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Episode 1: Vingegaard's crash, drop bars are banned & robots

In this episode, we dive into Jonas Vingegaard’s crash after being spooked by a fan riding behind him, Life Time’s drop-bar ban in mountain bike racing, the risks of treating young riders like robots, and one amateur chasing a 450-watt FTP.


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