Monthly Archives: March 2014
Gent – Wevelgem ’14: Race Preview
The less said about the relevance of this photo, the better. Still, big expanses of road, interspersed (of course) with cobbled hills are again the name of the day, this time at Gent – Wevelgem. Often considered to be a race that favours sprinters, it goes a little easier on the climbs, but still offers […]
E3 Harelbeke ’14: Race Preview
Classics. Cobbles. Here be. Yep, the cobbled classics season proper begins tomorrow afternoon. We’ve had Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, and the Dwars Door Vlaanderen yesterday (Niki Terpstra won), but E3 signals the first foray of the World Tour onto the cobbles. It’ll stay there for Gent-Wevelgem, the Tour of Flanders, and Paris-Roubaix. Really, E3’s seen as a […]
Milan – San Remo ’14: Race Summary
Another year, another super-soggy San Remo. Therefore, here’s an equally soggy photo of the FDJ bus, which I was fortunate enough to drive past on the motorway yesterday. It was on the way to the Volta Catalunya, but shush. The inclement (always wanted to use that word) Italian weather meant that the peloton was slightly […]
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya ’14: Race Preview
As I write this, Milan – San Remo is well underway, and spouting a breathless torrent of French out of my laptop. There’s still 88km to go. Nonetheless, I can’t help but be partially excited for the next big World Tour stage race that starts tomorrow in Spain: the Tour of Catalonia. Not only is […]
Milan – San Remo ’14: Race Preview
Now we’re cooking, folks. The arrival of Milan – San Remo (‘MSR’, for the purposes of brevity) brings with it the first of the true massive events in the cycling calendar – those being the Monuments (of which MSR is one), the Grand Tours, and the World Championships. Last year, the race was as thrilling as […]
Tirreno – Adriatico ’14: Race Summary
Lament, one and all, for Tirreno – Adriatico has ended for another year. As with last year, it proved more exciting than Paris – Nice, a race it’s in direct competition with for star names. The main reason for the excitement was the return to winning ways of one Alberto Contador, who was regularly trounced […]
Paris – Nice ’14: Race Summary
Due to my recent lack of time, I’ve had some time to let the dust of Paris-Nice settle, and conclude that is was, really, rather dusty. Taking the overall victory at this edition of the famous race would require at least one of two things: an absurdly strong, time-gap-amassing stage win, or relentless consistency coupled […]
Tirreno – Adriatico ’14: Race Preview
I’ll be frank: this is one of the best races of the year. Sprints, hills, time-trials: it’s got it all. Pretty much. Tirreno – Adriatico is a stage race across Italy (Eastwards), getting its name from the two seas that mark its beginning and end points. [Edit: Coverage, by the way, appears to be unclear. […]
Strade Bianche & Roma Maxima ’14: Race Summaries
Neither the weather nor the stunning scenery faltered in Italy over the weekend, as two increasingly reputable classics were fought out against epic backdrops in postcard-worthy sunshine. Strade Bianche The gruelling Strade Bianche was first up, and with it the promise of relative indifference to riders across the various specialities within road cycling. The route […]
Paris – Nice ’14: Race Preview
We’re into the proper meat of the cycling season now; prepare to chow down on some serious racing for the next few months. This race usually delivers rugged scenery and miserable, but improving weather as the riders work their way South through France. Paris-Nice is the first big stage race of the year. A Grand Tour […]
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