The Giro d’Italia : Cycling’s Holy Trinity: Discovering the Grand Tours – Part 2
The Giro is known to surprise it's riders with inclement weather along the tour. The coast brings rain and the imposing summits bring cold weather and snow.
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The Tour de France : Cycling’s Holy Trinity: Discovering the Grand Tours – Part 1
What started in 1903 as a race intended to raise the circulation of a newspaper L'Auto evolved into what is arguably the race considered to be the toughest and the pinnacle of professional racing. The Tour de France takes its riders across the tough terrain in the mountainous French Alps and the Pyrennes. It is a three week tour with various stages which add up to 3500 kms.
The La Veulta – Cycling’s Holy Trinity: Discovering the Grand Tours -Part 3 :
Like its more famous cousins in the Grand Tour, the Vuelta is yet another test of human endurance. The best of the lot rides 3200 km over three weeks. Again, it is the mountains that are the main challenge of the race. The Spanish side of the Pyrenees towards the north, Sierra Nevada, the mountain in the Baeltic ranges deep in the south of Spain, have all been a part of the race at various times.
Liverpool look ominous : Sparkling Reds ahead in the title race.
With almost half the season done, Liverpool look favorites. They are a good 8 points ahead with a match in hand. The fans would hope that this streak continues. With Arsenal, Chelsea and the surprise packet of the year Nottingham Forest chasing, Slot will be wary of a slip in momentum
Manchester City have the Blues : Guardiola’s frown deepens as the fizz is gone.
Manchester City is in a pickle, no doubting that. The had lost 3 matches all of last season and this year they have lost 6 out of 18. They conceded 34 goals all of last year , and this year with just half the season gone they have been punished 26 times.
Gino Bartali : A Great Cycling Legend but then much more
Gino Bartali is a cycling legend. However after his death emerged details of his being a much more than just a cycling champion. A story of a life risked to save other lives.
Carlisle United’s perfect football transfer : Ivor Broadis and his love for the club
This is about how Ivor Broadis decided to do something never done before and after , just to save his club Carlisle United
Great Cricket Classics : When Bradman went the other way.
The tale of when Bradman the captain surprised the Englishmen to inspire an Ashes turnaround. Melbourne in 1937 , the story of the cheeky twist.
Novak Djokovic: GOAT of Tennis, redefining greatness
The raging debate in the often lopsided social media is, if Djokovic is the greatest of all times?. For anyone who appreciates the game without glasses tinted by prejudice, it is an argument that needs to be diminished by ignoring it.
Djoker, as he was rather meanly nicknamed by the ruthless media, has, at the end of it all, by the sheer weight of his legacy, proved that...
The joke is on them.
Vinod Kambli : Stardom that slipped away
An afternoon of pure cricket class. Vinod Kambli, Tendulkar's partner and a story from the field.