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Expect the unexpected
Logic dictates that when WorldTour teams line up against lower-ranked teams, it is expected that they will win.
The recent UCI 2.HC Tour de Langkawi boasted five WorldTour teams, but it was the continental teams who stole the show. Should we be suspicious of this unexpected outcome?
On Stage 3, after being in the break for the two days previous, Chinese rider Meiyin Wang from the Hengxiang continental team, rode away from his breakaway companions and held off a thundering peloton in a 40km uphill, solo time trial.
Langkawi liaisons
The Tour de Langkawi starts on Thursday but the island of Langkawi's cameo appearance in the 10 day tour is already over.
The Tour de Langkawi starts on Thursday but the island of Langkawi's cameo appearance in the 10 day tour is already over.
After making the 15 hour trip from Sydney to Malaysia, I spent a total of five hours on the island.
One for the ladies
Of all of the stories I write about cycling, only a tiny proportion of them are about women.
SBS focuses on female cyclists as much as possible, from race highlights to the ongoing Women On Wheels segment on Cycling Central TV, and a recently introduced the “Woman Of The Week” initiative for the Cycling Central website. While we do not have the comprehensive resources to cover women’s racing in depth, we always grab the opportunities where we can.
An insightful blog from Wade Wallace of Cycling Tips addressed many of the issues as to why women’s cycling struggles for attention.
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