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Ella Harris: “I’ve never been in that much pain – I couldn’t move”

In the theatre, the term ‘break a leg’ is used superstitiously in lieu of saying ‘good luck’ before going on stage. For cyclists, however, it’s a concept that doesn’t even bear thinking about. Unfortunately for Ella Harris, this August – in the middle of a course recon on the day before Strade Bianche – a …

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Never off the podium: Lucinda Brand is dominating CX and eyeing off Roubaix

Lucinda Brand hasn’t finished lower than third in a cyclocross race this year, and she’s won the last three races she started. And all in a matter of eight days. It’s time to catch up with the former Dutch road race champion who now focuses on cyclocross full-time. Or does she? “That is a bit …

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Meet the new Dave Brailsford, for whom winning isn’t everything

Dave Brailsford was a bike racer, a long time ago. A real one. The kind that left Wales at 19 and headed to the Continent with a bike and a bag and a few modest dreams. He left his family and his girlfriend. Found a team. Put his head down in a foreign land and …

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Road, cyclocross, MTB – world champion Ceylin Alvarado wants to win it all

Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado is the current world cyclocross champion. She’s already won four races this season. She also rode her first mountain bike world championships this year. She even had a quick road season. In short, Alvarado is a cycling multi-talent, and one with a clear plan for the next few years. “I want to …

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Sarah Gigante has smashed Melbourne’s 1 in 20 QOM … and she’s not done yet

On Wednesday morning Australian time trial champion (and VeloClub member) Sarah Gigante (Tibco-SVB) went on a rampage in the Dandenong Ranges east of Melbourne, setting new climbing records on two of the city’s most well-loved climbs. On the 1 in 20, Melbourne’s most well-known ascent, 20-year-old Gigante rode a lightning-quick time of 14:27, more than …

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