CyclingFans: The 2012 GVA Bpost Bank Trophy Cyclocross Koppenbergcross at Oudenaarde is Thursday, November 1.  Live streaming video: 2:45pm CET (9:45am U.S. Eastern).

CyclingNews: Italy’s Supreme Court of Cassation has upheld the offences of doping, money laundering and tax evasion listed by the Padua-based investigation into the activities of Dr. Michele Ferrari and the agent Raimondo Scimone.

PodiumCafe: Otherwise known as all those little stories that haven't got a mention yet.

VeloNation: World champion wants victory on the Koppenberg but not aiming at overall classifications yet.

CyclingIQ: Where is pro cycling and cycling culture in China going? For most of the year, this question circles in a small fishbowl of new media (like this blog). However, the recent Tour of Beijing has helped the discussion spill over into much larger ponds, including that of China’s state-owned Xinhua News Agency.

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CyclingNews: Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) has admitted that he wasn’t expecting to perform as well as he did this past season following his return from a two-year ban from racing. The Spaniard said the final part of his season had been “excellent. I couldn’t have asked for more. It’s been a good year for me and for Movistar.”

VeloNews: Dallas insurance company SCA Promotions confirmed on Wednesday that it has sent Lance Armstrong a letter demanding the return of $12 million in bonuses, and warned that it might take legal action against the Texan.

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InnerRing: It’s Halloween so what better day to cover the story of self-administered blood transfusions in the pro peloton? It’s more sinister than the tale of Britons burning a giant effigy of Lance Armstrong.

CyclingWeekly: Stripped of his cycling medals over a doping scandal, disgraced US icon Lance Armstrong will suffer a fresh humiliation this weekend at the hands of an English town that will burn him in effigy.

VeloNews: Over the course of two weeks, Specialized rider Todd Wells has gone from pushing his bike through deep jungle mud in Malaysia to running stairs at the Boulder Cup. On Thursday, he’ll set off through the Costa Rican jungle to defend his title at the notorious La Ruta de los Conquistadores.

VeloNation: Olympic road race rematch to take center stage at December 1st track meet.

BikeRadar: Oakley recently unveiled a pair of ski/snowboard goggles with technology that could easily be applied to mountain bike goggles, and perhaps, to sunglasses in the near future.

CyclingNews: Despite an announcement in September that Lampre-ISD would rider Merida bikes in 2013, the team's current bike suppliers, Wilier Triestina, have declared that the partnership has ended at their request after Lampre broke their terms and conditions of the current deal.

Peloton: Make no mistake, the Domane is an important bike and more important for what it is not, than what it is.

road.cc: Frame-mountable pump that's capable of getting full pressure into your tyres out on the road.

CyclingNews: Brian Cookson, the president of British Cycling, has warned the International Cycling Union (UCI) that the independent commission it has pledged to set up to examine anti-doping efforts must be truly independent for the agency to prove it is credible in the wake of the USADA case against Lance Armstrong, Johan Bruyneel and four others.

road.cc: Cartman and co queue to have their yellow wristbands removed as nation realises it's been duped.

CyclingNews: Androni Giocattoli - Venezuela manager Gianni Savio believes that team hierarchies should also be punished when riders are sanctioned for anti-doping violations.

road.cc: Bourne star had earlier been linked to portray cyclist in happier ending (for Armstrong) film based on It's Not About The Bike.

road.cc: New site searches for cycling products as cheaply as possible.

CyclingNews: As for the wisdom of leaving the Tour winnerless from 1999 to 2005, Contador said, “it’s complicated to give an answer, but given cycling’s current predicament, and it’s obvious that we are going through a bad moment, then perhaps there was no other solution.”

VeloNation: Final roll of the dice for Italian’s cycling career.

Off The Beaten Path: I ride my bike for enjoyment, fitness, travel and transportation. Bicycles fill more than 90% of my transportation needs (with trains, airplanes, rental trucks and cars making up the other 10%).* For all these needs, I only require two or three bicycles.

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Jens Voigt: "Well, friends, there’s no denying that we’re experiencing some fast-moving and fast-changing times in cycling right now. It’s as if every day something new comes up or there’s new doping development with an ongoing story, or somebody admits having used illegal substances in the past."

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VeloNews: The Court of Arbitration for Sport will give Italian cyclist Riccardo Riccò a hearing in December to appeal his 12-year ban for a doping offense, according to The Associated Press.

More Thoughts on the 2013 Tour de France.

InnerRing: "With more time to think about the route come more ideas and a few more points to think about. There’s the matter of smaller team sizes, whether doing Alpe d’Huez twice is hard, a sneak peek for Paris-Nice and more."

road.cc: Cartman and co queue to have their yellow wristbands removed as nation realises it's been duped.

CyclingNews: Helen Wyman (Kona) has started the 2012-2013 cyclo-cross season with a string of exemplary results, winning nine races in the United States to begin her campaign and more recently notching podium finishes in each of the first two World Cups: 3rd in Tabor, Czech Republic on October 21 followed by a 2nd place result on October 28 in Plzen.

CyclingWeekly: Steven de Jongh has written an open letter detailing more information about the times he used EPO as a rider.

VeloNation: Directeur sportif exits team due to past transgression.

CyclingNews: According to Jörg Jaksche, professional riders are bearing the brunt for cycling’s current problems surrounding doping and team bosses, if needed, should be held accountable for either facilitating or encouraging doping.

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CyclingNews: Brian Cookson, the president of British Cycling, has warned the International Cycling Union (UCI) that the independent commission it has pledged to set up to examine anti-doping efforts must be truly independent for the agency to prove it is credible in the wake of the USADA case against Lance Armstrong, Johan Bruyneel and four others.

RedKitePrayer: "Since I moved to the States, American friends have often asked me what I miss most about “England’s green and pleasant land.” I tell them I miss the expected things: meeting old friends for a chat at the village pub, hiking with my brother in the Surrey hills, or watching a good game of English football. But what I really miss—and only a British club cyclist would fully understand—is hill-climb season."

CyclingNews: General manager of the Rabobank cycling team Harold Knebel says that he has fielded a lot of interest from companies looking to invest in his team since the Dutch banking giant withdrew its support earlier this month.

VeloNews: In a week of independent commission calls and a manifesto from major European newspapers, the Association of Professional Cyclists (CPA) is concerned at the lack of talks.

CyclingNews: Alberto Contador is keeping busy during the off-season, having recently completed filming his role in the television series "Fenómenos", shown on Antena 3. The Spanish comedy series is based around a radio station that reports on paranormal activity.

BikeRadar verdict: 3 out of 5 stars. "Burly, terrain-conquering fun, though hefty."

CyclingWeekly: Sky's round of doping talks with its riders and team staff are nothing new to some. Rolf Aldag confessed to doping in the wake of the Spanish Operación Puerto drugs investigation and successfully continued as a sports director. Next season, he works with team Omega Pharma-QuickStep as Sport and Development Manager.

CyclingNews: The Adelaide City Council voted on Tuesday night to strip Lance Armstrong of his keys to the city which hosts the Tour Down Under.

Cyclismas: The UCI released their sporting criteria values Monday, igniting the ire of Saxobank-Tinkoff boss Bjarne Riis for “biased and unfair treatment” of the team by placing them at the bottom of the list for potential World Tour Teams.

VeloNews: It’s been a fantastic year for Tejay van Garderen. The 24-year-old BMC Racing rider finished fifth overall at the 2012 Tour de France and won the best young rider’s jersey, a prize he can compete for again next year. At home he finished fourth at the Amgen Tour of California and won stage 2 of Colorado’s USA Pro Cycling Challenge en route to finishing second overall.

CyclingNews: California-Giant Berry rider Evan Huffman is rumoured to be joining the Astana Pro Team. According to Astanafans.com, the U23 time trial champion is one of the final riders to sign with the Kazakh WorldTour squad.

VeloNation: “If many had thought like me, cycling would be different.”

