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Freewheeling Podcast: An update from Italy with Elisa Longo Borghini

In this special mini-episode of Freewheeling, Abby catches up with Elisa Longo Borghini, who lives in Ornavasso, Italy, just 100km from Milan, where the coronavirus first impacted Italy. With the swiftly moving news, we wanted to release this interview as soon as possible.  To make sure you never miss an episode, subscribe to Freewheeling on …

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Albstadt MTB Worlds postponed

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This year’s UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Albstadt, Germany, have been postponed amid coronavirus concerns. Initially planned to run from June 25 to June 28, the cross country, cross country relay, and e-bike Worlds events will instead be held at an as-of-yet undetermined later date, assuming the racing goes ahead at all. In a …

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Road and track has voted ‘no’ to AusCycling … but the story isn’t over yet

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Road and track won’t join the AusCycling initiative to unify Australia’s cycling disciplines … at least not as one cohesive unit. At an Extraordinary General Meeting on Friday, Cycling Australia’s (CA) state and territory bodies voted against the proposal, with only five of the eight organisations voting in support. While this represents majority support, a …

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Well folks, you won’t believe what’s being pinned on cyclists now

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This is gonna be a hard one for the cycling community to shake: a lone US cyclist is being accused by conspiracy theorists and Chinese state media of being COVID-19’s patient zero. In an unfounded allegation that bears more than a passing resemblance to propaganda, US cyclist Maatje Benassi has been accused of bringing coronavirus …

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What impact are lockdowns having on the indoor training market?

As the spread of coronavirus forces increasingly stringent restrictions on movement around the world, the door is slamming shut on outdoor cycling. At the time of writing, about half of the world’s population was in some degree of lockdown, including such cycling-mad countries as Italy, Spain and France. So when outdoors is out of bounds, …

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