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A fresh start for Dylan Groenewegen: Analysing the sprinter's next chapter

A fresh start for Dylan Groenewegen: Analysing the sprinter's next chapter

Four-time Tour de France stage winner Dylan Groenewegen is set to leave Jumbo-Visma for Australian outfit Team BikeExchange in 2022. Here’s why it's the perfect...

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Tobias Foss: Jumbo-Visma's Joker Card at the 2021 Giro d'Italia

Tobias Foss: Jumbo-Visma's Joker Card at the 2021 Giro d'Italia

We take a closer look at Tobias Foss’ career thus far and the role he could play for Jumbo-Visma at the 2021 Giro d’Italia

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The column: Groenewegen’s punishment is cruel, unusual and sets a dangerous precedent

The column: Groenewegen’s punishment is cruel, unusual and sets a dangerous precedent

The UCI’s decision to ban Dylan Groenewegen for nine months is a dangerous example of executive overreach and sets a precedent that cycling’s governing body...

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What's the opposite of a firework?: 2020 Tour de France, stage 15

What's the opposite of a firework?: 2020 Tour de France, stage 15

No winding down before the rest day as Team Ineos are dealt a fatal blow at the close of the second week. If you think that means the...

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The Dutch Revolution: back to the future with Hennie Kuiper

The Dutch Revolution: back to the future with Hennie Kuiper

WORDS: ANDY MCGRATH | PHOTOS: OFFSIDE/L'EQUIPE Hennie Kuiper reflects on his runner-up finish at the 1980 Tour, which saw unprecedented Dutch dominance and a 1-2...

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The column: On Movistar and “unwritten rules”

The column: On Movistar and “unwritten rules”

“Unwritten rules”? They’re just good manners. In which we argue – for a change – that things are fine, just as they are

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The column: Team Ineos’s annus mediocris

The column: Team Ineos’s annus mediocris

2019 has not been Team Ineos’s season. Should we see it as merely a bump in the road or an early emblem of an ebbing...

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The column: The Jumbo conundrum

The column: The Jumbo conundrum

Will the arrival of Tom Dumoulin bring Ineos level success for Jumbo Visma, or could it create a few Movistar-style headaches?

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Ten minutes in Paris with George Bennett, Tour de France 2019 Supreme Banana

Ten minutes in Paris with George Bennett, Tour de France 2019 Supreme Banana

Few riders at the 2019 Tour de France were put through the ringer like Jumbo Visma’s George Bennett, and none was more deserving of our...

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Supreme Banana: Tour de France 2019 – George Bennett

Supreme Banana: Tour de France 2019 – George Bennett

No other rider had more Tour ups and downs than the charismatic New Zealander, who worked his socks off for Kruijswijk after midrace misfortune

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Top Banana: Tour de France stage 20 – Laurens De Plus

Top Banana: Tour de France stage 20 – Laurens De Plus

Laurens De Plus is a mellow fellow in yellow who matched Team Ineos pound for pound and pulled off a podium place for his captain

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Top Banana: Tour de France stage 7 – Wout van Aert

Top Banana: Tour de France stage 7 – Wout van Aert

The Tour’s dazzling debutant has caught the eye throughout the first week. Why not a stage win for wondrous Wout?

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Powered by Bianchi Tours: how the celeste giant is changing gears

Powered by Bianchi Tours: how the celeste giant is changing gears

Offering ride experiences in the sport’s historic places could be a game-changer for the Grande Signore of cycling – you might even get Primoz Roglic...

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