The Tour de France 2025 will begin in Lille and return to finishing in Paris with a sea of notable climbs en route including the likes of Mont Ventoux and Col de la Loze. Ewan's full article: https://www.cyclist.co.uk/in-depth/to... Follow us @thecyclingdane...
Scott and Patrick sit down ranking the entire worldtour teams performances across the Stage Races, Grandtours and Monuments. UAE Team Emirates dominated the races but how did the others match up?
Primoz Roglic did not start the 13th Stage of the Tour de France following a crash he was caught up in on Stage 12.
There were fireworks on the first mountain stage where UAE Team Emirates showed their strength and Tadej Pogacar attacked near the top of the climb and Jonas Vingegaard attempted to follow but the elastic snapped and Richard Carapaz was dropped as well.
On a very mundane stage of the Tour de France in Italy history was created as Biniam Girmay became the first Eritrean stage winner and Richard Carapaz the first ever Ecuadorian to wear the yellow jersey.
Use "thecyclingdane for the Manta Sleep 10% Discount link: https://tinyurl.com/48uvenka The Tour de France 2024 showdown between the favourites looks to be one of the greatest edition with Pogacar, Vingegaard, Roglic and Remco Evenepoel taking centre stage towards the finish in Nice.
The Tour de Suisse is the final worldtour race before the Tour de France and has produced some incredible editions in the last few years however last years edition will be marred by the tragic loss of Gino Mader. Favourites include Adam Yates, Egan Bernal, Joao Almeida, Enric Mas and even Richard Carapaz. Follow us @thecyclingdane 00:00 Intro 00:18 How good is the Tour de Suisse? 01:48 Route Analysis 06:21 Can Skejlmose Retain his Title? 08:11 Will Almeida and Del Toro be able to win? 11:02 What...
Tom Pidcock, Simon Yates, Giulio Pelizzari, Stefan Kung and Julian Alaphilippe all rumoured to be leaving in 2025 but where it be to? Should Visma Lease A Bike sign Simon Yates? Check out @OwDoCycling and @theecheloncyclingpodcast Follow us @thecyclingdane
The criterium du Dauphine is seen for many as the last test and tune up before the Tour de France and that reflects in the startlist. Last year Jonas Vingegaard dominated but this year there will be no Vingegaard or Pogacar on the startles but there are still some interesting riders. Follow us @thecyclingdane YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thecyclingdane/
Tadej Pogacar has an incredible 2024 and will be looking to be the first rider since 1998 to do the Giro-Tour Double but can he win the Tour de France despite the Giro d'Italia? Follow us @thecyclingdane
In the Giro d'Italia there were numerous of narratives from the different teams with Movistar seeking past glories with Nairo Quintana, Tadej Pogacar's first Giro and even Jonathan Milan trying to win the points jersey a second year in a row.
Stage 16 was altered so many times and produced a interesting battle between the break and GC group before Tadej Pogacar attacked seemingly with ease and no one could response.
The 31.2km time trial stage saw a battle between the GC riders and Filippo Ganna coming out on top after an intense challenge from Tadej Pogacar and plenty of movements in the Top 10 overall.
On one of the flattest stages of the Giro d'Italia the peloton encountered crosswinds but it ended with a masterclass lead out from Lidl Trek into the sprint for the fast men and Jonathan Milan getting his third victory of the race. Check out @OwDoCycling and @theecheloncyclingpodcast Follow us @thecyclingdane
Julian Alaphilippe managed to get in the right move with Mirco Maestri and take a win which was his first grandtour win since 2021 and his first Giro d'Italia win. Bahrain Victorious caused a bit of a scare in the GC group splitting the group momentarily.
On another flat stage Visma Lease A Bike was given more bad news with Cian Uijtdebroeks out of the race and two of his team mates were in the break but the race ended in a sprint with a crash for Fabio Jakobsen and Tobias Lund Andresen while Jonathan Milan won in front of Tim Merlier and Kaden Groves.
