Today’s time-trial, through the vineyards of Bordeaux, was a little lacking in entertainment. The spectacle suffered for two reasons. First, … More
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Tour de France 2021 Stage 19: tone deaf
This is the problem, see. In the early hours of yesterday morning fifty gendarmes searched the hotel of the Bahrain … More
Tour de France 2021 Stage 18: Pog of the Pyrenees
The day began, in Pau, with a police raid. Just like old times. Hotel doors knocked on, ‘evidence’ gathered, for … More
Tour de France 2021 Stage 17: Pogacar wins on Bastille Day (and best supporting actor goes to…)
We were getting to the point of the race where it was noted that Tadej Pogacar had thus far ‘only’ … More
Tour de France 2021 Stage 16: King Konrad
I’m not going to be that cushy armchair cycling fan who calls Stage 16 a day off for the main … More
Tour de France 2021 Stage 15: sealed with a Kuss
Deep into today’s massive mountainous schlepp through the Pyrenees, the riders crested the Port d’Envalira. At two thousand four hundred … More
Tour de France 2021 Stage 14: a Mollema masterclass in the Pyrenees
I am a sucker for a downhill Pyrenean stage finish in the Tour de France. It’s my favourite genre of … More
Tour de France 2021 Stage 13: Cavendish wins! (and Merckx is on the comeback trail)
The town of Carcasonne brings to mind folklore, medieval fortification, and exquisite winding streets escarped with god-awful stalls selling tourist … More
Tour de France 2021 Stage 12: hot, fast, and Nils Politt comes good
Embedded in the race and commentating from the back of a Eurosport moto, Bradley Wiggins was getting excited. Thirty kilometres … More
Tour de France 2021 Stage 11: Wout van Aert has ‘the face’
Yesterday, Stage 10, Belgian superstar all-rounder Wout van Aert took second place in a bunch sprint behind Mark Cavendish. Today, … More
Tour de France 2021 Stage 10: Cavendish Wins (long live the lead-out train)!
Back in his pomp (the old pomp, before this current, late career pomp), Mark Cavendish was known for his lead-out … More
Tour de France 2021 Stage 9: breadcrumb-scatterer in chief
It was a mucky, wet, cold day in the Alps. Single figures temperatures. Grim. Given the choice you’d peel back … More
