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Israel launches first WorldTour team

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Israel launched its first WorldTour team Wednesday, the latest sporting initiative funded by a Canadian-Israeli billionaire who sees it as a potential bridge to the Arab world. The team, called Israel Start-Up Nation, will be the first from the Jewish state to compete in cycling’s premier competition. “We will have our Israel name at the …

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What Strava’s end-of-year report tells us about the world’s cycling habits

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As 2019 draws to a close, the end-of-year stat pieces and listicles have begun to trickle out. CyclingTips has its ‘10 Products I Loved’ series. In music, there’s Spotify Wrapped. And in fitness tracking, there’s Strava’s ‘Year in Sport’. Since it was founded in 2009, Strava has grown into a behemoth, with a user base …

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UCI confirms men’s and women’s WorldTour licenses

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The UCI confirmed 2020 WorldTour status for 18 of 19 eligible men’s team applicants and seven of eight eligible women’s team applicants on Tuesday. The applications of Mitchelton-Scott’s men’s and women’s teams remain under review, but the team pointed to a paperwork delay as the cause of the holdup in a tweet shortly after the …

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Mark Gunter Photographer of the Year Awards: the best of week 1

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The 2019 Mark Gunter Photographer of the Year Awards opened just seven days ago and already, we’ve seen some amazing shots come through. We’ll be showcasing a selection of each week’s entries in weekly galleries; this showcase is the first, and we hope you enjoy it. The Awards are an annual event held in honour of Mark …

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WADA’s executive committee endorses four-year ban for Russia

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WADA’s has executive committee (ExCo) has unanimously endorsed the recommendation of the Compliance Review Committee (CRC) to declare Russia’s anti-doping agency non-compliant for a period of four years. As a consequence, Russia will be banned from competing as a national team at major international events like the upcoming Tokyo Olympics during the four-year period. Exactly …

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