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Episode Topics: Strade Bianche Race Preview. AG2R team shake up, Van Vleuten up to her usual tricks, Giro releases details of Sicilian opening stages, Sibiu TourSocial Media:https://www.instagram.com/postridecafe/https://twitter.com/PostRideCafeStrava:Aaron - https://www.strava.com/athletes/777347Sam - https://www.strava.com/athletes/150453Strava…..Stats of the week!Sam: 91 Miles, 4600 ftAaron: 256 Miles, 17,000 ftRide of the Week:Sam - Silent SundayAaron - Solo 73, 5k ftPro Cycling News:AG2R in the midst of a shake upBardet rumored to SunwebLatour heading to Direct-EnergieGVA rumored to have offered his servicesSkip this for nowVan Vleuten up to her usual tricksWins back to back to back races in SpainRCS releases details of the opening of the Giro in SicilyFrom Velonews: opening 15km TT, Stage 2 small punchy finish, Stage 3 finish atop Mt Etna.Strade Bianche Preview:184kms, 11 sections of white roads, final climb up through Siena hits 16%Favorites: Alaphilippe, Sagan, MVdP, WVA, GVA, Gilbert, Fuglsang, Kwiatkowski, Benoot, Schachmann, Moscon, Nibali, Pogacar? Italy to impose 14 day quarantine for riders who rode in Sibiu tour - No Stradehttps://www.procyclingstats.com/race/strade-bianche/2020/startlist/rosterWomen’s Strade - VAN DER BREGGEN Anna VAN VLEUTEN Annemiek only notables on current startlistCycling News: Race Coverage:Sibiu Tour (The Bora Show)Prologue - Nikodemus Holler wins, Kacper Walkowiak 2nd (CCC Dev), Konrad 15 seconds back, same time as Barbier which sets him up nicely for the overall and shows his TT formStage 1 - Konrad and Muhlberger go 1,2 uphill finish and the two clearly the strongest Stage 2 - Ackermann outsprints BarbierStage 3a - ITT, Muhleberger too strong for his own good wins the TT over a minute on BADILATTI Matteo (was 3rd in stage 1) and his teammate and leader Konrad. Also the margin was large enough to eliminate some riders due to the time cut, notably BarbierStage 3b - All Bora, Ackermann wins and Schwarzmann gets second, cool finish cobbled slight uphill through town - not even close for anyone elseTakeaways - Bora obviously the top team here against some lesser competition, that aside it looks like them and the other WT team ISN are coming into the season with good formClasica Femenina Navarra- Van Vleuten solos, Longo Borghini finishes 1:14 behind (cool steep cobbled climb) "At the moment when Elisa had a mechanical, we had around one and a half minutes, I was thinking should I stop or is it better to continue with a solid pace and hopefully she could come back."When I saw her coming, I waited for her and I was really happy we could ride together. That is not the way to drop someone or the way that you want to win. It felt like fair play and I am happy she came back," Van Vleuten said.Yet it wasn't long before the world champion hit out on her own, and with just over 20km to go, the Alto del Perdón - 3.1km in length - was the end of Longo Borghini.https://twitter.com/Vuelta_Navarra/status/1286698361609953287 https://twitter.com/MitcheltonSCOTT/status/1286701176248061953 https://twitter.com/MitcheltonSCOTT/status/1286709495750696966 Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria (1.1)1 VAN VLEUTEN Annemiek2:51:172 VAN DER BREGGEN Anna0:183 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa1:05 Takeaways - Van Vleuten is on another level, we’ll see if she can hold this throughout the season and as expected Longo Borghini and Van der Breggen will be right thereNext Week Preview:Strade Bianche Race Recap, MSR Preview