CXMagazine: 2011 Gieten Superprestige Preview.
This weekend the Dutch will get a taste of the Superprestige series as it heads to Gieten, the Netherlands. The race has been going on since it’s first edition in 1976 and held it’s first women’s race in 1996. The fastest men and women will take to the course around Gieten.
CXMagazine: 2011 Gieten Superprestige Preview
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Pavé: International Cyclocross Power Rankings, Week #10
A big weekend and some shaking-up to the rankings, as Niels Albert has abandoned the field to recover from a broken wrist and Kevin Pauwels solidified his place on the top of the heap – so let’s take a look at the top ten on the European Circuit.
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BikeRumor: Bikerumor Pic Of The Day – Thankful For Rides Like These
Photo submitted by Harlow Farnsworth, ”This pic was taken early on saturday morning on some trails just outside Seattle. The temp was around freezing and we were riding right in a fog layer that sun was slowly burning off.”
Pave: An Interview With Ryan Trebon, Part 2 – East Coast & Europe
“Yesterday, we published Part 1 of our interview with Ryan Trebon. Here’s the remainder of the interview.”
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CyclingNews: Races & Results
Lotto Zesdaagse Vlaanderen-Gent (Day 1),
Tour of Rwanda (results),
Superprestige Gavere (Elite men results),
Superprestige Gavere (Elite women results),
Oceania Track Championships (results),
GVA Trofee – GP Hasselt (results),
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Tour of Rwanda (results),
Superprestige Gavere (Elite men results),
Superprestige Gavere (Elite women results),
Oceania Track Championships (results),
GVA Trofee – GP Hasselt (results),
More…
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Pavé: North American Cyclocross Power Rankings, Week #11
After a bit of a static week – with the only major North American races happening in North Carolina and most of the country’s major players taking a bit of a rest – let’s take a look at the Power Rankings. Not much has changed, but Berden’s two wins and the fall-out from Trebon’s crash a week and a half ago cause some shifts. Meanwhile, some Americans have headed to Belgium for the World Cup.
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Pro Todd Wells & Dr. Allen Lim: How to Fuel Your Body for Cyclocross
Cyclocross is a weird animal. It’s intense and technically demanding, so you don’t get much chance to consume anything during the race. It’s also short, so heavy carb loading might be overkill.
VeloNation: Giorgia Bronzini – “We want the same professional contract as the men.”
Pooley: where is our Team Sky?
CyclingNews: Gilmore joins chorus advocating women’s cycling reform.
“It’s disappointing to see so many teams at the top level of the women’s discipline existing and paying their riders nothing. For a small fraction of the salary of star Belgian Philippe Gilbert you could have a whole women’s team.”
Yahoo!: CAS completes hearing into Contador doping case
Sport’s highest court completed a four-day hearing into Alberto Contador’s doping case on Thursday, and the Spanish rider must now wait until early next year to find out if he will be stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title.
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CyclingNews: WADA unveils new version of whereabouts system
WADA has launched an improved module within the Anti-Doping Administration & Management System (ADAMS) that provides a more user-friendly and efficient whereabouts interface for athletes.
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InnerRing: Pro Tour paperwork.
The decisions concerning the GreenEDGE Cycling and RadioShack-Nissan teams will be announced later – the Commission is currently waiting for the teams to provide additional documents.
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TwistedSpoke: Mauro Gianetti. Hardest working man in cycling showbiz
CyclingNews: Gianetti: I’ve got two sponsorship options.
Geox-TMC manager Mauro Gianetti has revealed that he has two potential sponsors lined up to replace his team’s current main backer. Gianetti had already admitted that he has been negotiating with the Venezuelan tourist board, and has now told the C-Cycling blog that he is also working on a possible deal with what he described as “a good, serious company that we know very well”.
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VeloNation: CAS confirms Contador hearing ends tomorrow, decision will come in 2012.
Tiralongo provides evidence in Lausanne.
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BikeRadar Video: 3LC cycling training DVDs ft. Mark Cavendish – First look
Just the idea of turbo training can strike fear and trepidation into even the most keen road cyclist. Overcoming boredom and finding motivation to simulate an outdoor ride are two of the bigger obstacles to tackle, which is where the guys from 3LC come in.
InnerRing: BOA vs. WADA (both are right)
“The British Olympic Authority (BOA) is locked in a fight with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). I wanted to cover this story earlier in the week but there’s been too much other news to fit it in.”
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TwistedSpoke: Turkey-bike collision. Careful folks
“Ladies and gents, just be careful out there on Thanksgiving. You could be blasting down a twisty mountain road on your prize Colnago and disaster strikes.”
InnerRing: The breakaway league struggles to get clear
Going on the leaked plans received by cyclingnews.com it seems the mooted breakaway league is struggling to get an advantage. As you probably know, anyone can launch an attack, the hard part is making a breakaway last. It’s the same in business, launching a venture is easy but making it work is the hard part.
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VeloNation: Doctor Fuentes to go on trial for Operación Puerto offences.
Madrid’s Superior Court says sports physician Eufemiano Fuentes, former Liberty Seguros team boss Manolo Saiz and six others arrested in 2006 on suspicion of providing doping services to cyclists will be tried.
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CyclingNews: Galician government rejects Mosquera’s accusations
Denies that it interfered in the judicial process leading to Mosquera’s two-year ban.