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Features, Mathieu van der Poel, Photo galleries, Racing, wout van aert - October 20, 2020

Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert: A head-to-head history

The finale of the weekend’s Tour of Flanders served up exactly the spectacle that road cycling fans have been anticipating for years: Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert locked in head-to-head battle for one of the sport’s most prestigious wins. The two have matured into some of the most dynamic, exciting riders of …

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A silent Ronde: The sights and sounds of a crowd-free Tour of Flanders

It’s Monday morning and I am sat behind my computer figuring out how to write a piece about nothing. The idea was to share the emptiness of the Tour of Flanders; a Tour of Flanders without crowds. But it was far from empty, at least on television. Did you miss the people on the Paterberg …

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2020 Vuelta a Espana, Features, Previews, Racing - October 20, 2020

Preview: Your guide to the 2020 Vuelta a España

The Giro d’Italia is still going, the Tour of Flanders happened last weekend, the world championships was held a few weeks before that, and now the Vuelta a España is about to begin. Yep, it’s been weird year. Starting this Tuesday October 20 and running until November 8, the 75th edition of Spain’s Grand Tour …

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A photographer’s view of the best race of the year

Six months late and raced in an autumnal gloom, the most anticipated Monument of the season (RIP Paris-Roubaix 2020) was run and won on the cobbles of Flanders. It was a characteristically scintillating spectacle, even without the hordes of Leffe-crazed roadside fans that normally define the Ronde van Vlaanderen. The first race to get rolling …

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Chantal van den Broek-Blaak wins Tour of Flanders with solo attack

Boels Dolmans continued their winning ways with Chantal van den Broek-Blaak at the Ronde van Vlaanderen. Van den Broek-Blaak made her move after the Oude Kwaremont and before the Paterberg, and was able to ride alone to the finish to take her first Ronde van Vlaanderen. As the chase group got farther away from the …

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