SBS: In a review of the evidence, a team of European researchers scoffed at the entrenched notion that EPO gives cyclists an edge..

VeloNews: Philippe Gilbert saved his season last year with a win in the world championship road race, but faces another battle as his rainbow season opens. With his 2013 campaign set to begin in January at the Tour Down Under in Australia, Gilbert is locked in a legal dispute with his former employer.

VeloNews: With its close proximately to copious amounts of beer and two days of potentially wet weather, the final stop of Trek U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross presented by Greenware and WD-40 is shaping up to be an epic weekend of racing. 

Races & Results.
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Stages),
Tour of California - May 12-19 (Stages),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages),

CyclingNews: More...

CyclingTips: Many of you living in Australia will know about the cyclocross phenomina that we're witnessing right now and Lewis Rattray is leading the way.

CyclingNews: Expected to join team training camp next week.

CyclingNews: Team blends youth and experience for 2013.

VeloNation: Australian team looking for even greater things in its second year.

PEZ: "Now that we’re into the holiday season, what better way to get the cycling fan on your Holiday list something for the New Year than with PEZ Photographer Darrell Parks’ 2013 calendar?"

road.cc: A bulky thing to have on the handlebars - but it is very secure.

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. 

CyclingNews: López Cerron says Spanish cycling has big gap to fill between professionals and juniors.

CyclingNews: World champion was left "dead" at first BMC training camp.

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Bicycling: IOC president says that the UCI must “formally notify” the cyclist before action can be taken.

CyclingWeekly: One of the problems facing the new Change Cycling Now group was the apparent lack of support for the group's aims exhibited by current pro riders. At the press conference to launch its 'Charter of the Willing', there were no currently active pro riders present.

VeloNation: Laura Trott third in women’s awards; Sarah Storey best Paralympic sportswoman.

VeloNation: Australian believes Michael Ashenden could be more qualified for role

InnerRing: "It’s been a good year for racing and so picking just five moments feels like defining the year by this selection when in fact the cycling season is never quite a series of stand-alone moments but instead a story full of chapters, plots and sub-plots."

CCSD: "We’ve put together our top picks for cycling related gifts with a special section for the ladies too."

BikeRadar: Last year, veteran Belgian cyclocross racer Ben Berden crossed the pond for his first full season of racing in the United States. He’s returned for the 2012/2013 season with the support of Raleigh Bicycles and Clement tires.

CyclingNews: Decision due next week.

RBAction: Spider webs, scripture verses, spinning CDs, blowing water that turns to ice then turns to fire... If you can dream it up, Jack Kane can carefully paint the design onto your bicycle or wheels.

USACycling: Sixty aspiring bicycle mechanics gathered at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs last week to participate in the Bill Woodul Race Mechanics Clinic.

RBAction: For the last few months there has been much talk about a hydraulic disc brake coming from SRAM to compliment their Red component group.

CyclingTips: A look at the effect of tires and tubes on rolling resistance and feel of the ride which can change substantially between choices.

VeloNews: Rick Crawford doesn’t remember the invisible line he crossed between supplying EPO and not, only that he did when it became clear that he and Levi Leipheimer couldn’t compete without cheating.

VeloNews: Mike Sayers, who had worked as an assistant sport director for BMC Racing since retiring from professional racing in 2008, will take over management of USA Cycling’s under-23 development program.

VeloNation: Olympic silver medallist leaving teammates behind as she transfers to Boels-Dolmans team.

BikeRadar: Garmin is gearing up to launch the highly anticipated successor to the Edge 800 GPS cycle computer, which will presumably be dubbed the Edge 900.

CyclingNews: Anti-doping policy more important than results, says Brailsford.

Bicycling: Pedaling along country roads warrants a specific set of safety considerations.

About: Big trucks are dangerous to cyclists - particularly around intersections.  Enough so that your understanding of how they move and your awareness of the importance of your positioning around them is critical.

VeloNews: It’s physically uncomfortable for third parties to recount the injuries Craig Lewis sustained in a horrific 2004 crash at the Tour of Georgia.

InnerRing: Members of the Argos-Shimano and Française des Jeux teams have been wearing pieces of Shimano eyewear for a couples of seasons (though most of the bigger names at FDJ, like Jeremy Roy, wear Oakley) as have Niels Albert and Radomir Simunek Jr., but of the many things that Shimano makes, their eyewear has gotten less promotion than a woman in Congress.

BikeRadar: Arriving just in time for the latter bits of the 2012-13 cyclocross season is the new SRAM XG-1090 CX cassette. Based on the standard Red road version, this latest 10-speed model has been given the Swiss cheese treatment for a more mud-friendly design.

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

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Guide to rider transfers 2012-2013
Transfer Overview 2013
2012 National Championships Summary
UCI Cyclocross Calendar 2012-2013
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