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Commentary: Motor doping, not your dad’s cheating

Now that cycling has finally nabbed a racer using a motor to make their bike go faster, the sport can once again tape a "kick me" sign to the back of its bib shorts.As you well know by now, Femke Van den Driessche was caught with a motorised bike at the under-23 cyclocross world championships in...
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The good, the bad and the reality of life on the road

We're sitting with friends on our deck when the request is made to share the awesome and awful details of our travels to date. While our bike tour is far from over, we're home for a week to attend a wedding and clean house in between renters. It's a nice opportunity to reflect on what we've...
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Yeah or nay? Would you wear Spatterdashers?

I think it's safe to say most of us can agree: getting wet sucks. Where I live in Portland, Oregon, a soggy spin is simply the reality of life for a large portion of the year. There are countless waterproof jackets on the market, but for some reason wearing rain pants is a form of...
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EUROTRASH Kittel Thursday!

Father and daughter Van den DriesscheTOP STORY: What a Family! It has come to light that the family of Femke Van den Driessche, who is accused of having a motorized bike at the World cyclocross championships, has quite a reputation. Her brother Niels is at the moment serving a doping ban, but it...
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Melissa "Missy" Giove

Missy forged the path for mainstream professional downhill mountain bikers around the globe. A serious force of nature, Missy (42) did not earn her nickname The Missile for nothing.

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Jane Eccles


In 2005, a few days after giving birth, Jane and her family were told she had just hours to live. She had contracted Necrotising Fasciitis (NF) and it was very quickly ripping through her body.

Thankfully their prognosis was not correct, but for Jane this was only the first battle of many. Extensive surgery was required to get rid of the NF, one which involved the removal of her abdominal muscles. As she lay in intensive care, it was becoming clear that her physical ability would never be the same again.

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Tara Llane

Tara Liane's incredible story is not one of how she became paralyzed crashing in a downhill mountain bike race back in 2007 but rather one of determination, drive and the positivity.

The four-time national bike champion may have lost the use of her legs but she is living proof that you can always come back fighting and if you have the will, energy and competitive spirit can help you to achieve what others would deem impossible.

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Eileen Gray

One of the pioneers and champions of women's racing is Eileen Gray. It's a name that might not be familiar to many, but the incredible vision and hard work of this woman made a significant contribution to establishing women's cycle racing on the national and international stage.

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