It was a stage for the breakaway as Valentin Paret-Peintre dropped Romain Bardet and caught Jan Tratnik but a hard pace towards the end for the favourites and Cian Uijtdebroeks was the rider suffering the most from the big names and Antonio Tiberi gaining ground.
On a stage that seemed to have a chance for the breakaway UAE Team Emirates carved out another opportunity for Pogacar and the Maglia Rosa sealed another victory in only his first week at the Giro. Check out @OwDoCycling and @theecheloncyclingpodcast
The time trial stage with a climb towards the finish shook up the general classification and Filippo Ganna was the red hot favourite but lost the stage win to Tadej Pogacar who put in a brilliant ride. Luke Plapp managed to take over the white jersey and Ben O'Connor moved up to 4th overall.
On the gravel stage of the Giro d'Italia 2024 it was the breakaway that got the better of the favourites with question marks over the tactics of UAE and Ineos Grenadiers partially. Check out @OwDoCycling and @theecheloncyclingpodcast Follow us @thecyclingdane YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thecyclingdane/
On a rare breakaway stage win there were plenty of crashes and the sprint teams could not cooperate so it became a unlikely victory for Cofidis into Lucca. Check out @OwDoCycling and @theecheloncyclingpodcast Follow us @thecyclingdane YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thecyclingdane/
On another sprint stage it was the bad weather that caused some crashes and Biniam Girmay was the main victim having crashed twice. Ganna attacked late to try to catch out the sprinters teams but it was Jonathan Milan who won in the end.
Patrick and Scott dissect the third stage of the Giro d'Italia 2024. On a very eventful sprinter stage it was Tadej Pogacar and Geraint Thomas that stole the show in the finale. Check out @OwDoCycling and @theecheloncyclingpodcast Follow us @thecyclingdane
Patrick and Scott dissect the second stage of the Giro d'Italia 2024. On the first mountain stage to Oropa there were plenty of crashes and Andrea Piccolo was the sole breakaway rider for most of the second half of the stage as he had left the group and it was Tadej POgacar who won the stage after a disaster mechanical which caused a peculiar crash for the Slovenian.
Tadej Pogacar was trying to replicate MVDP by winning his first Giro d'Italia stage however an unknown quantity in the form of Jhonathan Narvaez took the stage win in a well executed sprint. Check out @OwDoCycling and @theecheloncyclingpodcast Follow us @thecyclingdane YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thecyclingdane/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecyclingdane...
The Giro d’Italia 2024 will see the debut of superstar Tadej Pogacar and it will be interesting to see if the likes of Romain Bardet, Daniel Martinez or even Damiano Caruso can mount a challenge to the Slovenian. For the flat stages it could be a very competitive race as there are plenty of big names including Fabio Jakobsen, Olav Kooij, Biniam Girmay Follow us @thecyclingdane YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thecyclingdane/
Tadej Pogacar has been dominating in 2024 ahead of his Giro d'Italia debut but will the Slovenian be able to keep this momentum going in Italy? Who will be able to rival him from taking the victory?
Tadej Pogacar dominated Liege Bastogne Liege with Mathieu van der Poel salvaging a podium but could the flying dutchman have stopped the Slovenian? Follow us @thecyclingdane YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thecyclingdane/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecyclingdane Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecyclingdane8 Twitter: https://twitter.com/Thecyclingdane...
The fourth Monument of the year will see the second monument clash of Mathieu van der Poel and Tadej Pogacar both have been very efficient with their racing. Tom Pidcock will be eager to improve on his third place from last year and will have confidence from his Amstel Gold Race win. Follow us @thecyclingdane YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thecyclingdane/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecyclingdane Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecyclingdane8 Twitter: https://twitter.com/Thec...
The 2024 edition of Amstel Gold turned into a tactical master class by Tom Pidcock by sneaking into a decisive move with Mathieu van der Poel being a red hot favourite. Follow us @thecyclingdane YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thecyclingdane/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecyclingdane
