Category Archives: Vuelta a Espana

The most underwhelming Grand Tour winner

January 28, 2012

Over the years there have been some incredible exploits in Grand Tours where one rider has dominated the entire race. The most overwhelming of these was probably the Tour de France debut of the greatest cyclist ever, Eddy Merckx. In … Continue reading →

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Froome, Cobo, Time Bonuses and the Tour de France

January 2, 2012

In the 2011 edition of the Vuelta a Espana, Juan Jose Cobo won by a margin of just 13 seconds over runner up Chris Froome. It’s unlikely that you’ll find a report of this race anywhere which doesn’t state that … Continue reading →

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Get Outta That Saddle Stephen!

November 26, 2011

The 1980′s was a magical time for Irish professional cycling. For a while we could lay claim to the top two cyclists in the world. Sean Kelly and Stephen Roche won everything (except the Tour of Flanders). At no stage … Continue reading →

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Vuelta 2011 – The best stage race of the year?

November 18, 2011

It is now the end of the cycling season and we await once more for January to roll round so we can get excited about the perhaps undeserved hype of the Tour Down Under. As such there have been plenty … Continue reading →

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A new world record set in the Vuelta

September 9, 2011

A world record was set yesterday. Ten stages of a cycling race in a row have been won by riders from ten different countries. This record was set when Francesco Gavazzi of Italy crossed the line to win Stage 18 … Continue reading →

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