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Here at VeloNews, we are averaging more readers per-day this week than we were during all of May when the men's Giro d'Italia was on. That's a key indicator of just how important and popular the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift is this year.
#TDFF
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Confirmed: Sepp Kuss will race Vuelta a España.
#LaVuelta23
Kuss will start his fifth-straight grand tour in support of Roglič and Vingegaard in the quest for the team's 'grand tour' sweep.
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Report: Tour de France record back on as Mark Cavendish agrees one-year contract with Jérôme Pineau’s French team.
British rider would be backed with a strong leadout train as he looks to break the record for Tour de France stage wins.
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Greg LeMond has been awarded a Congressional Gold Medal, one of the highest civilian honors in the U.S.
"Throughout his career, Greg exemplified the principles of healthy competition, honesty, and selflessness, putting team success ahead of his own.”
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We all park our bikes like this, right?! 🤪
#Giro
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Romain Bardet: ‘Julian Alaphilippe couldn’t move, he couldn’t breathe following Liège-Bastogne-Liège crash. 'He felt conscious but he couldn’t really talk. I really hope that he’s okay,' Bardet says after coming to Alaphilippe's aid.
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Sepp Kuss' former teammate Neilson Powless hopes a Kuss win at the Vuelta a España will inspire more children in the US to take up riding:
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Historic moment in US cycling —> Sepp Kuss is first American in a decade to wear a leader’s jersey at a grand tour
#LaVuelta23
Colorado climber roars into red at the Vuelta a España: 'I'd like to keep the jersey until the last day.'
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There has been an outpouring of grief in the cycling following the news of the death of Gino Mäder this morning.
Everyone at Velo would like to pass on their deepest condolences to the friends and family of Gino Mäder.
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Commentary: Sadly, sexism still exists when it comes to how females in sports journalism are treated on social media.
Female cycling journalists still have to regularly deal with sexist comments and it should be called out.
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Richard Carapaz set for shock move to EF Education-EasyPost.
American team on course to sign its best GC prospect in years with Carapaz joining from Ineos Grenadiers for 2023:
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Sepp Kuss did it! The 2023 Vuelta a España is his.
#LaVuelta23
The Colorado climber defied the odds — and sometimes his own Jumbo-Visma teammates — to join the elite club of US grand tour winners.
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Women win more money than the men in Strade Bianche - thanks to the fans.
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He won a stage of the Tour de France, scored a top-10 at the Vuelta a España, and rode on the right hand of Primož Roglič all through the year.
Sepp Kuss is our 'North American man of the year:'
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Gino Mäder dies after Tour de Suisse crash.
The Swiss rider crashed on the descent of the final climb during Thursday's stage 5.
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Tour de France will eliminate controversial tradition of podium girls, following the lead of Vuelta and TDU.
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Gino Mäder: Smart, polite, rational and loyal like few.
Mäder's life was cut short this week but he leaves behind a legacy that will live on.
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Lizzie Deignan won't be racing in 2022 as she's expecting her second child later this year, but the Paris-Roubaix Femmes winner has extended her contract with Trek-Segafredo until 2024.
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Longtime Tour de France commentator and ex-professional Paul Sherwen dies at age 62.
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Peter Sagan said he has no desire to lose weight and change his body in order to contend for grand tour victories.
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Anna van der Breggen was the most successful racer — man or woman — throughout the 2020 season.
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Jan Ullrich opens the door to return to cycling: 'It’s time for me to tell my story, my whole story.'
Four-part documentary on Amazon Prime Video will examine the German's turbulent career.
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An urgent SMS led to a decision by Israel Start-Up Nation owner Sylvan Adams to charter a plane to fly to Afghanistan to rescue young female cyclists from the clutches of the Taliban — the story of how the cycling community came together to help
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Gino Mäder: Smart, polite, rational and loyal like few.
Mäder's life was cut short this week after a crash at the Tour de Suisse but he leaves behind a legacy that will live on.
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Ellen Noble signs with Trek Factory Racing for 2018, will take on MTB World Cup with an eye to 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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"This is the first time since the big crash that everything is at 100 percent. There’s no reason why I should be held back."
