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December 2012
December 8, 2012




Photo: Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld teammates Ryan Trebon and Tim Johnson battled until the final corner, with the Bend homeboy getting the edge and taking the win. Photo: Wil Matthews.
VeloNews: Ryan Trebon held off teammate Tim Johnson to win round one of the Deschutes Brewery Cup on Saturday in Bend..





Photo: 2012 Druivencross Cyclocross at Overijse.
CyclingFans: Pauwels, Nys, Albert, Peeters, Wellens, Aernouts, Vantornout, Page... 2012-2013 Cyclocross season action continues Sunday with De Vlaamse Druivencross in Overijse, Belgium. Live streaming video: Elite Men start: 3:00pm CET (9:00am U.S. Eastern).





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: Kevin Pauwels.
VeloNation: Belgian champion pulls foot out in the sprint; Katie Compton continues dominance in women’s race.





Photo: Matthews makes it two from two after winning in Cronulla last year.
CyclingNews: Wells takes win in women's race.





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: Edinburgh is set to vote on a bid to hold the start of the Tour de France.
CyclingNews: Report says UK has best chances for 2014.





Photo: Courtesy of South Australian Tourism Commission.
RideOn: South Australia is gearing up to kick off the 2013 pro racing season with the Santos Tour Down Under.










Photo: Katie Compton recorded her second win of the 2012-13 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup season.
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. 













Photo: Is the UCI election process capable of bringing change?
RedKitePrayer: "We have compelling evidence to suggest that not only did the sport not get cleaned up after Festina, it got worse. It appears that there is also enough evidence to suggest that the UCI was, at best, willfully ignorant of those developments or, at worst, complicit."





Photo: Me & Phil. Tour of California 2010.
TwistedSpoke: "I haven’t had to write any apologies for not digging deeper and exposing Armstrong’s lies like many long-time cycling journalists. These writers are angry, chastised and maybe a little embarrassed. Even John Wilcockson had to pen his own explanation of his role in the Armstrong Myth."





Photo: international World Cup track meet at the new indoor velodrome in Glasgow. Scotland.
PEZ: Longtime suffering cycling fans in Scotland had their dreams fulfilled recently with the opening of the new International velodrome in Glasgow.





Photo: The squad is preparing for its 2013 season with a camp along the Algarve Coast. Photo: Pat Young | lululemon athletica.
VeloNews: Specialized-lululemon has gathered this week on the Algarve Coast in Portugal for the team’s first training camp ahead of the 2013 season. The Germany-registered women’s professional squad returns for its second campaign with eight familiar faces, and every bit the strength of its inaugural roster.





Photo: Lauren Hall is our Domestic Breakthrough Woman of the Year. Photo courtesy Tibco-To the Top.
VeloNews: In just her second year as a pro, Lauren Hall (Tibco-To the Top) won two national titles on the track and placed second in both the national criterium and national road race championships..





Photo: Tubular tires can withstand punishment but clinchers are more prone to pinch flats.
BikeRadar: Cyclocross racing is all about fitness and skill, but it is about the bike, too, with tire pressure playing a critical role. Too much air sacrifices grip, while too little can cause punctures and vague handling.





Photo: Specialized Mechanics Wrench set.
MBAction: The tool goes for $30 and it will last another 30 years or until somebody invents a new type of fastener.






Photo: Levi Leipheimer says he will race again following his six-month offseason ban.
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.





Photo: Six new applicants to MPCC.
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.





Distraction









Photo: Lampre team manager Giuseppe Saronni.
VeloNews: Mother Nature provided Lampre general manager Giuseppe Saronni and many current and former riders respite from the Mantova doping case.





Photo: Three-time former world time trial champion, Michael Rogers (Sky).
CyclingNews: Australian not “required to leave.”





Photo: Assessment of brain function following a crash courtesy Medicine of Cycling,
VeloNews: The physical abilities of professional cyclists are hard to fathom. Many riders will have nearly a hundred race days in one season, not counting the thousands of training miles they will log. Crashes happen. Usually they’re minor, but too often, they can be deadly serious.





Photo: Lucy Garner (Great Britain) celebrates her world title victory.
CyclingNews: Britain's two-time junior world champion preparing to step up to elite level.





Photo: The course for the 2013 Tour of Bavaria.
CyclingNews: Two ranked climbs and a time trial to be featured.





Photo: Grand Bois Extra Léger.
Off The Beaten Path : Grand Bois tires are hard to improve, but that hasn’t kept us from trying. The result of years of research and development are the new Grand Bois Extra Léger (French for “extra light”) tires.
















Photo: Pat McQuaid answers questions.
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.

















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