Lennard Kamna and Nicolas Roche on stage nine of the Tour de Suisse 2019 (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
Although we're only halfway through 2019, it's already been a year to forget for Sunweb, the German team putting all of their eggs in one Tom Dumoulin-shaped basket and having the misfortune of watching them fall out and smash all over the floor.
Following the Dutchman crashing out of the Giro d'Italia early on, the silver lining was that it was potentially an early enough abandonment that he would be able to make it back in time for the Tour de France where he would look to better his second place at last year's race.
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If you have too much money, coffee is right up there with cycling as a solution'I suspect that you can divide cyclists into personality types around coffee', muses columnist Dr Hutch
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Bring Bob Marley along for your next ride with State Bicycle’s 4/20 collaborationState Bicycle Co. announced today a Bob Marley collaboration that features Marley-themed bikes, frame bags, top caps and apparel.
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'It's not worth risking his long term health': DSM-Firmenich withdraw concussed Romain Bardet from Tour de FranceDSM-Firmenich enact their concussion protocol to withdraw the Frenchman from the race
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'This is insane': Alberto Dainese comes back from illness to triumph in photo finish on Giro d'Italia stage 17 sprintDSM rider finished last on Sunday's stage with a stomach bug, but bounced back to take win in his home region
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‘It’s been nice rubbing shoulders with the big boys’ - Great Britain’s Max Poole shines at Tour of the Alps20-year-old won the best young rider classification at five day stage race in Austria and north east Italy
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Jumbo-Visma set to use adjustable tyre pressure systems at Paris-RoubaixThe Dutch team and DSM will both utilise different systems on the cobblestones of the ‘Hell of the North’
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Pfeiffer Georgi relishes new leadership role at Team DSM'I feel like I’m able to be more in the race,' says the in-form Brit
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‘It was perfect being boxed in’ - Charlotte Kool doubles up on final day of UAE TourThe Dutchwoman proved the fastest, while Elisa Longo Borghini toasts overall victory with ice cream
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‘I’m excited to be in the game myself again’ - Charlotte Kool stuns world's best at UAE TourThe Team DSM rider sprinted into the spotlight with victory on stage one
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Meet Sean Flynn, the Edinburgh-born mountain biker moving to the WorldTour with DSMThe 22-year-old has stepped up to elite level after two years with development teams, and is looking to push on
