The ramblings of a Toxic mind…
and it was pretty damn close to doing so. The Vuelta a Espana followed the tour de France and the Giro d'Italia in coming down to the final raced stage, with less than a minute between the top two on GC, while proving Ineos and British cycling were written off prematurely. read the rest of this rubbish
down for long. It was only a few weeks ago after the tour de France that everyone was writing off Team Ineos and British grand tour cycling and then Tao Geoghegan Hart produced the ride of his life. read the rest of this rubbish
or so it goes. When Chris Froome crashed out of the Dauphine and then Dumoulin pulled out this was seen as the most open Tour de France for some time, even with the reigning champion leading the now Team Ineos. read the rest of this rubbish
in intensive care. After Chris Froome's horrific crash during a recce for the Criterium du Dauphine time trial comes the news that JJ Cobo, winner of the 2011 Vuelta has been retrospectively banned, provisionally handing Froome the title. read the rest of this rubbish
option. Geraint Thomas was the only option for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year and rightfully won it. read the rest of this rubbish
victory. For the fifth time running a Grand Tour ended with a Brit stood on the top step of the podium, as Simon Yates triumphed in this year's Vuelta a Espana. read the rest of this rubbish
speechless. Geraint Thomas did at the top of Alpe d’Huez what no other Brit had done before, indeed no rider of any nationality had done while wearing the yellow jersey. read the rest of this rubbish
equality? When it's men and women getting the same amount of money as each other in sport. read the rest of this rubbish
possibly the greatest Grand Tour victory for a Brit. The 101st Giro d'Italia produced one hell of a race, with one Brit, in Simon Yates, looking good to take his first Grand Tour but ended with another taking his sixth, Chris Froome. read the rest of this rubbish
all these years. With the lowest winning vote count ever, Mo Farah finally got his hands on the BBC Sports Personalty of the Year trophy. read the rest of this rubbish