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• Five of the best pro custom bikes of 2019

  20-11-2019 14:56 via Cycling Weekly
  
  We take a look at five of the best looking custom pro bikes of 2019
  
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• Ineos complete signing of 18-year-old Spanish time trial star

  20-11-2019 13:19 via Cycling Weekly
  
  Carlos Rodriguez (Photo by Bas Czerwinski/Getty Images)The youngster has signed a four-year deal with the British squad
  
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• John Degenkolb says he didn't leave Trek-Segafredo because of Tour de France omission

  20-11-2019 12:51 via Cycling Weekly
  
  John Degenkolb wins Paris-Roubaix 2018 (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)Lotto-Soudal will be bolstered by the arrivial of not just the German, but also Philippe Gilbert
  
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• Seven highlights from Steve Cummings' career

  20-11-2019 11:49 via Cycling Weekly
  
  The British rider has announced his retirement at the age of 38
  
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• Eight highlights from Steve Cummings' career

  20-11-2019 11:49 via Cycling Weekly
  
  Cummings wins stage 14 of the Tour de France 2015 (Getty)The British rider has announced his retirement at the age of 38
  
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• Steve Cummings confirms retirement from professional cycling

  20-11-2019 10:28 via Cycling Weekly
  
  Steve Cummings at the 2019 Tour de France (Sunada)38-year-old wasn't included in Team NTT squad for 2020
  
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• Strava reveals the UK cities where most people commute by bike

  20-11-2019 10:00 via Cycling Weekly
  
  Bikes at Bristol Temple Meads station (Getty)46.2 million metric tons of CO2 were offset by Strava users cycling to work last year
  
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• Strava reveal the UK cities where most people commute by bike

  20-11-2019 10:00 via Cycling Weekly
  
  Bikes at Bristol Temple Meads station (Getty)46.2 million metric tons of CO2 were offset by Strava users cycling to work last year
  
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• GPS Bike Trackers: find and follow your stolen bike

  19-11-2019 18:30 via Cycling Weekly
  
  Image: See.Sense Bike tracking devices and their supporting apps are designed to help reduce bike theft by alerting the owner if their bike is tampered with or moves. Most trackers consist of an accessory, which is attached to the bike, and a phone app. With the app, the owner is able to trace the bike – even […]
  
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• Can you trust repaired carbon bike frames?

  19-11-2019 16:22 via Cycling Weekly
  
  A cycle accident can leave a bike with busted bits, but that need not be the end. The broken pieces may not need to be discarded, as they may be fixable in the hands of expert carbonologists. “You can repair carbon, not all of it, but most of it,” says former professional cyclist and CW […]
  
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• British pro hospitalised after collision with van

  19-11-2019 15:51 via Cycling Weekly
  
  (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)Vitus Pro Cycling's Adam Kenway had been cycling home from work in Nottingham
  
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• Enrico Gasparotto changes national allegiance from Italy to Switzerland

  19-11-2019 14:19 via Cycling Weekly
  
  Enrico Gasparotto at the Deutschland Tour 2019 (Photo by Bas Czerwinski/Getty Images)The 37-year-old has successfully applied for Swiss nationality and will be available for selection next year
  
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• Daniele Bennati retires due to back pain after 18 years as a professional

  19-11-2019 13:03 via Cycling Weekly
  
  Daniele Bennati at the 2018 Tour de France (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)The Spaniard is climbing off for good at the age of 39
  
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• Jakob Fuglsang to target Giro d'Italia 2020 and support Miguel Ángel López at Tour de France

  19-11-2019 12:17 via Cycling Weekly
  
  Jakob Fuglsang and Miguel Ángel López at the Vuelta a España 2019 (Luis Angel Gomez/Getty)The Dane will also once again target the Ardennes classics after winning his first Monument in 2019
  
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• Evans Cycles launches Black Friday deals: savings on Specialized Allez and Garmin 1030

