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From summertime weather to relatively easy racing, the Tour Down Under has become a favorite for many pros starting their season.

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This year's Tour kicks off July 1 in Dusseldorf, Germany.

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Ramunas Navardauskas won Vuelta de San Juan's stage 3 individual time trial, beating Bauke Mollema by three seconds.

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Nairo Quintana knows the Giro-Tour double will be a supreme challenge but says he's often strongest in his second grand tour of the season.

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Richie Porte will challenge Chris Froome in this summer's Tour de France, but this weekend they will race head-to-head in Australia.

The four-day race will take place in August and will feature both men's and women's UCI events.

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Tom Boonen becomes the first rider to win a major UCI pro road race aboard a bike with disc brakes.

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Tom Boonen sprinted to his first victory of 2017 at Tour de San Juan in San Juan, Argentina ahead of Italy's Elia Viviani.

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Kiel Reijnen's time at team camp has him excited for the new season, despite a healthy shot of jet lag and the return to tough routine.

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The Abu Dhabi Tour is now a WorldTour event, has moved from October to February, and again features a tough climb to Jebel Hafeet.

Olympic and world champion Nicole Cooke delivers scathing testimony against British Cycling, accusing sexism, lack of oversight in anti-doping.

Canyon – SRAM continues its partnership with online training platform Zwift, set to recruit another rider for 2017 based on virtual riding.

The drivetrain compatibility questions keep pouring in, and Lennard Zinn has answers for them all.

The 27-year-old Italian is a strong sprinter and classics rider.

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Fernando Gaviria won stage 1 of Vuelta de San Juan, but a large portion of the peloton missed a turn in the final two kilometers of racing.

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The Italian and four-time grand tour champion kicks off his season at the Tour de San Juan Monday.

Peter Sagan made his debut at the Tour Down Under, and now he's heading to Spain's Sierra Nevada mountains for altitude training.

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Lars van der Haar caps a double over the weekend with win in final round of the Telenet UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup series in Hoogerheide.

Marianne Vos led an all-Dutch podium after claiming her third World Cup win of the season in the series final round in Hoogerhieide.

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Total dominance from the Australians as Caleb Ewan sprints to fourth stage win and Richie Porte claims overall victory.

The Tour of Qatar will return in 2018.

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After proving he’s the strongest man in Australia, Richie Porte will export that momentum to Europe.

Australia's Richie Porte won his first Tour Down Under Sunday.

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Australian Richie Porte (BMC Racing) claims his third straight Willunga Hill stage win and all but clinches his first TDU victory.

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Richie Porte won the iconic Willunga Hill stage of the Tour Down Under.

Wang Jianlin reached out to the UCI with an intriguing offer. His Wanda Group wanted to create a new stage race in China.

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Photographer Veeral Patel is embedded with the Trek – Segafredo team, documenting its first WorldTour race of 2017.

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Blackburn Rangers head to Europe, Shimano releases apparel line, Trek issues a recall, and Showers Pass has a new base layer.

Peter Sagan's transfer to Bora – Hansgrohe was no simple matter. Riders, staff, and sponsors were all affected by the season's biggest trade.

The Tour Down Under's Bupa stage offered an exciting pursuit on the final descent, but the break was caught, and the sprinters won again.

The British team's grand tour teams are taking shape, with the leaders for each of the three races being named.

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The 22-year-old sprinter won three of the first four stages at the Tour Down Under, but his real test will come on European roads.

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Caleb Ewan won his third stage of the Tour Down Under, maneuvering through a disorganized sprint to cross the line first in Campbelltown.

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Dynaplug offers a simple, effective way to fix tubeless punctures that can't be repaired by tire sealant alone.

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New team organized by GreenEdge cycling will feature collaboration between Australian and Chinese cycling associations.

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The sprinters have their day in stage 3, and a late-race crash causes some nervous moments in the run to Victor Harbor.

Italy is now without a WorldTour team and only two of its four Pro Continental squads will race the Giro d'Italia in May.