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The role of cycling in eradicating doping
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According to President of the International Cycling Union (UCI), David Lappartient, cycling is currently the sport of “anti-doping”. Lappartient took charge of the organization in 2017 and has been involved extensively in repairing the reputation of the sport which has faced several doping scandals. As part of the effort to eradicate doping, UCI has increased the budget dedicated toanti-dopingmeasures by 25%, and has also placed events under the International Testing Agency, which will include investigation of all networks.

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Mathieu van der Poel clinches victory at season debut at World Cup Hulst
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Four-time world champion Mathieu van der Poel of Alpecin-Deceuninck has made his season debut at the World Cup Hulst with a conclusive victory in his first ‘cross race in 11 months, after successfully overtaking Tom Pidcock of Ineos Grenadiers, who suffered a crash later in the race and could not finish. Laurens Sweeck of Crelan-Fristads came in second, while Eli Iserbyt of Pauwels SauzenBingoal finished third.

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The legacy of Brian Robinson, Britain’s first Tour de France stage winner
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British cycling pioneer Brian Robinson, who sparked his nation’s interest in cycling and the Tour de France, passed away last week at the age of 91. While Robinson was not Britain’s first cyclist to participate in the Tour de France, he,and fellow cyclist Tony Hoar, were the first to finish it.

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British Cycling courts controversy by partnering with Shell
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British Cycling has announced a partnership with Shell, in their journey to reach net-zero, and to spread cycling among a larger, more diverse group. This has drawn widespread criticism on account of Shell being a fossil-fuel company that intends an expenditure of 46 billion USD to increase their fossil-fuel based investments by 2030

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The troubles of Ineos Grenadiers
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The Ineos Grenadiers are evidently going through a rough patch, and have been unsuccessful at winning a Grand Tour, which has only happened once in 2014. This has been surprising considering the team’s large budget of 50 million euros, which is the largest for any team on the World Tour.

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Road World Championships: Riders to look out for.
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The 2022 Road World Championships are set to take place from 18th-25th September in Wollongong, Australia. With 1000 riders and 11 races, there are many riders to watch out for.

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Tramadol, the newest opioid banned in pro-cycling
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The ban on Tramadol, a powerful painkiller in use from the 90s, by the Union CyclisteInternationale (UCI) , has resulted among other things, in the stripping of the Tour De France results of pro-cyclist, Nairo Quintana.

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