Tag Archives: Bora-Hansgrohe

2021 Giro Stage 10: The Rest Day Is But Tomorrow

“I did not think the short 140km Stage 10 containing only one Category4 climb would be hard enough…but the Bora-Hansgrohe Band of Brothers did.”

2021 Giro Stage 3: Trouble for the Band of Brothers (Written)

“It is the Monday grind, this is when the “real life” 9-to-5 attempts to drag us away from the drama in Italy. O! But leave it to the Giro to make such a prospect so absolutely laughable. Ah! Yes, yes, the Giro has always had a knack for throwing-up the most unbridled of unbridled transition stages—no sleepy and quiet Mondays here at the Giro d’Italia! It was one of those stages all hoped would be exciting…and then their greatest hopes and expectations were unanimously exceeded.”

2021 P-N: The Final Day of Paris-Nice Turns the Race on its Head (WRITTEN)

“Yes, with all the headliners of any sort of climbing or Classics prowess away in the south at Italy’s Tirreno-Adriatico, Primoz Roglic seemed to be starting his season right cruising to a dominant Paris-Nice victory that resembled his Vuelta domination to end last season…But then we came to the final Sunday’s Stage 8.”

THE RIDERS BEGIN TO DREAM OF PARIS

TDF 2020, Stage 16 La Tour-du-Pin – Villard-de-Lans 164 km. Kamna beats Carapaz in breakaway for stage honors. No real shake up in GC standings.

VERCINGETORIX IN THE PELOTON

TDF 2020, Stage 14 Clermont-Ferrand – Lyon 194 km. Bora drops sprinters in Sagan’s pursuit for Green. City streets of Lyon produce thrilling finale.

A TALE OF TWO COLOMBIANS

TDF 2020, Stage 13 Chatel-Guyon – Pas de Peyrol (Le Puy Mary) 191.5 km. Steep Puy Mary sees intense breakaway duel for stage honors, and catches out some GC favorites behind.