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Andre Greipel doesn’t even feel the need to hit peak pedal-mash

May 6, 2017 · by Alex · in Giro d'Italia

Greipel wins! Take that, pedals. The man they call The Gorilla (but who I call The Basking Shark on account of his gigantic mouth) didn’t even seem to need to hit full pedal-mashing fury to…

Andre Greipel holds his bike in the air in celebration

July 25, 2016 · by Alex · in Tour de France

Greipel wins! Take that, pedals! For a Tour de France that has at times felt surprisingly familiar, there was one last thing to tick off. Since 2008, Andre Greipel has won at least one stage…

Green jersey contenders in 2016

June 29, 2016 · by Alex · in Tour de France

I’ve been putting off writing this points competition preview for a few days now and presumed there was some reason for this – nothing conscious, just some mystic message from the cosmos saying: “No, don’t…

Andre Greipel is still riding and still winning

May 19, 2016 · by Alex · in Giro d'Italia

Greipel wins! Take that, pedals! I didn’t watch it, but it sounded like a fairly generic sprint stage. Greipel is the best sprinter left in the race and the very fact that he is still…

Andre Greipel’s legs and bike continue to work well

May 13, 2016 · by Alex · in Giro d'Italia

Greipel wins! Take that, pedals! Cycling is a messy sport. Given a clear run, Marcel Kittel would win every sprint in this race. Even Andre Greipel says his countryman is the quickest sprinter by some…

Big German guy wins sprint in 2016 Giro d’Italia

May 11, 2016 · by Alex · in Giro d'Italia

But it wasn’t Marcel Kittel. Greipel wins! Take that, pedals! Andre Greipel’s ‘thing’ is being a big, muscular, pedal-mashing ball of angry, gaping-mouthed power. It therefore seems somewhat counterintuitive that he should win stage five…

Andre Greipel makes a 3D box for his claim to be top sprinter at the 2015 Tour de France

July 27, 2015 · by Alex · in Tour de France

Greipel wins! Take that, pedals! Back when I worked in an office alongside other humans, I’d often note down something I needed to do using pen and paper – like cro magnon man used to…

Andre Greipel doesn’t get dropped

July 20, 2015 · by Alex · in Tour de France

Greipel wins! Take that pedals! If you’re wondering why I always say that, it’s because Andre Greipel is the most hard-pedalling of all the Tour riders. Other sprinters may sometimes be faster, but they don’t…

How many wins before a rider’s not considered second-best?

July 8, 2015 · by Alex · in Tour de France

Greipel wins! Take that pedals! At one point Andre Greipel was the second-best sprinter at HTC-Columbia after Mark Cavendish. Then, for a long time, he was the second-best sprinter in the world after Mark Cavendish….

Andre Greipel rides like the wind – which on this stage meant in brutal, destructive fashion

July 6, 2015 · by Alex · in Tour de France

Greipel wins! Take that pedals! At the finish, Mark Cavendish’s Etixx-Quick Step team made a bollocks of it. Starting his effort early, Cavendish seemed to be sprinting for an age with a great line of…

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