Today’s Tour de France stage 3 started quite leisurely. Armindo Fonseca (Fortuneo-Vital Concept) was on a lone breakaway and the peloton was on a slow speed of around 35 km/h. Then the French housewives’ favourite rider, Thomas Voeckler (Direct Energie) decided to have a go and join his compatriot up ahead. When the two of…
The Tour is here and it’s here with a bang. A big bang I am tempted to say and answers to the name of Mark Cavendish. He also answers to Cav. Well, in the opening stage of the Tour, Cav won the yellow jersey. A first for him and how great it was. OK I…
So, Marcel Kittel is in the Maglia Rosa as I had predicted the other day. Not bad for a sprinter, right? OK, OK, he is not the first sprinter to wear the pi k jersey. His Cavness wore it a few years back and I am sure there were others before him and there will…
After watching yesterday’s prologue of the Giro d’Italia we can safely say that Spartacus is suffering. It’s a shame to see such a great cyclist in his final season to not be able to make the best of it. Tom Dumulin delivered. He is in pink. He was one of the favourites for Stage 1….
Professional cyclist Zack Allison of Elevate Pro Cycling Team finished Stage 1 of the Tour of The Gila on a borrowed bike (from a spectator). Earlier in the race, Zack had crashed in the back of some riders when a dog run in the course. He carried on but his rear derailleur snapped 4 km from…