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August 31
- Quintana: Contador is the number one rival for the Vuelta a España
- Anacona clinches breakthrough win in Vuelta’s mountaintop finish
- Froome concedes ground to rivals at Valdelinares
- Vuelta: Valverde loses time on the climb to Valdelinares
- Vuelta a Espana: Contador drops Froome and Valverde
- Preview: Vuelta a España's stage 9 climb to Valdelinares
- Yates brothers offered new contracts at Orica GreenEdge
- Wyss signs contract extension at BMC
August 30
- Quintana glad not to lose time at Albacete
- Bouhanni making case for Worlds selection at Vuelta a España
- Vuelta: Contador looking aggressive as echelons threaten
- Froome pleased with Sky’s initiative on road to Albacete
- Valverde: no idea Quintana had been dropped
- Igor Decraene dies at 18
- North American Wrap: Specialized-lululemon dominates Vargarda World Cup
- Hushovd rules himself out of Worlds
- Goss, Cummings and Farrar on MTN-Qhubeka's radar
- Kiserlovski signs for Tinkoff-Saxo
August 29
- Late crash thwarts Hesjedal at Vuelta a España
- Contador: Nobody pulled in front when Froome crashed
- Vuelta: Valverde denies attacking when Froome had crashed
- Froome emerges "relatively unscathed" from Vuelta a España crash
- De Marchi dedicates Vuelta stage win to former Italian trainer Martini
- Barguil happy with Vuelta a Espana form
- Dan Martin overheats on La Zubia but overall hopes have not cooled
- Bos to join MTN-Qhubeka for 2015
- Bakelants confirms move to AG2R-La Mondiale
- Merckx hospitalised after heart problems
- Uran: The biggest test is still to come
- Rodriguez shows attacking intent on La Zubia
- Impey cleared after Probenecid positive
- BMC feel the heat in Spain
- Vuelta a España: Chaves impresses on first summit finish
August 28
- Quintana: I'm still not in top condition
- Valverde insists Quintana is Movistar’s leader at Vuelta a Espana
- Froome pleased with sensations on Vuelta a España’s first summit finish
- Contador: I never expected to be so good today
- Löfkvist announces retirement from professional cycling
- Lodewyck to have surgery for heart arrhythmia
- Xenon and Argon added to WADA prohibited list
- 2015 Vuelta a Espana to start in Malaga
- Betancur will stay at AG2R, says Lavenu
- Belkin announces contract extensions with four riders
- Van Genechten sprints to Druivenkoers-Overijse victory
- Travis Meyer makes return to racing at Tour of China I
- NRS Shorts: A round up of Australian domestic racing
- Quentin Jauregui signs for Ag2r-La Mondiale
August 27
- Vuelta a España's first summit finish may come too soon, says Quintana
- Degenkolb shakes off Bouhanni’s complaints at Vuelta a España
- Esteban Chaves views things differently since his crash
- Froome: La Zubia is the first big test at the Vuelta a España
- Pinot struggles in Spanish heat after early illness
- Vuelta a Espana: We had to give it a go, says Contador
- MTN-Qhubeka confirms Boasson Hagen signing
- Sonntag to defend title at Grand Junction Off-Road
- Nicki Sørensen to retire at end of the season
- Report: Boasson Hagen signs for MTN-Qhubeka
- Wiggins: I am better than I was last year
- Maxime Bouet signs for Omega Pharma-QuickStep
- Team Cannondale takes shape as Vaughters lines up new roster
- Hesjedal confident of return to GC form at Vuelta a Espana
- McLay succeeds at Tour de l'Avenir in a Flemish style
August 26
- Marcotte and McCabe return to Team SmartStop next year
- Canadian team announced for mountain bike Worlds
- Yates on the offensive at debut Vuelta a España
- Matthews extends lead at Vuelta a Espana
- Aru not ready to rest on his Giro d’Italia laurels
- Degenkolb lays down Worlds marker in Córdoba
