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Specialized’s new sprinter shoe cracks the closure code

Specialized has launched the S-Works Ares, a shoe developed with Tour green jersey winner Sam Bennett, that the US brand says is one per cent faster than any shoe it’s ever made.

Rather than replacing the S-Works 7 shoes, the Ares will follow the Exos and Vent in being available alongside the allrounder shoe in order to give riders more choice, according to Specialized. Whereas the Exos was incredibly light and the

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