plus another six national titles awarded in the para-cycling categories.

Scotsman: Hamilton - "The culture of the sport was dirty from the top to the bottom. And we need to look at that and for the UCI to admit [last weekend] that they had no part in anything that went wrong is pretty upsetting. [UCI president] Pat McQuaid said they had nothing to apologise for. That’s just mind-boggling. From what I can see, all the UCI is doing is suing Paul Kimmage [the former rider and journalist] for speaking out about this, for asking the tough questions that needed to be asked. Everybody needs to be strong with Paul. There needs to be an uprising.”

CyclingIQ: Near-perfect racing conditions usually provide solace to pro cyclists but, to rivals of Tabriz Petrochemical Team, it meant fewer opportunities for race leader Hossein Askari – going into today’s 104 kilometre stage with a 24″ advantage – to come unstuck.

VeloNation: Belgian champion outsprints Niels Albert again; Sanne Cant gets the better of Nikki Harris this time.

BikeRadar: You want to get faster against the clock. You want to know if you spend X you will get Y time savings in return. Problem is, you're bamboozled by a plethora of marketing hype and scientific data put out by companies who want you to buy their stuff, whether it be snazzy equipment or even time in a wind tunnel. Where do you start?

CyclingFans: The 2012 Cyclocross Bosduin Kalmthout is Sunday, September 30. Live streaming video: 5:00pm CET (11:00am U.S. Eastern).

InnerRing: The Muro di Sormano. The first Spanish winner of the race. The race moved to September. The new world champion crashing out. For all the novelty and action this year’s edition might also be remembered for the rain that poured almost all day long.

CyclingNews: The climb of the Muro di Sormano did not ultimately decide the Tour of Lombardy – although the greasy descent would end Philippe Gilbert’s challenge – but by the time the curtain had fallen in Lecco, it turned out that its vertiginous slopes had quietly doled out a verdict all the same.

VeloNation: Belgian champion takes first win of the season as Nikki Harris takes first of career in women’s race.

VeloNation: Says 2012 Tour champ can become a ‘legend’ by winning all three Grand Tours during career.

Off The Beaten Path: Even though randonneuring officially is an “unsupported” sport, organizing a brevet means manning controls and, usually, providing substantial food at an overnight control, where riders also can rest for a few hours during the brevet.

VeloNews: Walsh says the report contains details of what he called a “doping conspiracy that underpinned the success of the world’s top cycling team, U.S. Postal Service, and its leader Armstrong,” during 1999-2004.

Armstrong’s ex-wife involved in doping scheme.

CyclingNews: Lance Armstrong's ex-wife, Kristin, is said to have not only known about but also participated in his doping practices, helping to refrigerate EPO and distribute drugs to US riders at the 1998 World Championships, according to a report with alleged details from the USADA's "reasoned decision" on its lifetime ban for Armstrong.

VeloNews: A list of the likely key stages of the 2013 Giro d’Italia following the unveiling of the 96th edition on Sunday.

CyclingFans: The 2013 Giro d'Italia route will be officially revealed Sunday.  2012 Giro champion Ryder Hesjedal, Joaquim Rodriguez and Alberto Contador are among riders in attendance. Live streaming video: 1:40pm CET (7:40am U.S. Eastern).

NCTimes: Aim is safer routes, fighting congestion.

RedKitePrayer: The Paul Kimmage Defense Fund is now up to $43,730.49 and growing. That is an incredible show of support from 1369 donors and the news is even better than that.

Reports no serious injuries...

VeloNation: “Lucky I crashed now and not one week ago,” says new world champion.

CyclingIQ: As expected, Iran’s Tabriz Petrochemical Team and Malaysia’s Terengganu Cycling Team have been asserting themselves as key favourites in the general classification but, at the race’s mid-way point, the Vietnamese team of second-placed Duc Tam Trinh is showing itself to be no easy pushover.

USCyclingReport: Gang Xu of the Champion System Pro Cycling won the Chinese national road title Friday by soloing away in the final seven kilometers of the 180 km race in Changsha.

CyclingNews: Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) soloed to victory in the pouring rain to become the first Spaniard to win the Giro di Lombardia. The petite Spaniard had escaped on the day's final climb, and was able to stay away from a strong chase group. Second place went to Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi), with Sky's Rigoberto Uran taking third.

CyclingNews: Roelandts retains overall lead.

VeloNews: Philippe Gilbert has dreamt about winning his first race in the rainbow jersey on Saturday. BMC Racing’s Belgian arrived in Italy on Friday, one night before his debut race, the Giro di Lombardia.

Races & Results.
Milano-Torino -  Sept 26 (Results),
Giro del Piemonte -  Sept 27 (Results),
Giro di Lombardia -  Sept 29 (Preview),
Tour de Wallonie Picarde -  Sept 27-30 (Stages & Results),
CyclingNews: More...

USACycling: It was another exciting day of racing at the 2012 USA Cycling Elite Track National Championships on Friday with four elite national titles awarded, plus another six national titles awarded in the para-cycling categories.

CyclingFans: Saturday's Giro di Lombardia departs Bergamo at 10:35am CET (4:35am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Lecco at around 5:11pm CET (11:11am U.S. Eastern).  Giro di Lombardia live streaming video should get underway at around *2:30pm CET (*8:30am U.S. Eastern).

InnerRing: A duel between Alberto Contador and Philippe Gilbert on some of the most beautiful roads of Europe? The scenery is guaranteed but we could have a wider cast fighting for the win. An exceptionally hard course with difficult conditions forecast means this race is going to test condition, handling skills and the mind.

VeloNews: Jeremy Powers (Rapha-Focus) is off to a furious start. He’s won three times in four outings, opening up his title national defense campaign in mean fashion. He seems armed to the teeth. Is it too early to talk about worlds?

Pave': It’s a rare occasion in the United States to have only one-pair of UCI races on a weekend. It’s even rarer to have a UCI C1 race stateside, which is why America’s top cross riders have all assembled on the Gran Prix of Gloucester aka the New England World Championships.

CyclingNews: Professional Continental team Argos Shimano (Felt) is hoping to step up into the UCI World Tour as of next season. The Dutch outfit's management has recently sent in its application dossier to the world governing body of cycling in a bid not to rely solely on wildcard invitations to the greatest races anymore.

InnerRing: The Muro di Sormano. The first Spanish winner of the race. The race moved to September. The new world champion crashing out. For all the novelty and action this year’s edition might also be remembered for the rain that poured almost all day long.

CyclingNews: The climb of the Muro di Sormano did not ultimately decide the Tour of Lombardy – although the greasy descent would end Philippe Gilbert’s challenge – but by the time the curtain had fallen in Lecco, it turned out that its vertiginous slopes had quietly doled out a verdict all the same.

VeloNation: Belgian champion takes first win of the season as Nikki Harris takes first of career in women’s race.

VeloNation: Says 2012 Tour champ can become a ‘legend’ by winning all three Grand Tours during career.

Off The Beaten Path: Even though randonneuring officially is an “unsupported” sport, organizing a brevet means manning controls and, usually, providing substantial food at an overnight control, where riders also can rest for a few hours during the brevet.

CyclingFans: The 2012 Soudal Classics Cyclocross series (previously Fidea) gets underway Saturday, September 29 with the GP Neerpelt.  Live streaming video: 5:15pm CET (11:15am U.S. Eastern).

CyclingNews: Vaughters, who allowed to Kimmage to embedded in his team during the 2008 Tour de France, has also said that a cloak of fear may have discouraged a greater number of riders and team managers from defending Kimmage. “I feel like it’s unnecessary and that Paul is being unfairly singled out,” Vaughters told Cyclingnews when describing the UCI’s defamation case.

BikeRadar: Aero wheels used to be regarded as things you owned and used only if you were doing time trials or indulging in the demanding sport of triathlon.

RedKitePrayer: The Paul Kimmage Defense Fund is now up to $43,730.49 and growing. That is an incredible show of support from 1369 donors and the news is even better than that.

Reports no serious injuries...

VeloNation: “Lucky I crashed now and not one week ago,” says new world champion.

CyclingIQ: As expected, Iran’s Tabriz Petrochemical Team and Malaysia’s Terengganu Cycling Team have been asserting themselves as key favourites in the general classification but, at the race’s mid-way point, the Vietnamese team of second-placed Duc Tam Trinh is showing itself to be no easy pushover.

USCyclingReport: Gang Xu of the Champion System Pro Cycling won the Chinese national road title Friday by soloing away in the final seven kilometers of the 180 km race in Changsha.

VeloNews: The Union Cycliste International needs to fire its heads if it is to have an impact on doping says embattled journalist Paul Kimmage. The controversial Irish rider-turned-author hit out at the UCI on Thursday, calling for foundation-shifting changes to cycling’s worldwide governing body.

VeloNation: Evergreen cyclist stuns scientists with his fitness and health.

USCyclingReport:  The 2012 USA Cycling Elite Track NationalChampionships kicked off on Thursday with six new national champions crowned at the VELO Sports Center in suburban Los Angeles.

VeloNews: Brent Bookwalter ends his 2012 campaign Saturday at the Giro di Lombardia and is looking to put a strong ending on what he admits was a frustrating summer.

