This year's edition of the Tirreno-Adriatico stage race concluded earlier today with a 9.2 kilometer individual time trial in the streets of the town of San Benedetto del Tronto on the Italian east coast next to the Adriatic sea.

World Champion Tony Martin (Germany) climbs to time trial victory in final stage of Tirreno-Adriatico 2013; Vincenzo Nibali takes overall Tirreno-Adriatico victory ahead of Christopher Froome and Alberto Contador.

American National Champion Timmy Duggan and Russian Evgeny Petrov have agreed to deals of a respectively one year and two year duration with the Denmark-based team. Japanese Takashi Miyazawa has extended his existing contract for another year.

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Johan Bruyneel intends to fight charges he was a central figure in doping programs within Lance Armstrong's teams provided his defense hasn't been what he refers to as "permanently prejudiced" by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency's accusations.

So much news, so little time. It's the end of the season, but that doesn't mean that the news stops.

Joaquin Rodriguez held a slim overall lead Vuelta on Alberto Contador in this year's Vuelta a Espana after finishing seventh in the time trial earlier Wednesday.

Team Astana's Fredrik Kessiakoff powers to individual time trial victory in Vuelta a Espana ahead of Alberto Contador (Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank) and Team Sky Procycling's Chris Froome of Great Britain; Joaquim Rodriguez leads 2012 Vuelta by one second.