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No cyclist has a story quite like that of Óscar Freire, our No. 4 pick among the Greatest Road Sprinters of the past four decades.

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Petacchi didn’t have the flamboyance of a Cipollini or the consistency of an Erik Zabel, but he did have perseverance and ambition.

We've worn Velocio's ES jacket more than any piece of apparel so far this year, and until the temperatures heat up, it will stay in heavy rotation.

The 2005 Belgian national road race champion Serge Baguet died Thursday morning due to colon cancer.

Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio and Daryl Impey win South Africa's elite time trial national championships Thursday.

Travis McCabe talks about his big early season win at the Sun Tour, WorldTour ambitions, shenanigans at El Tour de Tucson, and his goals.

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The Belgian classics star will call it a career after Paris-Roubaix on April 9, but for now he's focused on preparing for the cobbles.

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Emerging talents Adrien Costa and Neilson Powless feed off of each others' strengths as Axeon molds them into WorldTour prospects.

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The Belgian has been close to winning the past three seasons, and he hopes 2017 is his time to hoist the winner's trophy.

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Johan Bruyneel says Greg LeMond and other Armstrong critics "behave like a cult" and are wrong to blame Armstrong for everything.

Specialized's wheel brand Roval has three high-end road race wheels on the market. Do they compare with more familiar aftermarket brands?

Born into a farming family in rural Ireland, Sean Kelly would have an unusual path into the European professional peloton, first fighting his way to the head of the Irish amateur ranks before heading to France and proving his potential with a prolific spate of wins. Kelly’s field-sprinting ability was enough to earn him the sprinter’s green jersey four times at the Tour and three times at the Vuelta—he never started the Giro d’Italia.

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Lennard Zinn explains the differences between fork angle, fork offset, and other measurements of a bike's front end.

Caley Fretz scopes out new tech with Global Cycling Network in the pits of the Dubai Tour.

The Frenchman unexpectedly won his country's grand tour via a long breakaway.

Roval's CLX 32 wheels are lightweight enough to please any climber and offer a stiff platform for all-around riding.

The Middle Eastern race would have been held this week before organizers announced in December it had been canceled.

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The Belgium squad has gone 15 seasons without a victory in the opening weekend of the spring classics.

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At 5-foot-7 and 148 pounds, Robbie McEwen wasn’t the most powerful sprinter, but what he may have given up in watts he more than made up in tactical positioning and acceleration

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Two major races were affected by windy conditions, Dubai and Valenciana. Did the organizers make the right call? Are pro riders getting soft?

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Andrew Hood breaks down Nairo Quintana's Giro-Tour plans, which come on the heels of his strong performance at the Volta a Valenciana.

The Sky rider is targeting a fourth Tour de France victory this summer, but his season start is his quietest since 2012.

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Mathieu van der Poel outduels Wout van Aert at penultimate round of the Superprestige, while Sophie de Boer takes home top women's honors.

Nairo Quintana made the perfect start to a daunting season as the Colombian survived the elements to win the Tour of Valencia on Sunday.

Australian Damien Howson upstaged international stars Chris Froome and Esteban Chaves Sunday in winning the Herald Sun Tour on Sunday.

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German sprinter Marcel Kittel packed a punch of his own with a stage 5 win to claim his second straight Dubai Tour title.

Nairo Quintana stormed to victory on the fourth stage of the Tour of Valencia and the overall lead on Saturday.

Arizona sprinter Travis McCabe (UnitedHealthcare) raced to a stage 3 victory at the Herald Sun Tour in Australia on Saturday.

Reports from Turkish news agency suggest Tour of Turkey is on the bubble in what would be its first year in the UCI’s WorldTour calendar.

Defending champion Marcel Kittel (Quick-Step Floors) won the Dubai Tour after clinching the final stage on Saturday.

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The Coors Classic is a high-water mark for American cycling. Michael Aisner explains some of the innovative ideas he introduced to the race.

Lower-tier European races are feeling the pinch as early season races in warm climates draw top pros away from traditional tune-up events.

Koen de Kort has never won a race in his 16-year pro career, but he is one of the most essential riders on Degenkolb's Trek team.

The Dubai Tour is forced to cancel stage 4 to Hatta Dam due to high winds, but riders and teams are satisfied with the decision.

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World time trial champion Tony Martin solos to his first victory of 2017 at Vuelta a Valenciana.

Dubai Tour stage 3 was ripped apart by windy conditions, and John Degenkolb prevailed to win his first race of 2017.

Davide Rebellin hopes to find success in new Continental team Kuwait – Cartucho, despite his own checkered past.

Canyon introduces a new frameset that hits an impressively low weight: 665g for the frame and 270g for the fork.

Early season races provide opportunities for unheralded riders like Damien Howson or Manuel Senni to add to their palmares and stay hungry.

Grivko punches Kittel in nervous, windy stage 3 at Dubai Tour, prompting officials to kick the Astana rider out of the race.

John Degenkolb out-foxes the pure sprinters on a windy day in Dubai to win stage 3 of the Dubai Tour.