USACycling: On the heels of her third UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup victory of the season, Katie Compton (Colorado Springs, Colo./Trek Cyclocross) was honored with a third-place finish in the United States Olympic Committee's Female Athlete of the Month voting for November.

InnerRing: "Having covered the highlights of year over the past few days, time to reflect on what went wrong. There’s less to celebrate but more to learn. Here are five of the lows, again a personal selection."

Pavé: There are a ton of races in Europe this weekend. The Soudal Classics continue in Antwerp as does the Toi Toi Cup in the Czech Republic. 

CyclingFans: The 2012 Soudal Classics Cyclocross series (previously Fidea) continues Saturday, December 8 with the Scheldecross at Antwerp.  Live streaming video: 2:30pm CET (8:30am U.S. Eastern).

CyclingNews: Australian signs for Riis.

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...

CyclingWeekly: Saxo-Tinkoff prepares for the worst as the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) may boot the team from its first division on Monday. With only 18 spots available in the WorldTour, the Danish team with disgraced star Alberto Contador appears an unwanted guest.

VeloNews: Cannondale officially takes over the former Liquigas-Cannondale WorldTour team with a presentation in Los Angeles, California, next month, but sponsor Liquigas leaves the team happy — and rich. In eight seasons, president Paolo Del Lago said the company invested $65 million, “but the return was at least five times greater.”

Bicycling: Proven in competition, aero road bikes are ready to make you faster.

BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Durable and consistent fork at a reasonable weight for the 20mm thru-axle crowd."

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. 

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.

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VeloNews: American cyclist Levi Leipheimer said on Thursday that he would race his bike again, but where he does so, and if it’s road, mountain, or anything else, is as opaque as a winter fog.

VeloNation: Anti-doping movement now has thirteen squads requesting membership. 

VeloNation: Double World junior champion can’t wait to turn professional for Argos-Shimano in 2013.

VeloNews: "As cycling’s latest doping conspiracy unfolded, I was more than a little surprised to read an article in which the author flatly stated that women’s pro ranks were unaffected, “since there wasn’t the prize money involved, etc., there was just no reason for the women to dope.” Oh really?"

CyclingNews: Cannondale's young triumvirate takes aim at Milan-San Remo.

CyclingWeekly: SweetSpot will deliver next year's race - scheduled for September 15-22 - and in a statement it confirmed its intention to participate in the bidding process.

BikeRadar verdict: 3.5 out of 5 stars. "Good ride quality and quick handling but a fork away from greatness."

VeloNews: A beyond-breathable and ultra-light women’s performance line.

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.

CyclingNews: Invitations to testify at April hearing sent out.

RedKitePrayer: "Allow me to perform the trick of the medium, the palm-reader or the gazer into crystal balls. Dim the lights. Put your credit card on the table."

CyclingNews: German "surprised" not to have RadioShack Nissan deal renewed.

VeloNation: Safeguards in place to minimize risk of top-intensity competition.

BikeRadar verdict: 4.5 out of 5 stars. "A featherweight emergency waterproof that’s always useful and never a chore to stow away."

PEZ: Epic climbs turn into epic monsters when the weather gets ugly. And that's what happened when Thomson Bike Tours tackled the fabled Stelvio in late August - rain at the bottom turned to snow higher up.

NCTimes: Cyclists someday may be able to trek through Temecula, Murrieta and Wildomar on one continuous trip as a result of a project launched by local conservationists with the help of the U.S. National Park Service.

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.

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.

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