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November 2012
November 30, 2012


Photo: UCI Cyclocross World Cup at Roubaix.
2012-2013 Cyclocross season action continues Sunday with UCI Cyclocross World Cup at Roubaix, France. Live streaming video: Elite Men: 3:00pm CET (9:00am U.S. Eastern).










Photo: Paralympic champion Tanni Grey-Thompson will join Sir Phillip Otton and Malcolm Holmes on the independent review commission charged with evaluating the UCI's role in doping in cycling.
VeloNews: Cycling’s governing body, the UCI, announced today a commission that may shake its own foundations. The independent commission is to examine alleged corruption and to propose changes in the aftermath of the Lance Armstrong doping scandal.






Photo: Francis Mourey. Photo: Balint (http://cyclephotos.co.uk/).
Pavé: This weekend, all eyes will be on France as the World Cup returns to Roubaix for round four on Sunday.





Races & Results.
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Stages),
Tour of California - May 12-19 (Stages),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages),





Photo: kicks off with the Tom Boonen invitational.
PodiumCafe: Awe-inspiring setting and some interesting faces grace the Euro CX circuit in France.





Photo: A repeat win this weekend for Meredith Miller would net her the same prize money as the elite men's winner. Photo: Corey Keizer.
VeloNews: The Southern California Prestige Series has brought on board an additional sponsor for the December 1 and 2 CXLA weekend and with the addition of Cardo Systems, SoCalCross will offer equal prize money to the top five in the elite men’s and elite women’s races.





Photo: Wheels brand FFWD have put together a short video of the Six Days of Ghent track race.
road.cc: Get a flavor of the famous Belgian track event.






Photo: ‘Anti-Sportsman of the Year’.
VeloNation: Unenviable accolade for former pro, Hindes also faulted.





Photo: Logan Owen establishes a gap at USGP Derby City Cup. © Cyclocross Magazine.
CXMagazine: The racers will be in Europe for nearly two weeks of racing, including the Christmas week races. Racers include National Champion Logan Owen and his teammate on Redline, Justin Lindine, as well as New Englanders including Manny Goguen and Nate Morse, along with plenty of other rising talent.





Photo: Fränk Schleck awaits the decision of the Luxembourg anti-doping authority.
VeloNews: Fränk Schleck’s future remains in limbo more than four months after testing positive for a banned diuretic at the 2012 Tour de France.
























Photo: The only thing that seems to be missing is a small kid shouting, Say it ain’t so, Lance.
OlympicTalk: Lance Armstrong has already lost his seven Tour de France titles, been fired by everyone from Nike to his own cancer charity, and been systematically deleted from the hearts and minds of his fans.





Photo: Tour de France race director Christian Prudhomme.
VeloNews: Prudhomme re-elected head of AIOCC.







Photo: Alberto Contador speaks with the press in Madrid..
CyclingNews: Spaniard to make season debut at the Tour de San Luis.





Photo: Leopard Trek's Luca Guercilena talks to the press.
CyclingNews: New RadioShack-Nissan manager looks ahead to 2013.





Photo: Roberto Visentini in the maglia rosa at the 1996 Giro d'Italia.
CyclingNews: Exhibition looks back at the Italian photographer's career so far.





Photo: Is it the ever-changing beauty of the arena in which the sport takes place?
IrishPeloton: Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.





Photo: Pez Bookshelf: Bike!
PEZ: It is an indication perhaps of the passion of those that love cycling that a book cataloging the stories of the most notable manufacturers of racing bicycles and components has a title that ends in an exclamation mark. "Bike!" is a fine, hardcover book edited by Richard Moore and Daniel Benson, with a foreword by Robert Penn of "It's All About the Bike" fame.





Photo: Kinetic inRide kit.
BicycleRetailer: The Kinetic inRide system wireless combines an iPhone app with any Kinetic stationary trainer, providing wattage, speed and cadence data.






Photo: Alberto Contador on Thursday signed a major endorsement deal and revealed he would open 2013 at the Tour de San Luís.





Photo: Everything is relative..





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Photo: UCI president Pat McQuaid answers a question during a press conference held during the UCI road world championships in Valkenburg..
VeloNation: “Only such a decisive and transparent examination of the past will answer our critics” - McQuaid.





Photo: Joe Dombrowski (l) and Evan Huffman (r) are headed to the WorldTour in 2013 from top U.S. development squads.
VeloNews: The final week of November has provided stark contrast in the fortunes of American development teams.





Photo: Tour de France Peloton.
Peloton: When Tour de France race director Christian Prudhomme was asked last month what he thought of the possible plan being discussed with the UCI to reduce the sizes of teams in Grand Tours from nine riders to eight, he replied, “In absolute terms, we wouldn’t complain about having one less rider on each team, first of all because of security, and then because the race might be a little less blocked.”





Photo: Anti-doping group.
VeloNation: Anti-doping group gains further support.





Photo: National champion Katie Compton and her fellow U.S. worlds hopefuls have their best shot yet at world championship glory racing on home soil in Louisville, Kentucky.
VeloNews: There is no doubt the discussion about the quest for that extra couple of percentage points in bike racing has been nauseating with all the British talk of “marginal gains” and continuing headlines surrounding doping, but needless to say, innumerable micro percentage points can be the difference between a win and the top 20 at the top level of cycling.






Photo: Milano-Sanremo Pave'.
VeloNation: Move to Sunday means the Belgian semi-Classic expects a more prestigious field.





Photo: Custom Charge saddles.
road.cc: Let your imagination go wild with Charge’s design-your-own-saddle offering.





Photo: Lezyne Port-a-Shop Tool Kit.
CyclingWeekly: A little geeky, yes, but a well thought-out gift, never the less, goes a long way.





Photo: Merida Micro floor pump.
BikeRadar verdict: 3 out of 5 stars. "The Micro's ergonomics put it streets ahead of many mini pumps."





Photo: Frame & equipment: Race geometry with Deore XT and flawless suspension.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "If you’re looking for a go-getting race winning XC bike that can also do the business on the trails, this is it."










Photo: Johan Bruyneel .
TwistedSpoke: “A bunch of douches r gonna meet in London 2 change cycling. But why is @vaughters not on the list? He should be leading that group.” — Johan Bruyneel on twitter.







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

Good idea, so I ran with it.


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