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August 31
- Bresset happy to keep rainbow stripes for another year
- Valverde rues missed opportunity for Vuelta stage win
- Absalon races mountain bike Worlds despite broken ribs
- Astana unfazed by Nibali losing Vuelta lead
- Roche: I'm the happiest man on earth
- Phinney and Hushovd headline for BMC at Plouay
- Dan Martin abandons Vuelta
- Spitz concerned about cross country course safety
- Eurobike 2013: The best road shoes for 2014
- Weening extends contract with Orica-GreenEDGE
- Peñas Blancas opens up battle for overall in Vuelta
August 30
- Arrieta: Vuelta a España's southern mountain stages to be decisive
- Avila climbing road racing learning curve with Colombia
- Vuelta a Espana stage win a new season high for Stybar
- Dan Martin taken to hospital following late crash at Vuelta a España
- Wrong-way peloton benefits Wallays in World Ports Classic
- Vini Fantini to sponsor different team in 2014?
- Burry Stander memorial garden dedicated at mountain bike Worlds
- Voeckler surprised by time trial victory
- Kimmage action against McQuaid and Verbruggen dismissed by Swiss court
- Podium finish in Caceres leaves Cancellara feeling confident
- Schurter renews contract ahead of world title defence
- Contador returns to racing at GP Plouay
- Yates twins hope to join forces in a pro team
- Monkeys give McConnell a scare in Pietermaritzburg
- Arredondo, Zoidl join Trek WorldTour team
- Megan Dunn on the comeback trail
August 29
- Evans to focus on the Giro in 2014
- High school cycling produces world class athletes
- Tony Martin agonisingly close to solo Vuelta stage win
- AG2R extends with three, lets four go
- Morkov takes surprise victory in Caceres
- Schaffrath praises Tony Martin’s lone efforts
- Martin gunning for third TT world championship
- Fontana warms up at Worlds with team relay gold
- Rodriguez deserves to win a grand tour, says Sastre
- Leopard Trek's future in doubt
- Meersman hungry for Vuelta stage win
- Q & A: Global Cycling Promotion on Beijing and continental expansion
- Keukeleire breaks collarbone in training
- Budget Forklifts say they're winning the battle for Continental supremacy
August 28
- Di Luca to face CONI over Giro EPO positive
- Ngubane becomes first black downhiller on South African Worlds team
- Nibali settles into role of Vuelta a Espana leader
- Flecha aims to continue racing in 2014
- Piedra rues missed opportunity in Vuelta a España breakaway
- World championship cross country course a hit with most riders
- Matthews shines in Spain
- Romain Feillu hopes appendectomy will solve performance problems
- Van Avermaet hopes for important role at Worlds
- Pinot to drive racing car to improve descending
- Turgot and Gaudin sign with Ag2r-La Mondiale for three years
- Cancellara yet to decide on Worlds targets
- Goulburn to Sydney Classic cancelled
- Matthews in form, Sulzberger out of Vuelta
- Gallery: Mountain Bike Worlds comes to Africa for the first time
- Evans returns to racing in Canada after Tour de France disappointment
August 27
- Anti-doping procedures compulsory at future Tours of Borneo
- Wallace returns to Mongolia Bike Challenge to defend title
- Anderson delivers for Team Optum at USA Pro Challenge
- Nibali surprised to be back in Vuelta lead
- Moreno given green light to attack by Rodríguez
- Horner unfazed by loss of Vuelta leader's jersey
- Video: Vande Velde makes US farewell tour in Colorado
- Team Sky extends partnership with Pinarello
- Eurobike 2013: Campagnolo EPS V2 Power Unit details released
- Patience key for Nibali’s Vuelta bid
- Becca limits RadioShack racing schedule
- Marque to Movistar in 2014
- Shimano issues disc brake recall
- Trek keeps classics combination together in 2014
