Men’s cycling is where my interest started, by watching the 1996 Tour de France.
Since then I’ve watched a lot of it, have my favourite riders and teams and can have a reasonable go at predicting results.
I try and write as many race previews as I can to help with fantasy teams and give information to those interested. Particularly with women’s racing too.
You can read all my posts on men’s cycling below – always let me know if you think my predictions are wildly off!
Another year, another Tour de France is in the books. Chris Froome secured his 4th victory, Michael Matthews netted his first Green Jersey, Warren Barguil successfully got the Polka Dots and Simon Yates matched his brother Adam in getting a White Jersey. Across the 3 weeks of the race, we learned a few things – …
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To most people, the Champs Elysees is a premium-priced shopping street. With a very wide road in the middle of it and evenly spaced trees lining the edges. To anyone with a bike, however, it is the iconic finish of the Tour de France. Champs Elysees Summary Every year since 1975, the Tour de France has …
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It’s that time again, time for the most famous bike race there is – the Tour de France. This year the race starts from Dusseldorf in Germany, makes its way over to Liege in Belgium (where I’ve done some riding) before entering France itself towards the end of the 3rd day. The top of the …
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The Green Jersey is the coveted prize for all the sprinters in the Tour de France. The ‘maillot verte’ has been wrapped up by Peter Sagan in recent years, with 5 straight wins. During the Tour de France 2017, he will be looking to match the achievements of Erik Zabel who won 6 in a …
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Today I took the chance to go watch the Women’s Tour of Britain come past in Stafford. Yesterday, on Stage 1, Katarzyna Niewadoma took off on a 50km solo breakaway to win the stage into Kettering and take the leader’s green jersey. Today the riders were doing a big loop starting and finishing in Stoke …
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Every year a series of cycle races take place in the centres of towns and cities across the UK. The teams involved are generally British teams at the Continental level and showcase the best of talent that British domestic cycling has to offer. I attended the first race of the 2017 Tour Series in Redditch …
As part of my trip to Belgium, I did the Gent – Wevelgem Cyclo Sportive and the Fabian Cancellara Classic. I also got to take in a pro race – E3 Harelbeke. Below are a selection of the best pictures I took on the day.
The Spring Classics take their annual trip to Italy for the genuinely modern classic of Strade Bianche. This year is the 10th edition of the race, but it’s now on the WorldTour and its unique white gravel roads make it stand out. The name itself is defined by the race’s standout feature, Strade Bianche translating …
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Kuurne Brussels Kuurne (or KBK) is the second race of the opening weekend of the Spring Classics season. Taking place not far from Omloop Het Nieuwsblad the previous day, the race covers similar ground to E3 Harelbeke. That race starting and finishing around 5km away from Kuurne. Many of the riders will be racing both …
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Omloop Het Nieuwsblad is the start of the Spring Classics season. Whilst not a classic in itself, it’s the first race that will lead to the likes of Paris Roubaix and Liege Bastogne Liege. Omloop Het Nieuwsblad contains a few of the same cobbled climbs (hellingen) that are also in E3 Harelbeke and Tour of …
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