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  • cycling-2024-the-year-of-the-crash

    Cycling 2024: The Year of the Crash
    Road cycling

    The year that is now slinking toward the exit was an exciting period for road racing, with astonishing performances by Vélo d’Or winner Tadej Pogačar and Vélo d’Or runner-up Remco Evenepoel, both of whom achieved historic successes. But for me, the sport was marked by a series of…

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    Should There Be a Salary Cap in Cycling?
    Socialising and Culture

    There has recently been a discussion on the growing amount of money being paid to star cyclists and to the sport’s athletes in general, and the effect this money has had on success and on failure. The discussion was inspired in part by a report…

  • pogacar-and-kopecky-win-2024-velo-dor

    Pogačar and Kopecky win 2024 Vélo d’Or
    Road cycling

    To absolutely no one’s surprise, since he probably had the most successful year of any cyclist in the sport’s history, Tadej Pogačar was on Friday named the recipient of the Vélo d’Or, as the best cyclist of the year. And for good measure, the UAE…

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    Opinion: Is Pogačar Too Good for the Sport?
    Road cycling

    I sometimes watch a movie more than once even though I know how it ends. The reason is that the ending was not the best thing about the film and knowing it did not diminish the pleasure of watching it again. I’m thinking of Pulp…

  • pogacar-makes-history-again-in-typical-one-sided-il-lombardia-victory

    Pogačar Makes History Again in Typical One-Sided Il Lombardia Victory
    Road cycling

    Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) won Saturday’s final Monument of the season, Il Lombardia, for the fourth year in succession, tying the record of the great Fausto Coppi. Olympic road race and time trial champion Remco Evenepoel (Soudal–Quick Step) finished second, 3:16 adrift, with Lidl-Trek’s…

  • pogacar-on-the-world-championships-the-chances-for-me-are-bigger

    Pogačar on the World Championships: ‘The chances for me are bigger’
    Road cycling

    Tadej Pogačar’s dominant win at the Grand Prix Cyclistes de Montréal bolsters his form ahead of the World Championships. Pogačar launched an early, unanswerable attack on the Côte Camillien Houde during the penultimate lap, outpacing rivals as UAE Emirates controlled the race. Matteo Jorgenson and…

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    Opinion: Is Tadej Pogačar the Goat?
    Road cycling

    Winning the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia, Strade Bianche, Tour of Catalonia, and Liège-Bastogne-Liège in one season, Tadej Pogačar is on fire in 2024! It’s no surprise that people are starting to talk about him in the context of the cycling Goat, greatest of all…

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