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November 2012
November 5, 2012




Photo: Bjarne Riis.
PodiumCafe: News stories breaking in Denmark this morning as the danish edition of Tyler Hamilton's "The Secret Race" goes on sale spell bad news for Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank team-owner Bjarne Riis .





Photo: Jonathan Vaughters has called for a reformed anti-doping body, one with WADA oversight and funded directly by teams, with no ties to the UCI. Photo: Casey B. Gibson.
VeloNews: The International Association of Professional Cycling teams (AIGCP) is in standby mode in the wake of the Lance Armstrong investigation, but insists the UCI needs to distance itself from anti-doping controls.





Photo: ‘We think that Verbruggen must resign’.
VeloNation: Also states Riis should leave cycling if he lied about Fuentes.





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),





Photo: Alexander Serebryakov.
CyclingIQ: Like a tennis player who is capable of winning a match based on his un-returnable serve, the totality of Alexander Serebryakov’s sprinting prowess has seen him consistently threaten the general classification of Asia Tour races this season.





Photo: Paolo Montoya speaks to the media after winning La Ruta 2012. He won the race in 2004 and his father, Rodrigo, was a two-time winner in the mid-1990s. Photo: J. Andres Vargas | Lead Adventure Media.
VeloNews: After a two-year drought and on the 20th anniversary of La Ruta de los Conquistadores, a Costa Rican crossed the finish line first on Saturday in Playa Bonita.





Photo: Pua Mata.
MBAction: She decimated the class finishing four hours and 25 minutes ahead of second place. Yes, four hours. That time would have put her in 16th place in the Elite Men's division.





Photo: The wattage cost for pulley systems - shown here - are among the drivetrain efficiencies Smith tests.
BikeRadar: Drivetrain products like ceramic bearings that promise lower mechanical friction and higher speeds have been hyped in recent years, but skeptics say drivetrains are already efficient, so any gains aren't significant. But one inquisitive and highly resourceful individual sought to find out for himself exactly what types of efficiency gains could be achieved, and how.





Photo: Wyman's Kona Major Jake CX .
CyclingWeekly: Great Britain's Helen Wyman of the Kona team is having the cyclo-cross season of a lifetime with several podium placings in major races, including a win at the prestigious Koppenberg Cross in Belgium last Thursday (November 1) and then topping that with the European cyclo-cross title at the weekend in Ipswich (November 3).





Photo: Ukrainian Yuri Metlushenko.
CyclingIQ: Ukrainian Yuri Metlushenko of the Turkish ‘Konya Torku Seker Spor’ squad nailed the fourth stage’s finishing sprint, but his distant position in the overall individual classification caused no headaches for the team of incumbent orange jersey-wearer Milan Kadlec.








VeloNation: Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet-Euphony) defiantly showed Niels Albert (BKCP-Powerplus) who is Mr Superprestige as the Belgian champion won yet another race-long duel with the younger World champion.









Photo: ALexandre Vinokourov wins Liege-Bastogne-Liege 2010.
CyclingWeekly: Olympic road race champion Alexandre Vinokourov faces fresh sporting fraud claims that he bought the 2010 Liège-Bastogne-Liège win. The proof surfaced as part the ongoing Padua investigation of Michele Ferrari and in the last week the evidence was sent to the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and Belgian public prosecutor.





Photo: Rough Ride.
InnerRing: Paul Kimmage’s book “Rough Ride” has been seen as The Doping Book, the text that exposed the use of banned substances in pro cycling when it was published 1990 but it’s much more than this. In the light of recent events I wanted to go back and read the book again.





Photo: Obree calls the UCI a chum-ocracy.
CyclingNews: Graeme Obree has called for change at the UCI, suggesting that the international governing body of cycling should be reformed with far more involvement from sponsors, teams and the riders.





Photo: Richie Porte.
road.cc: Tasmanian sorry to see mentor Bobby Julich and DS Sean Yates leave team.





Photo: Froome.
VeloNation: Talks about the disease that has held him back.





Photo: British champion Helen Wyman will test a disc-brake-equipped Kona later this season, but for now she's relying on RP EuroX Magnesium cantilevers. Photo: Dan Seaton.
VeloNews: When Jeremy Powers (Rapha-Focus) rode to a seventh-place finish in the Tabor World Cup on October 21, he made history not just because the result was the best ever by an American man, but also because it was the best ever World Cup finish by a rider equipped with disc brakes.





Photo: Dux Helm, based out of Vancouver, British Columbia
VeloNews: Dux Helm's flagship product is a lightweight helmet with integrated, retractable lenses.





Photo: Kreitler Kompact Hot Dog 3.0
BikeRadar: You have to keep riding in winter if you want to consolidate your summer fitness gains. Riding outdoors can be treacherous when it's dark and icy, which is why indoor trainers are a boon to cyclists, especially those who want to use their own bikes rather than go to a gym.





Photo: Bjarne Riis.
VeloNation: Former CSC rider states he was accompanied to meet Puerto doctor.





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Photo: USADA chief Travis Tygart (R) shakes hands with Senator Arlen Specter at a 2009 hearing in Washington, DC about screening dietary supplements for illegal steroids..
CyclingNews: Agencies, doping controls and UCI investigation must be impartial.





Photo: True Champion Or Cheat.
Cyclismas: "I recently took a look at the new anti-doping education website set up by the UCI in an effort to combat doping, it’s called http://www.truechampionorcheat.org/. The aim behind it is twofold: firstly it attempts to explain the mechanics of the anti-doping framework. Stuff like how TUEs, whereabouts, and the doping control protocol works along with the bare-bones of the anti-doping rules."





Photo: David Howman, Director General of the World Anti-Doping Agency.
CyclingNews: News that the UCI has called for an external commission to examine allegations made against them in the Lance Armstrong affair has been welcomed by WADA. The anti-doping agency has offered assistance, if called upon, a measure that may help remedy the relationship between the two organisations. 





Photo: A short effort before a ride or race..
Bicycling: "We demystify this key pre-event ritual "





Photo: Beat iPhone app.
road.cc: Heart rate monitor specialists release first iPhone training app. Works with compatible heart rate strap. 





Photo: BMC Granfondo GF02 Disc.
Bicycling: Disc brake road bikes are nearly ready for prime time. Many companies used the 2012 Eurobike trade show in Germany to showcase frames specially designed around the powerful brakes. Here are some of the coolest production and prototype disc road bikes at the show. 





Photo: Ibis Mojo HD 160.
MBAction: The Mojo HD is the big brother to Ibis’ other full-suspension bikes. Boasting 6.3 inches of travel, it offers almost an inch more than the other Mojos. 





Photo: ONO lo-pro frameset.
road.cc: Latest frame from fixie specialists is a lo-pro fillet brazed special. 



















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

Good idea, so I ran with it.


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