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Undroppable Geraint Thomas | the 2018 Tour de France final week recap

July 30, 2018 · by Alex · in Tour de France

Yellow jersey contenders Green jersey contenders Week one recap Week two recap Final week recap Geraint Thomas didn’t really concede any time, to anyone, at any point. This is a good and effective way of…

Geraint Thomas wins the Alpine leg | 2018 Tour de France week two recap

July 23, 2018 · by Alex · in Tour de France

Yellow jersey contenders Green jersey contenders Week one recap Week two recap Final week recap If the Alpine leg were a solid object, it would presumably be a bodily appendage made out of cheese. But…

Greg Van Avermaet exploits curt climbs, cobbles and crash avoidance | The 2018 Tour de France week one recap

July 16, 2018 · by Alex · in Tour de France

Yellow jersey contenders Green jersey contenders Week one recap Week two recap Final week recap Week one is best divided into the green story and the yellow story. Let’s deal with the green story first…

Chris Froome, jack of all trades, master of three-week racing | the 2017 Tour de France final week wrap

July 26, 2017 · by Alex · in Tour de France

The Final Week Wrap is an attempt to give an overview of how things panned out in the Tour de France. It focuses on the general classification – which is the overall race – rather…

Stage 18: Warren Barguil really is King of the Mountains

July 20, 2017 · by Alex · in Tour de France

The top three riders in this year’s Tour de France refused to be separated by mountains. Technically, Rigoberto Uran finished two seconds behind Romain Bardet and Chris Froome atop the Izoard, but that was just…

Stage 17: Primoz Roglic unsurprisingly quick downhill

July 19, 2017 · by Alex · in Tour de France

Last year Primoz Roglic was one hundredth of a second away from wearing the leader’s jersey in the Giro d’Italia. He went on to win the second time trial in that race, even though it…

Froome and Aru play pass the yellow jersey | Second Rest Day Wrap

July 16, 2017 · by Alex · in Tour de France

The Rest Day Wrap is an attempt to give an overview of where things stand in the Tour de France. It focuses on the general classification – which is the overall race – rather than…

Stage 14: Fabio Aru learns that the peloton is long

July 15, 2017 · by Alex · in Tour de France

As cocky finishes go, Michael Matthews’ 50m long no-handed roll to the line was up there. Greg Van Avermaet couldn’t catch him even when he stopped pedalling – although the ghost of Peter Sagan had…

Stage 12: Everyone beats Chris Froome

July 13, 2017 · by Alex · in Tour de France

Okay, not everybody, but it was an uncharacteristically limp performance from a man who so rarely relinquishes the yellow jersey midway through the race. His team were strong. Very strong. Unrivalled budget strong. But then…

Chris Froome still intact | First Rest Day Wrap

July 10, 2017 · by Alex · in Tour de France

The Rest Day Wrap is my attempt to give an overview of where things stand in the Tour de France. It’s less about stage wins and focuses instead on the general classification, which is the…

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