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,...
Aug 4, 2021 | Fitwins Virtual Challenge, Road Cycling, Tour of Great Britain
The Grand Tour of Great Britain started on 1st May 2021 and continued for two months, through May and June. It is a 3,000 km, 7 Stage Virtual Road Cycling Tour through the United Kingdom including a 500km stage through Northern Ireland. On completion you receive a...
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...
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...