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Most combative, itchiest
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Enlarge textIt's only June, but this year's red jersey for most combative rider may as well be awarded now, along with whatever jersey the UCI reserves for the rider most likely to be distracted by a nearby flock of pigeons.
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While the rest of us have been going about our business this week, perhaps browsing fruitlessly for suitable podium sunglasses, poor old Heinrich Haussler has been caught in a time vortex, not unlike the one that sucked in Bill Murray in that one film.
Heinrich Haussler was consistently beaten by Peter Sagan at the Amgen Tour of California (Getty Images)
No two ways about it, it has been a big 12 months in Lithuanian cycling. First the mayor of Vilnius proved a point about obstructed bike lanes by driving over parked cars in a tank. Then on Wednesday, Ramunas Navardauskas became the country's first ever leader of the Giro d'Italia.
Ramunas Navardauskas enjoys the spoils that come with holding the Giro d'Italia race lead (Sirotti Images)
First things first, if you have managed to reach the weekend without watching the finish to stage seven of the Tour of Turkey, do yourself a huge favour and set aside 12 minutes and 33 seconds. It is racing and roadside chain repairs at their very best.
GreenEDGE will take on a new look after bringing on Orica as co-sponsor.
Congratulations to Maxim Iglinsky, Kazakhstan and Maxim Iglinsky's mullet, all of whom can revel in what was a thrilling victory at Liege-Bastogne-Liege, made more so by the wildly inaccurate timegaps displayed by the host broadcaster as Vincenzo Nibali snuggled down inside his hurt box.
Maxim Iglinskiy's mulet celebrates it's victory at the Liege-Bastogne-Liege (AAP)
Ghost riders, and the Ardennes lover
We may as well get this out of the way. The technology used to create Hologram Tupac (above, right) MUST be harnessed for one of this year's grand tours – and let's face it, if anyone is going to take the leap, it is going to be the Giro d'Italia.
Rapper Snoop Dogg (L) and a hologram of deceased rapper Tupac Shakur perform onstage during day 3 of the 2012 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival (Getty Images)
Modesty in victory can be an overrated quality, which is why Muhammad Ali is one of sport's most beloved figures and Pat Rafter is best known for underwear commercials and apologising for his ball toss.
Tom Boonen salutes the crowd after winning Paris-Roubaix. (Getty Images)
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