Giro d’Italia 2021 Stage 3: Mission Impossible
There was a moment, seventeen kilometres from the finish, when Swiss rider Simon Pellaud attacked his breakaway companions on theContinue Reading
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Giro d’Italia 2021 Stage 2: Tim Merlier writes his own storylines
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Giro d’Italia 2021 Stage 1: Filippo Ganna in the pink
A trial-trial is not everyone’s idea of entertainment. Today’s Stage 1 – a prologue – was a shortened version. AContinue Reading
Giro d’Italia 2021: hashtags, clichés, and infinite love
Here we are, on the brink of the Giro d’Italia of 2021. As races go, it’s not short of clichésContinue Reading
Mark Cavendish wins: WARNING, may contain nostalgia
As a rule I steer clear of nostalgia. I’m not un-romantic but I find the fuzzy sentimentality of days goneContinue Reading
I’m not a man wearing tights – I’m a cyclist
Here we are, mid-April in the north of England, and I’ve ridden my bike once this year in shorts. AContinue Reading
Tour of Flanders 2021: Asgreen the king in a royal flush
Predicting bike races is a mug’s game. A game made easier this year by the utter spanking dominance of WoutContinue Reading