Chris Froome says he's injury and illness-free for the first time in nearly three years:
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Kate Courtney wins cross-country mountain bike world title in Switzerland, bringing U.S. its first elite XC world title in 17 years
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“I just got top 10 at Roubaix. I’m pretty friggin’ stoked,” Taylor Phinney said after finishing eighth at Paris-Roubaix on Sunday.
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Fabio Jakobsen was in an induced coma eight months ago after a horrific crash. Last week he returned to the peloton.
VeloNews charts the Dutchman’s remarkable path to recovery.
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This coming Sunday, December 6, Greg LeMond is expected to become America’s 10th individual athlete – and the first cyclist – to receive the Congressional Gold Medal, one of the nation’s highest civilian honors.
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The 26-year-old brought intelligence, class, and immense talent to American off-road racing.
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British former pro sets new Everesting record time on 13 percent Swiss climb:
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UPDATED: Police find driver suspected of hitting and killing Davide Rebellin.
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Lachlan Morton sets new Everesting record with second effort - and this time it's official:
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Landa: “Alberto was animating me to go full-gas. He told me, ‘Let’s do something big! Let’s pull until we’re dead.’”
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“This win is significant because there are so many bike riders watching this who will see a rider like them at the top of the sport, and from today they’ll believe that they can do it,” says Xylon Van Eyck.
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The Los Angeles-based program, which is the brainchild of brothers Justin and Cory Williams, announced on Monday its plan to launch a UCI Continental squad, as well as a co-ed Domestic Elite team, for this coming season.
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Morton raced the Tour peloton to Paris, sleeping outside and riding all the transfers. He won, and raised more than $500,000 for World Bicycle Relief.
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Race organizers announced additional prize money for the 2018 Santos Women’s Tour Down Under, so to award equal payout to that of the men.
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Good news for Cannondale-Drapac. Team email today confirms that 2018 contracts will be honored.
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Sepp Kuss leaves his mark as the latest US male to lead a grand tour. The last was Chris Horner in 2013 — can he carry it all the way to Madrid?
#LaVuelta23
Tuesday's TT will prove decisive. Right now, he's enjoying the milestone.
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The doctors treating Egan Bernal have said the Colombian rider continues to show a 'favorable evolution' in his recovery.
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TFW when it rains all weekend then the sun comes out when you've got to work on Monday...
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From 11th to 1st in a sprint finish... from only 125 meters out. How did Dan McLay do that?
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The Outer Line: Congress has drafted legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Greg LeMond:
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Somehow, Philippe Gilbert managed to finish today's 218km Tour stage with a broken kneecap.
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Sepp Kuss became the first U.S. rider to win a Tour de France stage since 2011 with his scintillating solo victory Sunday.
"I never could have dreamed to be in the Tour de France, let alone to win a stage here.”
#tdf2021
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Sepp Kuss all-but sealed the red jersey deal by crossing the line safe at the Vuelta a España in Saturday's 20th stage.
Wout Poels won the day win a long diesel sprint to deny Remco Evenepoel:
#lavuelta23
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Ineos Grenadiers explores Remco Evenepoel transfer with Jim Ratcliffe wanting immediate Tour de France success
Dave Brailsford sends a text to Patrick Lefevere: ‘Do you want to sell him?’
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Amy Pieters has woken from a coma four months after suffering a head injury in a crash during a training ride last December. Pieters is able to recognize people and understand what is being said, but her communication is non-verbal at this time.
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“I really wanted to shake up the pace and I wanted to be on the offensive and put guys on the back foot...I think it worked out.” Woods battered his opponents with attack after attack on his way to victory on Wednesday:
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The UCI announced today it will ban the popular breakaway position starting... wait for it... on April 1.
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Bad news for Chris Froome as UCI rejects his explanation for Vuelta anti-doping test, sends case to court.
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Step aside Wout van Aert, Tom Pidcock and Co. – Peter Sagan did it first.
Here's how Sagan rewrote the script of modern pro cycling with his all-terrain talent and sponsor savvy:
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“My first grand tour victory was in 2008 at the Giro. To win here in Rome, it’s beautiful ... It’s a bucket-list sprint"
Mark Cavendish delivers emotional Giro d'Italia victory in his last ever opportunity on Sunday's 21st stage:
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Mark Cavendish will be racing with Deceuninck-Quick-Step in 2021, returning to the squad after a five year spell away.
