How Sagan Really Won The Worlds...Again! The GCN Show Ep. 197

Clock00:00, Tuesday 18th October 2016

We analyse all the action from the Qatar World Championships.

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Peter Sagan and Amelie Dideriksen are your 2016 Elite World Champions - we analyse how they got the best of their rivals in the desert.

We also check out a trio of folding e-bikes in tech of the week and take a closer look at the incredible bike collection of the late, great Robin Williams in Cycling Shorts.

Links to have a look at this week:

Robin Williams' bike auction: http://gcn.eu/2ek5aIa
Tony Martin uses a 26mm CLINCHER to win Worlds TT: http://gcn.eu/2eEE7XJ
UCI expands Women's World Tour for 2017: http://gcn.eu/2esWWt8
Glow-in-the-dark bike lanes in Poland: http://gcn.eu/2dNsdpy

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5 Ways To Keep You And Your Bike Safe 🎥 http://gcn.eu/2eazhw7

Photos: © Bettiniphoto / http://www.bettiniphoto.net/ & ©Tim De Waele / http://www.tdwsport.com

Robin Williams photos from the book Robin Williams: A Singular Portrait, 1986-2002 (© Arthur Grace)

Music:
Mikey Bruce, James Green - Fire It Up
Marc Adamo, Tico Zamora - Hometown Throwdown
Israel Medina - Waves
Israel Medina - Resonance
Josh Kirsch/Media Right Productions - Morning Stroll
Marc Adamo, Tico Zamora - Crushing Customs

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