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Top 10 cycling stories you might have missed this week

The pick of the bunch from another action-packed week on two wheels in our road.cc recap…

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Marcel Kittel retires from racing at the age of 31

German sprinter says he has "lost all motivation to keep torturing myself on a bike"

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Harley Davidson reveal e-bike prototypes

At a recent dealer meeting, the motorcycle brand Harley Davidson unveiled prototypes of some new pedal assist bikes in the pipeline...

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Schwalbe launch new Pro One and Pro One TT ‘Tubeless Easy’ tyres, and revamp entire road range for 2020

Schwalbe promise much easier mounting and the full lower rolling resistance, better durability and lower weight shebang on their new Pro One Tubeless Easy

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UCI consultation reveals big teams snapping up best riders a turn-off for most fans

World cycling's governing body got more than 22,300 responses after asking how sport could be improved

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Wind turbine tubes used to rebuild collapsed bridge on World Championships road race route

Thirsk-based company supplies 2.25-metre diameter tubes to help replace bridge swept away in July floods

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Neil Campbell hits 174mph to become fastest man on a bike

Briton has said he may go on to try and beat Denise Mueller-Korenek's motor-paced world record

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Italian legend Felice Gimondi dies at the age of 76

One of only three riders to win all three Grand Tours and the World Championships

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Top 10 cycling stories you might have missed this week

Some of the highlights from another action-packed week on two wheels in our road.cc recap...

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Neil Campbell aiming to become fastest man ever on a bicycle this weekend

Essex-based architect who already holds European record will undertake attempt in North Yorkshire

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Five cool things coming soon from Lezyne, Muc-Off, Galibier, Primal and BTR

Some more of the best bikes and tech we're testing at the moment, with full reviews coming soon...

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Fiona Kolbinger’s Transcontinental Race kit list

The medical student who won the seventh edition of the Transcontinental overall at the first time of asking subtly shared a photo of a kit list on Strava before she set off. Here's what she was carrying...

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Domenico Pozzovivo sustains broken arm, leg and ribs in training crash involving car

Bahrain-Merida rider was involved in collision at crossroads in Calabria and will mis Vuelta

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10 Top cycling stories you might have missed this week

Some of the highlights from another action-packed week on two wheels in our road.cc recap...

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National titles for both Backstedt sisters at National Youth and Junior Track Championships

Daughters of Paris-Roubaix winner Magnus Backstedt both won Gent-Wevelgem age group races earlier this year

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Egan Bernal says preparation helped him relax during the Tour – “What could I do then? Just enjoy it and ride as fast as I could”

“During the Tour, the media talk about pressure, pressure, pressure, but if I'd started to think about that, maybe I wouldn't have ridden the same”

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Katie Archibald applauds women’s tour of Scotland for not mimicking male sporting events

It will be the first race in history to have a women's version before a men's

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Lotto-Soudal team doctor reveals Bjorg Lambrecht’s fatal injuries

Cardiac arrest was brought on by laceration to the liver which caused internal haemorrhage

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Updated: Lotto-Soudal’s Bjorg Lambrecht dies after Tour de Pologne crash

22-year-old had been taken to hospital after crash during today's opening stage

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Christina Mackenzie heads towards Forth Bridge on Land’s End to John O’Groats record attempt

Stirling Bike Club member is aiming to break record set by Lynne Biddulph 17 years ago

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Great Britain’s worst railway station for cycle theft named

St Alban's City takes unwanted accolade - but scale of problem is understated

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Elia Viviani wins Prudential Ride London-Surrey Classic

Deceunick-Quick Step's Italian rider outsprints Sam Bennett of Bora-Hansgrohe on The Mall

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Geraint Thomas aims for World Championship time trial glory

Tour de France runner-up sets late season goal after a brief break from the bike post-Paris

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Video: Kirsten Wild loses Prudential RideLondon Classique ‘victory’ after huge crash

Dutch rider was adjudged to have deviated from line - win instead goes to Lorena Wiebes

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Mark Cavendish looking to end long wait for a win at the Tour of Poland

“It’s a bit of an unknown” he says about entering second half of the season without a Grand Tour in his legs

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Chris Froome sets sights on next year’s Tour de France

Team Ineos riders said he “could barely even breathe” after surgery following his crash

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“We’re going to have some questions about leadership” says Geraint Thomas about prospect of lining up at next year’s Tour alongside Chris Froome and Egan Bernal

Ineos could field three different Tour-winners at next year’s race

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Five cool things coming soon from Mason, Deda, Swiss Side, Rondo and Cycology

Some more of the best bikes and bits we're testing at the moment, with full reviews coming soon...

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Champs-Elysées winner Caleb Ewan heads to RideLondon next weekend

Australian is among four Tour de France stage winners taking part in Great Britain’s biggest one-day race

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“I can’t believe it!” Egan Bernal becomes first Colombian to win the Tour de France

Colombia gets its first yellow jersey winner as Australian sprinter wins third stage of debut edition

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