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November 2013
November 21, 2013


Photo: when I started racing cross years later and realized how difficult sand really was, it became even crazier..
On Saturday we reach the mayhem of the Koksijde World CUp, and though there won't be dunes in Sunday's Gieten Superprestige race, I hear the corners get pretty sandy too. (podiumcafe.com)





Photo: Elle Anderson (Cal Giant Berry Farms) running the log barriers in second place.
Vincent remains leader of junior men's standings. (cyclingnews.com)







Photo: Mark Cavendish listens to the announcement of the 2014 Tour de France route .
We pay him to perform on the road, says Omega Pharma-QuickStep manager. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Jonathan Page looking committed on his Fuji.
A broken rib, strangeness in Niel and the dunes of Koksijde. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Daniel Diaz (San Luis Somos Todos) resplendent in the Tour de San Luis leader's jersey during the final stage.
Astana, BMC and Garmin headline. (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 España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Results),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Results),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results).





Photo: My rivals Fabian Cancellara and Bradley Wiggins talk about the hour record.
Tony Martin (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) could help continue a new round of hour record attempts. The time trial world champion said that if Fabian Cancellara (Radioshack) tries then he would also be tempted. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)





Photo: Omega Pharma-QuickStep's Julien Vermote sports the team's new kit for the 2014 season.
Features black color scheme, Twitter accounts and TTT world championship logo. (cyclingnews.com)





























Photo: Hein Verbruggen and Lance Armstrong.
Former UCI president informed of EPO's rise. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Marianne Vos is the best rider on the planet. Male or Female.
Which ladies set the roads on fire this year? One name may dominate, but there were a whole host of riders who made their mark on the women’s racing scene in 2013. (pezcyclingnews.com)






Photo: Headlined by double Tour de France green jersey winner Peter Sagan.
King remains part of Italian WorldTour team. (velonation.com)





Photo: Podcast 21 Nov 2013: The week that was, Fabian's Hour, CA welcomes new prez & CEO, 'Cross in Oz by Cycling Central.
Inexorably, like sands through the hourglass, the year winds down… but the Cycling Central podcasters just can’t help but get wound up! (sbs.com.au)





Photo: One of many switchbacks on the way up Haleakala. .
A variety of rides within close proximity and a landscape that was surely formed with cyclists in mind. (cyclingtips.com.au) 





Photo: The RFLKT+ pairs ANT+ devices with an iPhone, and displays data from cycling apps on the screen.
Wahoo Fitness just started shipping the RFLKT+, a handlebar-mounted computer that 'reflects' the functionality of iPhone cycling apps with the added ability to pick up ANT+ signals from things like heart rate straps or power meters. It also has a barometric altimeter. (bikeradar.com)





Photo: Nick surveys the ground below from atop his new Boo bus..
Over the past few years, there has been a lot of talk about bamboo bikes, with Boo Bikes right in the thick of it. (bikerumor.com)





Photo: Available in 27.5 or 29er versions, the Cobalt 3 wheels weigh 1,650g and 1,735g, respectively. The less expensive Cobalt 2 also comes in a 26-inch version. Weights for those three options are: 1,660g, 1,710g, and 1,790g. (Courtesy).
New models for XC, all-mountain, and DH riding are lighter, wider and less expensive. (bicycling.com)
















Photo: PEZ Daily Distraction.


















Photo: Andrew Bajadali finished second to George Hincapie in the road race at the 2009 U.S. national championships. Photo: Casey B. Gibson.
There are few men in the American domestic peloton who got screwed quite like Andrew Bajadali did. Three times, at the crux of the U.S. national road championships, he was up against riders who admitted to using drugs for most of their careers, and three times he lost — once, in a knockdown sprint against George Hincapie in 2009. (velonews.com)






Photo: Eurosport - Lance Armstrong (Reuters).
Lance Armstrong has reached a settlement with an insurance company over £1.8 million in performance bonuses paid to him from 1999 to 2001, his spokesman said. (uk.eurosport.yahoo.com)





Photo: The Factor Bikes Vis Vires does not have a UCI sticker, but does follow a radical design.
Must rules be relaxed for creativity to flourish? (roadcyclinguk.com)





Photo: Crystal Anthony (Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies).
Brother/sister duo in American team.  (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: The POC Octal features love or hate looks. Photo: Caley Fretz | VeloNews.com.
"Hmmmmmm. This is what we find ourselves thinking as we ponder the POC Octal, a new road helmet from the Scandinavian brand best known for its on-snow gear." (velonews.com)





Photo: starting at $20 for a pack of 5 with an estimated delivery of February 2014..
Tired of ruining your expensive kit with the holes of a thousand safety pins every time you race? So was Jason Berry, so he set out to do something to fix it. (bikerumor.com)




































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