The ramblings of a Toxic mind…
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
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
victory. For the fifth time running a Grand Tour ended with a Brit stood on the top step of the podium, as Simon Yates triumphed in this year's Vuelta a Espana. read the rest of this rubbish
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
of British sporting achievement. His four Tour Dr France victories already had him up there but adding a second Grand Tour in year with la Vuelta really seals it. read the rest of this rubbish
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
the icing and the hundred and thousands. The toppings on the cake of British road cycling have just been piling up this year, with Bradley Wiggins adding the Olympic time trial gold yesterday. read the rest of this rubbish
..for Wiggins, Froome and Sky. But we should overlook all the what ifs and marvel at a great Vuelta a España that ended with two British riders on the podium. read the rest of this rubbish