After a tough 2020 and a protracted calendar, the 2021 cycling season has given fans around the world a warm embrace of normality with an almost full racing calendar.
The image of this year’s Vuelta a España that will linger the longest in my mind is that of Clement Champoussin dragging himself up the 9 per cent gradient to the finish line of stage 20, his mouth wide open, his bike unsteady under him,…
The Slovenian superstar sealed the overall victory with a stage win. This is his third La Vuelta win in a row. Will he make it four next year? We can’t wait to find out. All Fabio Jakobsen had to do to win the battle for…
It was difficult for Deceuninck – Quick-Step to control the finale but they still managed to come out on top in the end. And thus Jakobsen confirmed the position of the best sprinter at this year’s La Vuelta.
As it has been from the start of this year’s Vuelta, the race for the green jersey continues to be defined by the riders who are not in the race. With both Peter Sagan and Caleb Ewan absent because of injuries they suffered in the…
If you look up the winners of the green jersey in the last 10 editions of the Vuelta a España, you will notice something remarkable. Only one of the 10 riders to win the green jersey over that decade was a pure sprinter, John Degenkolb,…
When is an athlete too old to race a bike professionally on the road? Is age the determining factor or are results the sole measurement of a rider’s capacity to make a positive impact? The answer isn’t clear in the modern pro peloton.
