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Pure Sprinters: Endangered Species or Secret Weapon?

Pure Sprinters: Endangered Species or Secret Weapon?

Some think the pure sprinter is a dying breed, but they might just be the answer to many team's problems

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Spencer Martin
Dec 17, 2021
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After watching yesterday’s 2022 Vuelta a España route reveal (which I will be breaking down for BTP premium subscribers later this week) I was initially surprised to see the race, which has been incredibly sprinter unfriendly in recent history, includes seven stages at least resembling traditional sprint stges. While the narrative in pro cycling has bee…

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