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2020 womens Paris-Roubaix, Features, Racing - September 25, 2020

The route for the first women’s Paris Roubaix has been announced

This year, for the first time in history, the women’s peloton will take on the iconic cobblestones of Paris-Roubaix. In the morning, before the men take to the roads, the women will complete 29.2-kilometers of cobbles broken into 17 sections over a 116-kilometer course. Starting in the town of Denain, the peloton will have 20-kilometers …

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Chloe Dygert crashes over barrier during World Championship time trial defense

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Defending world time trial champion Chloe Dygert lost control in a sweeping right-hand corner about two-thirds of the way through her time trial in Imola, Italy, hitting the metal road barriers and crashing down into a field. Dygert appeared to be on pace to repeat as world champion prior to the crash. She was ahead …

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Campagnolo, Ekar, Features, Gravel, Tech, Tech features - September 24, 2020

New Campagnolo Ekar groupset brings mechanical 13-speed to gravel

The existence of Campagnolo’s new Ekar groupset hasn’t exactly been an ironclad secret, but today it’s finally been revealed in all its glory, and the details are indeed pretty juicy. As suspected, Ekar is a 1×13 mechanical drivetrain developed specifically for gravel. It’s also quite light, sufficiently economical that we’ll see it come stock on …

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Annemiek van Vleuten plans to race World Championships with broken wrist

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The defending World Champion Annemiek van Vleuten is on her way to Italy to race the world championships today and is confident she will be able to race on Saturday. “Will I ride? Yes or no? Yes, I am riding, I think. I will let you know formally on Friday but my final test yesterday …

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Edo and Mischa: A cycling love story in the face of adversity

“I went to our first date without crutches – way too soon but I really wanted to walk on our first date.” These are the words of Mischa Bredewold, a young and talented rider from the Netherlands who got hit by a truck a few weeks before the Road World Championships in 2018. She had …

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