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How will a reduction in team sizes affect major bike races? It might not be obvious

With the news that the biggest bike race organisers want smaller team sizes in 2017, we consider some of the less obvious ways that this could affect the racing - and the sport as a wholeThe peloton on stage 10 of the 2016 Vuelta a EspanaWith the news that the biggest bike race organisers want smaller team sizes in 2017, we consider some of the less obvious ways that this could affect the racing - and the sport as a whole

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‘Cycling: it’s not about the numbers’

Expert opinion: Jon Day is a lecturer in English at King’s College London and author of Cyclogeography: Journeys of a London Bicycle Courier. Here he discusses what cycling means to him Photo: Daniel Gould Expert opinion: Jon Day is a lecturer in English at King’s College London and author of Cyclogeography: Journeys of a London Bicycle Courier. Here he discusses what cycling means to him

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Blog: The highs and blows of riding Ghent’s Six Day track

A look at, and ride on, the track that is presently hosting the Ghent Six Day where Sir Bradley Wiggins is riding his final race Cycling : Gent / Citadelpark / Zesdaagse Vlaanderen-Gent / 22.11.2007 / photo Luc ClaessenA look at, and ride on, the track that is presently hosting the Ghent Six Day where Sir Bradley Wiggins is riding his final race

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