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EF Education Flounder as Lotto Approach Salvation | Relegation Battle

The Giro d'Italia is over with its big share of UCI points in the general classification, but the alternative continental calendar has also been very rich in the last three weeks, and some teams in the relegation battle have been able to make the most of it. In this article, we will look at the different approaches of the teams at risk for UCI points.
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Forget the Leadout | How Lotto-Soudal Improved Positioning For Caleb Ewan in the Giro

Caleb Ewan is arguably the fastest sprinter in the world, but often that does not matter as his team, Lotto-Soudal, have struggled to consistently deliver Ewan in a good position to win a sprint in the last two years. In Giro d'Italia stages 3 and 6, Lotto-Soudal used two different tactics for positioning Ewan before the sprint, which we will analyse in this article.
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Mathieu van Der Poel’s Preparation & Performance at the Giro d’Italia

Mathieu Van der Poel has started the Giro d'Italia in superb form, winning the stage 1 hill top finish and finishing second on the punchy stage 2 time-trial, ensuring he will keep the Maglia Rosa until the Giro goes to Etna on stage 4. The Dutch superstar finished his classics season on April 18th with Paris-Roubaix, after which he took a four day break, according to Strava. Van der Poel is practically the only superstar who publishes on Strava all his races, training, heart rate and power data. Previously we analysed his preparation for Milano-Sanremo, as he was recovering from a back injury. In this article we will look at how he prepared for the Giro d'Italia as well as his performance in the opening two stages.
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A Timeline of Alejandro Valverde in La Flèche Wallonne – Mur de Huy Performances

Alejandro Valverde is the king of La Flèche Wallonne, having won the race a record five times. The steep Mur de Huy (1km, 11.2%) finish perfectly suits Valverde's ability to produce high 3 minute power at the end of a hilly 4-5 hour race. After the 2022 season, Valverde is retiring (allegedly) so let's look throughout the years at his performances in the punchy Ardennes classic.
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The Difference between Wet and Dry Paris-Roubaix | Power Analysis

The 2021 edition of Paris-Roubaix took place in October, featuring extremely muddy Autumn conditions whilst the 2022 edition in its normal Spring slot was bone dry. This year's race was the fastest ever edition of the race, won by INEOS classics specialist Dylan van Baarle. After the big win, the Dutch rider surprisingly uploaded all of his data on Strava, including power and heart rate, which he usually hides. Let's look deeper into what it took to win the fastest Paris-Roubaix ever and how that compares to the wet edition of last year.
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How Good was Egan Bernal on Passo Giau? The Miserable Stage of the Giro d’Italia 2021

Egan Bernal was in his best ever shape during Giro d'Italia 2021 and produced some incredible performances across the three weeks. The killer blow was dealt on GC in the wet and cold stage 16, which finished in Cortina d'Ampezzo. No one stood a chance against Bernal on Passo Giau (9.7 km, 9.51%), which topped out at 2225 metres above sea level. Let's look at this historic performance.
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Top 10 Climbing Performances in 2022 So Far

The 2022 season has been awash with races for almost two months straight, with plenty of high level climbing performances meriting an early Top 10 ranking. In this list only four climbing performances are from World-Tour races and perhaps you might have missed some of the under the radar ones, which came at races like Tour of Oman and Gran Camiño.