Category Archives: Road Racing
August is cycling’s dead month
After the highs of the Tour De France comes August’s procession of minor races and exhibition criteriums. It’s like a mid-season break before the Vuelta, Worlds and Lombardy. So that made it the perfect excuse for a holiday. Two weeks … Continue reading
Posted in Cyclocross, Opinion, Professional
Tagged "Herne Hill", Alberto Contador, Bradley Wiggins, cyclocross, gelato, Italy, Rollapaluzza
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Stage 15 – Contador goes fast up hills
Statement of the obvious: shit happens fast in a bike race. You can keep up when all you’re doing is watching and shouting at the telly, it’s entirely different when you’re trying to form coherent, publishable sentences for live text … Continue reading
The best cycling writers at the Giro
If you’re following the Giro D’Italia then in my opinion there really is one writer who you have to read: Juliet Macur of The New York Times. In our house she’s the first report we read when looking for perspective … Continue reading
Posted in Giro D'Italia, Professional, Recommendations, Women
Tagged Astana, Cervelo Test Team, Chris Horner, Giro D'Italia, journalism, Juliet Macur, Lance Armstrong, NYT, Ted King
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