Tag: giro-ditalia
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2025 Liege-Bastogne-Liege Preview
The final Spring Classic on the calendar, the end of Ardennes Week, the fourth Monument of the season, La Doyenne (The Old Lady, named as such because it is the oldest of the five Monuments), the 111th Liege-Bastogne-Liege is, more or less like every year, a hard 252-kilometer extremely hilly battle in Wallonia (the French-speaking…
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Primoz Roglic to Ride the Giro/Tour Double in 2025
A few weeks ago, Red Bull – Bora -Hansgrohe announced that the OG Slovenian superstar would target the Giro d’Italia and Tour de France next year in what is likely to be his swan song as a top GC contender. So what to make of this? Well, my reaction is similar to when Tadej Pogacar…
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Tadej Pogacar 2025 Program
I’m going to offer a slightly different take on what I think Pogi should aim for next year. But I have already changed my mind significantly from when I tweeted just three days ago. The like to that post can be found here. Here’s what I now think he ought to do next year: Strade…
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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)…
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