CyclingFans: Saturday's Giro di Lombardia departs Bergamo at 10:35am CET (4:35am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Lecco at around 5:11pm CET (11:11am U.S. Eastern).  Giro di Lombardia live streaming video should get underway at around *2:30pm CET (*8:30am U.S. Eastern).

InnerRing: A duel between Alberto Contador and Philippe Gilbert on some of the most beautiful roads of Europe? The scenery is guaranteed but we could have a wider cast fighting for the win. An exceptionally hard course with difficult conditions forecast means this race is going to test condition, handling skills and the mind.

Races & Results.
Milano-Torino -  Sept 26 (Results),
Giro del Piemonte -  Sept 27 (Results),
Giro di Lombardia -  Sept 29 (Preview),
Tour de Wallonie Picarde -  Sept 27-30 (Stages & Results),
CyclingNews: More...

VeloNation: German sprinter fastest yet again after a day of attacks on hilly Poperinge circuit.

VeloNews: Jeremy Powers (Rapha-Focus) is off to a furious start. He’s won three times in four outings, opening up his title national defense campaign in mean fashion. He seems armed to the teeth. Is it too early to talk about worlds?

Pave': It’s a rare occasion in the United States to have only one-pair of UCI races on a weekend. It’s even rarer to have a UCI C1 race stateside, which is why America’s top cross riders have all assembled on the Gran Prix of Gloucester aka the New England World Championships.

CyclingNews: Professional Continental team Argos Shimano (Felt) is hoping to step up into the UCI World Tour as of next season. The Dutch outfit's management has recently sent in its application dossier to the world governing body of cycling in a bid not to rely solely on wildcard invitations to the greatest races anymore.

CyclingIQ: How does it feel to take a lukewarm two and a half hour bath? Most of the 106 pro cyclists that lined up for today’s 117.4km second stage on the flooded streets of Brunei’s capital city were able to finish knowing the answer, with Tabriz Petrochemical Team’s Hossein Askari the first to towel off.

CyclingNews: This weekend marks, to many, the official start of the Cyclo-cross season in New England with the Gran Prix of Gloucester's UCI C1 and C2 events on September 29th and 30th at Stage Fort Park in Gloucester, Massachusetts. The area is set to offer up "true 'cross conditions" with rain in the forecast.

CyclingNews: Rigoberto Uran (Team Sky) won the Gran Piemonte race in Italy with a later solo attack. Paolini and Verdugo complete the podium.

SingleTrack: "It’s definitely challenging to write about our intimate friend without completely over-sharing."

CyclingNews: Vaughters, who allowed to Kimmage to embedded in his team during the 2008 Tour de France, has also said that a cloak of fear may have discouraged a greater number of riders and team managers from defending Kimmage. “I feel like it’s unnecessary and that Paul is being unfairly singled out,” Vaughters told Cyclingnews when describing the UCI’s defamation case.

BikeRadar: Aero wheels used to be regarded as things you owned and used only if you were doing time trials or indulging in the demanding sport of triathlon.

CarolinaCyclingNews: The bike crank set; with 2 rigid directly opposed levers – can hide inefficiency, but the smoother and more efficient pedaling becomes, the less energy you require to produce power.

CycleBoredom: Wiggo has a word with Der Overlord, whilst a teammate tries to stay out of it. But, check out Valverde (far left) staring intently at the Tour winner and UCI president. Priceless.

VeloNews: If Colorado hasn’t already asserted its legacy as cycling’s spiritual home in the U.S., this weekend will see the debut of the Tour of Vail, the final stop on this year’s USA Crits Championship Series. Many eyes will be on a man not taking the start in Sunday’s criterium, however, as U.S. road champion Timmy Duggan takes part in the event to benefit his Just Go Harder Foundation.

VeloNews: For Katie Compton, a little time off was just the ticket. Sure, it’s early in the cyclocross season, but she’s won three times so far, and there’s no reason to think she’ll lose sight of the podium anytime soon.

Peloton: There was a time when winning a Grand Tour, whether it was the Giro, the Tour or the Vuelta, was a matter of talent and temperament, and finding form at the right time. And once a rider had become a champion, he would usually be able to repeat his feat year after year.

BikeRadar: In October, fans of the racing legend Eddy Merckx can buy Merckx 525, a new biography authorized by the Cannibal himself that contains a number of rare photos in a wide-format, coffee table format.

BrowneEye: "The UCI is complicit in myth building as they were motivated by money. The Armstrong myth was the perfect storm to make that happen. But now that storm has been reduced to a breeze as more and more athletes involved start to speak out. What I can speculate and feel confident about is more riders will corroborate what Landis, Hamilton, and Andreu have said. The result – a myth destroyed."

VeloNews: The Union Cycliste International needs to fire its heads if it is to have an impact on doping says embattled journalist Paul Kimmage. The controversial Irish rider-turned-author hit out at the UCI on Thursday, calling for foundation-shifting changes to cycling’s worldwide governing body.

VeloNation: Evergreen cyclist stuns scientists with his fitness and health.

USCyclingReport:  The 2012 USA Cycling Elite Track NationalChampionships kicked off on Thursday with six new national champions crowned at the VELO Sports Center in suburban Los Angeles.

VeloNews: Brent Bookwalter ends his 2012 campaign Saturday at the Giro di Lombardia and is looking to put a strong ending on what he admits was a frustrating summer.

VeloNews: This weekend’s Great Brewers Gran Prix of Gloucester in Massachusetts signals the start of the New England Holy Week of Cyclocross and if there is one man standing at the pulpit for the biggest nine days of ’cross racing in the region, he is Richard Fries.

BrowneEye: Rapha-Focus’ Jeremy Powers is continuing his “Behind the Barriers” series. Another documentary, abet a more serious one, is David Millar’s interview on the Spanish TV sports program.

CyclingNews: The 2012-13 SoCal High School Mountain Bike Racing season starts November 17, 2012, with the much-anticipated SoCal CycleFest, a gala event - with guest star Aaron Gwin - supporting a youth cycling program in the region. The Board of Directors of the SoCal High School Cycling League is proud to announce that this year's CycleFest will take place at Meanda Grove in Riverside.

VeloNation: Irishman staggered by show of support from public, defense fund to exceed $40,000 after one week.

CyclingNews: Rigoberto Uran (Team Sky) won the Gran Piemonte race in Italy with a later solo attack. Paolini and Verdugo complete the podium.

PEZ: The road seems to know that it's the marquee spot on the route of this year's Giro di Lombardia and gradually steepens - as any self respecting final climb should.

Races & Results.
Milano-Torino -  Sept 26 (Results),
Giro del Piemonte -  Sept 27 (Results),
Giro di Lombardia -  Sept 29 (Preview),
Tour de Wallonie Picarde -  Sept 27-30 (Stages & Results),
CyclingNews: More...

PodiumInsight: After twenty four hours of heavy downpours across St. Louis, MO, racers and fans alike were set to experience what most refer to as “true ‘cross conditions” for the second running of the Gateway Cross Cup.

CyclingNews: The Gran Piemonte, like Il Lombardia, has been moved to just a few days after the World Championship road race, making it a revenge match and form guide for the last major classic of the season. With previous winners ranging from Philippe Gilbert to Daniele Bennati, it is a fight between the classics riders and the sprinters. This year features two climbs in the last 25km, which could ruin the chances for a few of the sprinters.

Matthew Beaudin: Just a few days ago, I pulled the final results sheet — wrinkled and written on — from the top of my backpack. It was from a stage in Colorado during the USA Pro Challenge.

VeloNation: Ag2r La Mondiale chasing points in WorldTour license battle.

SingleTrack: "It’s definitely challenging to write about our intimate friend without completely over-sharing."

BrowneEye: "The UCI is complicit in myth building as they were motivated by money. The Armstrong myth was the perfect storm to make that happen. But now that storm has been reduced to a breeze as more and more athletes involved start to speak out. What I can speculate and feel confident about is more riders will corroborate what Landis, Hamilton, and Andreu have said. The result – a myth destroyed."

EuroSport: The International Cycling Union has criticised the United States Anti-Doping Agency for a delay in Lance Armstrong's doping case, saying it is unusual that evidence is still being gathered after a person has been found guilty.

CyclingWeekly: Philippe Gilbert (BMC Racing) will make his debut in the rainbow jersey of World Champion on Saturday in the Tour of Lombardy instead of today's Tour of Piedmont.

Cycling Central & Radio Vélo.

InnerRing: Australian broadcaster SBS covers most of cycling in Australia with the rights to the Tour de France and plenty more.  In France, there’s only one podcast on French cycling: Radio Vélo.

CyclingNews: Mark Cavendish's former team manager Rolf Aldag believes the British sprinter has to leave Team Sky and has hinted that the two could soon be work together at Omega Pharma-QuickStep.

CyclingNews: Recently crowned road world champion Philippe Gilbert (BMC) will kick off the 2012 edition of the Ghent Six Days with an individual pursuit contest, the race organisation announced today.

VeloNation: Fast-developing rider speaks after biggest race of his career.

BikeRadar: The TriRig Omega falls squarely into the category of marginal aero gains from equipment, but it's worth considering if you're in the market for a new brake.

