Despite breaks for the two world wars the Tour de France has been held every year since 1903. It is not the oldest cycling race. But, it is the oldest and most prestigious stage race. All the great names of professional cycling can be found in the list of Tour de France winners. 4 cyclists […]
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Betsy Andreu
The 1998 Tour de France became labelled as the Tour de Farce. It was the year when police stopped a Festina support vehicle loaded up with doping products. It revealed the extent of widespread doping in the peleton. Two convicted Festina riders said the only rider on the team definitely not doping was Christophe Basson. […]
Bradley Wiggins wins Tour de France 2012
As Bradley Wiggins was interviewed by the Champs Elysees after finally wining the great race, Ned Boulting commentated that Wiggins and his Team have set so many historical precedents in the past few week, he must be running out of suitable quotes. But, though Wiggins may be sometimes short with journalists, he never seems short […]
Donkeys in the Tour de France
As commentator SM says, one of the highlights of this year’s tour, behind Wiggins’ smile on stage 17, and Cavendish sprinting to stage 18. Personally, I can’t wait for tour de France to come to Yorkshire. We can dress up the yellow jerseys in cows, sheep, whippets. But, I don’t think you can top […]
The Manx Missile
Mark Cavendish Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Weight 69 kg (150 lb) Speed during sprint – upto 48mph, 78Kmph Power during sprint: over 1000 watts [1] Tour de France Stage Wins (22 July 21st, 2012) With all the excitement of Wiggin’s dominance of the Tour, it’s easy to forget, in the same team, […]
A Great Achivement at the Tour
British Tour de France winners are like the proverbial bus. You wait 105 years for one, then two turn up all at once. Froome will definitely have his chance in future years – he’s a very exciting rider, but this is Wiggins’ year and deservedly so. It’s hard work being a tour rider, they race […]
Tour de France – Will Bradley Wiggins Win?
The 2012 edition of the Tour de France starts with a unique situation. This year, for the first time ever, the overwhelming favourite is British. – Bradley Wiggins. Wiggins is the first to express surprise at finding himself in this spot as favourite. But, his early season form gives credence to those who think he […]
Review Tour de France 2011
Photo by By scarlatti2004 It was a great tour de France. The best I can ever remember. As I said recently in (Tour)- how quickly you can forget the past problems of pro-cycling when watching a new edition of the tour! Cadel Evans was a worthy winner. His final time trial was awesome. He was […]
Andy Schleck Chapeau !
Andy Schleck rode to a magnificent stage victory in today’s stage of the Tour de France. I’m not often inspired to blog about the tour, but it is quite something to attack from 60Km out and hold out for so long. It was a real gamble and I think the favourites let him go because […]
Crashes in the Tour de France
A follow up to questions on the Tour de France. I’ve been watching the Tour de France with various family members whose knowledge of the Tour ranges from the very limited to the non-existent. If you’re watching a sport like rugby – it can be frustrating to get asked questions right in the middle of […]
Tour de France – Love and Hate
I don’t think I’m the only one to have a love-hate relationship with the Tour de France. Under the stewardship of Henri Desgrange, the early tours were supposed to test riders to their absolute limits. For years Desgrange prevented the use of dérailleur gears on the basis it would make it easier for the riders. […]
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