  19-11-2019 12:00 via Cycling Weekly
  
  Evans Cycles launches its Black Friday deals with whopping discounts on Garmins and Cannondale bikes
  
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• Matthew Glaetzer: ‘I'm treating this like a little injury. Cancer won’t hold me back’ | Kieran Pender

  18-11-2019 18:00 via Cycling | The Guardian
  
  Just weeks after being diagnosed with thyroid cancer, Australia’s Olympic medal hopeful is focused on upcoming Track World Cups“It definitely rocks you.” Australian track cycling star Matthew Glaetzer is reflecting on a “whirlwind” month that has seen his preparations for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics derailed by a cancer diagnosis. “When you hear the ‘C’ word – you always think it won’t happen to you, but suddenly you have to deal with it yo
  
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• UCI confirms team quotas for Tokyo Olympics road cycling events

  18-11-2019 17:33 via Cycling Weekly
  
  Geraint Thomas at the 2016 Olympic Games road race (Sunada)Great Britain men's team have four riders for the road race while the women have just two places
  
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• Black Cyclists Network founder calls stop and search 'gross abuse of power'

  18-11-2019 16:36 via Cycling Weekly
  The network was set up to connect and encourage cyclists of colour
  
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• Black Friday 2019 cycling deals: £300 off the Ribble Endurance and Wahoo Elemnt Bolt savings

  18-11-2019 14:45 via Cycling Weekly
  
  Black Friday 2019 will be here sooner than you think - we explain what to expect come the busiest shopping day of the year
  
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• Movistar partner with kit brand Alé after end of Endura deal

  18-11-2019 13:53 via Cycling Weekly
  
  Movistar women's team racing in the team time trial at the Open de Suede Vargarda 2018 (Photo by Luc Claessen/Getty Images)The new kit will be revealed when their 2020 squad is announced in December
  
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• 'One day we'll win this': Mark Cavendish vows to return to Ghent Six Day

  18-11-2019 13:34 via Cycling Weekly
  
  Mark Cavendish and Iljo Keisse at the Ghent Six Day 2019 (Photo by Luc Claessen/Getty Images)The Manxman and Iljo Keisse just missed out on a podium place after a thrilling six days of racing
  
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• Alessandro De Marchi makes emotional plea to dangerous drivers after near-miss during traning ride

  18-11-2019 12:39 via Cycling Weekly
  
  Alessandro De Marchi (Instagram/Getty)The CCC rider recounted a close call while he was out on home roads in northern Italy
  
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  18-11-2019 12:00 via Cycling Weekly
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• Marcel Kittel says he's not surprised Tom Dumoulin wanted to leave Sunweb

  18-11-2019 11:43 via Cycling Weekly
  
  Tom Dumoulin and Marcel Kittel (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto)The German quit racing in 2019 while Dumoulin transferred to Jumbo-Visma after injury curtailed his season
  
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• Alejandro Valverde will ride the Tour de France all the way to Paris to prepare for Tokyo 2020

  18-11-2019 10:55 via Cycling Weekly
  
  Alejandro Valverde (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)The Olympic road race will take place six days after the Tour finishes on the Champs-Élysées
  
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• Freeman case is great theatre but is it a couple of bad apples – or a barrel? | Sean Ingle

  18-11-2019 10:00 via Cycling | The Guardian
  
  Neither Shane Sutton nor Dr Richard Freeman comes out well from the GMC tribunal but it invites wider questions about the whole culture of British Cycling and UK SportEveryone who has met Shane Sutton has a story. Here’s one of mine. During a UK Sport planning meeting for the 2016 Olympics, discussions turned to whether British Cycling could win medals in every event in Rio. “We’ve got more chance of the queen farting than us giving you 18 medals,” Sutton replied. Unsurpr
  
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• Kenny De Ketele and Robbe Ghys take overall victory at thrilling Ghent Six Day 2019

  17-11-2019 18:47 via Cycling Weekly
  
  Kenny De Ketele and Robbe Ghys win the Ghent Six Day 2019 (Photo by Luc Claessen/Getty Images)Mark Cavendish and Iljo Keisse just missed out on the podium
  
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• Hoys reveal tiny nappies to raise awareness of World Prematurity Day

  17-11-2019 17:19 via BBC Sport - Cycling
  
  Sir Chris and Lady Sarra Hoy's son, Callum, was born 11 weeks early, in 2014.
  
