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Stage nine time trial – detailed analysis

July 9, 2012 · by Alex · in Tour de France

Okay, so Cadel Evans rode quite fast, but Chris Froome rode faster and Bradley Wiggins rode FASTER STILL. Time trials are pretty easy to get your head around. There’s actually even less to consider in…

Half an idea what’s happening in the Tour de France

July 8, 2012 · by Alex · in Tour de France

If you’ve no idea what’s going on in the Tour de France, here’s an update from someone with half an idea. Lesson one: forget about all the guys who won stages in the first week….

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…

The Schlecks lose half a minute in Tour de France prologue

June 30, 2012 · by Alex · in Tour de France

You don’t really imagine that much will happen in a prologue. It’s only a handful of miles out of a race that covers thousands of them. The Schlecks had other ideas, however. In keeping with…

Bradley Wiggins – Tour de France rider to know and love

June 30, 2012 · by Alex · in Tour de France

Say what you like about Wiggo, at least he’s got the decency to be quite tall and over 30 years of age. Those are qualities I can get behind. Not so sure about the freakishly…

Cadel Evans – Tour de France rider to know and love

June 30, 2012 · by Alex · in Tour de France

I haven’t really formed a strong opinion about Cadel Evans yet, even though he won the 2011 Tour and is one of the favourites this year. About the only thing I ever think when I…

Denis Menchov – Tour de France cyclist to know and love

June 30, 2012 · by Alex · in Tour de France

Technically, I’m supporting Bradley Wiggins in his bid to win the Tour de France. He’s British and so am I. However, Sky’s preparations are so clinical and professional, you’d be mistaken for thinking they were…

The Schlecks – Tour de France riders to know and love

June 27, 2012 · by Alex · in Tour de France

I have a friend called Dan who is one half of a pair of twins. He once told me that some of his mum’s friends call him “the twins”. What he means by this is…

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