Giro d’Italia 2019 Stage 9: details about details
“Let’s hear from the guys in the studio” has become a familiar refrain on Eurosport during this Giro d’Italia. CutContinue Reading
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Giro d’Italia 2019 Stage 7: The Fast and the Furious
It can be easy, at times, to watch a bike race unfold on TV, take in the stats and theContinue Reading
Migger Lagga Lopez
At Eurosport they generally pronounce Migger Lagga Lopez as Miguel Angel Lopez. Less fun, but more correct. My kids sit on the settee hoping for a glimpse of their man Migger, and all they have is this Colombian imposter called Miguel.
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.
Vuelta Espana 2018 Stage 8: the genius of Alejandro Valverde (with caveats)
The easy option would be to describe Alejandro Valverde as a “Marmite” cyclist. But that would be playing right into the hands of the marketing people at Unilever, who have us evoking their product every time we encounter a thing that provokes a response in people, one way or another. Those clever bastards.
The Tour of Flanders 2018 after-blog: Why does everyone keep talking about food?
To the casual once-a-year-Tour-de-France-watching-armchair fan I can see why the Tour of Flanders might need some explanation. “Why is theContinue Reading
Sep Vanmarcke and his big pink head
It’s fair to say that Sep Vanmarcke, the Belgian one-day specialist, is a big bloke. At 6ft 3inches (that’s 1Continue Reading
