In an exhilarating display of racing prowess, Rui Costa of the Intermarché-Circus-Wanty team surged to a victory during stage 15 of the Vuelta a España, which unfolded on a sunny Sunday afternoon.
It seems that if it wasn’t for bad luck, Remco Evenepoel wouldn’t have any luck at all in the Vuelta a España. But considering all the bad luck he has endured in this first week of the race, it’s impressive that he still has narrow…
Jumbo-Visma have unveiled their formidable line-up for the 2023 Vuelta a España, a roster that boasts the firepower of Jonas Vingegaard and Primož Roglič as co-leaders. Both riders have showcased an impeccable performance this season, with Vingegaard claiming the Tour de France title and Roglič…
It’s important to remember, in case we have forgotten the many bad crashes in this year’s rain-drenched Giro d’Italia and the death of Gino Mäder in the Tour de Suisse, that road racing is a dangerous sport. Improved training methods and continuously updated cycling and…
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…
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,…
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.…
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…
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…
