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November 2013
November 1, 2013


 Photo: The start of the men's race at the Iceman Cometh. Photo: © Chris Schmidt / xmatic.
North American season-ending mountain bike race from approximately 9:30 am until 4:30 pm US EDT. The elite men and women will start at 2:30 pm, and they are expected to finish around 4:00 pm. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: With Ryder Hesjedal admitting to having doped during his career, Jonathan Vaughters says his team's ethics trump public image. Photo: BrakeThrough Media | VeloNews.com.
The sky was going to fall on the Slipstream Sports franchise when the doping revelations broke someday; it was just a matter of time. The “clean team,” the one so often cited as a model of internal testing and irreproachable ethics, was certain to appear, at once, very dirty. (velonews.com)





Photo: New UCI president Brian Cookson with Thor Hushovd after stage 1 of the Tour of Beijing.© Bettini
FIFA's Nicolas Valticos joins as legal counsel. (cyclingnews.com)










Photo: World champion Sven Nys (Crelan KDL) was trying for the 10th Koppenbergcross win of his career. © Photopress.be
Second biography for Nys but no tenth cobble. (cyclingnews.com)







Photo: Wyman beat Sanne Cant (Enertherm-BKCP) into second, with British cyclo-cross national champion Nikki Harris (Telenet-Fidea) completing the podium in third. .
Helen Wyman (Kona) has continued her winning streak, taking the victory in the Koppenbergcross in Belgium on Friday less than a week after winning the Superprestige Ruddervoorde. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)





Photo: Entering the climb to Risoul 1850.
The Tour route from Grenoble to the first climb is a national road, not suitable for riding unless you have the luxury of having it closed to cars and a police escort! (pezcyclingnews.com)





Photo: Pua Mata successfully defended her title at La Ruta,
Pua Mata (Sho-Air-Cannondale) claimed the title at La Ruta de los Conquistadores in Costa Rica last week, winning all three stages to take her second victory in two years. (velonews.com)





Races & Results.
La Ruta - Oct 24-26 (Results),
Tour of Hainan - Oct 20-28 (Results),
2014 Tour de France - July 5-27 (Stages),
2014 Giro d'Italia - May 10, 2014 (Stages),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Results),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Results),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Results),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results).





Photo: FFWD F6D wheelset...
Five picks for road riders and five picks for mountain bikers! (bikeradar.com)





Giro d’Italia race director Michele Acquarone sits alone and in the dark at home as winter moves in on Milan. (velonews.com)





Year-long investigation likely to reveal the full extent of doping in Denmark. (cyclingnews.com)







Photo: Currently, the Netherlands’ multi-world champion Marianne Vos has become a global star.
The less-chauvinistic elements of the cycling community started talking about improving the status of female bike racers. But little seems to get done. (pelotonmagazine.com)





Photo: SuperPrestige heads to Zonhoven and its legendary stadium of sand..
Out of Oudenaarde's topographical frying pan and into the topical fire! Yes, it's Zonhoven, the goofiest locale on the big-time Cyclocross circuit, a veritable sand-pit's worth of fun. (podiumcafe.com)






Photo: Fellow Canadian rider Francois Parisien has expressed his frustration with the admission this week by Ryder Hesjedal.
“These are guys who have lied for about ten years and have decided to confess to doping after being exposed.” (velonation.com)







Photo: Michele Scarponi (Lampre-Merida) was voted most combative. © Bettini
Set to lead Kazakh team at Giro d'Italia. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: John Degenkolb win stage five of the Giro d’Italia (pic: Sirotti).
While Grand Tour winners Vincenzo Nibali (Astana), Chris Froome (Team Sky) and Chris Horner (RadioShack-Leopard) have rightly earned the plaudits this year, 2013 was also another great season for the fast men. (roadcyclinguk.com)





Photo: Strava premium members can access any of the three training videos via iOS and Android devices. Each video focuses on a different type of training. Photo: Strava.
Strava’s march toward digital cycling domination continued on Thursday as the San Francisco-based company announced an expansion into the world of indoor cycling. (velonews.com)





Photo: Giant’s “OverDrive2″ oversized fork steerer-tube provides a solid front-end.
The Propel integrates its brakes to get the desired aero properties by using a TRP-built linear-pull brake system similar in design to the old mountain bike V-brakes. BMC’s TMR01 uses a similar design. (cyclingtips.com.au)





Photo: Even after quite a few miles, I’m still reaching for the Lakes before my ride.
"There’s nothing quite like a new pair of shoes. Especially when they include custom moldable carbon fiber, Kangaroo leather, and a Boa retention system." (bikerumor.com)





Photo: It was on one of the final day's bridges that Chris Case nearly fell to his death at La Ruta de los Conquistadores in 2013. Photo: J. Andres Vargas | Lead Adventure Media.
"We were railing around blind corners on the verge of disaster, brushing against the feathers of ragged chickens, the cusps of crumbling concrete houses and high curbs, and the creaky-wheeled beaters dawdling through the villages near Matina, Costa Rica." (velonews.com)











Photo: PEZ Daily Distraction.
















Photo: Crystal Anthony leading the Elite women’s field this year. Anthony could claim the lead in the Shimano New England Professional Cyclocross Series presented by Verge this weekend – photo by Todd Prekask.
The legendary Cycle-Smart International, the longest-running UCI-sanctioned cyclocross race in the US, marks its 23rd year this weekend on November 2 & 3. (podiuminsight.com)





Photo: Michael Rasmussen’s claim this week that the UCI had known about suspect blood values.
Maassen confirms that UCI contacted Rabobank to speak to team doctor Leinders during race. (velonation.com)





Photo: Chris Horner (RadioShack)... © Bettini
Acknowledges suspicions raised by Vuelta win. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: the 29 year old was said to have been released by his Belkin Pro Cycling team.
Spanish team completes lineup with 27 riders, including Valverde and Quintana. (velonation.com)





Photo: Peter Sagan (Cannondale) smiling at the start line. © Sonoko Tanaka
No 'off' in off-season as riders gear for an hour of power. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Welcome to my office: Team Sky bus driver Chris Slark.
Slark joined Team Sky at the squad’s inception in 2010 and, along with Claudio Lucchini, is one of two drivers of the British WorldTour outfit’s black ‘Deathstar’ buses which draw huge crowds – the biggest of any team – at every race. (roadcyclinguk.com)





Photo: A triple-pack of pants, featuring one pair of grundies in each colourway, is available.
It's a touch of genius: a range of underpants in the colors of the Tour de France classification jerseys. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)





Photo: Nicolas Roche Performance Team-Standard Life is expanding after a successful first season and is looking for new riders and sponsors as its management structure is strengthened and it looks to more foreign racing next year (Photo: www.blackumbrella.ie ).
After a very successful maiden season in 2013, the Nicolas Roche Performance Team is now seeking more riders for next year and is inviting applicants from interested juniors. (stickybottle.com)















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