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 2012-2013
Cyclocross season action continues Sunday with UCI Cyclocross World Cup
at Roubaix, France. Live streaming video: Elite Men: 3:00pm
CET (9:00am U.S. Eastern).
 VeloNews:
Cycling’s governing body, the UCI, announced today a commission that
may shake its own foundations. The independent commission is to examine
alleged corruption and to propose changes in the aftermath of the Lance
Armstrong doping scandal.
 Pavé:
This weekend, all eyes will be on France as the World Cup returns to
Roubaix for round four on Sunday.
Races & Results.
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Stages), Tour of California - May 12-19 (Stages), Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages),  PodiumCafe:
Awe-inspiring setting and some interesting faces grace the Euro CX
circuit in France.
 VeloNews:
The Southern California Prestige Series has brought on board an
additional sponsor for the December 1 and 2 CXLA weekend and with the
addition of Cardo Systems, SoCalCross will offer equal prize money to
the top five in the elite men’s and elite women’s races.
 VeloNation:
Unenviable accolade for former pro, Hindes also faulted.
 CXMagazine:
The racers will be in Europe for nearly two weeks of racing, including
the Christmas week races. Racers include National Champion Logan Owen
and his teammate on Redline, Justin Lindine, as well as New Englanders
including Manny Goguen and Nate Morse, along with plenty of other
rising talent.
 VeloNews:
Fränk Schleck’s future remains in limbo more than four months after
testing positive for a banned diuretic at the 2012 Tour de France.
Rules
of the
Road
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 Share the Road 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 Video Downloads, races and documentaries |  OlympicTalk:
Lance Armstrong has already lost his seven Tour de France titles, been
fired by everyone from Nike to his own cancer charity, and been
systematically deleted from the hearts and minds of his fans.
 VeloNews:
Prudhomme re-elected head of AIOCC.
 CyclingNews:
Spaniard to make season debut at the Tour de San Luis.
 CyclingNews:
New RadioShack-Nissan manager looks ahead to 2013.
 CyclingNews:
Exhibition looks back at the Italian photographer's career so far.
 IrishPeloton:
Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important
thing is not to stop questioning.
 PEZ:
It is an indication perhaps of the passion of those that love cycling
that a book cataloging the stories of the most notable manufacturers of
racing bicycles and components has a title that ends in an exclamation
mark. "Bike!" is a fine, hardcover book edited by Richard Moore and
Daniel Benson, with a foreword by Robert Penn of "It's All About the
Bike" fame.
 BicycleRetailer:
The Kinetic inRide system wireless combines an iPhone app with any
Kinetic stationary trainer, providing wattage, speed and cadence data.
| Armstrong/USPS
Investigation: UCI names Independent Commission members and lists terms
of reference.
 VeloNation:
“Only such a decisive and transparent examination of the past will
answer our critics” - McQuaid.
 VeloNews:
The final week of November has provided stark contrast in the fortunes
of American development teams.
 Peloton:
When Tour de France race director Christian Prudhomme was asked last
month what he thought of the possible plan being discussed with the UCI
to reduce the sizes of teams in Grand Tours from nine riders to eight,
he replied, “In absolute terms, we wouldn’t complain about having one
less rider on each team, first of all because of security, and then
because the race might be a little less blocked.”
 VeloNation:
Anti-doping group gains further support.
 VeloNews:
There is no doubt the discussion about the quest for that extra couple
of percentage points in bike racing has been nauseating with all the
British talk of “marginal gains” and continuing headlines surrounding
doping, but needless to say, innumerable micro percentage points can be
the difference between a win and the top 20 at the top level of
cycling.
 VeloNation:
Move to Sunday means the Belgian semi-Classic expects a more
prestigious field.
 road.cc:
Let your imagination go wild with Charge’s design-your-own-saddle
offering.
 CyclingWeekly:
A little geeky, yes, but a well thought-out gift, never the less, goes
a long way.
 BikeRadar
verdict: 3 out of 5 stars. "The Micro's ergonomics put it streets ahead
of many mini pumps."
 BikeRadar
verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "If you’re looking for a go-getting race
winning XC bike that can also do the business on the trails, this is
it."
 TwistedSpoke:
“A bunch of douches r gonna meet in London 2 change cycling. But why is
@vaughters not on the list? He should be leading that group.” — Johan
Bruyneel on twitter.
Text
of the
USADA Report
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VeloNation:
Unenviable accolade for former pro, Hindes also faulted.
VeloNews:
Fränk Schleck’s future remains in limbo more than four months after
testing positive for a banned diuretic at the 2012 Tour de France.
 CyclingNews:
Saxo-Tinkoff captain threatened to skip Tour de France 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),  VeloNation:
Dutch rider determined he will return to professional cycling.
 PEZ:
The rainbow jersey means you're the on the throne; and it's much more
practical than a crown. But just because you're Champion du Monde - it
doesn't mean you're King of the Kuipke..
 A
good shop helps you find the right fit, even if you're not buying an
expensive custom. Here's what to ask to ensure success.
 BikeRadar
verdict: 3 out of 5 stars. "Unusual design is fairly comfortable for
long stints on the bike, but the lack of fit system is a pain."
 TwistedSpoke:
"What we’re now talking about is Leipheimer somehow cutting a one year
deal with a domestic Pro Continental or Continental team for a final
run at Cali."
VeloNews:
The 2013 Amen Tour of California will work its way from south to north
for the first time in the race’s history, skip Mount Baldy in favor of
Mount Diablo and finish in three-time champ Levi Leipheimer’s hometown
of Santa Rosa. .
CXMagazine:
Last held in 2010, the brutal race was dominated by Zdenek Stybar, who
proved best in the muddy, slippery slog as behind him Klaas Vantornout
slipped away from Sven Nys to claim second..
VeloNews:
Thirty-five days isn’t much time to find a new job — particularly with
the holidays thrown in the middle.
VeloNation:
Colombia, MTN-Qhubeka and Team Type 1 confirmed as ProConti; WorldTour
registration to wait until December 10th.
CyclingNews:
New location selected for Euro racing experience.
Rules
of the
Road
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 Share the Road 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 Video Downloads, races and documentaries |  VeloNews:
Alberto Contador (Saxo-TInkoff) confirmed he will open his 2013 season
at the Tour de San Luís and expanded on comments earlier this week
about his hopes of racing the 2013 Tour de France.
 InnerRing:
Many athletic sports have their references, benchmarks and records.
 CyclingTips:
"Francesco Conconi (left) is regarded as the father of modern blood
doping."
 VeloNews:
The debate was lively during the editorial staff meeting that would
decide which rider was more deserving of our most prestigious award,
International Cyclist of the Year.
 Grace
Verbeke and Carla Ryan headline, along with unnamed comeback American
rider.
 VeloNews:
The first weekend of December sees two very different events on offer
for European ’cross fans. On Saturday we have the always entertaining —
if not particularly serious — charity race, Boonen and Friends. Held on
the sandy beach and wooded surroundings of a small lake in Boonen’s
hometown of Mol.
 BikeRadar
verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "If you can live with the big tires, this is
an incredibly comfortable but high-performing endurance bike.".
 Bicycling:
Kent Ericksen founded Moots in the 1980s, but moved on to form a new
brand in 2005. He now builds about 150 bikes a year in Steamboat
Springs, Colorado.
 CyclingNews:
Believes Armstrong is "still denying the past.".
RedKitePrayer:
"When I get fast, I’m outta here. I realized this just today. When I
get fast there won’t be any reason to write these words, to talk about
bikes, to look for ways to get faster or to talk about pros who are
fast. When I get fast, I’m done."
InnerRing:
First up the scenes of joy as Thibaut Pinot won a stage of the Tour de
France and behind team manager Marc Madiot goes beserk with joy and
pride. But all is not quite as it seemed or was reported at the time.
VeloNation:
Under-pressure company blames the sport for its decision, says it will
continue other backing.
| TwistedSpoke:
“A bunch of douches r gonna meet in London 2 change cycling. But why is
@vaughters not on the list? He should be leading that group.” — Johan
Bruyneel on twitter.
 VeloNation:
Safety, traffic disruption and TV coverage the main motivators, and
fans events to follow.
 VeloNation:
Push for reform continues.
 VeloNews:
Giro d’Italia organizers are looking eagerly towards the new year and a
star-studded 2013 edition. RCS Sport is already able to count Bradley
Wiggins, who will target the Giro over the Tour de France, home
favorite Vincenzo Nibali and reigning champ Ryder Hesjedal among the GC
contenders.
 'Cross
Worlds organisers sever ties with energy company.
 BikeRadar:
Three
for Thursday highlights bike culture, bikes and gear as celebrated by
local bike shops. Each week BikeRadar checks in with a different shop
around the country to find out what's hot with riders in their area.
 BikeRadar:
"We've just received a pair of Bontrager's new RXXXL road shoes, which
they launched in July. They're designed with the racer in mind and
every effort has been made to trim weight from the shoe while retaining
stiffness and a snug fit."
 road.cc:
Lightweight speed machine that's stiff enough to stand up to the most
powerful of sprinters; it absolutely flies.
 SBS:
Former RadioShack-Nissan general manager Johan Bruyneel has slammed the
newly-formed Change Cycling Now Organisation on twitter, calling its
members 'douches'.
 CyclingNews:
World Champion says he's suited to Adelaide parcours.
VeloNation:
Lawyer
states delay is not unusual.
SBS:
The UCI has announced that the Professional Cycling Council (PCC) has
accepted the request filed by RCS to modify the dates of the
Milano-Sanremo and Il Lombardia events in 2013 .
Text
of the
USADA Report
U.S. Real Time Wind Map 2013 UCI World Calendar 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 |
TwistedSpoke:
"What we’re now talking about is Leipheimer somehow cutting a one year
deal with a domestic Pro Continental or Continental team for a final
run at Cali."
 VeloNews:
The 2013 Amen Tour of California will work its way from south to north
for the first time in the race’s history, skip Mount Baldy in favor of
Mount Diablo and finish in three-time champ Levi Leipheimer’s hometown
of Santa Rosa. .
 CXMagazine:
Last held in 2010, the brutal race was dominated by Zdenek Stybar, who
proved best in the muddy, slippery slog as behind him Klaas Vantornout
slipped away from Sven Nys to claim second..
 VeloNews:
Thirty-five days isn’t much time to find a new job — particularly with
the holidays thrown in the middle.
Races & Results.
Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Stages), Tour of California - May 12-19 (Stages), Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages),  VeloNation:
Colombia, MTN-Qhubeka and Team Type 1 confirmed as ProConti; WorldTour
registration to wait until December 10th.
 CyclingNews:
New location selected for Euro racing experience.
 SBS:
It has been one hell of a year for New Zealand Olympian Natasha
Hansen..
 VeloNews:
Here are a few items that would appeal to the casual weekend warrioress
or the bicycle-obsessed lady who would be unrecognizable to her own
family without her helmet.
 Pave':
"In what has to be considered one of the most exciting weekends of
racing across the board, I quickly watched as my glorious predictions
came crashing down."
road.cc:
Set up by Skins, who are suing the UCI for $2 million for failing to
rid sport of doping.
CyclingNews:
Pauwels holds slim lead over Nys on men's standings.
CyclingNews:
Former
European under-23 champion Graziano Gasparre, who underwent surgery to
remove a tumour in Reggio Emilia last week, has blamed doping for
causing the growth, according to Gazzetta dello Sport, ANSA and a
number of other Italian sources.
CXMagazine:
The final race of the Seattle Cyclocross Series took place Sunday at
the Fairgrounds in Monroe, WA.
Rules
of the
Road
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 Share the Road 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 Video Downloads, races and documentaries | CyclingNews:
Believes Armstrong is "still denying the past.".
 InnerRing:
First up the scenes of joy as Thibaut Pinot won a stage of the Tour de
France and behind team manager Marc Madiot goes beserk with joy and
pride. But all is not quite as it seemed or was reported at the time.
 VeloNation:
Under-pressure company blames the sport for its decision, says it will
continue other backing.
 CyclingNews:
The UCI announced today that three teams, Colombia, MTN-Qhubeka and
Team Type 1, have been granted Professional Continental licenses for
the 2013 season following a review of additional documents received
from the squads.
 VeloNation:
Drake states that UCI has been inconsistent in its message and needs to
accept some blame.
 CyclingNews:
Team Sky prepared to switch leadership roles in 2013.
 VeloNews:
"When things stall for me, I go up, up, and up. I’ve yet to encounter
something so brutal, something more complete, than tearing myself to
bits on long climbs."
 VeloNation:
Santos Tour Down Under and national championships gain support.
 RedKitePrayer:
"When I get fast, I’m outta here. I realized this just today. When I
get fast there won’t be any reason to write these words, to talk about
bikes, to look for ways to get faster or to talk about pros who are
fast. When I get fast, I’m done."
 BicycleRetailer:
Sampson Sports has started production on its new 35 mm diameter CN stem
and carbon bar. .
 Bicycling:
The aluminum Mares AX 2.0 Disc proved that the long-loved mountain bike
technology is equally viable for bikes with skinnier tires—and that
disc brakes need not require stratospheric prices.
| SBS:
Former RadioShack-Nissan general manager Johan Bruyneel has slammed the
newly-formed Change Cycling Now Organisation on twitter, calling its
members 'douches'.
CyclingNews:
World Champion says he's suited to Adelaide parcours.
 VeloNation:
Lawyer
states delay is not unusual.
 SBS:
The UCI has announced that the Professional Cycling Council (PCC) has
accepted the request filed by RCS to modify the dates of the
Milano-Sanremo and Il Lombardia events in 2013 .
 CXMagazine:
For cyclocross enthusiasts in Southern California the Thanksgiving
holiday is not about turkey, football and shopping malls. The real
tradition here is the Turkey Trot ’Cross.
 Peloton:
You can run tire pressure low enough to make even the stiffest bike a
magic carpet and tubeless tires almost never flat.
 TwistedSpoke:
When you hear the name Northwave, you think well-made Italian cycling
shoes like the Extreme Tech we reviewed a month ago. However, the
Treviso, Italy company makes a wider range of cycling gear including
apparel and eye wear.
 TwistedSpoke:
File this under: “More things change, more
they stay the same.” Do the folks at the Luxembourg Anti-Doping Agency
have any clue what message they’re sending cycling fans — and potential
team sponsors — by not yet ruling on Frank Schleck’s doping positive
from the Tour de France four months ago?
VeloNews:
Why shouldn’t a rider guilty of doping sins come clean? U.S.
Anti-Doping Agency CEO Travis Tygart can’t see why not, if the proper
system for disclosure is established.
Text
of the
USADA Report
U.S. Real Time Wind Map 2013 UCI World Calendar 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 |
 road.cc:
Set up by Skins, who are suing the UCI for $2 million for failing to
rid sport of doping.
 CyclingNews:
Pauwels holds slim lead over Nys on men's standings.
 CyclingNews:
Former
European under-23 champion Graziano Gasparre, who underwent surgery to
remove a tumour in Reggio Emilia last week, has blamed doping for
causing the growth, according to Gazzetta dello Sport, ANSA and a
number of other Italian sources.
 CXMagazine:
The final race of the Seattle Cyclocross Series took place Sunday at
the Fairgrounds in Monroe, WA.
 Pave':
By now most cross fans have seen and/or read about the final lap in
Gieten on Sunday and several of the theories surrounding the bizarre
final few hundred meters that saw Sven Nys nearly steal victory.
 InnerRing:
A piece of road you’d want to avoid suddenly becomes the centre of the
cycling world, the most desirable piece of real estate in the pro
cycling world.
 road.cc:
Hamilton told the Daily Telegraph: "He's still denying the past and
that picture saddens me, I don't enjoy looking at that.
 PodiumInsight:
The classic course of the NBX Gran Prix of Cyclocross, with its long
bayside beach runs and tough trails, provides a stunning setting for
this weekend’s exciting finale of the 2012 Shimano New England
Professional Cyclocross Series Presented by Verge.
