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Another Monday is here and our news from the world of cycling with it! So, what did you miss?<\/strong>
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Porte has done it<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Richie had his eyes on winning the Tour Down Under from the very start of this year\u2019s edition, and has finally managed to triumph. The Australian finished fourth in 2014 and second in 2015 and 2016. The overall victory long eluded him, but the waiting is now over.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s an incredible relief to have won. I think back to nine years ago when this race really kicked off my career. This is where I came a wild card, then two years later I was in the WorldTour. So to win it is a massive relief,\u201d Porte said after finishing 48 seconds ahead of his rivals.<\/p>\n

Is it an early sign of good things to come at the Tour de France? BMC provided Richie with a great line-up including the newly crowned Australian road champion Miles Scotson, and Rohan Dennis, Danilo Wyss, Amael Moinard, Francisco Ventoso and Damiano Caruso. Porte seems to be repaying the faith the team has put in him. Will he dare to challenge Chris Froome?<\/p>\n

Charlie Craig died on Friday night<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The 15-year-old cyclocross star died in his sleep on Friday night. His dad Nick Craig took to Facebook to break the sad news:<\/p>\n

\u201cYesterday, our world fell apart. Our beautiful lovely little boy Charlie went to sleep but never woke up. I don\u2019t know what else to write just now, but he will be with his little angel niece.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Charlie Craig with his dad Nick<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Charlie won UK\u2019s 2016 National Trophy Cyclocross Series and was on his way to become a world-class rider.<\/p>\n

Our thoughts go out to his family and friends.<\/p>\n

Lance Armstrong to race again<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The infamous star will join his former U.S. Postal teammates George Hincapie, Christian Vande Velde and Dylan Casey at the 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo. Armstrong is serving a lifetime ban for doping, but the event is not run under the USA Cycling regulations, so he is allowed to race. The 24-hour endurance race will dare the racers to cover as many laps of a 16-mile course in the Arizona desert as possible.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe are certainly not going to be contending for any victories, but we\u2019re looking forward to it, looking forward to having a good time, meeting the other racers,\u201d Armstrong told Velonews.<\/p>\n

What do you think about it? Should Armstrong be allowed to race?<\/p>\n

Snowy training in Mallorca<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Come to mallorca they said. It will be warm and sunny they said pic.twitter.com\/vbaRUwP13y<\/a><\/p>\n

— Andy Tennant (@tennanto) January 17, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n