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• Ronde van Vlaanderen
  The race was initiated in [[1913]] by [[Karel van Wijnendaele]], a former cyclist. Initially not a big success, the race was interrupted by [[World War I]], [[Image:Roger de Vlaeminck.jpg|thumb|right|[[Belgium|Belgian]] [[cyclist]] [[Roger De Vlaeminck]] riding the Koppenberg in the Ronde van Vlaanderen.
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• Risk compensation
  ...et. Statements made in the report included: “The closer a driver is to the cyclist, the greater chance of a collision.”, “Drivers passed closer to the rid
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• La Spezia
  *[[Alessandro Petacchi]], pro-cyclist
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• Vuelta a España
  ...in for Heras, but in the last week his fellow countryman [[Santiago Pérez (cyclist)|Santiago Pérez]] won two heavy mountain stages, thus becoming an importan *[[1988]] - [[Sean Kelly (cyclist)|Sean Kelly]], ([[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]])
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• De Rosa
  ...ace at the Vigorelli velodrome in Milan De Rosa was approached by a famous cyclist of the day, Raphael Geminiani. He asked De Rosa to build him a bike for the
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• Giovanni Battaglin
  ...'' (born July 22, 1951) is an [[Italy|Italian]] professional [[road racing cyclist]]. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the [[1981 Giro d'Ita
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• Bordeaux-Paris
  * [[1966]] - [[Jan Janssen (cyclist)|Jan Janssen]] [[Image:22px-Flag_of_Netherlands.png]]
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• Giro d'Italia
  The maglia rosa, or pink jersey, is worn each day by the cyclist with the fastest overall time up to that point of the Giro. The rider weari ...k jerseys to the race in case one of their riders becomes the leader. The cyclist with the lowest time at the end of the Giro's last stage wins the Giro. Thi
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• Tour de Langkawi
  |2004|| {{flagiconColombia}} [[Freddy Gonzalez (cyclist)|Freddy Gonzalez]]||Colombia Selle-Italia
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• Paris-Brest-Paris
  [[Cyclist]]s participating in the event must first complete a series of ''brevets'' (
  8 KB (1,309 words) - 17:37, 13 June 2009
• Paris-Brussels
  * [[1995]] - [[Frank Vandenbroucke (cyclist)|Frank Vandenbroucke]] {{flagiconBEL}}
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• Derailleur gears
  ...ixed gear bicycle|Fixed-gear]] and [[single speed bicycle|single-speed]] [[cyclist]]s eschew the use of derailleurs, favoring a simpler, more rugged configura
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• Omer
  ...or 20 minutes up a mountain road at a constant 7mph and was overtaken by a cyclist) and the bike not only ran perfectly but also earned a Bronze Award. It als
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• List of Italians
  *[[Paolo Bettini]] (born [[1974]]), cyclist *[[Mario Cipollini]] (born [[1967]]), cyclist
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• Campagnolo
  ...irst fulltime employee. The first derailer enters production, enabling the cyclist to change gears without removing the wheel. The pieces of the derailleur ar
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• Paris-Tours
  ...e again in 2003 and 2005. In recent years [[Jacky Durand]], [[Andrea Tafi (cyclist)|Andrea Tafi]], Marc Wauters, [[Richard Virenque]] and [[Erik Dekker]] have
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• Wilier
  In 1947, Wilier brought on a promising young cyclist, Fiorenzo Magni. Instead of being lost in the shadow of the campionissimi,
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• Gino Bartali
  ...a war hero and a champion road cyclist. He was the most renowned Italian cyclist before the [[Second World War]], having won the [[Giro d'Italia]] twice (in ...the claim. The writer Tim Hilton said: "Bartali was essentially an Italian cyclist, a champion who rode within sight of his own people, and was uneasy when th
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• Brands Hatch
  ...belonging to Brands Hatch farm was first used as a circuit by a group of [[cyclist]]s led by [[Ron Argent]]. Using the natural contours of the land, many cycl
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• Road bicycle racing
  ...roughout the world, these historic races remain the most prestigious for a cyclist to win.
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