TwistedSpoke:
Is this a planned PR campaign or simply coincidence? With Saxo-Tinkoff
and Argos-Shimano locked in battle to win the final WorldTour spot,
both teams used the weekend to issue strong anti-doping statements.
Were they making a last-ditched play to improve their “ethics” score on
the UCI’s mysterious selection criteria?.
Rules
of the
Road
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 Share the Road 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 Video Downloads, races and documentaries |  CyclingNews:
Iconic East Bay climb, coastal views to feature in South-North route.
Escondido will host the start and the second stage will start
in the nearby and beautiful town of Murrieta
[home of the Doug Report] and travel through the San Jacinto Mountains
to the desert town of Palm Springs.
 VeloNation:
Kittel and Gretsch amongst riders previously cleared by earlier
judgement.
 CyclingNews:
Luxembourg team still with no word on 2012 license.
 NBC:
Scientists
have images that show people who were the most active had 5 percent
more gray matter than people who were the least active.
 VeloNews:
The future of cycling is brewing in South Africa at the UCI’s World
Cycling Center. With focus on the Lance Armstrong doping scandal and
allegations of corruption, to find that the governing body’s investment
in Africa is paying off is refreshing news.
 VeloNews:
"When I can have a bar that weighs only 204g in a 46cm center-to-center
width, that is something very appealing to me. I also find the shape to
my liking, and I really like the vibration damping the bar offers as
well."
 CyclingNews:
Double
world champion joins Wiggins-backed team.
 BikeRadar
verdict: 4.5 out of 5 stars. "The very impressive Madone was a tough
bike to better but Trek have managed it."
 NYVeloCity:
Here's the rest of the wares Shimano brought to New York a couple weeks
ago."
 MBAction:
What's the Best Way to Spend 20 Benjamins?
The
president of the International Olympic Committee expressed support on
Monday for the plans of the World Anti-Doping Agency to raise from two
to four years the punishment for serious violations of its rules.
| TwistedSpoke:
File this under: “More things change, more
they stay the same.” Do the folks at the Luxembourg Anti-Doping Agency
have any clue what message they’re sending cycling fans — and potential
team sponsors — by not yet ruling on Frank Schleck’s doping positive
from the Tour de France four months ago?
 VeloNews:
Why shouldn’t a rider guilty of doping sins come clean? U.S.
Anti-Doping Agency CEO Travis Tygart can’t see why not, if the proper
system for disclosure is established.
 RedKitePrayer:
Performances by three 22-year-old pros, and an almost perfect sets of
results by the women’s Eddy Merckx. But let’s start with one remarkable
’cross racer.
 CyclingNews:
Lack of sponsors could be end of the road for Slipstream's U23 team.
 RoadCycling:
Alberto Contador says he will boycott the 2013 Tour de France if Bjarne
Riis' Saxo-Tinkoff Team isn't granted a WorldTour license for the 2013
season.
 PEZ:
Power monitor options for cyclists continue to expand. One company that
has stood the test of time has been PowerTap, which has been making
hub-based power measurement for over a decade.
 BikeEurope:
In the past twelve years the average number of visits to bike shops in
the United States is down across the board. This is one of the results
of the American Bicyclist Study conducted by the Gluskin Townley Group
on the American retail market.
 MBAction:
The top-tier Pro model features a Shimano XT drivetrain featuring the
new Shadow Plus rear derailleur. While we originally thought these
derailleurs would be most useful on full suspension all-mountain bikes,
they have also proved to be great on cross country hardtails which can
transfer quite a bit of energy to the drivetrain through rough sections.
VeloNews:
Alberto Contador says he’s worried about returning to the Tour de
France yet again..
CyclingNews:"The
Secret Race" named sports book of the year.
Text
of the
USADA Report
U.S. Real Time Wind Map 2013 UCI World Calendar 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 |
 TwistedSpoke:
Is this a planned PR campaign or simply coincidence? With Saxo-Tinkoff
and Argos-Shimano locked in battle to win the final WorldTour spot,
both teams used the weekend to issue strong anti-doping statements.
Were they making a last-ditched play to improve their “ethics” score on
the UCI’s mysterious selection criteria?.
 VeloNews:
The
Movement for a Credible Cycling is gathering momentum ahead of next
season. This past week, more teams and the European Cycling Union
agreed to its stricter anti-doping rules.
 InnerRing:
What do you think of the place above? The grey skies and the truck are
obvious, a dull place on a dull day.
 CyclingNews:
Fourth-time lucky for Drapac team in Japan.
 CyclingWeekly:
It seems like the perfect ending to the perfect year for Jonathan
Tiernan-Locke. The confirmation of his move to what he calls ‘the best
team in the world', Team Sky, brought the curtain down on 12 months
that saw him rise from little-known Devonian climber to Great Britain's
leader at the road World Championships.
 CXMagazine:
A cold wind blew through the fields of Sterling, Massachusetts as
racers took to the course at Baystate Cyclocross.
 CyclingTips:
"For a long time now I've wanted to review a set of Mad Fiber wheels. I
first saw these exotic looking wheels last year on someone's bike on
Beach Road and he was raving on about how using them are practically
cheating. Last week I finally got my hands on a set of Mad Fiber
clinchers and had a couple rides on them. Here are my impressions...."
Rules
of the
Road
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 Share the Road 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 Video Downloads, races and documentaries |  The
president of the International Olympic Committee expressed support on
Monday for the plans of the World Anti-Doping Agency to raise from two
to four years the punishment for serious violations of its rules.
 CyclingNews:
Australian administrator says anti-doping process was limited by
testing.
 VeloNews:
Amgen
Tour of California organizers will convene with Escondido city
officials Tuesday for what they’ve billed as “an exciting announcement
regarding the 2013 Amgen Tour of California.”
PodiumCafe:
Don't tell me you thought it was over. It so isn't over.
 VeloNation:
Norwegian encouraged, wants to get into decent shape prior to BMC
Racing Team training camp.
 road.cc:
'Top Secret' activities for Cav, Boonen and co in pre-season camp on
slovak military base.
 BikeRadar
verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Slightly flexy but super-light trail weapon
that dancing, ducking riders will have a ball on."
 MBAction:
We traced the Windsor brand name back to a Mexican bike company that
had a tie-in with Eddy Merckx in the ’70s, but don’t quote us on that.
The history is spotty and doesn’t have any bearing on what Windsor is
today—a new line of bikes from the same guys who are behind Motobecane.
 BikeRadar
verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Turbo training meets social networking with
gaming thrown in."
|  VeloNews:
Alberto Contador says he’s worried about returning to the Tour de
France yet again..
 CyclingNews:"The
Secret Race" named sports book of the year.
 VeloNation:
Dutch 57 year old improves own mark in Moscow.
 road.cc:
D-Day looms for Scottish and Yorkhire bids; meanwhile report looks at
environmental impact of 2007 London Grand Départ.
 VeloNews:
Anyone who has paid attention to European cyclocross this season could
not have missed him, with his long, dark curls and unmistakable
mustache, looking more street-corner busker than Superprestige
contender.
 PEZ:
Matt Green’s is a typical story, a young Englishman who gets into
cycling, trudges the well trodden path to the Flatlands of Flanders,
gets a contract on low budget teams – Cyclingnews, Cinelli, Marco Polo
– and then . . .
 Bicycling:
You don’t need to catch big air to have fun on a mountain bike. U.S.
Grand Prix downhill champion and cycling instructor Katie Holden
shares her tips for roadies who want to start playing in the dirt.
 Bicycling:
Meticulous attention to detail means this custom hardtail rides like no
other--and that's a great thing.
VeloNation:
Van Hoecke and De Ketele battle hard but finish second.
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Van Hoecke and De Ketele battle hard but finish second.
 CyclingNews:
Sunweb-Revor rider ends Nys's Superprestige win streak.
 VeloNews:
Crystal Anthony (Cyclocrossworld) and Jeremy Durrin (JAM Fund-NCC)
triumphed over a powerful course and an equally powerful wind on
Saturday at day one of the Bay State Cyclocross weekend.
 CyclingNews:
Keisse and O'Shea lead by just four points .
 road.cc:
New work from award-winning film maker follows Rasmus Quaade's attempt
to establih himself as a pro cyclist.
 TwistedSpoke:
"The folks at White Line Fever sent us this entertaining graphic and
it’s amusing enough to warrant a wider viewing."
 VeloNation:
Slippery mud stops Niels Albert on the sand dune course; Katie Compton.
 VeloNation:
Irishman gives up leadership role in order to learn from Contador at
Team Saxo Tinkoff.
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Why the North London boy gets so angry about what Lance has done to the
Tour.
 VeloNation:
Cyclocross’ Kannibaal talks retirement with a season and a half to go.
 CyclingNews:
Italian cycling holds summit but fails to produce concrete proposals .
 CXMagazine:
Round 5 of the Verge New England Cyclocross Series unfolded on a brisk,
windy afternoon in Sterling, Massachusetts at Baystate Cyclocross today.
 CyclingNews:
Junior winner confirms his family pedigree .
 BikeRadar
verdict: 3.5 out of 5 stars. "Incredibly fast for racers, but comes at
a high price."
 CyclingNews:
McDonald, Owen and White fight for 'cross Worlds grid positions.
 CyclingNews:
UCI coordinator says new non-Belgian stars needed.
 CyclingNews:
Crash
knocks Belgian from co-World Cup lead to fourth overall.
 BikeRadar:
Recently, Scott’s Benoit Grelier chatted to What Mountain Bike about
the importance of cohesion between design and engineering, where 26in
wheels will end up and carbon fibre frames.
|  VeloNation:
Still regards 2010 Tour disqualification as an “injustice”; may not
ride 2013 race if team is not in WorldTour.
 VeloNation:
Australian
Orica GreenEdge rider: ‘I’ve been clean my whole career’.
 VeloNation:
Stage details confirmed for Argentinean stage opener.
 CyclingNews:
Iwan Spekenbrink wants automatic lifetime bans.
 road.cc:
Sparse lights, KCNC BB adaptors and a new book from the president of
Trek Bikes.
 PEZ:
Historic racing bikes, their skinny tires crashing over the hills of
Tuscany, guided by wool clad romantics is dangerous entertainment.
 TwistedSpoke:
What else can Lance Armstrong lose in the destruction of his sporting
legend? Maybe an eight year old boy from his own hometown..
CyclingNews:
USAC, promoters and teams to fund USADA-based program.
 VeloNation:
US champion flies through the jetlag to extend World Cup lead with her
third Koksijde victory.
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The 2012 Superprestige Cyclocross - Gieten (Netherlands) is Sunday,
November 25. Live streaming video: 2:30pm CET (8:30am U.S. Eastern).
VeloNation:
Slippery mud stops Niels Albert on the sand dune course; Katie Compton.
VeloNation:
Irishman gives up leadership role in order to learn from Contador at
Team Saxo Tinkoff.
 VeloNation:
Dutch camping holidays CEO provides differing stance from exiting
Rabobank.
 VeloNews:
Tour of Rwanda opens eyes, for winners and losers alike.
 VeloNews:
"Eisel talked about his role on the Union Cycliste Internationale’s
athletes’ commission, which met earlier this month to provide input to
cycling’s governing body about issues vital to the riders inside the
peloton, and major shakeups inside Team Sky that saw Bobby Julich and
Sean Yates forced out of the team."
 VeloNation:
Frenchman confirms Optum/Kelly Benefit Strategies and Plussbank BMC
wish to come on board.
 PodiumCafe:
"Think back to when you were seven, or eight, or maybe twelve years
old, and your parents took you for a trip to the beach. For some that
may have been a two minute walk, for others it meant a few hours in the
car, and for some of you it was a bit of nature only enjoyed on
holidays. But for all, it was special."
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McDonald, Owen and White fight for 'cross Worlds grid positions.
CyclingNews:
UCI coordinator says new non-Belgian stars needed.
CyclingNews:
Crash
knocks Belgian from co-World Cup lead to fourth overall.
BikeRadar:
Recently, Scott’s Benoit Grelier chatted to What Mountain Bike about
the importance of cohesion between design and engineering, where 26in
wheels will end up and carbon fibre frames.
 VeloNation:
Pressure of WorldTour too much for emerging riders, says sponsor.
 VeloNews:
Simon Gerrans (Orica-GreenEdge) insists he’s clean and has always been
so throughout his decade-long career, which began when the peloton was
still deep into performance-enhancing drugs.
 CyclingNews:
Weight loss key part of Sky preparation.
 CyclingWeekly:
MPCC head on requirements to join ethical movement.
 CXMagazine:
Is JPow the American Sven Nys? Are you ready for the impending
Vos-Compton (and maybe Nash) duel? Was Nys right to say that Boom’s
switch to the road has left him lacking in the field?
 road.cc:
Jonathon Tiernan-Locke also likely to get his chance in big races - but
he'll need to shed a few kilos first.
 VeloNews:
Tim Johnson (Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld) is six-time U.S. cyclocross
champion and was the first American to finish on the podium at ’cross
worlds, as a U23 in 1999.
|  CyclingNews:
USAC, promoters and teams to fund USADA-based program.
VeloNation:
US champion flies through the jetlag to extend World Cup lead with her
third Koksijde victory.
 PEZ:
“He cleared out the broken teeth with his fingers, and then – what
almost no one else on the planet and even few doctors would have known
to do – he tugged the boy’s shattered jaw forward,” writes Michael
Vitez, Pulitzer Prize winner and author of The Road Back – A journey of
Grace and Grit..
 CyclingNews:
After a year without riding a single grand tour Jakob Fuglsang looks
set to lead Astana in the 100th edition of the Tour de France in 2013.
 MBAction:
There are very few tires marked “front” and “rear.”
 BikeRadar
verdict: 3 out of 5 stars. "Snazzy looks but with old-school handling
and a rather soft frame."
 CyclingNews:
Padua
investigation reveals he advised Bertagnolli on EPO use.
 VeloNation:
Team reportedly had been accused of using corticosteroids during 2011
Tour.
 Blazin'
Saddles: With
Lotto-Belisol and Ag2R-La Mondiale being granted WorldTour status, two
remaining teams — Saxo-Tinkoff and Argos-Shimano — will battle it out
for the last remaining berth in cycling's top division.
VeloNation:
Dane will target Classics and Contador Tour de France victory.
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2012-2013 Cyclocross season action continues Saturday with UCI
Cyclocross World Cup at Koksijde, Belgium. Live streaming video: Elite
Men: 2:45pm CET (8:45am U.S. Eastern).
VeloNews:
"Eisel talked about his role on the Union Cycliste Internationale’s
athletes’ commission, which met earlier this month to provide input to
cycling’s governing body about issues vital to the riders inside the
peloton, and major shakeups inside Team Sky that saw Bobby Julich and
Sean Yates forced out of the team."
VeloNation:
Frenchman confirms Optum/Kelly Benefit Strategies and Plussbank BMC
wish to come on board.
PodiumCafe:
"Think back to when you were seven, or eight, or maybe twelve years
old, and your parents took you for a trip to the beach. For some that
may have been a two minute walk, for others it meant a few hours in the
car, and for some of you it was a bit of nature only enjoyed on
holidays. But for all, it was special."
 Pave':
As most of the nation digests their Thanksgiving meals and recovers
from the Black Friday extravaganza, the cross world focuses on New
England for the final two rounds of the Verge New England Cyclocross
series in Sterling, MA.
 VeloNews:
Mara Abbott was on top of the sport. It was July 2010 and she’d just
succeeded in conquering the biggest stage race in women’s cycling, the
Giro Donne, and wore the stars and stripes of national road race
champion.
 Peloton:
He alludes to the extended recovery times from serious crashes that
have marked his career: a near-fatal, 40-mph collision with a car that
strayed onto the time-trial course at the 2004 Tour de Georgia when he
was 19; and another high-speed impact, this time with a traffic sign at
the 2011 Giro d’Italia.
 VeloNation:
Gifted South African rider poised to step up a level next season..
 CyclingWeekly:
The Garmin mount originally brought into the market by the likes of Bar
Fly and RaceWare Direct has now been taken on by giants SRAM..
