Who’s the favourite for the 2019 Giro d’Italia?
The main contenders for this year’s Giro d’Italia A recap of stages 1-9 A recap of stages 10-15 A recap of stages 16-21 The Giro d’Italia starts on Saturday. It’s the first of the three…
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…
Let’s rank Simon Yates and the other climbers | The second 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 We’re nearly halfway through this year’s Giro d’Italia, but most of the serious…
Tom Dumoulin and Elia Viviani set the standards – the 2018 Giro d’Italia first 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 The first rest day has come disconcertingly early in this year’s Giro d’Italia,…
Will Chris Froome win the 2018 Giro d’Italia?
2018 Giro d’Italia contenders The first rest day wrap The second rest day wrap The third rest day wrap Final week wrap Let’s first deal with the three big questions. Can anyone beat Chris Froome?…
Dumoulin v Quintana, time trialist v climber | The Giro d’Italia final week wrap
The idea with these round-ups is that I focus only on those stages that affected the general classification. This policy hasn’t proven especially time-saving on this occasion, as the numerate among you will realise upon…
Has Tom Dumoulin monstered Nairo Quintana enough? | The Giro d’Italia rest day wrap
It’s been an eventful week. But what have those events been? Well I’ll tell you. Let’s take a look at the crucial recent moments in the battle to win this year’s Giro d’Italia. When I…
A Giro d’Italia rest day wrap – Quintana into the lead, Thomas stopped by the fuzz
I’ve had a baby. Well, you know, I contributed to the creation of a baby (Niamh) who this week exited her mother. I’m sure you’ll agree it’s still a pretty big deal though and a…
Fernando Gaviria makes the most of his team-mates’ gas-opening
Fernando Gaviria won stage three’s inevitable sprint finish – albeit he didn’t have many people to beat thanks to the WONDER OF CROSSWINDS. You may half-remember the Colombian as the guy who didn’t quite get…
