It’s November but we’re still learning things about this summer’s Tour de France.
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Rejoice! The Tour de France Saitama Criterium is this weekend, but before that we finally have some honesty (we think) about what exactly was going wrong for Tadej Pogačar at the end of this year’s actual Tour de France.
We also have someone collecting gossip for us in cafés, which is always appreciated and feels a little bit naughty, while everything is coming up Unibet Rose Rockets at the moment.
But let’s begin with Mathieu van der Poel …
Striking fear into the hearts of his enemies 🤪
We cross live to Mathieu van der Poel undertaking some very strenuous and serious training in preparation for his return to cyclocross this winter.
Maybe if he agrees to solely pull wheelies in training we’ll get some competitive races when he’s in the field.
Zoom into a small fortune 💸
Which retired cycling superstar was one of our readers eavesdropping on in a café recently? Their ears were burning at the conversation going on just to the side as they sipped their flat white.
The topic of discussion with their partner was just how lucrative the corporate speaking circuit can be. And the numbers being chucked around are quite something.
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