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Features, Interviews, Racing, Zak Dempster - November 11, 2019

Zak Dempster on the end of one journey and the start of another

In late October, Aussie Zak Dempster announced that the 2019 season would be his last as a professional road racer. The Victorian started racing at the Continental level back in 2006 and joined the pro ranks with NetApp-Endura in 2013. He’s ridden with the Israel Cycling Academy for the past three seasons and will remain …

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The 10 most impressive performances in men’s road cycling in 2019

The WorldTour is over for another year and the pros are off enjoying a well-earned break. The 2020 season will be here before we know it but before it is, let’s look back at the season that just finished. In this post we dive into the most impressive performance in men’s road cycling in 2019. …

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The 8 most impressive performances in women’s road cycling in 2019

With the Women’s WorldTour (WWT) now complete for 2019, the road racing season is well and truly behind us. But before we turn our attention to next season, it seems fitting to pay tribute to the most impressive riders and rides of 2019. So without further ado, here are eight highlights from a terrific season …

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Chris Froome, Features, Racing - October 27, 2019

Froome’s road to recovery: No Saitama criterium, instead starts exhibition team time trial

SAITAMA, Japan (AFP) – Still limping heavily, Chris Froome is fighting back from less than zero, he told AFP on Saturday. The four-time Tour de France champion intended to start the Saitama Criterium on Sunday but abandoned that plan in favour of an exhibition team time trial event with Ineos teammates Jonathan Castroviejo and Egan …

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Analysis: Five first impressions of the 2020 Giro d’Italia route

Organizers unveiled the 2020 Giro d’Italia route in Milan on Thursday, and the course they presented offered plenty of highlights to get people talking. There’s the start in Hungary, the climb up Mount Etna, the brutal final week in the mountains, and an individual time trial to close things out. All told, it should be …

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