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Sagan’s tough choices, no Maryland Cycling Classic in 2020: Daily News Digest

(Want the Daily News Digest delivered directly to your inbox? Here’s the sign-up.) Hello again, CyclingTips readers. With the 2020 pro road calendar condensed into such tight window, riders across the peloton will be faced with tough choices this season as they draw up their plans. Peter Sagan is staring down some particularly hard decisions, and …
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Why you don’t need to spend big to hit the gravel: The Trek Checkpoint ALR5

Late last year my beloved yet ageing gravel bike, an Orro Terra, became the apple of someone else’s eye. While I had my nose in the computer (probably editing a video) at the library, someone swiped it. Some savvy scumbag broke the lock and rode away. I’ll also add that said scumbag must be a …
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New Zipp 303 Firecrest carbon clinchers are radically wider and way lighter

Hot on the heels of the midrange Zipp 303-S disc-brake carbon do-everything road wheelset that was introduced a couple of weeks ago comes the redesign of the company’s workhorse flagship, the 303 Firecrest. Like the 303-S, the new wheels are progressively wide and impressively light, although the 303 Firecrest now takes both of those traits …
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Alex Howes is riding 355 km to Kansas in an ‘ode’ to Dirty Kanza

Alex Howes (EF Pro Cycling) was supposed to be gearing up for Dirty Kanza right now, but that’s not really how things have worked out, with the race now postponed until September. Just the same, that’s not going to stop Howes from putting in a long day on the bike this week. The 32-year-old American, who …
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E-racing hits the big leagues with ESPN all-star ride

In the absence of televised sport, replays only go so far, and broadcasters are having to get creative. That’s led to such prime-time innovations as mini-golf tournaments, obstacle course competitions, competitive ‘tag’ and NBA players shooting hoops at home for TV. Now, cycling is set to get its turn in the limelight … sort of. …
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