Jens Voigt: "Well, friends, there’s no denying that we’re experiencing some fast-moving and fast-changing times in cycling right now. It’s as if every day something new comes up or there’s new doping development with an ongoing story, or somebody admits having used illegal substances in the past."

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VeloNews: The Court of Arbitration for Sport will give Italian cyclist Riccardo Riccò a hearing in December to appeal his 12-year ban for a doping offense, according to The Associated Press.

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InnerRing: "With more time to think about the route come more ideas and a few more points to think about. There’s the matter of smaller team sizes, whether doing Alpe d’Huez twice is hard, a sneak peek for Paris-Nice and more."

road.cc: Cartman and co queue to have their yellow wristbands removed as nation realises it's been duped.

CyclingNews: Helen Wyman (Kona) has started the 2012-2013 cyclo-cross season with a string of exemplary results, winning nine races in the United States to begin her campaign and more recently notching podium finishes in each of the first two World Cups: 3rd in Tabor, Czech Republic on October 21 followed by a 2nd place result on October 28 in Plzen.

CyclingWeekly: Steven de Jongh has written an open letter detailing more information about the times he used EPO as a rider.

VeloNation: Directeur sportif exits team due to past transgression.

CyclingNews: According to Jörg Jaksche, professional riders are bearing the brunt for cycling’s current problems surrounding doping and team bosses, if needed, should be held accountable for either facilitating or encouraging doping.

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CyclingNews: Brian Cookson, the president of British Cycling, has warned the International Cycling Union (UCI) that the independent commission it has pledged to set up to examine anti-doping efforts must be truly independent for the agency to prove it is credible in the wake of the USADA case against Lance Armstrong, Johan Bruyneel and four others.

RedKitePrayer: "Since I moved to the States, American friends have often asked me what I miss most about “England’s green and pleasant land.” I tell them I miss the expected things: meeting old friends for a chat at the village pub, hiking with my brother in the Surrey hills, or watching a good game of English football. But what I really miss—and only a British club cyclist would fully understand—is hill-climb season."

CyclingNews: General manager of the Rabobank cycling team Harold Knebel says that he has fielded a lot of interest from companies looking to invest in his team since the Dutch banking giant withdrew its support earlier this month.

VeloNews: In a week of independent commission calls and a manifesto from major European newspapers, the Association of Professional Cyclists (CPA) is concerned at the lack of talks.

CyclingNews: Alberto Contador is keeping busy during the off-season, having recently completed filming his role in the television series "Fenómenos", shown on Antena 3. The Spanish comedy series is based around a radio station that reports on paranormal activity.

BikeRadar verdict: 3 out of 5 stars. "Burly, terrain-conquering fun, though hefty."

CyclingWeekly: Sky's round of doping talks with its riders and team staff are nothing new to some. Rolf Aldag confessed to doping in the wake of the Spanish Operación Puerto drugs investigation and successfully continued as a sports director. Next season, he works with team Omega Pharma-QuickStep as Sport and Development Manager.

CyclingNews: The Adelaide City Council voted on Tuesday night to strip Lance Armstrong of his keys to the city which hosts the Tour Down Under.

Cyclismas: The UCI released their sporting criteria values Monday, igniting the ire of Saxobank-Tinkoff boss Bjarne Riis for “biased and unfair treatment” of the team by placing them at the bottom of the list for potential World Tour Teams.

VeloNews: It’s been a fantastic year for Tejay van Garderen. The 24-year-old BMC Racing rider finished fifth overall at the 2012 Tour de France and won the best young rider’s jersey, a prize he can compete for again next year. At home he finished fourth at the Amgen Tour of California and won stage 2 of Colorado’s USA Pro Cycling Challenge en route to finishing second overall.

CyclingNews: California-Giant Berry rider Evan Huffman is rumoured to be joining the Astana Pro Team. According to Astanafans.com, the U23 time trial champion is one of the final riders to sign with the Kazakh WorldTour squad.

VeloNation: “If many had thought like me, cycling would be different.”

BikeRadar: Retül's new Müve dynamic fit bike provides the company's "Fitter Army" – now 450 shops strong – with a new tool to help riders achieve an optimal position on their bikes. According to Retül chief fit and education officer Todd Carver, the Müve will not only make for more accurate fits but faster ones, too.

Peloton: Former Swiss rider Tony Rominger has denied his management company has links to what Italian investigators believe is a network designed to finance doping, aid tax evasion and launder money.

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