Pretty sure Pogacar could win the Giro by an hour if he wanted to.

The Cross-Country MTB World Cup season is now underway. Here's our man Piper Albrecht with a gallery from round 1 in Brazil this past weekend. escapecollective.com/gallery-the-cr…

'Let's think about issues relating to speed. Enormous progress has been made in aerodynamics, in braking. But this is happening much too quickly... It's time to set some limits. Some of the gearing used is absolutely stupendous...' TDF route director Thierry Gouvenou to L'ÉQUIPE

A hard right, a 180-degree hairpin, and another right before the Arenberg.

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How did we end up with a 180-degree chicane going into the Arenberg?

Ronan Mc Laughlin reports: escapecollective.com/how-roubaixs-n…

It's time for our weekly wrap-up of Aussie news. It's a DUD, but only by name.

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🦅 Matteo Jorgenson what a ride! 🦅

Australia's NRS will wind up at the end of this year. In its place will be the brand-new ProVelo Super League, backed by Gerry Ryan. Full details here. escapecollective.com/australias-nrs…

The best plan for Milan-San Remo is to have more than one of them.
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The gods of hubris are always watching.

(And so is tour de france mihelič, sometimes from an Ikea)

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A little breakdown of MVDP's role today: escapecollective.com/the-sprinters-…

I think Dane is a big dumb dumb and this is a dumb dumb take

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We're privileged to work with Kate, and even moreso to be able to publish her fantastic story on EC. Why is a cycling site publishing a story about auto racing? Because it's also about bike racing, and how power and wealth shape sports journalism.

hello everyone. Thank you for your kind words and support regarding my piece about F1. Thanks to a few days of negotiation, the piece can now be read in its entirety at @escapecycling, a publication I care deeply about and where I am editor at large.
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Beat my score win a pony 🐴

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