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• Egan Bernal says he doesn’t have the same form as when he won the Tour de France, but wants to find his confidence 

  06-05-2021 13:29
  
  Egan Bernal in Tirreno-Adriatico 2021 (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)Egan Bernal admits he doesn’t have the same form as when he won the Tour de France, as he enters the Giro d’Italia as the bookies’s favourite.
  
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• Colnago C64 NFT limited edition is a work of art – literally

  06-05-2021 12:35
  
  Colnago has created a special one-of-a-kind C64 NFT with a paintjob that combines all 67 years of historic Colnago moments, and plans to auction it on May 11 with bids opening at €5,515. Wait, that’s the price of a standard C64 with custom paint. Why so cheap? The clue is in the initials: NFT standards […]
  
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• Israel Start-Up Nation launch new wine inspired kit for the Giro d'Italia 2021

  06-05-2021 11:26
  
  Image by Israel Start-Up NationIsrael Start-Up Nation has released a surprise change of kit just ahead of the upcoming Giro d'Italia by showing off their new red and blue jersey ahead of the team presentation this evening
  
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• Remco Evenepoel: You can’t prepare fully without racing, but that’s the risk we took 

  06-05-2021 11:23
  
  Remco Evenepoel (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)Remco Evenepoel says you can’t prepare fully for the Giro d’Italia without racing, as he enters his debut Grand Tour as one of the favourites.
  
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• A new look for Strava app with updates to the navigation bar

  05-05-2021 19:13
  
  The new design should make the app more intuitive to use, as well as offering the promise of “room to grow when it comes to developing new features
  
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• Sam Bennett sprints to stage one victory at Volta ao Algarve 2021 after yet another perfect lead-out

  05-05-2021 18:37
  
  Sam Bennett at the UAE Tour 2021 (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)Sam Bennett took the opening stage of the Volta ao Algarve 2021 after his team nailed the timing of the lead-out yet again for their star fast man beating Danny Van Poppel and Jon Aberasturi.
  
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• Confirmed Giro d’Italia 2021 start list: Simon Yates, Egan Bernal and Hugh Carthy are all set to fight for pink

  05-05-2021 17:32
  
  Giro d'Italia 2021 (Photo by Luca Bettini/AFP via Getty Images)These are the 23 teams that will line up in Turin to 'fight for pink' in the 2021 Giro d'Italia
  
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• Egan Bernal: Everything will depend on how my back responds 

  05-05-2021 16:16
  
  Egan Bernal struggled through stage 13 of the Tour de France 2020(Photo by Benoit Tessier - Pool/Getty Images)Egan Bernal says his Giro d’Italia will depend on the back problems he has been struggling with in recent years.
  
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• UAE Team Emirates sign another promising young talent

  05-05-2021 14:56
  Felix Groß signs for UAE Team Emirates (Image by UAE Team Emirates)UAE Team Emirates have signed young German sprinter Felix Groß on a three-year deal from 2022 along with him officially joining the squad as a trainee rider from the first of August but will really be joining after the Olympic Games
  
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• Runner confronts pensioners who were setting traps for cyclists in popular park

  05-05-2021 13:05
  
  Linn Park in Glasgow (Image: Google Maps) A runner has revealed how he confronted pensioners who were leaving traps for cyclists in a popular path.
  
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• Here's how you can win a Specialized Turbo Creo SL worth £7500!

  05-05-2021 13:05
  
  This sleek, high performance e-bike worth £7500 could be yours by entering our free competition
  
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• Former Vini Zabù rider banned for three years after testing positive at Giro d’Italia 

  05-05-2021 11:37
  
  Matteo Spreafico at the Giro d'Italia 2020 (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)A former Vini Zabù rider has been banned for three years after testing positive at the Giro d’Italia.
  
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• Matteo Spreafico handed three-year ban after adverse results at 2020 Giro d'Italia

  04-05-2021 22:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Matteo Spreafico is banned for three years after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug at last year's Giro d'Italia.
  
