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December 2012
December 17, 2012


Photo: Balint Hamvas -- Used with Permission.
PodiumCafe: Cyclocross's biggest team gets deeper pockets with interesting new sponsor.






Photo: The peloton in full flight.
CyclingNews: More details released about inaugural event. 







Photo: SPOTY winner.
VeloNation: SPOTY winner sets high target for 2013.





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: Here, Brian Matter Racing to 5th at Jingle Cross Day 2. © Amy Dykema.
CXMagazine: Brian Matter and Kerry Werner took the wins in the men’s race of the North Carolina Grand Prix this weekend, which featured racers from up and down the coast, including New England and New York racers like Adam Myerson and Dan Timmerman.





Photo: Satisfaction in a job well done - Getty.
PodiumCafe: My Time - the third volume of Bradley Wiggins's autobiographies, following on from In Pursuit of Glory (2008, Orion Books) and On Tour (2010, Orion Books) - sees the side-burned one dump former ghost-writer Brendan Gallagher (Daily Telegraph) in favour of William Fotheringham (The Guardian). 





VeloNation: Australian rider ready for season at WorldTour level. 





Pavé: The New England region is known for producing great cyclists, especially when it comes to cyclocross. Riders like Jonathan Page, Jeremy Powers and Tim Johnson have cut their teeth on the New England cross circuit. Jeremy Durrin is one of a handful of riders who are following in their footsteps in hopes of racing at the highest level of cross.





Photo: Fuji Altamira CX 1.3.
BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "A good cyclocross steed that could be great with better wheels."





TwistedSpoke: As we stated in our first holiday gifts posting, you’ve been darn good this year. So you deserve round two and a multiplicity of goods to celebrate your exemplary compartment.





Photo: Designs include a work boot, dress shoes, roller skates and high heels.
BicycleRetailer: For roadies who need a little foot warmth, improved aerodynamics and an occasional laugh from the peloton, Podium Shoe Covers makes covers in 12 designs.








Photo: Vanendert, Jelle - Lotto Belisol.
VeloNation: Riders say personal experience has shown them the sport is cleaner.





Photo: Andy Schleck.
VeloNation: Duo had been separated by Bruyneel. 





Photo: Number of race days in the UCI World Tour.
InnerRing: The chart shows the number of race days in the UCI World Tour for each month of 2013. We might think April is the biggest month of the spring campaign but March has racing. 






Photo: Sally and Lance, BBF!.
TwistedSpoke: For Jenkins, the new revised Lance story has nothing to do with the rules that he broke, or the doping program he enforced or the nasty tactics he used to destroy people who spoke the truth or the countless people he mislead and abused. 





Photo: Philippe Gilbert.
VeloNation: World champion philosophical about only taking third place in Belgian Sportsman of the Year race.





Photo: The Michaux MTB School is March 29-31, 2013, near Gardners, Pennsylvania.
DirtRag: This coming March, on Easter weekend, riders will gather in the woods of Eastern Pennsylvania’s Camp Thompson YMCA Summer Camp in Pine Grove Furnace, to learn and improve their mountain bike skills as some of the best riders on the east coast share their knowledge over the course of two and a half days. 





Photo: ummer MOak on top of the podium at Junior Track Nationals as part of the Northwest Cycling Club.
USACycling:  USA Cycling is excited to announce the winners of its 2012 “Club of the Year” awards! Three clubs earned overall “Club of the Year” honors in divisions I, II, and III and an additional eight clubs earned special awards in the junior/interscholastic, masters, women’s, new club, track, mountain bike, cyclo-cross, and collegiate categories.





Photo: Some bike manufacturers are already on board with disc brakes on road bikes, such as Volagi whose entire range is disc-equipped.
Disc brakes for road and 'cross bikes top the list.





Photo: Lapierre Sensium 400.
Peloton: Lapierre has been on the roads of Europe since 1946 and states side since 2005. Mainly known to the racing crowd in the United States due to their sponsorship of the Francaise des Jeux team, Lapierre builds a wide range of bikes to meet the needs of cyclist at all levels. 





CyclingNews: Cancellara gets fitted with new electronic groupset. 





Photo: Colored headset spacers.
road.cc: Personalize your bike with a few quick, colorful and affordable upgrades. 





Distraction













Photo: Is the media letting Pat McQuaid and the UCI frame public opinion to their advantage?
RoadCycling: A look at how the media coverage of the current crisis in cycling may intentionally or unintentionally be contributing to preserving a status quo, which will lead to the UCI organization failing to undergo needed reforms in the wake of the Lance Armstrong doping scandal. 






Photo: Andy Jacques-Maynes (Kenda/5 Hour Energy) going hard.
CyclingNews: Kenda/5-Hour Energy rider with list of injuries





VeloNews: Two-time world cyclocross champion Zdenek Stybar will not contest the 2013 worlds in Louisville, Kentucky, his Omega Pharma-Quick Step team confirmed on Monday.





CyclingNews: Garmin-Sharp manager attracts followers, sponsors.





Photo: The same tech used up the depth charts for Zipp works for the new 202.
PEZ: Zipp has taken their Firecrest Aero shape down to a “climbers” depth 202. Of the words describing these hoops though, “Hot” ain’t one of em.





SBS: Former professional cyclist Stephen Swart who was among the first to speak about Lance Armstrong and doping has had his honesty rewarded nearly two decades later by being named the New Zealander of the Year by the New Zealand Herald.





Photo: The helmet can stand up to the elements, as it has been treated to be sweat- and rain-proof.
BikeRadar: Much is made today with carbon fiber, but this year the hot new material might be one that was first patented back in 1856 in England. Known as corrugated or pleated paper, it is more commonly known as cardboard.






Photo: The most recent winner of the Jayco Herald Sun Tour Nathan Haas.
CyclingNews: Garmin-Sharp rider returns to race that kicked off pro career. 





Photo: The rotor size we see here is 140mm (front)/160mm (rear), which is the same as most current cross country brakes. .
Hydraulic disc and calliper brakes revolutionised mountain biking over a decade ago and it's been long rumoured that they'd be making their way onto production road bikes.












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