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When the Good Guys win…
Richie Porte rolled over the top of Willunga Hill as the first in the peloton for a sixth year in a row, closely followed by Wout Poels in a heated climb to the top of the final stage of the Tour Down Under, both fiercely endeavouring to win the overall Ochre Jersey in 2019. In … Continue reading When the Good Guys win…
To jostle or not to jostle? Sprinting in 2019
Sprinting to the line in a stage race is an all too common sight in road cycling as it is guaranteed to feature in every single race that is run during the seasonal year. Sprinters are the excitable riders of the sport that are often admired by those who do not follow cycling dedicatedly from … Continue reading To jostle or not to jostle? Sprinting in 2019
Was the Willunga stage change worth it?
The 2019 edition of the Santos Tour Down Under brought with it a plethora of changes to stage configuration, length and the day of scheduling that each town was to host the World Tour peloton. The most significant of these changes was the shifting of Queen stage, Willunga Hill, to the final day of racing … Continue reading Was the Willunga stage change worth it?
The Forgotten Heroine: Marianne Martin
The Tour de France organisation introduced the women’s race, La Course, in 2016 to involve the best female cyclists in the pro-peloton in the biggest cycle race in the world. The sight of the female peloton rolling up the Champs Élyseés under the watchful eye of the Arc de Triomphe is an image forever engrained … Continue reading The Forgotten Heroine: Marianne Martin
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