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How to Ride a Breakaway
With a teammate riding with me in this break, our odds improved significantly. (Weldon Weaver) What you need to do to get away and stay away. By Neil Bezdek Last weekend I emerged from hibernation and...
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How to Ride a Breakaway, Part 2: Managing the Group
'Escapees' ride during Stage 7 of the 2011 Tour de France. (Photo by James Startt) The second in a series of three posts on breaking away. (Part 1) By Neil Bezdek Imagine this: After a entering a...
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How to Ride a Breakaway, Part 3: Executing Endgame Strategy
Jens Voigt drives a break during the 2012 Paris-Nice. Voigt is a breakaway specialist. (James Startt) The third in a series of three posts. (Part 1; Part 2.) By Neil Bezdek A breakaway is perhaps the...
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Bicycle Racing, the Team Sport
Our lead-out train at Delray. I'm No. 38; Ben is No. 40. (Photo: Delray Beach Twilight Criterium) By Neil Bezdek People raise their eyebrows when I mention that bicycle racing’s a team sport. “How’d...
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Not a Sprinter? No Problem!
You can win a bicycle race without fast-twitch muscles. Here’s how. By Neil Bezdek When I entered my first Category 5 races a few years ago, it didn’t take me long to discover a reliable way to get...
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