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October 2013

October 31, 2013


Photo: Giro d'Italia director Michele Acquarone continues to sit on the sidelines as RCS Sport undergoes an independent audit. Photo: Andrew Hood | VeloNews.com.
Giro d’Italia race director Michele Acquarone sits alone and in the dark at home as winter moves in on Milan. (velonews.com)





Photo: Michael Rasmussen (Christina Watchces-Ofone) returns to the Tour de San Luis. © Robert Bettini
Year-long investigation likely to reveal the full extent of doping in Denmark. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Tour de Suisse winner Rui Costa (Movistar). © Sirotti
Verbier and Saas-Fee to feature on final weekend. (cyclingnews.com)





Races & Results.
La Ruta - Oct 24-26 (Results),
Tour of Hainan - Oct 20-28 (Results),
2014 Tour de France - July 5-27 (Stages),
2014 Giro d'Italia - May 10, 2014 (Stages),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Results),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Results),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Results),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results).





Photo: Cervelo TestTeam riders Jeremy Hunt and Andreas Klier crashed hard on the 2010 Tour de France’s cobbled third stage. (James Startt).
Frankie Andreu takes a look at the 2014 Tour edition’s route and remembers his biggest first week of the Tour, back in 1994. (bicycling.com)





Photo: Russell Downing has had a successful career to date but is excited about the challenges awaiting with NFTO (pic: Alex Whitehead/SWpix).
As a much-travelled former national road race champion, an inaugural member of Team Sky – the first British rider to win an individual stage for them – and current national criterium champion, Russell Downing has been there, done that. (roadcyclinguk.com)





Photo: former Olympic champion Samuel Sanchez still remains without a contract.
Van der Schueren trying to get additional budget to sign more riders. (velonation.com)





Photo: The Volagi Liscio has been a disc-specific model for three years already.
Volagi is a small US based firm with a clear and simple focus - creating products designed specifically for the endurance cyclist. (bikeradar.com)





From the earliest days of the LeMond/Armstrong conflict there has been an unseemly, jealous and petty sense to LeMond’s dislike of Arrmstrong. (redkiteprayer.com)





Banned Italian to take on Mayo's Ventoux mark and others. (cyclingnews.com)





Races like the Eneco Tour and Tour de Pologne get downgranded. Paris-Nice, Tirren0-Adriatic, the Dauphiné and Tour de Suisse all shrink. Other races vanish. (inrng.com)





Dutch union reportedly starting Continental team for unemployed pros. (cyclingnews.com)





 Mark Cavendish has been invited to train with the Great Britain track team before the end of this year as officials assess whether he’s a genuine contender for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. (velonews.com)





Former Tour de France green jersey rider says no hard feelings with Australian team. (velonation.com)





2013 saw the introduction of TeXtreme to the bicycle industry with Felt’s first use of the incredible fabric in the launch of their FRD line. Since then, Felt has introduced 4 new models that also get the special checkerboard look. (bikerumor.com)








Photo: Ryder Hesjedal waited so long before admitting that he had used banned substances . © Bettini Photo (cyclingnews.com)
Agency ‘disappointed’ in delay, says many clean Canadian athletes were cheated out of opportunity to shine. (velonation.com)





Photo: Shane Sutton revealed the secrets to his success at Jaguar’s Ride Like a Pro event.
Shane Sutton has an enviable coaching track record and his previous pupils include two Sirs – Bradley Wiggins and Chris Hoy. (roadcyclinguk.com)





Photo: all eyes are on the cobbled stage for a race: it’s difficult.
Look at the map and it looks like a Tour of Eastern France. How can you have a race that misses out so much of the country? (inrng.com)





Photo: Sven Nys (Crelan-KDL) will start tomorrow’s Koppenbergcross in search of an incredible tenth victory in the race.
Kannibaal aiming for incredible tenth victory on Flemish hill; Helen Wyman aiming for number three. (velonation.com)





Photo: Geraint Thomas (Sky) wonders if he could have pushed a little harder in the time trial. © www.allaboutcycling.de
Welshman aims to return to Paris-Nice (cyclingnews.com).





Photo: two diameters with varying layups for different weight riders and for road or mountain bike use.
It’s a simple single bolt design using carbon rail clamps on a curved base to adjust both tilt and slide. Weights are as low as 89g. (bikerumor.com)





Photo: elite handling and confidence for beginners.
BikeRadar verdict: 90 out of 100 stars. "High quality build and proven handling at a modest price."






Photo: The numbers of riders within teams to be implemented by 2015. © Cicloweb.it
2020 world calendar with no US or British races. (cyclingnews.com)













Photo: PEZ Daily Distraction.














Photo: Lance Armstrong (US Postal) protected by his body guard at the 2004 Tour de France.
Insurance company looks to recoup $7.5 million payment. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Early on, as Gibney was working on this film, it was often criticized as a puff piece.
There can be no doubt that the result from his failed attempt to document Armstrong’s comeback makes a far more interesting film than what he had intended." (redkiteprayer.com)







Photo: Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Cervelo Test Team. © Russell Standring (cyclingnews.com)
“I plan to fight for my place up until Paris-Roubaix.” (velonation.com)





Photo: Chris Froome is wearing it for the first time in competition since the Champs Elysees in July and Peter Sagan has the green kit on exactly as it was in Paris.
The mighty ASO machine behind the Tour de France came to Japan this past weekend and with them they brought Chris Froome, Rui Costa, Peter Sagan and a host of other big stars to particpate in the first ever Saitama Criterium. (pezcyclingnews.com)





Photo: Jack Haig and Ryder Hesjedal. Both are featured in this week's Cycling Central Podcast - for let's face it - different reasons. (Mark Gunter/Getty).
It’s an impassioned podcast this week at Cycling Central HQ. (sbs.com.au)





Photo: Mad Fiber tests their carbon rims to the extreme.
The manufacturer recently shuttered their Seattle factory and word from co-founder Ric Hjertberg ( who also co-founded Wheelsmith and Wheel Fanatyk) is that the company is headed for bankruptcy. (bikerumor.com)















BikeRadar verdict: 60 out of 100 stars. "The Armstrong Lie does not offer new insight into Armstrong, but rather, neatly packages the story to date."





In response to Michael Rasmussen’s claims that Ryder Hesjedal learned how to use EPO in 2003, the Canadian rider has come clean and publicly admitted to being a part of cycling’s “dark past.” (velonews.com)













States both Bjarne Riis and the UCI were aware of his use of banned substances but didn’t act. (velonation.com)






Tour de France champion Chris Froome has won the prestigious Velo d'Or award as the best rider of 2013. (uk.eurosport.yahoo.com)











October 30, 2013


Photo: Lance Armstrong, the US Postal Service, EPO and Greg LeMond are all back in the news.
From the earliest days of the LeMond/Armstrong conflict there has been an unseemly, jealous and petty sense to LeMond’s dislike of Arrmstrong. (redkiteprayer.com)





Photo: Riccardo Riccò (Meridiana-Kamen)...
Banned Italian to take on Mayo's Ventoux mark and others. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: The UCI’s plans for pro cycling in 2015 and 2017 as the plans for reform appear on Cicloweb.it..
Races like the Eneco Tour and Tour de Pologne get downgranded. Paris-Nice, Tirren0-Adriatic, the Dauphiné and Tour de Suisse all shrink. Other races vanish. (inrng.com)





Photo: Bobbie Traksel (Champion System). © Photopress.be
Dutch union reportedly starting Continental team for unemployed pros. (cyclingnews.com)





Races & Results.
La Ruta - Oct 24-26 (Results),
Tour of Hainan - Oct 20-28 (Results),
2014 Tour de France - July 5-27 (Stages),
2014 Giro d'Italia - May 10, 2014 (Stages),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Results),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Results),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Results),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results).





Photo: Mark Cavendish has expressed an interest in returning to track cycling for the 2016 Olympics. Photo: Graham Watson.
 Mark Cavendish has been invited to train with the Great Britain track team before the end of this year as officials assess whether he’s a genuine contender for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. (velonews.com)





Photo: Baden Cooke is considering what next to do after not being retained by Orica GreenEdge.
Former Tour de France green jersey rider says no hard feelings with Australian team. (velonation.com)





Photo: to see the pinnacle of carbon fiber design, you need simply look toward Formula 1.
2013 saw the introduction of TeXtreme to the bicycle industry with Felt’s first use of the incredible fabric in the launch of their FRD line. Since then, Felt has introduced 4 new models that also get the special checkerboard look. (bikerumor.com)





Photo: If you have two wheels that you want to interchange on your bike without readjustment of the brake caliper, you will adjust the brake to one of them and then adjust the rotor on the other one so that it, too, lines up perfectly in between the brake pads. Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com.
If you’re racing cyclocross or gravel races on disc brakes, you have almost certainly pondered the issue of building a collection of multiple wheelsets. (velonews.com)





Photo: World champion Sven Nys (Crelan KDL) rebounded from a subpar World Cup performance the day before to place second at Superprestige Ruddervoorde.
Lucas Dubau narrowly retains lead among juniors. (cyclingnews.com)























Photo: The numbers of riders within teams to be implemented by 2015. © Cicloweb.it
2020 world calendar with no US or British races. (cyclingnews.com)








Photo: Ryder Hesjedal has commented in the wake of allegations made today by Michael Rasmussen. © Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us (cyclingnews.com)
Garmin-Sharp team states it supports 2012 Giro d’Italia winner, and that he testified to USADA. (velonation.com)





Photo: the UCI’s announcement yesterday and see what its doing and where it’s going.
One basic rule of corporate communications is to say what you’re going to do, tell people when you’re doing it and once you’ve done it let everyone know you’ve finished the job. (inrng.com)





Photo: John Gadret (AG2R La Mondiale) .
French climber relishing the chance to work for a contender; hopes to ride the Tour. (velonation.com)






Photo: Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano). © Fotoreporter Sirotti
Three-year deal for new title sponsor. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) win the 2013 Giro di Lombardia. © Roberto Bettini
Katusha man will start season at Tour de San Luis. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: The Crisp Dedacciai K19 Pez Project Show Bike or CDK19PPSB for short.
This year’s ExpoBici in Padova, Italy featured a special creation: a collaboration between tubeset makers Dedacciai, and framebuilder Darren Crisp. Building up a sweet, titanium Show Bike can be a lot of fun, even if it never gets ridden. (pezcyclingnews.com)
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Photo: With a few other brands, like Niner and BMC, putting out 29er “enduro” bikes, the scene could be pretty interesting next year.
While our money’s still on them releasing a 650B version eventually, Cannondale’s just put their new Trigger 29er Carbon under factory riders Ben Cruz and Jerome Clementz. (bikerumor.com)





Photo: The battery in this Pedego bike sits unobstrusively in back, but, the author writes, still attracted the ire of the
“We want to get some exercise and we don’t want to work too hard at it.” (nytimes.com)












Photo: PEZ Daily Distraction.













Photo: The Armstrong Lie opens in New York and Los Angeles November 8, with a limited nation-wide release to follow.
BikeRadar verdict: 60 out of 100 stars. "The Armstrong Lie does not offer new insight into Armstrong, but rather, neatly packages the story to date."





Photo: Ryder Hesjedal has admitted to using banned substances a decade ago. Photo: Graham Watson.
In response to Michael Rasmussen’s claims that Ryder Hesjedal learned how to use EPO in 2003, the Canadian rider has come clean and publicly admitted to being a part of cycling’s “dark past.” (velonews.com)






Photo: Bjarne Riis was aware of his doping</a> while he was part of the CSC team in 2002.
“The latest allegations do not appear credible to me. It 's not going to affect our relationship with Bjarne at all.”







Photo: Embattled Tour de France leader Michael Rasmussen (Rabobank). © Makoto Ayano (cyclingnews.com)
States both Bjarne Riis and the UCI were aware of his use of banned substances but didn’t act. (velonation.com)






Photo: Eurosport - Tour de France 2013 Chris Froome.
Tour de France champion Chris Froome has won the prestigious Velo d'Or award as the best rider of 2013. (uk.eurosport.yahoo.com)





Photo: Marco Marcato (Vacansoleil) winner of the 2012 Paris-Tours. © Isabelle Duchesne
Sagan to get extra support in the Classics and sprints. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Taylor Phinney poses for the Pro Tour Pin Ups calendar. © Laura Fletcher / cassettemedia.com
Phinney, Voigt, Dowsett pose for charity calendar. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Mark Cavendish's new book, At Speed, hits the shops.
With At Speed Mark Cavendish has produced what amounts to volume two of his autobiography. In part one, he was on his way to the top this is about what it's like when he gets there. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)





Photo: The carbon fiber reinforced fork is filled with two types of foam to ensure a pleasant ride. .
Using two dozen different polymers, BASF and design partner DING3000, have rethought and updated every facet of this historical marvel. (bikerumor.com)



























October 29, 2013


Photo: World champion Sven Nys (Crelan KDL) rebounded from a subpar World Cup performance the day before to place second at Superprestige Ruddervoorde.
Lucas Dubau narrowly retains lead among juniors. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Talansky rants in France. photo: twistedspoke.
Andrew Talansky of Garmin-Sharp is on an upward progression that may end on a podium step of the Tour de France someday. (atwistedspoke.com)





Photo: Brice Feillu has admitted that he has no contract thus far for next season and is facing an uncertain future.
"I know that times are tough and there won’t be place for everyone but I did some great things on the bike.” (velonation.com)





Photo: The British team, run by Stef Wyman, the husband and coach of European Cyclocross champion Helen Wyman, retains many of its riders from the 2013 season.
Fifth year for British women’s team as it aims at “Women’s Tour.”





Photo: Rising British star Andy Fenn has just completed his second year with Belgian super team Omega Pharma-Quickstep (pic: Sirotti).
Scotsman on debut GrandTour, life at one of cycling's biggest teams, and the 2014 Commonwealth Games. (roadcyclinguk.com)





Photo: The men's under 23 podium (l-r): Eric Sheppard (2nd,VIC), Rohan Dennis (1st,SA) and Calvin Watson (3rd,VIC). © Shane Goss/licoricegallery.com
Interview with new Trek signee. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Bike change...Annette Edmondson is back on the track after her first professional road season (Getty Images).
Orica-AIS rider Annette Edmondson has switched her focus back to the velodrome ahead of the first leg of the UCI Track World Cup Series which begins in Manchester this Friday. (sbs.com.au)





Races & Results.
La Ruta - Oct 24-26 (Results),
Tour of Hainan - Oct 20-28 (Results),
2014 Tour de France - July 5-27 (Stages),
2014 Giro d'Italia - May 10, 2014 (Stages),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Results),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Results),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Results),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results).





Photo: There have also been a succession of high-profile retirements after the 2013 season.
With two WorldTour teams - Vacansoleil-DCM and Euskaltel-Euskadi - folding after the 2013 season due to lack of sponsorship, the professional rider market has been flooded with unsigned talent. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)





Photo: The WorldTour tackles the Tour of Beijing (Getty Images).
It is the tail end of a busy month for bike racing in China. (sbs.com.au)





Photo: Thomas Rohregger (RadioShack) in the mountains jersey.
The 30-year-old Austrian had spent the last three seasons at the Leopard set up – known as RadioShack Leopard in 2013 – but was not been retained by the Trek team for 2014. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: It's more than 40 years since Phil Bayton finished fourth in the road race at the Munich Olympics.
He doesn't talk about the race very often, but when he does his memories are vivid as he recounts the day that he left Francesco Moser, Freddy Maertens and Cees Priem in his wake. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)





Photo: The five-day 2014 Women's Tour will take place from Wednesday May 7 to Sunday May 11.
The opening stage of the race on Wednesday May 7 will take place in Northamptonshire, with stage two running from Hinckley to Bedford and incorporating Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)





Photo: A mix of protein, healthy fats, and high-fiber veggies stave off hunger after an easy ride. (Veer).
What you eat when you wake will make or break the rest of your day. (bicycling.com)





Photo: Seventy Three Degrees looks at the world's finest frame-builders © Sam Dansie/BikeRadar.
BikeRadar verdict: 50 out of 100 stars. "Looks great, but let down by frame-building cliché and typos."










Tour de France sprints remain Cavendish’s big goal for 2014 but he could miss the Giro d’Italia. (cyclingnews.com)









Photo: New UCI president Brian Cookson with Thor Hushovd after stage 1 of the Tour of Beijing.© Bettini
Management committee discusses Independent Commission on past wrongdoing and new women’s commission. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Former World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) president Dick Pound.
Former WADA chief honoured for his fight for clean sport. (velonation.com)





Photo: BPost Trophee in Ronse, Belgium. It’s a brutal course to start with.
"I got lots of TV time in the beginning and at the end, because I was just behind, then with, then just ahead of Kevin Pauwels." (competitivecyclist.com)





Photo: Team Belkin won all nine stages of the Tour of Hainan.
Team Belkin won all nine stages of the Tour of Hainan with Moreno Hofland winning the overall. It’s an impressive feat to win all stages and the overall. Perhaps it’s been done before. (inrng.com)





Photo: Andrew Talansky looks back at the finish line clock on Stage 20 of the 2013 Tour de France. (James Startt).
Young American jumps into the top 10 overall in his first Tour de France. (bicycling.com)





Photo: A bunch of guys really stepping up their game this season.
The big change this year is depth. The lead groups at the big races have been large—sometimes with up to 10 guys in contention halfway into the race. (pelotonmagazine.com)





Photo: Kevin Seeldraeyers is still without a team for next season.
Belgian previously took best young rider award in Giro d’Italia and Paris-Nice, hoping for a contract. (velonation.com)






Photo: The Lampre riders celebrate their jerseys. © Bettini Photo
South African to continue the internalization of the Italian squad. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Italian champion Franco Pellizotti (Androni Giocattoli) finished sixth on the stage.
Team follows MPCC rules but Italian will attend training camps. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Le Coq Sportif Montech Windbreaker and Erco Longsleeve jersey.
Bike maintenance gear, clothing, books, posters, cycling-safe headphones and more. (cyclingtips.com.au) 





Photo: weighs just 173g, making it one of the lightest jackets we've tested.
BikeRadar verdict: 80 out of 100 stars. "Light, packable and impressively waterproof."





Photo: 3.2 kg (~7 lb) frame won’t be winning any prizes at a weight watcher meeting.
While there are dozens of amazing new 650B travel bikes on the market, none of them are built out of natures best wonder material – Titanium. (bikerumor.com)





Photo: Inspired by Wolf’s top rider, Gottfried Weilenmann, who won the Tour de Suisse in 1949.
From stink-proof base layers to stylish accessories, wool has come a long way since your dad’s plaid Pendleton. (bicycling.com)





Photo: Logo for the 42nd annual RAGBRAI..
It serves to remind us that it’s already time to start making sure that next year’s vacation schedules match up with our favorite big rides. (bikebiz.com)





Photo: there is some reasonable hope that a Truth and Reconciliation Commission will be formed and testimony will take place.
Consider that Floyd Landis and Tyler Hamilton will have an opportunity to sit down in the same room as members of the UCI, tell everything they saw and took part in while members of U.S. Postal and Phonak, and when finished Pat McQuaid won’t be there to call them “scumbags.” (redkiteprayer.com)





Moments that made us cringe, sigh or shake our heads in disappointment. (cyclingtips.com.au) 





Photo: PEZ Daily Distraction.














