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Philipsen sprints to victory on Vuelta stage 15: Daily News Digest

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Jasper Philipsen rode to his first ever Grand Tour stage win on Thursday’s stage 15 of the Vuelta a España after a long day on the bike. The 22-year-old Belgian topped Pascal Ackermann and Jannik Steimle at the end of a 230.8-kilometer stage from Mos to Puebla de Sanabria. The sprinters and a handful of …

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On Ian Stannard retirement day, let’s relive the time he walloped Quickstep by himself

Ian Stannard is retiring, calling an end to a long and successful career that included a Paris-Roubaix podium, a national championship, roughly 7 million kilometers spent at the front of the Tour de France peloton for a string of Tour-winning teammates, and, most importantly, one of the greatest shellackings of a Belgium’s favorite team in …

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Ian Stannard forced to retire from Professional cycling due to rheumatoid arthritis

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Ian Stannard, of Team Ineos Grenadiers, had been forced to retire from professional cycling after being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. The 33-year old Brit saw no other option after exploring all medical options following his diagnosis. “It’s disappointing to have to stop like this but it is clearly the right decision for my health and …

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Preview: What you need to know about the Ceratizit Madrid Challenge

Originally a one-day race, the Madrid Challenge has grown into a three-day event over the last five years. Held at the end of the Vuelta a España, the Madrid Challenge is kind of the “La Course” version of La Vuelta, albeit one that doesn’t move around from year to year. Since it was first created …

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JRA with the Angry Asian: Should we be considering full-face road helmets?

I’ve been thinking a lot about facial injuries lately — partially due to my mishap last July in Belgium just prior to the Tour de France (on an electric scooter, of all things) — but also because of the traumatic crashes that seem to happen with frightening regularity in professional road racing. Take just this …

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