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November 2013
November 6, 2013



Photo: The 2009 Tour de France presentation with Alberto Contador, Lance Armstrong and Andreas Klöden.
Working the media, David Walsh and being clean during his comeback. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: US Anti-Doping Agency head Travis Tygart (Getty).
A US man has pleaded guilty to threatening US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) head Travis Tygart over the probe which brought down cycling legend Lance Armstrong, prosecutors said Tuesday. (sbs.com.au)





Photo: Mark Cavendish listens to the announcement of the 2014 Tour de France route.
Sprinter reveals why he left Team Sky in his new book. (cyclingnews.com)







Photo: Daryl Impey has inked a new three year contract with the Orica GreenEdge team.
White believes South African rider will continue to improve. (velonation.com)





Photo: Chris Froome and Alberto Contador chat at the presentation of the 2014 Tour de France route. © Bettini
"Froome is going to be the rider to beat for the next three or four years." (cyclingnews.com)





Races & 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 Espańa - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Results),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Results),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results).





Photo: As if the climbs weren't enough, riders in this year's Milano-Sanremo race faced snow. Photo: Graham Watson.
There is an uneasy feeling heading into the winter and toward 2014′s first big classic, Milano-Sanremo. Not that long ago, organizer RCS Sport announced a serious re-route and rendered its beloved Classica di Primavera harder than ever with a five-kilometer climb. (velonews.com)





Photo: Riding in a group requires focus and a keen & constant awareness of others around you.
The peloton, the bunch, the chain gang; whatever you want to call it, the speeding symbiosis, the moving mutual benefit society of cyclists is much more than a collection of cyclists riding on the road. (stickybottle.com)





Photo: Santa Cruz Bantam
© Russell Burton / Future Publishing.
BikeRadar verdict: 3.5 out of 5 stars. "Not the smoothest or lightest, but interactive suspension backed up by strength makes the Bantam a lot of fun."





Photo: Ours is the ‘loaded’ package, which includes a spare battery and two handlebar clamps in 25.4mm and 31.8mm flavors, and is supplied in a smart, foam-lined composite box.
800 lumen unit from German-American design gurus. (roadcyclinguk.com)






The Amgen Tour of California will return to Sacramento for the start of the ninth edition of the race, AEG, presenter of the race, announced on Tuesday.  (velonews.com)





Oslo 1993, the UCI and the switch to "high-octane" doping. (cyclingnews.com)





2013 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Videos from a variety of sources are listed. (cyclingfans.com)





Season draws to a close. (cyclingnews.com)





Britain's greatest ever sprinter Mark Cavendish has revealed the unique and meticulous preparation that he undertakes pre-race to maintain his status as cycling's greatest sprinter. (uk.eurosport.yahoo.com)





Rider's agent, Team Sky and UCI won’t comment for now. (velonation.com)





Former Italian Champion still recovering from Lombardia fall. (cyclingnews.com)












Photo: Travis Tygart expects the UCI to move forward with a truth commission in the next few weeks. Photo: AFP.
For all the non-stop talk of a vast truth-telling commission since last year’s doping revelations, real action has been scarce. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency CEO, however, believes that will change, and soon. (velonews.com)






Photo: Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-Quickstep) wins the Heistse Pijl. © Photopress.be
Belgian eyes the cobbled stage to Arenberg. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Kevin Mullervy (Champion System) on his own. © Brandon Andrews
Pro scene gets a boost from influx of teams. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Marcel Kittel was Argos-Shimano's star in 2013, winning four stages at the Tour de France. Photo: BrakeThrough Media | VeloNews.com.
It’s rare that sponsors come knocking on your door, but that’s what happened to Argos-Shimano after this year’s Tour de France. (velonews.com)





Photo: Tyler Farrar (Garmin Sharp) takes his first-ever win at the Amgen Tour of California. © Jonathan Devich
Early TT in Folsom and two mountain finishes will be decisive. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Two Jelly Belly national champions: Fred Rodriguez and Luis Davila.
US pro champ renews with Continental team through 2015. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: The Giro d'Italia's Trofeo Senza Fine, and this replica, were on display at the Gran Fondo Giro d'Italia Beverly Hills. Photo: Jen See | VeloNews.com.
The Gran Fondo Giro d’Italia Beverly Hills drew close to 1,000 riders for an Italian-themed day of bike play in the California sun on Sunday, Nov. 3. (velonews.com)





Photo: Solestar carbon insoles: effective solution to knee pain.
BikeRadar verdict: 3.5 out of 5 stars. "A pricy but really effective custom solution to knee pain."





Photo: Birzman Feexman Cicada Carbon 10 function.
Present suggestions for performance-minded cyclists. (road.cc)





Photo: The Thar has longer rails and a shorter tail than comparable saddles.
Saddle manufacturer F’izi:k has developed a new saddle intended to be used on 29er mountain bikes. (bikeradar.com)










Photo: PEZ Daily Distraction.

















Photo: Dirty rider: drug cheat Lance Armstrong 'wins' his seventh Tour de France in 2005 Photo: REUTERS.
New World Anti-Doping Code set to be ratified for the first time since 2007, when agency WADA hosts its latest conference in Johannesburg. (telegraph.co.uk)






Photo: The case of Ryder Hesjedal's doping admission summons a look at cycling's inertia problem. Photo: BrakeThrough Media | VeloNews.com.
There’s been a lot of hand wringing over the past week in the wake of Ryder Hesjedal’s admission that he doped early in his career. (velonews.com)






Photo: Eurosport - Mark Cavendish at Team Sky.
Mark Cavendish has revealed that an incident with a coffee machine was the tipping point that led him to leave Team Sky. (uk.eurosport.yahoo.com)





Photo: Get used to seeing these, they are indeed the future of road brakes. Photo: Shimano/Eric Wynn.
Weight vests, sand-filled back packs, full-body pads, and sneaking around in the woods of Europe and Japan all played a part in Shimano’s five year development of the R785 disc brakes. (roadbikeaction.com)





Photo: Jonathan Page (Fuji/Spy)... © Photopress.be
Page hits a snag early in the 'cross season. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: at 193 grams it weighs half of what the original did.
Harkening back to the original Regal, the Regale Carbon FX, retains the look and feel of the original, but with the latest materials and know-how. (pelotonmagazine.com)





Photo: Tony Purnell says cycling is way behind F1's aerodynamics understanding.
British Cycling's R&D supremo has that said despite cycling being "way behind" Formula One's aerodynamics knowhow, there is not enough scope for "geekdom to change the game" in a sport where the athlete remains the main contributor to the result. (bikeradar.com)





Photo: It's not a high-jump contest. You only need to get high enough to get the top of your inner right thigh on the saddle.
In cyclocross, getting back on your bike quickly, safely and efficiently is key to good racing. (bikeradar.com)





Photo: Castelli wants to save your legs and your soul with the Inferno bib short ($199).
Definition of inferno: “A fire that’s dangerously out of control” and a reference to Dante’s “Hell.” (atwistedspoke.com)
















Dutchman and Niermann downplay 2007 doping allegations. (cyclingnews.com)





Garmin-Sharp team-mate vouches for Canadian rider, believes he has been racing clean in recent years. (velonation.com)





Producers Frank Marshall and Matt Tolmach joined Competitor Radio host Bob Babbitt earlier this week to discuss Alex Gibney’s new film, The Armstrong Lie, which opens in New York City, Los Angeles, and Austin, Texas, on Friday. (velonews.com)





IOC chief interested in how EPO changes cells for long periods. (cyclingnews.com)



















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