Tour de Romandie Preview

April 22, 2013

A three week grand tour is great because the duration allows for many stories to develop but the Tour de Romandie shows you can pack plenty into just six days. It’s a race that will see Chris Froome, Roman Kreuziger, Carlos Betancur, Mark Cavendish and more in action over a variety of terrain. Here’s a [...]

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Team Victory Rankings

April 22, 2013

With the classics done where do different teams stand? As the chart above shows there’s a difference between the quantitative and the qualitative with some scoring numerous wins but often at a lower level. Also with the Tour de France wildcards being announced soon, below is a look at the second division pro continental teams.

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The Moment The Race Was Won: Liège-Bastogne-Liège

April 21, 2013

With one kilometre to go Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) has attacked and immediately gets a gap. Michele Scarponi (Lampre-Merida) chases but Dan Martin (Garmin-Sharp) comes around him and slowly closes the gap to catch a labouring Rodriguez. As they approach the final bend Dan Martin uses the last part of the slope to drop Rodriguez and [...]

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Roads to Ride: Côte de La Redoute

April 21, 2013

As the latest in the series to explore the famous roads of cycling, here is the Côte de La Redoute in the Belgian Ardennes. The idea is to discover the road and its place in the world, whether as part of cycling’s history or to look at the route on a day without racing and [...]

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The Spin: Liège-Bastogne-Liège Preview

April 21, 2013

The oldest one day race of the year. Liège-Bastogne-Liège might be in Belgium but it has over 4,700 vertical metres of climbing, comparable to an Alpine stage of the Tour de France. But unlike the stage race, Sunday’s event has steep climbs and twisting descents that test tactics and nerves too. It’s a supreme physical [...]

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Colombia: Altitude vs. Attitude

April 18, 2013

Sergio Henao and Carlos Betancur flank Dani Moreno on the podium. If all three speak Spanish, two are Colombians. It comes after several other remarkable results by Colombians this year, notably Nairo Quintana’s win in the Tour of the Basque Country. With the emergence of several Colombian riders this year I’ve seen many citing their [...]

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The Moment The Race Was Won: Flèche Wallonne

April 17, 2013

With 200m to go Daniel Moreno accelerates, building momentum on the last part of the steep slope to distance Philippe Gilbert and pass an increasingly static Carlos Betancur. This was the moment the race was won. Often there’s plenty to analyse in a race because each event is page in the script and Sunday brings [...]

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Leaked UCI Documents

April 17, 2013

According to leaked memos seen by Belgian newspaper Het Nieuwsblad Lance Armstrong tested positive four times in the 1999 Tour de France. Sounds dramatic, no? Only if parts of the media are reporting this as news (here, here or here) it turns out the UCI mentioned all of this last year in a press release. [...]

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Flèche Wallonne Preview

April 16, 2013

It might be a midweek race but the Flèche Wallonne is big classic thanks its history and famous finish. The race heads across the Belgian Ardennes before tackling the vicious Mur de Huy with a gradient that can reach 26%. Here’s the preview for Wednesday’s race and note the late finish on TV mentioned below.

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Should Luis León Sánchez Be Suspended?

April 16, 2013

Luis León Sánchez has been on “non-active status” since February after his team started an investigation into media reports he was linked to Dr Fuentes. Months later and he’s taking his Blanco Pro Cycling team to the UCI to try and settle the matter of his informal suspension. The issue goes beyond this rider and [...]

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