{"id":2016191,"date":"2026-06-28T18:46:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T15:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2016191"},"modified":"2026-06-28T18:46:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T15:46:12","slug":"irish-national-championships-seth-dunwoody-edges-rory-townsend-to-win-elite-mens-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2016191","title":{"rendered":"Irish National Championships: Seth Dunwoody edges Rory Townsend to win elite men\u2019s title"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Nytfb6kMapPQ5ugYEEppjg-2000-80.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"m-0 box-border flex flex-row items-center pr-2.5 gap-[15px] w-[278px] h-20 flex-none upnext-article-divider\" role=\"listitem\" aria-label=\"Recommended article 1 of 3\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-none w-20 h-20\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mjrDNbarinV5Y7rCoUGCoF-160-80.jpg.webp 160w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mjrDNbarinV5Y7rCoUGCoF-80-80.jpg.webp 80w\" sizes=\"80px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center absolute w-4 h-6 left-0 top-0 bg-white\/90 flex-none z-[1]\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"font-normal text-base leading-[17px] tracking-[1.3px] uppercase text-black flex-none\">1<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-1.5 w-[173px] h-20 flex-none\">\n<p class=\"font-article-heading font-medium text-base leading-[21px] text-gray-800 w-[173px] line-clamp-3 group-hover:underline\">\n                                    US Road Championships: Quinn Simmons goes solo to take third elite men&#8217;s road race title\n                                <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"m-0 box-border flex flex-row items-center pr-2.5 gap-[15px] w-[278px] h-20 flex-none upnext-article-divider\" role=\"listitem\" aria-label=\"Recommended article 2 of 3\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-none w-20 h-20\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/TaNDSftcehwVDmpM8fZMh9-160-80.jpg.webp 160w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/TaNDSftcehwVDmpM8fZMh9-80-80.jpg.webp 80w\" sizes=\"80px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center absolute w-[18px] h-6 left-0 top-0 bg-white\/90 flex-none z-[1]\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"font-normal text-base leading-[17px] tracking-[1.3px] uppercase text-black flex-none\">2<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-1.5 w-[173px] h-20 flex-none\">\n<p class=\"font-article-heading font-medium text-base leading-[21px] text-gray-800 w-[173px] line-clamp-3 group-hover:underline\">\n                                    US Road Championships: Kate Courtney outsprints Lauren Stephens to win elite women&#8217;s road race title\n                                <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"m-0 box-border flex flex-row items-center pr-2.5 gap-[15px] w-[278px] h-20 flex-none\" role=\"listitem\" aria-label=\"Recommended article 3 of 3\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-none w-20 h-20\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LPVG4jEpKHV4nJoaYSsyq4-160-80.jpg.webp 160w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/LPVG4jEpKHV4nJoaYSsyq4-80-80.jpg.webp 80w\" sizes=\"80px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center absolute w-[18px] h-6 left-0 top-0 bg-white\/90 flex-none z-[1]\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span class=\"font-normal text-base leading-[17px] tracking-[1.3px] uppercase text-black flex-none\">3<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-1.5 w-[173px] h-20 flex-none\">\n<p class=\"font-article-heading font-medium text-base leading-[21px] text-gray-800 w-[173px] line-clamp-3 group-hover:underline\">\n                                    &#8216;It&#8217;s annoying to be out-numbered like that&#8217; 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It was tough.\u201d<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">\u201cSo, yeah, giving up wasn&#8217;t an option, you know? I&#8217;m not just doing it for myself or riding the bike for myself, you know? I have my whole family down here, a lot of supporters, a lot of people backing me, and I mainly do it for them. 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colspan=\"1\">\n<p>00:01:10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Ronan O Connor (Irl) Aps Pro Cycling By Team Cadence Cyclery<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>00:01:12<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Killian O Brien (Irl) Team Skyline<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>00:01:21<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Adam Rafferty (Irl) Hagens Berman Jayco<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>00:01:21<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Luke Smith (Irl) <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>00:01:39<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"slice-container-authorBio-BSyRq9BC3euSgdGbmtH5Lh\" class=\"slice-container slice-author-bio authorBio-BSyRq9BC3euSgdGbmtH5Lh slice-container-authorBio\">\n<div class=\"author author__default-layout author--separator author--collapsible\" data-hydrate=\"true\">\n<div class=\"author__header\">\n<div class=\"author__avatar-block\">\n<figure class=\"image-wrapped__wrapper\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"false\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__widthsetter\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__aspect-padding\">\n<div><source class=\"author__avatar image-wrapped__image image__image\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Qa8hVE52n9dS8sPuVzkZQb-140-80.jpg.webp 140w\" sizes=\"99vw\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Qa8hVE52n9dS8sPuVzkZQb.jpg\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Qa8hVE52n9dS8sPuVzkZQb.