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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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Work ethic, focus and self-belief: how Quinn Simmons is planning to get back on top

Work ethic, focus and self-belief: how Quinn Simmons is planning to get back on top

The American rider has had a rocky few years in the WorldTour but, with the Olympics on the horizon, he’s planning for a big 2024

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Marginal gains: was all that effort by UAE Team Emirates worth it for eight seconds?

Marginal gains: was all that effort by UAE Team Emirates worth it for eight seconds?

Tadej Pogačar continued to chip away at Jonas Vingegaard’s lead, with the GC battle even more finely poised as the race enters its third weekend

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Chess on wheels: mastering the Tour de France breakaway

Chess on wheels: mastering the Tour de France breakaway

Pello Bilbao was the winner of stage 10, in a finely-balanced finale that saw a fair fight between a number of riders

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Stage 10 of the 2023 Tour de France: The weird and the wonderful

Stage 10 of the 2023 Tour de France: The weird and the wonderful

It was an unusual day at the Tour that culminated in a beautiful ending

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A tale of two rivals: is Pogačar now Tour de France favourite after week one duels?

A tale of two rivals: is Pogačar now Tour de France favourite after week one duels?

It's a two horse race at the top, but there's plenty to fight for further down the GC as well

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Too many near misses - What is going wrong for Wout van Aert?

Too many near misses - What is going wrong for Wout van Aert?

The Belgian rider’s physical strength is a marvel, but why doesn’t it convert into wins more often?

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Mathieu van der Poel the MVP

Mathieu van der Poel the MVP

When he's not winning, he's assisting

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Jasper Disaster no more: the burgeoning dominance of Jasper Philipsen

Jasper Disaster no more: the burgeoning dominance of Jasper Philipsen

The Belgian has picked up where he left off in 2022

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Reflections on stage two of the 2023 Tour de France: a complex race in a complex region

Reflections on stage two of the 2023 Tour de France: a complex race in a complex region

The Basque Country is a region unlike any other, and the Grand Départ of the 2023 Tour de France has also been a unique beginning...

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