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Half-decent time trial from Fabio Aru the most meaningful ride of the day
The threat of a time trial is a lot more interesting than the time trial itself. Beforehand, you can try and gauge riders’ fitness and fatigue while simultaneously weighing their size and power. You can then apply these vague assumptions to the route, looking at how long it is, how technical, how undulating, before finally…
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When to watch the Tour of Britain and who might win it
A swift catamaran trip across the sea on the Vuelta’s rest day because the Tour of Britain is also underway and it’s typically a great race. I’m a bit put out that it clashes with the Spanish Grand Tour in all honesty because the web’s already sagging with the weight of words I’m churning out…
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Purito earns a stupid hat and a different jersey
Stage 15 was notable for a rare sighting of the fabled Haimar Zubeldia, a man of such astonishing invisibility that he has five Tour de France top ten finishes to his name without anyone even knowing what he looks like. He was last man standing from the break, but was passed by the favourites with…
