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At last, Mark Cavendish gets the recognition he deserves; no naked cycling required
From Why doesn’t a triumphant British sportsman make it into the top 95 stories on Sky? via Mark Cavendish has achieved more in four years than English football team in last forty and Mark Cavendish needs to learn to cycle naked to this: Sports Personality of the Year 2011: Mark Cavendish wins BBC award
Mark Cavendish needs to learn to cycle naked
It’s a little over three hours since Mark Cavendish became the first Brit cyclist to win at the road race World Championships for 46 years and where does this feature in the Radio 5 news and sports round-up? Nowhere in the news section and at the bottom of the sports section. Rated even lower than [...]
Mark Cavendish has achieved more in four years than English football team in last forty
But he’s a cyclist. So even now on a quick flick through mainstream news outlets, his victory today has got some coverage but nowhere near the level that his dominance deserves. In the last four Tour De Frances he has won 20 stages, putting him well up the all-time list for record number of stage [...]
How the Tour de France encourages internet piracy
I’m an occasional cycling fan. By which I mean, I love the Tour de France when it’s on the TV, pay a bit of attention to the Olympics and World Championships if British cyclists are doing well and otherwise ride my exercise bike now and again. So having watched British cyclist Mark Cavendish storm to [...]
Why doesn't a triumphant British sportsman make it into the top 95 stories on Sky?
Earlier today Mark Cavendish notched up his fourth stage win in this year’s Tour de France cycle race. Mark Cavendish equals cycling record It’s a fantastic achievement, notable for several reasons. It’s a rare cyclist who wins four stages in in one year, and he has now done this two years in a row. Moreover, [...]