 PEZ:
It is that time of year when many of us put our bicycles aside and take
out the guidebooks and maps and put together the dream trip, the
once-in-a-lifetime adventure, the ultimate ride that we will train for
all winter and spring and then make a reality in the balmy summer .
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MPCC head on requirements to join ethical movement.
CXMagazine:
Is JPow the American Sven Nys? Are you ready for the impending
Vos-Compton (and maybe Nash) duel? Was Nys right to say that Boom’s
switch to the road has left him lacking in the field? .
 PodiumCafe:
"First in our annual offseason team roundup. Change happens to BMC,
just in the nick of time."
road.cc:
Jonathon Tiernan-Locke also likely to get his chance in big races - but
he'll need to shed a few kilos first.
VeloNews:
Tim Johnson (Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld) is six-time U.S. cyclocross
champion and was the first American to finish on the podium at ’cross
worlds, as a U23 in 1999.
 VeloNation:
60th Superprestige race victory awaits in Gieten after a possible sixth
Koksijde World Cup.
 CyclingNews:
Pellizotti latest rider offered second chance.
 SBS:
Former Australian road professional Nick Gates has left his sporting
director position at Team Saxo-Tinkoff.
 VeloNation:
Race will feature first velodrome sprint since 1957 edition.
 road.cc:
There are ever more disc-equipped road bikes out. Here's our roundup of
what you can get.
 road.cc:
VecchioJo presents his list of presents for cyclists who are difficult
to buy for.
 VeloNews:
Holm completed each Tour de France he started, seven in total. He
served as a hard-as-nails domestique for most of his career, and won 11
races, including a Danish national time trial championship in 1990 and
the one-day race Paris-Brussels, one of the oldest on the international
calendar.
VeloNation:
Governing body states it’s too soon to know what teams will get the
green light.
| CyclingNews:
Padua
investigation reveals he advised Bertagnolli on EPO use.
VeloNation:
Team reportedly had been accused of using corticosteroids during 2011
Tour.
Blazin'
Saddles: With
Lotto-Belisol and Ag2R-La Mondiale being granted WorldTour status, two
remaining teams — Saxo-Tinkoff and Argos-Shimano — will battle it out
for the last remaining berth in cycling's top division.
 VeloNation:
Dane will target Classics and Contador Tour de France victory.
 CyclingNews:
Five venues named as hosts.
 CyclingNews:
Two men offer extra entertainment on day three.
 VeloNews:
Machines blur the spaces between thoughts and conversations, and
beautiful, hand-built titanium bikes decorate hooks on the wall.
 BikeRadar
verdict: 3.5 out of 5 stars. "Exceptional ride, nimble, stable and very
swift but does need upgrades."
 PEZ:
D2 Shoes have been handcrafting custom footwear for more than a couple
of decades. We get a look inside the shop and a few thousand miles down
the road in their latest addition SuperFly.
 Off
The Beaten Path: On Monday, Seattle experienced a huge rainstorm as the
rainy season arrived in earnest.
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 EuroSport:
Astana team manager Giuseppe Martinelli has told Eurosport that the
team intends to join anti-doping movement MPCC. .
 VeloNation:
Optum Pro Cycling rider argues the case for a cleaner future. .
 PEANUT:
"I am now two months into the cyclocross season and it has already been
filled with highs and lows. It started off solid with a 4th,
10th, and 12th at the first three events of Hoboken CX, Soudal
Neerpelt, and Bosduin Kalmthout."
 PEZ:
"The Sufferfest training videos are legendary here at PEZ and their
latest video that uses officially licensed footage from the Tour de
France '12 is no exception."
 VeloNews:
Every sport has its fundamentals; cyclocross is no different. You need
a certain level of fitness, handling skills, technique, and equipment
to ride and race. And once you start racing, you’re certain to want to
go faster.
 SBS:
Cycling Australia has made contact with former track cyclist Martin
Vinnicombe following an allegation he made which stated that a current
high-level figure in the sport once helped him with an injection.
VeloNews:
Near-total Cobbled Classics domination sees Belgian champion see off
Philippe Gilber.
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CCC Polsat rider loses one win, keeps next day's victory.
 VeloNation:
Governing body states it’s too soon to know what teams will get the
green light.
 InnerRing:
"What strikes me is the lack of change over the years. Since the early
models we’ve only seen refinements in engineering and progress has been
quite linear. Even today’s electronic shifting are still based on a
parallelogram bolted onto the bike."
 BikeHugger: Rollers
can enhance your pedaling technique as well as give you a proper
workout..
 CyclingWeekly:
Earlier this year Melvin Webb's imagination was captured by a
Strava/Specialized challenge to ride 105,000 vertical feet in just 47
days.
 road.cc:
Oozing Italian flair, we take a first look at the titanium Top Force W.
 TwistedSpoke:
Thanksgiving Day greetings from Twisted Spoke in Northern California
where all the turkeys are organic and cost $90.
 SBS:
An
American university has stripped disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong of
an honorary degree after a unanimous vote by the school's trustees.
|  CyclingNews:
WADA
director-general on UCI's external commission and 2001 Tour de Suisse.
 VeloNation:
Belgian rider unimpressed by more relaxed whereabouts requirements for
other sports.
 Boulder
Report: Despite the loss of his titles, sponsors, role at the
foundation, and reputation, Armstrong has remained silent. The problem
in any admission of doping is that it exposes him to potentially huge
civil and criminal liabilities, lawsuits, perjury charges, and even
jail time.
VeloNation:
Vacansoleil rider describes outcome as ‘a great load off my mind’.
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SBS:
Cycling Australia has made contact with former track cyclist Martin
Vinnicombe following an allegation he made which stated that a current
high-level figure in the sport once helped him with an injection.
 VeloNews:
Near-total Cobbled Classics domination sees Belgian champion see off
Philippe Gilber.
 InnerRing:
Last year I nominated a dozen riders to watch in 2012, from promising
neo-pros to Chris Froome and Thomas Voeckler to see how these two would
fare after their Vuelta and Tour de France performances in 2011. It’s
been a mixed year and now it’s time to check in on their performances
this year.
 VeloNation:
Argos-Shimano tipped to edge out Danish team.
 Marianne
Vos dominated the women's cycling scene in 2012, yet she finds herself
in a team desperate for sponsors.
 VeloNation:
Slovakian champion’s green jersey to be included in auction in aid of
Move To Improve.
 VeloNation:
Tour of Portugal winner disappointed but believes there’s still time.
 CXMagazine:
Donald Reeb (Cyclocrossracing.com) and Alice Pennington (Kona) repeated
their performances from the previous week, taking the Elite men’s and
women’s wins at the finale race of the 2012 River City Cross Crusade
Sunday in Portland.
 BikeRadar
verdict: 4.5 out of 5 stars. "Great spec for the money, and is well
finished too."
 CyclingTips:
"This month, we feature a selection of Tune parts that will lighten
your bike, a Syntace seatpost to smooth your ride, BBB brake pads to
slow you down, Swiftwick socks to fill your shoes, and Swisse food bars
to provide energy and aid your recovery."
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An
American university has stripped disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong of
an honorary degree after a unanimous vote by the school's trustees.
 VeloNews:
The United States Anti-Doping Agency still plans to test its case
against Belgian Johan Bruyneel, though a hearing date still hasn’t been
set.
 VeloNation:
World champion’s training for 2013 started three weeks earlier than
last year.
 CyclingNews:
48 European Federations will not select banned riders for national
teams.
 CyclingNews:
Italian responds to CONI's call for three-month suspension.
 VeloNation:
Giant will provide equipment and clothing rather than becoming top
backer.
 VeloNation:
Australian
says he’s never used banned substances: ‘Such a different culture then
compared to now’.
 road.cc:
Witness describes how dramatic episode involving "mystery" rider
unfolded on Saturday afternoon.
 VeloNews:
Part of the beauty of cyclocross is that it uses mostly road-oriented
equipment. It doesn’t take much more than a frameset, a set of tires,
and brakes to build up a bike if you have other road parts lying
around. .
 SBS:
The 21 year old, who represented Australia in the cross country
mountain bike (XCO), received no financial assistance outside her own
personal sponsors to get her to London. Neither did her coach, partner
and fellow Olympian Daniel McConnell.
road.cc:
Prosecutors at Italian Olympic committee say more charges may be
brought once Padua investigation concludes.
| Boulder
Report: Despite the loss of his titles, sponsors, role at the
foundation, and reputation, Armstrong has remained silent. The problem
in any admission of doping is that it exposes him to potentially huge
civil and criminal liabilities, lawsuits, perjury charges, and even
jail time.
 CyclingTips:
Last month Brad McGee wrote a profound article in The Sydney Morning
Herald entitled "How dopers stole the best years of my career."
 VeloNation:
Vacansoleil rider describes outcome as ‘a great load off my mind’.
 CyclingNews:
UCI can no longer guarantee application of sporting justice, says CPA.
 CyclingNews:
Riders could follow Julich, De Jongh and Yates.
 PEZ:
If you don’t know Dedacciai, then you probably should. Their story,
their fast rise to glory and their future represent an Italian Bike
Saga that merits an investigation.
 RedKitePrayer:
"The bike, an awkward confluence of triangles and circles, performs
this trick all on its own. In one moment you are rolling down a paved
strip, a parent’s steadying hand gripping the back of your seat, and
then you are flying."
 BikeRadar:
Carbon fiber disc brake rotors are nothing new. Rotors constructed from
a combination of carbon and ceramic materials have been used by the
automotive and aerospace industries for decades, but the trickle-down
to disc-equipped bicycles has been slow and plagued with numerous
problems.
 BikeRadar
verdict: 3.5 out of 5 stars. "Oracle-like performance at a lower price
point"
 Bicycling:
Say
goodbye to traditional tools—the lightweight Prestaratchet makes
trailside repairs fast and easy.
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 PodiumCafe:
Want to know who owned the bunch sprints in 2012? Let's go to the
numbers....
 PodiumCafe:
Former cyclocross world champion Lars Boom returns to the mud next
month.
 VeloNation:
Seconds to be on offer on mountain stages once more, plus extra
intermediate sprints.
 CyclingNewsAsia:
With stages two and three being run on the same day with a short break
in between stages most riders focused on recovery and getting out of
the Bintan heat prior to the start of stage three.
 Pave':
It
was a mixed bag this weekend as far as the predictions went. Sven Nys
dominated in Belgium (as predicted) and Martin Bina picked up another
Toi Toi Cup (as predicted).
 VeloNation:
Key member of BC support team switches from cycling to rugby.
 CyclingNews:
Swiss rider unlikely to re-sign with Christina Watches-Onfone.
 It
was a big weekend of racing in British Columbia with the Canadian
National Championships on Saturday and a UCI race at the same location
in Surrey, BC on Sunday.
 CyclingTips:
"It's been a couple days now for it all to settle in, but this past
weekend was one of the best trips to the Victorian Alps I've had in
recent memory. Tourism North East arranged for an itinerary of
absolutely everything I love to do within a 3-4hr drive away, and most
importantly, Mrs CT got to enjoy much of it as well."
InnerRing:
"I enjoy cycling for the suspense, drama and action. But analysis
sometimes means using cold numbers and hard data and often
these confound what we think."
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Prosecutors at Italian Olympic committee say more charges may be
brought once Padua investigation concludes.
 VeloNation:
Former World time trial champion joins compatriot Amber Pierce to take
team roster up to eight.
 PEZ:
Slovenian sprinter Aldo Ilesic has had a stellar year for Team Type 1
with 3 wins and a developing new role as a gun lead out man. United
Healthcare spotted his talent and snapped him up for next year.
 road.cc:
The buzz surrounding disc-equipped road bikes is getting louder and it
seems that there’s sufficient interest to reportedly push Shimano into
bringing forward their launch date for a full hydraulic disc brake
system to next year.
 BikeEuropw:
Last Week’s Taichung Bike Week (TBW) showed one trend that looks like
to be ‘going over the top’. TBW presented such an overwhelming offering
in carbon frames and parts, that no other conclusion can be made that
overkill is taking place here and with that, over-capacity.
 CyclingWeekly:
The bike in the center, with the yellow down tube, is the only one
that's a regularly stocked color option (Pinarello uses the internal
code 770) but the other two (853 and 769) are available to
order.
 BikeRadar
verdict: 3 out of 5 stars. "Great, secure system when clipped in, but
cleats and engagement system aren't entirely practical."
 VeloNews:
As the founder of the Boulder Center for Sports Medicine, Andy Pruitt
has helped scores of amateur and pro cyclists hone their riding
positions, including Fabian Cancellara, Tom Boonen, Alberto Contador
and the Schleck brothers.
|  RedKitePrayer:
The
2012 season has seen cycling attain some remarkable landmarks,
including the first Canadian racer to win the Giro d’Italia, the first
Brit to win the Tour de France, and the biggest-ever crowds to watch an
Olympic road race. The year has also seen the sport dragged through its
most damaging doping scandal in the ongoing USADA case against Lance
Armstrong and his longtime team manager and business partner Johan
Bruyneel.
 InnerRing:
Several pro riders are taking part in “Movember” the sponsored charity
attempt at growing a mustache. It’s hit many of the Aussie bunch
including honorary members like Koen de Kort and more.
 PodiumCafe:
The finale of the 2012 Verge New England Cyclocross Series will be held
this weekend, November 24th and 25th, at Baystate Cyclocross. This
weekend’s races take place at the revered and formidable course
designed by Tom Stevens in Sterling, Massachusetts, offering one
challenging course feature after another: off-camber turns, stairs,
difficult remounts, even a horse jump.
 CyclingNews:
Fifth day of racing returns, includes 24 kilometre individual time
trial.
 NeilBrowne:
"Here in America one of our biggest national holidays is Thanksgiving.
Canada celebrates Thanksgiving, but in October, and I think it has
something to do with moose. Or hockey. I'm really not sure."
 road.cc:
MindRider lid developed by MIT master's student uses LED to signal
rider's state of mind to other road users.
 BikeRadar
verdict: 5 out of 5 stars. "The tire we would trust most riding hard in
filthy conditions."
 BikeRadar:
"The Zipp Super-9 clincher disc, Zipp's latest and greatest rear wheel,
has just landed at BikeRadar towers. We're looking forward to testing
it."
CyclingNews:
Former Olympic silver medallist admits to complex doping schedule.
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 InnerRing:
"I enjoy cycling for the suspense, drama and action. But analysis
sometimes means using cold numbers and hard data and often
these confound what we think."
 CyclingNews:
Shake-up at WorldTour squad to involve riders, staff and philosophy.
 VeloNews:
When Bart Wellens sent his Telenet-Fidea team management an innocuous
text message saying he was starting to feel a little bit sick on the
eve of the 2012 Belgian championships, no one could have predicted the
life-threatening drama that would unfold just a few hours later. And
when he landed in the intensive care unit at the University Hospital of
Antwerp, feverish and experiencing heart trouble, fewer would have
guessed he would ever ride a bike again.
 Mid-way
through the season and it’s time for American cyclocross champion
Jeremy Powers (Rapha-Focus) to change his focus from the United States
the Europe.
 VeloNews:
Kona’s Helen Wyman rang all three bells during the Jingle Cross Rock
weekend, taking her third consecutive victory on Sunday at the Johnson
County Fairgrounds.
 CyclingNews:
Former SpiderTech and Garmin rider finds new home.
 Pave':
Two years ago the relatively unknown (to American cross fnas) Nicolas
Bazin kicked off his cross season in the United States, where he picked
up a pair of victories in Vermont and Rochester.
 USACycling:
Due to the postponement of the two Supercross Cup races, the riders of
the USA Cycling Professional Cyclo-cross Calendar (Pro CX) had two
multi-day events to contest over the past two weeks. Two weeks ago, the
elite men and women along with the juniors men competed in the USGP of
Cyclocross-Derby City Cup in Louisville on Nov. 10-11.
 Off
The Beaten Path: "I moved from Texas to Seattle 20 years ago and
continued to ride and train year-round. At first, I refused to use
fenders. I did not want to spoil the beautiful lines of my racing bike.