- Australian 2013-2014 Mountain Bike Calendar revealed
- BMX World Champion Buchanan sets her sights on downhill
- Hagens Berman adds U23 team
- Exclusive: Top teams threaten to pull out of Goulburn to Sydney
- Bennett to remain in WorldTour for 2014
August 26
- Valverde gains time on Nibali in Vuelta a Espana
- Rodriguez edges his way back into Vuelta fray
- Horner makes history with stage win, lead in Vuelta a España
- Team Synergy Baku robbed of all equipment in Lithuania
- König on the attack in first Grand Tour road stage
- Tour of Elk Grove stops
- Mata and Paxson among racers for inaugural Grand Junction Off-Road
- Belkin to ride Bianchi bikes in 2014
- Sky explain Henao’s bad day at the Vuelta
- Encouraging signs for Pozzovivo at Vuelta
- Pinotti's pupil Villumsen is back and she's motivated
- Bos and Belkin looking for cause of low cortisol levels
- Close but no cigar for Katusha at the Vuelta
- Cycling Australia to back Cookson in UCI presidential race
- Lack of testing in Borneo leaves more questions than answers
- Ewan too good for Zabel at l'Avenir
- Bontrager development team to continue in 2014
- Samuel Sanchez rues bad day at office
August 25
- Second broken collarbone of the season for De Kort
- Nibali nets top spot in Vuelta a España
- Team Optum aims for top-15 result at TTT Worlds
- Roche celebrates first Grand Tour stage win in Vuelta a España
- Deignan in talks with WorldTour team
- Third time a charm in Pietermaritzburg for Absalon
- Garmin-Sharp determined to bounce back from team time trial pile-up
- Gilbert happy with recovery from Eneco crash
- Vuelta’s first summit finish set to split the field apart on stage two
- Sagan pleasantly surprised with form
- Early advantage for Nibali after Vuelta's TTT
- Mixed fortunes for BMC at USA Pro Challenge
- Confidential settlement reached between Sunday Times and Armstrong
August 24
- Brajkovic back on top in Vuelta a Espana
- Kiefel sees cycling's evolution at USA Pro Challenge
- Driscoll switches to Raleigh-Clement for 'cross season
- King perseveres through USA Pro Challenge
- Omega Pharma-Quick-Step favourites for Vuelta's TTT
- Bos pulled from Vuelta a España due to low cortisol levels
- Pinot looks to forget Tour de France in Spain
- Vuelta team time trial a stage of two halves
- Rui Costa signs for Lampre-Merida
- Urán assumes GC targets in Vuelta alongside Sky leader Henao
- Van Garderen extends USA Pro Challenge lead in Vail
- Mueller resigns from Cycling Australia presidency
- Van Houts bows out of world championships
- Cobo set for exit from Movistar?
- Kitchen joins Hitec Products - UCK from Wiggle Honda
August 23
- Battle for the big screen heats up at USA Pro Challenge
- Baldwin out of USA Pro Challenge after freak accident
- Val d'Isere hosts round six of Enduro World Series
- Frank moves to IAM Cycling for 2014
- Brenes proving himself as a trainee at USA Pro Challenge
- Sabatini undergoes surgery for fractured thoracic vertebrae
- Schurter and Absalon battle one last time before Worlds
- Valverde: My mission is to be first in Madrid
- Duggan once again in queen stage break at USA Pro Challenge
- Rodríguez: Vuelta will stay undecided until the Angliru
- Nibali: the Vuelta is never predictable
- Fahlin to Wiggle Honda in 2014
- Cookson: we must abide by the election rules
- Movistar extend contracts with five riders
- Kreuziger: "A top result in the Vuelta will be a bonus."
- Q&A: Henderson on being a freelance sprinter at the Vuelta
- Ullrich's doping suspension over, now free to race
- Acevedo bound for the WorldTour?
August 22
- Australia announce long team for UCI Road World Championships
- Sánchez predicts no stand-out favourite in Vuelta a España
- Cavendish returning to the track, with an eye to the 2016 Rio Olympics?
