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A hundred cyclists jostle for position

A swarm of 3D printed cyclists reveals the best position in the pack

6 July 2018

As the Tour de France begins, the world’s largest sporting computer simulation shows how riders can get ten times less air resistance than previously thought
A pack of cyclists pass bare trees in the Belgian countryside

Cycling race footage highlights climate change effects on trees

3 July 2018

Historical footage of the Tour of Flanders shows that trees have been flowering earlier since the 1980s

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