Photo: UCI president Hein Verbruggen with Lance Armstrong in 2002. © AFP
UCI president making strides with independent commission. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Stefan Schumacher (Christina Watches) .
German federation says doping is still fraud. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Hans-Michael Holczer was not telling the truth.
Judge throws out former team manager’s case against Stefan Schumacher. (velonation.com)





Photo: The Team Sky riders trained in Mallorca.
"We've prescribed it minimally" says team doctor. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Adrien Niyonshuti competing for Rwanda in the 2012 Olympics - Phil Walter.
Tim Lewis's Land of Second Chances is, arguably, not just the best cycling book released this year, but the best sports book of the year. (podiumcafe.com)





Photo: You, too, could look like these guys. Photo: Look Mum No Hands.
"We know, it’s not even Halloween yet. But although Christmas may be two months away, Hanukkah begins in late November this year, and some simply prefer to get their shopping done early. We love presents, so we’re doing just that." (velonews.com)





Photo: Riding your newly purchased steed will be more enjoyable with a few essentials to keep you mobile, comfortable, and safe.
Clothing, shoes, a helmet, tools, a water bottle…the list of supplementary kit required to make the most from your shiny new steed can seem endless. (roadcyclinguk.com)





Photo: You know that old adage of how your life flashes before your eyes? Well, it doesn’t.
"I was hit by a car going 40 miles per hour. When it happened, I was halfway through my turn, and frankly, I never saw it coming." (competitivecyclist.com)





Photo: The No.22 Bicycle Company’s Great Divide frameset delivered a sprightly, comfortable ride.
"I must admit I’ve always liked Canadians, and a few weeks in the company of No 22’s Great Divide has cemented this affection." (roadcyclinguk.com)





Photo: Lennard Zinn writes that performance and safety concerns require more attention to frame and component design for large riders. Diagram: Lennard Zinn.
"Poor bike fit is the first obstacle big riders encounter when seeking a decent ride. I believe that more than just the frame needs to scale up for the bigger rider." (velonews.com)





Photo: Cannondale promise to show off some hot bikes like this one at the London Bike Show in February Ben Delaney/BikeRadar.
Cannondale will exhibit rarely seen bikes at the London Bike Show in February and offer visitors the chance to pull a Peter Sagan-style wheelie. (bikeradar.com)





Photo: If weight’s more important than all out luxury, the new Mu EX is built up with a carbon handlebar, fork and seatpost with a SRAM Red rear derailleur.
Dahon’s done an internally geared folding bike before, but this is their first that uses one with a Gates Belt Drive. (bikerumor.com)





Photo: Cassettes are available in a wide range of sizes. Be realistic about your climbing abilities and then adjust your gearing accordingly.
"At a given power output, reducing the torque load by increasing the cadence can result in a higher power output." (bikeradar.com)


























October 28, 2013


Photo: This weekend Lars van der Haar won second round of the UCI World Cup Cyclocross series in Tabor. © Patrick Verhoest
The kid from up north is making the leap to... somewhere. Somewhere big. (podiumcafe.com)





Photo: General manager Patrick Lefevere at the Omega Pharma-Quick Step Cycling Team press conference. © Photopress.be
Tour de France sprints remain Cavendish’s big goal for 2014 but he could miss the Giro d’Italia. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Chris Froome has to be considered the only top-shelf contender to win the 2014 Tour de France. Photo: Graham Watson.
Simply put, the math is bad. Very, very bad. Unless your name is Christopher Froome. (velonews.com)





Photo: Is there anything Mathieu van der Poel can't do on a bike? The Dutch superstar bunny hops a section of barriers. © Photopress.be
Not since 2004 has a first year U23 'crosser won a World Cup round. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Juan Antonio Flecha, the ‘Spanish Flandrian’ called time on his career after spending his final season in the professional saddle with Vacansoleil-DCM (pic: Sirotti).
Spanish Flandrian reflects on his career after quitting the professional saddle this month. (roadcyclinguk.com)





Photo: Bert Grabsch (Omega Pharma - QuickStep). © Roberto Bettini
Former world time trial champion failed to find a team for 2014. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Zdenek Stybar (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) wins stage 3 of the Eneco Tour. © Fotoreporter Sirotti
Cyclo-cross World Champs remain a possibility. (cyclingnews.com)





Races & Results.
La Ruta - Oct 24-26 (Results),
Tour of Hainan - Oct 20-28 (Results),
2014 Tour de France - July 5-27 (Stages),
2014 Giro d'Italia - May 10, 2014 (Stages),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Results),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Results),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Results),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results).





Photo: Philippe Gilbert surrounded by some of is home fans.
Belgian unveils Philippe Gilbert square in his home town. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Tony Martin...
World time trial champion able to continue training with cycling-specific cast. (velonation.com)





Photo: The Selle San Marco Superleggera weighs 104.7g - very impressive, especially as it has padding.
Selle San Marco’s MD Giovanni Giradi shows the pick of the 78 year-old company’s new range. (bikeradar.com)





Photo: The chassis at the centre of the RCUK ‘cross bike build: the Specialized CruX Carbon Pro.
Specialized appears to have employed a number of design features from their successful road range, and as such we have an oversized carbon frameset sporting features such as a tapered head tube, supplied with integrated cartridge bearings.  (roadcyclinguk.com)





Photo: All Rotor rings provide multiple set-up positions to fine-tune where the rings affect your power phase.
It’s a rare piece of equipment can be credited with legitimately helping win a grand tour. (pelotonmagazine.com)







Photo: there is some reasonable hope that a Truth and Reconciliation Commission will be formed and testimony will take place.
Consider that Floyd Landis and Tyler Hamilton will have an opportunity to sit down in the same room as members of the UCI, tell everything they saw and took part in while members of U.S. Postal and Phonak, and when finished Pat McQuaid won’t be there to call them “scumbags.” (redkiteprayer.com)





Photo: The Sagan Squeeze.
Moments that made us cringe, sigh or shake our heads in disappointment. (cyclingtips.com.au) 





Photo: Albert Timmer (Argos-Shimano) who’s had the biggest season.
Who had the biggest year in 2013? Certainly in qualitative terms Chris Froome is the obvious choice and winning awards and exhibition races alike. But what about Adam Hansen’s Giro-Tour-Vuelta grand tour trinity? All valid but in terms of pure numbers it’s Albert Timmer (Argos-Shimano) who’s had the biggest season. (inrng.com)





Photo: Juan Jose Lobato (Euskaltel-Euskadi). © Pasados CyL
Spanish team begins preparing for 2014 with get together in Pamplona. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Meredith Miller finally cracked the top 10 at a UCI Cyclocross World Cup.
Since the start of her cyclocross racing career five years ago, the California Giant Berry Farms/Specialized rider’s highest finish had been 11th, twice in 2012. (podiuminsight.com)






Photo: Helen Wyman (Kona)...
Helen Wyman (Kona) led home a British one-two in the opening round of the 2013-14 Superprestige cyclo-cross series in Ruddervoorde, Belgium, on Sunday. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)





Photo: Multiple Australian national champion Peta Mullens.
Road career beckons for Australian rider. (velonation.com)





Photo: Rémy Di Gregorio will be rejoining the French peloton.
French rider cleared of possession of doping products but takes a step down to former team. (velonation.com)





Photo: Italian champion Franco Pellizotti (Androni Giocattoli) finished sixth on the stage.
Team follows MPCC rules but Italian will attend training camps. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: 2013 La Ruta de los Conquistadores winner Marconi Durán (Coopenae-Movistat-Eonomy).
Mata defends title in women's race. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: The Gateway Cross place-getters salute the crowd. © Matt James
Two from two for Belgian rider. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Brasil Ride overall winners Henrique Avancini and Sherman Paiva.
Avancini and de Paiva become first Brazilian winners. (cyclingnews.com)










Photo: PEZ Daily Distraction.

















Photo: The cover of the Wheelmen book.
Landis feels the weight of the omerta. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: I’m very fortunate that during my time racing I never encountered it. I was never offered anything, and was never forced to take anything, no. © Velo News
To some, Veilluex's retirement was perplexing. How could someone be at such a high point in their sporting career, and still walk away from it? (cyclinginquisition.com)






Photo: Danilo Hondo will transfer to Trek Factory Racing in 2014. Photo: Casey B. Gibson.
Trek Factory Racing confirmed three new signees on Monday, announcing deals with Danilo Hondo, Giacomo Nizzolo, and Calvin Watson. Hondo and Nizzolo move over from RadioShack-Leopard when the team transfers ownership to Trek in January. (velonews.com)





Photo: Marcel Kittel wins, Tour de France 2013, stage 21.
Marcel Kittel was the fastest sprinter at the Tour de France this year but continues to avoid boastful titles preferring to let his performances speak for themselves.  (cyclingweekly.co.uk)





Photo: AIGCP managing director Luuc Eisenga.
AIGCP chief emphasises need for various stakeholders in sport to all pull together. (velonation.com)





Photo: Taylor’s Struggle At Tirreno.
With the 2013 road season wrapped up the banter between journos at this time of year is always about what their favorite performances were in the past season and once again opinions are divided. (pezcyclingnews.com)





Photo: Richie Porte believes that he can ride well in both races next year.
Wants to try to take another Paris-Nice title next season. (velonation.com)





Photo: Winners are grinners (L-R): Paul Mashford, David Stellan, Isaac Tonello, Jiri Krivanek, Mark Frendo, Cory Wallace, Mario Färberböck, Liesbeth Hessens.
Hessens victorious in women's overall. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Topeak Prep Station
© Jon Ashelford/Future Publishing
.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Great quality tools, packaged inside an intelligently designed, easy to access and portable box."





Photo: For less than $400, all of this could be yours. Photo: VeloNews.com.
The pace of innovation lately has become slightly out of hand. First it was disc brakes, and all the new gear those required, followed closely by 11-speed rear shifting, then 11-speed shifting with hydraulic disc brakes, and now electronic 11-speed shifting with hydraulic disc brakes. It’s all a bit dizzying, really. (velonews.com)





Photo: Turbo trainers use a cam lever which clamp two cups around the rear wheel skewer.
A turbo trainer is a necessary evil in winter. (roadcyclinguk.com)






October 27, 2013




Photo: Klaas Vantornout (Sunweb-Napoleon Games) wins the opening round of the Superprestige. © AFP
Nys, Meeusen round out podium. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Moreno Hofland (Belkin) also leads the points competition.
Belkin close in on total domination. (cyclingnews.com)

















Races & Results.
La Ruta - Oct 24-26 (Stages & Results),
Tour of Hainan - Oct 20-28 (Stages & Results),
2014 Tour de France - July 5-27 (Stages),
2014 Giro d'Italia - May 10, 2014 (Stages),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Results),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Results),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Results),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results).












Photo: A select group sprinted for victory at the end of stage 2 with Theo Bos (Blanco) winning ahead of Andre Greipel and Mark Cavendish. © Bettini
Multiple victories at Tour of Hainan not the end of the road. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Programmable shifting lies at the heart of Shimano’s latest Di2 electronic gear systems and which rely on its E-tube technology.
Programmable gears sound like a technology more likely to be found on a Formula One car than the humble bicycle, but it’s a technology at the heart of Shimano’s latest Di2 electronic shifting systems. (roadcyclinguk.com)





Photo: Simon Gerrans (Orica-GreenEdge) took over yellow after stage 4. © Bettini
Orica-GreenEdge to target all but mountain stages. (cyclingnews.com)














Photo: PEZ Daily Distraction.








Photo: Roberto Heras and Johan Bruyneel at the Vuelta. © AFP
Former US Postal riders asked to testify in London. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: One day after his birthday, Adam Blythe (BMC) celebrated with a victory at Binche-Tournai-Binche. © AFP
Links up with Sean Yates and Downing brothers. (cyclingnews.com)




























October 26, 2013


Photo: Copyright © Pete Geyer/www.cyclingfans.com.
The 2013 Superprestige Cyclocross - Ruddervoorde (Hansgrohe Superprestige) is Sunday, October 27. Live streaming video: 3:45pm CET (10:45am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)







Photo: Doug Report...
The 2013 Six Days of Amsterdam Track Cycling (6-Daagse van Amsterdam) are being held October 21-26. Live streaming video: 7:20pm CET (1:20pm U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)









Photo: Katie Compton...
Technical issue sees chasers close in but US champion holds on. (velonation.com)






Photo: Theo Bos (Belkin) wins stage 7.
Dutch team win seven straight stages. (cyclingnews.com)






Defending champion Paolo Montoya (Frijoles Los Tierniticos-Focus) won the second day of La Ruta de Los Conquistadores in Turrialba, Costa Rica, on Friday, besting stage 1 winner Marconi Durán (Coopenae-Movistar) by 1:19 in the 100-kilometer race. (velonews.com)





Photo: Thor Hushovd (BMC) exchanges greetings with a man dressed as a panda at the Tour of Beijing. © Bettini
30 wins in transitional year for American team. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Belgian elite rider Jan Denuwelaere will make his first World Cup start of the season in Rome. © Photopress.be
Belgian frustrated by politics. (cyclingnews.com)





Races & Results.
La Ruta - Oct 24-26 (Stages & Results),
Tour of Hainan - Oct 20-28 (Stages & Results),
Japan Cup - Oct 20 (Results),
Tour of Beijing - Oct 11-15 (Results),
2014 Tour de France - July 5-27 (Stages),
2014 Giro d'Italia - May 10, 2014 (Stages),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Results),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Results),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Results),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results).















Cobblestones are back for the 2014 Tour de France, and you could almost feel the tension fill the room as nervous GC candidates watched in growing gloom from their seats Wednesday in Paris as Tour officials confirmed their worst fears. (velonews.com)









Photo: The Lautaret is a long climb by itself but also one of two ways to reach the start of the mighty Col du Galibier.
The 2014 Tour de France route was unveiled and Stage 14 looks to like the Queen Stage, it’s certainly got mountain aristocracy with the climbs of the Lautaret before the Izoard and the final climb to Risoul. (inrng.com)





Photo: Bruyneel. Time to drop Lance.
We all know the Biblical revelation: you were duped. Cut to the chase, long story less long, you’re innocent. (atwistedspoke.com)





Photo: The Vuelta 2012's winner, Spanish cyclist Alberto Contador, former cyclists Miguel Indurain and Oscar Pereiro pose during the presentation of the 68th Vuelta a Espana.
Gives thumbs up to pavé stage, but says route is too mountainous. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Yukiya Arashiro is the local favourite at the Saitama Criterium. © Cyclingnews
Japanese champion on life at Europcar. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: WC Round Two in Czech; Superprestige kicks off in Belgium.
Cyclocross is officially in full swing now over in Europe, and we've got two major competitions on tap for this weekend. WC Round Two in Czech; Superprestige kicks off in Belgium. (podiumcafe.com)





Photo: Just 24 hours after the route is announced in Paris, Hinault, Pescheux and others, including great French hope Romain Bardet and popular Japanese rider Yukiya Arashiro are at an evening event held at the French embassy in Tokyo.
Just 24 hours after the 2014 Tour presentation in Paris, race director Jean-Francois Pescheux and a number of Tour stars landed in Tokyo for the Tour presentation number two but it was the Badger, Bernard Hinault who stole the show. (pezcyclingnews.com)





Photo: The Criterium de Saitama, a publicity event aimed at attracting Japanese investment to the Tour.
Tour de France organizers ASO took a bold leap into a new market by holding the first event outside France to carry its prestigious name in Saitama on Saturday. (pelotonmagazine.com)





Photo: Hold the screwdrivers with one hand and then squeeze them together using a pair of pliers.
"I clean the chain by placing it in a screw top jar about one third full of Lacquer Thinner, a pretty good solvent for removing grease." (davesbikeblog.squarespace.com)















Photo: PEZ Daily Distraction.












Photo: The Saitama Criterium podium: Sagan, Froome, and Rui Costa. © AFP
Tour de France winner beats Peter Sagan and Rui Costa. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Identified as one of the big young talents by his results this year, Under 23 Chrono des Nations winner Ryan Mullen.
European track championship medals also encouraging for first year under 23 rider. (velonation.com)





Photo: Chris Froome (Sky) signs autographs in Aalst. © Photopress.be
Sky rider in Japan, wins Saitama Criterium. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: The 2006 Clásica de San Sebastián winner Xavier Florencio has explained his decision to retire at 33. © www.pezcyclingnews.com
Operation was possible, but Spanish rider believes risks are too great to continue in the sport. (velonation.com)





Photo: The Fondriest SF2's frame is full of retro indulgences, including chromed head tube lugs, polished dropouts and a cast bottom bracket shell with a chrome-crowned fork. © Future Publishing
BikeRadar verdict: 4.5 out of 5 stars. "Classic looks combined with thoroughly modern handling."





Photo: The bag does not hang from the decaleur. Its weight is supported by a small front rack. .
A decaleur is a quick release for a handlebar bag. It attaches the bag securely while keeping it offset from the bars so there’s room for your hands on the handlebars. (janheine.wordpress.com)





Photo: Got to love a post-race sandwich. © Zoe Filloux
The season in numbers. (cyclingnews.com)
















October 25, 2013


Photo: Cycling TV is also showing the Elite Women race live.
The 2013 UCI Cyclocross World Cup at Tabor is Saturday, October 26.  Live streaming video: 2:45pm CET (8:45am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)





Photo: Oleg Tinkov had his own champagne to celebrate with. © Roberto Bettini
Russian businessman ready to create his own team for 2015. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: A solo victory for Hofland (Belkin)..
Six in a row for Belkin. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Not everyone in the peloton is unhappy with the inclusion of cobblestones in the 2014 Tour, but the GC riders do not fall into that category. Photo: Graham Watson.
Cobblestones are back for the 2014 Tour de France, and you could almost feel the tension fill the room as nervous GC candidates watched in growing gloom from their seats Wednesday in Paris as Tour officials confirmed their worst fears. (velonews.com)






Photo: Doug Report...
The 2013 Six Days of Amsterdam Track Cycling (6-Daagse van Amsterdam) are being held October 21-26. Live streaming video: 7:20pm CET (1:20pm U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)





Races & Results.
La Ruta - Oct 24-26 (Stages & Results),
Tour of Hainan - Oct 20-28 (Stages & Results),
Japan Cup - Oct 20 (Results),
Tour of Beijing - Oct 11-15 (Results),
2014 Tour de France - July 5-27 (Stages),
2014 Giro d'Italia - May 10, 2014 (Stages),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Results),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Results),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Results),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results).





Photo: Thomas Raeymakers...
Phil Southerland is a team manager like no other. He founded his revolutionary Diabetes awareness team, Team Type 1 team back in 2008, rode in it as a rider and now this year took the brave step of changing his successful team of International non-diabetic and diabetic team into a 100% diabetic team, Novo Nordisk. (pezcyclingnews.com)





Photo: Marcel Kittel watches the route presentation. © AFP
German on the Classics and new Milan-San Remo route. (cyclingnews.com)





But on the whole hosting the Tour de France is seen as a good thing and towns pay for the privilege. How much does it cost? (inrng.com)










Belkin continues clean sweep. (cyclingnews.com)





Belgian likely attracted by nine cobblestone sectors on stage five to Porte du Hainaut. (velonation.com)






Team manager thinks Pyrenees and time trial will be decisive. (cyclingnews.com)







Photo: Johan Bruyneel directed Lance Armstrong to all seven of his now defunct Tour de France victories. Photo: Graham Watson.
On June 12, 2012, the United States Anti-Doping Agency unleashed a letter that set the cycling world ablaze in a still smoldering fire, a letter that outlined the evidence and charges against a who’s who of Lance Armstrong’s teams. (velonews.com)





Photo: odds might well shift from the top climbers to those all-rounders who have strong teams.
With its more copious menu of mountaintop finishes, and time trialing reduced to a single stage 24 hours before the finish in Paris, next year’s 101st Tour de France has already been labeled one for the climbers. (pelotonmagazine.com)






Photo: Johnny Hoogerland with Androni Giocattoli team manager Gianni Savio. © Androni Giocattoli (cyclingnews.com)
Dutch champion finds new squad after Vacansoleil DCM team folds. (velonation.com)





Photo: Marconi Durán surprised with the win on his first day at La Ruta de los Conquistadores on Thursday. Photo: La Ruta de los Conquistadores.
Marconi Durán and Pua Mata rode away with day one wins at La Ruta de los Conquistadores on Thursday in El Rodeo, Costa Rica. (velonews.com)





Photo: Richie Porte will ditch his domestique role at the Giro d'Italia next year. Photo: Graham Watson.
Richie Porte (Sky) is the archetypal loyal lieutenant, a man you can count on in a crisis, a man who sacrifices himself and his own ambitions for the greater good of his team. (velonews.com)






Photo: Dayer Quintana...
Family member of Tour de France runner up signs contract with Spanish WorldTour squad. (velonation.com)





Photo: The production versions of the brakes will use 140mm, not 160mm rotors.
BikeRadar verdict: 4.5 out of 5 stars. "Shimano's hydraulic road system trumps SRAM's."





Photo: As one of the cheapest investments you can make in your safety in the event of a crash.
RoadID is offering new badges that sit next to the ID badge. Most of the badges are simply a space to customize your RoadID to your activities, but the Medical Alert Badge is probably a good one to have if you need it. (bikerumor.com)





Photo: the tools offer smart, stylish design paired with functionality.
Adding another option to the standard US tool and pump choices, Quality Bicycle Products just announced that they will be distributing Birzman products stateside. (bikerumor.com)










Photo: PEZ Daily Distraction.
















Photo: Anti-doping expert Parisotto. Photo: © Shane Stokes
Anti-doping expert encouraged by Cookson’s win in presidency battle, says new leadership is crucial for UCI and the sport. (velonation.com)





Photo: Pat McQuaid in his old office.
Kroll enlisted to help Cookson uncover alleged wrongdoing. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Chris Froome left Paris, where he attended the unveiling of the 2014 Tour de France route this week, and traveled to Japan for his final race of the season. Photo: Graham Watson.
Tour de France champion Chris Froome (Sky) has backed new UCI president Brian Cookson to rid the sport of its doping culture and usher in a new dawn. (velonews.com)





Photo: Marcel Kittel threw himself wholeheartedly into the sumo exhibition.
ASO launches new venture in Japan. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Cadel Evans.
Giro d’Italia focus allows former World champion to ride home race. (velonation.com)





Photo: The final Vuelta podium for 2013© Bettini.
First finish outside Madrid since 1993 on the cards. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Cannondale Synapse Carbon 5 105.
Five of the best bits of road cycling kit, five of the best pieces of mountain biking gear, brought to you on a Friday. (bikeradar.com)






































October 24, 2013


Photo: Every year millions of French people have the Tour de France riding through their town or village.
But on the whole hosting the Tour de France is seen as a good thing and towns pay for the privilege. How much does it cost? (inrng.com)










Photo: Theo Bos wins his fourth straight stage in Tour of Hainan. © Tour of Hainan 2013
Belkin continues clean sweep. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Tom Boonen suggested in the past that he might not ride the Tour de France again.
Belgian likely attracted by nine cobblestone sectors on stage five to Porte du Hainaut. (velonation.com)






Photo: Nairo Quintana (Movistar) in polka dots in Paris. © Bettini
Team manager thinks Pyrenees and time trial will be decisive. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Gary Verity, the chief executive of Welcome to Yorkshire, proudly presented Yorkshire as the hosts of the Grand Depart .
First details of Tour’s third stage also released at Paris presentation. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Carlos Alberto Betancur (Ag2R)... © Sirotti
Pozzovivo likely to miss out due to cobbles in week one. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Doug Report...
The 2013 Six Days of Amsterdam Track Cycling (6-Daagse van Amsterdam) are being held October 21-26. Live streaming video: 7:20pm CET (1:20pm U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)





Races & Results.
La Ruta - Oct 24-26 (Stages & Results),
Tour of Hainan - Oct 20-28 (Stages & Results),
Japan Cup - Oct 20 (Results),
Tour of Beijing - Oct 11-15 (Results),
2014 Tour de France - July 5-27 (Stages),
2014 Giro d'Italia - May 10, 2014 (Stages),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Results),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Results),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Results),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results).





