A moment of silence, please, for Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig, who broke her sacrum in a crash at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad.
What’s the sacrum? I hear you ask. Well, in medical terms, it’s the “large bone located at the terminal part of the vertebral canal, where it forms the posterior aspect of the pelvis”. Otherwise put, the bum bone.
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Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard start seasons with a bang, but their routes to the Tour de France couldn't be more differentPogačar is off to the Classics, and won't ride a stage race until June, while Vingegaard will follow his tried and tested method
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Mavic Crossmax Boa shoe review: stiff, light, and well made but insoles need a rethinkMavic’s mid-tier Gravel and XC shoe ticks a lot of boxes with plenty of the features you'd expect but is let down by a lackluster insole.
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Tweets of the week: Disaster at the Volta, Tadej Pogačar's special warm-up, and GB's cyclists go to the footieBehold the memes from Filippo Ganna's chalked off stage win
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Tweets of the week: Wout van Aert's Valentine's stunt, Tadej Pogačar scares his rivals, and Lorena Wiebes makes winning look easySaddle up, it's time for your weekly dose of the best of social media
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Tweets of the week: Wout van Aert reunited with lost watch, Bradley Wiggins catches some rays, and one cyclist opts for chain mailThere are mementos to be found at bike races, as long as it's not Wout van Aert's Garmin
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Tweets of the week: Eurosport's grave, Marianne Vos's jet washer, and Egan Bernal makes a surprise appearanceIt's all you could hope for in this week's social media round up
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Tweets of the week: Timothée Chalamet's Lime bike scandal, Wout van Aert rides on water, and Lachlan Morton confessesOur social media round-up turns to Hollywood
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Tweets of the week: Peter Sagan signs up for Strictly Come DancingHe's quick on a bike, but how good's his rumba?
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Tweets of the year: The 20 best and most surreal social media posts of 2024Wout van Aert's squirrel costume, Demi Vollering's ominous croc challenge, and Tom Pidcock's face in cake form are among the best content of the year
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Tweets of the week: Mark Cavendish's special message, Demi Vollering learns French, and a reindeer enters the wind tunnelThe Manx missile has a secret admirer, and you'll never guess who it is
