The Vuelta Espana desperate-o-meter: a team by team guide
To quote former pro cyclist Charly Wegelius (in his excellent book, Domestique), the Vuelta Espana resembles “the crew of aContinue Reading
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Pro Cycling v Premier League
Just imagine, for a moment, that you’re a football fan. That the Premier League is your idea of sporting drama.Continue Reading
Tour de France 2019 Stage 21: Parisian perfection…but no Pinot
The final stage of the Tour, as we know, is fifty-percent ceremony and fifty-percent unofficial sprinters World Championship. Champagne isContinue Reading
Tour de France 2019 Stage 20: Egan Bernal is ominous
Egan Bernal is ominous. He was ominous last year in his role as lieutenant to Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas.Continue Reading
Tour de France 2019 Stage 19: Hammer of the Gods
For much of the past three weeks this Tour de France has unfolded as if guided by a higher power.Continue Reading
Tour de France 2019 Stage 18: a dose of panache
Julian Alaphilippe is irrepressible. All personality and panache, he’s contending through charisma. Dropped by the main contenders on the finalContinue Reading
Tour de France 2019 Stage 17: the autonomous province of Matteo Trentin
Matteo Trentin, as his name suggests, hails from Trentino, an autonomous province in the north of Italy. Were I theContinue Reading