- Follow the 2013 Vuelta a España with Cyclingnews
- Tom Boonen ends 2013 season due to injury
- Andrew Neethling set to challenge big guns
- Makarov announces public support for Cookson and fires back at McQuaid
- Craddock and Haga confirmed with Argos-Shimano
- Van Garderen confident in Colorado
- Vayer: CCN asked Dick Pound to stand for UCI President
- Swiss Cycling president resigns over McQuaid affair
- Phinney extends with BMC Racing Team
- IAM Cycling signs Chavanel, Frank, Pineau, Reynes and Kluge
- Lesotho struggles to send its first team to Worlds
- Groundhog day for Van Avermaet at USA Pro Challenge
- Parasite infection ruins Ryan's season thus far
- Dombrowski withdraws from USA Pro Challenge
August 21
- Hayman leaves Team Sky for Orica-GreenEDGE
- Rodriguez tipping bigger things for Sagan
- Verbruggen has "no opinion" on UCI presidential contest
- New Campagnolo EPS battery to be ridden at the Vuelta
- Follow the action with Procycling Week
- Gilbert optimistic over Vuelta start
- Report: Chavanel to IAM Cycling
- Monfort in talks with Trek and Lotto Belisol
- Swiss Cycling officially withdraws McQuaid nomination
- Worlds berth on the line for Scarponi at the Vuelta
- Video: Morton celebrates Breckenridge homecoming with yellow jersey
- Belkin head to Vuelta with GC hopes pinned on Mollema, ten Dam
- Fuller claims Swiss federation has pulled McQuaid suppport
- Pate eyes breakaway opportunities at his home event
- Rasmussen riding for a new Garmin Sharp contract
August 20
- Zirbel returns from broken collarbone
- NICA runs pilot program to include middle schoolers
- McQuaid's backing for re-election by Swiss federation in doubt
- McQuaid hits out at Makarov role in UCI election
- Hermida raring to go ahead of mountain bike Worlds
- Lewis rewarded for aggressive racing at USA Pro Challenge
- Matt Cooke takes hard road to KOM jersey at USA Pro Challenge
- Henao leads Sky at Vuelta a España
- No positive doping tests at 2013 Tour de France
- Lefevere expects to see Stybar win Classics and stage races
- Boasson Hagen says he is riding the Vuelta a España
- Euskaltel-Euskadi confirms that it will disband at the end of the season
- Vuelta a España victory would transform palmares, says Rodriguez
- Bewley and Hepburn re-sign with Orica GreenEdge
- Huon-Genesys decision to ride worlds TTT rests with sponsors
- Omega Pharma-Quick-Step get ready for TTT World Championship defence
- Australian team confirmed for 2013 UCI MTB & Trials World Championships
- Australian Federal Court upholds ASADA appeal in XZTT case
- Dombrowski battles nosebleeds in opening stage of USA Pro Challenge
- Team NetApp-Endura ready for maiden Vuelta a Espana
August 19
- Cyclingnews online regional editor required - Australia
- Valverde aims for overall victory at Vuelta a Espana
- Swiss team finalized for mountain bike Worlds
- Gerdemann signs with MTN-Qhubeka
- Rodriguez to lead Katusha in Vuelta a Espana
- Wloszczowska happy to return to Pietermaritzburg for Worlds
- Q&A: Talansky on top-10 Tour debut, USA Pro Challenge
- Pate extends with Team Sky
- Report: Klöden, Monfort dropped by Trek team for 2014
- Nibali looks to take it all at the Vuelta a Espana
- Wiggins to quit major road racing in 2014
- Voigt confirmed for Trek in 2014
- Vuelta and Worlds not in doubt for Gilbert
- Argos satisfied with second for Dumoulin at Eneco Tour
- Sutherland makes return to US racing at USA Pro Challenge
- Brown re-signs with Belkin
- Garmin Sharp chasing repeat success at USA Pro Challenge
- Euskaltel and Tinkov in negotiations
August 18
- Gallery: USA Pro Challenge press conference
- Froome, Porte to support American interests at USA Pro Challenge
- Ballan's comeback interrupted by continued pain
- Stybar hails Eneco Tour win as a dream come true
- Stars gather in Aspen ahead of USA Pro Challenge
- Sanders relishing mountain bike world championship debut
- Van Garderen out to win USA Pro Challenge
- Samuel Sanchez leads Euskaltel into their final Vuelta
