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November 2012
November 6, 2012


Photo: Paul Odlin celebrates victory in the Oceania elite men's road race near Queenstown today.
CyclingNews: The "Eurocentric view" doesn't work says Secretary General Sycamore.






Photo: Stage 6: Huzhou Changxing -Taihu Tourist Resort.
CyclingIQ: Cycling’s veterans have had the lion’s share of successes in Tour of Taihu Lake thus far, so it was time for a change in the form of Nutrixxion Abus’ Sebastian Körber winning his first UCI stage. The 28-year old second-year pro was put out of contention by yesterday’s en masse crash but everything fell together in the right way today.





Photo: David Millar (Garmin-Sharp) celebrates his victory in stage 12 of the Tour de France.
CyclingNews: Garmin-Sharp rider says it's up to the UCI, riders to make people believe.







Photo: Michele Scarponi (Lampre-ISD) after his second place finish in stage 10.
CyclingNews: Lampre-ISD rider hoping for rapid verdict to save 2013 season.





Photo: Alessandro Petacchi.
VeloNation: Ale-Jet prepares for his 18th season in the professional peloton after an illness-hit 2012.





Photo: Ben Wolfe.
PEZ: After a solid season in 2011 with a win at Tour of Battenkill, then another leap forward in 2012 with wins at Nutmeg and Beverly, Ben recently signed on with Jelly Belly Pro Cycling Team p/b Kenda..





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: Stage 11, Avranches to Mont Saint-Michel, July 10: 33km.
Bicycling: The 100th running of the Tour de France starts June 29 on the island of Corsica, and the anniversary route is one of the most balanced in memory. Tricky time trials, taxing hilly stages, and four mountaintop finishes—including a double summit of Alpe d’Huez—will challenge each of the 198 racers. 





Photo: Cavendish .
VeloNation: Manx missile says he will have the full support of new team.





Photo: Arte Selle Misy 3 Action Titanium saddle.
road.cc: One for the racers, a good looking, well built seat that that is more suited to quick blasts rather than long days in the saddle.





Photo: Arte Selle Misy 3 Action Titanium saddle.
Bicycling: 25 solutions to vexing problems..







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: Vinokourov and Kolobnev.
VeloNation: Investigation into 2010 Liège-Bastogne-Liège.





Photo: EPO, the Wonder Drug.
InnerRing: It’s rarely stated that injecting EPO is bad for your health. From blood clots to cancer the use of this drug comes with risks when administered under normal conditions. When abused by athletes, nobody knows what the risks are.





Photo: he Dutch fans were out in full force.
CyclingNews: Dekker "put through a battery of tests" says Vaughters.





Photo: Oleg Tinkov and Tyler Hamilton.
CyclingNews: Tyler Hamilton has continued to expose his and cycling's dark past by alleging former Olev Tinkov, former owner of Tinkoff Credit Systems and now sponsor of Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank, suggested his riders do what was required to achieve results, "just don't get caught."





Photo: a deeply criminal business.
Neil Browne: Omertà is defined as a rule or code that prohibits speaking or divulging information about certain activities, especially the activities of a criminal organization. The word is often used when speaking about the Mafia and their code of silence. As we know omertà hasn’t been used exclusively by criminal organizations, but by sporting ones as well. 





Photo: Allan Peiper, now with BMC Racing in 2013.
VeloNews: A “manifesto for credible cycling,” issued last week by five European newspapers, proposed some changes worth making, according to cycling veteran Allan Peiper.





Photo: Joost Posthuma.
CyclingNews: RadioShack-Nissan rider Joost Posthuma has decided to retire after failing to secure a contract for the 2013 season, he stated on his personal website today.





Photo: Fizik Arione VS.
BikeRadar: "How to banish unnecessary pressure while keeping the same familiar Arione performance."





Photo: Castelli Toe Thingy.
road.cc: Protective toe covers for days when it's not quite cold enough for full overshoes.







Photo: ALexandre Vinokourov wins Liege-Bastogne-Liege 2010.




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Photo: McQuaid.
VeloNation: Federation doctor calls for vote of no confidence in Irishman.





Photo: Juan Manuel Garate.
CyclingNews: Spanish rider Juan Manuel Garate (Rabobank) believes riders should watch for any signs of rule-breaking - i.e. doping - by their colleagues within a team rather than leave the UCI or WADA to enforce anti-doping legislation. Garate believes self-regulation can help eradicate doping.







Photo: David George .
VeloNation: South African suspended for out of competition result, Nedbank 360 Life team on hold.





Photo: Dani King, Laura Trott and Joanna Rowsell on the London 2012 podium (copyright britishcycling.org.uk).
road.cc: Squad led by Ausralia's Rochelle Gilmore features Britain's champion team pursuit trio and double road world champ Giorgia Bronzini.





Photo: Blood Medicine, by Kathleen Sharp.
CyclingNews: Amgen faces $780 million fines for illegally promoting blood booster.





Photo: Independent Frame builders.
CyclingWeekly: "This is a British magazine, and although this is a list of things that changed cycling as a whole, we kick off with something that changed cycling in this country, and probably changed it forever."





Photo: Industry experts address a reader question on the cost of handlebar tape. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com.
VeloNews: "It is 7-8 feet of tape, and at my local bike shop that means $20-$25 for Fizik and up to $40 for Lizard Skins, which I would like to try but just can’t see paying that much. A role of duct tape costs $4-$5 and you get yards of it! I just don’t get it. What in their process costs so much?"





Photo: Adidas Evil Eye Half Rim.
BikeRadar: Getting mud and grit in your eyes can be both painful and dangerous on a bike, and the chances of that happening are greatly increased in winter mud and rain. One way round the problem is to invest in some clear riding specs. You don’t have to spend a fortune to get decent quality.





Photo: Lance Armstrong has thrown away the Trek.
HumanPush: "In most cases, any publicity is good, but I bet that executives with Cervelo, Cannondale, Specialized and such are very happy today, not seeing their bikes between the ostracized cyclist's legs."

















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

Good idea, so I ran with it.


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