"I have never hidden my affection for my time with the team, and to me this genuinely feels like I am coming home."
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Ukranian talent Mark Padun on Gran Camiño win: ‘I want to share this with my citizens’
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Peter Sagan dedicated his third consecutive world road championship to Michele Scarponi.
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Primož Roglič turned around the desperate disappointment of the Tour and the criticism from the worlds with Liège-Bastogne-Liège win:
"Whatever happens, the next day it becomes a thing of the past … I just moved on. It would be no use to keep crying.”
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Matej Mohorič Reconsidered His Career after Gino Mäder Death: ‘He Was Too Good for This World’
The 29-year-old says his team was 'bonded' by the death of Mäder and he wanted to honor him at the Tour de France with his racing.
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American Sepp Kuss (Jumbo-Visma) rode away from the breakaway in the final, uphill kilometers to take the fifth and final stage of the 2020 Critérium du Dauphiné.
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VeloNews has confirmed reports that Tour de France organizer A.S.O. is looking to reignite a women’s version of the Tour de France.
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Peter Sagan meets Pope Francis, gives him an autographed jersey and a bike.
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Liggett remembers Sherwen: "Paul did his homework and knew the riders and their results, but everything was spontaneous and authentic.”
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Egan Bernal has confirmed that he will make a bid for the Vuelta a España title later this year after he wrapped up victory at the Giro d'Italia last week.
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Former racer and television analyst Marion Rousse has been appointed race director of the Tour de France Femmes.
"I intend to invest myself so that the race becomes a ritual among the public."
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Three-Peter: Peter Sagan (Slovakia) has won the UCI World Road Championship for the third year in a row. The first to accomplish such a feat
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"Nobody hopes that their competitor falls down the rock garden, and that’s why they win...I hope each person has their best day, and I hope I’m the best."
@sparkleaddict
explains why she hugs her rivals at the finish line:
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29-year-old American Ben King makes another long day in the breakaway count, scoring his second stage win of the 2018 Vuelta a España
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ASO, parent company of the Tour de France, announced that the era of podium girls has come to an end.
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An image of a Mark Cavendish-shaped figure with an Astana team car emerged Friday night as cycling world waits for news about his future:
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Macaskill's new video is one part mountaineering, two parts mountain biking, 100% stunning.
http://t.co/pg9U0pVcMV
http://t.co/wBZHwLesi1
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Another reason why
@kwiato
is among the most impressive riders in the bunch. He can win races, set a brutal pace, and bring his entire team lunch.
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American Sepp Kuss won stage 15 of the Vuelta a Espana today, a breakthrough win for the 24-year-old Jumbo-Visma rider, who hails from Durango.
Full report to follow shortly....
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VeloNews Awards 2018: Stage 19 at the Giro d'Italia is our race of the year. We chatted with the major players to relive the action.
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UCI confirms it will investigate the massive Tour of Flanders crash: 'We want to set an example.'
Crash-victim Wellens says social media has punished the Polish rider enough: 'I'm sure he'd trade my busted collarbone to not cause that crash.'
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Tour de France race designer promises masses of mountains and "very few flat stages:"
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The fan holding the 'Allez Opi-Omi' sign at the Tour de France that provoked a massive crash this summer is facing a French court.
She now faces a possible 15,000 euro fine and up to one year in jail:
Justice or too harsh?
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"His legacy is that he made it entertaining. It wasn’t just sport and results. He brought the race and the racers alive for the viewers,” Phil Liggett says of the late Paul Sherwin.
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"It hasn’t sunk in yet."
#GCKuss
becomes a reality as red jersey Sepp Kuss survives any late scares in final day of classification racing at the Vuelta a España.
Wout Poels nipped Remco Evenepoel for the stage win after tough hilly final:
#lavuelta23
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Peter Sagan released from the hospital, and after recovery the soon-to-be-retired superstar will prepare for his final Tour de France.
'It wasn't the farewell I would have liked.'
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