- Rodriguez eyes first summit finish of Vuelta a Espana
- Pozzato salutes Alfredo Martini, "a poet of cycling"
- inCycle video: Meet the stagiaires of 2014
- Hansen into tenth Grand Tour at Vuelta
- Kerschbaumer in fine form ahead of mountain bike Worlds
- UCI set to decide on Ulissi hearing
- Horner can come back stronger, says Cooke
- Former Italian coach Martini dies aged 93
- Report: Alonso’s manager confirms WorldTour licence request
August 25
- Late crash leaves Valverde out of contention and unable to defend lead
- Froome is actually enjoying his racing, says Brailsford
- Matthews continues rollercoaster season with Vuelta a Espana stage win
- Dan Martin: I didn’t run out of legs, Matthews was just quicker
- Vuelta a España: Contador makes the cut on stage 3
- Kelderman happy to compete against the best at the Vuelta a España
- Gabriel Rasch directs Team Sky at the Vuelta a España
- Final five kilometres of Vuelta stage three provides test for favourites
- Garmin gets in right in Colorado's final stage
- inCycle: Laurens ten Dam rider profile
- Kristoff continues his winning ways in Hamburg
- Vuelta a España: Conti quick to make his first visit to the podium
- Jacques-Maynes claims unexpected mountains victory in USA Pro Challenge
- Howes signs three-year extension with Garmin
- USA Pro Challenge stage marred by crash of Ian Crane
August 24
- 2015 starts here for Andrew Talansky
- Riding on the front remains a habit for Contador at Vuelta a España
- Bouhanni dominant in opening sprint at Vuelta a España
- History repeats its self for Valverde and Movistar at Vuelta a Espana
- Evans: Sanchez is our leader in the Vuelta
- Crash memories hamper Garmin-Sharp's opening day at the Vuelta
- Uran happy with performance in Vuelta team time trial
- Mixed emotions for Trek Factory Racing after team time trial
- Bouhanni looks to sign off on FDJ career on a high
- Vuelta a España: Katusha not too concerned about opening stage time loss
- Orica-GreenEdge pleasantly surprised with team time trial performance
- Tvetcov continuing to impress in Colorado
- Van Garderen smashes Vail time trial at USA Pro Challenge
August 23
- Castroviejo did not plan to lead the Vuelta
- Contador able to follow team in Vuelta a España opener
- Froome hoped for better in Vuelta a España team time trial
- Voeckler has surgery on broken collarbone
- Quintana: the pressure is on my rivals
- Video: Peloton wishes Jens Voigt farewell at USA Pro Challenge
- Bakelants to join AG2R-La Mondiale in 2015
- Kalvenhaar dies after crash at Méribel World Cup
- WADA asks for retrospective human growth hormone testing
- South Africa names teams for World Championships
- Van Garderen hoping to distance rivals in USA Pro Challenge time trial
- Vuelta a España: MTN-Qhubeka’s Kudus feeling strong ahead of grand tour debut
- Froome: Mentally I feel a lot more relaxed than at the Tour de France
- Cavendish to ride Vattenfall Cyclassics
- Valverde: Quintana will be more of a leader
- Hivert joins Bretagne-Séché Environnement
- Barta re-signs with NetApp–Endura for three years
- Ben Day to retire after USA Pro Challenge
- Matthews re-signs with Orica-GreenEdge
- Gallery: Vuelta a España teams presented
- King comes close in Breckenridge
August 22
- Sagan's focus is on the immediate future rather than 2015
- USA Pro Challenge teams not giving gifts to Voigt
- Contador names Froome as favourite for Vuelta a España victory
- Stewart given two-year ban for doping test result
- Horner wasn’t healthy enough to ride Vuelta a España says MPCC president
- Froome uninjured after pre-Vuelta crash
- Tired Pinot sits out pre-Vuelta training
- Copeland on Horner: We respect the MPCC rules
