Vuelta a Espana 2017 : Stage 3 – Nibali takes the stage, Froome takes the GC
Vincenzo Nibali was dropped on the climbs but he fought back on descent of the Comella to join the leaders. Then … Continue reading
Vuelta a Espana 2017 : Stage 2 – Lampaert leaps into red
Quick Step Floors tore the peloton apart in a wind-blasted finale and Yves Lampaert put his TT skills to great use, … Continue reading
Vuelta a Espana 2017 : Stage 1- Slick and speedy BMC deliver Dennis into red.
BMC delivered a smooth, silky performance on a tight, tortuous tester of a team time trial in Nîmes. The men … Continue reading
Final KM: Stage 7 BinckBank Tour, Stage 4 Arctic Race of Norway
You know what thrills me most about bike racing? When riders seize their chance, throw fear to the wall and … Continue reading
Final KM: Stage 6 BinckBank Tour, Stage 3 Arctic Race of Norway
They say the riders make the race and so they did on a thrilling Saturday of racing. Tim Wellens took … Continue reading
Final KM: Stage 5 BinckBank Tour, Stage 2 Arctic Race of Norway
A tactical Amstel Gold day at the BinckBank Tour and the Arctic Race goes full-on military with a sprint on … Continue reading
Final KM: Stage 4 BinckBank Tour, Stage 1 Arctic Race of Norway
Theuns in Belgium and Teuns in Norway. Can’t say that happens very often can you?
Final KM: Stage 3 BinckBank Tour
Another wet day, another tricky finish and another win for the World Champion – his 99th!!!!
Final KM: Stage 2 BinckBank Tour
A TT day when the early birds most definitely caught the worms.
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.
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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
