The international racing season is underway and the April issue of Velo magazine is chock-full of the biggest stories of 2012. At the start of an Olympic year, Velo editors detail the most anticipated moments and interesting teams, as well as the key off-season transfers changing the face of the super team-led peloton.
European correspondent Andrew Hood examines the Armstrong and Contador decisions in light of their impact on clean sport. In ΓÇ£Split Decision,ΓÇ¥ Hood considers the impacts of the two highest profile doping cases in modern cycling. And in ΓÇ£Winning Silly Season,ΓÇ¥ Brian Holcombe details the winners in a U.S. domestic transfer season made stronger with the demise of HTC-Highroad and the reshuffling at BMC Racing.