Undroppable Geraint Thomas | the 2018 Tour de France final week recap
Geraint Thomas didn’t really concede any time, to anyone, at any point. This is a good and effective way of winning a Tour de France. Julian Alaphilippe stays on the Pyrenean roads Stage 16 saw…
Geraint Thomas wins the Alpine leg | 2018 Tour de France week two recap
Yellow jersey contenders Green jersey contenders Week one recap Week two recap If the Alpine leg were a solid object, it would presumably be a bodily appendage made out of cheese. But I don’t mean…
A sprinter’s view of the mountains as Mark Cavendish fails to make the time cut
When Mark Cavendish finished stage 11 of this year’s Tour de France, they were clearing the barriers away. Podium ceremonies had been and gone and the new yellow jersey, Geraint Thomas, was busy doing a…
Greg Van Avermaet exploits curt climbs, cobbles and crash avoidance | The 2018 Tour de France week one recap
Yellow jersey contenders Green jersey contenders Week one recap Week two recap Week one is best divided into the green story and the yellow story. Let’s deal with the green story first (because that’s the…
Dig out your giant inhaler, clamber into your mankini and brace yourself for the first week of the Tour de France
Warm your croissants, break out the cheese, crack open a bottle of Corbieres and ask yourself what the hell kind of meal is this? The answer is: it’s not a meal; it’s the first week…
Get to know the main contenders for this year’s Tour de France
Who’s going to win this year’s Tour de France? I dunno, but here’s some people who might. I’ve taken the innovative step of categorising the contenders this year. The categories are these: Grand Tour winners…
Who will win the green jersey? A handful of points competition contenders for the 2018 Tour de France
Peter Sagan failed to win the points competition (here’s what that is) at last year’s Tour de France because he got chucked off the race. The five years before that, he won it every time….
ITV4 will show the Tour de France in 2018 (and so will Eurosport)
The good news for UK cycling fans is that ITV4 will be covering the whole of the 2018 Tour de France. They’ll have live coverage and then highlights at 7pm, same as every year. For…
How in holy hell did Chris Froome win? | The 2018 Giro d’Italia final week wrap
2018 Giro d’Italia contenders The first rest day wrap The second rest day wrap The third rest day wrap Final week wrap The great thing about doing these Giro updates weekly is that it keeps…
Will Simon Yates ever tire? | The third 2018 Giro d’Italia rest day wrap
2018 Giro d’Italia contenders The first rest day wrap The second rest day wrap The third rest day wrap Final week wrap It was a funny sort of week. The nondescript stages were the big…
