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Donostia San Sebastian Klasikoa Women 2021: Route, predictions and contenders

Donostia San Sebastian Klasikoa Women 2021: Route, predictions and contenders

Some of the big contenders are absent from the women's Donostia San Sebastian Klasikoa, could this leave the door open for an unexpected winner?

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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Time Trial Debrief

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Time Trial Debrief

We dissect the action from the men’s and women’s Tokyo 2020 Olympic time trials.

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Anna Kiesenhofer: the mathematician who beat the odds

Anna Kiesenhofer: the mathematician who beat the odds

Anna Kiesenhofer’s gold medal ride in the Olympic road race is a pure underdog story, and one that benefits the image of women's cycling.

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Under the radar riders: who could pull off a surprise performance in Tokyo?

Under the radar riders: who could pull off a surprise performance in Tokyo?

The Dutch team are the ones to beat, but who is capable of pulling off a surprise performance in the women's road race at the...

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What’s next for Tadej Pogacar?

What’s next for Tadej Pogacar?

Winning a second Tour at the age of 22,Pogačar is on an unprecedented trajectory to stardom. What does the rest of the season hold for...

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Tour de France Abandons: How does the 2021 race compare?

Tour de France Abandons: How does the 2021 race compare?

Rouleur look at how rider abandons have affected the 2021 Tour de France, and how this has compared to previous editions.

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Who was Henri Desgrange?

Who was Henri Desgrange?

The founder of the Tour de France was a fitness buff. He was a stern and stubborn egomaniac. He was patriotic, despotic, sadistic, narcissistic and borderline...

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Mark Cavendish's transcendent wins

Mark Cavendish's transcendent wins

There aren’t many moments in sport that really touch our emotions, but Cav’s stage victories at the Tour are doing just that

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Drinking on Tour: From the Can Hunt to the Sticky Bottle

Drinking on Tour: From the Can Hunt to the Sticky Bottle

Richard Abraham explores the Tour de France's history with the bottle

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Comment: Tadej Pogačar speaks for cycling, he needs to be asked the questions

Comment: Tadej Pogačar speaks for cycling, he needs to be asked the questions

After a rest day press conference with just three questions apiece from three journalists, it feels like the 2021 Tour is currently lacking Pogacar's voice. In its...

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Tour de France 2021

Here come the Belgians!

Who wants to see an all-Belgian break in this Tour de France? Gilbert, Naesen, and the plot to unify a nation

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Fairytale final chapter: why we're all rooting for Mark Cavendish at the Tour de France

Fairytale final chapter: why we're all rooting for Mark Cavendish at the Tour de France

Cavendish’s summer of love: exploring cycling’s greatest sprinter’s shift from maverick to the people's hero

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Women’s national championships – winners and losers

Women’s national championships – winners and losers

Who is wearing new colours and who has kept their title? New champions to spot in the women's peloton

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Vuelta a Burgos Feminas 2021 debrief: Clash of the titans

Vuelta a Burgos Feminas 2021 debrief: Clash of the titans

Last week saw the first stage race of the Women’s World Tour and some exciting racing ensued

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Extreme weather and rose-tinted nostalgia

Extreme weather and rose-tinted nostalgia

The decision to shorten stage 16 of the Giro d'Italia due to extreme weather signifies a big shift in professional cycling's attitudes to rider well-being

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Qhubeka Assos: the unlikely Giro success story

Qhubeka Assos: the unlikely Giro success story

Less than a year ago Qhubeka Assos nearly folded, today they're knocking out Grand Tour stage victories. We have a look at one of this...

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Giro d'Italia Stage 11 to Montalcino: Gallery

Giro d'Italia Stage 11 to Montalcino: Gallery

The best images of a Giro d'Italia gravel epic. Here is the 2021 Strade Bianche stage in pictures

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Opinion: Giro organisers need to do more if they want the sprinters to stay

Opinion: Giro organisers need to do more if they want the sprinters to stay

The Giro d’Italia has said goodbye to two of its strongest sprinters in the last couple of days, but we can’t blame them for leaving...

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