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  "textContent": "Franco Ballerini will always belong to Paris-Roubaix. Some riders win the race and become part of its record. Others seem to absorb something of its identity. Ballerini was in the second group. He was not the most prolific rider of his generation, nor the most obvious all-round great, but on the cobbles of northern France […]\n\nThe post Franco Ballerini – two Paris-Roubaix wins and a deeper legacy beyond the cobbles appeared first on ProCyclingUK.",
  "title": "Franco Ballerini – two Paris-Roubaix wins and a deeper legacy beyond the cobbles"
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