Pog smashes it, Rog crashes it, with dashes of Cavendish | a recap of Stages 1-9 of the 2021 Tour de France
The yellow jersey contenders Week 1 recap Week 2 recap Week 3 recap The first week of the Tour de France is not normally so much about the racing as what ensues as a result…
Let’s take a look at the 2021 Tour de France runner and riders
The yellow jersey contenders Week 1 recap Week 2 recap Week 3 recap It’s almost Tour de France time. Who in hell is in with a chance of winning the thing this year? Last year’s…
Back breaks, British breaks and bathos | A recap of stages 1-9 of the 2020 Giro d’Italia
The 2020 Giro d’Italia began with a much weaker field than usual, but two of Britain’s finest riders – Geraint Thomas and Simon Yates – all set for a serious tilt at victory. It doesn’t…
Thibaut Pinot is climbing – recap of stages 11-15 of the 2019 Tour de France
Main contenders for the 2019 Tour de France A recap of stages 1-10 A recap of stages 11-15 A recap of stages 16-21 At the start of my first week recap, I said that Julian…
Undroppable Geraint Thomas | the 2018 Tour de France final week recap
Yellow jersey contenders Green jersey contenders Week one recap Week two recap Final week recap Geraint Thomas didn’t really concede any time, to anyone, at any point. This is a good and effective way of…
Geraint Thomas wins the Alpine leg | 2018 Tour de France week two recap
Yellow jersey contenders Green jersey contenders Week one recap Week two recap Final week recap If the Alpine leg were a solid object, it would presumably be a bodily appendage made out of cheese. But…
Chris Froome still intact | First Rest Day Wrap
The Rest Day Wrap is my attempt to give an overview of where things stand in the Tour de France. It’s less about stage wins and focuses instead on the general classification, which is the…
Stage one: Geraint Thomas has the power
The Tour de France is underway! Rumour has it they considered starting with a bang but instead decided to go with a time trial in Germany. It sort of makes sense. Frying some onions isn’t…
A Giro d’Italia rest day wrap – Quintana into the lead, Thomas stopped by the fuzz
I’ve had a baby. Well, you know, I contributed to the creation of a baby (Niamh) who this week exited her mother. I’m sure you’ll agree it’s still a pretty big deal though and a…
Geraint Thomas lasts the week at Paris-Nice
Without wishing to dumb down too much, cycling is to a great extent about tiredness. Tiredness is what makes a three-week Grand Tour different from three one-week races with gaps in between. Geraint Thomas won…
