Featured image courtesy of gettyimages A Tour de France held in September during a pandemic is one reason why we will remember the 107th Tour de France for years to come. It has been three weeks of suffering for the sprinters to get over mountains, three weeks of incredible stories and it all came down… Read More Étape of the Day – From 57 to 59
Featured image courtesy of AP Stage 19 of the 2020 Tour de France was always going to be straightforward for the GC contenders. Only crashes could have hampered their chances but no such worries for Primož Roglič in yellow, Tadej Pogačar in second and Miguel Ángel López in third overall. Everyone stayed upright, all safe… Read More Étape of the Day – Kragh Andersen does it again!
Featured image courtesy of POOL/AFP via Getty Images The Tour de France always creates stories year after year. It excites, entertains and is of course brutal. The power of La Grand Boucle can carry you over the line, give you strength and determination, but most of all pride. So much admiration for Ineos Grenadiers today… Read More Étape of the Day – Arm in arm across the line!
Featured image courtesy of gettyimages You could not have asked for a more gruelling stage at the Tour de France. 170 km from Grenoble over the Col de la Madeleine before a new summit finish at Méribel – the Col de la Loze at 2,304 m above sea level. Stage 17 was the ‘Queen’ stage,… Read More Étape of the Day – Superman surges onto the podium
Featured image courtesy of gettyimages This is turning out to be a fantastic 107th edition of the Tour de France. We’re seeing new talent emerging on the biggest stage and today another young gun blew everyone away. The Alps have arrived, the GC race continues – so much to summarise! Let’s start off with the… Read More Étape of the Day – Arise King Lemmy!
It’s the third and final week of our road trip all around the glorious nation of France. So far we have visited the vineyards of Cognac, the restaurants of Lyon as well as the lavender fields of Provence. This week we head for the mountains as well as the capital itself, Paris.… Read More Road Trip: What To Look Out For In The Final Week Of The Tour de France 2020
Featured image courtesy of Tim de Waele/Getty Images With the first serious mountain stages now behind us, the General Classification (GC) battle continues to unravel, with Primoz Roglič in control in front of an aggressive Tadej Pogacar knocking at the yellow jersey’s door. Let’s examine the main events from the second week of La Grande… Read More Tour de France: Five Key Takeaways From the Second Week
Featured image courtesy of Cor Vos/Cycling Tips The 2020 Tour de France is not the usual Tour de France that we love for a whole range of reasons. Face masks are the obvious difference and today we saw no crowds allowed at the top of the Grand Colombier. This is a Tour de France in… Read More Étape of the Day – Rog and Pog battle royale!
Featured image courtesy of gettyimages The Tour de France never disappoints, never stops providing drama and is never be an easy day for all involved. Before each stage every team has an objective, a plan and tactics to try and gain the glory. That was exactly what Team Sunweb did today, Danish rider Søren Kragh… Read More Étape of the Day – Two stage wins in two days for Sunweb
Never before has the Puy Mary hosted a summit finish at the Tour de France – no doubt that organisers ASO will use the finish again after an incredible day on Stage 13. The GC has been shaken up, the fight for the stage win was enthralling and we’ve seen some heroic rides. Focusing on… Read More Étape of the Day – A Puy Mary GC shake-up
