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Tag: UCI Road World Championships

  • highlights-from-the-womens-worldtour-calendar-2023

    Highlights from the Women’s WorldTour Calendar 2023
    Road cycling

    Where does the time go? It feels like only yesterday we were recapping the success of 2022’s outstanding season, and it is already time to get ready for the new slate of races that is just around the corner. Not that we are complaining, of…

  • the-world-championships-still-under-attack-from-magpies

    The World Championships Still Under Attack from Magpies
    Road cycling

    The importance of wearing helmets shows again, this time at the 2022 road World Championships in Wollongong. However, it is in a different matter than a stranger to magpies might expect. That is because the helmets shield the owners from danger from up above –…

  • uci-road-world-championships-who-will-win-the-glory

    UCI Road World Championships: Who Will Win the Glory?
    Road cycling

    The battle for the rainbow jerseys has officially started. From today, September 24, till Sunday, September 27, the best of the best will meet head to head for the privilege to be called a world champion. The UCI Road World Championships was originally set to…

  • how-did-photo-finish-become-a-thing

    How Did Photo Finish Become a Thing
    Road cycling

    Do you bet on sports? If you do, your and hundreds of thousands of other fans’ happiness (or the opposite) depends on precise rankings. Before photo-finish cameras were invented, the results could be uncertain and prone to be challenged. Today, the photo-finish cameras can not…

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    The Costs and Benefits of Hosting a Tour Stop (and Start)
    Road cycling

    This year’s Tour de France kicks off in Brussels, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first Tour championship of the Belgian native Eddy Merckx, generally regarded as the greatest road racer of all time. Merck’s 1969 win was the first of his five Tour…