British newspaper columnist and cycling aficionado David Walsh and french reporter Pierre Ballester,  co-authored "L. A. Confidential" a damning indictment of seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong. The original was in French and, due to threats of litigation, an English version was never published. However, There does exist as a typewritten and photocopied document, an  English translation   of the book. Whether or not you believe Lance to be squeaky-clean or a despicable cheat, this makes for fascinating reading. The four parts of the manuscript can be found here . We know you will agree it deserves a place in the "Top 50".

There is a multitude of books written about our sport.Many are penned by journalists or other interested onlookers, Others are composed or edited by active or retired cyclists, a few even from the pro peleton. As with any top fifty list, there will be loads of arguments for and against the inclusion of specific titles. Here is one list -compiled by Cycle Sport On-line. If any of our readers have come across good cycling books that are not on this list. let us know and we will review them or print your review. The covers of numbers fifty and forty-nine are shown. Life Inside the Postal Bus is a graphic description by Canadian author and super domestic, Michael Barry, of a season travelling as a member of the US Postal Squad. Forty-nine is Paul Howard's biography of five time tour de France winner Jacques Anquetil. Both are excellent reads. Here is the complete list, with a description of each book.

Alberto Contador reportedly plans to use lie-detector evidence to support his case at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne next week, when the tribunal convenes to hear the appeals of the UCI and World Anti-doping Agency (WADA) into the Spaniard’s acquital earlier this year by the Spanish national cycling federation, the RFEC, on charges relating to his positive test for clenbuterol at the 2010 Tour de France. Full story here

In the men's 15km time trial competition, the third place was actually Paul Auton with a 21' 26" time. The series organiser had missed this when compiling the results. The time trial positions are publicised several times during the season as it's easy to overlook a result now and then. Thanks to Shawn Boyd for pointing this out.

Friday evening, a number of MIVA members gathered at the Longwood Brew Pub for a social and and awards presentation, recognising the success of riders in MIVA's time trial and criterium series this year. Here is a list of winners. Here are some photos from the evening

Some of the club's sponsors - Bob Cameron, North west Bay Massage and Therapy, Glaros Studios -  were present to receive thank you plaques and all indicated that they would continue to sponsor the club in 2012. Shawn Boyd, representing new sponsors Houle Electric, was also in attendance.