InnerRing: "I enjoy cycling for the suspense, drama and action. But analysis sometimes means using cold numbers and hard data and often these  confound what we think."

CyclingNews: Shake-up at WorldTour squad to involve riders, staff and philosophy.

VeloNews: When Bart Wellens sent his Telenet-Fidea team management an innocuous text message saying he was starting to feel a little bit sick on the eve of the 2012 Belgian championships, no one could have predicted the life-threatening drama that would unfold just a few hours later. And when he landed in the intensive care unit at the University Hospital of Antwerp, feverish and experiencing heart trouble, fewer would have guessed he would ever ride a bike again.

Mid-way through the season and it’s time for American cyclocross champion Jeremy Powers (Rapha-Focus) to change his focus from the United States the Europe.

VeloNews: Kona’s Helen Wyman rang all three bells during the Jingle Cross Rock weekend, taking her third consecutive victory on Sunday at the Johnson County Fairgrounds.

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CyclingNews: Former SpiderTech and Garmin rider finds new home.

Pave': Two years ago the relatively unknown (to American cross fnas) Nicolas Bazin kicked off his cross season in the United States, where he picked up a pair of victories in Vermont and Rochester.

USACycling: Due to the postponement of the two Supercross Cup races, the riders of the USA Cycling Professional Cyclo-cross Calendar (Pro CX) had two multi-day events to contest over the past two weeks. Two weeks ago, the elite men and women along with the juniors men competed in the USGP of Cyclocross-Derby City Cup in Louisville on Nov. 10-11.

Off The Beaten Path: "I moved from Texas to Seattle 20 years ago and continued to ride and train year-round. At first, I refused to use fenders. I did not want to spoil the beautiful lines of my racing bike. After one miserably wet winter, I gave in. Like most of my teammates, I got a rain bike."

Richie Porte: Sky, Omerta and a new generation.

SBS: "I think it's nice for us young guys coming through that times have changed and cycling isn't the cutthroat business it used to be."

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Former AFLD head alleges Sarkozy protected Armstrong.

road.cc: Former AFLD chief Pierre Bordry says then President Sarkozy forced him out of role at Armstrong's request.

CyclingNews: Admits there are flaws in the system.

VeloNews: Bernhard Eisel says Mark Cavendish remains his best friend. But next year, he and the Manxster will square off in opposing jerseys.

CyclingNews: Minor injuries for sprinter.

UCI Athletes' Commission member details proposals from recent meeting.

Cyclismas: Growth, growth, and more growth. We keep hearing this mantra from our friends in Aigle, from team owners, from race organisers, and from sponsors. The UCI feels globalization equals growth. Team owners feel more sponsorship dollars equals more growth. Race organisers feel more races in their stable means growth. Sponsors feel more revenue equals more growth.

BikeRadar: "Since our initial visit with Jason Smith of Friction Facts, we've amassed a laundry list of questions about how we could make our drivetrains more efficient - or unintentionally make them slower. Friction Facts will be answering many of these questions with lab testing for us, but given the current season, we started with this one: How does temperature affect chain lubricants and friction? "

SBS: Exercise and Sports Science Australia (and similar organisations overseas) recommend at least 30 minutes of moderate intensity exercise most days of the week, adding up to 150 minutes a week.

BikeRadar verdict: 3.5 out of 5 stars. "Brilliant frame means some spec compromises to get down to this price."

DirtRag: While all the buzz these days is about disc brakes for both cyclocross and road bikes, rim brakes aren’t going away anytime soon.

Bicycling: Eclectic Englishman Mike Sweatman just might know more about the rear gear changer than anyone who ever lived, and catalogs his knowledge—and his irrational affection—in an astounding web museum. For the first time in public, he tries to make sense of it all in this, the 100th year of the derailleur’s existence. 

CyclingNews: Former Olympic silver medallist admits to complex doping schedule.

VeloNews: The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) proposed a draft code Sunday that would usher in stiffer sanctions against cheaters and grant itself investigative powers in cases where national sports bodies refuse to take action.

TwistedSpoke: While most all of the US postal riders on Lance Armstrong’s Tour de France teams have testified they saw or had knowledge of his doping practices, a few stalwarts have kept their yaps shut to the bitter end.

RedKitePrayer: It’s natural to fetishize toughness when you’re a cyclist. Cycling is a hard sport. Honestly, I am not even the toughest person in my own home.

PEZ: Having changed the management team and decided that ever more brutal parcours are not the way forward, the 'Pink Race' has been busy embracing new ideas. Perhaps the biggest step they've taken is to accept that English is now the international language of cycling - unthinkable in France.

RBAction: Shimano's new high-end mechanical group improves, but by how much?

BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Extra coverage with neat quick-change lens system and superb optics."

road.cc: Ex-demo, showroom and media Trek bikes at discount prices.

BikeHugger: Those were my exact words I said while face to face with the Mavic Tech representative at the last Seattle Bike Expo.

road.cc: Sir James Dyson and Lord Norman Foster pay tribute to designer Dr Alex Moulton 50 years after the iconic small-wheeled bicycle was first launched.

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