In the end, it was all about timing and Julian Alaphilippe’s proved to be perfect…
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Almost everyone expects Primoz Roglic to seal a hat-trick of Vuelta victories in Santiago de Compostela next weekend…
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It shouldn’t be a surprise really that Tadej Pogacar and Primoz Roglic are the the most highly-prized riders in cycling’s marketplace. That’s because when it comes to Grand Tour racing, they both offer reliability, consistency, and a degree of certainty, where rival team leaders do not…
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After the wacky, makeshift calendar of 2020, the Vuelta a Espana is back in its rightful slot…
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Not since the 2014 Tour de France has a Dave Brailsford-run Tour de France team seemed so unsure of itself…
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On Wednesday July 7, the Tour de France returns to Mont Ventoux…
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Chris Froome’s staying power has never been in doubt. Four stages after hitting the deck at high speed on the very first stage of the 2021 Tour…
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Giro d'Italia
Bumps and shunts part of life in the convoy but safety for all remains a major concern
Until about a decade or so ago, I used to drive a press car in the convoy during major races — that is in among the team cars, TV motorbikes…
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Giro d'Italia
French hopes of the pink jersey as distant as ever as Giro climbing stages get underway
As the 104th Giro d’Italia rolls on, deeper into its first week, it does so without a French rider expected to contend for a top three finish…
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Alaphilippe and Van der Breggen repeat in the Ardennes, as Moscon struggles to outride his past in the Alps
Another Fleche Wallonne, another win for Anna Van der Breggen and for Julian Alaphilippe…
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Bidons, littering and sock length — but why isn’t the UCI focussing on the issues that really matter?
In the aftermath of the littering incidents that led to disqualifications and debate in the past few days, there has been much discussion…
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Will Chris Froome ever recapture past glories or is the World Tour’s best-paid rider now yesterday’s man?
Chris Froome has been in trouble before at this time of year — that’s with his racing form, just to clarify…
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For years, many embraced the notion that their success was down to ‘marginal gains,’ but the news that Dr Richard Freeman has been…
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Britain is speeding ahead in terms of Covid-19 vaccination levels, but the road racing scene remains dormant…
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The discussion of mental health in the peloton is, encouragingly, becoming more nuanced after Thibaut Pinot became the latest team leader…
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Pound’s righteous fury: how cycling’s ethical crisis accelerated progress in anti-doping worldwide
Dick Pound, the founding President of WADA, nemesis of Lance Armstrong and one of the most pivotal figures in world anti-doping…
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You think you know the story: the pair of outlying athletes from an outlying cycling nation, going head to head into the decisive final time trial…
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It’s 2021….New Year, New You! Or at least that’s the message most sports and lifestyle magazines and websites will be selling to their audiences…
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Racing
A women’s Tour de France can’t come soon enough to shed cycling of its old-school stereotypes
There are times when it seems easier to get Mark Cavendish a new contract than to organise a women’s Grand Tour, but there have recently…
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A little over a week ago, the Education First team sent a letter to cycling’s governing body, the UCI, and to RCS, promoters of the Giro…