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• Bike deals: The best cycling offers from around the web including Oakley, Vittoria, Mavic, Bont and 4iiii

  04-05-2021 19:00
  
  Some parts of Essex have a surprisingly Gallic flavour... (Daniel Gould)Grab yourself a bargain on power meters, cycle computers, tyres, winter clothing and much more besides
  
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• Ineos Grenadiers reveal the full team for the Giro d'Italia 2021

  04-05-2021 18:48
  
  Egan Bernal on stage 15 of the 2020 Tour de France (Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP via Getty Images)Ineos Grenadiers have revealed their full squad for the Giro d'Italia 2021, with Egan Bernal leading the charge.
  
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• Win a Specialized Turbo Creo SL

  04-05-2021 18:05
  
  This sleek, high performance e-bike worth £7500 could be yours by entering our free competition
  
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• Leaked discussions between WADA and UCI reveals tension over Chris Froome salbutamol case 

  04-05-2021 17:17
  
  Chris Froome wins the 2017 Vuelta a España (Photo by Oscar Gonzalez/NurPhoto via Getty Images)A leaked discussion between the UCI and WADA have revealed the tensions caused by the Chris Froome salbutamol case. 
  
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• Cairn launches two new do-it-all electric bikes

  04-05-2021 16:42
  
  The brand says these bikes 'defy categorisation', but we'd call them gravel e-bikes
  
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• 'What is most important is that he's happy in what he's doing': Jumbo-Visma still unsure if Tom Dumoulin will return to pro cycling

  04-05-2021 16:41
  
  Tom Dumoulin after stage nine of the Tour de France 2020 (Photo: Pool / BELGA / SUNADA)The Dutchman has been on an indefinite break from cycling since January
  
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• Giro d’Italia 2021 start list: Simon Yates, Egan Bernal and Remco Evenepoel are all set to fight for pink

  04-05-2021 16:02
  
  Giro d'Italia 2021 (Photo by Luca Bettini/AFP via Getty Images)The 2021 Giro d'Italia start list will include riders from 19 UCI WorldTour teams, plus four Italian wildcard teams
  
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• Passionate cyclist died after being hit by a police car during her first 10km run 

  04-05-2021 15:09
  
  Kimberley Cameron (Picture: Thames Valley Police) A passionate cyclist has died after she was hit by a police car during her first 10km run.
  
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• Volta ao Algarve 2021 start list: Sam Bennett, Fabio Jakobsen and Pascal Ackermann set to ride

  04-05-2021 13:22
  
  Remco Evenepoel (left) and Fabio Jakobsen at the 2020 Volta ao Algarve (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)The Volta ao Algarve is just around the corner with some big sprint names being the star attractions for the week-long stage race that has been moved to May 5-9 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
  
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• Chris Froome: Tensions between Wada and UCI over closure of investigation into 2018 salbutamol use revealed

  04-05-2021 12:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tensions between the World Anti-Doping Agency and cycling's governing body over the controversial closure of the investigation into four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome's use of salbutamol in 2018 are revealed.
  
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• Here is the Deceuninck - Quick-Step squad supporting Remco Evenepoel the 2021 Giro d’Italia

  04-05-2021 12:42
  
  (Photo by Luc Claessen/Getty Images)Remco Evenepoel has been confirmed for the Giro d’Italia by his team, making his Grand Tour debut after not racing for nine months.
  
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• ‘Simon can learn to stand on his own two feet,’ says BikeExchange sports director says after departure of Adam Yates

  04-05-2021 11:56
  
  Adam (left) and Simon Yates at the 2021 Volta a Catalunya (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)Simon Yates can learn to ‘stand on his own feet’ after the departure of his brother from Team BikeExchange, according to sports director Laurenzo Lapage.
  
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• ‘Simon can learn to stand on his own two feet,’ says BikeExchange sports director after departure of Adam Yates

  04-05-2021 11:56
  
  Adam (left) and Simon Yates at the 2021 Volta a Catalunya (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)Simon Yates can learn to ‘stand on his own feet’ after the departure of his brother from Team BikeExchange, according to sports director Laurenzo Lapage.
  
