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December 2012
December 5, 2012




Photo: Lance Armstrong.
Peloton: Lance Armstrong will be able to hold on to his Olympic bronze medal from the time-trial event at the 2000 Games in Sydney for at least a little longer, the International Olympic Committee has said. 





Photo: The powerhouse Spanish team has plenty of options for the world championship road race.
CyclingNews: López Cerron says Spanish cycling has big gap to fill between professionals and juniors 





Photo: Philippe Gilbert (BMC) waves to the crowd at the start of the race.
CyclingNews: World champion was left "dead" at first BMC training camp.





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: Gerrans wins Jayco Herald Sun Tour.
VeloNation: Race director says downgrade is a ‘little bit of paranoia’.





Photo: USA Cycling Professional Cyclo-cross .
CXMagazine: With only eight races remaining on the 2013 USA Cycling Professional Cyclo-cross Calendar (Pro CX), points are at a premium.





Photo: The swooping curves of the Liscio’s frame make it downright stylish.
PEZ: About two years ago, new brand Volagi was one of the first to launch a bike designed specifically for fast and less fatiguing long distance riding – and one of the nicest looking frame designs to boot.





Photo: RBA TEST CERVELLO R5 VWD.
RBAction: One look at the R5 VWD’s mix of round, square and rectangular tubes tells you that Cervelo’s engineers take their geometric tube shapes seriously.





Photo: SRAM X-Glide 1090 Cyclocross Cassette.
Peloton: As the sport has exploded stateside SRAM has become the go-to group for cross racers.












PodiumInsight: Following her victory at the Roubaix World Cup, American cyclocross champion Katie Compton increased her lead atop the UCI Standings to 240 points on world champion Marianne Vos.















Photo: Collegiate coach Rick Crawford came forward to USADA voluntarily earlier this year. Photo courtesy Emma Miller | Facebook.com.
VeloNews: Cycling coach Rick Crawford, an elite-level coach and collegiate cycling director, has admitted to doping Levi Leipheimer and Kirk O’Bee between 1999 and 2001.






Photo: Gianni Bugno getting ready for a helicopter flight for Italian TV.
CyclingNews: Gianni Bugno, the head of the Cyclistes Professionels Associés (CPA), the International Cyclists' Association, has said the clash between the UCI and the Change Cycling Now group could be good for the sport if it leads to a new start and sows the seeds for the future.





Photo: Rasmussen, Michael and Hembo, Christina.
VeloNation: UCI to make final decision on Continental license for it and six other Danish teams.






Photo: White label/Rabobank team.
VeloNation: Team confirms it will make its Tour de Langkawi debut at end of February.





Photo: Euro Cross Camp Alum Cody Kaiser. Photo: Euro Cross Camp.
Pavé: Imagine being 16 or 17 year-old cross racer and being invited to race in Belgium over your Christmas vacation.





Photo: The Café Des Sports.
InnerRing: If coffee, cafés, cakes and cycling often go together they rarely connect in Europe. In countries like Italy, Belgium or France, a coffee is consumed quickly and a café stop rarely features on the ride, if it does it is usually incidental.





Photo: Michelin AirComp latex tube (80g), BBB Superlite butyl tube (80g), and Continental Race butyl tube (100g).
CyclingTips: A look at the effect of tires and tubes on rolling resistance and feel of the ride which can change substantially between choices.





Photo: Litespeed uses a PF30 bottom bracket shell on the CX.
BikeRadar verdict: 3 out of 5 stars. "Great ride and geometry, but on the heavy side and the bottom bracket cups are finicky."





Photo: Chain Checker.
Bicycling: You don't need a lot of tools—you just need the right tools. If you have these 16 in your home shop, you'll be able to fix anything.





VeloNews: "Garmin-Sharp team manager and AIGCP president Jonathan Vaughters recently sat down with several VeloNews editors in his hometown of Denver, Colorado, to discuss a variety of topics affecting the sport of professional cycling."





Distraction













Photo: David George.
VeloNation: South African rider said he acted alone, undertakes to help plan SAIDS testing.







Photo: Causing a stir... Oleg Tinkoff (Getty Images).
SBS: With two teams vying for the 18th and WorldTour spot, and the UCI's decision looming, things are getting heated.





Photo: Long ago, back in the days of single-digit sprocket counts, there was a concept known as the off-season.
BikeSnobNYC: The off-season just isn’t what it used to be.





Photo: Alejandro Valverde of spain.
CyclingNews: Spaniard takes aim at 2013 Tour de France.





Photo: Story of Timmy Duggan’s 2008 crash at the Tour of Georgia.
VeloNews: Timmy Duggan can’t remember what happened. He’s been told the story: a hard crash, convulsions, blood.





Photo: Montage Start in Scotland. © Peter Ward.
CXMagazine: Within only four hours of the Dig In Around the Dock Cyclocross race going live on the internet, it sold out of all it’s 100 places.





Photo: Montage Start in Scotland. © Peter Ward.
VeloNews: The winners in the vibration damping test, and the only ones under 0.6 G of acceleration, were the FSA K-Force Light SB25 carbon seatpost and the Specialized S-Works FACT Carbon post.





Photo: Velo-re Tube belt £35.
road.cc: So, you want to buy a bike-related gift that’s original, maybe even cool?






Photo: Brooks’ Challenge Tool Bag.
road.cc: It’s not just leather saddles you know.














Bicycling: Irish journalist talks about controversial book Rough Ride 22 years after its publication.












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