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Features, News - August 15, 2020

USADA announces one-year suspension for masters world record holder

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USADA has announced a one-year ban for Barbara Gicquel, 80, after she tested positive for a prohibited substance at masters track nationals last year. Gicquel tested positive for metabolites of methyltestosterone in August of 2019 after setting a 75-79 age-group record in the time trial. Gicquel apparently applied for a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) retroactively …

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Are all bikes gravel bikes? Testing a theory in the Pyrenees

Marketing drivel, we all love it. Brands like to pitch their products as the ultimate in a set category. Be it the fastest, comfiest, the stiffest – you get the idea I’m sure. We’re sold products to do a specific job. They’re put in little boxes, in categories, and marketed as ideal for their intended …

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Daily News Digest, Features, News - August 14, 2020

Formolo nabs stage 3 of the Dauphiné from the break

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Davide Formolo won Friday’s stage 3 at the Critérium du Dauphiné, turning a long day off the front in the early breakaway into a mountaintop victory. The Italian national road champion was the only survivor from the early escape on a stage that ascended the Col de la Madeleine and concluded with a summit finish …

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Photo gallery: A hellish hailstorm at the Dauphiné

The second stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné hit many of the familiar beats of this strange season: a furiously contested day’s racing, the intrigue of a Team Ineos apparently on the decline, and a rider in the colours of Jumbo-Visma winning the day, just as has been the case on seven occasions this August …

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Bikes of the Bunch: Firefly Ti-Carbon with dotted anodisation

In this week’s Bikes of the Bunch, we take a look at a stunning carbon and titanium disc road bike from Boston-based bike builders Firefly. It’s a bike that merges many new and old manufacturing techniques while also showcasing a mastery of titanium anodising. From one Ti-Carbon bike to another For many, the lure of …

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