The ramblings of a Toxic mind…
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
what will they do next? When Sky announced the end of their support for the cycle team how many of the other teams thought this was it, their chance because Sky was gone and the Tour de France was there for everyone? 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
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
continues. Geraint Thomas added his name to the list of winners at the Criterium du Dauphine, making it six British victories in the last eight years. Only once has that rider not gone on to win the Tour de France. 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
of British sporting achievement. His four Tour Dr France victories already had him up there but adding a second Grand Tour in year with la Vuelta really seals it. read the rest of this rubbish
British. The organisers did all they could to prevent yet another British winner in the world's most famous bike race... it didn't work as Chris Froome won his fourth yellow jersey. read the rest of this rubbish
how? After Britain's haul of medals at the velodrome in the 2012 London Olympics it was the refrain from those beaten on the track. Riders given hope after the failure during the Track Cycling World Championships. read the rest of this rubbish
tail. The French couldn't let Britain have it all their own way on the 100th Tour de France, well with a bit of help from the Germans. But they couldn't stop Chris Froome winning the yellow jersey for Britain's second Tour victory. read the rest of this rubbish