It’s only the end of the first week
in the Tour de France. The organisers wanted a different Tour this year, not the Sky procession, well apart from the procession of Sky wearing yellow, they got something different. read the rest of this rubbish
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Team GB dust off the magic wheels to dominate the Olympic
velodrome again. Another dominant display by Great Britain in the track cycling at the Olympics, where every one of the riders that took to the track won a medal, has brought the usual sour grapes from the usual suspects. read the rest of this rubbish
The British domination of the Tour de France
continues. Yet another yellow jersey for Chris Froome, to go with seven stage victories, one third of the stages, by British riders, and the best young rider in Adam Yates, it's a British game now. read the rest of this rubbish
Has Chris Froome looked so happy since
he won the Tour? As Chris Froome crossed the line on the final two stages of this years Critérium du Dauphiné it's the happiest I think I've seen him on a bike since his Tour de France victory in 2013. read the rest of this rubbish
Sir Bradley Wigging, the man of the
hour. It would have been a special way to bow out adding the hour record to his already impressive palmares. read the rest of this rubbish
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
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 Tour of Britain is meaning something
now. Last year a victory saw Jonathan Tiernan-Locke get a big move to Sky this year it saw Sir Bradley Wiggins put a little gloss on what has been an otherwise “after the lord mayor's show” season. 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