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Revenge of the Veterans: Wout Poels, Nairo Quintana and Mark Cavendish Strike Back Against the Youth Movement

Revenge of the Veterans: Wout Poels, Nairo Quintana and Mark Cavendish Strike Back Against the Youth Movement

Ten Takeaways from the action-packed racing weekend

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Feb 21, 2022
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After Nairo Quintana stormed to an impressive victory at the Tour de la Provence, the theme of veterans remerging from the wilderness to beat riders from younger generations continued this past weekend. At the Vuelta a Andalucía, 34-year-old Wout Poels shocked the favorites to take the overall win, while at stage two of the UAE Tour, 36-year-old Mark Ca…

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