In Italy, the rivalry between Gino and Coppi could be equated to a religion. The images of these two greats are seen just about everywhere. They are c
Having started as a cycling race through the western cities of California, Amgen Tour of California (AToC) went on to become not just the most importa
Now famous as a softly-spoken television commentator, Sean is a man of gentle demeanour, but behind his gentleness lies a no-nonsense bicycle rider wh
To best understand the rivalry between LeMond and Hinault, we should perhaps focus on the 1986 Tour de France. A year before that edition, Hinault had
Meares/Pendleton is perhaps the biggest rivalry in the annals of women’s cycling. Meares and Pendleton are two contrasting figures with a shared drive
The Milan-San Remo is a yearly event held on the Sunday that is closest to March 19 to mark the opening of the international cycling, and we have Ligu
The Tour de France has had a long history of scandals, controversies, and even politics. Despite all these, however, one thing has always remained tru
The year is 1925. An 11-year old peasant boy in the outskirts of Florence, Italy, buys himself a bicycle with lira he has been saving for ages. This b
A grocer’s son, an era-defining bicycle rider, and a winner of well over 500 cycling races – we are talking about Eddy Merckx. Just as tennis fans tal