Photo: Men's leader Paolo Montoya at the front. © J. Andrea�s Vargas/Lead Adventure Media
Mata hopes to defend title in Costa Rica. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Doug Report...
Looking for something to play on the speakers at your shop this holiday season? Tired of the same old carols and Muzak?





Photo: Once inspected, the spiders are then ready to be mounted onto cranks and have chain rings attached..
German power meter company builds instrumentation by hand. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: high-quality brake cleaner with a heavily pressurised aerosol action.
BikeRadar verdict: 3.5 out of 5 stars. "Brake cleaner with blasting power to rid of grime, but expensive for heavy use."













































Photo: Lance Armstrong, left, and George Hincapie, during the Tour de France in 2004. Hincapie was one of four riders who confessed to doping and testified against Armstrong.
People — more than three dozen of them — were mentioned in the United States Anti-Doping Agency report that exposed Armstrong’s long-lived lies and duplicity. But a year after the report was released, we still do not know the identities of most of them. (nytimes.com)





Photo: Johan Bruyneel ties up a few loose ends before the start of stage one. © Stephen McMahon
Former team manager and team doctors face USADA arbitration. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Andy Schleck (RadioShack-Leopard) seems to be one of the happiest Tour de France contenders.
Elder brother Fränk has no fear of the cobbles as the Luxemburgers prepare for their comeback. (velonation.com)






Photo: The new Paris-Nice leader Andreas Klöden (RadioShack). © Fabrice Lambert
German calls time on controversial career. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: The fans come out en masse to cheer on favorite riders like Jens Voigt. © Bettini Photo
German expects great year from Schleck brothers. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Vincenzo Nibali (RadioShack Leopard) finished second overall in Madrid. © Bettini
Martinelli: "It's a good Tour for Vincenzo." (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Australia's Matthew Lloyd (Omega Pharma-Lotto) soloed to victory in stage six. © Roberto Bettini
Exclusive interview with former Australian Champion. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: The flags of Basque cycling fans will be at half mast today for the passing of Agustín Sagasti. © AFP
Basque project continues after demise of Euskaltel. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Rotor cranks: team up with your choice of BB and chainrings.
This is a bit of a second coming for Rotor Power. After the initial launch in autumn 2012, it all went a bit quiet and sourcing a pair of the Power cranks proved to be a bit challenging. Production delays and a few technical glitches later, Rotor cranks have finally landed. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)





Photo: Raleigh Revenio Carbon.
BikeRadar verdict: 3 out of 5 stars. "Comfortable and stable steed for churning out the miles."
















Photo: PEZ Daily Distraction.















Photo: Cookson Calls UCI Election a 'Crossroads' for Cycling. www.theepochtimes.com.
Change welcomed across the cycling community. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: laptop belonging to the former chief, Pat McQuaid, was seized.
More details emerge of election day manoeuvre in Aigle.





Photo: Formula 1 star Fernando Alonso was on hand at the start of the elite men's world championship race. © Sirotti
Fernando Alonso Cycling Team confident of finding sponsors for 2015 World Tour debut. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: The Belles Filles await.
Tour de France director Christian Prudhoome has a new toy and he’s having a great time playing with it: the Voges. (atwistedspoke.com)






Photo: Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) enjoyed his day in yellow during stage 2.
German sprinter weighs in on the 2014 route. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Chris Froome and Bradley Wiggins .
Race’s two British winners could put personal enmity aside; Yorkshire start could be key. (velonation.com)





Photo: Rust and McClung developed the first elevated-chainstay concept..
Mike Rust was one of the influential figures in the development of the modern mountain bike. (bicycling.com)





Photo: Fall is the season for a good vest and we review a range of eight. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com.
You need a good vest. You really do. (velonews.com)





Photo: The new Orbea Avant M-Ltd – full SRAM Red HDD, Zipp 303s, FSA K-Force Light and an £8,000 pricetag.
Just when we thought the road bike disc brake debate might have a chance to settle down, Basque based race bike builders Orbea delivered us their all-new Avant. (bikeradar.com)






















































October 23, 2013





Photo: The official route of the 2014 Tour de France. © ASO
Five summit finishes and a tribute to the centenary of World War I for the 101st race. (velonation.com)





Photo: Many fun riders, including from Belgium, climb to Planche des belles filles since Chris Froome won up there in 2012.
Planche des belles filles preceded by six climbs on Bastille Day. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Simon Gerrans (Orica - GreenEdge).
Hip fractures, shorter seasons, Spring Classics and the Yates twins. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Vitaly Buts in the mountains jersey. © Guoqiang Song
Hofland remains in yellow. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: (L-R) Marcel Meisen / Mike Teunissen / Bart Aernouts. © Photopress.be
Teunissen, Aernouts round out podium. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Doug Report...
The 2013 Six Days of Amsterdam Track Cycling (6-Daagse van Amsterdam) are being held October 21-26. Live streaming video: 7:20pm CET (1:20pm U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)





Races & Results.
Tour of Hainan - Oct 20-28 (Stages & Results),
Japan Cup - Oct 20 (Results),
Tour of Beijing - Oct 11-15 (Results),
2014 Tour de France - July 5-27 (Stages),
2014 Giro d'Italia - May 10, 2014 (Stages),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Results),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Results),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Results),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results).





Photo: The SM-PCE1 is the relay between a PC and the Di2 battery holder and shifter.
Shimano makes it pretty easy for dealers to help you customize your system. Unfortunately, they’ve not done the best job spreading the word to riders that such options are available. (bikerumor.com)





Photo: Sphyke has a keyless combination lock for your wheels and seatpost (and stem-cap, and saddle.
Simple solutions are always the best. And with the boom in cycle-commuting we could all use a little more piece peace of mind. (bikerumor.com)






































Photo: make sure that nothing was destroyed that shouldn’t be destroyed.
Cookson: “They had to secure the computers. They took all the back-up tapes and all the IT stuff.” (velonation.com)






Photo: Two heavy stages for puncheurs but it’s Stage 10 on 14 July Bastille Day that’s a real mountain stage.
It’s official we can see the map for real, watch the excellent video montages and crucially learn more about the roads between the start and finish towns. (inrng.com)







Photo: Chris Froome is looking forward to defending his 2013 Tour title next summer. Photo: Graham Watson.
Reigning champion Chris Froome (Sky) said he was delighted by the 2014 Tour de France route, despite it seemingly favoring pure climbers. (velonews.com)






Photo: Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) on the attack. © Roberto Bettini
Frenchman points to difficulty of Vosges stages. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Moments before getting caught in a blizzard. © Alex Grant
Alex Grant heading to Costa Rica for a dose of Pura Vida. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Nate English...
28-year-old Nate English (5Hr Energy p/b Kenda) is a five-year professional bicycle racer who has competed at the top level of domestic cycling. (cyclingiIlustrated.com)





Photo: Ritchey's revamped WCS Streem II gets a shorter reach and drop plus more aggressively shaped tops.
Ritchey's R&D crew has been busy, and the company released a flurry of new product for the 2014 model year. (bikeradar.com)





Photo: Elliptical chainrings work by increasing the effective gear through the main power part of the pedal stroke.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Genuine power-boosting upgrade."










Photo: PEZ Daily Distraction.














Photo: Armstrong has begun to make his first attempts at resuscitating his career and reputation.
12 months ago the Lance Armstrong myth came crashing down. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)






Photo: protesting the UCI’s decision to not allow any of Alberto Contador’s points to be considered for two years after the end of his ban. © Roberto Bettini
A controversial UCI rule blocking the consideration of points of riders after they returned from doping bans has been overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. (velonation.com)





Photo: the drug is testosterone, a banned drug in all Olympic sports.
A racer does a drug regimen. The drug is testosterone, a banned drug in all Olympic sports.  He decides to apply for a Therapeutic Use Exemption, or TUE, from the United States Anti-Doping Association (USADA).  He doesn't get it. (jralong.blogspot.com).





Photo: Former Tour and Giro winner Stephen Roche is looking to implement changes in cycling. © Fotoreporter Sirotti
Easier route may be more humane for the racers. (cyclingnews.com)







Photo: 15.4km of the Pavé du Nord to negotiate. (telegraph.co.uk)
15.4km of the Pavé du Nord to negotiate, but nothing as serious as first it appears. (velonation.com)





Photo: Ryan Trebon rides a custom SuperX Hi-Mod Disc that is slightly larger than Cannondale's largest stock offering. © Josh Patterson/Future Publishing
Custom geometry for lanky 'cross racer. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: 10 per cent stiffer at the bottom bracket while the vertical compliance has been increased by 14 per cent.
Holding firm to the principle of trickling down cutting-edge tech from its top-of-the-range bike to the rest of the range, Cervélo has updated three bikes for 2014 with technology from its 2013 hyper-bike, the £7,499 RCA frameset. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)





Photo: Marin Mount Vision CX-M Pro. © Russell Burton
BikeRadar verdict: 4.5 out of 5 stars. "Aggressive pricing and attitude put Marin back at the top of the big fun, tough-trail charts."






























October 22, 2013


Photo: After seasons of near misses and setbacks, 2013 was a dream year for Chris Froome. (James Startt).
The 2013 Tour de France champion tells us about the changes in his training that made a difference and looks ahead to more tough racing in 2014. (bicycling.com)







Photo: Tour de France Route Presentation, Palais des Congrès, Paris.
October 23 show starts at *11:30am CET (*5:30am U.S. Eastern). Finish at around 12:30pm CET (6:30pm U.S. Eastern). Live video from *11:30am CET (*5:30am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)







Photo: Doug Report...
The 2013 Six Days of Amsterdam Track Cycling (6-Daagse van Amsterdam) are being held October 21-26. Live streaming video: 7:20pm CET (1:20pm U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)





Races & Results.
Tour of Hainan - Oct 20-28 (Stages & Results),
Japan Cup - Oct 20 (Results),
Tour of Beijing - Oct 11-15 (Results),
2014 Giro d'Italia - May 10, 2014 (Stages),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Results),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Results),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Results),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results).





Photo: The podium on stage 3. © Guoqiang Song
Three stages in a row for Belkin. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Women’'s winner Elle Anderson taking in the men’'s race. © Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net
American hopes to continue early season success. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: The peloton passes through one of the Red Canyon archways as it passes near Bryce Canyon. © Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us
Miller still examining route options for 2014. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Team Saxo Tinkoff...
Slovenian rider gets vote of confidence from Riis after mixed 2013 season. (velonation.com)





Photo: John Lee Augustyn... www.velonation.com
South African talks about his hip injury, tough times and getting back into shape. (velonation.com)





Photo: Jurgen van den Broeck (Lotto Belisol) a little worse for wear after his crash on stage 5. © Bettini Photo
Belgian team confirms final roster. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: The head itself is about 1-1/4 inches wide (32mm) and features blades on opposite sides for slicing through the heavy growth.
“Are we not men?” Damn straight, we are. (pezcyclingnews.com)
































Photo: people were intimidated and bullied by Armstrong.
There are people who are criminals that just shouldn’t be able to participate again in anything.” (velonation.com)





Photo: the UCI seemed to regress back towards obstruction and bizarre press releases.
One year ago the UCI gave its response to USADA’s reasoned decision and the ban imposed on Lance Armstrong. The media was convened to a hotel in Switzerland where Pat McQuaid announced the UCI accepted USADA’s verdict and it would ban Armstrong and strip him of almost all his results. (inrng.com)





Photo: Tejay van Garderen...
The Tejay van Garderen who showed up in Aspen, Colorado for the US Pro Cycling Challenge wasn't the same rider who lost the race by 21 seconds last year and 17 seconds the year before. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)






Photo: Miguel Indurain won his five Tours based largely on his ability to time trial efficiently.© Bettini Photo.
50km time trial set to be decisive next year. (velonation.com)





Photo: Tom Jelte Slagter (Belkin). © DCP/Bert Geerts
Dutchman on his move to Garmin-Sharp. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Reigning world champion Sven Nys (Crelan-KDL) awaits the start of Kermiscross. © Photopress.be
Valkenburg winner Lucas Dubau is top junior. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: The hydraulic disc brakes and electronic shifting with this 36-52T front gearing make this a versatile bike — great for riding to ’cross races as well racing in them, and merely a tire change and bottle cage converts it to a road or gravel-grinder bike. Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com.
"I’m most excited to relay my experiences with electronic shifting through the first month of the cyclocross season." (velonews.com)





Photo: It should hold zero to eight keys depending on the key type and your personal needs..
The tool is designed to work best with your standard house key style blank, and two of those are included. (bikerumor.com)






Photo: Greg LeMond calls for Lance Armstrong to be imprisoned during an interview to air Monday night on CNN. Photo: Graham Watson
Three-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond has come out with renewed vigor against Lance Armstrong in an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper, to be aired at 8PM Monday (EDT). (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: PEZ Daily Distraction.













Photo: Greg LeMond. © Gerry McManus/www.splitsecondimages.co.uk
In an interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper aired on Monday night, LeMond denounced Armstrong as a bully and a thug, and said that Armstrong should face jail for doping and corruption, which he believes constitute criminal as well as sporting infractions. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Armstrong no better than Atienza?
According to the latest damning quote from Greg Lemond, Lance Armstrong is no better a rider than Daniel Atienza, Stephane Goubert or Alexandre Botcharov. (atwistedspoke.com)





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






Photo: Dorel Industries, the parent company of Cannondale, has acquired a majority share of Cannondale Pro Cycling. © Sonoko Tanaka
Immediate future looks secure for green team despite current lack of co-sponsor. (velonation.com)





Photo: This recall includes Fox Evolution series forks that came on production bicycles, as well as those that were sold aftermarket .
Suspension manufacturer Fox Racing Shox has issued a voluntary recall of up to 40,000 Evolution series forks manufactured between March 1, 2012 and November 30, 2012 March 1, 2012 and November 30, 2012.





Photo: USA Pro Challenge mountains champion Matt Cooke will return with Jamis-Hagens Berman in 2014. Photo: Casey B. Gibson.
Luis Amaran, Ben Jacques-Maynes, Tyler Wren, and Matt Cooke were among the core riders confirmed on Tuesday for U.S. Continental team Jamis-Hagens Berman’s 2014 roster. (velonews.com)





Photo: Michele Scarponi (Lampre-Merida) was voted most combative. © Bettini Photo
Veteran Italian boosts Nibali's Tour de France squad. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: The monocoque L-series frame is crafted in Asia, and, at first glance, our eyes were immediately drawn to the massive bottom bracket area.
Founded in 1986, the Tennessee-based bike company has become one of the industry leaders in titanium frame technology. (roadbikeaction.com)

























October 21, 2013


Photo: Jean-François Pescheux has stepped down as the race director of the Tour de France.
Jean-François Pescheux has stepped down as the race director of the Tour de France and this week’s presentation of the 2014 route will be a parting gift. (inrng.com)






Photo: Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel - Euskadi). © Bettini
15 Euskaltel-Euskadi riders still searching for new teams. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Theo Bos takes the stage win.
Two months after being a non-starter at the Vuelta a Espana due to a health condition, flying Dutchman Theo Bos is back after he claimed stage 2 of the Tour of Hainan. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Doug Report...
The 2013 Six Days of Amsterdam Track Cycling (6-Daagse van Amsterdam) are being held October 21-26. Live streaming video: 7:20pm CET (1:20pm U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)





Races & Results.
Tour of Hainan - Oct 20-28 (Stages & Results),
Japan Cup - Oct 20 (Results),
Tour of Beijing - Oct 11-15 (Results),
2014 Giro d'Italia - May 10, 2014 (Stages),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Results),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Results),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Results),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results).





Photo: Yannick Martinez, Theo Bos and Moreno Hofland on the stage 2 podium. © Guoqiang Song
Dutchman sprints to seventh win of the season. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Eddy Merckx congratulates Tony Martin on his third consecutive Chrono des Nations victory. © Bettini
Seals Chrono des Nations hat-trick. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Helen Wyman heads up the embankment.
Helen Wyman enjoys another season start in the USA. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Leopold Konig (Team NetApp-Endura).
Czech expecting Tour de France Wildcard. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Ryan Mullen and Owain Doull sign for An Post Chainreaction Sean Kelly team.
Squad says goodbye to Sam Bennett, Niko Eeckhout and Ronan McLaughlin. (velonation.com)





Photo: CANNONDALE CAAD10 2 FORCE RACING.
Aluminum’s story, sadly and quite simply, isn’t as exciting in our current age of road bike technology and marketing. But that’s exactly what a handful of bike brands are hoping to change. (roadbikeaction.com)





Photo: Photo illustration, not the real deal.
With SRAM and Shimano now offering full production road bike hydraulic disc brakes, Campagnolo fans that aren’t riding a Colnago C59 are left wanting. But not for too much longer. (bikerumor.com)





Photo: FSA's new SL headset bearings use a clever hybrid steel and aluminum construction to shave a few grams.
Weight weenies rejoice! FSA has figured out a way to shave a few grams from conventional steel headset bearings while retaining comparable levels of durability. (bikeradar.com)













Photo: Greg LeMond calls for Lance Armstrong to be imprisoned during an interview to air Monday night on CNN. Photo: Graham Watson
Three-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond has come out with renewed vigor against Lance Armstrong in an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper, to be aired at 8PM Monday (EDT). (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Kim Ludbrook/European Pressphoto Agency.
No one really knows how safe it is, or whether its safety has changed over the years. (nytimes.com)





Photo: Joe Dombrowski indicated he wants to race in a grand tour next season. Photo: Graham Watson.
Joe Dombrowski (Sky) ended his neo-pro year with seventh place in the Japan Cup on Saturday. Going from Oman to Japan, racing several big European events along the way, proved an experience for the Virginia native and former Baby Giro winner. (velonews.com)





Photo: Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome finished 1-2 at the 2012 Tour de France. Photo: Graham Watson | .
Speaking to Sky Sports, Sky’s performance director said the team is plotting strategies based on what comes out of Wednesday’s presentation of the 2014 Tour route. (velonews.com)





Photo: Cadel Evans’ Giro d’Italia performance.
While there are a couple of smaller races still happening around the globe, the professional road season is largely finished for 2013. (cyclingtips.com.au) 






Photo: Two-time Il Lombardia champion Philippe Gilbert leads BMC teammate Greg Van Avermaet. © Sirotti
BMC aims for 40 victories next season. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Joaquim Rodriguez’s manager at the Katusha team, Viacheslav Ekimov, has insisted that the rider can go on to win a three week race.
“Joaquim is at the peak of his form and consistent second, third and fourth places in Grand Tours only make him angrier.” (velonation.com)






Photo: One of South Africa’s most talented riders, John Lee Augustyn.
Talented South African returning to strong form after overcoming complications from hip resurfacing operation. (velonation.com)





Photo: Eurosport - Romain Sicard - Euskaltel.
Former under 23 world champion Romain Sicard and French sprinter Yannick Martinez have joined Team Europcar ahead of the 2014 season. (uk.eurosport.yahoo.com)





Photo: Allan Davis and Travis Meyer (Orica GreenEdge). © Bettini
Meyer, Clarke, Phelan all join for 2014. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Garmin bill up the Edge Touring as the sat nav for your bike.
Garmin recently released two new computers into their Edge GPS range: the Touring and the Touring Plus. (road.cc)





Photo: Wilier Cento Uno Air Road Bike.
Wilier has unveiled its latest creation, the Cento Uno Air, its first foray into the aero bike market. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)















Photo: PEZ Daily Distraction.














