Steven Kruijswijk (LottoNL-Jumbo) was under fire almost from the drop of the flag on a remarkable stage 16 of the Giro d'Italia but the Dutchman gave as good as he got to extend his overall lead.
Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) was one of many to take the race to the surprise maglia rosa holder but found himself dropped on the final climb to lose 1-47 seconds on the day.
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Parlee Cycles' Ouray reviewed: a bike that goes zoom but doesn’t fit like a race bike and is made in the USAThe first new model since dealing with bankruptcy, the Ouray is a comfortable, big-tyre road bike from the storied American brand
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Forget distance covered, these are the key stats to note in your Strava Year in SportWe asked a coach how to best analyse our end of year Strava data
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More bad news for Jumbo-Visma as Steven Kruijswijk abandons Tour de France 2021The Dutch squad have now lost half of their riders
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Jumbo-Visma second team to pull out of Giro d'Italia due to coronavirusJumbo-Visma is the second team with pull out of the Giro d'Italia due to coronavirus.
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Steven Kruijswijk pulls out of Giro d’Italia after testing positive for coronavirusSteven Kruijswijk has abandoned the Giro d’Italia after testing positive for coronavirus on the first rest day.
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Steven Kruijswijk forced to miss Tour de FranceJumbo-Visma’s attempts to overthrow Team Ineos at the Tour de France have taken a blow as Steven Kruijswijk will be forced to miss the race due to injury.
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Dutch national championships could be held abroad to attract stars like Tom DumoulinThe Dutch national championships could be taken abroad in the hopes of attracting superstars like Tom Dumoulin and Steven Kruijswijk.
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Simon Yates ‘very wary’ of Steven Kruijswijk as rival takes podium spot after Vuelta a España 2018 time trialVuelta a España leader Simon Yates says he is “very wary” of rival Steven Kruijswijk heading into the final mountain stages of the race.
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Strava stats show the effort behind Steven Kruijswijk's Tour de France stage 12 breakaway heartbreakSteven Kruijswijk put in a heroic ride on stage 12 of the Tour de France, going solo with more than 70km to go, but being caught in the final kilometres.
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GC contenders hit the deck at Giro d'Italia after Fernando Gaviria misjudges cornerSteven Kruijswijk and Ilnur Zakarin were two of a number of riders to crash on stage four of the Giro d'Italia after race leader Gaviria misjudged a corner.
