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What can American cycling learn from the Tour of Utah?
KEARNS, Utah (VN) — Seated on a child’s chair in the nursery of a suburban recreation center, Tour of Utah Chairman Steve Miller presented the business philosophy that keeps his race alive. “We believe...
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RIO DE JANEIRO (VN) — Early each morning, I stepped out the front door of my Airbnb apartment and turned right, walking in the shade of drooping tropical trees past two doormen guarding gates, a...
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The Shot: Belgian “grinta” in the Spanish Vuelta
The Shot: 2016 Vuelta a España, stage 6, Monforte de Lemos to Luintra Ribeira Sacra, 163.2km Crashes happen … They are a part of bike racing day in and day out. On stage 6 of this year’s Vuelta a...
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The Shot: Big guy little guy on the Aubisque
2016 Vuelta a España, stage 14, Urdax-Dantxarinea – Aubisque-Gourette (France), 196km The 2016 edition of La Vuelta a España has been epic to say the least. Lotto – Soudal rider Maxime Monfort called...
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The Shot: Slowing down the Vuelta
The Shot: 2016 Vuelta a España, stage 21 Las Rozas – Madrid, 104.1km In customary fashion, the 2016 Vuelta a España culminated in a circuit race on the wide avenidas (avenues) of Madrid’s city center....
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Into the heart of darkness: The story of Elle Anderson
Two years ago, Elle Anderson staggered through a miserable European ’cross campaign fraught with psychological trauma, personal struggle, and illness. This season, she’ll make a full return to the...
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Cross Vegas Photo Essay: Europeans dominate desert
Cross Vegas returned for its 10th year — and the debut of the 2015–17 of the Telenet UCI World Cup — on Wednesday night in Las Vegas. The race has grown into one of the most successful and difficult in...
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Jingle Cross Photo Essay: Field of dreams
You think about sports and Iowa and, after Hawkeye football, it’s hard not to think about “Field of Dreams” and its mystical baseball field out in the corn. You wonder if maybe Dr. John Meehan, who...
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Dolomiti dreaming: Traversing Northern Italy by bike
VeloNews managing editor Chris Case would like to thank DuVine Cycling and Adventure Company for inviting him to join their Dolomites Journey, a seven-day cycling experience across Northern Italy,...
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Cyclocross gear guide: Bikes, tubulars, accessories
There’s nothing like pedaling into a steep, off-camber turn or hopping over a barrier while a crowd of rowdy ‘cross fans heckles from the sidelines. Cyclocross is built around fun, from the eccentric...
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Evelyn Stevens, the final interview
“I think that might have been my last interview ever,” Evelyn Stevens said, her voice trailing off as if the finality of her decision was still setting in. For a year, she slowly ticked off each step...
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Tom Zirbel’s road to the U.S. hour record
On the eve of his attempt to break the hour record, Tom Zirbel sat in his hotel outside of Aguascalientes, Mexico, unable to sleep. He flicked the TV on and off. He raided the mini fridge. Zirbel was...
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The Shot: From photo finish to victory celebration
The Shot: 2016 Tour de France Stage 4, Saumur – Limoges, 237.5 KM Stage 4 of the 2016 Tour de France was the longest stage of this grand tour, culminating in a sprint finish with a 500-meter uphill...
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Adam Hansen, grand tour warrior
When Adam Hansen crashed on the second stage of the 2015 Tour de France and dislocated his left shoulder, the same shoulder he’d dislocated less than three weeks prior, he sent a Tweet out to the...
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The Shot: Mountain running
The Shot: 2016 Tour de France Stage 12, Montpellier – Mont Ventoux (Chalet-Reynard, revised 6km down) Stage 12 of the 2016 Tour de France was already off to a notorious start when race organizers ASO...
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Behind the scenes on the Tour’s first Alpine stage
FINHAUT-EMOSSON, Switzerland (VN) — By any measure, Wednesday’s Tour de France summit finish high in an inaccessible corner of the Alps along the Swiss-French border, with Mont Blanc as the backdrop,...
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The Shot: The beautiful unpredictability of cycling fans
The Shot: 2016 Tour de France, stage 18 uphill TT, Sallanches – Megève, 17km Controlling the frame with several uncontrollable elements: That’s what it comes down to when you aim to capture the fans in...
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Talansky: It’s been two years since I rode my best
Andrew Talansky watched this year’s Tour de France broadcast, in case you were wondering. Talansky spent July in Truckee, California, training for the upcoming Vuelta a España, the grand tour he has...
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Headaches, politics, and compromise: How Utah got into Zion
CEDAR CITY, Utah (VN) — As the Tour of Utah rolled past the Zion National Park gates early Monday morning, race organizers hugged and gave each other high fives. The race has skirted around Utah’s five...
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Abbott agonizingly close to Olympics medal
RIO DE JANEIRO (VN) — They were tidal, Mara Abbott’s eyes, glistening pools that dried out only in brief moments of distraction from the all-encompassing loss. She stood in front of the media and...
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