VeloNation: Irishman staggered by show of support from public, defence fund to exceed $40,000 after one week.

RedKitePrayer: "Alexander Vinokourov is part of that generation of riders, guys whose knowledge of the sport is so predicated on medical assistance that I suspect they have ceased to believe they can achieve anything remotely like their doped form through clean methods."

Peloton: Last year, Philippe Gilbert was virtually unstoppable on the road. This season, however, found the Belgian struggling to find his winning form. Marianne Vos has been a dominant force in women's cycling of late, and 2012 has been her banner year.

CompetitiveCyclist: 1. Paying cash for a yacht large enough to land a helicopter on the deck. 2. Subsidizing a new wing of the local modern art museum. 3. Bankroll a pro bike race team.

VeloNews: An interesting, new safety device unveiled in the aisles at Interbike last week might just make a life-defining difference the next time you hit your head in a crash.

VeloNews: The guys at Stan’s NoTubes, with the Iron Cross wheelset, are bucking the status quo by offering a race-ready wheelset that won’t melt your credit card.

RBAction: The lingering effects of the Interbike show continues.

BikeRadar: "Bike racing is all about aerodynamics and when I was a professional cyclist I spent a huge amount of time looking at this cycling fundamental."

PEZ: Please, buy new tires. Now, here are a few of CheapOh tips to lighten the blow: first, take a look at the secondary product lines from the major manufacturers like Continental's Ultra Race or Michelin's Lithion. I’ve used both brands of tires and can report that they're actually very good.

VeloNation: Can Belgian complete ultra-rare double?

CyclingNews: Team Argos-Shimano will not ride the Tour of Beijing next month, due to the current political tension between the China and Japan concerning sovereignty of the East China Sea islands. China had already asked Japanese citizens to leave the country, and the Dutch-based team has a Japanese sponsor and riders from both China and Japan on its roster.

Races & Results.
UCI Road World Championship -  Sept 16-23 (Races & Results),
Giro di Lombardia -  Sept 29 (Preview),
Milano-Torino -  Sept 26 (Results),
Giro del Piemonte -  Sept 27 (Start List),
CyclingNews: More...

PEZ: The 1952 Giro di Lombardia race program is an amazing 32 page snapshot back into the race scene more than a half century ago, jam packed with race info, presented by the famous Italian sports daily – La Gazzetta dello Sport.

BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "A stylish and speedy city bike for the discerning rider, with a kickback gear to get used to."

Peloton: If you’ve been paying a lot of attention to Italian bikes the last ten years you’ll be aware that it’s been while since anyone accused Bianchi of making the best Italian bike, let alone the best bike in the world.

VeloNation: Long time on the sidelines may be nearing an end.

CyclingNews: New world champion to skip Piemonte.

CyclingNews: The official presentation of the route of the 2013 Giro d'Italia will be held on Sunday but details of the three-week race have emerged in the Italian press.

VeloNation: No Philippe Gilbert but many of Sunday’s animators as the race returns after five-year absence.

VeloNews: Michael Sayers, the only American sports director at the top level of the sport, has announced his departure from BMC Racing at the end of 2012.

PodiumInsight: Reigning USA cyclocross champion Jeremy Powers (Rapha-Focus) started off his cross season with back-to-back decisive victories at CrossVegas and the first day of USGP Planet Bike Cup. Not only did he power away from a stacked field but he did it at C1 races.

Alex Grant: "Fall is probably my favorite time of year. Maybe it is because I grew up in Vermont where the foliage was amazing, the weather was nice, and the bugs had gone away for the year. There's something about riding in the woods in with the leaves changing and falling on the trail that is oddly soothing. Then there's the smell of fall."

CyclingNews: The UCI announced the allocation of a date for a potential new event for the Oceania Tour in 2013 last week, the title 'Tour WA' was mysteriously slated for April. Cyclingnews can reveal that the new race, proposed by CIC Events, was at proposal stage only, never confirmed and will not go ahead, at least not in 2013.

CyclingNews: Alberto Contador (Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank) won the Milan-Turin race thanks to a powerful acceleration on the climb to the finish line.

IrishPeloton: Juan José Cobo won the 2011 Vuelta a Espana after a dominant stage winning display on the mountain top finish of the Angliru where he finished 48 seconds ahead of Chris Froome who he would beat into Madrid by a mere 13 seconds.  Cobo took to the startline of this year’s Vuelta but could only muster a lowly 67th position overall, the worst defence in the history of the race. So what went wrong?

InnerRing: Today sees the return of Milano-Torino, the one day Italian race. Milano-Torino was first run in 1876, making it the oldest race on the Italian calendar and one of the oldest races in the world.

VeloWire: Now the World Championships in The Netherlands are done, the UCI WorldTour will be back this weekend, with Il Lombardia or the Tour of Lombardy 2012 this Saturday, the day before the presentation of the Giro d'Italia 2013 race route.

BikeRadar: As coach and sports scientist Garth Fox explains, if you’re a time triallist, your number one enemy is aerodynamic drag. It is always present and will always be working against your attempts to go quicker.

IrishPeloton: Before twitter, before the internet, before televisions were to be found in every home, it was the remit of cycling journalists to mythologize the sport on which they were reporting. The feats of these men with no fear who cycled bikes with no gears were exaggerated, embellished and taken as far into the realm of the fantastical as the reader was willing to be taken.

RedKitePrayer: The big news from Cervelo wasn’t exactly earth-shattering, but it was good news nonetheless. The company’s S5 model, their very quick aero road frame is now available in the company’s relatively recent VWD variant.

InnerRing: Recently the appearance UCI President Pat McQuaid at a race has coincided with boos from the crowd. Perhaps it could be said the Dutch fans last Sunday were slightly annoyed at a Belgian victory and taunted Gilbert. But this can’t explain the noise when McQuaid appeared at the Olympics.

Pro cycling and doping. Tipping point tipped?

TwistedSpoke: Does it feel like the dam has finally broken? We have UCI president McQuaid embarrassed and exposed, former UCI head Hein Verbruggen outed as bombastic, vindictive and uninformed, Lance Armstrong, the most powerful pro cyclist of the dark doping years, stripped of his seven Tour de France titles in a no-contest.

CyclingWeekly: US Anti-Doping Agency CEO Travis Tygart dealt with death threats and criticism from all quarters to take down cycling great and cheat Lance Armstrong last month. On Monday, France's L'Equipe newspaper published an interview with Tygart that lifted the veil on the doping case.

Gregg Bagni: Admittedly, all you have to do is hang out with the dark side of my family tree and you’ll realize they truly put the “funk” in dysfunctional.

CyclingIQ: Damp conditions and a low average speed meant the sizzle was somewhat absent in Tour de Brunei’s 93.1 kilometre opening stage. Somewhat ironically, having left from the factory compound of race sponsor Butra Heidelberg Cement, it may have seemed as if riders were racing through wet cement.

VeloNews: More like a firefly than a dragonfly, Calfee’s Dragonfly with EPS stem has its power source integrated into its body. The bike is the flagship of Calfee's electronics line, into which the company has put considerable time and attention.

BicycleRetailer: Rokbed v3 is a modular smartphone case with a variety of available accessories, including a new bike mount that attaches the case to the top of a bike’s steerer tube.

VeloNation: Lotto-Belisol and Omega Pharma-Quick Step both sending big names to the last stage race of the year.

PodiumInsight: Four UCI cyclocross races were held this past weekend,  the Planet Bike Cup races in Sun Prairie, WI, to kick off the Trek USGP series and the Charm City Cyclocross in Baltimore, MD.

RedKitePrayer: "I was often in the minority when David and VN colleague Charles Pelkey were in the car, talking about our suspicions on which riders were or weren’t doping. I liked to give riders the benefit of the doubt, but I always listened to their arguments, and their views inevitably influenced what I’d write—especially after the disastrous “Festina Affair” Tour of 1998."

CyclingNews: Following questions from the French Minister for Sport, Valérie Fourneyron, on why it has not yet upheld the USADA decision to strip Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles, the UCI responded to L'Equipe, saying it cannot do so until it has reviewed the dossier.

Bicycle Retailer: Specialized is recalling about 12,000 Globe bike models because the fork can break. The company has received four reports of the forks breaking, resulting in facial, head and shoulder injuries.

CyclingNews: Women's cycling teams all over the world, from amateur to the top level professional teams, have struggled for survival by trying to emulate the same system that men's teams use with ample success, but a group in the UK is capitalizing on social media to create a fan-funded women's team to try and reverse that trend.

VeloNation: Long time on the sidelines may be nearing an end.

CyclingNews: New world champion to skip Piemonte.

Races & Results.
UCI Road World Championship -  Sept 16-23 (Races & Results),
Giro di Lombardia -  Sept 29 (Preview),
Milano-Torino -  Sept 26 (Start List),
Giro del Piemonte -  Sept 27 (Start List),
CyclingNews: More...

CyclingNews: The official presentation of the route of the 2013 Giro d'Italia will be held on Sunday but details of the three-week race have emerged in the Italian press.

VeloNation: No Philippe Gilbert but many of Sunday’s animators as the race returns after five-year absence.

VeloNews: Michael Sayers, the only American sports director at the top level of the sport, has announced his departure from BMC Racing at the end of 2012.

