CyclingNews: Simon & Schuster UK to publish in time for Christmas.

RedKitePrayer: Newcomers to cycling tend to think that the recent successes by British cyclists represents a sudden breakthrough, but it’s more as if the sport has come full circle.

NeilBrowne: How soon before checkmate?.

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

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CyclingNewsAsia: Stage one was always going to be tough stage, the rolling hills, the wind, the heat, and not forgetting the constant attacks.

CXMagazine: An all-day rain and the churned-up peanut butter mud that followed wreaked havoc during the penultimate round of the 2012 River City Bicycles Cross Crusade Sunday as Donald Reeb (Cyclocrossracing.com) and Alice Pennington (Kona) powered to wins in the Elite men’s and women’s races.

Pave': As predicted, Jeremy Powers picked up a pair of wins in Louisville, Kentucky and now has a commanding lead in the USGP series. In Europe, the weekend was split between Niels Albert and Sven Nys (I had Nys both days).

VeloNews: After another successful weekend of racing in Louisville, Kentucky, which has hosted a stop of the U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross since 2008, the question on everyone’s mind was the same: will this make a good course for the elite world championships in February?

The California Bicycle Coalition (CalBike) scored a big victory earlier this fall when California Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 819 into law. The bill, which was sponsored by CalBike, requires Caltrans to establish a process to enable communities to conduct pilot projects with bikeway designs not covered in current bikeway standards.

BicycleRetailer: A new book written by Trek president John Burke becomes available today through Trek retailers, Amazon and iBooks. “One Last Great Thing” is a tribute to the life and lessons of the company’s founder and John’s father, Richard Burke, who started the bike company in a red barn in Waterloo, Wisconsin.

road.cc: A stylish hat that is incredibly warm and insulating. Best worn without a helmet though.

CyclingNews: Calls for new leadership from outside the sport .

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CyclingWeekly: Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) president Pat McQuaid has issued an open letter to professional cyclists asking them to assist in restoring cycling's image after a string of doping scandals and revelations.

TwistedSpoke: Is it career over for Levi Leipheimer? No news is not good news for the 38 year old stage racer who was axed by his Omega-Pharma Quickstep team as a direct result of his admission of doping.

InnerRing: Winning a race is joyous and often a moment of great personal and team satisfaction. But the lesser placings matter, and not just for pride but for points.

CyclingNews: Earliest season start ever for RadioShack-Nissan rider.

VeloNation: Riders from UCI or USA registered teams to be eligible for USPRO nationals.

VeloNation: British rider vents her frustration with her own Worlds race, as well as the state of the women’s sport.

CyclingTips: Over the weekend Anna Meares accepted her second "Oppy" medal as Australian cyclist of the year which reinforced that cycling is not all about the men and that a woman are recognised as being equally successful and inspirational.

VeloNews: A wobble. An inch. A broken back, busted teeth, blood pooling, on the road and in the skull. Femurs snapped like toothpicks under a heavy thumb. Cringe.

VeloNews: Trek Bicycle Corporation president John Burke was one of Lance Armstrong’s longest backers, seeing the American through his seven-win streak at the Tour de France between 1999 and 2005.

BikeRadar: "A stylish light with equally neat package options but underpowered for real off-road use."

BikeRadar: You could pay a small (or large) fortune for a new bike, but in these cash-strapped times not everyone’s looking to spend a four figure sum. Luckily, there are some great value budget bikes. If you’re a beginner looking for your first road bike, you need look no further.

Cyclismas: "Don’t think we’ve forgotten about the wily Kazakh and the UCI allegations he bought his Liège-Bastogne-Liège win."

VeloNews: In October, Jaimie Fuller, chairman of compression wear company Skins, posted an open letter to the UCI’s president Pat McQuaid asking that he either change how the sport’s governing body runs the sport or step down from his post. 

CyclingInquisition:  "Where there's good guys, there's also bad guys. For us, this meant the French. Hinault and Fignon were demonized by the Colombian press, something that was only exacerbated by tales of discrimination and mistreatment of Colombian riders." 

CyclingNews: The UCI will set up a confidential hotline for riders to contact it about doping issues. The world federation is reaching out to riders in the aftermath of the Lance Armstrong investigation, making itself more accessible and responsive to the peloton. UCI President Pat McQuaid announced this and other plans in an email sent to all riders earlier this month..

CyclingNews: Past anti-doping tools "not as efficient" according to Zorzoli.

VeloNews: Cadel Evans says he’s expecting to be back on top of his game in 2013, and that means he’s expecting full support from everyone at BMC Racing going into next season’s major goals.

CompetitiveCyclist: "And in looking at this not-so-mysterious SRAM Force lever, it's easy to envision post-crash oil slicks all across the world's cyclocross courses in the 2013-2014 season."

BicycleRetailer: Hutchinson is courting U.S. product managers with a more North American centric line-up designed to jumpstart its three-year goal to break into the top three tire brands in the market.

BikeRadar: "A good all-day machine, with solid handling, light weight, and a smooth feel."

CyclingNews: 12 “hellingen” and lots of cobblestones in spring opener.

CyclingNews: Former Giro chief to help team with marketing and communications.

RBAction Facts are facts and as far as history goes, there can only be one bike company that can lay claim to the title of being the world's oldest bike brand. And that brand is Bianchi Bicycles. It was back in 1885 that Edoardo Bianchi first opened his bike shop in Milano.

BikeRadar: "A new book, "The World's Toughest Endurance Challenges," profiles 50 of the most extreme bike races, marathons, triathlons, adventure races, climbs, open-water swims and other iconic endurance events from around the world. Full-color photographs and insider commentary from top athletes bring each of the events to life."

VeloNation: Rejected offer of $1 million was a fraction of what is claimed by insurance company.

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