Tag: Joao Almeida
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Primoz Roglic finally gets round to winning | a recap of Stages 16-21 of the 2023 Giro d’Italia
Primoz Roglic famously lost the Tour de France in a mountain time trial. He was first overall at the bottom but only second by the top. This time he did the reverse, albeit with a gut-churning pause halfway up when he dropped his chain and came to a complete standstill. That stationary moment must have…
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A Tao KO in the final round | A recap of stages 10-21 of the 2020 Giro d’Italia
In my recap of the first week of this Giro d’Italia, I wrote that British interest ended after Stage 1. That turned out to be a bold and not very great prediction because turned out Tao Geoghegan Hart won the thing. Testing, testing, 1, 2, 3… The Giro recommenced after the first rest day in…
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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 pay to get your hopes up about these things. The British challenge The opening time trial represented a magnificent start…