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Stage 14

• 1. Rein Taaramae, Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, 4:39:01
• 2. Juan José Cobo, Geox-TMC, at 0:25
• 3. Fuente David De La, Geox-TMC, at 0:29
• 4. Wouter Poels, Vacansoleil-DCM, at 0:40
• 5. Bradley Wiggins, Team Sky, at 0:45

GC

• 1. Bradley Wiggins, Team Sky, 55:54:45
• 2. Christopher Froome, Team Sky, at 0:07
• 3. Bauke Mollema, Rabobank Cycling Team, at 0:36
• 4. Juan José Cobo, Geox-TMC, at 0:55
• 5. Jakob Fuglsang, Leopard-Trek, at 0:58

World cycling chiefs confirmed Saturday that the 18 WorldTour leading teams will compete at the inaugural Tour of Beijing in October after a "truce" had been called amid threat of a boycott.

Rein Taaramae (Cofidis) rode alone to victory in stage 14 of the Vuelta a España as race leader Bradley Wiggins (Sky) and teammate Christopher Froome pummeled the other GC favorites on the final climb.

Laura Van Gilder and newly minted USPRO criterium champion Eric Young opened their accounts in the THF Realty Gateway Cup on a steamy Friday night in St. Louis, winning the Tour de Lafayette criterium.

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• 1. Thomas Litscher, (SWITZERLAND), in 1:32:30
• 2. Marek Konwa, (POLAND), at 01:42
• 3. Jaap Moorlag Henk, (NETHERLANDS), at 02:13
• 4. Matthias Stirnemann, (SWITZERLAND), at 03:33
• 5. Reto Indergand, (SWITZERLAND), at 04:17

PONFERRADA, Spain (VN) - Taylor Phinney's grand tour debut ended Friday on the steep, punishing roads of western Spain in the 13th stage of the Vuelta a España.

Fulgsang said Leopard-Trek riders have heard nothing from team staff about an alleged merger

Stage

• 1. Michael ALBASINI, (SUI) HTC-Highroad, in 4:19:39
• 2. Eros CAPECCHI, (ITA) Liquigas-Cannondale, at 0
• 3. Daniel MORENO FERNANDEZ, (ESP) Team Katusha, at 0
• 4. David DE LA FUENTE RASILLA, (ESP) Geox-Tmc, at 0
• 5. Nicolas ROCHE, (IRL) Ag2r La Mondiale, at 0

• 1. Bradley Wiggins, (GBR) Team Sky, in 51:14:59
• 2. Vincenzo NIBALI, (ITA) Liquigas-Cannondale, at 4
• 3. Christopher FROOME, (GBR) Team Sky, at 7
• 4. Fredrik KESSIAKOFF, (SWE) Astana, at 9
• 5. Jakob FUGLSANG, (DEN) Leopard-Trek, at 19

A look at three unusual new clothing items from Castelli

Nick Legan takes a look at Michelin's long-awaited Pro4 clincher

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Results from the criteriums held Thursday in Bend, Oregon.

It’s not often that a non-NRC event gets top billing in this column, but with Hurricane Irene ravaging the Northeast, the Green Mountain Stage Race is going on, albeit with changes this weekend. Further south, the National Racing Calendar rolls toward its October conclusion with the Labor Day Omnium in Anderson, South Carolina.

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2011 UCI World Championships women's U23 cross-country photos by Frank Bodenmueller

2011 World championships junior men's race photos by Frank Bodenmueller

France dominated the second day of competition at the Mountain Bike World Championships, taking both world titles on offer

Competitors faced a grueling 22-mile course across a mountain, equipped with a solitary gear

NIck Legan takes a look at some new wider wheel designs from Bontrager and Zipp. Plus a look at some special brakes that work on the wider rims.

The BMC Racing team won a hot competition for the contract of young American Tejay Van Garderen last month. Van Garderen told VeloNews Thursday that he looked forward to joining Cadel Evans and Taylor Phinney in a long-term assignment with the team, but was sad to see his HTC-Highroad team crumble.

Marcel Kittel (Skil-Shimano) won't be starting Friday's 13th stage of the Vuelta a España, but the big German sprinter can leave with his head held high.