BikeRadar: Retül's new Müve dynamic fit bike provides the company's "Fitter Army" – now 450 shops strong – with a new tool to help riders achieve an optimal position on their bikes. According to Retül chief fit and education officer Todd Carver, the Müve will not only make for more accurate fits but faster ones, too.

Peloton: Former Swiss rider Tony Rominger has denied his management company has links to what Italian investigators believe is a network designed to finance doping, aid tax evasion and launder money.

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CyclingWeekly: Steven de Jongh has written an open letter detailing more information about the times he used EPO as a rider.

VeloNation: Directeur sportif exits team due to past transgression.

CyclingNews: According to Jörg Jaksche, professional riders are bearing the brunt for cycling’s current problems surrounding doping and team bosses, if needed, should be held accountable for either facilitating or encouraging doping.

Rybarik wins 2012 Crocodile Trophy title in Cooktown.

CyclingNews: Major clinches women's overall victory.

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CyclingNews: Philippe Gilbert (BMC) has confirmed that he will target the spring classics in 2013, and he explained why he will again look to peak for the Ardennes classics rather than the Tour of Flanders.

PodiumCafe: Belgium is the motherland for cyclo-cross, but the sport is growing dramatically in the United States. So how does the year look on this side of the pond?

Felt Bicycles athlete and 5-time World Champion Terenzo Bozzone, 27,  of Auckland, New Zealand won the City Bikes Ironman 70.3 Miami race in Miami, Florida on Sunday. Bozzone’s time of 3:42:17 bested second place Jan Van Berkel of the Netherlands by 1:15.

BikeRadar: Get your training on track for 2013 with the BikeRadar Training Hub which is returning to The London Bike Show this January. Our partners Koolstof Coaching will be on hand again to put you through your paces in a series of tests and consultations, designed to enhance your cycling performance and show you exactly where you can improve.

Bicycling: "We test the exotic titanium hardtail while racing Steamboat’s Honey Stinger 50."

CyclingNews: Team insists he was not forced to leave.

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CyclingWeekly: Sky's round of doping talks with its riders and team staff are nothing new to some. Rolf Aldag confessed to doping in the wake of the Spanish Operación Puerto drugs investigation and successfully continued as a sports director. Next season, he works with team Omega Pharma-QuickStep as Sport and Development Manager.

InnerRing: The weekend brought news that Sean Yates was leaving Team Sky. First it was for doping as London’s Telegraph ran the front page headline “Exclusive: British Cycling Star Quits Over Doping” next to a big picture of the big man.

Julich is collateral damage in longtime Armstrong rivalry.

VeloNews: It was the 1999 Tour de France and Bobby Julich was wearing the No. 1 bib for the opening prologue in Le Puy du Fou.

TwistedSpoke: "I am about to send off my application for the position to Director Sportif to Dave Brailsford, I thought I would share my cover letter."

NYTimes: The Web is full of outliers who are constantly posting about vast conspiracies, advanced by powerful interests and enabled by the mainstream media. The truth, they say, is out there in plain sight.

VeloNation: High interest in Dutch “white jersey” team from potential sponsors.

road.cc: Former world champion also says wrong to view all cyclists as dopers in Times interview.

VeloNation: Production version of 001 SuperBike to launch in January.

BicycleRetailer: The titanium Legend SG now starts at $5,695, a $300 reduction, while the carbon MeiVici SG now starts at $5,895, a reduction of $1,100.

MBAction: After being impressed by Rocky Mountain’s aluminum Element 29er, we couldn’t help but think about how the rig would improve with some carbon DNA. Only a year after Rocky Mountain entered the 29er market, our wish came true. It’s time to see if the Element has really been taken to the next level.

Peloton: Former Swiss rider Tony Rominger has denied his management company has links to what Italian investigators believe is a network designed to finance doping, aid tax evasion and launder money.

CyclingNews: Doug Ellis, the chairman of Slipstream Sports, has backed the UCI’s proposal for a full and independent commission to examine the allegations surrounding the UCI's handling of the Lance Armstrong case. However, the American has warned that cycling has but one opportunity to rescue its image in order for the sport to regain credibility in the eyes of sponsors and fans.

VeloNews: Sky hit the top by winning the Tour de France just three months ago, but must start over again from scratch without Sean Yates. The team — which made an unprecedented run through Paris-Nice, the Tour de Romandie and the Critérium du Dauphiné with Yates at the wheel — announced on Sunday afternoon that it had split with its senior sports director and, essentially, started a new chapter.

CyclingNews: Marco Pinotti (BMC) has said that the financial penalties for doping need to outweigh the potential benefits if it is to be eradicated from cycling. The Italian also welcomed the simultaneous publication of a manifesto for credible cycling by five European newspapers on Saturday, but he stressed that good intentions needed to be followed by firm action.

VeloNation: Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank’s place in danger with Alberto Contador’s points not counting.

VeloNation: Voeckler lands French title for third consecutive year.

road.cc: "We chat to Ultralite founder Bill Emerson about the pedals and the driving force behind their development."

BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "A high quality stem, but make sure you use a torque wrench."

BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Pricey, but you get a good range of Allen key sizes here, and the set should last a long time."

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CyclingNews: Team insists he was not forced to leave.

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VeloNation: Late burst paves way for ‘doublette’ and final race victory.

CyclingFans: 2012-2013 Cyclocross season action continues Sunday with UCI Cyclocross World Cup at Plzen (Pilsen), Czech Republic.  Live streaming video: 3:00pm CET (10:00am U.S. Eastern).

USCyclingReport: Ivan Rybarik was again the fastest Crocodile Trophy racer across the finish line today at Laura after an impressive ride and solo finish. Rybarik secured his lead by more than 5 minutes over second in the elite GC, fellow Czech rider Ondrej Fojtik.

VeloNation: America Tour winner thinks riders should be hired on ability.

PodiumCafe: Kevin Pauwels holds the leader's jersey as round two of the Czech World Cup events hits Plzen.

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CyclingNews: Twenty-four hours after the publication of a 'Manifesto for Credible Cycling' by a number of major European newspapers, Italian team managers Roberto Amadio (Liquigas-Cannondale) and Luca Guercilena (RadioShack-Nissan-Trek) have supported the proposals, insisting that cycling has cleaned up its act in recent years.

road.cc: Unsurprisingly Michelle Cound says she hopes 'demons of the past' won't affect the future of cycling.

CyclingNews: Powers' luck runs out in Czech Republic.

VeloNation: “The cheaters will be caught, sooner or later.”

Media manifesto keeps pressure on for lasting change in the sport.

VeloNation: Many demands made from press in relation to Armstrong/USPS affair

CyclingNews: Several leading European newspapers have joined forces to call for major reforms in cycling in light of the USADA doping investigation and the damage caused by the consequences of blood doping in the last 20 years.

CompetitiveCyclist: Are the riders conducting revisionist history by describing all those years as nothing but gloomy victimhood? How much spin in each confession?

CyclingNews: Australian saddened by Julich's departure.

CyclingNews: World Champion Philippe Gilbert was honored at the Le Monde Sauvage de Remouchamps wild animal park in Aywaille today, being dubbed the "Boar of the Ardennes" for his resistance to cold and his attacking nature, in a nod to the many species of creatures at the venue.

VeloNation: Kimmage fund co-ordinators say journalist may ‘take fight’ to governing body.

road.cc: Meanwhile Fausto Pinarello says battle must begin with the coaches and parents who put youngsters in the saddle.

road.cc: Plus Craft hooded jackets, tool for your Tern, handy folding bike stands.

BikeRadar: Two of Team Sky's sports directors Sean Yates and Steven de Jongh have been released from the team, according to a report in The Telegraph.

VeloNews: Trailed by a gaggle of kids asking for autographs, Andy Schleck was in a hurry to get out of the Palais des Congrès on Wednesday after the presentation of the route for the 2013 Tour de France.

CyclingNews: Michele Acquarone, the director of the Giro d'Italia, has praised the Taylor Phinney and other young riders for their stance against doping in the aftermath of the revelation about the Lance Armstrong generation of riders discovered by the USADA investigation.

