The defending champion Primož Roglič (Jumbo-Visma) knows how to use a disappointing Tour to fuel his Vuelta efforts. Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers) and Aleksander Vlasov (Astana-Premier Tech) have been in waiting since the Giro. Adam Yates (Ineos Grenadiers) has been on the Grand Tour sidelines…
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,…
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…
Who would have thought that the first five stages of the Tour de France could provide so much drama? If it had been a movie, no one would have believed that a single sporting event could contain so much feel-good drama, so many horrific crashes…
It’s almost impossible not to come across his name in the world of professional road cycling. His improbable (and late, by pro cycling standards) rise to fame over the last six years continues to mesmerize the world. Primož Roglič, the 31-year-old UCI WorldTeam Slovenian rider…
The 2021 Tour de France, which starts on June 26, is both the easiest race to call and the most difficult. I don’t think you need a super-computer to predict that the winner of the yellow jersey will be one of three riders. And the…
