Dec 27, 2022 | Chris Froome, HM Queen Elizabeth II, Israel Start Up Nation, Mark Cavendish, Road Bikes, Road Cycling, Road Racing, Santos Tour Down Under, Team Sky, Tour de France, Tour de Zwift, Tour of Britain, Virtual Cycling, Zwift
As another year comes to a close, it is time to look back at some of the interesting high points of 2022. The weather at the start of the year was very mixed with temperatures about normal. Some nice bright days and some dull and miserable ones. In other words – an...
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...
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...