Photo: WADA president John Fahey has warned that many sports are favouring cheaper urine tests and that the number of blood examinations being carried out is far too small.
Departing WADA chief states that only four percent of tests are currently done using blood. (velonation.com)





Photo: Jeff Hammond is a weekend warrior retired by prescription.
Hammond is handsome in the way lots of older racers are: lean, graying temples, faces that show the miles in the legs below. You’d be hard pressed to know he had any medical troubles at all. (velonews.com)





Photo: The Giro however was not a happy place for Sammy this year..
After almost 20 years in the Pro Peloton the Basque team failed to get the sponsorship dollars to continue for 2014 leaving a big orange hole in the Worldtour. (pezcyclingnews.com)





Photo: Jurgen Van Den Broeck...
Belgian’s knee injury recovered enough to start preparations for 2014. (velonation.com)





Photo: The podium for the men's Madison with Italy taking gold ahead of Spain and Belgium. © Bettini
Maximilian Levy wins gold in keirin. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: The nice thing about racing La Ruta each fall is it forces me out for some big fall rides. © Alex Grant
Chasing the top step in Costa Rica. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Juul Jensen...
“I know that with hard and dedicated work I can be a great helper to my teammates, but also get some results myself.” (velonation.com)





Photo: But despite prolonged dragging the stopping power never altered and the feel at the lever remained constant and predictable, which was impressive.
As the autumn weather starts to grip northern Europe, Shimano had the foresight to arrange its demo days for the European press in Sicily on the slopes of Mount Etna. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)





Photo: The Cosmic Carbone 40C is Mavic’s first carbon clincher wheelset.
The Mavic Cosmic Carbone 40C wheelset combines an aerodynamic rim and reliable braking with reasonable weight in what is a thoroughly useable ‘everyday’ carbon clincher. (roadcyclinguk.com)





Photo: Enter the 2013 Cyclingnews reader poll for a chance to win Dan Martin's Cervélo R5 race bike.
One lucky reader will win Dan Martin's Cervélo R5 race bike. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: the Volt 1200 is up there with the pinnacle of self contained lights as far as performance.
Thanks to the rise of the LED and compact Lithium Ion batteries, the world of compact and powerful bicycle lighting is changing by the day. (bikerumor.com)































October 20, 2013


Photo: The World Cup is gone immediately, but I am now old enough that into perspective.
Classification effectively over for Belgium’s leading riders after opening round. (velonation.com)







Photo: Marianne Vos takes the first round of the 2013-14 World Cup. Photo: Dan Seaton.
American Jonathan Page (Fuji-Spy) finished 30th at 4:49. (velonews.com)






Photo: After winning a cyclo-cross world championship in February, Marianne Vos (Netherlands) adds the 2013 road race world title to her palmares. © Sirotti
World champion shows her class in the mud. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Jerome Clementz on his way to a win. © Matteo Cappe
Both riders wrap up season with victory in final round. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Laura Trott, Track World Championships 2013, day five.
Olympic golden couple Laura Trott and Jason Kenny took Great Britain's medal count to eight after respectively claiming a gold and silver in the final session of the European Track Championships in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands on Sunday. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)





Races & Results.
Japan Cup - Oct 20 (Results),
Tour of Beijing - Oct 11-15 (Results),
2014 Giro d'Italia - May 10, 2014 (Stages),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Results),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Results),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Results),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results).



















Photo: Katie Compton (Trek Cyclocross Collective) made her presence known during the opening lap of the race. Compton seen here on The 5280' run up. The Boulder Cup. © Dejan Smaic / SportifImages
American contingent races in Valkenburg. (cyclingnews.com)







Photo: Time trial world champion Tony Martin (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) powers to the finish line in Mont-Saint-Michel. © AFP
Larrson and Chavanel complete the podium. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Michael Rogers (Saxo-Tinkoff) celebrates his solo victory in the Japan Cup. Sonoko Tanaka
Australian takes his first win of the season. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: World champion Rui Costa (Movistar) signs on ahead of stage one of the Tour of Beijing. © Bettini
World champion returns home for the first time. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: TX Active-Bianchi’s President Felice Gimondi, team manager Massimo Ghirotto and Leonardo Paez renewing their agreement. © Mondini Photo
Colombian continues with Italian team. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Elia Viviani celebrates his latest track title. © Cor Vos/Bettini Photo
Cannondale sprinter enjoys mixing road and track racing. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: PEZ Daily Distraction.










Photo: Reigning world champion Sven Nys (Crelan-KDL) awaits the start of Kermiscross. © Photopress.be
World champion wears number one in Valkenburg World Cup. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: The shape gave a comfortable and firm position without making us feel like we were squidged into an old, slightly cannibalistic sofa.
BikeRadar verdict: 3.5 out of 5 stars. "Well made and well thought out saddle with an instantly comfy shape."





Photo: Harrogate to replace Paris Tour finish?
In what is described as a massive scheduling error, the Tour de France will not begin with three stages in Yorkshire. Instead the three week grand tour will begin in Paris and end in England. (atwistedspoke.com)





Photo: Police in Sydney, Australia, regularly conduct operations to clamp down on road traffic infringements by cyclists; speeding being just one. It looks like Ireland is about to get tough and introduce its first cyclist-specific speed limit.
"I wouldn’t be against asking cyclists to slow down. There is an issue there for pedestrian safety. I’ve seen it and I’ve experienced it a couple of times. You have to be very careful there.” (stickybottle.com)





Photo: Caleb Ewan (Australia) celebrates as he crosses the finish line on stage 1 of the Tour de l'Avenir. © James Startt / Agence Zoom
Australian joins WorldTour ranks. (cyclingnews.com)


















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











October 19, 2013



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






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






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






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





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





Races & Results.
Japan Cup - Oct 20 (History),
Tour of Beijing - Oct 11-15 (Results),
2014 Giro d'Italia - May 10, 2014 (Stages),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Results),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Results),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Results),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results).







Photo: Chris Horner (RadioShack Leopard) rides towards Vuelta a Espana victory on the Angliru. © Bettini
Future remains unclear. (cyclingnews.com)





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







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





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





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





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





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





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





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





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





Photo: PEZ Daily Distraction.










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






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





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





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





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















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






October 18, 2013


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







Photo: Chris Horner (RadioShack Leopard) rides towards Vuelta a Espana victory on the Angliru. © Bettini
Future remains unclear. (cyclingnews.com)





Races & Results.
Tour of Beijing - Oct 11-15 (Stages & Results),
2014 Giro d'Italia - May 10, 2014 (Stages),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Results),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Results),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Results),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results).





Photo: Michael Barry... by Walter Lai.
"When I immersed myself in the business of professional bike racing, I began to feel distanced from what I loved most about riding. Instead of the pure joy of real racing, I felt conflicting emotions." (competitivecyclist.com)






Photo: Former Tour de l’Avenir winner Esteban Chaves (Colombia Coldeportes). © Luis Barbosa
Colombian rider recovering steadily from injury, should add climbing firepower to team. (velonation.com)





Photo: German brand Lightweight introduced their Urgestalt road bike in August.
The complete bike (sans pedals) tipped in at 5.93kg (13.07lb) with full Dura-Ace 9000. (bikerumor.com)





































Photo: Peter Stetina and Tejay van Garderen are among five Americans set to wear BMC Racing colors in 2014. Photo: Graham Watson .
Veteran Italian director Valerio Piva will join the team for 2014, complementing a crew that includes Fabio Baldato, Yvon Ledanois, Valerio Piva, Max Sciandri, and American Jackson Stewart. (velonews.com)





Photo: Alain Rumpf and Global Cycling Promotion are planning for changes to how the UCI's event organization arm does business. Photo: Graham Watson.
The current contract expires with next year’s edition. Director Alain Rumpf, head of the UCI’s Global Cycling Promotion wing, said that he would talk with UCI president Brian Cookson to find solutions to grow the race’s roots and to continue beyond 2014. (velonews.com)





Photo: Roberto Laiseka led the orange-clad Euskaltel team into its first Tour de France and won a stage to Luz Ardiden in the Pyrénées. Photo: Jaime Reina | AFP.
The orange-clad Basque team shutters its doors after 20 years of history, bringing a sad end to a long-running tradition as well as a reflection on the rising costs of running a top-level cycling team. (velonews.com)





Photo: Trek-Livestrong boss Axel Merckx still looks good on the bike. ©Glenn Kasin
Team a mix from Europe and North America. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: American rider Brent Bookwalter is amongst five riders confirmed.
2014 team presentation today in Switzerland; Eijssen, Kohler and Wyss also stay on board. (velonation.com)





Photo: Joaquim Rodriguez signs an autograph at the Sidi factory in Maser. Luca Ivessa / ATCommunication
Spaniard on Valverde, Katusha and 2014. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: PEZ Daily Distraction.













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





Photo: Thankfully we can celebrate moments like this without thinking of tax.
High payroll taxes in France are fundamental to understanding why French teams face an uphill task compared to their rivals. (inrng.com)





Photo: If you have any interest in exploring this great cycling oasis, then Carlo, Fabio and the ComoLagoBike guys can definitely make your stay more convenient.
It seems that every major Italian race saw downright crappy weather, from the Milano-Sanremo to the Giro and the World Championships and now il Lombardia. (pezcyclingnews.com)





Photo: In terms of durability at the uppers, this is a no-brainer. It simply doesn’t get more durable than microfiber..
This Italian manufacturer has a cult following, including the soon-to-be-defunct Vacansoleil-DCM cycling team. (competitivecyclist.com)





Photo: Greg Van Avermaet (BMC) got to take home some western ware for today's win. Jonathan Devich/epicimages.us
Consistency the key to BMC rider's victory. (cyclingnews.com)












































October 17, 2013



Photo: Vuelta a España winner Chris Horner is among the riders without a 2014 contract. Photo: Graham Watson | www.grahamwatson.com.
No indication as yet where Vuelta a España winner will compete. (velonation.com)





Photo: Rui Costa...
Costa, Froome, Kittel, Sagan and Riblon amongst those due to ride. (velonation.com)





Photo: Nairo Quintana will gladly trade his polka-dot jersey for the yellow one on the final podium at the Tour de France. Photo: Graham Watson.
Nairo Quintana (Movistar) was looking dapper in a tailor-fitted suit Wednesday as he met with reporters to discuss the future as the title sponsor assured the team’s future through 2016. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Luis Leon Sanchez linked to possible move.
Spanish squad said to be changing bike suppliers from Pinarello to Canyon. (velonation.com)





Photo: Cannondale's Peter Sagan will race in Australia at the Noosa Criterium (AAP).
Cannondale's Peter Sagan, has been confirmed as a starter for the Subaru Australian Open Criterium on 2 November. (sbs.com.au)





Photo: After winning stage five, Gregory Brenes (Movistar Team) became the new leader of the Vuelta a Costa Rica.
New riders replace Acevedo on American team. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Pua Mata (Team Sho-Air/Cannondale)... Team Sho-Air / Cannondale
Second-place finisher Grant eyes top step of podium. (cyclingnews.com)





Races & Results.
Tour of Beijing - Oct 11-15 (Stages & Results),
2014 Giro d'Italia - May 10, 2014 (Stages),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Results),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Results),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Results),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results).






Photo: Exposure Six Pack Mk4 beam shot .
BikeRadar verdict: 3.5 out of 5 stars. "Super-powerful, self-contained bar lamp, but it’s vulnerable and needs helmet light back-up."





Photo: Shimano’s Click’r system offers the benefits of a clipless pedal yet in a form that is even easier to use than an SPD pedal.
You gotta love it when technology that used to be reserved for the high end goods, trickles down to the lower price points. (bikerumor.com)


































Photo: USADA chief Travis Tygart (R) shakes hands with Senator Arlen Specter at a 2009 hearing in Washington, DC about screening dietary supplements for illegal steroids.
Says McQuaid could still be in power if the USADA report was handled better. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Formula 1 star Fernando Alonso was on hand at the start of the elite men's world championship race.
Bettini has not been approached, says driver's manager. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Lance Armstrong celebrates his first Tour de France stage win in Verdun in 1993.
Film charts journalist's pursuit of one of sport's greatest scandals. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: USA champion Jonathan Page (Fuji-Spy-Competitive Cyclist). Dave McElwaine/trailwatch.net
Final season in Belgium for US champion? (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Excellent blend of performance and comfort, and good value.
BikeRadar verdict: 4.5 out of 5 stars. "Goes fast without beating you up – what more can you ask?"





Photo: Lightweight, low-feature, and entry-level, the Keo Flex pedals gave no problems.
"With about 1500 kms of use over the course of five months (including some real grinding over a few famous Italian Alpine passes), I can definitively say that the Look Keo Flex pedals met all my expectations." (bikerumor.com)





Photo: Actual weight for the complete bike, size XL with alloy frame was 30.8lbs (13.97kg).
Unveiled last August, the Trigger 29er ushered in the era of long travel Lefty forks and DYAD dual travel rear shock for big wheels. (bikerumor.com)





Photo: The new Grape flavor’s decent, though the caffeine’s bitterness is apparent.
Grape joins Berry as a caffeinated option with 100mg per serving. Lemon Lime is the standard, and Orange Rival adds Rhodiola Rosea, an herb that supposedly boosts energy and reduces fatigue. (bikerumor.com)











Photo: PEZ Daily Distraction.















Photo: the Belgian is jealous of Armstrong and wants his own expose on film.
With three Lance Armstrong movies in various stages of production and a just released documentary. However, his close friend and manager Johan Bruyneel has so far gone without a movie or even a short television show or animated feature. (atwistedspoke.com)





Photo: UCI officials at the World Championships.
Now that Brian Cookson finds himself elected to the high office of president of the Union Cycliste Internationale, he may well find he has more urgent matters to consider than the regulations that govern equipment and technology. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)





Photo: US U23 TT champion Nathan Brown. .
While Dave Zabriskie, Robbie Hunter and Christian Vande Velde are retiring and there’s no room at the inn for Alex Rasmussen, Martijn Maaskant and Sébastien Rosseler; it’s not just the escape chute that’s been in action at Garmin. (pezcyclingnews.com)







Photo: Ina Yoko Teutenberg announces retirement.
Concussion hastens end to German rider’s period as an athlete; Colclough also hangs up her wheels. (velonation.com)






Photo: Albert Bourlon on his record setting breakaway in 1947.
Rider with longest successful breakaway lived to 96. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Matt Brammeier riding the 2011 Paris-Roubaix with HTC Highroad.
National champion Matt Brammeier leaves China Thursday, bound for the Japan Cup on Sunday for what he hopes will be a successful end of season for him. (stickybottle.com)





Photo: On the pedals though, the Crossmax Enduro really comes to life.
BikeRadar verdict: 4.5 out of 5 stars. "If flat-out trail riding and enduro racing is your bag, you’ll be hard pushed to beat this shoe."

















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

























October 16, 2013





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





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





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





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





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





Races & Results.
Tour of Beijing - Oct 11-15 (Stages & Results),
2014 Giro d'Italia - May 10, 2014 (Stages),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Results),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Results),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Results),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results).





Photo: Mirinda Carfrae’s Kona Felt IA.
Carfrae rode the 2014 Felt IA to her second Ironman world title. (triathlon.competitor.com)





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




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





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





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














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






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





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





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





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





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





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





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





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





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





Photo: PEZ Daily Distraction.
















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





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





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





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





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





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





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





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





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





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
















October 15, 2013




Photo: Luka Mezgec (Argos Shimano)... © Roberto Bettini
Mezgec beats Bouhanni in final Beijing sprint. (cyclingnews.com)





Races & Results.
Tour of Beijing - Oct 11-15 (Stages & Results),
2014 Giro d'Italia - May 10, 2014 (Stages),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Results),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Results),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Results),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results).





Photo: Ivan Basso (Cannondale)... ©Sirotti
Cannondale captain eyes the Giro d'Italia as his goal of 2014. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Ji Cheng was part of the pre-race press conference in Beijing alongside Rui Costa, Tony Martin, and Thor Hushovd. Photo: Graham Watson.
Ji Cheng (Argos-Shimano), China’s first Giro d’Italia and Vuelta a España rider, wants to see his country continue to progress. The Tour of Beijing and his team, he said, are giving the Chinese a chance. (velonews.com)





Photo: Matti Breschel’s return to Team Saxo Tinkoff has brought him his most consistent results in several years.
Danish rider in good form again after several tough years. (velonation.com)





Photo: The curvature of my front derailleur matches the curvature of my round 50-tooth chainring quite well. But if that outer chainring were to get much smaller, like the 42T mentioned, when you move the derailleur down to keep it as close as possible to the chainring without touching, you’ll discover that the tail of the cage will be very far from the chainring when the tip of it is close to the ring. This will cause misshifts. Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com.
The Di2 rear derailleurs cannot be reprogrammed between 10- and 11-speed. (velonews.com)






Photo: the Climber does indeed work some magic when it comes to moisture transfer.
A brutal climb up a 12% grade in the heat of Summer is hard enough without a jersey that isn’t prepared to man up. (atwistedspoke.com)





Photo: Lars Bak using a SmartAss at Milan-Sanremo this year.
we’ve got the important areas of bum, eyes and hands covered with some interesting products from Ass-Savers, BBB and Lizard Skins. (pezcyclingnews.com).





Photo: Thibaut Pinot (FDJ)... Sirotti
Frenchman considering Giro-Vuelta double. (cyclingnews.com)






Movistar rider takes stage and race lead. (cyclingnews.com)








Photo: There are 153 days of racing on the UCI World Tour calendar.
What’s the big picture? Where are all the races, which are the busiest months of the year and what’s the split of races between their different categories? (inrng.com)






Photo: Joe Dombrowski (Sky) leads the final selection on the first stage to Kühtai at the Tour of Austria. © Mario Stiehl
American rider pleased with progress. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Canadian Dominique Rollin, 30, is still without a job for next season. Photo: Gregor Brown | VeloNews.com.
Dominique Rollin (FDJ.fr) stood and examined the vastness and emptiness of Tiananmen Square this morning. It was a moment of reflection; without a 2014 contract, he faced what may be his last race in the Tour of Beijing. (velonews.com)





Photo: Despite having nearly his entire Movistar team to assist him, Alejandro Valverde never caught back to the yellow jersey group after a wheel change and saw his overall podium hopes disappear.
Dan Martin moves up as Rodriguez seals individual UCI rankings. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Nicolas Roche has made clear that he is determined to take part in the race.
“I expressed clearly my feeling and my demand to the team…I hope that I will get a favorable response.”





Photo: Logan Owen came flying out of the back of the field at the Colorado Cross Classic in Boulder on Saturday. Photo: Brad Kaminski | VeloNews.com.
When you’ve been racing bikes for nearly 15 years, you’re likely to be considered a veteran of the sport. (velonews.com)





Photo: Novo Nordisk takes over sponsorship of Team Type 1 in 2013.
All diabetic team aiming for TDF by 2021. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Jens Debusschere (Lotto-Belisol) took his fourth victory in less than a month.
Fourth victory in a month for emerging Lotto-Belisol sprinter. (velonation.com)





Photo: This pump was worth every penny.
Tubeless tire seating performance for the home mechanic. (bikemag.com)





Photo: PEZ Daily Distraction.












Photo: A year has passed since the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency released its findings in the U.S. Postal Service investigation. USADA's Travis Tygart and Lance Armstrong look back at the last 12 months from very different places. Photos: John Thys, Gabriel Bouys | AFP.
For some, nothing has changed since October 2012 but publicity. For others — Lance Armstrong, notably — virtually everything has. (velonews.com)





Photo: The 2013-2014 Young Telenet-Fidea 'cross team (L-R): Amy Dombroski, Nikki Harris, Sophie de Boer and Pavla Havlikova. Photopress.be
"Her spirit is here forever."





Photo: Jenna Parker competes in the New York City Triathlon in July; she was the first female finisher. .
Triathletes can tolerate more pain than the rest of us, a new study confirms, which helps explain why they would swim, then bike, then run, all because they want to and not because they are, perhaps, being chased by a bear. (today.com)






Photo: NetApp-Endura has confirmed the signing of exciting Irish talent Sam Bennett and experienced Portuguese rider Tiago Machado.
Few other changes to German ProConti team after a successful 2013. (velonation.com)





Photo: Benjamin Noval (right) helped Alberto Contador to several wins in the last seven years, including the 2012 Vuelta a Espana. Photo: Graham Watson.
Benjamin Noval, a low-profile Spanish domestique who was so strong he earned the nickname “el toro,” has quietly ended his 14-year professional career. (velonews.com)





Photo: Maghalie Rochette will race for Luna in 2014.
20-year-old Canadian mountain biker excited about new opportunity. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Vos_Marianne_Fleche2013.
December 1st closing date for sprinter, climber, young rider and overall classifications. (velonation.com)





Photo: The Franc wheelset falls in the middle market in terms of its weight and price, so aside from colour, there isn’t a lot to woo a potential buyer.
The company is based in Switzerland, their wheels are handbuilt in Taiwan, then warehoused in the UK and shipped worldwide. (cyclingtips.com.au) 


















October 14, 2013




Photo: Stage 5 Profile...
Tuesday's Tour of Beijing Stage 5 departs Tiananmen Square at 1:30pm local (1:30am U.S. Eastern or 7:30am CET) and is expected at the finish at Bird's Nest Piazza at around 4:19pm local (4:19am U.S. Eastern or 10:19am CET).  Tour of Beijing live video streaming should get underway at around 2:45pm local (2:45am U.S. Eastern or 8:45am CET). (cyclingfans.com)






Photo: Benat Intxausti (Movistar)... © Roberto Bettini
Movistar rider takes stage and race lead. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Dan Martin attacked on Monday but was not able to finish ahead of winner Beñat Intxausti at the Tour of Beijing. Photo: Graham Watson .
On the highest peak near China’s capital city today, he shot free for second place in the fourth stage of the Tour of Beijing, his likely place when the race ends tomorrow. (velonews.com)






Photo: . The multinational team, registered in the Netherlands, joined the WorldTour as a ProTeam this year.
Ludvigsson, Preidler, Sinkeldam, Mezgec and Damuseau all renew with Dutch team. (velonation.com)






Photo: Tao Geoghegan Hart signs for American Bontrager development team.
The 18-year-old from Hackney, London, has enjoyed a breakout season, culminating in a truly dominant performance in the prestigious Italian junior race Giro della Lunigiana. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)





Photo: Marianne Vos (Rabobank-Liv/Giant) is to undergo surgery to remove a cyst from her lower back.
World champion suffered with pain throughout 2013; will curtail cyclocross season. (velonation.com)





Races & Results.
Tour of Beijing - Oct 11-15 (Stages & Results),
Giro dell'Emilia - Oct 12 (Start List),
2014 Giro d'Italia - May 10, 2014 (Stages),
Il Lombardia - Oct 6 (Results),
Tour of Tasmania - Sept 29-Oct 6 (Results),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Results),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Results),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Results),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results).





