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2020 Milan-San Remo, 2020 Strade Bianche, Bianchi, Features, rim brakes, Specialized, Tech, Tech features, wout van aert - August 13, 2020

Yes, Wout van Aert has been winning on rim brakes: so what?

“Eddy Merckx still would have won riding on a singlespeed.” “Eddy Merckx still would have won riding a Razor scooter.” “Eddy Merckx still would have won on a tricycle. Backwards.” So goes the preferred phrase for racing fans that refuse to believe technological advantages play any role whatsoever when it comes to who crosses the …

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How Trek-Segafredo coped with having its bikes stolen at Strade Bianche

“Bad start to the day,” the tweet began. “Six Trek Emonda of the women team were stolen in the night.” You can imagine the frustration, the anger, and the panic that must have gone through the Trek-Segafredo camp. Course recon was done, riders were rested and ready, and everything was in place for the WorldTour …

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Meet Mavi Garcia, the woman who very nearly won Strade Bianche

This past weekend the world saw a brilliant ride by Mavi Garcia. With a courageous solo attack at Strade Bianche the 36-year-old almost won the iconic race on Tuscany’s gravel roads. World champion Annemiek van Vleuten (Mitchelton-Scott), unbeaten this year, only caught the Spanish rider in the final six kilometres, leaving Garcia to settle for …

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Strade Bianche photo gallery: Clouds of dust under the Tuscan sun

The WorldTour season restarted at Strade Bianche on Saturday, but it wasn’t quite the Strade Bianche we’re used to. For starters, the races were held in scorching heat – you don’t get 37ºC temperatures at Strade Bianche in March. And then there was the dust that poured off the dry, gravel roads. So much dust. …

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2020 Strade Bianche, Features, News - August 2, 2020

Van Aert solos to victory at Strade Bianche

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After riding to third-place finishes in the past two editions of Strade Bianche, Wout van Aert ascended to the top step of the podium on Saturday, soloing clear of a select group to take the victory in a hard-fought finale and offering ample evidence that he is well and truly recovered from the injury that …

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