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Down Under Digest #33: It’s Giro time

Keep up to date on all things Aussie and Kiwi cycling with our weekly round-up.

by Matt de Neef
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How to watch and what to watch for in the fifth stage of La Vuelta Femenina.

by Abby Mickey
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Kristen Faulkner raises her arms in victory as she soloes to the win in stage 5 of La Vuelta Femenina.
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La Vuelta Femenina: Faulkner wins stage 4 as echelons split GC favourites

Marianne Vos took the red jersey from Blanka Vas going into the fifth stage.

by Abby Mickey
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New Eschborn-Frankfurt (1.UWT)

VAN GILS Maxim

1. VAN GILS Maxim

2. ARANBURU Alex

3. SHEEHAN Riley

Full Results

New Vuelta España Femenina by Carrefour.es (2.WWT) Stage 4

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New La Coupe du President de la... (2.1) Stage 1

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Upcoming Races and Startlists

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(2.WWT)

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(2.UWT)

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    Keep up to date on all things Aussie and Kiwi cycling with our weekly round-up.

    by Matt de Neef
    1 hour ago

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    Glimmers of hope: Can Ineos get back on track at the Tour de France?

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    Mads Pedersen rides through an aisle in a Lidl supermarket.
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