Andre Greipel’s legs
I was massively disappointed that Anthony Delaplace didn’t get into the break today, but I was less disappointed that Mark Cavendish was beaten by everyone’s favourite wide-mouthed Germanic meat sack in the sprint. You need…
How powerful is Andre Greipel?
Andre Greipel’s angry mashing got him over the line first today. I’m glad I’m not a pedal. He was lucky in that he didn’t have to beat Mark Cavendish who was mangled in a pile-up…
Peter Sagan and his victory celebrations
Peter Sagan once won the Slovak Cup on his sister’s bike after selling his own and then finding that the replacement from his sponsor had been delayed. If anyone tells me it wasn’t a ‘sit…
Mark Cavendish bollocks Kenny Van Hummel while sprinting
One of stage three’s highlights was seeing Mark Cavendish bollock Kenny Van Hummel during and immediately after the intermediate sprint. Van Hummel had done a bit of a manoeuvre and Cavendish felt it necessary to…
Three reasons why Mark Cavendish is inhuman
1. The ability to maintain a high speed Not the speed of the sprint, the speed of the run-in. The peloton was doing 45mph over the last few miles of Stage 2 of this year’s…
Anthony Delaplace is a nutcase
Peter Sagan’s victory was new. Anthony Delaplace being in a Tour de France break wasn’t. Delaplace is a nutcase. Most people won’t know Delaplace. He’s only 22 and he hasn’t really won anything yet. However,…
The Schlecks lose half a minute in Tour de France prologue
You don’t really imagine that much will happen in a prologue. It’s only a handful of miles out of a race that covers thousands of them. The Schlecks had other ideas, however. In keeping with…
Bradley Wiggins – Tour de France rider to know and love
Say what you like about Wiggo, at least he’s got the decency to be quite tall and over 30 years of age. Those are qualities I can get behind. Not so sure about the freakishly…
Cadel Evans – Tour de France rider to know and love
I haven’t really formed a strong opinion about Cadel Evans yet, even though he won the 2011 Tour and is one of the favourites this year. About the only thing I ever think when I…
Denis Menchov – Tour de France cyclist to know and love
Technically, I’m supporting Bradley Wiggins in his bid to win the Tour de France. He’s British and so am I. However, Sky’s preparations are so clinical and professional, you’d be mistaken for thinking they were…
