The 1987 Tour de France saw Irishman Stephen Roche triumph, including one of the most memorable scenes in the Tour’s history – his dramatic recovery during the stage to La Plagne, followed by his physical collapse after he crossed the finishing line. … Read the full post »
I suspect Chris Froome’s account of his rise to cycling success didn’t come out quite as he intended … Read the full post »
“With a global audience of billions, the Grand Depart will showcase Yorkshire and benefit families and business across the county, with a £100 million boost to our local economy.” – Nick Clegg … Read the full post »
Right from the cover of the book, showing a menacing looking Lance Armstrong bearing down on Tyler Hamilton, the book is a detailed, piece by piece demolition of the Lance Armstrong legend and on original publication was the key tipping point for many people in switching them from believing in Armstrong’s innocence to certainty of … Read the full post »
Unless you personally know someone involved, it is hard for the reader to tell how true to life the portrait someone gives of themselves in a memoir is, especially when a ghost-writer is involved. The picture that Bradley Wiggins paints of himself seems pretty plausible sat alongside his public utterances, and the book’s good reception … Read the full post »
If Bradley Wiggins needed to do anything more to charm Lib Dems, starting with a raffle joke did it. — Mark Pack (@markpack) July 22, 2012
From the Tour de France rest day this week:
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 … Read the full post »
Due to the lack of availability of high quality content that does what I want, I’ve most likely ended up watching illegal uploads. … Read the full post »
A lesson in how not to do online advertising, courtesy of the ITV website. There I am, reading a story about the Tour de France. I get to this sentence: [Bradley Wiggins has] hardly warranted a mention in the French papers: but I reckon a few sports editors might have to rethink that policy now. The word … Read the full post »