State of the Peloton 2023

How's the peloton looking this year? Who has the strongest team? Who has the most stage winners? Now I've managed to get Flourish to embed, here's lots of charts... Who is the strongest team? Well, this year, it's UAE, although it should be noted that Jumbo have surged since their 2017 nadir. This ranking by...

Cycling Teams & Identity – Their attempts at branding

Cycling teams are famously dislocated from any particular home, in contrast to football and rugby teams which draw in a group from a surrounding geographical area. Cycling teams may have a loose affiliation to a nation, but lack any other real identity other than what can be conferred from their sponsors. Indeed, they often need...