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2020 Tour de France, Chris Froome, Features, Geraint Thomas, Opinion and analysis, Racing, Richard Carapaz - August 21, 2020

Froome and Thomas out, Carapaz in: What does it mean for Ineos at the Tour?

Ineos unveiled its Tour de France roster on Wednesday, and the big reveal turned heads in more ways than one. The team’s announcement confirmed that Chris Froome would, indeed, miss the Tour de France this year, putting an end to speculation that had been all over cycling media for weeks. But that wasn’t the only …

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Shoddy’s TDF recon: The Grand Colombier, a TDF battleground

I’m sat in front of my computer writing this story feeling like I’m in pieces, or in more pieces than I expected to be. Legs are sore, brain’s not firing at its usual capacity, and the upper body slumped. I’m in way, way worse condition than I should be, or to be precise hoped to …

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Daily News Digest, Features, News - August 21, 2020

No Tour for Kruijswijk, van Aert and Kopecky defend titles: Daily News Digest

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(Want the Daily News Digest delivered directly to your inbox? Here’s the sign-up.) Hello again, CyclingTips readers. The weekend is approaching but the busy week for cycling headlines is not slowing down with the Tour de France only nine days away. Thursday’s news includes a tough update for Steven Kruijswijk fans. The 33-year-old Dutchman, who …

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Ride to the race: Ultracycling becomes our climate conscience

GBDuro sees riders traverse the length of Great Britain following a 2,000 km route from the island’s toe to tip. It is run by The Racing Collective, a not-for-profit bikepacking club founded on the belief that professional cycling is not just an innocent bystander, caught in the crossfire of climate change – it’s an active …

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Mitchelton-Scott to target stage wins at the Tour de France

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Mitchelton-Scott won’t be targeting overall success at this year’s Tour de France. Instead, the Australian outfit has “selected its strongest team of opportunists” and will focus on stage wins. Adam Yates and Esteban Chaves headline the eight-rider squad and while both have finished in the top four of a Grand Tour before — with Yates …

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