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Interview: Ian Stannard… the man with the 'just get on with it' recipe for success

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Exclusive: Ian Stannard
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It’s been a good few weeks for Team Sky’s Ian Stannard. Last month crowned British national road race champion – the jersey will make its debut in the Tour de Pologne, which starts today – the 25-year-old has also been named in the Olympic road race team that will seek to help Mark Cavendish secure Great Britain’s first gold medal of London 2012. In an exclusive interview, we got his thoughts on the Olympics, the national championships and much, much more.

In the Tour de France caravan with Le Coq Sportif

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Riding the Tour caravan
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In the Tour de France caravan with Le Coq Sportif

Ever wanted to feel like a God, and have grown wo/men (delete as appropriate) prostrate themselves before you? Then jump on a float in the Tour de France publicity caravan, the gaudy commercial parade that hypes the crowd along the route in the hours before the riders zip past.

Tour de France 2012 Preview

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Tour de France 2012 Preview
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The 99th edition of the Tour de France, which starts in Liege on Saturday, is one of the most eagerly anticipated ever on this side of the Channel, with real hopes that Team Sky's Bradley Wiggins can become the first British rider to win cycling's biggest race. He'll face a battle though from defending champion Cadel Evans, plus others with their eyes on the prize. Meanwhile, the competitions for the green, polka dot and white jerseys also promise excitement, and of course our Fantasy Cycling game means that you too can become involved in the chase for prizes in July.

Castelli 24: Racing through the night - Italian style

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Castelli 24
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Night time focus
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Castelli 24 - Phil Gale

The bell in the lift pings as the doors open onto the empty hotel reception. The only sound whilst I cross the hall is the tick of my bike’s freewheel and the clip of my cycling shoes on the tile floor. I look at the clock on my bike computer, 01:00. Again I ask myself what I am doing riding out into the dark Italian summer night, my body willing me back to the warmth of my bed.

How World Bicycle Relief improves thousands of lives

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World Bicycle Relief
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World Bicycle Relief

Since 2005, World Bicycle Relief has provided more than 100,000 specially designed, locally assembled, rugged bicycles to disaster victims, healthcare workers, students and entrepreneurs in Asia and Africa.

Critérium du Dauphiné 2012 Preview

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Critérium du Dauphiné 2012
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Critérium du Dauphiné 2012 parcours
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Critérium du Dauphiné 2012 route

The start of the Critérium du Dauphiné in early June is a sure sign that the Tour de France is not far away, and as ever this year’s race features a number of riders with eyes on the maillot jaune, not least two men who performed well here last year.

Giro d'Italia 2012 Preview: Our guide to the year's first Grand Tour

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Giro 2012 Preview
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Denmark will be awash with pink over the next three days as it hosts the start of the 2012 Giro d'Italia in what is the most northerly departure ever undertaken by one of cycling's three Grand Tours. The race also marks the start of our Premium Fantasy Cycling competition, with a Jamis Xenith bike on offer to the winner - head over here to sign up, if you haven't done so already. Here's our guide to what promises as ever to be a thrilling three weeks.

A Ride Down Under

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Sportive fun, Aussie style
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Australia Sportive

To sunny Australia, where another assignment (your humble author also covers travel) auspiciously coincides with the chance to take part in a local sportive. Except it’s not called a sportive, and it’s not that sunny either. What should be a beautiful late summer morning on the surf-kissed beaches of Victoria is more like an autumn day somewhere near the North Sea.

Long live the Queen - Paris Roubaix

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PR - Tom Boonen leads the race (© Owen Rogers)

Le Carrefour de l’Arbre is a cobbled farm track which indirectly links the two villages of Camphin-en-Pevele and Gruson, near Lille in northern France. I imagine on most days it would be deserted, alone and unseen from no more than a few metres across the flat agricultural landscape, especially when the crop is high.

Riding the Paris-Roubaix pavé: it's all about the bike… and the tyres… and the…

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Paris Roubaix Sportive 2012

This coming Sunday (April 8th) the pro peloton will be pounding its way across the infamous pavé in this year’s Paris-Roubaix road race. Last Sunday (April 1st) the amateurs had a chance to sample those same jagged cobblestones, thanks to the Paris-Roubaix Challenge sportive. Given the date, it might have seemed a foolish idea to ride 95 miles across northern France on a zig-zag route with 19 pavé sections, but it turned out to be a surprisingly enjoyable - though unsurprisingly tough - day out on the bike.

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