They call them ‘gifts.’ The one-day races, the stage wins, the classification jerseys, handed on a plate to other riders…
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Sport likes nothing more than a spicy rivalry, that extra competitive edge that is evident when Barcelona play Real Madrid…
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Milan-Sanremo isn’t a race that draws consensus. Glance down the list of starters and there may be two dozen names…
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The hashtag – tongue in cheek but right on the nose at the same time – captures it perfectly: #isMilanSanremoexcitingyet?…
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Patrick Lefevere may remain one of the most renowned and successful team managers in professional cycling, but outside the Belgian bubble…
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The morning after the afternoon before, the key players in Paris-Nice were taking stock of a week’s racing, from the French capital to the Côte d’Azur…
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In the wake of Tadej Pogačar’s shows of brilliance in winning Jaén Paraíso Interior and the Ruta del Sol last month, I wrote a story
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“Well, Jumbo-Visma have some work to do,” they kept saying — as if it was any comfort — in the vehicles descending from the stage finish…
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Sunday’s final stage of Paris-Nice will mark the 20th anniversary of the death of Andrei Kivilev at “the race to the sun”…
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Prize money parity underlines the difference two years can make
by Amy Jonesby Amy JonesTwo years ago, in 2021, I wrote about the controversy that ensued after the disparity in prize money between the men’s and women’s winners
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It used to be that Patrick Lefevere’s Soudal-QuickStep team set the performance standard in the cobbled Classics…
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Unfortunately, the many calculations that were made last week about whether it would be possible for Tadej Pogačar…
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Matteo Jorgenson always comes into my mind when I’m riding up the pass towards the top of the Pyrenean valley where I live…
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Pogačar blasts onto the scene as trains, planes and automobiles plan revives past exploits
Tadej Pogačar has already stunned the peloton with a jaw-dropping performance to win his debut race of the year…
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My intention this morning had been to watch the Muscat Classic where Mark Cavendish was making his debut for Astana-Qazaqstan. However…
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When the prospect of relegation entered the horizons of some men’s WorldTour teams last season, it felt like something of a last-minute realisation…
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It’s getting harder than ever to repeat Grand Tour success. In the past five seasons of Grand Tour racing…
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When does your road cycling season start? Much as I like the idea of the Tour Down Under and the Vuelta a San Juan, I’m firmly in the camp…
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Silver-haired, ashen faced, weather-beaten, and occasionally, after a few drinks, world-weary, I was once told I look a little like Patrick Lefevere…
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As the 2023 racing season gets under way, independent cycling media is under threat. The demise of longstanding publications…
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