Entries by Pat Fitzpatrick
Tour de France route jeopardised after massive floods – landslides in the Pyrenees, South of France.
News just in and the videos below show the extent of the damage to the region and roads the Tour de France will use in late July 2018. The landslide on the Col d’Aubisque was caused by the deluge in the region which has also resulted in major flooding, bridges, towns have been reported washed away. […]
10 riders to watch at the 2018 Giro d’Italia.
Ciao! The wait is finally over, the 2018 Giro d’Italia is here. The first Grand Tour of the season, the 101st Giro d’Italia starts today in Jerusalem. The Giro d’Italia is an exciting time each year as we transition from the powerful Spring Classics races, to the Grand Tours. We enjoy this part of the season as […]
Team Sky and Chris Froome prepare for the Giro d’Italia – The Monte Zoncolan
This great video shows Team Sky and Chris Froome as they prepare for the upcoming 2018 Giro d’Italia. We found it particularly interesting to see the amount of support and preparation the team provides to the best rider in the world on his training ride. If Chris can indeed win the Giro d’Italia, he will […]
2020 Tour de France – Grand Depart Nice, France.
The Tour de France has announced Nice, on France’s Cote d’Azur will be the host of the 2020 Grand Depart for the Tour de France, following on from Brussels as the 2019 host. The announcement was made by the tour director, Christian Prudhomme at the completion of the yesterdays Paris – Nice race. Nice last […]
Strada Bianchi “The White Roads” of Italy.
The Strada Bianchi, “White Roads”, Spring Classics mens and womens races are a favourite of ours, they are this coming weekend. The 184km race for the men, 136km for the women start and finish in Siena, Italy. The normally 68km of white dirt roads for the men, 30km for the women are white for an entirely different […]
Good Athletes Train Hard – Great Athletes Rest Hard. Part II
By Coach Jo Freil. More from super coach Jo, in regard to the importance of sleep for athletes and cycling Athletes. Sleep hard to train harder. “One thing I seldom pass up in the daily bustle is sleep. In Part 1 on this topic I railed against athletes having so many responsibilities in their […]
Good Athletes Train Hard – Great Athletes Rest Hard.
Sleep – The Most Important Part Of Training. We’ve been following coach Jo Friel for some time now and enjoy his observations of his athletes, he has a great style and understanding of what makes athletes tick and how to get the best out of them. I’m sure many of you will see some of […]