PodiumInsight: Reigning USA cyclocross champion Jeremy Powers (Rapha-Focus) started off his cross season with back-to-back decisive victories at CrossVegas and the first day of USGP Planet Bike Cup. Not only did he power away from a stacked field but he did it at C1 races.

Alex Grant: "Fall is probably my favorite time of year. Maybe it is because I grew up in Vermont where the foliage was amazing, the weather was nice, and the bugs had gone away for the year. There's something about riding in the woods in with the leaves changing and falling on the trail that is oddly soothing. Then there's the smell of fall. Even if it's just decomposing leaves and vegetation, it seems like it clears your head and lungs out."

BikeRadar: Jagwire brought a trio of handy new tools to this year's Interbike show, so you can spend less time working on your bike and more time riding it.

BikeRadar: "We previewed Reynolds' new Aero wheel range at Eurobike, with designer Paul Lew explaining some of the properties of the Aero 58, 72 and 90 clincher rims."

InnerRing: Recently the appearance UCI President Pat McQuaid at a race has coincided with boos from the crowd. Perhaps it could be said the Dutch fans last Sunday were slightly annoyed at a Belgian victory and taunted Gilbert. But this can’t explain the noise when McQuaid appeared at the Olympics.

Pro cycling and doping. Tipping point tipped?

TwistedSpoke: Does it feel like the dam has finally broken? We have UCI president McQuaid embarrassed and exposed, former UCI head Hein Verbruggen outed as bombastic, vindictive and uninformed, Lance Armstrong, the most powerful pro cyclist of the dark doping years, stripped of his seven Tour de France titles in a no-contest.

CyclingNews: Paolo Bettini has his defended the performance of the Italian team at the world championships and insisted that he is ready to develop a four-year project to help Italian's cycling improve in road races and time trials.

VeloNews: In cycling, there is a perennial battle between tradition and innovation, the old ways and the new ways, training by feel and geeking out over power data, obsessing about dieting and focusing on balanced, wholesome nutrition. Tim Johnson (Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com) is working hard in 2012 to find his way from the old to the new — and it’s working.

VeloNation: Physiologist gives confirmation of huge VO2 max; power comparable to young Hushovd and Boasson Hagen.

BikeRadar: If you want to go faster on your road bike, spend some time getting aero, says Jeff Jones, editor of BikeRadar and 2009 British Masters time trial champion. By that we mean adjusting your position, clothing and equipment to reduce your drag so that you get the most out of the power you’re putting in.

IG Pro Cycling Index: World Championships deliver a shake up.

CyclingNews: A big mover was the American Taylor Phinney. The BMC rider climbed 31 places to 54th after his second place in the Worlds time trial. This is another great achievement for the young rider who wore the Pink Jersey at the Giro d’Italia this year and has pain of finishing in fourth place in the Olympic road race and time trial.

PodiumInsight: Following the launch of the International professional cyclocross season in Las Vegas, the top athletes in the sport are preparing to compete at the 2nd Annual Gateway Cross Cup, Wednesday, September 26th at Heman Park in University City, Missouri.

BikeRadar: With more than 750 brands exhibiting for a record 25,000 attendees, Interbike had a fair amount of remarkable stuff this year - both good and bad.

RedKitePrayer: "I was often in the minority when David and VN colleague Charles Pelkey were in the car, talking about our suspicions on which riders were or weren’t doping. I liked to give riders the benefit of the doubt, but I always listened to their arguments, and their views inevitably influenced what I’d write—especially after the disastrous “Festina Affair” Tour of 1998."

CyclingNews: Following questions from the French Minister for Sport, Valérie Fourneyron, on why it has not yet upheld the USADA decision to strip Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles, the UCI responded to L'Equipe, saying it cannot do so until it has reviewed the dossier.

VeloNation: Disappointment turns to pride as 23-year-old German sprinter reflects on achievement.

Bicycle Retailer: Specialized is recalling about 12,000 Globe bike models because the fork can break. The company has received four reports of the forks breaking, resulting in facial, head and shoulder injuries.

CyclingNews: Women's cycling teams all over the world, from amateur to the top level professional teams, have struggled for survival by trying to emulate the same system that men's teams use with ample success, but a group in the UK is capitalizing on social media to create a fan-funded women's team to try and reverse that trend.

BikeRadar: Polar debuted a new RC3 GPS watch at this year's Interbike show. The device is designed to serve the diverse needs of multisport athletes looking for a single solution for cycling, running and even swimming.

BikeRadar verdict: 4.5 out of 5 stars. "Matching a highly adjustable aluminum aero system with the advantages of a professional fit."

RBAction: New helmets, Sidi shoes and an underwater trainer?

CTReview: One of the more agreeable trends of the last couple of years has been the re-release of previously discontinued saddle designs. A number of models that, until very recently, were only to be found after scouring eBay or rooting through dusty boxes at some bike boot sale may now be bought brand new and at a price that reflects, not scarcity, but the reality of modern-day bike manufacturing.

road.cc: British rider says governing body shirks responsibility for doping issues, fans raise fighting fund for Irish journalist being sued for defamation.

CyclingNews: The official presentation of the 2013 Tour de France may still be a month away but there is already speculation that the mighty Mount Ventoux will return to La Grande Boucle next season.

CyclingNews: Over two months on from claiming that Team Sky would conduct an internal investigation into Dr. Geert Leinders’ time as team doctor at Rabobank, team principal Dave Brailsford has yet to announce the results of his inquiry.

VeloNation: 2005 World champion delighted with compatriot Gilbert’s victory; reflects that is could have all gone wrong.

Procycling: A great team time trial is a stern test of aerodynamic equipment and individual fitness, but the true beauty of nine men scything through the air in unison is the collaboration and coordination of an entire team.

Races & Results.
UCI Road World Championship -  Sept 16-23 (Races & Results),
Tour of Britain -  Sept 9-16 (Stages & Results),
Vuelta a España -  Aug 18 - Sept 9 (Stages & Results),
Tour of China -  Sept 7-13 (Stages & Results),
Mountain Bike Championships - Aug 31 - Sept 9 (Races),
CyclingNews: More...

road.cc: A bit of epic footage to brighten up a wet Monday morning...

Peloton: Interbike, the biggest bike show in North America, has changed over the years. What was once a feast for the eyes, a head snapping exercise in trying to assimilate all the latest gear, newest bikes, and incredible innovation sprawled on a Vegas convention floor like a drunk shop monkey at his first bike show is now a business show.

BikeRadar: American Classic is among the latest companies to support the burgeoning 27.5in/650b movement, with three options for 2013. The brand's road range has been significantly updated as well, with new carbon and alloy tubulars, tubeless wheels for those who don't feel like playing with glue, and even disc-compatible models for early adopters.

CyclingNews: Philippe Gilbert (Belgium) pulled on cycling's rainbow jersey with a perfectly-timed attack to win the 2012 world championships in Valkenburg, Holland. The Belgian attacked on the final ascent of the Cauberg, distancing a select group of pre-race favourites. Edvald Boasson Hagan (Norway) and Alejandro Valverde (Spain) rounded out the medals, while defending champion Mark Cavendish (Great Britain) abandoned after working for his team in the first half of the race.

CyclingNews: Matej Mohoric of Slovenia won the Junior men’s world road race title with a perfect-timed attack over the top of the Cauberg,  beats Ewan and Rumac.

Boulder Report: UCI president Pat McQuaid and his predecessor, Hein Verbruggen (now with the International Olympic Committee), appear unable or unwilling to recognize that they’re in a crisis that threatens not only themselves but the UCI itself. [note: Lindsey is interjecting some of his political bias into this - ignore that and the article is otherwise OK.]

VeloNation: USADA head faced death threats, UCI to receive information this month.

CyclingNews: In an exclusive interview with French L'Equipe, Tygart said that security measures inside the USADA headquarters in Colorado Springs have been increased since his predecessor Terry Madden and himself have been threatened.

PodiumCafe: "The UCI has a lot of flaws, and how they play to public perceptions is one of them. But I'm not ready to pile on them for serving up world titles to obvious, charismatic winners."

MBAction: "We tested the most popular multi-tools head to head to determine which portable workbench should be in your pack."

road.cc: No time for hanging around in the worlds with this super quick bike swap.

The Eagle of Toledo, by Alasdair Fotheringham .

PodiumCafe: Fotheringham tells the tale wonderfully, with many contributions from people who rode with and against Bahamontes. He also takes the time to try and place Bahamonte's life in the context of its time. It's a book you ought read twice, to really capture the full glory of the tale.

BikeRadar: Canadian company 4iiii were demonstrating their Sportiiiis SP100 sunglasses training accessory at Interbike.

PEZ: The crowd goes mental as the winner’s name is announced, the drunken songs have already started. The man himself stuffs his arms down the sleeves and prepares to pull the fabled rainbow jersey over his head. He whispers disbelievingly to the presentation party ... “I’ve been dreaming about this my whole life.”

CyclingInquisition:  Explosive climbing, bags filled with millions of dollars and a very slow, painful murder. The story of Alberto "Chispitas" Duarte.

road.cc: British rider says governing body shirks responsibility for doping issues, fans raise fighting fund for Irish journalist being sued for defamation.

