Writing about cycling - the stories, the facts, the opinions, the interviews, the silly poems, the movie comparisons. You name it, if it's about bike racing, I'm stringing sentences together about it.
The final chance for the fast men began on the south coast and while crosswinds threatened, they didn't amount to much. A look back on the sprinters' last hurrah and a look ahead to what must SURELY be a breakaway day... right?
Day two of a huge weekend in the Pyrenees saw heroic performances all round. Relive the action and look ahead to the final flat stage of the race on the south coast of France in today's Dispatch.
The mountains beckoned, and the mighty Col du Tourmalet was just the starter in the Pyrenees before the race headed to the Pla d'Adet. UAE threw down a gauntlet, and an idiot threw some crisps. All the action and looking ahead to tomorrow...
A day in which everything happened and yet, on paper, all looks exactly as it was predicted. Drinks, music, and boules, and a thorough run-down of all the echelons action as we headed back to Pau, AGAIN - and looking ahead to tomorrow's big mountain challenge in the Pyrenees
It's a lovely story, until it isn't. Picking apart the narrative threads from stage 12, and looking ahead to another flat stage that will probably be a sprint, maybe. Probably. And also a goat!
Breakaway hopes were dashed and a huge GC battle ensued, and the comeback to end all comebacks saw a worthy winner. All the big talking points from the day discussed in depth, and a look ahead to tomorrow's lumpy sprint stage
