Some tidbits about cycling from around the internets, now that the season is over and we can concentrate on healing our wounds:

• The UCI is considering creating a “biological passport” for professional cyclists, which would include blood and urine samples from every rider in the professional peloton.
• Oh goodie. Manolo Saiz says he wants to make a comeback and return to cycling.
• Oscar Pereiro, who is now the official winner of the 2006 Tour de France, says he has sympathy for Floyd Landis.
• Remember Stuart O’Grady’s nasty crash in the Tour this year? Well, his return to racing hasn’t been easy. It’s good to know that even the pros get scared sometimes.
• It’s happened. Johan Bruyneel has agreed to shepherd the Astana team, in tatters after this year’s doping scandals, and the 2007 Tour de France champ, Alberto Contador, is close to a deal with the Kazakh team as well.