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Thibaut Pinot is climbing – recap of stages 11-15 of the 2019 Tour de France

July 23, 2019 · by Alex · in 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

July 30, 2018 · by Alex · in Tour de France

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

July 23, 2018 · by Alex · in Tour de France

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

July 10, 2017 · by Alex · in Tour de France

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

July 1, 2017 · by Alex · in Tour de France

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

May 15, 2017 · by Alex · in Giro d'Italia

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

March 14, 2016 · by Alex · in Stage races

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…

Geraint Thomas awkwardly dismounts the fence ahead of Paris-Nice

March 3, 2016 · by Alex · in Classics and day races, Stage races

Paris-Nice starts on Sunday. Technically, other WorldTour races have already been and gone, so I’ll be diplomatic and call it the first major European stage race of the season. Last year, Paris-Nice had a bit…

Nairo Quintana in the third week

July 25, 2015 · by Alex · in Tour de France

After Chris Froome hurried his way to what appeared an impregnable lead after stage 10, I wrote that Grand Tours aren’t just about who’s fastest, they’re also about how tired you get and I pointed…

Peter Sagan finishes second to… Ruben Plaza?

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

No, me neither. Ruben Plaza won a stage of the Vuelta a Espana a decade ago and he’s been Spanish national champion a couple of times, but I’d have had him down for break fodder;…

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