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“I don’t have anything more to say”: Ineos stay silent on staff member’s alleged doping links – but sports director admits it was unfair Thymen Arensman forced to answer questions after Tour de France stage win
Not for the first time in the team’s history, the Ineos Grenadiers are staying resolutely silent in the face of a barrage of questions at the Tour de France. The British squad has been in the spotlight at the sport’s biggest race for much of the past week, after it was reported that a long-time … Read more
Check out the very yellow Cannondale SR2000 from 1987
Ireland’s Ben Healy (EF Education-EasyPost) took the overall lead of the Tour de France on Tuesday and was rewarded with a yellow Cannondale SuperSix EVO LAB71 to mark his status on the following stage, and that’s a great excuse to look back at the US brand’s top-level SR2000 from 1987. That bike was also high-end … Read more
“At least we have the photo”: Julian Alaphilippe’s “idiot” victory ‘celebration’ at Tour de France – despite finishing third – due to radio breaking in crash, team confirms
Julian Alaphilippe’s bizarre decision to celebrate winning the sprint for third on stage 15 of the Tour de France in Carcassonne was a result of his radio breaking in a crash early in the stage, his Tudor team confirmed.The French star – no stranger to ill-advised finish line bursts of joy – beat Wout van … Read more
Marin Four Corners 1 Sword
The Marin Four Corners 1 is a genuine touring bike with a wide range of gears, good brakes and a super-comfortable ride courtesy of its extra-wide tyres and all-steel frameset. It looks good, the saddle and bar are well chosen and, in truth, there’s very little to fault. While it’s marketed primarily as a tourer, … Read more
Ineos Grenadiers sports director fined £4,700 for hitting fan with car during Tour de France stage
Ineos Grenadiers sports director Oli Cookson has been fined £4,700 and issued a yellow card after hitting a spectator while driving behind the breakaway during today’s stage of the Tour de France, won by the British team’s Dutch rider Thymen Arensman.Cookson, a longstanding staff member at the squad and the son of former UCI president … Read more
Is Tadej Pogačar too good? We discuss the Tour de France leader’s Pyrenean dominance + Ben Healy on returning to “doing what I like” after two days in the yellow jersey
After a week and a half of phoney war, inconclusive attacks, and one worrying crash, after just two days in the Pyrenees, Tadej Pogačar has effectively killed off the Tour de France.Listen to the road.cc Podcast on Apple Podcasts Listen to the road.cc Podcast on Spotify Listen to the road.cc Podcast on Amazon Music Tadej … Read more
Remco Evenepoel abandons Tour de France on the slopes of the Tourmalet
Last year’s podium finisher Remco Evenepoel has abandoned the Tour de France on stage 14, stepping off on the slopes of the Col du Tourmalet after a third consecutive day of visible struggles in the Pyrenees.The 25-year-old double Olympic champion, who was still sitting third overall and wearing the best young rider’s white jersey when … Read more
“They didn’t want to risk losing high-class sprinters”: Wout van Aert slams last-minute increase to mountain time trial limit that saved six riders from Tour de France exit
A late and controversial decision by race officials has spared six riders from disqualification in stage 13 of Tour de France, after the time cut for Friday’s short but brutal mountain time trial to Peyragudes was quietly revised from 33 per cent to 40 per cent just minutes before the stage began — a move … Read more
Asgard Annexe Plus E
The Asgard Annexe Plus E is Asgard’s new, bigger e-bike (and other bike) storage offering. It’s a reassuringly solid bike shed you can trust to keep your bikes safe, even in front of your house.> Buy now: Asgard Annexe Plus E for £915 from Asgard In my part of East London, Asgard sheds are popping up … Read more