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Bernardo Ruiz: The Vuelta's Accidental Pioneer

Bernardo Ruiz: The Vuelta's Accidental Pioneer

He escaped Franco’s purges and endured abject poverty in Spain to win a ramshackle Vuelta. 95-year-old Bernardo Ruiz is the oldest living Grand Tour winner,...

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Comment: Grand Tours must ditch the ceremonial final stage

Comment: Grand Tours must ditch the ceremonial final stage

Ceremonial final stages of Grand Tours are a waste of everyone’s time. Let’s get rid of the procession and race them in anger once more

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The column: Let’s use this time to consider the future we want for cycling

The column: Let’s use this time to consider the future we want for cycling

Rather than dwelling on what we’re missing, the races that have been cancelled, let’s look forward, and imagine what cycling could one day be, once...

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The column: What next for Julian Alaphilippe?

The column: What next for Julian Alaphilippe?

Julian Alaphilippe demonstrated at the Tour de France that he is capable of more than anyone had previously thought possible. It may, however, have left...

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Ned Boulting: Italy, a land of ghosts

Ned Boulting: Italy, a land of ghosts

Italy used to produce Grand Tour winners as prolifically as pasta. Recently they have become a rarity, with sprinters the new normal. Ned Boulting on the ghosts...

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Flourish or flounder: Egan Bernal and other cycling prodigies

Flourish or flounder: Egan Bernal and other cycling prodigies

Despite a nasty crash recently, the future looks extremely bright for Sky’s super Tour domestique Egan Bernal. But beware, history has shown us that young...

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