After a tough Tour of Qinghai Lake the riders are ready for a rest, but cyclingnewsasia never rests! Read on for a recap of the key riders who made this years race what it was; from the attackers to the GC threats, have a read . . .

Light. The Specialized FSR Carbon is a trail bike that tries to do everything and almost accomplishes it!. With longer travel it could be ridden backcountry, it can be ridden fast with its shock adjustability, we didn't get much downhill time but the angles and travel could easily take you downhill aggressively, and we even slapped a number plate on it for a cross-country race. Like we said, it almost does it all!

Professional road cyclists are tough. Tour de France riders are tougher, but amongst these men there are the riders who can ride set the pace in the front of the peleton for hour after hour or hold the high pace of a breakaway for 150 kilometres. But rising above these heroes is one man, the rider voted most popular non-Asian rider in our poll last year, and the king of the breakaway, Jens Voigt.

I think it’s been a good time sitting on a couch watching tele, enjoying the dramatic crashing of the titan teams of Italy, France, Brazil, and Argentina in the World Cup and the madness and crashing in the 2nd and 3rd stage of Tour de France in Holland and Belgium as a fan and spectator.

You heard me, the worlds largest and most popular bike show (we think) is coming up on Augusts 31. What does that mean to you Mr. (or Mrs.) Reader? It means the fourth Eurobike Demo Day will mark the start of the festivities!

For 2011, Syncros present a complete Carbon component group for Cross Country and Marathon use. Yes you read that correctly - Carbon for Cross Country - it almost rhymes . . .