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Hope rolls in: The aid workers using bikes for disaster relief

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They call themselves the Bike Scouts, a group of volunteer bicycle messengers dotted around the Philippines that aid those in need. When natural disasters strike, the Bike Scouts deliver medicine and other supplies to those affected, often getting into the worst-hit regions before aircraft and trucks are able to. As founder Myles Delfin writes, Bike …

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37 hours and 1,000km on Zwift: Willie Smit’s mindblowing lockdown ride

At 12.01am last Wednesday, Burgos-BH's Willie Smit got on his bike and started pedalling. Thirty-seven hours and 1,000 virtual kilometres later, he smiled a little smile and raised his hands over his head, concluding one of the most unbelievable Zwift feats in a month full of them.

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Ethics violations, Dumoulin on Jumbo, Froome and Quintana: 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. As another week gets underway, the UCI Ethics Commission has announced that it has found that Patrick Van Gansen committed ethics violations while managing the Health Mate-Cyclelive team. The news has been a long time coming for anyone who …

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UCI: Health Mate-Cyclelive team manager committed ethics violations

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The UCI announced on Monday that, following an investigation by a third party agency, the UCI Ethics Commission determined that “violations of the UCI Code of Ethics had been committed” by former Health Mate-Cyclelive team manager Patrick Van Gansen. The Ethics Commission opened an investigation into Van Gansen following the submission of multiple complaints against …

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New from Effetto Mariposa: Never head out without tubeless tire plugs again

Aching for a tech fix now that the annual Sea Otter Classic trade show has been pushed back to October? Never fear! In its place, we bring you Pond Beaver 2020, our own virtual trade show! We went ahead and gathered up a mountain of information and images of new gear to come this season, …

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