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Marcel Kittel and André Greipel criticise Team Sky’s TUE policy

German sprinters Marcel Kittel and André Greipel claim that riders requiring TUEs for asthma-related conditions should not be partaking in elite-level sportAndre Greipel and Marcel Kittel on stage 2 of the 2016 Volta ao Algarve (Watson)German sprinters Marcel Kittel and André Greipel claim that riders requiring TUEs for asthma-related conditions should not be partaking in elite-level sport

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Alejandro Valverde says he won’t ride all three Grand Tours again in 2017

Movistar's Alejandro Valverde completed all three Grand Tours in 2016, claiming two top-10s and a 12th place finish in an impressive string of results, but he hints he won't be doing it againMovistar's Alejandro Valverde completed all three Grand Tours in 2016, claiming two top-10s and a 12th place finish in an impressive string of results, but he hints he won't be doing it again

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World Championships: women’s road race start list

Full list of starters for the elite women's road race at the 2016 UCI Road World Championships in Qatar on Saturday, October 15Lizzie Armitstead wins the 2015 Womens World Road ChampionshipsFull list of starters for the elite women's road race at the 2016 UCI Road World Championships in Qatar on Saturday, October 15

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Doha World Championships: ‘It’s too much. It’s way too hot’

Belgian under-23 rider Nathan Van Hooydonck says that high temperatures at the 2016 World Championships in Qatar are 'just too hot' to raceThe men's Under-23 road race at the 2016 World Road ChampionshipsBelgian under-23 rider Nathan Van Hooydonck says that high temperatures at the 2016 World Championships in Qatar are 'just too hot' to race

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Track events get major overhaul in new UCI rule change

Track omnium will now feature four instead of six events, with all individual timed events dropped - Changes in format of keirin, team pursuit, time trials, team sprintLaura Trott of Great Britain leads the omnium elimination race in a dominant gold-medal winning performanceThe Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) has announced a raft of changes to track events to “create more spectator-friendly racing”. As …Continue reading »

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