(Picture: Twitter/Tom Dumoulin)
For what seems like the billionth time in the last 12 months, the French air traffic controllers are on strike. With the ensuing 'travel chaos', several riders almost didn't make it to the start of the Volta a Catalunya on time.
Some general classification leaders were held up in airports across Europe as delays hit many airlines as they tried to get their passengers to Barcelona.
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'It was one of the hardest days of my life' - Rain and cold lay waste to Tour of the AlpsJuanpe López takes stage three victory, while Geraint Thomas finishes three minutes down in inclement Austrian weather
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Stevie Williams becomes first Brit to win men's Flèche WallonneHe sealed the day with an unstoppable attack on the Mur de Huy
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Josh Tarling equals record for youngest winner of a UCI WorldTour raceNineteen-year-old Ineos Grenadiers rider matches Remco Evenepoel's benchmark
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CW Live: Olympic champion joins Women's WorldTour; Tom Pidcock tips Van Aert for Cyclo-cross Worlds; Arkéa-Samsic boss 'very interested' in Julian Alaphilippe; Deadline for 2024 Olympics tickets; LEJOG record holder back cycling after hit-and-runA round-up of all the latest cycling news
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UCI revises points system to give more weighting to Grand Tours and MonumentsCycling's governing body publishes major changes to its points scale for the coming three-year cycle
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UCI finalises team licences for 2023, B&B Hôtels miss outThe French team drops off the ProTour from next season, while Fenix-Deceuninck claims the final Women's WorldTour spot
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‘It was awful, I hated cycling so much’ - Tom Dumoulin reveals his struggles on and off the bikeDutch Giro d’Italia winner says that for the first time in life he can ‘fill in everything’ himself after retirement from professional cycling
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Teams target up to four races a day in relegation points scrambleFor Lotto-Soudal and Cofidis, the racing is only just beginning
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Tom Dumoulin confident altitude training in Tenerife will help Giro d'Italia ambitions: 'I will do the necessary work'The Dutchman has performed inconsistently in 2022, but still has his sights set on GC victory next month
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WorldTour riders still yet to confirm a contract for 2022Some riders have yet to put pen to paper for the 2022 season and have almost run out of time to impress
