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THE HAGUE (AFP) – The hardy athletes of the annual Dutch “headwind cycle championships” race have finally met their match, as organisers said Storm Ciaran’s gale-force winds was too much even for their pedal power. Every year, competitors battle against head-on gusts over the 8.5-kilometre (km) Oosterscheldekering storm surge barrier in the western Netherlands, riding […] ....

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