You know we’re strong advocates of not letting bikes lie idle in the off-season but still, the days of feeling like lazing around multiply in autumn. No need to feel guilty about that – chill and watch some cycling movies while you’re at it. Here’s…
The headline sounds promising, but the negotiations are far from finished. The British sprinter, who won the Škoda Green Jersey at this year’‘s Tour de France and Patrick Lefevere, the team‘s GM, has not are yet to agreed on financial terms with Patrick Lefevere, the…
The colour green is most often seen as a symbol of hope and renewal because of its association with springtime when green shoots and buds appear after the long coma of winter. In this year’s Grand Tours, the theme has been reinforced twice with green…
Wow, what a breathtaking, dramatic Tour de France we have just witnessed. Everything about the three-week race was good for the soul: the racing was fast and hard, there were terrific performances by new stars and, best of all, the loud, aggressive crowds were back,…
After a dominant performance throughout the whole race, the 22-year-old secured the general classification, young rider, and mountains classifications again. Last year he became the only rider to win these simultaneously. He is now the only rider to do it twice in a row. One…
With only three stages left – and no mountains – it’s time to pay tribute to 36-year-old Mark Cavendish who returned from years of cycling frustration to light up this year’s Tour de France with a spectacular performance. Barring accident or illness, Cavendish will win…
One big story about this year’s Tour de France is about the riders that are not riding in it, whether they dropped out before the start, like Sam Bennett, or during the race, like last year’s runner-up Primož Roglič and, before stage 12, seven-time green…
It would have been quite normal to expect that, after a first week filled with crashes, shocks and drama, the Tour de France would lose some of its excitement going into the second week. But not at all. This is a Tour de France that…
