Marcel Kittel Archives

The Change in Team Dynamics in the Last 20 Years of the Tour de France by Matt Stephens

July 1, 2023 at 6:00 am5 min reading

Road cycling

The Tour de France has witnessed a quite remarkable transformation in team dynamics over the past two decades. From the strategic formation of ‘sprint trains’ to the shifting priorities in the general classification, teams have adapted their tactics to changing circumstances. At the same time,…

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“It’s Exhausting.” On Fighting for the Škoda Green Jersey with André Greipel

July 18, 2022 at 10:51 am6 min reading

Road cycling

The points classification in the Tour de France has been mostly defined by sprinters. They come to the Tour seeking glory on the flatter days. For those riders, this competition is their main goal for the race. So, what’s it like to compete for this…

The (Sometimes) Unbearable Stress of Professional Racing

May 10, 2021 at 9:20 am6 min reading

Road cycling

When 2017 Giro d’Italia and world time trial champion Tom Dumoulin said in January that he was suspending his racing career, the shock was felt across the cycling world. Just days earlier, his Jumbo-Visma team had released an interview in which the 30-year-old Dutchman said…

UK to Invest £2bn in Cycling and Other Important News from the World of Cycling

May 11, 2020 at 11:51 am4 min reading

Socialising and Culture

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How Did Photo Finish Become a Thing

April 9, 2020 at 2:44 pm5 min reading

Road cycling

Do you bet on sports? If you do, your and hundreds of thousands of other fans’ happiness (or the opposite) depends on precise rankings. Before photo-finish cameras were invented, the results could be uncertain and prone to be challenged. Today, the photo-finish cameras can not…

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Boasson Hagen Leads the Critérium du Dauphiné and Other Cool News from the World of Cycling

June 10, 2019 at 1:13 pm4 min reading

Road cycling

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Kittel on Doping Revelations: “It Is a Slap in the Face to All Clean Athletes Like Me”

March 6, 2019 at 1:10 pm4 min reading

Road cycling

Former Groupama-FDJ’s pro Georg Preidler and Aqua Blue Sport’s Stefan Denifl admitted involvement in the latest doping scandal. Following 16 police raids in Austria and Germany from last week, 40 blood bags were seized. Nine people were arrested, and everything points towards blood doping in…

Lotto Soudal Training Philosophy Revealed and Other Cool News from the World of Cycling

November 26, 2018 at 1:50 pm4 min reading

#Ride2Unite

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Tour de France 2018 – The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

July 31, 2018 at 7:16 am5 min reading

Road cycling

Tear gas, disappointing retirements, and yet a new generation of cyclists look set to take the peloton by storm. This year’s Tour was a mixed bag – so let’s try to make sense of the results of the ASO’s weird and wonderful 2018.