2021 Tour Archives

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What It’s Like to Experience the VIP Škoda Hospitality Programme at the Tour

June 26, 2021 at 7:00 am5 min reading

Road cycling

Win great prizes with Škoda? Well, why not. I am a Tour de France aficionado after all. I went on to read the first question of the We Love Cycling contest and quickly found out I wasn’t as fluent in the 1970s editions of Le…

The Reasons Why You Have to Love the Tour de France

June 25, 2021 at 11:29 am5 min watching

Road cycling

As the date of the 108th edition of the Tour de France draws near, our shared excitement grows. After what has been an uncertain year and a half for mass events of all kinds, the cycling community breathed a sigh of relief to find out…

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Who’s Going to Win the Škoda Green Jersey?

June 25, 2021 at 11:15 am5 min reading

Road cycling

This year’s race for the Tour de France green jersey looked like a thrilling three-man contest that might be decided on the final sprint to the finish in Paris – until the late announcement that last year’s winner, Sam Bennett of Deceuninck-QuickStep, will not be…

Mark Cavendish Will Not Go for Eddy Merckx’s Record at the Tour

June 24, 2021 at 3:09 pm5 min reading

Road cycling

Unfortunately, the defending champ of the Škoda Green Jersey, Sam Bennett, is not fit enough to race at the 2021 Tour de France. Deceuninck – Quick-Step GM, Patrick Lefevere, therefore had to choose a different sprinter from the team’s ranks. And to the delight of…

The 2021 Tour de France Will Be a Cliffhanger

June 21, 2021 at 11:09 am6 min reading

Road cycling

The 2021 Tour de France, which starts on June 26, is both the easiest race to call and the most difficult. I don’t think you need a super-computer to predict that the winner of the yellow jersey will be one of three riders. And the…