RBAction: While in golf and baseball it’s not uncommon to find athletes over the age of 40 maintaining a high degree of competitiveness, in sports that require a high degree of physical fitness, it is indeed much rarer. He says he’s the strongest he’s ever been. How does he do it?

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CyclingFans: 2012-2013 Cyclocross season action continues Sunday with UCI Cyclocross World Cup at Plzen (Pilsen), Czech Republic.  Live streaming video: 3:00pm CET (10:00am U.S. Eastern).

USCyclingReport: Ivan Rybarik was again the fastest Crocodile Trophy racer across the finish line today at Laura after an impressive ride and solo finish. Rybarik secured his lead by more than 5 minutes over second in the elite GC, fellow Czech rider Ondrej Fojtik.

VeloNation: America Tour winner thinks riders should be hired on ability.

PodiumCafe: Kevin Pauwels holds the leader's jersey as round two of the Czech World Cup events hits Plzen.

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BikeRadar: With the introduction of GPS computers, electronic shifters and virtual trainers that turn an HDTV into an immersing workout, it’s easy to think cycling has gone high-tech. Not to mention space age materials including titanium and carbon fiber, or the ability to use a 3D printer to produce components.

road.cc: Reported confirmation follows yesterday's anouncement by UCI that 1999-2005 Tour results won't be reassigned.

VeloNation: McQuaid and Verbruggen put case on hold.

BikeHugger: The most dramatic moment in The NBC 30 Rock report was when Betsy Andreu shamed Harry Smith. Nothing new to hear, but Emma says, “the media told the lies while the truth was in front of them.”

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Media manifesto keeps pressure on for lasting change in the sport.

VeloNation: Many demands made from press in relation to Armstrong/USPS affair

CyclingNews: Several leading European newspapers have joined forces to call for major reforms in cycling in light of the USADA doping investigation and the damage caused by the consequences of blood doping in the last 20 years.

CompetitiveCyclist: Are the riders conducting revisionist history by describing all those years as nothing but gloomy victimhood? How much spin in each confession?

CyclingNews: Australian saddened by Julich's departure.

CyclingNews: World Champion Philippe Gilbert was honored at the Le Monde Sauvage de Remouchamps wild animal park in Aywaille today, being dubbed the "Boar of the Ardennes" for his resistance to cold and his attacking nature, in a nod to the many species of creatures at the venue.

BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Low on noise and high on resistance options, but fairly pricey for what it has on offer."

TwistedSpoke: The last few months we’ve used the Baobab Drink Mix before or after our bike rides an an energizer and we’re pretty excited about the taste and health benefits.

VeloNews: In its statement issued Friday, the UCI announced that, in light of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency’s findings — which included admissions from several current and former riders — it would not award victories, or upgrade placings, from any affected events from 1998 to 2005, including Lance Armstrong’s seven Tour de France wins.

BikeRadar: Two of Team Sky's sports directors Sean Yates and Steven de Jongh have been released from the team, according to a report in The Telegraph.

VeloNews: Trailed by a gaggle of kids asking for autographs, Andy Schleck was in a hurry to get out of the Palais des Congrès on Wednesday after the presentation of the route for the 2013 Tour de France.

CyclingNews: Michele Acquarone, the director of the Giro d'Italia, has praised the Taylor Phinney and other young riders for their stance against doping in the aftermath of the revelation about the Lance Armstrong generation of riders discovered by the USADA investigation.

RBAction: While in golf and baseball it’s not uncommon to find athletes over the age of 40 maintaining a high degree of competitiveness, in sports that require a high degree of physical fitness, it is indeed much rarer. He says he’s the strongest he’s ever been. How does he do it?

InnerRing: It would easier if a few riders noses did grow although it would not be long until Italian police were leaking recorded phone calls of riders with carpenters, complete with codew0rds for chisels and asterisked diaries mentioning which grade of sandpaper to use.

CyclingNews: Two years of research and special donations have lead to the creation of the biggest ever collection of pink jerseys from the Giro d'Italia.

CyclingNews: External commission to examine UCI's role in Armstrong affair; Kimmage case suspended.

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VeloNation: McQuaid and Verbruggen put case on hold.

BikeHugger: The most dramatic moment in The NBC 30 Rock report was when Betsy Andreu shamed Harry Smith. Nothing new to hear, but Emma says, “the media told the lies while the truth was in front of them.”

BikeRadar: Tom Boonen has been the superstar of the Omega Pharma-QuickStep team this season, but he’ll have to share that mantle for 2013. The Belgian champion reveals what he thinks of his new teammate. Boonen also takes a look back at his record-breaking Ronde/Roubaix double double.

CyclingNews: Astana manager Giuseppe Martinelli has welcomed the news that Bradley Wiggins (Sky) is keen to ride the 2013 Giro d’Italia, and believes that the Briton’s presence would serve as additional motivation for his new signing Vincenzo Nibali.

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CyclingNews:  and Major continue as race leaders.

road.cc: Lightweight, supple and very comfortable race shoes.

VeloNation: Lelangue - “He has all the qualities to become a big tour winner in the future.”

VeloNews: Betsy and Frankie Andreu told you so. It’s just that for a long time, no one wanted to listen. Lance Armstrong was bigger than sports, bigger than business. He was immense, a scion of the Tour de France, of Nike and cancer. He was unbeatable, on and off the road.

PEZ: Whatever you think of them today, the US Postal team of 1996 - 2004 changed our sport forever. Today we take a look back at some of the images and moments that shaped those times and the development of a team that went from a small American outfit in '96 to the all conquering International Tour de France teams of '99 - '04.

BikeRadar: Whether you’re a mountain biker, roadie or commuter, chances are you’ll have considered using a GPS unit to track your location and plan ride routes. But with smartphones seemingly taking over the world, are you better off just using your mobile, saving money and weight by not having to fork out on another gadget?

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VeloNation: ‘The more I think about it, the more it makes me mad as hell’.

VeloNews: In its statement issued Friday, the UCI announced that, in light of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency’s findings — which included admissions from several current and former riders — it would not award victories, or upgrade placings, from any affected events from 1998 to 2005, including Lance Armstrong’s seven Tour de France wins.

CyclingNews: Exposes failings in UCI notification system.

Peloton: "Trust is an essential human quality. It can also be a liability. That’s something I’ve sadly been reminded of in recent weeks. I trusted Lance Armstrong when he said, “I’ve never used performance-enhancing drugs.” I also trusted his one-time teammates Michael Barry, Tyler Hamilton, George Hincapie, Bobby Julich, Floyd Landis, Levi Leipheimer, Kevin Livingston and Christian Vande Velde when they swore or intimated that they raced clean."

CyclingNews: Ahead of the UCI's management committee meeting scheduled for Friday afternoon, and following the sport's greatest doping case around Lance Armstrong, calls within the peloton for the managing body of cycling to launch reforms and stronger anti-doping measures have been growing louder.

PEZ: Paul Sadoff has been building custom bike frames for over 30 years under the name Rock Lobster. His candid, unassuming attitude and accessible pricing is a breath of fresh air in these NAHBSy (North American Hand Made Bicycle Show) times where art is often prized over substance and proven experience.

BikeRadar: Belgian Marcel Six, who rides under a British license, has been given an 18 month suspension for refusing to take a doping test after a round of the Halfords Tour Series on 31 May 2012.

NBC: Lance Armstrong's former friend speaks out about athlete's alleged use of performance enhancing drugs.

InnerRing: Kittel is not alone as other riders have stood up to express themselves on the USADA-Armstrong case, a refreshing balance to some of the odd views expressed by some big names.

CyclingNews: External commission to examine UCI's role in Armstrong affair; Kimmage case suspended.

InnerRing: Three organizations represents something important in the sport but at the same time they’re discreet to the point of being invisible.

VeloNews: "I was 16 years old, and Lance Armstrong was riding away from the Tour de France. Impossibly. He got lucky on the Passage du Gois split, and won the three individual time trials. Of course, until he didn’t win them. But I didn’t know that, then."

