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December 2013
December 9, 2013


Photo: Formula One star Fernando Alonso is building a cycling team that he hopes will race starting in 2015. Photo: Graham Watson.
The move is highly anticipated, not only as a salve for Spanish cycling, but for all of cycling, as Alonso is one of international sport’s biggest personalities, a two-time world champion considered one of the best drivers in F1 history. (velonews.com)





Photo: In aggressively defending its Roubaix trademark, Specialized has sparked outrage. Photo: Caley Fretz.
It took less than two hours for the story of Dan Richter’s small bike shop to jump from the pages of a Canadian newspaper to the screens of cyclists across the globe, and for that same small story to have a dramatic impact on one of the largest bike brands in the world. (velonews.com)





Photo: Thibaut Pinot (FDJ) tumbled down the GC yesterday after losing touch on the descent of the Col de Pailhères yesterday. © Sam Dansie
Frenchman focuses on Tour-Vuelta double again. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Francisco Mancebo (Realcyclist.com) with his overall GC win and yellow jersey.
Four stages planned for April. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Rui Costa in his rainbow jersey. © Bettini
World champion talks about learning how to suffer.





Photo: Sergio Henao...
Colombian will support Froome’s title defence after two years at Giro and Vuelta. (velonation.com)






Photo: Simon Gerrans wore the yellow jersey for two days at the Tour de France this year. Photo: Graham Watson.
Simon Gerrans is aiming to make history at the Jayco Herald Sun Tour, the oldest cycling stage race in the Australian state of Victoria. (velonews.com)





Photo: In-form Kristina Vogel, pictured in Manchester last month, was one of several riders to smash records at the second round of the UCI Track World Cup (pic: Alex Broadway/SWPix.com).
Records tumble in Mexico while Great Britain's men's sprint team return to form. (roadcyclinguk.com)





Races & Results.
Santos Tour Down Under - Jan 19-25, 2014 (Stages),
Jayco Herald Sun Tour - Feb 5-9, 2014 (Stages),
Giro d'Italia - May 9 - June 1, 2014 (Stages),
Tour de France - July 5-27, 2014 (Stages),
UCI Road World Championships - Sept 22-29 (Results),
Vuelta a España - Aug 24-Sept 15 (Results),
Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Results),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Results).





Photo: Mark Cavendish wins sprint, Tour of Britain 2013, stage eight.
The 28-year-old rider is determined to finish next year's 101st edition of the Tour as the dominant sprinter after being dethroned by quadruple stage winner Marcel Kittel (Argos-Shimano) this year. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)





Photo: There’s no better place to finish a long race season than at the Mongolia Bike Challenge stage race.
For one racer, the coldest season also makes for the best riding. (bicycling.com)





Photo: Chris Hoy with one of his HOY Bikes Photo: Martin Pope for the Telegraph.
After retiring on a London 2012 high, Sir Chris Hoy has turned his attention to encouraging the next generation of cyclists. Cathy Bussey meets Britain’s greatest Olympian to talk first bikes, cycling safety and Glasgow 2014. (telegraph.co.uk)



















Photo: After winning the Vuelta a Espana in September, Chris Horner is still looking for a job. Photo: Graham Watson.
With Horner still looking for a ride after winning the Vuelta a España this year, some wondered if the ageless American would fit into Savio’s squad, one of the top-ranked Pro Continental teams in Europe. (velonews.com)





Photo: What exactly are Katusha? OK, that's easy: they're the national team of Russia.
Katusha set out to change its country's fortunes in cycling, and suffice to say that hasn't happened yet. But that's not to say they are at fault. (podiumcafe.com)





Photo: Chris Froome and his teammate Richie Porte ride their rivals off their wheels in the Dauphine.
Second consecutive Tour win but Classics team disappoints. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: Jens Voigt will permanently break away from the peloton after next season. Photo: Graham Watson.
“I will start my ‘farewell tour’ at the Tour Down Under,” Voigt said in a race release. “I’m really looking forward to racing there again, and meeting with the fans in Australia, who are very enthusiastic.” (velonews.com)





