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Slow burn

Ned is the main commentator for ITV’s Tour de France coverage and editor of The Road Book. He also tours his own one-man show

I have just come away from commentating on Milan-San Remo; something I have now had the great good fortune to do on four occasions. It’s a beautiful one-day race, with a unique set of challenges. Not least its almost absurd length.

Unlike other Monuments [the biggest one-day races], like

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