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The world's got bigger things to worry about at the moment than bike racing – but that doesn't mean we don't miss it. So if you wish that you were watching Milan-San Remo this weekend, we've got something for you ... How about racing it?

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I first got to know Emily Newsom through a clip on Sarah Gigante’s Instagram Stories. Emily was playing the piano after finishing a gruelling edition of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. Besides being a pro cyclist with Team Tibco-SVB, Emily teaches piano and is a mum to five-year-old Marijke. We agreed to meet at the Ronde van …

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Molly Weaver raced as a professional from 2015 to 2018 on several teams based in the UK and Europe. She was a trusty domestique who spent much of her career riding in the support of others. Weaver stepped away from the sport in mid 2018 after “a lifetime’s worth of misfortune” in one year — …

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1916. 1944. 1945. 2020. These are the only years Milan-San Remo hasn’t run since it was founded way back in 1907. The first cancellation was due to World War I. The next two were down to World War II. The fourth of those due to the COVID-19 pandemic that has killed thousands, that has much …

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Simon Clarke (EF Pro Cycling) started the season in imposing form. He took second on a stage at Etoile de Besseges, likewise on a stage of the Tour du Haut Var, and then won the Royal Bernard Drome Classic at his first attempt. It all augured well for a strong Spring Classics season for the …

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