CyclingNews: Next year won’t be the first that Rolf Aldag has worked inside the Omega Pharma-QuickStep team. As technical advisor throughout 2012, Aldag was, among other things, a key figure in parts of Tom Boonen’s build-up to the Classics this spring. It’s a sign of how well that relationship worked that both sides have come back for more.

Peloton: Embattled world cycling officials will meet on Friday under pressure to implement real reforms in the wake of the doping scandal around global icon Lance Armstrong.

Cyclismas: Cycling fans are hoping that the sport will clean up once and for all; out with the omertà, and finally some clarity on what may very well have been the fifteen dirtiest years in professional cycling.

InnerRing: "I support the idea but this might only make the UCI President dig in even deeper, something I’ll also explain below too. Reform and change from the UCI is very difficult to achieve for several reasons."

BicycleRetailer: FLO Cycling is working with the Consumer Product Safety Commission to recall about 800 sets of rim tape sold with the company's FLO 60, FLO 90 and FLO Disc aero road wheels earlier this year.

BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "High level tool with accurate power and sophisticated pedalling analysis."

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VeloNation: Lelangue - “He has all the qualities to become a big tour winner in the future.”

VeloNews: Betsy and Frankie Andreu told you so. It’s just that for a long time, no one wanted to listen. Lance Armstrong was bigger than sports, bigger than business. He was immense, a scion of the Tour de France, of Nike and cancer. He was unbeatable, on and off the road.

PEZ: Whatever you think of them today, the US Postal team of 1996 - 2004 changed our sport forever. Today we take a look back at some of the images and moments that shaped those times and the development of a team that went from a small American outfit in '96 to the all conquering International Tour de France teams of '99 - '04.

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VeloNation: New role for German on Omega Pharma Quick Step.

BikeRadar: Whether you’re a mountain biker, roadie or commuter, chances are you’ll have considered using a GPS unit to track your location and plan ride routes. But with smartphones seemingly taking over the world, are you better off just using your mobile, saving money and weight by not having to fork out on another gadget?

FeltCycles: Felt sponsored Argos-Shimano Team rider, 23 year old Ramon Sinkeldam of the Netherlands has won the 207.8 km stage 5 of the 2012 Tour of Hainan from Chengmai to Danzhou on the Southern Chinese island of Hainan.

CXMagazine: This weekend, the World Cup cyclocross series continues with its second race in the Czech Republic. Last weekend’s World Cup at Tabor was an exciting day, one that saw Sanne van Passen narrowly best Katie Compton in the sprint for the line, and Kevin Pauwels solo away while Sven Nys impressively clawed back to the top five after breaking his chain.

VeloNation: Nightime finish in Paris, double ascent of Alpe d'Huez on stage 18, Ventoux returns.

VeloNews: Bradley Wiggins says recent revelations in the Lance Armstrong doping scandal have soured him after winning the race with which the Texan became synonymous each July.

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NBC: Lance Armstrong's former friend speaks out about athlete's alleged use of performance enhancing drugs.

InnerRing: Kittel is not alone as other riders have stood up to express themselves on the USADA-Armstrong case, a refreshing balance to some of the odd views expressed by some big names.

VeloNation: Race coach no longer part of setup due to confession.

VeloNation: ‘Pat, in my opinion you and Hein are the corrupt part of the sport’.

road.cc: Team Sky boss talks prospect of reconciliation should past transgressions emerge from team's doping review.

VeloNews: The grueling, climb-filled route of next year’s Tour de France comes with the prospect of a race-long battle between odds-on favorites Chris Froome (Sky) and Alberto Contador (Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank).

VeloNews: The effects of the Lance Armstrong scandal, which has rapidly unfolded since the release of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency’s case file against the embattled Texan on October 10, are spilling over into the women’s peloton, and two of the sport’s top team bosses are urging their contemporaries to differentiate themselves from the men.

VeloNews: Paul Kimmage can forget about spending time with his three children or writing a rugby player’s autobiography, because the UCI is still breathing down his neck. Despite expressing a desire to head down a new path in the wake of the Lance Armstrong doping case, UCI president Pat McQuaid said Monday that Kimmage was still in the federation’s sights.

Evans, Gilbert and Van Garderen react to 2013 Tour de France route.

Cyclismas: Contribute to Paul Kimmage Defense Fund.

Peloton: Embattled world cycling officials will meet on Friday under pressure to implement real reforms in the wake of the doping scandal around global icon Lance Armstrong.

Cyclismas: Cycling fans are hoping that the sport will clean up once and for all; out with the omertà, and finally some clarity on what may very well have been the fifteen dirtiest years in professional cycling.

InnerRing: "I support the idea but this might only make the UCI President dig in even deeper, something I’ll also explain below too. Reform and change from the UCI is very difficult to achieve for several reasons."

BicycleRetailer: FLO Cycling is working with the Consumer Product Safety Commission to recall about 800 sets of rim tape sold with the company's FLO 60, FLO 90 and FLO Disc aero road wheels earlier this year.

BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "High level tool with accurate power and sophisticated pedalling analysis."

Cyclismas: "This opinion piece was started before USADA released its Reasoned Decision regarding Lance Armstrong. Much of it still holds true, and the Reasoned Decision did nothing to change my opinion of Lance or lesson my disgust at his actions. If anything, the Reasoned Decision enforced my opinion and provided greater insight into exactly the type of person he is."

VeloNews: Jonathan Vaughters says cycling needs to embrace the Lance Armstrong scandal as an opportunity to put the sport on a new footing toward a cleaner, more credible future.

CyclingNews: Patrice Clerc, the former president of ASO, has called on the Tour de France organisers to assume greater responsibility in the management of cycling in the wake of the Lance Armstrong affair. In an interview with Le Monde, Clerc said that cycling's system must change if it is to avoid a repeat of the past decade.

VeloNation: Australian says cycling is far cleaner than before.

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VeloNation: Nightime finish in Paris, double ascent of Alpe d'Huez on stage 18, Ventoux returns.

VeloNews: Bradley Wiggins says recent revelations in the Lance Armstrong doping scandal have soured him after winning the race with which the Texan became synonymous each July.

Pave': Lost somewhere in the shuffle between the continued fallout from the USADA report on Lance Armstrong and the presentation of the 2013 Tour de France route was the release of the UCI Cyclocross Classification (aka UCI Rankings).

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VeloNation: Katusha sprinter speaks about career, goals, Armstrong and more.

CyclingNews: Two new faces topped the men's and women's podiums at the Crocodile Trophy on Wednesday. Wolfgang Krenn from Austria won among the men ahead of Ivan Rybarik and Ondrej Fojtik in a thrilling finish sprint into the Mt Mulligan. Belgian mountain bike marathon racer Alice Pirard finished as the fastest woman of the day.

Alex Grant: Exciting times for mountain biking.

BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Fast and sharp, this great value package will deal well with muddy ’cross races."

SteepHill: The 2013 Tour de France route presentation is on Wed, October 24th. Live video at 11:30 CET / 2:30:00 AM PDT.

BikeRadar verdict: 3.5 out of 5 stars. "Not waterproof, and the batteries aren't replaceable, but hard to beat when it comes to cycling-suitable smartphones."

InnerRing: It should be one of the best jobs in cycling but Tour director Christian Prudhomme keeps finding his efforts to promote the world’s biggest race thwarted by its past. As much as he wants to promote next summer’s route he’ll also have to look back to the Armstrong years. These days no preview seems complete without a moment of retrospective regret.

CyclingNews: Report says 450,000 euros incurred in appeal.

CyclingNews: Disgraced cyclist threatened Democrats with Livestrong army.

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VeloNews: Paul Kimmage can forget about spending time with his three children or writing a rugby player’s autobiography, because the UCI is still breathing down his neck. Despite expressing a desire to head down a new path in the wake of the Lance Armstrong doping case, UCI president Pat McQuaid said Monday that Kimmage was still in the federation’s sights.

Evans, Gilbert and Van Garderen react to 2013 Tour de France route.

