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2020 Milan-San Remo, Features, Photo galleries, Racing -

It took more than seven hours of racing before Saturday’s Milan-San Remo really heated up. To many, that’s the sign of a race far longer than it needs to be; for others it’s what makes “La Primavera” so great: the slow build-up, the anticipation, the promise of fireworks on the Poggio. And there certainly were …

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Holding onto a gap created on the Poggio, Wout van Aert won a two-up sprint with Julian Alaphilippe to take his first monument victory, just a week after winning Strade Bianche. “I can’t believe it, two victories in a row, I don’t have words,” van Aert said. “It’s a stupid answer, everyone says it when …

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Capping off an impressive show of team strength, Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) took the second stage of the Tour de l’Ain, finishing just ahead of Egan Bernal. The finale provided a contrast between two super teams that will vie for the Tour de France is under a month’s time. Bernal, isolated after losing teammates Chris Froome …

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2020 Milan-San Remo, Features, Previews, Racing -

It’s taken nearly eight and a half months, but the season’s first Monument is finally upon us. Originally scheduled for March 21 then rescheduled for this Saturday August 8 in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Milan-San Remo is the biggest and most prestigious of Italy’s one-day races. Here’s what you need to know about …

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Features, Gran Trittico Lombardo, Photo galleries, Racing -

If you haven’t heard of the Gran Trittico Lombardo, we don’t blame you. Monday’s race was the first-ever edition of this Italian one-day event and it might very well be the last. When coronavirus laid waste to the 2020 calendar and forced the rescheduling of much of the calendar, there wasn’t room for everything. Among …

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