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A cyclocross pilgrimage

If you're a fan of the sport, there's nothing quite like a trip to its Belgian heartland for the full 'veldrijden' experience, and its charm

Thanks to Escape Collective for letting me write about a trip I'd been wanting go take for years ...

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The Tour de France bikes, ranked

The Tour de France brings out the fastest race bikes. We ranked all the 22 teams' bikes with an eye on design, build, and looks.

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The Tour de France bikes, ranked

We went to the Tour de France and tracked down the 22 teams' bikes for a look at what the world's best cyclists are riding. Here's our ranking.

In which I subjectively rank the Tour de France bikes. 

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Heading to the Tour de France? Go to the mountains, eat local, and stay clear of the riders.

Three weeks long, colorful, and fast, it's called the world's greatest race for a reason ... and then there's all that delicious food and drink.

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Reporter's notebook: Chasing riders and a dream at the Tour de France

A moment after we pulled out of the hotel parking lot he zipped past our follow car and tucked into the slipstream of the eight riders in front of us.

A dispatch from the Tour de France for @businessinsider.

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'He was given the lifetime suspension because fundamentally he was a bully': US Tour de France team boss reflects on former friend and teammate Lance Armstrong, who 20 years ago this month won his first Tour

Twenty years ago Lance Armstrong won his first Tour de France. An ex-friend reflects on why Armstrong's been treated more harshly than other cheaters.

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What the Tour de France riders are eating for dinner

Because the riders have to consume so much food, eating can feel like work, so the chef prepares meals that are as delicious as they are nutritious.

Good eats! 

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Inside the decision that led the best-placed American to stop racing in the Tour de France, according to his team doctor

Early on stage seven he broke his thumb and suffered multiple cuts to his face and body, and still he went on to complete the 143-mile stage.

I asked the doc.

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Canadian in Tour de France who ran a sub-4 mile says he still runs because doing nothing but pedaling for 3 weeks makes you 'a better bike racer but a worse human' physically

Michael Woods says the Tour de France makes you "a better bike racer but a worse human being" physically.

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With the Tour de France a week away, I rode the new Cannondale SuperSix EVO, billed as the 'fastest lightweight road bike,' to see what it was all about. Here's the verdict.

Cannondale says the new SuperSix EVO is as light as the previous iteration but smoother and faster, saving a rider 30 watts at 30 mph.

Digging this new EVO.

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I got inside a Tour de France team car, the mobile command center for the world's best cyclists — here's what I saw

Think Tour de France and you think bikes, but what keeps things moving behind the scenes of the world's preeminent two-wheeled event are the countless team cars, trucks, and buses following the race. Check some of them out here.

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Defending Tour de France champ Chris Froome yells 'f--- you' at cop after being knocked off his bike

Things just seem to keep getting worse for the best stage racer on the planet.

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An incredibly simple but revolutionary change at the Tour de France is being embraced by the world's fastest cyclists

There's been a trend toward riding wider tires with lower pressure, and for good reason: It's essentially faster and more comfortable in non-lab, real-world conditions.

The revolution will be softer.

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The CEO of an 'experiential education' company explains why he bought one of America's top Tour de France teams and why a YouTube video will never replace real travel

EF Education First CEO Edward Hult spoke with Business Insider about why he bought a top American cycling team, why he's not losing sleep over the sport's rampant-doping past, and why a YouTube video can only show you so much about the world.

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What goes on inside a Tour de France bus during those closed-door meetings

The American team EF Education First–Drapac p/b Cannondale invited Business Insider inside its team bus for one of its daily meetings. Here's what we saw behind the scenes at the world's biggest bike race.

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Random mountain biker jumps his bike no-handed over the Tour de France

For a moment it actually livened up a rather boring part of the race.

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