After one miserably wet winter, I gave in. Like most of my teammates, I
got a rain bike."
SBS:
"I think it's nice for us young guys coming through that times have
changed and cycling isn't the cutthroat business it used to be."
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AFLD head alleges Sarkozy protected Armstrong.
 road.cc:
Former AFLD chief Pierre Bordry says then President Sarkozy forced him
out of role at Armstrong's request.
 CyclingNews:
Admits there are flaws in the system.
 VeloNews:
Bernhard
Eisel says Mark Cavendish remains his best friend. But next year, he
and the Manxster will square off in opposing jerseys.
 CyclingNews:
Minor injuries for sprinter.
 UCI
Athletes' Commission member details proposals from recent meeting.
 Cyclismas:
Growth, growth, and more growth. We keep hearing this mantra from our
friends in Aigle, from team owners, from race organisers, and from
sponsors. The UCI feels globalization equals growth. Team owners feel
more sponsorship dollars equals more growth. Race organisers feel more
races in their stable means growth. Sponsors feel more revenue equals
more growth.
 BikeRadar:
"Since our initial visit with Jason Smith of Friction Facts, we've
amassed a laundry list of questions about how we could make our
drivetrains more efficient - or unintentionally make them slower.
Friction Facts will be answering many of these questions with lab
testing for us, but given the current season, we started with this one:
How does temperature affect chain lubricants and friction? "
 SBS:
Exercise and Sports Science Australia (and similar organisations
overseas) recommend at least 30 minutes of moderate intensity exercise
most days of the week, adding up to 150 minutes a week.
 BikeRadar
verdict: 3.5 out of 5 stars. "Brilliant frame means some spec
compromises to get down to this price."
 DirtRag:
While
all the buzz these days is about disc brakes for both cyclocross and
road bikes, rim brakes aren’t going away anytime soon.
 Bicycling:
Eclectic Englishman Mike Sweatman just might know more about the rear
gear changer than anyone who ever lived, and catalogs his knowledge—and
his irrational affection—in an astounding web museum. For the first
time in public, he tries to make sense of it all in this, the 100th
year of the derailleur’s existence.
|  CyclingNews:
Former Olympic silver medallist admits to complex doping schedule.
 VeloNews:
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) proposed a draft code Sunday that
would usher in stiffer sanctions against cheaters and grant itself
investigative powers in cases where national sports bodies refuse to
take action.
 TwistedSpoke:
While most all of the US postal riders on Lance Armstrong’s Tour de
France teams have testified they saw or had knowledge of his doping
practices, a few stalwarts have kept their yaps shut to the bitter end.
 RedKitePrayer:
It’s natural to fetishize toughness when you’re a cyclist. Cycling is a
hard sport. Honestly, I am not even the toughest person in my own home.
 PEZ:
Having
changed the management team and decided that ever more brutal parcours
are not the way forward, the 'Pink Race' has been busy embracing new
ideas. Perhaps the biggest step they've taken is to accept that English
is now the international language of cycling - unthinkable in France.
 RBAction:
Shimano's new high-end mechanical group improves, but by how much?
 BikeRadar
verdict: 4 out of 5 stars. "Extra coverage with neat quick-change lens
system and superb optics."
 road.cc:
Ex-demo, showroom and media Trek bikes at discount prices.
 BikeHugger:
Those were my exact words I said while face to face with the Mavic Tech
representative at the last Seattle Bike Expo.
 road.cc:
Sir
James Dyson and Lord Norman Foster pay tribute to designer Dr Alex
Moulton 50 years after the iconic small-wheeled bicycle was first
launched.
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 SBS:
"I think it's nice for us young guys coming through that times have
changed and cycling isn't the cutthroat business it used to be. I'm
happy I am starting my career now instead of ten years ago.".
 VeloNation:
Kannibaal outsprints Klaas Vantornout in close muddy contest; Nikki
Harris takes women's race.
 CyclingNews:
Uphill stage finishes expected in Galicia, Andalusia and Andorra.
 SBS:
The final 1000 metres of the six-event omnium in Glasgow, saw Glenn
O'Shea's hopes of a stunning return to the track go asunder by a
solitary point.
 BikingBis:
Wondering
about a proper resting place for your two-wheeled riding partner?
Consider mounting its handlebars on your wall.
 VeloNation:
Kevin Pauwels’ unlucky season continues as he crashes out of contention
on the hurdles.
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Gianni Meersman had a great start to the season, proving a useful
finisher with a stage win in Paris-Nice for example. Now he’s leaving
Lotto-Belisol, exploiting a break clause in his contract if the squad
does not make it into the World Tour for 2013.
 CyclingNews:
First annual event to raise money for Chequamegon Area Association.
 PEZ:
"How can a 28 kilometer ride from Bolzano to Settequerce last two
hours, include no historic climbs or other noteworthy attractions and
still be considered a Pez Top Ride? Answer: when your 13 year old
daughter rides a “real bike” for the first time."
 CyclingNews:
Italian to be coached by Paolo Slongo in 2013.
 TwistedSpoke:
Carbon bike frames, carbon forks. carbon stems, carbon handlebars and
carbon seat-posts. This carbon fiber deluge means two things: we’ve
never had so much reduction in road vibration and two, we get to wear
cool, minimalist bike gloves like the Pearl Izumi P.R.O Pittards gloves.
 road.cc:
A lot of wheel for not a lot of money. Fast and durable, a great
all-rounder.
 CyclingNews:
BMC rider looking forward to good health and a better Tour de France in
2013.
|  VeloNews:
The former chairman of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said Sunday
that revelations of pervasive doping in cycling is a vindication of
anti-doping safeguards and “immensely embarrassing” for the sport’s
governing body.
 VeloNation:
British Cycling backs Scottish bid over rival Yorkshire’s application.
 VeloNation:
More spills and controversy on a dramatic second day.
 VeloNation:
Road race championship title another target for Olympic gold medal
winner.
 BikeRadar
verdict: 5 out of 5 stars. "Quick enough and tough enough to cut it
with pricier competition.".
 PodiumCafe:
Just because it's off-season now doesn't mean there aren't all kinds of
fun little random stuff we could discuss. So, let's see what has
happened lately.
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 CyclingFans:
The 2012 Superprestige Cyclocross - Gavere is Sunday, November 18. Live
streaming video: 2:30pm CET (8:30am U.S. Eastern).
VeloNation:
Kevin Pauwels’ unlucky season continues as he crashes out of contention
on the hurdles.
 CXMagazine:
The crescent moon had already set, and a crisp, clear Iowa night held
host to the 25 women starters in the elite race at Day one of Jingle
Cross Rock – Ladies’ Night. Big prize money on the line for the elite
women, with over $7,000 at stake..
 VeloNation:
The 24-year-old crashed spectacularly as he lost control of his bike in
the rutted sand at the foot of a steep descent on the dunes of the
Zonhoven Superprestige, on November 4th; although he managed to remount
and finish - albeit in 22nd place - has been unable to race since.
 InnerRing:
The sport is growing
fast in the US and this magazine covers plenty of the scene there as
well as covering the international races in Belgium and beyond.
CyclingFans:
The 2012 GVA Bpost Bank Trophy Cyclocross at Hasselt is Saturday,
November 17. Live streaming video: 2:45pm CET (8:45am U.S.
Eastern).
CyclingNews:
Denmark wins men's team pursuit, Germany claims men's team sprint.
InnerRing:
Having covered how points are calculated using the UCI’s secret
rankings the other day, now it is time to see how these points are used
in conjunction with other criteria to award a licence to a
team.
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BMC rider looking forward to good health and a better Tour de France in
2013.
 road.cc:
Team Sky coach says he can't remember the crash that left him with
bleeding on the brain.
 road.cc:
Aerobic exercise, particularly a gentle form like cycling and walking,
can help with recovery from cancer, a study has shown.
 PEZ:
“I’m
training indoors today”…audible exhale. While you may never ‘enjoy’
training indoors, there are ways to keep it tolerable. The longstanding
excellence of the CompuTrainer system is a perfect example, and their
new RM1 software makes this category defining system even better.
 BikeRadar:
Cannery Row in Monterey, California, has a colorful and checkered
history. It was the inspiration and setting for John Steinbeck’s novel
of the same name, and the street also stands as a cautionary tale of
the dangers of overstepping nature’s limits.
 CambridgeNews:
An
inventor has developed a tandem bicycle that allows his elderly mother
to get back in the saddle – five years after giving up because of
dementia.
 VeloNews:
This weekend’s meeting between the UCI and the World Anti-Doping Agency
(WADA) in Montreal will have a chilly atmosphere in the wake of the
Lance Armstrong scandal, which had already revived tensions between the
two sporting bodies in the weeks and months prior to their upcoming
meeting.
| PodiumCafe:
Just because it's off-season now doesn't mean there aren't all kinds of
fun little random stuff we could discuss. So, let's see what has
happened lately..
 RoadCycling:
Team Saxo
Bank-Tinkoff Bank owner Bjarne Riis is finding himself in an
increasingly tight spot as pressure for him to comment on the
accusations made by Tyler Hamilton rises further in his home country of
Denmark.
 VeloNation:
Athletes, coaches and officials could be jailed if they lie about
doping involvement
 road.cc:
Luis Garcia del Moral banned from working in cycling - now tennis world
targets him.
 VeloNation:
Is multiple Ronde van Vlaanderen runner-up set to retire?
 BikeRadar:
"Fast, light, responsive and racy, but pricey and the saddle might not
suit everyone."
 VeloNation:
2011 Tour winner applauds USADA’s investigation.
CyclingNews:
Bjarne Riis could be first target of USADA style investigation.
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The 2012 GVA Bpost Bank Trophy Cyclocross at Hasselt is Saturday,
November 17. Live streaming video: 2:45pm CET (8:45am U.S.
Eastern).
 CyclingNews:
Denmark wins men's team pursuit, Germany claims men's team sprint.
 VeloNews:
Yannick Eckmann, the promising 18-year-old German-American cyclocross
racer, is a young man without a country heading into the elite
cyclocross world championships in Louisville, Kentucky, in February.
Without a UCI exemption, it appears the Colorado-based Cal
Giant-Specialized rider will miss his first shot at the U23 worlds
early next year.
 InnerRing:
Having covered how points are calculated using the UCI’s secret
rankings the other day, now it is time to see how these points are used
in conjunction with other criteria to award a licence to a
team.
 CyclingNews:
New Astana team leader talks about leaving Liquigas, Vino and Armstrong.
 CXMagazine:
This weekend, Euro fans have a double-header of ’cross to enjoy, as
racers first head to East Flanders on Saturday for round three of the
GVA Trofee – the GP Hasselt.
 USACycling:
USA Cycling on Friday unveiled its 2013 national championship calendar,
highlighted by several new locations for events.
 Pave':
After two years in Toronto, the Canadian National Championships head to
the West Coast for a weekend of racing in British Columbia.
 VeloNation:
Italian manager negotiating with Venezuelan government.
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This weekend’s meeting between the UCI and the World Anti-Doping Agency
(WADA) in Montreal will have a chilly atmosphere in the wake of the
Lance Armstrong scandal, which had already revived tensions between the
two sporting bodies in the weeks and months prior to their upcoming
meeting.
 CyclingNews:
“The days of remaining silent are over.”
  CyclingNews:
RadioShack-Nissan rider fighting doping charges from Tour de France.
 SBS:
Triple junior world champion Taylah Jennings has had a stellar season,
capped off by being named the Australian Junior Cyclist of the Year,
but there is little time for the 18 year old to celebrate as she
prepares to step up into the elite ranks.
 Marijn
de Vries: "Imagine you’re a cyclist, and your boyfriend is the one who
got you into the sport. Then ‘doing sports together’ must be one of the
top activities on both your lists. Well. No. Not at all."
 PodiumCafe:
Geoff Proctor's insider look at the cycling world's hottest part-time
obsession.
 CyclingNews:
From Olympic winners to domestiques.
 VeloNews:
The world’s only 35mm-diameter road handlebar
| VeloNation:
2011 Tour winner applauds USADA’s investigation.
 CyclingNews:
Bjarne Riis could be first target of USADA style investigation.
 VeloNews:
University professor and author John Hoberman sees a need for
culture-shift in cycling and is interested in bringing his unique
perspective, decades in the making, to the table to help cycling move
forward in the wake of the Armstrong Affair.
 VeloNews:
Alejandro Valverde says he’s older and wiser than in his more impetuous
youth and vows to turn that experience toward even more ambitious goals
in 2013.
 Bicycling:
The smooth-handling trail bike is one of the most capable 29ers we’ve
ridden.
 BikeRadar:
"Brilliant value and a rich heritage of reliability, with spares
available"
 road.cc:
Gift-buying suggestions for the female cyclist in your life.
 RBAction:
Sidi was founded by Dino Signori back in 1960. Originally, the product
line was dedicated to hiking boots, but eventually the brand became
synonymous with performance off-road footwear.
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Belgian telco giant contracts with nation's #2 team, spicing up Omega
Pharma rivalry.
 VeloNation:
Addition of new backer could help in push for WorldTour place.
 Pave':
After an exciting weekend in Louisville, the cross collective moves to
Iowa City, Iowa for three days of action at Jingle Cross Rock. Like the
Cincy 3-Day Festival, Jingle Cross Rock features a pair of C2 races and
a C1 race on Sunday. As a result, it’s a who’s who of American cross
racers in Iowa.
 VeloNation:
Tour de France runner up seeks to end speculation that he could have
ridden for himself in July.
 BikeRadar:
Tour de France runner-up and Olympic bronze medallist Chris Froome has
told Cycling News HD that he believes Team Sky can follow up their
incredible 2012 with even greater success next season – including a
Giro d’Italia and Tour de France double.
 BikeRadar:
If you commute by bike or cycle on the road at night, it's essential to
be seen by other road users. These compact bike light pairs are little,
relatively cheap and easy to stow away once you've locked your bike up.
 VeloNation:
American finds new team after SpiderTech C10 dissolution.
 CyclingNewsAsia:
After stage one there would be no rest for the weary with a start
time for stage two at 6:50am. With the short distance of 80km for the
stage and the first KOM coming at just 8km into the stage most riders
were out warming up before the stage start.
 CXMagazine:
Cool temperatures, darkening skies, and a fast, tacky race course was
the order of the day for the final race of the 2012 MFG Cyclocross
Series.
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30 day extention allows Spanish bid to secure position.
 PodiumInsight:
Remember that time that Georgia Gould (Luna) raced with a rubber
chicken? How about two? You know that these stories and more will be
told about the Olympian bronze medalist, cross racer and fan favorite
around a few beers. And let’s not forget the time she raced with a
mustache or the #heckleme campaign.
VeloNation:
Three-day session in Aigle to discuss doping, women’s cycling and the
integration of para-athletes.
 BikeRadar:
After several seasons of working together with aerobars, the Cannondale
Pro Cycling team (formerly known as Liquigas-Cannondale) will move to
Vision as its exclusive wheel sponsor for the 2013 season.
 Bicycling:
"Not quite feeling right on the bike these days? Follow along as we
diagnose five common cycling maladies and offer surefire prescriptions
that will have you back on two wheels in no time."
 BikeRadar:
Elastomer-equipped seatposts are nothing new. But where Specialized has
used the idea to damp vibration transmitted through the shaft, and
Thudbuster incorporates it as part of a proper suspension linkage,
Cantitoe Road's BioFloat seatpost directly isolates the saddle clamp
cradle from the rest of the head. The good news is that it works. The
bad news is that you can't buy one – yet.
 road.cc:
Riders discuss doping, women's cycling and salaries among other issues.
 CyclingNews:
Optum team to seek UCI registration.
|  SBS:
The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) has issued a call
to anyone involved with doping activity in cycling to come forward and
talk before someone else accuses them of doping.
 TwistedSpoke:
This week the UCI announced the creation of a hotline for riders
to “discuss issues or concerns related to doping.” The hotline
is one of the bold initiatives set forth by embattled UCI president
Patrick McQuaid.
 VeloNation:
Texan
increasingly distanced from foundation.
