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The route of the 2020 Tour de France has been revealed and it’s mountainous with more summit finishes than ever. Throughout the race, the route sticks to France’s southern half, the only excursion north is for the finish on the Champs-Élysées. Legendary Tour de France mountains Alpe d'Huez and Mont Ventoux are not on the... Continue Reading →
Traditionally speaking, trying to get a good idea for calorie expenditure from exercise is about as precise as an Imperial Stormtrooper with a laser blaster. There are plenty of apps and calculators out there that will help you estimate calories burned by inputting data points like heart rate, running/cycling speed, body weight and other factors,... Continue Reading →
The 2019 Tour de France is finished and its youngest winner in over a hundred years is home in Colombia. Now we look forward to the season's third Grand Tour. The 2019 Vuelta a Espana starts with a team time trial on Saturday the 24th August and concludes three weeks later with a carnival stage... Continue Reading →
Despite a new face taking the win last year (Geraint Thomas), last year’s Tour de France has faced some fair criticism for being boring. Despite Thomas' win, it marked the sixth win in seven tries for Team Sky (now Team Ineos). And the first week of racing in 2018 was a slog. In an effort... Continue Reading →
Tom Dumoulin has confirmed that he will miss the 2019 Tour de France. The knee injury he sustained at the Giro d'Italia will keep him out of competition. Team Sunweb confirmed in a press release that the Dutchman will miss next month's Grand Tour 'after a physically challenging run up to the race. He crashed... Continue Reading →
Team Ineos confirmed that Chris Froome suffered fractures to his right femur, right elbow and multiple ribs in a crash during a time trial course recon ahead of stage 4 of the Critérium du Dauphine. Dave Brailsford said it’s too early know how they might affect the rest of his season or career. Team Ineos doctor Richard... Continue Reading →
The 2019 Giro d'Italia begins on Saturday, May 11. After last year's Grande Partenza in Israel and Chris Froome's eventual victory in Rome, this year's Giro d'Italia will be a far more Italian affair. Here's a preview of the race and a little musing on who might walk away with the maglia rosa. This 102nd edition of the Corsa Rosa... Continue Reading →
The Volta a Catalunya is through stage 5 now and heading into its final two stages this weekend. Thomas De Gendt opened the race with a stunning solo victory on stage one, here's a recap of stages two through five in anticipation of an exciting weekend of racing: Matthews wins Catalunya Stage 2, Froome Crashes... Continue Reading →
Thomas De Gendt (Lotto-Soudal) soloed for more than 60 kilometers to a stunning victory on stage one of the Volta a Catalunya yesterday, attacking from the breakaway to put himself in the lead by three minutes. Part of a six-man breakaway, the Belgian was strong enough to drop everyone with more than 60km to go... Continue Reading →
This is a really good watch. I love how relaxed it is, especially given how relaxed isn't a word usually used to describe Sky. In the first of a new series, take an exclusive look behind the scenes of our Colombia training camp as Egan Bernal, Chris Froome and Sir Dave Brailsford take you inside preparations... Continue Reading →
The inaugural UAE Tour sets off on February 24th and it looks like it will do so with a stellar line-up as Chris Froome, Vincenzo Nibali and Tom Dumoulin will all be along for the ride. The UAE Tour is a merger between the Abu Dhabi and Dubai tours into one seven-day stage race making it... Continue Reading →
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