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Was stage six a missed opportunity for Ineos Grenadiers in their bid for Giro d'Italia glory?

Was stage six a missed opportunity for Ineos Grenadiers in their bid for Giro d'Italia glory?

The name of the game for Ineos in today's stage was to make sure Geraint Thomas was safe

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Giro d'Italia 2024 stage seven preview - a time trial with a sting in the tail

Giro d'Italia 2024 stage seven preview - a time trial with a sting in the tail

Pacing will be vital throughout this individual time trial which features a 6.6km climb at the end

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Giro d'Italia 2024 stage six preview - tackling Tuscany's white roads

Giro d'Italia 2024 stage six preview - tackling Tuscany's white roads

Three gravel sections will add another layer of complexity for the riders

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Giro d'Italia 2024 stage five preview - another battle of the fastmen

Giro d'Italia 2024 stage five preview - another battle of the fastmen

The peloton heads for an operatic sprint finish in Lucca

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Will the hierarchy hold? Merlier masters a messy sprint in the first battle of the fastmen at the Giro d'Italia

Will the hierarchy hold? Merlier masters a messy sprint in the first battle of the fastmen at the Giro d'Italia

Both stage winner Tim Merlier and runner-up Jonathan Milan looked a cut above the other sprinters on stage three but with so many contenders in...

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Giro d'Italia 2024 stage four preview - a sprint by the coast

Giro d'Italia 2024 stage four preview - a sprint by the coast

A Milan-Sanremo esque finish should offer the sprinters another opportunity

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Giro d'Italia 2024 stage three preview - first chance for the sprinters

Giro d'Italia 2024 stage three preview - first chance for the sprinters

The riders head into the Po Valley for the first chance at a bunch sprint of this year's edition

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Success and setbacks: Analysing a complex day for Ineos Grenadiers at the Giro d'Italia

Success and setbacks: Analysing a complex day for Ineos Grenadiers at the Giro d'Italia

Jhonathan Narváez might have secured a stage win, but it was a day of mixed fortunes for the British team

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Giro d'Italia 2024 stage one preview - a hilly start in the race for the pink jersey

Giro d'Italia 2024 stage one preview - a hilly start in the race for the pink jersey

The opening stage of the Giro d'Italia begins in the city of Turin and features three categorised climbs

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How Grace Brown capitalised on a lack of control to win Liège-Bastogne-Liège

How Grace Brown capitalised on a lack of control to win Liège-Bastogne-Liège

The Australian committed herself to an early breakaway, but was able to still dig deep to beat the favourites in a final sprint

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Simply unstoppable: Clinical Pogačar is a master of the Monuments

Simply unstoppable: Clinical Pogačar is a master of the Monuments

With all the talk of a tussle with Mathieu van der Poel, Tadej Pogačar made like work of the entire peloton to take a sixth...

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Amstel Gold Race 2024: A watershed moment for Tom Pidcock?

Amstel Gold Race 2024: A watershed moment for Tom Pidcock?

The Briton has finally succeeded in claiming his first Ardennes Classic and will now be counted among the top favourites for Liège-Bastogne-Liège

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Alpecin-Deceuninck are on fire in Hell: How Paris-Roubaix was won

Alpecin-Deceuninck are on fire in Hell: How Paris-Roubaix was won

Alpecin-Deceuninck put on a dominant display at the 2024 edition of Paris-Roubaix 

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Her greatest victory? Why Paris-Roubaix was Lotte Kopecky at her sublime best

Her greatest victory? Why Paris-Roubaix was Lotte Kopecky at her sublime best

With no teammates around her, the world champion was still able to outdo a formidable Lidl-Trek duo to claim her first victory in Roubaix

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Paris-Roubaix 2024: preview, contenders and prediction

Paris-Roubaix 2024: preview, contenders and prediction

Can any rider put a stop to Mathieu van der Poel's dominance?

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Paris-Roubaix Femmes 2024: preview, contenders and prediction

Paris-Roubaix Femmes 2024: preview, contenders and prediction

Rouleur looks at the contenders for this weekend's Paris-Roubaix Femmes

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The superior team: Elisa Longo Borghini delivers on another Lidl-Trek tactical masterclass at Tour of Flanders

The superior team: Elisa Longo Borghini delivers on another Lidl-Trek tactical masterclass at Tour of Flanders

With two riders on the podium, the American team definitively proves they can match and beat the formidable SD Worx 

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Tour of Flanders 2024 women: preview, contenders and prediction

Tour of Flanders 2024 women: preview, contenders and prediction

With SD Worx looking less assured than they did this time last year, there promises to be a fierce fight for victory on the Flemish...

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Tour of Flanders 2024 men: preview, contenders and prediction

Tour of Flanders 2024 men: preview, contenders and prediction

We look at the favourites for De Ronde this upcoming Sunday

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Lidl-Trek provide biggest challenge yet to SD Worx dominance despite Wiebes victory at Gent-Wevelgem

Lidl-Trek provide biggest challenge yet to SD Worx dominance despite Wiebes victory at Gent-Wevelgem

A narrow victory for the Dutch super-team sets up the tantalising prospect of closely fought battles in the upcoming Classics

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Strength in numbers: How Lidl-Trek's perfect teamwork got the better of Mathieu van der Poel at Gent-Wevelgem

Strength in numbers: How Lidl-Trek's perfect teamwork got the better of Mathieu van der Poel at Gent-Wevelgem

Mads Pedersen's superior sprint to beat the world champion came after his team succeeded in attacking the race as a unit

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How Milan-Sanremo proved that Alpecin-Deceuninck duo of Van der Poel and Philipsen could dominate the Classics

How Milan-Sanremo proved that Alpecin-Deceuninck duo of Van der Poel and Philipsen could dominate the Classics

Credit should be given to the Belgian team for successfully balancing the ambitions of two of the sport's biggest stars, making them collectively stronger than ever

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Will any team be able to challenge Lidl-Trek's Trofeo Alfredo Binda reign?

Will any team be able to challenge Lidl-Trek's Trofeo Alfredo Binda reign?

The American team have won this spring Classics race for the past three years running

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Why the Volta a Catalunya isn't a foregone conclusion for Tadej Pogačar

Why the Volta a Catalunya isn't a foregone conclusion for Tadej Pogačar

The Slovenian has thrived in Classics since winning Paris-Nice last year, but returns to week-long stage racing for the first time since on a tricky parcours...

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Visma-Lease a Bike put down early marker for Tour de France with impressive victories

Visma-Lease a Bike put down early marker for Tour de France with impressive victories

The Dutch squad claimed a crushing win at Tirreno-Adriatico with their main man Jonas Vingegaard, while a less-formidable looking team still managed to take Paris-Nice against other...

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Can anyone beat Jonas Vingegaard at Tirreno-Adriatico?

Can anyone beat Jonas Vingegaard at Tirreno-Adriatico?

The Dane is looking to add his name to the prestigious Tirreno-Adriatico honour role

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Paris-Nice 2024: Will Primož Roglič make a winning start to his Bora-Hansgrohe career?

Paris-Nice 2024: Will Primož Roglič make a winning start to his Bora-Hansgrohe career?

The Slovenian has made week-long stage races is hallmark, but this year's Paris-Nice will be a first testing ground for his new team as the...

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Strade Bianche Donne 2024: preview, contenders, and prediction

Strade Bianche Donne 2024: preview, contenders, and prediction

A revamped route makes this year's Strade Bianche Donne more unpredictable than ever, but there are a number of standout contenders vying for the title

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