Powers chases to second, Berden third. (cyclingnews.com)


























Photo: No dope: Team Sky's Jonathan Tiernan-Locke will be given more time to clear his name Photo: GETTY IMAGES.
Team Sky rider Jonathan Tiernan-Locke, who was given 20 days to explain inconsistencies in his biological passport, will be given more time to prove he is not doping.  (telegraph.co.uk)





Photo: Alberto Contador vows to return to top form next season following a lackluster 2013 that resulted in just one victory. Photo: Graham Watson.
"It was hard to tell what Alberto Contador might have been thinking. His face remained expressionless as Saxo-Tinkoff boss Bjarne Riis, sitting directly to his left, said plain as day that Chris Froome (Sky) is the best Tour de France rider in the peloton right now." (velonews.com)





Photo: Belkin has committed to a two-year deal with the squad formerly known as Blanco. © Bert Geerts/dcp-bertgeerts@xs4all.nl
Belkin manager talked to 60 possible sponsors. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Rui Costa will ride for Lampre-Merida next season, and his new general manager says he'll be the team leader at the Tour de France. Photo: Gregor Brown.
Rui Costa (Movistar) is living a dream being cycling’s new world champion. The Portuguese rider led up the Muro di Sormano in the Giro di Lombardia last week and yesterday, he zipped down a mountain pass in pursuit of the win in the Tour of Beijing. (velonews.com)





Photo: Arnaud Demare (FDJ) wins stage 2 of the Eneco Tour. Photopress.be
Young French sprinters could both ride the Tour de France in 2014. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: About 80% of the world%u2019s caffeine is consumed in the form of coffee (jennybach).
Unlike many drugs, caffeine may be taken legally by people of all ages, which helps make it the world’s most widely used stimulant. (sbs.com.au)





Photo: Fabio Aru is one of most watched riders today, the young Italian rider wore the white jersey for a number of days at the Giro and was strong in Emilia last year..
This year the departure of the Giro dell’Emilia took place from Modena, a nice town in the middle of the Emilia region, not too far from Bologna. (pezcyclingnews.com)





Photo: The Aspect only weighs 242 grams (medium, with visor), which is lighter than many top helmets from other brands. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com.
Giro’s new Aspect helmet, like most of the company’s discipline-confused New Road line, is lost deep in the thorny, mustachioed hinterlands between urban aesthetic and performance-oriented functionalism. We’re still glad we found it. (velonews.com)

















Photo: PEZ Daily Distraction.
















Photo: Rémy Di Grégorio at the courthouse in Marseille where he was questioned about alleged doping activities.
French climber wants to come back in pro ranks. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Danilo Di Luca was a late addition to the Vini Fantini team. © Bettini Photo
No leniency from Italian anti-doping investigators. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: John Degenkolb (Argos-Shimano) won the 2013 Paris-Tours by a clean set of wheels. © AFP Photo
Degenkolb warns: "It will have consequences in the future." (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: David Millar warms up, Tour de France 2013, stage four TTT.
Speaking to a Dutch media outlet, the 36-year-old, who will mark his 17th year as a professional in 2014, said the decision was not difficult. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)





Photo: Marco Pinotti signed off with a burst of aggression.
Italian rider enjoys shaking things up on Tour of Beijing mountain stage. (velonation.com)





Photo: It gains a fully waterproof zippered pocket on the rear.
Hincapie’s 2014 clothing lineup evolves with new safety and convenience features, plus trickle down tech from their former race team kits. (bikerumor.com)





Photo: This is possible because the gears are actually built onto the frame instead of the wheels.
"Do you want your next folding bike to ride like a full sized bike, or fold up as small as possible? That seems to be the choice many riders have when looking into bicycles that fold away to fit into smaller spaces, bags, and vehicles." (bikerumor.com)





Photo: The new HED Ardennes Plus SL road wheels deliver a tangible boost in handling performance and ride quality thanks to unusually generous 20mm-wide (internal width) rims.
"More width, new tubeless compatibility yield awesome ride quality." Cyclingnews Verdict:  4.5 out of 5.







October 13, 2013




Photo: Stage 4 Profile...
Monday's Tour of Beijing Stage 4 departs Yanqing at 12:20pm local (12:20am U.S. Eastern or 6:20am CET) and is expected at the finish at Mentougou Miaofeng Mountain at around 4:22pm local (4:22am U.S. Eastern or 10:22am CET).  Tour of Beijing live video streaming should get underway at around 2:45pm local (2:45am U.S. Eastern or 8:45am CET). (cyclingfans.com)





Photo: Ryan Trebon (Cannondale) takes the win. Colorado Cross Classic. © Dejan Smaic / SportifImages.
Powers chases to second, Berden third. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Leonardo Duque (Colombia) took a solo victory in the GP Beghelli.© Bettini Photo
Leonardo Duque scored the third victory of the season for the Colombia team with a solo attack in the finale of the 198km GP Beghelli in Monteveglio, Italy. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: John Degenkolb (Argos-Shimano) ...
Argos-Shimano sprinter quickest in final race. (cyclingnews.com)







Photo: Stage two winner Nacer Bouhanni reinforced his race lead.
Frenchman repeats, but summit finish shakeup beckons tomorrow. (velonation.com)





Races & Results.
Tour of Beijing - Oct 11-15 (Stages & Results),
Giro dell'Emilia - Oct 12 (Start List),
2014 Giro d'Italia - May 10, 2014 (Stages),
Il Lombardia - Oct 6 (Results),
Tour of Tasmania - Sept 29-Oct 6 (Results),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Results),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Results),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Results),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results).











Photo: Katie Compton takes the win at the Colorado Cup Classic. Colorado Cross Classic. © Dejan Smaic / SportifImages
Woodruff, Anthony on the podium. (cyclingnews.com)







Photo: Sven Nys...
Nikki Harris wins for Amy Dombroski in women’s race. (velonation.com)





Photo: Michael Mørkøv...
Danish champion pays credit to his team as he is edged out by John Degenkolb. (velonation.com)





Photo: Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ) on the podium in Tour of Beijing.
FDJ rider says summit finish is too hard for him to keep lead. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: The six day king, Franco Marvulli in action.
A four day format is becoming more popular and has been adopted by the inaugural Hollywood Championship Cycling (HCC) event which is taking place right now – until Sunday night 13th October – at the AEG Facilities located at the StubHub Center in Carson, CA. (pezcyclingnews.com)





The International Cycling Union has opened discussions with the World Anti-Doping Agency to set up an independent investigation into the cycling body's handling of past drug scandals. (sbs.com.au)





USADA CEO reflects on cycling and doping a year after Armstrong Reasoned Decision. (road.cc)





Photo: PEZ Daily Distraction.




Photo: A happy Thor Hushovd (BMC) after winning stage 1 at the Tour of Beijing.
Norwegian returns home due to daughter's illness. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Family affair: Laura Trott (right) embraces older sister Emma, also a professional cyclist, after victory at the London Olympics Photo: AFP.
My older sister has chosen a tougher path than mine but I can still rely on her full support. (telegraph.co.uk)





Photo: Rinny.
Rinny, aboard her Felt IA, on her way to a course record-breaking win in the 2013 Ironman World Championships in Kona. (facebiik.com)





Photo: Bernie Eisel (Sky) contemplates the day to come at Tour of Qatar.
Sky rider confident of making it into next year's team. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Sven Nys (Crelan-KDL) wins the bpost Bank Trofee opener in Ronse.
No slowing down for world champion. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Specialized launch women’s Alias Tri bike.
Our weekend product digest, featuring new Continental tires, Ritchey tubeless wheels, Specialized Alias, Vulpine sneak peek and much more. (road.cc)












Pain killer abuse on WADA’s radar as MPCC push for change. (cyclingnews.com)





“We have always been working on this as a catalyst.” (velonation.com)








October 12, 2013


Photo: Marco Marcato (Vacansoleil) won the 2012 edition and he is back to defend.
Sunday's Paris-Tours departs Authon-du-Perche at 10:25am CET (4:25am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Tours at around 3:50pm CET (9:50am U.S. Eastern).  Paris-Tours live streaming video should get underway at around 2:15pm CET (8:15am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)







Photo: Stage 3 Profile...
Sunday's Tour of Beijing Stage 3 departs Yanqing at 11:45am local (11:45pm U.S. Eastern or 5:45am CET) and is expected at the finish at Qiandiajian at around 4:26pm local (4:26am U.S. Eastern or 10:26am CET).  Tour of Beijing live video streaming should get underway at around 2:45pm local (2:45am U.S. Eastern or 8:45am CET). (cyclingfans.com)







Photo: FDJ rider Nacer Bouhanni was one of the quickest riders.
Frenchman bumps Hushovd down to second in overall standings. (velonation.com)





Photo: Diego Ulissi (Lampre-Merida) wins the Giro dell'Emilia.
On-form Italian conquers Colle di San Luca. (cyclingnews.com)





Races & Results.
Tour of Beijing - Oct 11-15 (Stages & Results),
Giro dell'Emilia - Oct 12 (Start List),
2014 Giro d'Italia - May 10, 2014 (Stages),
Il Lombardia - Oct 6 (Results),
Tour of Tasmania - Sept 29-Oct 6 (Results),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Results),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Results),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Results),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results).





Photo: Katie Compton solos to victory at the Colorado Cross Classic. Photo: Logan VonBokel | VeloNews.com.
Ryan Trebon (Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com) and Katie Compton (Trek Cyclocross Collective) emerged triumphant on Saturday in the Colorado Cross Classic. (velonews.com)





Photo: Hey hon, what do you think about vacationing in Corsica?
The one positive recurring theme I heard during this year’s Tour de France was how stunningly beautiful Corsica is. (redkiteprayer.com)




































Photo: Nys, Albert, Pauwels, Meeusen, Vantornout, Peeters, Wellens, Aernouts, Page, Field ......
Coverage gets underway at 2:45pm CET (8:45am U.S. Eastern) with the Elite Men race beginning at 3:00pm CET (9:00am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)





Photo: New UCI President Brian Cookson (Getty Images).
The International Cycling Union has opened discussions with the World Anti-Doping Agency to set up an independent investigation into the cycling body's handling of past drug scandals. (sbs.com.au)





Photo: Travis Tygart says that cycling is winning the war against the drugs. Owen Slot Chief Sports Reporter
USADA CEO reflects on cycling and doping a year after Armstrong Reasoned Decision. (road.cc)





Photo: Thomas Dekker (Garmin-Sharp).
Broken bones, weight loss and the 2014 Tour de France. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Ivan Basso and Vincenzo Nibali watch on.
Two-time Giro champion sees no issues about working with former rival. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Gilbert. No fix on weather.
Philippe Gilbert made several comments on his personal website related to shortening the UCI calendar and maybe improving the weather. Kudos on the first and good luck on the second. (atwistedspoke.com)





Photo: This saddle features multiple widths (130mm and 145mm) plus a massive cutout.
The saddle measures 275mm from tip to tail, and hits 145mm at its widest. The cutout runs nearly the entire length of the saddle (I measured it to be 194mm long). (bikerumor.com)
























Photo: PEZ Daily Distraction.










Photo: The peloton in action during stage 1 at the Tour of Beijing.
Pain killer abuse on WADA’s radar as MPCC push for change. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Darach McQuaid, has said he is hopeful that the race will return as a result of the Grand Tour taking place in the country next year.
“We have always been working on this as a catalyst.” (velonation.com)





Photo: Ian Boswell is wrapping up his first season in the big leagues, and he's already looking forward to next year. Photo: Gregor Brown.
Ian Boswell (Sky) is ending his 2013 season wiser to the ways of professional cycling. After races in China and Japan, he will head home with bags of experience. (velonews.com)





Photo: Matt Brammeier (Champion System)...
Irish rider hoping Champion System can be saved. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Thomas De Gendt is working hard to try to end his year on a high note.
Belgian rider strongest in stage two primes (velonation.com).





Photo: The Cannondale CAADX Disc Ultegra.
Cyclo-cross season is upon us and the Cannondale CAADX Disc Ultegra is the first knobbly-tyred machine to arrive at RoadCyclingUK. (roadcyclinguk.com)






































October 11, 2013




Photo: Stage 2 Profile...
Saturday's Tour of Beijing Stage 2 departs Huairou Studio City at 11:30am local (11:30pm U.S. Eastern or 5:30am CET) and is expected at the finish at Yanqing at around 4:28pm local (4:28am U.S. Eastern or 10:28am CET).  Tour of Beijing live video streaming should get underway at around 2:45pm local (2:45am U.S. Eastern or 8:45am CET). (cyclingfans.com)





Photo: Marco Marcato (Vacansoleil) won the 2012 edition and he is back to defend.
Sunday's Paris-Tours departs Authon-du-Perche at 10:25am CET (4:25am U.S. Eastern) and is expected at the finish at Tours at around 3:50pm CET (9:50am U.S. Eastern).  Paris-Tours live streaming video should get underway at around 2:15pm CET (8:15am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)







Photo: the last big race in Europe until the 2014 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. That’s 147 days away
The 107th edition of Paris-Tours will take place this Sunday between Authon-du-Perche in the Eure-et-Loir department and the Avenue de Grammont in Tours. (velowire.com)





Races & Results.
Tour of Beijing - Oct 11-15 (Stages & Results),
Giro dell'Emilia - Oct 12 (Start List),
2014 Giro d'Italia - May 10, 2014 (Stages),
Il Lombardia - Oct 6 (Results),
Tour of Tasmania - Sept 29-Oct 6 (Results),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Results),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Results),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Results),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results).





Photo: Fernando Alonso had no interest in joining forces with Bjarne Riis.
Garcia: “Although we won’t have a team next year, there is still a lot to do.” (velonation.com)







Photo: Past world road race champion Thor Hushovd.
Sander Cordell attacks out of day-long break but is caught with five to go. (velonation.com)





Photo: Tyler Farrar (Garmin Sharp) takes his first-ever win at the Amgen Tour of California.
American hopes to regain sprint form in 2014.





Photo: Richie Porte helped Chris Froome to the line.
Sky rider thinks course will suit him. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: All smiles for Philippe Gilbert (BMC) as he awaits the start of stage 15 at the Vuelta.
Current calendar is "all a bit much, if not wrong." (cyclingnews.com)























Photo: new UCI president, Brian Cookson .
Gaudry says that independent anti-doping body is a priority and will be implemented as soon as possible. (velonation.com)






Photo: Amy Dombroski was killed in a training crash on Oct. 3 near Betekom, Belgium. Photo: Chris Case .
Based on a report from the accident investigator and multiple Belgian news outlets, Dombroski’s fatal training accident on Oct. 7 occurred on the narrow stretch of road near Betekom, Belgium. (velonews.com)





Photo: Tim Johnson is finding himself spending more time riding his bike and less time focused on the numbers. Photo: Wil Matthews | VeloNews.com.
Timothy Johnson is a professional cyclocross racer. Let’s just get that straight. He’s a good one, too. He’s won the U.S. elite national championship three times. (velonews.com)





Photo: Vini Fantini rider Mauro Santambrogio.
"Goodbye world" tweet triggers massive rally-round for suspended Giro stage winner. (road.cc)





Photo: Marco Pinotti (BMC) also got some training miles in during a breakaway in the first week.
Italian looking to inspire younger generation. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Reinardt Janse van Rensburg reminded people of his talent after winning Binche - Tournai – Binche.
The South African explains the journey towards his first win for Argos. (velonation.com)





Photo: Rifugio Calvanico. Pete Goding
Mountain Higher author Daniel Friebe talks about the joy of cols. (podiumcafe.com)





Photo: The calendar is priced at $ 15 and available from the Bicycle Quarterly bookstore.
On the cover is a wonderful René Herse Randonneuse built in 1950. Inside are studio photos of twelve classic bicycles. (janheine.wordpress.com)





Photo: Right to left: the Giro Prolight SLX II, Empire ACC and Factor ACC.
Giro’s footwear range been revamped for 2014, with significant updates to the Prolight, Factor and Empire shoes. (roadcyclinguk.com)























Photo: PEZ Daily Distraction.


















Photo: Dr. Ferrari was spotted wearing a US Postal Service jersey.
Armstrong's former doctor photographed in a US Postal Service jersey . (cyclingnews.com)







Photo: Michele Acquarone was suspended from his position as head of the Giro d’Italia.
“I have always worked with greatest transparency and honesty, as well as with total dedication and loyalty to the RCS Group.” (velonation.com)





Photo: Sprinter Sébastien Chavanel has a Kappa leisure top. © Ben Atkins
Frenchman to act as Bouhanni's lead-out man. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Here's a theory -- maybe guys don't repeat great seasons like they used to because they're... human beings?
We talk a lot about what went wrong for Philippe Gilbert. Maybe it's time to talk about what went right for Cycling? (podiumcafe.com)





Photo: United Healthcare sweeps the podium at the 2013 Tour of Somerville (L-R): Karl Menzies, Hilton Clarke and Carlos Alzate.
Effort made to ensure quality, make it easier for teams to manage in 2014. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: The EC90 Aero 55 is Easton’s new top-of-the-range wheelset, available as a tubular or tubeless-ready clincher.
Easton have revamped their road wheel range for model year 2014, with the launch of the EC90 Aero 55 marking the arrival of the world’s first widely-available tubeless carbon clincher. (roadcyclinguk.com)





Photo: Route Builder lets you tap into popular local rides, segments and trails and create your own ride.
Introduced in August as a feature for premium members, Strava’s Route Builder is now available to those using free memberships, too. (bikerumor.com)

























October 10, 2013






Photo: Stage 1 Profile...
Friday's Tour of Beijing Stage 1 departs Shunyi at 12:00pm local (12:00am U.S. Eastern or 6:00am CET) and is expected at the finish at Huairou Studio City at around 4:26pm local (4:26am U.S. Eastern or 10:26am CET).  Tour of Beijing live video streaming should get underway at around 2:45pm local (2:45am U.S. Eastern or 8:45am CET). (cyclingfans.com)






Photo: John Degenkolb...
German fastman takes bunch sprint after a day of attacks. (velonation.com)







Photo: We are absolutely delighted that the UCI have awarded us 2.1 status for this exciting new event.
British race shares ranking with non-upgraded Men’s equivalent. (velonation.com)





Photo: The final GC podium with Francisco Mancebo (Realcyclist.com) first, Ben Jacques-Maynes (Bissell) second and Chris Baldwin (juwi Solar-First Solar) in third.
NRC loses Elk Grove, gains Park City. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Diego Ulissi (Lampre-Merida) wins the Coppa Sabatini.
Lampre-Merida rider claims uphill sprint. (cyclingnews.com)





Races & Results.
Tour of Beijing - Oct 11-15 (Stages),
2014 Giro d'Italia - May 10, 2014 (Stages),
Il Lombardia - Oct 6 (Results),
Tour of Tasmania - Sept 29-Oct 6 (Results),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Results),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Results),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Results),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results).





Photo: This ‘little guy’ was not so little in size though as at 1.96m (6ft5in) he was easy to spot throughout his career working on the front for his teamleaders.
Dirk Bellemakers finished his last big race on Sunday in Lombardia to no fanfare. (pezcyclingnews.com)





Photo: Ben Hermans (RadioShack)...
Belgian's arrival completes 2014 roster. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Bury-born Simon Yates has developed as a product of the British Cycling talent programme (pic: Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com).
Rising British star Simon Yates may have just signed a neo-pro contract with Orica-GreenEDGE, but the Manchester-born youngster has not forgotten where he comes from. (roadcyclinguk.com)





Photo: Who’s ready for some serious fatbike touring?
 Fatbikes have hit the industry in a big way, moving from a niche bike in the extreme North, to the next bike I need to buy after a cyclocross and an Enduro bike (once Enduro fatbikes hit the scene, it’s all over). (bikerumor.com)





Photo: If you’re prefer flats to dancing shoes, then you might be very interested in VP Components new flagship pedal – the Harrier.
The big draw is the new VX line which features 8 different pedals and has everything from your entry level $50 loose ball bearing SPD to your pro level $140 race models which spin on LSL (Lightweight Self Lubing) bearings. (bikerumor.com)







































Photo: Brian Cookson (left) and Alain Rumpf will meet in Beijing to discuss the future of Global Cycling Promotions. Photo: Graham Watson.
The Tour of Beijing starts tomorrow, but the future of organizer Global Cycling Promotion (GCP) remains unclear. Speaking at the event, newly elected UCI president Brian Cookson questioned GCP’s function in China and worldwide. (velonews.com)





Photo: New UCI president Brian Cookson has contacted Paul Kimmage to tell the journalist that he is ending a legal action instigated against him by the previous UCI leaders Hein Verbruggen and Pat McQuaid.
“Brian has genuinely my best wishes that he can take the sport to where it needs to go.”







