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Nibali’s calendar, a virtual showdown, a doping suspension: 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. With no major outdoor races going on at the moment, you might have thought we’d get a break from doping news, but that’s not quite the way things have turned out. The UCI announced on Monday that Mexican time …

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Froome, Nibali, Ewan among headliners for Challenge of Stars virtual race

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The RCS has unveiled the big names set to contend in its upcoming Challenge of Stars, a virtual knockout style race that will pit eight climbers against each other in head-to-head matchups in one bracket and eight sprinters or rouleurs against each other in another on the Bkool platform. Chris Froome, Vincenzo Nibali, and Jakob …

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Mexican TT champion Villalobos suspended after doping positive

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The UCI said on Monday that Mexican national time trial champ Luis Villalobos, currently a member of the EF squad, was notified of an adverse analytical finding GHRP-6 (growth hormone-releasing hexapeptide), registered in an out-of-competition control on April 25 of last year. Villalobos, 21, was riding for American Continental development squad Aevolo at the time …

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Strava shake-up: major changes for paid and free users

With over 55 million users, Strava is undoubtedly the leading cycling and running training app. However, with so many of those users making use of the product for free, Strava’s profitability hasn’t exactly been in sync with its popularity. Strava hopes to turn this around. As of today, the 11-year-old company has made some significant …

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Panaracer’s Gravelking tire family has a new, faster baby: Meet the SS

Panaracer’s beloved Gravelking series has expanded again, with the addition of a speed-oriented new tread pattern designed for dry conditions. The new tyre, offered in two varieties, is called the SS and SS+, depending on whether it’s the variant with beefed up protection or not. The Japanese company’s Gravelking range has grown to include some …

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