Dave Moulton: "I find the current news stories that are dominating the sport of cycling these days, extremely disturbing; namely the whole issue of doping in professional cycling."

CyclingNews: Triple world champion Oscar Freire has officially retired from the sport. He will not be at the start line in Sunday's Paris-Tours, his Katusha team announced.

InnerRing: Labelled “the sprinters’ classic”, this Sunday’s race might have a flat route and a long finishing straight but in fact most of the winners since 2000 have come from breakaways and attacks. Since the majority of bike races end in a bunch sprint, it means the race is far from the foregone conclusion its title suggests and it can offer an action-packed final half-hour.

CyclingNews: North America has a new UCI-ranked stage race for 2013 with the debut of Canada's Tour of Alberta, slated for September 3-8. The UCI 2.1-ranked, six-day event's position on the calendar will provide an ideal bridge between the UCI 2.HC-rated USA Pro Challenge, taking place August 19-25 in Colorado, and the two Canadian WorldTour races, the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec and Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal scheduled for September 13th and September 15th respectively.

VeloNation: Swift rules himself out, leaving team with just five riders.

CXMagazine: Last week, we saw Sven Nys show the cyclocross world that he’s not yet done being one of the best in the business, as he took Niels Albert at the line at both the Soudal GP Neerpelt and the Vlaamse Industrieprijs Bosduin at Kalmthout.

Bicycling: After taking five stage wins at the Tour of Spain and fourth place at worlds, the big German is eager to end his season in winning style.

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PEZ: Sometimes just riding in the most beautiful scenery on the planet is enough. At least that’s what participants in the Gruyerè Cycling Tour held every August should feel entitled to believe.

VeloNation: Hesjedal, Nibali, Contador, Cavendish and Rodriguez speak.

CyclingNews: Within the next week Lance Armstrong, the UCI and WADA will be sent a file from USADA in which the American anti-doping agency will detail their "reasoned decision" as to why they stripped Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles and handed him a life-time ban.

TwistedSpoke: With UCI President Patrick McQuaid facing a firestorm of criticism for his lawsuit against anti-doping crusader and journalist Paul Kimmage, the calls forMcQuaid to step down have hit new highs.

VeloNation: New rainbow jersey meets the press.

Peloton: It was not too long ago when North American cycling fans were wondering when this continent would produce a new generation of champions. Riders such as Greg LeMond, Andy Hampsten, Steve Bauer, Ron Kiefel and Davis Phinney set the bar high with overall victories and stage wins at the grand tours in the 1980s and ’90s.

CyclingNews: Fränk Schleck's hearing before the Luxembourg Anti-doping Agency has been put back one week and will now be hold on Monday, October 15, the agency has announced. There was no reason given for the delay.

CyclingNews: Michael Rasmussen's team Christina Watches Onfone will undergo massive changes in the coming year, and no longer considers itself a Danish team. Nine of the 17 riders are leaving the team, as is its only sport director. The team will also concentrate more on international races and less on domestic races in Denmark.

USACycling: Fall seemed to settle over Blacksburg, VA this weekend for the Virginia Tech Mountain Bike Race. Partly cloudy skies, cooler temps, and falling leaves made starting off the day with a grueling 1.14 mile uphill TT almost bearable.

BikeRadar: Enve Composites didn't show any new products at Interbike but the Utah-based company has often made a habit of showcasing boutique machines from supportive manufacturers in its booth, and this year was no different. BikeRadar spotted a few stunners from Parlee Cycles and New Ultimate.

VeloNews: Professional road cycling enters its offseason after Sunday’s Paris-Tours and next week’s Tour of Beijing, but the international cycling federation, the UCI, is busy with Irish journalist Paul Kimmage and other legalities.

VeloNation: Former WADA president speaks on doping, Landis, USPS and a range of topics.

CyclingNews: After the Arnhem court reached a stalemate in the case between Michael Rasmussen and his former team Rabobank in June this year, two witnesses will be called to give evidence on November 12.

VeloNews: Ryan Trebon finds himself this cyclocross season having jumped straight into the lion’s den. Riding as a lone ranger in 2011-12 with mechanic/manager Dusty Labarr under the pair’s LTS-Felt moniker (LTS stood for Labarr Trebon Sports), Trebon was on par with his best seasons when he was healthy, but a leg injury suffered at the Derby City Cup in November put him out of commission for more than a month.

CyclingNews: Will Walker (Drapac Professional Cycling) has celebrated a return to racing with victory on Stage 6 of the Tour of Tasmania on Friday afternoon.

PEZ: This post is about compliance and the shape design tells a bit of the story (the little dent and reduced material section at the back, below the seat clamp). The carbon Layup does the business here, using a specific process developed for Scott, Stevens and Canyon bicycles to flex 15% more than a standard layup would have.

BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "A wealth of great quality tools, some of which are unusual, plus a handy apron."

BikeRadar: "We’ve spent the last few days riding the Fizik R3 in the Italian hills, and our first impressions are good."

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