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,...
Jun 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...
Sep 3, 2020 | Road Racing, Tour de France
The Tour de France was scheduled to run from the 27th June – 19th July 2021. It was the 107th edition of the race. However, due to the ongoing Covid-19 Pandemic, it was postponed to the 29th August 2021and it finished in Paris on the 20th September. It was a strange...
Aug 15, 2020 | Chris Froome, Israel Start Up Nation, Road Racing, Team Ineos, Team Sky, Tour de France
It has been announced that one of Britain’s most successful rod cyclists, Chris Froome (35) is leaving Team Ineos at the end of the 2020 season, after they have decided not to renew his contract. With 10 years and 7 Grand Tour wins (4 x Tour de France; 2016,15,16 and...
