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    Looking Back on 2020
    Road cycling

    Despite the COVID-19 outbreak, the professional cycling scene didn’t break down and concluded at the finish of all three Grand Tours. Even though most races were postponed and stripped of the audience, it was a successful year with many positive feats.

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    What We Learned from La Vuelta and the 2020 Season
    Road cycling

    There’s an old saying in Grand Tour racing (if not, there should be): he who lives by the time trial, dies by the time trial. Or vice versa. Just ask Primož Roglič who famously suffered a fatal defeat to countryman Tadej Pogačar in the time…

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    Primož Roglič Leads After Day One at La Vuelta
    Road cycling

    What an opening to this year’s last Grand Tour! With a tough climb at the finish of the first stage, the battle for the overall win has already begun. Primož Roglič is now in the lead, Chris Froome is out of contention and if the…

  • who-will-win-the-2020-la-vuelta

    Who Will Win The 2020 La Vuelta?
    Road cycling

    There will be two races in this year’s Vuelta a España, man against man and man against the virus. What happened in the Giro, in which two teams dropped out as a result of COVID-19 infections and some riders and teams asked for the race…

  • with-four-days-to-go-until-the-end-of-the-tour

    Things We Learned With Four Days to Go Until the End of the Tour
    Road cycling

    “The people of Slovenia enjoy sitting on a bike and cycling through the city streets as well in nature,” the “I Feel Slovenia” website declares. “There are plenty of cycle paths leading over a soaring landscape which offers cycling terrains for families as well as…

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    The Škoda Mavic Neutral Cars Are There to Save the Day
    Road cycling

    When a cycling fan watches the Tour de France, they might not understand why there are the Mavic’s yellow Škoda SUPERBs in the peloton. After all, the teams have their own support vehicles. So, how much action can a neutral service car get? Well, to…

  • who-has-a-shot-at-winning-this-years-tour-de-france

    Who Has a Shot at Winning This Year’s Tour de France
    Road cycling

    The good news is that, despite the rise of Covid-19 infections in France, this year’s Tour de France is still set to start on August 29, two months later than originally scheduled. The pandemic killed off much of the spring racing season and the rescheduled…

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