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Trek unveil new Boone CX bike

World Champions Katie Compton and Sven Nys both win on the new bike; disc and canti versions available

Love, sex, cheating, bravery, bottoms & Twitter: road.cc’s Top 10 news stories of 2013

It was a year of big, important news stories, but here are the ones you actually read…

62-year-old American busted for doping

Pinged for EPO, steroids and amphetamine

Howies Battle on the Beach brings beach racing to the UK

Pembrey Country Park in South Wales the venue; sand and singletrack loop promised

Paolo Bettini set to manage team being set up by Fernando Alonso

Double world champions look likely to join forces as Bettini quits as Italian national coach

Rabobank rider Iris Slappendel wins UCI Women Road World Cup jersey design contest

28-year-old works as graphic designer - leader's jersey joined by sprints, mountains and young rider's jerseys for 2014

UCI to meet WADA to discuss issue of clenbuterol contamination in China

News follows last week's announcements of positive tests for Michael Rogers and Jonathan Breyne

Tour de France expected to boost cycling in Britain

With six months to go until Grand Départ, chair of organisers outlines hopes to grow cycling further

Four-year ban for Russian rider Serebryakov after two EPO positives

Rider left Euskaltel-Euskadi in April after UCI announced first positive result; second came after 2012 sample retested

New year’s day Cyclocross coming to Harrogate’s Ripley Castle

Racing for juniors right up to elites, and £1,200 of prizes up for grabs

Chris Froome extends with Sky – but Sir Bradley Wiggins on the way out?

New deal for reigning Tour de France champion, but speculation 2014 could be Wiggins' last at Sky

Milton Keynes looks set to get round of 2014-15 Cyclo-cross World Cup

Weekend of cross planned, but not at the Bowl, says Simon Burney

Belgian rider Jonathan Breyne attempts suicide after positive result for clenbuterol

22-year-old who tested positive at race in China tries to take own life after insisting he has never doped

Michael Rogers says he’s victim of food contamination in clenbuterol case

Cycling Australia says it will support maximum sentence if Saxo-Tinkoff rider found guilty

Hein Verbruggen says Lance Armstrong’ has made his life “a misery”

Former UCI president hits back at American, whom he says is pursuing his own agenda

Michael Rogers of Saxo-Tinkoff provisionally suspended after positive test for clenbuterol

Traces of substance found after Australian won October's Japan Cup - he'd been racing in China the previous week

Chris Froome says Jonathan Tiernan-Locke case will taint himself and Team Sky

TdF champ reacts to news of team-mate facing disciplinary proceedings; but former manager Brian Smith insists JTL

Want to go to Tour de France 2014 team presentation in Leeds? Register your interest online

Chris Froome, Mark Cavendish and other stars will take the stage at the First Direct Arena on Thursday 3 July

Women’s Tour schedule complete with stage 3 Felixstowe start, but no main sponsor found

300 sponsors approached, no takers to back landmark stage race

Bio passport charges for Team Sky’s Jonathan Tiernan-Locke

Team Sky rider "vehemently denies" charges and plans to fight them

Roberto Heras suing Spanish authorities for €1m for 2005 Vuelta ‘positive’

Former Liberty Seguros rider was stripped of title but supreme court last year overturned his ban on a technicality

Italian ex-pro Roberto Gaggioli claims Lance Armstrong paid him $100k to throw race

Mercatone Uno riders also allege they were bribed to let Armstrong win third leg of Million Dollar Race in 1993

Course announced for 2014 road world championships

Tough circuits in prospect in north-west Spain at Ponferrada worlds in 2014

Chris Froome says he’s now free of parasitic condition bilharzia

First negative test since 2009 diagnosis means TdF champ won't have to undertake twice-yearly treatment

Chris Horner to join ex-Vini Fantini team, Neri Sottoli?

Vuelta champion still looking for 2014 ride, Italian team finally secures new sponsor

‘Tour Makers’ sought as Asda partners with Welcome to Yorkshire for TDF volunteer programme

Deputy PM Nick Clegg launches volunteer programme today; deadline to apply is 31 December

Edinburgh’s Meadowbank velodrome to be demolished

End of road for venue where Sir Chris Hoy started - council helpfully point out there's a new one named after him in Glasgow

Film of Allied Forces’ record breaking RAAM win released

Chasing the Ghost documents the combined British/US team’s journey to beat their Race Across America target of 5 days, 5 hours and 5 minutes

Chris Froome says he and Bradley Wiggins have settled their differences

Majorca training camp sees frost thaw between Britain's two Tour de France winners

Travis Tygart slams door shut on Lance Armstrong (+ video)

USADA CEO says disgraced cyclist has had his last chance to testify under oath