Every rider in the professional peloton has their own unique tale. Here at VeloVoices, we try to give a voice to some of the more unsung ones. I recently spent an evening with Androni’s Daniele Ratto, a rider I first met back in spring 2014, when he seemingly had the world at his feet, after an audacious descent to win the most challenging Pyrenean stage in Vuelta a Espana 2013. Continue reading
The World Championships have been completed, and the 2013 cycling season enters its last knockings as October dawns. The WorldTour is drawing to a close, and one last flurry of races across Europe heralds the start of the off-season. But that’s not to say there isn’t plenty of good racing still to come this month. Here’s a quick look at what’s in store.
In part one of our post-Vuelta round-table we focussed on the race and the riders who made it so exciting. In the second half of our discussion, we turned our attention to some of the wider talking points thrown up by the race.