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Tag: Cycling

  • American Riders in 2024 and Beyond

    2023 was a banner year for American cycling with a Grand Tour victory from Sepp Kuss in the Vuelta a Espana. Notable other results included a fifth place in the Tour of Flanders from Neilson Powless, a stage win the Giro d’Italia from Brandon McNulty, and Matteo Jorgensen winning his first race (and GC title)…

  • Arnaud De Lie’s Potential

    Let’s start by introducing the man: Arnaud De Lie is a 21-year-old Belgian riding for Lotto-Dstny. Weighing in at 78 kilograms, he looks to be a Classics rider/Grand Tour stage hunter in the making. De Lie has already won 19 races in two professional seasons, though only one was at WorldTour level. Strava nerds/wattage geeks/cycling…

  • Tour Down Under Recap

    This race delivered some surprises and a surprising level of excitement. Disclaimer: I watched none of the stages live due to the race taking place in Australia, which is in a very different time zone to the one I live in. Thanks to NBC’s YouTube channel, I was able to watch the extended highlights of…

  • Tour Down Under Preview

    The 2024 World Tour season kicks off on Tuesday, January 16 in Australia with the 24th Tour Down Under. This is a six-day stage race that takes place exclusively in the hills around Adelaide, South Australia. The field for stage wins and the GC is wide-open, but let’s examine the parcours before running through the…

  • Vuelta a Espana 2024 Route Announced

    The third Grand Tour of the season revealed its route for next year’s edition yesterday. I do not get too excited about the least prestigious Grand Tour’s stage profiles eight months before the start, but it is comforting to see that the race should be at least as exciting as recent Vueltas have been. The…

  • 2023 La Flèche Wallonne Preview

    What better first race preview for Puncheur to feature than the ultimate puncheur‘s race, La Fleche Wallonne. It’s the midweek classic (and thus least prestigious) within the legendary Ardennes Week. Widely known as a 3-minute watts-per-kilogram test up the steep Mur de Huy, Fleche actually packs over 3,000 meters of elevation gain (and three ascents…