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Posted on November 10, 2020

The 2020 Vuelta had a lot to live up to

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

Posted on June 14, 2019

It’s some way to win your seventh Grand Tour and your first Grand Tour

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

Posted on September 18, 2018

Another Grand Tour, another British

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

Posted on May 28, 2018

What could have been the greatest Grand Tour for a Brit turned into

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

Posted on September 12, 2017

The latest victory for Chris Froome puts him on the top step

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

Posted on September 11, 2012

Chris Froome finds that it’s easy

being number 2. But being number 1 on the team, the protected rider, the favourite, the one with the target on their back now that's just a little harder. Still his fourth place in the Vuelta was a great effort. read the rest of this rubbish

Posted on August 2, 2012

The golden cherry on top of

the icing and the hundred and thousands. The toppings on the cake of British road cycling have just been piling up this year, with Bradley Wiggins adding the Olympic time trial gold yesterday. read the rest of this rubbish

Posted on September 13, 2011

A Vuelta of what ifs

..for Wiggins, Froome and Sky. But we should overlook all the what ifs and marvel at a great Vuelta a España that ended with two British riders on the podium. read the rest of this rubbish

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