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January 2013
January 7, 2013


Photo: Pat McQuaid.
VeloNews: Irishman had completed term on separate Executive Committee





Photo: Janez Brajkovic (Slovenia).
CyclingNews: He’s always been there for me as a manager. Regarding doping, I’ve never him talk about it once. I don’t know what else I can say. When I was on Shack and Discovery it was never a conversation we had."





Photo: Katie Compton overcame seasons of setbacks to win her major objective of the year, the World Cup overall.
VeloNews: With an easy second-place finish in Rome on Sunday, Katie Compton (Trek Cyclocross Collective) became the first American ever to win a cyclocross World Cup overall, despite the fact that another round, in Hoogerheide, Netherlands, remains in two weeks’ time.






Photo: Havik and Stopler.
VeloNation: Duo overtake Stroetinga and Schep as race heads towards conclusion.





Races & Results.
Jayco Herald Sun Tour - Jan 3-6 (Stages),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Stages),
Tour of California - May 12-19 (Stages),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages),





Photo: Ladies’ Tour of Qatar.
VeloNation: Earlier start for Middle Eastern season opener.





Photo: Jeremy Powers.
USACycling: The riders of the USA Cycling Professional Cyclo-cross Calendar (Pro CX) returned to action after a hiatus for the holidays, competing in the Chicago Cyclocross Cup New Year's Resolution in Bloomingdale, Ill., on Saturday and Sunday.





Photo: The Smart Activity Tracker.
MBAction: The Smart Activity Tracker is a pocket-sized personal tracking tool designed to help users achieve their personal health and fitness goals.





Photo: Kurt Manufacturing do one or two other things besides creating their Kinetic Division.
PEZ: "Frame stress be-gone… Locking down a $4-5-8,000+ bike by the rear QR and flexing the hell out of it bothers me and having very little movement while pounding out indoor miles stinks. Kinetic addresses both with the Rock and Roll Trainer."





Photo: Some Post-Weekend Notes.
PodiumCafe: Welcome to Team Presentation Week, folks! Or maybe week(s). I know BMC and Cannondale are happening at the end of this week, conveniently before the universe turns to the Cross Worlds.





Photo: Here, Driscoll takes the win at Cross After Dark. © Phil Beckman/PB Creative.
CXMagazine: Compared to yesterday’s surprise snow storm, the elite racers started in perfect conditions today. .








CyclingNews: Calvin Watson (Jayco-VIS-Apollo) will do well to top his 20th birthday, claiming the overall win at the 60th Jayco Herald Sun Tour - the youngest-ever victor of the prestigious stage race. 







VeloNation: A bad day for Sven Nys sees Niels Albert take control of overall World Cup. 













Photo: Lance Armstrong.
RedKitePrayer: "When I heard the news that Lance Armstrong was considering a confession, I chuckled. Back in the news already?"





Photo: Expect to see Lance Armstrong in suit and tie this fall if his case goes to arbitration.
CyclingNews: Italian national coach and former world and Olympic champion Paolo Bettini has called on Lance Armstrong to confess to his doping past so that professional cycling can start afresh.








Photo: Joaquim Rodríguez's battle with Ryder Hesjedal made the 2012 Giro d'Italia the year's most exciting grand tour..
VeloNews: Giro d’Italia organizer RCS Sport will attempt to select its final invitations for the 2013 race in a meeting tomorrow despite Katusha’s lingering license case..





Photo: Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano).
CyclingNews: Jens Voigt will begin his seventeenth season as a professional at the Tour Down Under in Australia, while fellow German Marcel Kittel will lead the Argos-Shimano team and target the many expected sprint finishes.






Photo: Case and screen are carried over on the 810 from the 800.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "A notable update on the powerful Edge 800 but not quite what we were hoping for.".





Photo: Fi'zi:k will release aluminum and carbon bars and stems later this year.
BikeRadar: Best known for its saddles, the Italian brand Fi'zi:k is continuing to expand, this time into handlebars and stems.






Photo: Using Bluetooth 4.0 and ANT+ technology.
MBAction: Wahoo says the KICKR Power Trainer is an iPhone-powered bike trainer, but we'll bet it is a RIDER-powered bike trainer that uses an iPhone to measure your progress and control the trainer.





Photo: The First Friday 50 program is available to anyone who likes Giro on Facebook..
BikeRadar: This year Giro Sport Design is making small-batch runs of products and selling them via Facebook on the first Friday of each month. The first product, an "East Meets West" cycling cap, sold out the stock of 50 almost immediately last Friday.






CyclingNews: Vermont-based firm ENGVT supports Page's bid for fourth elite title.





CyclingNews: "I love you," were the last words of mountain biker Burry Stander, to his wife Cherise before he was tragically killed by a taxi while on a training ride on Thursday in Shelley Beach in South Africa.





VeloNation: Says Australian event is ‘perfect and well balanced’.





CyclingNews: Frankie Andreu has told Cyclingnews that he has no concerns over managing Francisco Mancebo as part of the 5-hour Energy/Kenda Racing Team.





















Photo: Tyler Wren leads Neil Shirley on the infamous climb of the
CyclingUtah: The one-of-a-kind “Crusher in the Tushar” – the road/dirt bicycle race through Utah’s Tushar mountain range – promises to be as challenging and unusual as it has been in its first two editions, race organizer Burke Swindlehurst said as field size and depth increases for 2013.





Photo: Manolo Saiz faces a two-year prison term for his alleged role in Operación Puerto.
VeloNews: More than seven years after Spanish police uncovered one of cycling’s most extensive doping rings, defendants in the infamous Operación Puerto will finally see their day in court.






Photo: Cadel Evans.
VeloNation: Australian unsure about how his system will respond to racing.






Photo: Lance Armstrong (pic courtesy Photosport International).
road.cc: Brian Cookson, who also sits on UCI management board, urges disgraced cyclist to tell all.





Photo: The Smart Activity Tracker.
TwistedSpoke: Is this more fallout from the USADA Reasoned Decision? Along with sponsors fleeing, teams dying, riders outed, UCI under fire and lawsuits galore, has Big George Hincapie lost his own signature?






Photo: the Edge 810 and 510 GPS computers.
road.cc: Two new GPS models for 2013 - Live tracking, social media sharing and weather updates.





Photo: Work on my own bike.
Sonya: "I love the start of a new year. It’s a blank slate to fill with new plans and personal goals. It’s also a time when I reflect on how much I’ve grown as a person and as an athlete over the past year."





Photo: Price: $200 Weight: 202 grams.
Peloton: Very few things can ruin a ride faster than the wrong saddle. It's a very personal choice, dependent on your riding style, anatomy and budget.












Photo: Lampre Merida rider José Serpa.
VeloNation: New Lampre Merida rider has his bike stolen.





VeloNation: Polish climber ready for new direction.





InnerRing: Pierre Cogan died just days short of his 99th birthday. He was eleventh in the 1935 Tour and seventh in the 1950 Tour, his career cut in half by war. But he’d been known for an alternative longevity, that as the oldest Tour de France rider.












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