Good money, no team tactics and cute dogs: the rise of pro cycling freelancers
Briefly

"Racing is cutthroat, resigning is cutthroat. In 2019, Stetina's contract with Trek-Segafredo allowed him to take time away from the World Tour to try his hand at three American gravel races."
"Gravel bike racing is anything off tarmac, including a wide gamut of distances and surfaces, from 200 miles on unpaved roads to a couple of dozen miles of singletrack."
"In the last decade, gravel racing has exploded in the US, while road cycling has gone in the opposite direction, eroded by drug scandals and the rising danger of distracted car and truck drivers."
Read at www.theguardian.com
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