- Grivko moves up in Eneco after gutsy ride
- Bakelants in the hunt for Eneco glory
- Belkin sign Barry Markus
- Earle chasing victory at Tour of Borneo
August 17
- Olympian Candice Neethling excited to race on home turf
- Dumoulin seizes opportunity in Eneco Tour
- Gilbert, Phinney out of Eneco Tour after crash
- Acevedo on top of UCI Americas Tour ahead of USA Pro Challenge
- UCI announces world championship allocations
- Cuesta helps NetApp-Endura recon the Vuelta a Espana climbs
- Brajkovic goes contract hunting at Vuelta
- Ambitious Roche aims for Vuelta top five
- UCI staff drafted language for UCI constitution amendment proposal
- Phinney disappointed not to win Eneco Tour TT
- Vacansoleil announce Vuelta line up
- Orica-AIS podium in Sweden
August 16
- Garmin-Sharp signs Nathan Brown
- Return to Tour de France unlikely for Wiggins
- Canada expands team for mountain bike Worlds
- Lampre-Merida signs Modolo per 2014
- Feillu out after appendectomy
- Litscher puts an early end to his season
- Boom confident of Eneco success after taking the overall lead in home town
- Cookson and McQuaid square off again
- Hansen in Lotto Belisol team for the Vuelta a España
- Boonen may need surgery on saddle sore
- Saxo-Tinkoff with four options for Vuelta's GC battle
- Argos-Shimano goes for youth and experience in Vuelta team
- Brosnan mixing it with the top guns at Worlds
August 15
- Orica GreenEdge hunting for stage wins at Vuelta a España
- German anti-doping agency responds to Klier's suspension
- Absalon's Mont-Sainte-Anne victory a relief ahead of Worlds
- Bontrager development team needs title sponsor to continue
- Phinney avoids the crashes to target the Eneco Tour time trial
- USADA suspends Andreas Klier for six months
- Transfer rumours: Costa to choose between Astana and Lampre-Merida
- Atapuma leads Colombia in USA Pro Challenge
- Armee signs with Lotto Belisol, van der Lijke to Belkin
- Tour of Beijing set to be hardest ever
- Ten Dam to stay with Belkin until 2015
- Team Sky close to new bike sponsor deal
- Cavendish, Nibali, Sagan, Quintana confirmed for 2014 Tour de San Luis
- Boom closes in on Eneco lead
August 14
- Hannah in fitness race against world championships clock
- NICA fosters clean competition among its high school racers
- Peter Stetina signs with BMC
- Stybar surprises with sprint win in Eneco Tour
- Richeze goes close in Eneco Tour sprint
- Betancur and Pozzovivo lead Ag2r-La Mondiale at the Vuelta a Espana
- Schurter aims to defend rainbow jersey in South Africa
- Swift ends his season early due to shoulder injury
- Kroon's future still up in the air
- Evelyn Stevens: My form is moving in the right direction
- Quintana given a hero's welcome in Colombia
- Chaoufi released by Euskaltel Euskadi
- Mouris extends with Orica GreenEdge for 2014
- Vandewalle, De Gendt earn world championship ITT berth
- Kroon and Leezer staying put, van Poppels on the move
- Moolman to join Hitec Products UCK in 2014
August 13
- Walker primed for success at South Coast
- Dowsett out of Eneco Tour with dislocated thumbs
- Smith shoots for mountain bike world championship gold
- Savio building Androni Giocattoli for 2014
- Froome ready to ride with Wiggins in 2014
- Cannondale and Lotto Belisol sign talented young riders
- Kristoff back in training after pneumonia
- Passion pays for Danielson with Utah victory
- Nibali: I'm no Superman
- Kittel takes lie detector test to prove he is clean
- Nuyens to ride Vuelta in build-up to spring 2014
- Tschopp breaks collarbone in l'Ain crash
- First day of school for Petacchi at Eneco Tour
- Giacoppo, Huon-Genesys ready to fight for South Coast victory
August 12
- Valverde to lead Movistar at Vuelta
- Knox shifts gears back to cross country
- Vacansoleil breaks with Bianchi as sponsor hopes fade
- Giant to sponsor Argos-Shimano pro team in 2014
- Wiggins beefs up for world championship time trial bid
- Santaromita leaves BMC for Orica-GreenEdge
