Feb 14, 2024 | Cycling, Giro d'Italia, Marco Pantani, Road Racing, Tour de France
20 years ago, on the evening of 14th February 2004 (St Valentine’s Day), Marco Pantani was found dead at a hotel in Rimini, Italy. Pantani was an Italian Road Racing Cyclist, who was regarded as the greatest climber in the history of professional cycling. He was a...
Nov 8, 2023 | Marco Pantani, Mark Cavendish, Road Cycling, Road Racing, Tour de France
Tour de France 2024 – Route The Tour de France, one of the most prestigious and grueling cycling races in the world, is set to captivate fans once again in 2024. This 111th edition of the Tour promises to be a unique and thrilling event, with a route that...
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...
May 9, 2022 | Road Cycling, Road Racing, Tour de France
An interesting new book turned up this month: Tour de France Champions: An A-Z by Giles Bebbin. The introduction by the famous Phil Liggett MBE says: “This is a remarkable book by Giles Bebbin and, although millions of words have been written about La Grande Boucle, I...
