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December 2012
December 12, 2012



Photo: Rodriguez’s win in Il Lombardia.
InnerRing: Katusha had a great end to 2012 with success for much of the Vuelta and Rodriguez’s win in Il Lombardia which crowned him was the World No.1 rider in the UCI rankings while the team finished an impressive second overall in the same rankings. Only now the taste of champagne has gone and instead the UCI’s thrown a bucket of ice cold water over the team and its plans for 2013.





Photo: Belgian Classics demigod Leif Hoste.
CompetitiveCyclist: Belgian Classics demigod Leif Hoste announced his retirement. He finished bridesmaid at the Tour of Flanders three times, making him perhaps our favorite-ever underdog.






Photo: Lance Armstrong .
RoadCycling: Lance Armstrong resisted turning over records sought by U.S Postal Service investigators, then tried to keep the inquiry under seal and out of the public eye, according to recently released court documents.





Photo: Evie [Stevens] won it last year with the US National team.
VeloNation: Says he made it clear women’s race would be unable to continue with demands that UCI must do testing.





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 runs through the mud. Photo: Balint.
Pavé: Another week of cross action is in the books. What a weekend it was. With most of the big guns out West, several riders seized the opportunity in New York City and picked up valuable UCI points.





Photo: The 9000 rear derailleur features a new cable-pull geometry.
BikeRadar verdict: 4.5 out of 5 stars. "An utterly refined, utterly awesome road group."





Photo: A new crop of American juniors will find themselves in Izegem, Belgium, this month with a shot at big-time European racing.
VeloNews: This month marks the 10th year running that Geoff Proctor will lead a group of talented, young U.S. racers into the proverbial lion’s den that is elite-level cyclocross in Europe.






Photo: Czech billionaire and Omega Pharma-Quick Step majority stakeholder Zdenek Bakala has been in talks with the UCI to reform the pro road calendar.
CyclingNews: Stakeholders to be involved in consultation in first quarter of 2013.








Photo: Peloton passes Pavia Milan-San Remo 2012 (© Daniele Badolato, LaPresse via RCS Sport).
road.cc: Proposals revolve around sponsor and TV-friendly series of four day races to find world's best team and rider.





Photo: Joaquim Rodríguez said after winning Lombardia that he was unhappy at Katusha. Photo: Graham Watson.
VeloNews: Joaquím Rodríguez is free to leave Katusha after the UCI denied the team first-division status on Monday. The rider ranked No. 1 in the world already said earlier this year that he is unhappy with the team.





Photo: Saxo-TInkoff.
PodiumCafe: One bedraggled team on the rebound... and with a budget.





Photo: Tom Boonen.
VeloNation: Belgian champion recovering from intestinal infection that saw him spend three days in the hospital.





Photo: Cross-over riders like Georgia Gould, who contest both the cyclocross and cross country seasons, have just a month to recharge after worlds in Louisville.
VeloNews: American mountain bikers intent on racing the world cyclocross championships in Kentucky will face an abbreviated off-season as USA Cycling on Monday announced a March 2 kickoff for the Pro Mountain Bike Cross-Country Tour (Pro XCT) calendar.





Photo: Stephens winning stage 17 of the 1997 Tour de France in Switzerland.
CyclingNews: Gerry Ryan not shocked by White's confession.









Photo: Michele Scarponi (Lampre - ISD).
CyclingNews: Italian also fined 10,000 Euros for consultations with Dr. Ferrari.





Photo: Paul Kimmage.
NYVeloCity: Matt Seaton interviews Paul Kimmage: "There are people I feel sympathy for, but I just feel that Lance has destroyed so many lives, or tried to destroy so many lives, that it is difficult for me to have one ounce of sympathy for him."






Photo: Hated last year's course? Hate again...
PodiumCafe: Here's the lineup of hills and cobbles sectors.





Photo: Georgia at the Olympics.
303Cycling: If you’re Georgia Gould, there are two ways to look at the 2012 season. On the one hand, she earned bronze medals at both the Olympics and world championship and defended her national cross-country championship. On the other hand, she had a devastating spell in June, watching back-to-back World Cup wins slip through her fingers due to late-race incidents.





