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Rain, Covid and Redemption for Primož Roglič at the Giro

May 29, 2023 at 9:29 am4 min reading

Road cycling

This story about the 2023 Giro d’Italia was going to be about the rain, the crashes and the Covid cases of the first two weeks. It was going to highlight the many withdrawals from the race because of injury or illness (51 in total, including…

The Main Takeaways of This Year’s Exciting Tour de France

July 20, 2021 at 8:51 am6 min reading

Road cycling

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,…

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TdF Commentary Column: Pogačar Is Just Four Stages from Another Win

July 15, 2021 at 8:59 am5 min reading

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Four more stages of this turbulent, surprising, crash-filled Tour de France are left to run and, despite all the drama and shocks, nothing essential has changed in the race for the yellow jersey, except a reshuffling of the runners-up and Tadej Pogačar increasing his lead.…

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Pogačar Still in the Lead and Other Cool News from the World of Cycling

July 12, 2021 at 11:04 am4 min reading

Road cycling

Another Monday is here, and so is our news from the world of cycling. So, what did you miss?

The 2021 Tour de France Will Be a Cliffhanger

June 21, 2021 at 11:09 am6 min reading

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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…

What We Learned from La Vuelta and the 2020 Season

November 9, 2020 at 2:29 pm6 min reading

Road cycling

There’s an old saying in Grand Tour racing (if not, there should be): he who lives by the time trial, dies by the time trial. Or vice versa. Just ask Primož Roglič who famously suffered a fatal defeat to countryman Tadej Pogačar in the time…

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Hailstorm Batters Critérium du Dauphiné as Primož Roglič Wins Stage 2

August 14, 2020 at 9:41 am4 min reading

Road cycling

Team Ineos tried to control the race but Chris Froome, Geraint Thomas and Pavel Sivakov simply faded away in the final part of the stage. It was up to Egan Bernal alone to battle Sepp Kuss and Primož Roglič from Jumbo-Visma. Bernal tried to attack…