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Qa8hVE52n9dS8sPuVzkZQb.jpg\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" data-slice-image=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author__heading\">\n<div class=\"author__name\">Lyne Lamoureux<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author__bio-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"author__biography\">\n<p>Lyne has been involved in professional cycling for more than 15 years in both news reporting and sports marketing. She founded Podium Insight in 2008, quickly becoming a trusted source for news of the North American professional cycling world. She was the first to successfully use social media to consistently provide timely and live race updates for all fans. She is proud to have covered men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s news equally during her tenure at the helm of the site. Her writing has appeared on Cyclingnews and other news sites.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"relative max-w-[1070px] viafoura-twig-component mt-6 mx-4 lg:mx-0\" data-component-name=\"Viafoura:Comments\" data-nosnippet data-community-guidelines-text=\"&lt;p class=&apos;vfcustom-community-guidelines&apos;&gt;Please follow our &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/about\/#section-community-guidelines&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;community guidelines&lt;\/a&gt;.&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-join-the-conversation-text=\"Join the Conversation\">\n<div class=\"absolute top-0 left-0 w-full h-full flex items-center justify-center z-50 bg-white\/90 border-1 rounded-b-[var(--comment-widget-border-radius,0)]\">\n<div class=\"p-2 text-center\">\n<p class=\"mb-3 text-lg!\">You must confirm your public display name before commenting<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-3 text-sm!\">Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted to enter your display 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calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">US Road Championships: Ashlin Barry edges out Marcis Shelton to win under-23 men&#8217;s road race title<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/8PGC4pE25d84FRyeLRGrFV-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/8PGC4pE25d84FRyeLRGrFV-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/8PGC4pE25d84FRyeLRGrFV-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/8PGC4pE25d84FRyeLRGrFV-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/8PGC4pE25d84FRyeLRGrFV-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Ryan Mullen defends Irish elite men&#8217;s title in time trial ahead of Peden and Rafferty<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder 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outsprints Lewis Askey and Connor Swift to win elite men\u2019s road title<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/H4QWdzyoYiNXQiw3XqAHeZ-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/H4QWdzyoYiNXQiw3XqAHeZ-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/H4QWdzyoYiNXQiw3XqAHeZ-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, 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data-nosnippet data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-stacked\">\n<div data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-solr:latest-category\">\n<div class=\"text-white py-4 px-3 mb-4 bg-[#333] uppercase font-bold custom-header-styles\">Latest in Racing<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 gap-4 mt-4 mb-5\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/GVCgyEFBeWAPvqGW9eWsi3-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/GVCgyEFBeWAPvqGW9eWsi3-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/GVCgyEFBeWAPvqGW9eWsi3-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/GVCgyEFBeWAPvqGW9eWsi3-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/GVCgyEFBeWAPvqGW9eWsi3-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Youth and experience on display as Bahrain-Victorious announce balanced squad for Tour de France<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/iPjQT8HS93sAcfJsWxA74k-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/iPjQT8HS93sAcfJsWxA74k-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, 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It was tough.\u201d<\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"kiosq-b\">\u201cSo, yeah, giving up wasn&#8217;t an option, you know? I&#8217;m not just doing it for myself or riding the bike for myself, you know? I have my whole family down here, a lot of supporters, a lot of people backing me, and I mainly do it for them. 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class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Finn Crockett (Irl) Volkerwessels<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>00:00:04<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Conn Mcdunphy (Irl) Aps Pro Cycling By Team Cadence Cyclery<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>00:00:10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Ryan Mullen (Irl) NSN Cycling Team<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>00:00:23<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Daire Feeley (Irl) <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>00:01:10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Ronan O Connor (Irl) Aps Pro Cycling By Team Cadence Cyclery<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>00:01:12<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Killian O Brien (Irl) Team Skyline<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>00:01:21<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Adam Rafferty (Irl) Hagens Berman