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Chris Froome outsprints Nairo Quintana

September 1, 2016 · by Alex · in Vuelta a Espana

I love a one-on-one sprint between two climbers. They’re so ill-equipped. It’s like watching a number 11 batsman trying to make the crucial runs that will win a Test match; a taste of the amateur…

Chris Froome’s pacing strategy reaps second-place rewards

August 30, 2016 · by Alex · in Vuelta a Espana

Well that was spectacular. Nairo Quintana took the stage and regained the race lead, but it was Chris Froome’s bizarre, ‘okay, you have a head start’ ride that was the most memorable. The final climb…

When Nairo Quintana attacks…

August 28, 2016 · by Alex · in Vuelta a Espana

Cheap populist documentaries like When Animals Attack at least have plenty of source material. You’d struggle to put together more than a few minutes for an episode of When Nairo Quintana Attacks. This year’s Tour…

Everyone goes past Nairo Quintana

July 20, 2016 · by Alex · in Tour de France

Many have wondered when we might finally get a devastating Nairo Quintana attack in the mountains. The answer, you’d assume on today’s evidence, is never. The not famously selfless Alejandro Valverde will be livid. Just…

Chris Froome running towards the finish line halfway up Mont Ventoux

July 14, 2016 · by Alex · in Tour de France

Crowd knobheads have given us many memorable moments in the Tour de France, but surely few can rival the sight of Chris Froome, in the yellow jersey, running up Mont Ventoux with no bike anywhere…

Yellow jersey contenders in 2016

July 1, 2016 · by Alex · in Tour de France

Who’s going to win the Tour de France? Probably not Bartosz Huzarski or Tsgabo Grmay unless an awfully large number of people abandon the race injured. Maybe one of these guys though. Chris Froome Both…

Nairo Quintana isn’t particularly ill as it turns out

September 6, 2015 · by Alex · in Vuelta a Espana

Nairo Quintana’s had a virus. He said he thought he was getting over it. I said he’d flag. On stage 14 of the Vuelta, he beat all of the major contenders, so when it comes…

Nelson Oliveira rides away from everyone

September 4, 2015 · by Alex · in Vuelta a Espana

What is it about the Portuguese? Do they only have a finite number of sportsmen’s names? Rui Costa is both a footballer and a cyclist and so’s Nelson Oliveira. Here’s a hint for you, Portugal….

Chris Froome more than a little relieved that there wasn’t more road

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

The final climb of the 2015 Tour de France was really quite something. A French cyclist, Thibaut Pinot, in the lead; Chris Froome, in the yellow jersey, a few minutes back; and in between, Nairo…

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…

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