When you look at the routes of the Tour, the Giro, the Vuelta and every other race, however small, one wonders – as a famous journalist once did – whether the real performance in cycling is given by the cyclists or the fans, or both equally.
The fact that Mark Cavendish is the world's greatest sprinter is a given, regardless of the Tour. A truth set in stone. However, beating Eddy Merckx's record of stage wins at the Grande Boucle was a target and a satisfaction that was difficult to...
All that’s missing for the 2021 Tour to cover the entire distance of the legendary crossing of the Pyrenees are the Col d’Aubisque and the Col d’Aspin. These two passes are truly important because, together with the Tourmalet and the Peyresourde –...