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VeloNation: The 2011 champion feels course is more suited to him than this year.

VeloNews: The 100th edition of the Tour de France will finish in Paris at nightfall for the first time, organizers said on Wednesday, as they unveiled next year’s route in the shadow of the Lance Armstrong doping scandal.

CyclingNews: Third category Col de Sarenne to allow double up.

CyclingWeekly: Dr Michele Ferrari fired back at the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) and his accusers following the Lance Armstrong doping case. The Italian doctor is serving a life-time ban and faces possible criminal charges in Italy for smuggling, selling and administering drugs, tax evasion and money laundering.

CyclingNews: While the International Olympic Committee will await the full decision of the UCI before stripping Lance Armstrong of his 2000 Olympic Games bronze medal, one thing it is not intending to pursue is investigations into those in charge of the UCI during the time of cycling's deepest doping problems.

CyclingWeekly: Bradley Wiggins has confirmed that he will focus on the Giro d'Italia in 2013, but that he will be on the start line of the Tour de France in a supporting role, probably for Chris Froome.

PodiumCafe: The release of the USADA report into the USPS conspiracy triggered a landslide of revelations and controversies that shook the world of cycling.

VeloNews: Lance Armstrong made the front page of L’Equipe on Tuesday, probably for the last time, and for all the wrong reasons.

BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "The best twisters yet but they're very pricy and take up too much space."

road.cc: Brand new top-level road bike that Bianchi say is their best ever.

CyclingNews: Former US Postal rider says UCI is accountable for Armstrong case.

CyclingNews: The World Anti-Doping Agency president John Fahey has stated that "testing and analysis alone" is not enough in the fight against doping in sport.

Cyclismas: "Pat McQuaid, you know damn well what has been going on in cycling, and if you want to deny it, then even more reasons why those who love cycling need to demand that you resign."

Cyclismas: Contribute to Paul Kimmage Defense Fund.

Cyclismas: "This opinion piece was started before USADA released its Reasoned Decision regarding Lance Armstrong. Much of it still holds true, and the Reasoned Decision did nothing to change my opinion of Lance or lesson my disgust at his actions. If anything, the Reasoned Decision enforced my opinion and provided greater insight into exactly the type of person he is."

VeloNews: Jonathan Vaughters says cycling needs to embrace the Lance Armstrong scandal as an opportunity to put the sport on a new footing toward a cleaner, more credible future.

CyclingNews: Patrice Clerc, the former president of ASO, has called on the Tour de France organisers to assume greater responsibility in the management of cycling in the wake of the Lance Armstrong affair. In an interview with Le Monde, Clerc said that cycling's system must change if it is to avoid a repeat of the past decade.

VeloNation: Australian says cycling is far cleaner than before.

CyclingNews: The Mayor of l'Alpe d'Huez in Isère, Jean-Yves Noyrey, is calling for Lance Armstrong's name to be removed from the signs that pay tribute to the winners at the famous climb. Armstrong has been stripped of his seven Tour de France titles following USADA's investigation into doping at the US Postal team, with the UCI confirming a lifetime ban and removal of the Tour wins earlier this week.

PEZ: A cycling legend in Canada, Alex Stieda won a Commonwealth Games medal on the track in the pursuit and was a professional in Europe and North America for eight years from the mid-80s to early-90s, and wore the yellow jersey at the Tour (the first North American to do so, as everyone knows). Still deeply involved with cycling, PEZ proposed a quick tour of his cycling history, past to present.

CyclingNews: South African switches from road to mountain bike racing.

CyclingNews: UCI president critical of Kimmage and Hamilton's confessional book.

CyclingNews: On announcing that the UCI would accept USADA’s decision to ban Lance Armstrong for life and strip him of his seven Tour de France titles, Pat McQuaid told the assembled media that it was “the biggest crisis cycling has ever faced.”

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SteepHill: The 2013 Tour de France route presentation is on Wed, October 24th. Live video at 11:30 CET / 2:30:00 AM PDT.

InnerRing: It should be one of the best jobs in cycling but Tour director Christian Prudhomme keeps finding his efforts to promote the world’s biggest race thwarted by its past. As much as he wants to promote next summer’s route he’ll also have to look back to the Armstrong years. These days no preview seems complete without a moment of retrospective regret.

CyclingNews: Report says 450,000 euros incurred in appeal.

CyclingNews: Disgraced cyclist threatened Democrats with Livestrong army.

CyclingNews: Samuel Sanchez is against the decision to sanction Lance Armstrong for doping, because the American “never tested positive.” There was no direct evidence, only “verbal accusations”, the Euskaltel-Euskadi rider said.

Bicycling: Lance Armstrong failed in a bid to find out in advance whether he would be banned for life and lose all of his major victories, according to world cycling chief Pat McQuaid.

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CyclingNews: Czech rider Ivan Rybarik won the fourth stage of the 2012 Crocodile Trophy at Irvinebank on Tuesday. With a solid performance in the day's stage, the Belgian rider Michiel Van Aelbroeck was second at Irvinebank, and fellow Czech rider Ondrej Fojtik crossed the line in third.

Pave': The European schedule is filled with mid-week races over the coming weeks. This week Woerden, in the Netherlands, hosts it’s 12th annual night race. While the race is predominantly Dutch, many Belgian, and other international stars head to this race.

road.cc: Light, superfast aero wheels that handle well whatever the conditions.

BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Expensive but innovative, super stable, lightweight aero wheels."

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CyclingNews: Former US Postal rider says UCI is accountable for Armstrong case.

CyclingNews: The World Anti-Doping Agency president John Fahey has stated that "testing and analysis alone" is not enough in the fight against doping in sport.

NeilBrowne: It was just a couple of inconsequential incidents that brought down a sport legacy.

CyclingNews: Retired Norwegian rider Steffen Kjærgaard, who rode for US Postal from 2000 to 2003, has confessed to using EPO, starting in 1998. He had no knowledge of any other rider using doping products, he said at a press conference on Tuesday.

CyclingWeekly: Lance Armstrong is staring in to the abyss. After the Union Cycliste International (UCI) officially stripped him of his seven Tour wins that made him rich and famous, and banned him from the sport for life, his downfall is far from over.

BrowneEye: The Levi Leipheimer documentary, “The Levi Effect” is an interesting look at who is arguably one of America’s best stage racers. I use the word “arguably” as Leipheimer has admitted to performance enhancing drug use during his professional cycling career and in people’s minds that has tainted Leipheimer forever.

PodiumCafe: What a loooooong, long strange trip it's been...

CyclingNews: Tour Down Under's race director Mike Turtur had previously stated there were "no regrets" regarding the reported multi-million dollar appearance fee paid to Lance Armstrong in 2009, 2010 and 2011 however, the past weeks and yesterday's decision by the UCI to hand Armstrong a lifetime ban has perhaps shifted his opinion of the former Tour de France winner.

road.cc: Ridley limited edition lightweight Helium SL.

VeloNation: “This is the most crucial time in cycling’s history.”

CyclingNews: UCI president critical of Kimmage and Hamilton's confessional book.

CyclingNews: On announcing that the UCI would accept USADA’s decision to ban Lance Armstrong for life and strip him of his seven Tour de France titles, Pat McQuaid told the assembled media that it was “the biggest crisis cycling has ever faced.”

VeloNews: There were those willing to take the extra steps to ride with Lance Armstrong, to shepherd him though the Alps and Pyrénées and pilot him to victory over the Parisian cobbles. It was an honor and a privilege. There were financial rewards.

VeloNews: The UCI signed off on the Lance Armstrong doping case on Monday, but sees a new one brewing on the horizon in Italy.

BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Amazing virtual reality software, but it comes at a price."

PEZ: New Cranks from Zero G / Ciamillo, BMC’s TMR01, the lightest Cable housing from Aican, Gebiomized bring Ass Happy to the masses, Cyclologic sets the fitting benchmark, Praxis solve press-fit, Xpedo goes rubber, Speedsleeve storage.

