Tag: Best sprinter

This Week’s Whys #4

By MikeFranchetti on February 26, 2020February 26, 2020

Andalucia, the Algarve, the Alps, Dubai… and next up Belgium. Here are some more questions, which (hopefully) cover what we’ve all been thinking this week. Why is sprinting so exciting right now? In the last two seasons, pro cycling’s young sprinters scrambled for big victories and collectively delivered a knockout blow to the aging generation.

Posted in: Arkea-Samsic, Best sprinter, Nairo Quintana, Omloop, Omloop Het Volk, Remco Evenepoel, Sprinting, Sweden, Swedish cycling, Vandenbroucke, Volta Algarve

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Five of the Best… Mark Cavendish Tour de France victories

By MikeFranchetti on December 11, 2016July 13, 2018

Mark Cavendish is the best sprinter of his era and – if we’re honest – the most decorated bunch finisher of all time. His best form lasted a full four years and he racked up double-digit Tour de France wins by the end of his second appearance. Even after leaving for a Wiggins-focussed Team Sky,

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