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2018 Tour de France: Stage 1 Preview

Ron
July 6, 2018

Stage 1 of the 2018 Tour de France starts with an opportunity for the sprinters to make their mark and be the first pull on the maillot jaune.

Team Sky announce Tour de France 2018 lineup

Ron
July 3, 2018

Team Sky has announced its lineup for the 2018 Tour de France, with Chris Froome set to target a record-equalling fifth Tour de France title and a fourth consecutive Grand Tour victory.

Donnelly launches new cyclocross and gravel bikes at Dirty Kanza

Ron
May 30, 2018

Cyclocross and gravel tire specialists Donnelly Cycling is to to premiere their own gravel and cross carbon frames this weekend at the Dirty Kanza gravel race.

2018 Giro d’Italia: Stage 21 / Final Results

Ron
May 27, 2018

Chris Froome became the first Briton to win the Giro d’Italia and the third rider to make the grand slam with three Grand Tours victories in a row.

2018 Giro d’ Italia: Stage 2 New, Notes and Quotes

Ron
May 5, 2018

Elia Viviani (Quick-Step Floors), who was the hot favourite for Stage 2 of the 2018 Giro d’Italia, won an expected bunch gallop in Tel Aviv on the Mediterranean seaside

2017 Tour de France: Stage 21 / Final Results

Ron
July 23, 2017July 23, 2017

Chris Froome was flanked by his Team Sky mates as he crossed the line on the Champs-Elysees, and claimed the famed maillot jaune of the 2017 Tour de France by a margin of 54 seconds

2017 Tour de France Extra: Mark Cavendish out of race with broken shoulder blade

Ron
July 4, 2017

Mark Cavendish has been forced to withdraw from the 2017 Tour de France after fracturing his shoulder blade in the late crash on stage 4.

2017 Tour de France: Stage 4 Results

Ron
July 4, 2017

Stage 4 of the 2017 Tour de France was marred by a crash in the final sprint, sending one green jersey hopeful to the hospital and another out of the race for throwing an elbow.

Rest day reading: “Corsa Rosa – A History of the Giro d’Italia”

Ron
May 21, 2017

What “Corsa Rosa” seems to make clear is that, while the Giro was clearly started to copy it’s northern rival the Tour de France, it served in many ways a more noble purpose

2016 Tour de France Wrap-Up

Ron
July 24, 2016

Another Tour de France is behind us. Chris Froome takes his third title, but there are plenty of revelations and possible future stars in the top ten.