Cyclismas: As a helpful service to all amateur accountants out there, the following has been extracted from the 2011 UCI Financial Statements. This is a modified version of the UCI ProTour Reserve Fund as detailed in the notes to the 2011 UCI Financial Statements. The layout changes made are for the purpose of clarity.

Adam Craig:"It’s been a couple months since I started this, well, couple-month block of racing and traveling."

RBAction: Best known for their history as a NorCal mountain bike brand, Marin has been in the road bike business.

BikeRadar verdict: 3 out of 5 stars. "Reduced responsiveness, but comfortable and aero efficient for flat-course speed."

BikeRadar: American company Volagi are offering a new steel bike, the Viaje, as well as updating their Liscio disc brake-equipped road bike for 2013.

road.cc: A great quality leather saddle at an incredible price - if you don't mind investing some time to break it in.

CyclingNews: Paul Kimmage has spoken about the defense fund set up in order to raise funds for his legal battle against Pat McQuaid, Hein Verbruggen and the UCI.

CyclingNews: Philippe Gilbert (Belgium) pulled on cycling's rainbow jersey with a perfectly-timed attack to win the 2012 world championships in Valkenburg, Holland. The Belgian attacked on the final ascent of the Cauberg, distancing a select group of pre-race favourites. Edvald Boasson Hagan (Norway) and Alejandro Valverde (Spain) rounded out the medals, while defending champion Mark Cavendish (Great Britain) abandoned after working for his team in the first half of the race.

CyclingNews: Matej Mohoric of Slovenia won the Junior men’s world road race title with a perfect-timed attack over the top of the Cauberg,  beats Ewan and Rumac.

Races & Results.
UCI Road World Championship -  Sept 16-23 (Races & Results),
Tour of Britain -  Sept 9-16 (Stages & Results),
Vuelta a España -  Aug 18 - Sept 9 (Stages & Results),
Tour of China -  Sept 7-13 (Stages & Results),
Mountain Bike Championships - Aug 31 - Sept 9 (Races),
CyclingNews: More...

PodiumInsight: Once again seven-time and reigning British national cyclocross champion Helen Wyman (Kona Factory Team) started her off her cross season in the United States and once again she started off with victories; four out of five races so far.

CyclingFans: Sunday's UCI Road Worlds Elite Men Road Race gets underway at 10:45am CET (4:45am U.S. Eastern) and is expected to finish at around 5:00pm CET (11:00am U.S. Eastern). Road Worlds live streaming video should get underway at around *10:45am CET (*4:45am U.S. Eastern). 

Blazin' Saddles: The fabled Dutch climb — renowned for its prominent role in the Amstel Gold Race — was used in both the TTT and ITT; now the peloton must drag itself over the Cauberg's 12% maximum gradient 10 times on Sunday in pursuit of the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

PEZ: The crowd goes mental as the winner’s name is announced, the drunken songs have already started. The man himself stuffs his arms down the sleeves and prepares to pull the fabled rainbow jersey over his head. He whispers disbelievingly to the presentation party ... “I’ve been dreaming about this my whole life.”

InsideTrack: These days, coconut water is an increasingly popular sports beverage. Store displays and advertisements tout its benefits over plain water and traditional sports drinks. But does coconut water actually live up to all the health hype?

CyclingNews: Horner, 40, was part of the US team way back in 1998 when the World’s was last held at Valkenberg and with countless Amstel Golds under his belt, Horner knows the course like the back of his hand - and he warns it’s constantly undulating, technical nature makes it very hard to predict.

RedKitePrayer: BMC TMR01, their new aero road frame. The fork design is fascinating for the way it hides the brake cable and as an illustration of the lengths that engineers have to go to avoid violating any of the UCI’s ridiculous rules regarding aerodynamics.

RedKitePrayer: Pat McQuaid and the notoriously thin-skinned Hein Verbruggen are no strangers to the Swiss Courts. In addition to the now-petered-out lawsuit against Floyd Landis, Verbruggen and the UCI itself once brought a similar suit against former World Anti-Doping Agency president, Dick Pound.

CyclingNews: Paul Kimmage has spoken about the defense fund set up in order to raise funds for his legal battle against Pat McQuaid, Hein Verbruggen and the UCI.

On the final stage of the Tour de France in 2010, the RadioShack team controversially wore their now famous “28” shirts in Paris.

CyclingNews: Tyler Hamilton has called on Lance Armstrong to tell the truth about his past, suggesting his life will improve even if any confession to doping could have huge financial implications.

VeloNation: Norwegian sprints to second place after Gilbert gets away on the Cauberg.

RoadCycling: The UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team closed out the 2012 season as Australian sprinter Hilton Clarke was crowned king of this year’s U.S. National Criterium Calendar (NCC) Series following his 4th place finish at the TD Bank Mayor’s Cup in Boston, Massachusetts.

MBAction: Both bikes are made for the exact same rider. They are basic trailbikes with hardtail frames, short-travel front suspension and proven components. They would be just as much at home on the singletrack of Crested Butte and the serpentine trails of Gooseberry Mesa as they would navigating an urban park’s paths or rails-to-trails networks.

CyclingNews: UCI president Pat McQuaid has said that the governing body has "nothing to apologize for" in relation to its management of the sport during the Lance Armstrong era. In a press conference in Valkenburg on Saturday, McQuaid also said that the UCI was still waiting to receive the file from USADA's case against Armstrong, but at this point he did not envisage that they would appeal the matter to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

CyclingFans: Sunday's UCI Road Worlds Elite Men Road Race gets underway at 10:45am CET (4:45am U.S. Eastern) and is expected to finish at around 5:00pm CET (11:00am U.S. Eastern). Road Worlds live streaming video should get underway at around *10:45am CET (*4:45am U.S. Eastern). 

Blazin' Saddles: The fabled Dutch climb — renowned for its prominent role in the Amstel Gold Race — was used in both the TTT and ITT; now the peloton must drag itself over the Cauberg's 12% maximum gradient 10 times on Sunday in pursuit of the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

VeloNews: Dutch superstar Marianne Vos put her five worlds silver medals to bed on the Cauberg Saturday when she stormed away with the women’s elite world road title in Valkenburg, Netherlands.

CyclingNews: Alexey Lutsenko (Kazakhstan) won the Under 23 men world road race title with a perfectly timed sprint finish along the left side of the road.

SBS: Philippe Gilbert and Tom Boonen will lead a powerful Belgian team that's versatility is perhaps only matched by Spain for the UCI Road World Championships in the Netherlands.

Races & Results.
UCI Road World Championship -  Sept 16-23 (Races & Results),
Tour of Britain -  Sept 9-16 (Stages & Results),
Vuelta a España -  Aug 18 - Sept 9 (Stages & Results),
Tour of China -  Sept 7-13 (Stages & Results),
Mountain Bike Championships - Aug 31 - Sept 9 (Races),
CyclingNews: More...

CyclingNews: Three-time World champion Oscar Freire of Spain is just hours away from what could be his last ever professional bike race, and it is appropriate that he should ride his final World championships at Valkenburg, where he rode his first World’s way back in 1998.

PEZ: "The first road race is won and done at the World Championships and our man Ed Hood was there rubbing shoulders with the best to get the lowdown on the circuit and the expert's favorites for Sunday."

RedKitePrayer: Pat McQuaid and the notoriously thin-skinned Hein Verbruggen are no strangers to the Swiss Courts. In addition to the now-petered-out lawsuit against Floyd Landis, Verbruggen and the UCI itself once brought a similar suit against former World Anti-Doping Agency president, Dick Pound.

CyclingNews: In the wake of news that his defamation proceedings against Paul Kimmage will be heard in court in December, UCI president Pat McQuaid has refuted the claim that he is opposed to the freedom of the press.

VeloNews: Amber Neben nearly gave the United States a seventh medal this week in the UCI Road World Championships, but came up just short when Marianne Vos attacked violently on the final climb of the Cauberg. Neben raced with the winning group to the base of the Cauberg for the last time, but she “didn’t have it” behind Dutchwoman Vos.

road.cc: Comment came after Lucy Garner's win in World Championships junior road race in Valkenburg.

BikeRadar: Swift Carbon has developed a great reputation for high-end road and time trial bikes, and have now diversified into the mountain bike arena. They start with the Detritovore, a lightweight, XC race-orientated 29er.

BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Powerful and race-focused, and rivals bikes that cost three times as much."

CyclingNews: UCI president Pat McQuaid has said that the governing body has "nothing to apologize for" in relation to its management of the sport during the Lance Armstrong era. In a press conference in Valkenburg on Saturday, McQuaid also said that the UCI was still waiting to receive the file from USADA's case against Armstrong, but at this point he did not envisage that they would appeal the matter to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

VeloNews: David Millar says the UCI should own up to its role in cycling’s doping past and said that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency investigation into Lance Armstrong is the “best thing for cycling.”

CyclingWeekly: The Union Cycliste International (UCI) is holding its ground regarding Lance Armstrong, saying it has cover up nothing. It is waiting for the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) to pass along its files before it makes its next move.

PEZ: Baby Giro winner, Joe Dombrowski of the USA is here - "he gets skinnier every time I see him."