  BikeRadar:
Many wireless electronic devices currently used in cycling utilize the
ANT+ protocol. And while Canadian parent company Dynastream has been
happy to occupy space behind the scenes, its new website hopes to bring
ANT+ to the forefront, with a comprehensive tutorial on the technology
and a convenient, searchable database so consumers can determine which
devices will work with each other.
 SBS:
Korean national road champion Sunguen Gu will join ORICA-AIS for
the 2013 season, making her the first professional female Korean rider.
 VeloNation:
Official confirmation that Luxembourg star will begin his season in
Australian WorldTour event.
 road.cc: Produces
special Marco Simoncelli commemorative bike plus one for Fernando
Alonso too.
 CyclingNews:
BMC rider to publish a digital version in English.
 VeloNation:
Rider starts legal moves, team says he invalidated his contract.
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American finds new team after SpiderTech C10 dissolution.
CyclingNewsAsia:
After stage one there would be no rest for the weary with a start
time for stage two at 6:50am. With the short distance of 80km for the
stage and the first KOM coming at just 8km into the stage most riders
were out warming up before the stage start.
CXMagazine:
Cool temperatures, darkening skies, and a fast, tacky race course was
the order of the day for the final race of the 2012 MFG Cyclocross
Series.
 VeloNews:
Logan Owen wears the stars and stripes of the U.S. junior champion and
aside from elite women’s national champion Katie Compton, he may be the
most likely shot for a U.S. win at the cyclocross world championships
in February at Louisville’s Eva Bandman Park.
 VeloNation:
Early
start for world road race champion could pave way for Sanremo win.
 VeloNews:
Before the Derby City Cup in Louisville, Kentucky, Luna rider Katerina
Nash was hesitant to make predictions on whether or not she could
return from a nagging back injury in time to contend for the podium at
the 2013 elite cyclocross world championships in February.
 CyclingTips:
"Ever had the desire to race over 100kms and gain 3,500m to get to the
summit at 3,275m from sea level? The Taiwan King of the Mountain
Challenge up Hehuan Mountain will satisfy that desire and Daniel
Carruthers was there on the weekend to experience this race for
himself."
 BikeRadar:
"Uncompromising cyclocross shoe that’s best when on the bike."
 CyclingNews:
Simon & Schuster UK to publish in time for Christmas.
 RedKitePrayer:
Newcomers to cycling tend to think that the recent successes by British
cyclists represents a sudden breakthrough, but it’s more as if the
sport has come full circle.
CyclingNewsAsia:
Stage one was always going to be tough stage, the rolling hills, the
wind, the heat, and not forgetting the constant attacks.
CXMagazine:
An all-day rain and the churned-up peanut butter mud that followed
wreaked havoc during the penultimate round of the 2012 River City
Bicycles Cross Crusade Sunday as Donald Reeb (Cyclocrossracing.com) and
Alice Pennington (Kona) powered to wins in the Elite men’s and women’s
races.
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Riders discuss doping, women's cycling and salaries among other issues.
CyclingNews:
Optum team to seek UCI registration.
 RedKitePrayer:
"If there’s one thing that we can say with certainty about the UCI and
doping, it’s that they have done a dismal job of investigating
eyewitness testimony on doping charges."
 CyclingNews:
World number one describes points system as very unbalanced.
 With
news this week that Andy Schleck will ride the Tour Down Under there’s
no word on his older brother. The update on the Frank Schleck case is
that there is no update.
 VeloNation:
Probenecid confirmed as banned substance in question.
 BikeRadar:
Pipedream Cycles have just announced another new addition to their
ever-growing collection of hardtails. The Skookum is a steel 29er
that's been created as the big-wheeled version of the company's popular
Sirius frame.
 VeloNews:
"As more wheel options come on the market for disc brake ‘cross bikes,
I have steadily become determined to test as many as I can and report
back."
 CyclingWeekly:
Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) president Pat McQuaid has issued an
open letter to professional cyclists asking them to assist in restoring
cycling's image after a string of doping scandals and revelations.
 TwistedSpoke:
Is it career over for Levi Leipheimer? No news is not good news for the
38 year old stage racer who was axed by his Omega-Pharma Quickstep team
as a direct result of his admission of doping.
InnerRing:
Winning a race is joyous and often a moment of great personal and team
satisfaction. But the lesser placings matter, and not just for pride
but for points.
| CyclingNews:
BMC rider to publish a digital version in English.
VeloNation:
Rider starts legal moves, team says he invalidated his contract.
 VeloNation:
Brailsford says team is not ‘afraid to look beyond the arena of
cycling’ for staff.
 Bicycling:
"Titanium bikes aren’t popular or cutting-edge—but their ride is unique
and absolutely astounding. We tested five custom models from some of
the best builders. Maybe one will be your next ride."
 CyclingTips:
"I think this stainless steel Firefly is up there as being one of the
most stunning and unique custom projects we've seen."
 road.cc:
New generation road bike has been developed for both mechanical and
electronic groupsets.
 PEZ:
"Just when you think you’ve seen it all from the Show, we’re back with
a slow pour of some of the coolest things we saw. Here’s what’s new
training gear from CycleOps, clothing from Primal Wear, the latest lids
from Scott & Lazer, and some new treats from Clif Bar."
 CyclingNews:
The UCI will set up a confidential hotline for riders to contact it
about doping issues. The world federation is reaching out to riders in
the aftermath of the Lance Armstrong investigation, making itself more
accessible and responsive to the peloton. UCI President Pat McQuaid
announced this and other plans in an email sent to all riders earlier
this month..
CyclingNews:
Past anti-doping tools "not as efficient" according to Zorzoli.
VeloNews:
Cadel Evans says he’s expecting to be back on top of his game in 2013,
and that means he’s expecting full support from everyone at BMC Racing
going into next season’s major goals.
CompetitiveCyclist:
"And in looking at this not-so-mysterious SRAM Force lever, it's easy
to envision post-crash oil slicks all across the world's cyclocross
courses in the 2013-2014 season."
CyclingNews: 12 “hellingen” and lots of cobblestones in spring opener.
BikeRadar: "A new book, "The World's Toughest Endurance Challenges,"
profiles 50 of the most extreme bike races, marathons, triathlons,
adventure races, climbs, open-water swims and other iconic endurance
events from around the world."
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CyclingNews:
Simon & Schuster UK to publish in time for Christmas.
RedKitePrayer:
Newcomers to cycling tend to think that the recent successes by British
cyclists represents a sudden breakthrough, but it’s more as if the
sport has come full circle.
 CyclingNewsAsia:
Stage one was always going to be tough stage, the rolling hills, the
wind, the heat, and not forgetting the constant attacks.
 CXMagazine:
An all-day rain and the churned-up peanut butter mud that followed
wreaked havoc during the penultimate round of the 2012 River City
Bicycles Cross Crusade Sunday as Donald Reeb (Cyclocrossracing.com) and
Alice Pennington (Kona) powered to wins in the Elite men’s and women’s
races.
 Pave':
As predicted, Jeremy Powers picked up a pair of wins in Louisville,
Kentucky and now has a commanding lead in the USGP series. In Europe,
the weekend was split between Niels Albert and Sven Nys (I had Nys both
days).
 VeloNews:
After another successful weekend of racing in Louisville, Kentucky,
which has hosted a stop of the U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross since 2008,
the question on everyone’s mind was the same: will this make a good
course for the elite world championships in February?
 The
California Bicycle Coalition (CalBike) scored a big victory earlier
this fall when California Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 819
into law. The bill, which was sponsored by CalBike, requires Caltrans
to establish a process to enable communities to conduct pilot projects
with bikeway designs not covered in current bikeway standards.
 BicycleRetailer:
A new book written by Trek president John Burke becomes available today
through Trek retailers, Amazon and iBooks. “One Last Great Thing” is a
tribute to the life and lessons of the company’s founder and John’s
father, Richard Burke, who started the bike company in a red barn in
Waterloo, Wisconsin.
 road.cc:
A stylish hat that is incredibly warm and insulating. Best worn without
a helmet though.
 CyclingNews:
Calls for new leadership from outside the sport .
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Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) president Pat McQuaid has issued an
open letter to professional cyclists asking them to assist in restoring
cycling's image after a string of doping scandals and revelations.
TwistedSpoke:
Is it career over for Levi Leipheimer? No news is not good news for the
38 year old stage racer who was axed by his Omega-Pharma Quickstep team
as a direct result of his admission of doping.
 InnerRing:
Winning a race is joyous and often a moment of great personal and team
satisfaction. But the lesser placings matter, and not just for pride
but for points.
 CyclingNews:
Earliest season start ever for RadioShack-Nissan rider.
 VeloNation:
Riders from UCI or USA registered teams to be eligible for USPRO
nationals.
 VeloNation:
British rider vents her frustration with her own Worlds race, as well
as the state of the women’s sport.
 CyclingTips:
Over the weekend Anna Meares accepted her second "Oppy" medal as
Australian cyclist of the year which reinforced that cycling is not all
about the men and that a woman are recognised as being equally
successful and inspirational.
 VeloNews:
A wobble. An inch. A broken back, busted teeth,
blood pooling, on the road and in the skull. Femurs snapped like
toothpicks under a heavy thumb. Cringe.
VeloNews: Trek Bicycle Corporation president John Burke was one of
Lance Armstrong’s longest backers, seeing the American through his
seven-win streak at the Tour de France between 1999 and 2005.
BikeRadar: "A stylish light with equally neat package options but
underpowered for real off-road use."
BikeRadar: You could pay a small (or large) fortune for a new bike, but
in these cash-strapped times not everyone’s looking to spend a four
figure sum. Luckily, there are some great value budget bikes. If you’re
a beginner looking for your first road bike, you
need look no further.
 Cyclismas:
"Don’t think we’ve forgotten about the wily Kazakh and the UCI
allegations he bought his Liège-Bastogne-Liège win."
VeloNews:
In October, Jaimie Fuller, chairman of compression wear company Skins,
posted an open letter to the UCI’s president Pat McQuaid asking that he
either change how the sport’s governing body runs the sport or step
down from his post.
 CyclingInquisition:
"Where there's good guys, there's also bad guys. For us, this meant the
French. Hinault and Fignon were demonized by the Colombian press,
something that was only exacerbated by tales of discrimination and
mistreatment of Colombian riders."
| CyclingNews:
The UCI will set up a confidential hotline for riders to contact it
about doping issues. The world federation is reaching out to riders in
the aftermath of the Lance Armstrong investigation, making itself more
accessible and responsive to the peloton. UCI President Pat McQuaid
announced this and other plans in an email sent to all riders earlier
this month..
 CyclingNews:
Past anti-doping tools "not as efficient" according to Zorzoli.
 VeloNews:
Cadel Evans says he’s expecting to be back on top of his game in 2013,
and that means he’s expecting full support from everyone at BMC Racing
going into next season’s major goals.
 CompetitiveCyclist:
"And in looking at this not-so-mysterious SRAM Force lever, it's easy
to envision post-crash oil slicks all across the world's cyclocross
courses in the 2013-2014 season."
 BicycleRetailer:
Hutchinson is courting U.S. product managers with a more North American
centric line-up designed to jumpstart its three-year goal to break into
the top three tire brands in the market.
BikeRadar: "A good all-day machine, with solid handling, light weight,
and a smooth feel."
CyclingNews: 12 “hellingen” and lots of cobblestones in spring opener.
 CyclingNews:
Former Giro chief to help team with marketing and communications.
 RBAction
Facts are facts and as far as history goes, there can only be one bike
company that can lay claim to the title of being the world's oldest
bike brand. And that brand is Bianchi Bicycles. It was back in 1885
that Edoardo Bianchi first opened his bike shop in Milano.
BikeRadar: "A new book, "The World's Toughest Endurance Challenges,"
profiles 50 of the most extreme bike races, marathons, triathlons,
adventure races, climbs, open-water swims and other iconic endurance
events from around the world. Full-color photographs and insider
commentary from top athletes bring each of the events to life."
 VeloNation:
Rejected offer of $1 million was a fraction of what is claimed by
insurance company.
U.S.
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CyclingNews:
Calls for new leadership from outside the sport .
 CyclingNews:
WADA keen to be a witness in UCI Commission.
 VeloNews:
Giro d’Italia boss Michele Acquarone plans to speak to the Union
Cycliste Internationale about an alternative cycling league in the near
future.
 VeloNation:
Italian has several options post-Acqua & Sapone.
 CyclingNews:
Sees no conflict with Argos-Shimano teammate Degenkolb.
 VeloNation:
Former World time trial champion talks about her reasons for signing
with Bigla as she looks back at 2012.
 VeloNation:
Swedish road and TT champion looking forward to riding for Orica AIS in
2013.
 In
cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC),
Raleigh America is voluntarily recalling about 2,800 bicycles. The
frames on these bicycles can break, which can cause riders to lose
control and crash.
 BicycleRetailer:
Diamondback is working with the Consumer Product Safety Commision on a
recall of about 40 cyclocross bikes that were assembled with incorrect
headset parts.
 CyclingNews:
Giro d'Italia director open to beneficial change.
PodiumInsight: Nash,
Gould repeat podium performances on day 2.
VeloNation:
Belgian champion rides most of the race alone to take his seventh
Bollekescross.
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In October, Jaimie Fuller, chairman of compression wear company Skins,
posted an open letter to the UCI’s president Pat McQuaid asking that he
either change how the sport’s governing body runs the sport or step
down from his post.
 CyclingNews:
Says Armstrong and UCI used “bullying attempts” to try and shut WADA
down.
 CyclingNews:
Says it’s right to take action if American is guilty, but affair has
put cycling “on its knees.”
CyclingInquisition:
"Where there's good guys, there's also bad guys. For us, this meant the
French. Hinault and Fignon were demonized by the Colombian press,
something that was only exacerbated by tales of discrimination and
mistreatment of Colombian riders."
 CyclingWeekly:
British Cycling head of performance Shane Sutton has been discharged
from hospital and is on bed rest after he suffered head injuries in a
crash involving a motorist last week.
 CyclingWeekly:
Marcel Kittel has overcome sunstroke and is preparing to begin training
proper ahead of the 2013 season he is confident his Argos-Shimano team
will secure a WorldTour licence for.
 Seattlepi:
Bizarro is the means by which cartoonist Dan Piraro unleashes both his
secret symbols and uniquely eccentric view of the world on comics fans
every day.
 MBAction:
It is tough not being a Shimano mountain bike pedal. SPD (Shimano
Pedaling Dynamics) pedals have been the benchmark for mountain bike
pedals since they were first introduced.
 BicycleRetailer:
The Irvine, CA facility is being expanded by 48,000 square feet in
distribution space and by 3,000 square feet in office space.
 CyclingNews:
Nys takes break to argue for sharing across disciplines.
 PodiumInsight:
Reigning US champion Jeremy Powers (Rapha-Focus) notched another win,
another C1 win, on Saturday’s USGP Derby City Cup at Eva Bandman Park.
This one was important because the race was a dry-run of the 2013 UCI
Cyclo-cross World Championships coming up in February.
CyclingNews:
Omega Pharma-QuickStep rider ready to start training after vacation.
| VeloNation:
Rejected offer of $1 million was a fraction of what is claimed by
insurance compan.
 CyclingNews:
Hopes
to protect charity from “negative effects” of his ban.
 InnerRing:
Having put the questions online last week I had a go myself and found
it a tough challenge, a hors catégorie quiz.
 TwistedSpoke:
People watching Sky’s Chris Froome at the Tour de France couldn’t help
but notice his emaciated frame. While top climbers are all thin, Froome
appeared exceptionally skeletal.
Bicycling:
The smooth-handling trail bike is one of the most capable 29ers we’ve
ridden .
 GetAddictedTo:
With Purple Blast (roughly $16.250) creative bicycle designhouse
Vandeyk continues to explore the intersection between design, art,
handbuilt bicycles and photography.
 road.cc:
New disc brakes and lighter specification improve a classic
commuter/tourer/crosser.
 road.cc:
This time they’re for the Apple iPhone 5 and Samsung Galaxy SIII .
 road.cc:
It’s the work of 3D industrial designer Ben Wilson, who is also a tutor
on a design products course at the Royal College of Art in London.
