Tag: bike racing
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Weekly Recap
A tripleheader for most of the week. The first race to get going was the AlUla Tour in Saudi Arabia. This is the Saudis’ version of a national tour. As mentioned in my February Preview, it is a 2.1 race. Stage One was a bunch sprint surprisingly taken by Casper van Uden of DSM. Stage…
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American Riders in 2024 and Beyond
2023 was a banner year for American cycling with a Grand Tour victory from Sepp Kuss in the Vuelta a Espana. Notable other results included a fifth place in the Tour of Flanders from Neilson Powless, a stage win the Giro d’Italia from Brandon McNulty, and Matteo Jorgensen winning his first race (and GC title)…
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Vuelta a Espana 2024 Route Announced
The third Grand Tour of the season revealed its route for next year’s edition yesterday. I do not get too excited about the least prestigious Grand Tour’s stage profiles eight months before the start, but it is comforting to see that the race should be at least as exciting as recent Vueltas have been. The…
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