Jayco<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>00:01:21<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"table__body__row\">\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>Luke Smith (Irl) <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"table_body__data\" colspan=\"1\">\n<p>00:01:39<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"slice-container-authorBio-BSyRq9BC3euSgdGbmtH5Lh\" class=\"slice-container slice-author-bio authorBio-BSyRq9BC3euSgdGbmtH5Lh slice-container-authorBio\">\n<div class=\"author author__default-layout author--separator author--collapsible\" data-hydrate=\"true\">\n<div class=\"author__header\">\n<div class=\"author__avatar-block\">\n<figure class=\"image-wrapped__wrapper\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"false\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__widthsetter\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapped__aspect-padding\">\n<div><source class=\"author__avatar image-wrapped__image image__image\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Qa8hVE52n9dS8sPuVzkZQb-140-80.jpg.webp 140w\" sizes=\"99vw\" data-normal=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Qa8hVE52n9dS8sPuVzkZQb.jpg\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Qa8hVE52n9dS8sPuVzkZQb.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/Qa8hVE52n9dS8sPuVzkZQb.jpg\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" data-slice-image=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author__heading\">\n<div class=\"author__name\">Lyne Lamoureux<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author__bio-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"author__biography\">\n<p>Lyne has been involved in professional cycling for more than 15 years in both news reporting and sports marketing. She founded Podium Insight in 2008, quickly becoming a trusted source for news of the North American professional cycling world. She was the first to successfully use social media to consistently provide timely and live race updates for all fans. She is proud to have covered men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s news equally during her tenure at the helm of the site. Her writing has appeared on Cyclingnews and other news sites.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"relative max-w-[1070px] viafoura-twig-component mt-6 mx-4 lg:mx-0\" data-component-name=\"Viafoura:Comments\" data-nosnippet data-community-guidelines-text=\"&lt;p class=&apos;vfcustom-community-guidelines&apos;&gt;Please follow our &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/about\/#section-community-guidelines&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;community guidelines&lt;\/a&gt;.&lt;\/p&gt;\" data-join-the-conversation-text=\"Join the Conversation\">\n<div class=\"absolute top-0 left-0 w-full h-full flex items-center justify-center z-50 bg-white\/90 border-1 rounded-b-[var(--comment-widget-border-radius,0)]\">\n<div class=\"p-2 text-center\">\n<p class=\"mb-3 text-lg!\">You must confirm your public display name before commenting<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-3 text-sm!\">Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted to enter your display 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data-nosnippet data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-stacked\">\n<div data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-solr:latest-category\">\n<div class=\"text-white py-4 px-3 mb-4 bg-[#333] uppercase font-bold custom-header-styles\">Latest in Racing<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 gap-4 mt-4 mb-5\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/GVCgyEFBeWAPvqGW9eWsi3-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/GVCgyEFBeWAPvqGW9eWsi3-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/GVCgyEFBeWAPvqGW9eWsi3-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/GVCgyEFBeWAPvqGW9eWsi3-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/GVCgyEFBeWAPvqGW9eWsi3-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">Youth and experience on display as Bahrain-Victorious announce balanced squad for Tour de France<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"relative recirc-feed sponsored-card min-h-[250px]\" data-recirc-id=\"article-river-stacked-ads:native-cards\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-river-ads\" data-nosnippet data-ad-slot-path=\"feed-sponsored-post\" data-attribute-device=\"all\">\n<div class=\"max-w-full sponsored-post--placeholder animate-pulse\">\n<div class=\"relative!\"><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/iPjQT8HS93sAcfJsWxA74k-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/iPjQT8HS93sAcfJsWxA74k-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, 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class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block bg-gray-100\">\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aspect-[var(--img-listing-aspect-ratio,16\/9)] relative mb-3.5\">\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/dx6rHPdBcPfxmhxMJBmDS4-840-80.jpg.webp 840w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/dx6rHPdBcPfxmhxMJBmDS4-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/dx6rHPdBcPfxmhxMJBmDS4-500-80.jpg.webp 500w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/dx6rHPdBcPfxmhxMJBmDS4-450-80.jpg.webp 450w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/dx6rHPdBcPfxmhxMJBmDS4-320-80.jpg.webp 320w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 900px) 925px, (min-width: 700px) 450px, calc(100vw - 48px)\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"custom-subheading-styles\">Racing<\/span><span class=\"text-base text-black font-bold mx-0 my-2.5 p-0 block custom-text-styles\">German National Championships: Felix Engelhardt chases back onto break in final kilometres 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