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Forget Everesting, this is quite the opposite
There's a stretch of gravel road that points straight through Eastern plains of Colorado, aimed at Kansas like an arrow. It doesn't bend ...
Alex Howes is riding 355 km to Kansas in an 'ode' to Dirty Kanza
Alex Howes (EF Pro Cycling) was supposed to be gearing up for Dirty Kanza right now, but that's not really how things have worked out, wi...
EF releases 2020 kit at gravel team camp
EF-Education First has released its 2020 kit from a mini "alternative calendar" team camp, which saw Alex Howes, Tejay van Garderen, and ...
Howes renews with EF, Katusha riders await October wages: Daily News Digest
Welcome to your Daily News Digest. Here's what's happening today: Alex Howes renews with EF Education First, Arkéa-Samic will ride on Can...
Howes and Winder power to U.S. road titles: Daily News Digest
Welcome to your Daily News Digest. Here's what's happening today: Alex Howes and Ruth Winder secure stars and stripes jerseys at U.S. nat...
Cannondale-Drapac riders stuck in career limbo as team searches for sponsorship
JASPER, Alberta (CT) — The Cannondale-Drapac team bus was the first to arrive Friday morning, nearly two hours before the Stage 1 start o...
Commentary: Is Colorado Classic's unique format a new template for stage racing?
DENVER (CT) — The inaugural Colorado Classic concluded Sunday in Denver with a final stage that emulated an American criterium. It was, a...
What happened? How Manuel Senni won the 2017 Colorado Classic
DENVER, CO (CT) — There were no TV pictures. Time gaps were unclear. It was not expected to be a stage where anyone would be able to ride...
Two winners: Howes, Eisenhart both take prizes on queen stage of Colorado Classic
BRECKENRIDGE, CO (CT) — The net result of Friday's second stage of the inaugural Colorado Classic produced that rare outcome for the quee...
Alex Howes diary: Marginal pains
Folks, marginal gains are no longer marginal. While they used to operate solely in the margins, they have begun to dominate and corrode t...
Alex Howes diary: Teenagers on motorcycles
Greetings from down under. After my annual New Year’s Eve/birthday party in Boulder, Colorado, I promptly jumped on an airplane aimed for...
Alex Howes diary: Bikepacking 101
So, it has been about a month since my last entry, and what a month it has been. My girlfriend and I put a solid 3000 miles on our little...
Alex Howes diary: Freedom
We marched with heads down and eyes forward. The butterflies in our stomachs did all the heavy lifting as they carried us and our loaded ...
Photo Gallery: 2016 Leadville Trail 100 MTB Race
The Leadville Trail 100 is a race for the professionals who take the start, but for everyone else it is a battle. It's either a battle to...
FireRoadies! WorldTour riders get wake-up call at Leadville 100 MTB Race
An orange glow from the rising sun lit the sky and awoke the locals of the old mining town of Leadville, as the frosted breath of thousan...
WorldTour pros showdown at Leadville 100 mountain bike race
This weekend, a handful of pro roadies are swapping the sound of smooth rubber on freshly laid tarmac for the heavy metal of Rocky Mounta...
Cavendish wins opening stage of Tour de France, takes maillot jaune for first time
For the first time in his decorated Tour de France career — a career that has an astonishing 27 stage victories — Mark Cavendish is weari...
Americans at the 2016 Tour de France: Who’s racing, and what are their objectives?
It's been five years since Tyler Farrar stood atop the podium as a stage winner — on the Fourth of July, no less — the last time an Ameri...
How a "crushed" Howes missed the U.S. Olympic team
Bam! In the blink of an eye Alex Howes’ (Cannondale) dream of representing the United States at 2012 London Olympics were shattered along...
With van Garderen out, what will US men’s Olympic team look like in Rio?
With Thursday’s news that American Tejay van Garderen withdrew his name from consideration for the U.S. Olympic road team due to concerns...
Anatomy of a victory: How Greg Daniel surprised the favorites and won the US national championship
“Immediately after the race, I said I pity the reporter who’s going to try to recreate what happened, because it’s going to be impossible...