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CyclingNews: UCI president Pat McQuaid’s press conference to accept USADA’s decision to strip Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles may have begun with a strongly-worded indictment of the Texan’s legacy, but it ended with questions still lingering over the UCI’s relationship with the rider during his career.

VeloNews: The UCI sent mixed messages today when it confirmed that Lance Armstrong would lose all seven Tour de France wins. President Pat McQuaid said that Armstrong has no place in cycling, but left the door open for other dopers.

VeloNews: This one is anything but over. The curtains keep falling, endlessly, around former world champion Lance Armstrong, whom the UCI finally stripped of his seven Tour wins on Monday, as it categorically upheld a searing U.S. Anti-Doping Agency report issued earlier this month.

CyclingNews: “Lance Armstrong has no place in cycling,” UCI president Pat McQuaid said. In accepting the USADA's decision to ban Armstrong, the UCI has wiped out nearly over a decade of results and changed cycling history.

CyclingWeekly: Sky Principal Dave Brailsford is committed to sticking to the team's strict zero-tolerance approach to doping, but is coming in for increasing levels of criticism for the approach.

VeloNation: Dutchman one of many to have benefited from the sponsorship.

CyclingNews: Garmin-Sharp boss Jonathan Vaughters believes that Cycling Australia went too far in sacking Matt White and allowing Stephen Hodge to step away from his role as vice president.

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Tour of Tasmania - Oct 2-7 (Stages & Results),

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RBAction: One of America's greatest racers has some advice for us all.

CyclingNews: Major prevails in women's field, extends GC advantage.

CyclingNews: Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) believes that the onus is on Lance Armstrong to end the doubt over the American's racing history, and is frustrated by catharctic change currently engulfing cycling.

Peloton: Team Sky's zero tolerance policy on drug use needs to be scrutinized in light of the Lance Armstrong scandal, according to one of the world's leading experts on blood doping.

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VeloNation: “This is the most crucial time in cycling’s history.”

road.cc: Tour organiser and Texan insurance co first in the queue for refunds as UCI confirms USADA sanctions.

CyclingNews: The UCI issued a detailed statement after the press conference in Geneva, formalizing their position and explaining exactly why they have decided to recognise and implement Lance Armstrong's ban.

InnerRing: Today Lance Armstrong has been stripped of his seven wins in the Tour de France as the UCI announced it would accept the USADA decision in full.

Prudhomme: "This era must be remembered as an era without winners.”

CyclingNews: The UCI has announced that it will ratify the USADA verdict, banning Lance Armstrong for life and stripping him of his seven Tour de France victories.

CyclingNews: Former Tour de France champion Cadel Evans has confirmed contact with Dr. Michele Ferrari, an Italian doctor now banned for life following the outcome of USADA's investigation of the US Postal doping scheme this summer. Ferrari is also at the center of a vast money-laundering and doping ring investigation by Padua prosecutor Benedetto Roberti, where he could face criminal charges in the weeks to come.

BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Fast rolling, with great grip in most conditions and only minor niggles."

BicycleRetailer: CamelBak is adding a glass version of its eddy bottle, which has already been available in plastic and stainless steel versions.

VeloNation: “This is not a life.”

RedKitePrayer: "The UCI is the idiot husband whose wife announces she is leaving because he won’t stop cheating, to which he replies, ‘Oh, so you’re upset that I told you your haircut is ugly?’"

EuroSport: Lance Armstrong has been stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and given a life ban by world cycling's governing body.

HearldSun: The voice of world cycling, Phil Liggett, says Lance Armstrong swore to his face he didn't dope but the veteran commentator now feels like 'a fool' for staunchly defending the fallen cyclist for so long.

CyclingNews: Oakley cut ties with its long time sponsored athlete Lance Armstrong on Monday after the UCI announced that it was upholding the rulings of the US Anti-Doping Association (USADA) and confirming Armstrong's lifetime ban.

CyclingNews: Chipotle confirmed Monday that it would not be renewing its sponsorship of the Slipstream Sports development squad that has carried its name for the past two seasons.

PEZ: "A National Championship win and victories all over the country have shown that Jeremy Powers is the man to beat when it comes to cyclocross in the States. We talked to Powers just before flying out to this past weekend's World Cup in the Czech Republic as he gears up for his season's big goal, the World Championships in Louisville, Kentucky."

BikeRadar: Wilier Triestina has issued a voluntary precautionary recall of forks supplied with their Izoard XP road bikes. The recall affects forks with certain serial numbers shipped from October 1, 2011 to October 19, 2012. All bikes shipped from October 22, 2012 are "guaranteed and safe in every respect" say Wilier.

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CyclingNews: Tom Boonen (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) believes that the onus is on Lance Armstrong to end the doubt over the American's racing history, and is frustrated by catharctic change currently engulfing cycling.

Peloton: Team Sky's zero tolerance policy on drug use needs to be scrutinized in light of the Lance Armstrong scandal, according to one of the world's leading experts on blood doping.

VeloNation: Success for Liquigas on its final day in the peloton.

VeloNation: Broken chain ends Nys’ chances in fast Czech race; van Paassen outsprints Compton in women’s event.

VeloNation: Brilliant racing brings event to a close.

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CyclingNews: Garmin-Sharp manager Jonathan Vaughters has questioned Sky’s latest anti-doping policy, in which all riders and staff must sign a declaration confirming that they have no past or present involvement in doping in order to remain at the team.

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VeloNation: “This is not a life.”

DailyMail: That is the drastic action demanded by Britain's double gold-medal winner Daley Thompson, who feels that the Olympic movement itself is suffering through association with certain areas of a sport that have almost become a byword for cheating and drug-taking.

EuroSport: The Lance Armstrong doping scandal reaches a decisive day on Monday when cycling's governing body announces whether it has ratified the US Anti-Doping Agency's sanctions, but whatever happens the affair is set to run and run.

VeloNation: Cycling commentator Phil Liggett has been a vocal supporter of Lance Armstrong’s for some time, but now concedes that the proof is too strong against the American.

Ashenden states the UCI’s anti-doping fight doesn’t have the same impetus as before.

VeloNation: Anti-doping scientist warns that more needs to be done.

RedKitePrayer: Anti-Doping programs in big American professional sports – the NFL, the NHL, MLB and NBA – are a joke. Even after “reform efforts,” like the 2007 release of the “Mitchell Report” on baseball, the core problem for all of those sports is that they have left control and regulation of anti-doping efforts to the sports themselves.

Bicycling: Lance Armstrong shook off the cloud of doping allegations dogging him Friday as he urged backers of his Livestrong charity to continue the fight against cancer.

BikeRadar verdict: 5 out of 5 stars. "Incredibly refined, with otherworldly ride quality, great stiffness and sharp-edged handling."

CyclingNews: Lance Armstrong provided a suspicious doping control at the 2001 Tour de Suisse but did not test positive for EPO, according to Martial Saugy, the director of the Lausanne laboratory which carried out the tests.

VeloNation: Vuelta champ speaks out on Armstrong saga.

VeloNews: Riders in Sunday’s Livestrong Challenge charity benefit ride expressed mixed opinions on the Lance Armstrong doping scandal and the legacy of a disgraced cyclist who is also a hometown hero.

CyclingNews: In the aftermath of Rabobank's decision to park their sponsorship ties at the end of the season a flurry of varying reactions ensued. Garmin-Sharp's David Millar was one of the first to react on Twitter, with, "Dear Rabobank, you were part of the problem. How dare you walk away from the young clean guys who are part of the solution. Sickening."

CNN:  "I learned that many of the participants were extremely angered by their discovery that while each had paid $ 35,000 for their ability to ride with Armstrong they were only being provided with tax receipts for their contribution in the amount of $ 25,000. They had learned that only that amount was provided to the foundation and that $ 10,000 from each participant went directly "into Armstrong's jeans"'.

InnerRing: The news that Christophe Bassons has been given a one year ban for missing an anti-doping control is no laughing matter.

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CyclingNews: Garmin-Sharp manager Jonathan Vaughters has questioned Sky’s latest anti-doping policy, in which all riders and staff must sign a declaration confirming that they have no past or present involvement in doping in order to remain at the team.

