Let’s start on an infomercial note. Did this ever happen to you? You’re discussing a person with somebody and the person in question suddenly shows up behind your back, being there long enough to hear the best parts, while you’re being completely unaware? Something similar…
The issue is not entirely new to cycling fans. In 2015, organizers of the Flanders Diamond Tour in Belgium apologized for using bikini-clad podium girls at women’s race after one of the riders, Marijn de Vries, tweeted that the setup was an “utter disgrace”.…
His Slovakian team began the World Championships race vastly outnumbered, but Peter Sagan still managed to cross the finish line first. Securing the second world title for Slovakia with just three riders against nine in most of the top teams is truly an amazing feat.
I’m writing this article having watched Chris Froome running up that hill like Kate Bush in a Yellow Jersey. It’s an awkward kind of drama that Le Tour organisers try to avoid. Let’s be thankful the Green Jersey competition is providing the right kind of…
