Vuelta Espana 2018 Stage 9: the accidental leader
For the past few days, stage nine had carried the subtitle: “The day when Rudy Molard will lose the redContinue Reading
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Vuelta Espana 2018 Stage 7: the unknowable fifth dimension
Spain, it occurs to me after watching stage seven wend its way through a vast, parched nothingness, is an emptyContinue Reading
Vuelta Espana 2018 Stage 6: dreaming in Spanish
The Spanish, as we know, are the kings of the siesta; that civilised little afternoon nap that helps them avoidContinue Reading
Vuelta Espana 2018 Stage 5: So you want to win a breakaway?
If you were in the market for a breakaway stage win at a Grand Tour you’d pick the Vuelta Espana.
It’s an opportunist’s race, and the most breakaway friendly of the three; the Giro being bat-shit crazy from start to finish, and le Tour being too big and too important for anyone to leave anything to chance.
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