Tag Archives: Tour de France

Why winning bike races can make you unpopular with the public

Posted on 12 July 2012 by Alex Murray

A lot of flak is hovering around the Team Sky bus right now with questions about transparency, employees and results going off all over. Bradley Wiggins is the most obvious target of much of the incoming fire, in particular over … Continue reading →

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3 things from 3 Tour de France stages

Posted on 4 July 2012 by Alex Murray

1. Team Sky have not become self-aware For all their dominance in the run-up to the Tour, they seem to be lacking the confidence to place Wiggins in the posh seats at the front. Sending back multiple riders to try … Continue reading →

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We need to talk about Frank

Posted on 12 June 2012 by Alex Murray

There’s been widespread questioning of Andy Schleck’s ability to be competitive at the Tour de France 2012 after a disastrous Dauphiné which saw him abandon, succumbing to the effects of a crash in the time trial. The Dauphin, dethroned at … Continue reading →

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Bad habits in the Benelux – the wayward learning of Andy Schleck

Posted on 20 March 2012 by Alex Murray

Andy Schleck has probably forgotten more about bike riding than most of us will ever learn. but the one thing he is yet to learn is perhaps the lesson he most needs: Success begets success. Image by Jean Pierre Belot … Continue reading →

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Tour de France 2011 stage 21 photos

Posted on 25 July 2011 by Alex Murray

Here’s the first few off the camera. Will upload and tag more later.

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Praise and honour from the first to the last

Posted on 17 July 2011 by Alex Murray

The greatest paradox of the Tour de France is that there is almost as much praise and honour to be accorded to the last placed rider as the first. Thomas Voeckler has set up a fascinating final week by defending … Continue reading →

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Bastille Day at Le Tour, fireworks guaranteed

Posted on 14 July 2011 by Alex Murray

Look at little Tommy Voeckler in yellow back in 2004, doesn’t he look full of boyish energy? Photo by by Simon Aughton, on Flickr, used under Creative Commons licence.   Christian Prudhomme will be counting his blessings this Bastille Day, … Continue reading →

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Are the Schlecks really that afraid of Contador or just a bit hypocritical?

Posted on 8 July 2011 by Alex Murray

Alberto Contador is a great bike rider.  You can disagree if you like but his record as a Grand Tour rider calls you an idiot. Great riders win the Tour de France repeatedly, something he has done already. Reed Albergotti in … Continue reading →

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Tour de France selection – my 9 to watch

Posted on 1 July 2011 by Alex Murray

While Directeurs sportifs have been making difficult choices, I’ve got the liberty of not having to choose from the riders I’m paying. So here’s the nine riders I’ve selected to ride in the colours of Chasing Wheels (basically La Vie … Continue reading →

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So who does BMC Soigneur Sven Schoutteten know?

Posted on 30 June 2011 by Alex Murray

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