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2020 Gent-Wevelgem, Features, Previews, Racing, UCI Women's Cycling -

Preview: What you need to know about the women’s Gent-Wevelgem

Do you hear that? The rattling of bottle cages on carbon, the distinct sound of tires flying over stone, a peloton frantically shifting through gears … It is time — the cobbled season is upon us. The original schedule forecast a busy weekend for the teams, with the Amstel Gold Race and Gent-Wevelgem In Flanders …

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2020 Giro d'Italia, Features, Previews, Racing -

Preview: Your stage-by-stage breakdown of the 2020 Giro d’Italia course

As the Tour de France sought to mix things up with shorter stages and fewer time trials, the 2020 Giro d’Italia is about as traditional as Grand Tours come. The route features three time trials, each difficult in its own way, plus a pile of long mountain stages to separate the strong from the slightly …

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2020 Liège-Bastogne-Liège, Features, Previews, Racing, UCI Women's WorldTour -

Preview: The route and riders to watch for the women’s Liège-Bastogne-Liège

After Anna van der Breggen took her sixth consecutive title at La Flèche Wallonne on Wednesday, the Ardennes Classics continue with Liège-Bastogne-Liège on Sunday, October 4. A hilly and usually quite wet race, Liège was won by Annemiek van Vleuten last year after she attacked solo on the penultimate climb. Even though the women’s edition …

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2020 Giro d'Italia, Features, Previews, Racing -

Preview: Your guide to the 2020 Giro d’Italia contenders, sprinters and more

This year’s Giro d’Italia is being held three months later than normal, putting it after both the Tour de France and Road World Championships. Yep, it’s been an odd year. Ahead of the Giro’s 103rd edition, which kicks off in Monreale on Saturday, we take a look at the overall contenders, the sprint favourites, and …

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2020 Road World Championships, Features, Jakob Fuglsang, Julian Alaphilippe, Previews, Racing, wout van aert -

Preview: Your guide to the men’s road race at the 2020 Road Worlds

The 2020 Road World Championships very nearly didn’t happen. But after the event was cancelled in Switzerland due to coronavirus restrictions, Imola, Italy picked up the pieces at short notice. This Sunday the elite men will duke it out for the honour of wearing the rainbow bands for the next year. Without further ado, here’s …

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