Froome overwhelms his Tour de France rivals during first day in Pyrenees
July 14, 2015 John Welsh
Alberto Contador, Chris Froome, Cycling, Nairo Quintana, Team Sky, Tour de FranceThe first serious mountain stage in any Tour de France is normally the day in which the pre-race favourites test each other with bursts of acceleration and counter-attacks during the final kilometres. During action often resembling a game of chess or poker as increases in pace are followed by deliberate slowdowns, one rider usually claims […]
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Froome retains Tour de France lead after Team Time Trial with the mountain stages next on the agenda
July 12, 2015 John Welsh
Alberto Contador, Chris Froome, Cycling, Nairo Quintana, Team Sky, Tour de FranceDuring a first week of crashes, several misfortunes and a great deal of thrilling action, Chris Froome will enter the mountain stages of the 2015 Tour de France with a 12 second lead over BMC rider Tejay van Garderen after a team time trial on Sunday which tested the resolve of many of the riders […]
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Tony Martin leads the Tour de France after a few days of mixed fortunes for the favourites
July 8, 2015 John Welsh
Alberto Contador, Chris Froome, Cycling, Team Sky, Tony Martin, Tour de FranceGerman time trial specialist Tony Martin now leads the Tour de France after four days of fairly intensive riding for the peleton in which one or two of the pre-race favourites fared better than others. Martin managed to escape from the leading group of riders with just a few kilometres remaining in Tuesday’s difficult stage […]
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Contador secures 2015 Giro d’Italia victory with Mikel Landa emerging as the name for the future.
June 1, 2015 John Welsh
Alberto Contador, Cycling, Giro d'Italia, Mikel Landa, Team SkyAlberto Contador duly won the 2015 Giro d’Italia as the final stage from Torino to Milano was completed on Sunday but just 24 hours earlier, his comfortable lead in the general classification nearly evaporated as he struggled to cope with the unrelenting steep gradients on the upper slopes of the Colle delle Finestre. For the […]
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Dominant Contador set to claim 2015 Giro d’Italia title
May 25, 2015 John Welsh
Alberto Contador, Cycling, Giro d'Italia, Grand Tour, Team SkyAfter another week of difficult racing in the 2015 Giro d’Italia, it would appear that the coveted pink jersey awarded to the overall leader is set to be worn by Alberto Contador for the remainder of the race. The Spaniard has partially recovered from a dislocated shoulder plus a Friday crash to claim a 2 […]
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Giro puncture proves costly for Richie Porte but where were his fellow Team Sky riders
May 20, 2015 John Welsh
Alberto Contador, Cycling, Giro d'Italia, Richie Porte, Team SkyThe fairly flat Stage 10 of the 2015 Giro d’Italia was expected to be a typical transition day for those riders contesting the overall classification with a breakaway group and the sprinters hoping to be the main focus of attention. Punctures and the occasional crash often occur during these days but the riders often recover […]
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A difficult week for Chris Froome in Catalonia as Richie Porte prospers
March 30, 2015 John Welsh
Chris Froome, Cycling, Team SkyRichie Porte claimed another victory for Team Sky on Sunday when winning the Volta a Catalunya with Spain’s Alejandro Valverde finishing four seconds behind in the overall classification after leading home a group of riders in the last of the seven stages around Barcelona. However, the event was particularly noted for the contrasting fortunes of […]
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Team Sky ill-fortune continues as Nibali appears confident in Tour de France
July 19, 2014 John Welsh
Chris Froome, Cycling, Team Sky, Tour de FranceTeam Sky may have dominated the previous two editions of the Tour de France with both Sir Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome emerging as victors in the three week race. However, for the 2014 renewal, the ill-fortune of the team has continued the pattern of recent weeks with their main contender Richie Porte failing to […]
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Froome prologue win in Dauphine ends a troubled week for Team Sky
June 9, 2014 John Welsh
Chris Froome, Cycling, Team SkyChris Froome won the 10km prologue around the streets of Lyon on the opening day of the Criterium du Dauphine in his bid to win the race for the second successive year. Alberto Contador was eight seconds adrift of the Team Sky rider, but the success of Froome ends a week during which a war […]
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