The Grand Tour Diaries: pro cycling tales of mountains and mileage
Below is an excerpt – the prologue – from my new book: The Grand Tour Diaries 2018. It’s available now inContinue Reading
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The Grand Tour Diaries 2018: OUT NOW!
Available in paperback and Kindle e-book: click here to buy now Every stage of the 2018 editions of the GiroContinue Reading
We need to talk about Gaviria
Were I asked, here at the start of 2019, to pick a bike rider to sprint for my life, IContinue Reading
Wonderful Losers
The gregarios (aka domestiques, or water carriers) plough their furrow in the world of pro cycling without glory. They fetch,Continue Reading
The tittle-tattle of transfer season
What can I say? I’ve taken my eye off the ball. I’ve had a few weeks off and thought I could catch up. And I find myself swimming in a sea of pro cyclists riding for unfamiliar teams wearing unfamiliar kit.
What do you get if you cross a duck and a pirate?
For the amateur cyclist there is a range of normal performance. It starts at ‘a bit crap’ and goes allContinue Reading
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