- Chris Horner out of Vuelta a Espana due to low cortisol levels
- Orica-GreenEdge backing Gerrans at Vattenfall Cyclassics
- USA Pro Challenge: Jones looking for big result in Colorado
- Norris still hoping for success at USA Pro Challenge
- Voigt's career summed up with USA Pro Challenge breakaway
- Bobridge open to hour record attempt
August 21
- Transfers: Viviani confirms contract with Cannondale-Slipstream team
- inCycle Video: The UCI race time keepers
- Horner: Froome and Quintana are the top favorites for the Vuelta
- Rodriguez can't rule Contador out of Vuelta fight
- inCycle video: Behind the scenes with NFTO at RideLondon
- Cunego to leave Lampre-Merida
- Homecoming for Creed in Colorado Springs
- USA Pro Challenge: Highest win of van Garderen's career
- Rubén Fernández signs for Movistar
- Gallery: Vuelta a España photo archive
- Lindeman to Belkin for two years
- Tinkoff-Saxo name Vuelta a España team
- Poels to leave Omega Pharma-QuickStep
- USA Pro Challenge: Chevrier impresses on Monarch Mountain
- Jelly Belly 'scores a field goal' at USA Pro Challenge
August 20
- USA Pro Challenge: Garmin unable to break van Garderen
- 2015 UCI Track World Championships awarded to France
- Garmin-Sharp and Cannondale join forces for 2015
- Report: Belgian court investigating Vinokourov Liège-Bastogne-Liège victory
- Tiernan-Locke pleads innocence despite doping ban
- Martin, Hesjedal and Talansky to lead Garmin-Sharp at Vuelta a Espana
- Video: Top 10 riders to watch at the Vuelta a Espana
- Kreuziger loses CAS appeal and will miss Vuelta a Espana
- Deignan excited about Vuelta a Espana selection
- Guercilena builds for the future at Trek Factory Racing
- Taaramae signs one-year deal with Astana
- Voeckler aims to race again this season
- Rider agent Joona Laukka sees a bright future for Scandinavian cycling
- Riders call into question lack of radios at non-WorldTour events
- Sánchez and Evans to lead BMC at Vuelta a España
- Omega Pharma-Quick Step secure Serry for two more years
- Lampre-Merida select experienced team for Horner's Vuelta a España defence
- Confusion in Colorado
- Carpenter scores big at USA Pro Challenge
August 19
- Mountain bike eliminator racers Van der Ploeg and Mels contemplate switch to the road
- Numainville signs with Lotto Belisol Ladies
- Tvetcov tangles with media moto during USA Pro Challenge opener
- Paolini and Kuznetsov extend with Katusha
- Quintana and Valverde spearhead Movistar's Vuelta a España team
- Machado ready to lead NetApp-Endura at USA Pro Challenge
- Barguil and Degenkolb lead Giant-Shimano at Vuelta a España
- Phinney flying through recovery
- Sagan leads Cannondale at Vuelta a España
- Voeckler hit by car ahead of Tour du Limousin
- Tinkoff Saxo aim to partner Sagan and Boasson Hagen
- Belkin name Vuelta a España team
- Cavendish set to ride Tour of Britain
- Report: Basso signs two-year deal with Tinkoff-Saxo
- Women's Tour of New Zealand granted UCI status for 2015
- Rogers aims for team building with Tinkoff-Saxo extension
- Omega Pharma-Quick Step backing Uran at Vuelta a España
- Howes narrowly misses out in Aspen
- USA Pro Challenge: Jamis-Hagens Berman in pursuit of mountains jersey
- USA Pro Challenge: Reijnen takes stage win, race lead in Aspen
August 18
- Jans renews contract with Wanty-Groupe Gobert
- Uncertain future for Tour of Beijing
- Rogers extends with Tinkoff-Saxo through 2016
- Voigt ready to go out fighting at USA Pro Challenge
- Schurter defers any plans to switch to road racing
- Pinot extends with FDJ.fr
- Garmin-Sharp aims to win Tour of Alberta
- Astana name Vuelta a España team
- Valverde yet to sign contract with Movistar for 2015
- Danielson realistic about his chances of winning USA Pro Challenge
