Several hundred riders turned up at University of Southampton on Saturday afternoon after double Tour de France champion Chris Froome announced on Twitter that he was going for a ride in the area.
Froome invited any local riders in the vicinity to join him for a spin, and despite the short notice hundreds turned up to meet the Team Sky leader.
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I'm not into cake stops - but - I made an exception to rate five British delicacies in one rideOf all the cakes named after places in the north-west of England, which is the tastiest? Simon Warren sets out to sample them all in a single epic ride
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Tom Pidcock to remain 'part of the Pinarello family' after joining Q36.5 Pro CyclingBritish star will continue to ride Pinarello bikes after leaving Ineos Grenadiers
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Ineos Grenadiers hire new head of engineering as reshuffle continuesFormer British Cycling lead, Dr Billy Fitton, is the latest of a handful of new appointments within the British squad
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Overachiever: Cameron Wurf competed in the Amstel Gold, La Flèche Wallonne and an Ironman, all in just eight daysCameron Wurf is both a member of Team Ineos Grenadiers and an accomplished professional long course triathlete who has racked up numerous World Tour and Ironman race finishes across his career.
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Bullying isn't allowed in other workplaces, professional sport should be no differentComments about Julian Alaphilippe are just the latest in a long line of examples of bosses in sport going too far
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‘I feel lucky to be alive’: Magnus Sheffield speaks for the first time about Gino Mäder’s fatal crashThe American describes what he saw at the Tour de Suisse, eight months after the tragedy
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Tom Pidcock: Tour of Britain route 'not really ideal for me'Brit says he wants to win home stage race, even if the course plays in Wout van Aert's favour
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This 39-year-old INEOS Grenadiers rider moonlights as a pro triathleteA Jack of all trades, Cameron Wurf is a domestique for INEOS Grenadiers professional cycling team, but doubles as a successful pro triathlete.
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Ineos Grenadiers' only female rider Pauline Ferrand-Prévot eyes road returnMountain bike legend could be back in the peloton next year
