A few items of gear and more that proved useful during the course of the year…
The 2022 Points Race
One big issue for half the men’s World Tour teams in 2022 is going to be winning UCI ranking points. Several squads are locked in a relegation contest with their World Tour status at stake, possibly their survival. It could even affect race tactics.
Highlights of 2021 – Part IV
The fourth pick of the season. This time it’s the Olympics and Anna Kiesenhofer’s stunning win in the road race.
Highlights of 2021 – Part III
The third instalment of some picks of the season, a chance to review some racing and apply some hindsight.
The pick here is the first week of the Tour de France, or at least most of it.
Highlights of 2021 – Part II
Time to look back at some of the highlights of the year with five picks. It’s a chance to celebrate some great sport and also to apply some precious hindsight.
Here it’s not one race but a day, Sunday 14 March.
Highlights of 2021 – Part I
Time to look back at some of the highlights of the year with five picks. It’s a chance to celebrate some great racing and to apply some precious hindsight.
The first pick is a recent one, the men’s world championships in Flanders.
What Makes A Great Grand Tour?
Watching the Giro this year you wanted to see Bernal go up against Pogačar in the Tour. Watching the Tour you wanted Primož Roglič healthy. In the Vuelta Roglič was healthy but had no rivals. 2022 is promising with these three riders and more likely to contest the Tour de France.
This year’s grand tours were enjoyable but not vintage editions and if they still made DVDs you probably wouldn’t buy the highlights discs. What makes a great grand tour?
Team Victory Rankings
A look back at the victory stats for the year with a deeper dive the data and a look at how each team fared.
Monday Shorts
Sponsor merry-go-round edition, a few loose ends on the smaller teams struggling to stay on the road with UCI deadlines and shrinking sponsorship.