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Flanders blog: The best race in the world
Cycle Sport’s deputy editor explains why the Tour of Flanders is the ultimate expression of cycling culture. Words by Edward Pickering I used to be a stage race man. My route into cycling as a teenager...
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Flanders blog: Cycling geek heaven
Cycle Sport spends an afternoon at the Tour of Flanders museum Words by Edward Pickering No, the title doesn’t refer to some of the more obscure corners of the internet, the kind of place exciteable...
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Flanders blog: Essential, last-minute tactics for the Ronde
Background knowledge, analysis and predictions for today’s big race. Words by Edward Pickering ‘Fabian Cancellara’s going to win,’ might be the most realistic prediction for the 2011 Tour of Flanders,...
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Flanders blog: The best race in the world (part II)
Was the 2011 event the best Tour of Flanders in living memory? Our reaction to a brilliant day’s racing. Words by Edward Pickering On Thursday, I wrote a piece explaining why the Tour of Flanders is...
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In Flanders fields: race analysis
Before the race, all the predictions were of a one-man show. But the 2011 Tour of Flanders threw up surprise after surprise. Words by Lionel Birnie As the dust thrown up by one of the most...
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Classic races: Tour of Flanders 1992
The 1992 Tour of Flanders followed the usual pattern – an escape going early in the race. But did the peloton know what they were doing by giving unknown Frenchman Jacky Durand a 22-minute head start?...
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Flanders blog: the Boom! generation
With just two days to go until the Tour of Flanders, we look at how the new route reflects the changing face of cycling as a sport. Words by Lionel Birnie Friday March 30, 2012 One thing is certain....
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BMC: crunch time in Flanders
The world’s richest team is banking on a good performance at the Tour of Flanders, after a quiet start to the season. Words by Edward Pickering Friday March 30, 2012 BMC lurched into the transfer...
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Tour of Flanders analysis: never two without three
Tom Boonen took a record-equalling Tour of Flanders win, outsprinting Filippo Pozzato and Alessandro Ballan in Oudenaarde. Words by Lionel Birnie Sunday April 1, 2012 No one could argue with any great...
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Comment: short-changed by the route change
The new parcours of the Tour of Flanders gave us a great winner, but an underwhelming race. Words by Edward Pickering Sunday April 1, 2012 New route, same old winner. Tom Boonen took a deserved victory...
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Talking points: Tour of Flanders
Cancellara, Shack, Lotto, Sagan, Sky and the new route Words by Edward Pickering Monday April 1, 2013 CANCELLARA: NOT PAST IT AFTER ALL Since his extraordinary Flanders-Roubaix double in 2010, Fabian...
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Bradley Wiggins backs Geraint Thomas as next Team Sky leader
Bradley Wiggins praises Geraint Thomas's versatility, "he can do anything", but says he needs to specialiseGeraint Thomas and Bradley Wiggins during another sedate moment at Paris-Nice. Photo: Graham...
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Team Sky’s secret weapon: A suspension Pinarello Dogma cobble bike
Meet the bike co-engineered with Jaguar that Bradley Wiggins and Geraint Thomas will use in the Tour of FlandersGeraint Thomas and the Pinarello K8-S cobble bikeMeet the bike co-engineered with Jaguar...
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Cycling quiz: how well do you know the Tour of Flanders?
Easter Sunday sees the 2015 edition of Flanders' Finest, but how well do you know this Monument? Fabian Cancellara wins the 2014 Tour of FlandersThe Tour of Flanders on Sunday is an epic race of...
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Bernhard Eisel’s Team Sky Pinarello Dogma K8-S cobble bike
Up-close look at Team Sky's Pinarello Dogma K8-S suspension-equipped bike that the British-based team will use in the Tour of Flanders and Paris-RoubaixBernhard Eisel's Pinarello Dogma K8-SUp-close...
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Matt Brammeier wins his weight in beer at Tour of Flanders
While other riders have their eye on the race win, Irish rider Matt Brammeier aimed to win a huge amount of beer at the Tour of FlandersMatt Brammeier in the 2015 Omloop Het NieuwsbladWhile other...
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Wiggle-Honda team enjoys one-two in women's Tour of Flanders as Elisa Longo Borghini takes a solo victory. Lizzie Armitstead eighthWiggle-Honda team enjoys one-two in women's Tour of Flanders as Elisa...
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Alexander Kristoff wins Tour of Flanders
Man of the moment Alexander Kristoff out-paced fellow escapee Niki Terpstra to take the victory in the 2015 Tour of Flanders. Photos by Graham WatsonAlexander Kristoff wins the 2015 Tour of FlandersMan...
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Jesse Sergent hit by neutral service car in Tour of Flanders (video)
Updated: Two incidents involving Shimano neutral service vehicles during 2015 Tour of Flanders; Shimano issues apologyUpdated: Two incidents involving Shimano neutral service vehicles during 2015 Tour...
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Geraint Thomas “hoped for more” in Tour of Flanders
Welshman Geraint Thomas hoped to continue his run of great results in the Tour of Flanders, but faded in the race's finaleGeraint Thomas in the 2015 Tour of FlandersWelshman Geraint Thomas hoped to...
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