The Psychology of a Polka Dot
The rider of the 2017 Tour de France was, for my money, Warren Barguil. While Froome, Bardet and Uran earnestlyContinue Reading
Author: ragtime cyclist
Tour de France 2018 Stage 12: Froomey, we have a situation
Post-stage Thomas, having consolidated his Yellow Jersey, continued to give it the genial jack-the-lad Welshman, praising Froome and toeing the team-leader line. As TV’s Ned Boulting noted yesterday, regarding Team Sky’s internal politics: “at the very least we have a situation.”
Tour de France 2018 Stage 11: Sky-shaped
The Tour de France, for the riders, is death by a thousand cuts. The drip-drip of hourly, daily, weekly sufferingContinue Reading
Tour de France 2018 Stage 10: The Goldilocks Tour
From that early break he was out in front from the start. As the group whittled away around him he looked perky and light, and with 30k’s to go he attacked solo; devouring Alps like a hungry child going at an airport Toblerone.