 InnerRing:
Meet the new boss of cycling, Zdeněk Bakala. Whether he’s the same as
the old boss depends but the UCI has signed a memorandum of
understanding with Bakala, the Czech billionaire to invest up to €20
million from Bakala alone being cited.
VeloNation: De
Rooij, Breukink and Leinders called as witnesses.
VeloNation:
“I have absolutely no interest in Skins landing a commercial windfall
from this action.”
VeloNews:
A much-anticipated revenue-sharing agreement with cycling’s top teams
could be in place for 2013, and may be finalized as early as this
month, says the managing director of RCS Sport.
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CyclingNews:
Giro d'Italia director open to beneficial change.
 PodiumInsight: Nash,
Gould repeat podium performances on day 2.
VeloNation:
Belgian champion rides most of the race alone to take his seventh
Bollekescross.
 CyclingNews:
Havlikova takes second, Dombroski eighth.
 VeloNation:
Welshman turns away from track, wants to focus fully on road racin.
 Peloton:
Ten test riders, the entire staff of switchback and peloton magazines,
80+ companies and their products, a large amount of Sierra Nevada beer,
16-GoPros and a full week of riding and reviewing bikes, product and
gear on the trails of Ojai, CA.
BicycleRetailer:
Diamondback is working with the Consumer Product Safety Commision on a
recall of about 40 cyclocross bikes that were assembled with incorrect
headset parts.
CyclingFans:
The 2012 Superprestige Cyclocross - Hamme-Zogge is Sunday, November
11. Live streaming video: 2:30pm CET (8:30am U.S. Eastern).
 VeloNation:
Irishman busy during time off bike.
 VeloNation:
World champion asserts himself over Sven Nys as tenacious Bart Aernouts
takes second.
 CyclingNews:
“Champions League” plan with preliminary weaknesses.
 Blazin'
Saddles: British drivers this week showed they have zero tolerance
towards British Cycling key figures for whom zero tolerance is not an
issue.
road.cc:
New limited edition Reynolds 525 bike harks back to the 1980s.
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Nys takes break to argue for sharing across disciplines.
 PodiumInsight:
Reigning US champion Jeremy Powers (Rapha-Focus) notched another win,
another C1 win, on Saturday’s USGP Derby City Cup at Eva Bandman Park.
This one was important because the race was a dry-run of the 2013 UCI
Cyclo-cross World Championships coming up in February.
 CyclingNews:
Omega Pharma-QuickStep rider ready to start training after vacation.
 Irontwit:
Traditionally, 1st November is the date where cyclists who finished
their road year at the end of September climb back on their bikes
having had a month off and start preparing for the new season.
 RBAction:
Taking an exclusive look at the home of the world's #1 rider.
 CyclingNews:
German team developing sprint and stage race squads.
 road.cc:
Colorado-based company shows prototype airless tire design that will
never flat.
 BikeRadar:
"Decent weight and excellent kit, but the ride could be more inspiring."
New
Champions’ league of the sport could be in the pipeline.
 InnerRing:
Fallen cyclists might make you think of a crash but this is the story
those who fell in the ugly battle of warfare, of those that are
remembered on Sunday in Europe and beyond. Almost every village in
France and Italy has its memorial to the fallen.
 VeloNation:
German sprinter has had issues of his own, says Danish rider.
 VeloNews:
After a rough end to the mountain bike season, it seems Luna’s Katerina
Nash is coming back to form, and she is feeling strong and pleased to
be back on the bike.
 CyclingNews:
Triple world champion tipped for job if Antequera elected as president .
| InnerRing:
Meet the new boss of cycling, Zdeněk Bakala. Whether he’s the same as
the old boss depends but the UCI has signed a memorandum of
understanding with Bakala, the Czech billionaire to invest up to €20
million from Bakala alone being cited.
 VeloNation: De
Rooij, Breukink and Leinders called as witnesses.
 VeloNation:
“I have absolutely no interest in Skins landing a commercial windfall
from this action.”
 VeloNews:
A much-anticipated revenue-sharing agreement with cycling’s top teams
could be in place for 2013, and may be finalized as early as this
month, says the managing director of RCS Sport.
 PEZ:
"There’s something about sharing the pain of a tough climb with a group
of guys that pretty much turns you into friends… you know what I’m
talking about."
 CyclingNews:
Italian company set to announce WorldTour partnership.
 Giant
offered the TCR Advanced 0 for the first time in 2012, and it was a
price-killer by delivering a bike with Ultegra Di2 for $4000. For 2013,
the bike is unchanged (including the price) save for the color scheme.
 RedKitePrayer:
The UCI, Hein Verbruggen and Pat McQuaid originally filed a civil suit
against Kimmage, following a path they had pursued in two earlier cases
against former World Anti-Doping President, Richard Pound and former
professional cyclist, Floyd Landis (As you recall, Pound settled the
case with a delightfully worded “retraction” and Landis lost his case
by means of a default judgment, when he failed to show up for the
hearing in Switzerland.
 CyclingNews:
Luxembourger regrets not working with Dr. Ferrari.
 VeloNews:
Discs or cantilevers? The Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com team has
committed itself to the newer braking system, but Raleigh-Clement is
still hedging its bets.
road.cc:
Now
it's SRAM's turn to get in on the Garmin alternative mount game.
U.S.
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 CyclingFans:
The 2012 Superprestige Cyclocross - Hamme-Zogge is Sunday, November
11. Live streaming video: 2:30pm CET (8:30am U.S. Eastern).
VeloNation:
Irishman busy during time off bike.
VeloNation:
World champion asserts himself over Sven Nys as tenacious Bart Aernouts
takes second.
CyclingNews:
“Champions League” plan with preliminary weaknesses.
Blazin'
Saddles: British drivers this week showed they have zero tolerance
towards British Cycling key figures for whom zero tolerance is not an
issue.
 road.cc:
New limited edition Reynolds 525 bike harks back to the 1980s.
CyclingFans:
The 2012 Soudal Classics Cyclocross series (previously Fidea) continues
Saturday, November 10 with the Jaarmarktcross at Niel. Live
streaming video: 2:45pm CET (8:45am U.S. Eastern)
 VeloNation:
Largely unchanged roster for second season of American team.
 CyclingNews:
Briton says it’s likely he will lead the for 2013.
 VeloNation:
New two year deal struck with Japanese company.
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Champions’ league of the sport could be in the pipeline.
InnerRing:
Fallen cyclists might make you think of a crash but this is the story
those who fell in the ugly battle of warfare, of those that are
remembered on Sunday in Europe and beyond. Almost every village in
France and Italy has its memorial to the fallen.
VeloNation:
German sprinter has had issues of his own, says Danish rider.
VeloNews:
After a rough end to the mountain bike season, it seems Luna’s Katerina
Nash is coming back to form, and she is feeling strong and pleased to
be back on the bike.
CyclingNews:
Triple world champion tipped for job if Antequera elected as president .
 PEZ:
American Classic has long been a company known for pushing forth
innovative new products. The latest piece of awesome to leap out of
Bill Shook's brain is a new rim design resulting in a fantastically
light set of tubeless wheels. Looking forward, this new rim shape opens
the door for still more new developments in the future.
 Peloton:
After every major doping scandal in cycling, professional teams say
they are going to clean up their act by enforcing a zero-tolerance
policy toward doping. They said it after the Festina Affair at the 1998
Tour de France, they said it after Spain’s Operación Puerto police bust
in 2006, and they’re saying it again.
 VeloNation:
List of injuries upgraded but quick recovery expected.
 VeloNation:
Fractured cheekbone will require surgery.
 VeloNation:
“The time for words should be over, they should be transformed into
actions.”
InnerRing:
How much do you know about cycling? How much do those who write about
cycling know? Well here’s a pub quiz to test your knowledge that was
put to British-based cycling journalists and others in teams and the
trade a couple of days ago.
USACycling:
For many Olympic athletes, “retirement” is a four-letter word, one
which is reserved for a day when their skills have faded, and the glory
has long since disappeared. But for 1996 Olympic Mountain Biking bronze
medalist and 2012 U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame inductee Susan DeMattei,
retirement was something she had to be talked out of, just months
before the crowning achievement of her athletic career.
| RedKitePrayer:
The UCI, Hein Verbruggen and Pat McQuaid originally filed a civil suit
against Kimmage, following a path they had pursued in two earlier cases
against former World Anti-Doping President, Richard Pound and former
professional cyclist, Floyd Landis (As you recall, Pound settled the
case with a delightfully worded “retraction” and Landis lost his case
by means of a default judgment, when he failed to show up for the
hearing in Switzerland.
CyclingNews:
Luxembourger regrets not working with Dr. Ferrari.
VeloNews:
Discs or cantilevers? The Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com team has
committed itself to the newer braking system, but Raleigh-Clement is
still hedging its bets.
 road.cc:
Now
it's SRAM's turn to get in on the Garmin alternative mount game.
 CyclingNews:
Former WADA medical director says the sporting movement can’t be
trusted to deal with fight against doping.
 Cyclismas:
"So I said my opinion was that having National Teams in the World Cup
series can be destructive. I guess I should explain myself.
I’m fortunate to have been in the position where I have DS’d both
Professional teams and Nationals teams in World Cup races."
 BicycleRetailer:
Gregory Street is a hilly two lanes, winding between $1.99 prime rib
steak houses and old mining buildings turned into casinos in this
little Las Vegas of the Rockies, which sits at over 8,000 feet
elevation west of Denver.
Samuel
Sanchez lauds Euskaltel-Euskadi’s decision to add non-Basques in bid to
keep WorldTour berth.
 BikeRadar:
Giro previewed an intriguing new line of cycling clothing on Thursday
at the Golden Saddle Cyclery in downtown Los Angeles. Dubbed 'New
Road,’ the retro-inspired collection is neither street wear nor
performance kit but somewhere in between. U.S.
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CyclingFans:
The 2012 Soudal Classics Cyclocross series (previously Fidea) continues
Saturday, November 10 with the Jaarmarktcross at Niel. Live
streaming video: 2:45pm CET (8:45am U.S. Eastern)
VeloNation:
Largely unchanged roster for second season of American team.
CyclingNews:
Briton says it’s likely he will lead the for 2013.
VeloNation:
New two year deal struck with Japanese company.
  PEZ:
"Belgium produced celebrated cyclists (and, in fact, many notable
people in other fields) but it has given us the best one of all:
Edouard Louis Joseph Merckx. “Merckx 525” is the welcome new book from
Velopress that gives us his accomplishments in visual form."
 road.cc:
It’s the most wonderful time of the year… nearly. With Christmas just
peeping its red-hatted head over the horizon, we thought we’d suggest
some gifts for the performance-minded cyclist.
CyclingIQ:
By the end of the 2012 Tour of Taihu Lake, overall winner Milan Kadlec
had gained, on average, a one second advantage over runner-up Floris
Goesinnen for every one hundred kilometres raced. Ultimately, the Czech
rider never allowed rivals to claw back the bonus time he gained from
winning the first stage.
CyclingNews:
The Independent Commission’s mandate will be key.
Rules
of the
Road
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After every major doping scandal in cycling, professional teams say
they are going to clean up their act by enforcing a zero-tolerance
policy toward doping. They said it after the Festina Affair at the 1998
Tour de France, they said it after Spain’s Operación Puerto police bust
in 2006, and they’re saying it again.
VeloNation:
List of injuries upgraded but quick recovery expected.
VeloNation:
Fractured cheekbone will require surgery.
VeloNation:
“The time for words should be over, they should be transformed into
actions.”
InnerRing:
How much do you know about cycling? How much do those who write about
cycling know? Well here’s a pub quiz to test your knowledge that was
put to British-based cycling journalists and others in teams and the
trade a couple of days ago.
 USACycling:
For many Olympic athletes, “retirement” is a four-letter word, one
which is reserved for a day when their skills have faded, and the glory
has long since disappeared. But for 1996 Olympic Mountain Biking bronze
medalist and 2012 U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame inductee Susan DeMattei,
retirement was something she had to be talked out of, just months
before the crowning achievement of her athletic career.
 "First
impressions suggest all-round boosts to shot quality, the interface and
the editing experience."
 RBAction:
More than any other sport we can think of, cycling is the one with a
preponderance of past champions lending their names and expertise to
market and/or develop new products.
 road.cc:
A lot of helmet at a great price, with a fit system that makes it a joy
to wear.
 BikeHugger:
"The Sorry, Didn’t See You Mate article from London Cyclist raises a
lot of interesting points and we’ve seen some of them before in cyclist
visibility studies; as well as that YouTube video with the basketball
gorilla."
| CyclingNews:
Former WADA medical director says the sporting movement can’t be
trusted to deal with fight against doping.
Cyclismas:
"So I said my opinion was that having National Teams in the World Cup
series can be destructive. I guess I should explain myself.
I’m fortunate to have been in the position where I have DS’d both
Professional teams and Nationals teams in World Cup races."
BicycleRetailer:
Gregory Street is a hilly two lanes, winding between $1.99 prime rib
steak houses and old mining buildings turned into casinos in this
little Las Vegas of the Rockies, which sits at over 8,000 feet
elevation west of Denver.
Samuel
Sanchez lauds Euskaltel-Euskadi’s decision to add non-Basques in bid to
keep WorldTour berth.
 BikeRadar:
Giro previewed an intriguing new line of cycling clothing on Thursday
at the Golden Saddle Cyclery in downtown Los Angeles. Dubbed 'New
Road,’ the retro-inspired collection is neither street wear nor
performance kit but somewhere in between. Whether or not that market
actually exists remains to be seen, but we will find out once New Road
becomes available in the spring.
 BikeRadar:
Specta Technologies, a company headed by Olympic cyclist Josiah Ng, is
looking for $200K of Kickstarter funding for their first project, a
two-way helmet cam.
 BikeRadar:
Ride year-round and you’ll soon find out that your our feet can get
cold quickly in wintry conditions. They’re also in the line of fire for
spray when it starts to bucket down, and it won’t take long for your
socks to get soaked through, which isn’t fun when you’re miles from
home.
 BikeRadar:
KETTLER USA's new Profi Bike Repair Stand holds a bicycle high and
steady for convenient repairs and maintenance.
 VeloNews:
Since 1972, Dugast has been pushing the boundaries of tire design and
in its history has come up with some of the legendary tires of
cyclocross.
U.S.
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 CyclingIQ:
By the end of the 2012 Tour of Taihu Lake, overall winner Milan Kadlec
had gained, on average, a one second advantage over runner-up Floris
Goesinnen for every one hundred kilometres raced. Ultimately, the Czech
rider never allowed rivals to claw back the bonus time he gained from
winning the first stage.
Races & Results.
La Ruta de los Conquistadores - Nov 1-3 (Stages & Results), Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Stages), Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages),  CyclingNews:
The Independent Commission’s mandate will be key.
VeloNews:
Italy’s financial crisis has crept to the cycling world as several
teams are struggling into the 2013 season. Acqua & Sapone is
closing its doors after nearly 10 years, and other teams are fighting
to stay alive.
 VeloNation:
German rider calls for cleaner future in sport.
 CyclingIQ:
"What about your nutrition plan? Do you even have a plan? It continues
to amaze me how much cyclists will invest in perfecting their training
schedules, clothing and equipment, leaving absolutely nothing to
chance. Yet when it comes to what they eat and drink, many cyclists
even at the elite level are happy to go with the flow, eating whatever
comes their way."
 CyclingIQ:
The
minute gaps between classification leaders and competitors aspiring to
succeed them can only ever endure in a flat stage race like Tour of
Taihu Lake. However, unlike GC contenders, points jersey hopefuls don’t
have the luxury of finishing in the bunch to preserve their overall
placings. La Pomme Marseille’s Benjamin Giraud made the right moves
today to move on up.
 CyclingNews:
Calls
for UCI to hand over responsibility for dope controls and for WADA to
act on “liberalized" corticoid use.
