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Peter Koning's solo breakaway succeeds, and the Drapac rider also assumes the GC lead after the San Luis's first day of climbing.

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Art's Cyclery talks about the best components to upgrade to make your road bike faster and more comfortable to ride.

Mikel Landa finished third in the Giro d'Italia last year, after helping teammate Fabio Aru to a runner-up result.

The squads registered three top-10 finishes in the first three days of racing at the Santos Tour Down Under.

The UCI race jury says the "exceptional circumstances" prevented it from disqualifying the American from the race.

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Simon Gerrans flew past Rohan Dennis in a thrilling finish to win stage 3 of the Tour Down Under Thursday and take the overall lead.

Despite his stated goal of the Giro d'Italia, former Tour champ Nibali says he may actually race the Grande Boucle in July.

Drapac's Peter Koning claims a classy solo victory as Tour de San Luis dips into the mountains on Wednesday.

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Adam Hansen tries for a valiant solo breakaway, but in the end, Jay McCarthy notches his first career WorldTour win.

Rising sprint star Fernando Gaviria doesn't care to look too far down the road, but he's gunning for Olympic gold on the track.

Much like he did last year, Fernando Gaviria beats one of the best sprinters in the peloton at Tour de San Luis.

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Neal Karlinsky always seems to run into people who want to talk about "Bike Club," even if you're not really supposed to talk about it.

Texas corporation Alliance Data Systems has ties to the Dutch WorldTour team, and the squad is looking to sign more Americans.

The race's press officer confirms to VeloNews that the Colorado event will go on this year, although dates have not been announced.

Michal Kwiatkowski says he's going to work on his climbing abilities this year and attempt to become a protected rider in grand tours.

Geraint Thomas will skip racing on the cobbles in 2016 in favor of the Ardennes classics and stage races as he switches to a GC rider.

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Jay McCarthy earns his first WorldTour victory, assumes the overall lead in Santos Tour Down Under by winning stage 2's punchy finale.

Fernando Gaviria sprints to yet another victory at Tour de San Luis, taking over the GC lead after winning stage 1.

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Andrew Talansky says he's taking a new, analytical approach to training to put the disappointments of 2015 behind him.

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Caleb Ewan handily won the stage 1 bunch sprint to snatch the overall lead in his home tour in Australia.

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Katrin Garfoot claims the GC lead on day one and never lets go of the jersey through four days of racing in Australia.

Tour de San Luis opens with a team time trial that sees local hero Max Richeze take the race's first GC lead.

Peter Sagan is spotted at Tour de San Luis with hairy legs, but that didn't stop him and his Tinkoff team from finishing fourth in the TTT.

Lennard Zinn includes many of the notes he's received in response to his column on the heart issues endurance athletes can face.

The Sky rider won the last two editions of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, but he'll skip this year's race in favor of putting in stage race miles.

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The 21-year-old Australian sprint star played it cool on a hot day of racing and delivered a perfect sprint in the finale to take the GC lead.

Etixx – Quick-Step wins the stage 1 TTT at Tour de San Luis, giving Argentine Max Richeze the overall lead.

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Phil Gaimon's journey to his first race of 2016, Tour de San Luis, was long and fraught, but he made the best of airplane delays and food vouchers.

Baden Cooke tells VeloNews the 2013 Vuelta champion is battling a lung infection but that he's itching to stay in the pro peloton.

Peter Stetina crashed heavily last year, breaking his leg and destroying his knee, but he's back to WorldTour racing at Tour Down Under.

Gazprom-RusVelo will join three other Pro Continental teams and the 18 WorldTour teams at the Italian grand tour in May.

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With just two weeks until Worlds, Mathieu van der Poel and Sanne Cant dominated Sunday's sixth World Cup cyclocross round in France.

There was no Cavendish or Kittel. But Caleb Ewan was at the People's Choice Classic, and showed top form ahead of the TDU.

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Stolting Service Group is the main sponsor for the squad, which will race at the Pro Continental level.

Despite its position at the top of the racing calendar, the Tour Down Under is missing some big names this year.

Tour de San Luis might not be a WorldTour race, but it has top-caliber competition and is a tough early-season kick-off for GC riders.

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Hall, who has a Master's in molecular toxicology, found racing late in life, but is quickly developing into a strong, tactically astute racer.

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Bauer's emotional account of his recovery after breaking his femur during the 2015 Tour de France.

Rally takes over as title sponsor of Optum team for 2016 season.

Katie Hall claims her first-career GC stage race victory, defending her overall lead in the final day of racing at Tour Femenino de San Luis.

Freshly crowned Australian crit champ Caleb Ewan is raising the bar with his race schedule and targeting higher-profile results.

Teams are gearing up for the WorldTour season opener in Australia, and we've got photos of the pre-race training, new kits, and star riders.

Global Cycling Network heads to the lab to see if crank length really matters as much as we think it should.

A host of tech news landed in our inbox this week, including new sunglasses, weather-proof gear, an ambassador program, and much more.

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We review three sleek handlebar/stem units from FSA, Giant, and Ritchey to find out which offers the best comfort and stiffness.

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SRAM's tech experts come to the VeloNews office to show us how their new eTap electronic wireless group is installed.

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Katie Hall is on her way to winning her first career UCI stage race after a victory in stage 5, which featured an uphill finish.

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Let’s dispense with the “is it worth it?” questions. The question you need to ask yourself about any high-end product is, “Do I need it?”

Want to ride all winter long? Art's Cyclery has some tips to help you get your bike ready for riding in all conditions.

How do you become a pro cyclist? A new cycling school claims to have the answers. But there are a few classes on cycling we'd like to see.

Mark Cavendish wants to wear yellow and win a medal at the Olympics (track) and worlds (road) in 2016. One rival says that's unrealistic.

The German will race some of the northern classics this season before turning his focus to winning medals in Rio and Qatar.