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Alex has written for more cricket publications than the rest of the road.cc team combined. Despite the apparent evidence of this picture, he doesn’t especially like cake.  
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Team Sky and British Cycling facing new questions over testosterone patches

Reports that banned substance was ordered and not in fact delivered in error
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Live blog: Camelbak says it is completely separate from from Vista Outdoor’s NRA-supporting shooting segment (+ more)

All the cycling news from this site and beyond
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“Ridiculous” jail sentence of drunk driver who killed cyclist to be reviewed

Nicholas Cutmore “could barely stand up straight” before getting into his car
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Chris Froome in 2018 Sky kit (via Team Sky)

Ukad had three adverse findings for Salbutamol in three years and all led to doping charges

Froome defence likely to hinge on proving he kept to permitted dosage

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West Midlands Police releases footage of driver prosecuted for close pass

Reports of close passes have halved since being targeted by police operation

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Cycling communities raise £30k in a week to fund cyclist’s cancer treatment

GoFundMe page draws huge and rapid response
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Brian Cookson at the site in Paris where the UCI was founded (source Brian Cookson Images, Flickr)

Cookson hoping to lead Lancashire cycling boom via elite women’s team

Wants to put home county “firmly on the cycling map”
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“Headline-grabbing” cycling investment fails to address fundamental issue of potholes, says road surface industry body

Cycling UK has called for funding to be redirected from government’s £15bn Road Investment Strategy
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Should you boycott a bike brand if its parent company supports the NRA?

Firms owned by Vista Outdoor being targeted by consumers
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broken-bike (CC BY 2.) by Garry McKnight on Flickr)

Six months for lorry driver who killed cyclist after driving into the back of him on a straight section of road

A collision investigation report concluded victim would have been in driver’s eye line for around 13 seconds before he was hit
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