Rules
of the
Road
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The UCI is investigating allegations that Alexandr Kolobnev sold the
2010 Liège-Bastogne-Liège race to Alexander Vinokourov after an
apparent chain of emails between the riders was past to them by
judicial authorities in Italy.
 VeloNation:
Tour de France winner suffered only bruises after being hit by car.
 CyclingNews:
Suffered bruising and bleeding on the brain.
 VeloNews:
Zipp’s new Super-9 will be one of the world’s first carbon clincher
discs when it is released in January, dropping significant weight
relative to most aluminum/carbon hybrid clincher discs while also
allowing for the use of ultra-low-rolling-resistance clincher
tires.
CyclingNews:
Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins (Sky) is being treated in a
Lancashire hospital having collided with a vehicle while out training
on Wednesday evening.
VeloNation:
American opts against French court appearance.
|  The
sports governing body, the Union Cycliste International (UCI) found
itself backed into a corner this summer, but is fighting back with
flower power.
 CyclingWeekly:
David Howman, CEO of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), criticized
team Sky's zero-tolerance approach led to several staff members leaving.
 VeloNation:
Eyewear company explains why they waited for UCI ruling.
 Cyclismas:
Many times over the years that I’ve been involved with women’s cycling,
I’ve heard a lot of phrases like “turning point,” “potential,” and
“fragile.” But it seems to me we actually have turned a
corner. OK, there are still many more curves in the road, but
things have changed. We need to reflect that in our outlook for the
sport.
 VeloNews:
This weekend in Belgium is marked not just by two great cyclocross
races, but also by Armistice Day, November 11, when much of Europe
pauses briefly to remember the Armistice that ended the brutal First
World War.
 CyclingNews:
The International Cycling Union (UCI) has begun the process by which it
hopes will address the serious allegations that surfaced during USADA's
investigation into Lance Armstrong and the US Postal team.
RedKitePrayer:
The effect of the release of USADA’s “reasoned decision” and the
accompanying documents has been rather like a Hollywood special-effects
explosion. Debris has been raining down from the sky long after the
explosion itself has ceased to reverberate.
U.S.
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CyclingIQ:
The
minute gaps between classification leaders and competitors aspiring to
succeed them can only ever endure in a flat stage race like Tour of
Taihu Lake. However, unlike GC contenders, points jersey hopefuls don’t
have the luxury of finishing in the bunch to preserve their overall
placings. La Pomme Marseille’s Benjamin Giraud made the right moves
today to move on up.
CyclingNews:
Calls
for UCI to hand over responsibility for dope controls and for WADA to
act on “liberalized" corticoid use.
 VeloNews:
Cooperation emphasised in what could be period of greater harmony in
sport .
Races & Results.
La Ruta de los Conquistadores - Nov 1-3 (Stages & Results), Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Stages), Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages),  VeloNation:
Swiss Classics specialist meets his fans at the Centrum Ronde van
Vlaanderen.
 CyclingNews:
Kiwi overcomes injury for second time.
 VeloNation:
Manxman hoping for a slot as comeback continues.
 road.cc:
No space on your stem or handlebar for a Garmin mount? Try one of these
alternatives.
 BikeRadar:
Get the best from your winter riding and make sure that your bike
survives with these essential tips to prepare your bike for wet and
salty roads.
 CyclingNews:
The "Eurocentric view" doesn't work says Secretary General Sycamore.
 CyclingIQ:
Cycling’s veterans have had the lion’s share of successes in Tour of
Taihu Lake thus far, so it was time for a change in the form of
Nutrixxion Abus’ Sebastian Körber winning his first UCI stage. The
28-year old second-year pro was put out of contention by yesterday’s en
masse crash but everything fell together in the right way today.
 CyclingNews:
Garmin-Sharp rider says it's up to the UCI, riders to make people
believe.
Rules
of the
Road
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Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins (Sky) is being treated in a
Lancashire hospital having collided with a vehicle while out training
on Wednesday evening.
 VeloNation:
American opts against French court appearance.
 VeloNews:
Cycling’s governing body made moves Wednesday to try to bolster its
battered credibility with two initiatives it hopes will help it regain
its footing in the wake of the Lance Armstrong doping scandal...
 Peloton:
The "clean cycling" unionnn has called for a zero tolerance approach to
doping from next year, as the sport tries to claw back its credibility
after the damaging Lance Armstrong scandal..
 VeloNews:
The Dutch cycling federation is to set up a commission to probe the
“culture of doping” in the sport, laid bare by the scandal surrounding
disgraced superstar Lance Armstrong.
 VeloNation:
Tour de France winner says Armstrong “can get f***ed” if he doped
during 2009/10 comeback.
 road.cc:
Everything you wanted to know about cyclo-cross racing but were too
afraid to ask.
 BicycleRetailer:
Drift Innovation's new camera features a wearable remote control,
continuous loop recording and an integrated 2-inch LCD screen.
 Bicycling:
Proven in competition, aero road bikes are ready to make you faster..
 Off
The Beaten Path: “You ride the bike you have, not the bike you might
want or wish to have at a later time,” said a famous secretary of
defense. (More or less. He was talking about armies, not bikes, but
both are tools toward achieving an end.).
 VeloNation:
Investigation
into 2010 Liège-Bastogne-Liège.
| CyclingNews:
The International Cycling Union (UCI) has begun the process by which it
hopes will address the serious allegations that surfaced during USADA's
investigation into Lance Armstrong and the US Postal team.
 RedKitePrayer:
The effect of the release of USADA’s “reasoned decision” and the
accompanying documents has been rather like a Hollywood special-effects
explosion. Debris has been raining down from the sky long after the
explosion itself has ceased to reverberate.
 After
decades of bullying and intimidation by the UCI, have we started to see
the shift? Are those who have been “oppressed” during that time
starting to remove and wave the decrepitly stench-riddled UCI shoes Pat
McQuaid/Hein Verbruggen previously planted?
 VeloNews:
As the 2013 season approaches, teams are completing their rosters;
riders are transferring here and there, and several neo-professionals
are joining the ranks.
 BikeRadar:
In the 1920s, track cyclist often made much more than professional
baseball players or American football players. Fast forward nearly a
century, and track cycling in America is obscure, while Major League
Baseball and the National Football League dominate mainstream
media. So what happened? An argument can be made that radio
played a key role in relegating cycling.
 Cyclismas:
Asked to comment on the loss of women in the sport, UCI president Pat
McQuaid responded, “What women?” .
 VeloNation:
Federation doctor calls for vote of no confidence in Irishman.
 CyclingNews:
Spanish rider Juan Manuel Garate (Rabobank) believes riders should
watch for any signs of rule-breaking - i.e. doping - by their
colleagues within a team rather than leave the UCI or WADA to enforce
anti-doping legislation. Garate believes self-regulation can help
eradicate doping.
U.S.
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CyclingNews:
The "Eurocentric view" doesn't work says Secretary General Sycamore.
CyclingIQ:
Cycling’s veterans have had the lion’s share of successes in Tour of
Taihu Lake thus far, so it was time for a change in the form of
Nutrixxion Abus’ Sebastian Körber winning his first UCI stage. The
28-year old second-year pro was put out of contention by yesterday’s en
masse crash but everything fell together in the right way today.
CyclingNews:
Garmin-Sharp rider says it's up to the UCI, riders to make people
believe.
 CyclingNews:
Lampre-ISD rider hoping for rapid verdict to save 2013 season.
 VeloNation:
Ale-Jet prepares for his 18th season in the professional peloton after
an illness-hit 2012.
 PEZ:
After
a solid season in 2011 with a win at Tour of Battenkill, then another
leap forward in 2012 with wins at Nutmeg and Beverly, Ben recently
signed on with Jelly Belly Pro Cycling Team p/b Kenda..
Races & Results.
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The 100th running of the Tour de France starts June 29 on the island of
Corsica, and the anniversary route is one of the most balanced in
memory. Tricky time trials, taxing hilly stages, and four mountaintop
finishes—including a double summit of Alpe d’Huez—will challenge each
of the 198 racers.
 VeloNation:
Manx
missile says he will have the full support of new team.
 road.cc:
One for the racers, a good looking, well built seat that that is more
suited to quick blasts rather than long days in the saddle.
 PodiumCafe:
News stories breaking in Denmark this morning as the danish edition of
Tyler Hamilton's "The Secret Race" goes on sale spell bad news for Saxo
Bank-Tinkoff Bank team-owner Bjarne Riis .
Rules
of the
Road
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Investigation
into 2010 Liège-Bastogne-Liège.
 InnerRing:
It’s rarely stated that injecting EPO is bad for your health. From
blood clots to cancer the use of this drug comes with risks when
administered under normal conditions. When abused by athletes, nobody
knows what the risks are.
 CyclingNews:
Dekker "put through a battery of tests" says Vaughters.
 CyclingNews:
Tyler Hamilton has continued to expose his and cycling's dark past by
alleging former Olev Tinkov, former owner of Tinkoff Credit Systems and
now sponsor of Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank, suggested his riders do what was
required to achieve results, "just don't get caught."
 Neil
Browne: Omertà is defined as a rule or code that prohibits speaking or
divulging information about certain activities, especially the
activities of a criminal organization. The word is often used when
speaking about the Mafia and their code of silence. As we know omertà
hasn’t been used exclusively by criminal organizations, but by sporting
ones as well.
 VeloNews:
A “manifesto for credible cycling,” issued last week by five European
newspapers, proposed some changes worth making, according to cycling
veteran Allan Peiper.
 CyclingNews:
RadioShack-Nissan rider Joost Posthuma has decided to retire after
failing to secure a contract for the 2013 season, he stated on his
personal website today.
 BikeRadar:
"How to banish unnecessary pressure while keeping the same familiar
Arione performance."
 road.cc:
Protective toe covers for days when it's not quite cold enough for full
overshoes.
| VeloNation:
Federation doctor calls for vote of no confidence in Irishman.
CyclingNews:
Spanish rider Juan Manuel Garate (Rabobank) believes riders should
watch for any signs of rule-breaking - i.e. doping - by their
colleagues within a team rather than leave the UCI or WADA to enforce
anti-doping legislation. Garate believes self-regulation can help
eradicate doping.
 VeloNation:
South African suspended for out of competition result, Nedbank 360 Life
team on hold.
 road.cc:
Squad led by Ausralia's Rochelle Gilmore features Britain's champion
team pursuit trio and double road world champ Giorgia Bronzini.
 CyclingNews:
Amgen faces $780 million fines for illegally promoting blood booster.
 CyclingWeekly:
"This is a British magazine, and although this is a list of things that
changed cycling as a whole, we kick off with something that changed
cycling in this country, and probably changed it forever."
 VeloNews:
"It is 7-8 feet of tape, and at my local bike shop that means $20-$25
for Fizik and up to $40 for Lizard Skins, which I would like to try but
just can’t see paying that much. A role of duct tape costs $4-$5 and
you get yards of it! I just don’t get it. What in their process costs
so much?"
 BikeRadar:
Getting mud and grit in your eyes can be both painful and dangerous on
a bike, and the chances of that happening are greatly increased in
winter mud and rain. One way round the problem is to invest in some
clear riding specs. You don’t have to spend a fortune to get decent
quality.
 HumanPush:
"In most cases, any publicity is good, but I bet that executives with
Cervelo, Cannondale, Specialized and such are very happy today, not
seeing their bikes between the ostracized cyclist's legs."
U.S.
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PodiumCafe:
News stories breaking in Denmark this morning as the danish edition of
Tyler Hamilton's "The Secret Race" goes on sale spell bad news for Saxo
Bank-Tinkoff Bank team-owner Bjarne Riis .
 VeloNews:
The International Association of Professional Cycling teams (AIGCP) is
in standby mode in the wake of the Lance Armstrong investigation, but
insists the UCI needs to distance itself from anti-doping controls.
VeloNation:
Also states Riis should leave cycling if he lied about Fuentes.
Races & Results.
La Ruta de los Conquistadores - Nov 1-3 (Stages & Results), Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Stages), Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages),  CyclingIQ:
Like a tennis player who is capable of winning a match based on his
un-returnable serve, the totality of Alexander Serebryakov’s sprinting
prowess has seen him consistently threaten the general classification
of Asia Tour races this season.
 VeloNews:
After a two-year drought and on the 20th anniversary of La Ruta de los
Conquistadores, a Costa Rican crossed the finish line first on Saturday
in Playa Bonita.
 MBAction:
She decimated the class finishing four hours and 25 minutes
ahead of second place. Yes, four hours. That time would have put her in
16th place in the Elite Men's division.
 BikeRadar:
Drivetrain products like ceramic bearings that promise lower mechanical
friction and higher speeds have been hyped in recent years, but
skeptics say drivetrains are already efficient, so any gains aren't
significant. But one inquisitive and highly resourceful individual
sought to find out for himself exactly what types of efficiency gains
could be achieved, and how.
 CyclingWeekly:
Great Britain's Helen Wyman of the Kona team is having the cyclo-cross
season of a lifetime with several podium placings in major races,
including a win at the prestigious Koppenberg Cross in Belgium last
Thursday (November 1) and then topping that with the European
cyclo-cross title at the weekend in Ipswich (November 3).
 CyclingIQ:
Ukrainian Yuri Metlushenko of the Turkish ‘Konya Torku Seker Spor’
squad nailed the fourth stage’s finishing sprint, but his distant
position in the overall individual classification caused no headaches
for the team of incumbent orange jersey-wearer Milan Kadlec.
VeloNation:
Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet-Euphony) defiantly showed Niels Albert
(BKCP-Powerplus) who is Mr Superprestige as the Belgian champion won
yet another race-long duel with the younger World champion.
Rules
of the
Road
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 CyclingWeekly:
Olympic road race champion Alexandre Vinokourov faces fresh sporting
fraud claims that he bought the 2010 Liège-Bastogne-Liège win. The
proof surfaced as part the ongoing Padua investigation of Michele
Ferrari and in the last week the evidence was sent to the Union
Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and Belgian public prosecutor.
 InnerRing:
Paul Kimmage’s book “Rough Ride” has been seen as The Doping Book, the
text that exposed the use of banned substances in pro cycling when it
was published 1990 but it’s much more than this. In the light of recent
events I wanted to go back and read the book again.
 CyclingNews:
Graeme Obree has called for change at the UCI, suggesting that the
international governing body of cycling should be reformed with far
more involvement from sponsors, teams and the riders.
 road.cc:
Tasmanian sorry to see mentor Bobby Julich and DS Sean Yates leave team.
 VeloNation:
Talks about the disease that has held him back.
 VeloNews:
When Jeremy Powers (Rapha-Focus) rode to a seventh-place finish in the
Tabor World Cup on October 21, he made history not just because the
result was the best ever by an American man, but also because it was
the best ever World Cup finish by a rider equipped with disc brakes.
 VeloNews:
Dux Helm's flagship product is a lightweight helmet with integrated,
retractable lenses.
 BikeRadar:
You have to keep riding in winter if you want to consolidate your
summer fitness gains. Riding outdoors can be treacherous when it's dark
and icy, which is why indoor trainers are a boon to cyclists,
especially those who want to use their own bikes rather than go to a
gym.
 VeloNation:
Former CSC rider states he was accompanied to meet Puerto doctor.
|
 CyclingNews:
Agencies, doping controls and UCI investigation must be impartial.
 Cyclismas:
"I recently took a look at the new anti-doping education website set up
by the UCI in an effort to combat doping, it’s called
http://www.truechampionorcheat.org/. The aim behind it is twofold:
firstly it attempts to explain the mechanics of the anti-doping
framework. Stuff like how TUEs, whereabouts, and the doping control
protocol works along with the bare-bones of the anti-doping rules."
 CyclingNews:
News that the UCI has called for an external commission to examine
allegations made against them in the Lance Armstrong affair has been
welcomed by WADA. The anti-doping agency has offered assistance, if
called upon, a measure that may help remedy the relationship between
the two organisations.
 road.cc:
Heart
rate monitor specialists release first iPhone training app. Works with
compatible heart rate strap.