RBAction: "All of the latest and greatest bikes, parts and accessories from the world's biggest brands are on display (including Zipp's impressive line of 2013 wheels), so here's a quick look at some of the things that caught our eyes."

BikeRadar: We previewed the Kurt Kinetic inRide Watt Meter system – a novel way of getting accurate power readings from Kinetic turbo trainers – when it was first announced in August 2012. We've now had a chance to see it in action at the Interbike trade show in Las Vegas.

PEZ: "The first road race is won and done at the World Championships and our man Ed Hood was there rubbing shoulders with the best to get the lowdown on the circuit and the expert's favorites for Sunday."

VeloNation: 2011 winner emulates Nicole Cooke as race finishes in bunch sprint.

VeloNation: Release fee and high salary reduce list of contenders.

Races & Results.
UCI Road World Championship -  Sept 16-23 (Races & Results),
Tour of Britain -  Sept 9-16 (Stages & Results),
Vuelta a España -  Aug 18 - Sept 9 (Stages & Results),
Tour of China -  Sept 7-13 (Stages & Results),
Mountain Bike Championships - Aug 31 - Sept 9 (Races),
CyclingNews: More...

BikeRadar verdict: 4.5 out of 5 stars. "A fantastic piece of kit – as long as you've got the disposable income to buy one."

CyclingTips: "Big Mig was in the house today signing posters for the fans at the Pinarello display. Elsewhere, Cipollini was keeping the ladies happy and I spent a lot of time at the Shimano and Campagnolo booths to learn about their new offerings for 2013."

Bicycling: Valkenburg course suits punchy Slovak, but is he too tired?

VeloNews: After a season of surpassing expectations, Tejay van Garderen lines up Sunday as an outsider for the rainbow jersey in the elite men’s road race.

road.cc: Dr Eufamiano Fuentes among six accused of crime relating to blood doping ring broken up in 2006.

CyclingNews: The rules for calculating team results and rankings in the UCI Downhill World Cup may be changing for 2013. Presently, equal points are used for men's and women's placings, both of which count toward team results and rankings. The possibility of reducing the scale of the women's points has upset female downhillers, who met and protested at the final UCI Downhill World Cup in Hafjell, Norway, last weekend.

VeloNews: Spy has launched several new cycling designs in the past year. The latest are the Daft and the Cutter. The Daft's oversized design is intended for use by mostly time-trialists.

Peloton: "My Vitus was comparable with bikes ridden by American pros on the 7-Eleven, Levi’s-Look and Schwinn-Icy Hot teams. In other words, it was state of the art 25 years ago."

Katie Compton (Trek) is well-represented at Interbike 2012 in photos, posters and now signature products in the form of the carbon fiber KFC One ′cross handlebar by long-time sponsor Thomson.

Electronics giant Pioneer are set to release their new crank based power meter and head unit in the second quarter (April-June) of 2013. Dubbed the SGY-PM900 Pedaling Monitor Sensor and SGX-CA900 Athlete Cyclocomputer, its main selling point looks to be the ability to measure left/right pedal force, both in magnitude and direction.

VeloNation: McQuaid: ‘We need to concentrate on the sport today and not so much the past’

InnerRing: It’s that time of year when the UCI publishes its accounts for the past year after they get approved by the UCI’s annual congress. Now we can see what happened during 2011 and if accounting is boring, money is often isn’t.

VeloNation: Lawyers unable to find way out.

InnerRing: With race radios banned for the worlds, the Dutch will use telecoms and roadside matrix display boards to give unique tactical advice to their riders.

road.cc: Crash and the helmet-mounted sensors app sends your location to the emergency services.

road.cc: Iconic frame comes back carbon fibre + confusingly named range-topper, Mash single speed crosser.

VeloNews: Five-time Tour de France winner Miguel Indurain called the dark clouds over professional cycling “sad” on Thursday, and said he wasn’t sure what should happen to Lance Armstrong’s seven Tour titles.

CyclingNews: Paul Kimmage has received a subpoena from the Swiss district court that will hear the defamation proceedings instigated against him by current UCI president Pat McQuaid, his predecessor Hein Verbruggen and the UCI itself.

Bicycling: Valkenburg course suits punchy Slovak, but is he too tired?

VeloNation: July/August races revert to original pre-Olympic slots; Hangzhou returns despite 2012 cancellation.

VeloNews: After a season of surpassing expectations, Tejay van Garderen lines up Sunday as an outsider for the rainbow jersey in the elite men’s road race.

Races & Results.
UCI Road World Championship -  Sept 16-23 (Races & Results),
Tour of Britain -  Sept 9-16 (Stages & Results),
Vuelta a España -  Aug 18 - Sept 9 (Stages & Results),
Tour of China -  Sept 7-13 (Stages & Results),
Mountain Bike Championships - Aug 31 - Sept 9 (Races),
CyclingNews: More...

CXMagazine: In a cyclocross race that saw searing attacks, surprising drops, the return of a master and a race-deciding crash, reigning US National Champion Jeremy Powers (Rapha-Focus) won the 2012 CrossVegas Elite Men’s race in a commanding solo performance after overcoming a lackluster start.

CyclingNews: After announcing the recent acquisition of Liquigas Sport by Brixia, the team known as Liquigas-Cannondale will become Cannondale Pro Cycling Team in 2013. It will be the first time Cannondale has title-sponsored a ProTeam and seemed a fitting next step for the brand that has enjoyed a strong relationship with the squad managed by Roberto Amadio.

PodiumInsight: Anthem Sports of Cambridge, NY and the Art Longsjo Foundation announce a preliminary agreement to bring the Fitchburg Longsjo Classic cycling race back to the calendar for American cycling for 2013 and beyond.

CyclingNews: Acquarone comments on potential for Giro start in the USA.

road.cc: Well-priced, comfortable bars that look great too.

CyclingNews: Tony Martin (Germany) took his second straight time trial world championship title, but it couldn't have been much closer. He visibly slowed in the final kilometers and beat Taylor Phinney (United States) by a mere 5.37 seconds.

CyclingNews: Ninth at two minutes and 30 seconds down on Tony Martin was not the result that Alberto Contador wanted to get at the UCI Time Trial World Championships on Wednesday, but the Spaniard put a brave face on it at the finish line.

CyclingNews: Dutchman reacts angrily to questions on Armstrong testing.

VeloNews: Taylor Phinney and Tejay van Garderen proved once and for all they are no longer riders who will someday be a force in the international peloton.

CyclingNews: Euskaltel-Euskadi manager Miguel Madariaga has said that hearing about the death of Víctor Cabedo on Wednesday afternoon was his worst moment during his long career in the sport. Madariaga received the news from Euskaltel team leader Samuel Sánchez, who was a close friend of Cabedo and rode with the 23-year-old at last week’s Tour of Britain.

PEZ: Mrs. Connie Phinney - mother of the elite TT silver medallist Taylor - out on her bike. One wit suggested she was out looking for the five seconds which Taylor had lost.

BikeRadar: Although a few individuals have been playing with 650b wheels on 26in bikes, Litespeed may be the first company to make a bike with a built-in geometry conversion solution. Dubbed MWC (Multi Wheel Compatible), the system consists of a creatively used, concentric bottom bracket in a press-fit 30 frame.

road.cc: Good lightweight dry lube but possibly not vastly superior to others on the market.

BikeRadar: "The Landlord Series is just an experiment, really," Raleigh USA's Mark Landsaat said. "We only make limited quantities of each of these bikes, and when they're gone, they're gone. People who buy them end up with a pretty unique bike."

BikeRadar: K-Edge has added a new upper-end version of its popular braze-on chain catcher for 2013. The new Professional model now attaches to its own concave washer with an extra bolt that not only makes it easier to adjust but also locks it in place with 50 percent more force, according to K-Edge. At Interbike, K-Edge also showed early versions of time trial bike mounts for SRM and Garmin.

CyclingNews: Euskaltel-Euskadi’s Víctor Cabedo has been killed in a training accident that occurred early on Wednesday afternoon in Almedijar, just a few kilometres from his home in Onda, in south-east Spain. According to initial reports, the 23-year-old was on a descent on a rough section of road when he was in a collision with a vehicle.

VeloNews: In April, Alex Howes made a spring classics debut worth remembering. He wants to revisit the front end of the race on Sunday in the Limburg hills of the Netherlands.

road.cc: A light aluminium stem with added flair.

VeloNews: Five-time Tour de France winner Miguel Indurain called the dark clouds over professional cycling “sad” on Thursday, and said he wasn’t sure what should happen to Lance Armstrong’s seven Tour titles.

CyclingNews: Paul Kimmage has received a subpoena from the Swiss district court that will hear the defamation proceedings instigated against him by current UCI president Pat McQuaid, his predecessor Hein Verbruggen and the UCI itself.

VeloNation: Contador, Basso, Scarponi, Beloki and Manzano amongst witnesses called.

VeloNews: Lance Armstrong, whom the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency handed a lifetime ban in August, will take the start at the Superfrog Triathlon in Coronado, California, later this month. Organizers on Wednesday announced a new partnership with the Livestrong Foundation and confirmed that the banned former world champion would take part in the event, which is not sanctioned by USA Triathlon.

