Pogacar soars…
to a third Tour. Tadej Pogačar joined Mark Cavendish in doing what they said couldn't be done, they said it for years, they said it before the race, they said it during the race but they both did it. read the rest of this rubbish
Tag: Eddy Merckx
It wasn’t supposed to end
like this. When Cav announced this was his last season, during the Giro, it was meant to end in glory with that record breaking 35th Tour de France stage. It almost did, but Eddy Merckx's voodoo dolls were working overtime. read the rest of this rubbish
No fairytale ending for Mark Cavendish this time
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
What could have been the greatest Grand Tour for a Brit turned into
possibly the greatest Grand Tour victory for a Brit. The 101st Giro d'Italia produced one hell of a race, with one Brit, in Simon Yates, looking good to take his first Grand Tour but ended with another taking his sixth, Chris Froome. read the rest of this rubbish
60 football matches in three weeks
not 9 months. Been reading a few people disagreeing that Bradley Wiggins victory in the Tour de France is the top sporting achievement by a Brit. His addition of Le Tour to three other race wins means he's done something no other rider has ever achieved. read the rest of this rubbish