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📍The Dolomites, Italy

café-stop reading

More than we can count on both hands, we’ve read, listened to, or watch someone express their growing concern with the pro peloton’s dangerous speed. This year’s editions of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix were the fastest recorded. In addition to these high speeds, we’ve seen some high-speed crashes and major injuries—and we’re really just getting started with the season. Peter Cossins is asking: Has Road Racing Got a Speed Problem? We don’t have an answer yet, but we do suggest reading Cossins take on the topic in his article for La Course en Tête.

off the back of the newsletter

• Everything you need to know about the Old Lady, aka Liège-Bastogne-Liège, the oldest Monument. 

• Kasia Niewiadoma wins at Flèche Wallonne.

• Fléche Wallonne was crazy.

• Jonas Vingegaard is out of the hospital.

• Remco Evenepoel is also healing up.

• The National Cycling League (NCL) is putting its 2024 (and future) on pause.

• Trek has a new radar-equipped rear light. 

• Did you nab one of the new Van Rysel Decathlon Ag2r-La Mondial team bikes?

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