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Tour of Beijing - Oct 9-13 (Stages & Results),

Tour of Tasmania - Oct 2-7 (Stages & Results),

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CyclingNews: Major leads women's race.

VeloNation: Farewell victory at end of three seasons with team, Pole heads elsewhere for 2013.

VeloNews: The departure of Mark Cavendish will open up more space for Norwegian star Edvald Boasson Hagen at Team Sky.

Off The Beaten Path: "We are excited to go to the Philadelphia Bike Expo next weekend. Unlike the typical consumer shows that are held in many places (including Seattle), the Philly Show’s focus is similar to what we do at Bicycle Quarterly: Artisans, Activists, Alternatives."

VeloNation: American rider lays out targets and assesses current season.

CyclingNews: Gazzetta dello Sport has published more details of the Padua police investigation into Dr. Michele Ferrari, reporting alleged conversations between Michele Scarponi and Dr Ferrari and revealing how he secretly worked with dozens of riders.

This Just In: Former Tour de France winner Stephen Roche has said he believes cycling has moved on from doping scandals of the past, despite damaging revelations about US rider Lance Armstrong that have rocked the sport.

VeloNews: Hungry to maintain their qualifications for pro cycling’s highest level of racing, the WorldTour, some teams have turned to hiring riders for their cache of UCI points as much as for their cycling talent.

BicycleRetailer: The butter b1 is a U.S.-made chain holder for cleaning, storing and traveling with a bike with the rear wheel removed.

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What drivers can do to be more cyclist aware
Guide to Bicycle Safety
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Beginners' cycling questions answered
Bicycling Beginners' Guide
Pre-Ride Safety Check
Bicycle Insurance
Lexicon of cycling terms
How To Be A Good New Rider
‘How to pee’  - for women
Unwritten rules of cycling etiquette
Video: Performance
Video: Get Dirty
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Ashenden states the UCI’s anti-doping fight doesn’t have the same impetus as before.

VeloNation: Anti-doping scientist warns that more needs to be done.

RedKitePrayer: Anti-Doping programs in big American professional sports – the NFL, the NHL, MLB and NBA – are a joke. Even after “reform efforts,” like the 2007 release of the “Mitchell Report” on baseball, the core problem for all of those sports is that they have left control and regulation of anti-doping efforts to the sports themselves.

Bicycling: Lance Armstrong shook off the cloud of doping allegations dogging him Friday as he urged backers of his Livestrong charity to continue the fight against cancer.

BikeRadar verdict: 5 out of 5 stars. "Incredibly refined, with otherworldly ride quality, great stiffness and sharp-edged handling."

MBAction: Brandon Semenuk dominated the 2012 FMB World Tour season and after a nail biting head to head battle with Martin Soderstrom at Red Bull Rampage, he was able to take his second consecutive FMB World Tour title and the golden CamelBak Better Bottle. The 2012 FMB World Tour Podium is completed with Martin Soderstrom (SWE) in 2nd and Thomas Genon (BEL) in 3rd position.

"Culture and history on Pez? We love everything about cycling and one big part of that is the rich history that our great sport has. Pez visited the Cycling Museum in Brandenburg, Germany earlier this year to get a taste of cycling through the ages - as seen through German eyes."

CyclingNews: Michael Rasmussen denied that his name has been redacted as part of Levi Leipheimer's affidavit as part of the USADA Reasoned Decision documentation. It follows Michael Boogerd's denial in the Dutch press that he was the rider in question.

CyclingWeekly: Former HTC-Highroad team boss, Bob Stapleton has said the USADA Lance Armstrong doping scandal provides opportunity for "progressive change."

road.cc: The UCI has confirmed that its president Pat McQuaid will announce the governing body's decision in the Lance Armstrong case at a press conference in Geneva at 1pm local time on Monday.

BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "A tasty, energy-filled drink that worked brilliantly. Expensive if used on a regular basis."

Bicycling: Being a smart stopper not only keeps you safe, but it also makes you faster.

CyclingNews: In the aftermath of Rabobank's decision to park their sponsorship ties at the end of the season a flurry of varying reactions ensued. Garmin-Sharp's David Millar was one of the first to react on Twitter, with, "Dear Rabobank, you were part of the problem. How dare you walk away from the young clean guys who are part of the solution. Sickening."

CNN:  "I learned that many of the participants were extremely angered by their discovery that while each had paid $ 35,000 for their ability to ride with Armstrong they were only being provided with tax receipts for their contribution in the amount of $ 25,000. They had learned that only that amount was provided to the foundation and that $ 10,000 from each participant went directly "into Armstrong's jeans"'.

InnerRing: The news that Christophe Bassons has been given a one year ban for missing an anti-doping control is no laughing matter.

VeloNation: World Champ says evidence against Armstrong should have come out sooner.

road.cc: "We've been in a tunnel with 41 of this year's front lights and the results are in."

SoCalCycling: RaceWare Direct is a small company out of the UK that makes mounts for the Garmin Edge 500 and Garmin Edge 800 GPS bike computers. The RaceWare Direct Garmin mount is so popular that they can’t keep them in stock!

BikeRadar: The more 2013 bikes and kit we see, the more we’re seeing setups geared towards getting full travel more easily and making setup simpler.

PodiumCafe: It's tempting to say that today is a major milestone in the war against performance enhancing drugs in cycling. It's also worth placing it in a bit of perspective.

Peloton: The “win at all costs” mentality is something that emerges from reading the testimonies of the riders who detailed their past doping practices in the USADA investigation.

InnerRing: Dutch bank Rabobank has announced it will quit men’s pro cycling at the end of this year. The team will continue for 2013, only with a blank jersey funded by the contractual obligations left behind.

PEZ: Today's news that Rabobank will stop sponsoring both their men's and women's teams following on from the fallout of the USADA report and their own shady past has rocked the sport. Whatever you think of their riders past and present and their management there's no doubting that in the seventeen years that they've been in the sport they've given us many memories.

U.S. Real Time Wind Map
2013 Calendar and iCal
Guide to rider transfers 2012-2013
Transfer Overview 2013
2012 National Championships Summary
UCI Cyclocross Calendar 2012-2013
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Shop Talk
Local Bike Shop Inventory
Bike trade tweeps - who uses Twitter.
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Archive - looking? it may be in the archive.
Health and Fitness - also training information.
Tips and Safety - what to watch out for.
Race Reports - Janel Holcomb.
5 things you should check before every ride

VeloNation: American rider lays out targets and assesses current season.

CyclingNews: Gazzetta dello Sport has published more details of the Padua police investigation into Dr. Michele Ferrari, reporting alleged conversations between Michele Scarponi and Dr Ferrari and revealing how he secretly worked with dozens of riders.

This Just In: Former Tour de France winner Stephen Roche has said he believes cycling has moved on from doping scandals of the past, despite damaging revelations about US rider Lance Armstrong that have rocked the sport.

Crocodile Trophy - Oct 20-29 (Stages),
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Stages),

Tour of Beijing - Oct 9-13 (Stages & Results),

Tour of Tasmania - Oct 2-7 (Stages & Results),

CyclingNews: More...

VeloNews: Hungry to maintain their qualifications for pro cycling’s highest level of racing, the WorldTour, some teams have turned to hiring riders for their cache of UCI points as much as for their cycling talent.

CyclingNews: Very few words have been said in defence of Lance Armstrong in recent days, but his former domestique José Luis Rubiera has declared that he still views the Texan as the greatest rider of his era. Speaking to El Diario de Mallorca, Rubiera, who rode with Armstrong at US Postal, Discovery Channel, Astana and RadioShack, also said that he never saw the American take banned products and eulogised the ability of controversy-mired coach Michele Ferrari, calling him “the best coach there is”.

CyclingNews: The Crocodile Trophy, a nine-day mountain bike stage race through the Outback of Tropical Far North Queensland, will kick off on Saturday, October 20 and finish after more than 900km in Cooktown on Sunday, October 28. This year, the field of more than 130 racers is bigger and more competitive than ever before and during today's rider briefing the top favourites were mingling with adventurous mountain bikers from all over the world.

