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The weekly spin: The great 'Rider of the Year' debate
With the 2019 road racing season effectively over, it’s time for the annual “Rider of the Year” debates. Yes, there’s still the six-stage...

The weekly spin: Controversy? Welcome to the club, eRacing
The first week of October has already made it a banner month for surreal, post-modern headlines. “Twitter pulls Nickelback clip tweeted b...

The weekly spin: A wet and wild week at the world championships
What a week in professional cycling. The UCI’s Road World Championships is an annual end-of-season gathering of national federations, spo...

The weekly spin: Building the ultimate climbing bike
It’s happening. The bike is built. The hard work has been done. I’ll be racing EF Education First manager Jonathan Vaughters up Flagstaff...

The weekly spin: The Grand Tour domino effect
A gust of wind in southeast France, a patch of slippery pavement in Andorra, a touch of wheels in Italy, and three grand tour winners who...

The weekly spin: How Jumbo-Visma invests in young talent
It was at the 2016 Redlands Cycling Classic that Americans Sepp Kuss and Neilson Powless first made their presence known at the elite lev...

The weekly spin: For Rissveds and Ferrand-Prévot, the circle is complete
The narrative arc of a professional cyclist's existence is often a rollercoaster of circumstance, heartbreak, and resurgence — a constant...

The weekly spin: Philosophy and perspective with Nathan Haas
Back in May, just prior to the Amgen Tour of California, I had a memorable conversation with Australian Nathan Haas about a number of top...

The weekly spin: WorldTour women pivoting toward gravel at SBT GRVL
When the field lines up for the Steamboat Gravel event — okay, okay SBT GRVL — on August 18, there will be some recognizable faces from a...

The weekly spin: Is Mathieu van der Poel’s race schedule a recipe for burnout?
Mathieu van der Poel just keeps on winning. He’s currently the world cyclocross champion, winner of the Amstel Gold Race (and Dwars door ...

The weekly spin: What we can expect from the 2020 Tour de France
The days that follow the Tour de France always leave cyclings fans with a bout of melancholy. After three weeks of closely following the ...

The weekly spin: Why Nibali and Valverde shouldn't be counted out at Tour de France
Two of the most successful riders in professional cycling are headed to the Tour de France flying under the radar. My advice: Don’t sleep...