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Cycling: Veteran rises as leaves refuse to fall
As the pack in Paris- Tours left the start in a long line and headed southwest, "the regional," or the rider through whose home territory a race passes, was not a rider at all but Alain Gallopin, a canny directeur sportif for the CSC team. (12/10) Read
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What goes through the head of a pro cyclist in a five-hour race?

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The Race Across America... 3,000 miles on a bike!

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Pupils pedal length of Africa in virtual bike race challenge

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The Six Hour a Week Training Program

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The man who pushed his bike 175 miles – in Alaska

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Teen cyclist emerges as king for a day

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Koreans win big at Vietnamese bike race

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Danish capital to host string of cycling world championships

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An interview with Patrice Clerc: 'We're not afraid.'

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No USADA testing at 'Toona raises questions

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The International Tour de 'Toona, one of the two highest rated, non-championship races on USA Cycling's NRC calendar, had no US Antidoping Agency (USADA) ... Read

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Dutch Tackle Bike Theft Menace

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Giro d'Italia classifications demystified

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