- Tiernan-Locke suspension confirmed by UK Anti-Doping
- Broken ribs and collarbone for Alafaci
- Froome leads Team Sky into Vuelta a España
- Matthews and Chaves lead Orica-GreenEdge at Vuelta a España
- Terpstra disqualified on final stage of Eneco Tour
- Wellens claims Lotto-Belisol's first overall win of 2014
- Van Garderen starts USA Pro Challenge defense on home turf
- Saramotins records first win of 2014
- Basso skirts transfer talk at USA Pro Challenge
August 17
- Riders praise USA Pro Challenge for shorter, punchier parcours
- Arctic Race of Norway a breakthrough in Kruijswijk's career
- Quintana crowned king of Burgos again
- Boasson Hagen still without a contract, claims agent
- Alaphilippe takes first pro win
- Katusha confirm Rodriguez for Vuelta a España
- MTN-Qhubeka announce debut grand tour team for Vuelta a España
- Pinot looking forward to the Vuelta
- Silin, Vorganov and Isaychev all extend with Katusha
- First win in three years for Mondory in Villarcayo
- Trek announces Vuelta a España team
August 16
- Ten riders to watch at the USA Pro Challenge
- Kevin Ledanois makes his pro debut in in Arctic Race of Norway
- Fontana hopes for better end to 2014 mountain bike season
- Hushovd sees end of career approaching
- North American wrap: Domestic teams captivate at Tour of Utah
- Boonen aims for second Worlds title
- Van Avermaet happy with first win in over a year
August 15
- Absalon targets mountain bike World Cup overall victory
- Stybar recovering after Eneco Tour crash
- BMC name team for USA Pro Challenge
- Quintana: I want to prove that it wasn't a fluke
- Meersman ready to fight at Tour de l'Ain
- Europcar name Vuelta a España team
- Lotto Belisol reveal Vuelta a España team
- IAM Cycling announce debut Vuelta a España team
- Omega Pharma-QuickStep sign Sabatini on a two-year deal
- JJ Haedo to retire at the end of 2014
August 14
- NRC events weigh the pros and cons of upgrading to UCI status
- Porsev fractures collarbone in Eneco crash
- Nordhaug eyes the Vuelta after Arctic breakthrough
- Swenson enjoying time in stars-and-stripes jersey
- Betancur undecided about future
- Stybar crashes out of the Eneco Tour
- Cipollini hit by a car in Tuscany
- Alaphilippe continues upward trajectory at Tour de l'Ain
- Wales to host one-day race in 2015
- Atapuma returns to Colombia after Tour de France crash
- Twenty teams confirmed for 2014 Tour of Britain
- Quintana checking his form at Vuelta a Burgos
- Sea Keong Loh breaks sternum in Vuelta a Burgos crash
- Hoogerland becomes first rider to sign for Roompot Orange
August 13
- Cancellara close second in Eneco TT
- Gallagher says goodbye to cross country racing
- Kittel and Kristoff reunited at the Arctic Race of Norway
- Transfers: Caruso, Vermote extend for two years
- Pendrel back to World Cup winning form
- Vegni hopes Nibali will ride 2015 Giro d'Italia
- Corsica to host new one-day race in 2015
- Nibali will lead Italian Worlds team, says Cassani
- Video: Ben Swift targets 2014 UCI road world championships
- Belkin secures Kelderman, Gesink and Kruijswijk for De Lotto project
- Cavendish back in action at the Tour de l'Ain
- Orange Cycling secure two-year sponsorship from Roompot Vakanties
- Edvald Boasson Hagen to leave Team Sky
- Report: Kelderman and Gesink to stay with Belkin
- Stybar notches Omega Pharma-QuickStep's 50th win of 2014
- Willems set to retire at the end of the season
- Euskadi set to end after Vuelta a Burgos
August 12
- Cyclo-cross wrap: Van der Haar and Nys headline CrossVegas
- Exclusive: Tinkov on signing Peter Sagan
- Froome talks about devastating Tour de France abandon
- Video: Renshaw talks about switch from leadout man to sprinter
