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Baby calves, poison, burnt popcorn and exploding food: the history of getting fast

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Photographer Casey B. Gibson was on the ground in Knoxville, Tennessee, to document the men's and women's time trial, criterium, and road races at the U.S. Pro Cycling National Championships. Here, we showcase the best images from the many moments of intense racing action.

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In a wide-ranging interview, Lizzie Deignan discusses her comeback to racing following maternity leave, the need for parental leave for pro riders, and her decision to retire following the 2020 Olympics

Reports suggest that Tom Dumoulin could be looking to transfer. The Dutch rider said he intends to stay with Team Sunweb.

Mark Cavendish says he was in perfect condition to race the Tour de France, despite his team leaving him at home.

A reader writes in after an unfortunate crash on tubeless tires; Lennard gets more feedback on his lightning column

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More than a dozen teams come to this year's Tour de France with ambitions of finishing high on the race's final general classification

Bora-Hansgrohe leads this year's collection of Tour de France sprint teams, some of which will target the green sprint jersey

These teams will target stage victories, long breakaways, and other opportunities to shine during the Tour de France. They will not, however, go after the GC or the points competition

Team Ineos is the strongest GC team with leaders Egan Bernal and Geraint Thomas

Astana makes a concerted run at the GC with Jakob Fuglsang and one of the strongest collection of support riders in the race

Deceuninck has ambitions in both the GC with Enric Mas, and in the sprint competitions with Elia Viviani. As one of the strongest squads in the WorldTour, the Belgian squad should contend for both.

EF Education First will target the GC with Rigoberto Urán, and Tejay van Garderen and Mike Woods will be capable backups

Jumbo-Visma is one of the few teams with strong ambitions in the GC and sprint competitions.

Movistar is focused entirely on the GC chase with Nairo Quitnana and Mikel Landa. Cagy veteran Alejandro Valverde rounds out the Spanish squad.

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NBC's Tour de France broadcast is run by a small but dedicated staff of producers and reporters, and held together by a fragile and expensive ecosystem of cameras and radio transmitters

Ruth Winder's gutsy attack helped her claim a first elite title in Knoxville.

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Team Dimension Data has decided to leave Mark Cavendish off its Tour de France roster

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The UCI's new reforms to track racing leave no room for sponsor-backed trade teams

Karol-Ann Canuel and Adam de Vos won the 2019 Canadian national road race championships

Defending champion Geraint Thomas will again have co-leadership at Team Ineos for the Tour de France; this time he is splitting those duties with Egan Bernal

Alex Howes says winning the U.S. national road title makes him 'feel whole,' after a career spent chasing the stars and stripes jersey

Alex Howes and Ruth Winder took dramatic victories at Sunday's U.S. Professional Road Race Championships in Knoxville, Tennessee

Arkéa-Samsic targets the flat sprint stages with Andre Greipel

AG2R-La Mondiale targets the GC with Romain Bardet

Once a proud GC team, CCC Team now refocuses on winning stages with Greg van Avermaet

Early breakaways are the goal of Wanty-Gobert; a stage win would justify years of trying at the Tour

Stage wins are most important to the Belgian squad, which brings sprinter Caleb Ewan plus breakaway specialists Tim Wellens, Thomas De Gendt, and Tiesj Benoot

Tom Dumoulin's absence shifts the focus of Team Sunweb to sprints and stage wins

With Fernando Gaviria out, UAE-Team Emirates has its sights set squarely on the GC

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The battle for the GC is Mitchelton-Scott's primary focus in 2019 with its GC leader Adam Yates

Bahrain-Merida will target the overall, sprints, and stage wins with its versatile lineup of riders

Without Marcel Kittel for the sprints, Katusha-Alpecin is chasing sprint and stage wins, with Ilnur Zakarin hoping to do well in the mountains

Trek-Segafredo comes into the Tour backing Richie Porte for the GC

Without Mark Cavendish or Louis Meintjes on its roster, Dimension Data comes to the 2019 Tour de France as an opportunist squad hunting for stage wins

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Niki Terpstra and Niccolò Bonifazio will chase stage wins at this year's Tour

Knoxville's technical course made for fast, aggressive racing where positioning was key.

Adam Yates returns to the Tour de France as Mitchelton-Scott's GC favorite. HIs chief lieutenant will be his brother, Simon.

In episode 77, we hear from coaches, athletes, and cycling experts with decades of experience, from fitting to training, nutrition to race craft, about the biggest mistakes even pros make — and how to avoid them.

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The reigning U.S. road race champion wants to graduate to the WorldTour. But with no contract on the horizon, and his racing schedule derailed by unforeseen hurdles, Brown is hungry for a result.

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Cannondale reimagines its flagship climbing bike and adds plenty of cross-category features.

Giro officials revealed the opening three stages of next year's edition, but sources tell VeloNews a 'virtual' event could still be in the cards

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Managing editor Chris Case speaks with coaches, researchers, and sport scientists to answer your training and nutrition questions.

The SoCal-based development team has its rider race constantly; Lux also funds overseas racing trips to give riders European racing experience

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The UCI handed down four-year suspensions to Stefan Denifl and Georg Preidler for their involvement in the Operation Aderlass doping ring

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We talk with Jonathan Brown about his 2018 U.S. Pro win, and discuss whether Egan Bernal is the new frontrunner to win the Tour de France

Potential overlap with the Tokyo Olympics will see the Tour de France run a week early in 2020, as UCI review calendar and regulations

Elia Viviani, Enric Mas and Julian Alaphilippe will carry Deceuninck-Quick Step's hopes at the 2019 Tour de France

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Lennard receives ample feedback from his recent column about lightning strikes and frame material, plus some insight into proper junior gearing

Despite his recent show of form, Egan Bernal is comfortable with Geraint Thomas leading Ineos at the Tour de France and says he will support him

Sprinter Caleb Ewan finally gets selected for his first Tour de France. But he's not just riding for the experience

After being on the cusp of a big win for years, Hugh Carthy finally nets a WorldTour victory in the Swiss Alps