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TDF speculation in January—gotta love it. Such speculation encourages us to ignore the great racing happening right now in the Southern Hemisphere and in typically very hot Northern regions. It also leaps over the Spring classics and some of the best races of the entire race calendar. Nevertheless, the narrative building over this year’s Tour is undeniably riveting. As more pros and GC contenders are releasing their season programs, we are beginning to get a picture of the hunters and the hunted for each race. According to Pogačar, he’s very much intending to be a hunter at this year’s TDF in spite of being the hunted at the Giro (are we getting the metaphor right?)

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Here are the winners for the Mark Gunter photography awards. He’s doing a double, but can Pogačar do a grand-tour triple? The UAE Tour is coming soon…get ready here. Evidently, Chris Froome’s diet (along with his bike fit) have been incorrect for a few years. Watch this insider look of 72 hours of a pro’s off season with Victor Campenaerts (don’t worry, it’s only 20min long). Listen to the clash of podcasts as Geraint Thomas and Matt Stephens chat in Watts Occurring.

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