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The Battle for the Škoda Green Jersey: Philipsen (and van der Poel) Seize the Lead

July 7, 2023 at 8:49 am4 min reading

Road cycling

Just to be different, I’ll open this blog about the race for the Tour de France Škoda Green Jersey with a video, courtesy of Eurosport (the pertinent footage begins at 2 minutes). It shows Mathieu van der Poel leading out his Alpecin-Deceuninck teammate Jasper Philipsen…

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OPINION: Selfish Vingegaard versus Callous Pogačar?

July 3, 2023 at 11:17 am5 min reading

Road cycling

The first two stages of this year’s Tour de France were quite extraordinary, and not only because they went against long tradition by being very difficult and forcing teams to show their GC cards early. After only two days of racing, the two yellow jersey…

Victor Lafay on Winning Stage 2: “I told myself, ‘Allez, allez, allez’ and held faith until the end.”

July 3, 2023 at 7:22 am4 min reading

Road cycling

After a 15-year wait, Cofidis was lifted by Victor Lafay, who clinched the second stage victory at the Tour de France in San Sebastian. His triumph was down to a perfectly orchestrated attack under the flamme rouge, amidst a spectacularly intense final hour of the…

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Two Farewells + Strong Contenders = Hot Škoda Green Jersey Race at the Tour

June 29, 2023 at 5:02 pm4 min reading

Road cycling

It would be crass to begin this preview of the race for this year’s Tour de France Škoda Green Jersey with anyone other than Mark Cavendish, though he has only a slim chance of winning. The greatest sprinter of them all has won 57 Grand…

Jumbo-Visma Rules the Road with Pedal Power and Moxie

May 3, 2023 at 2:17 pm4 min reading

Road cycling

Cycling aficionados tend, much less than, say, football fans, to follow the exploits of individual cyclists, rather than teams. The reason is obvious: football teams have community followings that don’t end when a fan moves to another city or country. A fan of the Chelsea…

Van Aert vs. Van der Poel: A Rivalry for the Ages

April 12, 2023 at 1:05 pm4 min reading

Road cycling

Anquetil versus Poulidor. LeMond versus Hinault. Coppi versus Bartali. Road racing over the years has been the arena of some bitter rivalries that have become part of the legend of a sport where even mountains are legendary. Rivalries like these benefit primarily the fans because…

Van der Poel Wins Paris-Roubaix After Flat Punctures van Aert’s Dream

April 10, 2023 at 11:36 am4 min reading

Road cycling

Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceunick) took advantage of a flat tire suffered by his arch-rival, Wout van der Aert (Jumbo-Visma), with 15km to go in the race and rode away to victory in a brutal Paris-Rubaix. The puncture occurred on the five-star (for extremely difficult)…

Criticism of Wout van Aert Reveals a Generational Divide

April 5, 2023 at 1:51 pm4 min reading

Road cycling

Why has everyone been on Wout van Aert’s case since he gifted victory in the recent Gent-Wevelgem to his Jumbo-Visma teammate and good friend Christophe Laporte? Surely the photo past the finish line of that race, with the two riders arm in arm, is a…

How to Get a Performance Boost from Baking Soda

March 30, 2023 at 8:58 am4 min reading

Health & Training

Baking soda seems to be re-emerging as a must-have, cutting-edge supplement. Cyclists have been using it for years but when Jumbo-Visma riders Primož Roglič and Wout van Aert gave a bicarb-based product thumbs up, the cycling world noticed. Let’s take a look at how this…

Christophe Laporte on Gent-Wevelgem: “Wout asked me if I wanted to win. It’s incredible“

March 27, 2023 at 11:11 am3 min reading

Road cycling

A stunning one-two at Gent-Wevelgem for Jumbo-Visma! Christophe Laporte and Wout van Aert dominated the race with solo to the finish after an attack on the Kemmelberg with 50 kilometres to go.

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The Battle for the Škoda Green Jersey: Philipsen (and van der Poel) Seize the Lead

OPINION: Selfish Vingegaard versus Callous Pogačar?

Victor Lafay on Winning Stage 2: “I told myself, ‘Allez, allez, allez’ and held faith until the end.”

Two Farewells + Strong Contenders = Hot Škoda Green Jersey Race at the Tour

Jumbo-Visma Rules the Road with Pedal Power and Moxie

Van Aert vs. Van der Poel: A Rivalry for the Ages

Van der Poel Wins Paris-Roubaix After Flat Punctures van Aert’s Dream

Criticism of Wout van Aert Reveals a Generational Divide

How to Get a Performance Boost from Baking Soda

Christophe Laporte on Gent-Wevelgem: “Wout asked me if I wanted to win. It’s incredible“

Paris-Tour / Paris-Tours Espoirs / Km H/F

Cycling Tour

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Paris-Tour / Paris-Tours Espoirs / Km H/F

Cycling Tour

La Vuelta