• 1. Peter SAGAN, (SVK) Liquigas-Cannondale, in 4:03:01
• 2. John DEGENKOLB, (GER) HTC-Highroad, at 0
• 3. Daniele BENNATI, (ITA) Leopard-Trek, at 0
• 4. Alessandro PETACCHI, (ITA) Lampre-Isd, at 0
• 5. Juan José HAEDO, (ARG) Saxobank-Sungard, at 0

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FM Bike displayed a rigid 29er that weighed less than 15 pounds

Robbie McEwen will get his dream by finishing up his pro career with an Australian team.

Quick-Step confirmed Thursday that Tony Martin, the German time trial specialist, will join the Belgian squad as part of a three-year deal.

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Nick Legan takes a quick look at the wheel company's venture into helmets

Nick Legan ferrets out some innovations in Germany

Rumors are flying that Leopard-Trek and RadioShack are poised to fuse their two teams for 2012 under the guidance of Belgian sport director Johan Bruyneel.

Stage

• 1. David MONCOUTIE, (FRA) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne, in 4:38:00
• 2. Benat INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA, (ESP) Movistar, at 1:18
• 3. Luis Leon SANCHEZ GIL, (ESP) Rabobank Cycling Team, at 1:18
• 4. Mathias FRANK, (SUI) BMC Racing Team, at 1:36
• 5. Sergio Miguel Moreira PAULINHO, (POR) Team RadioShack, at 1:43

• 1. Bradley Wiggins, (Great Britain) Team Sky, in 42:50:41
• 2. Christopher FROOME, (Great Britain) Team Sky, at 7
• 3. Vincenzo NIBALI, (Italy) Liquigas-Cannondale, at 11
• 4. Fredrik KESSIAKOFF, (Sweden) Astana, at 14
• 5. Jakob FUGLSANG, (Denmark) Leopard-Trek, at 19

The bid is in and organizers behind the efforts to bring the 2015 world road championships to Richmond, Virginia, are confident. Tim Miller and Lee Kallman told VeloNews that on Tuesday they mailed the application to the UCI and that their bid, which will compete against Oman next month, is well funded and is likely to be well received.

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Three summit finishes over the next five days should do a lot to settle a GC situation that remains very open midway through the 2011 Vuelta a España.

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"... The ever ticking clock continued and more riders came in. Mixed scenes were evident at the finish in the Parisian suburb. Some riders were elated to be finished, others happy that the suffering was over, but the vast majority were still in the zombie-like state that they had to achieve to maintain the constant effort of riding this huge distance. ..."

Jakob Fulgsang is one of those young riders who catch lots of hype early in their careers and reach a certain tipping point. Some live up to the expectations while others seem to crack under the pressure.

Gregg Bleakney will be photographing October's Tour of Beijing for VeloNews.com. He recently returning from scouting out the race route in China as a guest of the organizers and the UCI.

Eurobike 2011 opens Wednesday but exhibitors were busy Tuesday assembling their booths. Here's a quick look at some of the new bike gear that will be on display at Europe's big trade show.

Many riders from the soon-to-close HTC-Highroad squad will be revealing their new squads in the coming days.

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Stage

• 1. MARTIN Tony, HTC-Highroad (thr), in 55:54
• 2. FROOME Christopher, Sky Procycling (sky), at 59
• 3. WIGGINS Bradley, Sky Procycling (sky), at 1:22
• 4. CANCELLARA Fabian, Leopard Trek (leo), at 1:27
• 5. PHINNEY Taylor, BMC Racing Team (BMC), at 1:33

GC

• 1. Christopher Froome, Sky Procycling (sky), in 38:09:13
• 2. Jakob Fuglsang, Leopard Trek (leo), at 12
• 3. Bradley Wiggins, Sky Procycling (sky), at 20
• 4. Vincenzo Nibali, Liquigas-Cannondale (liq), at 31
• 5. Fredrik Kessiakoff, Pro Team Astana (ast), at 34

PARIS (AFP) - Australia's new cycling team GreenEdge announced its latest recruit on Monday, Lithuanian Tomas Vaitkus.

"... Today is not about fighting pain, or conquering it, rather it is about accepting it and, for those who wish to win, embracing it ..."