On a mountain stage of Tour de France, anything can be epic. There is a moment, especially in the Pyrenees, when the finishline is already shown from a camera behind the finish. And the riders are emerging from the big nothing. On the 17th stage of Tour de France 2022, Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma), the rider … Read more
Tour de France returned to the Col du Granon after 36 years and made history again. In 1986, when the climb was included into the program of Tour de France for the very first time, five-time winner Bernard Hinault lost the yellow jersey. His teammate, Greg LeMond took it over and won the general classification … Read more
I’m pretty sure, you all know the good old cycling bon mot, that one-day races are like thrillers and grand tours (a. k. a the big three week long events) like soap operas. Indeed, it seems to be a witty remark considering how thrilling the last few kilometres of the Milano-Sanremo can be or how … Read more
Strade Bianche, the 6th Monument? Without question, Strade Bianche is one of the most popular one-day races of our time. Among both riders and the audience. Emerged from a typically Italian grand fondo, the first edition for professional riders was held in 2007. Alexandr Kolobnev was the first winner of the race, and Fabian Cancellara … Read more