Vuelta Espana 2019 Stage 10: Primoz Roglic and the case of the missing personality
We’ve been here before with Primoz Roglic. On the road to San Marino, in the Giro d’Italia, to be precise.Continue Reading
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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
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 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 15: Pinot in the trenches
The crisp, crystal clarity of high altitude was replaced, on stage fifteen, with something murky. Tree-lined climbs under leaden, occasionallyContinue Reading
Tour de France 2019 Stage 14: the Alaphilippe-o-meter
The Col du Tourmalet is a whopper. A huge shoulder of Pyranean earth with a ribbon of asphalt snaking up.Continue Reading
Tour de France 2019 Stage 4: Viviani’s mojo
Back in May Italian sprinter Elia Viviani lost his mojo. If he’s anything like me it’ll have fallen from hisContinue Reading
