Jun 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...
Mar 5, 2020 | Cycling, Road Racing, Tour de France
The 2020 Pro-Cycling Season, has well and truly started. With the Tour Down Under (21st – 26th Jan) won by Richie Porte (Trek-Segafredo), all those fans are looking forward to a great year of cycling. Out to the UAE in February, then the Classics from March… With the...
Jan 13, 2020 | Giro d'Italia, Marco Pantani, Tour de France
Today we celebrate a special 50th Birthday of one of the most charismatic riders of the Professional Peloton. Marco Pantani (13th Jan 1970 – 14th Feb 2004) was an Italian Road Racing Cyclist, who was regarded as the greatest climber in the history of professional...
Sep 15, 2019 | Giro d'Italia, Hour Record, Tour de France
Today, the 15th September 2019 would have been the 100th Birthday of one of the greatest Road Cyclists of the 20th Century. Angelo Fausto Coppi was the dominant road racing cyclist just after the Second World War. He was an all-round cyclist, excelling at all levels,...
Aug 15, 2019 | Chris Froome, Egan Bernal, Geraint Thomas, Tour de France
The 2019 Tour de France was the 106th edition of the world’s most famous cycling race. The 3,365.8 km (2,091 ml) long race consisted of 21 stages, starting in the Belgian capital of Brussels on 6 July, before racing through France and finishing with a mad sprint on...
Jul 28, 2019 | Cycling, Road Bikes, Road Cycling, Road Racing, Tour de France
Another book turned up for my July Birthday…”Magic Spanner – The world of cycling according to Carlton Kirby”. Carlton Kirby has been a cycling commentator for nearly 30 years. He works for Eurosport and has commentated on the Tour de France for as long as I can...
