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Records tumble on day 1 of the Track World Championships

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The Track World Championships have opened in scintillating fashion with multiple world records falling on the first day of competition. The Danish men’s team pursuit squad didn’t just break the world record in qualifying, they went on to break their own record just a few hours later. In qualifying the quartet of Lasse Norman Hansen, …

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Freewheeling Podcast: Why it matters

This week’s episode dives into #whyitmatters. Why does coverage of women’s cycling matter? After a brief news update with Caley Fretz, Abby brings in ex-professional cyclist, co-founder of the Cyclists’ Alliance, and women’s cycling expert Iris Slappendel to discuss why it matters that women’s cycling has better coverage, among other topics. The episode ends with …

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Van Aert changes plans, Groenewegen wins in Dubai: 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! Fans of sprinting were treated to another star showdown on Wednesday at the UAE Tour, where many of the sport’s fastest finishers are racing this week. On stage 4 in Dubai, it was Dylan Groenewegen who made a …

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Pro racing almost broke me; gravel skids are the cure

Abby Mickey, a former pro road racer and host of our Freewheeling Podcast, just returned from the CyclingTips Gravel Bike Field Test, where she helped test a dozen new gravel bikes. Abby is an accomplished cyclist, but was a gravel skeptic. After a week on fatter tires, she filed this essay on her transition out …

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Van Aert to race Omloop amid uncertainty of Italian races due to coronavirus

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Wout Van Aert will make his first road racing start of the year at this weekend’s Omloop Het Nieuwsblad in what marks a change of plans for the Belgian. The Jumbo-Visma squad is shifting its approach in preparation for the potential cancellation – due to coronavirus – of Italian events on the upcoming calendar. “With Van …

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