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October 2012
October 27, 2012


Cyclocross World Cup at Plzen
CyclingFans: 2012-2013 Cyclocross season action continues Sunday with UCI Cyclocross World Cup at Plzen (Pilsen), Czech Republic.  Live streaming video: 3:00pm CET (10:00am U.S. Eastern).






2012 St 8 Winner Croc Trophy Rybarik
USCyclingReport: Ivan Rybarik was again the fastest Crocodile Trophy racer across the finish line today at Laura after an impressive ride and solo finish. Rybarik secured his lead by more than 5 minutes over second in the elite GC, fellow Czech rider Ondrej Fojtik.





Sutherland
VeloNation: America Tour winner thinks riders should be hired on ability.






Kevin Pauwels
PodiumCafe: Kevin Pauwels holds the leader's jersey as round two of the Czech World Cup events hits Plzen.





Races & Results.
Crocodile Trophy - Oct 20-29 (Stages & Results),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Stages),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages),





Bryton are one of the big players in the bike gps market. this model is their rider 20 unit:
BikeRadar: With the introduction of GPS computers, electronic shifters and virtual trainers that turn an HDTV into an immersing workout, it’s easy to think cycling has gone high-tech. Not to mention space age materials including titanium and carbon fiber, or the ability to use a 3D printer to produce components.





TDF 2009 top of GC
road.cc: Reported confirmation follows yesterday's anouncement by UCI that 1999-2005 Tour results won't be reassigned.







Paul Kimmage
VeloNation: McQuaid and Verbruggen put case on hold.





BikeHugger: The most dramatic moment in The NBC 30 Rock report was when Betsy Andreu shamed Harry Smith. Nothing new to hear, but Emma says, “the media told the lies while the truth was in front of them.”








VeloNation: Many demands made from press in relation to Armstrong/USPS affair






The Tour of Beijing peloton makes its way past the Bird's Nest Olympic Stadium during the opening stage.
CyclingNews: Several leading European newspapers have joined forces to call for major reforms in cycling in light of the USADA doping investigation and the damage caused by the consequences of blood doping in the last 20 years.





Confessional
CompetitiveCyclist: Are the riders conducting revisionist history by describing all those years as nothing but gloomy victimhood? How much spin in each confession?





Chris Sutton takes some questions from the media after his win in the Gong.
CyclingNews: Australian saddened by Julich's departure.





Philippe Gilbert (BMC)
CyclingNews: World Champion Philippe Gilbert was honored at the Le Monde Sauvage de Remouchamps wild animal park in Aywaille today, being dubbed the "Boar of the Ardennes" for his resistance to cold and his attacking nature, in a nod to the many species of creatures at the venue.





Kinetic Magnetic turbo trainer
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Low on noise and high on resistance options, but fairly pricey for what it has on offer."





Baobab. Superfood of cyclists?
TwistedSpoke: The last few months we’ve used the Baobab Drink Mix before or after our bike rides an an energizer and we’re pretty excited about the taste and health benefits.










VeloNews: In its statement issued Friday, the UCI announced that, in light of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency’s findings — which included admissions from several current and former riders — it would not award victories, or upgrade placings, from any affected events from 1998 to 2005, including Lance Armstrong’s seven Tour de France wins.





Distraction





Sean Yates was a DS at Sky from 2009-2012 ( PA Wire)
BikeRadar: Two of Team Sky's sports directors Sean Yates and Steven de Jongh have been released from the team, according to a report in The Telegraph.











[2012 Tour of Beijing, stage 4 - Schleck] Still suffering from his back injury, Andy Schleck abandoned the Tour of Beijing. Photo: Andrew Hood
VeloNews: Trailed by a gaggle of kids asking for autographs, Andy Schleck was in a hurry to get out of the Palais des Congrès on Wednesday after the presentation of the route for the 2013 Tour de France.





Michele Acquarone.
CyclingNews: Michele Acquarone, the director of the Giro d'Italia, has praised the Taylor Phinney and other young riders for their stance against doping in the aftermath of the revelation about the Lance Armstrong generation of riders discovered by the USADA investigation.





I actually train less than when I was younger.
RBAction: While in golf and baseball it’s not uncommon to find athletes over the age of 40 maintaining a high degree of competitiveness, in sports that require a high degree of physical fitness, it is indeed much rarer. He says he’s the strongest he’s ever been. How does he do it?





Pinocchio UCI
InnerRing: It would easier if a few riders noses did grow although it would not be long until Italian police were leaking recorded phone calls of riders with carpenters, complete with codew0rds for chisels and asterisked diaries mentioning which grade of sandpaper to use.





RCS Sport managing director Michele Acquarone and Pietro Santini
CyclingNews: Two years of research and special donations have lead to the creation of the biggest ever collection of pink jerseys from the Giro d'Italia.
















CyclingNews: External commission to examine UCI's role in Armstrong affair; Kimmage case suspended.






Dead Star: First image in my head when I saw that McQuaid picture.

Good idea, so I ran with it.



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