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November 2012
November 23, 2012


Photo: UCI Cyclocross World Cup at Koksijde.
CyclingFans: 2012-2013 Cyclocross season action continues Saturday with UCI Cyclocross World Cup at Koksijde, Belgium. Live streaming video: Elite Men: 2:45pm CET (8:45am U.S. Eastern).





Photo: Bernhard Eisel says cycling is moving forward and changing for the better.
VeloNews: "Eisel talked about his role on the Union Cycliste Internationale’s athletes’ commission, which met earlier this month to provide input to cycling’s governing body about issues vital to the riders inside the peloton, and major shakeups inside Team Sky that saw Bobby Julich and Sean Yates forced out of the team."






Photo: Astana.
VeloNation: Frenchman confirms Optum/Kelly Benefit Strategies and Plussbank BMC wish to come on board.





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





Photo: Niels Albert on his way to his world champion title in Koksijde. - Balint Hamvas.
PodiumCafe: "Think back to when you were seven, or eight, or maybe twelve years old, and your parents took you for a trip to the beach. For some that may have been a two minute walk, for others it meant a few hours in the car, and for some of you it was a bit of nature only enjoyed on holidays. But for all, it was special."






Photo: Photo: Todd Prepaski..
Pave': As most of the nation digests their Thanksgiving meals and recovers from the Black Friday extravaganza, the cross world focuses on New England for the final two rounds of the Verge New England Cyclocross series in Sterling, MA.





Photo: Mara Abbott went from the ecstasy of winning the maglia rosa to leaving the sport in 12 months. Now she's back and in a better place than ever. Photo courtesy Giro Donne.
VeloNews: Mara Abbott was on top of the sport. It was July 2010 and she’d just succeeded in conquering the biggest stage race in women’s cycling, the Giro Donne, and wore the stars and stripes of national road race champion.





Photo: Craig Lewis, the 27-year-old South Carolinian.
Peloton: He alludes to the extended recovery times from serious crashes that have marked his career: a near-fatal, 40-mph collision with a car that strayed onto the time-trial course at the 2004 Tour de Georgia when he was 19; and another high-speed impact, this time with a traffic sign at the 2011 Giro d’Italia.





Photo: Reinardt Janse van Rensburg .
VeloNation: Gifted South African rider poised to step up a level next season..





Photo: SRAM QuickView.
CyclingWeekly: The Garmin mount originally brought into the market by the likes of Bar Fly and RaceWare Direct has now been taken on by giants SRAM..





Photo: sun protection.
CyclingTips: Cyclists are extremely vulnerable to Melanoma.





Photo: This beautiful book follows ones on the Southern Alps and the Pyrenees,
PEZ: It is that time of year when many of us put our bicycles aside and take out the guidebooks and maps and put together the dream trip, the once-in-a-lifetime adventure, the ultimate ride that we will train for all winter and spring and then make a reality in the balmy summer .








Photo: Giuseppe Martinelli and Alexandre Vinokourov look for a nice spot for dinner.
CyclingWeekly: MPCC head on requirements to join ethical movement.





Photo: Powers with Berden and Trebon on the flyover at the USGP. © Cyclocross Magazine.
CXMagazine: Is JPow the American Sven Nys? Are you ready for the impending Vos-Compton (and maybe Nash) duel? Was Nys right to say that Boom’s switch to the road has left him lacking in the field? .





Photo: Ford McClave-US PRESSWIRE.
PodiumCafe: "First in our annual offseason team roundup. Change happens to BMC, just in the nick of time."





Photo: radley Wiggins in the maglia rosa (photo Pentaphoto Rcs Marco Trovati).
road.cc: Jonathon Tiernan-Locke also likely to get his chance in big races - but he'll need to shed a few kilos first.





Photo: Tim Johnson was a winner in Iowa and says that consistent, high-quality broadcasting is the missing piece for U.S. cyclocross. Photo: Nate Van Der Weide | CleverShutter.com.
VeloNews: Tim Johnson (Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld) is six-time U.S. cyclocross champion and was the first American to finish on the podium at ’cross worlds, as a U23 in 1999.





Photo: Sven Nys.
VeloNation: 60th Superprestige race victory awaits in Gieten after a possible sixth Koksijde World Cup.





Photo: Franco Pellizotti with Androni Giocattoli team manager Gianni Savio .
CyclingNews: Pellizotti latest rider offered second chance.





Photo: Former Saxo-Tinkoff sporting director Nick Gates in 2008 (Sirotti).
SBS: Former Australian road professional Nick Gates has left his sporting director position at Team Saxo-Tinkoff.





Photo: Jayco Herald Sun Tour.
VeloNation: Race will feature first velodrome sprint since 1957 edition.





Photo: top-end Z-Zero .
road.cc: There are ever more disc-equipped road bikes out. Here's our roundup of what you can get.






Photo: Pong Rugged iPhone case.
road.cc: VecchioJo presents his list of presents for cyclists who are difficult to buy for.





Photo: Velo October 2012. Photo: Matthew Beaudin | VeloNews.com.
VeloNews: Holm completed each Tour de France he started, seven in total. He served as a hard-as-nails domestique for most of his career, and won 11 races, including a Danish national time trial championship in 1990 and the one-day race Paris-Brussels, one of the oldest on the international calendar.





VeloNation: Governing body states it’s too soon to know what teams will get the green light.





Distraction









Photo: Italian anti-doping tribunal .
CyclingNews: Padua investigation reveals he advised Bertagnolli on EPO use.






Photo: No charges for Europcar team.
VeloNation: Team reportedly had been accused of using corticosteroids during 2011 Tour.





Photo: Bjarne Riis.
Blazin' Saddles: With Lotto-Belisol and Ag2R-La Mondiale being granted WorldTour status, two remaining teams — Saxo-Tinkoff and Argos-Shimano — will battle it out for the last remaining berth in cycling's top division.





Photo: Michael Mørkøv.
VeloNation: Dane will target Classics and Contador Tour de France victory.





Photo: Sam Schultz (Subaru-Trek) was locked in four-lap battle with defending champion Todd Wells (Specialized).
CyclingNews: Five venues named as hosts.





Photo: One of the streakers sprints to the line.
CyclingNews: Two men offer extra entertainment on day three.





Photo: Aaron Barcheck, the owner and master framebuilder at Mosaic, mills down titanium on Tuesday. Photo: Matthew Beaudin | VeloNews.com.
VeloNews: Machines blur the spaces between thoughts and conversations, and beautiful, hand-built titanium bikes decorate hooks on the wall.





Photo: 2013 COLNAGO.
RBAction: Bumping into the master at the Milano motorcycle show.




Photo: Specialized Venge Comp.
BikeRadar verdict: 3.5 out of 5 stars. "Exceptional ride, nimble, stable and very swift but does need upgrades."





Photo: D2 Shoes have been able to stay in the game.
PEZ: D2 Shoes have been handcrafting custom footwear for more than a couple of decades. We get a look inside the shop and a few thousand miles down the road in their latest addition SuperFly.





Photo: courtesy of the Seattle Times.
Off The Beaten Path: On Monday, Seattle experienced a huge rainstorm as the rainy season arrived in earnest.





Photo: Velo August 2012. Photo: Brad Kaminski | VeloNews.com.
VeloNews: A look at the fastest human-powered machines on two wheels.













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

Good idea, so I ran with it.


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