- Five WorldTour teams confirmed for the Tour of Britain
- Nibali and Basso coming good in time for the Vuelta a Espana
- Pardilla gives MTN-Qhubeka third leader's jersey in team's first ProConti year
- CAS to hear on Contador's UCI points next week
- Matthews wins sprint jersey at Tour of Utah
- Cycling only part of the equation for Australian CX Champion Lisa Jacobs
- Boom chasing a repeat win at Eneco Tour
- Haussler and Denifl cleared to return to racing
- Poland proves to be a breakthrough for Von Hoff
August 11
- Birthday boy Cooper returns to World Cup glory
- Wiggins backs Froome to lead Sky at Tour de France in 2014
- Couple weds during Leadville 100 race
- BMC look to replace Lelangue but Pinotti's future unclear
- RadioShack confident Horner can win Tour of Utah overall
- Orica-GreenEdge hit Eneco Tour with versatile squad
- Cannondale left unhappy after Ratto’s Burgos relegation
- Downing not ready to hang up his bike
- Villumsen closes out 2013 Route de France with overall win
August 10
- Dan Martin heads to Vuelta to lead Garmin's challenge
- Streb and Vouilloz among 2013 Mountain Bike Hall of Fame inductees
- Marotte out to bury Pietermaritzburg demons
- Creed to debut as team director at Tour of Alberta
- Reedie lines up to replace Fahey as WADA head
- Grabsch let go by Omega Pharma-Quick Step
- Richie Porte: I'm ready to lead Sky at 2014 Giro d'Italia
- Peter Velits signs for BMC
- Kruijswijk to miss Vuelta a Espana due to upcoming surgery
August 9
- Chavanel leads Omega Pharma-Quick Step at the Eneco Tour
- Moseley and Clementz lead Enduro World Series ahead of Crankworx Whistler
- King makes return to racing at Tour of Utah
- Zabel to work with German NADA on anti-doping
- Sanchez tries to stay optimistic despite Euskaltel's woes
- 2013 Giro del Piemonte cancelled
- Craddock to join Haga at Argos-Shimano?
- Froome studies the Florence world championship course
- Voigt to continue racing in 2014
- Supporting McQuaid could financially damage Swiss Cycling
- Drapac confident of earning Tour Down Under wildcard
- Henao given carte blanche for the Vuelta
- United Arab Emirates set to launch UCI Continental team
- Five-straight for Bronzini at Route de France
August 8
- Drapac set to ride Tour Down Under in 2014
- USA Cycling responds to US Cup's sanctioning withdrawal
- Manolo Saiz: I could return to cycling
- Keukeleire extends with Orica-GreenEdge
- Bresset determined to defend her rainbow jersey
- Slagter signs with Garmin-Sharp
- Sky hopes that Boasson Hagen can return for the Vuelta a Espana
- Sebastian Langeveld set to leave Orica GreenEdge
- Jaksche: A truthful Erik Zabel should keep his job
- Quintana to ride Tour of Britain
- Boeckmans and De Bie to join Lotto Belisol
- Beppu signs for new Trek WorldTour Team
- Australia to hold first ever cyclo-cross nationals
- Matthews nets his first win for Orica GreenEdge
- Australia strike gold on opening day of junior track world championships
- Cyclingnews Forums back online
- Haga to WorldTour
August 7
- Heinrich Haussler returns to racing later this month
- Bronzini wins four straight stages in Route de France
- US team named for mountain bike world championships
- Exclusive: Sagan eyeing the world championships from Aspen training camp
- Davison and Wells wrap up 2013 Pro XCT titles
- Dutch Food Valley Classic in danger
- Garmin Vector power meter pedals available now
- Lefevere has faith in grand tour leaders like Uran
- Meier extends stay at Orica-GreenEdge
- Martinelli confident Nibali can find form ahead of Vuelta
- Mollema to lead Dutch charge at world championships
- Hamilton: Froome is a true winner of the Tour de France
- Australian team named for UCI mountan bike world championships
- Matthews hopeful of Salt Lake City repeat in Utah
- Planned move by Van Avermaet nets another win for BMC
- McGee hoping to return Australia to worlds podium
- USADA charged with testing at Tour of Utah
August 6
- Fort Collins Cup 'cross race cancelled for 2013
