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    The History of the World’s Pettiest Cycling Rivalries
    Road cycling

    Pro cycling is fast, brutal, and full of spectacle. For the fans, it’s thrilling. For the riders, it’s often just pain, pressure, and a thousand different ways to lose. Every stage is a test of endurance, but also ego. And when exhaustion meets pride, it…

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    Five Wins, One Attitude: How Hinault Conquered the 1985 Tour
    Road cycling

    With every year that passes, 70-year-old Bernard Hinault becomes more of a legend. That is because he was the last French cyclist to accomplish a feat that is looking more and more impossible: win the Tour de France. Hinault won it five times, the last…

  • 7-tips-for-dating-a-non-cyclist

    7 Tips for Dating a Non-Cyclist
    Socialising and Culture

    Love works in mysterious ways. One day, you are riding your bike down a trail, jumping around and having the time of your life, and the next moment, you are sitting in a downtown cafe with the most amazing person in the world who has…

  • 5-of-cyclings-classic-rivalries

    5 of Cycling’s Classic Rivalries
    Socialising and Culture

    Emotional, dynamic, and undeniably a driving force for some of the best athletic performances ever recorded, rivalries are a big part of what makes sports so exciting for fans and athletes alike. Born from a desire to out-perform another great talent, the best rivalries constitute…

  • why-cant-the-french-win-the-tour-de-france

    Why Can’t the French Win the Tour de France?
    Road cycling

    If you ask almost anyone in the world to name three things they know about France, they would probably list wine, Paris and the Tour de France. Not only is the Tour the world’s most prestigious bicycle road race, but it is also the country’s…

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