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Rigoberto Uran not dead yet
Death would actually have been a somewhat catastrophic outcome. He only had a cold. A blocked nose may have been why he lost a bit of time earlier in the race, but on stage eight’s summit finish, he finished with the main contenders, hinting that he may be back somewhere near his best. Uran is…
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Diego Ulissi briefly emerges from the inaction
It was a weird stage. Which wasn’t to say that it was exciting, because it wasn’t. It seems that 264km in the middle of a Grand Tour is enough to sap any enthusiasm for attacking. Maximum effort moves a lot closer to sustainable effort after that sort of distance until eventually the former can propel…
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Andre Greipel engineers a win
Greipel wins. Take that, pedals! I didn’t see this. Not even the highlights. I was busy watching Prometheus for the second time in a week. Even so, I have a fair idea how it went. A wide-mouthed man emerged from behind a team-mate and punished his bike all the way to the line. After that,…
