by Simon Crisp
As Alberto Contador saddles up in his attempt to try and become the first man to win the Giro-Tour double in 17 years, it's worth having a look back at his last go, in 2011. Generally regarded as one of, if not the hardest, cycling feats it is possible to target, the combo has been... Continue Reading →
When Felix Levitan,the Tour de France director, was told he could finish the Tour de France in the center of Paris, rather than it's previous finish locations of the Parc des Princes Velodrome (1903-1967) or the La Cipale Velodrome (1968-1974), he was bullish in his proposals - he wanted what he thought was the most... Continue Reading →
The green jersey is arguably the third competition in terms of importance in this year's Tour de France, being behind, of course, the yellow jersey, but given this year celebrates the 40th anniversary of the King of the Mountains Polka-Dot Jersey, it slips behind that, no thanks to the fact that it has also not... Continue Reading →
The 2015 Tour de France has the potential to be a real humdinger. Of the riders who have won a Grand Tour who are still riding (Contador, Nibali, Basso, Cunego, Hesjedal, Quintana, Scarponi, Froome, Wiggins, Horner and Valverde), the cream will be present, and with a mouth watering course available on which to demonstrate their... Continue Reading →
1975 was quite a year for the Tour de France. Eddy Merckx attempted, and failed, to secure a record sixth Tour, succumbing to Bernard Thevenet and perhaps wounded by a punch from a spectator, as well as a broken cheekbone. The Champs-Elysees became the final playground of the Tour, with the move from the Velodrome... Continue Reading →
The 2015 Giro was a solidly entertaining, if not spectacular, grand tour, which gave us a great variety of stories and disputes to dwell on, as well as some exciting and unpredictable racing. I'm not convinced it was quite as magical as everyone made out - the fact that Contador took such a huge lead... Continue Reading →
The ProTour, and it's child/sister project the World Tour, were not created with the intention of creating a more globalised, international cycle sport, although the World Tour's name has enough inference to suggest this should be expected of it. Instead, it was meant to unify cycling's calendar and ensure that the top teams and riders... Continue Reading →
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