Tag: Simon Geschke

This Week’s Whys #2

By MikeFranchetti on January 28, 2020January 29, 2020

As predicted in my last post, Richie Porte justified favouritism at a slightly curious Tour Down Under (okay, that’s not quite what I predicted). Here are more questions from the world of pro cycling. Why did Richie Porte lose his streak of Willunga Hill victories? Objectively speaking, this Tour Down Under was one of Porte’s

Posted in: Giro Wildcards, Porte, Sagan, Simon Geschke, Tour Down Under, Tour of Oman, Tour Wildcards, Wildcard Teams

Previews and Reviews

Tour de France 2015: A Froome with a View

By MikeFranchetti on July 27, 2015June 29, 2016

Yesterday Chris Froome won his second Tour de France becoming the 20th rider in history to take more than one title. The race leader since Stage 7, Froome was rarely troubled until things took a difficult turn when the race reached the Alps. The only man with any chance was Nairo Quintana and his measured

Posted in: Alberto Contador, Alejandro Valverde, Alpe d'huez, Andre Greipel, Chris Froome, Geraint Thomas, La Toussuire, Mathias Frank, Nairo Quintana, Romain Bardet, Simon Geschke, Thibaut Pinot, Tour 2015 2013 similarities, Tour de France 2015, Tour Review, Vincenzo Nibali, Wout Poels