Stage 8:  Station des Rousses > Morzine-Avoriaz 189km Sylvain Chavanel is in Yellow and Jesus is the Lantern Rouge* Stage 8 is the first time the peloton will have an alititude summit finish today. Normally this doesn’t bring the fireworks … Continue reading →

Stage 7 round-up I almost had to pinch myself to believe that it was only Stage 7 on Saturday, it seems like the race has been going for a week now. Most of the major contenders have managed to be … Continue reading →

Stage 7: Tournus -  Station des Rousses – 165.5 km After a week on the flat (and some pavé!), today marks the first day in the mountains for the remaining riders in the peloton. Before we start getting excited though, … Continue reading →

Stage 6: Montargis – Gueugnon 227.5km This is a monster of a stage and is the longest of this years Tour. With four Category 4 climbs spread evenly across the parcours today this might be a stage where a breakaway … Continue reading →

Thoughts on Stage 5… Man that was a boring stage … until the last kilometre, then wow the race had some urgency about it. I know that many iconic images of the Tour are run through this area, riders barrelling … Continue reading →

Today’s 5th Stage is being run from Epernay to Montargis (187.5km) Today is for the Rouleurs, the escape artists and for those Super Domestiques to take the pressure off their GC leaders. The GC riders will be using today to … Continue reading →

2 Banks Bros Hit Up New York! 2 Banks Bros Hit Up New York! From 346 West 84th street turn right and go up 4 blocks and you hit Central Park West, over the crossing and you hit Central Park … Continue reading →

24 Ras de Cymru : Stage 3 Ras De Cymru Stage 3 Stage 3 was the Team Time Trial (TTT) covering a distance of 13 miles. The idea of a TTT is that the whole team starts together taking turns … Continue reading →