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December 2012
December 16, 2012


Photo: Simon Gerrans (L) outsprints Fabian Cancellara (R) to win the 2012 Milan San Remo (Getty).
SBS: World cycling has become two stories, the sport itself and the fallout from the Lance Armstrong doping scandal.





Photo: Inaki Lejarreta Errasti (Orbea).
CyclingNews: Leading Spanish mountain bike rider struck by car.







Photo: Niels Albert.
VeloNation: World champion escapes early on technical course; Sanne Cant takes women’s race.





Photo: Sanne Cant led start to finish © Bart Hazen.
CXMagazine: It was a good day for American women at Soudel Classic Leuven, as Amy Dombroski (Telenet-Fidea) and Maureen Bruno Roy (Bob’s Red Mill) both navigated the treacherous course to finish second and fourth, respectively.





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: Lachlan Morton.
VeloNation: Talented young rider set for jump up to WorldTour level with Garmin-Sharp.





Photo: Versions of the standard include the Syntace X-12 axle, SRAM Maxle and Shimano system.
MBAction: Choosing the right axle for your riding style is surprisingly simple. We want to give you the knowledge to make the right call and help make sense of the endless string of numbers and overly technical terms.





Photo: The Idesco PowerPac stores pedaling energy.
BikeRadar: "Ever been caught without electricity and in need of a way to get your mobile phone or laptop powered up? One possible solution might be the Ideso PowerPac, a mini-generator system that utilizes pedal power to juice up a portable battery."





Photo: The bike first, then you. Of course, a light bike and a light body is your best bet for picking up speed on the trail.
MBAction: "Would I be better off with a bike 5 pounds lighter than my current one or better off losing 5 pounds of body weight?"





Photo: Just 20 of the Limited Edition Van Moof 'Noir' to be produced.
road.cc: Not forgetting Biologic iPad and iPhone protection, power generating turbo trainer and Eddie Merckx mascot.





CyclingIQ: The AsiaTour expands its reach again this season as, for the first time in history next week, a UCI-sanctioned professional road cycling race takes place in Vietnam. From 17-22 December, 21 teams will race 794 kilometres in and around the nation’s largest urban population of Ho Chi Minh City.








Photo: You could argue that David Walsh was the man responsible for exposing the biggest sports fraud in history.
CyclingTips: Many of you may be tired of hearing about Lance Armstrong in the media, but it’s a story with so many angles, layers, and ethical dilemmas, there’s always something new.






Photo: Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) seals victory in the Tour de France with a commanding ride in the final time trial.
CyclingNews: Brailsford voted Coach of the Year, again.






Photo: Jon Tiernan-Locke (Endura Racing) bookended his Tour Méditerranéen with wins on the opening and final stages, plus took overall honors.
CyclingNews: Star line-up for 40th edition for French stage race season-opener.





Photo: Boonen in action during his 2012 Tour of Flanders win.
CyclingNews: Triple Ronde winner reviews new route.





Photo: Sep Vanmarcke (Garmin-Barracuda).
CyclingNews: "It's another jersey, but the team is the same."





Photo: Bormio’s natural setting between four valleys makes for an excellent base camp.
PEZ: They really have it dialed for cyclists wanting a high level of riding and attention, and a low level of distractions.





Photo: Jurgen Van Den Broeck.
VeloNation: Lotto-Belisol teammates aiming for different targets, but with similar focus.





Photo: Schleck.
VeloNation: RadioShack Nissan rider determined to hit ground running in 2013.






VeloNation: Tour de France winner still not aiming for celebrity lifestyle on the eve of BBC Sports Personality.





Distraction












Photo: Lance Armstrong .
Proposal for a new, incentives-oriented anti-doping tool.





Photo: USADA says Armstrong will be banned from cycling: The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency says it will recommend that Lance Armstrong be stripped of his titles.
Sally Jenkins: "I like Lance Armstrong, have always liked him. Not the fairy-tale prince, but the real him, the guy with the scars in his head, both visible and invisible, the combative hombre who once crossed a finish line swinging his fists at another rider, the contradictory, salty-mouthed, anti-religious nonbeliever, who nevertheless restored a chapel."





Photo: Ellen van Dijk Multiple world champion.
VeloNation: Multiple world champion speaks.





Photo: Nicolas Roche (Ag2r) is interviewed at the start.
CyclingNews: Roche left on good terms, says Ag2r manager.





Photo: KPMG will lead a review into “governance”.
InnerRing: The UCI’s most powerful official. And Pat McQuaid.





Photo: Mad Magazine’s year-end issue and the “Bum Steer”.
BikingBis: "It seems that I couldn’t get away from Lance Armstrong’s piercing gaze staring out at me from the local magazine rack over the past decade."





Photo: The Quad Bike Rack is on sale for the next five days.
MBAction: At Rail Yard Studios, preservation and sustainability is a goal accomplished by giving new life to 100-year-old materials.





Photo: Sven Nys wins in Roubaix.






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