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Why Elisa Longo Borghini’s National Championship victory matters so much
On a hilly circuit in Breganze Elisa Longo Borghini soloed to her second Italian National Championship title this year and the second road title of her career. Borghini has had an incredible season, winning the Italian Time Trial title in August, the queen stage of the Giro Rosa in September, placing third at the World …
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Bjarne Riis: It’s not realistic to think a new sponsor will magically appear
Bjarne Riis is not optimistic about the future of NTT Pro Cycling after a sponsorship search came up with nothing. Nada. Zip. Zilch. “The way things are now,” he was quoted in the Danish newspaper Ekstrabladet, “There won’t be a team next year where I am the manager. This is how it is. We don’t …
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Omens from the past: Tao Geoghegan Hart at the U23 Paris-Roubaix
When it comes to cycling documentaries, the 2015 French film “Rêves d’Enfer” takes on a special significance this year. Not only does it fill a small part of the gap left by the Paris-Roubaix that never happened this year, but importantly it highlights the story of then up-and-coming rider Tao Geoghegan Hart. “Rêves d’Enfer” (or …
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A week on the couch and an eye on the future: A chat with Jai Hindley
Jai Hindley rolled down the start ramp of the last stage of the Giro d’Italia wearing the maglia rosa and a fair bit of pressure on his shoulders. 15.7 km later, he’d relinquished both to Tao Geoghegan Hart, claiming second overall in this strange season’s second Grand Tour. In a turbulent and at times tense …
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Carthy wins at the Vuelta; double Ventoux day for the Tour: Daily News Digest
(Want the Daily News Digest delivered directly to your inbox? Here’s the sign-up.) The Alto de l’Angliru. It’s one of the toughest and most feared climbs in all of pro cycling. Sunday’s stage 12 of the Vuelta a España ended atop this mythical mountain and as predicted it was the race’s best climbers – the …
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