Liege-Bastogne-Liege 2018: van der Breggen and Jungels solo to victory
Jungels BOB JUNGELS ignited Liege-Bastogne-Liege when he attacked over the Roche-aux-Faucons, and time-trialled his way to his first Monument. The … Continue reading
FINAL KM: Tour of The Alps Stage 5
A Tour of the Alps that delivered on the thrills, wrapped up with a final, feisty stage and a hint … Continue reading
FINAL KM: Tour of The Alps Stage 4
Another late climb – swooping descent – flat run to the line combination made for another rip-roaring day of attackity … Continue reading
FINAL KM: Tour of The Alps Stage 3, La Fleche Wallonnes
We LOVE it when riders that reach out and grab the race by the scruff of it’s neck and BOY … Continue reading
La Fleche Wallonne 2018: van der Breggan and Alaphilippe conquer the Huy
La Fleche Wallonne always comes down to the lactic-filled effort on the Mur de Huy and this edition was no … Continue reading
FINAL KM: Tour of The Alps Stage 2
A Colombian carnaval on the Queen stage!!! Two tiny climbers took the honours after a lot of cat and mouse-ing by … Continue reading
Tweets of the Week: Hamster gold, QuickStep coiffures and hipster racing
We’ve barely recovered from Roubaix and we’re straight into Ardennes week with some Breton racing thrown in for good measure. We have Quick-Step hair, Viking spirit, and piglets for everyone in this edition of Tweets of the Week! Continue reading
FINAL KM: Tour of The Alps Stage 1
With Chris Froome, Thibaut Pinot, Miguel Angel Lopez, and Fabio Aru on the start line, the climbing fest that is Tour of the Alps should give us a clue who’s peaking nicely for the Giro.
FINAL KM: Tro-Bro Léon, Amstel Gold Races, Commonweath Games
So much cycling to celebrate this past weekend, let’s not waste any time…
Videos
Davide Formolo (Cannondale-Garmin) delivered for the team at this year’s Giro d’Italia with a popular solo win on stage four. Called up only a fortnight before the start, he hadn’t specifically trained for the race, which leaves us wondering whether he might have bettered his overall 31st place if he’d targetted this race. Keeping the pink glow going, he looks back at his first Grand Tour.
Created in 1993 to enable amateur cyclists to personally experience a stage of each year’s Tour de France, L’Etape de Tour is THE cyclosportive. This year’s event takes place on Sunday 19th July over 142km from Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to La Toussuire.
All places are taken for this year’s Etape (unless you get a place with a tour operator or through a charity). Places go fast as soon as registration opens so if you want to get a jump on proceedings for next year, take a minute to register with ASO Challenges. Registration details are here. Also, follow l’Etape on Twitter and Facebook for news all year round.
Links: Official website
Images
To many of us, the Grubers’ work really epitomises the Belgian Cobbled Classics. If you haven’t seen their gallery for Cannondale-Garmin, go now!
http://slipstreamsports.com/2015/03/30/gallery-gent-wevelgem-gruber-images/
“We’ve tried to go down roads and go through places that are far more interesting than the number of watts we’re putting out and the speed we’re averaging.” Gus Morton
The Australian cycling site, Cycling Tips, just goes from strength to strength in my book. Up on the site now is Thereabouts, a 45-minute documentary made with Gus and Lachlan Morton about their experience riding from Port Macquarie to Uluru – riding over 2,000km in just 12 days. Why did they do it? To reconnect with the reasons why they started riding in the first place. Click here to read more about their story.
Read about it, watch it, get inspired by it.
Asides
All of the history and excitement of the world’s most famous one-day bicycle race in one coffee-table book. Paris-Roubaix: A Journey Through Hell is an essential read for anyone interested in this spectacular race.
Want your own kit or need something special for your cycling club? Contact G4 who provide a custom service!
http://www.calameo.com/read/003111411e32746b42755
Quotes
“Riders like me and Cancellara don’t think about the points, just the win.”
Vincenzo Nibali bemoans the lack of fierce joy in the riders of the peloton, many of whom he believes play it safe and ride just for points, not the win.
Read his straight-talking interview on Velonews.
When asked what animal he would like to be, Bernie Eisel answered ‘My cat. She has the best life you can imagine!’
I happen to know that there are a whole lotta ladies out there who would kill to be Bernie’s cat. I’ll leave that there …
The face a million women love (Image: Team Sky)
Here is Team Sky’s 20 Questions to the Ladies Favourite
