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The Chaos Tour: The bike race that had it all (but almost never happened)

Media motorbikes causing crashes. A star rider penalised for a crash he never caused. That same rider almost leaving the race in protest. Riders sent off course. The emergence of an Aussie great. The 2005 Jayco Herald Sun Tour had it all, and all in a race that almost never happened.

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Ferrari back in the news, San Juan wraps up: Daily News Digest

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(Want to get the Daily News Digest delivered directly to your inbox? Here’s the sign-up.) Hello again, CyclingTips readers! There was plenty of debate a few weeks ago about whether 2020 was really the start of a new decade. What with recent headlines, we’re not entirely sure what decade it is right now either: Banned …

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Nerd Alert Podcast: How to make the perfect disc brake

This week, James chats with brake engineer John Thomas about the difficulties in perfecting disc brakes, and how the very nature of the way we put bikes together these days makes it almost impossible to make them completely silent.  Then, we pepper pro mechanic Zach with audience questions, and help Jakob pick a new bike …

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Astana and Ferrari deny working together recently

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In the wake of reports that linking some of Astana’s riders to banned doctor Michele Ferrari, both team and doctor have publicly denied working together recently. Denmark’s Politiken reported on Sunday that the Cycling Anti-Doping Foundation (CADF) has information suggesting that the Italian doctor is involved with the Astana team and has worked with with …

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Viathon R.1 Red eTap AXS review: Great performance, but with Walmart pricing

Viathon made a big splash when it announced its presence to the bicycle world back in April, leveraging the cost-efficiency muscle of its parent company, Walmart, into a line of carbon bikes that seemed just too inexpensive to be true. But as it turns out, the R.1 Red eTap AXS road bike flagship isn’t just …

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