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Dreams have been realised and hopes have been dashed \u2013 2016 has been a vintage year for cycling.<\/strong>
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The Phenomenal Female<\/strong><\/h2>\n

No one epitomises British cycling success quite like Rachel Atherton. Few sports pros in any discipline can claim to have gone an entire season undefeated, but that\u2019s exactly what Atherton has achieved.<\/p>\n<\/lite-youtube>\n

Atherton did it in considerable style winning the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in Leogang, Austria, with her 10th victory in a row. The action was captured by GoPro \u2013 and you can tell the crowd sensed history as they cheered her on.<\/p>\n

Hulk Smashes the Cobbles<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Sagan\u2019s outstanding display in Flanders won him the Rainbow Jersey for the first time \u2013 an extra special event given it was the 100th Tour of Flanders.<\/p>\n

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The diverse range of his victories in 2016 meant Sagan topped the 2016 UCI WorldTour ranking thanks to 10 great stage victories. Oh, and in his spare time, this Jack-of-all-trades found time to compete in the Olympics \u2013 on a mountain bike!<\/p>\n

Five Times a Lady?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Speaking of the Olympics, track legend Laura Trott capped off a stellar year for British sport with gold medals in both the Team Pursuit and the Omnium at Rio. Taking her medal count to five, there are now rumours she\u2019s to be made a Dame by The Queen.<\/p>\n

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Froome\u2019s Tour de France Hat-trick<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Chris Froome won his third Tour de France Yellow Jersey in 2016 \u2013 the first cyclist to successfully defend his title since Indurain. The most exciting moment came in the cross winds of stage 11 when an unlikely alliance between the Green & Yellow Jerseys saw Sagan and Froome team up to break away \u2013 taking first and second place respectively.<\/p>\n

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The most iconic, and ironic, image of cycling in 2016 is the sight of Froome running up Mont Ventoux. Who knows? Maybe in 2017 he\u2019ll swim part of the way and become a triathlete\u2026<\/p>\n

Macaskill Magic<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The one-man industry that is Danny Macaskill continued to astound in 2016. Returning to his roots in Scotland, Macaskill had a Wee Day Out courtesy of his sponsors Red Bull.<\/p>\n<\/lite-youtube>\n

As if the jaw-dropping skill Macaskill casually deploys wasn\u2019t enough, Red Bull helpfully provided us with a series of \u201chow to\u201d videos \u2013 just in case you want to have a go at riding Hay Bales down a hill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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