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2020 Cadel's Race, 2020 Towards Zero Race Torquay, Features, News - October 17, 2019

Race Torquay awarded UCI 1.1 ranking, course revealed

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Towards Zero Race Torquay, the one-day precursor to the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race, is taking a step up in its first year on the Surf Coast. The race was held at Melbourne’s Albert Park Formula 1 circuit for its first three years — known then as Race Melbourne — but in 2020 it …

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Features, News, Racing, Taylor Phinney - October 17, 2019

Taylor Phinney, 29, to retire following Japan Cup

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American Taylor Phinney, 29, will retire from professional road racing following the Japan Cup this weekend, his team announced Wednesday. Phinney’s story is a complicated one, fed by an early and obvious talent and a world-class pedigree, forever altered by a gruesome crash, then defined in its waning years by a tug-of-war between Phinney the …

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A bevy of Bahrain-Merida signings, Tour route reactions: Daily News Digest

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Welcome to your Daily News Digest. Here’s what’s happening today: A bevy of new signings for Bahrain-Merida, Tour route reactions, Chris Juul-Jensen will ride on at Mitchelton-Scott through 2021. Those stories and more in today’s Daily News Digest. Story of the Day: Comings and goings at Bahrain-Merida The Bahrain-Merida team has announced a bevy of …

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bike safety, Features, Jason Lowndes, News - October 16, 2019

Driver who hit and killed Jason Lowndes to avoid jail

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The driver who hit and killed pro cyclist Jason Lowndes in 2017 looks set to avoid jail time after pleading guilty to dangerous driving causing death. Billie Rodda, now 22, hit Lowndes from behind on December 22, 2017 while driving in Mandurang, near Bendigo. Earlier this year Rodda was accused of sending seven text messages …

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The weekly spin: The great ‘Rider of the Year’ debate

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With the 2019 road racing season effectively over, it’s time for the annual “Rider of the Year” debates. Yes, there’s still the six-stage Tour of Guangxi, which starts on Thursday. But none of the riders in the running for Rider of the Year honors are taking part. So with Il Lombardia in the rearview mirror, …

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Race Torquay awarded UCI 1.1 ranking, course revealed

Taylor Phinney, 29, to retire following Japan Cup

A bevy of Bahrain-Merida signings, Tour route reactions: Daily News Digest

Driver who hit and killed Jason Lowndes to avoid jail

The weekly spin: The great ‘Rider of the Year’ debate

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