The UCI has now rated Dwars door Vlaanderen -- the traditional opener of the three-week Cobbles season -- as a 1.HC race, up from the 1.1 classification of last season. The bottom line is that the total of points awarded goes up. The winner gets 100 UCI points instead of 80; places go 15 deep instead of 12; and some other confusing UCI rule stuff applies. Bottom line, Dwars gets more enticing.

Off The Beaten Path:  "A journalist who was going to ride his bike across Babyshoe Pass in the Cascades this week, rather than walk the halls of Interbike, was somebody I wanted to meet. I had suggested we get together when he passed through town."

BikeRadar: The miniscule Looxcie 2 certainly takes a different approach to many video cameras, concentrating on what people tend to do with footage instead of absolute image quality. Maximum resolution is a modest 480p but Looxcie has made it remarkably simple to share your view of the world – instantly.

CyclingNews: Qatar has been awarded the 2016 UCI Road World Championships, it was announced Wednesday. Cyclingnews first revealed in August that the bid was on track, with this year’s Worlds in Valkenburg named as the location for the Qatar announcement.  No dates have yet been announced.

VeloNation: American heartbroken, Belarusian elated, both motivated by result after defeat to Tony Martin.

BikeRadar verdict: 5 out of 5 stars. "All the tools you could need in one simple box, with quality the order of the day."

CyclingFans: The 2012 CrossVegas cyclo-cross is today, September 19.  Live streaming video: 8:00pm U.S. Pacific (05:00 CET).

CyclingNews: Tony Martin (Germany) took his second straight time trial world championship title, but it couldn't have been much closer. He visibly slowed in the final kilometers and beat Taylor Phinney (United States) by a mere 5.37 seconds.

CyclingNews: Ninth at two minutes and 30 seconds down on Tony Martin was not the result that Alberto Contador wanted to get at the UCI Time Trial World Championships on Wednesday, but the Spaniard put a brave face on it at the finish line.

VeloNation: No replacement for Olympic silver medallist sees Great Britain’s women reduced to five.

road.cc: Aero carbon clinchers from Mavic arrive for testing.

Races & Results.
UCI Road World Championship -  Sept 16-23 (Races & Results),
Tour of Britain -  Sept 9-16 (Stages & Results),
Vuelta a España -  Aug 18 - Sept 9 (Stages & Results),
Tour of China -  Sept 7-13 (Stages & Results),
Mountain Bike Championships - Aug 31 - Sept 9 (Races),
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Bicycling: Bura SL ready to compete on American roads.

BikeRadar: Canadian company Devinci is bolstering its mountain bike range with three new carbon bikes for 2013: the 145mm travel, 26in-wheeled Dixon Carbon, the 110mm travel Atlas Carbon 29er and the full-blown Wilson Carbon downhill racer that team rider Steve Smith just used to win the World Cup in Norway.

CyclingFans: Wednesday's UCI Road Worlds Elite Men 45.7km Individual Time Trial  from Heerlen to Valkenburg gets underway at 1:32pm CET (7:32am U.S. Eastern) with the departure of the first rider.  Road Worlds live streaming video should get underway at around 2:00pm CET (8:00am U.S. Eastern).

VeloNews: Scores of protagonists are hoping one hour of pain will equal redemption. Wednesday’s elite men’s time trial world championship presents a chance for many of the favorites to erase a season of close calls, frustration and near misses.

CyclingNews: Euskaltel-Euskadi’s Víctor Cabedo has been killed in a training accident that occurred early on Wednesday afternoon in Almedijar, just a few kilometres from his home in Onda, in south-east Spain. According to initial reports, the 23-year-old was on a descent on a rough section of road when he was in a collision with a vehicle.

VeloNews: In April, Alex Howes made a spring classics debut worth remembering. He wants to revisit the front end of the race on Sunday in the Limburg hills of the Netherlands.

CyclingNews: Japanese riders competing at the second Tour of China have been drawn into a diplomatic row over an uninhabited group of islands in the East China Sea, with the UCI expressing a concern first and foremost for competitor safety.

BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Truly stunning handling from a deceptively aero wheelset."

road.cc: A light aluminium stem with added flair.

RedKitePrayer: The Alize was a pretty nice bike. If anything, it reminded me of Felt’s Z bike before its newest incarnation. There was plenty of stiffness to be responsive but not so much stiffness you wanted to take air out of the tires. The handling was very predictable.

SingleTrack: With only a single front chainring, the SRAM XX1 system has been hard for many riders who are neither cross-country racers nor gravity types to get their heads around.

SingleTrack: “650b bikes will most certainly replace 26” for everything except entry level,” was Jamis mountain bike product manager, Sal Crochia’s take.

RedKitePrayer: "This week, I’ll continue the story from where I broke off, at the 1998 Tour de France, when the French team Festina was thrown out for organized doping. What the Festina Affair revealed was the degree to which EPO had transformed cycling in the worst possible way."

CyclingNews: The USADA said it will still be a while before it is ready to pass along its information to the UCI and the WADA.

CyclingNews: Qatar has been awarded the 2016 UCI Road World Championships, it was announced Wednesday. Cyclingnews first revealed in August that the bid was on track, with this year’s Worlds in Valkenburg named as the location for the Qatar announcement.  No dates have yet been announced.

VeloNation: American heartbroken, Belarusian elated, both motivated by result after defeat to Tony Martin.

CyclingNews: Bradley Wiggins supports professional women's cycling and is in fact ready to put his money into it. He would be willing to make a financial investment in a “full-on” elite women's team, he has said.

BikeRadar verdict: 5 out of 5 stars. "All the tools you could need in one simple box, with quality the order of the day."

BikeRadar: The miniscule Looxcie 2 certainly takes a different approach to many video cameras, concentrating on what people tend to do with footage instead of absolute image quality. Maximum resolution is a modest 480p but Looxcie has made it remarkably simple to share your view of the world – instantly.

CXMagazine: The new 2013 model of the Litespeed  CX ti bike, which is now available for purchase. It will be available in five sizes, small, medium, medium-large, large and extra large. The shape-specific tubing is 325 Titanium, cold-worked. This frame only comes as disc-compatible with either 140- or 160- rotars. It has a press-fit BB and an over-size head tube. It also has a replaceable hanger.The price tag? A hefty $2500 for the frame only.

TwistedSpoke: Whoo-hoo! Can’t wait to get to Interbike tomorrow for the Specialized lap dance, the SRAM Pole dancing demos and the Pearl Izumi party girls. Bring it on, Vegas, raw sex, cheap and tawdry sport marketing strip show!

CyclingFans: Wednesday's UCI Road Worlds Elite Men 45.7km Individual Time Trial  from Heerlen to Valkenburg gets underway at 1:32pm CET (7:32am U.S. Eastern) with the departure of the first rider.  Road Worlds live streaming video should get underway at around 2:00pm CET (8:00am U.S. Eastern).

VeloNews: Scores of protagonists are hoping one hour of pain will equal redemption. Wednesday’s elite men’s time trial world championship presents a chance for many of the favorites to erase a season of close calls, frustration and near misses.

VeloNews: CrossVegas brings cyclocross to the Nevada desert on Wednesday night.

CyclingNews: Evelyn Stevens (USA) silver over Linda Villumsen (New Zealand) on Cauberg.

VeloNews: Welsh rider Elinor Barker on Tuesday won gold in the women’s junior time trial the UCI Road World Championships here.

Races & Results.
UCI Road World Championship -  Sept 16-23 (Races & Results),
Tour of Britain -  Sept 9-16 (Stages & Results),
Vuelta a España -  Aug 18 - Sept 9 (Stages & Results),
Tour of China -  Sept 7-13 (Stages & Results),
Mountain Bike Championships - Aug 31 - Sept 9 (Races),
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BikeRadar: Connect Power Control is the name of Prologo's new patented grippy surface that the company is debuting on four high-end road saddles. Featuring dense bunches of short, suction-cup-like gel polyemer tubes, the CPC saddles are designed to keep the rider firmly in place.

BikeRadar: Felt unveiled their 2013 road and cyclocross range in California earlier this summer, and BikeRadar were there for the full scoop.

CyclingFans: Tuesday's UCI Road Worlds Elite Women 24.3km Individual Time Trial gets underway at 2:30pm CET (8:30am U.S. Eastern) with the departure of the first rider.  Road Worlds live streaming video should get underway at around 3:00pm CET (9:00am U.S. Eastern).

CyclingNews: Mancebo wins men's title, Competitive Cyclist top team.

RedKitePrayer: "In last week’s column, I began to trace my journey in cycling from the 1960s, first as a racer then a writer, in connection with the sport’s escalating problems with illicit drugs. This week, I’ll continue the story from where I broke off, at the 1998 Tour de France, when the French team Festina was thrown out for organized doping. What the Festina Affair revealed was the degree to which EPO had transformed cycling in the worst possible way."

CyclingNews: There won't be any further action on the USADA's anti-doping case against Lance Armstrong anytime soon. The USADA said it will still be a while before it is ready to pass along its information to the UCI and the WADA.

road.cc: Money raised from auction will be used to help seriously ill children.

InnerRing: Overall this is a very enjoyable book that’s actually better in this format than the original French paperback. It’s escapism and reminds me of Tim Krabbé’s rider because of the detail and the tight prose.

