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Was Movistar in the wrong on stage 19 of the Vuelta?
Vuelta a Espana race leader Primoz Roglic went down in a crash, and before he even had a chance to pick himself up Movistar hit the front and pinned it. In doing so, the Movistar team did not make many new friends on stage 19 of the Vuelta a España. But were they wrong? Some …
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Rwanda is bidding for the World Championships. Here’s why it matters
Rwanda’s unlikely journey as a cycling nation took a significant leap this week, with the tiny central African nation applying to host the 2025 Road World Championships. Cycling has been on the rise in Rwanda over the past decade, with the Tour du Rwanda steadily gaining international recognition since it first became a UCI-classified race …
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Five predictions for ‘week three’ of the Vuelta a España
It may sound crazy, but just one week of Grand Tour racing remains in the 2019 season. Week three of the Vuelta a España is all that’s left between us and eight long months without Grand Tour action. Hopefully this final week in Spain delivers enough excitement to hold us over until next year’s Giro …
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The weekly spin: Jumbo-Visma’s investment in young talent on display at Vuelta
It was at the 2016 Redlands Cycling Classic that Americans Sepp Kuss and Neilson Powless first made their presence known at the elite level of road racing. It was there, in Southern California’s Inland Empire, that Kuss won the queen stage on Oak Glen, while Powless won the time trial and finished second overall. Forty-one …
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One case for e-bike racing: Extending the careers of cycling’s stars
Is e-bike racing a way to extend the careers of pro athletes, so we can continue to cheer for them and sponsors can continue to leverage the equity they've built?
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