We need to talk about Gaviria
Were I asked, here at the start of 2019, to pick a bike rider to sprint for my life, IContinue Reading
Category: pro cycling
The first rule of nicknames (with Philippe “The Crush-o-tron” Gilbert)
The first rule of nicknames is: you don’t get to give yourself a nickname. As a schoolboy, left to negotiate theContinue Reading
Cycling needs to ban these things!
The sport of pro cycling has always maintained a close relationship with banning stuff. Rules have been created, occasionally enforced,Continue Reading
A shivering Brit craving sunshine
The north of England, I can confirm, is damp and cold at this point in January. My first reaction to the sight the pro peloton limbering up for, and then racing in, the Tour Down Under, clad in shorts and summer jerseys, is one of seething envy.
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