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Flashback: Froome was overweight, in pain and thinking of quitting  

Flashback: Froome was overweight, in pain and thinking of quitting  

There were mutterings of dissent and an audience unsympathetic to his plight. From inside the Sky camp at the Giro in 2018, Kenny Pryde reports...

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A load of old bollards: an unusual park that celebrates cycling’s heroes

A load of old bollards: an unusual park that celebrates cycling’s heroes

Tucked away in a park in Trentino is a collection of paracarri – stone road markers, from Italy and beyond – each dedicated to riders past...

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The remarkable rise of Ben O’Connor

The remarkable rise of Ben O’Connor

The Australian only started racing his bike four years ago but nearly bagged himself a top ten at his debut Grand Tour

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Can Adam Yates learn from his brother’s mistakes to beat Froome at the Tour?

Can Adam Yates learn from his brother’s mistakes to beat Froome at the Tour?

Simon Yates led the Giro d’Italia into its final week but came undone after a heavy assault by Chris Froome. What lessons can his brother...

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The wrong Simon Yates: a funny case of Twitter mistaken identity

The wrong Simon Yates: a funny case of Twitter mistaken identity

Due to one letter’s difference in Twitter usernames, a US-based market researcher called Simon Yates has been inundated by messages of support during the Giro. “It’s...

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Giro d’Italia 2018: Why everyone loves Mitchelton-Scott

Giro d’Italia 2018: Why everyone loves Mitchelton-Scott

Whether their Giro success is because of or in spite of it, Mitchelton-Scott are possibly the happiest, most laid-back team on the World Tour circuit

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Maurizio and Marco: the Giro route inspectors

Maurizio and Marco: the Giro route inspectors

Ahead of the peloton, two former pro riders ensure safe passage for the Giro d’Italia

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Reflections: racing between Jerusalem stone

Reflections: racing between Jerusalem stone

A photographer looks back on the opening three days of the Giro d’Italia in Israel

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