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The weekly spin: Jakob Fuglsang’s last, best chance to win the Tour de France

Can a veteran rider well into his thirties who has never stood on a Grand Tour podium win the Tour de France? It happened last year with Geraint Thomas — another rider who had not historically been the strongest climber nor time trialist, but was always capable at both — and it could well happen …

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Scott Addict RC 2020 first-ride review: Now aero’ized

Dave Everett testing the Scott Addict RC 2020

It was 2007 when Scott first revealed its 790g ultra-light Addict platform. With it, Scott set a new benchmark for light and stiff racing frames, and a number of competitors spent years trying (with some success) to beat it. Since then, the Addict RC, Scott’s answer to a lightweight all-around race machine, has been ridden …

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Pivot Vault gravel bike first-ride review: Elegantly simple, buttery smooth

Bike companies have been coming out with all sorts of mechanical devices to improve rider comfort on gravel bikes: Cannondale recently introduced Kingpin on its new Topstone Carbon, Specialized incorporated the Future Shock into its Diverge, Trek has IsoSpeed on the Checkpoint, there’s the radical full-suspension Niner MCR, and so on. Pivot has instead gone …

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What the highest-ever VO2max tells us about genetics and cycling success

Some riders have long and illustrious careers, competing at the highest level for two decades. Others burn bright over a much shorter period, seemingly disappearing from the spotlight in just a few short years. Norway’s Oskar Svendsen is an example of the latter. From 2012 through to 2014 Svendsen was one of the promising riders …

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Stybar renews with Deceuninck-Quick-Step: Daily News Digest

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Welcome to your Daily News Digest. Here’s what’s happening today: Zdenek Stybar will ride on with Deceuninck-Quick-Step through 2021, Egan Bernal says he has no problem helping Geraint Thomas at the Tour de France, Fernando Gaviria will reportedly miss the race. Those stories and more in today’s Daily News Digest. Story of the Day: Zdenek …

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The weekly spin: Jakob Fuglsang’s last, best chance to win the Tour de France

Scott Addict RC 2020 first-ride review: Now aero’ized

Pivot Vault gravel bike first-ride review: Elegantly simple, buttery smooth

What the highest-ever VO2max tells us about genetics and cycling success

Stybar renews with Deceuninck-Quick-Step: Daily News Digest

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