- Aru has no precise target for Vuelta a España
- Belkin and Orange Cycling await Roompot Vakanties' sponsorship decision
- Cavendish, Uran and Bardet star at the Tour de l’Ain
- Degenkolb and Barguil lead the Giant-Shimano long list for the Vuelta a España
- Blythe hoping to return to WorldTour after RideLondon victory
- Martinelli remains with Astana for 2015 but dreams of a new Italian team
- inCycle Riders: Daniel Teklehaimanot rider profile
- Enrico Barbin hit by car while training
- Eneco Tour: GreenEdge hoping its luck improves
- Guardini hails "best moment of career" after Eneco Tour stage victory
- NRS Shorts: A round up of Australian domestic racing
- Giant-Shimano announce Arctic Tour of Norway and Vuelta a Burgos teams
- BMC backing Hushovd for Arctic Race of Norway title defence
August 11
- inCycle Video: Zdenek Stybar rider profile
- Rosskopf impresses at Tour of Utah
- Quintana returns to racing at Vuelta a Burgos
- Jeremy Powers launches new cyclo-cross team
- Pozzovivo's season-ending training crash caused by a cat
- Difficult but successful Tour of Utah defence by Danielson
- Wiggins to miss Vuelta a España
- Swift misses out at RideLondon
- Boonen begins Worlds build-up at Eneco Tour
- inCycle Video: Specialized McLaren S-Works Tarmac
- Moser to lead Cannondale at Eneco Tour
- McConnell pleased with Windham World Cup podium finish
- RideLondon Video: Caleb Ewan debuts with Orica-GreenEdge
- Gesink happy with his come back after heart surgery
- Pozzovivo out of Vuelta a España with tibia-fibula fracture
August 10
- RideLondon Video: Simon Yates on his WorldTour debut
- Lloyd hit by car in Utah
- Riders disqualified from the Tour of Utah for holding onto vehicles
- Nibali celebrates with his Tuscan fan club
- Tour of Beijing to be a tough end of season test
August 9
- Majka raises the bar after Tour of Poland victory
- Meier races on at the Prudential RideLondon Classic
- InCycle Video: Tour de France stars at Profronde van Lommel Criterium
- Dennis to debut with BMC at the Eneco Tour
- Matti Breschel extends with Tinkoff-Saxo
- Horner fighting illness at the Tour of Utah
- Tour of Poland: Krakow time trial to decide the overall classification
- Gallery: A day at the Windham World Cup
August 8
- Vos headlines Prudential RideLondon Grand Prix
- Lombardi: Sagan's switch to Tinkoff-Saxo easy once talks began
- Philip Deignan finds a new balance at Team Sky
- Danielson praises Garmin's teamwork in Utah
- Contador welcomes Sagan's arrival at Tinkoff-Saxo
- Ryder Hesjedal showing good form in Poland after his break
- Sagan's Tinkoff-Saxo transfer was over a year in the making
- Sagan signs with Tinkoff-Saxo
- Gilbert leads BMC in London-Surrey Classic
- Tour of Poland: Warren Barguil happy with first mountain stage showing
- Rafal Majka makes history in Poland
August 7
- Transfers: Tinkoff-Saxo signs Brutt, Trusov renews
- Davide Rebellin wants to return to WorldTour
- InCycle Video: Tour de France success for Astana thanks to acupuncture?
- Van Garderen, Majka headline USA Pro Challenge
- SmartStop fighting for respect at the Tour of Utah
- NetApp looks to return to Tour de France in 2015
- Saxo Bank will remain as Tinkoff-Saxo sponsor in 2015
- Criteriums for Pinot ahead of Vuelta a España
- Wiggins confirmed for RideLondon - Surrey Classic
- Report: MTN-Qhubeka interested in Bos and Gesink
- Cancellara wants the rainbow jersey before he retires
- Jempy Drucker signs for BMC
- Brice Feillu content with his Tour de France but seeking to improve in 2015
- Signing for Cofidis isn't a gamble says Bouhanni
- Tour of Poland: The dream of the Velits brothers
- Transfers: Betancur to Omega Pharma-QuickStep?