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• (ASSESSMENT) Top cycling sunnies: our pick of the best of the best

  03-05-2021 16:48
  
  No one likes getting the sun – or dust – in there eyes, so here’s our guide to what’s on the market. For advice on a helmet to go with your sunnies, click here, and check out our guides to gravel bikes and road bikes. With each product is a ‘See More’ or ‘Best Deal’ […]
  
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• CW5000 Zwift lunchtime ride-outs

  03-05-2021 16:26
  
  Join other CW5000 riders and CW editor Simon Richardson for a lunchtime ride-out on the last Friday of each monthJoin fellow CW5000 riders on the final Friday of each month
  
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• Five things we learned from the Tour de Romandie 2021

  03-05-2021 11:20
  
  Geraint Thomas takes a yellow jersey en route to the one he really wants to win this summer
  
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• What separates the best...from the rest?

  03-05-2021 11:00
  
  Mark Cavendish (Getty)Winners at WorldTour level are truly exceptional, but what makes them so? Chris Sidwells investigates what sets apart the best cyclists from the merely excellent
  
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• Are stiffer frames always faster?

  03-05-2021 10:57
  
  Specialized Venge (Getty)Is the 'mine goes to 11' approach to stiffness always best? Michelle Arthurs-Brennan investigates
  
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• Why get skinny when you could get fast? Why a rebalancing of perspectives is needed in cycling

  03-05-2021 10:56
  
  (Daniel Gould)Cycling’s obsession with weight is doing untold damage, argues Joe Laverick as he calls for a rebalancing of
  perspectives on fuelling, physique and performance
  
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• Pirelli P Zero tyre range gives you options for all conditions

  03-05-2021 10:00
  
  Promotional feature with Pirelli With its long history in motorsports, its “pure performance” strapline, its tyres used by three WorldTour pro cycling teams and a grand tour win to its name, you’d expect Pirelli’s P Zero cycle tyres to be all about performance.  That’s absolutely true, but Pirelli’s P Zero range now offers high end […]
  
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• Chris Froome suffers through chest problems at Tour de Romandie: 'It's been a tough week'

  02-05-2021 19:43
  
  Chris Froome at the 2021 Tour de Romandie (Photo by Luc Claessen/Getty Images)The Israel Start-Up Nation rider will now head to altitude to continue training
  
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• Tom Pidcock wins first mountain bike race back by more than three minutes

  02-05-2021 17:31
  
  Tom Pidcock at Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne earlier in the year (Photo by Luc Claessen/Getty Images)The 21-year-old wasted no time getting back to winning ways after switching from road racing to mountain biking
  
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• Geraint Thomas overhauls Michael Woods to win Tour de Romandie

  02-05-2021 16:39 via theguardian.com
  
  Ineos Grenadiers rider started 11 seconds behind leaderRemi Cavagna wins final stageGeraint Thomas claimed overall victory at the Tour de Romandie as Remi Cavagna won the closing time trial in Fribourg.A day after a bizarre crash inside the final 50 metres of the mountain stage to Thyon cost the Ineos Grenadiers rider the chance to move into the yellow jersey, Thomas repaired the damage done on a rolling 16km test against the clock, claiming his first race victory since the 2018 Tour de France.
  
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• 'It's not like I haven't performed since I won the Tour,' says Geraint Thomas, who reaffirms his form with Romandie win

  02-05-2021 15:52
  
  Geraint Thomas wins the Tour de Romandie 2021 (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images)The Welshman took the overall at the 2021 Tour de Romandie as he continues to build towards this summer's French Grand Tour
  
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• Tour de Romandie: Geraint Thomas takes first title since 2018 Tour de France win

  02-05-2021 15:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Geraint Thomas wins the Tour de Romandie after an impressive final time-trial stage to claim his first victory since his 2018 Tour de France triumph.
  
