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Ryder Hesjedal motors up final climb

September 7, 2014 · by Alex · in Vuelta a Espana

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…

Ryder Hesjedal has problems

May 12, 2013 · by Alex · in Giro d'Italia

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…

Ryder Hesjedal bothers the peloton

May 7, 2013 · by Alex · in Giro d'Italia

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…

Crashes on stage six knacker up the general classification

July 6, 2012 · by Alex · in Tour de France

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…

Do I have an opinion on Ryder Hesjedal winning the Giro?

May 30, 2012 · by Alex · in Giro d'Italia

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…

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