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Bold old time triallists take Olympic gold

August 10, 2016 · by Alex · in Classics and day races

Sorry about the lack of reportage on the women’s Olympic road race. I was barbecueing and then couldn’t bluff my way through an article for the simple reason that I know nothing about the winner….

Born winner Greg Van Avermaet wins Tirreno-Adriatico

March 15, 2016 · by Alex · in Stage races

That Greg Van Avermaet, eh? He just can’t stop winning. Born winner. Always said so. Sticking with his new ploy of pitting himself against the even bigger bridesmaid that is Peter Sagan, Van Avermaet pipped…

Lizzie Armitstead wants to win all of the things – including Strade Bianche

March 6, 2016 · by Alex · in Classics and day races

Do women actually have an Omloop, you might ask? Of course they do. Lizzie Armitstead won it last week in what was her first competitive outing of the season. This wasn’t entirely surprising. Armitstead is…

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…

Eight pairs to watch in the 2014 Vuelta a Espana

August 21, 2014 · by Alex · in Vuelta a Espana

There aren’t enough race previews binding riders together into twos. Let’s be honest, all the best things come in pairs. Also Twixes. The Chrises – Chris Horner and Chris Froome Horner won last year. Froome’s…

Fabian Cancellara and the truths of cobbled racing

April 7, 2014 · by Alex · in Classics and day races

After E3 Harelbeke, I pointed out that the first step to winning a cobbled race was: ‘Somehow get rid of Fabian Cancellara’. At the Tour of Flanders, no-one managed this. In fact, the final moments…

Cobbled classics riders to watch

January 7, 2014 · by Alex · in Classics and day races

Happy New Year and welcome to The Year of the Cobble. I was going to pay a bit more attention to the cobbled classics anyway, but it’s also worth following them to get a feel…

When Fabian Cancellara attacked Tom Boonen in the 2010 Ronde Van Vlaanderen

November 13, 2013 · by Alex · in Classics and day races

Earlier in the week, I wrote about Belgian bike racing and how it’s different from what you’ll see in the Tour de France. I thought it might be good to add a few visuals to…

Contenders for the time trial at the 2013 World Championships

September 25, 2013 · by Alex · in Classics and day races

It ain’t much of a spectator sport, but the world time trial promises great drama this year. This is because there are three major contenders, whereas time trials often seem to be more about whether…

The lonely life of Fabian Cancellara

April 8, 2013 · by Alex · in Classics and day races

Cycling is a solitary sport. The peloton may be large and teamwork may decide races, but these elements are but fleeting conveniences. At the end of the day, cycling is about getting away from everyone…

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