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• Abby-Mae Parkinson signs with Lotto Soudal Ladies for 2020 season

  17-11-2019 16:46 via Cycling Weekly
  
  Abby-Mae Parkinson finishes stage one of the Women's Tour 2019 (Photo by Charlie Crowhurst/Getty Images)The 22-year-old moves to the Belgian squad after three years with Drops
  
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• In brief: The Greatest: The Times and Life of Beryl Burton; Homeland; Beautiful Place – review

  17-11-2019 16:00 via Cycling | The Guardian
  
  William Fotheringham hails a trailblazing cyclist, Walter Kempowski explores the eastern European psyche, and Amanthi Harris explores notions of home and identityWilliam Fotheringham
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• Investigation: What does it take to get from the Zwift Academy to the pro ranks?

  17-11-2019 15:04 via Cycling Weekly
  
  Steve Shrubshall investigates what it takes to make it to the finals of the Zwift Academy and whether he has the talent to get there
  
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• Tourmalet to feature in Vuelta a España 2020, according to reports

  17-11-2019 13:04 via Cycling Weekly
  
  Riders climb the Tourmalet on stage 14 of the Tour de France 2019 (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)The official Vuelta route will be unveiled on December 17
  
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• 'Mine isn’t the story of an Olympic champion, but of a vain teenager who liked racing with people I wanted to be like': Katie Archibald column

  17-11-2019 11:33 via Cycling Weekly
  
  Katie Archibald'I was engaged by a social scene rather than a sport'
  
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• Sunday trading: Save up to 47% on Colnago framesets plus much more

  17-11-2019 10:00 via Cycling Weekly
  
  The best deals from the online retailers
  
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• 'It has been a very tough week, harder than expected' says Mathieu van der Poel after cyclocross World Cup win

  16-11-2019 18:13 via Cycling Weekly
  
  Mathieu van der Poel wins the Tabor World Cup 2019 (Photo by Luc Claessen/Getty Images)Van der Poel fought back from behind to win in the same week his grandfather, Raymond Poulidor, passed away
  
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• Mauro Santambrogio handed three-month ban for racing in fixed-gear criterium

  16-11-2019 17:24 via Cycling Weekly
  
  Mauro Santambrogio finishes stage 16 of the Giro d'Italia 2019 (Tim De Waele/Getty)The former Italian racer was banned for three years in 2015 after failing a doping test
  
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• Roger Kluge has heart surgery to reduce chance of second stroke

  16-11-2019 15:44 via Cycling Weekly
  
  Roger Kluge at the Tour de France 2019 (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)The German suffered a minor stroke in March 2018
  
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• Caleb Ewan takes victory at Tour de France Shanghai Criterium 2019

  16-11-2019 14:12 via Cycling Weekly
  
  Caleb Ewan wins the Tour de France Shanghai Criterium (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)The Australian finished ahead of Matteo Trentin and Steven Kruijswijk
  
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• Mark Cavendish and Iljo Keisse up to third after Memorial Patrick Sercu Madison win at Ghent Six Day 2019

  16-11-2019 13:23 via Cycling Weekly
  
  Mark Cavendish and Iljo Keisse at the Ghent Six Day 2019 (Photo by Luc Claessen/Getty Images)The Brit and Belgian are on the podium with two days to go
  
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• First riders make move from Katusha-Alpecin to Israel Cycling Academy

