Vuelta Espana 2018 Stage 21: anyone for shin-kicking?
I must admit, I was hoping for tears on the podium. Not “full Winslet” perhaps, but a quiver in theContinue Reading
Category: Vuelta Espana 2018
Vuelta Espana Stage 20: home sweet home for Simon Yates
Today, at La Vuelta, Simon Yates was on home turf. On the small handful of days each year when he’sContinue Reading
Vuelta Espana 2018 Stage 19: monkey murder
The simplicity of stage nineteen appealed to me. From the start in yesterday’s finish town of Lleida, the roads rolledContinue Reading
Vuelta Espana 2018 Stage 18: will-they-won’t-they…
With a few hundred to go Sagan launched a hail Mary sprint to bridge the gap. Meanwhile Wallays got the jump on Bystrom. A seething peloton’s worth of fast finishers gasped and snorted just behind.
Vuelta Espana 2018 Stage 17: the Vuelta-o-meter
If you ever find yourself with exactly sixty minutes in which to demonstrate the Vuelta Espana to a complete novice,Continue Reading
Vuelta Espana 2018 Stage 16: the TT party
As anyone who has been watching this year’s Vuelta Espana will know, Simon Yates is managing to lead the raceContinue Reading
Vuelta Espana 2018 Stage 15: the dingers on the donga
There’s a church at the bottom of the climb: the Basílica de Santa María la Real de Covadonga. As the riders skirted past it I felt sure that Carlton Kirby, Eurosport commentator extraordinaire, would make reference to it. That the riders might be wise to offer a prayer before the climb. That divine intervention might be handy. Instead, he fixated on the two massive bell-towers.
