Tag: Ryder Hesjedal
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Ryder Hesjedal motors up final climb
Ryder Hesjedal got in the break, stayed away and paced himself well up the steep final climb to take victory on stage 14. The odd thing is that this is his first win since 2012 when he won… the Giro d’Italia. It’s easy to forget that Hesjedal has a Grand Tour to his name. He’s…
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Ryder Hesjedal has problems
After yesterday’s time trial, I said that Ryder Hesjedal was a big loser. Today I’m saying he has problems. What is it about the Canadian that makes me talk like I’m in Mean Girls? The defending champion lost over a minute to his rivals on stage nine. He looked rocky in the time trial and…
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Ryder Hesjedal bothers the peloton
I’ve spoken before about grand tours basically being a prolonged bout of whittling. They’re not won. It’s more that at the end, one person hasn’t yet lost. As such, most of the significant action actually takes place away from the cameras. Why attack? On stage three, Ryder Hesjedal attacked on the final climb. The focus…
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Crashes on stage six knacker up the general classification
Never mind Peter Sagan’s third stage victory, today’s flat stage had a big impact on the general classification. ‘General classification’ isn’t a particularly catchy way of referring to the overall times, so we’ll be tagging relevant posts “yellow” from now on. The Tour de France is rarely won. It is more about who loses last.…
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Do I have an opinion on Ryder Hesjedal winning the Giro?
No, not really. I’m still coming to terms with a Canadian who doesn’t seem to wear winter clothing. I’m quite intrigued by his 8.3 litre lungs though. The average is about six litres, so maybe Ryder’s got three of the blighters tucked away inside his ribcage. He’d have to have sacrificed his pancreas and a…
