Stage 1 8 March 2020 Plaisir – Plaisir (154km) Stage 2 9 March 2020 Chevreuse – Chalette-sur-Loing (166.5km) Stage 3 10 March 2020 Chalette-sur-Loing – La Châtre (212.5km) Stage 4 11 March 2020 Saint-Amand-Montrond (15.1km ITT) Stage 5 12 March 2020 Gannat – La Côte-Saint-André (227km) Stage 6 13 MarchContinue Reading
Heading to the road cycling season 2020, I picked five events worth looking for.
Great races mean great stories to me, because that’s what I’m usually working* ( either as a literary critic and theorist, cultural journalist or scriptwriter) with: STORIES. That’s why I enjoy writing about road cycling too. It’s something like a quick analysis of a novel or a short story. AndContinue Reading
A brand new ascent on the 4th stage is going to determine the result of the 50th edition of Etoile de Bessèges.
Although Tom Dumoulin (Jumbo-Visma) had to withdraw from racing at the last minute, we can find plenty of big names in the peloton of the first European stage race of the season. Some of them riding with their new teams at the very first time.
Stage 1 05 February 2020 Castelló – Vila-Real (180,0 km) Stage 2 06 February 2020 Torrent – Cullera (181,0 km) Stage 3 07 February 2020 Orihuela – Torrevieja (174,6 km) Stage 4 08 February 2020 Calp – Sierra de Bernia (170,0 km) Stage 5 09 February 2020 Paterna – ValenciaContinue Reading
A brief guide for beginners. ( This post was originally written during the first week of the Tour de France in 2019 and updated later a few times.)
1 Richie Porte (Aus) Trek – Segafredo 20:37:08 2 Diego Ulissi (Ita) UAE Team Emirates 0:00:25 3 Simon Geschke (GER) CCC Team 0:00:25<–!more–> 4 Rohan Dennis (Aus) Team Ineos 0:00:25 5 Dylan Van Baarle (Ned) Team Ineos 0:00:25 6 Daryl Impey (RSA) Mitchelton – Scott 0:00:30 7 Simon Yates (GBr)Continue Reading