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Opinion: Cycling’s biggest integrity problem is weak culture

Does cycling have a cultural problem? Can a clean future for the sport and its murky past coexist? In this opinion piece from freelance writer Craig Fry, the integrity of cycling is examined and found wanting.

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Grading gravel: How do you define off-road surfaces?

There’s no such thing as gravel. Or, rather, there’s no such thing as a single conception of what ‘gravel’ is. It exists on a kind of shifting scale, defined by where you live, what your appetite for adventure is, and the capabilities of your bike and the tyres it runs. What you call ‘gravel’ might …

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Kolbinger becomes first woman to win Transcontinental: Daily News Digest

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Welcome to your Daily News Digest. Here’s what’s happening today: In her first ultra-endurance race start, 24-year-old German cancer researcher Fiona Kolbinger becomes the first woman to win the Transcontinental Race, the cycling world mourns Bjorg Lambrecht, Ag2r-La Mondiale signs Oliver Naesen’s brother Lawrence Naesen for 2020. Those stories and more in today’s Daily News …

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The weekly spin: Is Mathieu van der Poel’s race schedule a recipe for burnout?

Mathieu van der Poel just keeps on winning. He’s currently the world cyclocross champion, winner of the Amstel Gold Race (and Dwars door Vlaanderen and Brabantse Pijl), the European mountain-bike champion, and as of Sunday, the winner of six mountain-bike World Cup races this season — four short-track events and two in the Olympic cross-country …

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Specialized overhauls Epic HT: A 790g hardtail mountain bike frame

Specialized Epic HT 2020

Few cycling disciplines place as much importance on weight quite like cross-country mountain bike racing. With extremely steep gradients, stop-and-start accelerations, and technical features to maneuver the bike around and over, the grams can certainly influence the outcome. For this, Specialized has laid a stake in the ground, claiming its new Epic HT 29er hardtail …

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