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December 2012
December 19, 2012


Photo: Fränk Schleck sat before the Luxembourg anti-doping authorities on Wednesday. Photo: Joel Saget | AFP.
VeloNews: Fränk Schleck, who tested positive for the banned diuretic Xipamide during the 2012 Tour de France, continued to protest his innocence on Wednesday before the Luxembourg Anti-Doping Agency (ALAD).





Photo: Canada's Michael Barry (Sky) in action during the 2012 Tour de Suisse.
CyclingNews: 2006 crash made him realize “I don't want to be a doper any more.”





Photo: 100%. The Tour is definitely my focus for next year.
CyclingWeekly: Chris Froome insists the Tour de France remains his main goal for 2013 - and he expects to have the full backing of his Sky team-mates in the 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: Sam Schultz (Subaru Trek) leads Todd Wells (Specialized Racing) and Derek Zandstra (Scott 3Rox Racing) after the first climb.
CyclingNews: National series expands to more rounds in more places.





Photo: Astana man Robert Kiserlovski and Levi Leipheimer crashing to the ground.
PEZ:  A Canadian winner at the Giro, a Brit at Le Tour and the not so unusual Spaniard at the Vuelta - the racing has been intense. The action has been intense off the bike too with the USADA affair amongst others taking all the headlines and dominating the most popular articles of the year?





Photo: Mark Cavendish 2012 R.
CyclingWeekly: Mark Cavendish has opted out of the Tour Down Under and is set to start the 2013 season with Omega Pharma-Quick Step at February's Tour of Qatar.





Photo: The Kenda team had their work cut out for them to hold things together..
CyclingNews: 10-rider roster to be directed by Andreu.





Photo: Andrea Guardini has confirmed that he will head back again to the Tour de Langkawi.
VeloNation: Italian sprinter and Tour of Turkey winner Dyachenko lead Astana team in Malaysian race.





Photo: RBA FILMWORKS: CALFEE DESIGNS.
RBAction: "With the Project Gravel Bike we tested over the summer acting as a backdrop, Craig Calfee takes us through some of his new products and ideas at the Interbike trade show."





Photo: The Orp Smart Horn blasts light and sound to alert drivers (Courtesy).
BikeRadar: When riding in traffic it often isn’t enough to hope that you are being seen, sometimes you need to let the cars know you’re there. 







CyclingNews: Colorado Mesa University relinquishes "second chance." 

















Photo: Team Andalucia at the startline.
VeloNews: RusVelo, Andalucia not approved







Photo: The Optum team sets up for the win at the USPRO Criterium Championships.
CyclingNews: USA Cycling today released the full list of UCI-registered teams which will operate under its auspices in 2013, as well as three women's professional teams for the coming year.





Photo: Johan Bruyneel's date with USADA is yet to be set. Photo: Gregor Brown | VeloNews.com.
VeloNews: Most of the major figures in the U.S. Postal Service case have come and gone now, either accepting punishment or fighting through passivity, as Lance Armstrong has done. But then, there is Johan Bruyneel. 







Photo: The USA Pro Challenge will return to Aspen, and most likely Independence Pass, in 2013. Photo: Casey B. Gibson.
VeloNews: USA Pro Challenge organizers unveiled a compact, familiar route on Wednesday for the race’s third edition and 2012 winner Christian Vande Velde (Garmin-Sharp) confirmed that he would be back in 2013.







Photo: Caleb Fairly (Holowesko Partners) wins the Tour of Battenkill.
CyclingNews: American rider returns after two years.





Photo: Christopher Froome can climb and “accidentally” dropped Bradley Wiggins on the La Toussuire in the 2012 Tour de France.
RoadCycling: The opening salvos of the 2013 Tour de France have already begun.





Photo: None of the Sky Spring Classics riders will do Paris-Nice or Tirreno.
CyclingWeekly: Team Sky coach Rod Ellingworth has been musing on ways to improve the Sky performance in the 2013 Spring Classics. And the team has a radical new plan. Yup, they are not racing. Well, it worked for the Tour de France, right?





Photo: This year's Best Team Bike is the Omega Pharma-QuickStep Specialized S-Works McLaren Venge.
BikeRadar: After seven straight years on top in the Cyclingnews reader poll, Cervélo's dominant reign finally comes to an end with Omega Pharma-QuickStep's Specialized S-Works McLaren Venge winning the Best Team Bike classification for 2012.





Photo: Tern Tool 1.
road.cc: "One of the best-designed and comprehensive multi tools I've used in ages."





Photo: Frame & equipment: Hefty but with progressive geometry.
BikeRadar verdict: 2 out of 5 stars. "Sensible build kit and price, but weighty and suffers from fork shudder."





CyclingNews: Mountain bike stage race also increases in-competition testing. 





VeloNation: Rider pleased about Saxo Tinkoff lineup and WorldTour license.





InnerRing: The extreme cold can both slow and shorten rides. Clothing is arguably the greatest technological leap in the last 25 years but wearing 20 items of clothing from underlayers to overshoes makes things harder even if its less bulky and more breathable.





CyclingWeekly: It's nearly Christmas, so grab an eggnog, kick back and relax with our pick of the year's best cycling clips. 





Distraction



Photo: Stuart O'Grady (Orica GreenEdge) said that doping was never an option thoughout his lengthy career.
CyclingNews: Australian stalwart says Orica GreenEdge stronger for White controversy.
















Photo: Claims of ethical issues.
VeloNation: La Gazzetta dello Sport says UCI Licence Commission highlighted issues.





Photo: The Secret Pro.
CyclingTips: "Off-season, pro contracts, Katusha's license, and what it's like to do my job with the sport under a cloud of doping suspicion..."





Photo: (L-R) Scott McGrory, Stuart O'Grady, Anna Mears, Gerry Ryan and Kevin Tabotta (Cycling Central).
SBS: Jayco managing director Gerry Ryan strongly defended anti-doping efforts in cycling at a press conference to announce his renewed commitment to the sport in Australia.





Photo: Lars Boom (Rabobank) is one of the few riders in the World that can worry the big name Belgian cyclocross ‘toppers,’
VeloNation: Dutch champion accuses Sven Nys’ rivals of not training enough; Niels Albert strikes back.





Photo: A calm and collected Tom Boonen (Belgium) on the start line.
CyclingNews: Pair won four of five individual stages in 2012.





Photo: Boonen's daring attack at Paris-Roubaix was decisive.
CyclingNews: Boonen's show of strength a favorite.





Photo: BB/PF30 service kit, which contains enough bits to install eight sets of Shimano or SRAM-standard 24mm-diameter cranksets into BB/PF30 frames.
BikeRadar: After a slight delay, Wheels Manufacturing has released its latest adapter kit for installing Shimano and SRAM cranks (or others with a 24mm-diameter axle) into frames with PF/BB30 shells.





Photo: Last year, Thurston on her way to her first cyclocross win in the Socal vs. Norcal Cyclocross Championships.
CXMagazine: With $5000 in cash and prizes on the line, a state champ jersey, a drum line, beer tent and more fun than one can fit into a weekend, the California cross season comes to a resounding finale for riders in the golden state as the Nor Cal vs. So Cal State Cyclocross Championships takes place January 20th. In Bakersfield, CA.







VeloNation: Russian team claims shortfall in WorldTour registration application was already rectified.
















BicycleRetailer: Norco and Wilier Triestina each separately issued bike recall notices Tuesday in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.







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