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If spring weather is temperamental, riding indoors doesn’t have to be a drag

Just days after hearings in his long-running doping case wrapped up, Alberto Contador returned to the spotlight Tuesday in Copenhagen with the official presentation of Saxo Bank for the 2012 season.

Shimano Dura-Ace mechanical is going 11-speed, sources confirm.

Here are my top three reasons for you to be out on the bike, and not out on the couch during the holidays

Jan Ullrich's manager suggests his client may have some revelations following the Court of Arbitration for Sport's decision in his case, and David Millar says he has no plans to challenge the British Olympic Association's lifetime Olympics ban for athletes who have tested positive.

Dear Lennard, I started messing around with a newish XTR rear derailleur with the intention of converting it to a short cage

The Liquigas-Cannondale captain says that the Giro-Tour double is possible. Whether he can win one or both remains to be seen.

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Lennard Zinn takes questions on Belgian Tape, wide rims for tubulars and carbon braking surfaces.

Shoes are a vital contact point between rider and bike, and cheap ones rarely make the cut. Scott Road Teams do, but only just.

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Caley Fretz suggests 10 gift ideas available online from small businesses we like. All are available online (and you’re allowed to buy them on Tuesday, too).

Mark Renshaw says he relishes the opportunity to take his own chances in the bunch sprints after his high-profile move to Rabobank for the 2012 season.

Tour de France champion Cadel Evans was named Victorian Sportsperson of the Year on Monday during the 2011 Victorian Sport Awards, held at the Crown Entertainment Complex in Melbourne, Australia.

Saxo Bank riders will be heading to Israel for a unique pre-season training camp that's likely a first among the professional peloton.

Reigning world champion Mark Cavendish says fatherhood is going to make him an even better bike racer.

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Men

• 1. Dylan McNicholas, Cyclocrossworld.com, at 1:00:30
• 2. Raphael Gagné, Rocky Mountain Factory, at 0:06
• 3. Jeremy Durrin, J.a.m. Fund-Ncc, at 0:09
• 4. Adam Myerson, Team Mountain Khakis-Smartstop, at 0:47
• 5. Justin Lindine, Bikereg.com-Joe's Garage, at 0:50

Women

• 1. Laura Van Gilder, C3-Mellow Mushroom, at 0:37:26
• 2. Sally Annis, Crossresults.com-Jra Cycles, at 0:05
• 3. Crystal Anthony, LadiesFirst Racing, at 0:05
• 4. Andrea Smith, LadiesFirst Racing, at 0:10
• 5. Elle Anderson, LadiesFirst Racing, at 0:14

Jeff Corcoran shoots the finale to the three-race Jingle Cross Rock weekend in Iowa.

Laura Van Gilder (C3-Mellow Mushroom) and Dylan McNicholas (Cyclocrossworld.com) picked up big UCI victories on Sunday at the finale of the Bay State Cyclocross Weekend.

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Tim Johnson (Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com) finally got that elusive win on Sunday at the finale to the three-race Jingle Cross Rock weekend — and he got it aboard a disc-brake-equipped bike.

Men

• 1. Timothy Johnson (USA), Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com, at 1:01:19
• 2. James Driscoll (USA), Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com, at 0:46
• 3. Todd Wells (USA), Specialized, at 1:03
• 4. Ben Berden (BEL), Ops-Ale Clement, at 1:30
• 5. Christopher Jones (USA), Rapha-Focus, at 1:33

Women

• 1. Meredith Miller (USA), California Giant-Specialized, at 42:45
• 2. Maureen Bruno-Roy (USA), Bob's Red Mill-Seven Cycles, at 0:09
• 3. Julie Krasniak (FRA), Rapha-Focus, at 0:23
• 4. Amanda Carey (USA), Kenda-Felt, at 0:51
• 5. Teal Stetson-lee (USA), California Giant-Specialized, at 1:17

Men

• 1. Sven Nys (Bel), 1:01:12
• 2. Kevin Pauwels (Bel),
• 3. Rob Peeters (Bel), 1:01:18
• 4. Klaas Vantornout (Bel), 1:01:28
• 5. Tom Meeusen (Bel), 1:01:30

Women

• 1. Marianne Vos (Ned), 38:36
• 2. Daphny van den Brand (Ned), at 0:35
• 3. Helen Wyman (GBr), at 1:09
• 4. Sanne van Paassen (Ned), at 1:55
• 5. Sanne Cant (Bel), s.t.

David Arroyo, who rode to second behind Ivan Basso in the epic 2010 Giro d'Italia, says he'll skip the Italian tour in favor of the Tour de France in 2012.

Considered one of Europe's most challenging stage races, the Vuelta al Paîs Vasco will live up to its reputation in 2012 with an interesting route that includes two summit finales and a closing-day individual time trial.

If Kevin Pauwels had hoped to use the Superprestige at Gieten to avenge himself for Saturday's World Cup defeat at the hands of Sven Nys, he was in for a disappointment.

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World champion Marianne Vos (Nederland Bloeit) turned the tables on Daphny van den Brand (AA Drink-Leontien.nl) on Sunday, winning a muddy Superprestige race at Gieten after finishing second to her countrywoman at Saturday's World Cup in Koksijde.

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Jeff Corcoran goes mudslinging in Iowa for day two of the Jingle Cross Rock.

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Teal Stetson-Lee (California Giant-Specialized) and U.S. national champion Todd Wells (Specialized) won round two of the three-race Jingle Cross Rock weekend on Saturday in Iowa.

