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Adventure, bikepacking, Features, Kyrgyzstan, Rides, Tajikistan, Videos - October 15, 2019

Video: A father and daughter’s inspiring bikepacking ride through Central Asia

What better way to spend quality time with a family member than on a shared journey into the unknown, from the seat of your bike? What better way to create shared memories than by spending three weeks riding through the rugged wilds of Central Asia? In late 2018, father and daughter duo, Peter and Jess …

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The bike race that never happened

A territory torn in two. A bike race through the centre of a stricken city. This is the story of the cancelled Hong Kong Hammer Series finale.

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Eddy Merckx hospitalized after crash during bike ride: Daily News Digest

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Welcome to your Daily News Digest. Here’s what’s happening today: Eddy Merckx is in the hospital after crashing during a bike ride, Vincenzo Nibali eyes the 2020 Giro d’Italia and the Tokyo Olympics, Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig will join FDJ Nouvelle Acquitaine-Futuroscope in 2020. Those stories and more in today’s Daily News Digest. Story of the …

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2020 Tour de France, Features, News, Racing - October 14, 2019

Report: Mountains galore again for 2020 Tour de France

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PARIS (AFP) – The 2020 Tour de France will be as mountainous and open to attacks as this year’s vintage edition, the race designer hinted to AFP a day ahead of the official Grande Boucle route unveiling. If what ASO’s Thierry Gouvenou suggested to AFP on Monday is accurate, the course would suit defending champion …

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Giant Contend AR 1 2020 review: Fresh and affordable all-road

Giant Contend AR 1 2020 all-rounder road bike review

If the lines between road and gravel bikes were already blurry, then the way things are trending is likely to confuse you even further. All-road bikes are relatively new and aim to do everything a good endurance-style road bike does, albeit with a pinch of additional versatility. As the name suggests, they’re designed to handle …

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