- Kristoff to miss Arctic Race of Norway due to illness
- Kittel targets the sprints at the Eneco Tour
- Lechner poised to pounce at mountain bike Worlds
- Quintana to stay at Movistar in 2014
- Tony Gallopin signs for Lotto Belisol
- Boonen out of the Eneco Tour
- Nieve and Antón in demand after Euskaltel's future put in doubt
- Video: Sagan heads to North America to prepare for Worlds
- Capecchi hoping to lead Movistar at Vuelta a España
- Charteau to retire at the end of the season
- Belgians national team suffering from lack of ambition
- Tour of Denmark hints at Swedish sojourn for 2015
- Malaysian Sports Minister urges caution over McQuaid support
- Gallery: Riders presented at the Tour of Utah
- Horner returns from injury at the Tour of Utah
August 5
- USA Cycling disappointed with Worlds allotment
- Atherton siblings seek world championship spoils
- Viviani and Cannondale celebrate Elk Grove victory
- WorldTour rankings determine Worlds road race allocations
- Boonen in doubt for Eneco Tour
- Rollin tips RideLondon-Surrey Classic for WorldTour
- French core to Cofidis’ Vuelta España team
- 50 stagiaires secure places with professional teams
- Video: David Millar on the growth of cycling in the UK
- Basso: It's not time for my pension just yet
- 2014 launch for women’s Tour of Britain
- Kelderman eyes Eneco Tour after first pro win at Tour of Denmark
- Bronzini earns belated birthday victory at Route de France
- Pound on the Tour de France: I don't believe what I see
August 4
- Waeytens spends time off the front at RideLondon-Surrey Classic
- Buys set to race for Burry Stander legacy at mountain bike Worlds
- Zubeldia and Irizar sign with Trek WorldTour team
- Video: Bobridge and Belkin ready for RideLondon
- Cancellara unconcerned by Poland time trial defeat
- Rodriguez: World champion will come from Vuelta a España
- Wiggins on track for Worlds time trial
August 3
- Two years on, Lewis finally gets Utah start with Hincapie Sportswear
- British, German and Belgian teams announced for mountain bike Worlds
- Ribeiro handed 12-year ban by Portuguese federation
- Zakelj aims for rainbow stripes at mountain bike Worlds
- Bakelants aims for Worlds and Tour of Lombardy
- Kreuziger to ride Vuelta a España
- Lighter racing programme for Contador in 2014
- 2013 Mountain Bike National Championships index page
August 2
- Alaphilippe signed to Omega Pharma-QuickStep
- Breschel re-writing record book at Tour of Denmark
- Plant condemns McQuaid for attempted vote-rigging in UCI presidential race
- Shaw and Kintner among favorites for US downhill nationals
- Froome confirmed for the USA Pro Challenge
- Canyon drops Erik Zabel as brand ambassador after doping confession
- Cobo set to miss Vuelta España
- Transfer rumours: Astana chasing Quintana, Cannondale to go American?
- 2014 Giro d'Italia could include double climb of the Zoncolan
- Intxausti chasing more success with Valverde at the Vuelta
- Corti slams race tactics in Poland after Atapuma was hounded from break
- McQuaid to face additional legal challenge
- Hogan hoping Belgian lifeline ends with Australian World Championship team berth
- Three wins in three days for BMC in Poland
- Izaguirre earns first leader's jersey of career in Poland
August 1
- Anderson and Budget Forklifts ready to strike at Gippsland
- Wiggins to race Eneco Tour
- Davison and Wells target Pro XCT titles in Vermont
- Trott calls again for women's Tour de France
- Canada announces team for UCI Mountain Bike World Championships
- Renshaw, Uran to Omega Pharma-QuickStep
- Astana's decision to sign Pellizotti goes against MPCC rules
- Bourreau ready for new role as French national coach
- Breschel looks to become top Denmark Tour stage winner
- Astana sign Westra and Pellizotti for 2014
- Video: Omega Pharma-Quick-Step's Tour de France highlights
- Nine appeals launched against Operación Puerto verdict
- Vaughters: McQuaid's record does not support campaign claims