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Tommy Voeckler masks my foolishness at the Tour de Yorkshire

May 2, 2016 · by Alex · in Stage races

One of the challenges when writing about bike racing is that there are shitloads of riders. You look ahead to a cricket or football match and you’ve got at most 22 people to write about….

Zdenek Stybar flashes a toothy smile after winning stage six

July 9, 2015 · by Alex · in Tour de France

Earlier in the year, during the Tour of Flanders, Zdenek Stybar had to take his false teeth out because they were rattling. “It’s difficult to say how the loss of my teeth affected my performance,”…

Tommy Voeckler was in the break so the Tour’s started now

July 8, 2014 · by Alex · in Tour de France

Okay, the Tour is officially underway. I know we’ve already had the Grand Départ and millions of people watching, but two crucial things happened on stage four. One, we got to France. Two, Tommy Voeckler…

Thomas Voeckler and his many faces

July 19, 2012 · by Alex · in Tour de France

Physically, it looks like there’s something wrong with Thomas Voeckler. His torso’s too small and the effect’s compounded by the way he rolls and writhes on his bike, like he’s trying to work half a…

Thomas Voeckler winces his way to stage 10 victory

July 11, 2012 · by Alex · in Tour de France

My cable connection was knackered today, so I only saw the last 10km on the highlights. I basically got to see Thomas Voeckler making faces and weaving about the road in one of those finishes…

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