  15-11-2019 19:09 via Cycling Weekly
  
  Katusha-Alpecin and Israel Cycling Academy (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)The Israeli team will take over Katusha-Alpecin's WorldTour licence for the 2020 season
  
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• BMC issues recall on Teammachine SLR01 Disc

  15-11-2019 18:03 via Cycling Weekly
  
  Potential safety issue identified on 2018/2019 models
  
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• Triple Olympic medallist Steven Burke announces his retirement

  15-11-2019 17:51 via Cycling Weekly
  
  Steven Burke has announced his retirement (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images)Multiple Olympic medallist Steven Burke MBE has announced his retirement from the Great Britain squad.
  
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• Mathieu van der Poel won't defend Amstel Gold Race title, according to his father

  15-11-2019 17:41 via Cycling Weekly
  
  Mathieu van der Poel (David Stockman, AFP via Getty Images)The young Dutchman will finish road racing after Paris-Roubaix to focus on mountain biking, with the Toyko Olympics in mind
  
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• 'It’s a dream for me’: Giulio Ciccone looks to 2020 with Vincenzo Nibali as his team-mate

  15-11-2019 17:01 via Cycling Weekly
  
  Giulio Ciccone at the 2019 Tour de France (Photo by Marco Bertorello / AFP/ Getty Images)Giulio Ciccone says riding with Vincenzo as his team-mate “is a dream” as the Italian hero moves to Trek-Segafredo.
  
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• Freeman faced ‘constant attrition’ from Sutton

  15-11-2019 16:59 via BBC Sport - Cycling
  
  Dr Richard Freeman was subjected to "constant attrition" from former British Cycling performance director Shane Sutton, the medic's tribunal hears.
  
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• Mark Cavendish and Iljo Keisse in contention at halfway stage of super tight Ghent Six Day2019

  15-11-2019 16:29 via Cycling Weekly
  
  Mark Cavendish and Iljo Keisse at the Six Days of Gent 2019 (Photo by Luc Claessen/Getty Images)Only 57 points separate the top six pairs with three days to go
  
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• Mark Cavendish and Iljo Keisse in contention at halfway stage of super tight Ghent Six Day 2019

  15-11-2019 16:29 via Cycling Weekly
  
  Mark Cavendish and Iljo Keisse at the Six Days of Gent 2019 (Photo by Luc Claessen/Getty Images)Only 57 points separate the top six pairs with three days to go
  
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• Shane Sutton ‘constantly’ on Richard Freeman’s case, tribunal hears

  15-11-2019 15:53 via Cycling | The Guardian
  
  • Former colleague details ‘monumental fallout’ between pair
  • Sutton accused Freeman of being a whistleblower, witness saysThe former British Cycling technical director Shane Sutton was “constantly” on Dr Richard Freeman’s case and accused him of being a whistleblower to UK Sport over claims that Jess Varnish was bullied, a medical tribunal has heard.The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service in Manchester was also told about the funding of a physiotherap
  
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• Richard Freeman subject to ‘constant attrition’ from Sutton, tribunal told

  15-11-2019 15:53 via Cycling | The Guardian
  
  • Witness statement details ‘monumental fallout’ between pair
  • Sutton said: ‘Doc is losing weight – I’ve got him where I want him’Dr Richard Freeman was on the end of “constant attrition” from former British Cycling technical director Shane Sutton after the pair fell out in 2015, a medical tribunal has heard.Dr Freeman, who worked for British Cycling until his resignation in 2017, denies ordering testosterone gel in 2011 knowing or belie
  
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• Everything you need to know about Dr Richard Freeman’s medical tribunal

  15-11-2019 14:58 via Cycling Weekly
  
  Dr Richard Freeman (second left) with QC Mary O'Rourke (left) and his defence team after appearing at a hearing at the misconduct hearing (Picture: PA Wire/PA Images) Following months of delays, Dr Richard Freeman’s medical misconduct tribunal is finally underway and this week we have heard evidence from some key figures involved.
  
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