CyclingWeekly: The Italian national coach, Paolo Bettini likes what he sees in Valkenburg. His team has previewed the World Championships road race course for Sunday, when - even with a young team - anything is possible.

BikeRadar: A Dutch team have failed in their bid to set a new speed record at the World Human Powered Speed Challenge in Battle Mountain, Nevada last weekend, despite winning the event.

Rumsas' quiet Tuscan life is a far cry from that murky summer of 10 years ago, when images of French police handcuffing his wife Edita, her glum expression almost comically at odds with her multi-coloured jumper, delighted picture editors at newspapers across Europe.

BikeRadar: German outfit Storck didn't have a booth at this year's Interbike OutDoor Demo but, conveniently, we ran into principal Markus Storck, who gave us a preview of some of his company's upcoming new components.

Although not a huge company, Rolf Prima's 2013 line-up offers a good snapshot of current trends in the cycling world: 650b mountain wheels, 11spd-compatible hubs, wide-rim road wheels, carbon clincher road wheels and disc road wheels. One interesting offshoot: a road wheel built for disc and rim brakes.

VeloNews: The famous steeps of the Cauberg climb in the heart of the hilly Dutch country around Valkenburg set the stage for what should be wildly unpredictable racing this week at the UCI Road World Championships.

CyclingNews: Tejay van Garderen (BMC Racing) admitted that his excitement on the Cauberg may have cost BMC the chance of winning the Worlds team time trial in Valkenburg.

TwistedSpoke: Whoo-hoo! Can’t wait to get to Interbike tomorrow for the Specialized lap dance, the SRAM Pole dancing demos and the Pearl Izumi party girls. Bring it on, Vegas, raw sex, cheap and tawdry sport marketing strip show!

VeloNews: American Evelyn Stevens nearly won a second gold medal today at the UCI Road World Championships and afterward turned her eyes toward Saturday’s road race. With one gold already in hand from Sunday’s team time trial, the American was hoping for a second one in today’s individual test, but had to settle on silver.

RoadCycling: If you're waiting for a neat conclusion to the doping scandal you're out of luck.

VeloNation: Rider’s movement not compromised after triple vertebral fracture.

CyclingWeekly: Twelve months ago in Copenhagen Elinor Barker finished just 1.48 seconds away from a gold medal and the rainbow jersey in the junior women's time trial.

VeloNation: Garmin-Sharp and Astana confirmed as taking part.

PodiumCafe: Shows why serving pros normally produce such anodyne cliché-riddled anecdote-bloated biographies: with her bridges burnt Pendleton is able to be brutally open about both her personal circumstances and her time as one of the stars of Team GB.

RedKitePrayer: Pinarello Dogma, equipped with Campagnolo Super Record EPS.

road.cc: Wiggo's Tour-winning footwear, plus new color options.

BikeRadar: WD-40 have seen an opportunity to use its 50-plus years of experience developing lubricants and solvents to create new products specifically for cycling.

CyclingFans: Tuesday's UCI Road Worlds Elite Women 24.3km Individual Time Trial gets underway at 2:30pm CET (8:30am U.S. Eastern) with the departure of the first rider.  Road Worlds live streaming video should get underway at around 3:00pm CET (9:00am U.S. Eastern).

CyclingNews: Mancebo wins men's title, Competitive Cyclist top team.

CyclingNews: September is a very good time of year for US professional Ted King. The 29-year-old from Brentwood, New Hampshire, wrapped up his 2012 racing obligations to Italian ProTeam Liquigas-Cannondale earlier this month at the WorldTour races in Québec and Montreal, and now he's capping off his season with a few choice events near home.

InnerRing: Norway’s Oskar Svendsen is the new junior time trial world champion. Who knows what the future holds for him now but it seems he could well become a force to be reckoned with in the senior ranks in the years to come. Why? Because it turns out the time trial is a good measure of talent.

CyclingNews: Australia's Dennis, Howson complete podium.

VeloNews: Norway’s Oskar Svendsen won the men’s world junior time trial title on Monday.

VeloNews: Rigoberto Urán never expected to be caught up in the middle of an intense post-race Twitter-storm, when just about everyone and their uncle assumed the Colombian sold the gold medal to eventual winner Alexander Vinokourov.

CyclingWeekly: Peter Sagan (Slovakia) says that it is unlikely he will put on the rainbow jersey on Sunday in Valkenburg, Netherlands. After a long season, that included winning the green jersey at the Tour de France, he believes that he is not among the World Championship favorites.

CXMagazine: Can you hear it, cyclocross? The clanging of cowbells, the pumping of tires, the soft stampede of feet thumping over the barriers – the 2012/13 season is here. Already racers across the States have begun putting their early season fitness to the test in local and UCI C2 events, but it is to Las Vegas, Interbike, and the sixth edition of the Clif Bar CrossVegas that we turn, anxious, to unleash the season.

Races & Results.
UCI Road World Championship -  Sept 16-23 (Races & Results),
Tour of Britain -  Sept 9-16 (Stages & Results),
Vuelta a España -  Aug 18 - Sept 9 (Stages & Results),
Tour of China -  Sept 7-13 (Stages & Results),
Mountain Bike Championships - Aug 31 - Sept 9 (Races),
CyclingNews: More...

VeloNews: The famous steeps of the Cauberg climb in the heart of the hilly Dutch country around Valkenburg set the stage for what should be wildly unpredictable racing this week at the UCI Road World Championships.

CyclingNews: The 2012 Tour of Beijing's second stage has been forced to undergo change due to a section of a key mountain road being washed away in severe storms which devastated the Chinese capital in late July.

CyclingWeekly: Chris Froome has withdrawn from Wednesday's World Championship individual time trial, and will instead concentrate his efforts on Sunday's road race.

CyclingNews: Tejay van Garderen (BMC Racing) admitted that his excitement on the Cauberg may have cost BMC the chance of winning the Worlds team time trial in Valkenburg.

Cyclismas: "It’s the story of a sport so corrupted by its own mythology that it has lost all touch with reality and seems incapable of heeding the warnings given to it."

Bicycling: A look at the stop-and-go ascent of a radically different type of urban bicycle.

road.cc: Integration is key to Look's new long haul speed machine which we rode at Eurobike.

MBAction: Yeti is a small company nestled at the foot of the Rocky Mountains in Golden, Colorado. Their roots go all the way back to mountain biking's infancy, when they built some of the fastest race-bikes for the likes of John Tomac  and Juli Furtado. Today, their focus remains the same: build the bikes that you're passionate about.

CyclingNews: The favorites delivered in the women’s team time trial at the World Championships with Specialized-lulemon taking gold ahead of Orica-AIS and AA Drink - Leontien.NL Cycling.

SBS: What can the Armstrong case tell us about anti-doping regulation in cycling and in sport more generally? Is there too much focus on punishment for “dopers” and too little focus on prevention? And perhaps more importantly, what are the effects of prioritising punishment?

Cyclismas: "We understand there were photos showing Sean Yates and one of our team vehicles in front of the bike shop owned by Philou Maire, as revealed on Facebook."

TwistedSpoke: Top Spanish rider Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) has given his own opinion on the idea of a Truth & Reconciliation commission to address the widespread doping in the 90′s.

BikeRadar: Boulder, Colorado-based company Stages Cycling is launching a new direct-measurement power meter at Interbike that weighs just 20g and costs as little as $699.

SingleTrack: Whether the presence of one of most controversial cyclists was intended as a publicity stunt, or whether it increased registration for the race or not, his presence seemed a moot point for the majority of the 300 people in the corral who were far more concerned about tackling the 62 mile course with 8,800 feet of climbing than the last-minute presence of Armstrong on the front line.

CyclingWeekly: Despite a ban from the Italian national team, three cyclists went ahead and raced the World Championships at the weekend. Alessandro Ballan, Daniele Pietropolli and Alessandro Petacchi raced in the team time trials yesterday in Valkenburg, Netherlands, with their trade squads.

BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Great ventilation and sleek styling but could still use some tweaking in places."

PodiumCafe: The Cycling Gods had a pretty good one in store for the home crowd at today's opening day of the Limburg World Championships, stuffing both the men's and women's Rabobank teams in favor of teams from neighboring Belgium and Germany. Yup, because if a Dutch team can't win, you know the locals were quite happy to see their nearby neighbors seize the honors instead.

InnerRing: It was a close contest for the men and women. Look at the faces of the victorious Omega Pharma-Quickstep team as the picture says plenty although maybe the €100,000 prize pot had something to do with it (the women got a more modest €30,000).

CyclingNews: Double British success on final day of racing, Tiernan Locke makes history.

CyclingNews: The favorites delivered in the women’s team time trial at the World Championships with Specialized-lulemon taking gold ahead of Orica-AIS and AA Drink - Leontien.NL Cycling.

Races & Results.
UCI Road World Championship -  Sept 16-23 (Races & Results),
Tour of Britain -  Sept 9-16 (Stages & Results),
Vuelta a España -  Aug 18 - Sept 9 (Stages & Results),
Tour of China -  Sept 7-13 (Stages & Results),
Mountain Bike Championships - Aug 31 - Sept 9 (Races),
CyclingNews: More...