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Features, Tech, Tech news, Zone 5 Ventures, Zwift - September 17, 2020

Zwift raises a further US$450 million, now likely valued at over US$1 billion

Earlier today Zwift announced a US$450 million (approx AU$625 million) “series C” investment, something that will provide substantially more funding to the six-year-old company than its previous seven investments combined. According to Bloomberg, this latest round of investments values the company at over US$1 billion. Leading this latest round was global investment firm KKR, a …

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With Egan Bernal, Dave Brailsford didn’t follow his own advice

I want to take you back to 2012, when I was invited to a small and intimate evening with Dave Brailsford who was preparing for what would be his team’s first Tour de France win. It was my first interaction with Brailsford and I was taken aback by his charisma, intelligence, approach, and apparent candidness. …

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Competitions, Features, win it weekly - September 17, 2020

Win it Weekly: Win a Bontrager XXX WaveCel Helmet and XXX Road Shoes

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López soars to victory on stage 17: Daily Tour Digest

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(Want the Daily News Digest delivered directly to your inbox? Here’s the sign-up.) Miguel Ángel López climbed to victory on a decisive stage 17 of the Tour de France, powering away from an elite group in the final kilometers of the Col de la Loze and holding on to get his first Tour stage win …

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Giro Rosa stage 6: Marianne Vos wins again in Nola

For the third time in this year’s Giro Rosa Marianne Vos has come out on top. At the end of stage six, the CCC-Liv rider was the first of a reduced bunch, followed by Hannah Barnes (Canyon//SRAM) and Lotte Kopecky (Lotto Soudal Ladies). The general classification remained the same, with Annemeik van Vleuten of Mitchelton …

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