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The best way to celebrate International Women’s Day? A bike ride, of course

On June 25, 1894, Annie Londonberry, whose real name was Annie Cohen Kopchovsky, set out to become the first woman to ride her bike around the world. A woman traveling the world on a bike was unheard of at a time when women didn’t have the right to own property, keep any wages they earned, …

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Third time lucky? Why Uber Jump’s e-bike scheme might just work in Melbourne

Earlier this morning, roughly 400 bright red e-bikes were deployed around inner city Melbourne. The bikes belong to a company called Jump — the e-bike and e-scooter wing of ride-share giant Uber — which, as of today, is now in 33 cities around the world. Jump’s arrival has been the subject of much media attention …

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Pro racing almost broke me; gravel skids are the cure

Abby Mickey, a former pro road racer and host of our Freewheeling Podcast, just returned from the CyclingTips Gravel Bike Field Test, where she helped test a dozen new gravel bikes. Abby is an accomplished cyclist, but was a gravel skeptic. After a week on fatter tires, she filed this essay on her transition out …

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Feel the Rush: The story of the Tour Down Under’s polarising theme song

ADELAIDE, Australia (CT) – It’s the sound that defines the Tour Down Under. Three guitar power chords right out of the gate, with drums and bass holding down a solid rock groove. Rapid-fire electronics that underpin a gradually building verse. A powerful and catchy chorus vocal that implores the listener to “feel the rush”, to …

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Why the Tour Down Under is an unlikely season highlight

ADELAIDE, Australia (CT) – In front of an orange, red and blue backdrop in a second floor hotel conference room, the first press conference of the 2020 WorldTour season kicks off. On the desk in front of the riders, glasses of chilled water bead with condensation. When Richie Porte and Mads Pedersen walk in, they …

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