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CYCLE SPORT: DECEMBER 2006
BASSO: WILL HE REALLY BE BACK?
Ivan Basso is adamant he’ll be back racing next season. We look at what has happened to him this year and if his plans are realistic.
CUTTING THE ROPE
CSC directeur sportif Bjarne Riis speaks of his difficult decision to let Ivan Basso leave the team.
CSC CLEANS UP
We look at how the CSC squad has taken proactive steps to recover some of the respect it has lost over the past year.
SUPPORTIVE SPONSORING
We look at why the CSC company is sticking with Bjarne Riis’s team, despite the scandals of the past season.
EVERYTHING'S ALL VOIGT
Germany’s new cycling star and a good candidate for the CSC team leadership, Jens Voigt tells all.
GREAT DANE
Allan Johansen gives us his view on life at CSC and how Ivan Basso’s leaving will affect it.
COFIDIS IN COURT
David Millar faces sentencing as the long-running Cofidis doping scandal finally comes to a French court.
BIG MAG'S BIG PLAN
Injured yet again, honorary Welshman Magnus Backstedt tells us about his plans when he returns to cycling.
PEIPER DREAMS
Former pro Allan Peiper remembers the past two years as directeur sportif at Davitamon and has some surprising stories to tell about the squad’s drinking culture.
CLASSIC FINALE
Our photographers bring you a gallery of stunning images from the Autumn Classics.
I FOUGHT THE LAW
We take a closer look at the doping laws around Europe.
EASY GUIDE TO DIRECTING
We get in the team car with the Davitamon- Lotto management as they spur on their riders at the Tour of Germany time trial.
RETRO: OLDIES BUT GOLDIES HITTING THE BOARDS
Sciandri, Tafi, Sorenson and Ballerini hit the track for a special appearance at Manchester Velodrome.
THE SIX-DAY GRIND
We look back on the glory days of American six-day racing at the turn of the last century.
CS CHALLENGE: GAME ON
This month we have been mostly sitting on a sofa, eating pizza, and trying to manage a virtual pro bike team.
CYCLE SPORT HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE
Our sponsored guide helps you decide what to give and hopefully receive this holiday season.
FOCUS
Photo action from the autumn Classics
REVIEW
Tour de France preview
LETTERS
ASK THE EXPERTS
CALENDAR
RESULTS
Facts from last month’s racing
GRAHAM WATSON
BROOMWAGON
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