Thus we come to the new emerging power on the world cycling stage. Finally, finally, this UAE team lineup looks not just like a ramshackle of riches, but instead finally a powerful and formidable hierarchy of established talent ready to do battle across the entire cycling calendar.
Tag Archives: Marc Hirschi
2021 Preview: Team DSM (formerly Team Sunweb)
“O! how they impressed us all! For on paper, quite frankly, their Startlists for the biggest races appeared to be a list of cannon fodder riders to be chewed up and spit out the back as the roads started to climb. And yet this was the team that won three stages of the Tour, the team that almost won the Giro d’Italia—putting two riders on the finishing podium in Milan.”
A DECISIVE MOUNTAIN STAGE MAKES US SMILE
TDF 2020, Stage 18 Meribel – La Roche-sur-Foron 175 km. Ineos go 1-2 on the stage. Carapaz into Polka Dots while GC battle ends in a draw behind.
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.
NEVER GIVE UP, NEVER SURRENDER!
TDF 2020, Chauvigny – Sarran 218 km. Baby Spartacus comes of age in thrilling hilly finale into Sarran
HIRSCHI ENTANGLED IN GC AFFAIRS
TDF 2020, Pau – Laruns 153 km. After fast start, Hirschi led peloton from a solo break until GC favorites battled behind on the Col de Marie-Blanque
ARE WE REALLY DOING THIS AGAIN?
Alaphilippe is back in Yellow. Last year’s Tour was chaotic, nerve-racking, breathtaking, and all-consuming, do we really want do it all over again?
Cycling Odysseys 