This blog picked a dozen riders to watch for 2020. The idea wasn’t to predict who will win the most or soar up the rankings, more to look at particular issues and challenges. So let’s revisit the piece to see what happened…
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Viral Marketing
Pro cycling is blatantly commercial with teams named after flooring brands, supermarkets or lotteries. Meanwhile the rationale behind Astana, Bahrain, Israel or UAE Emirates isn’t as obvious. The UAE team seems to be breaking new ground as it is giving publicity to one of the Covid-19 vaccines and there’s a twist as the team’s backers are also behind one particular vaccine too.
Paris-Nice Race Route
The route for Paris-Nice is out. Unsurprisingly it goes from Paris to Nice but like a sandwich it’s what’s in-between that counts. Here’s a closer look at the fillings…
Roger Hassenforder Obituary
Roger Hassenforder has died aged 90. A Tour de France stage winner, a yellow jersey wearer, a hunter, a clown, a restaurateur… he was above all a big personality and one of cycling’s first television superstars.
2021 Pro Cycling Calendar
Happy New Year. Here’s to another lap around the sun, and with it the pro cycling calendar for 2021, free to download for your diary or phone. It’s packed with racing… but already some events have gone and more might follow.
Highlights of 2020 – Part V
Tough choice to pick the last of five highlights from the year but the Tour de France’s penultimate stage stands out, above all as a moment of sporting drama, but also a healthy exercise in forecasting, bias and review.
Christmas Holidays Quiz
Some are obvious, some odd, most can’t be Googled and a few are fiendish. By all means have a go and there’s a Tour de France polka-dot t-shirt prize for the winner… but most will probably find fun in the answers that will appear here next week.
Highlights of 2020 – Part IV
After three stage races, now for a one day race and no less than the Tour of Flanders.
Highlights of 2020 – Part III
Next up in the parade of highlights this year is the final stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné, a thriller from start to finish.