Photo: Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff)...
Saxo Bank to increase its backing? (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Alberto Contador has said that he believes that he can win both the Tour and the Vuelta a España.
Contador believes he can do Tour/Vuelta double in 2014, claims lack of training base affected this season. (velonation.com)





Photo: he’d profit from all the bad stories.
Is Sanchez laughing all the way to the bank? (inrng.com)





Photo: Sammy Sanchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) awaits the start of Vuelta stage 15.
Euskaltel leader denies rumors that he has agreed to join Saxo Bank. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Tony Martin (second from left) will be challenged by newly crowned world champion Rui Costa (left) in Beijing. Photo: Graham Watson.
Tony Martin (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) returns to the Tour of Beijing as king. Everywhere he looks, he sees himself on advertising banners and magazines. The Chinese, at least around the northern suburbs of Beijing, cannot get enough of him. (velonews.com)





Photo: Road race world champion Rui Costa (Movistar) is an advocate for clean cycling and wears a Bike Pure wrist band in support of the cause.
Portuguese hopes to go out with a bang in Beijing. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: I wanted to go for an organized ride in Sonoma County.
"I’ve run across one event that I really feel has gotten the formula right for producing a memorable cycling event. And it’s no secret that I think that event is Levi’s Gran Fondo." (redkiteprayer.com)





Photo: Two struts are added to suspension models, connecting the BB shell to the chainstays, meeting about halfway toward the rear axle..
The 65mm ID bottom bracket shell is designed around the Look ZED2 crankset. They did that to be able to fit a modified Campagnolo EPS battery into the downtube. (bikerumor.com)





Photo: Forever Bikes – Toronto.
The simple, yet efficient, design of the common bicycle is repeated again and again — 3,144 times — in the sculpture Forever Bicycles on display in Toronto for the next couple of weeks. (bikingbis.com)










Photo: PEZ Daily Distraction.



















Photo: Shirt off his back: Lance Armstrong was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles Photo: ACTION IMAGES.
One year to the day after accusing Lance Armstrong and the US Postal cycling team, Travis Tygart believes clean cyclists have a better chance of forging successful careers than ever before. (telegraph.co.uk)





Photo: Former UCI president Hein Verbruggen is at the Tour of Oman.
New UCI president says Verbruggen no longer attends UCI meetings. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Sheryl Crow appears at the podium of the 2005 Tour de France.
Singer received proffer agreement in exchange for cooperation with feds. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Crow endured Armstrong's singing.
Sheryl Crow apparently told federal investigator Jeff Novitsky that she saw her then fiancée Lance Armstrong attempt to sing Country Western music. (atwistedspoke.com)





Photo: His personal wealth is estimated at $60m (£37.65m).
Lance Armstrong was once not only the darling of the cycling world but also the courtroom. (uk.eurosport.yahoo.com).






Photo: The Redlands Bicycle Classic will open the 2014 National Racing Calendar.
USA Cycling announced the dates for its 2014 road calendars on Thursday, laying out a slate of 25 races across the United States. (velonews.com)







Photo: Daniel Teklehaimanot...
African team continues to gain strength in advance of push for Grand Tour participation. (velonation.com)





Photo: Rodríguez attacked on the final climb in Chieti, Italy, to win stage 5 of Tirreno-Adriatico in March.
Joaquim Rodríguez secured the 2013 UCI WorldTour title on Sunday at the Giro di Lombardia. The Spaniard called "Purito" accrued 607 points during the season and will sit out the calendar-closing Tour of Beijing. (velonews.com)





Photo: Latest wearable to launch it in the coming weeks for $129.95.
It counts steps, tracks the quality of your sleep, has a silent alarm and syncs wirelessly via Bluetooth 4.0. (engadget.com)





Photo: One of the big announcements pre show was the debut of Lemond Bikes.
More from the show floor, this time with Stop a Flat, Yurbuds, Gore, Park Tool, Deda, Wilier, ISM, Kool Stop and Lemond. (bikebiz.com)






















October 9, 2013


Photo: The Cannondale team...
Basso to stay as Amadio works to extend Sagan's contract. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Richie Porte (Sky) seems to be enjoying his time riding in Colorado.
Long season almost over for Australian. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Cameron Meyer lone overall leader after Pieter Weening withdrawal.
Cameron Meyer lone overall leader after Pieter Weening withdrawal.





Photo: Former world time trial champion Michael Rogers...
Rory Sutherland also fired up to perform strongly for Saxo Tinkoff team. (velonation.com)





Races & Results.
Tour of Beijing - Oct 11-15 (Stages),
2014 Giro d'Italia - May 10, 2014 (Stages),
Il Lombardia - Oct 6 (Results),
Tour of Tasmania - Sept 29-Oct 6 (Results),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Results),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Results),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Results),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results).






Photo: ll this and Emilia with live video!
This week is a great, great time to be a cycling fan. Nearly each day something awesome happens, with several distinct plot threads leading up to a weekend of racing madness. (podiumcafe.com)





Photo: Jonathan Hivert has signed a one-year contract with Belkin Pro Cycling.
Frenchman goes Dutch again after the collapse of Sojasun team. (velonation.com)





Photo: The accelerometer and 3G connection are key to the real novelty of Bike+.
Wi-MM, a start-up based in Santa Clara, CA, aims to make it harder to steal your cycle with its new product Bike+, a combination alarm system and cycling computer. (engadget.com)





Photo: The RT-1 here is their top-of-the line Ti frame, made from custom butted size specific 3/2.5 titanium tubes.
You can have your Mosaic frame in titanium or steel, and they’ll build you a track, road, cyclo-cross, gravel racer or mountainbike. (road.cc)





Photo: Zipp 303 Firecrest Carbon Clincher Disc.
Six wheels from carbon clinchers to tubeless and even road disc. (road.cc)





Photo: The sole is 100% carbon fiber and has a replaceable rubber cleat pocket.
If you were to design a shoe specifically for cross, what would it be? Giant toe spikes? Check. Replaceable sole pieces? Check. (bikerumor.com)






















Photo: Chris Horner (RadioShack) completes the final stage.
Trek still an option for the Vuelta winner. (cyclingnews.com)







Photo: Luis Leon Sanchez is being eased out of the Belkin Procycling team with a payoff. (atwistedspoke.com)
Linked to too many doping stories, say team. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Jurgen Van de Walle (Lotto-Belisol)...
Lotto-Belisol domestique to bow out on Friday.  (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: The Dubai Tour jersey was on show at the presentation.
Dubai Tour staff visit il Lombardia before inaugural race in 2014. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: These machines are the opposite of cycling as by definition they prevent you from going anywhere..
With autumn closing in and the days getting shorter many in the northern hemisphere will using an indoor trainer. (inrng.com)





Photo: And there’s no movement without ample exhaust.
"This round of more cool cycling gear from Interbike 2013 covers you from the top down as we look at head gear from POC, eyewear maker Bolle’s return, Gore Bike Wear’s latest kit, fine footwear from Lake Shoes, and some training gear from Wahoo Fitness that’ll make you sweat – all in a good way." (pezcyclingnews.com)





Photo: Above are potential color options they may offer, or can be ordered in small (but reasonable) quantities as custom orders.
Having successfully gotten through Kickstarter and launching their modular mini tools, Fixit Sticks is expanding their offerings and showing off a few prototypes of things to come. (bikerumor.com)





Photo: It’s long been known that bike riders are more susceptible to having weaker bones.
The very reason riding a bike is easy on your joints makes it less beneficial for your bones. Here’s how to shore up your skeleton and stay injury-free. (bicycling.com)





Photo: Shimano offshoot pro introduced time trial saddles for men and women at the main show, with the Aero Fuel set to be the range topper.
Fairdale, State, Chrome, Electra, Tern, Sombiro, C-Drive, Shimano and Pro. (bikebiz.com)





Photo: A new mould design and a higher-grade 7050 carbon means it's lost 120g in weight.
Having been around a few years now, Quebec brand Argon has given its range-topping Gallium Pro a 2014 redesign. It's more or less a clean sheet, with just the name remaining. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)





Photo: Lock8 will have a built-in 120bD alarm.
Phone alerts & tamper sensors included in high-tech lock. (road.cc)










Photo: PEZ Daily Distraction.


















Photo: Lance Armstrong miracle - the great hero who recovered from cancer to dominate the sport.
Usually drugs in sport are the subject of universal condemnation, but have they actually made things more interesting? (bbc.co.uk)





Photo: Alberto Contador is one of a few bright spots left in Spanish cycling. Photo: Graham Watson.
The Spanish armada, which has dominated and influenced the international peloton over much of the past two decades, is taking on water fast. (velonews.com)





Photo: Joaquim Rodríguez clinched his third WorldTour title in four years on Sunday at the Giro di Lombardia. Photo: Graham Watson.
Chris Froome (Sky) is throwing the towel in on his 2013 season despite being tantalizingly close to the WorldTour’s No. 1 ranking. (velonews.com)





Photo: Michele Scarponi (Lampre-Merida) was voted most combative.
Italian set to choose between Lampre-Merida, Astana, Cannondale and Europcar. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Orica GreenEdge rider Simon Gerrans is continuing to recover from the fractured hip.
Australian back on bike after Vuelta fracture, will ride Santos Tour Down Under and possibly Herald Sun Tour. (velonation.com)





Photo: All smiles for Team Argos-Shimano as Kirsten Wild both won stage 3 and took over the race lead.
Dutch team continues to grow. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: heart rate and perceived exertion are often used as estimates of power output and exercise intensity.
Regarding power, heart rate, and perceived exertion it’s important to realize that all are a measure of intensity and that all have a strong relationship between one another. (competitivecyclist.com)





Photo: I for one feel the efforts of the past four weeks of back-to-back UCI races.
Last weekend’s Providence Cyclocross Festival came at the end of the first big block of racing for most cyclocrossers in the Northeast. (pelotonmagazine.com)





Photo: Fortified are offering bike lights that will last forever. Yep, forever.
Indestructable bike lights, intelligent bike lights, a boot for your bike and, a simple shifter. (road.cc)





Photo: Those at the top end already using the new tech are Sebastian Kienle who took first at the Ironman 70.3 World Championship.
If you race at the top end you need top end stuff. Now the top end stuff just got that much better. Zipp calls it an improvement of the “coolness-to-weight ratio.” (bikerumor.com)





Photo: Schwalbe Ultremo Aqua Tire.
Eight products that let you soak in the fun without getting drenched. (bicycling.com)


























October 8, 2013


Photo: It was nice to see the Fat Cyclist himself, Elden Nelson and his wife, aka the Hammer.
We’re at an uneasy place with our heroes. Even without the benefit of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the landscape of our understanding of professional bike racing in the last 20 years has fundamentally changed. (redkiteprayer.com)





Photo: Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) leaves his rivals behind.
Sky remains top team, Spain leads nation rankings. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Igor Anton in his last Vuelta a Espana in Euskaltel-Euskadi colours.
Basque climber admits he’s nervous despite some interest from WorldTour squads. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Nairo Quintana (Movistar).
"I've always preferred the Giro to the Tour." (cyclingnews.com)





Races & Results.
Tour of Beijing - Oct 11-15 (Stages),
Il Lombardia - Oct 6 (Results),
Tour of Tasmania - Sept 29-Oct 6 (Results),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Results),
2014 Giro d'Italia - May 10, 2014 (Stages),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Results),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Results),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results).





Photo: Cadel Evans has made clear that he feels there is some unfinished business in the Italian race.
Australian rider wants to settle ‘unfinished business’ with race; Santos Tour Down Under may be on race program. (velonation.com)





Photo: No details just yet, but we just found out that this bike is a prototype of November’s upcoming new road bike for 2014.
At only a 14% increase of their RFSCs, the Rail52s are a steal at $1,285 especially when you consider the design and performance. (bikerumor.com)





Photo: The frame is loosely based on the Vamoots RSL but there’s changes at the back, with larger diameter seatstays to better cope with the additional loads caused by the disc brakes.
Moots launch disc version of its titanium road bike. (road.cc)





Photo: new limited edition Di2 Runwell. This elegant townie has all the fixings and the accompanying price tag.
Each frame is hand-built at the famous Waterford plant and then built up at the company’s beautiful Detroit headquarters. (bikerumor.com)





Photo: The key to the Oxygen SO’s load supporting nature is essentially a harness system built into the jersey.
Many road jerseys present you with a choice for long rides: load the pockets of your jersey up until they sag like 10 year old spandex, or be forced to run a saddle bag (gasp!). (bikerumor.com)










A generational change coupled with the closure of four major teams means that dozens of riders are either leaving the sport on their own terms or are facing unemployment and have no other choice than to bring a premature end to their racing careers. (velonews.com)














Photo: Paul Kimmage. © Gerry McManus/www.splitsecondimages.co.uk
Kimmage supports donor group over Brown. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Remember 2012? Tom Boonen was imperial in the cobbled classics, Bradley Wiggins wore yellow and then went to the Olympic games?
UCI’s published its 2012 annual report today. (inrng.com)





Photo: They drive carbon fiber machines that cost huge amounts money and have been aerodynamically designed for speed.
Cycling broadcasting needs to dragged into the 21st century. (roadcycling.com)





Photo: the universal truth that no one wants to watch women's cycling, because it's slow and boring.
Women's road cycling has spent the last few years in a deadly spiral - less money, fewer races, less media coverage, leading to less money, fewer races, 
and so on. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)





Photo: Alejandro Valverde’s Movistar team has confirmed that the Spaniard will not participate in the final race in that series.
Visa requirement would have prevented any last minute decision. (velonation.com)





Photo: The 2013 UnitedHealthcare team gets in more climbing in the Arizona desert.
Three new riders, two departures for American team. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Sure everyone wants to be Chris Froome or Philip GIlbert.
"After a while I decided to offer some assistance, in the form of 'Shut up, for God’s sake'." (cyclismas.com)





Photo: Just in case you forgot the wheel’s stats – they’re written on the side of the rim. Rim depth 30mm, rim width 22mm. .
Tubeless tech for smoother road surfaces hasn’t caught on as quickly, despite claimed weight and puncture resistance advantages. Enter American Classic’s Argent tubeless wheel – their new take on tubeless. (pezcyclingnews.com)





Photo: Nike Vision Show X-2 glasses -- light and tight.
NikeVision Show X-2 glasses, Nike's multi-purpose, lightweight, interchangeable-lens shades billed as "Ideal for baseball and training, they are also functional for winter sport, golf, tennis and cycling." Cycling! We're back! Well, it's a toehold anyway. (podiumcafe.com)





Photo: PEZ Daily Distraction.



















Photo: Plant is the executive vice president of business operations for Major League Baseball’s Atlanta Braves.
Mike Plant, the United States’ representative to the UCI Management Committee, will serve as president of the Cyclocross Commission for cycling’s global governing body, USA Cycling confirmed on Tuesday.






Photo: Chris Horner (RadioShack).
Vuelta winner unfurls a litany of hashtags. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Newly elected UCI President Brian Cookson speaks.
Reduced teams, races, race days proposed. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: UCI to introduce further wheel inspections.
As it did with frames and forks in 2011, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) is overhauling its wheel ratifying procedure by updating its impact test and introducing an approval sticker. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)





Photo: SportCrafters’ Omnium is proof you don’t have to stick with the status quo.
Whether you’re warming up for a race, trying to stay fit in the winter, or just spin your legs due to injury, for many cyclists trainers are a necessary evil. (bikerumor.com)





Photo: Bibs are all ColdBlack (save for the bib straps) with mesh side panels to improve wicking and cooling..
Retail is $99 for bibs and $89 for shorts. Jersey is $69. And no, those prices are not missing a “1″ in front of them…which means you can about get two sets for the same prices as a single kit from others. (bikerumor.com)





Photo: The diameter of this handlebar is larger on top than at the ends and in the hooks, and the transition in diameter is at the upper part of the main curve of the drops. Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com.
"I think it is more of an advantage in ‘cross than on the road. I am the only guy I’ve ever seen using Campy EPS electronic shifting in ’cross, and on some courses, I feel that it’s a really big advantage." (velonews.com)





Photo: Handmade in the UK from 3Al /2.5V titanium.
Hydraulic disc brakes, titanium frame and carbon forks, a a video first look at Enigma's all-new Evoke. (road.cc)





Photo: The Crono CR.901 triathlon bike is the one with the updates for 2014. It has a new seatpost that maintains the huge range of adjustment.
The ultra lightweight Photon series launched at NAHBS and carries over, available in complete bikes or as a frameset. The 675g Photon HL is custom only. (bikerumor.com)























October 7, 2013


Photo: one day’s stage finish is not far from the next day’s stage start.
The 2014 theme of the presentation was “a more humane Giro” meaning fewer long transfers. (inrng.com)





Photo: Some of today's pros are riding into the history books, whether they want to or not. Photo: Casey B. Gibson.
A generational change coupled with the closure of four major teams means that dozens of riders are either leaving the sport on their own terms or are facing unemployment and have no other choice than to bring a premature end to their racing careers. (velonews.com)





Photo: Froome ends season.
Back problems mean Sky rider won’t ride Tour of Beijing, Valverde only one who can stop J-Rod. (velonation.com)





Races & Results.
Il Lombardia - Oct 6 (Results),
Tour of Tasmania - Sept 29-Oct 6 (Results),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Results),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Results),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Results),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results).





Photo: This looks like good news.
How did the 2013 calendar change? (podiumcafe.com)





Photo: The 2014 Specialized S-Works Epic is designed specifically for endurance racing.
BikeRadar verdict: 5 out of 5 stars. "The perfect all-out cross-country race bike."





Photo: The corners have good sight lines, and as long as you have wide tires and a well-handling bike, you can carry amazing speed around them.
The only thing better than climbing the north side of Old Blewitt Pass is descending the south side! (janheine.wordpress.com)





Photo: Peta Todd gave up her work as a Page Three girl when she became pregnant in 2011.
Mark Cavendish and Peta Todd, a former glamour model, got married on Saturday October 5. (road.cc)






















Photo: The 2014 Giro d'Italia route...
“A more human Giro” has been the refrain at RCS Sport since Angelo Zomegnan handed over the reins of the race in 2011. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Juan Antonio Flecha announces retirement © Bettini.
Tour of Beijing will be the final race for Classics nearly-man. (velonation.com)





Photo: Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) arrives at hospital after his fall.
Tiralongo also brought down ahead of Sormano. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: World time trial champion Ellen van Dijk.
World time trial champion to build towards Rio 2016 with expanding Dutch squad. (velonation.com)






Photo: Wiring is neatly frame-routed.
Cannondale's take with the Synapse is to produce a raceworthy bike, i.e. stiff, light and fast for those that don't have a chiropractor waiting for them in the team hotel at the end of the ride. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)





Photo: The Madone 5.2 is based around a frame which utilities Kammtail Virtual Foil tube profiles and integrated brakes to help boost its aerodynamic prowess.
The Trek Madone 5.2 was overhauled for 2013 and combines low weight and aerodynamics with the ride quality and dependable handling of the previous iteration of the US firm’s race bike. (roadcyclinguk.com)
















Photo: PEZ Daily Distraction.

















Photo: the big idea is a calendar is capped at 120 days of racing, compared to a total of 153 days of racing for the World Tour in 2014.
Plans to remodel the calendar and promises radical change with fewer race days, fewer top teams and fewer races. (inrng.com)





Photo: Oleg Tinkof...
Oleg Tinkof, please go away. Take your supposed, likely inflated six million euros and go buy yourself a rich-man yacht to enter the America’s Cup. Find another sport to embarrass. (atwistedspoke.com)





Photo: Bjarne Riis crests the summit of the Ventoux in the 1994 Tour de France.
"We'll leave the speculation to the press." (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: After riding to third overall in 2013, Cadel Evans will target the Giro d'Italia in 2014. Photo: Graham Watson.
Former Tour de France champion Cadel Evans said he is unlikely to compete at the 2014 edition of the race as he concentrates on targeting a win in the Giro d’Italia. (velonews.com)






Photo: Joaquim Rodriguez has sought to play down his defeat to Rui Costa.
Spanish Katusha rider speaks after superb Classic win. (velonation.com)





Photo: ultimately the great thing about Long Solo Rides: they take an activity usually defined by how you behave in a group.
Cycling is almost by definition a group activity. The more people you ride with, the easier the ride becomes. (redkiteprayer.com)



























October 6, 2013


Photo: The 2013 Giro, won by Vincenzo Nibali, was marked by cancelled or shortened stages due to the weather.
The route for the 2014 Giro will be presented Monday, October 7 at the Palaghiaccio Piranesi in Milan.  The event starts at *2:30pm CET (*8:30am U.S. Eastern).  The presentation should start between 2:30pm CET and 3:00pm CET. Live video from *2:30pm CET (*8:30am U.S. Eastern). (cyclingfans.com)









Photo: Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) soloed to victory at Il Lombardia, the Spaniard's second straight win at the Italian Monument.
Back-to-back victories for Spaniard at Italian Monument. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Katerina Nash en route to sweeping the weekend's racing in Providence. Photo: Wil Matthews...
Nash got away from Katie Compton (Trek Cyclocross Collective) going into the final lap, padding her advantage to 10 seconds by the finish. (velonews.com)








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






Photo: Looks like Jack Haig (Huon-Genesys) has a new toy to play with!!
Grenda takes final stage in Devonport. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Marco Haller (Katusha) continues to lead the mountains classification.
Tsatevich for the sprints, Ignatenko for the climbs. (cyclingnews.com)





Races & Results.
Il Lombardia - Oct 6 (Start List),
Tour of Tasmania - Sept 29-Oct 6 (Stages & Results),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Results),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Results),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Results),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results).






















