Part Two of our A to Z of the 2018 season – we have riders who set off on their own tour, the winningest team in the peloton, a Frenchman who thrives on Italian roads and Roubaix-style heroics. Add to that some Viking magic, rainbows changing hands and we finish where we so often end … the Zoncolan. [If you’ve not read Part 1 Alaphilippe to Monuments, it is here …]
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This prestigious award is not decided on by mere trifles such as UCI points or pay slips. Like our regular Rider of the Race accolade, this title goes to the rider who has leapt out and grabbed us with his panache, made us laugh, made us cry and most of all made us LOVE this sport.
Previous winners: 2012 – Bradley Wiggins; 2013 – Peter Sagan; 2014 – Michal Kwiatkowski; 2015 – Peter Sagan; 2016 – Peter Sagan; 2017 -Tom Dumoulin
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