Photo: Summer Forever 2 (Jamie Ledson).
BikeRadar: "It’s Wednesday, which means our friends over at ChopMTB.com have picked three must-watch mountain bike videos for us this week."





Photo: Lightweight frame plus lifetime warranty.
BikeRadar verdict: 4.5 out of 5 stars. "Devinci’s 29er is impressively light, super smooth and immediately responsive, at a bargain price."





Photo: Dotsie Bausch .
RBAction: Day one is all about spiders and tape...





Photo: Fizik Arione R1.
road.cc: Lightweight and extremely comfortable – the only downside is the price.






Photo: Lance Armstrong in the Discovery Channel days.
CyclingNews: Lance Armstrong has officially lost his seven Tour de France titles and all of his other results after July 1988. The UCI informed him that the disqualifications were now in force, and he has three weeks to appeal that decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.










CyclingNews: UCI's number-one rider unsure of next step.





Photo: Martin Hacecky.
PEZ: Professional road rider, six day rider, EuroSport commentator & writer - Czech Martin Hacecky is certainly a man of many talents.






Photo: The Lotto Belisol Ladies team..
CyclingNews: "Good for Belgian cycling."






Photo: Continental Grand Prix 4000 S.
SoCalCycling: "I have tried many different brands and models of tires over the long period of time that I have been riding my bike, and I have come to the conclusion that the Continental Grand Prix 4000 S road tire is the best."





Photo: Felt F1X.
BikeRadar verdict: 4.5 out of 5 stars. "An interesting build, great geometry and outstanding performance."





Distraction












Photo: Fiorenzo Magni's brave ride through the pain in 1956 is among the cycling press' top Giro moments..
VeloNation: 103 years of history rated by a panel of 100 journalists to exorcise 12/12/12.





Photo: Alberto Contador can begin his Tour de France preparations in earnest, now that his team has been granted a WorldTour license and a guaranteed berth.
VeloNews: Like him or not, Alberto Contador is all but sure to be back at the Tour de France next season.





Photo: UCI ready.
VeloNation: Could revenue-generating reform of cycling damn events such as Paris-Nice and Tour de Suisse?





Photo: Alberto Contador (Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank) on the podium.
CyclingNews: CAS notified rider of payment for expenses.






Photo: Tiso's brake/shift levers are laid out similar to Shimano's Di2 models.
BikeRadar: Italian component firm Tiso today debuted its most ambitious offering yet: a wireless 12-speed electronic road group designed and built in-house.





Photo: These are perfectly wrapped bars and they make for the perfect CheapOh gift.
PEZ: A favorite gift in the CheapOh household is the homemade coupon. It usually ends up being a more cherished gift than the store bought variety. This year for Christmas, give your cycling buddies a free Wrapped Handlebar Coupon.





Shimano Eyewear: S60R.
Peloton: They 3D mapped thousands of faces, then created glasses to adapt to each unique feature.





Photo: ITALIAN BEAUTY: TORELLI 30TH ANNIVERSARY.
RBAction: Thanks to the arrival of stainless tubing, steel has became more real...





Photo: Tom Danielson (Garmin-Sharp).
CyclingNews: Garmin-Sharp rider wants to be "transparent."




















Photo: Lance Armstrong (Getty Images).
SBS: Lance Armstrong could yet be facing more serious legal adversaries than that of the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), after it was revealed that the United States Postal Service and the Department of Justice were considering joining an existing 'whistleblower' fraud case filed by Floyd Landis.





Photo: U.S. Postal Service team era.
RedKitePrayer: Everyone agrees that confidence in professional cycling has to be restored after the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency report revealed the sport’s sordid underbelly: the rampant blood doping within Lance Armstrong’s former U.S. Postal Service team and the ease with which riders fooled the anti-doping authorities (and the cycling community) at the height of the EPO era.





Photo: I recognize every spot where I ever peed.
Marijn de Vries: "Although I really hate dogs, I must admit that we female cyclists are a little doggie-like. At least I am. And I have a strong feeling I’m not the only one."












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