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Elizabeth Armitstead solos clear at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad to take her first win in the rainbow jersey

Miguel Ángel López rides to his second victory of 2016 in the queen stage of the Tour de Langkawi

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Etixx team sponsor Lidl has a new way to measure cycling performance. It involves oranges, a juicer, and one kilometer of pain.

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Short on fitness, but also short on time? Here are five tips to boost fitness, courtesy of Global Cycling Network.

Rolf reveals carbon clinchers, Speedvagen shows off 2016 bikes, new Bonk Breaker, Gevenalle and Lindarets/WolfTooth gear.

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Wang Jianlin, whose Dalian Wanda Group purchased the Ironman brand last year, might also be interested in ASO — and the Tour.

UnitedHealthcare's John Murphy continues his successful early season with a sprint win in Le Tour de Langkawi in Malaysia.

Go behind the scenes at Cannondale's high-altitude camp in Tenerife, the pro peloton's preferred winter training grounds.

Mark Cavendish wants to race on the track at this summer's Olympics, but Team GB coaches say he must perform well at the upcoming worlds.

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The first weekend of classics racing offers a mini Ronde at Omloop, an hour record attempt, and a sprinter's delight at Kuurne.

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SRAM continues to bring single-ring drivetrain options to the masses with a low-cost option for road and gravel riding.

Colombian sprint phenom Fernando Gaviria wins final stage of Provence tour as Thomas Voeckler hangs on to win overall title.

Chris Froome is training with Ian Boswell in South Africa, and the Tour champ says the young American is looking good for a run at Giro.

Continental team Skydive Dubai gets the better of powerhouse Astana team in stage 2 sprint in Malaysia.

The Giant-Alpecin rider and six of his teammates were hit by a car head-on during a training ride in January.

Nairo Quintana believes a Tour de France win is attainable — though he isn't underestimating Chris Froome and the formidable Sky squad.

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Stage 2 of Le Tour de la Provence ends with a major crash in the sprint finish, caused by a dangerous run to the line.

Two years after his first race ever, Canty is climbs alongside some of the best cyclists in the world — Nibali, Bardet — at Tour of Oman.

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Davide Martinelli wins stage 2 of Le Tour de la Provence, just ahead of his teammate, Fernando Gaviria. Voeckler keeps GC lead.

Neal Karlinsky recounts his first race of the season — and his first in 25 years — a rainy, tough circuit in Washington.

Andrea Guardini continues his dominance at the Tour de Langkawi by winning his 19th career stage in Wednesday's opener.

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RPM2 is a company that makes insole-based power meters, and it is now sponsoring the Cylance women's pro team.

Global Cycling Network takes a look at the bike ridden by one of the fastest sprinters in the world, Etixx – Quick-Step's Marcel Kittel.

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Lennard Zinn answers questions about aging modern tires, hidden motors, and how to custom tailor your kit.

Rapha's new Core kit is up to $170 less expensive than its classic kit but offers the same muted aesthetic and many similar features.

New SRAM mountain bike brakes combine the power of Guide models with a lighter-weight package for XC riders.

Thomas Voeckler takes his first win of the season in stage 1 of Le Tour de la Provence in France.

The loss of Orica – GreenEdge leaves eight WorldTour teams as members of the group, which has stricter anti-doping rules than the UCI.

The Frenchman will lead Etixx – Quick-Step in the inaugural edition of Tour La Provence starting Tuesday.

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The announcement of Enve's sale to Amer Sports (Mavic's owner) got us thinking about other potential mergers in the bike industry.

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Organizers Eddy Merckx and Dirk De Pauw look ahead to the future of the two Middle Eastern races, which could be added to the WorldTour.

Spaniards Luis León Sánchez and Jonathan Castroviejo crashed out of the Volta ao Algarve, with the latter suffering a broken vertebra.

The Association of North American Professional Road Cyclists says it will do its part to help keep motors out of the elite road peloton.

In this week's Americans Abroad, we discuss Tejay van Garderen's time trial victory at the Ruta del Sol, his first win of the season.

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Alberto Contador takes the Volta ao Algarve's final stage, while Geraint Thomas repeats as the overall winner

Scenes from the final stage of the Tour of Oman, won by Alexander Kristoff in a sprint

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Bjarne Riis may be planning his next cycling endeavor with Bahraini support

Arthur Vichot takes the second stage of the Tour du Haut Var, and with it, the overall title

Alberto Contador nabs the final stage of the Volta ao Algarve as Geraint Thomas wraps up the overall title

The Ruta del Sol slips through Tejay van Garderen's fingers as Alejandro Valverde sticks a long-range attack in the queen stage

After getting his 2016 campaign off to a strong start in the Tour of Oman, Romain Bardet looks ahead to the Tour de France and more

Alexander Kristoff sprints to another win in the final stage of the Tour of Oman as Vincenzo Nibali takes the overall title

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Etixx – Quick-Step enjoys a successful Saturday in Algarve, with Marcel Kittel taking stage 4 and Tony Martin retaining his race lead

After the peloton caught a stubborn breakaway in the final few kilometers, Edvald Boasson Hagen claimed his second stage win of the race

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Up-and-comer Merhawi Kudus is hoping to build towards a strong Giro d'Italia debut in May

Tom-Jelte Slagter takes the opening stage of the Tour du Haut Var ahead of Arthur Vichot and Mikael Cherel in an uphill sprint

Marcel Kittel beats Wouter Wippert to the line to take his fifth victory of the 2016 season

Tejay van Garderen wins Ruta del Sol's stage 4 time trial and vaults into the overall lead with one day of racing remaining.

With the full support of Dimension Data behind him, Edvald Boasson Hagen is off to a roaring start this season