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• Geraint Thomas makes up for slip with time trial performance to seal Tour de Romandie overall

  02-05-2021 15:06
  
  Geraint Thomas on stage five of the Tour de Romandie 2021 (Photo by Luc Claessen/Getty Images)Remi Cavagna won the fifth and final time trial stage for Deceuninck - Quick-Step
  
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• Volta ao Algarve the next 'important step in the right direction' for Fabio Jakobsen's return to the peloton

  02-05-2021 11:52
  
  Fabio Jakobsen at the 2021 Tour of Turkey (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)The Dutch sprinter lines up in Portugal two and a half weeks after making his comeback at the Tour of Turkey
  
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• Movistar's Davide Villella fined €180 for crossing finish line twice at Tour de Romandie

  02-05-2021 11:21
  
  Davide Villella at the 2021 Tour de Romandie (Photo by Luc Claessen/Getty Images)The Italian fell foul of one of the UCI's more peculiar regulations at the Swiss stage race
  
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• Is the tubeless system flawed for narrower tyres?

  02-05-2021 11:00
  
  Inserting sealant can be a little messy, but is easier than fitting most tubeless tyresDo the higher pressures of road tyres really make a qualitive difference?
  
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• 'I had no feeling in my hands' says Geraint Thomas, explaining Tour de Romandie crash

  01-05-2021 17:54
  
  Geraint Thomas crashes on stage four of the 2021 Tour de Romandie (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images)The Ineos rider was on the brink of taking the race lead, and potentially a first win since 2018, when disaster struck in the final few metres
  
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• Tour de Romandie: Geraint Thomas stays second despite late crash on stage four

  01-05-2021 16:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Geraint Thomas remains second overall at the Tour de Romandie despite crashing within sight of the finishing line on Saturday's penultimate day.
  
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• Geraint Thomas denied by freak crash at stage finish in Tour de Romandie

  01-05-2021 16:08 via theguardian.com
  
  British rider went down just metres from the finish lineMichael Woods takes win on queen stage in bad weatherA crash inside the last 50 metres cost Geraint Thomas the yellow jersey on a dramatic fourth stage of the Tour de Romandie.Thomas was battling Michael Woods for victory as sleet fell at the summit finish in Thyon, but the Ineos Grenadiers rider slipped as he climbed out of the saddle for a final dig for the line. It meant the Canadian Woods took both the stage win and, with it, the leader
  
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• Geraint Thomas crashes in finale of Tour de Romandie stage four as Woods takes win and race lead

  01-05-2021 15:49
  
  Geraint Thomas crashes on stage four of the 2021 Tour de Romandie (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images)The Welshman hit the deck in slippery conditions as he sprinted for the line alongside Michael Woods
  
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• Pierre Rolland and B&B Hotels borrow bikes from Total Direct Energie after only two survive trip, as magic of Tour du Rwanda beckons

  01-05-2021 12:33
  
  Tour du Rwanda (Photo by Julien Goldstein/Getty Images)The Frenchman says he's already been 'seduced' by Rwanda, as team awaits arrival of bikes ahead of Sunday's start
  
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• Pierre Rolland and B&B borrow bikes from Total Direct Energie after only two survive trip, as magic of Tour du Rwanda beckons

  01-05-2021 12:33
  
  Tour du Rwanda (Photo by Julien Goldstein/Getty Images)The Frenchman says he's already been 'seduced' by Rwanda, as team awaits arrival of bikes ahead of Sunday's start
  
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• Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig criticises Tokyo 2020 course: I think it's a real shame the women aren't going over Mount Fuji

  01-05-2021 11:04
  
  Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)The Dane says including the lower slopes of Mount Fuji is a great way to bring attention to the road cycling event, but can't understand why it's only the men who will be tackling the iconic mountain
  
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• Steel bar pedal system claims to be world's fastest engaging

  30-04-2021 18:01
  
  First-look Friday at these interesting, and rather burly looking, pedals
  
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