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CHPT3 collaborate with POC for new helmet and sunglasses

David Millar's CHPT3 and Swedish helmet and apparel brand POC have teamed up for a special version of the Ventral SPIN helmet and new eyewear, inspired by Girona's Devisa forest

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Giro d’Italia 2019 route launched in Milan (+ stage by stage video)

Three individual time trial stages – 7 summit finish and some serious climbing will make 102nd edition of race one of hardest in recent years

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Geraint Thomas reveals Team Sky Tour de France tensions

Welsh yellow jersey winner says Chris Froome was main protected rider despite losing time on opening stage

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Adam Kenway’s cool custom hill climb bike from the National Championships

The Vitus Pro Cycling rider came third at the National Hill Climb Championships at the weekend, and was atop a 5.5kg Vitesse Evo with tons of nifty weight-saving features...

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Five cool things coming soon from Triban, Rapha, Bontrager, Castelli and DeFeet

Some more of the best bikes, kit and gear we've just got in for review...

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Hundreds take part in Red Bull Timelaps at Windsor Great Park (+ gallery)

Team VeloElite 25 retain title they won at inaugural event last year, Alex Dowsett clocks fastest lap

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Lance Armstrong’s former doctor has doping ban lifted

Dr Luis Garcia del Moral provided testimony against USPS team boss Johan Bruyneel and others

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Mark Cavendish still aiming for Tour de France stage win record after racing for 16 months with Epstein-Barr virus

Nervous he may have done ‘permanent damage’ by racing when not fit

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MPCC calls for resignation of Wada president, citing handling of Chris Froome case

Wada says MPCC open letter contains ‘inaccuracies’

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Café du Cycliste launch new gravel clothing range

The premium cycle clothing brand have added a technical hooded jersey and woven shorts to their range, both touted as 'gravel-specific'...

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Tour de France 2019 route presented in Paris (+ 3D flythrough video)

ASO unveils the parcours of the 106th edition

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Tour de France 2019 route rumours ahead of tomorrow’s presentation

Thomas Vergouwen of Velowire usually nails it before the official announcement - so what does he expect next year?

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Five cool things coming soon to road.cc from Tubolito, Storck, Giro, CatEye and Gore

Some more of the best gear, bikes and kit on test with road.cc's roving team of reviewers at the moment...

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Ben Swift returns to Team Sky after two-year absence

30-year-old from Yorkshire back in fold after two years with UAE Team Emirates

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Tony Martin joins Team LottoNL-Jumbo on two-year deal

German will bring his strength against the clock to the team time trial to help Dutch outfit's leaders at Grand Tours

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Team GB Olympic bobsledder in track cycling switch with sights on Tokyo 2020

Greg Cackett says: "whether this fails miserably or succeeds brilliantly, I'll know at least I tried"

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Simon Yates is first British winner of UCI WorldTour Classification

Vuelta champion also led Giro d'Italia for a fortnight earlier this season

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Video: Documentary tells the story of Team KGF, the amateur riders who conquered the world

Film shows a team that may be amateur in name but which is very much professional in attitude

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Thomas De Gendt and Tim Wellens finish bikepacking trip home from Il Lombardia

Pizza, pastries and 1,000km at 30km/h

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Bradley Wiggins says that ‘inspiration’ Lance Armstrong was singled out

2012 Tour de France winner bemoans ‘robotic’ approach to interviews in modern sport

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Mission Impossible? Andrea Tafi aims to ride next year’s Paris-Roubaix at 52 years of age

Italian Classics specialist who retired in 2005 plots return to the race 20 years after winning it

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100% launch the Glendale ‘vintage inspired’ performance sunglasses

Performance-orientated but vintage inspired according to 100%, the Glendale shades are perfect for cycling or hanging out with your gas-guzzling American muscle car in Peter's case here...

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Speed machines: Disc brake tri bike round-up from the Ironman World Championships 2018

In the build-up to the 40th edition Ironman Triathlon World Championships at the weekend, plenty of eye-catching new bikes were launched - and pretty much all of them with disc brakes...

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Vincenzo Nibali to meet French prosecutors over Tour de France crash

Italian fractured a vertebra when a fan's camera strap caused him to crash on Alpe d'Huez

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Scotland’s Jenny Graham set to break round the world record

38-year-old is due to arrive in Berlin this Thursday to beat existing record for fastest circumnavigation by a woman on a bike by 20 days

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Alexandre Vinokourov places top 10 in age group at Ironman World Championship

Astana general manager finished seventh in Hawaii, around 5 minutes off the podium

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Look launch all new 795 Blade RS

The new aero bike from Look promises a 5% aerodynamic advantage over its predecessor, and there are both rim and disc brake versions

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Pinarello launch the Bolide TR+ and TR triathlon bikes

Team Sky's TT bike of choice has been given a tri-specific makeover that says goodbye to the UCI, with added fuel boxes that improve the aerodynamics of the frame...

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Police officer who made Camden’s roads safer for cyclists smashes Side to Side Pembroke-Great Yarmouth record

Nick Clarke knocked almost an hour and a half off previous record in 350-mile ride

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Specialized launch brand new S-Works Shiv Disc tri bike, with huge 1.5 litre ‘Fuelcell’

Specialized have moved their flagship triathlon bike onto disc brakes, with a massive rear hydration tank and an integrated box built into the downtube that holds up to 12 gels...

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