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January 2013
January 8, 2013


Photo: David Walsh tells Daniel Lloyd that Lance Armstrong underestimated the fight in Floyd Landis. Courtesy Global Cycling Network.
VeloNews: In a series of interviews with the U.K.-based Global Cycling Network (GCN), Irish journalist David Walsh, recent winner of the British Journalism Award as the 2012 Journalist of the Year, spoke at length about what has become the defining story of his career — the imposing rise and calamitous fall of Lance Armstrong.





Photo: Can Jurgen Van Den Broeck make the 2013 Tour de France podium?
Bicycling: Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Lotto Belisol) has admitted to visiting the doctor at the center of a Belgian doping investigation but insisted that his consultations were for purely medical reasons.





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: The Giro d'Italia peloton in Pola .
CyclingNews: Katusha and NetApp-Endura miss out, MTN-Qhubeka invited to Milano-Sanremo.





Photo: American Jeremy Powers aims to defend his national cyclocross title this month. (Wil Matthews).
Bicycling: It’s only January, but there’s much to look forward to in the world of cycling over the next few weeks.






Photo: Defending champions Stroetinga and Peter Schep.
VeloNation: Rivals waiting to pounce as action reaches crescendo.





Photo: From 23 Degrees Sports/Trek World Racing:.
CyclingWeekly: "Only weeks before the team was required to submit the official team roster to UCI, Mr Gwin informed the team that he was abandoning TWR in total disregard of his contractual obligations."





VeloNews: Irishman had completed term on separate Executive Committee





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."





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: criticism and allegations of bribery, Lance Armstrong.
VeloNation: “It was a clear conflict of interest for USADA. We had no hesitation in rejecting that offer.”






Photo: Lance Armstrong - Is he planning his Comeback 3.0?
RoadCycling: He's going to have to crawl through a lot of crap before he sees daylight.







Photo: world number one rider Joaquim Rodriguez.
VeloNation: BMC Racing Team denies speculation about contract bid.





Photo: Capturing his first U.S. title in 2012, Jeremy Powers fully displays the emotion of a national championship win.
VeloNews: This week the country’s best cyclocrossers head to Verona, Wisconsin, for the 45th U.S. national cyclocross championships in a bid for gold and the stars-and-stripes jersey.





Photo: Shimano SLX M675 transmission.
BikeRadar verdict: 5 out of 5 stars. "A winner in terms of performance and value for money."





Photo: Power can be dangerous to a super motivated person, using it without the levelling voice can mean athletes struggle to take time off.
CyclingWeekly: "Let's face it, cycling's a great sport for gadget lovers. Heart-rate monitors, GPS, smartphone training apps and power meters are all there for the taking."





Photo: From open flame to citrus solvent, readers use a variety of methods to remove stubborn tubular glue.
VeloNews: "When I get built up layers of glue, I use a heat gun and a thin hard plastic scraper to heat the glue up and scrape it off. Doesn’t take long."





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





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: Lance Armstrong waved goodbye to his 7 Tours de France.
CyclingNews: Lance Armstrong will give his first interview since being stripped of his seven Tour de France titles later this month when he appears on the 'Oprah's Next Chapter' program on her eponymous US cable television network.
















Photo: Pat McQuaid’s term on WADA’s Foundation Board had ended a year earlier than scheduled.
VeloNation: UCI now says decision was taken in November.





Photo: UCI President Pat McQuaid at the UCI headquarters in Aigle.
CyclingNews: UCI unsure of how to handle information.





Photo: Jens Voigt consults with Andy Pruitt of the Boulder Center for Sports Medicine for a professional bike fit, which is the first line of defense against overuse injuries.
VeloNews: As you plan your approach to the coming season, no doubt you’ve thrown the book at your quest to train better (and smarter) and race faster.





Photo: Bradley Wiggins won Paris-Nice, the Tour of Romandie, the Criterium du Dauphine, the Olympic Individual Time Trial, and the Tour de France.
Bicycling: "Bicycling’s pundits pick their top riders, races, and disappointments of the year."





Photo: the aerodynamic Cervélo S5 is still fresh and new, and quite a head turner.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Awesomely quick and responsive but a very hard ride."





Photo: Coffee Talk Tuesday.
303Cycling: This week's Coffee Talk deals with probably one of the most commented stories of 2011, the integration of ACA with USA Cycling.
















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.























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