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And here’s where I try to find exciting things to talk about regarding unexciting teams! Well, teams that haven’t been all that exciting of late anyway. Maybe 2023 will be a bit more memorable for...

A year ago I got fired up to see Bora Hansgrohe try to make their move out of what I was calling the "muddled middle" of the World Tour, the teams a big step (or two) below the Jumbos and Quick...

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Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP The next phase of Tejay van Garderen’s life is about to begin. The past few weeks, however, he’s simply been able to enjoy not being a professional athlete for the first time since his teens. “I’d say I’m still in that honeymoon phase of, ‘Yeah, let’s have fun and I don’t really have responsibilities,’” Van Garderen told The Aspen Times last week, “but I’m going to start working again with the team, being a coach and being a director. That’s goin...

Vlaanderens Mooiste... Your Comprehensive Flanders Preview Share this story Photo by Nico Vereecken - Pool/Getty Images It’s the Mooiste Wonderful Time of the Year! Corona or no, spring is upon us, and there is no stopping the feel of spring from seeping into our bones. As a sports-watching-guy, this weekend mashes up college basketball’s crowning event, the return of baseball, and of course the Cobbled Classics — all of which are happening to some extent from the American perspective. Ye...

Spain's Carlos Barbero will feature in a strong lineup named for Team Qhubeka ASSOS' (www.TeamQhubeka.com) challenge at Le Samyn (203.7km) on Tuesday. Barbero will be joined

Advertisement With less than one month until Omloop Het Nieuwsblad – fingers crossed – and professional bike racing just days away from resuming, it is about time we reminded ourselves of the bikes set to be used during the 2021 season. The annual merry-go-round of bike sponsorship was in full swing over the winter months. Jumbo-Visma swapped Bianchi bikes for Cervelo with Team BikeExchange (formerly Mitchelton-Scott) exchanging bikes with a swap to Bianchi from Scott. Then to complete the...