Tour de France Stage 20 Details
The penultimate stage of the Tour from Modane to Alpe d'Huez was originally supposed to cover a different route. However, due to a landslide, the race will cross the Col de la Croix de Fer again, instead of the Col du Galibier. It's a very short stage at just 110kms, but that doesn't mean that significant time gaps can't be...
‘Portrait of my grandfather’ : 80 and still cycling
As a present for his grandfathers 80th birthday (or in the words of his grandfather his 4th 20th birthday) film maker Florent Piovesan created this beautiful film. At the age of 14, in the North of Italy, he rode his first bike and covered over 30km's in the Veneto region. From there his lifetime love of cycling...
‘War On Our Roads’
For some reason, possibly slow news days, the media have jumped on the bandwagon highlighting the raging war on our roads between cyclists and motorists. Granted there are issues and most can be put down to very bad infrastructure but the constant berating cyclists are getting is doing nothing to help the situation. A one sided portrayal...
Tour de France Stage 19 Details
Today's nineteenth stage from Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to La Toussuire - Les Sybelles starts off with a climb, the Category one climb of Col du Chaussy. For any riders really suffering, it could be a long day. If they're dropped on this first climb, then they could struggle to make the time cut. We can probably expect to see a large group...
“There are plenty of ways to cheat” – Antoine Vayer on Off the Ball
Antoine Vayer has appeared on the Off the Ball radio show where he has discussed Chris Froome's performance in the Tour de France, a possibility change in mentality in the peloton and also how Lance Armstrong could possibly be used to help clean up the sport through his knowledge of how to beat the system. The Frenchman is a...
Peter Sagan inspired by The Wolf of Wall Street
It has to be said that Peter Sagan is making a big impact on this year's Tour de France. The green jersey wearer has been on the attack on numerous stages, and has come second in a remarkable five stages. His most recent second-placed finish was at Gap, and at the end of that sixteenth stage, Sagan was seen...
Drone Footage of Lacets de Montvernier
The climb of Lacets de Montevernier will feature in today's eighteenth stage of the Tour de France from Gap to Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne. Amazingly, it's the first time that the climb has featured in the Tour. The climb is made up of eighteen hairpins and is spectacular. It's only 3.3km long but has an average gradient of 7.8%, with a maximum...
Tour de France Stage 18 Details
The second of the Alpine stages of the Tour de France sees the riders take in seven categorised climbs along the route from Gap to Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne. Amongst the climbs to be negotiated is the Hors Categorie Col du Glandon. There are going to be a lot of tired legs in the Tour at this stage, and there will be absolutely...
“I went on until I was completely empty until I literally had nothing left” Sam Bennett
Sam Bennett withdrew from the Tour de France and he later revealed that he had been hampered due to his illness, but that he was pleased with how far he had gotten. He said on the team's website: "It was never going to be an easy task, even if I was at full health. I think the lack of preparation...
Highlights of Stage 17 of the Tour de France
Today's 17th stage of the Tour de France from Dignes-les-Bains to Pra Loup was action-packed. There were withdrawals, attacks by the big names and crashes. The first big story from the day was the withdrawal from the race of Tejay van Garderen (BMC Racing) who had been sitting in third place overall. At the front of the race, Simon Geschke...
How to Cycle Like a Local in Amsterdam
With a population of 779,808, Amsterdam has less people in the city than it has bikes! With over 800,000 bikes there is no shortage of bikes to hire when you go and visit this super cycle friendly city. Amsterdam continually makes it into the top list of cycling friendly cities and there is no better way to get around than on two...
Sam Bennett drops out of the Tour de France
Sam Bennett, who had been sitting in Lanterne Rouge position in the Tour de France, has unfortunately had to abandon the race today. His Bora-Argon 18 team posted the news a short time ago. He's not the only rider who has dropped out, as Tejay van Garderen (BMC Racing) has also been forced to abandon, with race radio reporting...