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
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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 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.
Tour de France 2018 Stage 9: A cobblestone for a heart
Degenkolb was emotional at the finish, looking like a man who’d narrowly survived the big set piece shoot-out at the end of an action movie. He was only a tight white vest away from Bruce Willis at his most knowingly heroic.
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