Iconic Places: Monte Zoncolan
Although Monte Zoncolan is one of the most epic places of the Giro d’Italia, young cyclingfans might be surprised, that it was introduced to the race only in 2003.Read More »Iconic Places: Monte Zoncolan
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Hailstorm in Andorra (Tour de France Retrospective: 2016 Stage 9)
The hailstorm in Andorra and the solo victory of Tom Dumoulin (Alpecin -Giant). I’m pretty sure, everyone still remembers this stage. But how exactly it happened? Let’s see! Read More »Hailstorm in Andorra (Tour de France Retrospective: 2016 Stage 9)
Thriller at the finish line (Tour de France Retrospective: 2017 Stage 9)
Relive the infamous 9th stage of 2017 Tour de France! Read More »Thriller at the finish line (Tour de France Retrospective: 2017 Stage 9)
Winning at Alpe d’Huez in yellow jersey
Although since its introduction to the Tour de France in 1952, Alpe d’Huez witnessed several pivotal moments of the race, especially regarding the fate of the yellow jersey and the overal victory, it happened only in 2018 for the very first time, that a current yellow jersey wearer cyclist won the stage on the top of the famous climb. Gerain Thomas (Team Sky) surprised many people, when he won the 11th stage and jumped to the first position in the general classification in 2018. If you rewatch the stage, you can see clearly, that the GC riders and their teams were focusing rather on Chris Froome. Evidently, everyone thought, that the attack by Thomas was… Read More »Winning at Alpe d’Huez in yellow jersey