Fact: A French rider has not won the Tour de France since 1985 when Bernard Hinault, nicknamed “The Badger”, wore the yellow jersey in Paris after the final stage.
What an opening to this year’s last Grand Tour! With a tough climb at the finish of the first stage, the battle for the overall win has already begun. Primož Roglič is now in the lead, Chris Froome is out of contention and if the…
“The people of Slovenia enjoy sitting on a bike and cycling through the city streets as well in nature,” the “I Feel Slovenia” website declares. “There are plenty of cycle paths leading over a soaring landscape which offers cycling terrains for families as well as…
The good news is that, despite the rise of Covid-19 infections in France, this year’s Tour de France is still set to start on August 29, two months later than originally scheduled. The pandemic killed off much of the spring racing season and the rescheduled…
“Everyone is tired,” the defending Tour de France champion Geraint Thomas said after the 15th stage of this year’s race. He may just as well have been talking about those of us who have been following the Tour from our living room sofas. What a…
Andy Raymond Schleck is a former pro-cyclist, a Luxembourg native, the 2010 Tour de France winner and has cycling running in his family. Currently, he functions as a chairman of the Škoda Tour de Luxembourg and as an ambassador at the Tour de France’s Škoda…
If the second half of this year’s Tour de France is as eventful and exciting as the first, 2019 will be considered a vintage year in the Tour’s history. Yes, all those mountains lie ahead, and that’s where the race used to hold most of…
The chaos of crosswinds during stage 10 put Team Ineos in second and third place and it looks like it’s only a matter of time till Thomas and Bernal surpass Alaphilippe. They can sit tight and wait for the others to attack. There’s no place…
