Books: Capsule reviews for September
I’ve had a number of books come in for review in the past month. Two new ones and updates of two older ones, all worth a place on your cycling bookshelf.
performance
2013 Vuelta a Espana: Nibali clings to lead after Horner attack (Reuters)
Vincenzo Nibali’s overall lead in the 2013 Vuelta a Espana was cut to just three seconds after race rival Chris Horner dropped the Italian on the Pena Cabarga at the end of Thursday’s stage 18.
2013 Vuelta a Espana: Valverde stays 3rd after Peña Cabarga
Horner (RLT) makes only real gaps after tremendous work from Movistar Team in favour of Valverde, showing expertise to stay 3rd overall, 1.09 behind Nibali.
Movistar Team announces Endura as technical clothing partner for 2014
Endura will provide all Movistar Team’s performance clothing and be the official supplier of Movistar Team clothing to retailers globally in a planned three-year deal with anticipated cooperation beyond then.
Sony Expands its Action Cam POV Video Lineup and Debuts New Model at Interbike 2013
Sony’s recently announced Action Cam model – HDR-AS30V – is an ultra-compact point-of-view HD shooting solution shipping with a ruggedized, waterproof housing that is 35% lighter and 25% smaller than its predecessor
2013 Vuelta a Espana: Lampre-Merida’s Richeze podiums again in Stage 17
During the race, the wind created chaos and some echelon was performed: as result, a limited group of 31 cyclists pedaled in the front of the race to the arrival, with four LAMPRE-MERIDA’s riders in it
Jasha Sütterlin signs with Movistar Team
20-year-old German Jasha Sütterlin becomes the second acquisition of the Movistar Team for next season, and will increase team’s performance in time trials
UCI regime dictator for life Patrick McQuaid unveils new team model to ‘protect’ clean riders
Patrick McQuaid continues to promote himself outside of the UCI regime, today publishing another personal press release about his proposal to restructure UCI World Tour and Continental teams in order to ‘protect clean riders’.
Team TIBCO finds success in Europe
Team TIBCO continued to deliver results abroad as they wrapped up the Holland Ladies Tour on Sunday with a 5th and 6th place finish by Claudia Haeusler and Chantal Blaak respectively
ASSOS creates next generation of bike shorts with the S7
After six years in development, ASSOS of Switzerland is honored to introduce the new industry benchmark in cycling shorts, the S7.