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Tag: Cycling Legends

  • the-greatest-domestiques-of-all-time

    The Greatest Domestiques of All Time
    Socialising and Culture

    With the Tour de France knocking on our door, it’s high time to take a look at the heroes that make this event the biggest spectacle in the two-wheeled world. While for most people, those are yellow jersey owners, the winners of the Škoda Green…

  • when-top-class-cycling-runs-in-the-family

    When Top-Class Cycling Runs in the Family
    Socialising and Culture

    Sport has always had the ability to produce fairy-tale stories where from generation to generation, the talent gene is passed down from father to son, mother to daughter – and the other two iterations in this narrative – allowing families to compete at the highest…

  • 5-of-cyclings-classic-rivalries

    5 of Cycling’s Classic Rivalries
    Socialising and Culture

    Emotional, dynamic, and undeniably a driving force for some of the best athletic performances ever recorded, rivalries are a big part of what makes sports so exciting for fans and athletes alike. Born from a desire to out-perform another great talent, the best rivalries constitute…

  • gino-bartali-was-a-hero-on-a-racing-bike

    Gino Bartali Was a Hero on a Racing Bike
    Road cycling

    The events of the past two weeks in the United States make this a very good time to recall a man who, for a time, risked his life almost daily to fight one of the most brutal persecutions in modern history – that of the…

  • the-champion-who-was-left-for-dead-and-rose-again

    The Champion Who Was Left for Dead and Rose Again
    Road cycling

    His cycling journey began when he was seventeen and lasted for an impressive seven decades. This incredible persona made New Zealand’s racing history and yet almost nobody talks about him in our little world of cycling. Let’s fix this unfortunate mistake and tell a story…