by Simon Crisp
Polka dots supposedly got their name from a 19th century dance, but to all cycling fans, polka dots mean one thing - the King of the Mountains. Since 1975, the best climber in the Tour has been awarded the white with red spots, supposedly based on a sponsors chocolate bar wrapping, and now lots of... Continue Reading →
It's Oscars time, when arthouse cinema gathers together, thinks its popular, then is shocked when the films that win don't do particularly well at the box office. Whilst this years nominees are an eclectic mix of biographies, neo-westerns and god-awful climate change analogies, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, as it is officially... Continue Reading →
"We apologise in advance if our ads look like they're written by engineers. We figure you would rather read and add designed by an Engineer than ride a bike designed by a marketing department."
A nice idea from our editor in chief. In order to enable sportsmen to recognise the leader of our great trek without hesitation when he's within the Tour de France peloton, our editor in chief, Henri Desgrange, has decided that in the future the rider holding first place in the general classification will wear a... Continue Reading →
Mark Cavendish wins so often that it's a news story in itself when he loses, provoking major inquests and minor crises. The Manx Missile has triumphed in at least once race every year since turning professional in 2005 - 13 straight years - during which he has ascended to third in the all-time Grand Tour stage win... Continue Reading →
Got your head around that title? I havent quite, so let's go over what this is about. As in tune with my work-in-progress Grand Tour Stages project, one of its many, many aims is to try and count what bicycles stage winners in Grand Tours used, and thus which has the most wins in history... Continue Reading →
It's 2015, which means that before we know it, we will be at the Giro, and the Grand Tours will be under way. So, as an interesting aside, I thought it would be novel to look at just how many riders actually win a Grand Tour stage. Since (and including) 1999, there have been 48... Continue Reading →
We look into our rose tinted, somewhat delusional crystal ball to try and see what's going to happen in July... 1. Andy Schleck reveals his masterpiece of deception Having been written off completely and trailing in with the laughing group most days, When the race hits the slopes of the first summit finish, Schleck attacks,... Continue Reading →
Who are the sponsor? RadioShack are a US electrical retailer, Leopard are the teams management company. Nationality: Luxembourgian. 2012 Ranking: 12th Past Stars: Daniele Bennati, Oliver Zaugg, Linus Gerdemann, Jakob Fuglsang Selected Team Palmares: 1st, Tour de France 2010, 1st, Liege-Bastonge-Liege 2009 (Andy Schleck), Stages, Tour de France, (Andy Schleck, 2010, 2011x2, Frank Schleck, 2006+2010, Yaroslav Popovych,... Continue Reading →
Cycling fans are blessed with hours of TV coverage these days, especially if you have Eurosport (or Eurosport Player and a subscription as I do), but curiously, there have been few films made about cycling. There's only one fictional film that I'm aware of, Breaking Away, and then a few documentary films, such as Overcoming,... Continue Reading →
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