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2019 Tour de France, Culture, Eddy Merckx, Features, History, Pierre Matignon - July 3, 2019

The Cannibal and the thief: Merckx’s legendary 1969 Tour de France, 50 years on

Cycling, famously, is a sport of stars and water-carriers. The stars win; the water-carriers never do. But the history of cycling is written in those rare, fleeting moments when an unknown name attempts to steal victory from an established hero. Those moments are unlikely and rarely fruitful, but they define the sport just as much …

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Preview: What you need to know about the 2019 Tour de France

It’s time for the biggest race of them all: Le Tour de France. Ahead of the Grand Depart this Saturday, get yourself up to speed on the riders to watch, the stages to watch, and more. This is CyclingTips’ preview of the 2019 Tour de France. The route After two days in the Belgian capital …

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Jack Haig’s Tour de France Diary: It’s a relief to make my debut

Throughout this year’s Tour de France we’ll be hearing regularly from Aussie climber Jack Haig. It’s been an up and down season for Haig so far. He’s posted some of the best and most promising results of his young career, but he’s also had his year disrupted by a frustrating knee injury. Now, as he …

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The 2020 Specialized Shiv TT Disc is finally official

It’s a bike we’ve spotted on and off over the past few months. Deceuninck–Quick-Step’s Yves Lampaert won the time trial at the Tour de Suisse on it, and it has also collected three national time trial championships. And now Specialized is ready to talk about the new Shiv TT Disc. “In a hypothetical 40 km …

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No Tour for Cavendish, no GC focus for CCC: Daily News Digest

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Welcome to your Daily News Digest. Here’s what’s happening today: Mark Cavendish misses out on Dimension Data’s Tour de France roster selection, Greg Van Avermaet headlines a stage-focused CCC lineup, Valverde is thinner than ever. Those stories and more in today’s Daily News Digest. Story of the Day: No Tour de France for Mark Cavendish …

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The Cannibal and the thief: Merckx’s legendary 1969 Tour de France, 50 years on

Preview: What you need to know about the 2019 Tour de France

Jack Haig’s Tour de France Diary: It’s a relief to make my debut

The 2020 Specialized Shiv TT Disc is finally official

No Tour for Cavendish, no GC focus for CCC: Daily News Digest

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