Every few years when contracts end, the cycling WorldTour experiences a veritable merry-go-round of equipment sponsorship changes driven by a number of motives such as money (of course), product innovation and changes in team ownership.
Despite the COVID-19 outbreak, the professional cycling scene didn’t break down and concluded at the finish of all three Grand Tours. Even though most races were postponed and stripped of the audience, it was a successful year with many positive feats.
There’s an old saying in Grand Tour racing (if not, there should be): he who lives by the time trial, dies by the time trial. Or vice versa. Just ask Primož Roglič who famously suffered a fatal defeat to countryman Tadej Pogačar in the time…
What an opening to this year’s last Grand Tour! With a tough climb at the finish of the first stage, the battle for the overall win has already begun. Primož Roglič is now in the lead, Chris Froome is out of contention and if the…