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COMPETITION: Who will win the Vuelta a España and why do you care?
OK, let’s take the last part first. I’m a little angry that you even asked. In fact, step right back and get out. Overlooked, barely on TV, only vaguely on the internet, this is the grand tour that’s always third … Continue reading
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Tagged Alberto Contador, Alejandro Valverde, Bike Fit, Boonen, Bouhanni, Cadel Evans, Chris froome, Chris Horner, Coppi, Degenkolb, Fabio Aru, fantasy cycling, Ferrari, Giro d'Italia, Herbie Sykes, Infographic Guide to Cycling, Joaquim Rodriguez, Merckx, Nairo Quintana, Nick Ascroft, Peter Sagan, Phil Burt, RCUK, Rigoberto Urán, Road Cycling UK, Sky Procycling, Team Sky, Tony Martin, Tour de France, Vuelta, Vuelta a Espana
The medium mountains of the Tour de France: How to lose money
Guessing the winners in the medium mountain stages of the Tour de France has no real-world hook to hang one’s guess on. One is left groping against a flat surface like a sleepwalker in a phone box. It depends. There … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013, Alberto Contador, Chavanel, Chris froome, Contador, Gilbert, Jérémy Roy, Jonathan Castroviejo, Kreuziger, Medium Mountains, Michał Kwiatkowski, Mollema, Mountain stage, Navardauskas, Niemiec, Peter Sagan, Quintana, Richie Porte, Stage 16, Stage 17, Svein Tuft, Sylvain Chavanel, Ten Dam, Thomas De Gendt, time-trial, Tom Dumoulin, Tony Martin, Tour de France, Valverde, Vichot, Voeckler
Who to back in the 2013 Tour de France no. 1: USA
I gave a Brito-centric guide to blind-eyed patriotism for the Giro d’Italia, but will spread my net a little wider for the Tour de France. Here’s who to back from all the interloping English-speaking nations. First up … Yew-Essay! Yew-Essay! … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Talansky, Bent Brookwater, BMC, BMC Racing Team, Brent Bookwalter, Cadel Evans, Cannondale, Christian Vandevelde, crash, Criterium, Davd Millar, doping ban, Garmin-Sharp, Lance Armstrong, Nick Ascroft, Oprah, Paris-Nice, Peter Sagan, Ramunas Navardauskas, Ryder Hesjedal, Ted King, Tejay van Garderen, Thomas Danielson, time-trial, Tour de France, Tour de France 2013, Tour of California, Tour of Qatar, US riders
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Can you beat Bloomsbury Sport at Fantasy Cycling?
For 3 weeks of the year, every year, I become obsessed. The blinkers are on and all I can think about is the Tour de France. It truly is one of the greatest of tests of sporting endurance – of … Continue reading