BicycleRetailer: The butter b1 is a U.S.-made chain holder for cleaning, storing and traveling with a bike with the rear wheel removed.

PodiumCafe: It all ends Sunday, in Les Herbiers, France, with the last-last-last event of the season, the Chrono des Nations time trial.

TwistedSpoke: As we watch the staggering collapse of perhaps the greatest sports legend in history, we can’t help thinking about the mountain Armstrong couldn’t climb.

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Bicycle Tutor
The Bicycle Safety Guide
Kid's Bicycle Safety Guide
On The Road, Bicycle Safety
What drivers can do to be more cyclist aware
Guide to Bicycle Safety
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Beginners' cycling questions answered
Bicycling Beginners' Guide
Pre-Ride Safety Check
Bicycle Insurance
Lexicon of cycling terms
How To Be A Good New Rider
‘How to pee’  - for women
Unwritten rules of cycling etiquette
Video: Performance
Video: Get Dirty
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CyclingNews: Michael Rasmussen denied that his name has been redacted as part of Levi Leipheimer's affidavit as part of the USADA Reasoned Decision documentation. It follows Michael Boogerd's denial in the Dutch press that he was the rider in question.

CyclingWeekly: Former HTC-Highroad team boss, Bob Stapleton has said the USADA Lance Armstrong doping scandal provides opportunity for "progressive change."

road.cc: The UCI has confirmed that its president Pat McQuaid will announce the governing body's decision in the Lance Armstrong case at a press conference in Geneva at 1pm local time on Monday.

VeloNation: “Third man” of the Coppi-Bartali era passes away in his sleep.

PodiumCafe: The world's best cyclocross racers descend on Tabor, Czech Republic, this Sunday for the first round of the World Cup series. No mud, but there will be knobby-ish tires and grass.

PEZ: In 2005 I rode with Lance Armstrong & about 30 others on an exclusive cancer fundraiser over two days in Lake Louise Alberta. Lance was at the height of his powers and in spite of his rock-star approach to the people who’d bucked up $35K each for the experience, we were all awestruck by his presence.

BikeRadar verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "A tasty, energy-filled drink that worked brilliantly. Expensive if used on a regular basis."

Bicycling: Being a smart stopper not only keeps you safe, but it also makes you faster.

BSNYC Friday Fun Quiz!

PodiumCafe: It's tempting to say that today is a major milestone in the war against performance enhancing drugs in cycling. It's also worth placing it in a bit of perspective.

Peloton: The “win at all costs” mentality is something that emerges from reading the testimonies of the riders who detailed their past doping practices in the USADA investigation.

InnerRing: Dutch bank Rabobank has announced it will quit men’s pro cycling at the end of this year. The team will continue for 2013, only with a blank jersey funded by the contractual obligations left behind.

PEZ: Today's news that Rabobank will stop sponsoring both their men's and women's teams following on from the fallout of the USADA report and their own shady past has rocked the sport. Whatever you think of their riders past and present and their management there's no doubting that in the seventeen years that they've been in the sport they've given us many memories.

CyclingNews: Philippe Gilbert has spoken about the doping problems in cycling, saying he is part of a new generation that is good for the sport.

CyclingNews: USA Cycling has removed the name of Lance Armstrong from its premiere junior race series in the wake of the release of the extensive US Anti-Doping Agency dossier documenting the doping activities he engaged in during his career.

MBAction: Specialized builds their S-Works bikes the same way a top-level racer would get them... with nothing held back, and no expenses spared. The S-Works Stumpjumper sports 5 inches of travel front and rear, 29-inch wheels, and a whole lotta carbon throughout the build.

VeloNews: Hein Verbruggen, the former president of the UCI accused of having protected Lance Armstrong, distanced himself on Thursday from claims that he still supports the retired cyclist, as a growing doping scandal has left the U.S. rider increasingly isolated.

U.S. Real Time Wind Map
2013 Calendar and iCal
Guide to rider transfers 2012-2013
Transfer Overview 2013
2012 National Championships Summary
UCI Cyclocross Calendar 2012-2013
Women on Bikes
Men's Pro Cycling on Twitter
Twitter Hashtags For Races
Shop Talk
Local Bike Shop Inventory
Bike trade tweeps - who uses Twitter.
Store - bikes and accessorie for sale.
Archive - looking? it may be in the archive.
Health and Fitness - also training information.
Tips and Safety - what to watch out for.
Race Reports - Janel Holcomb.
5 things you should check before every ride

PodiumCafe: It all ends Sunday, in Les Herbiers, France, with the last-last-last event of the season, the Chrono des Nations time trial.

TwistedSpoke: As we watch the staggering collapse of perhaps the greatest sports legend in history, we can’t help thinking about the mountain Armstrong couldn’t climb.

EuroSport: International Cycling Union chief Pat McQuaid must immediately make clear the governing body's position on the Lance Armstrong doping affair or resign to prevent the collapse of world cycling, a commercial partner of the sport has said.

InnerRing: "The idea of “zero tolerance” sounds good, no? But in fact the risk is that it only entrenches a problem rather than addressing it."

VeloNation: Spaniard under investigation for suspected blood doping.

CyclingNews: BMC Racing has confirmed that Allan Peiper is to join the squad as performance director. Peiper spent the 2012 season as directeur sportif at Garmin-Sharp but revealed on Wednesday that he would be leaving the team at the end of this month.

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Tour of Beijing - Oct 9-13 (Stages & Results),
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CyclingWeekly: Cycling's governing body, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), has made a strong commitment to improve international women's cycling.

BicycleRetailer: Strava has filed a response in San Francisco’s Superior Court denying responsibility for all 26 charges set forth in a negligence lawsuit stemming from the 2010 death of a cyclist who was killed while using the popular personal fitness mobile application.

VeloNation: Garmin-Sharp rider now focussed on preparations for 2013 season.

VeloNews: There was hope that truth telling would be contagious, that the dark waters of cycling may finally flow to the surface and that riders, coaches and doctors could come clean. That hope took a beating on Tuesday when Omega Pharma-Quick Step fired Levi Leipheimer after he told the truth publicly about his past doping and contributed to the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency’s case against Lance Armstrong.

RedKitePrayer: "We are now entering the nuclear winter  following the release of USADA’s “reasoned decision.” The initial casualties were all the riders whose doping activity was detailed in the voluminous files released by USADA. They are tantamount to the initial deaths caused by a nuclear blast. Now, the fallout.

NYT: The long road to Lance Armstrong’s downfall began here, across the world from the French Alps where he climbed to the pinnacle of cycling, at a strip-mall tattoo parlor in the foothills east of Los Angeles.

CyclingNews: Former UCI president Hein Verbruggen has denied stories that he was paid $500,000 to cover up a positive doping test for Lance Armstrong in 1999. “Armstrong has never tested positive,” he said in a text message to De Telegraaf.  “There is no trace of evidence.”

VeloNation: Belgian claims he will give a ‘balanced account’ at some future point.

Peloton: Leopard SA has announced that Luca Guercilena has accepted the role of Team Manager of RadioShack-Nissan-Trek. Guercilena, currently sports director at RadioShack-Nissan-Trek, will overview the cohesion and continuity the Luxembourgish cycling project that started two years ago. As of today Guercilena will be responsible for the organization of the team and supervise all sports and technical operations.

Boulder Report: The full transcript of an interview that Tyler Hamilton gave Bicycling in September 2012.

PodiumCafe: "We talk about her leaving Specialized-Lululemon and her role on the new team."

BikeRadar: So you’ve decided you want to buy a new saddle or a new helmet, but you want to put your hands on it before you purchase. At My Local Bike Shop is a new online search tool that mines the databases of more than 550 shops to tell you who has what in stock.

road.cc: The highlights of next year's range including revamped Xelius and Sensium road bikes.

VeloNation: Texan concedes doping charges risk damaging foundation’s fight against cancer.