 Bicycling:
Disc brake road bikes are nearly ready for prime time. Many companies
used the 2012 Eurobike trade show in Germany to showcase frames
specially designed around the powerful brakes. Here are some of the
coolest production and prototype disc road bikes at the show.
 MBAction:
The Mojo HD is the big brother to Ibis’ other full-suspension bikes.
Boasting 6.3 inches of travel, it offers almost an inch more than the
other Mojos.
 road.cc:
Latest frame from fixie specialists is a lo-pro fillet brazed
special.
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CyclingIQ:
Ukrainian Yuri Metlushenko of the Turkish ‘Konya Torku Seker Spor’
squad nailed the fourth stage’s finishing sprint, but his distant
position in the overall individual classification caused no headaches
for the team of incumbent orange jersey-wearer Milan Kadlec.
VeloNation:
Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet-Euphony) defiantly showed Niels Albert
(BKCP-Powerplus) who is Mr Superprestige as the Belgian champion won
yet another race-long duel with the younger World champion.
 CXMagazine:
Under the Cross After Dark Series disco lights, through deep wet mud
from an all-day rain, and to the smears of the HeckleOnline.com Heckle
Ghoul, Ryan Trebon (Cannondale/CyclocrossWorld) and Katie Compton (Trek
Cyclocross) again soloed to wins, this time at the Lionhearts
International at Kings CX in Mason OH p/b Toyota and Siemens.
Races & Results.
La Ruta de los Conquistadores - Nov 1-3 (Stages & Results), Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Stages), Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages),  VeloNation:
Retirement doesn’t stop Australian sprint specialist from taking one
more win.
VeloNation:
No UCI registration could mean no World Cups or Giro for former World
TT champion however.
CyclingFans:
The 2012 Superprestige Cyclocross - Zonhoven is Sunday, November
4. Live streaming video: 2:30pm CET (8:30am U.S. Eastern).
 PodiumInsight:
The prestigious Cycle-Smart International, the longest-running UCI
sanctioned cyclocross race in the United States, began its 22nd year
today at the world-class venue of Look Park in Northampton,
Massachusetts.
 VeloNation:
British champion outsprints Sanne van Paassen to take the blue and
yellow stars jersey.
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VeloNation:
Former CSC rider states he was accompanied to meet Puerto doctor.
 CyclingNews:
Wilfried Peeters expects Omega Pharma QuickStep to face sterner
opposition in next season’s spring Classics campaign with Fabian
Cancellara and Peter Sagan as two of their main challengers.
 CyclingWeekly: When
27-year-old Tommy Godwin won his two bronze medals in the 1948 London
Olympic Games in the team pursuit and kilometre time trial at Herne
Hill Stadium, there was no state of the art indoor velodrome, no custom
made athletes' village.
 InnerRing:
Dauphin in French means dolpin but also runner-up so it’s fitting that
Tour de France and Team Sky Number Two Chris Froome gets to dance with
a dolphin in waters near Curaçao.
 PEZ:
One of the most epic ever was Andy Hampsten's ride on the Gavia in the
'88 Giro. This was the day Andy Hampsten won the hearts of the Italian
tifosi, and the maglia rosa at the 1988 Giro - battling through a snow
blizzard and more.
 road.cc:
Good looks, lovely smooth bearings and the ability to withstand knocks
and bumps.
 MBAction:
"We like dreaming as much as anyone and this collection of concept
mountain bike haulers has us drooling. There is one ringer, however. It
was made in the 60's and we still think it blows away the modern
wannabes."
 VeloNation:
Former pro enthuses about rider’s versatility and strength.
road.cc:
Poacher turned gamekeeper says there's no need for all the admissions
of doping now.
 VeloNation:
Britain’s first Tour de France winner struggles with the
celebrity that his achievement has brought.
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CyclingNews:
Sponsor thought doping was 'contained' and scandals
'minimised'.
 VeloNews:
An Italian newspaper has published emails that appear to back previous
allegations that retired Olympic cycling champion Alexander Vinokourov
paid off a rival to win his second Liège-Bastogne-Liège in 2010.
 EuroSport:
The Edenbridge Bonfire Society in Kent have burnt an effigy of Lance
Armstrong.
 road.cc:
A superbly written book about cycling's greatest champion.
 BikeRadar:
"On flat-out trails, Orange’s Alpine is one of the best-descending
enduro bikes available."
 VeloNation:
Includes email exchange that allegedly proves payment of €150,000 to
secure Monument victory.
 Cyclismas:
It’s been almost three weeks since USADA released their reasoned
decision in their case against Lance Armstrong which included an
avalanche of evidence into the doping practices on the Texan’s various
teams. With the lack of top level racing in the days since then, it’s
unsurprising that much of the cycling news emerging has included the
reactions of people within the sport, not least the cyclists themselves.
TwistedSpoke:
In this case, the fallout from the
Armstrong-Postal-Best-Illegal-Doping-Program-In-Sports really is
fall-out. The town of Livermore, which played host to the Tour of
Californian last year, decided to pull the plug on their bid.
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CyclingFans:
The 2012 Superprestige Cyclocross - Zonhoven is Sunday, November
4. Live streaming video: 2:30pm CET (8:30am U.S. Eastern).
PodiumInsight:
The prestigious Cycle-Smart International, the longest-running UCI
sanctioned cyclocross race in the United States, began its 22nd year
today at the world-class venue of Look Park in Northampton,
Massachusetts.
VeloNation:
British champion outsprints Sanne van Paassen to take the blue and
yellow stars jersey.
 CyclingNews:
Ryan Trebon (Cannondale Cyclocross World) soloed to the win in the
Cyclo-Stampede across the Ohio River from downtown Cincinnati in
Covington, Kentucky’s Devou Park. Jamey Driscoll made it a
Cannondale/CyclocrossWorld one-two, finishing 1:28 back, while Ben
Berden (Raleigh-Clement) outsprinted Travis Livermon (Mock Orange
Bikes) for third place 19 seconds later.
 VeloNation:
Dutch champion outsprints local champion Marc de Maar in Caribbean
race.
 CyclingIQ:
After taking out today’s Tour of Taihu Lake third stage, Alexander
Serebryakov (Team Type 1 – Sanofi) is one victory shy of his 10th UCI
AsiaTour stage win for 2012. The talented 25 year old Russian sprinter
has not yet revealed who he will ride for in 2013 but, after such an
impressive season, a leap up to the ProTeam ranks isn’t inconceivable.
Races & Results.
La Ruta de los Conquistadores - Nov 1-3 (Stages & Results), Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Stages), Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages),  VeloNation:
Chinese Pro Continental team continues to build.
VeloNation:
WADA
chief says blacklisting those who confess will simply result in more
scandals.
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VeloNation:
Former pro enthuses about rider’s versatility and strength.
 road.cc:
Poacher turned gamekeeper says there's no need for all the admissions
of doping now.
VeloNation:
Britain’s first Tour de France winner struggles with the
celebrity that his achievement has brought.
 VeloNews:
The snow skipped the pro races this year, but the cold stuck around as
Sam Schultz (Subaru-Trek) and Georgia Gould (Luna) won their races at
the 23rd annual Bell’s Beer Iceman Cometh Challenge.
 CyclingNews:
Celebrates the 70th birthday of cycling legend Felice Gimondi.
Off The Beaten Path: One big rule is that the difference between
adjacent chainrings ideally should not be larger than 16
teeth.
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VeloNation:
Includes email exchange that allegedly proves payment of €150,000 to
secure Monument victory.
Cyclismas:
It’s been almost three weeks since USADA released their reasoned
decision in their case against Lance Armstrong which included an
avalanche of evidence into the doping practices on the Texan’s various
teams. With the lack of top level racing in the days since then, it’s
unsurprising that much of the cycling news emerging has included the
reactions of people within the sport, not least the cyclists themselves.
 VeloNation:
Journalist clarifies situation as he prepares to take on UCI chiefs.
 TwistedSpoke:
In this case, the fallout from the
Armstrong-Postal-Best-Illegal-Doping-Program-In-Sports really is
fall-out. The town of Livermore, which played host to the Tour of
Californian last year, decided to pull the plug on their bid.
 VeloNews:
Despite the turmoil of the Lance Armstrong doping scandal, life goes on
for the majority of the riders inside the peloton today..
 BikeRadar:
California based Ibis Cycles are known as one of the smaller, quirkier
and more innovative bike manufacturers. What Mountain Bike spoke to
company founder Scot Nicol to hear his thoughts on working as part of a
small team, the future of 26in-wheeled bikes and new technology.
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 VeloNation:
WADA
chief says blacklisting those who confess will simply result in more
scandals.
 CyclingNews:
The UCI announced the first eight teams which have passed muster for a
UCI ProTeam license and 13 which met requirements for a Professional
Continental license for 2013.
 CyclingIQ:
The possibility of a hat-trick of stage wins lies before ASC Dukla
Praha, after 2011 Tour of Taihu Lake GC runner-up Alois Kankovsky
demonstrated his track form in Zhangjiagang today. ASC teammate Milan
Kadlec retains a tenuous grip on the leader’s jersey for another day,
with a clutch of quality sprinters still in contention for overall
honours with six stages remaining.
 CyclingNews:
Outside assistance issue arises.
Races & Results.
La Ruta de los Conquistadores - Nov 1-3 (Stages & Results), Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Stages), Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages),  Peloton:
Now that we know the respective routes of next year’s major grand
tours—the Giro d’Italia and Tour de France both have a nice blend of
time trials and summit finishes—it’s a good time to start looking at
the likely contenders.
 CyclingNews:
Ex-US Postal rider believes in second chances.
 VeloNation:
More details emerge of financial support pledged by departing backer.
 CyclingNews:
Backcountry.com confirmed this week that it will step away from cycling
sponsorship in 2013 after two years as title sponsor of a UCI
Continental team through its RealCyclist and Competitive Cyclist brands.
VeloNation:
Criminal investigation for suspected fraud requested by anti-doping
journalist.
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 VeloNews:
“This is my body, and I can do whatever I want to it. […] What am I on?
I’m on my bike busting my ass six hours a day. What are you on?” —
Lance Armstrong, from a 2001 Nike commercial.
 CyclingNews:
Irish champion on WorldTour points and leaving Omega Pharma-QuickStep.
 VeloNews:
If it’s possible to be effusive and understated at the same time,
American mountain biker Pua Mata was so after stage one of La Ruta de
los Conquistadores on Thursday.
 VeloNation:
Manx rider rues what might have been.
 CyclingNews:
2012's top-ranked rider wants to "help make this sport better".
 BikeRadar:
"Awesomely stout with enormous mud clearance and only a few minor
niggles".
 Bicycling:
Manufacturers promise performance and recovery with compression, and
cyclists have bought in. But research suggests the benefits are in our
heads.
 road.cc:
Oakley's latest integrates a digital heads-up display showing live GPS
data.
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VeloNews:
Lance Armstrong’s refusal to contest the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency’s
charges cost him sponsors, more than a decade of results, and a
lifetime ban. And though the price was high, choosing against an
arbitration hearing was arguably the correct move, from a legal and
public-image standpoint.
 road.cc:
Chief concerns surround non-application of eight-year statute of
limitations.
 RedKitePrayer:
Journalist Paul Kimmage is suing the UCI for defamation, slander and
fraud. That’s worth repeating: Paul Kimmage is suing the UCI. This
would be where Wayne and Garth are supposed to say, “Yeah, and monkeys
might fly out of my butt.”
 InnerRing:
There’s talk of aiming for the Giro in 2013 instead of returning to
defend the Tour de France. Whilst French sensibilities might be
offended if the defending champion gives July a miss, the whole sport
stands to gain… including the Tour de France.
 CyclingNews:
'Cross world champion profits from new time-based classification system.
 VeloNews:
Carbon clinchers are quickly increasing in popularity, slowly
overcoming the deficit in public confidence caused by frightening
blowouts and failures when the technology was first introduced.
 VeloNews:
Despite aggrandized claims to the contrary, the perfect bicycle has
never been created, and never will be.
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 VeloNation:
Criminal investigation for suspected fraud requested by anti-doping
journalist.
VeloNation:
Ninth title for the Kannibaal of cyclocross; Helen Wyman takes her
second in women’s race.
 CyclingNews:
The Dutch province of Drenthe no longer wishes to support a bid to host
the Vuelta a España due to the wide ranging doping scandal centered on
Lance Armstrong.
Races & Results.
La Ruta de los Conquistadores - Nov 1-3 (Stages & Results), Giro d'Italia - May 4-26 (Stages), Tour de France - June 29-July 21 (Stages),  Alex
Grant:
"Reflections on the eve of La Ruta de los Conquistadores."
 CyclingIQ:
Emerging from the bunch sprint ahead of much younger rivals, 38-year
old Czech national road cycling champion Milan Kedlec (ASC Dukla Praha)
secured his first stage win of the 2013 season in China’s Jiangsu
province today.
 MBAction:The
Agoura Hills Patch recently ran a feature on trail user conflicts
caused by mountain bikers exceeding the 15 mile per hour trail speed
limits. One ranger feels it is Strava to blame and the online tracking
service is trying to do something about it.
 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.
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VeloNation:
Irish journalist on his push for a criminal investigation into UCI
chiefs.
 Bicycling:
To fans of Specialized, company founder Mike Sinyard is a visionary
genius, driven by an unyielding passion for bicycles. To his
detractors—those who believe he wields his company’s clout with
arrogance—he’s an ego-driven bully. John Brant climbs inside the world
of this bike industry titan and finds that if you really want to sort
out the light side from the dark, you’re in for a long, hard
ride.
 CyclingNews:
Orica-GreenEdge has announced the immediate dismissal of sports
director Matt White, meantime an external review into the team and its
practices will be led by experienced anti-doping expert, Nicki Vance.
 MBAction:
Suzuki Motor Corporation of Japan has developed a concept vehicle
dubbed the BaseCamp that has features any mountain biker can
appreciate. The tough little SUV is made to be roughed up with body
panels that are meant to resist scratching. It also has a standard
equipment roof rack for your bikes and lots of interior storage.
 CyclingWeekly:
Allan Peiper changes direction today to become BMC Racing's performance
director. The move follows years working as a sports director,
including helping Garmin's Ryder Hesjedal to win the Giro d'Italia in
May.
 VeloNews:
Italy’s Lampre and Wilier families are at odds and splitting after a
successful 10-year run. The first division team is annulling its
contract with bike manufacturer Wilier to welcome Taiwan’s Merida as
both supplier and secondary sponsor.
 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.
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 VeloNews:
The United States Anti-Doping Agency is moving its case forward against
Belgian Johan Bruyneel, the former manager of the United States Postal
Service and Discovery Channel teams, according to any agency
spokesperson.
 CyclingNews:
The decision to strip Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France
titles and all results dated from 1 August, 1998 does not respect the
anti-doping rules regarding the statute of limitations, according to
doping law professor Antonio Rigozzi from the University of Neuchatel
in Switzerland.
 IrishPeloton:
It’s been almost three weeks since USADA released their reasoned
decision in their case against Lance Armstrong which included an
avalanche of evidence into the doping practices on the Texan’s various
teams. With the lack of top level racing in the days since then, it’s
unsurprising that much of the cycling news emerging has included the
reactions of people within the sport, not least the cyclists themselves.
 VeloNews:
IOC confirms investigation into Texan; could Ekimov and Ullrich also
lose out?
 CyclingNews:
The Alberto Contador Specialized Foundation launching in 2013 will give
young cyclists the opportunity to race under the direction of retired
professional and former Spanish national coach José Luis de Santos. De
Santos rode for Banesto between 1991-1995 and led the national team at
the 2009 UCI Road World Championships in Mendrisio where Joaquim
Rodríguez and Samuel Sanchez finished third and fourth respectively.
 BicycleRetailer:
The BiKASE IKASE holds an iPad on bike handlebars for use on stationary
trainers.
 SoCalCycling:
In addition to the some modifications and improvements to the Di 2
Electric 9070 Groupset, Shimano will be introducing the much needed and
revamped mechanical Dura-Ace Groupset.
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.
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