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2020 Giro d'Italia, Features, News - October 16, 2020

EF proposes that the Giro d’Italia be halted on the second rest day

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As Eurosport initially reported and then team manager Jonathan Vaughters himself further explained on Twitter, EF has proposed that the Giro d’Italia be halted on the second rest day due to a “clearly compromised bubble.” The UCI denied the request. According to Eurosport, EF sent a letter to the RCS, the UCI, and teams, and …

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Narváez wins stage 12 of the Giro d’Italia from the break

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Jhonatan Narváez won stage 12 at the Giro d’Italia on Thursday after a long day off the front. The 23-year-old Ecuadorian joined a sizable early break on the lumpy 204-kilometer stage that started and finished in Cesenatico, and he and Mark Padun then left the rest of the escapees behind with around 50 kilometers to …

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The good the bad and the ugly: A Shoddy history of crazy team kit

I thought I’d put a video together that looks back, pays homage, and roasts a few kits of old. The good, the bad, and the downright offensive. Who among you managed to get their grubby (or not so grubby if you’ve been washing properly) mitts on a set of that wonderful, yes I said wonderful, …

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17 Giro-E police test COVID positive, De Gendt “starting to feel unsafe”

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The Giro d’Italia is walking a tightrope. On the same day the entire Mitchelton-Scott and Jumbo-Visma teams left the race following COVID positives, 17 motorcycle police officers tasked with escorting the Giro-E ebike race tested positive as well. Riders like Lotto-Soudal’s Thomas De Gendt are beginning to speak out, questioning the effectiveness and thoroughness of …

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Liane Lippert is one of the sport’s most exciting young stars

Like me you’ve probably been focusing on the big stars over these past few months. Fair enough — the likes of Anna van der Breggen, Lizzie Deignan, Annemiek van Vleuten, Elisa Longo Borghini and Marianne Vos did win a lot of races. However, shortly behind them a 22-year old German rider for Team Sunweb has …

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EF proposes that the Giro d’Italia be halted on the second rest day

Narváez wins stage 12 of the Giro d’Italia from the break

The good the bad and the ugly: A Shoddy history of crazy team kit

17 Giro-E police test COVID positive, De Gendt “starting to feel unsafe”

Liane Lippert is one of the sport’s most exciting young stars

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