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'Compared to the men's racing, where there are a few riders especially one who win most of the time, in the women's races it's much more open.' So says pro racing photographer Francesco Rachello, and

There is always a frisson of excitement on race morning, but it was nearly all over before it started in London as an internet outage at the Aquatics Centre led to a 2 ½ hr delay before the action got

Big cities never sleep. Through the apartment window, facing out onto the Central Market, I hear the joy, laughter and occasional tears of revellers in the streets below heading home to bed after a lo

“My aim today was to feel like I could race this distance and not just survive it. Job done with a silver medal.” The Instagram post of Jonny Brownlee after completing Challenge Mogán Gran Canaria on

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