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The decision to switch to these particular wheels today, when wheel tech has come so far, is interesting for a few reasons, some technical and some financial

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The 2019 Tour de France takes on its first real mountain test on Thursday’s stage 6, which covers seven categorized climbs en route to a finish at La Planche des Belles Filles. Defending champion Geraint Thomas (Ineos) expects the GC battle to come into focus on the climb in France’s Vosges mountains. It’s easy to …

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The UCI is taking suggestions. Cycling’s governing body has announced a public survey that will be open until Tuesday, July 16, allowing “interested parties” to weigh in on a number of topics related to the attractiveness of road racing as a sport. According to the UCI’s press release on the subject, topics addressed include the …

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It wasn’t long ago that we thought of gravel as a fringe discipline of road cycling, a discipline where niche brands like Salsa Cycles had a near monopoly. Now you’ll be hard pressed to find a single global bike brand that doesn’t have a bike dedicated to gravel. BMC only recently dipped its toes into …

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Let’s be honest: the start of the Tour de France can tend to be a little dull. Long and flat stages, sprint finishes — the opening days often feel like the entree before the main course that is the Alps and the Pyrenees. But the start of the 2019 Tour has been a little different. …

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