• Mat Hayman has the biggest balls, apparently

    “Sometimes you don’t need a plan, you just need big balls,” said Tom Boonen ahead of this weekend’s racing. I’d have thought that larger balls would be more susceptible to damage on Paris-Roubaix’s famously irregular road surfaces – but then I haven’t won the race four times and Tom has. Boonen came second this year.…

  • Peter Sagan drinking two Duvels at the same time

    Over on the continent, they’ve never truly mastered the finer points of loutishness. Either that or they’re REALLY good at it. Here’s a video of Peter Sagan celebrating his Tour of Flanders win by drinking two 8.5% Duvels at the same time. And what’s the guy front of shot doing? Is he quaffing red from…

  • Another of Steve Cummings’ patented stage wins

    When I wrote about Steve Cummings’ Tirreno-Adriatico stage win a few weeks ago, I said of his modus operandi that he “just cycles past everyone on the flat.” This was based on his magnificent 2015 Tour de France stage win being delivered in much the same manner. Exhibit three: the third stage of this year’s…

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