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Trying To Catch Up With Lael Wilcox As She Biked Around The World In 108 Days
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Eva Holland
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Cycling
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Patrick Redford
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Patrick Redford
September 4, 2024
Cycling
The Tour de France Femmes Ending Was As Dramatic As It Gets
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Patrick Redford
August 19, 2024
Cycling
Untimely Crash Throws Tour de France Femmes Into Chaos
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Patrick Redford
August 15, 2024
Cycling
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Patrick Redford
August 9, 2024
Olympics
Kristen Faulkner’s Gold Medal Ride Was A Masterpiece Of Bravery
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Patrick Redford
August 5, 2024
Olympics
Tom Pidcock Scandalizes Delicate French Fans By Being Too Good At Bike Racing
84
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Patrick Redford
July 30, 2024
Cycling
Cycling’s Belgian Brat Just Needs To Get A Little More Deranged
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Owen Lewis
July 23, 2024
Cycling
Tadej Pogačar Is Insatiable
156
Comments
Patrick Redford
July 23, 2024
Wings Week
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120
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Patrick Redford
July 16, 2024
Cycling
Biniam Girmay Is The New Sprint King
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Patrick Redford
July 11, 2024
Cycling
Mark Cavendish Endured So Much To Break The Tour de France’s Most Hallowed Record
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Patrick Redford
July 3, 2024
Cycling
Tadej Pogačar Opens The Tour de France As Pugnacious As Ever
111
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Patrick Redford
July 2, 2024
Cycling
This Year’s Tour de France Will Have No Paris Parade And No Precedent
124
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Patrick Redford
June 28, 2024
Life's Rich Pageant
The Beauty And Boredom Of 500 Laps Around The Same .148-Mile Loop
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Corbin Smith
June 4, 2024
Cycling
Tadej Pogačar’s Domination Is A Terrifying Marvel To Behold
59
Comments
Patrick Redford
May 26, 2024
Cycling
Wout van Aert’s Pain Is Matteo Jorgenson’s Opportunity
44
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Patrick Redford
March 29, 2024
Cycling
It Doesn’t Get More Satisfying Than Sepp Kuss’s Shocking, Absurd Vuelta Win
97
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Patrick Redford
September 18, 2023
Cycling
Sepp Kuss Is Riding Into The Unknown
66
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Patrick Redford
September 6, 2023
Cycling
The Opening Stages Of The Vuelta a España Have Been A Big Mess
44
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Patrick Redford
August 28, 2023
Cycling
No Amount Of Pain Could Keep Mathieu van der Poel From His Masterpiece
42
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Patrick Redford
August 7, 2023
Cycling
The Tour de France’s Best Rivalry Will Only Get Better
57
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Patrick Redford
July 24, 2023
Cycling
Jonas Vingegaard Smoked Everyone Else In A Masterful Time Trial
157
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Patrick Redford
July 18, 2023
Cycling
This Is As Close As The Tour de France Has Ever Been
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Patrick Redford
July 17, 2023
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