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Philippe Gilbert: the rider Bradley Wiggins perhaps wishes he could have been

April 16, 2019 · by Alex · in Classics and day races

Cycling’s a little like a giant volcano that rises from the seabed. Britons, in particular, see the obvious bit that pokes above the water – the Tour de France and Olympic track cycling – and…

Philippe Gilbert has a colourful time at Amstel Gold

April 18, 2017 · by Alex · in Classics and day races

Ardennes Week (which is actually eight days long) is when we segue from one-day racing to stage racing. Amstel Gold, La Fleche Wallonne and Liege-Bastogne-Liege involve much of the hurly burly of the cobbled classics…

Philippe Gilbert passes his Tour of Flanders interview

April 3, 2017 · by Alex · in Classics and day races

The short version is that Philippe Gilbert pushed away from everyone on the Oude Kwaremont with 55km to and was never seen again. That really doesn’t do his Tour of Flanders winning ride justice though….

Descending matters and moral matters

May 28, 2015 · by Alex · in Giro d'Italia

Bit pressed for time, so I’m going to have to wazz through this a bit. First, the stage winner: Philippe Gilbert. He was in the break, he was dropped on the climb, paced himself and…

Philippe Gilbert goes into the red

May 22, 2015 · by Alex · in Giro d'Italia

An important aspect of cycling is that different terrain suits different riders. That’s why I always like to see the Grand Tour contenders beaten on an incline. It reinforces the notion that the sport’s a…

Eight pairs to watch in the 2014 Vuelta a Espana

August 21, 2014 · by Alex · in Vuelta a Espana

There aren’t enough race previews binding riders together into twos. Let’s be honest, all the best things come in pairs. Also Twixes. The Chrises – Chris Horner and Chris Froome Horner won last year. Froome’s…

Philippe Gilbert does the Monster Mash at Amstel Gold

April 21, 2014 · by Alex · in Classics and day races

Could anyone have stopped Philippe Gilbert on his favourite hill, the Cauberg? Michal Kwiatkowski would maybe have had half a chance if he’d had a little more help from team-mates. “We lost Tony Martin in…

Oh look, Philippe Gilbert’s turned up

September 6, 2013 · by Alex · in Vuelta a Espana

Someone needs to step in and turn the pages of Philippe Gilbert’s calendar for him. He keeps turning up five months late. Phil always aims for April and the hilly spring classics, but this year…

Philippe Gilbert stays in the big ring for the Cauberg

September 23, 2012 · by Alex · in Classics and day races

This year’s World Championships finished just over the top of the Cauberg, the hill used at the end of The Amstel Gold Race. Philippe Gilbert won that race in 2010 and 2011. He also won…

Does Philippe Gilbert have another job?

May 2, 2012 · by Alex · in General

So, the other day we were thinking about getting someone to do the drive. It was kind of crappy looking, so we tore up most of the front yard to make it fully crappy looking….

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