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November 2012
November 1, 2012





Kimmage
VeloNation: Criminal investigation for suspected fraud requested by anti-doping journalist.







Sven Nys
VeloNation: Ninth title for the Kannibaal of cyclocross; Helen Wyman takes her second in women’s race.






With only the final stage to Madrid remaining, Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank) knows he's won the 2012 Vuelta a Espana.
CyclingNews: The Dutch province of Drenthe no longer wishes to support a bid to host the Vuelta a España due to the wide ranging doping scandal centered on Lance Armstrong.





Races & Results.
La Ruta de los Conquistadores - Nov 1-3 (Stages & Results),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Stages),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages),





Hydrating with some fresh coconut water (Pipa fria)
Alex Grant: "Reflections on the eve of La Ruta de los Conquistadores."





Milan Kedlec
CyclingIQ: Emerging from the bunch sprint ahead of much younger rivals, 38-year old Czech national road cycling champion Milan Kedlec (ASC Dukla Praha) secured his first stage win of the 2013 season in China’s Jiangsu province today.





Milan Kedlec
MBAction:The Agoura Hills Patch recently ran a feature on trail user conflicts caused by mountain bikers exceeding the 15 mile per hour trail speed limits. One ranger feels it is Strava to blame and the online tracking service is trying to do something about it.





Bpost Bank Trophy Cyclocross Koppenbergcross Oudenaarde
CyclingFans: The 2012 GVA Bpost Bank Trophy Cyclocross Koppenbergcross at Oudenaarde is Thursday, November 1.  Live streaming video: 2:45pm CET (9:45am U.S. Eastern).





Dr Michele Ferrari leaves a tribunal in Bologna, Italy in 2004.
CyclingNews: Italy’s Supreme Court of Cassation has upheld the offences of doping, money laundering and tax evasion listed by the Padua-based investigation into the activities of Dr. Michele Ferrari and the agent Raimondo Scimone.





PodiumCafe: Otherwise known as all those little stories that haven't got a mention yet.





VeloNation: World champion wants victory on the Koppenberg but not aiming at overall classifications yet.







Kimmage
VeloNation: Irish journalist on his push for a criminal investigation into UCI chiefs.





 Greg LeMond
RedKitePrayer: Two plus two equals … Lance Armstrong dopes.





Sinyard the Obsessed
Bicycling: To fans of Specialized, company founder Mike Sinyard is a visionary genius, driven by an unyielding passion for bicycles. To his detractors—those who believe he wields his company’s clout with arrogance—he’s an ego-driven bully. John Brant climbs inside the world of this bike industry titan and finds that if you really want to sort out the light side from the dark, you’re in for a long, hard ride. 






Matt White (left) chats with Shayne Bannan in Melbourne.
CyclingNews: Orica-GreenEdge has announced the immediate dismissal of sports director Matt White, meantime an external review into the team and its practices will be led by experienced anti-doping expert, Nicki Vance.





Suzuki BaseCamp Concept Car
MBAction: Suzuki Motor Corporation of Japan has developed a concept vehicle dubbed the BaseCamp that has features any mountain biker can appreciate. The tough little SUV is made to be roughed up with body panels that are meant to resist scratching. It also has a standard equipment roof rack for your bikes and lots of interior storage.





Allan Peiper
CyclingWeekly: Allan Peiper changes direction today to become BMC Racing's performance director. The move follows years working as a sports director, including helping Garmin's Ryder Hesjedal to win the Giro d'Italia in May.





Damiano Cunego will ride a Merida instead of a Wilier in 2013, if he rides at all. Photo: Graham Watson
VeloNews: Italy’s Lampre and Wilier families are at odds and splitting after a successful 10-year run. The first division team is annulling its contract with bike manufacturer Wilier to welcome Taiwan’s Merida as both supplier and secondary sponsor.





Leonardo Bertagnolli
InnerRing: It’s Halloween so what better day to cover the story of self-administered blood transfusions in the pro peloton? It’s more sinister than the tale of Britons burning a giant effigy of Lance Armstrong.





Lance Armstrong celebrity bonfire Guy, Edenbridge, Britain - 31 Oct 2012
CyclingWeekly: Stripped of his cycling medals over a doping scandal, disgraced US icon Lance Armstrong will suffer a fresh humiliation this weekend at the hands of an English town that will burn him in effigy.





VeloNews: Over the course of two weeks, Specialized rider Todd Wells has gone from pushing his bike through deep jungle mud in Malaysia to running stairs at the Boulder Cup. On Thursday, he’ll set off through the Costa Rican jungle to defend his title at the notorious La Ruta de los Conquistadores.





VeloNation: Olympic road race rematch to take center stage at December 1st track meet.





BikeRadar: Oakley recently unveiled a pair of ski/snowboard goggles with technology that could easily be applied to mountain bike goggles, and perhaps, to sunglasses in the near future.





Distraction
















USADA will hear Johan Bruyneel's case in arbitration by the end of this year. Photo: Franck Fife | AFP
VeloNews: The United States Anti-Doping Agency is moving its case forward against Belgian Johan Bruyneel, the former manager of the United States Postal Service and Discovery Channel teams, according to any agency spokesperson.






Lance Armstrong poses with his Damien Hirst-painted Trek at the conclusion of the 2009 Tour de France
CyclingNews: The decision to strip Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles and all results dated from 1 August, 1998 does not respect the anti-doping rules regarding the statute of limitations, according to doping law professor Antonio Rigozzi from the University of Neuchatel in Switzerland.





Irishman Pat McQuaid -
IrishPeloton: It’s been almost three weeks since USADA released their reasoned decision in their case against Lance Armstrong which included an avalanche of evidence into the doping practices on the Texan’s various teams. With the lack of top level racing in the days since then, it’s unsurprising that much of the cycling news emerging has included the reactions of people within the sport, not least the cyclists themselves.





 Lance Armstrong
VeloNews: IOC confirms investigation into Texan; could Ekimov and Ullrich also lose out?






Alberto Contador (Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank) wins Milano-Torino
CyclingNews: The Alberto Contador Specialized Foundation launching in 2013 will give young cyclists the opportunity to race under the direction of retired professional and former Spanish national coach José Luis de Santos. De Santos rode for Banesto between 1991-1995 and led the national team at the 2009 UCI Road World Championships in Mendrisio where Joaquim Rodríguez and Samuel Sanchez finished third and fourth respectively.





IPad handlebar mount
BicycleRetailer: The BiKASE IKASE holds an iPad on bike handlebars for use on stationary trainers.





9000 Dura-Ace
SoCalCycling: In addition to the some modifications and improvements to the Di 2 Electric 9070 Groupset, Shimano will be introducing the much needed and revamped mechanical Dura-Ace Groupset.















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





CyclingNews: Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela manager Gianni Savio believes that team hierarchies should also be punished when riders are sanctioned for anti-doping violations.





















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

Good idea, so I ran with it.



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