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Features, Israel Start-Up Nation, Maxxis, Orange Seal, Tech, Tech features - October 19, 2020

Should you put tubeless sealant inside tubular tyres? Pro teams think so

One of the key benefits to tubeless tyres is the use of liquid tyre sealant that provides self-sealing properties. However the use of such sealant isn’t limited to just tubeless tyres, and it seems the recent interest in tubeless technology has lead to others finding ways to reduce the incidence of flats in tubular technology. …

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Wins and crashes at Flanders; GC battle at the Giro: Daily News Digest

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(Want the Daily News Digest delivered directly to your inbox? Here’s the sign-up.) Hello again, CyclingTips readers, It was a busy day at the races today. Chantal van den Broeck-Blaak and Mathieu Van der Poel won thrilling editions of the Tour of Flanders and young Brit Teo Geoghegan Hart took his biggest win to date …

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Chantal van den Broek-Blaak wins Tour of Flanders with solo attack

Boels Dolmans continued their winning ways with Chantal van den Broek-Blaak at the Ronde van Vlaanderen. Van den Broek-Blaak made her move after the Oude Kwaremont and before the Paterberg, and was able to ride alone to the finish to take her first Ronde van Vlaanderen. As the chase group got farther away from the …

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Features, Julian Alaphilippe, News, Racing - October 18, 2020

Alaphilippe hits moto at Flanders, will have metacarpal surgery

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Julian Alaphilippe’s rough post-Worlds autumn continued on Sunday when he ran into the back of a slowing motorcycle and crashed hard, breaking the 2nd and 4th metacarpals in his right hand. Alaphilippe had gained separation from the main group at the Tour of Flanders along with eventual winner Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van …

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Mathieu van der Poel wins Tour of Flanders after duel with rival Wout van Aert

Mathieu van der Poel won the Tour of Flanders after a long, two-up fight with his longtime rival Wout van Aert. It came down to a sprint, and down to less than a wheel length, between two riders with battles that stretch back to cyclocross courses and look set to continue long into the future. …

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