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2020 Paris-Roubaix, Bernard Hinault, Cobbled Classics, cobbles, Features, history, Racing, Ride Guide, Specialized Roubaix, video, Videos - October 24, 2020

Paris-Roubaix 101: The history and tech of the Hell of the North

I think we all must be feeling it. A terrible weight in the base of your stomach, that cold feeling that rushes through you, the disappointment that smacks you like a cobble to the face. Yeah, there’s no Paris-Roubaix this year, and it’s just a tiny bit upsetting. Just take a look at the site, …

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2020 Giro d'Italia, Features, News, Racing - October 23, 2020

Stage 19 of the Giro d’Italia shortened after rider protest

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Organizers planned for stage 19 of the Giro d’Italia to run for a total of 258 kilometers, but the Giro peloton instead rode 124 kilometers on Friday after the stage was shortened due to a rider protest. At the beginning of the day, when the Giro peloton was due to be on the start line, …

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Tears and grit: Why Ben O’Connor’s Giro stage win meant so much

On Tuesday’s stage 16 of the Giro d’Italia, Ben O’Connor (NTT) rode to his best-ever result in a Grand Tour. In a tough, hilly stage the 24-year-old West Australian battled his way into the lead group, then rode defiantly to bridge to a late solo move from former breakaway companion Jan Tratnik (Bahrain-McLaren). The pair …

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Goodbye, Boels-Dolmans, and thanks for all the memories

On October 20, 2020 the Boels-Dolmans team lined up for AG Driedaagse Brugge-De Panne with a little more on their minds than the usual pre-race nerves. The startline on the cold and windy Belgian coast would be the last one for the team under its current title sponsors, Boels Rental and Dolmans Landscaping. The team …

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Wiebes takes first WorldTour victory for Team Sunweb at De Panne

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The final Women’s World Tour race of the year was also the first pancake flat race of the season. AG Driedaagse Brugge-De Panne ended in a small bunch sprint won by Lorena Wiebes (Team Sunweb) after Jolien d’Hoore (Boels-Dolmans) was relegated for deviating from her sprint line. With D’Hoore relegated to last in the group, …

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