“], “filter”: “nextExceptions”: “img, blockquote, div”, “nextContainsExceptions”: “img, blockquote” }”> Chris Froome and his slow highway to the Tour de France proceeds this week at the Tour de Romandie. Froome joins Israel Start-Up Country teammate Michael Woods in the 6-phase race throughout Switzerland, starting Tuesday with an opening prologue. Froome […]
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Tour of the Alps 2021 – The most encouraging sign yet as Chris Froome hones in on Tour de France
Chris Froome’s working day in the breakaway at Tour of the Alps is the most encouraging indicator however that he is beginning to boost in advance of the Tour de France in June. Nowadays, the Israel StartUp Country rider stretched his legs, building it into a sound nine-guy escape move […]
Tour de Hoody: Like it or not, Ineos Grenadiers is ready to steamroll the grand tours
Member Exclusive Become a member to unlock this story and receive other great perks. With racing back in full flight, we revive Andrew Hood’s “Tour de Hoody,” a weekly digest that takes you inside the sport’s biggest storylines, and provides fresh insight into what’s really going on inside the peloton. […]
Could Mark Cavendish return to the Tour de France?
Member Unique Grow to be a member to unlock this tale and obtain other excellent benefits. Fans are buzzing following a hat trick of stunning phase wins by Mark Cavendish at the Tour of Turkey. Immediately after a few many years in the sprinters’ wilderness, the former world champion glowed […]
Tour de France form book: Who’s hot and who’s not after the spring stage races
Member Exclusive Become a member to unlock this story and receive other great perks. With the season now in full swing, the Tour de France timer is ticking fast. From Paris-Nice through Itzulia Basque Country, Tadej Pogačar, Primož Roglič, Geraint Thomas and Richard Carapaz have banked a block of racing to shake […]
Form ranking: Tour de France 2021 contenders, part 2
It’s been a month since we published our initial form ranking of contenders for the Tour de France, and plenty has happened in that time. Some riders have made their first outings of the season, while others have moved through the gears, and a certain few have suffered setbacks. The […]
Tour de France history: Freddy Maertens returns from the dead
At the 1981 Tour de France, absolutely everyone believed Belgian sprinter Freddy Maertens was burnt out – a has-been. How completely wrong they had been Phrases: Giles Belbin Images: L’Equipe The opening working day of the 1981 Tour de France did not go the way Freddy Maertens would have wanted. For […]
Tour de France 2021 and Pro Cycling Manager 2021 return for another season
It is back! Nacon’s traditional biking duo of Tour de France and Pro Biking Supervisor return for 2021. With Subsequent Gen consoles signing up for the fray, we are not able to hold out to see what developers Cyanide have been up to this earlier calendar year. Tour de France […]
Tour de France crash inspires high-tech solution for safety
Image 1 of 6 Markus Lærum, founder of Safe Cycling Race (Image credit: Safe Cycling Race) Image 2 of 6 The sign shows the correct way around the roundabout (Image credit: Safe Cycling Race) Image 3 of 6 Right turn! (Image credit: Safe Cycling Race) Image 4 of 6 The […]
Evaluating Ineos Grenadiers’ 12-man Tour de France long list
The Ineos Grenadiers squad for the Tour de France began to take shape earlier this week when Dave Brailsford confirmed that Geraint Thomas, Richard Carapaz and Tao Geoghegan Hart would all be on the start line in Brest on June 26. According to the team, the current long-list includes 12 […]
Tour de France to start from Bilbao in 2023
The Telegraph Screaming rows and threats to sue: How a humdrum tennis match turned hideous The rising rigidity between the ATP Tour and a team of dissatisfied players came to a head on Wednesday night time as Vasek Pospisil — the leader of the dissenting team — exited the Miami […]
Tour de France 2021 – ‘I don’t see any reason for hope’ – Hinault on Chris Froome’s Tour chances
What exactly has it taken to rebuild Chris Froome to the level he is at today, and is it possible for him to regain the level that saw him win four Tours de France? We have seen already this week at the Volta a Catalunya that his fitness levels are […]