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Apparently Mark Cavendish can beat Marcel Kittel

July 2, 2016 · by Alex · in Tour de France

It seems increasingly unfashionable to make a case for something using facts. I don’t quite know what it says that it took a Briton from outside the UK to remind everyone how persuasive such things…

Green jersey contenders in 2016

June 29, 2016 · by Alex · in Tour de France

I’ve been putting off writing this points competition preview for a few days now and presumed there was some reason for this – nothing conscious, just some mystic message from the cosmos saying: “No, don’t…

British Olympic track cycling preview in the form of a World Championships review

March 7, 2016 · by Alex · in Track cycling

They just held the UCI Track World Championships. Some Britons did well. Some didn’t. Here’s a look at how the nation fared in a handful of the Olympic events to serve as some kind of…

Kittel v Cavendish – head-to-head record

February 6, 2016 · by Alex · in Stage races

Almost as if he wanted me to expand on my half-baked ramble from earlier in the week, Marcel Kittel again beat Mark Cavendish in a sprint finish at the Tour of Dubai. The win also…

Mark Cavendish’s aerodynamic sprinting position

July 10, 2015 · by Alex · in Tour de France

Mark Cavendish’s aerodynamic position always makes me think of a child doing an impression of a cyclist sprinting. I don’t know why. I think it just looks a bit try-hard. It seems more silly when…

How many wins before a rider’s not considered second-best?

July 8, 2015 · by Alex · in Tour de France

Greipel wins! Take that pedals! At one point Andre Greipel was the second-best sprinter at HTC-Columbia after Mark Cavendish. Then, for a long time, he was the second-best sprinter in the world after Mark Cavendish….

A different kind of desert spring

February 8, 2015 · by Alex · in Stage races

I’m not entirely sure how one goes about peeling one’s eyes. I guess the eyelid is the thing that needs peeling, in which case the phrase “don’t unnecessarily close your eyes” seems more apt. I’ve…

Mark Cavendish and his oddly bouncy skeleton

July 5, 2014 · by Alex · in Tour de France

The people of Yorkshire followed the script, lining the route like yellow human fencing. Jens Voight followed the script, getting into the day’s break, despite being 42 and there being little chance of success. He’s…

Four British riders for the Spring Classics

November 28, 2013 · by Alex · in Classics and day races

I make no apologies for the Brit-centric nature of this website. I have milk in my tea and it’s a .co.uk domain name. You can’t argue with unshakeable truths such as those. Today’s article therefore…

How did Bradley Wiggins win the Tour of Britain?

September 23, 2013 · by Alex · in Stage races

The same way he always wins stage races. He rode steadily and conservatively on all the road stages and then smashed everyone to pieces in the time trial. Why break from a winning formula? And…

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