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Primoz Roglic says nothing but does everything – a recap of stages 11-21 of the 2019 Vuelta a Espana

September 17, 2019 · by Alex · in Vuelta a Espana

Favourites for the 2019 Vuelta a Espana A recap of stages 1-10 A recap of stages 11-21 After the first half of this year’s Vuelta, Primoz Roglic was in the lead. He was in the…

Primoz Roglic takes a turn to be favourite – a recap of stages 1-10 of the 2019 Vuelta a Espana

September 4, 2019 · by Alex · in Vuelta a Espana

Favourites for the 2019 Vuelta a Espana A recap of stages 1-10 When you’re reporting on the first 10 stages of a 21-stage race, there’s only one logical place to start. Let’s talk about Stage…

Dumoulin v Quintana, time trialist v climber | The Giro d’Italia final week wrap

May 28, 2017 · by Alex · in Giro d'Italia

The idea with these round-ups is that I focus only on those stages that affected the general classification. This policy hasn’t proven especially time-saving on this occasion, as the numerate among you will realise upon…

Has Tom Dumoulin monstered Nairo Quintana enough? | The Giro d’Italia rest day wrap

May 21, 2017 · by Alex · in Giro d'Italia

It’s been an eventful week. But what have those events been? Well I’ll tell you. Let’s take a look at the crucial recent moments in the battle to win this year’s Giro d’Italia. When I…

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…

Springtime stage races from one place to a different place – a round-up

March 16, 2017 · by Alex · in Stage races

You may have noticed that my approach to race reports this year has been to deliver them almost pointlessly late. You may think that this temporal delay removes my responsibility to look at the ins…

A good Vuelta for Froome’s reputation but a better one for Quintana’s

September 12, 2016 · by Alex · in Vuelta a Espana

For a race so profoundly sprint-unfriendly, the final stage seems bizarre – almost irrelevant. Supposedly a reward for sprinters who’ve lasted the course, the truth is that few turned up in the first place, so…

Nairo Quintana not inclined to budge from race lead

September 10, 2016 · by Alex · in Vuelta a Espana

In the end, the task of gaining over a minute on Nairo Quintana on a mountain stage proved as impossible as might realistically have been expected. If the Colombian has a weakness, it is not…

Chris Froome minces his rivals in the time trial

September 10, 2016 · by Alex · in Vuelta a Espana

He minced everyone, in fact; minced them as if he had some sort of grinder hooked up to his oval chain ring and a hunger for mince that could not be sated. Only Movistar’s time…

Team Sky have an absolute bloody nightmare

September 5, 2016 · by Alex · in Vuelta a Espana

The peloton is long. Containing getting on for 200 riders, it is a long way from the front to the back. It is even further from the back to the front, particularly when the damn…

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