The concurrent running of Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico is among the many quirks of the international cycling calendar…
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In the aftermath of Tadej Pogačar’s decimation of his competition at Strade Bianche, I ended up in some social media back and forth…
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Tom Portsmouth: Brexit puts a brake on young Brits looking to Europe
Brexit may be “done”, but it has yet to be ironed out. Many of the glitches continue to impact Generation ‘Z’, who seem to …
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I will start by saying that this is very much a personal list. Since the Tour of Britain returned to the international calendar five …
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Exactly thirty years ago this Friday, I spent a good part of my thirtieth birthday sitting in the lobby of a Mexican hotel waiting …
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Like London buses, shock transfers are appearing in numbers. Even while we’re still getting accustomed to the prospect of seeing Primož Roglič…
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In the days just prior to the Tour de France’s Grand Départ in the Basque Country, L’Équipe published its top 10 greatest mountain stages…
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The opening days of this Tour de France were predicted, almost unanimously, to be the toughest in the race’s history. Saturday’s stage…
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This is the first time I’ve not worked on the Tour de France for a good few years, so long in fact that I …
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Hearing the news of Gino Mäder’s death, familiar thoughts filled my head, memories of past riders who have suffered the same awful fate…
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In the aftermath of the rebirth of the women’s Tour de France, enthusiasm for women’s cycling is on a high…
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The Philippines team born in Portugal and racing for experience in Uzbekistan
A few weeks back, a series of almost unheralded one-day races in Uzbekistan attracted wide attention when accusations…
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Ten years on from his career-defining win on Mont Ventoux during the 2013 Tour de France, Chris Froome returns to the ‘Giant of Provence’ …
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Throwing no shade on Geraint Thomas and his bitter disappointment in the Giro d’Italia, but losing the leader’s jersey…
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Sport can put the passage of days, hours, minutes and seconds into a different dimension. It feels like a lifetime since Remco Evenepoel…
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There’s been plenty of talk during this Giro d’Italia of the contest for the maglia rosa failing to spark into life until the last …
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21 things you probably did know about the Giro but we’re going to tell you anyway
The GC battle has been dull. I’ll call on Philippe Gilbert to provide supporting evidence for this verdict…
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It’s now 28 years since the Vuelta a España changed from a mid-April to a late August start date. The switch was designed…
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As the Giro d’Italia gets back under way today, erstwhile race leader Remco Evenepoel is under fire…
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Any bike race can highlight the extreme highs and lows that have always been a fundamental part cycle sport, but Paris-Roubaix…