Jun 14, 2018 | Road Racing, Tour de France, World Cup
Well, it’s started…. 4 weeks of boring television… 28 days of ‘so-called’ pundits pontificating on penalties and points, their words of wisdom on every television and radio channel… wall to wall supporters shouting and generally...
May 6, 2018 | Eddy Merckx, Giro d'Italia, Road Racing, Tour of Britain
Eddy Merckx, a Belgian former professional road and track bicycle racer, who is among the most successful riders in the history of competitive cycling, was born on the 17th June 1945, and this month; May 2018, is the 40th Anniversary of his retirement from competitive...
Feb 8, 2018 | Doping, Drugs, Lance Armstrong, Road Racing, Turbo Trainer
5 years after ‘that’ interview, the Lance Armstrong case is still rumbling on. The law is slowly catching up with Armstrong, but it is very slow. Exactly 5 years on, Armstrong is asking for his life-time ban (from all competitive sports) to be lifted, and says that it...
Jan 30, 2018 | Australia, Road Racing, Santos Tour Down Under
The 2018 Santos Tour Down Under took place between the 16th and the 21st January 2018, in and around Adelaide, South Australia. It was the 20th Edition of the Tour Down Under and was the first professional Road Race of the 2018 Season. As it is a UCI World Tour event,...
Aug 8, 2017 | Chris Froome, Mark Cavendish, Road Racing, Tour de France
The 2017 Tour de France was the 104th edition of the most famous bicycle race in the world. The 21-stage race took place 1st July to 23rd July 2017, and started in Dusseldorf, Germany and finished on the customary Champs-Elysees, Paris. The race covered a total...
Jul 13, 2017 | Amphetamines, Doping, Drugs, Mont Ventoux, Road Cycling, Road Racing, Tom Simpson, Tour de France
50 years ago, on the 13th July 2017 one of Britain’s most successful professional cyclists collapsed and died during the ascent of Mont Ventoux, France. Tom Simpson (30 Nov 1937 – 13 July 1967) was born is Haswell, County Durham and later moved to Haworth in...
