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Leal Wilcox is a winner of many Ultra cycling races such as the Trans Am Bike Race, the Tour Divide, Baja Divide, Badlands, and Unbound XL. Moreover, sh holds many of the record-setting times for those races. Now, she is setting her eyes on the Bike Around the World record. She recently started her ride from Chicago, IL, USA and invites us all to share in her journey and follow along. To help us understand the scope of this endeavor, read about the challenge ahead of her in a piece by the Escape Collective.

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• Lachlan Morton and Rosa Klöser won Unbound Gravel.

• The Criterium du Dauphiné is happening this week.

• Will Pogačar complete the Giro/Tour double?

• Both Wout van Aert and Jonas Vingegaard are at training camp, preparing for a possible Tour attempt. But will they go?

• Will Chris Froome be Pogi’s Tour spoiler? Probably not, but he’ll be there.

• LISTEN: Demi Vollering discusses yoga, the Alps and women’s sport in a new podcast by Rouleur.

• WATCH: an interview with Lael Wilcox about her attempt at the Around the World record.

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