- Coryn Rivera victorious at inaugural Tour of Utah Women's Edition
August 6
- Van Genechten big rings a victory in Tour of Poland
- BMC's Lodewyck sidelined with cardiac arrhythmia
- Mezgec abandons Tour of Poland
- InCycle Video: Remembering Fabio Casartelli
- Christophe Riblon content to be a road captain
- Cavendish to return to racing at the Tour de l'Ain
- North American wrap: SmartStop's Kocjan leads Tour of Utah
- Mollema explains his move to Trek Factory Racing
- Nibali heads home after post-Tour de France criteriums
- Cunego rides on through pain at Tour of Poland
- Bos considering a return to track racing for 2016 Olympics
- Fabio Aru: "Looking at history helps us to avoid mistakes"
- First riders named for 2014 Prudential RideLondon Classic
- UHC's Louder to retire at end of season
August 5
- Bos finds success in Tour of Poland
- Athertons to lead British downhill team at UCI Mountain Bike World Championships
- Slipstream scooping up riders as Cannondale team set to end
- Transfers: Tinkoff-Saxo says no Sagan announcement on Thursday
- Contador ruled out of Vuelta a España
- inCycle Video: The story behind La Course by Le Tour de France
- Transfers: Betancur to leave Ag2r at the end of the season
- Froome, Quintana and Talansky set to headline at the Vuelta a España
- Kreuziger to appeal to CAS after UCI Biological Passport suspension
- Transfers: BMC sign Damiano Caruso
- Transfers: Mollema signs two-year deal with Trek
- Tour of Utah: Kelderman preparing for first Vuelta a España appearance
- "Cavendish can be the number one sprinter again," says Hutarovich
- Movistar announce signing of Marc Soler
- Horner not fazed by strong Vuelta field as he prepares for title defense
- Petr Vakoč: Part-time university student
- Hill back atop mountain bike World Cup podium after five years
August 4
- US team named for 2014 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships
- Evans minimizes his chances of victory at Tour of Utah
- Van Avermaet thinks he can become world champion
- Tinkoff-Saxo hits back at the UCI regarding Kreuziger's Biological Passport suspension
- Horner and Danielson play down the chances of another Utah duel
- Degenkolb aiming for Vuelta and World Championship success
- Andy Schleck working on his return from knee injury
- Jacobs defends Australian national cyclo-cross title
- Willems to undergo surgery after training ride crash
- Voigt calling it quits after USA Pro Challenge
- Matthews finding his form at Tour de Pologne
- Tough day for Ewan at Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games: Cromwell frustrated after missing out on medal
August 3
- Mixed feelings after an epic stage in Poland
- Cookson: Passport cases can now be treated as positive tests
- Trek Factory Racing calls up three trainees for Tour of Utah
- Thomas survives late puncture to win Commonwealth Games gold
- Commonwealth Games: Finishing road race was a matter of pride, says Millar
- Cavendish salutes Kennaugh’s gutsy ride in Commonwealth Games
- Nibali calls for restraint in media coverage of Pantani case
- Commonwealth Games: Pooley bows out with a second silver medal
- Fränk Schleck wants to continue racing
- Armitstead wins Commonwealth Games gold
- Tour of Poland: “A race must promote freedom”
August 2
- Majka targets win in Tour of Poland
- Yates injured in Clasica San Sebastian crash
- Valverde takes over WorldTour lead
- Transfers: König has contract offers from three WorldTour teams
- Roman Kreuziger provisionally suspended
- Transfers: BMC signs Alessandro De Marchi
- Cromwell plans for aggressive race in Commonwealth Games
- Pantani death case reopened – was he murdered?
August 1
- Teuns, Vliegen and Davison stagiaire for BMC Racing
- Dennis to ride Vuelta a España for BMC after leaving Garmin
- Sagan back in action at the Clásica San Sebastián
- Wells and Nash win US Pro XCT
- Transfers Exclusive: BMC prepares for a major shakeup in 2015
- Transfers: Astana signs Boom, Sanchez, Rosa and Malacarne
- Transfers Exclusive: MTN-Qhubeka looking for three marquee signings for 2015
- Transfers: Cofidis confirms the arrival of Nacer Bouhanni
- Transfers: Tinkoff-Saxo to make three major announcements in August
- Gallery: The Tour de France in photos