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- ↑ George, Sue (7 September 2014). "UCI Mountain Bike World Championships 2014: Junior men downhill Results". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
- ↑ "Loris Vergier, Luca Shaw Join Santa Cruz Syndicate". 10 January 2017.
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