Le Tour, and the French-est Frenchman in all of France
As a Brit, and a pro cycling fan, you might expect me to be rooting for my countrymen at theContinue Reading
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Paris-Roubaix 2019: Philippe Gilbert and the van Aert of war
It was Philippe Gilbert’s day, of course. How could it be anyone else’s? He won Paris-Roubaix; perhaps the most revered,Continue Reading
Romain Bardet saved my life
Some years ago I found myself sweating and struggling up the Col de Joux Plane – a high alpine pass,Continue Reading
How to solve a problem like Team Sky
The Tour de France has a problem. A Sky-shaped problem. It was visible out on the roads of France this yearContinue Reading
Tour de France 2018 Stage 16: Descending like the devil
Alaphilippe descends like the devil. Yates would’ve known the Frenchman was on his tail. Often hindsight is the post-stage blog writers best friend, but something was surely going to happen. I could feel in real time in my twitching left leg and white-knuckle grip on the settee.
Tour de France 2018 Stage 14: “Ignore ’em Froomey, they’re not worth it”
When the Tour de France races up to the airfield at Mende, in the region of Occitanie, as it didContinue Reading
Tour de France 2018 Stage 13: Vive le Cav!
Stage thirteen, long and hot, was your classic transitional stage. Get the riders across country from the Alps to theContinue Reading
