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December 2012
December 1, 2012


Photo: UCI Cyclocross World Cup at Roubaix.
CyclingFans: 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: Zdeněk Štybar.
VeloNation: One minute penalty not enough to hold back former World champion against field of road riders.





Photo: These are from the 2010 race, an epic mudfest of... epic mudfest proportions..
PodiumCafe: Just a little trip back in time to whet your appetite for tomorrow.





Photo: Boasson Hagen.
VeloNation: Sky Procycling’s soft-spoken star comments on squad’s doping stance.





Photo: a 100 lap madison.
PEZ: "From deep inside the trenches at the Zurich six Ed Hood brings us all the action from the first night of the race that almost wasn't......where's the track?"





Photo: Michael Rogers.
VeloNation: Australian showed return to form in 2012.





Photo: SunRinglé SL Wheelset.
MBAction: The SunRinglé Black Flag Pro SL and Charger Pro SL wheels are finally available, just in time to give you an excuse to dive into a second helping of food.










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),





PodiumCafe: Awe-inspiring setting and some interesting faces grace the Euro CX circuit in France.






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








Photo: Michael Rasmussen (Getty Images).
SBS: Michael Rasmussen's Christina Watches-Onfone team faces a nervous wait for UCI Continental approval from the Danish Cycling Federation (DCU) after its initial application was rejected, reports sporten.dk.






Photo: Alberto Contador.
road.cc: Lopez Cerron said he brought the meat from Spain because the food in the Tour team's hotel kitchen wasn't good enough.





Photo: Marianne Vos.
VeloNation: Ed Clancy pulls Rapha-Condor-Sharp further clear in overall men’s Team Championship.





Photo: Evan Huffman.
VeloNation: American Under 23 TT champion gets big opportunity for 2013.





Photo: Century Road Club Association (CRCA) racing club.
Peloton: Cycling fans turned out another raucous night of roller racing on New York's lower east side Thursday night.





Photo: Made In England - Book Cover.
road.cc: A passion for British frame building absolutely oozes from this book.





Photo: Icy bike.
road.cc: How to ride your bike through a wintery wonderland. Without falling off.






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.





CyclingNews: Exhibition looks back at the Italian photographer's career so far.





Distraction












Photo: Spanish champion cyclist Alberto Contador.
RBAction: Will he or won't he be racing in July? Will or won't the UCI allow Argos Shimano in instead of SaxoBank, that is the bigger question.





Photo: I ran right into a guy riding his bike against traffic.
RedKitePrayer: "I live in a college town and, especially around campus, there are hordes of young, seemingly oblivious, undergrads who seem to think that riding on the left side of the road is somehow “safer” because “I can see what’s coming.”"





Photo: Sandy Casar (FDJ-BigMat).
CyclingNews: Frenchman reflects on a career during the Armstrong era.





Photo: Kona - The Bay Area provided a spectacular backdrop for Candlestick Point Trippel Cross. © Tim Westmore.
CXMagazine: Karen Brems out-dueled Kerry Barnholt-Bonar to win the race for Elite Women on a vastly different course than the previous visits to Candlestick Point. In the Elite Men’s race, Aaron Bradford patiently waited for the right moment to take the prize away from top competition, including two of the best US youngsters in Tobin Ortenblad and Cody Kaiser.





Photo: Kona - Jake The Snake - Packshot.
road.cc: Tis the season, we take a quick look at Kona’s new and very orange cross bike.





Photo: Unfortunately the team folded but all the riders but one have found a new place:.
Tour De José: This year the AA Drink-Leontien.nl had some nice results with Shelley Olds winning the World Cup in Chongming Island and a stage in Giro Donne, the British title for Sharon Laws, several stage wins for Kirsten Wild, Basque victories for Emma Pooley, the bronze at the Team Time Trial World Championships and the Olympic silver and Gent-Wevelgem for Lizzie Armitstead..















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.”





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.







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