Photo: Dave Zabriskie has confirmed that he is retiring and that today’s Classic would be his final race as a professional rider.
American Garmin-Sharp TT specialist to retire: ‘It is time’. (velonation.com)





Photo: Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) attacking a bike race...
Solo move had looked promising until peloton got to business. (velonation.com)





Photo: Greg Van Avermaet (BMC) in action during Il Lombardia.
Santaromita's ninth place best of three in main group. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Rafal Majka (Team Saxo - Tinkoff).
Saxo-Tinkoff rider ends season on a high. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Ben Berden takes the victory from Tim Johnson. Photo: Wil Matthews.
Ben Berden (Raleigh-Clement) won a two-up battle with Tim Johnson (Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com) at the 2013 Providence Cyclocross Festival. (velonews.com)





Photo: Marco Pantani sitting on the road with the thousand-yard-stare in 1998.
Richard Moore talks about this recent grande boucle book, Tour de France 100. (podiumcafe.com)
















Photo: PEZ Daily Distraction.












Photo: Meyer fields questions with Director Mike Turtor looking on.
TDU race director launches Supreme Court action against Australian broadcaster. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: The race got off to a traditional start with a new world champion in white, an early breakaway and Andy Schleck abandoning.
Il Lombardia had an air of déjà vu as Joaquim Rodriguez attacked in the same place on the Villa Vergnano climb as last year to win solo, repeating his success from 2012. (inrng.com)





Photo: Dan Martin was close to his best at the Tour of Lombary today after a tough few months in which he fell ill in the final week of the Tour de France and crashed out of the Vuelta a Espana.
Dan Martin finished fourth after a crash denied him the chance to fight for a podium spot at the Tour of Lombardy today, Sunday. (stickybottle.com)





Photo: Marco Pinotti rolled back in the direction of the BMC Racing Team bus after singing on this morning.
Italian rider speaks of warm reception from fans and team strategy for today’s Classic. (velonation.com)





Photo: handmade (including the carbon layup) in Austria.
The Xentis wheels definitely fall in the high end range.  The feature rich carbon clinchers have an MSRP of $2799. (bikerumor.com)





Photo: The Revival’s geometry swings its way straight out of the Sixties.
BikeRadar verdict: 2.5 out of 5 stars. "Lovely – if pricey – steel tourer, badly let down by a mismatched drivetrain."
























October 5, 2013



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








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





Photo: Joseph Cooper (Huon-Genesys) celebrates his win.
Teammate Haig holds overall lead with one stage to race. (cyclingnews.com)











Races & Results.
Il Lombardia - Oct 6 (Start List),
Tour of Tasmania - Sept 29-Oct 6 (Stages & Results),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Results),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Results),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Results),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results).







Photo: 2012 Lombardy winner Joaquim Rodriguez will look to repeat after a near-miss at worlds. (LaPresse).
The world’s best face off in the season’s final Classic. (bicycling.com)






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





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





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







Photo: The Giro di Lombardia will be broadcast on SBS ONE, Sunday. (Getty Images).
The importance of a monument on a rider's palmares cannot be understated. Each has its attraction, or perhaps detraction if you're a rider taking them on, and Lombardia is no different. (sbs.com.au)








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





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





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





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





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





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





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





Photo: Chris Horner was in talks with Fernando Alonso's team before it fell apart in September. Photo: Graham Watson.
It wasn’t the kilometers of Spanish road and ascension, nor the Vuelta’s pulsing attacks that did Chris Horner in this season. It was a damn Coke can. (velonews.com)







Photo: Amy Dombroski died on Thursday following a training crash. The effusive 26-year-old left behind a trio of Belgium-based Americans who took great comfort in her overflowing energy. Photo: Dan Seaton | VeloNews.com.
Riders and teams Tweet their condolences. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: PEZ Daily Distraction.













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





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





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





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





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





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




















Photo: This post isn’t about doping. Instead it’s about procedures and probabilities.
Team Sky’s Jonathan Tiernan-Locke was pulled out from the British team going to the worlds at the last moment and there was talk of an injury with some and fatigue from others. But the weekend saw the story that he was being questioned by the UCI about his biological passport data. (inrng.com)














October 4, 2013





Photo: The Giro di Lombardia will be broadcast on SBS ONE, Sunday. (Getty Images).
The importance of a monument on a rider's palmares cannot be understated. Each has its attraction, or perhaps detraction if you're a rider taking them on, and Lombardia is no different. (sbs.com.au)





Photo: Robert Gesink looking for Lombardia result...
Dutchman hoping to capitalise on Canada form to go better than 2009 ninth place. (velonation.com)





Photo: Bernie Sulzberger (Drapac) closes out the sprint to take stage 6.
Haig hanging tough for Huon-Genesys under Drapac onslaught. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Andy Schleck (RadioShack) featured in a late breakaway.
“From being a Tour contender I disappeared in the space of a day." (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Zdenek Stybar (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) wins.
Spring Classics remain Czech's main priority. (cyclingnews.com)





Races & Results.
Il Lombardia - Oct 6 (Start List),
Tour of Tasmania - Sept 29-Oct 6 (Stages & Results),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Results),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Results),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Results),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results).





Photo: Tinkoff linked to Cannondale.
“We don’t have anything to say about this at the moment.”  (velonation.com)





Photo: Tom Boonen celebrates his first win of 2013.
OPQS star back on the bike and in training. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: De Gendt signs one year deal.
Lifeline for 2012 third-placed Giro finisher after Vacansoleil DCM stops. (velonation.com)





Photo: His first big results came in his neo pro year with a win in the prologue of the Mount Hood Classic and third on GC in the Tour of Elk Grove..
The Netherlands is where 25 year-old Texan Chad Haga is bound for in 2014. A pro with Optum-Kelly since 2011. (pezcyclingnews.com)





Photo: Often having the right tool means getting the job done or not.
Most of the new products from Park are needed improvements over previous models, or fill a void in the range. (bikerumor.com)





Photo: The Storck Comp jersey arrived for review with the Comp short sleeve jersey.
The Storck Comp bib shorts are super-comfy, with a plush chamois ideal for long days in the saddle. (roadcyclinguk.com)





Photo: The front disc hose is routed inside the fork which has been done really nicely.
A video first look at the brand new De Rosa Idol Disc launched at the recent Cycle Show. (road.cc)





Shake-ups continue at the UCI following the arrival of new president Brian Cookson. (velonews.com)





"Six days. Almost 700 miles. Salt Lake City to Las Vegas, powered by bike and the will to survive." (velonews.com)







Photo: Chris Horner was in talks with Fernando Alonso's team before it fell apart in September. Photo: Graham Watson.
It wasn’t the kilometers of Spanish road and ascension, nor the Vuelta’s pulsing attacks that did Chris Horner in this season. It was a damn Coke can. (velonews.com)







Photo: Amy Dombroski died on Thursday following a training crash. The effusive 26-year-old left behind a trio of Belgium-based Americans who took great comfort in her overflowing energy. Photo: Dan Seaton | VeloNews.com.
Riders and teams Tweet their condolences. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Schleck. Ready for 2014?.
Andy Schleck and Alberto Contador often seem linked together, whether it’s as Tour de France rivals or frustrated athletes dealing with a long, disappointing year. (atwistedspoke.com)





Photo: Joaquim Rodriguez came up a bit short last weekend in Florence, finishing second in the worlds road race. Photo: Graham Watson.
At least three of the world’s top one-day classics riders could be forgiven for having a degree of revenge on their minds when they line up for Giro di Lombardia (Tour of Lombardy) on Sunday. (velonews.com)





Photo: Europcar team has eighteen bikes stolen.
Theft happened during Eurometropole Tour, follows similar crimes at world road race championships. (velonation.com)





Photo: Alberto Contador (Spain) in action on the Florence world championship circuit.
"I consider Il Lombardia as my first race of 2014." (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Ion Izagirre and Fran Ventoso ink contracts.
Spanish squad continues to plan towards 2014. (velonation.com)





Photo: RCUK’s trusty Kinesis Racelight TK3 has been running a host of different wheels recently, including Airstreeem’s full carbon Aero 50 hoops.
The common factor is the ability of a high-quality wheelset to do justice to a frameset, and to usher forth its true abilities. (roadcyclinguk.com)





Photo: A gallery of cycling headbadges.
Headbadges as small objects of desire. In a book that is itself a small object of desire. (podiumcafe.com)





Photo: Izumi was, amazingly, one of the first to bring the Boa dial system to market, dropped it, and is now back.
Shoes have a new fastening system taking over. Dials, be they from Boa or imitators, are now gracing the pro-level shoe offerings from just about everybody. (redkiteprayer.com)





Photo: Paolo Bettini's future guiding the Italian national cycling team is unclear. Photo: Graham Watson.
Paolo Bettini’s future, despite a strong race Sunday at the world championship, might not include team Italy. (velonews.com)





Photo: The the pod connector connects to the pedal through the spindle hole in back of the crankarm.
The installation process is quick and simple. You’ll have these swapped between your road bike and TT bike in less than a minute. (cyclingtips.com.au) 







American cyclocross racer Amy Dombroski was killed Thursday when she was hit by a truck in training, her Telenet-Fidea team confirmed to VeloNews. (velonews.com)





Photo: PEZ Daily Distraction.


















Photo: This post isn’t about doping. Instead it’s about procedures and probabilities.
Team Sky’s Jonathan Tiernan-Locke was pulled out from the British team going to the worlds at the last moment and there was talk of an injury with some and fatigue from others. But the weekend saw the story that he was being questioned by the UCI about his biological passport data. (inrng.com)








Photo: Suspended... Michele Acquarone has overseen a boom period for the Giro d'Italia, but is in trouble over the misappropriation of funds at RCS on his watch. (Getty Images).
Flavio Biondi replaced by Raimondo Zanaboni. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Joaquim Rodríguez and a roster of heavy hitters will head into the murky weather of northern Italy on Sunday at the Giro di Lombardia. Photo: Graham Watson.
The rain and cold that have swept through northern Italy in the last week have not stopped the stars from turning out for the final big classic of the season, the 107th Giro di Lombardia, on Sunday. (velonews.com)





Photo: Stuart O'Grady, Fabian Cancellara and Kim Andersen discuss where Leopard Trek will ride.
Dane to continue work with Fränk and Andy Schleck. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Taylor Phinney, Giro d'Italia 2013, stage 13.
"Hold on, I had that haircut first," insists American Taylor Phinney. "I did that for the first time last year, in May, at the Giro so hold your horses."






Photo: Ed Beamon Interview: Why Champion System is folding.
Team’s general manager says he and the riders were left high and dry by late notice of team’s ending. (velonation.com)





Photo: Thomas Voeckler's (Europcar) Colnago C59 Italia is tucked in among the crowd at the Tour de France.
One of a series of thefts this year. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: I was JRA (just riding along), my legs rising with the pedals and then falling again, letting the circles be circles without adding or subtracting anything.
The bike is both teacher and blackboard, serving up lessons and giving us a place to practice. (redkiteprayer.com)





Photo: The cover of the 1952 Giro di Lombardia program features Fausto Coppi leading Louison Bobet over the Madonna di Ghisallo in the 1951 race.
The 1952 Giro di Lombardia race program is an amazing 32 page snapshot back into the race scene more than a half century ago. (pezcyclingnews.com)





Photo: The Knog has a very even beam pattern, stretching far across the verge with a brighter centre and great reach.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Superbly portable light for urban and occasional country use."





Photo: Dreams to Wheels – Cycling Inquisition Contest.
Remember, today (Friday, October 4th) is the last day for you to send five cycling items as donation to kids in Colombian cycling academies. Doing so will enter you into a drawing to win items signed by riders from Team Colombia. (cyclinginquisition.com)




















October 3, 2013


Photo: Longtime legal counsel Philippe Verbiest, right, has followed Pat McQuaid out of the UCI. Photo: Fabrice Coffrini | AFP.
Shake-ups continue at the UCI following the arrival of new president Brian Cookson. (velonews.com)





Photo: Joaquim Rodriguez seals victory in the rain at last year’s Il Lombardia Pic: Sirotti.
The final one-day Classic of the season takes place on Sunday. (roadcyclinguk.com)





Photo: Rhys Gillett (African Wildlife Safaris) take the stage finish at Great Lake.
Haig retains yellow jersey. (cyclingnews.com)





Races & Results.
Il Lombardia - Oct 6 (Start List),
Tour of Tasmania - Sept 29-Oct 6 (Stages & Results),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Results),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Results),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Results),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results).






Photo: Former world road race champion Thor Hushovd.
Norwegian rider wants to chase stage win and help GC riders. (velonation.com)






Photo: Giovanni Pinarello, who would become the founder of the Pinarello bicycle company, piloted this Bottecchia to a last place finish in the 1951 Giro d'Italia.
A retrospective look at the Italian brand's iconic bicycles and their riders. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: The Hogsback region of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument turned from dreamscape to nightmare, forcing all but two Ride to Vegas riders off their bikes. Photo: Chris Case | VeloNews.com.
"Six days. Almost 700 miles. Salt Lake City to Las Vegas, powered by bike and the will to survive." (velonews.com)





Photo: Rather than offer 3 different geometries for the Gallium Pro, Argon offers them all in a transforming design.
"What do you get when you take 160g out of the already light Argon 18 Gallium? You get the impressively light Gallium Pro, now with a 790g frame weight." (bikerumor.com)





Photo: Vector System: sleek and simple.
"We've got a household motto: ‘if you're going to do something, do it properly'. Garmin appears to have a similar saying."  (cyclingweekly.co.uk)





Photo: Gabby Durrin (Raliegh Clement) on the front of the race with Helen Wyman close behind.
Anderson up to 3rd in women's standings after sweep in Gloucester. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Christophe Riblon is overcome with emotion after winning on Alpe d'Huez.
French team sending four climbers to fight for overall title. (cyclingnews.com)











Photo: Diego Ulissi (Lampre-Merida) delivered an explosive finish to Milano-Torino.
Italian beats Majka and Moreno in uphill finale. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Joaquim Rodríguez is trying to leave his worlds disappointment behind as he prepares for Saturday's Giro di Lombardia. Photo: Graham Watson.
Joaquim Rodríguez is trying to put the best spin on Sunday’s bitter disappointment of losing the world title in a thrilling finale against Rui Costa. (velonews.com)





Photo: World champion Rui Costa...
Portuguese rider wants to clock up first win since taking gold in Firenze. (velonation.com)





Photo: An emotional Rui Costa celebrates his coronation as world road race champion. pic: ©Sirotti.
The UCI world road race championships saw one of the finest riders in the sport’s history re-crowned as world road race champion, the three best male time triallists in the world go head-to-head, and Great Britain’s men’s road team deliver a lacklustre performance criticized even by their manager. (roadcyclinguk.com)





Photo: Katie Compton is coming into the 2013-14 season late after fighting through leg pain and infection over the off-season. Photo: Dan Seaton | VeloNews.com.
She’s the best woman American cyclocrosser of all time, but she’s coming off a less-than-ideal summer, and will have only been on the bike about 10 days by the time this weekend’s Providence Cyclo-cross Festival comes around. (velonews.com)





"I’m convinced that almost any rider could pedal more efficiently and powerfully and reduce injury with custom orthotics properly shaped to their feet." (velonews.com)





New foot love from Sidi and Solestar, Italian Saddle maker Astute, a power pedal from Xpedo and a bit more bits from Fairwheel Bikes. (pezcyclingnews.com)





BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Comfortable yet agile steed for sportives and all-day rides."



















Photo: Amy Dombroski was killed Thursday while training in Europe. Photo: Dan Seaton | VeloNews.com.
American cyclocross racer Amy Dombroski was killed Thursday when she was hit by a truck in training, her Telenet-Fidea team confirmed to VeloNews. (velonews.com)





Photo: Chris Horner (RadioShack) completes the final stage.
Vuelta winner still without a deal. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Phil Gaimon, who will ride for Garmin-Sharp next year, recently completed a grand tour — the Tour de Phil. Photo: Casey B. Gibson.
"I was signed up for the Tour de Phil, a lesser-known, three-week stage race training simulation, designed to attack my weaknesses as I prepare for 2014." (velonews.com)






Photo: Spaniard Mikel Landa is coming on board.
Vinokourov: “With him on board next year we add a very talented young stage racer with definite, positive prospects.” (velonation.com)





Photo: With course profiles getting steeper and more difficult, are the veterans in the peloton moving down the list of favorites for the road world title? Photo: Graham Watson.
Joaquim Rodríguez (Katusha) shouldn’t have been the only top rider crying Sunday after letting the rainbow jersey slip away in Florence. (velonews.com)





Photo: Simon Yates won the first ever summit finish at the Tour of Britain in September and will now ride for Orica-GreenEDGE alongside twin brother Adam. Pic: Paul Hayes-Watkins.
British twins Adam and Simon Yates will turn professional with Australian outfit Orica-GreenEDGE next year after penning neo-pro contracts with the team. (roadcyclinguk.com)





Photo: Ed Beamon's Champion System team will close up shop after the Tour of Beijing later this month. Photo: Casey B. Gibson.
Champion System, a team committed to the development of professional cycling in Asia and the promotion of Asian riders, will dissolve after this season due to sponsor withdrawal. (velonews.com)





Photo: The frame is a marriage of True Temper steel tubes, including a discontinued S3 aero down tube, and carbon tubes from Enve.
A close look at the latest wonderful creation from Oregon-based frame builder Rob English. (road.cc)





Photo: one that shuns the conventional way of absorbing shocks and almost looks like it’s on backwards.
"The final part of our tour from Friedrichshafen - including Hope, BBB, Giro, Hovding, Easton, Lazer, WeThePeople, Lauf and Colnago." (bikebiz.com)





Photo: Taiwanese champion Kai Feng has been barred from taking part by his national federation.
General manager Ed Beamon “saddened and sickened by the provincial pettiness." (velonation.com)





Photo: Tracey Gaudry is the first woman to be serve as a vice president at the UCI. Photo: Neal Rogers.
Gaudry, a former professional rider, unanimously deposed fellow Australian Mike Turtor as president of the Oceana Cycling Confederation in 2012 and served on the UCI Management Committee — the top advisory board to the Switzerland-based UCI. (velonews.com)





Photo: Peter Sagan with Fernando Alonso...
Future team manager takes the riders for a spin. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Dan Martin has said that he is determined to turn around his season and to try to finish on a high note. .
“I need to try to finish the season on a high as the last few months have been hard.” (velonation.com)






Photo: Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) holds his bike aloft as he tries to get around a crash blocking the road.
French squad will add to roster if promoted. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Marcel Kittel, the rider who dominated the sprints in this year’s Tour de France.
Women’s team extends with Wild and Garner and makes three new additions. (velonation.com)





Photo: Johnny Hoogerland (Vacansoleil)...
Vacansoleil-DCM rider said to have 90% chance of signing with Sagan's team. (cyclingnews.com)





It’s taken a few years to get it right, but the National Road Series standings now portray an accurate reflection of the best rider and best team. (sbs.com.au)





In the quarter-century since the Extralight first debuted, bicycle design has changed dramatically. (competitivecyclist.com)





Women’s cycling is growing, and so are the number of bikes designed for us. Here are a few of our favorite newcomers for 2014. (bicycling.com)





Photo: PEZ Daily Distraction.



















Photo: Remembering Amy Dombroski .
Amy Dombroski, muddy and smiling — how many will remember the American after she died Thursday at the age of 26 following a training crash in Belgium. (velonews.com)






Photo: Giacomo Catano, CEO of RCS Sports, at the press conference .
External audit investigates possible fraud. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Rain, Spain, pain..
Who isn’t a fan of the little pocket rocket Joaquim Rodriguez?





