A pair of grand
tours. The Vuelta a Espana and the Tour of Britain finished at the weekend both in their own way were grand. read the rest of this rubbish
Tag: Chris Froome
The bridesmaid’s day in
Glasgow. Lizzie Armitstead always seems to come second in the big events, Geraint Thomas while a winner on the track spends his road days slogging his guts out for others. read the rest of this rubbish
The British sporting summer has been just
great. England football team at the World Cup, the cricket team against Sri Lanka and now India, the rugby teams against the southern hemisphere - some say that Murray berk at Wimbledon. Now the cycling is imploding. read the rest of this rubbish
Top of the Worlds
not. It shows how far British cycling has come over the last few years that coming away from the 2013 UCI Road World Championships with one medal was a great disappointment. read the rest of this rubbish
Der Panzerwagen
war einfach zu gut. Sir Bradley Wiggins could do no more in his attempt to win the World Championships Time Trial. Tony Martin was just on another level. read the rest of this rubbish
One last sting in the 100th Tour de France
tail. The French couldn't let Britain have it all their own way on the 100th Tour de France, well with a bit of help from the Germans. But they couldn't stop Chris Froome winning the yellow jersey for Britain's second Tour victory. read the rest of this rubbish
100th Tour, Mont Ventoux, in yellow, on Bastille day
couldn't get any better for British cycling. On a mountain that has had a major impact on British cycling, Chris Froome chose the biggest stage to make his biggest statement. If this really was a yellow winning ride then it couldn't have been more emphatic. read the rest of this rubbish
24 hours later a different Cav for number 25
stage victory. After stage 13 from Tours to Saint-Amand-Montrond we saw the old Mark Cavendish, not the the grumpy old man looking for answers, but the chirpy young pup buzzing about his team. read the rest of this rubbish
Like deja vu that you’ve never seen
before. Stage 8 on the second Saturday of the 2012 Tour de France in the first trip to the mountains Chris Froome rode to a brilliant stage victory and Sky's team leader took the yellow jersey on a mountain top finish. Exactly the same thing happened on the second Saturday of the 2013 Tour. read the rest of this rubbish
Chris Froome finds that it’s easy
being number 2. But being number 1 on the team, the protected rider, the favourite, the one with the target on their back now that's just a little harder. Still his fourth place in the Vuelta was a great effort. read the rest of this rubbish