Sometimes you come across a pass that has not figured on your radar before and by the summit you’re wondering how that could possibly have been the case. For me, the Col de la Core was one of those places.
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I live in the mountain because I love the mountains. Any mountains. The sight of any massif rising up from the plains triggers a desire to climb…
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Prior to the start of the Tour’s third stage between Lorient and Pontivy, Deceuninck-QuickStep lead-out man Michael Mørkøv, who’s recognised…
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The end of the Critérium du Dauphiné moves us ever closer to the Tour de France, but before looking ahead let’s look back at what is sure to be remembered as one of the best races of the year come the end of the 2021 season.
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If the number of stories that a stage serves up provides an indication of a stage’s quality, the Giro’s 205-kilometre run between Citadella and Monte Zoncolan was very good indeed…
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The problem with golden ages is that we don’t tend know we’ve been in one until it’s gone…
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The steep hills in the finale of Tuesday’s fourth stage of the Giro d’Italia produced the first little shake-up between the GC favourites…
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Most of the talk in the last few days running up to the start of the Giro d’Italia has, naturally, focused on the battle for the maglia rosa…
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It’s 40 years since a French rider won the Amstel Gold Race and 41 since that country last tasted success in Liège-Bastogne-Liège…
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I watched the finale of the third stage of the Tour of the Basque Country with half of my attention on the race and the rest of it trying to spot landmarks that I recognised from a family holiday …
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Standing in the pre-stage mixed zone at Paris-Nice one morning earlier this month, I listened in to FloBikes reporter Gregor Brown as he…
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Will there be a classier break this season? As Strade Bianche billowed towards its gripping conclusion, it featured a magnificent seven…
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Watching the early season racing unfold during February, it’s sometimes felt like I’ve slipped through some kind of portal in time…
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Although I relish working on the Tour de France and the other major races on the calendar, I always get a particular thrill from being on the smaller and lesser known events…
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Racing
Dumoulin’s decision to halt his career is a surprise, but underlines that attitudes in pro racing are changing
“It really is as if a backpack of a hundred kilos has slipped off my shoulders. I immediately woke up happy,” Tom Dumoulin said…
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Just three weeks. That’s all that remain until the World Cyclo-Cross Championships in Ostend, Belgium…
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I made a new best friend during the lockdown. Restricted to taking exercise within a kilometre of home and for no more than an hour a day…
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Regular readers to La Course en Tête’s output will well know that I’ve got a bit of a soft spot when it comes to Team Sunweb…
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What is it about Team Sunweb that leads to the German outfit being portrayed as underdogs so often?
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Since 2012, British bike fans have become used to their riders being in contention and winning Grand Tours…