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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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…
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Directed by Joël Santoni, La Course en Tête was a 1974 documentary film that looked at the racing and private life of Eddy Merckx…
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I’ll start by stating where I believe we’ll be at the end: Tao Geoghegan-Hart will win the Giro d’Italia…
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I’ll start by stating where I believe we’ll be at the end: Tao Geoghegan-Hart will win the Giro d’Italia…
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Words by Peter Cossins | Photos by SWpix.com/Cor Vos “Pure sprinters are less and less welcome on the Grand Tours, that’s for certain.” Given…
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Words by Peter Cossins | Photos by SWpix.com/Cor Vos There’s so much racing going on at the moment (thankfully!) that sometimes it’s difficult to…
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As a journalist and as a bike fan, I’ve found it hard to appreciate Primož Roglič. The Slovenian is completely devoid of expression when…