Photo: Women around the world are looking at their wardrobe options on the bike in a whole new way, thanks to the My Alibi Bloomers.
It’s almost Christmas and that means that now’s the time to treat yourself or your loved ones to some great new gear. (pezcyclingnews.com)





Photo: Get young.
You want to drop weight, ride faster, climb like Froome and look younger doing it? Then read on. (atwistedspoke.com)





Photo: The Knog Blinder Road 3 offers 11 modes via two LEDs – one with a narrow beam pattern and one with a wide beam pattern.
The Knog Blinder Road 3 is the Aussie firm’s brightest light yet, with a maximum output of 300 lumens pumped out by two Cree XB-D LEDs. (roadcyclinguk.com)





Photo: Beating the Christmas bulge, by Laura Tilt.
Winter can be a difficult time for cyclists. Not only can the bleak weather and road conditions be off-putting, but it's all too easy to get a bit too much into the festive spirit and sideline the bike in favor of another drink and a party sausage. Or three. (cyclingweekly.co.uk)





Photo: the Munda Biddi Trail caters to a variety of riders.
From the fringe of Perth to the south coast, this 1,000km “path through the forest” is the premier opportunity to bike the magnificent bushland of south-west WA.  (rideons.wordpress.com)





Photo: The wire sticking out of the rear derailleur is the tell-tale sign of an electronic drivetrain in use. Unfortunately, we weren't able to get a good look at the front derailleur. Photo: Von R Buzard.
SRAM’s long-rumored development of an electronic drivetrain went public Sunday when a rider in SRAM-branded kit raced on what is clearly a prototype shift-by-wire system at the Illinois cyclocross state championships. (velonews.com)





Photo: it's also available with titanium rails for £59.99 / US$86.13..
BikeRadar verdict: 4.5 out of 5 stars. "A fantastically-designed, very comfy saddle that stays looking good." (bikeradar.com)


















Photo: PEZ Daily Distraction.


















Photo: Milton Olin Dead -- Ex-Napster COO Killed In Cycling Crash.
A former chief operating officer of the online file-sharing service Napster was killed when he was struck by a sheriff's patrol car while riding a bicycle. (foxnews.com)







Photo: Franco Pellizotti served a two-year doping ban that ended in 2012. Photo: Graham Watson. (velonews.com)
Former Italian champion left without a team for 2014. (cyclingnews.com)






Photo: Timmy Duggan, retired pro cyclist. Photo: Matthew Beaudin .
Last week, Timmy Duggan called it a career. The American had won a national championship after recovering from a traumatic brain injury he suffered in 2008. (velonews.com)






Photo: David Millar is a statesman of the professional peloton (Getty Images). (sbs.com.au)
Scot targets Tour de France and Commonwealth Games. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: The new MTN-Qhubeka kit.
New black kit for African team. (cyclingnews.com)





Photo: It’s not coming in 2014 but at some point all these things have to be integrated.
Real change will be when these changes are integrated into a system rather than treated as external components. Imagine built-in batteries and charging ports, frames, forks and rims alike redesigned for discs. (inrng.com)







Photo: The cobbles of the Oude Kwaremont awaited the riders of the Tour of Flanders (pic: ©Sirotti).
Cobbled Classics, sportive season and a €25,000 super bike. (roadcyclinguk.com)





Photo: Xlerad takes up little handlebar real estate. And with its ability to self assess and auto adjust, this waterproof light will never overheat.
How do you improve something as relatively straight-forward as a light? (bikerumor.com)





Photo: Lights powerful enough to be used on unlit roads, such as the Cateye Volt 1200, cost around £150.
Lights, mudguards, winter tires, gloves, overshoes... (roadcyclinguk.com)





Photo: Schwinn itself was founded in 1885 and will celebrate it’s 129th birthday next year.
Richard Schwinn, grandson of the Schwinn’s founder Ignaz Schwinn and head of Waterford Cycles, has joined forces with CSG and on of the 80′s Paramount engineers Marc Muller. (bikerumor.com)





Photo: the aesthetics are more country club then full face.
The Soft Shell A/M Shorts and Sustans Jersey are fine tuned mountain bike clothes. (bikerumor.com)













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