Tag: Jonathan Tiernan-Locke
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Was Jonathan Tiernan-Locke doping while he was at Sky?
British rider, Jonathan Tiernan-Locke, has been banned for two years for irregularities with his blood passport. He’s been stripped of his Tour of Britain win and I doubt he’ll ride professionally again. Being as he rode for Sky, many see this as circumstantial evidence that the British-based team are engaged in some sort of sophisticated…
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What races is Jonathan Tiernan-Locke appearing in?
There’s a lot of scene-setting at this time of year. Next week, textbook scheduling sees two clashing World Tour stage races – Paris-Nice and Tirreno-Adriatico – and these serve as form indicators for both the Spring Classics and the Grand Tours, as well as being decent races in their own right. Normally, Paris-Nice is slightly…
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Jonathan Tiernan-Locke – a punchy climber and could he ride the Classics?
Britain has produced a ridiculous number of top cyclists in recent years. The track cyclists are untouchable and we’ve most bases covered on the road. We’ve Bradley Wiggins, time trialist and Tour de France winner; Chris Froome, climber and time trialist; and Mark Cavendish, the supreme sprinter of his era. But if there’s one thing…
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Jonathan Tiernan-Locke is still poised in the Tour of Britain
I’ve not written about the first three stages of the Tour of Britain because there hasn’t been too much going on with the general classification. That changed a little bit today on stage four, as a lot of riders lost time. My man Jonathan Tiernan-Locke is one who’s still in contention, however. Team Sky took…
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Tour of Britain preview – route and riders to watch
The Tour of Britain started today. There are eight stages. Ipswich to Norfolk Showground (199.6km) Nottingham to Knowsley (177.8km) Jedburgh to Dumfries (161.4km) Carlisle to Blackpool (156km) Stoke (146.9km) Welshpool to Caerphilly (189.8km) Barnstaple to Dartmouth (170.7km) Reigate to Guildford (147.7km) Highlights Stage 2 has three first category climbs, but they’re early on and the…