The ramblings of a Toxic mind…
and for the racers. What seemed like a very close race ended up with some of the biggest time gaps in the top 10 we've seen in years as two racers went head to head day in and day out but neither ended up the MVP. read the rest of this rubbish
but it leaves an opening for a sequel. Mark Cavendish might not have managed to break Eddy Merckx's stage wins record but it shouldn't detract from the you couldn't have written it return to the greatest race, for it's greatest sprinter. read the rest of this rubbish
and it was pretty damn close to doing so. The Vuelta a Espana followed the tour de France and the Giro d'Italia in coming down to the final raced stage, with less than a minute between the top two on GC, while proving Ineos and British cycling were written off prematurely. read the rest of this rubbish
down for long. It was only a few weeks ago after the tour de France that everyone was writing off Team Ineos and British grand tour cycling and then Tao Geoghegan Hart produced the ride of his life. read the rest of this rubbish
one man, who did weeks before. Tadej Pogačar turning a 57 second deficit to his fellow Slovenian, Primož Roglič, into a 59 second lead in the Stage 20 time trial, topped a great Tour de France. read the rest of this rubbish
what will they do next? When Sky announced the end of their support for the cycle team how many of the other teams thought this was it, their chance because Sky was gone and the Tour de France was there for everyone? read the rest of this rubbish
or so it goes. When Chris Froome crashed out of the Dauphine and then Dumoulin pulled out this was seen as the most open Tour de France for some time, even with the reigning champion leading the now Team Ineos. read the rest of this rubbish
in intensive care. After Chris Froome's horrific crash during a recce for the Criterium du Dauphine time trial comes the news that JJ Cobo, winner of the 2011 Vuelta has been retrospectively banned, provisionally handing Froome the title. read the rest of this rubbish
don't know what to say.” That bad day didn't come as Geraint Thomas makes it another Brit to win the Tour de France, in a commanding performance and well deserved victory for the best rider there. read the rest of this rubbish
speechless. Geraint Thomas did at the top of Alpe d’Huez what no other Brit had done before, indeed no rider of any nationality had done while wearing the yellow jersey. read the rest of this rubbish