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  • Robert Gesink has a new modus operandi

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    Without wishing to sound too wilfully contradictory, Robert Gesink is an interesting rider for how boring he is. A man who has finished fourth and sixth in the Tour de France and who has three top ten finishes in the Vuelta a Espana is clearly among the very finest riders in the world. Except that…

  • Simon Yates pushes a big gear

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    Little happened on stage six’s one categorised climb. The longer uncategorised climb that followed, however, saw Orica-BikeExchange push the pace. Most of the riders who pass for sprinters in this race were dropped and from then on, things were a lot more interesting. As it turned out, it was an Orica-BikeExchange rider who profited. Simon…

  • Simon Yates sprints to a win up Haytor in the Tour of Britain

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    It seems I may not be quite so in touch with modern youth culture as I once was. I simply cannot understand youngsters’ perennial ill-feeling towards ‘Haytors’. Haytor provided a sparkling summit finish on stage six of the Tour of Britain. What’s not to like? Before the race, I told you to watch Simon Yates,…