Men

• 1. Todd Wells (USA), Specialized, 1:02:56
• 2. Christopher Jones (USA), Rapha-Focus, at 0:23
• 3. Tristan Schouten (USA), Cyclocrossracing.com-Blue, at 0:31
• 4. Troy Wells (USA), Team Clif Bar, at 0:54
• 5. Ben Berden (BEL), Ops Ale-Clement-Stoemper, at 2:22

Women

• 1. Teal Stetson-Lee (USA), California Giant-Specialized, at 36:20
• 2. Meredith Miller (USA), California Giant-Specialized, at 0:38
• 3. Susan Butler (USA), Hudz Subaru, at 0:52
• 4. Maureen Bruno Roy (USA), Bob's Red Mill-Seven Cycles, at 0:59
• 5. Amanda Carey (USA), Kenda-Felt, at 1:15

The camp gave senior team members a chance to reflect on how the team has progressed

Dan Seaton shoots the third World Cup stop at Koksijde,

Missy Giove spared prison after conviction in drug-trafficking case; Alexander Vinokourov is one of 127 ruling-party candidates in Kazakhstan's January 2012 elections.

SpiderTech, Team Type 1 and UnitedHealthcare have secured Continental Professional status going into 2012.

Men

• 1. Sven Nys (Bel), 1:03:18
• 2. Kevin Pauwels (Bel), 1:03:19
• 3. Bart Aernouts (Bel), 1:03:24
• 4. Zdenek Stybar (Cze), 1:04:03
• 5. Tom Meeusen (Bel), 1:04:09

Women

• 1. Daphny Van Den Brand (Ned), 43:13
• 2. Marianne Vos (Ned), 43:26
• 3. Katherine Compton (USA), 43:44
• 4. Sanne Van Paassen (Ned), 44:20
• 5. Sanne Cant (Bel), 44:47

Sven Nys (Landbouwkrediet) used his brains as well as his legs to win the World Cup stop in Koksijde on Saturday.

Daphny van den Brand won the World Cup stop in Koksijde on Saturday.

Due to severe budget cuts, the future of the women’s Garmin-Cervélo team is uncertain

Pix from day one of the three-day Jingle Cross Rock weekend in Iowa.

Jamey Driscoll and Meredith Miller won day one of the three-day Carousel Volkswagen Jingle Cross Rock on Friday at the Johnson County Fairgrounds in Iowa City, Iowa.

Men

• 1. James Driscoll, Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com, 57:43
• 2. Christopher Jones, Team Rapha Focus, 58:02
• 3. Timothy Johnson, Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld.com, 58:40
• 4. Todd Wells, Specialized, 59:33
• 5. Brian Matter, Gear Grinder, 59:37

Women

• 1. Meredith Miller, California Giant-Specialized, 41:25
• 2. Teal Stetson-lee, California Giant-Specialized, 41:26
• 3. Susan Butler, Hudz Subaru, 41:43
• 4. Maureen Bruno Roy, Bob's Red Mill-Seven Cycles, 41:55
• 5. Pepper Harlton, Juventus Cycling Club, 42:02

Making beet juice with Allen Lim, co-author of "The Feed Zone Cookbook: Fast and Flavorful Food for Athletes."

Quick-change saddle device, windproof tights and a mechanic's mistakes.

The waiting game begins as a Court of Arbitration panel weighs the mountains of evidence in the Alberto Contador case. A decision is not expected until early 2012.

Jonathan Bellis was placed into an induced coma for four weeks in the wake of a scooter accident in 2009. He returned to racing in late 2010, but has only raced a handful of days since his accident.

Jason Sumner introduces Allen Lim and chef Biju Thomas, authors of "The Feed Zone Cookbook: Fast and Flavorful Food for Athletes," in the first of six videos to be posted Fridays on VeloNews.com.

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The first of six weekly video installments from the new must-have athlete's cookbook

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Tour de France officials confirmed Thursday that the centenary edition of the French race will begin on Corsica in 2013

Lawyers from both sides of "caso Contador" presented their closing arguments Thursday

Drum roll for the resolution readers have been waiting for with bated breath

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She surprisingly escaped prison time

Alberto Contador's four-day hearing before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) will end as scheduled Thursday, and the three-time Tour de France champ was to address the panel on Wednesday.

Myles Romanow performs his one-man show "Cyclocross Tango" at Saturday's Super Cross Cup in East Meadow, New York.

It sounds odd, but a basic bowl of cereal was initial genesis for the recently released cookbook

Chris Froome hopes to ride his runner-up finish at the 2011 Vuelta a España into bigger things in 2012.

It sounds odd, but a bowl of cereal was the genesis for the recently released cookbook, “The Feed Zone: Fast and Flavorful Food for Athletes.”

Dear Lennard, I hate the IMBA trail rule to yield to uphill riders

Tour de France champion Cadel Evans (BMC Racing Team) will make his season debut at the Mallorca Challenge in Spain in February, taking a pass on the WorldTour season opener at the Tour Down Under in January.

Movistar manager Eusebio Unzue has welcomed Alejandro Valverde back to the fold and believes that he can return to his prolific best despite sitting on the sidelines since 2010.

The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) announced Wednesday that it has provisionally suspended banned Australian cyclist Deon Locke after he failed a doping test in October.

Spanish doctor Eufemiano Fuentes and six others will go on trial for suspected involvement in a doping network in cycling, according to a judge's ruling released Wednesday.

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Lennard Zinn takes questions on spoke tension, dish and lubing spoke threads.

U.S. cyclists earned 24 medals — nine gold, 11 silver and four bronze — during the eight-day Parapan American Games.

Burke Swindlehurst is bringing his Crusher in the Tushar adventure race back in 2012 for a second helping of on- and off-road racing.

Former pro Burke Swindlehurst will be crushing Utah's Tushar Mountains in 2012