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Eva Holland
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Cycling
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Patrick Redford
August 9, 2024
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Cycling
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Patrick Redford
March 29, 2024
Cycling
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Patrick Redford
July 5, 2023
Cycling
The Defector Guide To The 2023 Tour de France
152
Comments
Patrick Redford
June 29, 2023
Cycling
Gino Mäder Had Too Much More To Give
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Comments
Patrick Redford
June 16, 2023
Cycling
Cycling Race Canceled After Riders Call Out Organizers For Letting Them Compete In Open Traffic
98
Comments
Patrick Redford
June 12, 2023
Cycling
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43
Comments
Patrick Redford
May 30, 2023
Cycling
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51
Comments
Patrick Redford
May 22, 2023
Cycling
Any Race With Tadej Pogacar In It Is A Race For Second
63
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Patrick Redford
April 19, 2023
Cycling
John Degenkolb’s Day In Hell Was Worth It
56
Comments
Patrick Redford
April 10, 2023
Cycling
Big Crash Leaves Cyclist Dangling Over Small Bridge
64
Comments
Giri Nathan
February 3, 2023
Cycling
Cycling World Championships Marred By Alleged Ding-Dong-Ditch Assault
88
Comments
Patrick Redford
September 25, 2022
Cycling
The Winner Of The Cycling World Championships Is: Birds
99
Comments
Patrick Redford
September 22, 2022
Cycling
Biniam Girmay Looks Like A Superstar In The Making
41
Comments
Patrick Redford
May 17, 2022
Defector Up All Night
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143
Comments
Patrick Redford
May 10, 2022
Cycling
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62
Comments
Patrick Redford
April 28, 2022
Cycling
Biniam Girmay’s Historic Win Is Just The Start
19
Comments
Patrick Redford
March 28, 2022
Cycling
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54
Comments
Patrick Redford
March 22, 2022
Cycling
Here Come The Americans
91
Comments
Patrick Redford
March 11, 2022
Cycling
Big Bull Wreaks Havoc On Bike Race
143
Comments
Patrick Redford
February 14, 2022
Cycling
Tour de France Champion Egan Bernal Survives Horrific Crash During Training
84
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Patrick Redford
January 26, 2022
Cycling
Primoz Roglic Refuses To Ride Scared
54
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Patrick Redford
September 1, 2021
Olympics
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92
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Patrick Redford
July 26, 2021
Cycling
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44
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July 19, 2021
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