Julian Alaphilippe’s pyromania – a recap of stages 1-10 of the 2019 Tour de France
Main contenders for the 2019 Tour de France A recap of stages 1-10 After the first “week” of the Tour de France, Julian Alaphilippe is in the yellow jersey. Julian Alaphilippe is the perfect man…
Where’s Chris Froome? Other riders to watch at the 2019 Tour de France plus a few words about the route
Main contenders for the 2019 Tour de France A recap of stages 1-11 I always thought that the great danger of blowing your nose while cycling in strong winds was that you might end up…
ITV4 will show the Tour de France in 2019 (and so will Eurosport)
The good news for UK cycling fans is that ITV4 will be covering the whole of the 2019 Tour de France. They’ll have live coverage and then highlights at 7pm, same as every year. It…
Undroppable Geraint Thomas | the 2018 Tour de France final week recap
Yellow jersey contenders Green jersey contenders Week one recap Week two recap Final week recap Geraint Thomas didn’t really concede any time, to anyone, at any point. This is a good and effective way of…
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 Final week recap If the Alpine leg were a solid object, it would presumably be a bodily appendage made out of cheese. But…
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 Final week recap Week one is best divided into the green story and the yellow story. Let’s deal with the green story first…
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
Yellow jersey contenders Green jersey contenders Week one recap Week two recap Final week recap Who’s going to win this year’s Tour de France? I dunno, but here’s some people who might. I’ve taken the…
Who will win the green jersey? A handful of points competition contenders for the 2018 Tour de France
Yellow jersey contenders Green jersey contenders Week one recap Week two recap Final week recap Peter Sagan failed to win the points competition (here’s what that is) at last year’s Tour de France because he…
