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Everesting tips from a national champion
“I will never Everest again.” Strong words from a national champ. But if you saw Ruth Winder around hour 10, slogging up a near 20% grade for the 12th or 13th time, you’d grasp why. Everesting is hard, even for the pros. 29,029 feet (8,848 meters) takes a while, no matter how strong you are. …
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Who trains harder: male or female pro cyclists?
Say you had access to several years worth of training data from a bunch of male and female pro road cyclists. And say you went through and meticulously analysed that training data to determine how the training of elite males and females differs. What would you expect to find? Would you expect that men train …
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Trek outlines diversity initiatives, addresses sale of bikes to police
Amid widespread protests in the United States and around the world against racism and police brutality following the death of George Floyd, Trek Bikes has outlined a detailed, six-part plan to promote diversity in cycling, while also addressing the topic of selling bikes to police departments. Trek has faced questions and criticism recently over its sale …
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Van Avermaet keeps his options open: Daily News Digest
(Want the Daily News Digest delivered directly to your inbox? Here’s the sign-up.) Hello again, CyclingTips readers. Tuesday’s headlines featured some more (possible) transfer talk and a welcome announcement about the racing calendar that doesn’t actually involve cancellation. For starters, there’s Greg Van Avermaet, who has addressed questions about his own future in the context of …
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Tour Down Under Dates Announced for 2021
The Santos Tour Down Under race organisers have just announced that the 2021 event is scheduled to be held with the men’s event taking place on January 14 – 24 and the Women’s Tour Down Under being staged January 14 – 17. The Tour Down Under men’s race will start with the Schwalbe Classic on …
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