Photo: Kim Andersen’s mentor role to the two Schleck brothers will continue in 2014.
Former pro will guide top riders, says he believes both Schlecks can return to past level. (velonation.com)





Photo: Marco Pinotti...
It’s the right moment to stop and to do something new. (velonation.com)





Photo: Jonathan Tiernan-Locke.
Unless and until the UCI announces that Jonathan Tiernan-Locke was guilty of doping, it's fair to say that he got a raw deal and deserves some sympathy in his ongoing biological passport anomaly story. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)





Photo: cruising to your favourite wine bar or antique shop.
Time to be a tourist in the lovely town of Florence to experience all that the town has to offer – in a biking sort of way of course. (pezcyclingnews.com)





Photo: Moser Speed carries the name of Francesco Moser on its down tube, a professional cyclist who in 1977 won the road race world championships and the Giro d’Italia in 1984.
Alloy road bike carrying the name of Francesco Moser. (road.cc)














Photo: Lance Armstrong confession.
Cyclist to tesify under oath on 21 November; meanwhile, two men admit sending threatening emails to USADA's Travis Tygart. (road.cc)





Photo: The guys dissect Pat McQuaid's removal as head of the UCI and the controversy that has erupted around Team Sky and Jonathan Tiernan-Locke.
Scott O'Raw and John Galloway break down all the latest goings-on in the sport: Pat McQuaid's removal as head of the UCI and the controversy that has erupted around Team Sky and Jonathan Tiernan-Locke. (uk.eurosport.yahoo.com)






Photo: Boy and Danny van Poppel...
Vacansoleil-DCM siblings to become new US team’s second pair of brothers. (velonation.com)





Photo: Vehicle running costs include fuel the two “Death Star” team buses which cost thousands of Euro to fill.
What’s the secret of Team Sky’s success? One element is money as the squad has one of the highest budgets in the sport. (inrng.com)






Photo: 2000 Sydney Olympic time trial podium: Jan Ulrich, Viatcheslav Ekimov and Lance Armstrong.
Olympic committee confirms medal is in storage. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Janier Acevedo will join Garmin-Sharp in 2014. Photo: Casey B. Gibson.
Colombian breakout rider Janier Acevedo will join U.S.-based Garmin-Sharp in 2014. Despite claims by Omega Pharma-Quick Step boss Patrick Lefevre that the UCI America Tour champion had inked a deal with the Belgian squad. (velonews.com)





Photo: Rui Costa could be a fine world champion.
Here's an argument why Rui Costa could, barring the usual randomness, be the best world champion since the pre-EPO days. (podiumcafe.com)





















October 2, 2013


Photo: Gabby Durrin (Raliegh Clement) on the front of the race with Helen Wyman close behind.
Anderson up to 3rd in women's standings after sweep in Gloucester. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Christophe Riblon is overcome with emotion after winning on Alpe d'Huez.
French team sending four climbers to fight for overall title. (cyclingnews.com)











Photo: Diego Ulissi (Lampre-Merida) delivered an explosive finish to Milano-Torino.
Italian beats Majka and Moreno in uphill finale. (cyclingnews.com)





Races & Results.
Tour of Tasmania - Sept 29-Oct 6 (Stages & Results),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Results),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Results),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Results),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results).





Photo: Joaquim Rodríguez is trying to leave his worlds disappointment behind as he prepares for Saturday's Giro di Lombardia. Photo: Graham Watson.
Joaquim Rodríguez is trying to put the best spin on Sunday’s bitter disappointment of losing the world title in a thrilling finale against Rui Costa. (velonews.com)





Photo: World champion Rui Costa...
Portuguese rider wants to clock up first win since taking gold in Firenze. (velonation.com)





Photo: An emotional Rui Costa celebrates his coronation as world road race champion. pic: ©Sirotti.
The UCI world road race championships saw one of the finest riders in the sport’s history re-crowned as world road race champion, the three best male time triallists in the world go head-to-head, and Great Britain’s men’s road team deliver a lacklustre performance criticized even by their manager. (roadcyclinguk.com)





Photo: Katie Compton is coming into the 2013-14 season late after fighting through leg pain and infection over the off-season. Photo: Dan Seaton | VeloNews.com.
She’s the best woman American cyclocrosser of all time, but she’s coming off a less-than-ideal summer, and will have only been on the bike about 10 days by the time this weekend’s Providence Cyclo-cross Festival comes around. (velonews.com)





Photo: The light box and mirror of the Footbalance system. The computer scans the pressure imprint of the feet on the glass. Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com.
"I’m convinced that almost any rider could pedal more efficiently and powerfully and reduce injury with custom orthotics properly shaped to their feet." (velonews.com)





Photo: I kinda liked what I was seeing with the new Wire Vent Carbon.
New foot love from Sidi and Solestar, Italian Saddle maker Astute, a power pedal from Xpedo and a bit more bits from Fairwheel Bikes. (pezcyclingnews.com)





Photo: The handling of the Cento Uno is fantastic: its stiff, low front end means you can change direction on a whim.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Comfortable yet agile steed for sportives and all-day rides."





Photo: Iced Gingerbread and Spiced Pumkin Pie, energy bar addicts can get their Pecan Pie.
For the past 11 years, Clif Bar has introduced a series of limited edition seasonal flavors. (bikerumor.com)





Photo: Most combative rider of stage 15 Nicki Sörensen (Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank).
Sorensen sees pay cut in any potential new contract, Rasmussen turns to track. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Darren Lapthorne (Drapac) with a brilliant win at Lake St Clair.
Haig takes yellow, Huon-Genesys weather Drapac storm. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Jonathan Hivert (Sojasun) collects himself after finishing on Mont Ventoux.
French team will disband at the end of 2013. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Coulda, woulda, shoulda.
There’s been a lot of post-worlds chat, especially the Spanish tactics and the British vanishing act. (inrng.com)





Photo: Hilaire van der Schueren, the current directeur sportif of Vacansoleil-DCM, has created a new team to save the majority of his riders.
Wanty the main sponsor for 20-25 of Dutch team’s current squad, but Accent.jobs to fold. (velonation.com)





Photo: Thomas De Gendt (Vacansoleil-DCM).
Will continue to look until end of month. (cyclingnews.com)












Photo: Taiwanese champion Kai Feng has been barred from taking part by his national federation.
General manager Ed Beamon “saddened and sickened by the provincial pettiness." (velonation.com)





Photo: Tracey Gaudry is the first woman to be serve as a vice president at the UCI. Photo: Neal Rogers.
Gaudry, a former professional rider, unanimously deposed fellow Australian Mike Turtor as president of the Oceana Cycling Confederation in 2012 and served on the UCI Management Committee — the top advisory board to the Switzerland-based UCI. (velonews.com)





Photo: Peter Sagan with Fernando Alonso...
Future team manager takes the riders for a spin. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Dan Martin has said that he is determined to turn around his season and to try to finish on a high note. .
“I need to try to finish the season on a high as the last few months have been hard.” (velonation.com)






Photo: Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) holds his bike aloft as he tries to get around a crash blocking the road.
French squad will add to roster if promoted. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Marcel Kittel, the rider who dominated the sprints in this year’s Tour de France.
Women’s team extends with Wild and Garner and makes three new additions. (velonation.com)





Photo: Johnny Hoogerland (Vacansoleil)...
Vacansoleil-DCM rider said to have 90% chance of signing with Sagan's team. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: The Australian National Road Series has taken massive leaps forward (Mark Gunter).
It’s taken a few years to get it right, but the National Road Series standings now portray an accurate reflection of the best rider and best team. (sbs.com.au)





Photo: Coors Classic Cycle Sport feature.
The recent USA Pro Cycling Challenge races were by no means the first time the big names of world cycling raced through the wonderful landscape of Colorado. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)





Photo: PressFit 30 bottom bracket shell, new dropouts, and oversized head tube deliver pure modernity.
In the quarter-century since the Extralight first debuted, bicycle design has changed dramatically. (competitivecyclist.com)





Photo: Raleigh’s Capri series of women’s bike got a facelift for 2014.
Women’s cycling is growing, and so are the number of bikes designed for us. Here are a few of our favorite newcomers for 2014. (bicycling.com)





Photo: The Schwalbe Ultremo ZX tubeless tyre.
The Schwalbe Ultremo ZX provides a supple, comfortable ride and seals easily in the event of a puncture. Crucially, it is not notably slower than its clincher equivalent, even when rolling at lower pressures. (roadcyclinguk.com)





Photo: Chris Horner is still without a contract for 2014. Photo: Graham Watson.
Chris Horner is the 2013 Vuelta a España champion. Chris Horner is a transcendent climber. He’s 41, and has recently ridden the best he ever has, at least with the pressure on. (velonews.com)





Photo: Fighting back: Jonathan Tiernan-Locke insists strange blood tests down to illness Photo: GETTY IMAGES.
On the day Tiernan-Locke vowed to prove he was not a doper, Endura Racing sought to distance themselves from suggestions any discrepancies occurred while he was allegedly under their care after Team Sky insisted on Sunday the anomalies dated from the period before he joined Sir Dave Brailsford’s team. .







Photo: Jonathan Tiernan-Locke (JTL), has released a statement to declare its anti-doping stance (cyclingnews.com).
Former British team tried and failed to get additional testing in successful 2012 season. (velonation.com)





Photo: If Costa was the winner and Nibali the loser, then these guys were the heroes.
The World Cycling Championships men’s road race was always going to be an epic, but then the weather gods dialed that epicness up just one notch more with some monsoonal style rain. (pezcyclingnews.com)





Photo: PEZ Daily Distraction.














Photo: Lance Armstrong confession.
Cyclist to tesify under oath on 21 November; meanwhile, two men admit sending threatening emails to USADA's Travis Tygart. (road.cc)





Photo: The guys dissect Pat McQuaid's removal as head of the UCI and the controversy that has erupted around Team Sky and Jonathan Tiernan-Locke.
Scott O'Raw and John Galloway break down all the latest goings-on in the sport: Pat McQuaid's removal as head of the UCI and the controversy that has erupted around Team Sky and Jonathan Tiernan-Locke. (uk.eurosport.yahoo.com)






Photo: Boy and Danny van Poppel...
Vacansoleil-DCM siblings to become new US team’s second pair of brothers. (velonation.com)





Photo: Vehicle running costs include fuel the two “Death Star” team buses which cost thousands of Euro to fill.
What’s the secret of Team Sky’s success? One element is money as the squad has one of the highest budgets in the sport. (inrng.com)






Photo: 2000 Sydney Olympic time trial podium: Jan Ulrich, Viatcheslav Ekimov and Lance Armstrong.
Olympic committee confirms medal is in storage. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Janier Acevedo will join Garmin-Sharp in 2014. Photo: Casey B. Gibson.
Colombian breakout rider Janier Acevedo will join U.S.-based Garmin-Sharp in 2014. Despite claims by Omega Pharma-Quick Step boss Patrick Lefevre that the UCI America Tour champion had inked a deal with the Belgian squad. (velonews.com)





Photo: Rui Costa could be a fine world champion.
Here's an argument why Rui Costa could, barring the usual randomness, be the best world champion since the pre-EPO days. (podiumcafe.com)





Photo: The Roubaix model is positioned in Specialized’s “Endurance” range rather than its “Competitive Road” line-up.
Specialized’s Roubaix S-Works is the bike Tom Boonen rode on his way to his fourth Paris-Roubaix title last year. (cyclingtips.com.au) 





Photo: new titanium locks take the most elegant and seductive approach to bicycle security we have ever seen.
Bicycle locks come in dozens of iterations but it’s rare to see real innovation. (bikerumor.com)





Photo: I caught this in the Surly booth.
Bike people are not without a sense of humor. (redkiteprayer.com)





Photo: This creature hung ominously over rack maker Sea Sucker's booth like some sort of inflatable orange Cthulhu.
Things that caught our eye...things that made us ask 'why?' (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: The Stages crank arm based power meter measures force applied to the non-driveside crank arm.
Power meters are becoming increasingly popular as a method of measuring performance. (roadcyclinguk.com)



















Photo: Sylvain Georges (AG2R La Mondiale), winner of stage 6 of the 2012 Amgen Tour of California.
Frenchman suspended for six months by FFC. (cyclingnews.com)







Photo: Chris Horner ends season (cyclingnews.com).
Vuelta winner to miss Lombardia and Beijing. (velonation.com)





Photo: Race leader, Janier Acevedo (Jamis-Hagens Berman).
Another spot open on Omega Pharma Quick-Step. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Mikel Nieve (Euskaltel-Euskadi).
Basque climber looking forward to joining “the best team in the world.” (cyclingnews.com)






October 1, 2013


Photo: Most combative rider of stage 15 Nicki Sörensen (Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank).
Sorensen sees pay cut in any potential new contract, Rasmussen turns to track. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Darren Lapthorne (Drapac) with a brilliant win at Lake St Clair.
Haig takes yellow, Huon-Genesys weather Drapac storm. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Jonathan Hivert (Sojasun) collects himself after finishing on Mont Ventoux.
French team will disband at the end of 2013. (cyclingnews.com)





Races & Results.
Tour of Tasmania - Sept 29-Oct 6 (Stages & Results),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Results),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Results),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Results),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results).





Photo: Coulda, woulda, shoulda.
There’s been a lot of post-worlds chat, especially the Spanish tactics and the British vanishing act. (inrng.com)





Photo: Hilaire van der Schueren, the current directeur sportif of Vacansoleil-DCM, has created a new team to save the majority of his riders.
Wanty the main sponsor for 20-25 of Dutch team’s current squad, but Accent.jobs to fold. (velonation.com)





Photo: Thomas De Gendt (Vacansoleil-DCM).
Will continue to look until end of month. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Mark Cavendish pocket sized vinyl figure.
Product news in brief, including Vélobici, Vespertine, Leisure Lakes, BH, Primal... (road.cc)





Photo: Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank manager Bjarne Riis ahead of stage 1 of the Eneco Tour.
Deadline upcoming for new signings and financial guarantees. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: An ecstatic Alex Edmondson (Euride) takes the win.
Earle takes over GC lead, Huon-Genesys remain in control. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Rui Costa has pledged to do his utmost to shine in the famous jersey.
“I just went hoping my legs wouldn’t fail me. They didn’t fail me.” (velonation.com)





Photo: highlights from the world championships in Florence, Italy, in text, video and in photos..
The road worlds are finished for another year and it was a meet that featured plenty of memorable moments, some results we expected, and some we certainly didn't. (cyclingtips.com.au)





Photo: Belkin has committed to a two-year deal with the squad formerly known as Blanco.
Dutch team with 28 riders for 2014. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: The front light mounts directly under your stem.
Spare Bicycle lights created a set of commuter lights which seamlessly integrate into your frame, making it incredibly difficult for thieves to snag…and they’re beautiful! (bikerumor.com)





Photo: Colnago was once the place to look for all the most forward-thinking ideas.
"This brake system wowed me. I don’t see any point in lying. Two years ago I was arguing against disc brakes on road bikes as causing more problems than they solve." (redkiteprayer.com)





Photo: Rod Ellingworth's account of the establishment of the British Cycling academy.
One of the best coaching manuals - for cycling coaches - that you're likely to read and also likely to find favor as a general management book. (podiumcafe.com)































Photo: Chris Horner is still without a contract for 2014. Photo: Graham Watson.
Chris Horner is the 2013 Vuelta a España champion. Chris Horner is a transcendent climber. He’s 41, and has recently ridden the best he ever has, at least with the pressure on. (velonews.com)





Photo: Fighting back: Jonathan Tiernan-Locke insists strange blood tests down to illness Photo: GETTY IMAGES.
On the day Tiernan-Locke vowed to prove he was not a doper, Endura Racing sought to distance themselves from suggestions any discrepancies occurred while he was allegedly under their care after Team Sky insisted on Sunday the anomalies dated from the period before he joined Sir Dave Brailsford’s team. .







Photo: Jonathan Tiernan-Locke (JTL), has released a statement to declare its anti-doping stance (cyclingnews.com).
Former British team tried and failed to get additional testing in successful 2012 season. (velonation.com)





Photo: If Costa was the winner and Nibali the loser, then these guys were the heroes.
The World Cycling Championships men’s road race was always going to be an epic, but then the weather gods dialed that epicness up just one notch more with some monsoonal style rain. (pezcyclingnews.com)





Photo: Stage winner Mikel Astarloza (Euskaltel Euskadi).
Euskaltel rider describes decision “as the hardest of my life.” (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Feedback Sports, the folks known for repair stands and scales.
Feedback Sports, the folks known for repair stands and scales, introduced a new wall hook system that allows you to hang a bike and then swing it toward the wall to reduce the amount of space needed. Why has it taken so long for someone to dream this up? (redkiteprayer.com)





Photo: Portugal's Rui Costa (R) took a different route to winning the UCI Road World Championships in Florence (Movistar).
Rui Costa’s UCI Road World Championship victory was the pathway he took to the finish line in Florence, with the Portuguese rider avoiding the traditional build up of the Vuelta a Espana. (sbs.com.au)





Photo: Fabian Cancellara had to accept finishing nine places back from the rainbow jersey.
Solid rather than spectacular showing from Swiss captain. (velonation.com)






Photo: Joaquim Rodriguez (Spain), Rui Costa (Porgutal) and Alejandro Valverde (Spain) show off their world championship hardware.
"He should have chased down anything that moved, even the motorbikes." (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Bontrager's Nate Wilson closed his U23 career on Friday at the world championships in Florence, Italy. Photo: Casey B. Gibson.
"The world championships are over. The course in Toscana was amazing. I don’t believe that anyone undeserving really ever wins a world championship, but the winners crowned in Florence were exceptionally deserving of their titles." (velonews.com)





Photo: Great Britain on front, elite men's road race, Road World Championships 2013.
Such is Great Britain's cycling success, that any race involving a British cyclist now carries the expectation of a victory. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)





Photo: Sport Shield then evolved into their cycling product – butt shield.
2Toms has a number of products that may have you reaching for them in the near future. Ready for an alternative to chamois cream? (bikerumor.com)





Photo: The Ritchey Multi-Torqkey is available with preset torques of 4Nm or 5Nm.
BikeRadar verdict: 3.5 out of 5 stars. "A classic torque tool receives a significant upgrade."





Photo: Shimano RS81 C35 wheelset is the 11-speed compatible replacement for the RS80.
Fresh from the production line at Shimano comes the RS81 C35 wheelset, an 11-speed compatible replacement for the RS80, and as the name suggests, equipped with a rim some 35mm deep. (roadcyclinguk.com)











Photo: PEZ Daily Distraction.





















Photo: Sylvain Georges (AG2R La Mondiale), winner of stage 6 of the 2012 Amgen Tour of California.
Frenchman suspended for six months by FFC. (cyclingnews.com)







Photo: Chris Horner ends season (cyclingnews.com).
Vuelta winner to miss Lombardia and Beijing. (velonation.com)





Photo: Race leader, Janier Acevedo (Jamis-Hagens Berman).
Another spot open on Omega Pharma Quick-Step. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Mikel Nieve (Euskaltel-Euskadi).
Basque climber looking forward to joining “the best team in the world.” (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: CyTech president Stefano Coccia said his company's Elastic Interface chamois pads prevent absorption of ink into the body. Photo: Lennard Zinn | VeloNews.com.
"Sublimation printing of chamois covers, which Cytech used to do and no longer does, is a poor idea, health-wise."  (velonews.com)





Photo: The Power-Fit Double System offers a good range of adjustment.
The Zero RH+ ZY is a new addition to the Italian firm’s helmet range, and a welcome one at that, thanks to its well ventilated, stylish design and an excellent fit. (roadcyclinguk.com)


















Photo: Under investigation: Team Sky rider Jonathan Tiernan-Locke was withdrawn from the World Road Championships in Florence Photo: GETTY IMAGES.
The head of British Cycling and Team Sky also called for the truth to come out before people rushed to judgment on the future of last year’s Tour of Britain winner. (telegraph.co.uk)





Photo: Gazzetta dello Sport editor Andrea Monti, mayor of Naples Luigi De Magistris and RCS Sport CEO Giacomo Catano announce that the 2013 Giro d'Italia will begin in Naples.
Giro d'Italia organiser could have lost several million Euros. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: The Brits had the race well under control for the first 100kms . . .
Almost seven and a half hours of racing gives us a lot to analyze with good tactics, great tactics and even just plain terrible tactics all on display in Florence yesterday. (pezcyclingnews.com)





Photo: A pair of favourites for the world championship: defending champion Philippe Gilbert (Belgium) on the wheel of Vincenzo Nibali (Italy).
Belgian coach happy that Spanish did not win. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Pictured above is the new Padrone. This one is geared towards those with poorer vision.
Last year, Cateye updated their line to include smart GPS enabled computers with their Stealth line. Cateye is slated to launch their new Strata Smart Bluethooth enabled computer in 2014. (bikerumor.com)





Photo: This one was built for Ard Kessels, the owner of Sprocket Scientist, the US distributor for C-Bear’s ceramic bearings and bottom brackets.
C-Bear and Sprocket Scientist put together a custom build off between Parlee/Signature Cycles and Alchemy/Nie Brothers. (bikerumor.com)





Photo: In numbers alone the Assos S7 line of shorts is impressive.
There can be little argument that Assos creates some of the finest cycling clothing in the world. (pelotonmagazine.com)





Photo: Costa will take off and to close in on Rodriguez.
Four ride into Florence. Joaquim Rodriguez attacks on the final bump of the day and Vincenzo Nibali chases with Alejandro Valverde and Rui Costa following. (inrng.com)






























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