Jul 1, 2022 | Chris Froome, Copenhagen, Denmark, Geraint Thomas, Mark Cavendish, Road Bikes, Road Cycling, Tour de France
It’s Friday 1st July 2022, it’s cold, wet and windy here in Copenhagen; and the 2022 Tour de France has just started. This annual sporting event is being contested by 176 riders from 22 teams; over a distance of 3350 kms (2081mls), ending on the Champs Elysees in the...
Jun 28, 2022 | Mark Cavendish, Road Cycling, Tour de France
Mark Cavendish – the “Manx Missile” will, this year, not be defending his Green Jersey at the 2022 Tour de France. A couple of days before the start of the TdeF, Cavendish won the British National Road Championship for the second time in his career. However,...
Feb 17, 2022 | Geraint Thomas, Mark Cavendish, Tour de France
Santa was very generous this year, and managed to fit 2 new books into my Christmas Stocking. Mountains According to G by Geraint Thomas and Tour De Force by Mark Cavendish. Mountains According to G was published in 2020 and is an “inside guide to twenty-five of the...
Oct 19, 2021 | Cycling, Mark Cavendish, Road Bikes, Road Cycling, Road Racing, Sportive, Tour de France
As we come to the end of another cycling year, here in the Northern Hemisphere, the only thing you can say is that it has been an odd sort of a year. Better than 2020, but nowhere near a full calendar of events. Many of the iconic Events and Races were cancelled,...
Jul 16, 2021 | Mark Cavendish, Road Racing, Tour de France
Exciting Breaking News… Mark Cavendish (36) will race the 2021 edition of the Tour de France. His team, Deceuninck-Quick-Step announced today, that Cavendish will be the team’s nominated Sprinter for the 108th Edition of the TdeF. Sam Bennett was the Team’s chosen...
Jun 15, 2021 | Chris Froome, Mark Cavendish, Road Racing, Tour de France
In a terrible summer of lock-downs and very little Bike Racing, it has been announced that that Chris Froome (36) will ride for the Israel Start Up Team in the 2021 edition of the Tour de France. (26th June – 18th July). He will ride as Road Captain, supporting their...
