Back in the Spring we asked 3 of our 2018 riders to tell us how their plans were going, what were their biggest fears and the things they were most looking forward to: 3 of our 2018 Riders Share their Stories So Far Now that the dust has settled on the 2018 Tour, we’ve asked […]
So how was it for you? – we catch up with 3 of our 2018 Riders Read More »
The most likely answer is surely Ventoux, Ventoux and more Ventoux… which would make us very happy indeed! It’s been a couple of years since we had the pleasure and the route certainly suggests a bit of time in Provence. The big question is maybe less ‘if’ and possibly ‘how many times?’. Imagine; twice in
2019 Route Rumours – Which Bucket List climbs should we expect? Read More »
With a stunning coastal Grand Depart, our first weekend of the Tour had a holiday feel, and temperatures that made that Atlantic look all the more welcoming – but we had some cycling to do!
We’re all excited about the 2019 Tour route and what it has in store. The rumours are that we’ll head from the Grand Depart in Belgium down through the Champagne region and on to the mountains. By rights in 2019 it should be the Pyrenees before the Alps (alternating each year which comes first) but
2019 Route Rumours – Alps or Pyrenees first? Read More »
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Stage 21: Houilles – Champs Élysées. About 100km Read More »
It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for! But before we live out our maillot jaune fantasies on the sacred cobblestones of the Champs Élysées (one lap only for us – one is enough!), we’ll enjoy a relatively gentle roll in from the suburb of Houilles – a few hours to savour the highs and lows of
Stage 21: Houilles – Champs Élysées. About 100km Read More »
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Stage 20: Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle – Espelette. 31km. Read More »
The struggle isn’t quite over. Today’s stage is a time trial (ergo blessedly short), but it’s a punchy one, with quite a bit of climbing, and a 10% stretch 3km from the finish. Some of us will use this as an opportunity to empty the tank before the long transfer to Paris in the afternoon
Stage 20: Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle – Espelette. 31km. Read More »
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Stage 19: Lourdes – Laruns. 200km. Read More »
Our final day in the mountains, and we’ll be making the most of it with what Prudhomme has described as “the frightening Aspin-Tourmalet-Bordères-Soulor-Aubisque sequence”. The high point of this stage comes roughly halfway, at the top of the Tourmalet (one for all col baggers: it’s the most climbed mountain in Tour history), but the real
Stage 19: Lourdes – Laruns. 200km. Read More »